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Annapolis Alive! News - November 27, 2007
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Dear Fellow Annapolitan,
This is a reminder to join me tonight, Nov. 27, at the Bates Heritage Center for the third enVISIONing Annapolis discussion. The topic tonight touches all of us: Cars vs. People: Transportation in Annapolis’ Future. It is sure to be an interesting evening.
This Saturday, Dec. 1, our wonderful Chesapeake Bay will be celebrated by the "Grand Ole Osprey," a music and arts program sponsored by the Annapolis Maritime Museum. This entertaining evening -- at Maryland Hall -- will feature Chesapeake music, images and stories. And, the event's silent auction has already begun, with an online component. Read more below.
Eastport invites everyone to enjoy old time, small town holiday fun during its annual Eastport December Celebration starting Sunday, Dec. 2, with the "Petite Illumination," a smaller scale tree lighting than Annapolis' Grand Illumination; community caroling; and an ecumenical service and singalong over three weeks in December. Read more below.
A fun afternoon featuring two wonderful products of civilization, wine and good books, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 9. Read more below about "Read Between the Wines," sponsored by the Friends of the Annapolis Symphony.
Check out our website for information about these and other Annapolis Alive! events.
Don't forget our radio show every Tuesday at 2 p.m. on 1430 WNAV.
Sincerely,
Chuck Weikel
Annapolis Alive! Committee
enVISIONing Annapolis - a look to the future
Cars vs. People: Transportation in Annapolis’ Future
Tuesday, November 27, NEW VENUE: Boys & Girls Club, Bates Heritage Center, 122 South Villa Avenue, Annapolis, 7 p.m.
For the half century, cities have focused on getting more cars with more people to more places in our urban environment. The results have been traffic congestion, longer commute times, ever expanding roadway infrastructure, and a deterioration of the urban environment. Jane Holtz Kay, architectural critic for The Nation and renowned author of Asphalt Nation, will discuss the economic, emotional, and physical gridlock caused by cars in American cities and propose ways to get where we need to go without destroying where we live. Jane Holtz Kay, Architectural Critic for The Nation, will present "A New Paradigm for Getting People Where They Want to Go in a Livable City."
All “Conversations” are free and open to the public. This series of public Conversations is sponsored by the Envisioning Annapolis Foundation, St. John’s College, and Annapolis Charter 300. For more information and links to the Envisioning Annapolis Foundation, see our website.
The Grand Ole Osprey
The Annapolis Maritime Museum will host the first annual “Grand Ole Osprey” music and arts program and live auction at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007. The event will kick off with a VIP Reception from 5 - 6:30 p.m. followed by a musical program from 7 - 9 p.m. The program is a celebration of the Chesapeake Bay with a wonderfully unique evening of local music, photographic images of the Bay and fun for the whole family. It will support of the Museum’s ongoing education programs, which serve to connect students, residents and visitors alike with the maritime heritage of the Chesapeake Bay.
The program will feature Tom Wisner, the “Bard of the Bay,” whose classic Bay song “Chesapeake Born,” inspired a National Geographic documentary. Tom will be joined by the musicians he’s mentored over the years, Janie Meneely and Paul DiBlasi, and Them Eastport Oyster Boys, who will perform their original songs inspired by the Bay. The Annapolis Chorale, the Annapolis Youth Chorus, the George Fox Middle School Ukulele Ensemble, and the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Gospel Choir will also be on tap, along with a woodwind quintet, which will perform the original classical composition “Thomas Point Suite” by Randy Neilson. The backdrop for all the great music will be provided by award-winning photographer David Harp, whose images of the Bay will be projected onto the screen above the stage. The event includes a live and silent auction. Read more.
Actors from Annapolis I Remember will interpret the oral histories of watermen and workers at the McNasby Oyster Company, the last oyster-packing plant in the City. The Museum is currently renovating the historic structure, which will serve as a world-class waterfront educational facility to be called the Bay Experience Center. Proceeds from the event will help support the Maritime Museum’s educational programs and future development. For more information or to purchase event tickets, visit www.annapolismaritimemuseum.org or call 410-295-0104.
Eastport December Celebration
Eastport invites everyone from all parts of Annapolis to the annual Eastport December Celebration. There are three old-time, family friendly events to rejoice in the season.
On Sunday, Dec. 2 join in the "Petite Illumination," Eastport's neighborhood-size answer to Annapolis' Grand Illumination, at 3:30 p.m. at the corner of Severn Avenue and Sixth Street. One Christmas tree will be decorated by the children of Eastport Elementary School and the other by anyone who attends. Everyone is invited. Free.
Community Caroling will fill Eastport streets with song on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Caroling will begin and end at the Annapolis Maritime Museum, Second Street at Back Creek, with a bonfire on the beach and refreshments. Everyone is invited. Free.
A joyful ecumenical service with a community sing-along and interdenominational celebration will be held at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 612 Second Street, at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16. The event includes food, prizes, and maybe a visit from Santa! Everyone is invited. Free.
The Eastport December Celebration is sponsored by the Eastport Civic Association, the Eastport Business Association, the Annapolis Maritime Museum and Mt. Zion United Methodist Church.
Read Between the Wines
An afternoon of
"Wines, Cheeses and Mystery & Romance Writers"on Sunday, Dec. 9.
Join Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra at this unique event and meet these authors: Donna Andrews, Ellen Crosby, Mary Ellen Hughes, Maria Lima, Clyde Linsley, Sally MacKenzie, Katherine Neville, Sandy Parshall, Mary Jo Putney, Lucia St. Clair Robson, Daniel Stashower, Marcia Talley and Tracy Anne Warren.
The event features a wine tasting, interviews with the authors, and autographed books for sale.
The event will be held at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West Street, from 2 - 5 p.m. Admission: $19.95 in advance, $24.95 at the door.
for information and to order tickets online | printer friendly ticket order form
