ANNE ARUNDEL ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Sunday

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp .com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Annapolis Sketch Crawl: 3-5:30 p.m. Annapolis Arts District, 57West St., Annapolis. Free. (443) 333-8906. annapolis-artsalliance.com. Join us for an afternoon of sketching in downtown Annapolis onWest Street.

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers from local churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.

Monday

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp.com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Annapolis Bold And Blue, A Contemporary Artist’s Perspective: 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Main AndMarket Cafe, 914 Bay Ridge Rd, Annapolis. (410) 960-9692. Main And Market Cafe Presents — Annapolis Bold And Blue— SoloExhibit By Brenda Larson. Thru Dec. 14, receptionNov. 12, 3-5PM

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 1-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers from local churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.

Tuesday

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp .com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Beginner Silversmith: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Charmtree Jewelry Studio, LLC, 1200 Butterworth Court, Stevensville. $130-$495. (240) 422-6716. charmtreejewelry.com.

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 1-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers from local churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.

Wednesday

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp.com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 1-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers from local churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.

Rise and Sing: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Online, Zoom, Annapolis. $10-$15. thefreedom choir.com. Spend an hour everyWednesday morning with Elizabeth Melvin and special guest song leaders from around the world singing spirit-lifting songs of hope, resilience and love.

Such a Time as This — Racial Justice and the University: 12-1 p.m. Online, Online Event, Washington. (202) 687-3838. Sponsored by the Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences and curated by Georgetown College Vice Dean Soyica Colbert, “Such a Time as This: Racial Justice and theUniversity”

Writing Advice from A New York Times Bestselling Author: 7-8:30 p.m. Zoom, Annapolis. Free. annapolismwa .com. Most fiction writers spend a lot of time negotiating and then renegotiating how to assemble the seemingly endless amount of swirling ideas into a coherent story.

Thursday

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp .com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 1-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers from local churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.

Song Therapy Thursdays with The Freedom Choir: 7-8 p.m. Online, Zoom, Annapolis. $90. (410) 271-5687. thefreedom choir.com. Join The Freedom Choir 6-week Fall session to sing a variety of easy chants, rounds, layer songs and harmonies to uplift your spirit. Session ends with the making of a virtual choir video.

Friday

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp .com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Food Truck: 4-7:30 p.m. StMarkUnited Methodist Church, 1440 Dorsey Rd., Hanover. Free. (410) 859-5352. stmarkumchanover.org. Featuring Jimmy’s Famous Seafood.

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 1-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers from local churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.

Saturday

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp.com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Annapolis AmblersWalking Club Inc: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Various Cities in Maryland, 2348 Solomons Island Rd., Annapolis. $3. (410) 960-6226. annapolisamblers.org. *Our club walks trails in Parks and local cities each Saturday. Our group car pools to the walks which are 5K& 10Kin length.

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra — Copland Clarinet Concerto: 8 p.m. Virtual, Online, Annapolis. $49. (410) 263-0907. annapolissymphony.org. The second program in the ASO’s Masterworks Series, “Copland Clarinet Concerto” embraces the season-long theme of Harmony in Nature both throughpoetryand music intheworks of Catalonian composer

Fish & Chicken Fry: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. St Mark United Methodist Church, 1440 Dorsey Rd., Hanover. Free. (443) 202-1122. stmarkumchanover.org. Community Service Day. Selling Fish & Chicken dinners, Collecting new or gently used clothing for VeteransandfreeShredItTruck (twoboxes or bags per person).

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free State Fly Fishers Clubhouse, 3789 Queen Anne Bridge Rd, Davidsonville. Free. fs-ff.com. Free State Fly Fishers Presents: “Paring Down Your Set of Fishing Tackle”

Make A Difference Day Fall GreenScape: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. various public spaces throughout Annapolis, 273 Hilltop Lane, “Pip” Moyer Recreation Center, Annapolis. Free. (410) 263-7958. annapolis.gov. Mayor Gavin Buckley and the Annapolis Recreation and Parks Department invite community members to participate in the nation’s annual Make A Difference Day by volunteering.

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers fromlocal churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.

Tour the Benson-Hammond House: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Benson-Hammond House, 7101 Aviation Blvd, Linthicum Heights. (410) 768-9518. aachs.org. Come out and tour the historic Benson-Hammond House on the grounds of the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Local farming history. Talks and exhibits.

Sunday, Oct. 25

2020 Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Members Online Showcase of Paintings: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www.mdspp .com, chase street, Annapolis. Free. info.at.mspp@gmail.com. mdspp.com.

Marines Helping Heroes 5k Challenge: 12 a.m.-11:30 p.m. virtual, Hanover. (202) 903-8480. runsignup.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Marines HelpingHeroes 5k Challenge is virtual this year.

Pumpkins for a Purpose — The Light House: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Rd, Annapolis. Free. (443) 569-4209. friendslhs.org. Each October, the Friends of The Light House teams up with many volunteers fromlocal churches to host our fun Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Spa Road.