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What do Queen Latifah, Elton John, Eva Longoria and Maryland have in common? Give up? They all have birthdays in March. This year is the state’s 375th. Historic St. Mary’s City – where English settlers arrived in 1634 – and Annapolis are hosting celebrations. In fact, festive occasions that celebrate just about everything – from chocolate to topiary – spring up in March. It’s a season of renewal. Take in the fresh scenery at two prominent gardens – Annemarie and Ladew. Get outside. Visit the state’s glorious sanctuaries for wildlife. It’s a new season in Maryland. And, it’s all Pretty. Close.
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Arts & Entertainment – Artwork
in bloom Looking for signs of spring? How about the Calvert Artists’ Guild Spring Art Show and Sale, March 14-15, at Annmarie Garden in Solomons? Annmarie Garden is a 30-acre sculpture park and art center in a scenic Southern Maryland waterfront town. Among Annmarie’s collection are outdoor pieces on loan from the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Annmarie has year-round events. |
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Collectibles – Two
venues for antique weaponry If you collect – or just appreciate – antique arms, swords and military artifacts, circle the March 20 weekend and head to Baltimore County. The March Collectible Arms and All Militaria Show and Sale is at the Maryland National Guard Armory in Pikesville, March 20-22. Also that weekend: ‘Original Baltimore’ Antique Arms Show – 1,000 tables of exhibits – at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, March 21-22. |
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Culinary
Corner – Chocolate
and more chocolate “There are four basic food groups,” someone once said, “milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and chocolate truffles.” Satisfy chocolate cravings, experience culinary pleasure at the Downtown Bel Air Chocolate Festival, March 7. Mingle with professional chocolatiers. Indulge your senses with chocolate. “A Chocolate Affaire” precedes festival on Friday night, March 6, featuring all things chocolate, live music. |
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Family
Fun – Walk through wildlife habitats Get an up-close look at Maryland’s wild side. Two opportunities on March 14 – 9th annual Eagle Festival at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge on the Eastern Shore and the Refuge System Birthday Celebration at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel. Activities for everyone. Known as “Everglades of the North,” Blackwater has one of the nation’s largest populations of breeding bald eagles. Also at Patuxent, 20th annual Patuxent Wildlife Art Show & Sale, March 28-29. |
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Great
Outdoors – Racing through the gardens Thanks to Harvey Smith Ladew II – “gardener, sporting art patron and good companion" (as described by the English magazine Tatler) – Maryland has one of the world’s premiere topiary gardens in northern Baltimore County. The season opens March 28 at Ladew. On March 29, equestrians discuss a centuries-old Maryland tradition – fox chasing – during a special program, Tally Ho! Horses & Hounds. |
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History & Heritage – 375
candles on the cake Celebrate Maryland’s birthday. It’s a special one this year – the 375th. Visit the St. Clement’s Island Museum in St. Mary’s County on Maryland Day, March 25. That’s where the Ark and the Dove – two small English ships – landed with the settlers of Maryland in 1634. On March 29, mark another Maryland Day at the state’s only two capitals: Historic St. Mary’s City and Annapolis. Free programs, exhibits and living history interpretations. |
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