Explore Baltimore
Museum Monday: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
Monday, November 22nd, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Looking to learn mor
e about Baltimore’s unique history and fame? What better place than the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum. After all, it’s on the museum’s 40 acres that the first commercial long-distance track was born, giving us the nation’s truly unique railroad system.
From taking (holiday) train rides, climbing into a steam locomotive, watching toy trains pass through the garden, and viewing railroad movies in theater cars, there’s plenty to keep you busy at the museum. You’ll be amidst history as you look through nearly 200 pieces of rolling stock and locomotives and thousands of small artifacts like pocket watches, communication devices, lanterns, and dining car china that cover the start of American railroading in 1830 through present day.
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Sports Saturdays: Ravens-Steelers Indoor Tailgate
Saturday, November 20th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
The biggest rivalry in Baltimore sports is coming. On December 5, Baltimore’s favorite team, the Baltimore Ravens, are playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers – this game will definitely be one that you will want to watch. If you don’t have tickets and hate sitting at home, head on down to the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards for the Ravens-Steelers Indoor Tailgate. Leave your grill and cooler at home, and let the Sports Legends Museum provide everything!
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Food Fridays: Holy Frijoles
Friday, November 19th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Have you eaten too much in Boulder lately and now need some spice in your life? Start with tonight’s dinner! Head on over to Holy Frijoles for some authentic Mexican cuisine! Hoy Frijoles is located in the heart of Hampden, which is only a short drive from Loyola’s campus and a perfect place for a quick escape from the average school cafeteria.
Holy Frijoles has a wide variety of Mexican fodder, including every type of taco, burrito, chimichanga and enchilada there is, but it doesn’t end there! You can view and/or download the menu at their website.
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Theater Thursday: The Mobtown Theater
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
It may be getting hectic with Thanksgiving around the corner and other holidays following soon after, but we all need a few hours to get away from the impending school exams or crowding shopping malls, right? The Mobtown Theater provides the perfect opportunity.
An intimate theater noted for it’s tradition of giving many companies their first performance space, you never quite know what you’ll find at The Mobtown Theater. The first weekend of December the Baltimore Improv Group will return to the stage with their “Back2Back 2” improv show.
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Wacky Wednesday: Wreath-Making Shindig and the Merry Mart
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Are you beginning to feel that holiday spirit nipping at your nose? Now, you can get ready with the Wreath-Making Shindig and The Merry Mart thanks to The Creative Alliance at the Patterson.
At the Wreath-Making Shindig, hosted by Chip Simpson, you’ll be able to decorate your own personalized wreath along enjoying some wine, a country-style buffet, and a live bluegrass band to set the mood
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Tourism Tuesday: Sherwood Gardens
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Whether you’re a fan of autumn or just the all-around nice November weather we’ve been having, you’re sure to fall in love with Sherwood Gardens.
First created in the 1920s as a hobby for local conservationist John W. Sherwood, Sherwood Gardens has become known as the most famous tulip garden in North America. About 80,000 tulip bulbs are planted each year along with a wide variety of rare trees and spectacular sights.
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Museum Monday: “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade”
Monday, November 15th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
The Baltimore Museum of Art is featuring a special exhibit of famed American
painter, filmmaker, commercial illustrator, author, and record producer Andy Warhol. It’s hard not to know some medium of his work.
From now through January 9th, you can explore Warhol’s artwork from the last decade of his life, including special collections like his psychologically revealing self-portraits, camouflage paintings and variations on da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”
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Sports Saturdays: Lingerie Football League
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Like watching football, but wish it was a sexier sport? Look no further than the Lingerie Football League (LFL), a women’s 7-on-7 tackle American football league created in 2009. The concept of this alternative football league started as entertainment in the halftime show of the Super Bowl in 2004. One of the highest viewed pay-per-view events, it was turned into a professional sporting event. Baltimore premiered its very own team this year – the Baltimore Charm.
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Food Fridays: Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop
Friday, November 12th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Looking for some authentic Italian eats? Look no further than Baltimore’s own Little Italy, home to over thirty restaurants! After getting stuffed with multiple helpings of pasta at any neighboring restaurant, head over to Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop for some decadent Italian desserts. They’ve got cannoli, they’ve got tiramisu, they’ve got a variety of cakes and cookies. After visiting Vaccaro’s, there is nothing more you could possibly want.
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Theater Thursdays: Centerstage
Thursday, November 11th, 2010 by WLOY Staff
Baltimore Centerstage, the head of Maryland Theater, is now showing ReEntry, a powerful and heartwarming play involving the return of a Marine soldier to a life he left behind. Directed by KJ Sanchez, this acclaimed new play seeks to get inside the mind of a man who is trying to adjust going from battlefields to backyard barbecues. Sanchez took special attention to stories from real soldiers, and she used the material she gathered as a basis for her play.
Baltimore’s Centerstage prides itself in offering intelligent, bold interpretations of modern and contemporary plays, so ReEntry will definitely have the audience enraptured from the very beginning. (more…)
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