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Explore Baltimore! Soca Fridays
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CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS!
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Concert Review: Soulja Boy
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Concert Review: Magic Sword
Explore Baltimore: La Plaza Hispana
October 4th, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Fells Point, 500 S. Broadway
Education Based Latino Outreach (EBLO) celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month at the Fells Point Fun Festival, offering continuous entertainment with live performances by professional dance troupes and bands. La Plaza Hispaña is a “real” Latin block party!
For more information, visit www.latinofest.org or call 410-563-3160.
Sowebo Landmark 5K
Sunday, October 7 at 9:00 AM (Registration starts at 7:45 AM)
Mencken House 1524 Hollins Street
Step up and join us as we celebrate the 2nd Annual Sowebo Landmark 5k. Union Square Park will host a FREE community health fair including great music, delicious food, health & safety information, and health screenings. FREE fun for the whole family.
For more information, visit hollinsroundhouse.org.
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What do you do in your WLOY t-shirt?
October 3rd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Working out, sleeping, chillin’, rockclimbing, eating contest…..
…and the list continues with all the activities done in a WLOY t-shirt. Send us a picture of you in your t-shirt or get caught by a staff member in your shirt to get featured on the website and our Facebook page. The first 10 students to enter a picture get one of the new WLOY t-shirts that are coming in and the rest get put in a raffle for other cool prizes (including more tshirts!).
Congratulations to Isabel Wang for winning one of our new t-shirts!
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Wacky Wednesday: Afternoon Tea with Paddington Bear
October 3rd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Wednesday, October 10 at 4:00 PM
Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue
Kids can explore the story of Paddington Bear, from his beginnings in Peru to his subsequent travels around the world. Emphasis will be placed on his Hispanic heritage, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month. Sip tea and eat marmalade snacks while hearing about Paddington Bear’s travels. For more information, email sel@prattlibrary.org.
2012 Women’s Business Forum: “Rescuing Superwoman…Focusing on our Health and Lifestyle”
Thursday, October 11, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Avenue
The event is free and registration is required. RSVP your attendance before Friday, October 5th by calling the Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development at 410-396-3818.
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Wacky Wednesdays: 2012 Presidential Election Voter Forums
October 3rd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Wednesday, October 10 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
The League for People with Disabilities, 1111 E. Cold Spring Lane
Please join us for the 2012 Presidential Election Voter Forums sponsored by Maryland Disability Law Center. Come to a voter forum to register to vote; test the voting machines; find out what the Democratic and Republican campaigns says about important disability issues; show our voting strength; get informed, energized, and motivated to go to the polls! ASL interpreters will be provided by The Hearing and Speech Agency. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call 410-727-6352, extension 2492
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Explore Baltimore: Rosemont PhotoVoice
October 2nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
On display through Friday, October 5
City Hall, 100 N. Holliday Street
Photovoice is a research method that puts cameras in the hands of community members so that they may present their voice and lived experience through pictures. This photovoice project was completed to support efforts of community redevelopment and stabilization in the Greater Rosemont Community of west Baltimore currently underway by community members and advocates.
For more information, email sgrieb@jhsph.edu or gmbalt@gmail.com.
10th Annual Fall Apple Festival
Friday, October 5 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
War Memorial Plaza, 100 N. Holliday Street
The Women’s Civic League and the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks present this free event to celebrate fall. Come for food and craft vendors, entertainment and music, and a silent auction.
For more information, call 410-396-7900.
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Tourism Tuesdays: League of Women Voters Forum on Ballot Issues
October 2nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Tuesday, October 9 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Morgan State University, Student Center, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane
The League of Women Voters of Baltimore City is sponsoring a forum on two issues that will appear on the ballot in November, the Marriage Equality Act and the Maryland Dream Act. The forum is free and open to the public. Radio personality Marc Steiner will be moderating the forum.
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Late Night Movie!
October 2nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Going to the movies is so expensive isn’t it? Well, it isn’t when you watch one with WLOY! Join us in the Reading Room this Thursday October 4th for a late night movie and snack. What movie? That Thing You Do! Come enjoy a movie night complete with comfy chairs and popcorn. We will see you on Thursday!
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College Radio Day Special – Christa & Molly
October 2nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Missed us this morning? I know you did, because we’re giving away a package deal today – Mumford & Sons’ new album Babel, Two Door Cinema Club’s new album Beacon, and a brand, spankin’ new WLOY “Boh” t-shirt, currently unreleased to the student body (a $30 value, all FREE!) – AND NO ONE CLAIMED IT. Since College Radio Day has me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, how’s this: comment here first, and YOU could win! Everyone likes free stuff!
Our special College Radio Day playlist was as follows:
- Near Death Experience Experience – Andrew Bird
- Wild – Beach House
- Longevity – Yeasayer
- Dance My Pain Away – Wye Oak
- Never Go Back – Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
- Goodbye Girl – The Civil Wars (College Radio Day Exclusive!!)
- Six Weeks – Of Monsters and Men
- Time is Wasting – White Life
- Closer – Tegan and Sara
- Changing Your Life – Chester Endersby Gwazda
Keep listening all day today for LIVE DJ SHOWS and PRIZES TO WIN! We’re celebrating college radio and local music – celebrate with us!
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Tourism Tuesday: “The House I Live In” Film Screening and Discussion
October 2nd, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Tuesday, October 9 at 7:00 PM
1711 N. Charles Street
Filmed in more than twenty states, “The House I Live In” tells the stories of individuals at all levels of America’s War on Drugs. From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, the film offers a penetrating look inside America’s criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy. David Simon, creator of The Wire, will introduce “The House I Live In.” The film will be followed by a conversation with the director, writer and producer of “The House I Live In,” Eugene Jarecki, and Judge Andre Davis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The House I Live In is the winner of the 2012 Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize for Documentary. This event is co-sponsored by the Maryland Film Festival and is part of OSI-Baltimore’s Talking About Race Series which continues to explore the many different facets of this complex subject. This event is free and open to the public.
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Filiohno – WLOY’s Eating Machine
October 1st, 2012 by WLOY Staff
Alex successfully defends her title at Hampdenfest 2012 by speed eating her way through an innocent piece of Cafe Hon’s amazing bread pudding, complete with caramel sauce and whipped cream. She toyed with the other competitors to make them feel like they had a chance and then crushed their hopes like they were little bugs. All hail Filiohno! And keep away when she’s hungry!
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