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A TASTE OF MARDI GRAS IN FREDERICK

This will perhaps be the closest Frederick will ever get to Mardis Gras. The Rumble is set to perform at New Spire Stages on July 29, an intimate venue for a big party. The group hails from New Orleans and celebrates the music and culture of Mardis Gras and, more specifically, the Mardi Gras Indians. The band is fronted by Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. who continues the tradition in the footsteps of his father, Big Chief Monk Boudreau, the oldest living Mardi Gras Indian chief. Come on out for the vibes.

WORMAN’S MILL GETS A NEW DINING DESTINATION

Fredy Argueta studied butchering, curing meats and the art of making cheese while living in Italy, and now he brings that knowledge to Frederick with the opening of his new restaurant, Ricci Di Mare in Worman’s Mill. Stop in to try Italian dishes — wood-fired steak, Neapolitan pizza, seafood — made from scratch with ingredients imported from Italy. Make an evening of it by catching live outdoor concerts in the nearby gazebo on Friday and Saturday evenings through September.

PIG ROAST, ANYONE?

In other food news, McClintock Distilling will host its annual Pig Roast on July 29, and the Frederick distillery will make a whole day of it, complete with live music, specialty drinks and local vendors onsite. Wander the distillery, its Back Bar and the parking lot for this community event from noon to 9 p.m., and get a taste of some local barbecue and spirits.

NYT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR VISITS FREDERICK

New York Times best-selling author Elizabeth Acevedo will be in Frederick on Aug. 2 to talk about her newest novel, “Family Lore,” which veers away from her usual YA niche for an adult read. The book explores female familial relationships. Reserve free tickets online in advance of this event at the Downtown Community Room at ERUCC, hosted by Curious Iguana, with the option to buy a book and get it signed by Acevedo.

FREDERICK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL UNDER THE STARS

The Frederick Shakespeare Festival is about to open at its outdoors venue on the Hood College campus. See Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” a deaf/hearing integrated production, and “Timon of Athens,” plus staged readings onsite. Spearheaded by Endangered Species (theatre) Project, the festival runs through the end of August, but show times vary.

Dream State Brewing and Tripping Animals Brewing Co.

For this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands headed up to Rochester, New York, for the Mortalis Brewing Company and Swiftwater Brewing Luau beer festival. He asks Will Rivera of Dream State Brewing and Molly Flynn of Tripping Animals Brewing Co. a litany of “stupid questions.” Here are the responses.

UnCapped: What’s better, cats or dogs?

Will Rivera: Molly has a lot of cats.

Molly Flynn: I have two cats. I work seven days a week, so I can’t have a dog. But one of my cats plays fetch. Does that count … as a dog?

Rivera: Yes.

UnCapped: That’s like half dog.

Flynn: But I’d have to say I’m a cat person.

UnCapped: What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever purchased?

Rivera: I order stupid stuff every week. I have a problem.

UnCapped: You do drunken Instagram shopping, don’t you?

Rivera: I do. I do it every week.

Flynn: Probably drunk Uber Eats, like McDonald’s or Wendy’s. That’s a really stupid purchase because you’re paying, like, $30 when you could drive half a block and spend $4.

UnCapped: It’d actually probably be cheaper to just order and Uber and go get it.

Rivera: It would be, yeah.

UnCapped: What is the worst fashion decision you’ve ever made.

Rivera: I’ve f— up a lot in my life with fashion ... a lot of beer events where I thought, I’m gonna wear this, it’s gonna be cool, it’s gonna be great — and then everyone’s like, “Yo, what are you wearing?”

Flynn: Mine is probably, “These high-waisted shorts are cool.” But they’re a size too small and they have, like, six buttons. And I have a whole pumpkin coming over the top of that. But I keep them because I’m like,

someday I’ll fit into them, and they’ll look good — someday. High-waisted shorts, OK, but the six buttons? Not so much.

UnCapped: If you could be the best in the world at something, what would it be?

Rivera: This is gonna sound corny, but I don’t care. Representing a brewery, for me as a minority, as a person of color, as a person who’s been trying to change the way we look at craft beer for a long time.

Flynn: I think you’re already doing that.

UnCapped: Yeah, I think you’ve accomplished that.

Rivera: For me personally, I feel like I’m still struggling with that and still pushing for that. I just want to change the way we look at everything when it comes to craft beer. See me for who I am, something different, and Molly, a female brewer who kills it every week. You guys drink her beer, not knowing that this girl sitting next to me murders it, like she puts in the work, and I love that. I wanna show the world that it’s not just one thing, it’s all of us together as a culture in this craft beer game. We need more of that just in general.

UnCapped: What’s the strangest food you’ve ever eaten?

Rivera: Rocky Mountain oysters.

Flynn: I haven’t eaten balls.

Rivera: That was the worst thing I’ve ever eaten in my life. I had it in Colorado. It was horrible. Because I

knew what I was eating, and I hated my life for it.

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Flynn: I’ve eaten brains, eyeballs, tongue … every part of the body, pretty much. So, you win that one. I grew up in Texas, so we ate a lot of cow body parts.

UnCapped: I grew up having the most well-raised cattle — my grandfather did everything to raise them perfectly — and I could never understand why people thought steak was so good. And it was because they burnt the hell out of everything. It wasn’t until I moved to Maryland and ordered a steak the way it’s intended that I realized how amazing it is. We would’ve had the most amazing steaks growing up, if they just wouldn’t have burnt them. … What’s your most unpopular food opinion?

Flynn: I am not big on ketchup. I’m sorry. I like mustard, hot sauce, pickles. I will eat ketchup, but I am not a ketchup person. Ketchup is so overrated. It’s so acidic. I’d rather eat anything else — ranch or hot sauce or blue cheese or anything. It’s my unpopular opinion.

Rivera: For me, food-wise, I eat everything. I love it all. I’ll try everything once. I hate beets. I don’t care how you make it for me.

UnCapped: What’s your go-to excuse to get out of plans?

Flynn: My favorite one is, “Oh, I have to work in the morning.” I make up a lot of stuff because I work all the time and just wanna go home to my cats most of the time. It’s sounds weird, I know, but my job is overly stimulated with people all the time.

This excerpt has been edited for space and clarity. Listen to the full podcast at fnppodcasts.com/uncapped. Got UnCapped news? Email csands@ newspost.com.

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From left, Will Rivera and Molly Flynn.

Ricci Di Mare brings authentic Italian dishes to Worman’s Mill

Fredy Argueta has been involved in a number of restaurants around Maryland, and this spring he brought his latest to Frederick, with the opening of Ricci Di Mare in the Worman’s Mill neighborhood. The restaurant, serving upscale Italian and seafood dishes, opened in May on Mill Pond Road. Dishes, including wood-fired steak and Neapolitan pizza, are made from scratch, with ingredients imported from Italy. Argueta has worked at or helped open restaurants in Baltimore and Annapolis and on the Eastern Shore, mostly working with his mentor, Gianatto DiBenedetto. But he’s also lived in Italy, where he worked with butchers and became certified in curing meats and making cheeses. He learned how to butcher and prepare meats including pork, beef and lamb, and how to prepare seafood. Seeing the satisfaction of his customers is the most rewarding part of his job, he said, when people tell him his dishes make them feel like they’re in Italy. “This is why I cook. I cook for my customers.”

