ANNOUNEMENTS
To have your in-person or virtual community calendar item appear in this free listing, please go to capitalgazette.com/calendar and click on the “+ Add Event” button on the right. Under “5. Descriptions” select the “CAPAnnouncements” to mark your item to appear in this calendar. If it’s your first time submittinganevent with ournewevents tool, you will first need to create an account on CitySpark.
Sunday, November 29
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.
Small Works at KIFA: 12-3 p.m. Kent Island Federation of Art, 405 Main St., Stevensville. Members of the Kent Island Federation of Art will showcase “small works” throughout their gallery through Dec. 20.
Monday, November 30
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 Road, Annapolis. (410) 960-9692. MainAnd Market Cafe Presents — Annapolis Bold And Blue — Solo Exhibition By Brenda Larson.
Open House Holiday Event: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Kent Island Federation of Art, 405 Main St., Stevensville. kifa.us. Kifa Holiday Open Houses 11 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 28 and 29 and Dec. 5withHot Cider& Hot Chocolate, as well as Holiday Decorations and Family “Artivities.”
Webinar on Connecting Cultures through Mutual Understanding to be Presented for International Education Month: 7-8:30 p.m. Zoom. Free. (410) 544-1742. Residents of Maryland will get a chance to learn more about the diverse cultures within Maryland and around the world through free Zoom webinars in November. The summit is free. Prior registration is required. Register on the WAEwebsite atwww.WorldArtists.org.
Wednesday, December 2
Child Loss Support Group: 6-7:30 p.m. Chesapeake Life Center, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD 21122, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena. ( 888) 501-7077. chesapeakelifecenter.org. Child Loss Support Group is for parents who have experienced the death of a child of any age or circumstance. The group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Free State Fly FishersMonthlyMeeting: 7-9 p.m. virtual via Zoom. Free. (360) 808-3295. Contact Ryan Harvey at rybeer@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Mixed Media 4 Week City Project: 5-6:30 p.m. ArtFarm Annapolis, 111 Chinquapin Round Road, Annapolis. $150. (410) 570-1581. hisawyer.com. In this 4-week class, kids will explore creativity, design, and imagination while developing and creating their own city and ecosystem.
Rise and Sing: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Online. $10 —$15. thefreedomchoir.com. Spend an hour every Wednesday morning with Elizabeth Melvin and special guest song
Thursday, December 3
Bereaved Parents Virtual Monthly Gathering: 7 p.m. Calvary UnitedMethodist Church, Rowe Blvd., Annapolis. Free. ( 410) 551- 5774. aacounty-md-bereavedparents.org. Bereaved Parents of Anne Arundel County virtual monthly gathering for parents and families dealing with the loss of a child.
Living with Loss through the Holidays: 6-8 p.m. Chesapeake Life Center, ONLINE, Pasadena. $5. (888) 501-7077. chesapeakelifecenter.org. Living with Loss: Through theHolidays is a virtualworkshop that will offer grieving adults support while helping them to honor memories and explore coping strategies during the holiday season.
Friday, December 4
Blues Sax Queen Vanessa Collier In Concert: 7:30-9 p.m. Rams Head on Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis. $25 — $30. (213) 924-4901. ramsheadonstage.com. Vanessa Collier, acclaimed soulful blues singer/ saxophonist and 2020 BluesMusic Awards “Instrumentalist— Horn” winner.
Living Drive-Thru Nativity: 7-9 p.m. Grace Pointe Community Church, 61 Gambrills Road, Severnside. Free. (443) 5690097. This holiday season, relive the events of the very first Christmas as portrayed in this dramatic, multi-scene drive-thru event retold with live cast and animals, lighting, and special effects.
Saturday, December 5
American Legion Annual Pearl Harbor Day Bull and Oyster Roast: 6-11 p.m. American Legion, Post 40, 500 5th Ave. SE, Glen Burnie. $ 45. (410) 761- 9869. glenburniepost40.org. Dec. 5 from 6 to 11 p.m. Tickets: $45.00 per person.
Chesapeake Chorale and Christian Community Presbyterian Church Food Drive: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Christian Community Presbyterian Church, 3120 Belair Drive, Bowie. (443) 896-4895. The Chesapeake Chorale of Bowie and Christian Community Presbyterian Church will collect donations for the Bowie Food Pantry on Saturday, Dec. 5, from11 a.m.
Drive-Thru Living Nativity!: 5-7 p.m. Davidsonville UMC, 819 W Central Ave., Davidsonville. (410) 798-5511. Join us for a new kind of Christmas event! As you drive through our worship space, you will get to experience The Nativity Story LIVE and IN-PERSON!
Food drive: 10-11:30 a.m. Rejoice Fellowship Annex, 7606 Quarterfield Road, Glen Burnie. Free. (410) 760-3084. Food drive on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10 — 11:30 a.m. rejoiceelca.org
Free State Fly Fishers Fly Tying Session: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. virtual via Zoom, 3789 Queen Anne Bridge Road, Davidsonville. Free. (360) 808-3295. Free State Fly Fishers’ Saturday, Dec. 5 Fly Tying Session 10 a.m. Ken Moser will lead the Free State Fly Fishers’ Saturday Dec. 510 a.m. fly tying session.
Holiday Wreath Workshop: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wildberry Farm + Market, 1047 Saint Stephens Church Road, Crownsville. $50. wildberryfarmmarket.com.
Living Drive-Thru Nativity: 7-9 p.m. Grace Pointe Community Church, 61 Gambrills Road, Severnside. Free. (443) 5690097. This holiday season, relive the events of the very first Christmas as portrayed in this dramatic, multi-scene drive-thru event retold with live cast and animals, lighting, and special effects.
Open House Holiday Event: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Kent Island Federation of Art, 405 Main St., Stevensville. kifa.us. Kifa Holiday OpenHouses11 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 5withHot Cider & Hot Chocolate, as well as Holiday Decorations and Family “Artivities.”
Stepping Stones Children’s Grief Support Group: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Chesapeake Life Center, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena. (888) 501-7077. chesapeakelifecenter.org. A monthly group where children ages 6 to 12 play games together, participate in a grief-related story time, and make crafts to commemorate their loved one, all while getting to knowother children
Virtual Music & Play Classes Started Nov. 7th!: 10-10:30 a.m. . Free. ccmsings.org. Returning for our second round of fall classes, Crickets is a fun, play-based music and movement class for boys and girls ages 4 to 6. Try out the first class without committing!