Around Town Community Calendar

Visit with expert appraisers as they determine the value of your prized possessions at St. Clement’s Island Museum. Appraisers for furniture, glassware, pottery, artwork, dolls, music boxes and coins will be available at the museum. Only items that can be hand-carried will be appraised. Space is limited and items will be viewed on a first-come, first-served basis. The Appraiser’s Fair provides an opportunity for the public to learn the value of their heirlooms and how to properly care for them. Free admission, various costs for item appraisals.

Network with other gardeners, try something new, learn new gardening tips and tricks and share and gather seeds with others, and get garden/cook books, seed catalogs, and door prizes. Bring your native, vegetable, herb, annual and perennial seeds. Admission is free. Registration for the event starts at 9:30 a.m. that morning.

Tickets are $25 each and includes 20 regular games and four specials. Early bird games are $1 each. Left/right prizes will be given away. Included will be a 50/50 raffle and a grand prize raffle.

Proceeds will benefit the preschool's Scholarship Fund. Tables are available for rent for $35 or two for $55. Vendors are welcome, one per business.

Pickup times are 2 to 5 p.m. Cost is $25 for a half-platter (25 pieces) and $40 for a full platter (50 pieces). Wing options are plain, buffalo, and Old Bay, with ranch or bleu cheese sauce (one sauce per tray). Extra sauce is available for $3. Orders must be placed by January 30, and picked up at the back of the firehouse at the kitchen door on February 3.

Featured will be antique vendors from across the Mid-Atlantic region. Admission is $6 for adults ($5 with a copy of the ad) and free for children age 12 and younger. Included will be concessions, a bake sale, and door prizes. Antique vendors can call or e-mail for space reservations. The show will be held February 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and February 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Reservations are required and must be made by February 10. The menu includes Prime Rib and Turkey Tenderloin, Garlic Red Roasted Potatoes, Maple Glazed Carrots, Parmesan Crusted Creamed Spinach, Dinner Rolls and Butter, Coffee, Tea, Lemonade, and Dessert. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m. Cost is $30 per person. Featured will be entertainment by Jim Goddard, The Rockin’ Elvis.

This year’s Gala includes three levels of reservations: Gala VIP Dinner guests will enjoy an exclusive dinner at 6 p.m. with a chef inspired menu. For guests who want only a reservation for the Gala at 8 p.m. they can do so and will enjoy an array of diverse heavy hors d’oeuvres, open bar and a unique interactive dessert station. And again this year, a “Late Night” reservation will be offered for guests wanting to arrive at the Gala starting at 9:30 p.m. and help turn the event up a few notches. The Foundation will posthumously honor local cardiologist and member of the CRMC Medical Staff, Dr. Amitabh Rastogi, as the 2019 Healthcare Champion.

The event will be held on March 23 and 24 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The fishing fair will include vendors selling fishing rods, fishing tackle, fishing trips, artwork, and food to fishing enthusiasts. Vendors should contact the event by e-mail.

Celebrate the founding of Maryland at the state’s birthplace at St. Clement’s Island Museum with a ceremony featuring guest speakers and program. The museum and water taxi will be operating for visitors prior to and after the ceremony, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event commemorates the first landing of the colonists on St. Clement’s Island – a significant part of the island’s, St. Mary’s County’s, and the state of Maryland’s story.

Head to St. Clement’s Island for a program and ceremony commemorating a forgotten tragedy of the Civil War, the Black Diamond Disaster. This event will feature free boat rides to St. Clement’s Island, special period tours of Blackistone Lighthouse, a ceremony with a guest speaker and remarks by Naval Air Station Patuxent Base Commander, Capt. Christopher Cox. The weekend will also include a concert by a military band and a showing of the silent movie The Lighthouse by the Sea. On April 23, 1865, 87 lives were lost when the Black Diamond and steamer collided in the Potomac River near St. Clement’s Island during the hunt for John Wilkes Booth.

Cost is $7 per person. Refreshments available.