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  • Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:07 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Tonight - Annapolis Maritime Museum - Winter Lecture Series continues with Submerged Aquatic Vegetation: Restoration Strategies for the Chesapeake Bay. Dr Stephen Ailstock will be discussing the many techniques used to propagate Bay grasses that were pioneered at the Environmental Center of Anne Arundel Community College.

    Saturdays in February - Historic Londontown Gardens - Winter Lecture Series: African American Experience. This Saturday will be “Historical Character Interpretation: Connecting the Dots”. Brenda Parker shows how to create a more complete story of African American people in the past using various available resources.

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Sat 2/16 - Marbling Day - Drop in between noon and 4pm and marble a silk scarf or paper. We did this during the last Chocolate Binge Festival and the scarfs come out really awesomely.

    FinArt

    Tomorrow night - FinArt in Annapolis is having a gallery show with live music from four amazing bands, Tess Crawford, Shawn Shakya, Wyght Gold and Rivka, as well as special guests Ryan Walsh and Christian Pruitt. Doors open at 7pm, there’s a $5 cover and you’re welcome to bring your own liquid refreshments.

    Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park - Ellicott City

    Sat 2/16 - Meet Mary Banneker - Mary Banneker was a key part of her community and family. Learn how Mary prepared for winter by drying herbs, sewing blackets and using plants to care for her family in the 1700s.

    AACPL

    Sat 2/16 - Riviera Beach - Go on a VR Expedition with this virtual field trip around the world!

    Mon 2/18 - Annapolis (2000 Capital Dr) - Museum on the Move - Exploring the lives of famous African American Marylanders, history, culture, art and STEM with museum educators from the Banneker-douglass Museum. Call to register.

    Mon 2/18 - Brooklyn Park - Slime Time - Make your own custom clime to take hom!

    Mon 2/18 - Crofton - 3D Print Design Class - Use Tinkercad to design a 3D object to be printed after the event. Laptops are available for the first 20 students to use.

    Annapolis Makerspace

    Tomorrow 2/15 - Monthly Game Night! Board games, card games, from simple to complex, we have a little bit of everything. If you’re interested in tabletop, analog gaming, come by, hang out and play a few games!

    Tuesday - 2/19 - We starting up a new monthly meet talking about CAD/CAM and CNC routers with Autodesk Fusion 360. Beyond just 3D modeling, Russ will discuss CAM programming, setting up the router as well as router maintenance and improvements.

    Mondays are official Woodworking Night - If you want to get into woodworking or want to pick someone’s brain on a project you’re working on, drop by on Mondays to meet other local woodworkers.

    Thurs - Electronics Night

    Also be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Meetup to keep up on everything that’s going on with us and other great local STEAM groups!


  • Thursday, February 07, 2019 7:05 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Tuesday 2/12 - Cult Classic Brewery (Stevensville) - Rustic Wood Sign Painting - Ranch House Rustics will be having a workshop to help you design your sign and will have all the materials you need to paint it yourself!

    Wed 2/13 - Londontown Gardens - Homeschool Spin, Sew and Sail - Learn how people in the past made their clothes and try your hand as a tailor or seamstress during this homeschool program.

    Local by Design

    Sat 2/9 - Annapolis Mall - Make Your Own Sign with Cricket Studio workshop.. Paint your own decorative sign using one of their designs or creating your own.

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Tomorrow 2/8 - MAKE IT: Block Printing - Valentine’s Edition - Learn how to carve your own block and block print onto beautiful paper and cards. Block printing extraordinaire, Anita Hagan, will be there to teach you all you need to know! The theme will be Valentines and you’ll bea ble to take your block home and print as much as you like after the class.

    Sunday 2/10 - MAKE IT: Mosaic Tile (house number or garden tile) - This event was rescheduled, but that means you get another chance to take advantage of this fun class. Learn how to cut and arrange pieces to make an interesting design, using glass mosaic, to create your own garden tile or house number.

    Check out all the other great classes and workshops as well as open workspace at Art Farm!