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RICCI DI MARE

1021 Mill Pond Road, Frederick 240-578-4273

ricciitalianrestaurant.com

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Price: Lunch entrees range from a $16 margherita pizza to a $20 crab cake sandwich, while an expansive menu of dinner entrees range from around $18 to $50.

Chef Fredy Argueta recommends: The tortellini Giancarlo. The stuffed pasta combines with spinach, chicken, smoked bacon, smoked mozzarella and a butter sage parmesan sauce.

Chef Fredy Arguetz holds the Tortellini Giancarlo at Ricci Di Mare.

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Tortellini Giancarlo at Ricci Di Mare in Worman’s Mill.

The Rumble takes back the culture and sound of Mardi Gras

BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE Special to The News-Post

The Rumble is heading to Frederick and bringing with them the music and vibe of New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Sorry, but the gumbo’s not included.

The band, whose music is usually classified as New Orleans Indian funk, will play the Weinberg Center stage on July 29.

The Rumble is fronted by Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. and rounded out by trumpeter Aurélien Barnes, trombonist José Maize Jr., bassist TJ Norris, guitarist Ari Teitel, keyboardist Andriu Yanovski and drummer Trenton O’Neal.

These New Orleans Indians aren’t American Indians but rather descendants of the Mardi Gras Indians. The group is usually comprised of Black communities in New Orleans and has become known for its vibrant headdresses and beaded outfits and performing the music associated with the Mardi Gras parade.

Boudreaux is continuing in the footsteps of his father, Big Chief Monk Boudreau, and at 81 is the oldest living Mardi Gras Indian chief. He is considered a New Orleans treasure.

“My dad is one of my biggest influences with my music,” the younger Boudreaux said during a telephone interview from his NOLA home. “My dad was one of the first people to introduce me to music in general. Ccoming up in our household, we literally had instruments everywhere. Music was always around.”

His dad wanted him to play keyboards, but he “didn’t take to it.” Instead, he plays trumpet and percussion — bongos, timbales and congas.

“I’m actually still learning more instruments as we speak,” he said. “I’m kind of trying to pick up something right now while we’re on the road.”

The Rumble was formed in 2021 by seven members of Grammy-nominated Cha Wa.

“There a lot of people that don’t realize that the whole Cha Wa thing was our band’s music. It was our everything,” he said. “We just didn’t get the credit for it, which is part of the reason why we decided to leave. Because we were the creative force and the driv-

THE RUMBLE FEATURING CHIEF JOSEPH BOUDREAUX JR.

When: 8 p.m. July 29

Where: New Spire Stages, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick Tickets: $21.75+

Info: 301-600-2828, weinbergcenter.org

“We had a lot of fans built in who loved our music, and they understood what was going on. We wanted to rerelease those songs that we created for our fans to be able to support us on our next journey,” he said. “We also added new songs on there as well.”

They chose to name it after the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans because of its rich music history. The bar opened in 1974 and plays host to live music seven days a week, from local favorites to Grammy winners.

Boudreaux said the new songs are “taking back what that is rightly ours, not only when it comes to music but to our culture,” hence the name of the tour, Take it Back Tour.

ing force behind the entire situation, and we were just kind of written off as hired guns — and that wasn’t the case. We’re the culture bearers of the music. We are the New Orleanians that created it. So that was kind of one of the reasons that we decided that it was time for us to leave and move on to a different direction.”

Boudreaux said most of the music on the Cha-Wa Grammy-nominated albums, 2018’s “Spyboy” and 2021’s “My People,” was written by most of The Rumble members.

It was after the nomination for “My People” and their perceived lack of respect that they left the group to form The Rumble. Naming themselves after the sound of the backline of a parade, the group formed with their own original Mardi Gras-influenced sounds.

Although The Rumble is often labeled as Mardi Gras funk, Boudreaux said their music is more than that.

“That’s what makes The Rumble so special: It’s a combination of different things that make New Orleans music so special,” he said. “So yes, it is funk,

but it’s also brass. It’s also R&B, it’s blues, it’s hip-hop — it’s all these different things. So it’s New Orleans music, and it’s packaged in a way that’s culturally influenced and culturally driven like nothing that you’ve ever seen before. So it’s not just one genre. It’s hard to break it down into just one genre.”

Although their music on the outside might seem familiar, they’re not always playing covers or standards. The Rumble writes original songs leaning heavily on their culture and its distinct sound. On the day of the interview, Boudreaux was heading into a writing session with their guitarist Teitel.

“We kind of get together and we come up with things, but it’s honestly based off experiences based on where life has taken us,” he said. “Depending on some of the people that we lead, some of the things that we experienced — that’s how we write.”

The band’s first album, “Rumble: Live at the Maple Leaf,” was released in May. The album is like a love letter to the fans who followed them after they left Cha-Wa.

He emphasized how important it is for the group to protect their culture. He said over the years, people who are from out-of-state or not even from New Orleans have used their music, “and our cultural music has suffered based off of other people’s influence or other people’s decision making when it comes down to representing the culture. We thought it was important for us to kind of make those decisions on our own.”

Those who are coming to see The Rumble in Frederick should get ready to get up on their feet to dance.

“I want them to leave appreciating simple, great music,” Boudreaux said. “I want people to leave with the fact that they have seen a band that appreciates the music and appreciate them for coming out. And just the feel of it. Just to get in touch and get in tune with the vibes that we’re bringing.”

Crystal Schelle is a journalist whose work has been published locally, regionally and nationally. She enjoys trivia, cats and streaming movies.

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The Rumble celebrates the music and culture of Mardi Gras.

Tori Amos receives warm welcome at Wolf Trap homecoming

BY ERIN LYNDAL MARTIN Special to The News-Post

When Tori Amos took the stage at Wolf Trap on July 5, the crowd had reason to be excited. Not only was Amos touring in support of her 2021 album “Ocean to Ocean,” but she was returning to her old stomping grounds of the Baltimore/D.C. region.

Early into the concert, she told a story about an ill-fated gig in a D.C. piano bar where the manager hadn’t notified her she’d been replaced. When she showed up and was sent home, a bystander told her the venue would regret it one day.

The piano bar’s loss was Wolf Trap’s gain as Amos emerged full of lighthearted energy not even a broken foot could suppress. Accompanied by her longtime bassist, Jon Evans, and newer percussionist, Ash Soan, Amos delivered nearly two hours of songs on her Bösendorfer piano and electronic keyboard, often playing both at the same time.

This was Amos’ first performance at Wolf Trap since 1996. That year, Amos promoted “Boys for Pele” and toured with a piano, harpsichord, harmonium and guitarist. At that show, she shared memories of boys inviting her to Wolf Trap shows, then backing out. Some other people took pity on her (as Amos tells it) and invited her to sit on the lawn with them.

