Concerts, cruises and outdoor celebrations highlight June

Friday, May 30, 2008

June 12 Bay Breeze Concert — 7:30 p.m. Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum. Come hear the United States Navy Band play country music for this first concert of the 2008 summer season. Free. For further information, call 410-257-3892.

June 14 Free Summer Concert — 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. 5th Street and Bay Avenue on the boardwalk in North Beach. The boardwalk’s the scene for an evening of live entertainment with the Southern Maryland Swing Band. Food, beer and wine available. For further information, call 301-855-6681 and 410-257-9618, or www.nbeachmd.com.

June 15 Father’s Day Brunch and Evening Cruises — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum. For his special day, give dad a cruise aboard the Wm. B. Tennison. Fee. Preregistration required. For further information, call 410-326-2042, Ext. 41, or visit www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

June 17 ZZ Top live — 7:30 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum. The museum’s 2008 benefit concert series opens with legendary classic rock trio ZZ Top, performing live on the museum’s outdoor pavilion stage. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $55 for premium seats, $45 for reserved seats. No refunds or exchanges. Coolers are not allowed: food and drinks will be available. For further information, call the Waterside hotline at 410-394-6684 or go to the museum Web site at www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. To reach a staff person, call 410-326-2042, Ext. 16, 17 or 18.

June 28 Movies on Main Street — 8 p.m. on the lawn at Duke and Main Streets in Prince Frederick. See the original ‘‘Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Live music concert by Rockfish starts at 8 p.m., ‘‘Raiders” starts at 9 p.m. All this free fun takes place under the stars on the grass lot across from the county courthouse. Burgers, hot dogs, soda, and water provided. Everything is free, just bring blankets or lawn chairs. For further information, call 703-577-3044. Sponsored by the Mar-Ber Development Corporation.

Art and cultural events

May 31 and June 1 Gala for the New Arts Building — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Annmarie Garden in Solomons. Public celebration for the spectacular new 15,000-square-foot Arts Building. The garden invites the public to tour the new space complete with a gift shop, cafe and outdoor plaza, view the inaugural art exhibitions in the new galleries. Each exhibition contains interactive interpretative materials, allowing visitors a hands-on approach to the artwork. A variety of other celebratory activities taking place in and around the new building, including live music, a kinetic bike parade, a pop art photo booth, the summer public art project and more. For further information, call 410-326-4042, or go to www.annmariegarden.org.

June 2 First Free Friday — 5 to 8 p.m. at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons. In addition to seeing award-winning exhibits, including the newly opened paleontology hall, stroll the boardwalk sipping a complimentary cup of Starbucks coffee, visit the Drum Point Lighthouse, take a quick sail on the Wm. B. Tennison, find a real fossil, bring in a fossil to be identified in the paleo prep lab, raise and lower the sail on the Carla Sue located in the main exhibit hall, learn to tie a knot or lasso a piling, and learn about the creatures in the aquarium from trained docents. The Scurvy Crew will sing their sea chanteys throughout the museum all evening. The event is free. For further information, call 410-326-2042, Ext. 17, or go to www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

June 7 Founder’s Day Celebration at Double Oak Farm — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Chestnut Land Trust on Double Oak Road, (off East Dares Beach Road) in Prince Frederick. A day of family fun, including: nature-inspired crafts, food, guided hikes, scavenger hunt and a tractor-pulled hayride. Help ACLT celebrate the preservation of the natural and cultural resources of Calvert County. The event is free. For further information, call 410-414-3400, or go to www.acltweb.org.

June 7 Exhibition: Four Seasons at Tupelo Ridge — 1 to 5 p.m. at the Artworks@ 7th gallery, located at 9128 Bay Ave. in North Beach. Exhibits the artwork of Julia Musengo and Cathy Teril. Follow the flow of a year’s seasons as the artists share their views from the porch and the fields of an 1833 plantation house in Brunswick County, Va. Free public reception, show continues through June. For further information, call 410-286-5278.

June 9 Founder’s Day Celebration at the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum — 1 to 4 p.m. at 4155 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach. Celebrate the historical date of the grand opening of Chesapeake Beach, back in 1900. The museum’s new special summer exhibition will be unveiled. The event is free. For further information, call 410-257-3892.

June 11 Three Cheers for CalvART exhibition reception — 5 to 8 p.m. at the CalvART Gallery, located in the Prince Frederick Shopping Center. Free public reception on June 11; the show runs until Aug. 11. The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday. For further information, call 410-535-9252.

June 14 Exhibition: ‘‘Euphoria” — 2 to 6 p.m. at the Main Street Gallery, located at 486 Main Street in Prince Frederick. Public reception for a trunk show of hand-crafted jewelry by Susan Stockman. The artist will be on hand to discuss her work. Also walk outside to visit the pond and waterfall; Main Street has received ‘‘Bay Wise Certification” from the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. Refreshments will be by Mom’s in the Kitchen. For further information, call Nancy Collery Klapper at 410-535-3334, or e-mail: nrhck@comcast.net.

June 21 Summer Solstice Celebration — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons. The event will feature all the great summer activities some may remember doing as a child but kids these days never seem to have the time to enjoy. Remember making a bamboo fishing pole, catching minnows, catching crabs with a chicken neck tied to a string, seeing pictures in the clouds, having picnics? All this and more is part of the museum’s Celebrate Summer events. All activities are free with regular museum admission. Open to all ages. For further information, call 410-326-2042, Ext. 41, or go to www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

June 21 African-American Family Community Day — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, located at 10515 Mackall Road in St. Leonard. This 13th annual free family event will feature live entertainment, singing, face painting, games, a student art contest, crafts and food. For further information, call 410-535-2730 or 410-586-8501.

Send notices of arts and cultural events to be included in this monthly feature to: patullberg@comcast.net, fax 410-286-3127, at least one week prior to the beginning of the following month.