Bay Weekly Calendar

Connect straws to create structures, and learn about design and construction as you build (ages 5+). 6:30pm, RSVP: www.calvertlibrary.info.

In 1779, Joseph Galloway estimated that Irishmen composed perhaps one-half of the Continental Army. Five years later, after Washington’s army won the war, another expert witness said that “the Irish language was as commonly spoken in the American ranks as English” and that Irish valor “determined the contest.” While exaggerated, those claims contained an essential […]

With St. Patrick’s Day upcoming, Dr. Richard Bell shares the contributions of the Irish in the American Revolution. Giving testimony to the British Parliament in 1779, Joseph Galloway estimated that Irishmen composed perhaps one-half of the Continental Army. Five years later, after Washington’s army won the war, another expert witness told Parliament that “the Irish […]

Spring seminar series kicks off with The Universe to Unicellular Organisms and Everything In-between, as Johannes Urpelainen of John Hopkins University presents a look at the United States and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. 11am, RSVP for link: www.umces.edu/events.

Get the kids outside for fun and exploration around the sanctuary. Dress for the weather (ages 6-10). 1-3pm, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, $6/person, plus $6 vehicle fee, www.jugbay.org.

Learn the basics of botanical drawing and how to sketch flowers and plants using colored pencils and pen, taught by Anita Hagan in this four-week virtual workshop; no previous art experience necessary (ages 14+). 6:30pm, $100, RSVP: /www.socoartslab.org/classes.

Learn about the women recruited from math departments at colleges around the country to learn cryptanalysis. Thousands of other women joining the Army and Navy were assigned to code work operating machines that broke enemy codes or transmitting coded messages to Washington; presented in partnership with the National Cryptologic Museum. 7-8pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.

8am-3pm, Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce, 2126 Espey Ct. Ste A, Crofton, RSVP: http://bit.ly/3chX0do.

LaTasha Coleman, nutrition educator with University of Maryland Extension's SNAP-Ed program, demonstrates how to start a container garden at home and discusses the link between nutrition and gardening; registrants may pick up a Grab and Grow kit at the library, which includes seeds, soil, a growing container, and a journal. 10am, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.