    GEMS - Girls Excelling in Math and Science

    Sat 2/9 - If you missed it last time, they’re having another STEM Saturday Academy on Saturday at the New Carrollton Branch Library for grades 6-8. Space is limited, so register today!

    AACPL

    Today - Maryland City at Russett - Ozobots - Programming ozobots is as easy as drawing on a mat! Direct the little bots around and learn about programming in the process

    Today - Broadneck - Fun with Robots - Let the students of the Broadneck High School Robotics Club teach you about robots by demonstrating how their competition robots work

    Sat - Discoveries: Library at the Mall - Learn about Mae Jemison - The first African American woman in space! She was an engineer and a physician along with being an astronaut. Learn about her exciting life and what propelled her into orbit!

    Monday - Edgewater - Mini Robot Challenge also using Ozobots

    Tuesday - Odenton - Learning electronics with Snap Circuits - Kids learn to create basic and complex circuits using a simple snap together circuit building system. Registration is required.

    Today - Eastport-Annapolis Neck - STEM Challenge Thursdays
    Tues - Odenton - STEM Tuesdays


    Unallocated Space - Severn

    Tonight - Infosec night
    Sun - Analog Gaming Sunday - Playing your favorite board and card games and learning about new ones.
    Mon - Project night
    Tues - Analog electronics
    Wed - Lockpicking night

    Pongos Learning Lab/Coder Kids Club - Crofton

    Starting Tonight - LEGO Robotics - Learn how to combine LEGOs with gears, pulleys, motors, sensors and programmable parts to build and program robots! There are multiple groups depending on if your kids are in grades 1-4 or grades 5-8. It starts tonight and runs weekly, on Thursdays, for 8 weeks. Pongos also has a regular LEGO robotics club that meets at the same time that your kids are welcome to join if they want to do more with LEGO robotics after they finish this class.

    Patuxent Lapidary Guild

    Sat 2/9 - Beginning Silversmithing Class - A class for beginners or a refresher for those wanting to get back into silversmithing. Students will make one bezel set stone pendant with a bail. Students will need to supply one small-to-medium sized cabochon for this project, or you can purchase one at the class.

    Annapolis Makerspace

    Saturday - Valentines Wood Burning Workshop w/Bonnie from Day Dreams Factory - Join us for some wood burning on Saturday as we burn designs into re-purposed cigar boxes to create unique jewelry or stash boxes. Light snacks will be provided and feel free to bring your favorite beverage. Class is limited to 10 people, so be sure to register today!

    Mondays are official Woodworking night - If you want to get into woodworking or want to pick someone’s brain on a project you’re working on, drop by on Mondays to meet other local woodworkers.

    Thurs - Electronics Night - for anything relating to electronics including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, programming, hardware, whatever!


  • Thursday, January 31, 2019 6:59 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Saturdays in February - Historic Londontown Gardens - Winter Lecture Series: African American Experience starting on Saturday 2/2 with Competing Realities: Black Souther Marylanders and Their Quest to Shape Freedom in “Loyal” Maryland.. 1860 to 1880

    February - Maple Sugaring Days at Brookside Nature Center in Silver Spring - Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, you’ll have an opportunity to check out maple sugaring at Brookside Nature Center

    Tonight - Annapolis Maritime Museum - Winter Lecture Series continues with James Gibb discussing the Human Impacts on the Chesapeake.. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Studies of the Rhode River Ecosystem

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Wed 2/6 - next 3 Wednesdays - Adult Improv - Learn the fundamentals of improv comedy through yes-and, object work, characters, emotions and scene games. The foundations of improv can help develop and improve your quick thinking skills, brainstorming, team building and even help overcome anxiety.

    Sat 2/2 - Saturday MAKE IT: Mosaic Tiles - Make your own garden tile or house number sign using glass mosaic tiles! Learn how to arrange and cut pieces to make your own design!

