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Miss seeing your favorite otters at Calvert Marine Museum? Wait no longer!! You can now check in with Chumley, Calvert and Chessie Gracie on the Calvert Marine Museum's live web cams.

We thought you'd enjoy another round of online jigsaw puzzles of scenes in North Beach! Remember, you can adjust the number of pieces to make it as easy or as hard as you want. Good luck!

This school year, join CMM for a virtual fieldtrip experience! The CMM Education Team has created FIVE new and unique programs for students K-5 to engage in activities focusing on paleontology, estuarine biology, and maritime history. Each program is available to public, private, and homeschool groups. You must complete registration for your requested virtual fieldtrip experience and we will send you the corresponding website link.

Gear up for shopping! This holiday season, a Small Works Show & Sale will take place in the Main Gallery. This exhibit will showcase small-scale artwork, no larger than 20" x 20". Works will be priced to sell, and are a great idea for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts! All artwork will be on display in conjunction with our annual holiday Ornament Show.

The Ornament Show & Sale is a juried show that features hand-crafted ornaments by more than 20 regional artists. This is the perfect place to find unique and affordable gifts for friends and family. The ornaments are beautifully hung on trees displayed in the Main Gallery of the Arts Building. Visitors shop off the trees and take their purchases to the Gift Shop. The show kicks off before Thanksgiving and runs through early January.

Annmarie Garden In Lights! Join us for Annmarie Garden In Lights, a magical holiday light show that takes visitors on a beautiful walk through the glittering woods. As you stroll the protected path, you will be surrounded by spectacular light experiences and magical "light sculptures" depicting sea creatures, wintry wonderlands, princesses, superheroes, and much more. Don't forget to ask for a "Holiday I Spy" program. After your walk, warm up in the Arts Building where you will find nightly entertainment, beautiful exhibits, great shopping, and a holiday cafe!

Join us for a holiday market. Local Farmers! Local Crafters! Homemade and Homegrown.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

This year, Santa has traded in his sleigh for a golf cart and he will cruise around the town of North Beach to visit with all the boys and girls! Stay at your house and come out to visit when you see the golf cart coming!

Come join us for the Annual Pat Carpenter Holiday Parade draws spectators from afar! The boardwalk is lined with hundreds of people viewing the parade. The best part is when the jolly-old-fat man arrives by fire truck! Santa and Mrs. Claus visit with children and give them a special treat. Tell the kids to bring their wish list to share with Santa! Warm up around the campfire as you enjoy refreshments!

Join us for our annual chocolate & wine pairing featuring our good friends Dana Rebarchick of Black Point Chocolates and Nikki Goldstein of Breakthru Beverage.It's the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit! We will be sampling four exquisite wines and four hand crafted chocolates to pair with them.

The Grinch, showing at 5 pm! Festive Drinks and Food! Family-Friendly Event with guest-appearance from the Grinch Himself! Bay Community Support Services is excited to announce a Holiday Drive-In Movie at Jefferson Patterson Park, in St. Leonard, Maryland. Join us on Saturday, December 5th to get in the Holiday Spirit!

Enjoy Solomons's annual Lighted Boat Parade from our heated and covered back deck or beach - it's the best view on the island! Your ticket includes a $20 credit toward anything off the menu in our food truck Steamers Seafood Shack (which you can enjoy before or during the boat parade) & a complimentary drink. Arrive as early as 5 pm for the parade that gets underway at 6:30 pm. It’s the perfect way to kick of the Christmas season!

Enjoy Solomons's annual Lighted Boat Parade from our second-floor balcony - it's the best view on the island! Includes a three-course meal & a complimentary drink. Arrive at 5:30 for a complimentary cocktail along with a cup of butternut squash soup and gruyere-stuffed puff pastry twists. Then enjoy watching the boat parade from our exclusive second-floor deck before returning inside for a hearty dinner of Chicken or Vegetable Pot Pies, Kale, Cranberry, Toasted Pecan Salad, Warm Bread and top your dinner off with Apple Spice Cake with Salted Caramel and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

Solomons Business Association celebrates its 37th year of Christmas Walk a little differently this year! We will launch our Christmas celebrations with the fabulous Lighted Boat Parade on Saturday December 5th, however, some of our other events will be tweaked to reflect Covid precautions. Look for Santa’s mailbox for letters to Santa, at the Gazebo. The island will be decorated with our lights & banners but no luminaries.

Come watch the Lighted Boat Parade coordinated by Solomons Island Yacht Club, Patuxent River Sail and Power Squadron, Solomons Yachting Center, Sail Solomons and Southern Maryland Sailing Association, will begin at dusk at the Solomons Yachting Center and end along the Riverwalk at approximately 7:15 p.m. Sail and power boats are welcome, and a captain’s meeting covering the route, safety issues and rules for judging will begin at 5:15 p.m. at the Solomons Yachting Center. The parade can be easily viewed from many of the restaurants and establishments in Solomons or the Patuxent Riverwalk.

