Rediscover Local History or Just See a Good Play

Maryland Day is being celebrated all weekend long this year, with an emphasis on walking tours and visits to a variety of museums through-out our county. The tradition of celebrating the founding of Maryland began in 1903 and the official day is March 26th, 1633/34. It became a state holiday in 1916 with an emphasis on education. To get you started, consider meeting up at 8:30 a.m at City Dock downtown by the Kunte Kinte statue for a free walking tour conducted by costumed guides provided by Watermark. Historic landmarks and homes will be the focus of this first tour of the day. If 8:30 sounds too early (I myself start walking earlier before 7:00) you might consider the 10:00 a.m. tour that is going to be led by local historian Janice Hayes-Williams meeting on the steps of the Asbury United Methodist Church, 87 West Street in Annapolis. The focus of the 10:00 a.m. tour will be African-American history. Visit the Maryland Day website for a complete listing of all the events sponsored by the Four Rivers Heritage area: Annapolis, London Town, and South County. Activities for the weekend at a variety of museums from the Chesapeake Children’s Museum and Baneker-Douglass Museum to the Galesville Heritage museum and Deale Area Historic Society at
http://marylandday.org/index.php/sites.
Now if historic education events are not your bag, there are an abundance of good plays to see . Of particular note is Stick Fly, reviewed by yours truly on the What’s Up? website. It’s a fine play, well performed and produced.