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Wine and dinefor the hospital

Those with a fascination for light-houses have the perfect opportunity tofeed that hunger with the 10th annualMaryland Lighthouse Challenge Sept.19 and 20. Nine lighthouses and onelightship are selected for the weekenddriving tour and challenge takersreceive a special souvenir at eachspot visited. In Southern Maryland,Drum Point, Cove Point, Piney Pointand Point Lookout are included in thechallenge. Go to http://cheslights.org/maryland-lighthouse-challenge/for the full list of selected lighthouses,directions and information on discount-ed hotel accommodations.

Light up yourweekend

An international exchange ofcultures happens at St. CharlesHigh School at 7 p.m. Sept. 16when the youth mixed choir VoxPopuli from Estonia performs aconcert-play. The special presen-tation is part of Charles County’ssister county relationship withJogeva County, Estonia.

With more than 60 members,the female and male choirs ofVox Populi will perform move-ments separately and together.

The event is free. The schoolis at 5305 Piney Church Road inWaldorf. For more information,call 301-885-2779 or [email protected].

Estonian talenton display

An evening of music with a nauti-cal theme is in store when John Mockkicks off the Maritime PerformanceSeries at the Calvert Marine Museumat 7 p.m. Sept. 11. From his nativeNew England to the shores of Irelandand Scotland, Mock captures in musicand story the heritage of the sea.Tickets are $10 in advance and $15at the door. The museum is at 14200Solomons Island Road in Solomons.Call 410-326-2042 or go to www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Heritage of the sea

Sotterley welcomesfirst permanentexhibit

The historic Sotterley Plantation will be opening its doors to its firstpermanent exhibit — Land, Lives and Labor — at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 in itswarehouse at 44300 Sotterley Lane in Hollywood.

The opening ceremony will feature guest speakers from St. Mary’sCollege of Maryland and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culture.

The project began with a Maryland African American Heritage Pres-ervation Grant that allowed for the restoration of Sotterley’s 19th-centurycorn crib.

Also funded by Sotterley supporters, the exhibit both inside andoutside the corn crib offers a unique view of life at Sotterley from theworker’s perspectives, both enslaved and free.

RSVPs for the ceremony are appreciated and can be made at 301-373-2280 or [email protected].

If a glass of wine is good for yourhealth, the University of Maryland Charles

Regional Medical Center’s 18th annualAutumn Wine Tasting and Silent Auction is

a time when it’s good for everyone’s health.

The event is 6-10 p.m. Sept. 19 on thegrounds of the Port Tobacco Courthouse

at 8430 Commerce Street.

For event info, go towww.charlesregional.org/foundation/event-details.cfm?eID=29


While visitors will be enjoying gravity-defyingrides and funnel cakes as county fair season kicksoff this month in Southern Maryland, many 4-H kidswill be preparing for their moment to display thefruits of months of hard work.

Sabrina Dobbins will participate in the St.Mary’s County Fair, which runs Sept. 24 to 27.Dobbins, who will be attending the College ofSouthern Maryland this fall, is constantly busy,rotating daily among three farms to care for heranimals.

As the fair approaches, Dobbins said shewill wash her sheep about a week and a half inadvance because it takes that long for the wool todry. If a judge finds wet wool, that’s a no-go, saidDobbins, and the judge will move on quickly.

Dobbins, who is Miss St. Mary’s County FarmBureau this year and also president of the Wild

Things 4-H Club in Mechanicsville, notedmany people think of 4-H as “the animal

club,” but it’s more than that. Dob-bins has participated in leadership,

public speaking and photographyprograms, and is com-fortable articulating herwealth of knowledgeabout the club andfarming in general.

Hayley Tannerbegan in 4-H whenshe was 9. Now 15,she is a member ofthe Farmer’s FortuneClub in Port Tobac-co. She’ll be show-ing animals at theCharles County

Fair from Sept. 17 to 20. Tanner raises goats andpigs for market, which she gets from her cousin anduncle. It’s all in the family, she said, adding with achuckle, “We basically live on a farm on the samedirt road.”

Tanner also participates in 4-H livestock judging,where she learns how to judge an animal basedon muscling and body type. That helps her be suc-cessful with showing, she said, to emphasize ananimal’s assets. In addition, Tanner participates inSkillathon, where she learns about different types offeed for animals, the breed, cuts of meat, equipmentand medicines to use. This experience has Tannerconsidering a college degree in animal or veteri-nary science after high school.

Becky and Carrie Jones will participate in theCalvert County Fair from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. Theirolder brother, William, recently graduated fromhigh school and is leaving for the U.S. Army onLabor Day weekend. “I’m proud of my sistersbecause 4-H teaches them hard work,” Williamsaid.

