Learn to identify invasive garlic mustard and help remove as much as possible with help from naturalists, plus enjoy a pasta lunch using a recipe for garlic mustard pesto; dress for weather (ages 8+). 10am-2pm, Glendening Nature Preserve, Jug Bay Wetlands, Sanctuary, Lothian, RSVP: jugbay.org.
Visit the library on wheels. 10-11am, Bayside Forest; noon-1pm, Long Beach Community Center; 2-3pm, Mill Creek Community Center: calvertlibrary.info.
Hear from renowned authors from around the world and celebrate the beauty, power, passion and excitement of the written world, plus children’s activities, live music food and used book sale. 10am-4pm, Key School, Annapolis, free: keyschool.org/annapolisbookfestival.
The Hammond-Harwood House is inviting families for an Easter Egg Hunt! Participants will join a tour of the house to learn how animals symbolize different things in paintings, chairs, and everyday objects. Children will go on an Easter egg hunt in the garden of the Hammond-Harwood House and then paint the wooden eggs they find. […]
Learn how to propagate various houseplants; from spider plants, to snake plants, string of hearts, African violets, pothos, and more – you’ll learn the various ways of cutting, rooting, and transplanting a variety of houseplants to take home and nurture. Cacti and succulents welcome too. 10:30-11:30am, Annmarie Garden, Solomons, $20, RSVP: annmariegarden.org.
Learn classic line dances with Jessie’s Soul Line Dancers. 10:30-11:30am, Deale Library, RSVP: aacpl.net.
Read to a canine tutor. 11am-noon, Mountain Road Library, Pasadena, RSVP: 410-222-6699.
Celebrate the characters of the popular Mo Willems series. 11am-noon, Severna Park Library, RSVP: aacpl.net.
Spin, Swirl and Whorl! In this process based workshop, kids ages 6-8 will learn the fundamentals of marbling! Students will use the techniques taught to experiement with marbling on paper and bandanas. Once dry, the marbled paper can be made into cards, added to other artwork, or kept as works of art themselves.
A swashbuckling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s most beloved novel, this new production is a tale of buccaneers, buried gold, treasure maps, pirates, and the famous Long John Silver. Join young Jim Hawkins as he takes the journey of a lifetime. FSa 8pm, SaSu 2pm, Classic Theatre of Maryland, Annapolis, $55-$68 w/discounts, RSVP: classictheatremaryland.org
Mingle with the artists behind the 45th annual Art on Paper exhibition. 4-6pm, Circle Gallery, Annapolis: mdfedart.com.
Celebrate the work of the Hospice of the Chesapeake team with an evening of dinner, drinks, and dancing to The Reagan Years. 5:30-11pm, Live! Hotel at Arundel Mills, Hanover, $100, RSVP: hospicechesapeake.org/2022-gala.
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