Amos has a reputation for being dark and intense, two words that could never describe her interactions with her fans or band. As Evans played a long intro for “Wednesday,” Amos watched with a grin as if this was a playdate and not a concert in a theater that holds 7,000. (Wolf Trap provided an onstage sign language interpreter who signed the lyrics as Amos sang them, an uncommon courtesy.)

Amos’ backstory is legend. At 5, she was a piano prodigy admitted to Baltimore’s Peabody Institute. When they wouldn’t renew her scholarship at age 11, her minister father chaperoned her while she performed, often at gay bars around D.C. Though he didn’t approve of everything he saw, her father maintained he wasn’t doing his duty if he didn’t support her.

Along the way, she released her first single, “Baltimore,” at age 16 in 1979 (as Ellen Amos). It won a contest to record a new theme song for the Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore’s mayor also gave

Amos a citation. In an interview with the Washington Post, she said she was going to be a legend.

She continued playing into young adulthood, realizing she was getting a crash course in political power while in D.C. Lobbyists and candidates came into the lounges where Amos played, and the waitstaff told her about the deals made there. Amos, still challenging the authority of the church, was stunned by the depths of manipulation and corruption she witnessed. As she performed a few blocks from the White House on the night Reagan defeated Carter, her songwriting took on new urgency.

The unflinching songs that have defined her wouldn’t be released until 1991 on Amos’ debut, “Little Earthquakes.” In the years prior, Amos had moved to Los Angeles and fronted an ’80s pop band named Y Kant Tori Read. Had the album sales and reviews for that band not been so dismal, perhaps Amos would not have merged her piano skills with her outspoken beliefs that have come to define her music.

While it’s true that performing Debby Boone probably didn’t do much for Amos’ chops, her time playing in D.C. proved invaluable. Her proximity to secrets and powerful men eventually inspired songs such as “The Wrong Band” and the rarity “Bug a Martini.” She didn’t choose those songs at the Wolf Trap performance, but she delivered the wistful “Virginia,” which explores the suppression of indigenous culture. For one song, Evans and Soan left the stage, and Amos performed a moving solo rendition of “Gold Dust,” a song from 2002’s “Scarlet’s Walk.” Inspired by the birth of her daughter, the lyrics referenced D.C’s “cherry-blossom canopies” as the crowd grew teary.

As strong as her ties are to Baltimore and D.C., Amos also has memories of an undisclosed town on the New River where her parents owned a farm. When the city showed Amos some of humanity’s worst faults, she retreated to the farm to pick blackberries, watch the moon, and see cows give birth. It was there that she composed her song “Girl.”

Her songs are full of reverence for the land, but 2021’s “Ocean to Ocean” extends that grace to water. Amos performed only two songs from that album — her most recent — including the title track, which featured a long piano intro before the song’s hypnotic melody began.

Some early songs were bit slow for a crowd woozy from the heat. That all changed when she banged out the opening riff to “Cornflake Girl” and everyone sprang up to dance. She kept the energy high during the encore, in which she sang a portion of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” meshed with her own “Bliss.”

It seemed Amos and the crowd could go all night, but she played only one more song, “The Waitress,” another fan favorite. Only at a Tori Amos show can a piano-driven rock anthem about female rage ensure attendees leave with smiles on their faces.

Erin Lyndal Martin is a creative writer, arts journalist and visual artist. Learn more at erinlyndalmartin.com.

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Tori Amos

Elizabeth Acevedo explores female familial relationships in ‘Family Lore’

By LAURA DUKES Special to The News-Post

It’s not Elizabeth Acevedo’s first time in Frederick, but this will be her first time discussing an adult novel here.

“It’s spicier,” the New York Times bestselling author said of her new book, “Family Lore,” which will be released by Ecco Books on Aug. 1. “There’s a little bit more sex.”

The presentation, hosted by Curious Iguana, will include a question and answer session and a book signing on Aug. 2 at the Downtown Community Room at Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ.

Acevedo was at the Frederick bookstore in 2018 to launch “The Poet X,” which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature among several other awards. She also wrote “With the Fire on High” and “Clap When You Land,” in addition to being a National Poetry Slam Champion.

“I had a really great time,” Acevedo said. “There’s a way they [Curious Iguana] approach putting together different events that feels really smart and thoughtful.”

“Family Lore” is about five women, ages 30 through 70, who are part of the same Dominican-American family. With a hint of magical realism, each of the women has her own quirk, and one of the characters is able to see when people will die.

“She dreams when people are going to die, and then they do die,” Acevedo said.

This character, Flor, decides to plan her own living wake, which makes her sisters very confused about her motivations.

The book spans the three days leading up to the wake, along with several flashbacks. The primary setting is New York City, but the flashbacks are set in Santo Domingo.

When it comes to the inspiration for the book, Acevedo said she had several, including a woman’s ownership of her

AUTHOR TALK

When: 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 2

Where: Downtown Community Room at Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, 15 W. Church St. Frederick. Tickets: Free, but must be reserved, $30 for a ticket plus a copy of “Family Lore” Info: curiousiguana.com

do herself, as she was initially planning to write the book more as a collection of short stories.

One challenge, she said, was coming up with a satisfying ending for a book that spends a lot of time in the past.

“A lot of questions I didn’t imagine I’d be engaging with came up,” she said.

While her young adult novels always contained heavier subject matter, Acevedo said “Family Lore” explores the subject of cruelty in a way that she wouldn’t with a younger audience. When writing for adults, there’s less of a feeling that you need to guide them all the way through, she said. “I’m less the conductor. You’ve just got to get on the train.”

own body, an individual and family’s relationship to memories, and what makes a good life and what makes a good death.

Acevedo said she was also thinking about some of the elders in her own life “and the relationships women have within a tight-knit family.”

There was a somewhat

autobiographical aspect to the story in that one character struggles with uterine fibroids, which Acevedo has experienced herself. Having had them, she learned they were surprisingly common, particularly among women of color, but rarely spoken about.

“Until someone brings it up, you kind of feel like you

are suffering by yourself,” she said.

The novel contains some surprises in how the women’s stories start to interweave.

Acevedo said she enjoyed how the younger women all seem to have different recollections of their grandmother, which contradict themselves. Some of this surprised Aceve-

Acevedo wrote the majority of the book during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020. She said it was interesting to spend so much time thinking about setting while under lockdown conditions. She also spent a lot of time talking to her own mom — who had nine sisters and six brothers — about family and roles in the community.

“There’s so much story in just getting to know the people I love.”

Laura Dukes has written for The Frederick News-Post since 2013 as both a freelancer and staff writer. She lives in the Ballenger Creek area with her husband, son and twin daughters.

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Elizabeth Acevedo

Outdoor movie night at McDaniel: ‘Encanto’

McDaniel College president Julia Jasken will host an outdoor movie night to welcome the community to the campus at 8:30 p.m. July 27.

This free family-friendly event features Disney’s “Encanto” along with glow giveaways. Refreshments will be available for purchase from concessions beginning at 7:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring their own blankets and chairs.

“Encanto” follows the Madrigals, a magical family who live in the mountains of Colombia, including Mirabel, who is the only Madrigal child who wasn’t blessed with a magical gift. “Encanto” won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best animated film in 2022 along with three Grammy Awards.

