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Sports Saturdays: Pigtown Charity Golf Tournament
Saturday, June 29th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
Monday July 15th – Shotgun Start at 8:30AM
Carroll Park Golf Course – 2100 Washington Blvd
Back by popular demand is the Pigtown Charity Golf Tournament. This annual event, hosted by Pigtown Main Street, is sure to be a hit. Registration is $75 for one person and $275 for a foursome. There will be a putting competition to win a brand new STX putter! There will also be a hole-in-one competition for a $10,000 Golf Getaway. At 11 PM, lunch will be provided by Big Bad Wolf BBQ and there will be a program to announce winners of the events. The proceeds will benefit Pigtown Main Street, a non-profit organization committed to the historical and economic revitalization of the Pigtown commercial corridor.
To register, visit the Pigtown website. Hurry though, because spots are limited and registration will be closing soon.
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Museum Mondays: National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Monday, June 17th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm / Sunday Noon-6pm
1601-03 East North Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21213
If you haven’t been to the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum yet, you need to make sure you get to it. This museum is extremely unique and culturally dynamic due to its human-like preservation of significant men and women in African American History. The museum offers a unique perspective by also highlighting individuals in African American History whose contributions were great but often go unnoticed in most history lessons. It also offers guided tours for individuals and groups. Admission prices range from $11-13 dollars, with discounts offered to college students and senior citizens. Be sure to check out this culturally unique Baltimore landmark.
For more information, visit the museum’s website.
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Sport Saturdays: Summer Rowing Camp
Saturday, June 15th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
Applications Due Monday, June 17th
Baltimore Rowing Club 3301 Waterview Avenue
Calling all kids between 6th and 9th grade! The Baltimore Rowing Club is offering a summer camp from Monday June 24th to Friday July 19th on weekdays from 9am to 1pm. If you’re interesting in rowing competitively in high school, this would be a great opportunity for you. This camp will allow students to row in Olympic-style rowing shells, learn to or improve their swimming ability, and meet new friends with similar interests. The cost per camper is $25, which includes a healthy snack.
For application forms or more information, call (410)913-3733, email judd.anderson23@gmail.com, or visit baltimorerowing.org
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Food Fridays: Golden West Cafe
Friday, June 14th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
The Ave. in Hampden
1105 W 36th Street Baltimore, MD 21211
Ayo, other Baltimore restaurants, imma let you finish, but Golden West Cafe has the BEST food of all time. At least that’s what Kanye West said, and I’m gonna have to agree with him. But in all seriousness, are you looking for a chill bar and restaurant to hang out at? Do you like live music for a cheap price? Then Golden West Cafe is the place for you. This laid back cafe serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert and always has good, unique beer on tap. They have a great collection of vegetarian and vegan food, and culturually unique food and drinks. This cafe can serve anything from your burger to burrito craving. Plus, on various nights throughout the summer, this cafe has events that range from concerts to drag shows! Looking for a quirky, eclectic hangout? Then check out Golden West in Hampden! You won’t regret it!
For a menu and schedule of events, check out Golden West’s website.
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Foals interview
Thursday, June 13th, 2013 by The Professor
On June 10, 2013, Ryan Nisley sat down with Foals drummer Jack Bevin at Rams Head Live for a quick chat about their album, tour and life.
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WLOY Welcomes Bangladesh Radio Delegation
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 by The Professor
WLOY had the honor of welcoming a delegation of community radio broadcasters from Bangladesh yesterday. Radio Jhenuk, Radio Padma, and Radio Mahananda operators along with a Senior Assistant Secretary from the Ministry of Information spent 2 hours in the station talking about community radio projects created by WLOY and the Baltimore Community Radio Coalition. We discussed the evolution of our Both Feet In radio program and the creation of the Word on the Street newspaper resulting from it. (more…)
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Honfest 2013
Monday, June 10th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
WLOY had a wonderful time supporting all our local “Hons” at our favorite Bawlmer event, Honfest! It was a spectacular 2 day event located on The Avenue right up the road in Hampden. Honfest goers loved our Loyola Listener cards and picked up a few free CDs we were giving out and signed up for our raffle for free tickets at Rams Head Live for shows like Foals, Say Anything, and Hit the Led Out. It was an overall great experience. Check out our photos below!
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Odd Places that Bands Reference WLOY Online
Monday, June 10th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
Odd places that bands reference WLOY online 🙂
Television Hill has posted all the songs we recorded with them during their 2006 In Studio performance!
The band AM noted that we were spinning their Future Sons & Daughters album.
Rain the Shining have a 2005 interview on their blog site.
Our In Studio recording of Wzt Hearts even got airplay on other stations!!
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Climbadonkey Interview
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by The Professor
What if you recorded an album, and then never released it? What if 30 years later, someone handed you the master tapes and said, “this is good, you should do something with it.”? Well, Climbadonkey went from on the rise, to broken up back in the 1970s in Baltimore, leaving behind a full album recording that was never released. The guys in the band went on to form a lot of other good bands including the Ravyns and Crack the Sky, to name a few. Now, here they are, with a finished album from the good old days and a plan to reunite and tour behind it. (more…)
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Dave DeMarco Interview
Friday, May 10th, 2013 by The Professor
Bassist Dave DeMarco has played on a lot of different projects over his career. According to his website, Dave is only involved with 5 bands right now… Most recently he has been the bass player for Crack the Sky, one of Baltimore’s legendary bands that just released a new album. Dave stopped by the station on February 19, 2013 to sit down with Tim Tilghman on the Radio RockonTour show to play a bit and talk about his past, present and future projects. (more…)
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