Annapolis Maritime Museum's 2022 Winter Lecture Series Join Annapolis Maritime Museum virtually for their annual winter lecture series hosted over Zoom. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on eight diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science and maritime art. Admission is $10 per person for non-members and FREE for First Mate and above members. Presenter: Greg Kearns | Senior Park Naturalist – Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission Explore osprey biology on the Patuxent River, diet behavior and threats to population The provision...

Join us on select Tuesday mornings for storytime and fun activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones (3-7 years) with a book reading, song, craft/art project, and free time in the garden. This Week's Book: Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes Juno Valentine’s cherished shoes don’t light up, they are not fancy, and they are a little boring. One day she stumbles into a magical closet filled with shoes! Join us as we celebrate “International Women’s Month” by...

Four Rivers Heritage Area is pleased to announce a webinar on Interpretive Signage that will take place via zoom. “Interpretive Signage Projects: Beginner to Advanced,” will feature panelists David J. Guiney (Interpretive Direction, LLC), Jane Cox (Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section), Marcie Taylor-Thoma (Maryland Council for Civic and History Education), Janice Hayes-Williams (Anne Arundel County Dept. of Recreation and Parks), and Andrew Arvizu (Maryland Heritage Areas Program). Please send an e-mail to [email protected] to receive the meeting link. This webinar grew out of discussions by the Four Rivers Board of Directors...

Join this panel of distinguished guests as they address the process, aesthetics, and traditions of art outside the academic tradition, in “Pictures from the Edge.” American Visionary Art Museum Director Rebecca A. Hoffberger Curator and Tutor Emeritus John Verdi Cultural Historian Jennifer Donnelly (A96) Interim Director of the Mitchell Gallery Lucinda Edinberg

Historic Annapolis celebrates the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Year, marking 200 years since her birth in Dorchester County. Maryland’s Eastern Shore was home to two American heroes of the first order in Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman and antislavery activist Frederick Douglass. In this presentation, award-winning writer and storyteller Jim Duffy shares keystone stories from the very different journeys those two took out of bondage and into the history books. Learn, too, about other, lesser known champions of freedom from here in our own backyard. Along the way, Duffy will share...

Youngsters apprenticed to a number of trades in Colonial London Town. Join us as we try our hands at carpentry, tailoring, bookkeeping, and more!​ $8 for member children ages 6-12 $10 for non-member children ages 6-12

Sold Out In-person. Virtual Only. Join the Captain Avery Museum for this exciting series! Programs begin each Wednesday at 11:30 am, followed by a luncheon of delicious soup, bread, dessert, tea & coffee. Members $100 for Series; $25 for individual luncheons. Non-Members $120 for Series; $28 for individual luncheons. MARCH 9 'Bloodroot' Daniel V. Meier, Author Daniel V. Meier, author of "Bloodroot' served in the United States Navy and has worked as a teacher, journalist, flight instructor and aviation safety inspector. He is also the author of 'Dung Beetles' and...

Youngsters apprenticed to a number of trades in Colonial London Town. Join us as we try our hands at carpentry, tailoring, bookkeeping, and more!​ $8 for member children ages 6-12 $10 for non-member children ages 6-12

The story of seventeenth-century Maryland is given little recognition in American history and yet it is one of high relevance. In this presentation, some of the many findings about Maryland are considered, including the decades-long archaeological search for its first capital of St. Mary’s City. History and Archaeology provide distinct insights about the past and when combined, a much fuller understanding of this new immigrant society that formed along the Chesapeake Bay may be obtained. As with all human endeavors, early Maryland was a mixture of the positive and the...

London Town is proud to be a sponsor of Unity Gardens' Annual Speaker Event: Plant This, Not That! ​ Any yard can be a mecca for songbirds, pollinators, and beneficial insects if you make the right plant choices. But let’s face it, if you’ve already got an existing landscape, it’s hard to know where to start. Our presenter, Shari Wilson, writes a weekly blog showcasing beautiful native landscapes and advising gardeners on common native plant swaps for boxwoods, crape myrtles, liriope and other standbys that many of us inherited with our...