Carrie, 10, will show breeding and marketgoats, sheep and hogs. She also participates inthe Farm-to-School teaching program, where shevolunteers to visit local schools to explain aspectsof animal and farm management to fellow students.Last year, she said, some students thought the cowat the demonstration was a horse.

When asked why she enjoys 4-H, Carrie said,“I like it because I can see all my friends that I don’tget to see a lot, and the animals that go with it, andthe fun things we do together.”

Becky, 16, began in 4-H when she was 8. Sheis a representative on the Maryland State 4-H Coun-cil, a leadership program, and has participated inthe Maryland 4-H fashion review at the state fair.

Prepping for fair season continues year-round,she said.

Two weeks before the fair, Becky will shear herbreeding and dairy goats. The weekend before,she’ll collect supplies, including new khakis andwhite shirts for the show ring. They never stayclean, she added with a laugh.

“4-H has given me that inspiration to continueon the legacy of the land that was started when mygreat-grandfather purchased it,” Becky said. “Theclub has done an incredible job of preparing mefor the future and opened my mind to all there is.”

At county fairs, 4-His a girl’s game, too

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(Lexington Park, MDLexington Park, MD) – ChesapeakeChesapeake ShoresShores has been recognized as a 2015 recipient of the Bronze – Commitmentto Quality Award for its dedication to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The award is the first of threedistinctions possible through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health Care Associationand National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The program honors centers across the nation that havedemonstrated their commitment to improving quality care for seniors and individuals with disabilities.“It is a great honor to be recognized by AHCA/NCAL with a National Quality Award,” said KellyKelly Friedman,Friedman,AdministratorAdministrator of ChesapeakeChesapeake ShoresShores. “Improving the lives of the residents and families we care for every day iswhat brings us joy. This award symbolizes the dedication and commitment we have to the quality journey.”Implemented by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, the National Quality Award Program is centered on the core values and criteria ofthe Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. The program assists providers of long term and post-acute care servicesin achieving their performance excellence goals.The program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Centers begin the quality improvement process at the Bronzelevel, where they develop an organizational profile with essential performance elements such as vision and missionstatements and an assessment of customers’ expectations. Bronze applicants must also demonstrate their ability toimplement a performance improvement system. Trained Examiners review each Bronze application to determine if thecenter has met the demands of the criteria. As a recipient of the Bronze - Commitment to Quality Award, ChesapeakeChesapeakeShoresShores may now move forward in developing approaches and achieving performance levels that meet the criteriarequired for the Silver - Achievement in Quality Award.“ChesapeakeChesapeake ShoresShores has demonstrated its commitment to providing quality care and I commend them for that,” saidthe AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers Chair Christine Boldt. “I encourage ChesapeakeChesapeake ShoresShoresto continue their quality journey by striving for the Silver and Gold levels.”The awards are sponsored by AHCA/NCAL Associate Business Members My InnerView, by National ResearchCorporation and PointRight. My InnerView represents the true voice of nursing home and assisted living residents,families, and employees with the most insightful quality measurement solutions and satisfaction surveys in thehealthcare continuum. PointRight is the recognized leader in data-driven analytics for health care and insurance.ChesapeakeChesapeake ShoresShores was one of 545 centers to receive the Bronze level award.

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There’s a little taste of Washington,D.C., tucked away just off U.S. 301 inLa Plata. Called the Red Oak Bistro, it’s acasual dining experience that is reminiscentof a restaurant in Alexandria, Va., with ele-ments of Southern Maryland throughout.

“We like to call it ‘barn chic,’” saidGraham Day. He and his father, Jim Day,are co-owners of the bistro, which openedin December 2013. The pair also are foodservice equipment representatives and hadbeen considering opening their own placefor some time.

It was a snowy day around February2013, Jim said, when he happened tonotice the space in La Plata, which had pre-viously been a deli called the Town Mouse,was up for lease. Father and son soonrolled up their sleeves and got to work.

With the help of talented friends, theyspruced up the place. Graham pointed tothe back of the restaurant, where slats froman old barn were repurposed into a wall.Jim noted that the draft beer goes from thekeg to the glass through a large copperpipe that was custom cut by a friend.

Recently, the bistro opened a large patiobehind the building. Although the restaurant

is just off a major highway, the patio is ina quiet, secluded area with a view of thesurrounding woods. Jim pointed to the steelbeams above the patio, saying they wereleft over and repurposed from constructionprojects.

It’s a place to lounge and hang out,said Graham, not just to dine and rush out.There’s often live music, as well as an artifi-cial grass gaming area with cornhole or tolet impatient children run off some energy.Heaters soon will be added to allowpatrons to sit outside in the cooler weather.

