Bay Weekly Calendar

  • Strange Paradise

    The Strange Paradise exhibition celebrates artwork that draws influence from symbols and themes from the Surrealist period of art history. From abstract automatic works to realistic scenes inspired by dreams and nightmares, Surrealism's attraction for artists is revolutionary for creative potential. The artworks in Strange Paradise unites the fantastical with the familiar and links art […]

  • AACo Farmers Market

    10am-1pm, Riva Rd. & Harry Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: aacofarmersmarket.com.

  • Maryland Renaissance Festival

    The 27-acre Village of Revel Grove comes to life for its 46th season featuring nine weekends of thrills, feasting, handmade crafts, entertainment, and merriment. Enjoy 200+ professional performers on ten stages, a 3,000-seat arena with armored jousting on magnificent steeds, and streets filled with village characters, including knights, kings, and queens. Join His Most Royal Highness […]

  • Maryland State Fair

    August 25 thru September 11 Enjoy three weekends of live entertainment plus livestock and horse shows, see farm and garden exhibits, watch thoroughbred horse racing, indulge in your favorite fair foods and shriek aboard carnival rides. 10am-10pm, 2200 York Rd., Timonium, $10 w/discounts, discount packages and wristbands: marylandstatefair.com.

  • Bookbag Giveaway

    Elementary aged children can get a new bookbag and school supplies during the One Annapolis Big Good giveaway with Rodney Barnes, plus food and beverages, sports clinics and community fair. Noon-3pm, Pip Moyer Rec Center, Annapolis: [email protected].

  • Poetry Contest Reception

    Winners of the Writers on the Water poetry/flash contest will be announced at this gathering, plus meet the authors of the latest releases by this local publisher. 1pm, Bayside History Museum, North Beach: newbaybooks.com.

  • August Afternoons

    Marjie Riordan talks about the 1814 burning of the White House. 1-4pm, Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, free: captainaverymuseum.org.

  • The Burning of the White House in 1814 at the Captain Avery Museum

    Captain Avery Museum 1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side

    Join us on Sunday, August 28 at 2 PM to hear Marjie Riordan retell the story and timeline of what happened before, during, and after this epic moment in American history. This is a FREE event; refreshments available. Marjie Riordan is a former docent at the Star Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore and has […]

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  • 2nd Star Productions presents SWEAT

    Bowie Playhouse 16500 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie

    Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other […]

  • Skipjack Sail

    Sail along the Patuxent River aboard the historic skipjack Dee of St. Mary’s; ages 5+. 2:30-4:30pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $35 w/discounts, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com.

  • Annapolis Opera: La Boheme

    August 26 & 28 On a freezing night in Paris, four struggling artists share unexpected good fortune and rush to the café to celebrate, but Rodolfo lags behind. His life is changed forever when Mimi, a seamstress seeking candlelight, knocks on his door. Puccini’s glorious music captures both the overwhelming rush of love at first […]

  • Architrex Walking Tour

    Explore 300 years of architecture with a historian on a walking tour. Highlights include one of the earliest recorded residential structures form the late 1600s and historic Georgian mansions. 4-6pm, Visitor Center Info Booth at City Dock, Annapolis, $22 w/discounts, RSVP: watermarkjourney.com.

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