Kenneth R. Gill Stadium at McDaniel College is located at the West Main Street entrance in Westminster. Learn more at mcdaniel. edu/moviesatmcdaniel.

FPD invites residents to the annual National Night Out

The City of Frederick and the Frederick Police Department invite neighborhoods throughout the city to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 40th annual National Night Out on Aug. 1. This community event encourages residents to come together, raise awareness for crime and drug

prevention, and promote a strong relationship between the community and the FPD.

From 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1st, r

Residents are encouraged to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with their neighbors and local law

enforcement from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 1. The three locations this year are Hill Street Park, 100 Hill St.; Carrollton Park, 455 Center St.; and Mullinix Park, 16 S. Bentz St. All locations will feature free food, live music, face painting, police cars, K9 demos and other activities.

Staff file photo by Katina Zentz

A scene from National Night Out in 2022. The annual event featured a variety of activities to help enhance relationships between law enforcement and community members.

The ‘dying art’ of sending postcards

It’s been a couple of years since we traveled through Arizona’s desolate landscapes and otherworldly formations like the giant meteor crater and the Painted Desert containing the Petrified Forest National Park. I’m remembering I had what then felt like almost a compulsion at every monument to snatch up all the postcards that were of a specific aesthetic, postcards that seem nearly identical to any paused frame in Wes Anderson’s latest film, “Asteroid City,” which is essentially one vintage travel poster after another, sped up to make a moving picture.

As often is the case, my ambitious postcard purchasing can lead to a situation of stalled good intentions ending in a forgotten pile of souvenirs lost in a shoebox rather than sent in the mail.

But this time was different. This time I had someone in mind I wanted to send them to, someone who I hoped would find my interest in the art and design of the postcard itself, as well as the novelty of sending and receiving a postcard as interesting and strangely attractive as I did.

Enter my second-cousin-onceremoved-in-law (?) Jim. Or, as I like to call him, Jim. The fact that Jim is (somehow) related to me is entirely beside the point. When we met, and I was a kid, he was curiosity personified and seemed to know everything there was to know about my favorite subject, geography. We’ve been map pals ever since.

As I recall, I mailed Jim a very “Asteroid City”-esque postcard, and I couldn’t have had him more pegged as a postcard appreciator. What I didn’t expect, but probably should have known, is that he was a connoisseur and practitioner of the postcard tradition leaps and bounds ahead of me. Here’s how I found out.

“I hope you got my postcard,” I messaged him.

“I did! And I replied!” he wrote back. “I have another spectacular postcard to randomly send you one of these days. Ask my daughters, my brother and I like postcards. It’s a dying art, so to speak.”

So there it is, title of show – er –column. When I told him he was the first person I thought of who would

appreciate the “dying art” of postcard exchange, he wrote back: “Let’s just do it randomly several times a year!” And so we have. That spectacular postcard he told me about came through, a 5x11inch panorama card of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. Spectacular, indeed.

To reciprocate, I sent him three postcards of the the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton when I was there researching another article a few months ago — a dismembered version of a triptych you’d likely see at a cathedral, with each postcard being one of the panels. A deconstructed panorama, if you will. Only I still had much to learn, forgetting one critical component in my message, as Jim was sure to point out.

“Thanks for the postcard from Emmitsburg, MD,” he messaged me. “At least, I think it was from you. You didn’t sign it.” (Whoops!)

Jim isn’t the only one I send postcards to now. When I first walked onto the island of France’s Mont SaintMichel earlier this summer, one of the first shops I saw wasn’t a shop at all but a post office! It became instantly a matter of priority to find a postcard and send it right then and there to the person I most wished could have been there with me on that trip, my 8-year-old son.

Now in reflection, my own desire to send a memento to someone I thought of with whom I wanted to share

that moment of taking in the Abbey on the famed 1,000-year-old tidal island reminds me of a scene from the romantic comedy “French Kiss” that has become part of my family’s quotable quotes over the years. It happens while Meg Ryan’s character is walking through a picturesque street in Paris, and, suddenly swept up by the setting, she interrupts her conversation with Kevin Kline with an observant non-sequitur to proclaim to no one in particular that quintessential postcard sentiment: “Oh! Beautiful! Gorgeous! Wish you were here!”

I’m of the opinion that a postcard is still the best way to say “Oh! Beautiful! Gorgeous! Wish you were here!” to a cherished friend or loved one, since the sending of it is inherently an intentional, inescapable effort of thoughtfulness. The implied message, regardless of what the greeting on the back says, is “I like you, I thought of you, here.” Indeed, I rather think a postcard is the most honest piece of mail there is.

There’s also a certain tactile nostalgia that comes from browsing and selecting a postcard, writing a brief greeting on the back, finding the right priced stamp, and hunting down a place to drop it off to be magically carried across continents and oceans to the object of your attention. A single tangible material via post intended exclusively for an audience of one.

Whereas the selfie in front of a famed

landmark or vista posted to social media has a “look at me and where I am” ring to it, a postcard is the antithesis of that: “Look where I was when I thought of you.”

And yet, “I’ve run into a few shop owners on our trip who said they had a hard time finding suppliers, let alone buyers,” cousin Jim tells me in a recent message. “I recall when I was in D.C. several years ago I had difficulty finding postcards, like drug stores didn’t sell them anymore.”

Perhaps postcards — which due to social media, have been languishing in both production and sales in recent years, according to several reports I’ve seen — are the next material culture item ripe for the younger generation of retro hobbyists to breathe life into, the way they’ve done with polaroids, disposable cameras, record players and flip phones, things that represent a mindful slowing down and unplugging from an overconnected and immediate life. To send a postcard is, as they say, a vibe.

For now, the material culture of postcards isn’t something exclusive to the past, as one can still find and send them, but the cultural dominance has certainly waned, with the rise of more bespoke and artful postcards occupying space on the collector’s shelf. But at what point does receiving a postcard from someone become less novel? I find it a singular, joyful surprise every time I receive one, and every time I send one as well.

Jim told me one of his daughters joked that “postcards are our family’s main form of communication.” Something about that just delights me. The precious, finite amount of space to say a mere handful of words removes the burden of having to wax on in the errant assumption of making a communique worth reading. Postcards get right to the point and have a visual aid on the other side to punctuate it. As one recent card Jim sent me from Gatlinburg had written on it: “Joseph, we went to Dollywood. It was great. We have visited TN/NC/SC/GA. Fly home from ATL Tomorrow. Jim.” Perfect.

Just this week, a postcard arrived for me from my wife, who beat the mail home from the business trip she was on when she sent it, thus rendering her “wish you were here!” a little obsolete, kind of like the way it seems postcards are becoming. But I was still charmed by the gesture and realized a moment captured in time and frozen on a

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There’s a certain tactile nostalgia that comes from browsing and selecting a postcard, writing a brief greeting on the back, finding the right priced stamp, and hunting down a place to drop it off to be magically carried to the object of your attention.

