Weekend on the Radio: No Joy in Mudville Edition

This week, Baltimore descends upon Camden Yards for Opening Day, the Jewish Museum of Maryland hosts Iron Chef, Kosher Edition, Ram's Head Live brings Tragedy and their penchant for spiked medallions to Baltimore, and there are a whole lot of brunches going on.

All Weekend Long:

• Near Paris: the Watercolors of Leon Bonvin, the Walters Art Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.


• The Johns Hopkins Film Festival, JHU Homewood Campus, check website for details


• Mary Sue Bunny Bonanzoo, Maryland Zoo, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, 4/5:

• Iron Chef: Passover Edition, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 6 p.m.

Friday, 4/6:

• Opening Day vs. the Minnesota Twins, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, 3:05 p.m.


• Tragedy: A Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees, Ram's Head Live, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 4/7:

• Video Games Live, The Mansion at Strathmore, 2 p.m.


• Super-Duper Easter Egg Hunt, Ukazoo Books, 11 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, 4/8:

• Manor Tavern Easter Sunday Brunch, Manor Tavern, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.


• The Dogwood Easter Sunday Brunch, The Dogwood, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.


• The Harbor Court Hotel Easter Sunday Brunch, The Harbor Court Hotel, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Green Jello Edition

This week, Sam and Erik check out some PG rated puppets at the Creative Alliance, price some wedding dresses at the American Visionary Art Museum, wallow in the hilarious smugness of Bill Maher at The Hippodrome and buy some fresh halibut at the Baltimore Farmer's market.

All Weekend Long:

• Porgy and Bess, Murphy Fine Arts Center, check website for details


• Women and Minorities in Media Festival, Towson University, check website for details.


• Black Cherry Puppet Theatre: Between Mean, Creative Alliance, 8 p.m.

Thursday, 3/29:

• Bridal Happy Hour, AVAM, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 3/31:

• Russell Kirk and the Path, The Hopkins Club, First set: 8:30 p.m-9:30 p.m., Second set: 10-11 p.m.


• The All-Mighty Senators, 8x10, 8 p.m.


• Bill Maher, The Hippodrome, 8 p.m.

Sunday, 4/1:

• Baltimore Farmer's Market, Under the Jones Falls Express Way, 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Baklava Edition

This week, Sam and Erik sample the Mediterranian fare during Baltimore Greek Week, check out some used books at the Smith College Book Sale, ride an elephant at the circus, and go to the Hippodrome to see what Joan Rivers face is really made of.

All Weekend Long:

• Smith College Book Sale, Maryland State Fairgrounds, all day long


• Baltimore Greek Week, Various locations around the city, check website for details


• Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, 1st Mariner Arena, check website for details

Thursday, 7/22:

• Kurt Vile, Ram's Head Live, 7 p.m.

Friday, 7/23:

• SCPA Food Truck Rally, Maryland SCPA, 5 t0 8 p.m.


• Joan Rivers, Hippodrome, 8 p.m.

Sunday, 7/25:

• Kids Comedy Sunday, Magooby's Joke House, 1 to 4 p.m.


• Maryland Performing Arts Institute Faculty Recital, Towson University Center for the Arts, 3 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Yo Adrian! edition

This week, WTMD celebrates the sweet science, learns how to arrange stones in intriguing patterns, and finally decides to do something about the extra poundange, albiet in an expo setting.

Friday, 3/16:

• Knockout Fitness presents: Unleashed, DuBurns Arena, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 3/17:

• B-More Healthy Expo, Baltimore Convention Center, all day


• Mosaics with Rick Shelley, American Visionary Art Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


• Top o' the Morning Enrichment Fest, Maryland Zoo, 10 a.m.


• Celtic Thunder, Creative Alliance, 8 p.m.


• Egg Babies Orchestra, Ottobar, 9 p.m.

Sunday, 3/18:

• Expert of Nothing, Wind-Up Space, 8 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio: Polyester Suit Edition

Weekend on the Radio returns from it's fund-drive induced hiatus with amphibians, a creepy, kooky, mysteriously spooky family, and a tap-dancing extravaganza! Just watch the hair!

All Weekend Long:

• Maryland Home and Garden Show, Timonium Fairgrounds, check website for details


• The Addams Family, Hippodrome, check website for details


• The Baltimore Improv Group: Unscripted, The Mobtown Theatre, check website for details

Thursday, 3/8:

• Saturday Night Fever, The Charles, 9 p.m.

Friday, 3/9:

• Froggy Frenzy Night Hike, Oregon Ridge, 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, 3/10:

• A Tap Dance Extravaganza!, Coppin State University, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, 3/11:

• Baltimore St. Patrick's Day Parade, Mt. Vernon, 1:15 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio: Shakespeare n' Pancakes Edition

This week, we celebrate The Bard's entire canon, bring the pain with some Roller Girls, celebrate the life and music of Nina Simone, and enjoy some freshly tapped maple syrup.

All Weekend Long:

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Stevenson University, 8 p.m.


