The mission of the Annapolis Juneteenth Celebration is to commemorate the emancipation of the last enslaved Africans in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived to Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued over two years prior, the news was withheld from many enslaved Africans. Today, we celebrate the freedom and continued legacy of resistance, empowerment, and community building. Come out and join us for our FREE 2nd annual parade and festival on Saturday, June 18, 2022! This year, there...

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for our inaugural Uncorked! Event on Saturday, June 18th at the Historic Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. Register for the 1:00pm, 3:00pm, or 5:00pm session. On our historic property dating back to 1753, learn about the history of Maryland wines during a curated food and wine tasting featuring Boordy Vineyards. Boordy holds the distinction of being Maryland’s oldest winery through their bonding in 1945. Tickets are $45 each or $80 for two and include the lecture, food and wine tasting, and a...

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for our inaugural Uncorked! Event on Saturday, June 18th at the Historic Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. Register for the 1:00pm, 3:00pm, or 5:00pm session. On our historic property dating back to 1753, learn about the history of Maryland wines during a curated food and wine tasting featuring Boordy Vineyards. Boordy holds the distinction of being Maryland’s oldest winery through their bonding in 1945. Tickets are $45 each or $80 for two and include the lecture, food and wine tasting, and a...

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for our inaugural Uncorked! Event on Saturday, June 18th at the Historic Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. Register for the 1:00pm, 3:00pm, or 5:00pm session. On our historic property dating back to 1753, learn about the history of Maryland wines during a curated food and wine tasting featuring Boordy Vineyards. Boordy holds the distinction of being Maryland’s oldest winery through their bonding in 1945. Tickets are $45 each or $80 for two and include the lecture, food and wine tasting, and a...

Explore the Hammond-Harwood House collection of nine elaborate clocks from the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. The tour begins with an in-depth history of timekeeping from sundials to Chinese water clocks. The invention of the pendulum in the 17th century modernized horological devices and a rising artisan class created clocks for elite and middle-class markets as consumer demand expanded. The tour will examine each item, admiring the individual creation of the piece, its decorative design, and the social history connected to it. You will come away from this experience...

At our next Earth Optimism webinar, hear from Atiya Wells, founder of the nonprofit Backyard Basecamp in Baltimore City. Atiya will highlight the importance of equity in landscape design, creation and community cultivation. With their BLISS Meadows project, Backyard Basecamp has reclaimed 10 acres of vacant land in their neighborhood to be used for environmental education and community greenspace, and to help communities of color reconnect with nature.

Over the course of four years, enslaved people worked to turn the Civil War into a freedom war. Slowly but surely, they pushed President Abraham Lincoln and his commanders in the field toward embracing emancipation as a war aim and to compel them to take the giant steps forward needed to abolish slavery once and for all. On June 19, 1865, the federal government finally met that objective, declaring slavery dead across the country. This momentous event marked a new birth of freedom—an occasion we now commemorate as Juneteenth. Registration...

Now is the time to take advantage of the many organizations that are focused on bringing about clean water in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Join to hear about funding options that you can take advantage of for a cleaner environment. Back by popular demand, the highly rated webinar series. Webinars are available for $15/session or register for all four for $50. Members are encouraged to use their member benefit code when registering to enjoy the series at no cost.

Participants will enjoy a 90-minute guided tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Make it extra special with Tea and a Tour! Hammond- Harwood House is proud to partner with Reynold’s Tavern of Annapolis. Reynold’s Taverns offers an extensive afternoon tea menu – a perfect pairing to enjoy before or after the Jane Austen Tour. Tours and tea are booked separately. Price: $12...

London Town welcomes Anne Arundel County Public Library!​ Families with young children enjoy a variety of stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities. Build early literacy skills and enjoy the beautiful sound and sensory garden at historic London Town in Edgewater, MD.​ This program is free and no admission fee will be charged.