On July 18, former The Wire cast members, including Dominic West, Michael Kenneth Williams, Wendell Pierce, Seth Gilliam, Chad L. Coleman, Larry Gilliard, Jr, Andre Royo, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jaime Hector, Tristan ‘Mack’ Wilds and Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson, will reunite for WIRED UP!: A Celebration of the Spirit and Power of the People of Baltimore.
The afternoon celebration is designed to inspire, engage and uplift the Baltimore community. Held at the Lyric Opera House, the 1200-person free event, will serve to profile four of Baltimore’s ‘unsung heroes’ through the presentation of the Wired Up! Awards, while recognizing their tireless commitment to the community.
The actors will participate in a program that includes an original 30-minute piece that gives stage to not only the voices from inside the Baltimore Uprising, but also the hope, power and strength that remains. The event will close with a surprise musical guest performance from one of today’s hottest performers.
After their performance, the cast will attend a two hour VIP reception, open to a small group of donors, community members and luminaries. Proceeds from the fundraiser go to ReWired For Change as a part of the Wired Up! Community Activation Grants Funding Campaign.
Tickets for the Wired Up! celebration and VIP fundraiser are available online at: wiredup.splashthat.com
All program tickets are free, but attendees must register online to attend.
About The Author
Editor-in-Chief/Entertainment Reporter
I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!
My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.
Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.
As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.
All of this has led me here, giving you the latest entertainment news for the DMV and the entire nation, and I am truly excited for whatever will come next.