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5 less-expensive summer beach vacations

BY NATALIE B. COMPTON The Washington Post

It was supposed to be the Lee family’s first big post-covid vacation. Last winter, they decided on a trip to Spain and Portugal; matriarch Jody even got the guidebooks for Christmas. Then she managed to wrangle a break in their summer schedule — an impressive feat between the school and social calendars of her 16- and 19-year-old sons — and found a perfect six-day trip with Rabbie’s tours.

They kept their eye on flight prices and planned to book with miles.

“Then I just didn’t do anything for like two months,” Lee said.

As the Lees found out, it’s a bad year to procrastinate. Demand has been high since last year, and experts say tons of people locked in their 2023 plans ages ago. That means many of the remaining summer vacation options aren’t cheap — especially abroad. According to data from the travel booking app Hopper, average airfare to Europe this summer is nearly $1,200, higher than it’s been in the last six years.

By the spring, there were no more seats available for the Lees to purchase with points; it would cost the Washington state family of four upward of $10,000 for airfare alone, a fatal blow to their Europe plan. They pivoted to a beach house closer to home in the Pacific Northwest, where they’ll be able to hike and kayak and spend time on a beach like they first planned. “Obviously it’s going to be different,” Lee said. “Probably wouldn’t need a wet suit in Portugal.”

Embracing the summer of the swap can save you substantially. As Hopper’s lead economist Hayley Berg points out, “airfare to Europe for summer and fall (July — October) is averaging $924 per ticket today, compared to $381 per ticket to islands in the Caribbean and $450 for trips to Mexico and Central America,” she said in an email.

You can find your own swaps by signing up for airfare deal newsletters or using a tool such as Skyscanner’s “Every-

where” search function to browse what’s cheapest. Or, you can consider these seven alternatives to pricier summer travel spots.

1.

Instead of Santorini, try Crete

Don’t be fooled by the social media images of Santorini’s quiet stone streets; the Greek island is a poster child for overtourism, said Sandra Weinacht, travel planner and co-owner of Inside Europe Travel Experiences. And with Santorini’s popularity comes prices to match. For a much better value destination with similar piercing blue water and charming seaside towns, Weinacht vouches for Crete, Greece’s biggest island.

Because it’s less popular than the country’s other islands, Weinacht says you can get more bang for your buck and less crowds.

“You have the magic of being on a beach that is not crowded with hundreds of others, or being stuck having to wait in line for a bus or taxi for hours, which is the situation in Santorini right now,” she said.

2. Instead of Miami, try Cartagena

While you can find decent airfare to Miami this summer, your accommodations will cost you. According to Hopper, the median price for hotels in town is $204 (up 33 percent from last year) and travelers can expect to pay an average of $308 for a home rental.

Slash those prices by traveling instead to Colombia’s vibrant Caribbean coast, says Meg Kinnerk, president and founder of the luxury travel agency Traveluxe. Even though the flight will likely cost you more up front, Kinnerk recommends Cartagena as a swap for Miami, particularly for more affordable accommodations and dining, delicious seafood, interesting cultural heritage, lively atmosphere and warm beaches.

3. Instead of Amalfi, try California’s

central coast

Packed and pricey, Amalfi is not the move this summer. You could pivot to a lesser-visited European beach — like the more affordable Algarve in Portugal or Spain’s Costa del Sol — or you could stay

stateside. Kinnerk suggests California’s central coast for rugged cliffs, scenic drives, lauded wineries, sandy beaches and pleasant climate.

Depending on your home base, you could save on airfare by getting there by car, bus or Amtrak. Instead of staying in pricier parts of the state like Santa Barbara, where average hotel prices for July and August run more than $300 per night, according to Skyscanner data, try destinations like San Luis Obispo or Morro Bay ($195 and $180 per night on average in July, respectively).

If you must go to Italy this year, consider visiting closer to the offseason, like in September or October. Going travel expert Katy Nastro says by the final weeks of August, as kids go back to school and demand drops, airfare to Europe becomes significantly more affordable.

4. Instead of the Bahamas, the Gulf

of Mexico’s ‘Emerald Coast’

Darryl Jenkins, a travel adviser with InteleTravel, recommends the U.S. “Emerald Coast” on the Gulf of Mexico for those priced out of the Bahamas. The domestic alternative — which covers five counties of northwest Florida and the coast of Alabama — Jenkins says, has white sand, crystal-clear water and a laidback vibe with reasonably priced beachfront condos and hotels. You can find bungalows tucked away on long stretches of beach, family-friendly activities like paddle boarding and fishing, and plenty of fresh seafood.

5. Instead of Hawaii, the Azores Heidi Bocianowski, owner of Astonishing Travel, had been planning a trip to Aruba earlier this year and nailed down everything but the airfare. “Then I looked at flights and said forget it,” she said. Bo-

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Washington Post photo by Andrea Sachs

At the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte, guests can catch some rays in secluded coves along the river that runs through the Rivieria Maya property.

BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE Special to The News-Post

hen Jose Marin suddenly lost his wife, Dinora Mendoza, on May 16, he lost more than his best friend and the mother of his children. He also lost his partner in his La Carreta Tacos y Tortas food truck business. She had been by his side ever since they officially hit the road in May 2022.

“We’ve known each other since we were 18, and we worked at the same restaurant,” he said.

When she died, Marin was faced not only with how to raise his 16-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son but how to keep his business afloat. Just a week after the funeral, he had no choice but to re-open his food truck because he needed to make money.

His friends in the Frederick County Food Truck Owners Facebook group wanted to do something for Marin and his family, so they put together T-shirts and raised $2,600.

Marin was surprised at the outpouring of support.

“I didn’t know anything about it,” he said. “I had just put on my Facebook page that my wife passed away and we would be out for a week, and they decided to help me.”

Mike Passarelli of Grilled Cheese

Please started the Facebook group a few years ago. He and his wife, Hillarie Hough, started their food truck in September 2020. Both had been working in industries that shut down during the pandemic. She had a bartending back-

ground, and he was a contractor and cabinet maker.

After they took the jump and opened, they found that fellow food truck owners have not only made the couple feel like a part of a community, but they’ve willingly shared their knowledge, Passarelli said. He shared several stories about how food truck owners support one another. During an event last year at the Washington Commanders name reveal party at FedEx Field, for instance, a few trucks were missing miscellaneous items that they needed to pass their health inspections.

“That day, we leant out a couple of thermometers, as well as a jug of water to other trucks to pass inspection and be permitted to serve at the event,” he said.

Earlier this year, Rob Bugos, who owns In10se BBQ with his wife, Robin, came to their rescue. Passarelli and his wife were at an event when they realized the carburetor on their generator needed to be replaced and mentioned it to Bugos.

“He offered to allow me to go pick up one of his generators to use for as long as we needed it,” Passarelli recalled. “I ordered a new carburetor for our generator and ordered an additional carburetor that I gave to Rob, in case he needed it in the future or someone else needed it.”

Passareli said that’s just one example, from helping with electrical cords, adaptors and other equipment that can make or break a day of business.

“A lot of these are small gestures, [but] unless we can open our windows and operate, we are out of luck and losing money,” he said. “The food truck owners community will always do what they can do to

help anyone who is facing a setback that prevents them from operating. With so many moving pieces and parts required to operate a mobile kitchen, it is very comforting and helpful to know others will look out for you.”

