Calendar of events

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Tri-County Youth Services Bureau invites youth ages 16 to 24 who are not in school or employed to meet with a youth mentor from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday to develop goals for work, school and life. Call 301-645-1837 or visit www.

ready4life.org.

Friday, July 5

American Legion Post 293 will hold a dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. at 2310 Old Washington Road in Waldorf. Cost is $10.

Friday Fun Nights for children ages 5 to 17 are held at various community center locations. Each month is a different theme. For a list of dates, times and locations, go to www. charlescountyparks.com. Friday Nighters Al-Anon Family

Group meets at 8:30 p.m. Fridays at LifeStream Church of the Nazarene, at 5105 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf. No Alateen meeting. Go to www. marylanddc-alanon.org or call

1-800-425-2666.

American Legion Post 238 will hold a seafood dinner featuring soft crabs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 6265 Brandywine Road in Hughesville. Cost is from $7 to $18. For additional information, call 301-274-3522 or visit the post on Facebook.

Saturday, July 6

The Port Tobacco One-Room

School will be open each Saturday until Labor Day for tours from noon to 4 p.m. at 7215 Chapel Point Road in Port Tobacco. Members of the Charles County Retired School Personnel Association will act as hosts. Scavenger hunt for children. Admission is free.

For more information, call Dale Cornette at 301-934-9483.

Monday, July 8

American Legion Post 293 will hold an executive committee meeting at 2310 Old Washington Road in Waldorf.

VConnections holds Veterans Coffee Breaks 9 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays at Chick-fil-A, located at 107 Drury Drive in La Plata. For more information, go to www.vconnections.org. The 2N1 Senior Citizens Club

meets every Monday from 10:25 to 11:30 a.m. at the Richard R. Clark Senior Center, at 1210 Charles St. in La Plata. All interested seniors are welcome.

Tuesday, July 9

The Charles County Department of Social Services presents “Antidote Southern Maryland: Sex Trafficking Awareness” on July 9-10. A day session for licensed professionals will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, at 200 Kent Ave. in La Plata. An evening session for families and children will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Servants of Christ/Dew Life Dome, at 9690 Shelpherds Creek Road in La Plata. For more information or to register, visit charlescountydss.com/antidotesmd or call

John Lewis at 301-3926704.

VConnections holds Veterans Coffee Breaks 9 to 10:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Burger King, at 30004 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall. For more information, go to www. vconnections.org.

Pomfret Way-of-Life Al-Anon Family Group and Alateen meets 8 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Joseph Church, at 4950 St. Joseph Way in Pomfret. For more information, go to www.marylanddc-alanon. org or call 1-800-425-2666. Maryland Humanities

Chautauqua living history performance, featuring Keith Henley portraying Charles County native and explorer Matthew Henson, will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the in the Brad and Linda Gottfried Theater in the Fine Arts Center at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata campus, 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata. The performance is free. For more information, visit www.mdhumanities. org/chautauqua.

Wednesday, July 10

The Charles County Department of Social Services presents “Antidote Southern Maryland: Sex Trafficking Awareness” on July 9-10. A day session for licensed professionals will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, at 200 Kent Ave. in La Plata. An evening session for families and children will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at LifePoint Church, at 10395 Berry Road in Waldorf. For more information or to register, call John Lewis at 301-3926704 or visit charlescountydss.com/antidotesmd.

VConnections holds Veterans Coffee Breaks 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Chick-fil-A, at 3365 Crain Highway in Waldorf. For more information, go to www. vconnections.org.

Kiwanis of Waldorf meets Wednesdays 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Comfort Suites, at 11765 Business Park Drive in Waldorf. Contact Millie Kriemelmeyer at 301-372-8766 or mkriemelmeyer@ me.com. The Bel Alton Volunteer Fire

Department Auxiliary will be selling fried shrimp baskets to go from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 9765 Bel Alton Newtown Road in Bel Alton. Baskets are $10 each and include fried shrimp, french fries, hush puppies

and homemade cocktail sauce. For more information, call Janet at 240-682-4840.

Christ Episcopal Church is launching “HeartSongs,” an open mic series, beginning from 7 to 9 p.m. at 112 Charles St. in La Plata. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and refreshments will be served. Performers are asked to register in advance with Jack McNutt at jack@islandmusicco. com. Maryland Humanities

Chautauqua living history performance, featuring Doug Mishler portraying oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the in the Brad and Linda Gottfried Theater in the Fine Arts Center at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata campus, 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata. The performance is free. For more information, visit www.mdhumanities. org/chautauqua.

Thursday, July 11

VConnections holds Veterans Coffee Breaks 9 to 10:30 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at Chick-fil-A, at 16003 Crain Highway in Brandywine. For more information, go to www. vconnections.org. American Legion Auxiliary

Unit 82 holds Bingo on Thursdays at Harry White Wilmer American Legion Post 82, at 6330 Crain Highway in La Plata. Early birds begin 7 p.m. Doors open 6 p.m. Call 301-934-8221.

VConnections assists senior and elderly veterans and families 2 to 4 p.m. ever y Thursday at Clark Senior Center, at 1210 Charles St. in La Plata. By appointment only. For information, go to www. vconnections.org. Southern Maryland Brain

Injury Support Group meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Spring Dell Center, at 6040 Radio Station Road in La Plata. Call Jerry at 301-753-6335 or Debbie at 301-932-4920.

Point of Change Jail and Street Ministry Family Ties

Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at New Hope AME Church, located at 12310 Washington Square in Waldorf. Contact Jerald or Kimberly Graham at 443-5320090 or 301-609-9492, or email pointofchange@ hotmail.com. The St. Mary’s County Camera Club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the old Patuxent Naval Air Museum, at 22156 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park. Bring three digital images on an SD card or USB flash

drive that you would like to have reviewed for suggestions to improve, or just sit back and listen. Visitors welcome to participate for free. For more information, email smccc1998@gmail.com or visit www.smccc.org. Maryland Humanities

Chautauqua living history performance, featuring Mary Ann Jung portraying Irish “pirate queen” Grace O’Malley, will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the in the Brad and Linda Gottfried Theater in the Fine Arts Center at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata campus, 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata. The performance is free. For more information, visit www.mdhumanities.org/ chautauqua.

Friday, July 12

VFW Post 8810 will hold a steak dinner, with potato and vegetable selection, salad, roll and dessert from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 2310 Old Washington Road in Waldorf. Cost is $15.

Friday Fun Nights for children ages 5 to 17 are held at various community center locations. Each month is a different theme. For a list of dates, times and locations, go to www.charlescountyparks. com.

VConnections holds Veterans Coffee Breaks 9 to 10:30 a.m. for women veterans the second Friday of each month at Chick-fil-A, at 107 Drury Drive in La Plata. For more information, go to www.vconnections.org. Friday Nighters Al-Anon Family Group meets at 8:30 p.m. Fridays at LifeStream Church of the Nazarene, at 5105 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf. No Alateen meeting. Go to www.marylanddc-alanon.org or call 1-800-4252666. American Legion Post 238

will hold an oven fried pork chops dinner with all the trimmings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 6265 Brandywine Road in Hughesville. Cost is $18. For more information, call 301-274-3522 or visit the post on Facebook.

Saturday, July 13

The Port Tobacco One-Room

School will be open each Saturday until Labor Day for tours from noon to 4 p.m. at 7215 Chapel Point Road in Port Tobacco. Members of the Charles County Retired School Personnel Association will act as hosts. Scavenger hunt for children. Admission is free. For more information, call Dale Cornette at 301-9349483.