Presidents’ Day at the Museum of Historic Annapolis
2026-02-16 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of Historic Annapolis, 99 Main Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Celebrate Presidents’ Day at the Museum of Historic Annapolis! Drop in and join us for a day of fun and discovery as we honor America’s presidents through hands-on activities and family-friendly exploration.
All activities are included with admission.

Create a patriotic craft inspired by the colors and symbols of our nation.
Go on a Museum Scavenger Hunt through the museum to uncover fascinating facts about America’s past.
Browse our Anne Arundel County Library Book Nook and explore a curated selection of children’s books about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and other inspiring leaders.
Take a guided tour of the Museum, offered at 11:30 am and 2 pm

Cost: $7 General Admission (8+); FREE for HA Members, Children 7 and under, and SNAP/WIC recipients through Museums for All
Advance registration recommended, but not required.

Watercolor for Beginners (3 week)
2026-02-16 18:00 - 20:30 | ArtFarm Annapolis, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd., Suite 200, Maryland, Annapolis
Completely new to watercolor or want to brush up on your brushwork? Whether you have painted with watercolor before or are a complete novice, you can feel comfortable and accomplished each week with this watercolor class.
Our teaching artists will demonstrate and integrate a variety of techniques into each week’s lesson. With a new subject each week, feel free to bring an inspiration reference photo (either printed out or on your phone) or we can provide some excellent references.
Challenge yourself and get creative with some traditional brushwork and techniques, color blending, and composition in this multi-week class.
All materials are provided, but if you have your own paints or brushes you want to use, feel free to bring them along with you!
Beginner Watercolor Class – 3 weeks (Lindsday) – February 2, 9, 16 (6-8:30 p.m.)
Beginner Watercolor Class – 3 weeks (Cat) – April 6, 13, 20 (6-8:30 p.m.)
Beginner Watercolor Class – 3 week (Em) – October 5, 12, 19 (6-8:30 p.m.)

"Youngblood" Presented by the Annapolis Film Society
2026-02-16 18:30 - 21:30 | Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Screening YOUNGBLOOD at the Annapolis Film Society, Monday, Feb 16th, 7 PM in the Bowen Theater. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets $20.

SYNOPSIS

Dean Youngblood (Ashton James) was raised by his father, Blane (Blair Underwood), on a diet of toughness and hockey. When Dean is invited to join the Hamilton Mustangs, he travels to Canada from Detroit, where his skill commands respect and his arrogance earns him fast enemies. Coach Chadwick (Shawn Doyle), resentful of being saddled with such a toxic player, keeps Dean benched game after game. Dean’s frustration builds, culminating in a violent outburst involving rival goon Carl Racki (Donald MacLean Jr.) that costs the Mustangs a significant win. As Team Captain Sutton (Henri Richar-Picard) takes him under his wing, Dean begins to buck Blane’s teachings, and his growing maturity spurs a relationship with Jessie — Coach Chadwick’s daughter (Alexandra McDonald) — who gives Dean a run for his money on and off the ice. His newfound resolve draws the ire of Racki, who provokes Dean during a game by attacking and seriously injuring Sutton. As the final game of the Eastern Conference Finals approaches, so does his showdown with Racki and Dean’s choice as to what kind of man he wants to be.

TRAILER
https://youtu.be/PVdMWqVQrV4?si=Acvbnzbxui96R0Fo

NEWS
https://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2026/02/special-screening-of-youngblood-presented-by-the-annapolis-film-society/

MFA Artist Panel - Live!
2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Join MFA’s Virtual Artist in Residence, assemblage artist Nichole Leavy, while she and three other assemblage artists dish about their work, their process, the ups and downs in a live panel format at Circle Gallery – and on Zoom. In a conversational format, you can ask questions and chat with the artists.
Panel artists:

Nichole Leavy
Angela Petruncio
Linda Popp
Kelly Sloskey

Podcasting 101 (adults)
2026-02-17 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-24 18:00 - 20:30 | ArtFarm Annapolis, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd., Suite 200, Maryland, Annapolis
Step into the host chair of your very own podcast!
Our 4-week Podcasting Class is designed to introduce you to the essentials of podcast creation. Led by John Wist, co-host and producer of his own podcast, this hands-on course will guide you through every step of the process—from developing your concept and honing your storytelling skills to mastering interview techniques, gear setup, audio engineering, and video production.
By the end of the class, you’ll produce a polished episode of your own podcast while collaborating and exchanging ideas with fellow participants. Whether you’re looking to launch a personal project or refine your content creation skills, this class will give you the tools and confidence to hit record and share your voice with the world!
Note: our podcast studio is available to rent after your class, so you can jump right into recording your own podcast in the same space you learned how to do it! To find out more: https://www.andcreativestudio.com/podcast-studio