Just a few months ago, Grilled Cheese Please began offering online orders but quickly realized their point-of-sale provider wasn’t food-truck friendly.

“Subsequently, I reached out to the food truck owners community for feedback on what POS would better suit our needs,” Passareli said, and several people responded options for which ones to use.

One person to respond was Carlo Serio of Pretzel and Pizza Creations.

“Not only was he available for me to ask questions and look at his current system, but when I was having issues with my initial setup, he spent an afternoon with me,” Passareli said. “He drove all the

way out to where we park our trailer in Libertytown and helped me troubleshoot.”

Serio is not new to the restaurant industry. His business already had brickand-mortar locations of Pretzel and Pizza Creations in Frederick and Hagerstown before he decided to jump into the food truck industry about two years ago. He wanted to expand, but he and his wife, Katie, had little kids, and they weren’t ready to take on the demands of a third standalone restaurant.

Even though the Serios are restaurant veterans, a food truck runs a little differently. Having experienced firsthand what it’s like to be the new kids on the block, Serio said the food truck community fully embraced them.

“If you have questions, any of the other trucks are willing to answer

Food truck owners foster a cooperative community that supports one another

Kait Lloyd mixes a mocktail in her Perfect Toast camper near Baker Park.

“ It doesn’t feel like you’re in competition with everybody. It feels like there’s room for everybody, and people are willing to help each other and want them to do well.

CARLO SERIO, Pretzel and Pizza Creations

them,” he said. “It doesn’t feel like you’re in competition with everybody. It feels like there’s room for everybody, and people are willing to help each other and want them to do well.”

Brett Novick of Boxcar Burgers said it’s not unusual for other operators to help another food truck. It’s just who they are as a community.

Food trucks have been part of the Frederick landscape since 2017, when the city allowed mobile vendors to sell freely throughout the city. But it was only a few years ago that Frederick area food truck operators started their own Facebook page. The page brought the community together, informed one another on upcoming events and created a space where people could ask for help or offer supplies. The page has fostered an even closer community that extends be-

yond the business of running a food truck, such as giving support when someone is going through a personal crisis, as Marin was when he lost his wife.

“We knew that as a family-run business with an unexpected death, there would be some unexpected expenses,” Novick said. “And not running the truck would have a big financial impact.”

He wasn’t surprised by how quickly the food truck owners came together.

“People always ask me, ‘Oh, aren’t you worried there are too many food trucks?’ or that it’s too much competition,” Novick said. “I think people would really be surprised how closely we work together.”

Yes, they are on some level competitors, Novick admitted, but “more than that, we really do have a good relationship and help each other out — loan equipment, help cover dates, all sorts of ways.”

When Novick started seven years ago, he recalls only about a half dozen food trucks in operation in the area. Today, he estimates between 40 and 50 that actively work in Frederick County, and this growing community is often seen as a family. That means when new food trucks are starting out, Novick often gets calls or emails asking for advice, which he freely gives. As Novick sees it, more trucks actually help the market.

“We’re happy to have more trucks, and it has expanded the market for us as well, because now a lot of neighborhoods have food truck nights, and the places that we can go has expanded as the number of trucks has expanded,” he said.

With 12 years of experience under their belt, the Bugos are also veterans to the food service industry. Before they opened their food truck, In10se BBQ, about seven years ago, they were previously doing mobile set-ups at events in tents. Rob Bugos jokingly said they got into it because “it was a hobby that got out of hand.”

Over the last four years, he has seen the bonds of the community get tighter.

“We’ve grown our community, and a lot of us have gotten to be good friends. We do work together and we help each other out when somebody’s out of something,” he said. “Over the last few years, I think we’ve all found out that we do a lot better when we work together.”

Being a food truck owner is not for the faint of heart, though. “We all have to be a little crazy to want to go freeze our behinds off in the winter and roast in the summer,” he said.

Sometimes during the summer, with fryers and grills going, it gets up to 110 degrees on the truck, he said. And in the winter, it gets extremely cold.

“You’re just constantly moving from place to place, and we deal with all the same things that all the restaurants do, as far as supply challenges and prices going up and down and rules and regulations and changing from styrofoam to no styrofoam. Now it’s plastic bags to no plastic bags beginning of the next year, so it’s always something,” he said.

The upside of owning a food truck rather than a brick-and-mortar restaurant is owners can go to the customers. Bugos owned a restaurant in 2015 in Kemptown but didn’t have the customers to justify it, he said.

Plus, he’s noticed the community of food truck owners is not that of restaurant owners or even other businesses.

“I come from the automotive business and it’s very different. You might have it in your own shop with your fellow technicians and the people you work with, but [not] other shops.”

“My wife and I, being food truck owners, we really can’t do it without the people that we have that help us and support us and our customers,” he said.

Marin, too, knows how meaningful this support can be. He said he’ll always remember the kindness of the food truck community. In the year since he opened La Carreta Tacos y Tortas, he and his wife had been becoming friendly with other food truck owners while working the same events.

“Some other truckers, I never met before, and when this happened, they were offering help,” he added. “And that makes me feel good. I never expected something like this.”

Crystal Schelle is a journalist whose work has been published locally, regionally and nationally. She enjoys trivia, cats and streaming movies.

Staff photo by Bill Green Sebastian and Elizabeth Maza of Boxcar Burgers prepare a burger from the Boxcar food truck.

Staff photo by Ric Dugan

Acrylic paintings by Jim Klumpner — July 29 to Aug. 6, with an artist talk at 2 p.m. July 29. Klumpner creates surrealist art, and this show features more than 20 untitled creations — untitled because half the fun is analyzing the painting and forming an interpretation of what it means to you. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and weekdays by appointment. Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. 301-466-2413, linksbridgevineyards.com.

”Contrast & Contours” — through July 28, Just Lookin’ Gallery, 40 Summit Ave., Hagerstown. Known for his masterful pencil work, Michale Gibson’s drawings reflect on universal humanity. Hampton Olfus’ adroitness with ink takes us on a journey, both inward and outward. Gibson is visiting from Canada and D.C. native Olfus resides in southern Maryland. 301714-2278 or justlookin.com.

”Spectrum: Realism to Abstraction” — through July 29, Gallery 50, 50 W. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa. 12 featured artists. Gallery hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. artsalliancegw.org or contact@ artsalliancegw.org.

”Frederick In Spires” — through July 30, Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. Gallery 322 celebrates the 275th anniversary of Frederick County. This group show features artists Michael Douglas Jones, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, Anne Gibson Snyder, Russell Schofield, Tom Ritchie, and Homer Yost, along with associate artists Roberta Staat, Leo Ramos, Lissa Abrams, Paul Wilson and Karen Winston-Levin. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 240-815-7777 or gallery322.com.

”Infinite Surface” — through July 30, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. Mixed media exhibit by JG Orudjev and Todd Frankenheimer. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 240-3679770 or nomagalleryfrederick.com.