• Rogue Waves: A Series of One Acts, The Bell Foundry


• Maple Syrup Weekend, Oregon Ridge, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, 2/17:

• A Tribute to Nina Simone, Creative Alliance, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2/18:

• Charm City Roller Girls, DuBurns Arena, 5:30 p.m.


• Baltimore Blast vs. Milwaukee Wave, 1st Mariner Arena, 7:35 p.m.


• Pickles Pub Bug Bash, Pickles Pub, 12 p.m.


• Mardi Gras Celebration, Power Plant Live, 7 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Spiked Punch Edition

This week, Baltimore celebrates the Motor City, helps the Sultan of Swat blow out his birthday candles, and recreates the awkward slow dances of it's high school years. Just leave some room for the holy ghost, ok?

All Weekend Long:

• The Winter Festival of Wonders, Station North, check website for details


• Disney on Ice, First Mariner Arena, check website for details


• Motortrend International Auto Show, Baltimore Convention Center, check website for details


• Timonium Motorcycle Show, Timonium Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday)

Thursday, 2/9:

• Apocalypse Art Show, Golden West Cafe, 7 p.m.

Friday, 2/10:

• Second Chance Prom, Village Learning Place, 7 p.m.


• The Babe's Birthday Bash, Camden Sports Legends Museum, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, 2/12:

• Sight and the Mind with Uri Hanson, 2720 Sisson St., 2 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio: Unseasonably Warm Edition

This week, we celebrate tradition in the Russian countryside, enjoy Princess Leia's self-deprecating anecdotes, and Kevin Smith takes questions from the View-Askew Universe

All Weekend Long:

• Wishful Drinking featuring Carrie Fischer, The Hippodrome, 8 p.m.


• Fiddler on the Roof, The Lyric, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, 2/2:

• Kevin Smith: Live From Behind, Snowden Square United Artists Theatre, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, 2/3:

• Date and Demo Night, The Glass Grill, 7 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, 2/4:

• Bob Marley's Birthday/Soul Shakedown Party, Creative Alliance, 8 p.m.


• Squeeze Bayou, Blob's Park, 8 p.m.

Sunday, 2/5:

• Poetry in Baltimore presents: Julie Fisher, Betty Warner, Shivon Brannigan, Mina's Gallery, 4 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Hypothermia for a Cause Edition

This week, we remember an icon of The Jazz Age, celebrate the year of the dragon, and plunge into a freezing cold lake for kicks.

All Weekend Long:

• Zelda Fitzgerald: Choreography in Color, Evergreen Library, noon to 4 p.m.
• Baltimore Restaurant Week, various restaurants around Baltimore, check website for details
• Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog, Port Discovery, check website for details
• The Iceman Cometh, Fells Point Corner Theatre, check website for details

Thursday, 1/26:

• Yoga for All, Mina's Gallery, 7 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.
• Miranda Lambert, First Mariner Arena, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, 1/27:

• Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam, Verizon Center, check website for details
• School of Rock Presents: A Tribute to Classic Punk, Ottobar, 6 p.m.

Saturday, 1/28:

• Polar Bear Plunge, Sandy Point State Park, 8 a.m.
• Charm City Kitty Club, Creative Alliance, 8 p.m.
• Soul Symphony, Hippodrome, 8 p.m.

Sunday, 1/29:

• Chinese New Year Celebration, Walters Art Gallery, 12 to 3 p.m.
  

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Championship Edition

This week, we celebrate Baltimore's other major bird, celebrate filmmakers both local and French, and have breakfast with some polar bears. Word of warning, don't try to steal their hotcakes, it won't end well.

All Weekend Long:

• Charm City LGBT Film Festival, Creative Alliance, 7 p.m.


• Baltimore Boat Show, Baltimore Convention Center, check website for details


• Baltimore Restaurant Week, various restaurants around town, check website for details


• Horse World Expo, Timonium Fairgrounds, check website for details

Thursday, 1/18:

• Charles Theatre Revival Series: Weekend, The Charles, 9 p.m.

Saturday, 1/19:

• Orioles Fanfest, Baltimore Convention Center, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.


• Breakfast with Polar Bears, Baltimore Zoo, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.


• Osomatli, 9:30 Club, 9 p.m.


• Touch Sculpture Opening, Walters Art Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.


• Cass McCombs, Ottobar, 9 p.m.

Sunday, 1/20:

• State of the Earth Eco Confrence, American Visonary Art Musuem, 10 a.m.

Weekend on the Radio (I Have a Dream Edition)

This week, we show off our purple pride, gorge at high quality eateries, sample some exotic coffee and celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King.

All Weekend Long:

• Baltimore County Restaurant Week, various restaurants around Baltimore County, check website for details


• Imax Film Festival, Maryland Science Center, check website for showtimes


• Krautfest, Gertrude's, check website for details

PURPLE PASSION: The best places to watch the game

• Padonia Station, 63 E. Padonia Road, Timonium MD, 21093


• The Rec Room, 512 York Road, Towson MD, 21204


• The Greene Turtle, 408 York Road, Towson MD, 21204


• Pickles Pub, 520 Washington Blvd, Baltimore MD, 21230


• Mothers' Federal Hill Grille, 1113 South Charles St., Baltimore MD, 21230

Thursday, 1/12:

• YouTube Show and Tell, Creative Alliance, 7 p.m.

