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Join us for a magical summer in the garden! Enjoy a safe, outdoor, engaging experience during Annmarie’s Enchanted Summer at the Garden! We’ve taken all the best parts of our popular Fairy & Gnome Home Festival and transformed it into an amped-up, low-touch/no-touch, multimedia, daily, outdoor experience of frolicking fairy fun. Grab your bug spray, pack a picnic blanket or chairs, and spend your summer with us!

Come explore this charming exhibit of more than 75 handmade houses scattered throughout the trails and woods of the garden. Made by wonderfully creative artists from the community (and beyond), this exhibit features works in all media.

We will start with an online show on our website and social media accounts, and then move to a physical gallery show once the public gathering restrictions have been lifted. Please note this means the artwork delivery dates and the gallery show dates may change as we progress through this crisis. If your work is accepted, we will keep you informed of any changes. Current details are listed below. Bloom & Grow is a lush, colorful, and wide-ranging celebration of floral and botanical art. From biblical depictions of the Garden of Eden, to the plein air art of the Impressionists, to the bold stylized motifs in pop culture, depictions of flowers are plentiful throughout art history and visual culture. Bloom & Grow will feature works that continue these traditions, as well as works that push beyond to explore the symbolic, the emotional, the environmental, and the personal connections we have with flowers, plants, and all things that grow outdoors.

We don't have to miss the beauty of Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center this spring! We've created a peaceful video tour of the garden just for you! Enjoy the art as well as the first buds of spring leaves and blossoms now appearing.

Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, Maryland, is pleased to present a powerful new exhibit exploring images and experiences of woman in art, as creators, innovators, consumers, and subject matter. She: An Expression of Womanhood will run through September 27, 2020 in the Kay Daugherty Gallery. The juried exhibit features over 80 works from local and national artists. Themes. Images, and experiences are expressed in a variety of mediums, including, painting and drawing, fiber, assemblage, and sculpture.

ACLT has come up with an event that we think participants will really enjoy while supporting local agri-tourism businesses and ACLT at the same time! For this event, we are partnering with local breweries and wineries to bring you our “Passport to Preservation“. From August 1st to September 7th, visit participating breweries and wineries (not all in one day!), enjoy exclusive discounts, and get your passport stamped for chances to win great prizes!

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 10 people per session

Meet the naturalist on the beach for a quick introduction to fossiling and to pick up your take-home fossil kit (includes a small shovel, sifter and fossil ID guide). Then hit the beach to explore on your own for fossils and shells. The naturalist will be on hand during the program for questions and to help identify your beach finds. Materials fee: $5/ fossil kit required. Families may purchase additional kits when they register.

For Rising Kindergartners to 4th Graders. Join us digitally for a series of fun activities to keep you busy all summer long. Each week will include two virtual meet ups and an activity to do at home. The first meet up is on Monday at 10:00 am to get you started and another meet up on Thursday at 10:00 am to share what you've made and learned. We will provide a packet of materials to complete the activity (that will be picked up from the Park) and digital tutorials.

Enjoy a leisurely hour on the river with a relaxing sightseeing cruise. You will sail the busy Solomons inner harbor, see Solomons Island and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, pass underneath the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and turn back at Pt. Patience and the Naval Recreation Center. Departures are from the Calvert Marine Museum dock. All cruises are weather permitting. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis and tickets will be available online and if seats are still available at the Admissions Desk. Maximum capacity is 20 persons. Accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities with reasonable notice. No strollers allowed. All passengers must wear a mask for this one hour cruise.