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About Diana

Diana Ross is not the famous Supremes singer, but she does have big hair. Working in both Membership and Operations departments, she does a little bit of everything, including administering this website. You can contact her at dross@bccc.edu.

Feb. 21 2024

Winter Pledge Drive 2024!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Winter Pledge Drive 2024!

It’s time for WBJC’s Winter Pledge Drive! This is our first drive of the calendar year (second drive of our fiscal year) and this will be short and sweet… just three days. We have a financial goal of $100k, but what we REALLY need is for new members to join the ranks. Renewing and sustainer […]

Nov. 28 2023

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast 2023-2024 schedule

By Diana Ross | Posted in Met Opera, Operafest | Comments Off on Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast 2023-2024 schedule

December 9 FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS (Daniel Catán) – New Production/Met Premiere – Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Ailyn Pérez (Florencia), Gabriella Reyes (Rosalba), Mario Chang (Arcadio), Mattia Olivieri (Riolobo), Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Paula), Michael Chioldi (Álvaro), Greer Grimsley (Captain)  December 16 THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart) – Patrick Furrer; Piotr Buszewski (Tamino), Janai Brugger (Pamina), Rolando Villazón (Papageno), […]

Oct. 16 2023

Fall Pledge Drive 2023 wrap-up

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Fall Pledge Drive 2023 wrap-up

Thank you to each and every one of you who participated in WBJC’s 2023 Fall pledge drive! Between those who pledged early to shorten the drive, the Challengers who pledge to entice new members to join, and those who gave during the drive itself, THANK YOU!!   We had an overall Drive goal of $67,000 […]

Oct. 10 2023

New premiums for Fall Pledge Drive 2023

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on New premiums for Fall Pledge Drive 2023

Membership Director Yvonne Allen’s hard work pays off once again with some truly fabulous new premium Thank You gifts for 2023-2024. If you gave during the recent Buyback, or are a Sustainer who’d like to add a new premium to your pledge, just shoot us an email to membership@wbjc.com after the drive and we’ll add […]

Sep. 05 2023

WBJC Operafest schedule 9/2/23 to 12/02/23

By Diana Ross | Posted in Met Opera, Operafest | Comments Off on WBJC Operafest schedule 9/2/23 to 12/02/23

National Centre for the Performing Arts (China) SEPTEMBER 2   Tannhäuser / Wagner SEPTEMBER 9   The Ballad of the Canal / YIN Qing SEPTEMBER 16   La Fille du Régiment / Donizetti SEPTEMBER 23   La fanciulla del West / Puccini Aix-en-Provence Festival (France) SEPTEMBER 30   Picture a Day Like This / George Benjamin Music of the Baroque […]

Sep. 01 2023

WBJC’s Fall “Buy Back a Day” Campaign!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on WBJC’s Fall “Buy Back a Day” Campaign!

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE 10/9: YOU DID IT!! You have reclaimed two days of music and shortened the drive to only two days! We will begin pitching at 6am on Thursday 10/12 and end promptly at 9pm on Friday 10/13. UPDATE 9/25: You did it! You reclaimed a day of the music you love and […]

May. 17 2023

WBJC Operafest schedule 6-17-23 through 9/23/23

By Diana Ross | Posted in Met Opera, Operafest | Comments Off on WBJC Operafest schedule 6-17-23 through 9/23/23

Vienna State Opera (Austria) JUNE 17 – Fidelio / Beethoven JUNE 24 – Salome / Strauss Opéra de Paris (France) JULY 1 – Nixon in China / Adams Opera Rara (UK) JULY 8 – il Proscritto / Mercadante Munich Radio Opera (Germany) JULY 15 – I Lombardi / Verdi Royal Opera House (UK) JULY 22 […]

Apr. 02 2023

WBJC’s Spring “Buy Back a Day” campaign is live!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on WBJC’s Spring “Buy Back a Day” campaign is live!

5/9 UPDATE: You did it!! You have shortened the drive by two days, leaving only two days of a short and sweet pledge drive. Thursday 5/11 and Friday 5/12 we will be reaching out to those who have never become members to help get our active member count up.   UPDATE: We are so close […]

Feb. 01 2023

Winter Pledge Drive – Click here to see how we’re doing!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership | Comments Off on Winter Pledge Drive – Click here to see how we’re doing!

We’re having our Winter Pledge Drive right now! This is our first drive of the New Year and we’re off to a great start. You can call 410-585-0123 to make a pledge and speak to one of our volunteers (who are classical music fans just like you!) or you can click the blue DONATE button […]

Jan. 18 2023

February 11th, 2023 – Historic Met Opera Broadcast

By Diana Ross | Posted in Met Opera | Comments Off on February 11th, 2023 – Historic Met Opera Broadcast

On Saturday, February 11, there will be a historic Metropolitan Opera broadcast not heard since it was aired live in 1970: Leonard Bernstein leading Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, part of a double bill with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, in a celebrated production by Franco Zeffirelli. This special broadcast is timed to mark the centenary of Zeffirelli’s birth. Leonard Bernstein’s appearances at the […]

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