WBJC's monthly newsletter to keep you informed about programming highlights, upcoming local events and general station news. 

Music is everlasting.

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From The Metropolitan Opera to Classical Music with Mark Malinowski, Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Music in Maryland…your support allows WBJC-FM to offer you the exceptional Classical Music and discoveries you rely on every single day. And now it’s even easier to keep your membership current with WBJC's Sustaining Giving Program.


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Giving a little money every month is an affordable way to support all your favorite programs and make sure we have the money it takes to keep bringing them to you. And giving a little money every month is the best way to maintain a strong future for the station and programs you love.


Sign up once and you can change or even cancel your monthly contributions anytime. You’re in full control. Your monthly gifts won’t make a big dent in your budget, but they will have a huge impact on the future of Classical Music on your radio.


This is radio for you. WBJC is your station. And just as you depend on WBJC, we depend on you. Let us welcome you as our newest Sustaining member of WBJC today, when you make your important sustaining gift.  


Booknotes



Don Lee is the author of a story collection and four novels. His latest novel, published by Norton this summer, is called Lonesome Lies Before Us, its title inspired by brooding lyrics of the alt-country movement.

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Seaman Paul Johnson  came in to talk with us about this Baltimore-built WWII vessel and the upcoming celebrations.

click here to listen to this fascinating interview !

Before you head to the dealer, plan on donating 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.

Call 855-WBJC-CAR or donate securely online.   Click here to see how easy   it is!

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Ink Press Productions in Baltimore is a collaborative project devoted to the community of book art. Its founders and curators are Tracy Dimond and Amanda McCormick, and they came to talk about their vision.

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The Maryland Institute College of Art professor and internationally exhibited fiber artist,  Annet Couwenberg, is having an an intimate exhibition of 10 extraordinary works presented at the Baltimore Museum of Art from August through next February.


Image courtesy Annet Couwenberg’ website
Programming Notes
We bid farewell to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as the Cleveland Orchestra broadcasts begin on Thursday August 17th.

Don't forget to join Jonathan Palevsky a half hour before the opera for the Opera Preview Show! 


Los Angeles Opera On-Air

  • 08/05 - Macbeth - Verdi @1pm
  • 08/12 - Tales of Hoffman - Offenbach @1pm
  • 08/19 - Barber of Seville - Rossini @1pm
  • 08/26 - Marriage of Figaro - Mozart @1pm
  • 09/02 - The Ghosts of Versailles - Tchaikovsky @1pm

San Francisco Opera

  • 09/09 - La Gioconda - Ponchielli @1pm
  • 09/16 - Aida - Verdi @1pm

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 year. 

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Baltimore Art, Antique & Jewelry Show


Now celebrating its 37th year, the Baltimore Art, Antique & Jewelry Show will make its annual return this summer to the Baltimore Convention Center – Aug 24-27, 2017. Founded in 1980, the show has drastically grown from a small regional event to become the largest indoor antiques show in the country featuring hundreds of international exhibitors. The Baltimore Art, Antique & Jewelry Show has not only evolved in size, but in diversity of collections including furniture, American and European silver, major works of art, Asian antiquities, porcelain, Americana, antique and estate jewelry, glass, textiles and more.


Come see us at the WBJC Booth!


  • Thursday, 8/24: 
    Yvonne Allen, noon to 3pm
    Dyana Neal, 3pm to 5pm 
    Kati Harrison, 5pm to 8pm

 

  • Friday, 8/25:
    Dyana Neal, 3pm to 5pm
    Jonathan Palevsky, 5pm to 8pm

 

  • Saturday, 8/26: 
    Mark Malinowski, 12noon to 3pm
    Judith Krummeck, 3pm to 6pm

 

  • Sunday, 8/27:   
    Jonathan palevsky, 1pm; to 5pm

 


More information about the show can be found by clicking here!