You are cordially invited to attend the zoom meeting on Thursday, January 6th at 4:30 p.m., when Four Rivers will reveal its new name! We thank you for your congenial partnership and support and we are excited for the future. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] to receive the zoom invitation to this meeting.
This event has been canceled. Celebrate this year’s Twelfth Night by candlelight in the historic ballroom of the Hammond-Harwood House. Join us for an evening of music, poetry and merrymaking at our annual tradition! This year will feature cantatas and arias by Italian composers Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti and Claudio Merulo, along with traditional carols of the season. Critically acclaimed soprano, Elissa Edwards, is joined by Dr. Joyce Chen on harpsichord and dramatic poetic recitations by Katrina Atsinger. Edwards is artist-in-residence at the museum and is hailed for her ‘pliant,...
Lunchtime tour of the exhibit "Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e" with Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg
Speaker: Nick Redding, President and CEO, Preservation Maryland A look at the work of Preservation Maryland and how this 90 year old organization and others are using history, preservation and reinvestment to address some of society’s biggest challenges. Nicholas Redding has served as the President & CEO of Preservation Maryland since 2014. Prior to his arrival at Preservation Maryland, he served in leadership positions at several heritage and preservation organizations including Deputy Director for Advocacy at the American Battlefield Trust in Washington, DC. Prior to the Trust, he served as...
Annapolis Maritime Museum's 2022 Winter Lecture Series Join Annapolis Maritime Museum virtually for their annual winter lecture series hosted over Zoom. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on eight diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science and maritime art. Admission is $10 per person for non-members and FREE for First Mate and above members. Presenter: John Grady | Former Editor of the Navy Times Following a summer of battlefield disasters – Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Tullahoma in 1863 – what was needed was a...
Annapolis has a long, complicated past which mirrors the larger American story, and gaining a firm mental handle on it can be difficult. Historic Annapolis Senior Historian Glenn E. Campbell breaks down the history of Maryland’s capital city into bite-sized, thematic blocks of time to help you make sense of it all. From the town’s birth in the 17th century to the challenges and opportunities it faces now in the 21st, our speaker highlights what has made Annapolis a special community for hundreds of years. This opening talk in our 2022...
Annapolis Maritime Museum's 2022 Winter Lecture Series Join Annapolis Maritime Museum virtually for their annual winter lecture series hosted over Zoom. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on eight diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science and maritime art. Admission is $10 per person for non-members and FREE for First Mate and above members. Presenter: Richard Bell | Professor of History at the University of Maryland An incredible story of five boys whose courage forever changed the fight against slavery in America. This...
Step back to the 18th century as costumed living history interpreters portray life in colonial London Town. The interpreters will live onsite through the weekend, trying to reenact as authentic of an experience. Free for members or included with general admission. No pre-registration required.
Step back to the 18th century as costumed living history interpreters portray life in colonial London Town. The interpreters will live onsite through the weekend, trying to reenact as authentic of an experience. Free for members or included with general admission. No pre-registration required.
Join the Captain Avery Museum for this exciting series! Programs begin each Wednesday at 11:30 am, followed by a luncheon of delicious soup, bread, dessert, tea & coffee. Members $100 for Series; $25 for individual luncheons. Non-Members $120 for Series; $28 for individual luncheons. JANUARY 26 The Chew Mansion - John Kille, State Archaeologist John Kille, is the Assistant Director of the Lost Towns Project for Anne Arundel County. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. He will talk about the Samuel Chew family and mansion, as well...
Trees provide habitat, shade, soil stability, community beautification, and so much more. Join Greg Burks, Joanna Ogburn, and Justin Bowers to learn more about the 2021 Tree Solutions Act and how Maryland will be planting 5 million trees in the near future. Back by popular demand, the highly rated webinar series. Webinars are available for $15/session or register for all four for $50. Members are encouraged to use their member benefit code when registering to enjoy the series at no cost.
Annapolis Maritime Museum's 2022 Winter Lecture Series Join Annapolis Maritime Museum virtually for their annual winter lecture series hosted over Zoom. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on eight diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science and maritime art. Admission is $10 per person for non-members and FREE for First Mate and above members. Presenter: Gerald Winegrad | Former State Senator and Author Learn about the grave threats to biodiversity threatening wildlife, insects including pollinators, and many other species. This is the only...
With the guidance of artist and printmaker Mary Ellen Carsley, participants will create a print in the ukiyo-e style. No experience necessary. Materials provided. Registration required. $20 for members; $30 for non-members. Open to ages 16 years and up.
The surgeons, physicians, and doctors of the Civil War have received deserved attention in the study of the Civil War. But what about the common stretcher bearer? Hear the fascinating tale of common men in an uncommon world. Who were the stretcher bearers and ambulance drivers of the Civil War? What was their daily life like? How were they trained? Learn the answers to these questions and more with Kyle Dalton of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Free for members (become one today!) or $10 for non-members. All...
Kit Brooks, the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, will provide insights into the representation and attitudes toward women in the Edo period. Live-stream link will be provided before the event begins. Kit Brooks is the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Freer-Sackler Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. She holds a PhD in Japanese art history from Harvard University. Specializing in prints and paintings of the Edo and Meiji periods, Kit’s primary research interests revolve around...
Sold Out In-person. Virtual Only. Join the Captain Avery Museum for this exciting series! Programs begin each Wednesday at 11:30 am, followed by a luncheon of delicious soup, bread, dessert, tea & coffee. Members $100 for Series; $25 for individual luncheons. Non-Members $120 for Series; $28 for individual luncheons. FEBRUARY 2 Black Watermen of the Chesapeake - Vincent Leggett Vincent Leggett is the President and CEO of the Leggett Group USA, an Annapolis-based consulting firm specializing in Government Relations, Public Affairs, and Advocacy. Vince holds a B.S. and M.A. in...
Annapolis Maritime Museum's 2022 Winter Lecture Series Join Annapolis Maritime Museum virtually for their annual winter lecture series hosted over Zoom. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on eight diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science and maritime art. Admission is $10 per person for non-members and FREE for First Mate and above members. Presenter: Leslie Reeder-Myers | Assistant Professor – Department of Anthropology at Temple University Oysters struggle to grow in much of the upper Chesapeake Bay today, but thousands of archaeological...
Trace the journey of African Americans, and explore their impact both nationally and internationally. This 2-hour walking tour, offered in partnership with the Kunte Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation and named a “Heritage Award Winner” by the Four Rivers Heritage Area, starts at Market House Park across from Annapolis City Dock, where slave ships entered 300 years ago. The Alex Haley statue that marks the significance of the author of Roots and the journey of his ancestor Kunte Kinte is featured. Symbolically, the stroll continues uphill through local history to the State...
The historic “Andrew Ellicott & Benjamin Banneker Surveying the Boundaries of Washington, DC”, painted by William Arthur Smith in 1968, was conserved and will be permanently hung at the Banneker-Douglass Museum. Sign Language interpreters will be present at this event.