WTMD’s First Thursday Festival returns tomorrow. The homegrown affair takes place every summer at the Canton Waterfront Park and features artists from Maryland.

Tyler LaPorte, afternoon host and WTMD Interim Program Director, joins Midday to discuss the the upcoming event and what visitors can expect.

(Photos by Cary Evan/CE Imagery and David LaMason.)

WTMD’s <a href="https://www.wtmd.org/radio/first-thursday-concerts-in-the-park/#">First Thursday Festival</a> returns tomorrow. The homegrown affair takes place every summer at the Canton Waterfront Park and features artists from Maryland.
Tyler LaPorte, afternoon host and WTMD Interim Program Director, joins Midday to discuss the the upcoming event and what visitors can expect.
(Photos by Cary Evan/CE Imagery and David LaMason.)

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

Head to WTMD’s First Thursday Festival, or risk FOMO.

Judith Krummeck's The Deceived Onesreinterprets the classic Twelfth Night in a contemporary Baltimore setting. Her new novel chronicles the journey of twins, Vira and Sevastyan, a brother and sister from Ukraine who escape their war-torn homeland and come to Charm City.

Vira is a talented musician, who becomes begins working on a new opera at the Peabody Institute in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. Inspired by Shakespeare, Krummeck weaves a fun and poignant tale, replete with mistaken identities, heartfelt ardor, and a bit of mischief.

This episode originally aired May 7, 2024.

Judith Krummeck's <a href="https://www.judithkrummeck.com/the-deceived-ones">The Deceived Ones</a> reinterprets the classic Twelfth Night in a contemporary Baltimore setting. Her new novel chronicles the journey of twins, Vira and Sevastyan, a brother and sister from Ukraine who escape their war-torn homeland and come to Charm City.
Vira is a talented musician, who becomes begins working on a new opera at the Peabody Institute in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. Inspired by Shakespeare, Krummeck weaves a fun and poignant tale, replete with mistaken identities, heartfelt ardor, and a bit of mischief.
This episode originally aired May 7, 2024.

'The Deceived Ones' reinterprets a Shakespearian classic in Charm City

Slow Time is Antje Rauwerda's debut novel. The Goucher College professor set her story in Govans, the northeast Baltimore neighborhood she calls come. The setting comes alive in Rauwerda's story, and is as vibrantly described as the characters who live there.

At the outset of the story, the book’s protagonists, Danny and Em, know each other only in passing. As their connection deepens, we learn about their pasts, what they have lost and how they have coped with those losses.

(This episode originally aired on May 7, 2024)

<a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31795176705&amp;dest=usa">Slow Time</a> is Antje Rauwerda's debut novel. The Goucher College professor set her story in Govans, the northeast Baltimore neighborhood she calls come. The setting comes alive in Rauwerda's story, and is as vibrantly described as the characters who live there.
At the outset of the story, the book’s protagonists, Danny and Em, know each other only in passing. As their connection deepens, we learn about their pasts, what they have lost and how they have coped with those losses.
(This episode originally aired on May 7, 2024)

'Slow Time' is a love letter to a historic Baltimore neighborhood

In September, a new pilot program is set to help 50 Baltimore City residents, chosen by lottery, receive vouchers ranging from $750 to $2,000 to subsidize the cost of an electric bike.

Nearly a quarter of Baltimore households do not have access to a car, but many people just don’t feel safe riding bikes in a city that is way behind in its effort to create a network of bike lanes that are protected from vehicular traffic.

Will the introduction of 50 new electric bikes begin to shift the paradigm for cyclists? Baltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey, who championed the pilot program with the city’s transportation department, thinks it will. In a recent post on X, Dorsey said, “E Bikes are a game changer.” He continued, “I expect this pilot to be wildly successful, and hope it’s just the beginning.”

Councilman Dorsey was not available to join us this afternoon, but we have a panel who can offer great insight into this program and the overall transportation landscape.

Jed Weeks is the Interim Director of Bikemore, a nonprofit advocacy organization on behalf of bike riders.

Daniel Zawodny covers transportation for our news partner,the Baltimore Banner.

Brian O’Malley is the President and CEO of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance.

In addition to the panel, Baltimore Bicycle Works worker-owner Bernardo Vigil spoke to WYPR's Sam Bermas-Dawes for this episode of Midday.

In September, <a href="https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/transportation/e-bike-voucher-program-UU7NMT4UYBBL3PENBAU3OEQHPY/">a new pilot program is set to help 50 Baltimore City residents</a>, chosen by lottery, receive vouchers ranging from $750 to $2,000 to subsidize the cost of an electric bike.
Nearly a quarter of Baltimore households do not have access to a car, but many people just don’t feel safe riding bikes in a city that is way behind in its effort to create a network of bike lanes that are protected from vehicular traffic.
Will the introduction of 50 new electric bikes begin to shift the paradigm for cyclists? Baltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey, who championed the pilot program with the city’s transportation department, thinks it will. <a href="https://x.com/ElectRyanDorsey/status/1814389763857850833">In a recent post on X</a>, Dorsey said, “E Bikes are a game changer.” He continued, “I expect this pilot to be wildly successful, and hope it’s just the beginning.”
Councilman Dorsey was not available to join us this afternoon, but we have a panel who can offer great insight into this program and the overall transportation landscape.
Jed Weeks is the Interim Director of Bikemore, a nonprofit advocacy organization on behalf of bike riders.
Daniel Zawodny covers transportation for our news partner, the Baltimore Banner.
Brian O’Malley is the President and CEO of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance.
In addition to the panel, Baltimore Bicycle Works worker-owner Bernardo Vigil spoke to WYPR's Sam Bermas-Dawes for this episode of Midday.

Head to WTMD’s First Thursday Festival, or risk FOMO.

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