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A Valentine to Libraries

he public library has always held a special place in my heart. It’s a treasure trove of content—all for free. For those who love to read, the library holds the same thrill that a flea market does for collectors. You just never know what you’ll find jammed in the racks (or shelves). You can pick out a book on a whim, based solely on an intriguing cover, or because you’ve read other titles by the same author. My mother, a serial devourer of books, began bringing me to our local Anne Arundel County library branch when I was about 3. I remember the canvas tote bag she kept by the front door, full of the week’s haul. She tore through many a detective series, dove headlong into heavy historical volumes, and got on the waitlist for just-released bestsellers she’d heard

about on NPR. In the days of library pockets with stamped dates inside the book cover, she never let a book’s due date lapse without returning or renewing. I vividly remember the smell inside the library, of ink and paper. When I was old enough to browse the childrens and young adults sections by myself, I headed straight for the wall of Nancy Drew mysteries. There was a seemingly endless supply of Nancy’s adventures, a wall of numbered yellow spines stretching from 1930 to the present. Later, as a liberal arts English major, I naturally spent a good deal of time in the college campus library. The large number of obscure texts I had access to got me through classes like Shakespeare II and The Afterlife in Literature and Culture. Then, moving to downtown Baltimore as a twenty-some-

thing, I rediscovered the public library. By showing two pieces of mail that proved I was a city resident, I got a library card with unlimited books and movies to borrow. Why hadn’t more of my friends caught onto this clever secret, I wondered? Once I had my first child, I wasted no time introducing him to the library. At 13 months old, he sat at the tiny wooden table and chairs, flipping through board books with great interest. We began our own tradition of weekly book borrowing, finding treasures in the stacks. There was the one about the haunted monster truck rally, Brontorina (a brontosaurus who wishes to become a ballerina), and any number of classics by Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, and Margaret Wise Brown (of Goodnight Moon fame). We credit my mom’s influence for her grandson’s love of books.

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ongratulations to Heritage Baptist Church for nearly doubling their fundraising goal in the 15th Annual SOUPer Bowl Fundraiser, which CBM Bay Weekly reported on last week. Heritage Baptist Church raised $2,911 for the Light House Homeless Prevention Center, far exceeding the $1,500 goal they set for the event, despite its being held online this year amid challenging financial circumstances. Heritage Baptist says there was “much virtual celebration” after the tally came in—right on track with the funds usually raised by the live event, in which church members serve bowls of soup in exchange for donations to Light House. This year, the SOUPer Bowl featured soup recipes from local chefs, restaurants, and home cooks, available through a donation link (heritageloves.com/souper-bowl). The soup recipes will remain online throughout February. “The community really stepped up for the Light House,” said Scott Shelton, pastor at Heritage Baptist. “We have never done this as a virtual event…We expected fewer contributions due to COVID. We p are blown away and tremendously thankful.” Send us your thoughts on CBM BAY WEEKLY 601 Sixth St., Annapolis, MD 21403 editor@bayweekly.com

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The library has meant different things to any number of people over time. This issue of CBM Bay Weekly takes a look at Anne Arundel County’s public library system (page 10), from its humble beginning to its widely expanded locations and offerings. The pandemic era has accelerated the library’s hightech services, opening the door to more electronic and virtual resources than ever. We hope you’ll have fun remembering your own library experiences as we travel back 100 years to relive the evolution of this institution. And maybe you’ll consider this brilliant, free resource before hitting “buy now” on your p next Amazon book.

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The Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show joins the Bay Bridge Boat Show on Kent Island this year. Photo: Annapolis Boat Shows.

ANNAPOLIS SPRING SAILBOAT SHOW, BAY BRIDGE BOAT SHOW COMBINE ON KENT ISLAND BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

nnapolis Boat Shows has announced that their spring sailboat and powerboat shows will be held as one big show in Stevensville, beginning April 15. Typically the sailboat show is held in Annapolis and the show in Kent Island is powerboats only. But this year, due to pandemic limitations, both shows will take place in Kent Island, making the 2021 Bay Bridge Boat Show the largest in-water power and sailboat show in the Mid-Atlantic, organizers say. “Spring marks the awakening of the boating season on Chesapeake Bay, and what perfect timing for the rebirth of our spring shows,” said Paul Jacobs, president of the Annapolis Boat Shows. The Bay Bridge Boat Show will showcase hundreds of boats onsite along with marine gear, equipment and accessories for sale. The “expanded format” takes place over four days, from Thursday, April 15 through Sunday, April 18. Says Jacobs, “Show attendees can enjoy the beautiful spring setting on the Eastern Shore featuring ample parking options with transportation, boats of all sizes and styles on land and in water, a large food court, a VIP experience, and area dealers prepared to deliver new and brokerage boats available for immediate sale.”

“Spring marks the awakening of the boating season on Chesapeake Bay, and what perfect timing for the rebirth of our spring shows” —PAUL JACOBS, PRESIDENT OF THE ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOWS Annapolis Boat Shows say they are working with state and local health officers to comply with health and safety protocols as they put on the show. The company’s biggest events, the U.S. Sailboat and Powerboat shows held at Annapolis City Dock in October, were canceled by the City of Annapolis as a COVID-19 precaution in 2020.

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Poplar Island is complete after 23 years of construction. Photo courtesy of MDOT MPA.

POPLAR ISLAND CONSTRUCTION OFFICIALLY COMPLETE BY MEG WALBURN VIVIANO

t’s a historic milestone on the Chesapeake Bay: Poplar Island, which had eroded away to almost nothing in the 1990s, has officially been rebuilt using dredged materials from the Bay’s shipping channel. The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been working since 1998 to restore the Talbot County island just north of Tilghman. Over these 23 years, Poplar Island has been Maryland’s primary site to reuse sediment dredged from the channels leading

to the Port of Baltimore. To maintain current width and depths, MDOT MPA says nearly five million cubic yards of sediment are dredged from these channels every year—that’s enough to fill M&T Bank Stadium, where the Baltimore Ravens play, up to the brim twice. All that sediment has allowed the port administration and the corps to restore Poplar Island to its origial 1,150-acre footprint. It is now home to hundreds of species of wildlife and waterfowl. The final expansion stage of construction, which included adding four new wetland cells and one upland cell, was finished Jan. 20. It allows for a final addition of 575 acres with capacity for 28 See POPLAR on next page

PLANNED ANNAPOLIS PADDLING & ROWING FACILITY STIRS DEBATE BY STEVE ADAMS

addlers and rowers in Annapolis may have more public water access coming their way—if the Harness Creek Paddling and Rowing Facility, off the South River at Quiet Waters Park, becomes a reality. The public got a first look at design plans for the $1.6 million facility during a virtual public meeting last week. The project aims to give much-needed water access to the rowing and paddling communities and improve public access to launch facilities. The Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks and Public Works departments and BayLand Consultants & Designers, Inc., explained how they chose the cove on Harness Creek after a four-year search for potential sites, including county-owned and privately-held properties. Among its attractive factors, the Quiet Waters site would require no new parking installation, a short distance and minimal elevation change from car to water, and no dredging—things that would lessen environmental impact and maximize handicapped access. The tranquil cove selected for a rowing/paddling facility at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. Photo by Steve Adams.

launching rowing shells, as well as a side dock with six small boat slips and three small boat lifts. The plan has not been met with excitement from everyone. Some neighbors express concern over unwelcome development on the cove and possible environmental problems. “This is a rare, undisturbed cove in