    Sat 2/2 - Story Time & Pop Up Book Workshop - ages 3-8

    Still a few weeks left in their after school winter semester classes for kids including sketchbooking, children’s art class, nature inspired arts and crafts as well as cartooning.

    http://www.artfarmannapolis.com/class-registration

    http://www.artfarmannapolis.com/events-1/2019/1/14/kids-winter-art-semester-8-weeks

    Clay Bakers - Annapolis

    Wed 2/6 - Glass Fusing Workshop making Paisley bowls or platters

    AACPL

    Today - Crofton - Building Big! Domes - Explore the science principles used in building domes with hands on activities

    Mon 2/4 - What To Do With a Box - Listen to Jane Yolen’s “What to do with a box” then build, play and create in a room full of boxes

    Mon 2/4 - Maryland City at Russett library - Playing with Ozobots - Learn and practice coding by drawing to direct the little Ozobots on their journey

    Tue 2/5 - Riviera Beach - Programming with Cubetto - a great introduction to programming gfor ages 3-5

    Today - Mountain Road - Thinker Thursday
    Today - Glen Burnie, Saturday - Crofton - Minecraft
    Today - Eastport Annapolis Neck Library - 3D Pens
    Mon 2/4 - Maker Mondays at both the Glen Burnie and Linthicum libraries
    Wed 2/6 - Linthicum - Chess Club

    Annapolis Makerspace

    MOD Pizza fundraiser today! (1/31/2019) - Head on over to MOD Pizza at the Festival at Riva and mention Annapolis Makerspace, we get a portion of your tab. The event runs all day, so don’t worry if it’s lunch or dinner or both!

    Tues - 2/5 - Monthly Autodesk Fusion 360 workshop with Russ. It’s good to have a foundation already and pick his brain on specifics, but if you’re having trouble getting off the ground, Russ can help with that as well.

    Mondays are official Woodworking night 

    Thurs - Electronics night

    Also be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Meetup to keep up on everything that’s going on with us and other great local STEAM groups!


  • Thursday, January 24, 2019 7:21 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Newscast 1/24 to 1/31

    Local by Design Annapolis Artisans Market - Sat-Sun (1/26-1/27) featuring furniture, art, home decor, jewelry and more!

    Today and through Saturday  1/26 - Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge! Raising money for Special Olympics Maryland. They’ve raised over $1.3 million with a goal of $2.5 this year.

    Tonight 1/24 - Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for their First Wild & Scenic Film Festival with viewings in Richmond, VA, DC, Lancaster PA and right here in Annapolis at St Margaret’s Church. This fundraiser for the alliance features award winning films about nature, community activism, conservation, and more.

    Sat 1/26 - Immersion Day at Londontown Gardens - Immerse yourself in London Town circa 1770. Chat with denizens of London Town and watch as they eat only period dishes and live as close to the eighteenth century style as possible.

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Tonight 1/24 - Cartooning Workshop - 11-15yo - taught by professional artist James Point du Jour

    Sat 1/26 - Beginner Portrait Photography Workshop - Learn how to create better portraits with your camera. Students need a basic understanding of how your camera works and should have completed Photo 101 prior to taking this class.

    Mon 1/28 - Sketchbooking & Applied Arts

    Tues - Children’s Art Class - 7 - 11 years

    Wed - Nature Inspired Arts & Crafts for Kids ages 5-8

    GEMS - Girls Excelling in Math and Science

    Sat - 1/26 - STEM Saturday Academy - Beltsville Branch Library - Girls will explore STEM fields through hands-on activities, lunch will be provided

    AACPL

    Today 1/24 - Deale - Coding Club - programming video games with the Scratch programming language

    Sat 1/26 - Odenton - AACo Master Gardeners Annual Seed Swap - Come with seeds to share or come without seeds! There will be goodie bags, door prizes, handouts and more plus seeds to take home!

    Sat 1/26 - Broadneck - Marble Roller Coaster - Exploring construction, design and engineering as well as the principles of physics by building a marble roller coaster

    Lots of other great STEM related activities including book clubs, building with Lego and Minecraft.


  • Thursday, January 17, 2019 2:16 PM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Now through March 16 - Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University - Hackerman Map Collection - From colonial impressions of the Chesapeake Bay to detailed city plans for guiding Baltimore’s rapid expansion, the exhibition features over 30 stunning and historically significant maps of Maryland and related rare prints and books.

