#MarylandDay 2018 Weekend Celebration in Annapolis Area

Maryland Day Weekend is approaching!! The Maryland Day 2018 Weekend Celebration in Annapolis, London Town, and southern Anne Arundel Couny will offer a number of family-friendly events that are either FREE or just $1! It’s the perfect way to honor our State and celebrate Maryland’s Birthday.

Friday, April 6, 2018

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Anne Arundel County Farmers Market 275 Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD  7 AM – 12 PM Free
Maryland made products include locally grown fruit and vegetables, fresh made cheese, yogurt, jams, baked goods, butter, jellies and jams, and local eggs, meats, milk and herbs and plants. Handmade furniture, soaps, flower arrangements, jewelry and specialty food and gift items. Come meet local farmers and artisans

VAAAC Visitors Center 26 West Street and City Dock, Annapolis, MD 9 AM – 5 PM Free
Information Specialists can help you plan activities for your Maryland Day Celebration adventures including a free Maryland Day Program and information about local things to see and do. 410-280-0445

Maryland State House  State Circle, Annapolis  9 AM – 5 PM Free
Maryland is home to the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use and is the only state house ever to have served as the nation’s capitol. Colonial Maryland’s capital was moved from St. Mary’s City to Annapolis in 1695. Following the American Revolution, the building served as the meeting place for the Continental Congress. A grand marble staircase was added as part of an annex 1902-1906 and leads up to the second level to the present day offices of the governor and lieutenant governor. Historical portraits and other paintings by Charles Willson Peale and other artists adorn the building. The General Assembly will be in session on Saturday. The general public is allowed in the chambers to view the proceedings, space permitting

Maryland Day Flag-Raising Ceremony Susan Campbell Park-City Dock, Annapolis, MD 10 AM  Free
Four Rivers Heritage Area and partners present a spirit-lifting flag raising ceremony! The perfect place to start your morning adventures.  Music by the Annapolis Drum and Bugle Corps and flag detail by the award-winning USNA League Cadets of the Training Ship Mercedes.

Watermark Tours   Susan Campbell Park, City Dock  10:30 AM  Free
Annapolis in 100 Memorials: Celebrate Maryland Day on this 2.1 mile ramble in the Historic District of Annapolis. Join lifelong Annapolitan and experienced Watermark guide Squire Richard for an unforgettable journey inspired by a 1997 national conference which brought conservators of outdoor monuments to Annapolis. Copies of “Pause to Remember,” the conference brochure, will be shared highlighting 11 local monuments, Through the intense effort of sophisticated exploration plus a vivid imagination, 100 “memorials” have been identified! Some will surprise you, may likely impress you, could amaze you, or even annoy you! Reservations are not required. The ramble will step off immediately after the 10 am flag-raising ceremony. We saunter rain or shine. 

Banneker Douglass Museum   84 Franklin Street, Annapolis  10 AM – 4 PM Free
Permanent exhibit: Deep Roots, Rising Waters: A Celebration of African Americans in Maryland. Learn how African Americans throughout Maryland from 1633 through the present day made lasting changes for all Americans.

New exhibit: Bent But Not Broken: An Artistic Celebration of the Spirit and Legacy of Frederick Douglass. Maryland artist Ulysses Marshall captures the spirit of Frederick Douglas through his highly expressive mixed media compositions. Colorful and poetic collages are delivered with blunt sincerity. Marshall’s work talks of the glory, pain, and hope in the life of Douglass and in the African-American experience.

Maryland Hall  801 Chase Street 10 AM – 5 PM Free (plus Free parking)
Glimmers in the vastness of outer space, tide side shadows, sun drenched forests at dawn, and shifts prompted by seasonal cycles are among the inspirations for this selection of new media artworks from the collection of Tom and Kitty Stoner.

Explore how artists from around the world bring the glories of the great outdoors inside at installations in and around Maryland Hall galleries.

Exhibition Curator Kelly Gordon reports, “The diversity of the Stoner Collection provides a lively primer for anyone curious about this flourishing dimension of recent art.”

This exhibit is in the Martino and Chaney Galleries (2^nd Floor) and Room

Chesapeake Children’s Museum 25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis, MD  10 AM – 4 PM, $1 Admission
10-4pm Come and Play – Make a Maryland memory with your family.  Come and play at the hands-on museum for children of all ages.  Meet live animals. Travel the seven seas on a 10-foot boat. Dress up and perform on stage.  Shop at a Colombian street market.  Take a stroll on the creekside nature trail.

2-4pm Children are sure to be inspired by Fantasy Players.  These young musicians, still in middle school, have been “touring” the DC-Baltimore area since 2016 with covers of rock classics as well as some original music.

William Paca House and Garden 186 Prince George Street Annapolis, MD 10 AM – 4 PM$1 Admission
Make and keep some of your own “Made in Maryland” crafts.

