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Architrex Walking Tour

Market Space Park 25 Market Space, Annapolis, MD

Explore 300 years of architecture in historic Annapolis, the museum without walls, with an architectural historian during this varied and informative walking tour. Highlights of the tour include the Shiplap House, the Paca House, Patrick Creagh House, Hammond Harwood House, and the Chase Lloyd House. Cost: $22 Adults; $10 Child (11 and under) Architrex Tours are presented in partnership with Watermark.

Virtual Lecture – The History of American Tall Case Clocks: Still Standing Tall in America

It’s about time! Join guest presenter Steve Sieraki, HA Volunteer Educator and Curatorial Researcher Tony Zecca, and Robin Matty, HA Curator of Collections for a full discussion and demonstration about tall case clocks! This three-part program begins with a short presentation by HA Curator Robin Matty on the remarkable Faris-Shaw-Chisholm tall case clock held in Historic Annapolis’s collection. Created by three of Annapolis’s most well-known craftsman, this clock provides a glimpse into their detailed art. Next, Steve Sieracki explores the history of the American tall case clock. Steve will discuss the...

Colonial Cocktails: Strawberry Julep & A Pleasant and Grateful Sort of Punch – SOLD OUT

Historic London Town and Gardens 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD, United States

From punches to bounces, syllabubs to juleps, colonists imbibed a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. At Colonial Cocktails, you’ll get to make and enjoy two historical drinks and learn about colonial tavern culture. In this session, we'll be exploring a punch with a wonderfully colonial name, "A Pleasant and Grateful Sort of Punch." This lime variation on punch is sure to please. We'll also try our hands at strawberry juleps, a sweeter variety of the more familiar mint julep.​ $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Participants must be 21+....

Kick Gas! EV Trivia & Comedy Night

Join Annapolis Green for a fun-filled trivia and comedy night as their six-month EV education program continues! Test drive your electric vehicle knowledge and play Fact or Fiction with questions brought to you by Kick Gas! Grand prize winner of Comedy Central’s national stand-up competition, comedian Robert Mac will be joining for a set! Robert Mac’s humor is described as clever jokes for clever folks! You are not going to want to miss this informative and entertaining EV event! There will also be EV experts on hand to help answer...

MHT Listening Session

Join MHT Director Elizabeth Hughes for a listening session on Friday, June 4 at 9:30am! MHT invites cultural heritage organizations and others involved in preservation around the state for a chat about the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the road to recovery. Feedback and the peer-to-peer exchange will help inform MHT's programs and technical assistance in the coming year. Space is limited so please register in advance.

Children’s Workshop: Mini Dinner Garden

Historic London Town and Gardens 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD, United States

The only thing more fun than eating your favorite food is growing it in your garden! Children will learn how to plant and care for their own miniature garden. Each child will leave the workshop with a hand-decorated pot containing plants to harvest for family dinners. You can select from two favorite foods: Pizza Garden: Basil, Oregano, Thyme Taco Garden: Cilantro, Chive, Jalapeno Pepper ​$25 for member children or $30 for non-member children. For children ages 6 – 12. Limited seats available. Pre-registration required. For the safety of participants and...

Secret Garden Tour

SGT Returns! Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 from noon to 5 pm  The 2021 tour features private gardens in the Historic District. Murray Hill, the area between West Street and Spa Creek, holds a beautiful collection of homes built in various periods and architectural styles. The 130-year-old community with its tree-lined streets is the perfect setting for an afternoon of garden exploration. All the gardens featured in 2021 epitomize the goals of the home gardener: to have a beautiful space filled with flowers, trees, shrubs, grasses, and other...

Secret Garden Tour

SGT Returns! Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 from noon to 5 pm  The 2021 tour features private gardens in the Historic District. Murray Hill, the area between West Street and Spa Creek, holds a beautiful collection of homes built in various periods and architectural styles. The 130-year-old community with its tree-lined streets is the perfect setting for an afternoon of garden exploration. All the gardens featured in 2021 epitomize the goals of the home gardener: to have a beautiful space filled with flowers, trees, shrubs, grasses, and other...

50th Anniversary Lecture Series: The Anne Arundel County Almshouse: Voices From the Lunacy Commission – SOLD OUT

Historic London Town and Gardens 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD, United States

Join London Town in celebrating our 50th anniversary with lectures highlighting our past and future. The heart of London Town’s historic area is the c.1760 William Brown House, a National Historic Landmark. Originally, the William Brown House began as an upscale tavern. After London Town’s heyday in the colonial era, it served as Anne Arundel County’s Almshouse from the mid-1820's until 1965. The Almshouse was intended to house people who were poor, elderly, or mentally ill, but it was often an unpleasant place, even having been described as an “Abode...