NEWS FROM CHESAPEAKE CROSSROADS
April 26, 2022
Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area Announces New “Small Changes” Grant Funding Opportunity
BIG CHANGES are in the works for ALTSCHA, Inc., as it transitions to its new brand, “Chesapeake Crossroads,” with expanded boundaries that includes many new partners.

SMALL CHANGES funds can assist our small heritage-related partner organizations (annual budgets of $100,000 or less) with this transition as well. The vision for this grant fund is to give a “boost” to smaller organizations, especially those that are recently-established, that are experiencing a pressing need that, if met, will allow them to increase their effectiveness. Small Changes Grant funds could provide opportunities to strengthen the organizations, create new messaging, marketing, and enhancement of the sites and their programming. The maximum grant award is $500; no match is required.

Non-profit heritage-related organizations are eligible to apply, for projects to take place within our designated boundaries. Maximum grant award is $500. No match is required; the funds will be remitted once grant is approved. A final report is required following completion of the project.
Annapolis May Baskets Are Coming!
A springtime tradition is continuing in Annapolis! The Garden Club of Old Annapolis Towne invites Annapolis residents and businesses to join in the 67th Annual May Day celebration by displaying colorful baskets of flowers in front of their home or business on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Baskets on display in the Historic District and parts of Murray Hill will be judged with blue ribbon award winners receiving a special invitation to a May Day tea on Tuesday, May 3. To be judged, residents and businesses should display baskets of fresh cut flowers by 11 a.m. on May 1 with cards indicating the name of the participant. Merchants are encouraged to use a container or display that reflects an element of their business.
Historic Annapolis Decorative Arts Tour
Wednesday, April 27
5:30-6:30 pm
William Paca House and Garden
186 Prince George Street, Annapolis

Historic Annapolis is proud to possess a fine decorative arts collection. A traditional guided tour of the William Paca House offers peeks at some of these objects, but do you want to know more? Then this tour is for you! Join HA’s Curator of Collections, Robin Gower, for a curator-led tour of the William Paca House with a keen focus on the details of our special collections. 

Cost: $25 General Admission; $20 HA Members and Docents. Register for the Decorative Arts Tour.
Black Vote Mural Project Panel Discussion
Thursday, April 28
6:00-8:00 pm
Organization: Banneker-Douglass Museum

Join the Banneker-Douglass Museum for an online panel discussion as they revisit the 2020 critically acclaimed Banneker-Douglass Museum exhibit, The Black Vote Mural Project. During this panel discussion we will explore what was involved in the creation of the exhibit, current projects of some of the exhibit’s artists/curators, and how current social justice movements align with the 2020 art project.

Gallery Reception Women In the Arts – A Dialogue Between Nature & Environment
Thursday, April 28
6:00-8:00 pm
Maryland Hall
801 Chase Street, Annapolis

Join Maryland Hall for a free Gallery Reception in the Chaney and Martino Galleries to celebrate the opening of the new exhibit Reception Women In the Arts – A Dialogue between Nature & Environment.

Just as culture occupies a special place in life, women have always played an important role in this vast and beautiful area of human activity. Looking at the works of Yumi Hogan and Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki, we can understand and delight in the different ways in which these two women have embodied and defined nature through art. Whether their inspiration is found in the European still life tradition or in Asian landscape painting, both artists display an appreciation for nature as it intersects with the imagination.
Walk for the Woods 2022 and "Say My Name" Remembrance Ceremony - SATURDAY!
Saturday, April 30, 2022 (rain date Sunday, May 1)
Farm Road, Bacon Ridge Natural Area
Crownsville

Walk for the Woods is Scenic Rivers Land Trust's signature community event celebrating the joy of the outdoors and our local, protected woods. Scenic Rivers will again partner with Anne Arundel County’s Department of Recreation and Parks to offer a wonderful opportunity to hike and explore this beautiful wilderness just minutes from downtown Annapolis.

During Walk for the Woods 2022, local historian Janice Hayes-Williams will again host the "Say My Name" remembrance ceremony honoring the Crownsville State Hospital patients who were buried in the Crownsville Hospital Cemetery (located adjacent to Bacon Ridge Natural Area) with only numbers to mark their graves. To allow for more participation, the ceremony is being offered twice—at 10 am and again at 12 pm.Walk up attendance is available for this event.
Odenton Heritage Society May Open House
Sunday, May 1
Odenton Heritage Society Museum
1912 Old Masonic Hall
1367 Odenton Road

The Odenton Heritage Society will continue its observance of the town’s 150th anniversary with “Odenton’s Founders,” a photo display about prominent 19th century families and their businesses. The general stores, post office, farms, and cannery operated by the Watts and Murray families helped to define the young town and populate the area near the railroad junction at its center (today’s MARC station).  Additional displays present community history in the 20th century, including homes, stores, schools, World War I and World War II, amateur baseball, National Plastic Products, and the growth of railroads that intersected in Odenton and employed many of its residents. Admission is free.
Call for Panelists for MSAC Creativity Grant
Help support MSAC as a Creativity Grant panelist. Creativity Grant panelists not only have the opportunity to review and score applications from both independent artists and small arts organizations from throughout the state of Maryland, but can also be a part of making an impact across many communities! Applications include proposals for project-based work and general operating support for organizations.

What They're Looking For
  • Serving as a Creativity Grant panelist is a great opportunity for independent artists, arts administrators, fundraisers, arts enthusiasts, arts educators, and students.
  • We are especially looking for individuals to represent expertise in the disciplines that the Creativity Grant supports: Music, Visual Arts, Media Arts, Theater, Dance, Literary Arts, Arts in Education, Folk/Traditional Arts, Arts Services, and Multi-Disciplinary Arts.

Questions? Contact Program Directors Emily Sollenberger (emily.sollenberger@maryland.gov) or Laura Weiss (laura.weiss@maryland.gov) for assistance. Applications due on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 5 p.m. Apply to become a Creativity Grant panelist.
Up Rigging Maritime Festival Coming to City Dock in Annapolis
The City of Annapolis will play host to the Annapolis Up Rigging Maritime Festival at City Dock May 13 to 15, 2022. The festival is in partnership with the Annapolis Waterfront and Sailing Center, Downtown Annapolis Partnership, Chesapeake Crossroads and Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County. At the festival, two iconic tall ships and two inspiring sailing vessels will be moored at City Dock near the Burtis House. Some of the boats will be available for sails and/or tours. 

It’s a SAIL-abration! The weekend will also include live music at Susan Campbell Park on all three days as well as a maritime festival on Saturday and Sunday in the City Dock parking lot between the Harbormaster’s office and the park. Admission is free to all events.
Maryland Emergency Education Relief Grant Program Notice of Funding Availability
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), through the Office of Statewide Broadband (OSB), is administering funding for the Maryland Emergency Education Relief Grant Program (MEER).

The MEER grant program is designed to provide relief to K-12 students and related school staff to close the gap for students who lack necessary internet access or the devices they need to connect to classrooms. Eligible applicants are Schools, Libraries, and Anchor Institutions. Given their purpose, the grant opportunity will help communities close existing gaps and lay the groundwork for improved broadband access, adoption, and utilization.
The program provides grants of between $50,000 and $350,000 for up to 100% of the eligible program costs. Funding will be provided for qualifying expenses and projects completed between September 1, 2021 and September 15, 2022.

Applications must be received no later than Friday, May 20, 2022.
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