NEWS FROM CHESAPEAKE CROSSROADS
August 2, 2022
Tomorrow, Special Event! Wiley H. Bates Birthday Celebration Open House
Tide & Tunes with Johnny Seaton & Bad Behavior
Thursday, August 4
7:00-9:00 pm
Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 Second Street, Annapolis


The Tides & Tunes Summer Concert Series offers 10 weeks of popular music–from rock to folk to blues–with the incomparable backdrop of the Chesapeake Bay. Concerts are free; however, donations are gratefully accepted. Food and spirits are available for purchase. Beverage sales support the Museum’s education program. No outside alcohol is permitted. Bring a chair or blanket.

Concerts will start at 7 p.m. at the Museum’s waterfront McNasby campus (723 Second St., Annapolis).
Fridays at the Captain's with Deadly Gamble
Friday, August 5
7:00-9:00 pm
Captain Avery Museum
1418 E. West Shady Side Road

Each Friday 7-9 pm in June, July, and August – the Captain Avery Museum will have a different presenter from 7-9 pm. These people will play music, make art, and talk about local history. Refreshments will be available. Get together with old and new friends for a night out!


Kathy Bergren Smith, respected photo-journalist chronicling the working waterfront in our bay and the Port of Baltimore, tells a unique story of the life-taking rage of the Chesapeake. It's a story you won't want to miss. Smith constructs her story from the eye-witness accounts of survivors and rescuers, a miraculously recovered diary, newspaper coverage and trial records.
Architrex Walking Tour
Saturday, August 6
4:00-6:00 pm
Tour departs from Visitor's Center Information Booth
1 Dock Street, Annapolis

Join Annapolis Tours by Watermark for their award-winning ArchiTrex tour developed in partnership with Historic Annapolis. Your professional guide will take you for a two-hour stroll through three centuries of architecture during the city's peaceful, early-evening lull. Highlights include one of the earliest recorded residential structures from the late 1600s and historic Georgian mansions. Discover three types of Victorian homes, Arts and Crafts style buildings, Federal-style homes, and a glimpse of the historic Beaux Arts structures of the U.S. Naval Academy from the early 1900s. View the building and location of the room where we became "The United States" (as available). Hear stories and details that go beyond the structures, and learn about the lives of Annapolis' builders and dwellers spanning more than 300 years of history.

Cost: $22 Adults; $10 Child (11 and under). Register for the Architrex Walking Tour.
Odenton Heritage Society Open House
Sunday, August 7
1:00-4:00 pm
Odenton Heritage Society Historical Center
1367 Odenton Road, Odenton

Sunday, August 7, 2022 will be Photo Copying Day at the Odenton Heritage Society’s monthly open house. Bring your photographs of Odenton — its railroads, buildings, places, and people — for a quick scan and immediate return. Digital copies help the Society’s image collection grow. The OHS Museum, which shows more than 150 years of Odenton history, also will be open, with no admission charge. Hours will be from 1 pm to 4 pm. The OHS Historical Center is in the restored 1912 Masonic Hall, located at 1367 Odenton Road.
Coming Soon! Goshen Farm Preservation Society's Wine Tasting & Raffle
Best of Maryland Awards: Nominations Now Open!
The Best of Maryland Award nomination period is now open for 2022. Nominations are due August 31, 2022.

Preservation Maryland’s Best of Maryland Awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland’s volunteers, architects, artisans, legislators, and many more individuals who are doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland special.

Individuals, non-profit and for-profit organizations and businesses, and government agencies are eligible. You may nominate yourself. You may submit multiple nominations. You may re-nominate projects that were not selected previously. Awards are granted upon the sole discretion of Preservation Maryland; an award from each category may or may not be awarded each year, multiple awards in a single category may or may not be awarded.
Annie Award Nominations Due August 10th!
This year will mark the 22nd annual presentation of the prestigious Annie Awards honoring one member of the Anne Arundel County community in each of nine categories:
 
Arts Education, Arts Leadership, Arts Maverick, Arts Patron, Historic Arts, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, and Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.
 
Nominations will be accepted from any member of the Anne Arundel County community through August 10th.

Apply to be a Public Art Grant Panelist
Accepting panelist applications for the FY23 Public Art Across Maryland Grants (PAAM) Program.

Applications to serve as PAAM panelists from fall 2022 to spring 2023 are open now. By reviewing and scoring applications, PAAM panelists bring expertise to supporting artists and organizations applying for grants for the planning and creation of new public artwork, as well as the conservation and preservation of existing works. Serving as a PAAM panelist is a great opportunity to learn about public art granting processes.

What to Expect as a Panelist:
  • Attend a virtual panelist training in late October 2022 and check-in in early April 2023.
  • Review applications on panelists’ own time during two review periods (November 2022 and April 2023).
  • Evaluate approximately 30 applications per review, which requires 8-10 hours over a one-month period.
  • Attend two virtual panel meetings to discuss and provide Round 2 scores, on December 2, 2022, and May 5, 2023. Meeting times are approximately 4 hours, with breaks.
  • Receive compensation for the training and each review.
  • Be able to access a computer with an internet connection to complete reviews and participate in virtual panel meetings.
  • You can apply for a PAAM grant and serve as a panelist. Applicants will recuse themselves from scoring their own applications.

Deadline Monday, August 15, 2022, 11:59 p.m.
Upcoming Deadline for FY2022 Underrepresented Communities (URC) Grant Program
National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant Program (URC) works towards diversifying the nominations submitted to the National Register of Historic Places. URC grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), and are administered by the NPS. Projects include surveys and inventories of historic properties associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register, as well as the development of nominations to the National Register for specific sites.

All projects must result in the submission of a new nomination to the National Register of Historic Places or National Historic Landmark Program, or an amendment to an existing nomination to include underrepresented communities. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.

Applications are due August 10, 2022
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