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Ashland Craft to Brothers Osborne at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on Saturday, July 16

Ashland Craft to Brothers Osborne at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on Saturday, July 16

South Carolina native Ashland Craft will open for Brothers Osborne at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com! Ashland Craft’s strong, personal songwriting is rapidly earning a dedicated fanbase with the release of her 2021 debut album, Travelin’ Kind. “There’s...
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CCPS Students, Governor’s Healthcare Heroes Poster Content Finalist Present Art to CalvertHealth

CCPS Students, Governor’s Healthcare Heroes Poster Content Finalist Present Art to CalvertHealth

Earlier this year, the Office of the Governor of Maryland and the Maryland State Department of Education presented the 2022 Governor’s Healthcare Heroes Poster Competition for Maryland school students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. The competition encouraged Maryland students to submit poster designs that depicted the theme “Celebrating Maryland’s Healthcare Heroes.” A total of...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Invites Residents to Participate in National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Invites Residents to Participate in National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Attention Charles County residents: On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, neighborhoods throughout Charles County are invited to team up with thousands of communities across the country for the 38th Annual National Night Out (NNO). Sheriff Troy Berry and members of the CCSO will join residents to celebrate and promote police and community partnerships as well...
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Southern Maryland’s Highly Anticipated River Concert Series Returns for 24th Season

Southern Maryland’s Highly Anticipated River Concert Series Returns for 24th Season

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, along with the Chesapeake Orchestra and its Music Director Jeffrey Silberschlag, are proud to announce the program for the 2022 River Concert Series. A Southern Maryland tradition now in its 24th season, this family-friendly music festival, and winner of two Governor’s Awards for Arts, Tourism, and Community Economic Development,...
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St. Mary’s County Museums Offer Free Admission to Dads on Father’s Day

St. Mary’s County Museums Offer Free Admission to Dads on Father’s Day

On Father’s Day, June 19, 2022, St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point, Maryland, and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum in Piney Point, Maryland, will offer all dads free regular admission to each of the museums during normal operating hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other visitors in the party must pay regular admission prices...
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Leonardtown Summer Music Festival Presents Latrice Carr and the N2N Band on June 11, 2022

Leonardtown Summer Music Festival Presents Latrice Carr and the N2N Band on June 11, 2022

The summer of music continues when the Leonardtown Summer Music Festival presents another exciting concert featuring Latrice Carr and The N2N Band On the Water’s Edge at the Leonardtown Wharf on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. N2N kicks off the evening with a Motown tribute featuring popular tunes from...
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St. Mary’s County Airport Farmer’s Market on Sunday, June 12th

St. Mary’s County Airport Farmer’s Market on Sunday, June 12th

Fly in, drive in, or bike in for our next Airport Farmer’s Market on June 12th. This market is just one week before Father’s Day, making it an excellent opportunity to buy the dads in your life something special. While you’re here, meet one of the AeroPark’s great businesses, AIRTec! They will be showcasing...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum Presents “Conversation & a Cruise” Series for Families in 2022

St. Clement’s Island Museum Presents “Conversation & a Cruise” Series for Families in 2022

Beginning Saturday, June 11, 2022, visitors can enjoy summer breezes on a fun, educational, and family-friendly morning of cruising during a series of themed events on the St. Clement season’s Island Museum Water Taxi. The three cruises occur June 11, July 16 and Aug. 13, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The June 11’s...
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Charles County Youth Orchestra Presents Third Annual Concerto Competition: A Free Concert on Saturday, June 4, 2022

Charles County Youth Orchestra Presents Third Annual Concerto Competition: A Free Concert on Saturday, June 4, 2022

The competition, which will begin at 3:00 p.m. on June 4, will be held at Christ Church, 112 Charles St, La Plata, MD. This year seven contestants will perform a recital before a distinguished panel of judges. The judges this year are Jody Gatwood, prize winner in several international violin competitions and Professor Emeritus,...
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Ryan Griffin to Open for Old Dominion at Calvert Marine Museum PNC Waterside Pavilion on Friday, June 10, 2022

