Explore Baltimore
Tourism Tuesdays: Baltimore Visitor Center
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Your Gateway to Baltimore
Where: Visitor Center
The Baltimore Visitor Center is simply the best place to start exploring the new Baltimore. This 8,000-square foot, state-of-the art facility, which opened in May 2004, offers an array of information resources and services, all designed to make your stay in Baltimore one to remember. Catch up on special events, purchase tickets for attractions, museums, tours, and harbor cruises, pick up brochures, make reservations for dining and lodging, and learn about the city’s history, arts, neighborhoods, and shopping—all in one convenient location on the West Shore of Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor.
Visit the website here for more information!
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Museum Mondays: Irish Railroad Workers
Monday, March 31st, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Irish Railroad Workers Museum
Where: Pratt Street
The Great Famine cause a huge influx of Irish immigrants in the mid 1800’s. Many settled right here in Baltimore and went to work in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The Irish Railroad Workers Museum consists of two renovated alley houses in 900 block of Lemmon Street. The houses on Lemmon Street were built in 1848 to provide homes for the growing number of workers needed by America’s first railroad. One of the houses is furnished as a period-house museum, reflecting the lives of the Irish-immigrant family who lived there in the 1860s. The other house offers changing exhibits relating to Irish-American history and local neighborhood life.
For more information on the museum visit the website here!
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Food Fridays: A Full Plate
Friday, March 28th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: A Full Plate
Where: UMBC’s Center for Art
When: April 8th, 2014
Over 300 people participated in workshops for A Full Plate. The project will be on view at UMBC’s Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture from April 3rd- April 25th, 2014.
Plate-painters, friends, food-justice allies, you are all invited to come to the gallery on April 8th to view the project and share a meal together.
You must RSVP on the Facebook page if you want to attend!
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Theater Thursdays: Grease
Thursday, March 27th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Grease Sing Along
Where: Hippodrome
When: April 1st-26th, 2015
The day’s of having to hold in the urge to burst into song whilst at the movies are over… Sing-A-Long present unique movie screenings where you’re encouraged to do just that! And if exercising your vocal talents isn’t enough, you can dress-up and take part in a variety of group fun and games too!
So practice your doo wops and dust off your Pink Ladies jacket cause Sing-a-Long is back and this time, Grease is THE word! For More information visit the website here!
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Museum Mondays: Evergreen Museum & Library
Monday, March 24th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Evergreen Museum
Where: N Charles St
Housed in a former Gilded Age mansion surrounded by Italian-style gardens, Evergreen Museum & Library is at once an intimate collection of fine and decorative arts, rare books and manuscripts assembled by two generations of the philanthropic Garrett family, and a vibrant, inspirational venue for contemporary artists. Tour Evergreen’s 48 opulent rooms filled with over 50,000 of the Garretts’ extraordinary and eclectic belongings. Stroll the grounds, enjoy a concert in the famed Bakst Theatre, a film or lecture in the charming Carriage House, or a contemporary art exhibition in the gallery.
For more information vist the website here!
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Food Fridays: Ma Petite Shoe
Friday, March 21st, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Shoes and Chocolate
Where: Hampden
A girls two favorite things: Shoes and Chocolate. Located in the heart of Hampden, Ma Petite Shoe is a one-of-a-kind boutique specializing in shoes by the newest designers and artisan chocolate from around the globe. Right next door, CHOUX café creates world-class bakery goods and fresh salads with a modern aesthetic.
Visit the website here!
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Theater Thursdays: Discovery World Tour
Thursday, March 20th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Brit Floyd
Where: Lyric Opera House
When: March 26th 2014
The new tour is named after Pink Floyd’s recent box set of the same name, and features music from the Syd Barrett led ’60s psychedelic pop of “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn”, through to the nineties “The Division Bell”, and everything in between. The Discovery tour will capture in note-for-note detail, all your favourite moments (plus a few lesser known gems), from one of the most outstanding and enduring back catalogues in the history of rock music.
For more ticketing information visit the website here.
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Wacky Wednesdays: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Where: Maryland Fairgrounds
When: MArch 21at-22nd, 2014
This year’s festival will be held indoors in the Cow Palace where fairgoers can find 60 kinds of beers, 40 bourbons and lots of BBQ. There will also be live music provided by Annapolis Blue Grass Coalition, Kelly Bell Band and the Amish Outlaws and seminars with master distillers, brewmasters and pit masters. Stop by on the 21st for a Whole Hog Friday Night Pig Pickin’!
For only $25 you can take part of this festival! For more information visit the website here.
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Tourism Tuesdays: 200th anniversary of the War of 1812
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: 200th Anniversary
Where: Baltimore
As the United States commemorates the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the penning of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Baltimore takes center stage. There is no better time to explore the ramparts at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, see Key’s original draft at the Maryland Historical Society, discover the story of the battle’s flag at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House or experience the cobblestoned streets of Fell’s Point, home to many of the privateers who harassed British ships.
There’s no better time to visit than during the War of 1812 Bicentennial. Get these passes and tour all of baltimore at a great price! Click here for more information on other great tours, passes, tours and hotel packages.
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Museum Mondays: Baltimore Streetcar Museum
Monday, March 17th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Baltimore Streetcar Museum
Where: Falls Road
When: March 30th, 2014
Love cars? Stop by at the end of this month for the Antique Car Show! For only 7 dollars you will be have access to all the displays and unlimited rides on the original Baltimore streetcars. Cars begin to arrive at noon and depart by 4:00PM. Come for this great day of fun!
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