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Thursday, March 21, 2013 32
All Month Long
• Free Middle School Safe Boating Day
Camps
The Sailing Center Chesapeake (SCC),
in conjunction with St. Mary’s College of
Maryland, has openings in three free (no
tuition, $40 application fee) weeklong safe
boating camps sponsored by a Spirit of
America grant from the U.S. Coast Guard.
2013 camp dates with openings are July 8
– July 12, July 22 – 26, and August 5 – 9.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Students
who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grade
in 2013 are eligible. Campers must pass a
swimming test on the first day of camp. Instruction
includes Maryland Boating Safety
Education Certification, classroom and waterfront
activities that will instruct campers
how to: run a motor boat, rig and operate a
sailboat, row, paddle a canoe and kayak, and
recover from a capsized boat. The camp is
located at the Sailing Center Chesapeake
at Tall Timbers Marina, in Tall Timbers.
For directions, more information and registration
materials, visit the SCC website at
www.sailingcenterchesapeake.org/Sailing-
Center/SpiritofAmerica/index.html or call
Brenda Clark, at 240-298-2659 or Guy Barbato
at 240-538-4577.
• Fish Dinners every Fri. (thru Fri.
March, 22)
St. Jerome’s Hall, Rt. 235, Dameron, 11
a.m. to 7 p.m.
To benefit the knights of St. Jerome society
and St. Peter Claver church. For more
info. 301-872-4566 or 301-481-8620. Dine-in
or take out orders.
• Perennial Plant Sale
The Center for Life Enrichment, a local
not-for-profit organization, supporting adult
individuals with disabilities is conducting a
plant sale, through the month of March. The
plants come in one-gallon containers and
will come back every year. For more information
or to get an order form, please call
301-373-8100 ext. 0. Proceeds benefit individuals
with disabilities supported by The
Center for Life Enrichment.
• The Reunion Committee for LHS Class
of 88
The Leonardtown High School Class
of 1988 is holding their 25 Year Class Reunion
on July 20, 2013 from 5 to 11 p.m. at
the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department
Reception Hall. Please contact the reunion
committee at LHSClassof88@hotmail.com
for more information.
• Free Tax Preparation
Beginning in February, IRS/AARPcertified
tax counselors will provide free tax
preparation and electronic filing for low-tomoderate-income
taxpayers in St. Mary’s
County. Personal returns only: no out of
state returns or returns involving farms,
businesses, rental properties, or partnerships.
Taxpayers must have proof of social
security number and picture identification.
Bring a copy of last year’s return and all
income and tax related information including
names, social security numbers, and
birth dates for all persons who will be listed
on the return. Call 301-884-8370 between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to schedule
an appointment at a site near you or visit our
walk-in site at the McKay’s Shopping Center
on Great Mills Road (under the “Virtuous
Woman Hair Salon” sign). Hours for the
McKay’s site: Monday 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday
and Thursday 3- to 7 p.m., and Saturday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment required
at this site.
• St. Maries Musica Spring 2013
Concerts
Sunday, April 21: 3 p.m. Asbury Solomons
(residents and family only)
Friday, April 26: 7 p.m. Historic Saint
Mary’s City Restored Chapel
Sunday, April 28: 3 p.m. SMILE Benefit
Concert - Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Solomon’s Island, (with Patuxent Voices)
Monday, April 29: 7 p.m. First Saint’s
Community Church, St. Paul’s Campus
25550 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown.
Monday, May 6: 7 p.m. Patuxent Presbyterian
Church 23421 Kingston Creek
Road, California, Md. (and performing
Requiem by Maurice Duruflé with Festival
Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, Harp and
Organ)
New this season: The newly formed
Festival Chorus will be performing Requiem
by Maurice Duruflé with Chamber
Orchestra, Harp and Organ. Requiem will
be performed in its entirety by the Festival
Chorus at the Patuxent Presbyterian Church
only on Monday, May 6th. Selected excerpts
will be performed by St. Maries Musica at
our remaining concert venues.
Thursday, March 21
• Basket Bingo
Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department,
28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville, 5
p.m.
The Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a
basket bingo. All proceeds to benefit the Mechanicsville
Volunteer Fire Department and
Auxiliary. Games begin at 6 p.m. For more
information or to make reservations contact
Judy at 301-884-5680 or log onto our website
www.mvfd.com.
• Community Meeting
Annex Building, St. Mary’s College of
Maryland, 6 p.m.
Sheriff Timothy Cameron and the St.
Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s
Advisory Board, in their continuing efforts
to strengthen community and law enforcement
partnerships, will host a community
meeting at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Sheriff Cameron will provide an overview
of calls for service and respond to citizen’s
questions. Residents are encouraged to
attend.
• Pianist Brian Ganz
St. Mary’s College Of Maryland, 18952 E
Fisher Rd, St Mary’s City, 12 p.m.
Ganz will continue his popular Chopin
Discoveries series at St. Mary’s College of
Maryland. He will play and discuss several
works of the great Romantic composer, including
perennial favorites and a few less
well-known pieces. The program is free and
open to the public.
Friday, March 22
• LVFD Fish Fry
Leonardtown Firehouse, 5 p.m.
The Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Volunteer
Fire Department is cooking up a Fish
Fry from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Leonardtown
Firehouse. Fish, parsley potatoes, cole slaw,
apple sauce, rolls and dessert will be served.
