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This Mother's Day, why buy your mom a bouquet when you can make one together? In this hour-long class, you'll enjoy mimosas and learn how to create beautiful arrangements for bouquets, centerpieces, wreaths, and more. While enjoying time with mom (or your bestie!), you'll each craft a gorgeous centerpiece to take home. Ages 21+ Members: […]
A tradition for over 40 years, the William Paca Garden Plant Sale provides the opportunity to take home a piece of history. HA volunteers personally raise over 8,000 plants – perennials, annuals, trees, vines, and vegetable starts – that represent the best of the old and the new. This year, you’ll find perennial offerings focused […]
The Annearrundell County Free School was established by the Colonial Assembly almost 300 years ago. Each of the then twelve existing counties in the state were expected to build a one-room schoolhouse with taxpayer money going for the purchase of the land and building of the schoolhouse. Students paid a tuition and one of the […]
The War of 1812 is the most misunderstood war in American history. But it turns out to have been nothing short of momentous, explains University of Maryland historian Richard Bell. Fought on three fronts, including on the streets of Washington, DC, the War of 1812 unfolded on a grand continental canvas. Like the American Revolution […]
Whether you’re a CEO, Executive Director, Board Chair, or Board member, your goal is the same: How can you build the best, most effective nonprofit board for your organization? The best boards include members who bring a breadth of diverse skills, talents and lived experiences. Whether your organization is small or large, all nonprofit organizations seek to […]
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, in honor of the Naval Academy Commissioning, we'll follow the history of gin and explore the role sailors played in […]
Local artist Cynthia Shumaker joins us to lead a special Botanical Watercolor Workshop in the William Paca House Garden. Participants will learn the basics of working in watercolor and about expression through the watercolor medium as they complete a floral piece of art. All levels of experience are welcome! This creative workshop is a perfect […]
In this program, you’ll learn the history behind a popular colonial food and try your hand at making it. This month we’ll make non-alcoholic Syllabub, a frothy, fruity dessert drink. Participants must be 8+; children under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Ingredients: heavy whipping cream, apple juice, lemons, sugar Members: $13 Non-Members: […]
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Galesville Community Center's May Day event is just around the corner. It will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the newly renovated Galesville Hot Sox Baseball Field at Wilson Park, . There will be fun for the whole family! Traditionally, May Day was a May 1st celebration […]
Join us for an afternoon of poetry with Maggie Benshaw, Poet Laureate of Annapolis in the picturesque Paca Garden. Participants will have the opportunity to compose their own poems in our beautiful garden oasis, and then present their poetry to the audience during our special poetry open mic. (This event has been rescheduled from April […]
The Plant Sale is going hybrid! Following our in-person sale on Mother’s Day Weekend, HA is pleased to be able to offer remaining plant inventory for sale online. The online store will open at 10 am on Monday, May 22 at annapolis.org/shop. The online store will be available for shopping until 8 pm on Thursday, […]