Quiet Waters with a natural shoreline that we enjoy,” Nancy Roth, who lives in nearby Hillsmere, told Bay Bulletin. “And it’s a refuge for fish, waterfowl, and shoreline species like the belted kingfisher,” added her husband, Mitch Keiler. “Development would impact all of the natural resources in a way that can never truly be mitigated for; so while paddlers and rowers should enjoy exploring the cove from the water, we shouldn’t be launching from it.” Some people also questioned water safety at the proposed site, wondering if the South River is really a rowing-friendly body of water. “Harness Creek has substantial marine traffic that tends to cluster near, or often in, the proposed cove, so there are obvious safety concerns—especially when you consider the clearance and maneuverability required by a full-sized rowing shell,” Paul and Rosemary Smith, who live just up the creek from the site, told Bay Bulletin. One person in the public meeting got right to the point. “How do we stop the project?” Larry Schwartz, who paid for three

benches to be installed in his late son’s memory at the cove’s overlook, says he would certainly miss the peacefulness the site now provides. The virtual meeting’s organizers also fielded questions about potential park overcrowding and hours (rowers would be limited to early morning, afternoons, and evenings). Despite the public’s questions and concerns, the county and BayLand maintain that a Harness Creek facility fulfills the goals of the project. “We have made a number of efforts culminating in this site being the best option to meet design and geographic parameters,” said BayLand’s Chris Rager. Taking into account the permitting process, the full design is expected to be complete by December 2021 with hopes of a groundbreaking in the winter of 2023.

iment. Following the Poplar Island model, MDOT MPA and the corps is in the pre-construction phase of the new Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration. During the next restoration project, Barren Island, will get much-needed shoreline protection from dredged materials. This project will protect and restore James and Barren islands, off of Dorchester County, and eventually replace Poplar Island as the primary target for dredged sediment from Maryland’s shipping channels. The two islands will gain new habitat

and much-needed shoreline protection. The larger James Island will have 2,072 acres restored, more than half of which are wetlands. “Our experience working with the Army Corps of Engineers at Poplar Island gives us great optimism for what we can accomplish together at Mid-Chesapeake Bay,” MDOT Secretary Greg Slater says. “This restoration will rebuild two vanishing islands and help protect Maryland’s critical shorelines. It also demonstrates, yet again, how dredged material can be a valuable resource to support the Bay environment and the men and women working at the Port.”

Pending permits, restoration at Barren Island could begin in 2022, with James Island following in 2024. James Island will accommodate an estimated 90 million to 95 million cubic yards of dredged sediment, providing at least 30 years of capacity. Barren will accept sediment from nearby shallow-draft channels. USACE will turn the project over to the state when the habitat development is complete. “In Maryland, we do not waste dredged material – we reuse it for coastal and island restoration and land reclamation to counter climate change,” says MDOT MPA Executive Director William P. Doyle.

A rendering of the current design for the paddling/rowing facility, shown in a virtual public meeting. The design, which is still only about 30 percent complete, so far includes plans for a wooden boardwalk about 500 feet long to connect an existing walking trail to a pier at the water’s edge and a storage area for equipment and boats. It features a network of floating docks from a square kayak launch to long floating “finger piers” for POPLAR from page 4

million cubic yards of material. Poplar Island will continue receiving dredge sediment until 2032. “Dredging is necessary for the Port of Baltimore to accommodate the huge ships that deliver cargo and grow our economy. The legacy of Poplar Island shows we can support both commerce and the environment if we embrace innovation and work together,” says Governor Larry Hogan. Engineers aren’t sitting around and relaxing now that the project is complete—they are on to the next island restoration project using dredged sed-

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n iconic part of downtown Annapolis is mourning the loss of one of its own. Keith Jones, the owner of Chick & Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis, died Jan. 22, at age 58. The restaurant, which has been a mainstay on Main Street for more than 50 years, is considered an institution among locals and has been featured on

“Chick and Ruth’s is such an iconic Main Street destination. I know that Keith Jones bought that business because he fell in love with it. It was truly a labor of love.”

upporters of a ban on the use of plastic bags are urging Maryland legislators to protect the Bay by passing the bill once and for all this legislative session. The statewide ban bill was a victim of the 2020 General Assembly, cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed bill—named the Plastic Bag Reduction Act (HB209/SB331)— would stop retailers from providing plastic bags to customers starting July 1, 2022. The hope is that the amended bill will be brought to the floor for a vote before the General Assembly wraps its current session on April 12. “Plastic bags litter our waterways and our beaches,” says Del. Brooke Leirman (D-District 46), the bill’s sponsor in the House. “It’s almost impossible to escape the sight of plastic bags in my district (Baltimore). And most of the plastic was created in the last decade.” During the 2020 session, the bill saw two major amendments: removing the requirement to charge for other carryout bags and dropping a working group focused on reducing plastic and single-use container waste. “We need to pass this bill to allow people time to get ready for July 2022,” says Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine (D-District 47), the bill’s sponsor in the Senate. The bill was heard in the Senate Finance and House Environment and Transportation committees last week, and a vote from both committees is expected soon. “Coastal tourism depends on a healthy Bay,” says Jacob Ross, Mid-Atlantic Campaign Organizer for Oceana, the world’s largest non-profit focused on ocean conservation. “A healthy Bay supports 96,000 jobs and $6 billion in GDP (Gross Domestic Product).” Plastic bags are among the most common materials entangling animals in the Chesapeake. “A plastic bag was found in a dead minke whale on Virginia’s Eastern Shore,” Ross says. “We cannot recycle our way out of this mess. Passing policies reducing plastic production is critical.” COVID-19 has impacted the plastic

bag situation in the Bay. “The pandemic has made this issue more critical,” says Leirman. “The use of single-use plastic bags has increased with carryout.” But the pandemic also creates challenges for businesses to comply with the bill if it passes. Jared Littmann, owner of K&B True Value in Annapolis and a member of Annapolis Green—a nonprofit advocating for environmental issues and the ban— made the switch from plastic bags to paper in early 2020. “The response from our customers was very positive,” Littman says. “No complaints if we used paper bags with handles, which are much more expensive than bags without handles. The paper bags without handles weren’t as popular.” But the pandemic put a wrinkle in Littman’s plans. “We had switched from plastic to paper before the pandemic, but when we closed to curbside and everything needed a bag, sales were down, and costs were up, so we switched back to plastic temporarily,” Littman says. “When we moved to paper, it was part of a three-part strategy that we were rolling out to ask customers if they needed a bag at all and, if they did, if they’d buy a reusable tote bag. Only if they wanted a bag and didn’t want to buy one, would we use a paper bag. The effort was part of reduce, reuse, and then use paper, strategy.” The paper bags with handles cost Littman 600 percent more than plastic bags. He worries that business owners may struggle with the cost. “The best answer is probably the education piece that government can provide to encourage customers to bring reusable bags so that we don’t have the paper bag expense,” Littman says. Advocates for the bill—including Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman—attended a virtual rally last week, calling upon the 120-plus attendees to reach out to their legislators in support of the bill. “In Anne Arundel County, we have 530 miles of coast and we have a lot of trash,” says Pittman. “I think part of the reason I got elected is that people want to clean up the environment.”

