It’s August 1771 and trouble is brewing in America! The hated Townshend Acts passed by the British government in 1767 taxed glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea, to which merchants in Maryland and other colonies responded by entering into a non-importation agreement, refusing to import British goods. Everything but the tax on tea was repealed […]

Take a ride on the Patuxent River aboard the historic skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s. 2:30-4:30pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $25 w/discounts, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com. 

3-6pm, Brian Boru, Severna Park: brianborupub.com. 

3-7pm, Pirates Cove Restaurant, Galesville: piratescovemd.com. 

4-8pm, Galway Bay, Annapolis: GalwayBaymd.com. 

Explore 300 years of architecture in historic Annapolis, the museum without walls, with an architectural historian during this varied and informative walking tour. Highlights of the tour include the Shiplap House, the Paca House, Patrick Creagh House, Hammond Harwood House, and the Chase Lloyd House. 6-8pm, departs from 25 Market Space, Annapolis, $22 w/discounts, RSVP: annapolis.org. 

  Starvation Army Jazz Band. 7-9pm, Susan Campbell Park, Annapolis: annapolis.gov/summerconcerts. 

8pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $35, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com.   

The Showstoppers are a 55-plus troupe from Anne Arundel County that perform and entertain at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, senior centers, county fair, and other locations throughout the state. 1pm, Victoria Park, Edgewater: showstoppersofscsc.com. 

6:30pm & 9:30pm, Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, $52, RSVP: ramsheadonstage.com. 

Join David Gendell, a lifelong Annapolis sailor, author and the co-founder of SpinSheet Magazine & PropTalk Magazine, for Legends & Lore of the Annapolis Waterfront. 6:30-8:30pm, Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock, $68.17, RSVP: schoonerwoodwind.com/ 

1-4pm, Eastport Terrace Community Center, Annapolis: 443-707-0397.