Around Town Community Calendar

Tickets are $25 per person and are available at the door. Receive three extra games, reserved seating, and a special chance to win a purse by purchasing tickets in advance. Featured will be raffles, pull tabs, refreshments, door prizes, and desserts available for purchase. Bring a new toy and you will be entered into a special drawing. Brands featured include MK, Coach, Kate Spade, and Dooney Bourke.

Cost is $25, which includes 20 regular games and four specials. Early Bird Games start at 5 p.m. for $1 per game. Raffle and concessions available.

More than 70 crafters and vendors will be featured. Admission is free, although donations are appreciated.

This is a free, family-friendly event to include timed events starting at 11 a.m. Learn about the history of Maxwell Hall, see a Hessian Reenactment, the Calvert Arundel Swordsmen, and hear Native American Storytelling. There will be crafts to make as well as purchase.

The Tavern Night is for adults only. This is a ticketed event which is $60 per person and includes a commemorative wine glass, hors d'oevures, beer, wine, music, dancing, and a silent auction. This is a fund-raiser that supports Club projects in Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's counties. Mail check for $60 per person to Hughesville Garden Club, PO Box 403, Hughesville, Md. 20637.

Guests will enjoy their choice of platters or all-you-can-eat crabs while taking part in raffles and the infamous cake wheel. Children ages 5 to 12 will have their choice of kid’s meals and those younger than 5 eat for free. The funds raised from this year’s event will support the planning and construction of UM Charles Regional Medical Center’s new Julie and Bill Dotson Center for Breast Health in La Plata.

Featured will be radio personalities T-Bone and Heather. Proceeds will help the Food Bank fight hunger in Southern Maryland. The event will be accepting donations of human food and pet food. Tickets are $25 each or two for $40 and must be purchased in advance. Visit the website below to purchase tickets.

The theme is “Terror on the Home Front.” Casualties of wars past, too young to die and too far from home, may not stay buried. Travel through the trails and woods at Sotterley after dark, if you can pass muster. Advance reservations are required. All sales final. Tickets and more information are available online.

A variety of antiques will be for sale by more than 20 dealers. Food and refreshments will also be available.

Featured will be a costume contest, photo booth, and music by DJ Invincible Entertainment. Foundation 4 Heroes is a non-profit organization that works to inspire children and honor veterans.

Featured will be a variety of handcrafted items from jewelry to pottery. Vendors like Origami Owl, Essential Oils, Tastefully Simple, and White House Ornaments will be on hand as well.

Annual celebration of the local oyster industry. Includes the National Oyster Shucking Competition and Oyster Cook-Off. Food vendors of all kinds, beer and oyster tasting, live music and children's entertainment, and craft vendors. Admission is $10 for adults and free for children age 12 and younger.

The Spirits of St. Mary’s will be held October 25, 26 and 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. or until the last visitor has passed through the haunted trail. Cost is $10 per person. Parking is free. Spirits of St. Mary’s is an outdoor event. Anyone under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Appropriate footwear is recommended. You will experience loud noises, low visibility, flashing lights, sudden movements and other frightening creatures. Use extreme caution if you have any serious medical condition.

More than 70 community organizations and businesses will decorate booths, don costumes, and hand out candy and treats to all the children. Some free activities will be provided and devilishly delicious food vendors will be present. Admission of $2 per person will benefit local charities including the Holiday Food Basket Program and the Annmarie Scholarship Fund. Parking is free and will be located in the field adjacent to the garden—follow signs. Dress the whole family and enjoy a day of trick-or-treating, art activities, lunch, and more.

Gates open at 11 a.m. Featured will be Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, the Traveling Highlanders, Jay Armsworthy and Eastern Tradition, the Dixie Ramblers, 15 Strings, and Joey Tippett and California Ramblers. Tickets are $25 advance and $30 at the gate. Craft vendor spaces are available.

Join Historic St. Mary’s City Foundation members for an evening of food, drink, and dancing at the “haunted” State House of 1676. Tickets are $125 per person, and include an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres, as well as a photo booth to commemorate your evening fun. Festivities will feature music from DJ Marc Shubrooks, a silent auction, and entertainment from a fortune-teller and a juggler. Evening attire requested, and costumes encouraged for this special event. Proceeds benefit Historic St. Mary’s City museum’s research and educational programs.

