The excitement of the Annapolis Film Festival returns for a fifth year with more than 70 films, features and documentary, both short and full length, in all genres; Q & A sessions and workshops with filmmakers and visiting industry guests; special panels and showcases; and great parties! Guests include more than 100 filmmakers and actors from all around the world. Admission: See website. Four-day all access pass, $125 Runs from Thursday, March 30 – April 2
Saturdays, April through October. Meet in the Visitor Center at 9:30 am. Most mornings will wrap up around 11:30 am. Make your mark in London Town’s gardens! No green thumbs required! Lend us a hand maintaining and enhancing our ornamental and woodland gardens, and we’ll provide all the knowledge and equipment. Each week will be different as the seasons and needs of the gardens change. Questions? Contact Meenal Harankhedkar, director of horticulture, at [email protected] or 410-222-1919 x203. Free!
The exquisite collection of furniture and fine art acquired for the Hammond-Harwood House has benefited from the expertise of trained museum professionals. Marvin Ross (1904-1977), an early trustee, is a prime example. Ross, who was an expert on the Byzantine era, led an extraordinary life as Curator of Medieval and Subsequent Arts at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore and later as the first curator of Hillwood, heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post’s private estate in northwest Washington, D.C. During World War II, Ross was a member of the “Monuments Men” — the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section of the Allied Forces. This group of curators, architects, and historians...
Dr. Jean Russo will present a two-part look at bound labor in the Chesapeake in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Part I is a general overview of indentured, convict, and enslaved laborers in the region, particularly in the seventeenth century. Part II is a more focused study of the lives of enslaved and free blacks in colonial Annapolis, with a consideration also of the bound laborers at work in the Paca household. Reservations encouraged. Cost: $10 General Admission; Free for HA Members and Volunteers Please note: The location of this...
In My Spring Robin, a young girl notices many signs of spring as she searches for a robin. Through a variety of activities, children will discover how spring is celebrated in Japan, Washington D.C., and the William Paca Garden. Reservations required. $8 per child for HA members and volunteers, $10 per child for non-members.
Artist Ronald Markman, assisted by Lucinda Edinberg, will lead a workshop associated with “The Fantastic World of Ronald Markman” at The Mitchell Gallery. Members are free; $15 for non-members. No experience necessary. Basic materials will be provided. Registration is required. Call 410-626-2556.
St. Anne’s Church is known for its exemplary music program, and this free concert series is a big part of it. Through this series, Live Arts Maryland brings to Annapolis the best musicians in the region. The church boasts the finest acoustics in the area – as well as one of the finest pipe organs. 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm April 6 – PING and Brian Ganz April 20 – Bach+ Free
Featuring guest speaker Carol Petranek, Co-Director of the Washington, D.C. Family History Center. The days of "Lone Ranger" research are over! Learn how to use an ever-increasing array of technological advances to extend your research networks, solve research problems, meet new "cousins" and collaborate with others.
This free community event gathers together more than 3,000 visitors to celebrate the love of reading and the beauty, power, passion, and excitement of the written word. The daylong event showcases nationally known, best-selling authors, the sale of new and used books, family-friendly activities, live music and food. Event is free.
In this family- friendly activity, participants will join a tour of the house and learn how animals symbolize different things in paintings, chairs, and everyday objects. Children can go on an Easter egg hunt in the garden and then paint the wooden eggs they find. $15 per child / $10 Members children