Eye On Annapolis' picks for upcoming events!

Published: Fri, 11/30/18

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Thanks for being a loyal email subscriber. Every week, we get hundreds of emails with different events happening in the region. All of them are on our calendar (and you can submit your own too); but, we also scour the submissions and hand pick out a few that really seem good--and here they are for you!


Mark your calendar. 5th annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration
Hospice of the Chesapeake will host its fifth annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration at 5 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2018, at Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport Hotel, 1736 W. Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland. The doors will open at 4 p.m. This is the fifth year the state will celebrate the commemorative day. In 2015, […]


G Love and Special Sauce coming back to Rams Head On Stage
Rams Head On Stage is a little taste of Nashville, New Orleans, and Austin all rolled up in one!  A small, intimate venue where no seat is more than 48 feet from the stage. A small venue that packs a big punch with top national acts 364 days a year.  Check out the latest shows […]


Ignite 4 coming to Maryland Hall in March. Will you speak?
For the fourth time, Annapolis will play host to Ignite Annapolis, a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have a burning idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd. Organizers  are excited to announce the fourth Ignite Annapolis event, scheduled to take place from 6:30 to 9:00 pm […]


REMINDER: Free parking in Annapolis for holiday season
The City of Annapolis will once again offer popular holiday parking options and discounts this year beginning Friday, November 23, and running through January 1, 2019. In addition, the City announces three new stops along the route for the FREEAnnapolis Circulator to better serve residents and visitors downtown. Effective immediately, the Annapolis Circulator is adding […]


Get ready for Annapolis’s Midnight Madnesses starting next week
Midnight Madness  is a fun shopping event in Historic Downtown Annapolis, Maryland. This local holiday shopping tradition  encompasses the charm and character of our most beloved memories of Norman Rockwell and Charles Dickens. The streets and storefronts will be adorned with holiday decorations, trees, garland, snowflakes, bows and lights  along with performers in the streets […]


The Grand Illumination 2018
Annapolis officially kicked off the Holiday season with the Grand Illumination of the City’s Christmas tree at City Dock last night. About a thousand gathered on Dock Street as Wiley Baker from WNAV emceed the event with the culmination of Santa Claus and his wife singing and dancing with the children. Mayor Buckley was on […]


Eastport Elementary kicks off playground campaign, PlayEastport, tomorrow morning
The Eastport Elementary School (EES) PTA is excited to announce the launch of PlayEastport, a Capital Campaign to Improve the Community Green Space at Eastport Elementary, with a goal of raising $250,000 for a new playground and comprehensive green space restoration at the Elementary School.  In preparation for PlayEastport, the EES PTA has put aside […]


More than 50 planes to bring greens and presents to residents of Tangier Island
50th Anniversary Tangier Island Christmas “Holly Run” To Take Place December 1st Stevensville, Maryland – On December 1, 2018, as they have been for 50 years, pilots from the Chesapeake Bay area will bring Christmas cheer to the approximately 600 isolated residents of Tangier Island, Virginia and Eye On Annapolis will be with them! Eastern shore pilot […]


Chocolate Binge Festival THIS Sunday
Everyone loves chocolate and Annapolis’ has been enjoying chocolate for at least 270 years. A recent dive in the Maryland Gazette newspaper archives revealed an advertisement from December 1748 of chocolate being made and sold on Duke of Gloucester Street in downtown Annapolis. On December 2nd Annapolis will be celebrating by filling West Street with […]


Hard to believe, Galway Bay is turning 20!
Almost twenty years ago, in December of 1998, Galway Bay opened its doors to the Annapolis community and worldwide visitors. As an Irish restaurant and pub they began their journey in becoming a valued member of the business and local community and building a reputation for authentic Irish food, exceptional hospitality and a great place […]


Annapolis City to launch “Naptown Anti-Dope Move(meant)” on Saturday
On Saturday, December 1, from 12-3 p.m. (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) at the American Legion on Forest Drive, the City of Annapolis will launch its “Naptown Anti-Dope Move(meant)” with a community engagement session. Hosted by Mayor Gavin Buckley, Alderwoman Sheila Finlayson, and William Rowel of the Mayor’s Office, the event will bring together resources, […]


Christmas Concert at Galilee Lutheran Church on December 9th
The public is invited to attend a free Christmas concert by Arundel Vocal Arts Society (AVAS) to be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Galilee Lutheran Church, 4652 Mountain Road, Pasadena. The concert, titled “C is for Christmas,” will feature Christmas carols and hymns and will conclude with an audience sing-along of traditional […]


11th Annual Santa Speedo Run – December 15th — REGISTER NOW
The  Eleventh Annual Santa Speedo Run and Toy Drive will be held Saturday, December 15th, beginning and ending atO’Brien’s Steak House on Main Street in Annapolis. This event has become a holiday tradition in Annapolis. Last year, nice weather drew more than 500 runners who were brave enough to bare it (almost) all! The one mile […]


Annapolis to hold public meeting on new pump house and plaza planned for Compromise Street
On Tuesday, December 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Annapolis Elementary School cafeteria, the City of Annapolis will host a public meeting to provide an update on the final pump station location for the stormwater mitigation project and to gather input from the public on the future design of the plaza area located at the […]


Milk Carton Kids and 50 Years of Jethro Tull at Rams Head On Stage
Rams Head On Stage is a little taste of Nashville, New Orleans, and Austin all rolled up in one!  A small, intimate venue where no seat is more than 48 feet from the stage. A small venue that packs a big punch with top national acts 364 days a year.  Check out the latest shows […]


Sounds of the Season to be presented by Glen Burnie United Methodist Church
  The Glen Burnie United Methodist Church will present Sounds of the Season on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at the 8:30 am and 11:00 am services.  The Chancel Choir and an 8 piece orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Anna Binneweg.  The program includes a mixture of contemporary as well as classical Christmas songs.  All […]
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