As the sun sets, now after 5pm, the familiar figure or Orion straddles the east horizon. Named after the mighty Greek hunter of mythology, this figure bears an uncanny resemblance to a hero of our own modern mythos: the Quarterback. There he is, the Raven’s Joe Flacco, leaning back, his weight planted on his rear foot, his right arm cocked for a pass, his left arm extended against the onslaught of rushing defenders.

Look up the word ubiquitous in any saltwater fly-fishing dictionary and you’ll see a picture of a Clouser Deep Minnow streamer fly. Look up the word quintessential and pictured will be that fly in a chartreuse-over-white pattern.     The Clouser is the world’s most popular saltwater fly. It has caught every species of saltwater fish that can be caught on a fly and arguably does it better than any streamer ever invented. The chartreuse-over-white pattern is its most deadly variation, especially in the Chesapeake.

  Watercolorist Jean Brinton Jaecks teaches composition, perspective and how to paint interior light atmosphere. Students paint the William Paca House dining room, kitchen, parlor or winter garden, with instruction and critique. 9am-1pm at 186 Prince George St., Annapolis. $75 w/discounts. 410-267-7619; www.annapolis.org. 

  The Turnover family’s greedy siblings seek their father’s will in a hunt that initially tears the family apart but ultimately glues them together again. Showing thru Jan. 26. FSa 8pm; Su 2pm at Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie. $17 w/discounts; rsvp: 301-805-0291; www.bctheatre.com.