Entertainment
First Sunday Arts Festival: June 2nd
Join us in Annapolis, Maryland for the 2013 First Sunday Arts Festival on June 2. For five hours – from noon until five — a portion of historic West Street above State Circle is closed to cars and transforms into a fun festival of live music, dance, art and crafts. The Festival, which continues around [...]
Photos: Day 2 Of The Chesapeake Bay Blues Fest
The Rain Gods smiled upon the Blues on Sunday. While the perpetually-wrong weather forecasters stuck with their 60% chance of rain, the show went on under cloudy skies that gave way to glorious sunshine, Mavis Staples and Bonnie Raitt who closed out the 2013 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival. All Images © 2013, Wendy Marxen for Eye [...]
War Of 1812 Exhibit Opens At CBMM
A new major exhibit entitled “Navigating Freedom: The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake” opened May 11 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD. This exhibit explores the impact of the War of 1812 on the people of the Chesapeake––black and white Americans, militiamen, Baltimore merchants, and British sailors—who found opportunity [...]
American Chopper’s Call Before You Dig Motorcycle At Bello Machre’s Every Step Counts 2013
Bello Machre is honored to announce that the unique 811 – Call Before You Dig motorcycle, constructed by Paul Teutel on Discovery Channel’s American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior will be at Every Step Counts Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Anne Arundel Community College. Dr. Robert T. Ireland, President and CEO, stated, “We are so excited [...]
USNA Music Festival
The Naval Academy Band will present a Commissioning Week Music Festival featuring the Electric Brigade and the Crabtowne Stompers Wednesday, May 22, from 2-3:45 p.m. on Ingram Field. The festival is free and open to the public. Rooted in the original New Orleans jazz music of the early 1900s, the Crabtowne Stompers fuses its music [...]
Preakness Fun For All
Pitbull, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Oxbow all came out on top in the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in the Triple Crown series of races. Unfortunately, with Oxbow winning, we will go, yet another year without a Triple Crown Winner. Affirmed was the last horse to do it, and that [...]
Annapolis Maritime Museum: Boats Of The Bay
At a recent reception to open the show, two local artists tied for the People’s Choice award. Artist Lee Boynton with his winning entry At Rest and artist Carolyn Councell with her winning entry Force 3. The show at the Annapolis Maritime Museum features the works of 13 local artists with their interpretation of boats on the [...]
Bowtie Cinemas Offers Free Summer Flicks
Bow Tie Cinemas invites all area moms, dads, caregivers and children to their annual 2013 Kids FREE Summer Film Series. The series will run from June 25th to August 21st at the Harbour 9 theater in the Harbour Center on Route 2. Doors open at 9 a.m. The 9 week series schedule is below: June [...]
A Little Rain Not Enough To Cool Down The 1st Day Of The Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
The skies were cloudy, the temperatures dipped. The rain even moved in for a brief time. But it was not enough to kill the heat being thrown off from the Chesapeake bay Blues Festival being held at Sand Point State Park. The first day of the festival opened with local (Washington) band Bad Influence with [...]
Herndon Climb On Monday
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2016’s Herndon monument climb will begin at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 20, near the front of the Naval Academy Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Each year, the roughly 1,000 members of the academy’s plebe (freshman) class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon [...]
Night At The Races Scheduled For Bowie Baysox
The Baysox will celebrate Bowie’s illustrious horse racing history during A Night at the Races Saturday, May 25 at Prince George’s Stadium, during a game against the Trenton Thunder at 6:35 p.m. The city of Bowie has a long history of successful studs in terms of both horses – like the first father-son Triple Crown [...]
Annapolis Maritime Museum Announces Summer Concert Series
Annapolis Maritime Museum’s 13th Annual Summer Concert Series kicks off with the “smarts & soul” of Dan Haas, ends with funk and soul of Raw Hands. The concerts are held on Thursdays between June 20th and August 8th from 7-8:30pm (No concert on July 4). Admission is free, but a $10 donation to the museum [...]
All Childrens’ Chorus of Annapolis Wraps Up Season
The All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis (ACCA) will celebrate the end of their season with their annual Let’s Celebrate concert, themed “I Dream A World” featuring music from around the globe in several languages. The event will take place on Saturday, May 18 at Robert E. Kauffman Theatre at the Pascal Center, Anne Arundel Community [...]
Posh Pet Sessions Support Companions For Heroes
Linda McCarthy of Visual Concepts Photography, Davidsonville, MD and Elizabeth Chaney of Perfect Pet Resort, Lothian, MD announce the launch of an upcoming fundraiser—2014 Posh Pets Calendar– to benefit Companions for Heroes. All dog lovers are invited to schedule a portrait sitting for their pup or pups and all portraits will be considered for the [...]
The Annapolis Arts & Crafts Festival Featuring Maryland Wines
A Celebration of The Arts and Wine! The fourth annual Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival is a two-day, outdoor celebration of wine and the arts, June 8-9, 2013, at The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The times of the event are: Sat: 10-6 pm and Sun: 10-5 pm. View the juried works of 200 [...]
Tee One Up For The Light House
On Monday, June 10th, 2013, the Friends of the Light House will host the 10th Annual Golf Tournament at Old South Country Club in Lothian, Md. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Light House: A Homeless Prevention Support Center in Annapolis, Maryland. The festivities will begin with a light breakfast at the Old South [...]
Providence Center Announces Annual Golf Tourney
Providence Center, a non-profit organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities, announced today that Severna Park-based Moran Insurance will once again serve as presenting sponsor for Providence Center’s 2013 Golf Classic. Chiron Technology Services, Inc., a Columbia-based cyber security and technology company, will also serve as presenting sponsor. This will be Providence Center’s 21st Annual [...]
Taylor Swift Charms Audiences At Verizon Center
Most locals know when driving by the Washington Capital’s home arena the Verizon Center you shouldn’t be surprised to see the streets crowded with fans “Rockin’ the Red”. But this slogan took on a whole new meaning this weekend when most of the usual fans were at home and replaced by young teen girls sporting bright red [...]
Annapolis Youth Chorus To Present Free Concert
It’s all about the kids when The Annapolis Youth Chorus presents its spring concert on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at St. Anne’s Church in Annapolis. Joining the group for this finale are the Annapolis Chorale Chamber Chorus, baritone Nathan Wyatt and Live Arts Maryland Music Director J. Ernest Green. The AYC will perform selections from [...]
The Shindig Coming To Baltimore September 14th
24-7 Entertainment, the long time Maryland promoter, is proud to introduce The Shindig. The Shindig is Baltimore’s latest Music Festival and will be ushering out the summer in style with your favorite bands spanning several decades. The Shindig will be held at Carroll Park in Historic Pigtown on Saturday, September 14. The Lineup The eclectic lineup [...]
National Juried Exhibition And Fundraiser At St. John’s Mitchell Gallery
The Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College will celebrate its recent accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums with its first national juried exhibition, “Less is More: Small Works in a Great Space,” on view from May 30 to June 19. A gala preview opening, where guests will have the first opportunity to purchase the [...]
We <3 The Blues At Rams Head On Stage
One might think it is blues month at Rams Head On Stage. This month brings a host of blues music from new to the legends. Right here in our own back yard! This photo of Robert Johnson is one of my favorites and truly captures the spirit of the early, “Deep South” Blues, and is [...]