Ryan Griffin to Open for Old Dominion at Calvert Marine Museum PNC Waterside Pavilion on Friday, June 10, 2022

Ryan Griffin, a hitmaker with a #1 song under his belt, will be joining Old Dominion at the Calvert Marine Museum’s PNC Waterside Pavilion on Friday, June 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $39 – $89 (additional fees apply). Visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com for tickets. Ryan Griffin is poised for a Country...
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Calvert Marine Museum Events – June 2022

Calvert Marine Museum Events – June 2022

Summer is almost here and what better place to find fun for the whole family, than the Calvert Marine Museum. Wednesday through Friday, the month of June – Wm. B. Tennison Public Cruise 2 p.m. Relax and enjoy a leisurely one-hour sightseeing cruise on the river aboard the Wm. B. Tennison, a log-built bugeye....
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22nd Annual Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival Promises Three Days of Live Music and Events in St. Mary’s County on July 8, 9, and 10th

22nd Annual Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival Promises Three Days of Live Music and Events in St. Mary’s County on July 8, 9, and 10th

The Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, one of the mid-Atlantic’s signature jazz events held along the shores of the beautiful Potomac River and in the charming Town of Leonardtown in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, will feature fantastic jazz artists and related events during the three-day jazz weekend in 2022. This popular annual festival, which...
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Third Annual RetroFest on the Potomac Brings All Things “Vintage” to Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

Third Annual RetroFest on the Potomac Brings All Things “Vintage” to Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

The Friends of St. Clement’s Island & Piney Point Museums present the Third Annual RetroFest on the Potomac, on Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park. This event is in conjunction with the nearby Southern Maryland Boat Club’s Piney Point Regatta. RetroFest on...
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Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel Returns to Solomons Island on June 16-19 at Fisherman’s Wharf

Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel Returns to Solomons Island on June 16-19 at Fisherman’s Wharf

Adventure awaits when Kalmar Nyckel, the Tall Ship of Delaware returns to Solomons for the first time since 2018 – adventure, fun, and history all in one. From Thursday, June 16 through Sunday, June 19, the full-scale replica of the 17th century square-rigged ship will offer deck tours plus 2.5-hour day and evening sails...
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Charles County Commissioners Adopt Fiscal 2023 Budget of $494 Million

Charles County Commissioners Adopt Fiscal 2023 Budget of $494 Million

On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a balanced General Fund budget of $494,446,200, an increase of 9.8 percent over last year. The adopted budget provides historic funding for Charles County Public Schools, makes critical investments in core programs and services, record-level investments in public safety, and does not increase...
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Department of Recreation & Parks’ Museums to Offer Free Admission to Members of the Military Through Blue Star Museums Program

Department of Recreation & Parks’ Museums to Offer Free Admission to Members of the Military Through Blue Star Museums Program

Through the Blue Stars Museum Program, the museums and historic sites of the Department of Recreation & Parks’ Museum Division will offer free admission for active members of the armed forces, as well as up to 5 family members, from Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 21, 2022) until Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 5, 2022)....
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Charles County Public Library Celebrates 100 Years with Parties and Music – May 16 to May 20, 2022

Charles County Public Library Celebrates 100 Years with Parties and Music – May 16 to May 20, 2022

Charles County Public Library (CCPL) continues the celebration for its 100th anniversary of serving Charles County. Started in a single room on the second floor of the county jail on Washington Avenue in La Plata in 1922, the library was made possible by the County Homemakers Club and County Extension Agent P.D. Brown. This...
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FREE EVENT! St. Mary’s College of Maryland Jazzed for Mulberry Music Festival on Friday, June 17

FREE EVENT! St. Mary’s College of Maryland Jazzed for Mulberry Music Festival on Friday, June 17