Adults are $12 and children 3-10 are $5. Carry-outs
will be available.
• IMPACT 2013: BENEATH THE
SURFACE
Approximately 3,000 high school
students an youth leaders are invited to
experience a high-energy weekend complete
with national speakers, musicians,
and entertainers at the IMPACT 2013:
Beneath the Surface Youth Conference,
March 22-24 at the Ocean City, Maryland
Convention Center. The weekend will
feature live music by national recording
artists Rend Collective Experiment, Tedashii,
The Kings & Queens Tour Concert
with Audio Adrenaline, Group1Crew,
Seventh Day Slumber and Manic Drive,
challenging and inspiring national youth
speakers Preston Centuolo and Mike Pilavachi
and more. Adult training will also
be available with Dr. Duffy Robbins and
Mark Yaconelli. The program is only $85
per person with hotel rates additional. For
more information, call 1-877-896-3802 or
check it out on the web at mmyfc.org.
Saturday, March 23
• Pre Maryland Day Celebration
Port of Leonardtown Winery, 23190
Compton Road, Leonardtown, 12 to 6
p.m.
Description: What better way to
celebrate Maryland than with award winning
local Maryland wines with Kevin’s
Corner Cafe’s famous Maryland Crab
Soup. Cost: $10 for a souvenir glass, wine
tasting up to six wines paired with Maryland
Crab Soup. Call for more information
301-690-2192.
• Spring Open House
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown
26005 Pt. Lookout Rd. (Rt. 5, next to
Maryland Antiques Center), Leonardtown
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Come see the Shop’s wide variety
of unique, handmade items. Ten percent
discount on total purchase will be offered
with coupon. Light refreshments will be
available. For more information, please
visit our website at www.craftguildshop.
com www.craftguildshop.com for a coupon
or call 301-997-1644.
• Mulch sale
Mother Catherine Spalding School,
38833 Chaptico Road, Mechanicsville, 8
a.m. to 2 p.m.
To benefit Mother Catherine Spalding
School sales of 3 cu. Ft hardwood
shredded bag of mulch - $4 per bag or
$168 per pallet (42 bags). Pre-sale order
or buy on-site. For additional information
contact MCS at 301-884-3165.
• Celebrate Maryland’s Anniversary
at HSMC
St. Mary’s City - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Celebrate Maryland’s 379th anniversary
with pomp, pageantry, and free
admission to Historic St. Mary’s City
(HSMC)! Begin your visit in Town Center,
where visitors are invited to enjoy
March winds, wide open spaces, and a
very old sport – kite flying. Bring your
own kite and join HSMC’s colonists in
Chapel Field as we play March winds
from 10 a.m. to noon. Enjoy living history
at Smith’s Ordinary, the Indian Hamlet,
the Spray Plantation, and onboard the
Maryland Dove from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
At 1 p.m., plan to gather at the Visitor
Center for the official program. Join
dignitaries, the militia, and citizens for
speeches, awards, and the Ceremony of
the Flags, where children representing
each Maryland jurisdiction present their
county colors to the crowd. Keynote
speaker Cheryl LaRoche, Ph.D., lecturer,
consultant, researcher, and professor
will consider reasons to look beyond
the “big stories” in history. HSMC’s
highest award, the Cross Bottony, will
be presented to Lawrence Leak, Ph.D.,
a HSMC Commissioner and long-time
supporter and advocate for the museum.
From noon to 2:30 p.m., relax in
the Brick Chapel as PING, the a cappella
chorus from St. Mary’s College of
Maryland, weaves intricate tapestries of
sound beneath the barrel-vault ceiling.
Expressions of St. Mary’s will offer a
variety of regional and child-friendly
meals and snacks for sale.
For more information about this program
or the museum, contact the Visitor
Center at 240-895-4990, 800-SMC-1634,
or info@stmaryscity.org.
• Craft Guild Shop Open House
26005 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown,
10 a.m.
The Craft Guild Shop of Leonardtown
will host a Spring Open House from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come see the Shop’s
wide variety of unique, handmade items.
10% discount on total purchase will be
offered with coupon. Light refreshments
will be available. For more information,
visit www.craftguildshop.com. For a coupon
call 301-997-1644.
Sunday, March 24
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• American Legion Bluegrass
American Legion, the corner of RT 381
& RT 231Post 238, Hughesville, 12 p.m.
The Sons of the American Legion
and Jay Armsworthy prepare for the concert
of the winter season with Joe Mullins
& the Radio Ramblers. Chris Tenney &
Riverside South will open the show at 2
p.m. Tickets for the show are $15 per person.
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and all the
fixings will be available for sale before
the show. For more information, tickets,
and directions, go to www.americanlegionbluegrass.com
or call 301-737-3004.
All paid tickets will be held at the door
for pick up on the day of the show. Also
non-perishable food donations will be accepted
for the Helping Hands Food Bank
in Southern Maryland.
Monday, March 25
• St. Mary’s Genealogical Society
Leonardtown Library, 23250 Hollywood
Road, Leonardtown, 7 p.m.
The subject is Maryland State Archives:
How to use the MSA website for
research as well as other online resources
available.” Speaker is Michael G. McCormick.
Refreshments served. Contact Loranna
Gray at 301-373-8458 or Peg Richardson
at 410-326-4435 for directions and
information.