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Wacky Wednesdays: Port Discovery
March 12th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Port Discovery
Where: 35 Market Place
The young and young at heart will enjoy the Dream Lab and the Exploration Center, where visitors make their dreams come true and learn how to make their own art and jewelry. Children are particularly amused by Port Discovery’s three-story treehouse, where they are encouraged to climb, crawl, swing and slide. The museum will have special winter hours due to exhibit maintenance.
Bring out your inner child and visit this museum! Visit the website for more information.
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Tourism Tuesdays: Baltimore’s World Trade Center
March 11th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Baltimore’s World Trade Center
Where: E Pratt Street
Baltimore’s World Trade Center – the world’s tallest pentagonal building – is a must-see for anyone visiting Charm City. That’s because the 27th-floor observation deck “Top of the World” – offers panoramic views of the Inner Harbor and Baltimore’s historic waterfront neighborhoods. It’s a great place to get a sense of the city. The observation level also contains exhibits about Baltimore and its economic renaissance.
For more information visit the website here.
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WLOY Coffee House: Travis McKeveny
March 10th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
Welcome back all! WLOY hopes this wonderful holiday past has treated you with the upmost dignity and decently, returning you satisfied and invigorated. But, for those who have encountered the contrary, and traveled to more questionable destinations (cough, cough . . . Cancun, Mexico) we hope to sooth your recovery with a tranquil acoustic sesh this Thursday. Joining the WLOY Coffee House is no other than singer-songwriter Travis McKeveny! Heading straight down from strong island, Travis is anything but a brute, as brings with him beautiful guitar arrangements coupled with hearty words. Just a reminder: WLOY is always stocked with great merch, including our new WLOY stickers! Come check it all out Thursday, March 13, 3rd Floor Reading Rm 9pm!
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Museum Mondays: Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
March 10th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
Where: 113 West University Parkway
Come discover and relive the origins of America’s oldest sport! Engulf yourself in rare photographs and art, vintage equipment and uniforms, striking sculptures and trophies, cherished memorabilia and artifacts. View the all-time greats of lacrosse in the beautiful Hall of Fame Gallery and study their outstanding accomplishments through state-of-the-art computer interactives. Top everything off with a purchase from the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame Gift Shop.
Visit the website here for more information!
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Young The Giant at Rams Head Live!
February 28th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
On February 25th, in the year 2014, year of the horse, I had the pleasure of seeing Young the Giant. The Northern California band, Cayucas, opened for them, and they were pretty groovy. When Young the Giant and front man Sameer Gadhia took the stage, all bets were off at their sold out show. They opened with “Anagram,” their first full length track on their sophomore album, Mind Over Mind. They played a good combination of songs off both Mind Over Matter and Young The Giant which gave the crowd room to sing and dance along. If you’ve never been to a YTG concert and been able to experience Sameer on stage first hand, you’re truly missing a valuable life experience. He is electric on stage and so much fun to watch. You can see how much he enjoys their music, the way he bops around stage and engages the crowd. At one point, Sameer took the fedora of an audience member and danced around stage wearing it, followed by a performance with a cowbell. They also had an amazing light show happening synced with every song. After their “exit” from stage, the crowd burst into a “one more song” chant until they returned to the stage to play a few more. They ended their 3 song encore with their classic from their first album, “My Body.” It was the perfect song to end the night with, as the entire crowd sang along in musical harmony. If you have the chance to see them in the future, do not pass it up!
Tags: concert, review, young the giant
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RadioEdu Second Semester: Meet and Greet (Week 5)
February 28th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
Hello everyone! This was an exciting week at Eutaw-Marshburn as we had a Meet and Greet with the fourth graders and parents who have received the next round of RadioEdu scholarships! John created two excellent WEMR Eutaw-Marshburn Radio vinyl signs, and we were able to place one on the door to the classroom and another inside the studio. The students were thrilled as the branding gave the radio room a whole new vibe!
We decided that the best way to introduce the fourth graders to the radio equipment would be to have them partake in What Happens Next?, but with a slight twist: J and M would be the engineers for the project! This encapsulates one of the overarching goals of RadioEdu, which is to demonstrate that the program not only teaches the youth involved the skills of audio production and engineering, but also prepares them to be able to manage their own sessions without requiring my assistance. In just six months J and M have demonstrated such mastery and the accompanying confidence that enables them to conduct a recording session with very minimal guidance. I will be posting more about this amazing progression in later dates, so for now I will stick to the events of this evening!
After a brief introduction from Principal Hewitt, John and myself, we invited J to give his own introduction about what he believed to be the high points of the program and offer any advice for new students. He handled this task confidently and was an excellent inspiration for the new students! John and I decided that one of the best demonstrations would be for J to explain and engineer an interview session with one of the new students. Since he was knowledgeable and capable enough to conduct this session on his own, we let him walk the parents and students through the process. He began by giving an overview of the software and equipment, and conducted a step by step review and explanation of each stage of recording. Without my needing to do anything, J armed the tracks for recording, checked microphone levels, set up the mics and cables so that they would be comfortable for the student he was recording, and gave a professional count-in to begin! After the brief interview, J then explained the editing and post-production process, culminating with a finished project that he completely engineered from start to finish in roughly 20 minutes!
We are very proud of the fact that the first generation of RadioEdu youth have learned enough, and are confident enough in their abilities to be able to engineer a session such as this. This points to the future of the program, as the aim is for the students to be able to engineer and produce content for their fellow, younger students. Keep posted for more information about the next phase of the project!
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Food Fridays: The Charmery
February 28th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Ice Cream!
Where: Hampden
With a little taste of Spring last weekend comes the craving: Ice Cream! The Charmery in Hampden makes fresh ice cream from only local farms and creates the best hand crafted ice cream around!. With an ever changing sundae menu, seasonal ice cream flavors, sodas from scratch, hand-spun milkshakes, and floats with the root beer right from the tap, theres endless choices! The Charmery is your chance to achieve happiness through ice cream.
For more information visit their website.
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What Is The WLOY Staff Listening To This Week?
February 27th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
Leslie Weis – 5 Seconds of Summer – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/5-seconds-of-summer/id538811449?uo=4″ title=”Itunes”]Posted in Music, New Releases, Reviews | No Comments »
Theater Thursdays: The Circus is in Town!
February 27th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
What: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Where: Baltimore Arena
When: March 26th- April 6th 2014
A 140-year tradition that combines the classics – extraordinary animal performances, captivating clown escapades and daring high-wire acts – with contemporary surprises and thrills to make the circus-going experience memorably unique and a family tradition handed down from generation to generation.
With three independent units, Red, Blue and Gold, this extravaganza hosts millions of visitors and travels to more than 90 cities in North America each year. Not to be missed!
Visit the website here for ticketing information.
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Top 20 Tracks Of This Week
February 26th, 2014 by WLOY Staff
Check out new tunes by Real Estate, The Men, and St. Vincent this week. The Number 1 spot this week goes to Real Estate‘s fantastic new track, off of their new album Atlas, called “Crime”. Also be sure to check out “A Simple Beautiful Truth” by Wild Beats and the Worth EP by Mas Ysa, they’re some great new tunes by up and coming artists. Check back in two weeks for an updated Top 20. Sorry to make you all wait so long for new music, but alas spring break is upon us at Loyola Maryland.
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