— GAVIN BUCKLEY ANNAPOLIS MAYOR

The Travel Channel’s Man Vs Food. Jones bought the popular eatery in 2017 from the Levitt family who founded it in 1965. The restaurant is known not only for its food, but for the daily Pledge of Allegiance, the quirky sandwich names and as a popular meeting spot for public officials, “Chick and Ruth’s is such an iconic Main Street destination,” Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley says. “I know that Keith Jones bought that business because he fell in love with it. It was truly a labor of love, and I have to admire a man that follows his heart. He will be greatly missed.”

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BAY BULLETIN Glennor Shirley tells her story as a librarian in the Maryland Correctional Education System in her book Journal of the Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money.

Prison Librarian Shares Story BY KATHY KNOTTS

t sounds like the title of a blockbuster movie: The Librarian Who Went to Prison. But in truth, it’s the real-life story of Glennor Shirley. Shirley tells her story as a librarian in the Maryland Correctional Education System in her book Journal of the Librarian Who Went to Prison for Money, and in an upcoming virtual presentation, part of Historic Sotterley’s Common Ground initiative Transcend-

ing Barriers Toward Healing. Shirley shares tales of the positive transformation of prisoners who use prison libraries to educate themselves. Her own activism in prison library systems led to the creation of a unique CD-ROM that teaches prisoners how to use the internet and founded programs that provide inmates the opportunity to read with their children. “The library profession provides the opportunity to interact and provide educational resources for people with different cultures, race, and education levels in a non-judgmental way,” Shirley says. “It is about initiating, creating, bringing awareness and engagement not only to those who visit, but community members at large through events of potential interest.” This presentation is co-sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Public Library and Calvert County Library. There will be opportunities for Q & A during the webinar. The presentation is free but registration is required. Feb. 17, 7pm, RSVP: www.sotterley.org

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From left: Matt Hayes, inventor of heat box and executive director of SoMD Loves You; Dr. Meenakshi Brewster, St. Mary’s County Health Officer; Russell Keogler, administrator at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home; Sharon Murphy, director of MDVA/CHVH; Zenae Merchant, asst. administrator at CHVH; Barbara Ives, retired Navy captain and president of SoMD Loves You; Rodney Jones, Deputy Director of MDVA/CHVH. Photos courtesy Charlotte Hall Veterans Home.

Battling a Virus with Knowledge Southern Maryland Innovators Create PPE Cleaning Tool BY KATH Y KNO TTS

GROUP OF Southern Maryland entrepreneurs and manufacturers teamed up last year to put their knowledge and skills to use fighting the coronavirus, and now they have a new invention to show for it. In the early months of the emerging pandemic, Tommy Luginbill, director of TechPort in St. Mary’s County, and Matt Hayes, owner of Unmanned Propulsion Development, had shut down the majority of their operations in the county’s Airport Innovation District. They knew they had the skills and motivation to help those on the frontlines of the crisis. “There were just a few of us left in the large, empty TechPort building, which gave us a safe workspace to start designing and prototyping products to support people during the pandemic,” says Luginbill. “We started out making masks and face shields, but the demand for PPE was so high, it was just impossible to keep up. Then we realized what health care facilities really needed was a method to clean and reuse the PPE they already had.” They began experimenting with different methods, including UV light, which wasn’t practical because the lightbulbs were expensive and hard to obtain, and hydrogen peroxide, which was too hazardous and too energy intensive to make. Then, Hayes came up with the idea to build a giant oven that would clean PPE by simply “baking” it with dry heat. “After many sleepless nights, it became evident heat was the way to solve our

problem,” Hayes says. “Heat is simple. It penetrates everything. It’s universal. Everybody can use a hot box.” The group turned their focus to using a dry heat oven to sterilize equipment. To get the prototype developed, Hayes established a 501c(3) non-profit organization, Southern Maryland Loves You, and began reaching out to local manufacturers for potential partners. They approached Triton Defense in Hollywood, who specialize in building electromagnetic (EMP)

and high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) protection modules that were similar in concept to the oven. “When Matt first came to us, he asked us if it was possible to sandblast and paint existing containers in about four days, which we couldn’t do,” says Jason Norris, vice president of operations at Triton Defense. “But once we understood his idea, we realized it would be much faster to design and build the structure if we started with raw materials. We knew it

Charlotte Hall Veterans Home received a specialized PPE sterilization unit custombuilt by a group of Southern Maryland entrepreneurs and manufacturers and donated by the St. Mary’s County Health Department via CARES funding. The modular “hot box” unit can heat and sterilize 24,000 masks per day, meaning staff can safely reuse their PPE.

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was for a good cause, and we wanted to do our part to help the community, so we offered to donate our time and the materials. Our management team was heavily involved, and I put five or six of my top guys on the project, and we worked to get it done as quickly as we could.” Using galvanized steel and A36 grade steel, Triton built the model within one week. At the same time, local heating contractor Burch Oil volunteered to install the oven’s HVAC equipment, and Southern Maryland Loves You soon had a working prototype of their 16-feet long, 8-feet wide, and 8-feet high “Hot Box,” known technically as the Semi-Automated Heat Bioburden Reduction Module. With the Hot Box built, the team partnered with the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center to test it and ensure it was indeed effective in cleaning PPE for repeated use. With guidance from the FDA, the team tested to make sure their process effectively reduced the biomass of the COVID-19 virus, as well as other viruses and bacteria, without hurting the integrity of N95 masks and other PPE equipment. After eight months of testing and submitting data, the Southern Maryland Loves You team achieved a significant milestone—the FDA published new guidelines on using dry heat to support single-user reuse of N95 masks and verified the “oven” falls within these guidelines, with a Tier-3 Rating in the Bioburden Reduction Module category. This announcement meant the staff at UM Charles Regional Medical Center

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the first people who took us seriously and pledged his support for a grant application, and that meant a lot to us,” says Luginbill. “Then, the fact that we were able to gain support from an established metal manufacturing facility and a large HVAC company who both generously donated their materials, time and manpower to help us build the prototype so quickly – that support made all the difference in getting this done and helping us move forward. Now, we encourage anyone who likes our idea to please tell other people about it and share it with your local legislators – our Hot Box is not an expensive product, it’s simple to use, and it will drastically help our medical community.” p

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A CENTURY OF

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WAS A WIDE-EYED 12-year-old when I saw a book in my local library with my last name on the spine. The book was by Marvin Mudrick, a distant relative. We never met, but he definitely influenced my life as I promised myself that one day, I’d have a book with my name on the spine.

I don’t even remember the book’s title, but I vividly recall the library, the light coming in the windows, and the murals on the walls. Much has changed since then.

A century ago, the radio provided our primary entertainment and if we wanted to stream something, we went to a nearby park or forest to watch a refreshing brook or river. The average

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family income was about $3,300 a year. It was over 100 years ago that the first Anne Arundel County public library opened its doors in the municipal building in downtown Annapolis, on January

8, 1921, says library CEO Skip Auld. At that time, it was open three days a week for two hours a day. Customers could browse about 2,000 books that were donated or funded by local churches and civic organizations. “It cost 10 cents to get a library identification card back then,” says Christine Feldmann, AACPL’s communications director. “It was the only place where something that cost money in 1921, actually costs less 100 years later.”

The Anne Arundel County Public Library system celebrates 100 years of bringing books, programming and technology to the community. Photos by AACPL.

