Bob Dylan

Folk legend Woody Guthrie was an inspiration not only to the prominent musicians of his time, including the likes of Bob Dylan, but artists today. This Saturday, the Creative Alliance will host a Woody Guthrie tribute concert to commemorate Guthrie's 100th birthday.

Tom Hall talks to Baltimore author and Lincoln biographer Daniel Mark Epstein, whose new book analyzes the lyrics and life of the 20th century’s most influential songwriter. After a big piece of illegally dumped fabric triggered a million-gallon sewage spill, we ask: How can we protect our waterways from the effects of littering and dumping? The impact of poaching rockfish.

When an industrial or commercial site is left vacant, what sort of impact can it have on the environment? We talk with two people who work with programs that help to assess and clean up sites in Maryland: the director of the Baltimore Brownfields Initiative, and the program manager for MDE’s Land Restoration Program.  Plus, the Civil War Awakening with author Adam Goodhear.  And -- the Dylans are coming! The Dylans are coming!

The director of the Baltimore Brownfields Initiative and the program manager for MDE’s Land Restoration Program on the environmental impacts of vacant industrial and commercial sites; the Civil War Awakening with "1861" author Adam Goodheart; and Night of 1,000 Dylans host Geoffrey Himes.