Category: LIFE IN THE AREA
Milkshake To Perform Before Baysox Game
The Bowie Baysox have announced a special pregame concert by Grammy-nominated kids rock group Milkshake at Prince George’s Stadium on Saturday, June 2, before the team takes on the Reading Phillies at 6:35 p.m., followed by fireworks after the game. The fun for kids and family will begin when gates open for the concert [...]
ImPACT Workshop Held By Righttime Medical Care
HeadFirst Sports Injury and Concussion Care, a program of Righttime Medical Care, hosted its first ImPACT Workshop on Saturday, May 5, at the Severn School in Severna Park, Md. Jamie Pardini, Ph.D., (pictured at left with Robert G. Graw, Jr., Righttime’s chief executive officer) neuropsychologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, discussed the ImPACT [...]
Girl Scouts To Be Locked In Baysox Stadium
The Bowie Baysox announce today a Girl Scout Lock-In at Prince George’s Stadium Friday, June 1, as the team takes on the Reading Phillies at 7:05 p.m. The lock-in features discounted tickets for scouts and their parents, games and activities on the concourse and the option to camp out in the outfield. Scouts and [...]
Melissa Parker Joins Champion Realty In Annapolis
Champion Realty has announced that Melissa Parker has joined the company as a sales associate in their Annapolis office at 711 Bestgate Road, where she will focus on residential properties. Previously Parker specialized in new-home sales, selling more than $40 million in homes over three years, from condominiums to single-family homes, luxury properties and waterfront. [...]
This Week In Volunteering
Many Volunteer positions are available through the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County. If you do not see an opportunity below that fits your needs, contact the Volunteer Center at info@volunteerannearundel.org or 410-897-9207. Check our Website: www.VolunteerAnneArundel.org. A few current volunteer opportunities are listed below. Alzheimer’s Association The Alzheimer’s Association is a nonprofit organization which seeks to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through [...]
Who Is Playing The Annapolis Irish Festival
We have been doling out plenty of free tickets to the Annapolis Irish Festival on our Facebook page, Twitter feed, and to our newsletter subscribers. But just what is Irish music of today? For those who don’t know, sit back, relax, tap your toes and take a look and listen to some of the acts [...]
Squirrels Outduel Baysox
Kickham picked up his second win of the season allowing just six hits with four strikeouts and no walks. On the other side, Zach Clark worked five shutout innings to begin the game, but in the sixth, Johnny Monell led off with a solo home run to put Richmond in front 1-0. Then in the [...]
Strawberry Festival At Historic Benson-Hammond House
The Ann Arrundell County Historical Society, Inc. will hold its 22nd Annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic Benson-Hammond House, an interpretive truck farm museum, 7101 Aviation Boulevard. The Festival celebrates the rich agricultural history of Anne Arundel County in the production of strawberries for [...]
Annapolis Arts Alliance; Business Of Art Seminar, May 17th
The Annapolis Arts Alliance and Quiet Waters Park will co-sponsor another in the series of seminars on the business of art. The event takes place on May 17, 2012, 5:00-7:30 P.M. in the gallery at Quiet Waters Park. The seminar, “Creating Income,” will feature three l ocal artists speaking on how they do it: Mike [...]
Let’s Celebrate – All Children’s Chorus Of Annapolis’ Spring Concert
The All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis (ACCA) will celebrate the end of their season with their annual Let’s Celebrate concert. The event will take place on Saturday, May 12 at Calvary United Methodist Church starting at 7 p.m. The church is located at 301 Roscoe Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland. The ACCA training chorus, treble chorus [...]
R2Hop2 Beer & Music Festival: Are You Going?
The Fordham and Old Dominion Brewing Company has begun the countdown to R2Hop2, their first beer and music festival, on May 19, 2012. Featuring the live music of four Anne Arundel area bands, Bond and Bentley, Pasadena, the Grilled Lincolns, and The Rovers, this event will appeal to a broad range of audiences. Children under [...]
French Schooners To Visit USNA
Two French Navy Schooners will dock at the U.S. Naval Academy Saturday, May 12 through Wednesday, May 16 as a part of the 200thanniversary celebration for the War of 1812. The schooners will be open to the public Sunday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 15 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. – [...]
50% Off 2012 Wingstock Festival Tickets
Today only, you can purchase your 2012 Chesapeake Wingstock Festival tickets for half off! The Chesapeake Wingstock Festival 2012 is a community festival on June 9th at YMCA Camp Letts in Edgewater Maryland. The event will include fun for the entire family, a “Best Wings” in the Chesapeake Region contest, Wing Eating contest, great music [...]
Baysox Win 3rd Straight Game
After giving up a three-run lead, the Bowie Baysox (15-18) scored four runs in the 11thinning to beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels (16-18) 7-3 on Thursday night. With one out in the 11th, Steven Bumbry singled, Jonathan Schoop doubled and L.J. Hoes was intentionally walked to load up the bases with one out. Brandon Waring [...]
Better Living Through Chemistry
Hollywood has invaded Annapolis. The film, Better Living Through Chemistry is currently filming in and around Annapolis through June. According to IMDB, the film is about a straight-laced pharmacist’s uneventful life that spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs [...]
Baysox To Promote Safe Boating
The Bowie Baysox have announced Boating Safety Day at Prince George’s Stadium, Thursday, May 24, as the Baysox take on the Richmond Flying Squirrels at 7:05 p.m. In an effort to encourage safety during National Boating Safe Week, which runs from May 19-25, the Maryland Natural Resources Police will be teaching kids how to [...]
Farmers Market To Open At Clock Tower Place
Local growers will be selling their products directly to the public in an open air setting. This market will be held every Friday from 4 – 7 pm until the end of October. “Buying from local growers guarantees that you are getting the freshest possible fruits, vegetables, and food products. It is also a “green” [...]
USNA Commissioning Week 2012 Information
For the convenience of family, friends and visitors during the traditional Herndon Climb, May 22, and Commissioning Week, May 23-29, the Naval Academy will provide free, daily shuttle buses; a dedicated phone number for schedule of events information; weather-related updates; television broadcast; and webcasting of the graduation and commissioning ceremony. You can print out a pocket [...]
TriRock Race To Close Roads On Saturday
The TriRock Triathalon is being held at City Dock and along Route 450, Rowe Blvd and Randall, King George, Bladen, and Main Streets this Saturday morning, May 12. Streets will be closed at 6:00 AM. They will reopen after the race has passed, with many streets reopening by 10:45 AM. Dock Street will not reopen [...]
Herndon Climb Scheduled For May 22nd
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2015’s Herndon monument climb will begin at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 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 [...]
Righttime Medical Care Redesigns Annapolis Office
Righttime Medical Care has opened its newly expanded Annapolis Care Center at 2114 General’s Highway. Located across from Westfield Annapolis Mall, the Care Center has been extensively renovated to double its original size. The redesign allows providers a more efficient space to care for patients with resources that include an orthopedic room with a mini [...]
St. John’s College’s Mitchell Gallery Awarded National Accreditation
The Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College has achieved accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. AAM Accreditation signifies a museum meets and often exceeds the standards and best practices of the museum field; it is the field’s primary vehicle for quality assurance, self-regulation, and public accountability. [...]
