Event Date:  February 8, 2013 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm Natalie Fluharty Off the Bay Gallery 5960 Deale Churchton Road Deale, Maryland 20751 443-607-6171 or 410-353-5514 offthebaygallery@comcast.net Off the Bay Gallery at 5960 Deale Churchton Road, Deale, Maryland will hold a "Sweet Art" opening on Friday, February 8th from 5 to 8 pm. Specializing in local and regional art focusing on the Chesapeake Bay, the gallery represents Lee Boynton, Renee Brennan, Mary Bowen, Judy Ward and Frances Borchardt. Normal business hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10 to 6 pm. Location Off the Bay Gallery 5960 Deale Churchton Road Deale, Maryland 20751 United States See map: Google Maps

Event Date:  January 28, 2013 - 7:00am - March 31, 2013 - 5:00pm Pets on Wheels is a non-profit group that visits nursing homes, hospitals, retirement communities and veterans homes. If you have a friendly pet, and a few hours a month to visit we could use you! Please visit our website and apply today! www.petsonwheels.org

Event Date:  March 14, 2013 - 7:30pm The Naval Academy Band Wind Ensemble will present a concert at Old Mill High School in Millersville, MD. Lieutenant Commander Bruce McDonald and Ensign Patrick Hill will conduct a program to include Aegean Festival Overture by Andreas Makris, Masque by Kenneth Hesketh, Irish Tune from County Derry and Shepherd’s Hey by Percy Grainger, as well as marches by John Philip Sousa. Master Chief Musician Butch Rodak is the featured soloist, performing Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch on alto saxophone. This concert is free and open to the public with no tickets required. Location Old Mill High School 600 Patriot Lane Millersville, MD United States See map: Google Maps

While Americans bask in the afterglow of a diverted dive off the fiscal cliff, the restaurant business faces its toughest quarter of the year from January through March. It’s always a challenge to lure diners out in the cold winter months. Adding to the disincentives are smaller paychecks thanks the elimination of the two percent payroll tax, post-holiday malaise and three months with only one food-centered holiday (Valentine’s Day, the second-most popular restaurant holiday behind Mothers Day).