Leave the Autumn Activities to Us,
See Why Many Visit Ocean Pines
this weekend! Pumpkin Painting
When Halloween or the fall season comes knocking, painting a pumpkin is a creative and fun craft that the whole family can enjoy -- without the mess of making a jack-o'-lantern. Bring a pumpkin and your imagination to create a masterpiece! All decorations, supplies, and paint are provided.  Click here to read more.
this weekend! "Beatlegacy" Performs Live at Yacht Club
Experience the ultimate #Beatles tribute show! A popular group of talented musicians heads to Delmarva to celebrate the iconic music with a stunning visual and audio re-creation of all eras of Beatles music. Read more.
Look Back at Pickleball Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament in Ocean Pines
October 2018 Calendar
Board and Administration
promo offer! Ocean Pines Residents Can Save $$$$
BJ’s Wholesale Club is once again partnering with the Ocean Pines Association to bring a special membership offer, effective Oct. 12-26, to benefit the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Foundation. Read more.
get involved! Association Announces Budget Schedule
OPA will host several meetings, work sessions and public hearings during the next five months to discuss the Association’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and to solicit savings, reform and revenue ideas from staff and residents. Read more.
get your tickets, pay at admin building! Ocean Pines 50th Anniversary Gala
Anniversary Gala is set for Saturday, Nov. 10 from 5:30-11:30 p.m. at the Yacht Club and will feature an open bar, 10-piece show band, filet mignon with lobster thermidor, rock fish imperial and more entertainment. Read more.
Upcoming Board Meetings:
Regular Board Meeting, Oct. 20 at 9am, Comm. Ctr
Regular Board Meeting, Nov. 10 at 9am, Comm. Ctr
Look Back at Ocean Pines Health Fair
Ocean Pines Yacht Club
1 Mumford's Landing Road
Thursday - Saturday: 11am- Close
Sunday: 10am- Close
Monday - Wednesday: Closed
Daily Happy Hour 3-6pm
Sunday Brunch Buffet, 10am-2pm
Live Entertainment:
Friday, Oct. 12 - Beatlegacy, 7-9pm 

Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet:
Let us give you a feast to be thankful for on November 22. Thanksgiving will have two "seatings" 1-3 p.m. and 4-6 p.m.
COST: $24.99 adults/ $14.99- 11 & under. 

Save the Date: New Year's Eve
$125 per person. Open bar. Food details to follow. Full Circle will perform live!
www.OPyachtclub.com
host your party at the Yacht Club! Holiday Party or Company Party
From black-tie banquets to holiday bashes, we have everything you need to make your special occasion come together. Call 410-641-7501 or email events@oceanpines.org for info.
Ocean Pines Aquatics
POOL PARTY, ANYONE? The Sports Core is an awesome place to hold a party year-round! We'll provide a long party table, reserved tables & lifeguard staff - you bring the music, food and beverages (no glass, please). We also offer mermaid and character packages for an additional charge. Private parties are also available!
Creaky Joints 2 at Indoor Pool
Open to the public! Oct. 23
This class meets two times a week - on Tuesdays and Thursdays - from 11-11:50am at the Sports Core. It's low-impact and works all of your joints to improve balance and flexibility. Call 410-641-5255 to sign up.
save the date! Dive-In Movie at Sports Core Pool - Nov. 10
Get ready to dive in to the indoor Sports Core Pool and enjoy a showing of Disney's "Tangled" on our giant inflatable screen. Plus, meet Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from the movie! Open to the public! Read more.
Ocean Pines Recreation & Parks
FALL BASKETBALL: Children, of all skill levels, will learn fundamentals of basketball: dribbling, passing, and shooting as well as the basic rules of the game. Register today by calling at (410) 641-7052.
DISCOUNTED TICKETS: Get your tickets to Busch Gardens, Kings Dominion, and Six Flags America for Halloween-themed weekends through the end of October! Call (410) 641-7052 for prices.
Halloween Festival - Oct 27
Play carnival games, do a craft, take a haunted hayride, participate in our costume contest, collect treats, ride a pony, and listen to Halloween music. Volunteers and donations of candy are needed and appreciated! This is a FREE public event.
Upcoming Bus Trips:
  • Rainbow's Comedy Playhouse "Christmas in Paradise" - Sunday, Nov. 4 Read More.
  • Peddler's Village Grand Illumination Celebration - Friday, Nov. 16 Read More.
  • Holidays in Manhattan - Saturday, Dec. 1 Read More.
  • Sight & Sound Theatre "Jesus" - Saturday, Dec. 15 Read More.
Ocean Pines Racquet Sports
PLAY 3 & SAVE! Ask about our combo rate
for all 3 sports! Pickleball * Platform Tennis * Tennis
October Intermediate Clinics By the OP Pickleball Club
Oct 16th & 29th 9-10am
Before you sign-up, please read the details below about the wait list and the member priority for Clinics

Jackie, Ron and Linda continue their great training for Intermediate level players!

Limited to the first 12 who sign-up. Slots 13 & 14 on the Sign-up are wait list slots. If you sign-up in slots 13 & 14, please keep checking back because your name will automatically move up if someone above you deletes their name. Please sign-up for only one of the following two clinics:

1) October 16th Intermediate Clinic at 9am
Important: Ocean Pines Pickleball Members have priority on this particular Sign-up until October 10th at 6pm. If you are not a Member, please do not sign-up for this Clinic until after that.

