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Baltimore Book Festival
September 11th, 2012 by The Professor
Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Sunday, September 30 from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Mt. Vernon Place, centered on 600 North Charles Street
The Baltimore Book Festival features hundreds of author appearances and book signings, 100+ exhibitors and booksellers, non-stop readings on multiple stages, cooking demos by celebrity chefs, poetry readings and workshops, panel discussions, walking tours, storytellers and hands-on projects for kids, street theater, live music, and a delicious variety of food, beer and wine.
For more information, visit www.baltimorebookfestival.com/home.
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Race to Embrace Independence
September 8th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Saturday, September 29 at 9:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Lake Montebello
Lace up your sneakers for the 4th annual Marian House Race to Embrace Independence 5K and One-Mile Family Fun Run. This year, participants can also enjoy the race village, featuring food, entertainment, and activities for the entire family. The race raises critical funds for Marian House, an independent nonprofit that provides housing and support services for women who are homeless or suffering from addiction. Registration is $35 for adults and $20 for children.
For more information, or to register, visit www.marianhouse.org/5k, email events@marianhouse.org, or call 410-467-4246.
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Sports Saturdays: Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees Match Up
September 8th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
America’s past time, Baseball, is a perfect way to begin and end any weekend. Why not take some friends against their will (no one condones such treatment at WLOY but if necessary, why not? They will thank you in the long run) and go see the Baltimore Orioles take on the Bronx Bombers, New York Yankees?
Now, there has to be some incentive besides the point that friends should be able to spend time together no matter what and wherever they are. Also, baseball in itself is a way to bond with others while participating in something that oozes Americana. But reality sinks in and more is required. That is why the Baltimore Orioles are offering amazing promotions to get families and friends to come to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Read the rest of this entry »
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Local Music Spotlight Show #10
August 31st, 2012 by WLOY Staff
3pm every Friday it’s Chris Sweeney and his Local Music Spotlight show. This week’s playlist:
| Artist | Song | 1 | Flock of Dimes | Curtain | 2 | Other Colors | Better Than Old | 3 | White Life | Time is Wasting | 4 | Lands & Peoples | Memo | 5 | The Violet Hour | Palindromes | 6 | The Woolly Moon | The San Bruno Mt. Blues | 7 | Microkingdom | Peppermint Crab | 6 | Celebration | Ancient Animals | 9 | Santa Dads | Open Portals | 10 | Arbouretum | Don’t Let it Show | 11 | Holy Ghost Party | Toys | 12 | Jacober | Steps |
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2012 National Student Production Awards
August 28th, 2012 by The Professor
Well, it’s that time of year again… They are starting to announce the Finalists for the National Student Production Awards. In each category the judges select up to 4 Finalists, all of whom get a small Finalist trophy. The Finalists are announced now, but the actual Winner selected from the Finalists, is held in secret until the awards ceremony October 27th in Atlanta. The Finalist announcements are being trickled out slowly so they can prolong the agony. With quite a few more categories to go, WLOY has already placed in the Finalist group for 2 categories:
Best Podcast – Both Feet In “Lohr’s Part 1”
Best Regularly Scheduled Program – What Happens Next? Episode 76
Best Community Outreach – Both Feet In
We are happy to note that both of these programs took home Winner trophies last year and are thrilled to now be able to say they’re MULTIPLE NATIONAL AWARD WINNING SHOWS 🙂
More to be added, we hope, as the rest of the Finalists are announced. Stay Tuned!
UPDATED – WLOY is also a Finalist for Best Community Outreach!
POST-CBI UPDATE: WLOY took home the gold for “Best Podcast” at the award ceremony this weekend. Congratulations to us!!
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Wacky Wednesday – Cinema al Fresco
August 22nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Fridays
Corner of High & Stiles Streets
7pm
Every Friday, head down to Little Italy for an open air film festival. Set up a lawn chair or grab something to eat at one of the area’s acclaimed restaurants. Live music begins at 7pm. Italy-related films begin at 9pm. Movies are viewed outside, projected on to the wall of Ciao Bella restaurant. Come early to get a good seat. Some lawn chairs are provided to those who arrive early. And there’s free popcorn. This Friday, August 24th, the film is 2010 romantic comedy When in Rome.
For more information, visit littleitalymd.com
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Local Music Spotlight Show #9
August 17th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
3pm every Friday it’s Chris Sweeney and his Local Music Spotlight show. This week’s playlist:
| Artist | Song | iTunes | Amazon | 1 | Gary B & The Notions | Get Your Hands Off My Man | 2 | The Jennifers | Andalusian Sun | 3 | The Godshills | Boats | 4 | Errant Strike | Ivory Low | 5 | The Seldon Plan | Going Nowhere Slow | 6 | The Stents | JPF | 7 | Private Eleanor | A Better Way to Run | 6 | Midway Fair | At the Dawn of the Day | 9 | Water School | Sarasota | 10 | Pressing Strings | Wake Up Song | 11 | Claire Anthony | White Wolf | 12 | Erik Keithley | Brakeman Blues | 13 | Wye Oak | Regret | 14 | Soft Cat | When My Brother Reaches Me |
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Food Friday – Tuesdays with Gertie
August 17th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Tuesday Evenings
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Gertude’s, a restaurant located at the Baltimore Museum of Art, hosts ‘Tuesdays with Gertie’ every week. In honor of chef/owner John Shields’ grandma Gertie, select entrees are available for $12 during these events. Come get a great deal on some of Gertrude’s most popular specialty dishes, such as cornmeal-encrusted catfish, Moroccan chickpea couscous, or vegan crab cakes served with Asian noodles. These evenings get pretty busy, so it’s a good idea to make a reservation in advance.
For more information, visit Gertrude’s website.
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Theater Thursday – Modern Times
August 16th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
August 16th, 9pm
The Charles Theater
1711 North Charles Street
Tonight is the Charles Theater’s final showing of Charlie Chaplin’s classic lampoon of the industrialized world, Modern Times. The rise of the ‘talkies’ caused Chaplin, a silent-era hero, to become disillusioned. He came back in 1936 with this film, a satire of the industrialized surge of technology and the sound film itself. It’s essentially a silent film, though Chaplin used synchronized sound effects and jumbled overdubbed talking. Don’t miss this chance to see one of Chaplin’s most popular, and most thoughtful, films in on of Baltimore’s best specialty theaters.
For more information, visit the Charles Theater’s website.
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Silopanna 2012 – A Review of Sorts
August 15th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Silopanna Festival was this weekend, so two amazing WLOY volunteers – Tenley, our photographer, and Brennan, our field reporter – and I took the trip to Annapolis to check out the set. The festival had a sort of mature feel to it; most of the attendees were older, and many were hippies. As we walked around, we took note of the atmosphere, highlighted by a giant lumberjack statue at the front of the fairground, public cornhole games, and Bud Light Limes.
We all know the headliners – CAKE, Citizen Cope, G. Love & Special Sauce – but what we were really looking forward to was the local acts. However, being three different people, we fittingly formulated three different accounts of the day, translated below.
Christa:
Most Anticipated: Sweet Leda. They played at Loyola back in the spring as part of WLOY’s Thursday night concert series, and I was looking for something even fuller and more fun than what they had to offer last semester. And, with easier access to booze, I anticipated some awkward onstage banter as well.
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