Because father and son are familiar withthe equipment available for food service,they have incorporated that technology intothe bistro. For example, a pasta extruderlets them make fresh pasta every day. Andthe bistro will be at the annual University ofMaryland Charles Regional Medical Centerfundraiser Sept. 19 with a mobile pizzaoven on loan from a friend.

Technology and decor aside, the pairalso credit their dedicated staff for makingthe bistro successful. “They work hard,” saidGraham, and will often hang out after theirshift ends.

“We couldn’t do it without them,”

added Jim.Experienced local chef Charles Talbert

works with Graham and Jim to come upwith new menu ideas all the time, constantlytweaking the ingredients.

In addition to a substantial variety ofcraft beer on draft, the bistro also has wineon draft. Graham said having wine ondraft ensures the wine is served the way it’sintended — at a certain temperature, hav-ing had time to breathe.

The bistro also has about 15 to 20 craftcocktails always in rotation that are madefresh to order, as well as 50 bottled beers.“We’re probably closer to a gastro pub,”joked Graham, because of all the craftbeers. The wait staff is also well-versed insuggesting the perfect beverage to comple-ment a meal.

The bistro offers brunch on Sundays from11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring a crab soupbloody mary and fried green tomatoes eggsbenedict.

There’s live music Thursday and Sunday,and a DJ Friday or Saturday night on theback patio. Jim also said the bistro alsoaccommodates special events like weddingrehearsal dinners and baby showers.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 4Mattawoman Creek Art Center will hold

a multimedia show through Sept. 13 at thecenter in Smallwood State Park, 2750 Swe-den Point Road, Marbury. Call 301-743-5159 or email [email protected] Marine Museum will host a

sunset cruise aboard the Dee of St. Mary’sfrom 6-8 p.m. Sept. 4. Fee is $25 for ages13 and older. Children younger than 13are not permitted on evening sails. Bring asnack and libation of choice. The museumis at 14200 Solomons Island Road, Solo-mons. Register at 410-326-2042, ext. 41.La Plata Summer Concert Series will

host Elite Beatz Entertainment, playing thelatest dance hits at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at townhall, 305 Queen Anne St. At 6:30 p.m.,the Chesapeake Country Cruizers will teachline dances. Bring blankets or lawn chairs.Picnics and coolers are welcome, but noalcohol is allowed. Kids Zone open forchildren. Call 301-934-8421, ext. 142 oremail [email protected] Patterson Park & Museum will

host a free tour of the Maryland Archaeo-logical Conservation Laboratory at 1 p.m.Sept. 4. See artifacts from the Battle of St.Leonard Creek. Call 410-586-8554 oremail [email protected] Beach Friday Night

Farmers Market and ClassicCar Cruise-In will be from6-9 p.m. Sept. 4, betweenFifth and Seventh streets andBay Avenue. Go to www.northbeachmd.org/pages/NorthBeachMD_Special%20Events/market.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 5Solomons Island Kite Day with the

Wings Over Washington Kite Club will be10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 5 at Glascock Field,across from Calvert Marine Museum,14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons.Bring a kite or make one at the museum.Kite kits will be on sale for $5 each, cashonly. Go to www.calvertmuseum.com.Spaceflight America Museum and

Science Center will have 3D Printing andRobotics Day 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 5 at theArthur Storer Planetarium, Calvert HighSchool, 520 Fox Run Blvd., Prince Fred-erick. There will be demonstrations of3D printing and hands-on demonstra-tions of a robotic arm. Also, a specialappearance by R2-D2 and its builder,Brad Ruprecht. Call 301-812-6480, oremail [email protected].

SUNDAY, SEPT. 6Summerseat Farm will hold an open

house 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 6. Visit farmanimals, tour manor house and gardens,and bring a picnic to enjoy. The farm is at26655 Three Notch Road in Mechanics-ville. Call 301-373-6607 or go to www.summerseat.org for information anddirections. Cost is $5 per family.