A Christmas Story showing at 8:15pm! Festive Drinks and Food! Family-Friendly Event! Bay Community Support Services is excited to announce a Holiday Drive-In Movie at Jefferson Patterson Park, in St. Leonard, Maryland. 100% of proceeds benefit people with disabilities in your area.

The ACLT's Annual Wreath and Greens Sale! Wreaths are handmade by ACLT volunteers from greens gathered on ACLT-managed lands. Other items will also be on sale, including limited-edition ACLT ornaments and driftwood Christmas trees! Get there early - we sell out quickly!

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Join us for Santa, Christmas Music & Holiday Cheer on Sunday, December 6 at 6pm! This event will be outdoors. Social distancing and proper mask wearing is required.

The Christmas Possum has hidden candy canes in the park. We'll meet in Pavilion 1 where the Possum Puppet will explain the rules of the candy cane search; then the naturalist will lead your children on a hike to find them. This program will be limited to 5 families per session and will be completely outdoors.

The Christmas Possum has hidden candy canes in the park. We'll meet in Pavilion 1 where the Possum Puppet will explain the rules of the candy cane search; then the naturalist will lead your children on a hike to find them. This program will be limited to 5 families per session and will be completely outdoors.

Let's create a little holiday cheer with a one-of-a-kind holiday wreath-making event! Patrick Cox of Gentleman Farmer Landscaping in Owings, MD will be your guide to create the perfect evergreen wreath for your door this holiday season! Depending on how much you want to Deck The Halls, there are three wreath options you can choose from. All wreaths will be made from fresh local green grown right here in Calvert County! Advanced registration required. Space is limited to 35 people per evening.

This FREE program for Pre-K kids features stories that transport participants into the past! In addition to reading a story, participants will join in on activities related to the story’s setting. Suitable for children ages 2-5 years old. To guarantee the best experience, registration is limited to 10 participants (first come, first serve).

Join us at Imaginarium for Professional Studio Style Holiday Family Photos. No need to bribe your kids to smile for the camera because they are guaranteed play time at Imaginarium for up to an hour after your photo session.

**Tonight is exclusively for our guests with special needs or disabilities; all other guests please arrange to visit on an alternate night. Thank you for honoring the needs of these members of our community. Annmarie Garden In Lights will be open exclusively for individuals with special needs and their families on Tuesday, December 8, 5:30-7:30pm. Enjoy the beautiful light show and then stop by the Arts Building for a few sensory games. All guests should wear a face mask, if possible.

It's the beginning of owl nesting season, and owls are especially vocal this time of year. Join the naturalist on an evening hike through the trails and field edges where we will attempt to call one closer.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Listen to the first chapters of popular, new and recommended books for teens. New chapters are posted every week. Search "Calvert Library's Book Bites Teen" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Calvert Librarians read the first chapters of popular, new and recommended young adult books that are available in our digital collection. New episodes post every Wednesday at 1 PM. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Simplecast and more!

For preschoolers ages 3 – 5, with an adult. This program focuses on one of the museum's three themes. Join us for story time and a take away craft, available while supplies last. Sessions are 15-20 minutes. Capacity limited to 10 people per session.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Join us for wine & beer tasting -AND- beautiful lights at Annmarie Garden in Lights, on Thursday, December 10, 6:00-9:00pm, in the Daugherty Gallery (2nd floor) of the Murray Arts Building. We've asked a select few Southern Maryland liquor stores to pick out their favorite wine and beer for the holidays! Join us for a festive tasting experience, along with live music, great shopping, and twinkling lights!

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Join us for a holiday market! Vendor list to come.

Come join us for a holiday story, crafts, and games. [Ages Pre-K through Elementary]. Pre-registration is required.

The Bûche de Noël cake is a French Christmas tradition that dates back to the 19th century. The cake represents the yule log that families would burn starting on Christmas Eve, symbolizing the new year to come. It is thought to bring good luck to the family. While no one is positive on exactly how the yule log turned into a cake, everyone can agree it's a delicious tradition. Make this tradition part your family’s holiday this season as we show you how to make your very own.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

For Ages: 6-9 years, Adult participation is required. Children will learn some basic compass skills and will use what they have learned to find candy canes hidden in the park.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Join us digitally to create a decorative Carolina snowflake ornament from the comfort of your own home. Spend two short evenings crafting this unique ornament which is made from thin strips of reed and designed by Billie Ruth Sudduth, a traditional basket maker. Make one for yourself or to give as a gift. A JPPM educator will lead you through this virtual workshop in real time. Once you register, you will receive a list of common supplies you will need to have on hand. We will also provide a packet of materials for advance pick-up at the Park.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

For preschoolers ages 3 – 5, with an adult. This program focuses on one of the museum's three themes. Join us for story time and a take away craft, available while supplies last. Sessions are 15-20 minutes. Capacity limited to 10 people per session.

