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Dyana is WBJC's midday host. Her full bio can be read here.

Sep. 06 2012

Congratulations, Madame President!

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs, Interviews | Comments Off on Congratulations, Madame President!

As part of the inauguration week celebrations honoring President Maravene Loeschke, Towson University presents A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer- prize-winning play, Love Letters, for one performance only, this coming Sunday, September 9, at 3pm. Dr. Loeschke will be joined in the two-person show by her husband, actor & Towson University Professor Emeritus Dr. Dick Gillespie. I […]

Aug. 27 2012

The Non-Thieving Magpie

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I did a little fantasy shopping at last weekend’s 32nd Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, courtesy of my friends at J. S. Fearnley. Don’t I look as if I’m pledging allegiance to the bling? Neither of the Art Deco stunners I’m sporting here came home with me, but I had a blast “modeling” them for […]

Aug. 24 2012

I’m sneaky.

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Last night, Kati & I walked around the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show after her shift at WBJC’s booth ended. I wanted to introduce her to couple of dealers whose wares she might like, & we spent quite a bit of time chatting with Jo & Olly, two lovely British ladies from whom I bought a […]

Aug. 23 2012

Ooh, shiny! (Not a post about old jewelry. Really.)

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Yesterday, Berlin Iron, today, the Berlin Wall. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t only look at jewelry when I visit the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show. Anything that catches my eye is fair game, & a whole booth full of large, shiny, official-looking optical instruments is bound to do just that. Last year, while strolling the […]

Aug. 22 2012

Iron deficiency? Click here!

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I’m feeling run-down. Do I need more iron in my diet, or my jewelry box? I think the latter, at least if the iron in question looks like the bracelets above! Yes, they are actually made of wrought iron – the same stuff as fences, garden furniture, & bridges. These pieces aren’t heavy, however; they’re […]

Aug. 21 2012

Pharmacist? Antiques fan? Check this out!

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | 2 Comments

  My dad is retired now, but he was a pharmacist for over 50 years, so of course I thought of him when I spotted the giant mortar & pestle pictured above at last year’s Baltimore Summer Antiques Show. This rather large piece is made of metal & once sat outside Pinehurst Pharmacy in Baltimore […]

Aug. 20 2012

It’s that time of year again!

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Macbeth closed yesterday & I’m feeling a bit of that post-show “crash” that comes every time a production ends. The performances went very well, we had such appreciative audiences, & the cast & crew really bonded. This was one of those experiences that reminds one why doing theater is worth all that rehearsal time, memorization, […]

Aug. 08 2012

Tomorrow and tomorrow and…

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Tomorrow is opening night! We finished tech cues for Jewish Theatre Workshop’s “Macbeth” last night, so our final dress rehearsal is this evening. It’s great fun to see everyone in costume & the weapons in this production are truly stunning, both visually & in the sense of how some characters meet their ends. Ouch! I […]

Jul. 27 2012

What’s My Line?

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No, really, what is it? It was in my head when I walked into rehearsal. So was the one before it, the one after it, the one… you get the idea. Where did they go? As you may have guessed, I’m doing a show this summer. For years, I did mostly opera chorus & musical […]

Jul. 09 2012

2 great movies and a new meaning for the term “soap opera”

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While all of us on the WBJC staff love movies, we’re often annoyed by the way in which classical music is portrayed on the silver screen these days. If it’s used at all, it’s generally depicted as something stuffy rich people enjoy, or it’s the background music to a serial killer’s gruesome exploits. This wasn’t […]

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