MONDAY, SEPT. 7Oxon Hill Bike Club will

have its Southern MarylandCentury ride beginning at 7a.m. Sept. 7, leaving fromthe Village Green Pavilionin Indian Head. Walkupregistration is $50. There are17-, 26-, 47-, 61-, 70- and100-mile options. Registrationincludes rest stops, snacks and apost-ride picnic. Go to www.ohbike.org.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8Summer Bay Breeze Concert Series will

feature the Dixie Power Trio, featuring theNew Line Brass, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8,

on the porch of the ChesapeakeBeach Railway Museum,4155 Mears Ave. Rainlocation is the NortheastCommunity Center, 4075Gordon Stinnett Ave. Free.Call 410-257-3892.Calvert Marine Museum

will hold Sea Squirts: Feath-ers, Beaks and Claws — afree drop-in program for kids18 months to 3 years and theircaregivers from 10-10:30 and11-11:30 a.m.— at the muse-um, 14200 Solomons IslandRoad, Solomons. The programwill also be held Sept. 10 and16. Go to calvertmarinemu-seum.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11Calvert Marine Museum’s

Maritime Performance Serieswill feature John Mock at 7p.m. Sept. 11 in the HarmsGallery of the museum,14200 Solomons Island Road,Solomons. From his native New

England to the shores of Irelandand Scotland, Mock captures inmusic and story the heritage of thesea. Tickets are $10 per person in

advance; $15 at the door. Go to calvert-marinemuseum.com.La Plata Summer Concert Series will

host Dr. Phill’s Big Band 7 p.m. Sept. 11 attown hall, 305 Queen Anne St. Bring blan-

kets or lawn chairs. Call 301-934-8421, ext. 142 or email [email protected].

Aqua Squares Square DanceClub will hold an introduction toWestern dancing 7-7:45 p.m.Sept. 11 at Southern Com-munity Center, 20 AppealLane, Lusby. No experi-ence or partner neces-sary. Call Bill and Maryat 301-863-8054,Pete and Paula at301-872-4547or Rita at 410-535-9654. [email protected].

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12Indian Discovery Day will be 10 a.m.-4

p.m. Sept. 12 at Historic St. Mary’s Cityoff Route 5 in St. Mary’s City. Visitors canexplore and celebrate the life ways and cul-ture of Maryland’s first people. Admission.Call 240-895-4990 or go to hsmcdigshis-tory.org.Forrest Hall Farm on Avie Lane in

Mechanicsville will operate its Crazy CornMaze from Sept. 12-Oct. 31. In addition toa corn maze, there will be hayrides, farmanimals, play area and picnic area. A freeapple or small pumpkin is included withadmission ticket. Group discounts available.Farm shop open through November. Admis-sion. Call 301-884-3086 or go to www.forresthallfarm.com for specific hours.Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park &

Museum will host Affair at Point Farm: “AnEvening Under the Harvest Moon” from6-9:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Enjoy live music,cocktails, tapas, dancing and a live andsilent auction. To purchase tickets, goto friendsofjppm.org, call 410-586-8515, or email [email protected] Heritage

Day will be noon-3p.m. Sept. 12 at theNanjemoy Community Cen-ter, 4375 Port Tobacco Road. Parade,music, crafts for children, face paint-ing, artists, heritage displays, classiccars and games. Call 301-246-9612.

Calvert Marine Museum will host aFossil Club meeting and public lecture from1-4:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Meetings are opento the public. Free lecture to follow at 2:30p.m. in the Harms Gallery. Hans Sues(Smithsonian Institution) will speak on Anzy,the Chicken From Hell. Go to calvertmarine-museum.com.Calvert Marine Museum will hold a

sunset supper history cruise aboard theWm. B. Tennison 6-8 p.m. Sept. 12, leav-ing from the museum at 14200 SolomonsIsland Road, Solomons. Coby Treadway,historian and museum educator, will sharefascinating facts about Solomons, the WWIIAmphibious Training Base and Solomons’rich tradition of boat building. Guests arewelcome to bring a libation of choice.Tickets are $60 per person in advance.Registration required; call 410-326-2042ext. 41. Seating is limited.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13Bayside History Museum will have a

“Bring Your Baby Doll” event from 2-3 p.m.Sept. 13. Discover the history of the Depres-sion in Southern Maryland in the late 1920sto early 30s through the American Girl Doll“kit.” Call Susan Howes at 443-534-6442,email [email protected] go to www.baysidehistorymuseum.org.Southern Maryland Audubon Society

will host a Grasspipers field trip with leaderKyle Rambo to Patuxent River Naval AirStation 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 13, meeting at21967 Cuddihy Road, Patuxent River. Thistrip will visit grassland habitat on restrictedaccess runways. The trip is limited to 10participants, and advance registration ismandatory. RSVP by Sept. 10 to [email protected] or 301-757-0005. U.S.citizens only, photoID required.