The days are short and the animals and plants have been getting ready for winter. Are you ready? We will tell stories, play games, and build forts - best of all - cook some snacks over a campfire. Wear your warm clothes to this one – it will be outside! We will have a fire going from 10AM-11AM - you may stay for part or all of that time.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Join us at Imaginarium for some holiday shopping and to support your local vendors! This is a Shop & PLAY event! While you shop, our fabulous staff will entertain your children as they play at Imaginarium and participate in fun holiday crafts.

Local farmer, local crafters, homemade and homegrown.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

The soaring and beautiful pastry confection known as a croquembouche or croque en bouche is a French dessert often served at weddings, baptisms, communions, and many other special celebrations. The sweet, crisp pastries are composed of many small choux filled with cream and are towered one on top of the other and glued with sugar caramel until an impressive cone of pastries becomes the finished dessert. Sugared almonds decorate our recipe, but modern versions are often made with creative pastry cream flavors and then ornated with flowers, sugar art, or melted chocolate. Its French name means "crunch in the mouth," a good summary of what it feels like to bite into a piece of this dessert. Join our pastry chefs for this very special holiday class.

Come learn about the animals of the Ice Age with special emphasis on those that lived in Maryland. We will also compare the real thing to fictional versions.

Join us for one (or all) of our three indoor HOLIDAY Markets! Each Market will feature a different selection of vendors offering a variety of gifts for all the loved ones on your list! All the markets are indoors on December 5, 12, & 19. Admission is free from 2:00-4:00pm; after 4:00pm, light show admission fees apply.

Each Christmas Eve, millions of Italian-American families celebrate with a Feast of the Seven Fishes – a seven-course seafood meal designed to celebrate the sea, a major connection in Italy. Today, it's considered one of the oldest Italian traditions — but we give America credit for that! The ancient tradition of eating fish on Christmas Eve dates back to the Roman Catholic custom of abstinence from meat and dairy products on the eve of certain holidays, including Christmas. The number seven has deep roots in the Bible from the seven sacraments to the number of days involved in creation - hence the seven courses!

Imaginarium will be hosting our first ever "North Pole" event this season, which will follow a Polar Express Theme. Families will enjoy 2 hours of holiday fun while at Imaginarium! Golden tickets will be mailed out and delivered to your home for your children to receive, we will have individual hot chocolate bars set up (and the opportunity to upgrade to some amazing hot cocoa bombs made by Nostalgia Cookie Creations!), children will engage in holiday and Polar Express themed crafts, Open Play, and will receive their very own "Believe" bell as a parting gift.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Winter is peak harvesting season for Crassostrea virginicia, the Eastern oyster. Programming will showcase “Rock E. Feller,” the museum’s giant oyster model, and an oyster-themed carryout craft.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

While winter air temperatures throughout the Chesapeake region are relatively mild, the water temperatures are downright icy! Discover how different species cope with the arrival of winter at the museum. Don’t forget to pick up your hibernation-themed carryout craft.

From reports of “Chessie” and other unusual animals of the bay to rich history of storytelling – the Chesapeake region has its own unique lore, legends, and superstitions. Discover some of the tales of Southern Maryland during your museum visit.

Hiking with toddlers is always an adventure! Join us as we flip over rocks, pick up sticks, and hike through the woods at a toddler's pace.

The Chesapeake Bay becomes home to many waterfowl during the winter months. Check out a bird watching kit to use along the museum’s marsh walk and play a round or two of the bird migration game. A waterfowl-themed carryout craft is also available.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Hiking with toddlers is always an adventure! Join us as we flip over rocks, pick up sticks, and hike through the woods at a toddler's pace.

"Holiday Market". calvART is a cooperative gallery located in Prince Frederick, MD, and affiliated with the Arts Council of Calvert County. calvART is a showcase for artists from Southern Maryland and highlights work from a wide range of styles and media. Our artists excel in paintings, pottery, jewerly, sculpture, woodturning and photography.

Want to say goodbye to 2020 in a big way? Join us for an evening of fabulous food, drink, and fun as we transport you back to the 1920s when Prohibition was the law of the land. But if you knew the right people, liquor flowed freely in area speakeasies. Our evening will be set at the Grand Gatsby where more than just illicit alcohol is afoot. A murder has been committed! Can you solve the mystery? Or are you the one with blood on your hands? The evening begins with a cocktail hour followed by a four-course locally sourced dinner, the murder mystery, and a champagne toast to ring in the new year.