By Mark Malinowski
Do you remember that great line from Hanna-Barberra’s “Quick Draw McGraw?” Well, the idea of who’s doing the thinking has over the past few years taken on a new significance with the development of Artificial Intelligence, hereafter referred to as AI.
AI isn’t new. The idea has been around and researched for decades, but in the past decade the science has really taken off. During the golden age of science fiction, the idea of thinking machines (i.e., robots) were a staple of storytellers. In 1942, the great Issac Asimov wrote a short story entitled “Runaround,” in which he introduced the Three Laws of Robotics...
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2022 TAX STATEMENTS
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Saturdays at 1pm (unless otherwise noted)
March 4 Listeners’ Choice: Great Met Broadcasts – Donizetti's La Favorita
March 11 LA TRAVIATA (Verdi)
March 18 LOHENGRIN (Wagner) – New Production
March 25 NORMA (Bellini)
April 1 FALSTAFF (Verdi)
April 8 TOSCA (Puccini)
April 15 DER ROSENKAVALIER (Strauss)
April 22 IDOMENEO (Mozart) – Performance from fall 2022
April 29 PETER GRIMES (Britten) – Performance from fall 2022
May 6 LA BOHÈME (Puccini)
Your continued support for opera keeps the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts and other live performances on the WBJC Operafest coming to you on Saturdays throughout the entire year.
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1st FRIDAY @ 5:15 PM
1st SATURDAY @ 10 AM
BOOKNOTES REVIEW
3rd FRIDAY @ 5:15 PM
3rd SATURDAY @ 10 AM
Join Judith Krummeck for an interview series on WBJC devoted to the world of books — from different genres, to book awards, to local and national authors — everything to do with books.
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It’s been almost seven years since BookNotes caught up with Passager the local, independent literary press dedicated to older writers. So, I invited Founding Editor Kendra Kopelke back to the studio to talk about their current poetry contest and their latest issue—which will have an online launch at 2 pm on Sunday, March 26th.
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Listener's Choice
Kati Harrison plays your requests every Friday evening during our long-running request show, Listener's Choice. You can request your favorite music anytime by emailing listenerschoice@wbjc.com or by visiting us on Facebook. You can even call in during the week (410-580-5800) and we'll make sure Kati gets your request!
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By Jonathan Palevsky
Recently I did a podcast for the Candlelight Concert Society on Robert Schumann’s masterpiece Kreisleriana. The piece is inspired by E. T. A. Hoffmann’s writings about his fictional alter ego the Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler.
The work is also influenced by Hoffmann’s writings about the tomcat Murr, with whom and by accident, Kreisler shares his biography.
Therefore it was only natural that I share the podcast with our cat Chou Chou (named for Debussy’s daughter Claude Emma) who shares her appreciation for Kreisleriana at the end of the podcast! I think E. T. A. Hoffmann and Schumann would approve.
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By Judith Krummeck
I like to tell the story of when I was in the process of immigrating from Africa to America and I had this seemingly outlandish fantasy of being a classical music DJ somewhere on the East Coast. Truthfully, I had no idea if any radio station in America would be prepared to take on someone who sounded the way I did. (At the same time that I applied for the position at WBJC I also applied to a radio station in Cincinnati … I have yet to hear back from them.) But I am living my dream, and I will be forever grateful to the search committee at WBJC for taking me on all those years ago. I am also so grateful to you for your open-hearted welcome. Thank you for keeping me company every workday drive-time, and for allowing me to share glorious music with you for the last twenty-five years.
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By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – Managing Principal and Lead Attorney –
Elville and Associates, P.C.
Lately I’ve been thinking about the theme Elville and Associates has been talking to clients about so much since late 2022 and now into 2023, and that is achieving perfection in estate planning. While this concept is important, and an idea that sets the bar higher than it’s likely ever been set before, it’s important to also understand that the object is not to focus on perfection at the outset – meaning perfectionism is not what I am referring to. This problem is what holds so many people back, and not just in estate planning. READ MORE HERE
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By Judith Krummeck
Honoring the life of Frederick Douglass, Music at St. David’s directed by Douglas Buchanan will offer a program featuring baritone and 2022-23 Composer-in-Residence Rahzé Cheatham.
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If you're looking for refills your WBJC logo Pilot Metropolitan ballpoint pen, here is a list of local and online places to find them!
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Leave a legacy that will keep classical music radio alive for years to come. Consider a bequest or trust to WBJC. Speak to your financial planner today and help secure WBJC's future for the next generation of classical music lovers. |
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Kim Chase is appearing in Ursula V. Battle's “Serenity House: From Addiction to Deliverance”. This play is on tour.
Here are the next dates:
The Randallstown Community Center, 3505 Resource Drive, Randallstown, MD 21133
Saturday, May 20th and Sunday May 21st – Show Times TBD
Sollers Point Multipurpose Center, 323 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk, MD 21222
Saturday, June 3rd and Sunday, June 4th – Show Times TBD
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Getting a new car? Don’t trade-in, donate!
Before you head to the dealer, plan to donate your older vehicle to WBJC. Usually the value you'll receive for your donation will meet or exceed what the dealer will offer you as a trade-in and is fully tax-deductible. We also take boats and RVs!
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