“The Herbalist: Cyanotypes from Fox Haven Farm” — through July 30. Jillian Abir MacMaster

recently spent a week living at Fox Haven Farm in Jefferson, created cyanotype prints about and using the farm’s herb garden, and led three workshops with demonstrations there. This exhibition will showcase the work created during the artist residency. Part of the Black Cat Studios artist collective and was funded by the Frederick Arts Council. 4 W. Fifth St., Frederick. jillian.macmaster@ gmail.com.

“All Fired Up” — through July 30, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Steven Gibson (fused glass artist) and Stephen Dill (blacksmith) exhibit their individual art, as well as collaborative pieces that combine glass and steel. View the work from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through July. eastsidearts313@gmail.com, eastsideartistsgallery.com.

Frederick County 275th Anniversary Exhibition — through July 30, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Works in a variety of media created by local and regional artists and inspired by storied from the county’s past. Presented in partnership with the Frederick County Historic Sites Consortium. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-6980656 or delaplaine.org.

”HUE: An Ode to Color” — through Aug. 25, Gallery 44, 44 S. Bentz St., Frederick. Multimedia art exhibit that explores color in art in a myriad of ways by seven DMV area artists. Open by appointment only. gallery44south@gmail.com or gallery-44.com.

”Over 70 Show” — through Aug. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Works in a variety of media. A signature of the Delaplaine’s Creative Aging Month, this annual exhibition celebrates local artists over age 70 and showcases a wide range of styles, techniques, and interests. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

”Heavy Metal” — through Aug. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Oil paintings by Raymond Burns. Easily mistaken as merely utilitarian and unattractive, Burns hopes to elevate the character and the beauty that exists in the form, color and texture

of railroad equipment, engines, cabooses, boxcars, and railroad structures in various states of use and decay. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.

”On Beauty and Revolution” — through Aug. 27, Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. Featuring the work of Sasa Aakil. For gallery hours, call 301-473-7680.

“The Hot Button” — through August, Hot Button Gallery, 129 E. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. Carol Williams exhibits textiles and poster art that reflect her passion for social responsibility through artistic communication. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. The artist will be available for conversation at these times. anothercarolwilliams.com.

Crestwood Gallery Spring Exhibit — through Sept. 8, Crestwood Center, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original artwork including photography, watercolors, oil, acrylic, mixed media and wood carvings by Frederick artists. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 240-215-1460, frederickhealth.org/crestwoodart.

”Mandy Chesney is gaudy” — through Sept. 10, Black Rock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. Baltimore resident’s first solo show, born in Mississippi. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Reception and artist talk 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 18. 301-528-2260 or blackrockcenter.org.

”Landscapes & Legends of Norway: William Singer & His Contemporaries” — through Sept. 17, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This exhibition uses Singer’s work and that of his contemporaries in the museum collection to look at the impact of Norway on the imaginations of various artists. A series of watercolors depicting Norse legends (yes, Loki and Thor) by American artist Frank Morse Rummel are also a highlight of the exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-7395727 or wcmfa.org.

”Treasures of State: Maryland’s Art Collection” — through Oct. 22, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. This collaborative exhibition, co-organized with the Maryland State Archives, features over 90 American and European paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts from 1750 to present. Notable artists represented include the Peales, Jasper Cropsey, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, George Inness, Hugh Bolton Jones, Eastman Johnson, Giuseppe Ceracchi, and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-7395727 or wcmfa.org.

“Truth” by Robin Davisson — Aug. 2 to 27, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick.. Featured artist Robin Davisson’s lyrical, processdriven work is rooted in eclectic curiosity and the material surprises she discovers working with her finely-developed visual vocabulary. Rooted in relentless curiosity and a love for the visceral qualities of the materials themselves, her work seeks to create knowledge in visual form. Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 5. districtarts.com/ robin-davisson.

“Bedwetter” — Aug. 4 to 27, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. Work by Phyllis Mayes and Lily Sellers, daughter of gallery member Annie Quinlan. Noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5, artist talk from 5 to 6 p.m. Aug. 12. 240-367-9770, nomagalleryfrederick.com.

“10x10” — through Aug. 12, Gribs Gallery and Studio, 208 Main St., New Windsor. Each piece is 10 inches square and for sale. Gallery hours are 4 to 6 p.m. Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays or by appointment. Hours are 4 to 6 p.m. on Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 443-5369198.

Shepherdstown artist displays statement pieces at personal gallery

BY MARWA BARAKAT mbarakat@newspost.com

After her retirement and the 2016 election, Carol Williams, 71, started writing columns for The Martinsburg Journal and getting back into crafting, something she hadn’t done in decades. She began making mixed-media statement pieces with fabric, buttons and other materials and compares her works to political cartoons, in that they tell a story and often address current issues, such as social justice, reproductive rights, pollution and politics.

A former musician and emergency room nurse Williams, aka “The Craftivist,” exhibits her political artwork at her personal gallery, The Hot Button Gallery, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

When she started crafting again, she arranged pop-up shows by renting out places in Shepherdstown and displaying her work. She also participated, and continues to participate, in exhibits at other galleries. About a year and a half ago, Williams had a solo show at the Delaplaine Arts Center, “the best thing that ever happened to me ever,” she said.

Last Labor Day, Williams opened her permanent gallery, where plenty of her work is displayed, from textile-type pieces to posters.

Williams said all of her work is political.

“I’m not interested in abstract,” she said. “I want people to know exactly what I think. That’s why I do what I do. There’s no wondering ‘what’s the message here.’”

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and by appointment. Most of the gallery’s visitors are people visiting Shepherdstown from the surrounding region.

Although Williams sells a book with a compilation of her writing and artwork, she said her work is less about selling and more about being exhibited and making a statement. She said it acts like a billboard. People walk down the street of the gallery and might see in the window her piece titled “The Definitive Thorny Issue,” a medical model of a uterus surrounded by spiky thorns, for instance.

Williams said people tell her she illustrates things they can’t put into

words.

“People like to come in and feel comfortable reading and looking at things that give them a sense of belonging with their own opinions, their own thoughts, their own feelings about the issues that we have right now, of which there are many, and they really feel a sense of ease and also, to a certain extent, peace,” Williams said.

The artist’s husband, Kimo Williams, helped her by printing the pieces and compiling the book, and he also manages her website and gives her feedback on her work.

She enjoys showing her work in exhibits, but having her own gallery is less work, since the pieces don’t need to be sent off. That said, running a permanent gallery comes with its own struggles. “You do always feel judged,” she admitted. “You always feel as if this weekend is going to be the last time anyone ever darkens your door.”

Williams’ textile piece “The Red Plague” is currently on exhibit in the “Over 70 Show” at the Delaplaine Center until Aug. 27. In November, she

will show work in Gettysburg, and in the spring, her work will be shown in Cumberland, followed by another solo exhibition at the Delaplaine Center.

Courtesy photos

The Craftivist, Carol Williams.

Pewter pig-shaped buttons crawl onto the Capitol dome and sides of the building. The piece uses quilted fabric prints of the Capitol and is mounted on black fencing wire.

A medical model of the female reproductive system, surrounded by thorns from my Honey Locust Tree.