Intermediate Watercolor Workshop (4 weeks)
2026-02-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-24 18:30 - 20:30 | ArtFarm Studios, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd. Suite 200, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Have you taken our Beginner Watercolor Workshop or are ready to build on your current skills?
Learn new techniques, and collaborate with other watercolorists in a studio environment.
ArtFarm instructor and painter, Cat Dolch, will lead the class in developing techniques, including sketching and composition, adding value, depth, and texture, traditional brushwork and techniques, color blending, and more.
All materials are provided, but if you have your own brushes and paints that you like to use, feel free to bring them along!

Watercolor for Beginners (4 week)
2026-02-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-24 18:30 - 20:30 | ArtFarm Studios, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd. Suite 200, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Completely new to watercolor or want to brush up on your brushwork? Whether you have painted with watercolor before or are a complete novice, you can feel comfortable and accomplished each week with this watercolor class.
ArtFarm instructor and painter, Cat Dolch, will demonstrate and integrate a variety of techniques into each week’s lesson. With a new subject each week, feel free to bring an inspiration reference photo (either printed out or on your phone) or we can provide some excellent references.
Challenge yourself and get creative with some traditional brushwork and techniques, color blending, and composition in this multi-week class.
All materials provided, but if you have your own paints or brushes you want to use, feel free to bring them along with you!

First Exposure
2026-02-18 18:00 - 20:00 | ArtFarm Annapolis, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd., Suite 200, Maryland, Annapolis
Have a digital camera you don’t know how to use? Want to brush up on your photography skills? Join photographer Kaitlyn McQuaid for “First Exposure,” a 4-week digital photography workshop covering the foundations of photography. This workshop will run for 2 hours each week, and we’ll cover one element of photography in-depth, including Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed, Lighting, and Composition. We’ll practice with in-class, hands-on exercises, and tips for capturing moments on your own outside of class.
Notes

You will receive an email 1 week before class starts with additional information.

Class Requirements

A digital DSLR camera is strongly recommended but if you only have a sophisticated point and shoot, we are happy to have you as well. Just be mindful that some of the point and shoots do not always let you adjust as many settings. With this in mind, please check in with us if you have something different so our Instructor can see what kind of digital camera you have before the workshop starts.

Art Bar: Create, Sip + Socialize
2026-02-19 06:00 - 20:00 | ArtFarm Annapolis, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd., Suite 200, Maryland, Annapolis
Skip the Bar, Create at Art Bar!
Third Thursdays | 6-8 PM
Trade your typical night out for something extraordinary. Welcome to Art Bar – where creativity meets community in a candlelit studio that feels more lounge than classroom.
How It Works

Set the Scene: Soft candlelight transforms our studio into an intimate, lounge-like atmosphere
Choose Your Adventure: Our friendly “waitress” will visit your table with an activity menu – pick whatever speaks to you that evening
Create & Connect: Spend two blissful hours making something beautiful while enjoying great company

Menu Might Include: subject to change

Watercolor on Paper
Includes 5 medium sheets of watercolor paper and watercolor paints, blue painters tape, black sharpies
Friendship Bracelets
Includes supplies for 3 bracelets. Choose from a mix of colorful and alphabet beads. Want to level up? Choose from our premium bead selection for an additional $5.
Premium beads: pearl, wood, or stone beads.
Collage
Includes one bin of magazine pages, solid and patterned paper, 3 backing boards, 1 pair of scissors, and 1 glue stick.
Canvas Painting w/ Acrylics
Includes one 8×10 canvas, one 5×7 canvas, and a choice from 5 color palettes
Air Dry Clay or Model Magic
Includes one pound of air-dry clay (white) or model magic (multi-color), equipment, and a mini guide with 3 examples.
Perfect for:

Friend groups looking for something different
Date nights with a creative twist
Anyone wanting to unwind mid-week
Solo Adventure to meet new people through shared creativity

Why Art Bar?
Instead of another loud restaurant or crowded bar, enjoy meaningful conversation while your hands stay busy creating. It’s the social connection you crave with the satisfaction of making something uniquely yours.

