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During this time of curtailed activities due to COVID-19, we have been sharing online resources and information from our partners. If you haven’t been to our website recently, here are some posts you may have missed.
We will continue to gather resources to keep you informed and to keep all of us connected!
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We Are Starting a “Rebrand” and You Can Help! |
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Now that our boundaries have expanded, the Four Rivers Heritage Area needs to rebrand, to select a new name to better describe our new area. For our first step, we are soliciting ideas for names from one and all — we call it “Rebranding Ideas from the Hive Mind.” Please take a few minutes and get involved! Will YOU be the source of the perfect name?
Step One — Want some background? Check out this slide deck on the geography and character of the updated heritage area: Rebranding Briefing
Step Two — Take this quick 2-question survey to participate in the process! Share your own name idea for our “Rebranding Ideas from the ‘Hive Mind’ ” compilation here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QK36RFP
Want to submit several names? Take the survey as often as you’d like! Thanks!
Where do we go from here? In July, we hope to receive a Marketing Grant from MHAA, which will enable us to hire a consultant to direct stakeholder meetings, collect ideas, create a moodboard, and eventually determine our new name, logo, and the design guidelines for our new brand. If you would like more information or to be part of these meetings, please contact our office at heritage_area@aacounty.org.
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July Lunch and Learn at the Maryland State Archives |
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Thursday, July 8
1:00 pm
Organizations: Presented by The Maryland State Archives in collaboration with The Enoch Pratt Free Library and The Maryland Four Centuries Project
Speaker: Dr. Ida B. Jones, Morgan University Archivist
For the July Lunch and Learn, The Maryland State Archives, in collaboration with The Enoch Pratt Free Library and The Maryland Four Centuries Project are welcoming Dr. Ida E. Jones, Morgan State University Archivist, who will discuss her latest book, Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams: The Power of the Ballot. Dr. Jones will examine the life of Victorine Adams through her archival collection and address the importance of the archival record in contextualizing the life of the person. Please plan to join in for this engaging talk.
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Tides & Tunes Summer Concert Series Continues |
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Thursday, July 8
7:00 pm
Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 Second Street, Annapolis
It's back! 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. Bring a chair or blanket. The July 8th concert features "Mixed Business."
Concerts are free; however, donations are gratefully accepted.
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BDM's Annual Youth Conference |
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Friday, July 9
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Event is Virtual
Organization: Banneker-Douglass Museum
The Annual Youth Conference brings together young people (ages 13 to 17) to explore history, art, and pop-culture. This year’s theme: The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity, encourages attendees to reflect on the uniqueness of their own familial units while learning about the special qualities of others.
Presenter Camille Cipollone, Alumna, Quarles Institute, Morgan State University will lead the session Building Black Maryland Pride through Our Historical Sites and People and Ayotomiwa Fashola, President, SGA Association, UMD Eastern Shore will lead The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity & YOU!
In addition to these informative sessions, virtual breakout rooms, scavenger hunts, and giveaways ensure this year’s event is fun, interactive, and engaging. You don't want to miss this year's Youth Conference!
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Revolutionary London Town |
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Saturday, July 10 and Sunday, July 11
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Historic London Town House and Gardens
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater
Experience the heady days of 1776 and join the people of London Town in exploring what “independence” really means. Meet individuals from London Town’s past and discover what they thought of the Revolution. Join us on guided tours, listen to a reading of the declaration, and participate in some colonial crafts! You’ll even get the chance to play tavern games in our newly restored William Brown House.
The program fee is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $5 for youth ages 7 – 17, and $3 for children ages 4 – 6. Fee includes admission to London Town. It is also free for children 3 and under, members, and active military members and their families.
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William Buckland Walking Tour |
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Saturday, July 10
10:30 am
Location: The tour meets in front of St. Mary’s Church (109 Duke of Gloucester St, Annapolis, MD 21401.)
Organization: Hammond-Harwood House
Take a walking tour of downtown Annapolis to learn about William Buckland’s life, see firsthand his designs, and explore the unique features he created. Cost to attend is $20 or $10 for Members.
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William Brown House Reopens! |
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The preservation work on the William Brown House has finished!
Over the past few years, Historic London Town House and Gardens has mitigated moisture infiltration, repointed the bricks, repaired window sashes, conducted needed work in the attic, repaired two of the porches and doors, and upgraded the electrical and HVAC systems. While there will always be work required on a 250+ year old building, they are excited to reopen this National Historic Landmark again!
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Muddy Creek Artists Guild Presents “Southern Exposure” |
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The Muddy Creek Artists Guild (MCAG) is pleased to announce a new exhibition in partnership with the Friends of Quiet Waters opening this July. Featuring original works by 21 artists from the Muddy Creek Artists Guild across a variety of media, SOUTHERN EXPOSURE offers a unique opportunity to showcase the work of the Guild’s South County artists north of the South River at the Willow Gallery at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis.
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE will be open to the public July 7–August 22, 2021, with an outdoor Artist Meet-and-Greet on Sunday, July 11 at 2pm.
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The Museum Summit on Creative Aging |
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Join the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), Aroha Philanthropies, and colleagues across the country on July 29, 2021 from 1-6 pm ET for the Museum Summit on Creative Aging. This free, highly interactive virtual summit will provide museum professionals with inspiration, tools, and connections to help them serve the growing and underserved population of people who are “55 or better.”
The half-day program will include:
- A keynote on aging and equity by Daphne Kwok, Vice President of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Asian American & Pacific Islander Audience Strategy at AARP
- An interactive workshop by the staff of Lifetime Arts—national leaders in creative aging program development.
- Learning from Experience: Older Adults, Ageism and What Museums Can Do About It, a panel discussion featuring Toya Northington, Community Outreach Manager at the Speed Art Museum; and Eli Burke, Education Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson.
- Breakout discussion rooms will give attendees the opportunity to engage more deeply with the speakers and panelists.
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Upcoming Public Art Across Maryland How-to-Apply Webinars |
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Public Art Across Maryland grant applications will reopen on July 5th! Independent artists and organizations interested in applying are encouraged to attend our upcoming How-to-Apply Webinars:
New Artworks Webinar:
Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 12 - 1:00 p.m.
Click here to access a recording of the webinar after July 12th.
Conservation Grant Webinar:
Thursday, July 8, 2021, 12 - 1:00 p.m.
Two types of grants are available of up to $50,000 for organizations conserving existing public artwork. Click here to register.
FY22 Deadlines: August 20, 2021; November 20, 2021; February 18, 2022; May 13, 2022.
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Four Rivers Heritage Area | 410-222-1805 | heritage_area@aacounty.org | fourriversheritage.org |
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