Annapolis
Wind, Waves, and Watercraft – Back Creek Nature Park, Annapolis January 30 What causes wind? What causes waves? And how do boats float? Join us for hands-on investigations to find out! We’ll also test out what sinks and what floats and finally build our own mini-boats. Cowboy Mouth with Lauren Calve – Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis January 31, 8:00 For over two decades, Cowboy Mouth has dished up its unique style of rock & roll gumbo, mixing a rowdy spirit reflective of the band's hometown -- New Orleans -- with the fierce firepower of a group that lives on the road. These Louisiana natives have played more than 2,500 concerts and launched their signature song, "Jenny Says,” into the upper half of the Billboard rock charts. Above all else, they earned a well-deserved rep as a raucous, redemptive, live music experience. Craft Tequila Tasting – Wine Cellars of Annapolis, Annapolis January 31, 6:00 p.m. We are excited to start the new year off with a premium Tequila Tasting from 2 premium houses, Fortaleza and G4. We will be featuring Blancos, Reposados.and Anejos. These are high quality great tasting tequilas. Fortaleza is a lowlands distributor and G4 is in the highlands so you will be able to discern the differences in regions as well. 14th Annual SOUPer Bowl Lunch for the Light House – Heritage Baptist Church, Annapolis February 2, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. A bowl of soup in exchange for a donation from the heart. Since 2007, Heritage Baptist Church has used this idea every year to raise almost $30,000 cumulatively for the Light House Homeless Prevention Shelter in Annapolis. Using the connection between “soup” and the NFL championship game, the donation-only SOUPer Bowl Lunch for the Light House caught community attention and launched what has become for many a treasured tradition.
West County
Unwrapping Chocolate’s Secrets – Riverdale House Museum, Riverdale Park February 1, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Just in time for Valentine's Day, learn about chocolate making in the American colonies and get hands-on with 18th century techniques! This presentation and workshop with A Taste of History with Joyce White will explore different types of cacao and the history of chocolate processing from the pre-industrial days to the modern-day.
Eastern Shore
Paint Your Pet “Pop Art” with Dogwood Acres – Blackwater Distilling Tavern, Stevensville January 30, 6:30 p.m. Join Dogwood Acres Pet retreat at Blackwater Distilling & Tavern as we host Wine and Design for a “Paint your Pet Party”. Best part is, you decide what you paint. It’s simple and fun. You will provide a photo of your pet in advance and we will create a template ready to turn into a personalized masterpiece! Wine Seminar Series 1: Barrel and Tank Tasting – Crow Vineyard & Winery, Kennedyville January 31, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Experience wines that will soon be bottled, hear from the winemaker and owners on the art and science of crafting Crow wines, and enjoy some light hors d'oeuvres. Participants will be offered the opportunity to purchase pre-bottled wines that they taste. No Limits Monster Trucks & Supercross – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, Salisbury January 31, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. No Limits Monster Trucks & Supercross brings three shows to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in two days on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Shows are Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Each show also includes a free pit party for VIP ticket holders one hour before each show. The show includes monster truck races, a wheelie contest and freestyle contest; Supercross races; Tuff Truck races; kids’ Power Wheel races and monster truck rides (for an extra fee). Wood Carving Club – Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury February 3, 1:00 p.m. Carve, learn, share and socialize. All skill levels welcome! 1st and 3rd Mondays in the Ward Museum’s Richard A. Henson Education Center 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Participation in the Woodcarving Club is FREE! Participants must also be current members of the Ward Museum. Members must bring own materials to Carving Club. Guests are permitted and their first visit to the club is free. After the first visit, guests must become members of the Ward Museum.
Regional
Ice Yards – The Yards Park Boardwalk, D.C February 1, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Yards, DC’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing, is bringing back Ice Yards, the signature event of the winter season, for its sixth year. Grab your friends and join us by the Yards Park boardwalk for DC’s only adult-friendly winter extravaganza with an unparalleled afternoon experience filled with unlimited frozen fun. Returning bigger and better than ever will be icy cocktails and local DC brews across multiple bar stations in addition to the event’s signature interactive ice activities. Saint- Saens Cello Concert – Strathmore, North Bethesda January 30, 8:00 p.m. The royal wedding of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry made an international sensation out of the mesmerizing cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who makes his BSO debut playing Saint-Saëns’ charming First Cello Concerto. The concert opens with composer Florence Price’s brooding and lush tone poem, The Oak, and closes with Dvořák’s exquisite Seventh Symphony. Spy Fest – International Spy Museum, D.C. January 31, 6:00 p.m. Could you be a spy? Now’s your chance to find out! Do you have the savvy to beat a lie-detector? The smarts to break a top secret coded message? The wits to create secret writing? The moves of a Ninja? Families are invited to find out how they measure up at the Museum’s annual Spy Fest. Mini-missions, tradecraft demonstrations by the experts, and the chance to try spy skill challenges will give KidSpy agents and their handlers an insider’s peek into the shadow world of spying—and who knows, there just may be a spy or two in your midst… The Time Machine Roast – John F. Kennedy Center, D.C. January 31, 7:30 p.m. Inspired by the the line-crossing energy of comedy roasts, The Time Machine Roast hurls its hilarious flaming arrows at history. Nationally touring comedians get into character and costume for the meanest, funniest, most historically accurate jokes you've ever heard. Photography Workshop – BMA Lexington Market, Baltimore February 1, 12:00 p.m. Photojournalist J. M. Giordano will review photography basics and lead a hands-on workshop throughout the historic public market. Bring your own equipment, all levels welcome. A View from Inside: The CIA and FBI – International Spy Museum, D.C. February 5, 10:15 a.m. The CIA and FBI are both tasked with protecting our country. These two agencies are often portrayed as strained colleagues, but what is it really like inside these iconic institutions? How do spies learn their craft? How are threats assessed? How are spies discovered? And how do these secretive institutions change with the times? In a fascinating series, veterans of the CIA and FBI discuss their professional roles and how these closely guarded organizations operate.