Registration for Theater Classes Now Open - All Ages
2026-02-20, 2026-02-21 | Compass Rose Theater at Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Third Floor, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
All classes are taught by accredited teachers with a B.A. or Master’s degree in theater (and/or music) who have teaching experience and work in the professional theater world. To enroll in the best acting classes (for adults, teens, and kids) in Annapolis, sign up today! We’re the only professional theater in Annapolis, MD, where young actors get an opportunity to be taught by and act alongside seasoned, professional actors.

'Holes' by Louis Sachar at Children's Theatre of Annapolis
2026-02-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Children’s Theatre of Annapolis, 1661 Bay Head Road, Annapolis, MD, 21409, United States
Holes
by Louis Sachar

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys “build character” by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment–and redemption.

Run Time: Approximately 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission
Performance: February 6-22, 2026

Fridays @ 7:00 p.m.
Saturdays @ 11:00 a.m.* & 4:00 p.m.
Sundays @ 2:00 p.m.

* No 11:00 a.m. performance on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

** SPECIAL EVENTS **

Relaxed Performance: 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, February 14, 2026
ASL Interpreted Performance: 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, February 14, 2026

For details regarding these special events, please click here to visit our Accessibility web page.

TICKETS: $18 (Youth ages 0-12, Seniors ages 60+, Active Military) / $20 (ages 13-59)
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

Broadway Favorites and the Great American Songbook
2026-02-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Live Arts Maryland celebrates America’s 250th birthday with music that helped shape our nation, featuring George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and a program honoring the great American songbook. The concert also highlights the richness of Broadway, with selections from Ragtime and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel, performed by the Annapolis Chorale and a stellar lineup of guest soloists.
Featured artists include Kevin Cole, world-renowned pianist and master interpreter of George Gershwin’s music; Arbender Robinson, a veteran Broadway performer with credits spanning Ragtime, The Lion King, and Hairspray; Raissa Katona Bennett, celebrated Broadway and concert artist best known for her performances in The Phantom of the Opera; and Imara Ashton, an exciting rising vocal talent bringing fresh energy to the American stage.

Rent at Compass Rose Theater
2026-02-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Anne Arundel Community College – Humanities Hall, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, Maryland, 21012
RENT
By Jonathan Larson
This Tony Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning rock musical, directed by Stephen Emery, with musical direction by Paige Rammelkamp, brings energy, grit, and hope as it follows a group of young artists in New York’s East Village.
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 2
Humanities Building (Black Box Theater, Room 112)
Anne Arundel Community College
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012

Lecture – Holding the Line: The British Army in North America, Winter 1775–1776
2026-02-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Museum of Historic Annapolis, 99 Main Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
As 1775 ended, the British Army in North America faced setbacks at Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, and Canada. Confined to Boston, the Crown worked on plans to try to reestablish Royal authority across the American colonies.
In this in-person lecture at the Museum of Historic Annapolis, James McGaughey examines proposed strategies, leadership challenges, and clashes with the newly formed Continental Army that laid the groundwork for the dramatic campaigns and events of 1776.
Advance registration required; admission fee includes entry to the Museum.

A Real Bluegrass Jam with the Black-Eyed Suzies (Music Class)
2026-02-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Maryland Hall, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
All Ages! Ready to take your playing out of the practice room and into the jam? The Black-Eyed Suzies will show you how to jump in with confidence, contribute to the sound, and connect with fellow musicians. Learn the skills, etiquette, and musical mindset that turns any circle into a celebration. One year of minimum experience on your instrument. Please bring your instrument to both sessions.
Session is for two dates, February 21st and February 28th, 1:00-3:00pm
For registration questions, contact lzetterlucas@marylandhall.org. Register now at Marylandhall.org/exploreclasses

Yoga in the Gallery
2026-02-22 09:30 - 10:30 | ArtFarm Annapolis, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd., Suite 200, Maryland, Annapolis
AND Relax… Yoga Series Sundays | 9:30 AM | AND Creative Gallery
Come as you are, leave inspired — AND Relax is your monthly gallery-inspired yoga series designed to move your body, spark your creativity, and recharge your mind. Each Sunday session blends mindful vinyasa, playful flows, and meditative stretches in the beautiful space of AND Creative Gallery, surrounded by art that inspires movement and imagination.
Once a month (last Sunday of each month), we turn up the volume on creativity with our themed flows:

