August 2018

Pet Tales 2018

Stories to warm your heart and tickle your funny bone

Speckles, a Rabbit with Spunk Speckles, a mix of English spot and miniature rabbit, came from Gurnie and Millie Hobbs of Bowie to our children Peter, 5, and Barbara, 3, in the spring of 1974. While living outdoors during his first summer in a wooden hutch with litter box, he was bitten by a horse fly, infesting his hind quarters deeply with the animal disease warbles.

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Repeats every day until Sun Oct 21 2018 except Mon Aug 27 2018, Tue Aug 28 2018, Wed Aug 29 2018, Thu Aug 30 2018, Fri Aug 31 2018, Tue Sep 04 2018, Wed Sep 05 2018, Thu Sep 06 2018, Fri Sep 07 2018, Mon Sep 10 2018, Tue Sep 11 2018, Wed Sep 12 2018, Thu Sep 13 2018, Fri Sep 14 2018, Mon Sep 17 2018, Tue Sep 18 2018, Wed Sep 19 2018, Thu Sep 20 2018, Fri Sep 21 2018, Mon Sep 24 2018, Tue Sep 25 2018, Wed Sep 26 2018, Thu Sep 27 2018, Fri Sep 28 2018, Mon Oct 01 2018, Tue Oct 02 2018, Wed Oct 03 2018, Thu Oct 04 2018, Fri Oct 05 2018, Mon Oct 08 2018, Tue Oct 09 2018, Wed Oct 10 2018, Thu Oct 11 2018, Fri Oct 12 2018, Mon Oct 15 2018, Tue Oct 16 2018, Wed Oct 17 2018, Thu Oct 18 2018, Fri Oct 19 2018.

August 25, 2018 - 10:00am - 7:00pm

Maryland Renaissance Festival

Tour the Tudor village in courtier clothes (available to rent). Peruse over 140 crafters at work making stoneware, glassblowing, jewelry, armor and more. Feast on mutton, steak and ale and cheesecake on a stick from their majesties’ kitchens. Watch strolling jugglers, duelers and madrigals, and favor a knight at the daily joust. SaSu 10am-7pm, plus M Sept. 3, Crownsville festival grounds, $19 w/discounts: www.rennfest.com.

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event – August 23, 2018 - 7:30pm

Brad Paisley in Concert

This country music superstar has had nine albums debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart — with no plans to stop. Dan Tyminski, one of the premier vocalists in modern acoustic music, opens the show. 7:30pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $59-120, rsvp: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

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event – August 23, 2018 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Tides & Tunes

Sean Hetrick & The Leftovers; bring lawn seating; no coolers. 7-8:30pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Eastport, free (donations suggested): www.amaritime.org.

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event – August 23, 2018 - 7:00pm

Snap Circuits Night

Bring the family out for hands-on design and building with working electrical circuits. 7pm, Fairview Library, Owings, rsvp: 410-257-2101.

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event – August 23, 2018 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Archaeology Lab Night

Learn about Native American ceramics identification from Amelia Chisholm and Zachary Singer from the Division of Cultural Resources & The Lost Towns Project. 6-9pm, Historic London Town, Edgewater, free, rsvp: [email protected]

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event – August 23, 2018 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Rock City Dock

Urusla Ricks plays. 7-10pm, Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis City Dock, free: 410-263-7958.

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event – August 23, 2018 - 12:00pm

Behind the Canvas Make & Take

Explore the collection of Chinese export porcelain on a tour then learn to make jewelry using blue and white china. Noon, Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, $15 w/discounts, rsvp: 410-263-4683 x10.

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event – August 22, 2018 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Riversdale House Museum Concert

Hear Susan Jones and the Extension Cords. 7-8pm, Riverdale Park, free: 301-864-0420.

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event – August 22, 2018 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Stormwater & You

Learn how to reduce polluted runoff in your yard and how to become a certified watershed steward; required 10-class certification session runs Oct. thru April. 1 at Arlington Echo. 6:30-8:30pm, Edgewater Library, rsvp: www.aawsa.org.

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