Annapolis
What’s Up? Bridal Expo – Graduate Annapolis, Annapolis January 26, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Whether you are just starting your planning, finishing up the last details, or anywhere in between, you will find exactly what you are looking for at the What's Up? Media Bridal Expo. Sample delicious desserts while visiting with wedding pros, get inspired at the fashion show, have fun in the photo booth, and enjoy live demos and exclusive wedding savings. Polar Bear Plunge – Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis January 23 – 25 There is so much to do at Sandy Point State Park during the Polar Bear Plunge... getting in the water is not required! Join Special Olympics Maryland at Sandy Point State Park on January 23-25th and enjoy Plungefest. Spend the day jamming out with Special Olympics Maryland athletes in the heated Ice Lodge tent and watch Plungers bear the cold from our live feed of the beach. Fuel up on local food vendors and stay warm with Tito's Handmade Vodka cocktails, and Wawa hot chocolate. Explore Plunge Plaza and learn all about how the MSP Polar Bear Plunge benefits Special Olympics Maryland! Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Nobody Wants Us – Maryland Hall, Annapolis January 26, 7:00 p.m. Join us for a screening and discussion of the 2019 documentary film, Nobody Wants Us (directed by Laura Seltzer-Duny). The film explores an extraordinary event in 1940, when 83 exhausted passengers were trapped on a steamship in the port of Hampton Roads, Virginia. They were hoping to be allowed on American soil—where millions of others in distress had safely landed in previous generations. Without the intervention of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, along with a Virginia Maritime Lawyer and a Portuguese Diplomat, these refugees might not have survived, much less gained access to the U.S. Times had changed and America was turning away refugees. Would these families be turned away too? Nobody Wants Us is their story. Gravity Flowing Russian River Pinot, Moshin Wines – Wine Cellars of Annapolis, Annapolis January 24, 4:00 p.m. In the late 1970s, while teaching math at San Jose State University and working a side hustle at a home-brewing supply store, Rick was encouraged to try his hand at winemaking—and fell deeply, madly in love. His hunger for grapes soon inspired him to become a grape broker, earning access to extra fruit while forging relationships with vineyard owners throughout Northern California. This gig allowed him to be in the right place when a certain Pinot Noir vineyard went up for sale in 1989. The rest is delicious history as Winemaker Rick Moshin has been producing natural, terroir-driven, and delicious wines in the Russian River Valley ever since. The critics are raving about these spectacular wines and we couldn't agree more...come enjoy the fruits of Moshin Vineyards! Celebrating Annapolis Green – St. John’s College Francis Scott Key Auditorium, Annapolis January 25, 7:30 p.m. Featuring Miss America 2019, the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra is supporting Annapolis Green at their January 25 concert. Nia Franklin, Miss America 2019 and a trained opera singer, will sing with the orchestra, and the orchestra will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral". Naval Academy Band Brass Ensemble Concert - Maryland Hall, Annapolis January 26, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Naval Academy Band returns to Maryland Hall in 2020 with a performance by the Brass Ensemble. Under the director of Lieutenant Commander Patrick K. Sweeten, the Brass Ensemble will perform a variety of traditional and contemporary works for brass. Chinese New Year Celebration – Maryland Hall, Annapolis January 28, 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. A Chinese New Year celebration is free and suitable for all ages. The festival celebrates the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Rat. Interactive demonstrations will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The demonstrations will include magic, finger painting, sugar painting, printmaking, shadow puppetry, dough modeling, and diabolo. The craftsmen are sponsored by China’s Shenzhen Municipality. At 6:30 p.m., a short film on the Chinese New Year will be featured. Beginning at 7:00 there will be performances of folk music, ethnic dances, aerobics, and martial arts by the Remnin Arts Troupe of Beijing. Highlights will include a string quartet, the lion dance, and the torch festival.
West County
Wizarding World: A Charming Day of Magic Spells and Fantastic Beasts – Eco Adventures, Millersville January 25, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Attention Witches, Wizards and even Muggles: you are cordially invited to join Eco Adventures school of Wizardry for an afternoon of fun! We will be bringing the world of Wizarding to Eco Adventures and transforming our rainforest into the a Great Hall. Once accepted into the wizardry program, you will soon receive your very own invitation by "Owl mail".
