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Annapolis to Celebrate National Poetry Month in April with Events Around the City |
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April is National Poetry Month. Throughout the month, with Maggie Benshaw, Annapolis Poet Laureate,
Annapolis will celebrate the beauty that is poetry.
National Poetry Month was launched in April of 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a public reminder that poets play an integral role in our culture and lives. Poetry matters!
Below are a list of events taking place in the City of Annapolis in celebration of National Poetry Month:
- Hidden Poetry - Poems will be hidden around downtown Annapolis and throughout Eastport. Included with the hidden poems are directions that encourage seekers to interact with the poems via social media.
- Poetic Musings - An adult poetry and open mic night at ArtFarm Studios at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 22. The evening will feature readings from two local poets, Stewart Moss and Olivia Braley. Following their recitations, the floor will be open for guests to share original poetry.
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In partnership with ArtFarm: an April 28th unveiling of Maryland Hall presents Women in the Arts: A Dialogue Between Nature & EnvironmentFeaturing the work of First Lady Yumi Hogan & Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki (more information below)
- Pavement Poetry - A project where visual art and poetry collide! For this Pavement Poetry installation, lines of poetry will be painted/sprayed on sidewalks and other locations throughout the city of Annapolis to promote poetry and literacy.
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Homeschool Program: Birds of a Feather |
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Wednesday, April 6
10:00- 11:30 am
Historic London Town and Gardens
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater
This month during the Historic London Town and Garden's Homeschool program, join the northward migration of Maryland's songbirds. Explore their journeys, lives, and habitats through observations and games.
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Curator’s Lecture: “Art Without Irony” |
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Wednesday, April 6
5:30 pm
Organization: Mitchell Gallery at St. John's College
Exhibition curator John Verdi will provide insights on visionary and outsider artists in his lecture “Art Without Irony.”
This lecture accompanies the latest exhibit PHOTO | BRUT: Collection Bruno Decharme. The abcd/Bruno Decharme Collection includes more than 3,500 pieces in a variety of media dating from the mid-19th century to the present day. This exhibition will feature 16 artists with representative works that provide a window into artists who exemplify the 1945 concept of art brut, the French term for “raw art” invented by Jean Dubuffet to describe art graffiti or naïve art created outside the academic tradition of fine art. Artists include Marcel Bascoulard, Mark Hogancamp, Ichiwo Sugino, Elke Tangeten, Melvin Way, and others. Join the Curator’s Lecture.
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Network to Freedom Open House |
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Utilizing the experience and knowledge of local area experts and finding ways to engage our community’s youth are vital components to the future of historic preservation of the Underground Railroad.
The Forever Free Mentoring Program coordinates a multi-generational community effort that provides unique opportunities for high school and college students to work directly with local area experts and archival resources to educate, document and preserve their community’s shared history of the Underground Railroad.
Join the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program's Open House on Thursday, April 7 from 4:30 - 6:00pm EDT to learn more about the Forever Free Program and how it might be used as a model for your community. Registration is required. To register for the event, please fill out this virtual form.
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Easter Egg Hunt at Hammond-Harwood House |
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Saturday April 9
10:00 - 11:30 am
Hammond-Harwood House
19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis
In this family-friendly activity, participants will join a tour of the house and learn how animals symbolize different things in paintings, chairs, and everyday objects. Children will go on an Easter egg hunt in the garden of the Hammond-Harwood House and then paint the wooden eggs they find.
Space is limited (10 children), ticket link is open for children’s tickets only.
For questions, please call 410-263-4683×10 or email info@hammondharwoodhouse.org.
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Run for the Sun Virtual 5K Continues |
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Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for our first ever Run for the Sun Virtual 5K supporting the ongoing restoration and preservation of the historic Rising Sun Inn located in Crownsville, Maryland.
Running through June 30th – run, walk, bike or swim – indoors or outdoors – however you choose to complete it! Grab a friend and complete it together!
Entry fee is $40.00 and includes postage of our one-of-a-kind medal modeled after the Rising Sun Inn’s Tea House sign. Did you know the The Rising Sun Inn operated as a tea house from the 1920s to 1940s? Join the Run for the Sun Virtual 5K.
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New Exhibit: Women In the Arts - A Dialogue Between Nature & Environment |
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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.
Join a free Gallery Reception open to the public on Thursday, April 28, 6-8 pm in the Chaney and Martino Galleries at Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St, Annapolis.
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Maryland Touring Grants and Touring Roster |
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The Maryland Touring Grants support the presentation of an artist or ensemble from the Maryland Touring Roster at your organization’s location or venue. Grants are available for up to $5,000; applications may include more than one Touring Roster artist/ensemble for multiple performances/events.
Performing artists from across the state are invited to apply to join the Maryland Touring Roster! Those included on the Touring Roster are available to “take their show on the road” and perform throughout Maryland. If accepted onto the Touring Roster, organizations/venues are then able to apply for a Touring Grant to support bringing you to their location/venue.
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Call for Volunteers American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo |
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The American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo is made possible in part through the work of our volunteers. In exchange for their work, volunteers can receive a free or partial registration to the 2022 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo. The Conference takes place in May in Boston, Massachusetts.
For every 4 hours volunteered, one complimentary day pass will be issued. Volunteer opportunities are provided on a first-come-first-serve basis, so don't delay and sign up today!
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African American Heritage Preservation Program Grant Round Announced for FY2023 |
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The African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP) provides grants to assist in the preservation of buildings, sites, or communities of historical and cultural importance to the African American experience in Maryland. The AAHPP is administered as a partnership between the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC). Grants range from $10,000 to a maximum of $100,000. The deadline to apply to the grant program is July 1, 2022 at 11:59pm.
This spring, the MHT and the MCAAHC will hold two in-person overview workshops and three virtual Q&A workshops for prospective applicants.
The first workshop is in person, this Thursday, April 7th, 11:00a.m. at MHT, which is located at 100 Community Place in Crownsville.
Virtual Question and Answer (Q&A) workshops will be offered on:
- Thursday, May 5, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, May 19, 2022 @ 11:00 a.m.
- Thursday, June 2, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m.
(An email link to virtual workshops will be emailed to registered attendees the evening before the workshop.)
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Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area | 410-222-1805 | heritage_area@aacounty.org | chesapeakecrossroads.org |
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