    Sun 1/20 - MAARC Winterfest at the National Electronics Museum in Linthicum - The Mid Atlantic Antique Radio Club holds it’s annual WinterFest swap meet at the electronics museum every year. It’s an all-indoor swap meet with an auction open to all vintage electronics sellers.

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Tonight - MAKE IT: Watercolor and Ink Workshop - Start the new year with some visual self-care and paint your happy place! - Lindsay, of LBo Craft, will help you paint a scene filled with a few of your favorite things to get you energized for 2019!

    Tomorrow/Fri - Gallery opening and reception for Kelly Blorstad! Stop by and check out Kelly’s works and all the great stuff going on at Art Farm

    Art Farm now has open studio space that you can rent!... by the day or the month! And it’s too late to get in on the full 8 week winter semester, but there are drop-in options available for things like sketchbooking, children’s art classes, nature inspired arts and crafts for kids as well as cartooning.

    Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park - Ellicott City

    Sat 1/19 - Onion Basket Workshop - An expert basket maker will show you how to create your own onion basket. Basket supplies are provided but bring a lunch and there’s a few other things they recommend that you bring, so check the website for the list.

    Sat 1/19 - “Where’s the Bear?” - A full moon strole, campfire and touch station. - Find out where animals go in the winter, see what animals might be out on a winter evening during a short walk, then warm up by the fire and learn more. Be sure to dress warm and warm beverages are provided.

    Sun 1/20 - A special event: Lunar Eclipse Campfire - Enjoy the total lunar eclipse and a nice toasty campfire with telescopes and astronomers on hand to inform you. This will be the last lunar eclipse until 2022. Dress warm for this one too.

    AACPL

    Today - Mountain Road - 3D Pens - Creating 3 dimensional items with pens that are similar to 3D printers, but you control them manually to doodle in the air

    Tomorrow/Fri - Discovers: Library at the Mall - A Long Winter’s Nap - Many animals hibernate for the winter. Kids will read some stories and do activities to learn why the animals take this long nap.

    Sat - both Eastport-Annapolis Neck as well as Odenton - Build & Play days, building things with Legos!

    Unallocated Space - Severn

    Tonight - Infosec night
    Tomorrow - Defcon hacker hangout group
    Monday - Project night
    Tues - Analog electronics night
    Wed - Open house and lockpicking night

    Patuxent Lapidary Guild

    Sat 1/19 - Vitreous Enamel - torch fired enameling - Students will make projects on copper by torch firing enamel, working on torch skills and finishing techniques. The class is intensive, so be prepared to focus and work hard.

    Annapolis Makerspace

    Tomorrow/Fri - Game On! - Analog game night! - there’s been a resurgence in tabletop and family gaming and we thought it would be fun to hang out and play some games together We’ll bring some of our favorite board and card games, but feel free to bring your own family friendly games as well. It’s a great way to try out new games before you buy them.

    Tues - Monthly General Meeting/Open House

    Mondays are official Woodworking night - If you want to get into woodworking or want to pick someone’s brain on a project you’re working on, drop by on Mondays to meet other local woodworkers.

    Thurs - Electronics night


  • Thursday, January 10, 2019 7:26 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Fri 1/11 through 2/22 - Howard County Arts Council is hosting HoCo Open - A non-juried annual exhibit celebrating artists who live, work or study in Howard County. Eligible artists, ages 18 and older, were invited to bring one piece of ready to hang original artwork to fill the gallery with great local art.