Historic Annapolis Museum and Store 99 Main St. Annapolis, MD  10 AM – 4 PM  Free
German immigrant Frederick Grammar built this substantial brick structure soon after a January 1791 fire destroyed most of the buildings along the waterfront block. Merchant Lewis Neth set up shop here by the end of that year. Explore the exhibit, Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake on the second floor, accessible by elevator. On the ground floor, shop for great specials on items that were “Made in Maryland.”

Historic London Town & Gardens 839 Londontown Rd. Edgewater, MD 10 AM – 4:30 PM  $1 Admission and free for members
Throughout Maryland Day weekend, you can visit Historic London Town and Gardens to try making rope, watch musketry demonstrations, smell fresh hearth cooking in a colonial style, buy handmade furniture from a master carpenter, and explore our beautiful decorative gardens.  Costumed Historians are on site all weekend long. 

Homestead Gardens 743 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville 10 AM – 3:30 PM
Chicks are on the loose!  Learn the ins and outs of raising backyard chickens, from space and time requirements to the supplies you’ll need, and how to raise a healthy flock. Join us for an informative and fun event to introduce you to the benefits of backyard chickens.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis  11 AM Free
Take a tour of the Phillip Merrill Environmental Center at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s headquarters. The world’s first LEED Platinum building is also home to Maryland State offices, an educational cent, and is a popular event venue. The building reflects the mission of the CBF to protect and restore our bay.

Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second St. Annapolis, MD 11 AM – 3 PM Free
Did you know most oysters we eat are “Made in Maryland”? If you want, join us on our docks and prepare to get wet and muddy as you discover oysters and learn and touch Chesapeake critters.

Brewer Hill Cemetery 802 West St. Annapolis, MD 11 AM – 4 PM  Free
Guided tours on the hour of the cemetery. Learn more about the occupants who are interred at the cemetery. They include Founders, casualties of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War and members of the African-American Community. Learn more about research and preservation efforts. Descendants of those interred here are encouraged to bring photos, bible records, and oral histories that will be part of a website memorializing those who are interred here. Help us transcribe information from memorials for use by people researching their family history. Details of tools will be found on the website. 

Greenstreet Gardens 391 Bay Front Rd W, Lothian, MD  11 AM  Free
 Free seminar on Saturday at 11:00 am with special guest speaker Tony Dove regarding Maryland Natives. Tony Dove will be available for a book signing following the seminar. Find the perfect tree or shrub for your home to celebrate your Maryland Pride and learn all about our state’s native plants. Followed by shopping specials on native plants.

Charles Carroll House 107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis 12 PM – 4 PM Free
Explore this grand old home, an essentially intact 18th-century property in the Annapolis Historical District. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the most famous of the many generations of Carrolls who resided here. The family played a major role in the framing of the governance of Maryland and the emerging United States. Charles was one of four Marylanders to sign the Declaration of Independence and was the only Roman Catholic signer. He and his wife Mary “Molly” Darnall, were given ownership of the house as a wedding present. Charles lived to be 96 years-old, leaving the house to his daughter Mary Caton and four Caton granddaughters.

Hogshead  43 Pinkney St. Annapolis,MD 12 PM – 4 PM Free
Learn what life was like for the “lower and middling sort” in early Maryland through an interactive experience with guides dressed in colonial attire and the opportunity to see and handle authentic and reproduction artifacts.

Hammond-Harwood House 19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis 1 PM – 4:30 PM  Free to $1 Admission
The house, built in 1774, is a fine example of Anglo-Palladian architecture. The museum collection features paintings, furniture, and decorative arts from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Social history of the time covers family life, the enslaved people who worked a the house, and Annapolis traditions. Half-hour guided tours of the museum will be offered for $1. Tours will begin at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Each tour will be limited to 20 (tours are first come). The garden will be open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. There is no charge to visit the garden.

Scenic Rivers Land Trust Bacon Ridge Natural Area 1801 Hawkins Road Crownsville 1:30 PM Free
Join us as we explore for landscape clues in the history-rich Bacon Ridge Natural Area! Together we’ll learn how humans and nature have interacted to make the landscape we see today, while enjoying the beauty of a 900+ acre protected forest. All ages welcome, but beware it is an unpaved trail through the woods. Dogs on a leash welcome.  Length: 2-4 miles.  Meet at the trailhead on Hawkins Road just south of the 97 overpass in Crownsville, MD.  For Info email sarah@SRLT.org.

Sunday, April 8, 2018

VAAAC Visitors Center, 26 West Street and City Dock Annapolis, MD 9 AM – 5 PM Free
Information Specialists can help you plan activities for your Maryland Day Celebration adventures including a free Maryland Day Program and information about local things to see and do. 410-280-0445

Maryland State House  State Circle, Annapolis 9 AM – 5 PM  Free
Maryland is home to the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use and is the only state house ever to have served as the nation’s capitol. Colonial Maryland’s capital was moved from St. Mary’s City to Annapolis in 1695. Following the American Revolution, the building served as the meeting place for the Continental Congress. A grand marble staircase was added as part of an annex 1902-1906 and leads up to the second level to the present day offices of the governor and lieutenant governor. Historical portraits and other paintings by Charles Willson Peale and other artists adorn the building. 

