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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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Virtual Lecture – America’s Birth Certificate: The Declaration of Independence |
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Tuesday, August 17
7:30 pm
Organization: Historic Annapolis
The Declaration of Independence is a peculiar thing. It’s a literary masterpiece that was written jointly by a committee of fifty people. It’s short and punchy—just 1310 words long—but still somehow daunting and difficult to get to grips with (there’s a reason most of us have never read it in full and can only quote the first third of its second sentence). And what is it exactly? Is it a birth certificate announcing happy news, or a petition for divorce full of grievance and score-settling, or something else? Is it aimed at the American people, or King George, or someone else? Was it the first ever declaration of independence, or a cheap imitation of a genre already well established? What did people at the time make of it? What did it change? Why does it matter? Join University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell as he tackles the fascinating origins, misunderstood purpose, and extraordinary global legacy of the Declaration of Independence.
Cost to participate is $15 per household for General Admission or $10 per household for HA Members and Volunteers.
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Hammond-Harwood House's Jane Austen Tour
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Wednesday, August 18
2:00 pm
Hammond-Harwood House
19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis
Take a Jane Austen Tour of the Hammond-Harwood House that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Cost to participate is $12 for General Admission or Free for Members. To make a reservation call 410-263-4683 x10.
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Tides & Tunes Summer Concert Series Continues |
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Thursday, August 19
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 August 19 concert features "Blue Suede Bop" (Rockabilly & Honky-tonk).
Concerts are free; however, donations are gratefully accepted.
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Road to Revolution: 1771 – Living History on Pinkney Street |
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Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Shiplap House
18 Pinkney Street, Annapolis
The hated Townshend Acts passed by the British government in 1767 taxed glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea, to which merchants in Maryland and other colonies responded by entering into a non-importation agreement, refusing to import British goods. Everything but the tax on tea was repealed in March 1770, and now, the non-importation agreements have fallen apart. Are we back to a new normal, or are tensions still simmering? And what might a new fight over tobacco and taxes mean for colonial Marylanders? Visit the Waterfront Warehouse, Shiplap House, and Hogshead on Pinkney Street to find out what everyday sailors, merchants, and female business owners think, and what it is like to raise children, cook dinner, and do your chores as history unfolds around you.
Cost to participate is $10 per person for General Admission; $8 per person for HA Members & Volunteers; $5 for Children (3-17); Free for Children 2 and under; Free for Blue Star Active Military Families. Timed entry will be offered at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm.
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Goshen Farm Raffle and Upcoming Open House |
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The Goshen Farm Annual Wine Tasting event is sadly cancelled, but you can still show your support by participating in the Goshen Farm Raffle.
Tickets are $15 and the winners will be picked on September 18th at 3 pm at their Fall Open House.
Save the Date for the Goshen Farm Fall Open House, which will take place September 18th from 10-4 pm at 1420 Cape St. Claire Rd. Tour the house, grounds and gardens, enjoy presentations by Birds of Prey from Raptors Eye, watch Drone flights, learn from a Bee Keeper, and visit with the AACO Public Library. This event is free and food and beverages will be available for purchase.
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Join the Annapolis Art Walk This Week |
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Join the Annapolis Gallery Association Thursday, August 19 for this annual scenic stroll Downtown, as many art galleries in Annapolis keep their doors open late. Join many galleries and artists for kid-friendly events, food, drinks, live painting, and great art. Come on out this Thursday!
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New Exhibition Opening Soon - A Season of Shakespeare: Bronze Works by Greg Wyatt
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August 23–October 15, 2021
Greg Wyatt, an American sculptor whose primary medium of artistic expression is cast bronze, is the sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. Wyatt is known for his public works throughout the United States and Europe, and is inspired and guided by poetry, classicism, Shakespeare, Italian Renaissance masters, and architecture. Wyatt’s sculptures can also be seen in the gardens at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Georgetown University Medical Center, Arlington National Cemetery, and many other major institutions. These maquettes, located on the quad at St. John’s College, will provide a preview for the full exhibition to be on view in the Mitchell Gallery in fall 2022.
This exhibition is organized by the Newington-Cropsey Foundation and the Mitchell Gallery.
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Sign Up Today! Live Webinar: Nothing About Us Without Us: Centering Equity and Education at Historic Places |
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Thursday, September 2
3:00 pm
Organization: American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
After more than a year and a half of loss is your historic site bouncing back on the right foot? When the pandemic started in 2020 it forced most museums and historic sites to close. Frontline workers were furloughed or laid-off, elders and dear ones passed away and many historic sites struggled to find their footing amid both a public health crisis and waves of increasing demands for the end of discriminatory policies and practices across the sector. Some cultural heritage organizations took this time as an opportunity to critically rethink their role in local communities, test new strategies for engagement, and formally share power with communities that have always been co-stewards of public memory.
Join AASLH for a conversation about how museums and historic sites can truly become spaces for education and truth-telling through frameworks of equity. COST: $25 AASLH Members / $45 Nonmembers / $15 discount for STEPS participants with promo code found in the online STEPS Community.
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2022 SMA Conference and Call for Proposals |
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The Small Museum Association wants to hear from you!
How have you embraced opportunities for change at your museum? Moments of hardship and turmoil can initiate introspection and a push for radical change. How did you seize the moment to make your institution better?
Did you expand your audience through virtual programming? Have you built partnerships with community organizations to make your museum more welcoming and inclusive? Did you address staff inequities to improve pay, benefits, or working conditions? Did you reorganize your collection during lockdown?
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City of Annapolis Bid Posting: Pre-qualification – Construction Services |
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The City of Annapolis is accepting submittals of pre-qualification for construction services until 2:00 p.m., local time, Thursday, August 26, 2021. Qualification packages shall be submitted to the City of Annapolis Central Purchasing Department, 161 Duke of Gloucester Street, 1st Floor, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Late proposals will not be accepted under any circumstances.
The City seeks to pre-qualify General Contractors experienced in interior rehabilitation and restoration of historic structures including new bathroom addition; insulation work; new utilities (electric, water, HVAC and data), structural stabilization; and related site improvements at the Maynard Burgess House located in Annapolis.
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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 (currently 16-20 hours per week, with additional hours beginning next month, and some limited 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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