Anne Arundel County Public Library system celebrates 100th Anniversary B Y J U D Y M U D R I C K C O L B E RT Wanda Wagner (Glen Burnie) and Ruby Jaby (Crofton) are AACPL’s longest serving employees, with Wagner starting on June 27, 1973 and Jaby on August 8, 1973. Wagner began her library career as a page, an employee who reshelves all the materials. “That part of the library system hasn’t changed much over the years,” she says. “The game changer for us was the early ‘90s, when the web made its presence known to the world.” The local librarians were who you

turned to for information before the internet was invented—they knew how to get answers for all sorts of questions. “We’d get on the phone and talk to other librarians,” says Jaby. “Many times, when we couldn’t find the information for a customer, we’d have to refer them to an academic or say, ‘No, we can’t find that,’” adds Wagner. The arrival of computers was welcomed for the most part. “The technology was a life changer. I am glad of it,” Jaby says.

Today’s library system has 16 branches and serves about a million patrons a year, library cards are free and there are no fines for late books borrowed by children and teens. “Everything that we do in a public library is about the people we serve,” says Wagner, “and the communities we work in. Some communities are self-sufficient or some may have more people who lack the technical skills to navigate the computers. They’re relying on the library

staff to help them complete a job application, resume, or a social services file for unemployment. The library used to be a place to borrow books. Now it’s a social service center.” The library has always been a place where ideas are born. One of the ideas was rethinking where a library should be located. AACPL branches have been in schools, the Reynolds Tavern, a train CONTINUED O

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station, shopping centers and now, with the opening of The Discoveries branch in Westfield Annapolis in 2018, a mall. A bookmobile brought the library to the patrons from 1947 to about 1983. The library is also a place of innovation. One of the services added in the past few years is use of 3D printers, which can manufacturer all sorts of parts. Last March, when Steven Saint Amour, managing director of underwater robotics company Eclipse Group, heard about PPE shortages, particularly N95 respirators he realized he could use 3D printers to help out. “A call was issued to 71 schools and

parents through St. Mary’s High School and suddenly we had 61 printers that were used to print more than 10,000 face shields that were sent, free, to qualified medical facilities in Maryland and as far as Tennessee and Virginia,” said Saint Amour. Six of those printers came from AACPL. Libraries played an early role in Saint Amour’s life. “I didn’t like reading,” he says. “My father... thought I was watching too much TV, so he said I had to read an hour for every hour I watched television, with the reading before the watching. I started, begrudgingly, and then, suddenly I was a voracious reader.

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The old stone building, that library, was special, like going into a church. I have a huge library now.” Another library program you probably wouldn’t have seen a century ago is a ukulele lending service at Glen Burnie’s branch, where the instruments are available for a three-week loan. Sally Miller, library associate, says the program started about five years ago. The early learning staff wanted to add a ukulele option to the youth programs. “A local group just out of the blue said they were hoping to meet in the Glen Burnie area, and would the library partner with them

for a monthly night so they could play.” Other clubs started meeting monthly at Riviera Beach and then Severna Park. “The group donated eight instruments to the library and the library foundation provided the funds to buy a carrying case and a couple of other things to go with them. It was an instant hit and the instruments have stayed checked out pretty much until the start of the pandemic, even though they may be still checked out,” says Miller. When the pandemic forced the libraries to close their doors, the system extended Wi-Fi access to most of its parking lots and offered remote print-

ing. Library programs switched to Zoom and Facebook Live. Branches got creative, offering face masks, to-go crafts packages, and use of Chromebooks (at Brooklyn Park, Deale, Mountain Road, Severn and soon at Maryland City at Russett). They continued the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program; contactless Curbside Plus service; telephone assistance; tens of thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and streaming movies; online resources for job searches; and homework help. Having options, even when patrons cannot be indoors, means a lot to library-goers. “I’m so glad the library is

open. I drive a truck and the library is very important to me. To listen to a novel instead of the radio provides a sense of normalcy instead of panic and allows me to simply enjoy my life” says Steven Zyla. “I love my library,” says Mary Beth Wynne. “Who knew the library could give me names of notaries in Shady Side, provide printing, and help my aging father get some paperwork done curbside? The library is awesome.” An important anniversary means AACPL does have some special celebrations planned. “Residents can expect a year full of reflection and excitement as we mark our past, celebrate our commu-

nity impact, and imagine our future,” says Auld. And staff are ready to fling their doors open again. “We are still poised and ready to pivot when the numbers start coming down again,” Wagner says. Until then, AACPL wants to hear patrons’ memories and share some of their own on their YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/aacpl13. p See a timeline of the library as well as upcoming online programming at www.AACPL.net.

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of religious studies at Iona College, present The Problem of Language in King Lear and Confessions. 8pm, virtual lecture: www.sjc.edu. FEBRUARY 12 THRU 15

Great Backyard Bird Count Join others around the world to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds in this annual event hosted by The Cornell Lab and Audubon: https://www.birdcount.org/.

Jewelry Trunk Show Browse jewelry collections from Michelle Pressler, Mickey Lynn, and VIELÄ, plus enjoy a free box of sea salt caramels with any jewelry purchase of $50 or more. 11am-4pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. Feb. 11: Maritime Winter Lecture.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13

Race for the Trails

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11

KIDS Sea Squirts Children (ages 18mos-3yrs) join in story time and a carryout craft on the theme of jellyfish. 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 3:15pm & 4:15pm, Calvert Marine Museum, free w/admission, RSVP: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Lunch & Learn Join Elaine Rice Bachmann and Maya Davis with the Maryland State Archives for an illustrated virtual lecture about the creation and unveiling of the statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, and their interpretation as part of the visitor experience in the State House. Sponsored by: The Enoch Pratt Free Library, The Maryland Four Centuries Project, and the Maryland State Archives.1pm: http://bit.ly/3ahee9K.

Professional Engineers Meeting Join the Annapolis Chapter of the Maryland Society for a discussion of forensic engineering. 6:30pm, Double T Diner, Annapolis: rynone.eng@gmail.com.

Instant Pot Cooking Learn to make desserts in your Instant Pot. 7pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.

Meet the Artists Hear from Gallery 57 West juried artists Wayne Laws, Barbara Burns and Carly Sargent Piel as they share their inspiration and demonstrate techniques in this Facebook event. 7-9pm: www.facebook.com/Gallery57West.

Feb. 11: Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth.

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth: A History of Sugar and Dessert Learn about the history of cane sugar in its many forms from Muscovado to Lisbon to Loaf in this interactive presentation with food historian Joyce White; learn how sugar has evolved over time from its introduction to Medieval England up until the Victorian days, learn the many ways sugar has been incorporated into meals for medicinal, culinary, and decorative purposes. 7pm, RSVP for link: https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/.

ening crafts and beverages. In this virtual program, participants will handquill a valentine for someone special, learn to make a vibrant herb infused sangria or fruit punch, and unwind with botanical prints coloring pages (ages 21+). Hands-on activities and recipes will be provided in kit form, and must be picked up prior to the start of the class. Hosted by Montpelier Mansion. 7-8:30pm, $33 w/discounts, RSVP: http://bit.ly/ColorMeSangria.

St. John’s Lecture Hear Dr. Kim Paffenroth, professor

Race 10 miles on the BWI Trail in support of the Friends of Anne Arundel Co. Trails and AACo Dept of Recreation and Parks any time before March 6. Choose from running 5 miles, turning around and returning to the starting point or running to the 10-mile marker, record your time and then continuing around the circuit back to the starting point. Runners completing the course may send a selfie of themselves with their name and finish time to dreevans@ comcast.net; $25 w/discounts, RSVP: www.friendsofaatrails.org.