Enjoy the crisp fall air and the colors of the season from the water with a fun afternoon and evening of cruising on the St. Clement’s Island Water Taxi, cocktail reception at St. Clement’s Island Museum, and dinner at local waterside Morris Point Restaurant. Tickets are $45 per person and include the boat ride, cocktail reception, dinner at Morris Point, and one alcoholic beverage with dinner. Twenty (20) person limit. Please call St. Clement’s Island Museum for more information and reservations.

Featured will be local vendors and crafters, with concessions and hourly door prizes. Interested vendors can e-mail for reservations.

The purpose of the Festival is to build an awareness of STEM education and STEM-related fields and careers. The focus will be to provide hands-on STEM activities and experiences to families in St. Mary’s County. This event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

The event will feature music, bounce houses, concessions, costume contests, and candy. Admission is free.

Meet with local nonprofit and service organizations and see how you can get involved and give back to your community. Southern Maryland organizations will be represented as well as many organizations from Charles County. Free and open to all community members.

Art and history by local artist Don Zimmer, who will present "Colonial Historic Port Tobacco River Shoreline." Cost is a $5 donation. Refreshments will be included.

Menu includes spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread. Meatless and gluten-free options available. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children age 6 to 10, and free for children age 5 and younger.

Menu includes spaghetti with meat sauce, plain sauce, salad, garlic bread, French bread, and iced tea. All-you-can-eat buffet is $10 for adults, $5 for children age 5 to 12, and free for children age 4 and younger. Carryouts are $10. Baked goods will be for sale.

The production is "Capisce?", a 1930s detective movie spoof by Kimberlee Mendoza. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be catered by Olive Garden, featuring lasagna, fettuccine alfredo, salad, bread sticks, and dessert. Advance reservations required. Tickets are $30. A silent auction will be held to benefit the Hungry Team.

Cost is $25 for adults, $25 for carryouts, and $12 for children age 8 and younger. The menu includes stuffed ham, fried oysters, fried chicken, and sides. Featured will be a bake table and silent auction.

Featured will be crafts, jewelry, vendor sales, baked goods, apple dumplings, and lunch.

There will be handmade crafts, a cookie walk, bake sale table, White Elephant sale, and a Secret Santa Shop for kids. Crab soup, barbecue, and hot dogs will be for sale for lunch.

The all-you-can-eat buffet includes fried oysters, steamed shrimp, fried chicken, ham, and all the fixings. Cost is $28 for adults and carryouts, $10 for children age 6 to 11, and free for children age 5 and younger. Featured will be a country store, raffles, silent auction, white elephant sale, 50/50 raffles, pull tabs, and a religious store.

Menu includes fried oysters, stuffed ham, regular ham, sweet potatoes, parsley potatoes, cole slaw, green beans, and kale. Featured will be a bake sale, raffles, and oyster scald.

Doors open at noon and bingo starts at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $50 each. Featured will be food, live entertainment, silent auction, and 50/50 raffle.

The play by local author Kevin Grote depicts a real-life murder trial in Charles County in the early 1900s. Tickets are $15. Refreshments are included.

Jealous, jilted lovers, a rival Mafioso, and even a couple of undercover feds make the scene at the speakeasy, and no one is talking. Tickets are $60 each. Visit the website below to purchase tickets.

A variety of handmade crafts including Christmas decorations, hats, scarfs, jewelry, and wooden items. Vendors include Scentsy, Mary Kay, and RADA. Enjoy homemade soups, chili and other food fare and a bake table. Proceeds benefit the church and other community missions. Wheelchair accessible and ample free parking.

Preview begins at 4 p.m. and the auction starts at 6 p.m. The event includes a live and silent Auction, bake table, raffles, food table, and basket table. Featured items will be quilts, antiques, gift sets, gift cards, sports memorabilia, collectibles, and items donated by the parish and business communities. Auctioneer will be A.J. Bussler. Food and drinks available starting at 4 p.m. See donated items on auctionzip.com. Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Free admission and free parking. Refreshments will be available for sale.

Featured will be crafters, vendors, jewelry, and décor. Interested vendors can e-mail for space rentals.

Admission to the craft fair is free. A small fee will be charged for Breakfast With Santa.

Featured will be gifts for purchase, homemade gourmet cocoa and glühwein, music, and home-baked goods. Bring your red or green boot mug from previous years to buy refills. The event will be held rain, snow, or shine. Free admission and parking. Proceeds benefit parish and community projects.