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Kids’Art features the following:

The Children’s Theatre of Annapolis – Let CTA Second Stage entertain you! The brand-new traveling troupe from Children’s Theatre of Annapolis presents “Broadway Bound,” a musical revue featuring classic and modern Broadway tunes, sure to get your feet tapping. Sing along as local teens serenade you with songs such as “Lullaby of Broadway” (42nd Street), “For Good” (Wicked), and “No Day but Today” (Rent). CTA, established in 1959, produces three mainstage productions each year and offers a variety of educational workshops, classes and camps to Chesapeake-region families, allowing children ages 5 to 18 learn the ins and outs of singing, dancing, acting, technical skills and more.

Visit www.childrenstheatreofannapolis.org for more about CTA, Second Stage and our 2013-2014 season. CTA will perform on Saturday.

The Stageworkz Performance Company: Under the artistic direction of Vicki Smith, owner,The Stageworkz Performance Company will entertain as their talented group of young performers light up the stage. The 30 minute revue will dazzle audiences with songs and dances that are appropriate for all ages. The company is based out of the Stageworkz Theatre Arts Project in Millersville, Md., with performers ranging in age from 8 to 18.  They receive professional training in all genres of dance, voice, musical theatre performance, and narrative acting. They will perform on Saturday.

Bates Middle School Performing and Visual Arts Poster Contest Winners:

View the winning posters of the “Annapolis: The Arts” contest. They were judged on creativity and originality; quality of artistic composition and overall design based on the theme “Annapolis: The Arts.” All of the entries demonstrate outstanding examples of art employing many different genres and varied media.

Crystalooneys Creative Arts: Crystalloneys Creative Arts will be offering elaborate, henna tattoos and glitter tattoos for all ages as well as story time and songs by the a Crystalonneys Fairy. The creative mind behind the business is Christalene Karaiskakis, a multi-faceted visual artist born in South Africa, raised in Melbourne, Australia, and is Greek Cypriot.  Through her worldly travels, she has evolved into a passionate and intuitive artist. Her visions, feelings, experiences, as well as the artistry of the indigenous people of Australia greatly influence her works. They will perform both days.

“Roll Up “N Dye:” “I have always loved tie dye, performance, art, teaching, creating, and empowering others,” says Erin Cassell, owner of Roll Up ‘N Dye. “I use the best quality dyes both when I teach, and when I create pieces. These fiber reactive permanent dyes will not bleed or fade over time. Tie dye is beautiful, colorful, and a fun and creative art.” Visit Erin and her staff at the Kids’Art area and have fun making and purchasing your own tie dye shirt — or purchase from the assortment of clothing she has already created. They will be available both days.

Well-known for its maritime culture, colonial heritage and charming downtown shopping district on the Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis was named one of the nation’s Top 25 Arts Destinations in AmericanStyle magazine’s 12th Annual Arts Designation Poll. Winning cities were ranked for the high quality of their art galleries, festivals and events and for their warm welcome to art collectors and arts tourists.

The Navy-Marine Corps Stadium has ample parking, which makes it the ideal venue for the Festival. Directions: take Rt. 50 to Annapolis, take exit 24 (Rowe Blvd) and make the second right onto Taylor Ave. to the entrance at Gate 5. Parking is $5.00 per car.

Plenty of nearby hotel accommodations in every price range, continuous shuttle bus service to downtown and all of the many shops, restaurants and attractions of historic Annapolis are just some of the amenities visitors will enjoy while visiting the City of Annapolis for the weekend.  Check the festival website at www.annapolisartsandcraftsfestival.com or the Visitor’s Bureau website at: www.visitannapolis.org for suggestions on lodging.

Admission for the Arts, Crafts, and Wine Festival is $30.00. This entitles the ticket holder to wine tastings and purchases of wine as well as strolling among 200 arts and crafts exhibitors. Non-tasting tickets are $8.00 and ages 12 to 18 are $5.00. Children under 12 are free. Parking is $5.00 per car.

The Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival is produced by City Dock Productions, an event management company with more than 36 years of experience presenting arts and crafts festivals, music festivals, wine festivals and other consumer product shows and public events.

For details, visit www.annapolisartscraftsandwinefestival.com or call 410.263.4012.

Upon arrival crews determined that the unidentified male had fallen off a sailboat and died. Anne Arundel County EMS recovered the body. We will update this story as more details are available.

During a search of the building, firefighters located and rescued an unconscious 52 year-old female from a second floor bathroom.  The patient was then transported to the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis with serious, life-threatening injuries.  A total of 23 firefighters were able to bring this fire under control at 2:20 p.m.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no additional injuries were reported.  The total estimated damages to the home were not available.

Source: AACoFD

In addition, the Stroke Center was awarded the “Extraordinary Advances in Patient and Family Centered Care” Award through the generosity of an endowment from Dick and Janet Davidson.  Davidson is former CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA), serving from 1991 to 2007.

