Annapolis
Annapolis Home Expo Show – The Byzantium Event Center, Annapolis February 22, 10 a.m. One stop shopping for your home owner’s needs! Find a contractor, save with great show specials, meet with representatives with companies specializing in home improvements and enhancements of all kinds, from kitchens, baths, counters, heating and air, gutters, doors, flooring, and more! Get ideas and get inspired! USNA Theatre Presents: Oklahoma! – Mahan Hall at US Naval Academy, Annapolis February 21 & 22, 7:00 p.m. February 23, 3:00 p.m. Produced in true Broadway style, it is a fully-staged, costumed, and choreographed production with live pit orchestra. Tickets are $16 or $19 to be purchased online, by phone, or at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. respectively. Networking Mixer – Latitude 38, Annapolis February 20, 5:30 p.m. Join the Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce for appetizers, happy hour specials, and chances to win a free month membership to Club 28 at Latitude 38. This event is free for members and $25 for non-members. Mardi Gras Ball – Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Annapolis February 22, 6:00 p.m. The Bernie House crew is bringing one of the greatest and oldest traditions of Carnival season, a Mardi Gras Ball! Proceeds benefit The Bernie House. The Bernie House is part of the solution to those made homeless due to domestic violence. Providing survivors longer term transitional housing program. Allowing time to build important support structures, the opportunity to heal, build confidence and become financially stable. Our mission is to provide a safe home without violence for families in crisis. Preparing survivors of domestic violence for the next step, stability and success in permanent housing.
West County
Human Society Charles County Top Dog Dinner and Dance 2020 – Greater Waldorf Jaycees Community Hall, Waldorf February 21, 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. The Humane Society of Charles County annual funtastic event to help the homeless pets! Dinner, desserts, drinks, dancing, 50/50 raffles, silent auction tables all this fun under one roof! We have many sponsorship levels available to get your business name out into the animal loving community. Have a group of 10 and worried about not being able to sit together... NO WORRIES, purchase our "Table for 10" ticket package to have a table for your group of 10! One More Customer Business Networking February 22, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Come network with like-minded business owners and learn new successful business tips! Please remember to bring your business cards. Light refreshments will be served!
Home Buyer’s Seminar – Crofton Library, Crofton February 24, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Lisa Sim of Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. will be at the Crofton Library for a two-hour workshop designed to take the mystery and fear out of the home purchase process. Topics will include why now is the best time to buy, credit issues, down payment assistance and more.
Eastern Shore
Cultural Narratives of Sea Level Rise on the Chesapeake – Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels February 20, 2:00 p.m. How do social institutions and narratives of place, heritage, and identity connect with current discussions of climate change and sea-level rise? Over two years, Washington College Associate Professor of Anthropology Aaron Lampman and his students conducted and analyzed interviews to explore the social, cultural, and economic barriers to climate-induced relocation, despite scientific predictions of relative sea-level rise on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that indicate catastrophic land loss over the next 50 years. Chefs for Habitat 10th Anniversary – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, Salisbury February 22, 5:30 p.m. Come enjoy the 10th anniversary celebration of Chefs for Habitat, an annual gala fundraiser hosted by Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County. Habitat is a nonprofit organization that partners with low income families to build safe, reliable homes for people in need right here in Wicomico County. During this food and fun-filled event, local chefs provide samples of their signature dishes for guests to enjoy. A celebrity sous chef competition, live and silent auctions, music and dancing round out this festive night. Join us for a wonderful evening at the Civic Center while supporting Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County’s mission that everyone deserves a decent place to call home. The Hedgelawn Classical Series Presents The Ann Street Trio – The Mainstay, Rock Hall February 23, 4:00 p.m. The Baltimore-based Ann Street Trio is devoted to performing chamber music from the classical era to the 21st century. Comprised of several of Baltimore’s finest musicians, the Ann Street Trio believes in engaging their audience through creative programming and conversation, and strives to give them an up-close look at the creativity and excitement of chamber music. The Ann Street Trio reaches audiences through chamber music series in the region, university engagements, and private salon concerts. With years of diverse performance experience, each member brings a particular expertise to their interpretation. Erik Franklin is a member of the U.S. Army Field Band (Ft. Meade, MD), Katlyn DeGraw is the Associate Principal Cellist of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and Hui-Chuan Chen performs recitals nationally and internationally alongside teaching at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Talbot County Empty Bowls 12th Annual Community Dinner – Immanuel Lutheran Church, Easton February 23, 5:00 p.m. Talbot County Empty Bowls operates with a two-fold mission: to fill local food pantry shelves and to expand ripples of awareness about food insecurity in Talbot County. Since its first dinner in 2009, Talbot County Empty Bowls has distributed $199,000 to local organizations that feed the hungry 365 days a year. Oysters in Maryland: A Glass Half Empty or Half Full? – Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels February 25, 5:30 p.m. Oysters have long been integral to Maryland’s cultural landscape and the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Though wild populations have diminished over the years, collaboration among stakeholders gives hope for the future of this beloved bivalve. Shannon Hood, University of Maryland Extension Associate Agent, will explore cutting edge research and community engagement strategies that aim to keep the oyster as a part of our ecological systems and cultural heritage.
Regional
Jimmie Allen – Rams Head Live!, Baltimore February 22, 8:00 p.m. Jimmie Allen comes to Baltimore this February to perform his top hits “Make Me want To” and “Best Shot” and to sing his newest his from “Mercury Lane”. Acting Classes – Everyman Theatre, Baltimore February 20, 10:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. This five-week class invites students to isolate, explore, and integrate each fundamental tool in the actor’s instrument to create dynamic characters. Activate the body, exercise the voice, engage the mind and release your imagination. Each class allows time for the actor’s to explore these tools and then integrate them in the context of story and text. Students learn to use themselves in new and exciting ways as they segue their own stories into workable text to practice sound text analysis strategies. This class culminates in monologue work and peer critique, and is a requirement to take Acting 2 and 3. NO CLASS FEB 18 This class and program is now full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email Education@EverymanTheatre.org. The 2020 American Craft Show – Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore February 21-23, 10 a.m. The American Craft Show, in its 46th year, returns to Baltimore for a three-day celebration of all things craft. Attendees can shop crafts like you’ve never seen before from over 600 of the country’s leading artists specializing in contemporary jewelry, clothing, furniture, and home décor. Explore hundreds of thousands of unique, handcrafted objects, each with a story.
