Sunday, Sept. 4
Anniversary concert In celebration of its 50th-anniversary season, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra presents “Lexus Pops in the Park” at 5:30 p.m. at Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road in Annapolis. (rain date Sept. 5). Free admission. Information: 410-263-0907 or go to http://www.annapolissymphony.org.
Baysox The Bowie Baysox hold a Fan Appreciation Day as the team takes on the Erie Seawolves at 2:05 p.m. Event features a free Baysox beanie cap for the first 1,000 fans, ages 3 and older, a meet the team autograph session, raffles and an opportunity to run the bases after the game. Information: 301-464-4865.
Tuesday, Sept. 6
Rotary meeting The Crofton Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. at the Bob Evans restaurant in Waugh Chapel. Information: 301-897-1462.
Wednesday, Sept. 7
Compost talk Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners will hold a composting demonstration and native plant garden visit at 11 a.m. at Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road in Annapolis. Visitors can learn how to make compost and see the park’s gardens. Park entrance fees apply. Information: 410-222-6755.
Shutterbugs meet The Arundel Camera Club holds its first meeting this season at 7:30 p.m. in Room D114 of Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson Road. Information: 410-544-1742.
Thursday, Sept. 8
Elephant Club A breakfast meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 400 Benfield Road, Severna Park. Open to the public. $4 fee. Information: 410-437-2213 or elephantclub.us.
Rotary Club The Annapolis Rotary Club meets at noon at the Annapolis Yacht Club, 2 Compromise St. Jeff Cochran, president and founder of LinkAnnapolis will speak. Information: 410-353-4722 or 410-980-6115.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Festival The 44th-annual Maryland Seafood Festival, featuring food, music, family activities and more, takes place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis. Tickets are $14, free for children 12 and younger. Information: 443-926-1464 or mdseafoodfestival.com.
Meeting The League of Women Voters sponsors a meeting to explore the role of the “Federal Government in Education” at 10:30 a.m. at Anne Arundel Public Library’s Broadneck branch, 1275 Green Holly Drive in Annapolis. Speaker will be Christopher Nelson, president of St. John’s College. Meeting is open to the public and includes a continental breakfast. Information: 410-849-8832.
Computer club The Annapolis Apple Slice, a club for Macintosh computer users and owners, meets from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Severna Park Library, 45 McKinsey Road. Engineer Aaron Davis of Apple System will speak. Information: 410-255-1674 annapolisappleslice.com.
Yard sale The Green Haven Community Yard Sale takes place from 7 a.m. to noon at the Pasadena Skating Rink, 2318 Mountain Road. Information: 410-979-2900.
Flea market St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church holds an indoor country flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at 4 Wallace Manor Road in Edgewater. Spaces are $10; tables are $5. The thrift shop will be open. Information: 410-269-7671.
Future
Beach bash The Annapolis Maritime Museum holds its annual Boatyard Beach Bash on Sept. 17 at the Boatyard Bar and Grill, Severn Avenue and Fourth Street, Eastport. Among the musical guests is the John Frinzi Band, along with Coral Reefer steel guitar great Doyle Grisham, Jim Morris and James “Sunny Jim” White. Tickets are $60. Information: 410-295-0104 or amaritime.org.
Benefit The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s 5K Run/3K Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. The run will be timed, and awards for various age groups will be given. There will also be entertainment for adults and children and refreshments donated by local businesses. Event will be held rain or shine. Registration and information: ovarian.org/walks.
Golf tournament Hospice of the Chesapeake invites area golfers to its annual fundraiser Oct. 6 at Queenstown Harbor Golf Course in Queenstown. Tournament contests include an opportunity to win a Mercedes-Benz with a hole-in-one, as well as a $2,000 cash prize raffle.
Registration is $250 per person and $900 for foursomes, which includes greens fees, cart, a continental breakfast, lunch, awards banquet, contests and prizes. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Proceeds will support programs and services offered by Hospice of the Chesapeake in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.
Registration and information: 443-837-1530 or go to hospicechesapeake.org.
Festival The West River Heritage Day Oyster Festival, featuring music, food, children’s activities and more, will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Captain Salem Avery Museum, 1418 E. West Shady Side Road. Featured musical performers include Tim and Savannah Finch, the Eastman String Band, Janie Meneely & Paul Di Blasi, Calico Jack, the Sour Notes and the Coastal Flats. Admission is $6, free for children 12 and younger. Parking will be available at the nearby Shady Side ball fields with free shuttle service and handicapped parking at the museum. Information: 410-867-4486 or go to shadysidemuseum.org.
Reunion The North County High School Class of 1991 is planning its 20th reunion Oct. 29 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie. Send contact information to [email protected] or call Kiesha Dotson at 703-755-0206.
Events and cancellations for the Anne Arundel County datebook may be submitted by email to [email protected]. Information should be sent at least 10 days before the event.