Maritime Winter Lecture Learn about the 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake in this virtual presentation with Dr. Bill Cogar of the Historic Naval Ships Association, hosted by the Annapolis Maritime Museum. 7-8:30pm, $10 w/discounts, RSVP for link: www.amaritime.org. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12

Calvert County Lions Club Blood Drive 11:30am-5pm, parking lot of O’Gannigan’s Irish Pub, Prince Frederick, RSVP: https://bit.ly/3rvCnk7

Crafts & Spirits: Color Me Sangria Warm up at home with mood-bright-

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Feb. 14: Frederick Douglass The Visionary.

Airport Farmer’s Market Market features local produce as well as handcrafted chocolates, locally farmed oysters, free-range heritage pork, local honey, eggs, baked goods and breads, oils & vinegars, pickles, goat milk soap, spices, kettle corn, local wine, local beer, local spirits; partnership between Historic Sotterley and the St. Mary’s Co. Regional Airport. 9am-1pm, Airport Terminal building, California, vendors listed at www.sotterley.org.

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and her lasting impact. Book and movie recommendations will be included. 2-3pm, RSVP: www.calvertlibrary.info. MONDAY FEBRUARY 15

Comic Book Club Tweens and teens join a discussion of three graphic novels, books 4,5 and 6 of the Amulet series by author Kazu Kibuishi, through Zoom. 6:30pm, RSVP: www.calvertlibrary.info. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16

9am-2pm, Lakeshore VFD, Pasadena, RSVP: http://bit.ly/2YVFgya. Join the Busch Annapolis staff for Lunar New Year stories, songs and more; stop by the library for curbside pick-up craft activities. 10-11am, RSVP: www.aacpl.net. Visit with owls, ravens, hawks and other birds of prey. 10am-2pm, Homestead Gardens, Davidsonville: www.homesteadgardens.com.

Garden Smarter Learn how to plan your garden, start vegetables from seed, choosing fast growing cultivars, pruning techniques, and crop rotation in this Zoom program. 1-2:30pm, RSVP: www.calvertlibrary.info.

Lucille Clifton Celebration On the anniversary of Lucille Clifton’s passing, join Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Clifton House in a celebration of her generous spirit and writing with featured speaker Natasha Trethewey, former Poet Laureate and award-winning author. 2-3pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.

Animal Mating Game Celebrate Valentine’s Day with online trivia (adults only) on the weirdest and wildest mating habits of animals for prizes; team members must be from the same household and be signed in as a single entry. 7-9pm, $20, RSVP for link: www.calvertparks.org.

Constellations Over the Chesapeake Bundle up to gaze at the night sky over the Bay; bring a chair and flashlight. 7-9pm, Flag Ponds Nature Park, Lusby, RSVP: www.calvertparks.org. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Feb. 16: Things You Otter Know.

Things You Otter Know Learn about river otters in the Chesapeake Bay, in a two-part event for kids and adults, with Karen McDonald of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. 6-8pm, RSVP for link: http://bit.ly/SERC_Otters.

The Bay Act: Current, Past and Future Join this webinar and a panel of experts to learn about the history and future of The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, enacted over 30 years ago to curb nutrient and sediment pollution. Part of the Brock Environmental Center Learning Series, hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. 6:307:30pm, RSVP: www.cbf.org.

A Lighthouse Celebration Bob Stevenson with the U.S. Lighthouse Society presents a program on Annapolis lighthouses; part of the John Wright Educational Series, hosted by the Severn River Association. 7pm, RSVP for link: info@servernriver.org.

Bridges to the World Film Festival The 13th annual festival is moving from local screens to Zoom. Tonight: The Wave (Redes) produced by the new Mexican government that emerged after the devastating Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), tells the economic struggle of poor fishermen manipulated by the sole owner of their region’s fish market. 7pm: www.WorldArtists.org.

Writers LIVE with Brit Bennett

11am-2pm, Honey’s Harvest Farm, Lothian: https://honeysharvest.com/.

Hear from the author of The Vanishing Half. 7-8pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.

Valentine’s Day during the time of COVID is much like a Jane Austen novel. As we lead our quiet, domestic lives, we inquire regularly on each other’s health and we take brisk walks followed by a cup of tea. If you are a Jane Austen fan, or want to be, join a discussion of her works

KIDS Nature Play Day Get the kids outside for fun and exploration around the sanctuary. Dress for the weather (ages 6-10). 1-3pm, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, $6/person, plus $6 vehicle fee, www.jugbay.org.

Hygge Happy Hour

Common Ground

Sunday Market

Love, Jane Austen

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Find a cozy spot and a warm blanket and settle in for a conversation about all things happiness with Meik Wiking, author of The Little Book of Hygge —The Danish Way to Live Well. 4pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net.

KIDS Lunar New Year

Meet the Raptors

freedom. 7-8pm, $15 w/discounts, RSVP for link: www.annapolis.org.

Glennor Shirley reveals her fascinating life journey and career that included becoming the Coordinator of Library Services for the Maryland Prison System where she witnessed the healing power of access to literature and information; part of Historic Sotterley’s 2021 Common Ground Initiative and co-sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Public Library. 7pm, RSVP: www.calvertlibrary.info.

Feb. 18: Voices of the Enslaved. Harriet Jacobs, author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

Generations: Music & the Black Family Enjoy a virtual hour of family-based music performed by Black classical musicians including classical, Negro Spirituals, folk tunes, jazz, and singa-longs, produced by the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts. 7pm, RSVP for link: www.aacpl.net or watch at AACPL’s Facebook page.

Maritime Winter Lecture

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KIDS Little Minnows Children (ages 3-5yrs) join in story time and a carryout craft on the theme of jellyfish. 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 3:15pm & 4:15pm, Calvert Marine Museum, free w/admission, RSVP: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Sailor and author Gary Jobson discusses the America’s Cup, the Olympics and the joys of sailing; hosted by the Annapolis Maritime Museum. 7-8:30pm, $10 w/discounts, RSVP for link: www.amaritime.org. PLAN AHEAD

Voices of the Enslaved

Pysanky Ukrainian Eggs

Hammond-Harwood House’s executive director, Barbara Goyette, leads a presentation on using 19th and early 20th century testimonies, memoirs, and interviews with those formerly enslaved, to learn about life under slavery. 2-3:30pm, RSVP for link: https://hammondharwoodhouse.org/.

Feb. 20: Considered by many to be a sacred magical art, the creation of a talisman with specific intentions written into the life-giving egg, the Pysanky is an ancient means to celebrate the cycles and events in nature and in life. Create a beautiful egg in the time-honored Ukrainian tradition or create a symbolic piece of art to invoke a new world vision. This virtual workshop will explore the art in a free form, using symbolism that tells a specific story and holds a deliberate intention. Space is limited (ages 12+). Noon-2pm, $15, RSVP for link: www.jugbay.org. p

The Future of the Black Family Join the Banneker-Douglass Museum for a panel discussion on the evolution of the Black family, exploring the uniqueness of the Black family structure, past and present and future. 6:30-8pm, RSVP: https://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/events/

Frederick Douglass The Visionary Dr. Richard Bell, University of Maryland historian, explores the many sides of Frederick Douglass and considers his impact upon the modern struggle to advance the cause of Black

Feb. 18: Generations: Music & the Black Family.

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STORY AND PHOTO BY WAYNE BIERBAUM

A Famous Screech Owl

ecently, I saw a commercial on TV that showed a peaceful cabin in woods at night with a background soundtrack of soothing animal sounds. The most prominent sound was that of a screech owl making its classic monotonic trill. Not a scary scream or screech as the name implies. This reminded me of a now-famous owl on the Eastern Shore.

