Events
Chessie Jam is Jamin’ Out This Weekend
Monday, September 29th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
Calling all kids and grown ups that are young at heart! Chessie Jam is coming to Pier Six in Baltimore! On Saturday October 4, the children’s music festival, Chessie Jam, will be hosting kid friendly music and fun activities. There will be free face painting from 12:00-2:00pm, an instrument petting zoo, a photo-booth, a moon-bounce, tie-dying, a storybook village, and much more! These fun things are paired with even more fun music. The featured bands include the winners of “Best Musical Album for Children,” Milkshake, and even Yo Gabba Gabba’s Biz Markie!
Join WLOY and participate in a live recording of our award winning program, “What Happens Next?” Running since 2009, this children’s program has helped promote better reading, writing, and communication skills as well as help expand imaginations. We provide the beginning of the story, but our participates figure out “what happens next!” WLOY will be promoting this program as well as working with kids to write and record their stories at Chessie Jam! Come out and enjoy some music and fun this Saturday!
Learn more about this great event on their website!
Tags: Chessie Jam, Children's Music Festival, what happens next
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Late Night Concert: Wendel Patrick & Max Bent
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
Wanna get schooled by an awesome musician? Loyola professor, Kevin Gift, will be performing under the stage name Wendel Patrick at our Late Night Concert this Thursday. To get you pumped up before Wendel Patrick, beat-boxer, Max Bent, will be performing. Expect to see some sick beat-boxing when they join forces. Come out to see Loyola’s own blast some original hip-hop jams!
When: This Thursday from 9:00-11:00pm
Where: McGuire Hall
Why: Because who doesn’t like to see your teacher rock out and hear some beat-boxing on a fabulous Thursday night!
Check out some photos from Wendel & friends at our February show
Tags: Kevin Gift, Late Night Event, wendel Patrick
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Theater Thursdays: I Love Lucy Live On Stage
Thursday, September 18th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: I Love Lucy Live On Stage
Where: Hippodrome Theatre
When: October 14-26
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo are back in action in this live show at the Hippodrome. This show celebrates the longest running show in history by bringing these lovable characters back to life. Come out and listen to the “The Ricky Ricardo Orchestra” with their traditional Cuban and hear Lucy’s classic jokes.
Find tickets on their website!
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Theater Thursday: Amadeus
Thursday, September 11th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Amadeus
Where: Centerstage: 700 North Calvert Street ,
When: September 10–October 12
This Tony award winning play is coming to Baltimore. Music powered 18th century Vienna and Mozart kept it moving. Come out and discover young Mozart’s life as a prodigy.
Find tickets at their website!
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CALLING ALL NEW DJS
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
HEY! HEY, YOU! Do you like music? Do you like good music? Do you want everyone to hear that music? Well, come on over to our NEW DJ MEETING!
This meeting will be held on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH @ 9:00 at WLOY in Bellarmine Hall.
Be there or be square.
MISSED THE MEETING? You can still contact the Program Director about applying wloypd@loyola.edu
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Wacky Wednesdays: Baltimore Book Festival
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Baltimore Book Festival
Where: Baltimore Inner Harbor
When: September 26-28; Friday and Saturday: 12:00 – 8:00pm & Sunday: 12:00-6:00pm
Love to read or want something fun to do over the weekend? Well, this seems to be the festival for you! Hundreds of books sellers gather in the Inner Harbor as well as celebrity chefs with cooking demos, live music, and food venders for people like you!
Find more about this event on their website!
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Tourism Tuesday: Urban Pirates
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Urban Pirates
Where: 912 S. Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21231
AHOY! There is a way to see the Inner Harbor like a true sea dweller and it’s with Urban Pirates. There’s opportunities to take the family out, throw a birthday bash, and, for all you 21+ people, a possibility to party like a pirate! Make sure you come ready and dressed in your best pirate attire. Welcome aboard!
More information about Urban Pirates on their website!
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Festival Spotlight: Hot August Music Festival
Monday, August 11th, 2014 by The Professor
Since it’s inception in Brad Selko’s back yard the Hot August Blues Festival has grown to fill the hillside at Oregon Ridge every year, packing another side stage and a huge kids area. It’s also gone through a name change to the Hot August Music Festival. Selko has long tried to vary the genre of acts gracing the stage and this year is no exception with a great varied lineup including: Old Crow Medicine Show, Nickel Creek, Dr. Dog, Tab Benoit, Turkuaz, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Cabinet, Houndmouth, Long John Hunter, ELM, Bosley, Jordan August Band, and The Solicitors. (more…)
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Fit For An Autopsy Interview
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 by The Professor
That makes for an odd headline doesn’t it? WLOY’s hard rockin’ Matt Weitzel ’17 (of It’s a Hard Rock Life) sat down with 3 of the guys from New Jersey’s Fit For An Autopsy for a chat before their show at Baltimore Soundstage June 14. FFAA was there as part of big lineup with Devildriver, Carnifex, Whitechapel, Revocation, and Rivers of Nihil. Listen in as Matt chats with the band.
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The Baltimore LED Art Billboard
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 by The Professor
It began as a vision for Will Shanklin 8 years ago. At Artscape 2014 it was officially unveiled. This amazing structure is providing a much needed relief from the usual billboards crowding our streets and is creating visibility for a huge collection of artists in the region FOR FREE. Will Shanklin, the artist and visionary behind the billboard’s development and operation sat down for a chat with me right before the official launch of the billboard at Artscape 2014. He shared his idea for the billboard, it’s future and how it can impact art and Baltimore in a positive way. (more…)
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