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Annapolis is in full festive mode preparing for the holidays. Enjoy these events and more in the coming week.

Monday, December 1 - McNasby's Grand Opening
annapolis maritime museumAnnapolis Maritime Museum, 723 Second Street, 6-8 p.m.
Celebrate the grand opening of the Museum's historic McNasby's Oyster Company Building, renovated and back from the brink of disaster after Hurricane Isabel in 2003. There is no charge, and refreshments and beverages will be served.


Wednesday, December 3 - Celebration of the Proclamation of the Charter
Lawyer's Mall - State House, 3-4 p.m.
The final signature event of the 2008 celebration year is the commemoration of the granting of the Charter on its actual 300th anniversary, December 3.
Descendants of original Annapolis families will join members of other local families and the public reading of the Charter on Lawyer's Mall. An array of local and statewide dignitaries will be in attendance as well.
This family-centered event will feature costumed hosts and hostesses along with Squire Frederick, the Annapolis Town Crier, who will welcome attendees. Hot cider will be served to keep everyone warm on what promises to be an unforgettable December evening.
Information: Debbie Wood, 410 990-1993 or info@theccm.org

Thursday, December 4 - Burial of 50-Year Time Capsule
Triangular park in the middle of West Street at Westgate Circle, 4 p.m.
A joint project between the City of Annapolis and the Rotary Club of Annapolis
The public is invited to join Rotary Club of Annapolis President Alice Neily Mutch and Mayor Ellen O. Moyer in burying a little piece of Annapolis 2008, to be dug up on this date in 2058. The Rotarians hope to the time capsule will give Annapolitans of 2058 a flavor of Annapolis’s past, the present, and our hopes, thoughts, and guess’s about Annapolis’s future.


Thursday, December 4 - Midnight Madness I
From Main Street to Maryland Avenue, from Park Place to Market Space from City Dock to State Circle, historic Annapolis celebrates the holidays with music and carolers and Old Saint Nick himself. Visit your favorite local stores and restaurants for all your holiday shopping and dining. Retail shops will remain open until the stroke of midnight. There is plenty of free and reduced price parking. (CP suggests you walk, bike, carpool or take the bus...)


Friday, December 5 - Three Centuries of Celebration Preview
William Paca House, 186 Prince George Street
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. HAF Members’ Preview; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Public open House
Bring the whole family to a magical tour of the William Paca House with the premiere of the special holiday exhibit created by our volunteers. Mingle with costumed interpreters and learn how Annapolis celebrated the holidays in past centuries. Enjoy seasonal music and dessert refreshments.


There are many more events listed at: annapolisalive

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