Category: Just For Fun
4th Annual Pumpkin Fun Run
Mark your calendar for October 27, 2011 at 6:30pm. It’s time to break out those crazy costumes for the 4th Annual Pumpkin Fun Run at Fleet Feet Sports Annapolis! The Pumpkin Fun Run consists of a 4-mile run throughout the Eastport and Downtown Annapolis area. Participants are encouraged to wear their best and craziest costumes [...]
St. Andrew’s Episcopal To Hold Fundraiser
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7859 Tick Neck Road, Pasadena, will hold a quarter auction fundraiser for the church’s general funds on Friday, Dec. 2. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and games will begin at 7 p.m. Along with prizes from vendors such as Avon, Tupperware, Thirty One gifts, Celebrating Home, Pampered Chef, Tastefully [...]
Whole Foods AppleFest Extravaganza
Whole Foods Market is hosting an AppleFest! From juicy and aromatic apples to those that are fine textured, families and apple-enthusiasts can welcome the new fall season while sampling a variety of tasty apples and enjoying its culinary and crafty delights. Whether seeking heirlooms varietals or local picks, the in-store festivities will allow customers to [...]
Free Area Museums You Might Have Missed
Maryland’s free museums offer unique windows into art, history and culture-Span of free exhibits reveals Old Master paintings, Civil War sites, air technology and Chesapeake Bay heritage. For entertainment, education or sheer curiosity, visits to museums can be among the best values around. Museums that have free admission are downright bargains. That’s the message from [...]
Costumes For A Cause
The Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel County is once again proud to host Costumes for a Cause. This year’s event will take place from 7:00 p.m. to midnight on Thursday October 27th, at Wild Willy’s Rock House & Sports Saloon; located at 2072 Somerville Rd. in Parole. Advance tickets are $30.00 each and include a complimentary [...]
Fright Fest For Blood
As Six Flags America begins its annual Fright Fest Halloween Celebration, the Maryland theme park is bringing awareness to something much scarier than ghouls and zombies: empty blood banks. To combat the need for blood in Baltimore and Washington region, Six Flags America has teamed up with the American Red Cross (Greater Chesapeake Region), to [...]
750 Enjoy The 1st Harvest Beer Festival
About 750 people attended the 1st Harvest Beer Festival this past weekend! The event was held at Homestead Gardens and was a benefit to the Scenic Rivers Land Trust. Fifteen breweries were represented and were offering samples of 44 distinct beers ranging from the locally names Silopanna Wit beer from the Fordham Brewing Company to [...]
Baysox Introduce Psycho Safari Haunted House
The Bowie Baysox and Tulip Gulch Productions announce today a terrifying new adventure at Prince George’s Stadium. The Psycho Safari is a haunted attraction open to thrill-seekers starting Friday, Sept. 30, and continuing every Friday and Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, Oct. 30, and Halloween Monday, Oct. 31. Tulip Gulch Productions produces the [...]
Got Tomatos Tomatoes?
The sun finally came out of hiding just prior to the 3rd Annual Tomato Festival at Homestead Gardens. The event, held Saturday from noon to 6pm, was a rousing success and a lot of fun. OK, so a Tomato Festival may not sound terribly exciting; and if you had that impression, you would be mistaken. [...]
Junior League 5K Coming Up
Junior League of Annapolis, Inc. invites the community to participate in its fifth annual Volunteers on the Run 5K at the Red Maple Pavilion at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 8:30 AM. The event is sponsored by Mairead M. O’Reilly, DDS, MS Orthodontics. Online registration for Volunteers on the [...]
Cars 2 To Be Shown Under The Stars At AACC
Kids of all ages will enjoy a family-friendly night out on Friday, Sept. 16, as the Anne Arundel Community College Student Association Campus Activities Board presents “Cars 2” for its fall “Movies Under the Stars” event. The rated G, animated Disney movie starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Cade Center for Fine Arts amphitheater on [...]
Key School To Host 5K/10K Run
The annual Key School 5K/10K Run and Family Fun Run will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2011, in Hillsmere Shores. Sponsored by the Key School Parents’ Association, the races will begin at 9:00 AM at the School’s campus, 534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis. Runners will wind their way through the scenic community of Hillsmere Shores [...]
Bello Machre’s 27th Annual Golf Tournament
Bello Machre is looking for golfers and sponsors to participate in its 27th Annual Golf Tournament to be held September 21, 2011, at Queenstown Harbor, Queenstown, Maryland, benefiting children and adults with developmental disabilities. Easy online information, registration, and sponsorship opportunities are available at http://www.bellomachre.org/events/golf_tournament.php. Dr. Robert Ireland, President and CEO of Bello Machre, stated, [...]
HGTV’s “Bang For Your Buck” Wants You
Have you recently renovated your Coastal Style Great Room? Do you think your renovation deserves to win a generous grand prize?! Then HGTV is looking for you! Home & Garden Television’s BANG FOR YOUR BUCK is new and improved, and currently looking for enthusiastic homeowners in the Annapolis area RIGHT NOW! Each episode will tour [...]
Oh Nah Uh
It has come to my attention that it does not matter if you work at Ruth’s Chris or McDonald’s, there are always going to be customers that try to scam the system. Take for example a situation I encountered recently at work: Imagine a bustling Saturday night, people crammed into our small waiting area by [...]
Encore Chorale Announces Fall Season
Calling all former high school and college choristers, church, synagogue and community choral singers! Come experience a rehearsal with the dynamic Encore Chorale conducted by Jeanne Kelly, past conductor of the United States Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club, Georgetown University Concert Choir and Senior Singers’ Chorales of the Levine School of Music. Singers improve their [...]
Maryland Brewer’s Cup August 23rd
First Annual Maryland Brewer’s Cup, Tuesday, August 23 6:30-8:30pm: Join Heavy Seas and Flying Dog Breweries aboard a fun match race aboard two identical 74-foot schooners on the Chesapeake Bay. Buy a ticket aboard your favorite brewery’s boat! Beer from your favorite brewery will be aboard while racing under full sail. During the race, passengers [...]
First Sunday Arts Festival Heats Up In August
Summer is prime season for visits to Historic Downtown Annapolis. This is the perfect season for farmers markets on City Dock, eating ice cream on Main Street and taking in the First Sunday Arts Festivals and cafes on Calvert and West Streets. The August First Sunday Arts festival is Sunday August 7th from noon to [...]
All Children’s Chorus Of Annapolis Offers Musical Summer Camp
The All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis (ACCA) will offer a summer chorus camp from August 15-19th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s camp “Give My Regards to Broadway” will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 31 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis (Adjacent to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium). Activities will include: singing, dancing, solo [...]
Free Football Clinic At Boys & Girls Club
On Saturday, July 16th, local youth are invited to attend the Nike Factory Store/BGCAA Football Clinic at the Boys & Girls Club at Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park in Annapolis. The Clinic is from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is both free and open to the public. The Clinic will be led by a [...]
Comedy Festival In Annapolis This Week
<–please share the yuks with all your friends on facebook (you have them right?) and followers on twitter by clicking the icons to the left! The Annapolis Comedy Festival is rolling into town this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 14th to 16th. No need to head to DC or Baltimore because this time, the comedy [...]
An Irish Time Was Had By All
<–Please share this good time with your facebook friends, twitter followers, and with everyone on google by clicking the icons to the left! UPDATED: Here is the online gallery of all the photos we took on Saturday! Are you anywhere in there? The First Annual Irish Festival was an unqualified success! While some reports peg [...]