TUESDAY,SEPT. 15

SolomonsPlein Air Festi-val will be Sept.15-19. Artistsfrom the areaand elsewherewill come

to Solomons to paint Sept. 15, and they willcontinue to paint in Solomons and through-out Calvert County on Sept. 16. From 6-8p.m. Sept. 17, the artists have two hours topaint from the Riverwalk during the SunsetQuick Draw competition. Artists will Paintthe Town for a Cause from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Sept. 19 along the Riverwalk and sell theirpaintings to support local charities. From6-9 p.m. Sept. 19, the community can meetthe artists and purchase their work, andenjoy music, beverages and catered foodat the Affaire of the Arts at Carmen’s Gal-lery, where the art will be displayed. Affaireadmission is $25. Go to www.solomon-spleinair.com.

Historic Sotterley Plantation will host aHome-school Day: Slavery to Freedom from10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 15, rain or shine. Theplantation is at 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hol-lywood. Activities include learning aboutthe slave cabin, plantation house, laundryand corn crib. Pack a picnic lunch, hike thenature trails or fly a kite as well. Cost is $5general, free for kids under 5 and free forone adult per family. Purchase tickets at thevisitor center.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18Mattawoman Creek Art Center will host

“Expressions of Nature and Wit,” an invita-tional show featuring the artwork of PatriciaFecko and Renee Nelson at the center inSmallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden PointRoad, Marbury. Call 301-743-5159 oremail [email protected].

La Plata Summer Concert Series willhost the U.S. Navy Band The Cruisers at7 p.m. Sept. 18 at town hall, 305 QueenAnne St. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. Call301-934-8421, ext. 142 or email [email protected].

SATURDAY,SEPT. 19

Annmarie Sculpture Gar-den and Arts Center will hostwill host Artsfest ’15 from10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 19 20,rain or shine. Enjoy more than165 artist booths, 30 perform-ers on two stages, activitiesfor kids, street performers andmore. Food, wine and beerwill be available. Go to www.annmariegarden.org.

Golden Beach/PatuxentKnolls Civic Association willhold its 5K Run/Walk at 9a.m. Sept. 19. The event willstart at Long Point Beach in

Mechanicsville. Registration ratesare $30 for one person, $45 for a coupleand $80 for a family of four. Call 240-538-6503 or go to www.ourgoldenbeach.com.

Southern Maryland Audubon Societywill host a field trip, Migration on the Point,with leader Tyler Bell 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 19at Point Lookout State Park at 11175 PointLookout Road in Scotland. Join the groupat Southern Maryland’s premier birdinghotspot as fall migrants funnel south to crossthe Chesapeake Bay and the PotomacRiver. RSVP to Bell at 301-862-4623 [email protected].

SUNDAY, SEPT. 20A Taste of St. Mary’s will be noon-4:30

p.m. Sept. 20 at Leonardtown Square. Par-ticipants can sample menu items from someof St. Mary’s County’s finest restaurants.Free admission. Fee charged for samples.Call 301-737-3001 or go to www.smc-chamber.com.

Mount Victoria Trail Ride, sponsored bythe De La Brooke Foxhounds W club, willbe Sept. 20 starting at Mount Victoria. Reg-istration opens at 10:30 a.m. with thefirst riders out at 11 a.m. No ridersare permitted out on the trails after12:30 p.m. Registration is $25 foradults and $15 for riders 18 andyounger. A negative Cogginstest is required for each horse.Riders choose their own pacethrough woods and aroundcrop fields. Mount Victoria is onRock Point Road. Call 301-643-3293 or email [email protected].

A free stringsconcert featuring aviolin trio and celloquartet will be pre-

sented at 3 p.m. Sept. 20 at St. Andrew’sChurch, 44078 St. Andrew’s Church Road,California.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23Calvert Marine Museum will have Pirate

Day from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 23 at themuseum, 14200 Solomons Island RoadS., Solomons. Hear pirate stories, sing seachanteys, make a pirate hat, get a piratetattoo, learn to tie knots and walk the plankon a pirate ship. Regular museum admis-sion applies. Go to www.calvertmuseum.com.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24Calvert Marine Museum will hold

Little Minnows: Migrations — a programfor kids 3-5 and their caregivers — from10-11 a.m. at the museum, 14200 Solo-mons Island Road, Solomons. Fee is $5 fornonmembers. Registration suggested. Call410-326-2042, ext. 41 or go to calvert-marinemuseum.com.

Jefferson Patterson Park & MuseumSpeaker Series will present “Food at Seain 1812” at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Mary-land Archaeological Conservation Lab,St. Leonard. Historian Simon Spalding willintroduce attendees to food such as lob-scouse and dandyfunk while explaining theculinary practices of the world’s navies andmerchant ships in the early 19th century.The museum is at 10515 Mackall Rd., St.Leonard. Call 410-586-8501, or go towww.jefpat.org.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25La Plata Summer Concert Series willhost John Luskey Band at 7 p.m. Sept.