Friday, 1/13:

• Sticky Buns Burlesque presents: Gourmet Risque, Ottobar, 8 p.m.


• G. Love and Special Sauce, Ram's Head Live, 8 p.m.

Sunday, 1/15:

• Arbutus Record Show, Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


• Kopi Lewak Coffee Tasting, Zeke's Coffee, 8 a.m. to noon

Monday, 1/15:

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Parade, Downtown Baltimore, noon

Weekend on the Radio: Holiday Recovery Edition

Weekend on the Radio has arisen from it's long winter's nap! This week, tribute bands ascend on Ram's Head Live, thirteen people are murdered in a Victorian mansion (with hilarious results!), and the Mobtown Ballroom starts a zoot suit riot. Feel free to throw back a bottle of beer, responsibly of course.

All Weekend Long:

• Arsenic and Old Lace, Vagabond Players Theatre, check website for details


• Gleam, Center Stage, check website for details


• The Elvis Birthday Celebration, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 8 p.m.

Thursday, 1/5:

• Sac au Lait, Joe Squared, 10 p.m.

Friday, 1/6:

• Friday night swing class/dance party, Mobtown Ballroom, 8 p.m.


• Badfish, Ram's Head Live, 8 p.m.


• Witches Brew screening, Creative Alliance, 7:30 and 10 p.m.

Saturday, 1/7:

• Bird Count 4 Kids, National Wildlife Visitor Center, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.


• Saturday night Salsa class/dance party, Mobtown Ballroom, 8 p.m.


• The Degenerettes, Metro Gallery, 9 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Yellow Brick Road Edition

This week, the Senator isn't in Kansas anymore, The spirit of Zelda Fitzgerald dances through Hopkins, and a member of Fishbone celebrates their illustrious history (don't tell Michelle Bachmann).





All Weekend Long:

• The Wizard of Oz, The Senator Theatre, check website for details




• B&O Railroad Musuem Holiday Fesival of Trains and Toys, B&O Railroad Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (weekdays), 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (weekends




• Zelda Fitzgerald: Choreography in Color, The Evergreen Museum, check website for details




• The Lion King, The Hippodrome, check website for details




• The Annapolis Chorale presents: The Messiah, St. Anne's Church, 8 p.m. (3 p.m. on Sunday)




• The Nutcracker, The Lyric, check website for details




• A Christmas Carol, The Meyerhoff, check website for details

Thursday 12/15:

• Lyle Lovett, Ram's Head Live, 7 p.m.

Friday, 12/16:

• Oy Vey in a Manger, Creative Alliance, 7:30 and 10 p.m.




• Everyday Sunshine: A Film About Fishbone hosted by Angelo Moore, The Charles, midnight

Saturday, 12/17:

• Body Politik, H&H Building, 8 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap: Gravy Fries Edition

This week, Santa takes a trolley, some sugar plumb faries dance, and a beloved film celebrates it's 30th anniversary. Just remember ladies, keep the rock n' roll in with the rock n' roll, and the R&B in with the R&B.

All Weekend Long:

• Santa's Streetcar, Baltimore Streetcar Musuem, noon to 5



• MICA Art Market, MICA, 10 to 6



• The Nutcracker, The Lyric, check website for details

Thursday, 12/8:

• Diner: 30th Anniversary Revival, The Charles, 8 p.m.

Friday, 12/9:

• Charles Street Friday Market, Lanvale Street, 3 to 8 p.m.



• Victoria Vox and ellen cherry, Creative Alliance, 8 p.m.



• Holiday Hop for the Animals, Ottobar, 8 p.m.

Saturday, 12/10:

• Sock Monkey Saturday, AVAM, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, 12/11:

• Kalendar Konversations with Kal, Walters Art Gallery, 2 to 3:30 p.m.



• 1964: The Tribute, Ram's Head Onstage, 8 p.m.

Weekend on the Radio Recap:Bird in the Studio Edition

This week, we recover from our Thanksgiving food coma with a bunch of Elvis impersonators, and four young Elvises who never discovered downers. Also, Santa takes pictures with pets! Cute, right?

All Weekend Long:

• Night of 100 Elvises, Luthuanian Hall, 8 p.m.


• Holiday Light Show, Power Plant, nightly

Thursday, 12/1:

• Mt. Vernon Monument Lighting, Mt. Vernon Place, 7 p.m.

Friday, 12/2:

• J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Ottobar, 8 p.m.

Saturday, 12/3:

• Old Tyme Fells Point Christmas, Broadway Market Square, 9 a.m.


• Charm City Craft Mafia Presents: Holiday Heap, St. John's United Methodist Church, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.


• 2011 Creative Alliance Merry Mart, Creative Alliance, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday 12/4:

• Pet Pics with Santa, Marley's Station Mall, noon to 6 p.m.


• Holiday Tea, Cylburn Aboretum, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.


• Mayor's Christmas Parade, Hampden, 2 p.m.