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Annapolis Alive! News - December 5, 2007
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Dear Fellow Annapolitan,
The holidays are in full swing in Annapolis! There are many events taking place in the next week, including the unique, home-grown events that make Annapolis a wonderful place to live. For example:
Tomorrow night, downtown merchants will welcome everyone to the holiday season with the tradition of Midnight Madness. See below.
On Saturday the spectacular Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade will light up the harbor with holiday spirit, followed by fireworks! See below.
On Sunday, the Friends of the Annapolis Symphony invite everyone to an afternoon of "Wines, Cheeses and Mystery & Romance Writers," at its first Read Between the Wines. See below.
Also on Sunday, Eastport neighbors and the Annapolis Maritime Museum invite everyone to start and end community caroling with a bonfire on the beach. See below.
On Wednesday, West Annapolis merchants welcome shoppers to “An Old Fashioned Christmas,” during its Holiday Madness. Read more below about this family event.
Check out our website for more information about these and other Annapolis Alive! events and don't forget our radio show every Tuesday at 2 p.m. on 1430 WNAV.
Happy Holidays,
Chuck Weikel
Annapolis Alive! Committee
Jumpstart your holiday shopping with a fun evening tomorrow, Dec. 6, when downtown merchants remain open until midnight to welcome holiday shoppers. Sponsored by the Annapolis Business Association, the streets will be festive with holiday decorations and entertainment. Most merchants also welcome you with complimentary refreshments and special discounts. Live entertainment will add to the festive spirit: Hear the Old Mill High School Steel Drum Band, Linda Patterson Stein, Annapolis Area Christian School students, the Salvation Army Band and Cub Scouts Pack 3. WRNR and WNAV will air live on site.
And if you can't make it, merchants will do it all over again next week with Midnight Madness II on December 13. Information
25th Annual Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade & Fireworks
This is Eastport Yacht Club's free gift to Annapolis — a beautiful parade of 50 or more decorated boats lighting up the night, putting everyone in the holiday mood on Saturday, Dec. 8. Two fleets will circle from 6 - 7 p.m. — one outside the Eastport Bridge and the other inside the bridge. At 7 p.m. the fleets will switch places and continue until the fireworks begin at 8 p.m. Fireworks will be set off from the Naval Academy. Because City Dock is closed due to renovations, a good place to watch the parade and fireworks is from the Eastport Bridge or from the waterside in Eastport.
Join Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon of
"Wines, Cheeses and Mystery & Romance Writers"on Sunday, Dec. 9. At this unique event you can 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, and enjoy 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. Information
Eastport December Celebration Continues
Eastport invites everyone from all parts of Annapolis to the annual free Eastport December Celebration.
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.
The Celebration continues the following week with 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.
Holiday Madness in West Annapolis - “An Old Fashioned Christmas”
The Village of West Annapolis welcomes everyone to an entertaining evening of family fun on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Santa will arrive with Annapolis Mayor Moyer in a horse drawn carriage, and there will be neighborly, stress-free shopping in locally owned, unique stores. There will be carriage rides, caroling, holiday music, a magic show and more. New this year is a special holiday book fair sponsored by the West Annapolis Elementary School PTA -- just in time for holiday gift-giving. Scheduled events begin at 5 p.m. See our website for complete details.