The scholarships are endowed through donations to the AAMC Foundation from individual and corporate supporters. They are designed to encourage and support AAMC employees currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate nursing programs.

“These scholarships will make a difference not only in the lives of the recipients, but they will have a lasting impact on our patients whose lives are touched by a nurse each and every day,” said Sherry Perkins, PhD, RN, chief nursing officer and chief operating officer, AAMC.

The Nursing Scholarship Endowment began in 1990 as a memorial to Marlene Reiter, a registered nurse at AAMC. Since then, and the AAMC Foundation has established an endowment fund, which has grown to $2 million and has distributed nearly $400,000 to 123 AAMC recipients by donations from community leaders and corporations.

Scholarship recipients are chosen by a committee that includes nurse managers, previous scholarship recipients, AAMC Foundation and other leaders within the organization.

This year’s recipients are:

• Sandra Aran of Severn – Sheehy Nursing $5,000 Scholarship
• Janet Ascione of Annapolis– Community Fund Nursing $5,000 Scholarship Award
• Amanda Brady of Owings– Al & Mary Vittek $5,000 Nursing Advancement Fund
• Stacey Cole of Davidsonville– John W. Gosselin$5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Courtney Dupcak of Arnold– Izzo & Patane $5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Silvia Faria of Annapolis– Gus & Marjorie Berlitz $5,000 Charitable Trust for Nursing Advancement & Excellence
• Erin Freitas of Gambrills– AAMC Medical Staff $5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Dorothy Gallion of Annapolis– Gordon & Jean Wells $5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Stephanie Harmon of Arnold– Shelley Alion and Robert Welch $5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Alison Meador of Dunkirk– George and Patricia Benson$5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Jennifer Smell of Odenton– Lillian Edgerton Lewis $5,000 Scholarship
• Kenya Smith of Upper Marlboro– Balfe Clifford $5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Rachel Turner of Annapolis– Shirley A. Wheeler $5,000 Nursing Scholarship
• Charlotte Wallace of Arnold– $5,000 Grow-A- Nurse Scholarship

In addition to the scholarship recipients, the nurses took the time at the dinner to honor their outstanding partners with awards:

• Bruce Bolten, MD, OB Hospitalist— Outstanding Physician Partner
• AAMC Auxiliary— Clinical Colleague Excellence Award

Hannah and Matthew LeBlanc

An Annapolis High School student-teacher with the University of Maryland was killed this weekend in a traffic accident in the town of Deerfield, outside of Madison, Wisconsin. Hanna LeBlanc and her husband, were stopped at an intersection in their vehicle and were hit by another vehicle as they attempted to cross the highway.

Both were taken to the University of Wisconsin Hospital where Ms. LeBlanc passed away and her husband remains in critical condition according to The Courier. The LeBlancs had been married almost 2-years.

Annapolis High School sent home a letter last night advising the students and staff of her death.  LeBlanc has made quite a mark on Annapolis High School and was loved by her students and respected by her peers.

Though Ms. LeBlanc had been with our school only since August, she was very popular not only among the math students she taught but among our entire student body and faculty. Ms. LeBlanc had an ability to see the positive in every person she met, and quickly came to love our school, staff, and students. She absolutely loved what she did here, and often arrived early and stayed late because she was so dedicated and passionate about what she was doing. She was here just a short time, but made an enormous impact on us all.

The school is making counselors available to students as needed.

The Herndon Monument Climb is the traditional culmination of plebe year at the Naval Academy. Demonstrating the teamwork and perseverance they have learned during their first year at the Academy, the plebes build a human pyramid to remove the “Dixie Cup” hat at the top of the lard-covered monument and replace it with an upperclassman’s hat.

The monument is 21 feet tall and is covered with 50 pounds of lard (Crisco) by midshipmen of the 1st Company. The first recorded time was the Class of 1965 with a time of 3 minutes. The fastest time was accomplished by the Class of 1972 in 1 minute, 30 seconds (no grease). The longest time goes to the Class of 1998 which took more than 4 hours to climb.

Additional photos will follow shortly.

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 or misfortune amid the conflict. Their diaries, artifacts, portraits, and articles reveal their personal stories, and the ways the War of 1812 on the Chesapeake challenged American ideas about freedom.

The exhibit also has several interactive components. CBMM partnered with Washington College’s GIS lab to generate a 3D virtual flyover of the Battle of St. Michaels, as well as maps highlighting the cultural landscapes of the area. Additional stories, research, and activities will be shared with the public beyond CBMM’s campus through an interactive online exhibit, curriculum materials, teacher workshops, and a series of public programs for all ages.

This special exhibit runs through 2015 and is free for CBMM members or with museum admission. For more information, call 410-745-2916 or visit www.cbmm.org.

L-R): Christine Di Meo, Molly Walden and Kelly Fisher stop to enjoy the great food and drinks featured at last year’s Paca Girlfriends party. Last year’s event attracted 430+ area women.