AND Bend Ova – Afrobeat-inspired flow: let rhythm guide your body and loosen your edges.
AND Drop It Low – Hip-Hop / R&B flow: grounded, bold, and full of attitude.
AND Twist & Shout – Rock ‘n’ Roll yoga: energizing, dynamic, and full of power.
AND Stretch – R&B Slow It Down: deep stretch, meditative, and restorative.
AND Pop & (un)Lock – Pop music + movement yoga: playful, upbeat, and fun.
AND Chill Out – Lo-fi / Chill Hop restorative yoga: slow, restorative, and fully zen.

Whether you’re here for sweat, stretch, or stillness, AND Relax invites you to move at your own pace, explore your creativity, and connect with a community’s curious and playful minds.

Meet 3 New Artists Reception at Gallery 57 West
2026-02-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Gallery 57 West, 57 West Street, Annapolis, Maryland
Meet 3 new artists reception – February 22nd 1-3 pm

New Work Reading: The Alchemists
2026-02-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church
Experience the magic of a new opera coming to life before your eyes! The Alchemists is part of a series titled The 7 Deadly Sins and their Virtuous Companions, representing Diligence as a counterpoint to Sloth. This production unites two legendary periods in the American story—the Gold Rush and the Dust Bowl—to unearth the struggles and triumphs of charging headlong into the unknown in search of glory, and the myths, legends, and unfortunate truths that emerge along the journey.

Be part of the reading of this uniquely American opera. Discover the creative process, hear the voices behind the vision, and join a post-performance discussion with the artists.

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
2026-02-22 15:00 - 17:00 | St. John’s College, 60 College Ave, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
The Lunar New Year Celebration will be held at Key Auditorium at St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 3 PM. The celebration will include orchestra, choir, martial arts, acrobatics, and dance by the renowned Art Troupe of Renmin University in Beijing, and will feature students ages 13-17 who excel in both artistic talent and academics. The students come from China’s most influential youth orchestra and choir.
The celebration is on a first come first serve basis.
The experience is presented through World Artists Experiences, a local non-profit bridging people and cultures, and is free of charge. Further information, email wae@comcast.net.

Voices of the Enslaved- Charles Ball
2026-02-23 14:00 - 15:30 | 19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, 19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21401, United States
Black History Month lecture by Hammond-Harwood House director Barbara Goyette focusing on first-person accounts of life under slavery, daring escapes, and perseverance in the search for freedom.
Let’s learn about Charles Ball. His slave narrative recounts how he was enslaved in Calvert County, fought in the War of 1812, was sold numerous times and separated from family, suffered a tortuous march to South Carolina in chains, and escaped from a cotton plantation.
This is a virtual event. Zoom link will be provided to participants after registration.

Watercolor Pop Up Workshops (Monthly)
2026-02-23 18:00 - 20:30 | ArtFarm Annapolis, 111 Chinquapin Round Rd., Suite 200, Maryland, Annapolis
A Pop-Up Experience for Beginners and Those that want to Keep Painting
Teens and Adults are welcome!
Watercolor – 4th Mondays 6-8/8:30 pm
Discover the joy of watercolor painting in our welcoming, laid-back studio! This beginner-friendly workshop is the perfect opportunity to explore a new creative outlet with no pressure or prior experience needed, and those with experience are welcome to join us and just paint!
Each monthly pop-up workshop will focus on a different theme.
Taught by:
Lindsay: https://www.lbocraft.com/
Cat: https://justeh.com/
Em: Emilyteachesart.com
What to expect:

Demonstration and guided practice to learn essential techniques
Open studio time to experiment and create your own piece
Line drawn designs to use as guides for those of us that don’t feel comfortable drawing on our own. Please let us know if you’d like this!
Personalized support from our instructor whenever you need it – just ask!
All materials provided
A relaxed, judgment-free environment to unleash your creativity
Feel free to bring your own sips to enjoy!

Whether you want to complete a finished piece or simply play with colors and techniques, this workshop offers the freedom to explore watercolor painting at your own pace. Our experienced instructor will be available throughout to offer tips, tricks, and guidance whenever you hit a snag or want to dive deeper.
