The circus is coming, the circus is coming!
For those of you who like taking your kids or grandkids to see pachyderms, acrobats, trapeze artists, a human cannonball and colorful costumes, the Cole Bros. Circus comes to town Wednesday, May 7, and Thursday, May 8, at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville. Two shows are scheduled, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. daily. Get there early in the morning, like 7 a.m., and watch the elephants help raise the tents!
The Annapolis Optimist Club is again sponsoring this springtime event which helps to raise money for the non-profit club’s projects – for 40 years need-based programs for adults. After all, its international motto is “Bringing Out the Best in Kids.”
Diann Turner said you can get more information at www.annapolisoptimist.org or see www.tickets.com for tickets. You also can call 1-888-332-5300 or find tickets at Tara’s Gifts and Parties of Distinction at 4 Annapolis Street and Cate’s Creamy Custard near Sears at Westfield Annapolis Mall. Save $5 off adult tickets by purchasing them in advance. You also can call 410-295-5010 for information. Contact Bonnie Hitzelberger at 410-268-1783 to learn about becoming an Optimist.
Maria Day from Historic Annapolis Foundation sent me the following information about some award-winning students and a poster contest HAF conducted.
Congratulations and thanks go to those who participated in the Preservation Month Student Poster Contest. Winners, their families, and preservation enthusiasts will join HAF for an informal awards reception on Tuesday evening, May 6, at HistoryQuest at the St. Clair Wright Center on 99 Main Street. For more information on the invitation-only event, contact Jennifer Orrigo, Director of Preservation Services, at 410-267-8146.
Winners of the middle school category include Aleah Pisarz in first place, Hana Baker in second place, and Milton Tongue, Jr. in third place. Winners from the 4th and 5th grade category include Kyle Coffelt in first place, Ross Foca in second place, and Riley Williams in third place. Jordan Alton won honorable mention for “creativity” and Patrick Jensen won honorable mention for “tradition.” The winners will receive gift certificates and the grand prize winner, Miss Pisarz, will receive a family membership to the foundation..
HAF partners Suzanne Owens and M. Terry Poisson, the students’ art/social studies teachers, and contest jurors will celebrate the young artists and their work. Author and historian Ann Jensen, Graham Landscape architect Abbi Huntzinger, artist and manager of the Maryland Federation of Art Tory Coale, and artist entrepreneur Cindy Fletcher-Holden reviewed the contest entries and selected the winners.
The posters created by these talented students to express the importance of historic preservation in Annapolis will be mounted with historical information and archival pictures and displayed for all to see at HistoryQuest throughout May, which is National Preservation Month, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and no reservations are required. Amble on downtown and check out their contributions.
The Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, better known as FASO, is having its annual fashion show fundraiser at 11:30 a.m. May 13 at the DoubleTree Hotel. Yours truly gets to wear an Ahni fashion on the runway. Tom Marquardt, publisher and formerly my boss at The Capital, will be the emcee. Also on the runway will be Linnell Bowen; Veronica Tovey, What's Up? publisher; Mayor Ellen Moyer; and Anne Potter, symphony board chairman; joined by Keren Dement, Sharon Dickerson, Beth Dolezal, Pat Edwards and Adele Baron. Florence Smoot is event chairman. Tickets are $40 and reservations must be made by May 9. Send a check to FASO, P.O. Box 1974, Annapolis, MD 21404. Call Edie Wolf at 410-897-0119 for membership information or visit www.annapolissymphony.org. You also can call Florence at 410-280-5405 and let her know which menu choice you wish.
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And everyone enjoy the renovated City Dock especially during the Maritime Festival this weekend!