4/6 - Annapolis Book Festival - In it’s 17th year, the Book Festival has become one of the premier community events in the region! Every year, more than 3k people attend this free community festival that celebrates the written word!
Going on now through May 17th - Quiet Waters Park - Creative Odyssey - featuring three location artists from the Caring Collection Inc, showing off their wood turnings, photography and stained glass.
Various dates in April, now through April 21st - Londontown Gardens is hosting Escape London Town: Ferguson Tavern! - The year is 1763, you wake to find yourself locked in the tavern with your things missing. Your ship leaves in one hour. Can you make it out in time? This unique escape room puts you not just in a puzzle to solve, but back in time!
Chesapeake Maritime Museum - St Michaels
Exhibition optioning Sat 4/6 - Beach Finds of the Chesapeake - Explores a sampling of the different types of finds discovered by those who seek to preserve the history of the region by collecting fragments of the past. From shark’s teeth and 20 million year old fossils to Victorian doll parks, to modern plastic toys and marine debris. The bay holds history, treatures and trash alike to be discovered by beachcombers.
4/6-4/7 - 8th Annual Eastern Shore Seaglass Festival - returns with a larger waterfront location at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Featuring over 70 artisans exhibiting and selling coasting and sea glass related jewelry, home decor, art and more. Including live museum, food and libations.
Wed 4/10 - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - Bronze Casting Workshop - Learn about bronze and aluminum casting, creating wood, foam or wax molds, working with sand and furnace and pouring molten metal. Also learn about lost wax or investment casting and more traditional green sand techniques.
Kinder Farm Park - Millersville
Sun 4/7 - Watch Chesapeake Forge Blacksmith Guild members work on forging metal, a trade that is over 100 years old but still alive today.
Mon 4/8 - Chesapeake Forge Blacksmith Guild Meeting - the CFBG meets every Monday night. Members learn and practice new techniques as they work on their projects.
Wed 4/10 - Sawmill Workshop - Weather permitting, Kinder Farm Park’s own Sawmill Club will be running logs through the mill!
Local by Design
Sat 4/6 - Rustic Signs w/Cricket Studio - Jode from Cricket Studio shows you how to paint, stain and stencil your own wood sign
Sun 4/7 - Fused Glass Seahorse or Mermaid Class - Create your own seahorse or mermaid hanging ornament!
Maryland Hall
Sat 4/6 - Sip and Carve with Anita Hagan - One time block carving and printing workshop
Clay Bakers - Annapolis
Tonight - Ladies Night
Tues 4/9 - Preschool book club - The Tale of Peter Rabbit
AACPL
Tomorrow 4.5 - Discoveries: Library at the Mall - Grow & Learn - Join the library for a storytime to find out how plants grow and plant a seed of your own! For ages 3 - 5.
Sat 4/6 - Deale - Accessible STEAM: WiggleBots - Make a creature that movies using a battery and motor that vibrates. This program helps children expore STEAM using accessible design, especially good for those with visual disabilities.
Sat 4/6 - Severn - Little Robots Story Time - Using Cubetto, a friendly wooden robot, your child will learn the basics of computer programming through screen-free, hands-on play
Tues 4/9 - Deale - Earth Day STEM Storytime
Tues 4/9 - DIY 3D Puffy Paint - Create puffy paint with ingredients found in your pantry!
Wed 4/10 - SoCoGrow - featuring Homestead Gardens’ Heather Wheatley, discussing sustainable growing techniques in Franche. Learn how planting for the long-term will help nurture birds and other wildlife for years to come!
Pongos Learning Lab/Coder Kids Club - Crofton
Tonight - Thursday night Robotics Club
Tomorrow - Friday night Gamer club
Sat/Sun - Adults only game night
Mon - Monday night LEGO Club
Tues - Tuesday night Coder Kids Club
Wed - Wednesday night YouTube Stars & Animators Club
Patuxent Lapidary Guild
Sat 4/6 - Beginning Fold forming or Fold Form Cuff - First time students will make 6 projects of sample styles, earrings and a bracelet with copper by hammering and forming. Some silversmithing experience is helpful but not required. EVENT CANCELLED
Annapolis Makerspace
Tues - 4/9 - So Sew! - Our monthly sewing workshop!