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Wacky Wednesday: Maryland Film Festival

Ready for some marvelous film? The Maryland Film Festival is sweeping back into town the first weekend of May. Thursday May 5 through Sunday May 8, over 150 films from across the globe will be shown at the festival.

The festival will screen 75 short and 50 feature length films over the four-day period. Films span a wide range of genres including documentary, animated, experimental and narrative. Many prominent films have been shown at the festival, such as recent Academy Award nominee Dogtooth.

April 20, 2011Posted inExplore Baltimore, Wacky WednesdaysNo Comments
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Tourism Tuesday: Enoch Pratt Library

The Central branch of the Enoch Pratt Library is a gorgeous display of architecture. Located on Cathedral Street the expansive and antique library is part of one of oldest public library systems in America.

The branch is currently hosting the exhibit “Glass House of Dreams: Baltimore’s Victorian Glass Palace,” until the end of April. The exhibit explores the history of glass houses in the U.S, noting the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park. Rawlings was a prominent African-American political leader (whose daughter is currently Baltimore’s Mayor).

April 19, 2011Posted inExplore Baltimore, Tourism TuesdaysNo Comments
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No. 3 Women’s Lacrosse and No. 19 Men’s Lacrosse Look to Make a Late Season Push

The Loyola University Maryland women’s lacrosse team has won twelve straight games to mark a perfect season thus far.  The Greyhounds have a perfect record (4-0) in the Big East Conference as well.  Seniors Grace Gavin and Mary Heneberry have led the team with scoring in the past two games.  Gavin tallied her 200th career goal against Villanova, becoming the third player in Loyola University women’s lacrosse history to accomplish this task.  Loyola’s 12-0 start is its best since the 2003 Final Four team.  That team ended the regular season ranked No. 1 and  the 12-game winning streak is also the longest since the 2003 team won 14 in a row.

April 18, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
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Museum Monday: Maryland Historical Society

The Maryland Historical Society is full of antique American gems. Currently the museum is showing the exhibit: Maryland’s National Treasures, which was collaboration between the Maryland Historical Society and Maryland State Archives. It features swords, uniforms and life-size portraits of American Revolutionary heroes. The Historical Society is also currently showing With an Artistic Eye: Folk Art at the MHS, which displays history through painting, sculpture, jewelry and furniture.

The MHS is additionally hosting the most comprehensive Civil War exhibit in MD, which includes 3-D videos and personal stories. It’s their largest Civil War exhibit yet!

April 18, 2011Posted inExplore Baltimore, Museum MondaysNo Comments
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Top 40 for 4.18.11

School days are dwindling down, the temperature is steadily rising, and to reflect this, our list takes on a more summery approach! So, perhaps while you’re out tanning, put on The Strokes’ awesome new record or their single “Under Cover of Darkness.” Or, maybe while exercising out in the hot weather, listen to The Dodos’ No Color? And after that’s all done, relax in the air conditioning with Low’s (as seen up top) slow-paced slowcore album C’Mon.

April 14, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
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President’s Cup: First Round (JHU & Medfield)

On Saturday April 9, the Inaugural President’s Cup Baltimore City High School Baseball Tournament officially began! First at Medfield Park, Mount Saint Joseph High School faced off against  St. Frances, and…
April 13, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
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Movie Night: Pirate Radio

This Thursday April 14 WLOY is hosting another Movie Night in the Reading Room. This time, we'll be showing the 2009 comedy, Pirate Radio. Directed and written by Richard Curtis,…
April 13, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
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Wacky Wednesday: Privateer Day

Saturday, April 16th Fell’s Point revisits its roots. Fell’s may have a raging night life, but more importantly the area has an incredible historic lineage tracing to the 1700’s. Fell’s Point Privateer Day celebrates this heritage. The event goes from 11a.m to 6p.m and is chock full of Privateery fun!

If you’re wondering what a privateer is, so was I. It’s different than a pirate. Privateers are given orders from the government to attack ships, a license to rob type of set up.

April 13, 2011Posted inExplore Baltimore, Wacky WednesdaysNo Comments
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Explosions In The Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

As difficult as it is to believe, there was a time in history when Explosions in the Sky’s brand of post-rock was novel, exciting. Then again, other fresh ideas at the time of The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place’s release included the launch of iTunes and the U.S. planning an invasion of Iraq… dating the post-rockers, but not as much as the troupe of copy-cats have dated them. Point is, it’s been a while since EITS were in the heyday of sprawling, simplistic, post-rock masterpieces. Oh, how far they’ve fallen. It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention— this makes sense in regards to Take Care, Take Care, Take Care because it’s an album devoid

April 12, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
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Tourism Tuesday: The Maryland Zoo

It’s sunny, warm and you’re looking for a way to spend the day. How about hanging out with some elephants? The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is a fantastic place for a spring trip.

The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is a terrific tourist destination. Grab some ice cream and saunter around looking at lions, penguins, reptiles and more. After having the joyous experience of viewing and adoring animals, hop over to the giraffe feeding station to make a new lanky yellow friend.

April 12, 2011Posted inExplore Baltimore, Tourism TuesdaysNo Comments