Virtual Art Reception "Empowering Women" Voting now Open
Please join What's Up? Media and the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County for our 11th and very first virtual Art Reception, featuring an artist's interpretation of "Empowering Women." This exhibit honors the Centennial of Women gaining the right to vote. Please vote for your favorite Artists and runner up, voting is now available and will end October 23rd. The winners will be announced on Friday October 23rd at 3:00 p.m. See the exhibit here!
25th Anniversary Fannie Lou Hamer On-Line Awards Reception
Chosen from across Anne Arundel County, six trailblazing women and one man will be honored during the 25th annual Fannie Lou Hamer Awards Reception, held at 6 pm. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in a free on-line ceremony. Known for impacting their community—whether through the courts, medical initiatives or community activism, each of these citizens has made a lasting mark on the Annapolis area. All of this year’s honorees— Patricia Bradford, Octavia Brown, Emma Buchman, Joseph Donahue, C.J. Meushaw, Delegate Shaneka Henson and Toni Strong Pratt—join the ranks of more than 100 notable local citizens, including Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Administrative Law Judge Tracey Warren Parker, and former Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer. Other speakers will include Congressmen John P. Sarbanes and Anthony Brown, Mayor Gavin Buckley and County Executive Steuart Pittman. The event is sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Anne Arundel County. Tickets are free fromhttp://www.mlkjrmd.org/flh25 More information at 443-871-5656.
Friends of Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Surf and Turf Dinner
The Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra invite you participate in a curbside Dine to Donate event with Carrol's Creek Cafe on Monday, October 5. Enjoy a fabulous three course dinner with two bottles of wine to be picked up at the restaurant and savored at home. The cost is $140 for two meals and $80 for one meal (no substitutions). There will also be a wine raffle, and tickets are $5 each. Meal pickup will be available between 4:30 and 5:50 PM on October 5. Click here to place your order.