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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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Call for Nominations for 18th Annual Heritage Awards |
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Do you know a great heritage practitioner? Perhaps a valuable staff member or dedicated volunteer you would like to publicly acknowledge?
Four Rivers Heritage Area seeks nominations for its Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy.
In 2021, nominations are invited in ten categories, including Heritage Tourism Product Award, Heritage Volunteer Award, Heritage Partnership Award, Heritage Professional of the Year, Heritage Interpreter of the Year, Legacy Award, and Public/Private Initiative Award. Other categories include the Sponsor of the Year Award, the Stewardship Award, and the Heritage Leadership Award, which goes to an individual for significant and long-lasting contributions to local history and heritage. Self-nominations are accepted.
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FREE Virtual Lecture, "A Return to 1774: The 21st Century Restoration of the James Brice House" Tonight |
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Tuesday, August 31
7:00 pm
Organizations: Historic Annapolis & Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Join Michael K. Day, Senior Vice President, Capital Projects at Historic Annapolis, as he offers a behind-the-scenes look at the daunting task of researching, investigating, and painstakingly restoring one of the most iconic 5-part colonial mansions in Annapolis. Mostly shrouded in mystery for decades, the James Brice House Restoration Project will allow it to be open to the public like it never has before. The ultimate goal of this state-of-the-art restoration is to return both the interior and exterior of the house to its appearance when construction was completed in 1774. Of course, no tour of the Brice House would be complete without some discussion of the spirits that still walk its halls and climb its staircases…or not.
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Hogshead Living History: Mary Howard’s Coffeehouse |
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Saturday, September 4
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Hogshead
43 Pinkney Street, Annapolis
Did you know? Coffeehouses aren’t new to Annapolis! Yes, even in the era of Mr. Paca, coffeehouses were a place to meet. Mary Howard, proprietress of the Maryland Coffeehouse will be setting up shop at Hogshead Tavern on Saturday, September 4.
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Odenton Heritage Society Open House |
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Sunday, September 5
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Odenton Heritage Society Historical Center
1367 Odenton Road, Odenton
At their September 5th Open House, the Odenton Heritage Society will be remembering the 9/11 terrorist attack and paying tribute to all those who were affected on that day twenty years ago. They will have a special display in their museum honoring Lt. Jonas Martin Panik, a 1997 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, who lived in Piney Orchard. Lt. Panik worked as a naval intelligence officer in the Pentagon and lost his life when the terrorists attacked the Pentagon on September, 11, 2001.
The OHS Museum presents more than 150 years of local history through objects, photographs and A-V programs in a restored 1912 building. Admission is free. Everyone will be required to wear a mask inside the building.
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Grant-Free Fundraising! How to Grow Like a Tech Startup |
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Wednesday, September 1
1:00 pm
Organization: Network for Good
Learn how to leverage tech to create diverse cashflow systems without grants!
Combining a 501c3 and tech startup business model to push nonprofits into the social enterprise startup space, Jasmine Fain will teach your organization how to scale revenue like a tech startup. This webinar will redefine mindsets to be startup founders and business-minded, go into the process of learning how to leverage peer-to-peer fundraising to increase traction, and give you knowledge that helps enhance measuring and tracking of data and technology usage to enhance fundraising.
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Upcoming Virtual Sessions: The Future of Artist Employment in Maryland |
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Join MSAC’s “The Future of Artist Employment in Maryland” sessions
MSAC is spending the next year focusing on improving its efforts to connect Maryland artists with employment opportunities across the state. In September, make your voice heard by participating in “The Future of Artist Employment in Maryland,” a series of five public dialogues in which artists are invited to share recommendations that will inform what MSAC offers as part of this initiative:
- Session 1: Wednesday, September 1, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Session 2: Friday, September 3, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Session 3: Thursday, September 9, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Session 4: Tuesday, September 14, noon - 1 p.m.
- Session 5: Friday, September 17, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
In each public dialogue, attendees will spend the first part of the session responding to prompts about MSAC’s artist employment initiative, including the funding, networking, and training opportunities it might provide. The last part of each dialogue will serve as an open forum for attendees to ask questions and voice further needs.
Following these public dialogues, along with additional outreach activities to be announced, MSAC staff will develop a responsive program that strives to meet the needs of Maryland’s artists.
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Join a Chase Home Garden Tour |
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Tour a 6,000 square foot Bay-Wise certified garden featuring pollinator-friendly native trees, shrubs and perennials. Discover Chase Home's garden history, identify seasonal plants and learn about bay-friendly practices.
Tours are led by the Chase Home's gardener and volunteers from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The cost is $12. All tours by reservation only. Call 410-263-2723 or schedule your garden tour online.
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Comments solicited - Chesapeake Bay Program's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategy Implementation Plan
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The Chesapeake Bay Program recently presented their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategy Implementation Plan. Finalized in 2020 by an independent consultant, the DEIJ Strategy provides a visionary framework to be used by the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) as a guide to help integrate DEIJ into the implementation of management strategies and inform biennial logic and action plan activities that achieve the outcomes of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. It contains recommendations for strengthening and improving DEIJ in the CBP organizational structure, leadership, policies and strategic goals, and for fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and mutual learning.
For the next 45 days, you are invited to view this draft plan and let the Chesapeake Bay Program know what you think. It will be available from Monday, August 23, 2021, to Monday, September 27, 2021. You can email your comments to deij@chesapeakebay.net or call (410) 934-7141.
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Be a Part of Midnight Madness! Read More Here |
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If your school, church, synagogue, choir, chorus, band, soloist, duo, trio, dance troupe, etc would like to donate their time & talent to perform at the events this year, please send an email to judyb@francesmarketing.com.
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Become an Ambassador for Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County |
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Casting Call!
Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) is on the hunt for local personalities that are passionate about the Anne Arundel County business community. If you or someone you know lives in Anne Arundel County, has a flexible schedule and loves being in front of a camera or crowd, they want to hear from you for their upcoming video productions!
Send VAAAC a 30-second video of why you would be perfect as an ambassador showcasing all Anne Arundel County has to offer to residents and visitors. Ambassador compensation will vary based on each video production.
To submit your video or to learn more, please contact Brandi McKeating at bmckeating@visitannapolis.org.
Submission deadline for ambassador opportunities is COB on September 3rd, 2021. Don't wait...this could be your big break!
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MHT Job Opening: Preservation Officer, Project Review and Compliance |
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MHT is the state agency dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of Maryland’s past and is part of the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP). As Maryland’s State Historic Preservation Office, MHT consults with federal and state agencies, and other involved parties, to consider the effects of federal and state assisted undertakings on historic properties and find successful solutions to avoid, minimize and mitigate any adverse effects on historic properties. The Preservation Officer position provides direct assistance to help MHT fulfill its federal and state historic preservation review responsibilities.
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Four Rivers is looking for a dynamic self-starter to join our team! Potential for advancement for the right person.
Four Rivers Heritage Area (one of Maryland’s thirteen certified heritage areas), a nonprofit organization with its office in Annapolis, seeks a part-time Heritage Programs Coordinator. Excellent interpersonal, writing, and communications skills are essential. Grants, tourism, museum, nonprofit management, and preservation experience are preferred. The Heritage Programs Coordinator works under the supervision of the Executive Director. This is a part-time position with flexibility in schedule.
To Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to Carol Benson, Executive Director, Four Rivers Heritage Area, by email at heritage_area@aacounty.org. The position will remain open until filled.
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Four Rivers Heritage Area | 410-222-1805 | heritage_area@aacounty.org | fourriversheritage.org |
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