    Sat 1/12 - Annapolis - Chesapeake Brewing Co - 3rd Annual Burlesque themed party at the brewery, titled Art of the Tease. Prizes, lite buffet

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Starting Mon 1/14 - 8 week Kids Winter Art Seminar begins - Mondays will be for applied arts, ages 12-16, Tuesdays are Art Discover for ages 7-11, Wednesdays are Nature Inspired Art for ages 5-8 and Thursdays are Cartooning for ages 11-15. Drop in options and sibling discounts are available online

    Starting Wed 1/16 - 6 week Beginner Improv Workshop for adults hosted by Reflex Improv

    Clay Bakers - Annapolis

    Fri 1/11 - Kids Night Out - with the movie Frozen - Drop the kids off for this monthly event. Kids will be with a fun, designated staff member to paint, eat pizza dna watch the movie Frozen while you spend some time running errands or just having some time to yourself. For ages 6 and up.

    Tues - 1/15 - Pre-school book club - Sneezy the Snowman - Reading the book, Sneezy the Snowman and children get to paint a snowman of their own, as well.

    Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park - Ellicott City

    Sat 1/12 - Mid-Winter Hearth Cooking Demonstration - Join the experts of Benjamin Banneker as they prepare a mid-winter meal using period techniques and recipes of the Post Revolution War Patapsco Valley

    AACPL

    Today 1/10 - 2pm - Mountain Road Library - E-Reader Workshop - Did you just get a new e-reader? Bring your device in and learn about the library e-book and resources. Even if you didn’t get a dedicated e-reader like a Kindle, many of the library digital lending resources can be used with a regular iPhone, Android phone or iPad or Android tablet! And if you miss this session, any of your local library branches will be able to help you out with learning how to borrow e-books and other digital media from the library.

    Tomorrow Fri 1/11 - Odenton - Storytime with a Veterinarian - Discover what a veterinarian does through stories, songs and hands-on pretend-play with their guest veterinarian. For ages 3 - 5

    Sat 1/12 - Severn - Build a Pet Palace - Bring empty boxes to the library and build your small pet a fun palace! Design ideas and supplies for decorating will be provided. Registration is required

    Mon 1/14 - Linthicum - Maker Mondays - With various STEAM activities each month

    Wed 1/16 - Odenton - Breakerspace! - Take apart computers, toys, radios and other items to see what’s inside. Tools and safety gloves provided. Registration was required last week, unfortunately, but contact the Odenton library soon and see if there are still spots available.

    Greenbelt Makerspace

    Tonight - Arduino microcontroller project and class

    Tomorrow - 1/11 - Little Makers

    Sat 1/12 - Little Makers

    Mon 1/14 - Drop In Geneaology

    Tue 1/15 - English conversation for spanish speakers

    Wed 1/16 - Fiber Fans

    Unallocated Space - Severn

    1/12 - Sat - Minicon - A mini conference with talks on various subjects, typically leaning toward information security, as quite a few Unallocated Space members are involved in information security either as their day job or a hobby. Some topics this time are Taking a Look at Security from the Mind of a Hacker as well as talks on “fuzzing” and penetration testing.

    1/13 - Sun - Analog gaming Sunday

  • Thursday, January 03, 2019 7:32 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Today through Sunday (1/3 through 1/6) - Super MAGfest (National Harbor) - MAGFest stands for Music and Gaming Festival, a four day event dedicated to the appreciation of video game music, gaming of all types and the gaming community. Events run 24 hours a day for the duration of the festival and include console games. Arcades, tabletop, LAN, live video game cover bands, vendors and more. Last year they drew over 22k attendees!

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Wed - 1/9 - Foundations of Photography Workshop - This 2 hour workshop covers how to control the aperture settings, exposure compensation, how to use ISO settings to take better photos, proper focus, shutter speed and other aspects of using a DSLR camera. You should bring a DSLR camera with fully charged battery, a memory card and the camera’s manual.

    Clay Bakers - Annapolis

    Tonight 1/3 - Ladies Night - Ages 16 and up, no cover, bring beverages and snacks of your choice and receive 25% off your pottery and glass projects!

    Wed 1/9 - Glass Fusing - Candle Votives - Learn all you need to know in terms of crafting your own votive candle holder. Learn how to cut and lay the glass to form different styles of holders.

    Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park - Ellicott City

    Sat 1/5 - Snakes! - Visit the park and museum and listen to an expert share his critters and stories. It is free but pre-registration is required.

