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April is National Poetry Month. Throughout the month, with Maggie Benshaw, Annapolis Poet Laureate, Annapolis will celebrate the beauty that is poetry.  National Poetry Month was launched in April of 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a public reminder that poets play an integral role in our culture and lives. Poetry matters! Below are a list of events taking place in the City of Annapolis in celebration of National Poetry Month:  Hidden Poetry - Poems will be hidden around downtown Annapolis and throughout Eastport on Monday, April 4th. Included with the hidden poems are...

The African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP) provides grants to assist in the preservation of buildings, sites, or communities of historical and cultural importance to the African American experience in Maryland. The AAHPP is administered as a partnership between the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC). Grants range from $10,000 to a maximum of $100,000. The deadline to apply to the grant program is July 1, 2022 at 11:59pm.  This spring, the MHT and the MCAAHC will hold two in-person overview workshops and three...

On Saturday, April 2, 2022, the City of Annapolis, in partnership with The Annapolis Drum and Bugle Corps, will host the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and African Diaspora Festival. Please be alert to rolling road closures along the parade route starting a little before noon on Saturday. Parade step-off is at 12 p.m. at West Street and Amos Garrett Boulevard. From there the route will continue down West Street, around Church Circle and down Main Street to City Dock. A free, family-friendly African Diaspora Festival will begin at 1 p.m....

We are sharing this important new resource from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) for any of our partners interested in accuracy when presenting local indigenous history. In response to numerous requests from constituents, Maryland Traditions staff initiated the MSAC Land Acknowledgement Project in April 2020, in consultation with previous American Indian grantees and the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs. Public materials now available on the MSAC Land Acknowledgement Project webpage include a series of land acknowledgement statements and maps for the lands of each of the tribes who consulted on the...

The Maryland Heritage Area Authorities (MHAA) is looking for an Assistant Administrator. This position plays a key role in supporting the Four Rivers/Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area. The Assistant Administrator assists the Administrator of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) in carrying out the activities of the Maryland Heritage Areas Program, a principal program of the Office of Planning, Education and Outreach (OPEO) in the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). This position supports the mission of the agency by encouraging economic development through the protection and enhancement of historical, cultural and natural...

Historical sites and heritage organizations can now apply for an Anne Arundel County Arts and Cultural Resource Grant. The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County is pleased to offer this funding opportunity in partnership with the Anne Arundel County Office of Planning and Zoning Cultural Resources Division, which protects the County’s historic sites, buildings, archaeological sites and landscapes. These grants support programming that: utilizes heritage resources in Anne Arundel County in a new or innovative way; increases public access to historic sites; improves or enhances how the public engages with heritage...

Third Street School 1922-1923 The Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park (AMM) is proud to join Briayna Cuffie and the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in honoring the heritage of black families in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis. This event, Honoring the Black Families of Eastport: Past & Present, will take place on Sunday, February 27, 2022 from 11:30AM – 3:00PM at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church of Eastport located at 612 Second Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21403. The history of black families spans at least 151 years – before their town was named...