The St. Mary’s College of Maryland presents the Mulberry Music Festival: Jazz, featuring Joseph Brotherton, the Kelly Bell Band, Carly Harvey, and headlined by Sharón Clark on Friday, June 17, beginning at 6 p.m. on the College’s Townhouse Green. The event is free of charge and open to the public. It will be simultaneously...
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The Port of Leonardtown Winery Claims Maryland Comptroller’s Cup for their 2021 Vintner’s Select White

The Port of Leonardtown Winery Claims Maryland Comptroller’s Cup for their 2021 Vintner’s Select White

05/05/2022 Written/published by MarylandWine Jim Bauckman (ANNAPOLIS, MD) – The Port of Leonardtown Winery (POL Winery) claimed the Maryland Comptroller’s Cup for their 2021 Vintner’s Select White at the 2022 Winemasters Choice Competition held in late April at Linganore Winecellars in Mt. Airy. The Vintner’s Select White earned double gold by unanimous decision from...
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Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Shutout the Barnstormers in Their 10th Straight Win

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Shutout the Barnstormers in Their 10th Straight Win

The Blue Crabs’ pitchers allowed five total hits in tonight’s shutout victory, as Southern Maryland won 3-0.  With tonight’s win, the Blue Crabs extend their franchise-record win streak to ten games. The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs’ starter, Denson Hull (W, 1-0), pitched five scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and one walk.  This was...
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Historic Sotterley Hosting Half-Price Mother’s Day Tours on Sunday, May 8, 2022

Historic Sotterley Hosting Half-Price Mother’s Day Tours on Sunday, May 8, 2022

Give the mothers and grandmothers in your life a unique treat by bringing them to Historic Sotterley for a guided tours. On Sunday, May 8th, all guided and self-guided tours will be half-priced for moms! While on site, you can also visit the exhibits, stroll the gorgeous Colonial Revival Garden and grounds, browse and...
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Waldorf Wendy’s Offering Free Food for a Year to the First 100 Customers for Grand Re-Opening on April 30, 2022

Waldorf Wendy’s Offering Free Food for a Year to the First 100 Customers for Grand Re-Opening on April 30, 2022

In celebration of its grand reopening in Charles County this Saturday, Wendy’s of Waldorf, MD (Grand Opening Tentative Date 4/30) is awarding the first 100 customers with free food for a year*! Wend American Group, a subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group, has wrapped up these remodels, which display a fresh, enhanced look and feel,...
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FREE EVENT! 2022 Leonardtown Summer Music Festival Kickoff Concert on Saturday, April 30

FREE EVENT! 2022 Leonardtown Summer Music Festival Kickoff Concert on Saturday, April 30

St. Mary’s County Arts Council are proud to announce the return of the Leonardtown Summer Music Festival! Leonardtown will host a summer of FREE, live outdoor concerts featuring an exciting lineup of artists including the Robbie Boothe Band, the Latrice Carr Band, Leonardo Garcia Y Son Horizonte, Blazin Keys, Reagan Years and more throughout...
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Calvert County Farmers Markets are Back with Local Food and Products

Calvert County Farmers Markets are Back with Local Food and Products

Buying local is made easy with an abundance of fresh food from Calvert County’s farmers, agri-businesses and watermen. Patrons can find local produce, meat, bedding plants (vegetables and herbs) and a bounty of other spring offerings with more to come as the weather continues to heat up. Markets will be held on the following...
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Two Leonardtown Square Businesses Donating Portions of Proceeds for Town Administrators Fight Against Parkinson’s

Two Leonardtown Square Businesses Donating Portions of Proceeds for Town Administrators Fight Against Parkinson’s

Social Coffeehouse shared the following – “As some of you may know, our town administrator, Laschelle Mckay, has been a huge fighter for the businesses of the town, especially Social. But, Laschelle is currently in a fight of her own against Parkinson’s. To help join her battle, Social and our friends at the Rex...
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