Save the Dates: The Maryland Day Celebration Weekend will be March 19-21, 2021 |
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Save the Dates:
Friday, March 19 through Sunday March 21, 2021
The signature annual collaborative event of our area, the Maryland Day Celebration weekend, will take place this year on March 19-21, 2021. The event will be a "hybrid" of virtual and in-person events, as our partner sites make plans to safely reopen again this year.
The theme will be Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and our partners are planning a wide range of NEW offerings, stories, and programming for this event. Mark your calendars, and watch for announcements as we get closer to the dates! Thank you!
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Reminder: MHAA Application Cycle Information - DEADLINE COMING UP |
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There is a recorded webinar available to watch, click here to view it. The information shared does not change in the webinars, but you might want the chance to ask questions in a live webinar. This year, the MHAA staff is holding "Office Hours" to answer grant questions, find the hours here.
An online "Intent to Apply" form is due no later than 11:59 pm on January 29, 2021. Completing this form will allow you to access the online application. Full applications are due online on March 1, 2021 in this heritage area (deadlines for the full applications are set by each of the 13 heritage areas for their applicants.) Grant awards will be announced in July of 2021.
If you are planning an application in the Four Rivers Heritage Area, please send an e-mail to heritage_area@aacounty.org to schedule a phone call or Zoom meeting with our Director, Carol Benson. Thank you!
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Virtual Lecture – "Planting an Empire," TONIGHT! |
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Tuesday, January 19
7:00 pm
Organization: Historic Annapolis
Planting an Empire is the only modern, comprehensive history of the Chesapeake colonies, but writing it wasn’t a simple task. While two colonies shared a geographic region, they differed in a number of fundamental ways, yet together they formed a prosperous and politically important region in British North America. Trying to balance two dissimilar narratives proved to be a challenge. A cautionary tale for would-be authors! The speaker is Dr. Jean Russo, who also serves as a Four Rivers Board member, and her book, Planting an Empire: The Early Chesapeake in British North America, a history of the colonial Chesapeake region, was written with her daughter, also an historian, and published by Johns Hopkins University Press (2012).
Registration required. Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members and Volunteers.
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Virtual Lecture - Traditional Wooden Shipbuilding on the Chesapeake Bay & the Maryland Dove |
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Thursday, January 21
7:00 pm
Organization: Annapolis Maritime Museum
Presenter: Pete Lesher, Chief Curator at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, will:
- Examine Maryland’s rich heritage of wooden shipbuilding over the course of more than three centuries developed with regionally specific designs, materials, and techniques.
- Review the regional aspects of this once-vital industry and shed light on the significance of the construction of the Maryland Dove, the vessel that accompanied the first Maryland colonists to the new world in 1634.
Lectures will be held virtually. Lectures are $10; FREE for AMM Members First Mate and above.
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Online Event - Early Maryland Spirited Drinks |
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Thursday, January 21
7:00 pm
Organization: Hammond-Harwood House
Join Joyce White as she travels through time from the earliest days of settlement of Maryland in the seventeenth century up through the nineteenth-century in a discussion covering the more popular spirited drinks early Marylanders enjoyed. This talk focuses on drinks such as cider, perry, beer, Sampson, whiskey, brandy, punch, toddy, shrub, and bounce, among other curious historic spirited drinks. Registration is required.
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Special Training - Marketing Messaging |
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Tuesday, January 21
2:00 pm
Organization: Maryland State Arts Council
Join High Museum of Art Director of Communications Kristie Swink Benson, APR for a candid conversation about marketing.
Messaging is everything, right? Make sure your messaging doesn’t get lost in 2021. Join High Museum of Art Director of Communications Kristie Swink Benson, APR for a candid conversation about marketing, messaging and the madness associated with communicating in today’s environment. This is a virtual event.
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Save the Date: Athletes for the Arts, January 27
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Wednesday, January 27
7:00 pm
Organization: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
An uplifting virtual event! Athletes for the Arts is an inspiring and entertaining evening of stories, live performances, and a chance to bid on an exciting silent auction. Support the arts, celebrate our youth and spend a night with celebrated professional athletes at this inaugural event for Maryland Hall.
Featuring former Navy, Washington Football Team, and New England Patriot Fullback Eric Kettani, former Penn State and Bills/Jets Linebacker Aaron Maybin and six-time Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon who will perform throughout the evening. Sportscaster Julie Donaldson, Washington Football Team's Senior Vice President of Media & Content will host.
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Get the Details - Shuttered Venue Operators Grant |
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Did you miss the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant webinar on January 14, 2021? It's been recorded and is currently available on SBA's YouTube channel.
Watch this archived webinar for a preliminary overview of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program included in the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act.
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Registration for Maryland Arts Day Now Open |
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Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Time: 8:30am am to 1 pm
Where: Virtual Crowdcast Platform
Cost: $10
This year, Maryland Arts Day will be VIRTUAL! Join us and show your lawmakers why now more than ever the arts sector deserves to be heard.
Maryland Arts Day is the largest annual gathering of arts professionals in Maryland. With more than 500 participants, representing every county in the state and Baltimore City, this statewide arts advocacy event connects artists, educators, administrators, volunteers and trustees with lawmakers from every legislative district in Maryland. Maryland Arts Day needs your participation to show strong support for the arts in Maryland and its impact on the economic and cultural vitality of the state.
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Deadline March 1
For over seventy years, AASLH has given Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful to all people.
By publicly recognizing superior and innovative achievements, the Leadership in History Award winners serve as models and inspirations for others in the field. Awards are offered for many different types of projects, including publications, exhibits, public programming, and more. Award winners come from all over the country, from organizations of all kinds, sizes, and budgets. Nominate someone today.
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Cuseum Survey: What's the Impact of Virtual Programming on Revenue Generation? |
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Since the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital programming has taken on new importance and prominence across museums and cultural institutions. In response to temporary closures and a decline in onsite visitors, the cultural sector has experimented with a variety of virtual events and programming, including virtual tours, summer camps, art classes, galas, and more. Many organizations have also begun to monetize these digital programs, through fixed-fees, suggested donations, or including them as membership benefits.
The Cuseum team is researching revenue generation through digital programs across the cultural sector.
As trusted colleagues in the cultural space, Cuseum invites you to participate in this research. With your input, they hope to provide a clearer picture of the state of virtual programming and its future. By completing the survey, you will be contributing to a valuable resource that will help countless institutions better understand this ever-changing landscape. Take the survey.
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Four Rivers Heritage Area | 410-222-1805 | heritage_area@aacounty.org | fourriversheritage.org |
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