Around Town Community Calendar

Reservations are required and must be made by February 10. The menu includes Prime Rib and Turkey Tenderloin, Garlic Red Roasted Potatoes, Maple Glazed Carrots, Parmesan Crusted Creamed Spinach, Dinner Rolls and Butter, Coffee, Tea, Lemonade, and Dessert. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m. Cost is $30 per person. Featured will be entertainment by Jim Goddard, The Rockin’ Elvis.

Innovation is the theme of this year’s conference and the keynote speaker is Tommy Luginbill of the Entrepreneur and Innovation. Breakout sessions focus on leadership, strategic planning, management, fundraising, and marketing. The event will feature local and statewide exhibitors who offer programs, grants, and resources for nonprofit organizations. Attendees can meet with representatives from the Professional Services Hub, a joint program of the Nonprofit Institute and Leadership Southern Maryland offering basic legal, accounting/financial, and insurance-related counsel from LSM alumni. Registration fee ($55) includes continental breakfast and lunch

Vendors will have antiques, collectibles, and vintage items for sale. Several vintage items will be raffled off. There will be a bake sale, lunches for purchase, and hourly door prizes. Entry donation is $2 for adults and free for children younger than age 12. Parking is free. All CCAAA proceeds will be donated to historic projects in Charles County. Previous donation have benefited the Southern Maryland Carousel Group, the Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco, Mt. Aventine, Old Waldorf School, the African American Heritage House, the Friends of the Rich House, the Dr. Mudd House, the Maryland Veterans Military Museum, and others.

The Dr. Mudd House is looking for volunteers to serve as museum tour guides. Lead visitors through the house and grounds in period dress and enjoy many events throughout the year, including Victorian Christmas. Classes will be on March 2 and 9 before the house opens for the 2019 season.

The Pancake Dinner is sponsored by the youth of La Plata UMC and the “cost” of dinner is a donation to the youth ministry. It is a drop-in event, so come anytime between 5 and 7. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, and applesauce.

Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and under, Carryouts are available, and parking is free. All proceeds benefit Lions supported charities including Sight, Vision and Hearing Screenings, Scholarships, Youth Activities, and Lions Camp Merrick.

Dinner will include butterfly shrimp, french fries, cole slaw, applesauce, and a roll. VISA, MasterCard, and Discover accepted. Dine in or carry out.

Tickets are $25 per person and are available in advance or at the door. Prepaid tickets include reserved seating and a special drawing to win a purse. Featured will be Raffles, Pull Tabs, Refreshments, Desserts available for purchase, and door prizes. Bring a pack of socks and receive 1 extra game sheet. Call or visit the website below to purchase tickets.

Admission is $25 for a book of regular games. Extra books are $5, and $1 specials are available. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m.

This year’s Gala includes three levels of reservations: Gala VIP Dinner guests will enjoy an exclusive dinner at 6 p.m. with a chef inspired menu. For guests who want only a reservation for the Gala at 8 p.m. they can do so and will enjoy an array of diverse heavy hors d’oeuvres, open bar and a unique interactive dessert station. And again this year, a “Late Night” reservation will be offered for guests wanting to arrive at the Gala starting at 9:30 p.m. and help turn the event up a few notches. The Foundation will posthumously honor local cardiologist and member of the CRMC Medical Staff, Dr. Amitabh Rastogi, as the 2019 Healthcare Champion.

The event will be held on March 23 and 24 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The fishing fair will include vendors selling fishing rods, fishing tackle, fishing trips, artwork, and food to fishing enthusiasts. Vendors should contact the event by e-mail.

The menu includes Fried Oysters, Steamed Spiced Shrimp, Crab Balls, Fried Chicken, Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans, Cole Slaw, Pickled Beets, and all the trimmings. Served buffet style, all you can eat.

Celebrate the founding of Maryland at the state’s birthplace at St. Clement’s Island Museum with a ceremony featuring guest speakers and program. The museum and water taxi will be operating for visitors prior to and after the ceremony, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event commemorates the first landing of the colonists on St. Clement’s Island – a significant part of the island’s, St. Mary’s County’s, and the state of Maryland’s story.

Proceeds will benefit the 2019 BECA Scholarship Program and local projects. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and early birds bingo will start at 1:00 p.m. Pull tabs, 50/50, food, door prizes and more. Cost is $30 for 20 Regular Games and $5 for Extra Game Packet, $5 for Early Birds (there are 5 Early Birds), and 5 Special Games at $1 each. Table reservations for 6 or more players must be paid in advance. Advance tickets ($25 each) make check payable to The Charlotte Hall Rotary Foundation c/o Mattingly Insurance, 28290 Three Notch Rd., Mechanicsville, MD 20659 or PayPal Shirley.Mattingly@verizon.net ($25) and choose Friends and Family - do not pick “for goods and services.” Checks must be received by March 29 to ensure “paid in advance ticket price.”

Head to St. Clement’s Island for a program and ceremony commemorating a forgotten tragedy of the Civil War, the Black Diamond Disaster. This event will feature free boat rides to St. Clement’s Island, special period tours of Blackistone Lighthouse, a ceremony with a guest speaker and remarks by Naval Air Station Patuxent Base Commander, Capt. Christopher Cox. The weekend will also include a concert by a military band and a showing of the silent movie The Lighthouse by the Sea. On April 23, 1865, 87 lives were lost when the Black Diamond and steamer collided in the Potomac River near St. Clement’s Island during the hunt for John Wilkes Booth.

Dinners are packaged to go but you are invited to dine in the Fellowship Hall or at Picnic Tables. Menu includes Fried Chicken and Country Ham, Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans, Pickled Beets, Cole slaw, and Applesauce. Dinners are $20 each. Bake sale provided by the Girl Scouts.

Dinner includes crab balls, steamed spiced shrimp, ham, fried chicken, parsley potatoes, cole slaw, pickled beets, green beans, applause, garden salad, applesauce, and beverages. Festivities are Big Raffle, White Elephant Table, Bake Table, Garden Area, and Bingo. All proceeds to benefit Immaculate Conception Church. Credit and Debit cards accepted.

Cost is $7 per person. Refreshments available.