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, near Cambridge, welcomes a large variety of animals. Even though eagles are the main draw to the refuge, recently a small owl has become the reason for an increase in visitors. A reddish screech owl was first noticed sitting at the top of a hollow broken tree right next to the wildlife

drive. In the morning, the owl would sit facing the sun, apparently to get warm. Unfortunately, during a wind storm in late December, the hollow tree fell over and started leaning on a pine tree. The owl was not seen for almost a week, but then was found again at the top of the now leaning hollow tree. It still sits in the sun but

GARDENING FOR HEALTH

STORY AND PHOTO BY MARIA PRICE

The Challenge of the Chocolate Tree

hocolate for your sweetie for Valentine’s Day might be just what the doctor ordered in a pandemic. Most of us will buy it ready-made at a grocery store. For those who are up for a challenge, though, I offer some guidance on growing your own chocolate tree. I’ve been growing a chocolate tree for the last three years and I’m sorry to say it wasn’t the first tree I purchased. I probably could have filled my pantry with chocolate bars from floor to ceiling for the cost of the three chocolate trees that I killed. It’s a challenge to try and grow a tropical chocolate tree. The Aztecs discovered cocoa and it is thought to have originated in Brazil’s Amazon basin. Venezuela is the home of the world’s best and rarest cacao. Today it is grown in equatorial climates all over the world. Theobroma cacao means food of the gods. Aztec royalty tried to keep it for themselves but the masses revolted and started to consume it. The cocoa (or cacao) tree, usually starts bearing fruit at 3 to 4 years of age, when it is about 5 to 6 feet tall. The cocoa tree is a cauliflorous plant, which means the flowers grow out of the trunk, which eventually develop into cocoa pods. My tree is about 5 feet tall and produced tiny pink and white flowers, but it did not produce pods.

The cocoa pods change from green to yellow to red when ripe. Each pod should contain 20 to 40 seeds. The cocoa beans must ferment for about one week and then are dried to create the unique chocolate flavor everybody loves. Cocoa trees need very good drainage and some shade. They also need to have a minimum temperature of 60 degrees F. They cannot stay wet too long or they will get a root rot. After harvest, the cacao pods are split with a machete and the pulp is laid out to dry in the sun. The beans smell vinegary as fermentation begins. When fermentation is done methodically, cacao explodes with flavor. After fermentation, the beans are dried and roasted and the nib dries and contracts. Nibs are then fed into a mill and ground into a viscous paste and melted into what is called chocolate liquor containing cocoa solids and cocoa butter. The liquor can then become cocoa powder or “eating chocolate” with the addition of sugar, cocoa butter and flavorings. Chocolate is somewhat healthy in small quantities (1.5 ounces). The benefits are derived from dark chocolate (70 percent cocoa or greater) not milk or white. Studies on dark chocolate have shown reduction of stress, cognitive enhancement, reduced inflammation, improved blood flow, lowered blood pressure, and increased HDL. Chocolate is full of antioxidants known as flavonoids that help protect against sun damage and a reduced risk of heart disease. I recommend you treat yourself and your sweetie to some dark chocolate truffles this Valentine’s Day. p

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is not as easily seen. Hundreds of people have been coming by to visit and the bird seems to be quite tolerant of the attention. The screech owl is a very small nocturnal predator. They weigh about half a pound and are about 8 inches tall with a 20-inch wingspan. They are stocky and have ear tufts that help with camouflage. They are very common but their excellent camouflage makes them almost impossible to find. This ability to hide in plain sight coupled with superb night vision makes them great hunters. When they are not hunting for mice and other small animals, they hang out in hollowed trees, a wooden duck box or a woodpecker den. They seem to prefer a cavity with an opening they can fill with their body. For a female owl, the cavity eventually becomes a nesting chamber. Three eggs are laid at the bottom of the cavity. The male feeds the female and then aids in feeding the hatchlings. When the owlets leave the chamber, they are fed by both parents for another two months. This period of time is likely how they came to be known as “screech” owls, as the fledged owlets calling for food at night can be unnerving to hear. There are two colorations of the screech owl, gray and red. The famous Blackwater owl is a red morph and is easier to see in the gray-barked oak. A gray morph would be quite difficult to see and, in fact, a gray screech owl sits in a woodpecker hole nearby and very few visitors have noticed it. If you do go to visit the owl, be quiet and move slowly. With the number of onlookers, its location is pretty obvious. p

SPORTING LIFE

FISHFINDER

STORY BY DENNIS DOYLE

American Eel Are Rockfish ’Candy’ W

e were drifting silently across the cold, winter waters in our 40-foot charter along the Atlantic coast, a misty fog rose as the sun’s morning rays danced across the surface. Floats marking the baits of eel swimming slowly deep below in our wake were mesmerizing, and the only sounds heard on board were a few of us rubbing our gloved hands together or stamping our feet on the deck trying to get some feeling back in them. Then one of the floats jerked and went under and everyone was suddenly warm and alert. The lucky angler closest to the now-arcing rod struggled to get it out of the holder as the drag screamed bloody murder. A big wintering rockfish, ignoring the resistance of the reel, made its way rapidly toward the horizon and the battle was on. It took a brutal 20 minutes of struggle with numb fingers and aching joints to get that 30-pounder netted and into the boat but it was definitely worth it. There’s no better bait for big rockfish during the winter months than a big eel.

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American Eel. Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp via Wikipedia. http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/fish.html. mystical reputation. During the age of The American eel is often referred sail the area was called the Graveyard to as rockfish candy, and few striped of Ships because of the many unlucky bass can resist snacking on the undusailboats becoming fatally becalmed lating, snakelike devils. and trapped by the whirling currents, The word enigmatic indicates somethe copious surface weeds, and the thing that’s puzzling or mysterious area’s lack of consistent wind. and there are few marine species on The drifting eggs released by the earth that are more enigmatic than eels in the Sargasso hatch within the eel. They are found throughout a few days and assume an initial Tidewater but not many people are toothed larval stage. These, carried aware of this creature’s amazing life by the myriad ocean currents in the cycle, not only because it was just sea, feed on tiny marine life until recently deciphered, but it is also diffithey morph eventually into a thin, cult to comprehend. translucent elver of about 2 inches. All eels in the Western Hemisphere Finally able to move on their own they spawn in the distant Sargasso Sea, continue to develop. The subsequent the only sea on the planet not partially journey to their distant home waters bordered by land. The Sargasso is well will take years. offshore, southwest of Bermuda, at the Growing into their next phase as a confluence of several currents in the translucent glass eel of 3 to 4 inchAtlantic. It is bound on the west by the es and relentlessly moving westward Gulf Stream, on the north by the North toward the Americas, they finally Atlantic Current, on the east by the arrive and settle into their freshwater Canary Current, and on the south by tributaries. The eels continue living the North Atlantic Equatorial Current. in these environs into their yellow Named for the mass of floating eel stage, the males growing to 2 feet, weeds that flourish in this Atlantic the females reaching twice that size. Ocean gyre, sargassum seaweed, the American eels are found in waters area is renowned for its past, more T HUR S D AY

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The yellow perch run has begun. The first fish of the year is moving up into the tributaries to spawn and, though they are off-limits in freshwater spawning grounds, they are legal in all of the tributaries. The yellows, often called neds, are golden yellow with olive backs and horizontal rings, which also give them the alias of ring perch. Excellent on the table, the minimum size is 9 inches, possession limit is 15. Favorite baits are grass shrimp, blood worms, trout worms, earth worms and small minnows. The first runs are the best; dress warm and fish often for best success and remember to renew your fishing license. from Venezuela in South America through Central and North America and Greenland and Iceland. American eels, which reach final sexual maturity after 25 years, then navigate thousands of miles back to their birthplace in the Sargasso, spawn and expire. The females, markedly larger than the males, will each exude up to 20 million eggs. At one time the American species was so numerous, it constituted over a quarter of the total fish found in Atlantic coastal streams. Over the subsequent years excessive commercial harvest for Asian and European markets plus pollution from agriculture, industry and development have seriously reduced their numbers. It’s time, obviously, to start imposing serious protection for their remaining populations. Pass the word. p WEDNESDAY

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THE MOVIEGOER

BY DIANA BEECHENER

LaKeith Stanfield (foreground) and Daniel Kaluuya in Judas and the Black Messiah.