25 at town hall, 305 Queen AnneSt. Call 301-934-8421, ext. 142or email [email protected].

SATURDAY,SEPT. 26

RiverFest will beheld 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept. 26 at Historic St.Mary’s City off Route5 in St. Mary’s City.There will be music anda muster by St. Marie’sCitty Militia featuringa militia re-enactment

of the only English CivilWar battle fought in thecolonies, the Battle of

the Severn. Free. Call 240-895-4991 or goto http://smrwa.org.

Bowles Farms Corn Maze and PumpkinFarm will be open at the farm at 22880Budds Creek Road, Clements, from Sept.26-Oct. 25. In addition to the corn maze,there will be a petting zoo, wagon rides,straw minimaze, corn box, pumpkins andfood, as well as a cupcake shop. Admis-sion. Call 301-475-2139 or go to www.bowlesfarms.com for specific hours.

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museumwill present the War of 1812 Fair and Re-enactment from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., with TavernNight from 6-10 p.m. Sept. 26. Learn aboutthe Battle of St. Leonard Creek and enjoytactical demonstrations, re-enactments,camp life, live entertainment, crafts, music,dancing, food, drinks, hands-on activitiesand more. Fair cost is $3 per person, $10per car; Tavern Night cost is $10 per per-son, $8 for guests in period dress. Go towww.jefpat.org.

Golden Beach/Patuxent Knollskids fishingtournament willbe Sept. 26at Long PointBeach, Water-view Drive,Golden Beach.Registrationopens at 10:30a.m. with thetournament 11a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Open to children 4-16with children younger than 12 chaperonedby an adult. Entry fee is $5 per child. Par-ticipants must bring their own rod and bait.Call Ronnie Gale at 301-609-1005.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27Southern Maryland Audubon Society

will take a field trip 8-11 a.m. Sept. 27 toSotterley Plantation, 44300 Sotterley Lane,Hollywood. David Moulton and MichaelPatterson will lead the trip along the fieldsand trails of Sotterley. RSVP by Sept. 26 [email protected] or 240-278-4473.

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Leonardtown FirstFridays happen thefirst Friday of eachmonth, beginningat 5 p.m. Artgalleries, restau-rants, cafes andshops open theirdoors to showcaselocal artists and/or serve specials attheir establishments.Enjoy an evening ofentertainment, demos,receptions, hands-onactivities and seasonalpromotions. Go to www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com.

Calvert Marine Museumand Drum Point Lighthouseare free to the public 5-8p.m. on the first Friday ofeach month. Music starts at6 p.m. Free 30-minute cruisesare available.

Connection CafeDry Bar is open6:30-11 p.m. Fri-days, and featureslive music, openmic, stand-upcomedy, games,drinks andfood. Cafe isat HollywoodChurch ofthe Nazarene,

24710 SotterleyRoad, Hollywood. Goto www.facebook.com/theconnectioncafedry-bar.

Point Lookout Light-house will be open 10a.m.-2 p.m. the firstSaturday of every monthfor self-guided tours. (InSeptember, the openhouse will be Sept. 12).Members of the Point Look-out Lighthouse Preservation

Society will be on hand to answerquestions. Lighthouse is at 11175Point Lookout Road, Scotland. Call301-684-3704 or go to www.pllps.org.

Open skate nights are held6-9 p.m. Saturdays year-round atLeonard Hall Recreation Center,23145 Leonard Hall Drive, Leon-ardtown. Fee is $5. Skate rentals$2.50 per person, or participantscan bring their own. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1800, or go towww.stmarysmd.com/docs/spe-cialevents.

Calvert Marine Museum holdsSecchi Disk Saturday 2-4 p.m. thesecond Saturday of each month.Participants can build their ownSecchi disk. Secchi disks measureturbidity, or water clarity, oneimportant measure of the health ofour waterways. A $1 donation isrequested with museum admission.Go to www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call 410-326-2042.

Calvert Marine Museum holdstoy boat building sessions 2-4p.m. the fourth Saturday of eachmonth. Sessions start every half-hour. A $2 donation is requestedwith museum admission. Go towww.calvertmarinemuseum.comor call 410-326-2042.

Chapman State Park andthe Mount Aventinemanor home areopen 1-4 p.m. Sundaysthrough October at 3452 FerryPlace, off Chapman’s LandingRoad, Indian Head. Go to www.friendsofchapmansp.org or call301-753-6754.

Charles County Corvette Clubmeets 7 p.m. the first Monday ofeach month the Greene Turtle, St.Mary’s Avenue, La Plata. Go towww.charlescountycorvette.comor email [email protected].

