Each Saturday morning join Historic London Town and Gardens to discover different addictive pleasures during colonial times, such as alcohol, sugar, gambling, and other early earthy delights. February 10 - "The Addictive Pleasures of Sugar in the Colonial Mid-Atlantic" with Steve Lenik, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at St. Mary's College of Maryland Free for members, $10 for non-members
Join Expert Storytellers and Interpreters as they retrace the lives of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Bailey Douglass, William Still, Solomon Northrup, The Underground Rail Road and their descendants. This history will include Local Legend Tuskeegee Airman Leroy Battle. Learn more about local Church histories and the Brewer Hill Cemetery Project Local authors, presenters, local exhibitors, books and more. Donation $10.00
Part of the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Celebration. This free performance portrays of the meeting of great African American authors, artists, musicians, and dancers of the 1920's.
Latisha Monique Jones facilitates the second of a series of highly interactive workshops. Part 1 focuses on developing conversation skills including, active listening; compassionate confrontation; and clarifying common, but complex terms such as racism, prejudice, and discrimination. The workshop includes: games, visual arts, theatre, and conversations, enabling participants to develop the communication skills to have difficult conversations in everyday settings. This workshop is open to individuals 18 years old and above. Registration is required with a maximum of 30 available seats. Please register by emailing: [email protected] or calling us at...
Join Hammond-Harwood House docent, William Ridgley Sr, for an African American Experience Tour at the Hammond-Harwood House. The African American Experience Tour will cover the stories of men and women, both enslaved and free, who built, maintained, and lived in Hammond-Harwood House. A focus will be three enslaved women — Mary, Matilda, and Juliet — who worked at the house in the early to mid-19th century. Other topics include how petitions for freeing certain enslaved men and women were handled, the aims of the American Colonization Society, and the successes and setbacks of...
5:45pm - 7:00pm Potluck Dinner (bring a dish to share) 7:00pm - 8:30pm Family-Friendly Dancing 8:30pm - 10:00 pm More Challenging Dancing LIVE Traditional Appalachian Dance Tunes by Leah Weiss (fiddle), Gary Wright (guitar), & Friends. Square dances + circle dances + contra dances called by Janine Smith No partner and no experience necessary. Yes! You can do it! ALL AGES WELCOME Adults: $10, Ages 5-17 years $5, Under 5 FREE