Chip Weinman is a 62-year-old lobbyist and cancer survivor who has dreamed of being a professional pop crooner for more than 40 years. Though Weinman has sung the national anthem at Orioles games, he has never released an album or has performed for a concert audience.  Please stay tuned for more information.

That will change Saturday, when Weinman headlines at the Hippodrome Theatre with a 47-piece orchestra, six backup singers and guest star Sheena Easton. The show, “Under the Covers … Timeless Love Songs,” a benefit for the University of Maryland Medical System, will also be filmed for a PBS special. It’s the debut of a lifetime – one that Weinman hopes will help him launch a career as a singer.

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