Southern Knights Rod and Cus-tom Car Club meets 7:30 p.m. the

first Monday of each month at St.Mary’s Landing restaurant, ThreeNotch Road, Charlotte Hall. CallBill Bushey at 240-682-1189 orgo to southernknightscarclub.org.

JeffersonPatterson Park & Museum willhost Indian Village Explorationfrom 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays.Staff and volunteers explain thenative life of Woodland Indians.Activities may include flintknap-ping (stone tools) and fire making.Meet at the Visitor Center, 10515Mackall Rd., St. Leonard. Go towww.jefpat.org.

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Preserving the history of athriving beach townHarriet Stout runs railway museum with enthusiasm

There aremany waysto entertainand inform thepublic, but some-times the mostsubtle brings

forth the greatest surprises. HarrietStout, curator at the ChesapeakeBeach Railway Museum, may sayshe’s not that interesting, but inone conversation she can bringhistory alive. Her enthusiasmis infectious as she weaves thetapestry of times gone by withstories.

Stout’s daily routine consistsof answering questions and pre-senting visitors with facts aboutthe museum, the railway and thetown of Chesapeake Beach. Shealso looks for new history displaysto rotate in the building’s limitedspace.

Stout said many of the artifactsshe collects can come from dona-tions, but some come from placesonline like eBay.

“I do a lot of shoppingonline,” she said with a chuckle.Stout takes particular interestin period clothing, particularlybathing suits, which are often ondisplay in the museum. “I donatedmy own personal bathing suitfrom the 1960s,” she said, add-ing, “I just gave away my age.”

Clothing in particular cantransport visitors to the museumback to the early 20th centurywhen the Chesapeake Railwaywas in its heyday. Stout said therailway and resort in ChesapeakeBeach are part of a larger storyof life changing at the turn of the century.The middle class was growing, possessingextra money and time (the idea of week-ends off from work was relatively new). Atthe same time, the technology developed

to provide transportation to people. Andso places like Chesapeake Beach beganthriving.

“It’s a little museum with no professionalexhibit staff,” said Stout, not including her-

self. She has a dedicated crew of mostlyvolunteers who help keep the place run-ning. The group is resourceful — Stout men-tioned using fishing net as a way to displayphotos without taking up a lot of space.

Stout has been the museum curatorfor 25 years and her background is in17th- and 18th-century history, as well asarchaeology, which she referred to as “his-tory dead and buried.” She said her jobis always interesting because the railwaymuseum’s history sometimes “walks in ontwo legs.” Visitors often have stories to tellabout their own family history from thearea.

Often people donate photos, whichStout sends out for archiving and framingwith UV protection. One staff memberrecently went around town with a camerato photograph areas of Chesapeake Beachand compare them to photos of the beachfrom years earlier. Despite a difference inlocation from past to present, Abner’s CrabHouse made it to the display.

Stout talked about a display in themuseum highlighting a photo studio on theboardwalk during the 1930s run by a hus-band-and-wife team. The studio was set upto put the images on postcards. Postcardswere a popular way to send a quick photomessage to family and friends, kind of likeInstagram or Twitter.

Other photos stem from ChesapeakeBeach’s Stars and Stripes celebration. Stoutsaid the museum has obtained copies ofphotos of World War I veterans on R&R,enjoying the bay and all it had to offer,including the seafood. There are photos ofWorld War II veterans, as well as thosefrom the Iraq War. Due to its popularity,the four-panel display has become a per-manent fixture at the museum.

Stout also enjoys bringing the museumto life through many children’s and commu-nity outreach programs. Upcoming eventsinclude Fall Family Fun Day on Oct. 11,the Sweet Treat Express on Nov. 21, andthe always-popular Polar Express readingsat the museum Dec. 18.

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69th St. Mary’s County FairSept. 24-27Fairgrounds are at 42455 Fair-grounds Road off Route 5 south ofLeonardtown. For more informa-tion, call301-475-2256, or go towww.smcfair.somd.com.

129th Calvert County FairSept. 30-Oct. 4Fairgrounds are two miles fromRoute 2/4 on Route 231 in Bar-stow. For more information, call410-535-0026, or go to www.calvertcountyfair.com.

Visit the fairs!The 2015 Atlantic League season

winds down in September, withthe Southern Maryland Blue Crabsbaseball team having its final regular-season home games, as well as thepostseason push for the club’s firstleague championship.

SEPTEMBER’S HOME GAMES:Sept. 8, vs. Lancaster, 7:05 p.m.Sept. 9, vs. Lancaster, 7:05Sept. 10, vs. Lancaster, 7:05Sept. 11, vs. York, 7:05Sept. 12, vs. York, 6:35Sept. 13, vs. York, 5:05

As first-half Freedom Division champions, the Blue Crabs are slat-ed to host Games 3, 4 and 5 of the five-game division playoff series.

