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Wacky Wednesday: The Circus Comes to Town
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 by The Professor
Don’t miss Fully Charged, the all-new surge of circus entertainment from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey where megawatts of thrills explode off of the arena floor with breathtaking dare-devilry, amazing stunts and never-before-seen performances that energize Children Of All Ages! Get Fully Charged Up by the power of performers! Experience unbridled horsepower, unparalleled superhuman power, and pachyderm power that generates mega-tons of fun! Feel the electro-magnetism of Tabayara, the world’s most thrilling animal trainer. Audiences will feel the earth shake when the strongman lift large, cumbersome telephone poles, which weigh up to half a ton, and twirl them above their heads while acrobats balance atop. The Human Fuse, Brian Miser, sets the arena sky ablaze as he rockets through the air from his self-made human crossbow. You can only experience this current of excitement at Ringling Bros. Fully Charged! Get your tickets for high-voltage fun today! Ticket Prices range from $14-$80 and run from March 21 to April 1.
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Theater Thursdays: Circle Mirror Transformation
Thursday, March 8th, 2012 by The Professor
What do a flirty former actress, a pouty 16-year-old, a hippie husband and a divorced carpenter have in common? Very little, or at least that’s what they think until they take a six week community acting class. In Annie Baker’s masterfully funny and poignant comedy, “Circle Mirror Transformation,” five ordinary yet quirky individuals come together to learn about acting and in the process find themselves transformed as they begin to see themselves and each other more clearly. As they play and act and interact through their summer of acting classes, these lovable and wounded characters are both hilariously funny and heartbreakingly real.
The Fell’s Point Corner Theater will be featuring this show beginning March 8 to April 8. All tickets are under $20 and it’s something different to do around Baltimore! For tickets, show times, and other theater events, visit: http://www.fpct.org/
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Theater Thursdays: Peabody Preparatory Strings
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 by The Professor
Art, Music, and Food. If those three things interest you, then this will not be an event to miss! The Walters Art Museum, located on our very own Charles Street, is world renown for its amazing collection of art. The collection presents a variety of world art from pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th-century Europe. However, art is not the only attraction this museum has to offer. On Saturday, February 18th, the Walters Art Museum will present the Peabody Preparatory Strings from 11:00am-12:00pm.
A potpourri of preparatory string ensembles performs treasured lyrical works and dances, including arrangements of the Allegretto from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony; Massenet’s “Meditation” from Thaïs; and “Czardas,” Vitorrio Monti’s famous Hungarian Dance. Along with the Strings, the Peabody Cello Choir, Violin Choir, Kreisler Violin Group and Pre-Conservatory Violin Program will also be performing! For more information, visit, http://thewalters.org/eventscalendar/.
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Museum Monday: BMA Event
Monday, February 13th, 2012 by The Professor
Make Sunday afternoon family time free of cost! Every Sunday at the Baltimore Museum of Art you can join in the fun with activities that the entire family can enjoy. Hands-on workshops and an interactive gallery tour make it worth the trip out.
This February the theme is the arts of Africa and Asia. You can come and create masks you can wear and containers for personal treasures.
Workshops run from 2-5 PM. February 19 we will be making moveable animal masks. Family tours run from 2-2:45 PM and will involve fishes, crocodiles, and birds on February 26th!
Remember, the price of admission and activities is free, so come on out and join the fun the next Sunday you’re looking for something fun to do!
Log onto www.artbma.org for more information and directions.
February Sundays at the BMA can be fun for the whole family FREE of cost! Come enjoy hands-on workshops and interactive gallery tours in the theme of arts of Africa and Asia. Workshops run from 2-5 PM and tours from 2-2:45. Come get in on the action Sundays in February for freee!
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Museum Monday: Classes at the Walters
Monday, January 2nd, 2012 by The Professor
Come to the Walters Art Museum this week where you can work in a drawing studio of art at your disposal. Imagine spending hours among great works creating your own masterpieces. Popular local artist and teacher Leslie Shellow will lead drawing lessons for intermediate to advanced level students in specific galleries. Learn more about the Walters’ vast collections while honing your drawing skills. Drawing classes take place every Sunday for one month from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Classes are the second in a series of three, the first one being Beginning Drawing and the last Ink Gestures. Price for members $75 and non-members is $150. This price is for all four drawing lessons.
To register for the classes, please contact adultprograms@thewalters.org
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Wacky Wednesday: Maryland Film Festival
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 by WLOY Staff
Ready for some marvelous film? The Maryland Film Festival is sweeping back into town the first weekend of May. Thursday May 5 through Sunday May 8, over 150 films from across the globe will be shown at the festival.
The festival will screen 75 short and 50 feature length films over the four-day period. Films span a wide range of genres including documentary, animated, experimental and narrative. Many prominent films have been shown at the festival, such as recent Academy Award nominee Dogtooth. (more…)
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Tourism Tuesday: Enoch Pratt Library
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 by WLOY Staff
The Central branch of the Enoch Pratt Library is a gorgeous display of architecture. Located on Cathedral Street the expansive and antique library is part of one of oldest public library systems in America.
The branch is currently hosting the exhibit “Glass House of Dreams: Baltimore’s Victorian Glass Palace,” until the end of April. The exhibit explores the history of glass houses in the U.S, noting the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park. Rawlings was a prominent African-American political leader (whose daughter is currently Baltimore’s Mayor). (more…)
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Museum Monday: Maryland Historical Society
Monday, April 18th, 2011 by WLOY Staff
The Maryland Historical Society is full of antique American gems. Currently the museum is showing the exhibit: Maryland’s National Treasures, which was collaboration between the Maryland Historical Society and Maryland State Archives. It features swords, uniforms and life-size portraits of American Revolutionary heroes. The Historical Society is also currently showing With an Artistic Eye: Folk Art at the MHS, which displays history through painting, sculpture, jewelry and furniture.
The MHS is additionally hosting the most comprehensive Civil War exhibit in MD, which includes 3-D videos and personal stories. It’s their largest Civil War exhibit yet! (more…)
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Wacky Wednesday: Privateer Day
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 by WLOY Staff
Saturday, April 16th Fell’s Point revisits its roots. Fell’s may have a raging night life, but more importantly the area has an incredible historic lineage tracing to the 1700’s. Fell’s Point Privateer Day celebrates this heritage. The event goes from 11a.m to 6p.m and is chock full of Privateery fun!
If you’re wondering what a privateer is, so was I. It’s different than a pirate. Privateers are given orders from the government to attack ships, a license to rob type of set up. (more…)
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Tourism Tuesday: The Maryland Zoo
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 by WLOY Staff
It’s sunny, warm and you’re looking for a way to spend the day. How about hanging out with some elephants? The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is a fantastic place for a spring trip.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is a terrific tourist destination. Grab some ice cream and saunter around looking at lions, penguins, reptiles and more. After having the joyous experience of viewing and adoring animals, hop over to the giraffe feeding station to make a new lanky yellow friend. (more…)
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