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.
“Perspectivas Latinas”/ “Latinx Perspectives” is an exhibition exploring the complexity within the social, cultural, political construct and artistic identities of Latin American Art. The exhibition features work by 19 local Latinx artists creating in different genres. The exhibition includes paintings, printmaking, sculpture, assemblage video and mixed media installation art. The dialogue of this collection of works is interconnected by common threads that reveal a powerful tapestry of life experiences supported conceptually and esthetically. As the viewer travels through the gallery space, they will be confronted by complex narratives layered by...
The fun of our summer concert series will continue this fall at our Park Campus (located at 7300 Edgewood Rd in Annapolis). Join us on Thursdays in September from 6 to 8 p.m. for music by the Bay! Listen to tunes from Eastport Oyster Boys at our Park Campus. Concerts are free; however, donations are gratefully accepted. Beer and wine are available for purchase. Beverage sales support the Museum’s education program. No outside alcohol is permitted. Food trucks will be on site. Bring a chair for seating.
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. This month we'll be enjoying the fruits of the harvest with Syllabub, a frothy cream dream, and Stone Fence, a spiced, spiked cider. Participants must be 21+ Pre-registration required. Space is limited. $25 for members $33 for non-members
Hurricanes were a new phenomenon for Europeans when they arrived in the New World, but they quickly became a defining (and terrifying) feature of the life in colonial British America. This was especially the case for colonists who ventured to the Caribbean and the southeastern mainland coast. This lecture with Matt Mulcahy of Loyola University will explore the English encounter with hurricanes, their impact on the development of colonial societies, how colonists made sense of these events, and what accommodations they made in response to the storms over time. The focus...
The Plant Sale is an important fundraiser for London Town. All proceeds go to support the gardens at London Town. More information to be announced later this summer! Free for everyone.
Do you want to linger over blooms at the plant sale without the constant question of "Are we done yet???" from the kiddos? Drop them off with us! While you shop the sale, your kids (ages 5-12) will make their own upcycled, resin magnets from the bounty of our gardens. For children ages 5-12. $10 for member kids $13 for non-member kids
Join Dr. Julie Rose, Marietta House Museum director & Hammond-Harwood House Trustee, for an African American History 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...
Do you like old maps? If you do, you’ll want to visit the GHS Museum on Sunday, September 18th 2-4 pm. On display will be the Hopkins 1878 atlas of Anne Arundel County with a 24 x 15 inch map of each of the districts. It’s a great way to see how much the county has changed from its more rural past to its more suburban present. In addition, a display of historical maps will illustrate Galesville’s growth from colonial times to the 20th century. Experience Galesville’s maritime history and...
Join Ballet Theatre of Maryland for Ballet in the Garden at the Hammond-Harwood House Museum. Ballet in the Garden will feature our dancers in an intimate environment in the gardens of the Hammond Harwood House. From the dancers to the beautiful surrounding landscape and historic building in the heart of Annapolis, this will be one performance you do not want to miss! This is a VIP event with special pricing for BTM and Hammond Harwood House subscribers/members. Wine is included in the ticket price. Price: $75 | Members: $55