Tag: Christmas and holiday season
Make-your-Own Colonial Kissing Ball
Before mistletoe hung over our thresholds, a kissing ball made of boxwood stems or other greenery decorated Colonial homes during the Christmas holidays. Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn on Saturday, November 17th, or Saturday, December 1st, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. for the 4th Annual Make-your-Own Colonial Kissing Ball Holiday Fundraiser. […]
Colonial Christmas at the Rising Sun Inn
Did Maryland colonist have Christmas trees? Did they decorate their homes for Christmas, and if so, how? What is wassail? Why is December 23, 1783, important? Find out these answers and more when you join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for a Colonial Christmas at the Inn Open House on Saturday, December 16th […]
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
The Colonial Players is pleased to present a special holiday offering, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, adapted by Joe Landry. This is a limited time engagement, so make us a part of your holiday plans now! The Chicago Tribune calls it “a well-loved tale told with style, charm and a heart so […]
Hammond-Harwood House events for December
Celebrate Christmas with the Hammond-Harwood House Museum this year…. The Hammond-Harwood House will host holiday house tours on the hour from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 through Dec. 31, except Mondays and Christmas Day. This year the museum, decorated by local garden clubs, will maintain the theme of “At home with the Harwood’s: An 1830s Christmas.” […]
Chesapeake Ballet to kick off the holidays at Zachary’s Jewelers at the Grand Illumination
[do action=”fringe”/] No holiday season is complete without The Nutcracker. Nearly every holiday commercial samples music from the famous Ballet and you can’t go near a Theatre district without a sighting of the production the entire month of December. For those who have never seen it or for those who feel their holiday season isn’t […]
Baysox to host Baysox Holiday Expo
[do action=”fringe”/] The Bowie Baysox, in conjunction with H2 Markets, announce the first annual Baysox Holiday Expo being held at Prince George’s Stadium Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6. This free event will include more than 75 vendors on the stadium concourse and appearances by Santa Claus, Louie, The Grinch and more of your […]
The Talent Machine presents Holiday Magic 2015
[do action=”fringe”/] Join The Talent Machine Company as they celebrate Holiday Magic 2015! This high energy production will feature the holiday classics that we have grown to love and enjoy… a Celebration of the holiday season with the Talent Machine Kids, Rudolf, the Elves, Frosty, and many more of Santa’s North Pole Friends, in a spectacular […]
Leadership Project: SPHS and Arden’s Angels
Lauren Fanshawe, Emma Chamberlin, Makenna Lee, Kelly Franchak, and Tiffeny Ayoola fundraised $160 outside of Clements Hardware. The money was used to buy gift cards for a family sponsored by the YWCA. Fanshawe and her team traveled to the YWCA on December 22 with cards, baked goods, and a prepared craft for their leadership project, Arden’s Angels. The YWCA […]
Volunteer Center invites you to a “Day On,” Day of Service
Make Monday, January 19, 2015, a “Day On not a Day Off”. To Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County, Church on the Rock and their partners invite you to celebrate by coming together and volunteering for several nonprofit organizations at one central location. The Event will be […]
Patient First offers tips for relieving holiday stress
The holiday season means family, friends and fun, but stress is often an unwelcome guest. It’s no surprise. The holiday rush seems to start earlier every year and you face a long list of demands – shopping, tight budgets, parties, and cleaning to name just a few. Holiday stress happens to almost everyone and hits […]
Chinese higher education delegation visits AACC
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) and Montgomery College recently hosted 20 higher education visitors from China including presidents, vice presidents and deans. The participants wanted to learn more about community college systems and processes as well as partnerships with local industry and four-year colleges and universities. The three-week visit was arranged through AACC’s partner Global […]
Santa Claus brings Christmas greens to Tangier Island
As they have been for over forty years, pilots from the Chesapeake Bay area brought Christmas cheer to the approximately 700 isolated residents of Tangier Island, Virginia on December 13th. Initially scheduled for the 6th, weather postponed the aerial caravan until the following weekend. So, what is the Holly Run? Annapolis Ward 1 Alderman, Joe Budge participated in […]
Midnight Madness brings out hundreds to shop in Annapolis
The air was crisp and the streets (and stores) were filled with shoppers last night in Annapolis. Midnight Madness is the annual welcoming of the holiday season put on by the Annapolis Business Association. Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis was the lead sponsor again. In addition to being open, most of the stores in the Downtown […]
Macaroni Kid sponsoring a reindeer roundup for kids
Join Macaroni Kid Annapolis and Paladar Latin Kitchen in their inaugural Reindeer Roundup community-wide holiday scavenger hunt! Beginning December 1st, local families can log on to www.annapolis.macaronikid.com to download and activate their Reindeer Roundup Passport. Visit the participating businesses to find the Macaroni Kid Reindeer and get your Passport stamped or a special code to […]
First Sunday Arts – Holiday Edition!
West Street will be buzzing on Sunday, December 7th from 11am to 4pm, as 60 artisans of The Holiday Edition of First Sunday Arts Festival line both sides of the street with original and one-of-a-kind pieces of art representing the highest quality in workmanship, materials and design. Contemporary works of wood, clay, glass, metal and […]
Annapolis shopping notes for the holidays
Annapolitans and visitors won’t want to miss the three nights of late night shopping, entertainment & fun in downtown Annapolis: Midnight Madness on Thursday, December 4 and 11, and Eleventh Hour on December 18. Voted one of America’s Best Towns for the Holidays by Travel & Leisure magazine, Annapolis will be filled with festive music […]
Holiday candelight stroll with Hammond-Harwood tour
The holidays will soon be here and Watermark is making it easy to plan fun activities for families and couples. Annapolis Tours℠ by Watermark® is thrilled to announce its Holiday Candlelight Stroll will return for the 2014 holiday season. A Colonial period-dressed guide leads guests through the historic district by candlelight and shares the origin […]
The Jolly Express returns for 2014 holiday season
A boat with a bright red nose, reindeer antlers, jingle bell music and Captain Santa cruises into Ego Alley carrying hot cocoa and cheer…it can only mean one thing, the Jolly Express is here! Cruises on the Bay™ by Watermark® is proud to announce Jolly Express Cruises will return for the 2014 holiday season. A […]
Baysox holiday open house returns
The Bowie Baysox announce the return of the team’s annual Holiday Open House being held at Prince George’s Stadium Friday, Dec. 5 from 6-8 p.m. This free event will include crafts and games on the concourse, the team gift shop (Louie’s Locker Room) will be open and Santa Claus will make an appearance. Fans attending […]
Chesapeake Arts Center Announces Holiday Concert
The Chesapeake Arts Center is proud to announce the annual Holiday concert on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 5:00pm. The performance will be held in the Hammonds Lane theatre and tickets are available for purchase; $10.00 Adults; $5 Children 12 and under at the door or online at www.Chespeakearts.org. Free for Chesapeake Arts Center Members. […]
The Jolly Express Starts Up This Friday
A Spa Creek sleigh ride is a most festive – and Annapolis appropriate – way to celebrate the holidays! Miss Anne will once again don reindeer antlers and a lighted red nose for the holiday season. Cruises on the Bay™ by Watermark® is proud to announce Jolly Express Cruises for the 2013 holiday season. Jolly […]
Annapolis Police Toy Drive
Annapolis Police Department is hosting a toy drive December 9 through 13 at the Department’s Headquarters at 199 Taylor Avenue. New, unwrapped toys will be collected for the Annapolis Santa Run. You can drive into the Police Department’s parking lot and drop off your toy donation without getting out of the car. Parking lot drop […]
