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Hike at ACLT once a month every month in 2021 and win some really cool prizes! Not to mention all the great benefits to your physical and mental health and well-being! Every time you visit ACLT’s trails, use the QR code located at all trailheads to sign in to be sure your hike is counted! Everyone’s a Winner! All adults who complete the challenge win ACLT merch! Choose from water bottles, knit hats, gaiters, mugs or baseball hats! Children receive free ACLT decals and stickers. PLUS one winner will be drawn to win THE GRAND PRIZE which includes a free t-shirt from the ACLT online store and a $25 gift card to Smoothie King!

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.

Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center is transforming the grounds of the 30-acre sculpture garden into a wondrous menagerie of real, imagined, and otherworldly creatures. Works will be installed amongst the woods, trails, trees, lawns, and patios of the sculpture garden.

The Kay Daugherty Gallery at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center will feature On Paper: Printmaking, Book Arts & Beyond. Selected work will highlight the expanse of printmaking and book arts as an artistic discipline. Techniques such as relief printing, etching, lithography, paper making, book binding, letterpress, collage and papercut will be explored. All works should showcase the unique process and craftsmanship that goes into each handmande paper, print, or collage. Select media welcome; small to large-scale works; indoor and outdoor works; cash awards will be presented.

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.

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 The Birds" - Linocut prints of birds of all sorts, flying, foraging, flocking and floating. Also included are gourds made into fully functional birdhouses, painted and decorated to become whimsical habitats such as spaceships, creatures, and characters.

Learn to use the potter's wheel to create cups, bowls, and vases. No experience is necessary. Beginners will focus on learning fundamental skills. This series includes 6 instructor-led classes and additional open studio time as desired. There is an optional open studio on Sunday, May 2, 11am-4pm. Class includes 25 lbs of clay and use of studio equipment and glazes. Additional clay available for purchase if needed. Due to COVID safety guidelines, all participants must wear a mask (up and over the nose!) while in the clay studio. Please bring your own hand towel or paper towels.

When most of us think of Native American hunters, we think of bows and arrows. But Native Americans had other tools to catch meat - tools that would hunt for them: traps! Grab a sharp knife and join us as we teach you how to make deadfall traps.

This program is designed to invite adults and children 18 months to 3 years to discover the museum together through music, stories, and special activities. Join us for story time and a take away craft, available while supplies last. Sessions are 15-20 minutes. Capacity limited to 12 people per session.

Join us for an early morning birding hike through the park. Members of the Southern Maryland Youth Birders Group will be in attendance so it's a great way to meet other birders your age. We will hike along the trails to try and get a view of an eagle's nest. We will be socially distancing and wearing masks.

Happy Earth Day! Join our horticulturalist for a free tutorial on how to upcycle your bottles and cartons into cute, custom houseplant containers. Individuals and families are welcome to attend. Local participants can purchase a $5 upcycled houseplant kit during registration.

Happy Earth Day! Join our horticulturalist for a free tutorial on how to upcycle your bottles and cartons into cute, custom houseplant containers. Individuals and families are welcome to attend. Local participants can purchase a $5 upcycled houseplant kit during registration.

Do you know all the different types of reptiles there are? Do you know what are the characteristics of reptiles? Join us and discover what adaptations make reptiles unique and how they are a special part of our ecosystem. Even get a chance to meet a few reptiles in person!

It’s April 15, 1900, Easter Sunday, and Paris is the center of the world’s attention as millions of visitors arrive for the opening of the International Exposition this weekend. Amongst them is an elite but diverse group of individuals staying at the Hotel Paradiso. As they gather for dinner, however, the peace of the hotel is rocked by an explosion. Billy Bonka, the foremost chocolate manufacturer in America, is found dead in his room, having apparently been killed by an explosive Easter Egg. Suspicion falls on the people around the table. One – or more – of you is the murderer. Your task is to discover who that killer is. Each guest will be assigned a character for the evening. You are encouraged to come in costume. Includes a three-course gourmet meal which you will enjoy as you work toward solving the mystery.

Run and walk a 5K course set up on the north side trails. Limited to 50 participants. More details to come.

It's fairy and gnome season at Annmarie! We've reconfigured our popular outdoor event to accommodate social-distancing and low-touch precautions, providing a safe outdoor experience for families to imagine, create, and explore! Dress in your magical finery, bring some chairs or a picnic blanket, and join us! This year, journey through six Color Realms to discover all the fairy houses and other magical creations, along with real and virtual characters, imaginative play, nature explorations, animal encounters, and more. It's going to be a wonderful day!

Enjoy a read-aloud story about backyard birds. Bring an empty half gallon paper or plastic screw top jug to paint a bird feeder. Wear clothes that can get messy.

Dr. Hali Kilbourne is a Research Associate Professor with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory campus. Before coming to Southern Maryland, Dr. Kilbourne was a visiting professor at McDaniel College and held a prestigious U.S. National Research Council postdoctoral position with which she worked at the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory. She obtained her undergraduate training in Geology from Smith College and graduate training in Marine Science from the University of South Florida. She specializes in the fields of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. Her research focuses on understanding the climate of the last 2000 years to provide context for modern changes and to improve our understanding of climate system processes driving climate variability. Such information can help us improve climate models used for predicting future climate change.

