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WLOY is Making News!
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
We here at WLOY woke up to a pleasant surprise on the Loyola website in the form of an article about our music and our service — and it’s on the front page! As if we didn’t already know how absolutely fantastic and amazing we are, now we have written evidence from the school website itself! Not convinced? Click the links above and read with the adjacent photo of President Barack Obama applauding our achievement fresh in your mind.
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Late Night Coffeehouse with Maria Dontas
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Come join WLOY this Thursday, September 27 from 9-11 in the Reading Room for our first Coffeehouse of the semester! Free coffee, free snacks, and free entertainment. It doesn’t get better than that! That is until you hear who is performing…Maria Dontas! Name sound familiar? Maria is one of Loyola’s very own. A recent 2012 graduate who has joined us a number of times at Late Night events, opened for Jack’s Mannequin at Loyolapalooza with her duo group Beauty and the Greek, and holds the current title for Loyola’s Battle of the Bands. She is a talent you don’t want to miss! So come out on Thursday for a fun filled evening.
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Abell Community Street Fair
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Sunday, September 23, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
3000-3100 Blocks of Abell Avenue and the 300-400 blocks of 32nd Street
Enjoy the funkiest two-block long street fair in all of Eastern Charles Village. Featuring live music by The Organic Family Band, DJ Mills, Jon Birkholz Jazz and the Black Marks as well as the Third Annual Abell Children’s Parade with the theme 101 Dalamations to celebrate the 101st anniversary of Abell Avenue! All children and children at heart are welcome! Come for food, a bake sale, craft vendors, children’s activities, a crab feast and a silent auction.
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Blue Water Baltimore’s Trash Bash
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Saturday, September 22 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Nick’s Fish House, 2600 Insulator Drive
This event provides a fun and exciting opportunity to meet like-minded friends while supporting environmental restoration in Baltimore. All proceeds will benefit Blue Water Baltimore, enabling us to continue restoring clean streams and a healthy Harbor. Fundraisers like this one provide crucial supplies for stream cleanups, art materials for storm drain stenciling, trees for plantings, fuel for the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper boat, and much more. The event features live music from T&T Steel and Collect All 5; a silent auction featuring over 75 items; great food from Nick’s Fish House; refreshing drinks including the debut of “Inversion Event,” our signature cocktail; boat rides, waterfront views, and more! Adult tickets are just $60 if purchased online in advance, so get yours today! Regular adult tickets are $65, tickets for children aged 5-17 are just $10, and children under age 4 are free.
For tickets or more information, visit bluewaterbaltimore.org or call 410-254-1577.
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WLOY, Wendel Patrick, and The Water
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Three of the greatest producers of music all in one place! Come join us in McGuire Hall on Thursday, September 20th for our Late Night Concert Series featuring Wendel Patrick and The Water. Wendel Patrick (also known as Kevin Gift) will treat you to a wonderful fusion of jazz, electronica, and hip hop sounds for your listening pleasure. The Water are no strangers to Loyola. Having joined us before, they were a hit with their incredible instrumental tunes. So come out and prepare for a great evening with great music!
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2012 National Student Production Awards
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 by The Professor
Well, it’s that time of year again… They are starting to announce the Finalists for the National Student Production Awards. In each category the judges select up to 4 Finalists, all of whom get a small Finalist trophy. The Finalists are announced now, but the actual Winner selected from the Finalists, is held in secret until the awards ceremony October 27th in Atlanta. The Finalist announcements are being trickled out slowly so they can prolong the agony. With quite a few more categories to go, WLOY has already placed in the Finalist group for 2 categories:
Best Podcast – Both Feet In “Lohr’s Part 1”
Best Regularly Scheduled Program – What Happens Next? Episode 76
Best Community Outreach – Both Feet In
We are happy to note that both of these programs took home Winner trophies last year and are thrilled to now be able to say they’re MULTIPLE NATIONAL AWARD WINNING SHOWS 🙂
More to be added, we hope, as the rest of the Finalists are announced. Stay Tuned!
UPDATED – WLOY is also a Finalist for Best Community Outreach!
POST-CBI UPDATE: WLOY took home the gold for “Best Podcast” at the award ceremony this weekend. Congratulations to us!!
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Wacky Wednesday – Cinema al Fresco
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Fridays
Corner of High & Stiles Streets
7pm
Every Friday, head down to Little Italy for an open air film festival. Set up a lawn chair or grab something to eat at one of the area’s acclaimed restaurants. Live music begins at 7pm. Italy-related films begin at 9pm. Movies are viewed outside, projected on to the wall of Ciao Bella restaurant. Come early to get a good seat. Some lawn chairs are provided to those who arrive early. And there’s free popcorn. This Friday, August 24th, the film is 2010 romantic comedy When in Rome.
For more information, visit littleitalymd.com
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Local Music Spotlight Show #9
Friday, August 17th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
3pm every Friday it’s Chris Sweeney and his Local Music Spotlight show. This week’s playlist:
Artist | Song | iTunes | Amazon | 1 | Gary B & The Notions | Get Your Hands Off My Man | 2 | The Jennifers | Andalusian Sun | 3 | The Godshills | Boats | 4 | Errant Strike | Ivory Low | 5 | The Seldon Plan | Going Nowhere Slow | 6 | The Stents | JPF | 7 | Private Eleanor | A Better Way to Run | 6 | Midway Fair | At the Dawn of the Day | 9 | Water School | Sarasota | 10 | Pressing Strings | Wake Up Song | 11 | Claire Anthony | White Wolf | 12 | Erik Keithley | Brakeman Blues | 13 | Wye Oak | Regret | 14 | Soft Cat | When My Brother Reaches Me |
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Food Friday – Tuesdays with Gertie
Friday, August 17th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Tuesday Evenings
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Gertude’s, a restaurant located at the Baltimore Museum of Art, hosts ‘Tuesdays with Gertie’ every week. In honor of chef/owner John Shields’ grandma Gertie, select entrees are available for $12 during these events. Come get a great deal on some of Gertrude’s most popular specialty dishes, such as cornmeal-encrusted catfish, Moroccan chickpea couscous, or vegan crab cakes served with Asian noodles. These evenings get pretty busy, so it’s a good idea to make a reservation in advance.
For more information, visit Gertrude’s website.
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Silopanna 2012 – A Review of Sorts
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Silopanna Festival was this weekend, so two amazing WLOY volunteers – Tenley, our photographer, and Brennan, our field reporter – and I took the trip to Annapolis to check out the set. The festival had a sort of mature feel to it; most of the attendees were older, and many were hippies. As we walked around, we took note of the atmosphere, highlighted by a giant lumberjack statue at the front of the fairground, public cornhole games, and Bud Light Limes.
We all know the headliners – CAKE, Citizen Cope, G. Love & Special Sauce – but what we were really looking forward to was the local acts. However, being three different people, we fittingly formulated three different accounts of the day, translated below.
Christa:
Most Anticipated: Sweet Leda. They played at Loyola back in the spring as part of WLOY’s Thursday night concert series, and I was looking for something even fuller and more fun than what they had to offer last semester. And, with easier access to booze, I anticipated some awkward onstage banter as well.
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