2) October 29th Intermediate Clinic at 9am
Important: Ocean Pines Pickleball Members have priority on this particular Sign-up until October 15th at 6pm. If you are not a Member, please do not sign-up for this Clinic until after that. 
O.P. Platform Tennis Held Benefit Tournament for Veterans
(Submitted by June Freeman)- Ocean Pines platform tennis hosted a fundraising tournament on Saturday, Sept. 29 and raised over $8,500.00 for wounded veterans Catch A Lift. This nonprofit organization was founded in 2010 with the purpose of helping post-9/11 combat wounded veterans throughout the United States to recover both physically and mentally. CAL was founded in memory of Chris Coffland who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2009. Chris’s sister Lynn Coffland founded the organization; his father Dave Coffland, resident of Ocean Pines, is still active and committed to helping raise funds for Catch A Lift’s mission towards “changing bodies, healing minds, and saving lives”.

Sixty-four players from five surrounding states gathered together to support this worthy cause. Read more.
Ocean Pines Golf
Thinking About Golf? Think Ocean Pines Golf Club!
Fall means lower prices for accommodations. Local restaurants also offer off-season specials you won't find in the summer. Couple these savings with Ocean Pines Golf Club's low rates and you'll get to experience an Eastern Shore getaway for less.   Tee Times.
Community & Organization News
Bertino/Bunting Town Hall Participants (Photo Credit: Joe Reynolds) -- September 29, 2018 at the Ocean Pines Library. Left to Right: Worcester County Commissioner Jim Bunting; Worcester County School Superintendent Lou Taylor; Shea Wise, Worcester County Commission on Aging; Worcester County Commissioner Chip Bertino.
Bluebird Farms, a family-owned Ocean Pines business will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 17 from 5 – 7p.m. with food, drinks, a bonfire, pumpkin painting & more.
CRAFT FAIR: The Pine'eer Craft Club will turn the Ocean Pines Community Center on Nov. 3 into a Winter Wonderland. Various hand crafted items will be for sale to help you with your holiday shopping list.
Promoting Literacy in 'The Pines'
Showell Elementary is the proud recipient of a monetary donation to buy books. The Literacy Committee of Republican Women of Worcester County has generously gifted $300.00 to support students. (L-R) Kate McCabe, library media specialist, Marge Matturo, RWWC Literacy volunteer, Diane Shorts, school principal & Liz Mumford, RWWC Literacy Chair.
Upcoming Events/Meetings:
Sept. 12: Booze Cruise
For the past 10 years, OC Ravens Roost #44 has raised money for the Atlantic General Penguin Swim by hosting various fundraisers by our "RR44 Penguin Swim Team". One of our biggest events is our annual "Bar Hop" (Booze) Cruise. Is it possible to have the attached flyer included in the next couple e-blasts that you send out? This is open to the public and all money raised goes to the AGH Penguin Swim. Cost is $35/pp and includes the Boat Ride, HH prices at the 3 bars we stop at, cash bar on board the boat and 5 raffle tickets for prizes that are pulled at each stop. Contact: 443-618-9972

Oct. 11: Ocean Pines Garden Club Meeting:
Meets the second Thursday of each month at the Community Center (unless we're on a trip!) Our next meeting will be Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. when the program will be a workshop on creating an arrangement or wreath using natural materials from the Ocean Pines area. Anita Roberts and Barbara Ferger will give you a few ideas designed to get you started. Please bring a container or wreath and any materials from your yard that you would be willing to share. Also, bring clippers, wire, flowers, twigs, pine cones, ribbon, and anything else you might have, that you think could be used in our creations. If you don't want to do a project on our meeting day, that is fine. Just come and observe. You may be so inspired that you will go home and create your own masterpiece! The OPGC welcomes guests and potential new members at all of our meetings.

Oct. 13: OCEAN PINES ANGLERS CLUB MEETING, 9:30 a.m. The Ocean Pines Anglers Club will meet on Saturday, Oct. 13, 9:30 a.m. in the Ocean Pines Library. The topic of the meeting will be “Fishing Regulations and Improving Your Catch." Speakers will be Ken Thompson on Rockfish; Local Fishing Editor Ron Fisher on Tautog and a surprise local Flounder expert. Learn the techniques and bait selection from these local experts. A Coastal Bays report card will also be reviewed. All welcome.

Oct. 13: PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8 -11a.m. Please Mark your calendar and plan to attend the Kiwanis Annual fall Pancake Breakfast on Saturday October 13th from 8 AM until 11 AM in the Ocean Pines Community Center Assateague Room. Featuring Great Food for Great People: Hot Pancakes, Delicious Sausages, Fresh Scrambled Eggs, OJ, Coffee or Tea for only $6 Adults, $3 under 12, and under 5 free. For tickets in advance call 410-208-6719 or from any Kiwanian OR purchase at the door. Carryout is also available. Proceeds Benefit the Youth of the Community. You can Help Kiwanis Help Kids!  

OCT 18: All You Can Eat Crab Feast Fundraiser, 4-7pm
At St. Paul’s by-the Sea on Thursday October 18th from 4-7pm in the hall. $25 per person. Please bring your own side. The Red Doors, A St. Paul's By-the-Sea Community Center presents a musical fundraiser, Dueling Pianos, featuring local celebrities Shirley Toms Hailey and Elsworth Wheatley. Shirley and Elsworth will take audience requests for all of your favorite songs. Singing along is strongly suggested! Concert from 6-8:30 pm on Election Day, November 6th. A half hour intermission with hors d'oeuvres is included. Cash Bar available. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and are available at the Convention Center in Ocean City or online at tickemaster.com

Sept. 22--Oct. 27 at 10:00 a.m.,Caregiver's Group Meetings at Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Hwy., (corner of Rte. 611 and Snug Harbor Rd.) Berlin, MD. A support group for caregivers. Join us for coffee and conversation. More information: call Sandy 410-641-0647.