You are invited every Tuesday between March 30th and April 27th to our Zoom Webinar series to learn about innovative research from the comfort of your own home. Please visit the link provided for five webinars to choose. Join us for one or all of the webinars.

Science for Citizens Zoom Webinar series invites you to learn about innovative research from the comfort of your own home. This series - Healthy streams are dynamic, diverse ecosystems that provide society with many benefits. Since many streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are severely degraded, stream restoration is increasingly used to improve their water quality. Yet, the effectiveness of projects implemented is still questionable, and recovery is a slow, complex task. Dr. Solange Filoso has monitored restored streams in Maryland for over a decade. In this seminar, she will share her assessment of restoration effectiveness, and discuss the importance of monitoring data to policy and management decisions in the region.

Make a basket from pine needles? No you didn’t misread that! In this workshop, you will learn how to turn pine needles and raffia into a beautiful, one-of-a-kind basket ideal for holding jewelry or keepsakes. This workshop is perfect for participants 13 and older.

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 12 people per session.

Join Mark Wilkins, CMM Curator of Maritime History, as he explores topics ranging from European influences, to the tobacco trade, to the Civil War on the Chesapeake and more, through the 20th century. During today's lecture, trace the evolution of the tobacco trade, first in Virginia then in Maryland. Find out why this commodity was so important and lucrative to global commerce. Via Zoom, a link to the lecture will be posted on our lecture page prior to event.

Nearly 70 archaeological sites document a remarkable and varied history that goes back thousands of years at JPPM. Through this special guided hike, visitors can learn about the 9,000 years of human history uncovered by the archaeology carried out on the park. Please note this is an approximately 3-hour, 2.5 mile hike on various surfaces/elevations, and can be strenuous for new hikers. Dress comfortably and bring plenty of water, as there are no fountains along hike. Groups will meet at the Visitor Center parking lot.

Calvert Behavioral Health Recovery Support Presents The 4th Annual Shatter the Stigma 5K run/walk! EVENT IS FREE. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. (registration closes March 30th). Participants may run/walk 5K (3.1 miles) anywhere in Calvert County between April 24th and May 1st at 10:00 am. This 5K is to bring awareness to help shatter the stigma against addiction & mental health. Free giveaways may be picked up in person at Calvert County Behavioral Health April 24th 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. (Local vendors will also be on location with community resources.) ***Social distancing and masks are required*** *If unable to pick up in person, email Andrew.Licurgo@maryland.gov and we will have it delivered to you (only in Calvert County). Let's bring the community together to raise awareness!

Join us for a day of biking along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Pedal along the bay-front, marina, farmland and wineries while you enjoy the company of friends who share your same passion for biking. This is a fully supported event with routes ranging from 16 miles to a metric century. Whether you are a seasoned rider or just getting started, we have a route for everyone!

Come celebrate Earth Day with us! We will have games, crafts, and learn about ways to keep our planet beautiful. Drop in any time between 10-12.

The Built by Women DC exhibit (BxW DC) will be on display for a special weekend in an outdoor pavilion on the grounds of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. The juried exhibit showcases 30 outstanding sites where women were directly responsible for leading the design or construction of the project in the Washington D.C. metro region (including southern Maryland and north Virginia). The BxW DC exhibit was the outcome of a juried competition organized by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation in 2016 to recognize women’s contributions to our built environment. On SATURDAY ONLY, from 11:00am-12noon, women design professionals will be on hand to answer questions about the exhibit and some of the projects featured. GUIDED TOURS of the park grounds will be offered at 12noon & 1pm on Saturday as well as 11am & 1pm on Sunday by first-come-first-serve basis.

Science for Citizens Zoom Webinar series invites you to learn about innovative research from the comfort of your own home. This series - Future Chesapeake Bay health will depend on the combined influence of environmental changes and peoples' responses to those changes. Dr. Lisa Wainger will describe research into these combined effects that found that adaptations that farmers are already making to improve crop growth under changing weather are likely to prevent some harm to Chesapeake Bay water quality. This beneficial effect could be enhanced by looking for additional opportunities to change the timing of nutrients to water bodies.

You are invited every Tuesday between March 30th and April 27th to our Zoom Webinar series to learn about innovative research from the comfort of your own home. Please visit the link provided for five webinars to choose. Join us for one or all of the webinars.

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 12 people per session.

What kinds of animals build nests? Birds do, of course, but what other animals protect their babies? We’ll discover nests big and small, try building our own, then go for an outdoor nest search!

This is a self led event for the whole family. Spend the an hour or a day outside exploring with your family in this fun bio blitz-style event called the “City Nature Challenge.” It’s easy – look for and find wildlife and plants, take a picture, and share it to iNaturalist (this can happen back at home also). During the weekend of April 30-May 3, 2021 individuals and groups will be on the hunt for animals, plants, mushrooms, and other life forms. These observations will be documented on iNaturalist and counted towards our region's tally.