National Wildlife Refuges like Patuxent play an important role in protecting threatened and endangered species in the US. Learn more about endangered species, where they live, and some of the things you can do to help protect them in this self-paced, drop-in program. Come when you wish and leave when you’re ready. (Also May 7). […]
Celebrate Southern Maryland traditions with antique boats and motors, cooking demos, traditional music, toy boat building, and boat rides. 10am-4pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, free: calvertmarinemuseum.com.
May 7 & 8 Take home a piece of history by buying plants raised by Historic Annapolis volunteers, including perennials, annuals, trees, vines and vegetable starts. Sa 10am-4pm, Su noon-4pm, William Paca Garden, Annapolis, RSVP: Annapolis.org.
Pull invasive garlic mustard and then learn to make a homemade pesto with the greens. 11am-noon, Beverly Triton Nature Park, Edgewater, RSVP: 410-222-1978.
Take a special woman - your Queen Bee - to tea! Finger sandwiches, pastries, scones and quality loose leaf tea served in Montpelier's elegant East Wing. Two seatings: 11am and 2pm. $28-$31. Call 301-377-7817 for reservations or more information.
The least challenging athletic event ever is back! Run, jog or walk (costumes encouraged) the 0.05K across Spa Creek on the Eastport bridge. Noon, meet at Long & Foster, 320 Sixth St., Eastport, $30 w/discounts, RSVP: themre.org/bridgerun.
See the group art exhibit HONOR, celebrating Black women’s art; speaker, light refreshments and mimosas. Noon-3pm, Banneker-Douglass Museum, Annapolis, RSVP: bdmuseum.maryland.gov.
Sherry Kendall, founding artist of Wagging Tail Portraits, will pre-sketch your pet’s portrait on canvas and guide you through creating your masterpiece. Noon-4pm, Homestead Gardens, Davidsonville, RSVP: homesteadgardens.com.
Students will make low relief prints of their own designs called collagraphs. We’ll use brayers and ink to make colorful prints and transfer them to paper and jute bags.
For many Indigenous people three seeds— corn, beans, and squash—represent the most important crops. Learn the benefits of these plants, how they thrive together, and learn when and how to plant your own Three Sisters garden. 1-2pm, Historic St. Mary’s City, $10 w/discounts: hsmcdigshistory.org.
Join a Refuge Ranger to explore 5 nature related activities. Complete your Junior Wildlife Ranger activity booklet and earn a JWR badge (ages 6-10). 1-3pm, South Tract, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.
Teens (ages 13-18) invited to audition for summer performance of Legally Blonde. 1-4pm, Stageworkz Theater Arts, Millersville, $5 membership fee, RSVP: [email protected].
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