Judas and the Black Messiah

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n 1966, Bill O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield: The Photograph) doesn’t have time for the civil rights movement. He’s a car thief who’s caught after boosting a car at the wrong time. He knows he’s going away for a long time until a man comes in and offers him a deal: Join the Chicago Black Panther Party and report back to the FBI about the happenings. It’s a sweet deal for Bill. He gets FBI stipends, a new car that’s all his, and all he has to do is ingratiate himself with a bunch of people he doesn’t care about. It’s hard-going at first. Bill’s lack of discipline gets him reprimanded and he thinks the party leader, Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya: Queen & Slim), is just a lot of talk. Bill happily meets his handler, eats a steak dinner, and rats on all the activities he’s seen. But the longer Bill spends with Hampton and the Panthers, the more he sees the inequality facing Black people. Unlike other people who speak

of revolution, Hampton puts his beliefs into action. An ardent socialist, Hampton begins initiatives to give children free meals and opens a free clinic for his community. Hampton doesn’t just draw in Bill, however, he sets his sights on unifying all oppressed people, to form a rainbow coalition that would fight against the unjust government and police. Soon, the Panthers have alliances with other Black groups, Puerto Rican activists, and even white groups that fly the Confederate flag. All agree that Hampton’s vision of a better world is one they should work for together. This sort of unity among racial groups that once fought amongst themselves terrifies the Chicago police and the FBI. Fearing that Hampton’s unification movement will make him a national figure, like that of Dr. King, the FBI decides that it might be easier to eliminate a threat, rather than combat it. Bill is given a new assignment: Help bring down Hampton.

Though the ending is historic fact, this is a little-known chapter in American history, and it may be time to discuss how the FBI worked to crush the civil rights movement via surveillance and violence. Director/co-writer Shaka King (Shrill) makes a powerful statement. The idea that governments will always seek to destroy those who can bring about real change is not new, but it is still true. King captures the magnetic energy of Hampton, showing the audience exactly why this man could have started a movement. King does an excellent job of grounding the film in the 1960s while demonstrating why Hampton’s story and goals are prescient today. He also does a wonderful job of explaining the exact conditions Hampton was fighting against. By cutting between the war zone that Hampton and the Panthers had to negotiate and the FBI offices where suited men plot to destroy them, you see the true power imbalance in America. The center of the film is the dynamic between Bill and the two forces pulling at his conscience: The FBI and Hampton. Stanfield offers a nuanced performance of the conflict. His Bill is

a man trapped. He’s seen the light too late and now he doesn’t know how to extricate himself or Hampton from the tangled web of lies he’s put them in. While Stanfield does an able job showing the building tug-of-war for his soul, the real star of the film is undoubtedly Kaluuya. As Hampton, he delivers fiery speeches filled with so much charisma and feeling, it’s easy to understand how he unified the warring parties of Chicago. Hampton is a man with vision and compassion. His purpose is to help the people, and he will not deviate from that goal. This performance makes Kaluuya the biggest asset and biggest problem in the film, as whenever he isn’t on screen, Judas and the Black Messiah suffers. Stanfield is a brilliant actor, but the script does little to make his internal war as interesting as Hampton’s mission. The film also stumbles once while trying to make Bill’s FBI handler more sympathetic. It’s an unnecessary lull in a film that consistently builds tension. If you’ve never heard of Fred Hampton, Judas and the Black Messiah will be an eye-opener. It’s a vital piece of history brilliantly realized on film. Good Drama * R * 126 mins.

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Bright Idea Drag queen Spar-Kelly and her neighbors in St. Johns, Florida, are tired of parents parking along their street during school pickup to avoid the traffic at the nearby Creekside High School. So she dressed in her finest and for three days held up a simple sign that read, “THIS IS NOT STUDENT PICK - UP , HONEY .” “If what it takes is just me standing here and telling

people to move along, I’ll be a diva and I’ll tell someone to move right along,” she told WJXT-TV. On Jan. 27, her efforts paid off: A St. Johns County Sheriff’s deputy showed up to patrol the street, and plans are being made to install new “no parking” signs.

Mountain > Molehill Roger Broadstone, 67, was at home in Twining, Michigan, when state police officers arrived on Jan. 20 to investigate allegations of $1,500 worth of merchandise purchased with a stolen credit card, but he refused to let them in without a search warrant, WJRT-TV reported. When the troopers returned with the warrant, they found the illegally purchased items inside the house, but they also found that Broadstone had barricaded himself inside and allegedly set a booby trap and other items designed to harm the officers. Broadstone was charged with two counts related to the credit card transaction, and 16 counts related to the confrontation with authorities, including five counts of attempted murder and four counts of resisting police. He was being held on a $1.125 million bond.

Weird Science Researchers have solved the mystery of how bare-nosed wombats, native to southeastern Australia, produce poop in cubes, reports the International Business Times. Wildlife ecologist Scott Carver of the University of Tasmania is lead author on a study, published Jan. 28 in the journal Soft Matter, that details the particular inner workings of the wombat’s digestive tract that produce the squareshaped dung. “This ability ... is unique in the animal kingdom,” Carver said. “Our research found that ... you really can fit a square peg through a round hole.”

Oh, That Old Thing? Italian police arrested an unnamed 36-year-old in Naples on Jan. 16 on suspicion of receiving stolen goods and found a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvatore Mundi,” a painting they returned to the museum it belonged to, surprising museum officials, who had no idea it had been missing. The painting is part of the Doma Museum collection at the San Domenico Maggiore church in Naples, where the room it had hung in “has not been open for three months,” Naples prosecutor Giovanni Melillo told The Guardian. The copy was made by Giacomo Alibrandi in the early 1500s; da Vinci’s original painting sold in 2017 for a record-breaking $450 million at auction and hasn’t been seen in public since.

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Government in Action Watertown, Massachusetts, recently installed new parking meters with updated technology to make payment easier, but the city is instead fielding complaints from residents who say the meters are too tall to use. “I’m 5’7,” and I have to do a little tiptoe reach,” Marianne Iagco told WBZ-TV, which reported Feb. 2 that the meters measure about 5 feet, 6 inches high. Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon said public works employees will be lowering the meters to 48 inches in the weeks to come. “It’s actually sort of refreshing to have a problem of slightly shorter stature than unemployment, COVID-19, no food and no money,” commented optimistic resident Ken Pershing.