Anne Arundel County Farmers Market  275 Truman Parkway, Annapolis 10 AM – 1 PM Free
Maryland-made products are here including locally grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, and plants.  Shop for fresh made cheese, yogurt, jams, jellies, butter, and baked goods. Buy local eggs, meats, and milk. Find gift items including handmade furniture, soaps, flower arrangements, specialty foods and jewelry.  Come meet local farmers and artisans.  

Chesapeake Children’s Museum 25 Silopanna Road Annapolis, MD 10 AM – 4 PM, $1 Admission
Come and Play Make a Maryland memory with your family.  Come and play at the hands-on museum for children of all ages.  Meet live animals. Travel the seven seas on a 10-foot boat. Dress up and perform on stage.  Shop at a Colombian street market.  Take a stroll on the creekside nature trail

Leopard’s Drum  FREE, 6 PM
Bring a picnic dinner!  Outdoor setting, weather permitting, for a retelling of the traditional west African tale of Leopard’s Drum.  Make a drum or shaker (materials provided) or bring your own drum to join in a rhythm circle with the Performing Arts Center of African Cultures.  We are honoring the legacy of Kunta Kinte who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland 250 years ago.  Activities will be indoors in the case of inclement weather.

Hogshead  43 Pinkney St. Annapolis, MD 12 PM – 4 PM Free
Learn what life was like for the “lower and middling sort” in early Maryland through an interactive experience with guides dressed in colonial attire and the opportunity to see and handle authentic and reproduction artifacts.

Annapolis Maritime Museum  723 Second Street Annapolis, MD 11 AM – 3 PM
Did you know most oysters we eat are “Made in Maryland”? If you want, join us on our docks and prepare to get wet and muddy as you discover oysters and learn and touch Chesapeake critters. Free admission, appropriate for kids and adults.

Charles Carroll House 107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis 12 PM – 4 PM Free
Explore this grand old home, an essentially intact 18th-century property in the Annapolis Historical District. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the most famous of the many generations of Carrolls who resided here. The family played a major role in the framing of the governance of Maryland and the emerging United States. Charles was one of four Marylanders to sign the Declaration of Independence and was the only Roman Catholic signer. He and his wife Mary “Molly” Darnall, were given ownership of the house as a wedding present. Charles lived to be 96 years-old, leaving the house to his daughter Mary Caton and four Caton granddaughters.

Historic Annapolis Museum and Store 99 Main St. Annapolis, MD   12 PM – 4 PM Free
German immigrant Frederick Grammar built this substantial brick structure soon after a January 1791 fire destroyed most of the buildings along the waterfront block. Merchant Lewis Neth set up shop here by the end of that year. Explore the exhibit, Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake on the second floor, accessible by elevator. On the ground floor, shop for great specials on items that were “Made in Maryland.”

Deale Area Historical Society  389 Deale Road, Tracy’s Landing   1 PM – 4 PM Free
Get a glimpse into rural life in the late 1800’s – early 1900’s.  Visit a 2-room home, 1-room school, an African-American  beneficial society building , an outhouse, a tobacco barn, Russian Orthodox chapel and various smaller buildings needed for life in the country.  Life was much simpler and harder than what we experience today. There will a docent available to answer questions of the time period.   

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St. Annapolis, MD  1 PM – 4 PM Free
Maryland Hall will be hosting its 9^th Annual ArtFest Open House.  Explore all that Maryland Hall has to offer in this free open house featuring art demonstrations, gallery events, performances, and hands-on activities, including children’s crafts.  An exciting day of creativity for all ages.

Events include: Children’s Drama & Theater Showcase, Monoprinting: Hands-on children’s art project, Digital Photo Booth: Take FREE digital photos and share with friends & family! Music Together, Chesapeake Demonstrations, The Maple Academy of Irish Dance: On stage Showcase, Handbuilding & Pottery Wheel Demonstration, Pottery ‘Seconds Sale’, Glass Fusing Demonstration & ‘Seconds Sale’, Printmaking Demonstration, Drawing & Painting Demonstrations, Ballet Theater of Maryland Showcase, Belly Dancing Showcase and Mini Workshops, The Peabody Harp Ensemble Recital & Vocal Singing Showcase, Woodturning Demonstration, Yoga & Tai Chi Demonstrations, The Art of Meditation Presentation, Hip Hop, Tap and Ballroom Dancing Demonstrations, Exhibiting in the Galleries and around Maryland Hall: Glistening: Nature Mirrored in Video Art, Food Trucks including SliderGirl and Truck of Deliciousness. FREE Ice-Cream from Annapolis Ice Cream Company, Cow Tails and Caramel Creams from Maryland’s own Goetze’s Candy, Popcorn and Much More