    AACPL

    Tues 1/8 - Deale - Snowflake STEM Storytime - ages 3 - 5 - Have your preschoolers warm up your thinking skills with simple winter-themed science activities

    Tues 1/8 - Odenton - 3D Print Design Class - Design and create your own 3D project using free online software.

    Sat 1/5 - Eastport-Annapolis Neck - Minecraft
    Mon 1/7 - Glen Burnie - Maker Mondays
    Mon 1/7 - Severn - Lego Challenge
    Tues 1/8 - Odenton - STEAM Tuesdays

    Greenbelt Makerspace
    Pongos Learning Lab/Coder Kids Club - Crofton

    Homeschooling opportunities:

    Pongos - Robotics Club, Coder Kids Club, YouTube Stars and Animators Club

    Greenbelt Makerspace - From Our Backyard to Mars: Robotics in Agriculture as well as some general homeschool STEAM sessions

    Patuxent Lapidary Guild

    Two sessions 1/6 and 1/13 - Basic Lost Wax Casting - Learn the basics of lost wax casting and finish the class with one or two finished pieces in Argentium Sterling silver.

    Annapolis Makerspace

    Tues - Monthly Fusion 360 workshop


  • Thursday, December 27, 2018 7:03 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Last chance to see some of our favorite holiday light displays including Lights on the Bay

    Edgewater - Illuminated Londontown Gardens added an extra night tomorrow night. They’ll have hot cider and s’mores and roaring fires and the gardens will be illuminated throughout with holiday lights. They’ll also be showing off colonial nighttime and holidays at a candlelit William Brown House.

    Sun 12/30 - “A Miracle on Annapolis Street” in West Annapolis will feature food trucks, beer tests, games and activities.. also, Budweiser Clydesdales will be there between 11am and 3pm

    NYE downtown Annapolis - Mon - A day filled with music and dancing, kids activities that include face painting, obstacle course and moon bounces. And of course, fireworks at midnight!

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Now through Sunday - Kids Winter Break Art Workshops

    Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park - Ellicott City

    Fri 12/28 - Sleepy Moon Campfire - Warm up by the campfire on a dark night. Listen to “sky stories” and hunt for the Milky Way and constellations. Dress warmly. Hot beverages provided. Pre-registration required

    AACPL

    Today - Riviera Beach - 3D Doodle - Creating unique 3d doodles using a 3D pen, similar to what 3D printers have, but in pen format!

    Today - Linthicum - Build & Play - building with Legos

    Wed - 1/2 - Linthicum - Chess Club

    Greenbelt Makerspace

    Tomorrow - Fermentation Fans

    Sat - Jr Makers

    Mon - Drop-in Genealogy

    Wed - Fiber Fans


  • Thursday, December 20, 2018 9:29 PM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Tonight - Last chance for Midnight Madness in downtown Annapolis.

    Tomorrow(Fri)-Sat - Ursids Meteor Shower - Typically ranging from 5 to 10 per hour, this year as many as double the normal amount in bursts are to be expected. Unfortunately they’ll be competing with the full moon. There will be a sharp peak tomorrow morning, sometime after midnight tonight but as late as just before sunrise tomorrow. The ursids are named from their location in the sky, near Ursa Minor, also known the little dipper.

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Starting Wed running through Sun 30th - Winter Break Art Camp - A workshop for ages 8 - 15. It’s an open studio styled art camp where they’ll have a different teach each of the five days during the holiday break. Each day will bring different activities for the kids from sculpture to painting to even watching short art films. Kids can join them for one day or all five at a discounted rate, whatever works best for your family. Older campers may choose to work on their own projects during this time, they are not required to participate in every activity.

    Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park - Ellicott City

    Sat 12/22 - Early American Holiday Cooking Demonstration - See a holiday meal prepared on an open heart and bake oven using period correct recipes of the Patapsco Valley.

    Unallocated Space - Severn

    Sat 12/22 - Classic Video Game Day - A social video gaming event. Bring your favorite console video games and systems and a spare TV if you have one. They have PlayStation 1 and 2, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Dreamcast. Possibly a Super Smash Brothers tournament.