Lost and Found Retired Navy meteorologist Paul Grisham, 91, of San Carlos, California, was reunited on Jan. 30 with the leather wallet he lost 53 years ago when his 13-month tour in Antactica ended and he returned home without it. The wallet had been found behind a locker during renovations at McMurdo Station and made its way back to him through the weekslong efforts of a group of amateur detectives working to track him down. “I was just blown away,” Grisham told The San Diego Union-Tribune. The billfold still contained Grisham’s Navy ID, driver’s license and an assortment of other items, including a recipe for homemade Kahlua, money order receipts from his poker winnings and a set of instructions on what to do in case of an attack. It did not contain any money because there had been nothing to buy at the station.

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$575,000

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

301-261-9700 • 410-867-9700 • WWW.SCHWARTZREALTY.COM • 5801 DEALE-CHURCHTON ROAD • DEALE, MD 20751

UNDER CONTRACT

NEW LISTING

100% FINANCING AVAILABLE

$349,900

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

$260,000

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Deale: 4Br., 2.5Ba., 3,100+ Sq.ft., beautiful Shady Side: 4Br., 3Ba., lg. kitchen, renovated Southern Anne Arundel County: 2 bedrooms, 1 updated kitchen, hwd. flrs., custom trim thru baths w/ceramic tile, hwd. flrs., rear deck & bath with water views of the bay. Home needs out, bright & sunny rear addition, owners suite patio, fenced yard, shed, fish pond, comm. some TLC. Newer roof, windows & HVAC.. w/water views, 2 car garage, lovely patio, beach, playground, boat ramp. Hurry will not Hardwood floors, fenced rear yard with large fenced rear yard. last long. sheds. Walk to community piers, beach, playMDAA457950 MDAA457346 ground, boat ramp & slips

NEW LISTING

$314,900

UNDER CONTRACT

UNDER CONTRACT IN 2 DAYS

UNDER CONTRACT UNDER CONTRACT

INLAW SUITE

$899,900

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

MOVE IN READY

$479,900

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Edgewater: Bring your horses, 13+ acres w/ Deale: 5954 Tyler Rd., Deale, MD 20751. multiple fenced pastures, Custom designed Built in 2017, 2.500+ sq.ft., 5Br., 3.5Ba., two story 84’X48’ barn with 10 adjustable hwd. ﬂrs., granite, ss appliances, gas fp., new stalls, riding trials. Home consists 3Br. 2.5ba., carpet. Move in condition. 2 car garage. Taxes under $1,000 year MDAA454356. MDAA449278

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UNDER CONTRACT IN 7 DAYS

WATERFRONT

1 ACRE

78+ ACRES

1 ACRE

$2.4M

$435,000

$1,850,000

$349,900

GEORGE HEINE

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410-279-2817 Shady side, 3br., 2.5ba. Don’t miss out on this 2 story situated on a corner lot, with a rear fenced in yard, decks off of dining room and upper level master bedroom. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA458770

Southern Anne Arundel Co.: One of kind waterfront property. 3 separate parcels for total 63 beautiful acres. Main house, guest house, seperate 8 acre parcel with recent perc., waterfront with 2 piers, barn, outbuildings all located at entrance Rockhold Creek & Chesapeake Bay. 45 minutes to D.C metro area. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA434854

Gambrills, 4Br., 2.5Ba., hardwood flrs, gar- Southern Anne Arundel Co.: Beautiful acreage Huntingtown: 4Br., 3Ba, open floor plan, nite countertops, finished lower level, 2 car with renovated all brick cape cod, ingound hardwood floors, New carpet, freshly paintgarage, home needs TLC. pool, 2 tenant homes, 3 barns, 40’X60’ metal ed, screen porch, Lower level family rm. w/ MDAA451670 building with office, bath & drive in bays, pellet stove, 2 car garage with a/c. & heat. separate 6+ acre parcel. 45 minutes to D.C., No covenants or restrictions. Will not last long. 25 minutes to Annapolis. MDAA447678 MDCA179698.

UNDER CONTRACT IN 10 DAYS

UNDER CONTRACT

INGROUND POOL

WATERFRONT

$749,900

$479,900

UNDER CONTRACT

UNDER CONTRACT IN 5 DAYS

WATERFRONT

$79,000

$799,900

$714,990

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Lothian: 5BR, 3BA located 1.57 acres. Shows like a model, Built in 2014, backs to farm land, 2 story family rm. w/gas fp., gourmet kitchen w/center island, breakfast rm. w/ views of pool & open farm land, main level BR & full bath, unﬁnished basement, 45 minutes to D.C., 25 minutes to Annapolis. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA441106

Southern Anne Arundel Co.: Located on 1/2 acre, pier with slips (Portion of pier & bulkhead recently replaced), boat ramp, 2 car detached garage, home needs work or torn down. MDAA446942.

WATERFRONT

UNDER CONTRACT

2+ ACRES

WATER VIEWS

100% FINANCING AVAILABLE

$750,000

$549,900

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

MICKI KIRK 410-320-3956 CAMBRIDGE; 5BR., 3.5BA. RENOVATOR’S DREAM. 3 FLOORS, GORGEOUS VICTORIAN IN CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND schwartzrealty.com/MDDO126184

$399,900

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Shady Side: Southern Anne Arundel: 4Br., 3.5ba., 2,800 Churchton: 3Br., 2.5Ba. 2,200+ sq.ft., move Location, location, sq.ft. with views of West River. Built in 2017 in condition. Updated kitchen, family rm. w/ 180 degree waterfront with several upgrades. Open ﬂoor plan, gas fp., Lg. addition, formal liv. & din., deck & on point of land. 250ft. pier w/12 deep wa- ceramic ﬂoors through out main level, granite stamped patio overlooking .42ac fenced rear ter slips, water & sep. elec. meters, gorgeous counter tops, ss appliances, white cabinets, yard. Walk to community piers, beach, playviews, small 2BR 1BA lg. owners suite, owners bath w/tile shower. ground, boat ramp & more. MDAA453256. cottage needs work. Sold ‘as is’. Community boat ramp. Easy commute to D.C. Great summer retreat. & Annapolis. MDAA453542

REDUCED

RAY MUDD/MIKE DUNN 410-320-4907

Stunning 3Br., 3Ba. with panoramic bay views. ss appliances, viking six burner stove, silestone counter tops, chilled wine room, wood ﬂoors, gas ﬁreplace, private pier, 2010 addition by “Kube Architect”. Easy access to D.C. & Annapolis. MDAA450626

Southern Anne Arundel Co: 6 Br’s, 5 FB, 2HB. Listed below appraised value. Tranquil setting, private pier for small boat or kayak, Waterfront sunroom, family room w/fp., full ﬁnished lower level with kitchenette is perfect for inlaws. Easy commute to D.C and Annapolis. MDAA419542.

NEW LISTING

JUST REDUCED

$599,900

$1,290,000

GEORGE HEINEL 410-279-2817 Arnold; 4br., 3ba., This beautiful home sits on a corner lot. Recently upgraded kitchen with center island and breakfast nook, opens to the family rm. With wood burning ﬁreplace. There is so much more to this beautiful home. This is a must see!!! schwartzrealty.com/MDAA458608

JOHN TARPLEY 301-335-4225

Edgewater, 3BR, 1BA, hardwood ﬂrs. handmade molding & that 1940s beach cottage charm. 1.92ac, (2 parcels), 169’ water frontage, 200’ pier: 9 slips w/elec., shed & freeze for bait. schwartzrealty.com/MDAA302386