Spring is beginning to bloom across Annapolis, which means the Paca Girlfriends’ Flower Power Party is just around the corner. Now in its fifth year, the gala party is set for Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the historic William Paca House and Garden in downtown Annapolis.

The annual event draws women from across the greater Annapolis area to celebrate the beauty and charm of the William Paca House and Garden, as well as to enjoy an evening of friendship, food and fun. While guests sample fare from some of the area’s premier caterers, they are treated to the beauty of Paca House’s multi-terraced English garden, featuring lush rose bushes, serpentine paths and a quaint summer house. Libations of all kinds are served, including the Paca House’s signature cocktail, the “Pacatini.”

This year’s lead sponsor of the event is BB&T and its BB&T Wealth and BB&T Mortgage divisions. Major funding from Plastic Surgery Specialists and PSS MediSpa, Chesapeake Eye Care and Laser Center and makemine body care will make the event a memorable occasion. Attendees will have the opportunity to browse a festive outdoor marketplace featuring accessories, handbags and jewelry; special travel opportunities; health and beauty products; a relaxing massage station; and even a fashion truck. In addition, Plein Air artists will be on site to capture the beauty of the garden setting. An auction at the end of the evening will feature their artwork as well as a number of valuable items donated by area merchants.

The first Pacatini is poured at 6:00 p.m. and the party ends around 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and all proceeds support Historic Annapolis. To learn more or to purchase a ticket, please visit www.PacaGirlfriends.com.

Coming to the August 11th Watermen’s Appreciation Day and Crab Feast at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD are reality TV stars Edgar Hansen (shown here at last year’s event) and Nick Mavar, both from the F/V Northwestern on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” along with Liz and Jessica Cavalier from the History Channel’s “Swamp People.” All will be available for autographs throughout the day. Tickets will be available at the door the day of the event, and include the crab feast, a boat docking contest, live music, family activities, and more. Boat rides will also be available. Go to www.cbmm.org for more info, or call 410-745-2916.

Come to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD on Sunday, August 11 to celebrate Chesapeake watermen and their heritage at the 4th Annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day. Festival-goers will enjoy hot crabs, cold beer, celebrity appearances, a boat docking contest, and live music beginning at noon with Bird Dog and the Road Kings.

Coming to this year’s event are reality TV stars Edgar Hansen and Nick Mavar, both from the F/V Northwestern on­­ Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” along with Liz and Jessica Cavalier from the History Channel’s “Swamp People.” All will be available for autographs throughout the day, and plan to be passengers aboard one of the boats in the docking contest.

The event is hosted by the Talbot County Watermen’s Association in cooperation with CBMM. Beginning at 11am, you can watch professionals in a spirited “Watermen’s Rodeo” boat docking contest along Fogg’s Cove. Children’s on-the-water activities include a Pot Pie skiff rowing competition, with prizes awarded.

Starting at noon, the classic rock, country, and blues sounds of Bird Dog and the Road Kings will have people tapping their toes and dancing along the museum’s waterfront as the region’s favorite band plays live from the historic Tolchester Beach Bandstand. Also beginning at noon, the day’s catch of steamed crabs will be served by Talbot waterman and volunteers in a traditional Maryland crab feast. Beer, water/soda, hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, cake, and snow cones will be available throughout the event.

Kids and families can enjoy games and activities throughout the day, including model boat building, a rowing competition, and more. Scenic river cruises on the museum’s replica buyboat, Mister Jim, will be offered every half hour from 10:30am to 4:30pm at $5 per passenger, or free for kids six and under.

Bids can be placed on a number of silent auction items—including work by noted Chesapeake artist Marc Castelli, alongside the museum’s Small Boat Shed. Silent auction bids can be made up until 4:30pm, with proceeds supporting oyster restoration projects on the bay.

Throughout the day, festival-goers can get an up-close view of the museum’s floating fleet of historic Chesapeake vessels, along with a selection of working watermen’s boats. Festival admission also includes entrance to CBMM’s new special exhibits, Crisfield Carvings—Bird Hunting on Broad Waters, and Navigating Freedom: The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake Bay. During the festival, visitors will have full access to CBMM’s 12 exhibit buildings, including the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse.

Admission to the 10am to 5pm event will be collected at the gate the day of the event and includes the Bird Dog and the Road Kings concert and crab feast at $25 for adults, and $16 for kids 6-17, with all children under six admitted for free. Museum members along with licensed watermen and their families get discounted admission at $15 per adult, and $6 per child ages 6-17. Tickets include all you can eat crabs, one hamburger or hot dog, corn, soda, and water. Boat rides, beer and additional food will be available for purchase.

Proceeds benefit CBMM and the Talbot County Watermen’s Association. CBMM legacy partner Maryland Public Television is a media sponsor of this event.  For more information, visit www.cbmm.org or call 410-745-2916.