    Pongos Learning Lab/Coder Kids Club - Crofton

    Wed 12/26 - Thur/Fri and Mon - School is Out Mini-Camp - School may be out, but Pongos is still open! Kids can choose activities based on their interests, not a rigid schedule. Some past activities have included playing Minecraft and other computer and tablet games, experiment with STEM toys like Snap Circuits, littleBits Dash & Dot, watch music videos and have a dance party. The camp is appropriate for kids grades K through 8.


  • Thursday, December 13, 2018 7:20 AM | Trevor Gryffyn (Administrator)

    Tonight - Midnight Madness at the Historic Annapolis Museum and Store - The museum store has tons of great unique gifts and they usually have some nice refreshments as well. It’s always worth stopping in during Midnight Madness.

    Now through next week (12/22) - Celebration in the Woods at Chrysalis in Merriweather Park Symphony Woods - Holiday fun for the whole family including music, crafts, Christmas trees created by artists and visits from Santa.

    Now through next week (12/22) - Severn - Holiday Lights Walk to the North Pole - Self guided walk to the North Pole and visit Santa in his cabin. Explore new trails with lighted Christmas scenes. See Polar Bear Central and the Gingerbread House and hit up the barn for soe hot chocolate.

    Now through Jan 1 - Annmarie Sculpture Garden - Solomons - Garden In Lights display

    Now - next week (12/22) - Illuminated Londontown

    Now - next week (12/22) - Holiday Candlelight Stroll Annapolis

    Art Farm - Annapolis

    Tonight - While you’re in downtown Annapolis tonight for Midnight Madness, don’t forget the West St Arts District and Art Farm who are having their Midnight Madness Market! - Sample Lyon Rum, have a snack and check out some great curated items that make such great gifts!

    Tomorrow 12/14 - MAKE IT: Wood Burning Workshop - Kory Johnson teaches the techniques of pyrography, the art of drawing with fire. Learn the basics of creating a range of tones and shadowing while burning your artwork into wood.

    Clay Bakers - Annapolis

    Tomorrow/Fri 12/14 - Kids Night Out f/Polar Express - Drop the kids off and they’ll eat pizza, watch Polar Express and get creative while you run errands or have a little time to yourself.

    Sun 12/16 and Wed 12/19 - LET IT SNOW wine glass painting classes - Pick from a stemmed or stemless wine glass, beer steins, beer pints or mason jars then choose a winter design and paint your glass. You’ll take it home to fire in your own oven!

    AACPL

    Sat 12/15 - Mountain Road - building with virtual bricks in Minecraft

    Eastport-Annapolis Neck and Odenton - Build & Play w/Legos

    Severn - Mini Robot Challenge - tweens and teens learn coding and participate in robot challenges

    Tues - Deale - Gingerbread STEM Storytime for ages three through five.

    Unallocated Space - Severn

    Sat 12/15 - Epic LAN Party - 12 hours of multiplayer gaming fun

    Pongos Learning Lab/Coder Kids Club - Crofton

    Tonight - Robotics Club Thursdays

    Tomorrow Robotics Open Lab for the 2018-2019 WLRC (Wonder League Robotics Competition)

    Sat 12/15 - Hand Lettering Crash Course for Adults - just in time for the holidays, what’s better than a beautifully hand lettered note to our loved ones

    Retro Game Night & Fundraiser - Sat 12/15 - Supporting the Blue Ribbon Project, working to support victims of child abuse and youth in foster care - See the link on our website for more information about the items they’ll be collecting for their Backpacks of Love initiative.

    Annapolis Makerspace

    Signups are open for a Wood Burning class with Bonnie from Daydreams Factory on Sun 12/16 - Turn wood cigar boxes into works of art using pyrography! Only 8 spots are available, so head over to the event page, found on our website, and sign up today!

    Mondays are official Woodworking night - If you want to get into woodworking or want to pick someone’s brain on a project you’re working on, drop by on Mondays to meet other local woodworkers.

    Thurs - electronics night


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