The series will start in the home stadium of the second-half win-ner the week of Sept. 21. The Blue Crabs have announced Game 3will be Sept. 25 at Regency Furniture Stadium, with Games 4 and 5, ifnecessary, on Sept. 26 and 27.

Game times will be announced at season’s end.

Tickets can be purchased at www.somdbluecrabs.com.There are fireworks every Friday and Saturday.

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Mark your calendar for the 22nd anualArtsfest Fine Arts Festival taking place atAnnmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Centeron Sept. 19 and 20 in Solomons.

More than 25 musicians including jazz,rock, folk, blues and country, will performon the Main Stage tent and at the CouncilRing. There also will be several strollingperformers entertaining everyone. Kids willenjoy all the activities inside the DiscoveryTent and Zany Zone — and creative free-play in Fairy Lolly, the Studio School andthe Children’s Garden.

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and fire making. Meet at the Visi-tor Center, 10515 Mackall Rd.,St. Leonard. Go to www.jefpat.org.

St. Mary’s Rod & Classic CarClub meets 7 p.m. the first Mon-day of each month in the TownCommissioner’s Office, 41660Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown.Interested in hot rods, classic, cus-tom or antique cars? Go to www.stmarysrodandclassic.com.

Southern Maryland CorvetteClub meets 7 p.m. the secondMonday of each month at 7 p.m.in the town commissioner’s office,41660 Courthouse Drive, Leon-ardtown. Drivers wanted. Go tosouthernmarylandcorvetteclub.org.

Southern Mix, a barbershopchorus under the direction of PaulDouglass, meets 7-9:30 p.m.Mondays at the College of South-

ern Maryland Fine Arts Building,Room 143, 8730 Mitchell Road.

Southern Maryland CommunityGospel Choir rehearses 7-8:30p.m. Mondays at St. AloysiusCatholic Church, 22800 Wash-ington St., Leonardtown. Call 301-994-2688.

Jefferson Patterson Park &Museum hosts a Monday Memo-ries Tour at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.every Monday. Point Farm wasthe country retreat of the late Mr.and Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. In1983, Mrs. Patterson donatedthe property to the state, creatingJPPM. Share stories or enjoy thememories of others. Call 410-586-8501 or go to www.jefpat.org.

Southern Maryland ConcertBand rehearses 7:30 p.m. Tues-days in the St. Charles HighSchool, 5305 Piney Church Road,Waldorf. Call 301-855-9933 or301-884-5848.

Southern Maryland Doll Clubmeets 7:30 p.m. second Tuesdayof every month at the CharlotteHall library, 37600 New Market

Road.Southern Maryland Sound

Tri-County Barbershop Chorusrehearses 7-9:30 p.m. Thurs-days at the College of SouthernMaryland Building B, Room 214,Leonardtown campus. Call TommyChedester at 301-373-2781.

Decompression Night at theMuseum will be 5-8 p.m. thethird Thursday of each month atPatuxent River Naval Air Museum,22156 Three Notch Road, Lex-ington Park. Regular admissionfees apply. Call 301-863-1900 oremail [email protected].

Jefferson Patterson Park &Museum hosts free tours of theMaryland Archaeological Conser-vation Laboratory at 11 a.m. and1 p.m. Thursdays. See artifactsfrom the Battle of St. LeonardCreek. Call 410-586-8554 oremail [email protected].

Charles County Arts Alliancehosts a summer art exhibit throughSept. 25 at Waldorf West library,10405 O’Donnell Place.

The exhibit features 37artists and 54 works of art.Library hours are 9 a.m.-8p.m. Monday-Thursday, 1-5p.m. Friday and9 a.m.- 5p.m. Satur-day. Call 301-392-5900,email info@charlescountyarts,org,or go to www.charles-countyarts.org.

College of SouthernMaryland offers manydance classes at its LaPlata and Leonardtowncampuses. Dance stylestaught range from balletand ballroom to Latin,swing and hand danc-ing. Cost per class rang-es from $79 to $99. Fora list of classes, including days,times and locations, go to www.csmd.edu/CommunityEducation.

A rare fossilized snaggletoothshark skeleton is among the dis-plays at the Calvert Marine Muse-

um 10 a.m.-5 p.m. every day inthe Paleontology Gallery. Admis-sion $9 for adults, $7 for seniorsand $4 for children 5-12; childrenyounger than 5 admitted free. Goto www.calvertmarinemuseum.com or call 410-326-2042.

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