The Signal

Format: 2013-05-24

December 9th & 10th, 2011, on The Signal

 

Editorial cartoonist Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher reflects on the some of the biggest stories of 2011 and looks to the year ahead with his 2012 Economist Wall Calendar, a catalog of obscure, off-beat and occasionally well-known holidays and milestones from around the world

 

Readings from the poets of “life in me like grass on fire,’ an anthology of love poems from The Maryland Writers’ Association

 

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December 2nd & 3rd, 2011, on The Signal

 

“Fear and ignorance are the true weapons of mass destruction.”  So says playwright and actress Rohina Malik, whose one-woman play, “Unveiled,” challenges audiences to confront stereotypes about Muslim women.  We’ll talk with Malik as she prepares to stage her production this weekend at Baltimore’s Theatre Project.

 

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It’s the premiere of OUT OF THE BLOCKS, an original coproduction of radio producer Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick.  The concept is simple: one hour of radio - one city block - everybody’s story.

 

CHECK OUT A SPECIAL PHOTO GALLERY FROM THIS SHOW AT:  WWW.WENDELPATRICK.COM

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It was a wintry Saturday afternoon, February 2011, in rural Cecil County, Maryland, at a one-room post office turned furniture shop near the town of Elkton.  Outside the old building, a January wind whistled over snow banks, through the bare branches of trees.  But inside this place, a warm camaraderie was emanating through the room.  Three musicians sat together, acoustic guitars on their knees, trading stories and songs, and bridging an age-span of three generations between them.

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The Roc-A-Jets were tough, they sported pompadours, and they made the ladies swoon… but they weren’t guys.  We meet musicians Carla Mandley and Jo Kellum, members of this 1950s rockabilly band that pioneered a social scene for gay women in Charm City.

 

Baltimore’s Annex Theater takes on Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, and Signal contributor Baynard Woods talks with director Evan Moritz about the musical’s thematic resonance with modern-day politics.

 

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November 4th & 5th, 2011, on The Signal…

 

Tracy Miller is the mother of fallen US Marine Corporal Nicholas Zielkowski.  He was killed in combat in Iraq in 2004.  This year, he’s been memorialized in song.  We talk with Tracy about her son, and we meet Michael Beresh, the musician who took it upon himself to make sure Nicholas’ memory is preserved.

 

We meet Geoffrey Welchman, host and writer of “The Inverse Delirium,” a podcast that pokes gentle fun at public radio and life in “This American Baltimore.”

 

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nightmares, ghost stories, and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"...

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October 21st & 22nd, 2011, on The Signal…

 

“Bodies, Attitudes, Reflections, Exposed,” an upcoming performance by Baltimore’s Full Circle Dance Company, explores social pressures, sexual power, and body image.  We drop in at a rehearsal and talk with director Donna Jacobs about what happens when controversy meets choreography. 

 

The Creative Alliance is hosting the 10th annual CAmm Slamm 48-hour film festival, and we get a preview with one of the festival organizers and the host for this year’s gala event.

 

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This week (Oct. 14 & 15) on The Signal…

 

A real-life superhero saga that’s got to be heard to be believed:  Hunter Smith and Kathryn Long had no idea what they were getting into when they decided to buy a mysterious red spandex suit at a thrift shop…  What happened next would change their lives forever!

 

A visit to Housewerks, where Tracey Clarke and Ben Riddleberger show off some favorite pieces from their assortment of architectural antiques and industrial salvage, and share some of their renovating secrets and skills

 

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