Jacoby Jones, Dorothy Hamill on DWTS Week 2

Dancing With The Stars features two performers with Baltimore ties.

Ravens receiver Jacoby Jones and partner Karina Smirnoff improved upon their debut performance on Dancing With The Stars Monday night. The pair earned a 20 out of 30, up one point from the week prior. The show also featured Baltimore's Dorothy Hamill, the Olympic and world champion figure skater. She and partner Tristan McManus earned a 15, as Hamill struggled through a back injury. The series airs on Monday and Tuesday nights on ABC. TELL US: Did you watch Monday's show? Who had the best performance? Leave a comment. Related articles:

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Weekend Concerts: Cris Jacobs, Paul Simon Tribute, Dumpstaphunk

Check out some live music in the Baltimore area this weekend.

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Are you going to a concert that isn't on our calendar? Tell us in the comments!

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Baltimore's Jacoby Jones, Dorothy Hamill Star on DWTS

Dancing With The Stars debuted its new season Monday night, featuring the Ravens receiver and the Baltimore-based figure skating champion.

Ravens receiver Jacoby Jones broke out "the squirrel" with partner Karina Smirnoff in his first performance on Dancing With The Stars Monday night. The season premiere also featured Baltimore's Dorothy Hamill, the Olympic and world champion figure skater. Check out the video with this post for their performances. Jones earned a score of 19 out of 30 dancing to "Cha Cha Cha", while Hamill pulled in a 21 with her perfomance to "Tiny Dancer." The series airs on Monday and Tuesday nights on ABC. Jones was asked to perform on the program after his charisma and dance moves were on display during and following the Ravens' Super Bowl victory in February. Jones did "the squirrel" during the Super Bowl, and again during the team's celebration in …

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Pikesville Players To Perform 'Man of La Mancha'

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Pikesville High School.

The musical Man of La Mancha will be performed this week at Pikesville High School. "Featuring the world renowned song The Impossible Dream, the musical tells the story of imprisoned Miguel de Cervantes, who faces the Spanish Inquisition," according to a news release from the school. "Using imagination, Cervantes transforms into the courageously and humorously optimistic Don Quixote and his sidekick, the realistic foil, Sancho Panza," it states. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, according to the release. Tickets are $5 in advance and $8 at the door. Call 410-887-1217 for more information. The play is based on a book by Dale Wasserman. Lyrics are by Joe Darion, and the music is by Mitch Leigh. Is your school…

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Recipes: Noodle Kugel and Apple Cake

Here are recipes for a savory noodle kugel and a sweet apple cake with a honey glaze to help make your High Holy Days celebrations more delicious!

For the High Holy Days, Wendy Schapiro shares her grandmother's very popular, savory noodle kugel recipe and her recipe for apple cake. (serves 8 as a side dish) Mama Betty is my paternal grandmother and was the very personification of the notion that food = love. This is one of my absolute favorite foods, and it tastes as good on day two as it does fresh out of the oven. Ingredients: Directions: *Cool for at least 10 minutes before serving to allow kugel to set completely   This recipe was inspired by recipes from Paula Deen and one featured in Desserts Magazine. It has, without a doubt, the thickest batter of any cake I’ve ever made. Be sure to use your spatula to level the batter in the pan to get it into all of the nooks and crannies …

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MAP: How Much Snow Has Fallen in Your Community?

The Baltimore Metro area was expecting between 5 and 11 inches of snow during this week's winter storm. See how many inches have fallen in your area with the LIVE map below.

The map above, provided by the National Weather Service, shows total snowfall in your Patch area over the past 3 days. The map is centered around the red marker, which is in the middle of your Patch's coverage area, and the map updates every six hours, starting around 2 a.m. each day. It updates as Skywarn volunteers file their reports, so check back later to see more accurate statistics. Note: This map is not visible on some mobile devices. The effects of the snowstorm that began Tuesday night have been hit-or-miss throughout the Baltimore Metro area, about 5 inches fell in Westminster but less than 1 inch in Parkville, for example, according to the map. The National Weather Service had forecast that 4-11 inches of snow would accumulate …

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Rap Artist Took Canceled Pikesville Party to DC

Gucci Mane's concert was canceled last weekend in Pikesville.

Rapper Gucci Mane's album release party set for Saturday in Pikesville was held at an alternative site in D.C. Fur Night Club took on the party after the Pikesville one was canceled with short notice Friday. The new location was mentioned on the artist's website, as well as on Fur's website. The cancelation by the Pikesville Military Reservation, the original site of the planned party, concerned Baltimore County police, who used their own social media, and asked Pikesville Patch for help in getting the word out. The department wanted to make sure that fans didn't show up in Pikesville, disappointed that the concert had been canceled. There were no incidents in Pikesville Saturday related to the canceled concert, said Lt. Michael DiCara of …

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Rap Concert Cancelation in Pikesville Concerns Police

The Baltimore County Police Department is using its own social media to let customers who bought tickets to a Gucci Mane concert in Pikesville know that it will not be held.

The Baltimore County Police Department is working to let rap fans know that a Gucci Mane concert will not take place Saturday in Pikesville. "Whenever there are presales (of tickets) there is a concern about people showing up not knowing it is canceled," said police spokeswoman Elise Armacost. Police are trying to help mitigate the "possibility of disappointed customers showing up," she said. The concert, described on the artist's website as an album release party for Trap God 2, was to be held Saturday night through Sunday morning at the Pikesville Military Reservation. But it was canceled on short notice. Police announced at 10 a.m. Friday, through Twitter and a news release, that the armory had canceled the concert. And police asked for…

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