Eastern Shore
NYNY Dueling Pianos Dinner & Show – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, Salisbury January 25 5:30 p.m. Join New York, NY Dueling Pianos at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, Jan. 25 for a night of piano party madness, as these internationally renowned performers take all of your song requests in a clap-along, bang-the-tables crazy fiesta where anything can happen. Two performers, two pianos and an unforgettable night. Miss Nature Girl Pageant – Moose Lodge, Cambridge January 25, 7:30 p.m. The National Outdoor Show hosts a pageant of a different sort on Jan. 25, during the Nature Girl Pageant. That's right, it's all about the menfolk taking on a beauty pageant complete with evening gowns and beach wear. All in good fun. Doors open at 7pm; event starts at 7:30pm. Admission to the event costs $8 for adults and $4 for children. Contestants can sign up through Jan. 23. Must be at least 18 years old. Limited to 12 contestants. The winner has the option to make an appearance as Miss Nature Girl at the National Outdoor Show, Feb. 28. Each contestant is required to wear an event gown as well as beach wear. To enter the contest, contact National Outdoor Show on Facebook or call Lori at 443-521-0422 during normal hours. ADDRESS: 5446 Moose Lodge Road, Cambridge, MD. Lone Star Championship Rodeo – Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury January 25, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. The Lone Star Championship Rodeo returns to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25 with a full rodeo lineup, including bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, Brahma bull riding and much more!
Regional
Monster Jam – Capital One Arena, D.C. January 25-26 Each Monster Jam truck is approximately 10.5 feet tall, 12.5 feet wide, 17 feet long and weighs 12,000 pounds. A Monster Jam engine will generate 1,500 horsepower, thanks to a blower that forces air and fuel into the engine. It is powered by methanol fuel, consumed at the rates of three gallons a minute from a specially constructed safety cell. The truck utilizes a four-link racing suspension with four main bars that link the front and rear axles to the frame. It rides on clusters of nitrogen charged shocks that offer 30 inches of travel in the suspension. Lines of Sight: Signs and Signals – B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore Ongoing exhibit through March 15 The B&O's newest temporary exhibit, Lines of Sight, explores the aesthetics and design choices of the railroad industry's most iconic signs and signals. This unique collection, comprised of both American and international railroad signs as well as authentic railroad safety signals, features fresh, inventive visual arrangements and engaging hands-on learning opportunities for the whole family to enjoy. Try your hand at recreating the flag signals of the railroad, or simply soak in the sights of railroading's most memorable signs and signals. Either way, Lines of Sight is a railroading exhibit unlike any you've ever seen before, and is sure to resonate with not only rail fans and artists, but everyone in between! Catching a Russian Spy: Agent Leslie G Wiser Jr. and the Case of Aldrich Ames – International Spy Museum, D.C. January 25, 2:30 p.m. The FBI and CIA suspected Russia had a dangerous spy working in the US in the early 1990s. But who was it? The newest book in Bryan Denson’s “FBI Files” series for younger readers Catching a Russian Spy: Agent Leslie G. Wiser Jr. and the Case of Aldrich Ames explores the race to uncover the traitor. Denson will be joined by Leslie Wiser, Jr., the agent who ran the Ames operation out of the Washington Metropolitan Field Office, and Sandy Grimes, a CIA officer who was determined to find the evidence that Ames was spying. Together they will explain how Ames betrayed his country, caused US assets to be killed, and ultimately was brought to justice. Baltimore Boat Show – Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore January 23 - 26 The Progressive® Insurance Baltimore Boat Show once again sets sail for the Baltimore Convention Center for the largest indoor boat show in the MD, D.C., and Chesapeake Bay region. This year’s show will be expanded by 32,750 square feet, for a total of 211,750 square feet, bringing more products and new activities for the whole family. The Show will bring over 300 boats, ranging from fishing to cruisers and pontoon to tow and skiff styles, to Baltimore’s boating community. There will be demonstrations, special events, giveaways, shopping experiences, family-friendly activities, and much more for all attendees. This event is a one-stop shop for boating lovers of all ages to get into gear before the summer season.