Frederick Shakespeare Festival heads into the jazz age with ‘Twelfth Night’

Endangered Species theatre Project (ESPtheatre) will present a deaf/hearing integrated production of “Twelfth Night” as its mainstage production in the Frederick Shakespeare Festival, July 29 to Aug. 11.

The fast-paced show is a rollicking rollercoaster of mistaken identities, wild antics and a dash of enchantment, with shipwrecks, gender bending, and a tangled love triangle.

“Twelfth Night” will be performed at the Hodson Outdoor Theatre, bringing Shakespeare’s comedy to life under the stars.

“As the sun sets … Hood college turns into a magical atmosphere that is perfect for ‘Twelfth Night,’” says director Christine Mosere. “Ever since our fully integrated production of Romeo & Juliet back in 2021, I’ve wanted to bring this form of theater back to Frederick … We are thrilled to be back at Hood College, which is nestled inside a border of bushes, making it easy to transport into the fictional island of Illyria.”

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postcard that represents someone was thinking of you, well, that’s a sentiment that never expires.

I recently found several unsent postcards in an old shoebox I got while on a Europe trip in high school 20 years ago. They’re a little tattered, and certainly not au courant, but I may just plaster a stamp on them anyway, now that it’s my turn to send one back to Jim. On second thought, I should probably

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cianowski found a much better deal to the Azores, an Atlantic archipelago and autonomous region of Portugal.

Once they landed, something seemed familiar. Between its black sand beaches, lush rolling hills, island-hopping, majestic cliffs and volcanoes, “We kept saying, ‘oh my goodness, this is so similar to Hawaii,’” Bocianowski said. But

ESPtheatre’s Romeo & Juliet composer Garth Kravits (singersongwriter, filmmaker and Broadway) has returned to bring Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” songs into the jazz age. Chicago based director of artistic sign language Crom Saunders has joined the team to bring Shakespeare’s words into ASL.

The cast features an ensemble of players performing multiple roles and includes deaf actor Richard Costes as Feste, Evan Crump as Orsino, Surasree Das as Viola, and deaf actor Michelle Mary Schaefer as Olivia. Courtesy of Actors Equity Association (pending approval), Gillian Shelly will open the show as Malvolia, and Michael Harris as Sir Toby Belch.

Bring your own blanket or chair to enjoy this production.

Hood College’s Hodson Outdoor Theater is at 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. To reserve “pay-what-youcan” tickets, go to esptheatre.org or call 301-305-1405.

just save those for the memories and find a new one while visiting somewhere fresh and interesting instead, somewhere I could mail a postcard from with the message “Beautiful! Gorgeous! Wish you were here!”

Joseph Peterson can usually be found reading the weathered plaques of obscure monuments he sees while wandering the city. He counts public libraries, public lands and places where local community is fostered among his favorite kinds of places.

prices for hotels, food and hiring a private guide were all much cheaper than she’s found in Hawaii.

If you insist on getting to Hawaii this year, hold off until the fall. Nastro says tourism numbers drop about 20 percent or more come Labor Day. She’s seen September round-trip airfare from the West Coast to the islands on full-service airlines for under $300 and a Boston to Kona ticket for $471.

This combination of photos show promotional art for the second season of “This Fool,” premiering July 28 on Hulu, left, season two of “Heels,” premiering July 28 on Starz, center, and “Knock at the Cabin,” a film streaming July 25 on Prime Video.

Hulu/Starz/Amazon/ Universal Pictures via AP

What to stream this week

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are comedian Chris Estrada’s series “This Fool” returning for a second season and Zach Galifianakis starring in a movie about the creation of the ultracollectable Beanie Babies.

NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

— Zach Galifianakis takes on a different kind of role in “The Beanie Bubble,” playing Ty Warner, the founder of Ty, Inc. and creator of the Beanie Babies, which in the mid1990s surged in popularity, and resale value, for several years. The film is not exactly about him however. Based on Zac Bissonnette’s “The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute,” directors Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash Jr. look at the women around Ty — his business partner, played by Elizabeth Banks; a single mother he dates, played by Sarah Snook; and a temp who puts his company online at the beginning of the e-commerce age, played by Geraldine Viswanathan. “The Beanie Bubble” will be available on Apple TV+ on July 28.

— Thandiwe Newton plays a former New Orleans cop-turned-college professor living in a remote part of Montana who catches two hunters trespassing on her property in the thriller “God’s Country,” streaming on Hulu on July 28. Based on James Lee Burke’s short story “Winter Light,” the

Julian Higgins-directed film debuted last year at Sundance to largely favorable reviews. In the Los Angeles Times, Robert Daniels wrote that “’God’s Country’ is a film that wants to disarm you at every turn, and it often succeeds with a transfixing, acute spirit of retribution against society’s toxic racial and gender power dynamics.”

— And in honor of “Oppenheimer” debuting in theaters, the programmers over at the Criterion Channel have waived the subscription fee and made Jon Else’s riveting 1981 documentary “The Day After Trinity” available for free until July 31. J. Robert Oppenheimer had died by the time the filmmakers started on this endeavor, but the film features interviews with an army of names that anyone who watched the movie, or read “American Prometheus,” will recognize. They include his brother Frank Oppenheimer, Haakon Chevalier, Hans Bethe, Isidor Rabi and more, reflecting on Oppenheimer and what they created at Los Alamos. It’s an essential historical document and fascinating companion piece to Christopher Nolan’s film.

— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr NEW

SERIES TO STREAM

— Comedian Chris Estrada’s “This Fool” drops its 10-episode second season Friday, July 28 on Hulu. The show is a working-class comedy about Estrada’s character, Julio, living in South Los Angeles, who has the best of intentions but often finds himself

in absurd situations. When we first met him in season one, Julio is living with his mother and grandmother, still using his childhood bedroom, and working for a gang rehabilitation group called Hugs not Thugs. In season two, Hugs not Thugs has shuttered. Julio, along with his ex-con cousin and now roommate Luis, and former support group boss, a minister played by Michael Imperioli, decide to open a coffee shop and name it Mugs not Thugs, which employs ex-felons.

— Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig’s family wrestling drama “Heels” is back two years after its debut on Starz. The actors play brothers, Jack and Ace Spade, who are professional wrestlers in a small Georgia town called Duffy, where their drama and rivalry extends outside the ring. Ace, who is the hero character (known as “the face” in wrestlingspeak) has the potential to leave their Duffy Wrestling League for the big time while Jack — the villain known as “the heel” — also dreams of stardom but carries the burden of keeping the family business afloat. Season one followed the breakdown of the brothers’ relationship and in season two, debuting Friday, July 28 on Starz, the two must come together to restore the Duffy Wrestling League. Amell, who starred as Oliver Queen in The CW’s “Arrow,” has said he never thought he would find a role as satisfying as that, and playing Jack is like lightning striking twice.

— Alicia Rancilio

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Thursday July 27

CLASSES

Virtual Genealogy Lecture Series: “Finding Your Way With Maps” — 7 p.m. at Virtual, . Presenter is Mary Mannix. All lectures on the fourth Thursday via Zoom.  240-818-1937. tinyurl.com/msfsajvy.

ETCETERA

Stitches Through Time: Women’s Work from Farm to Fashion — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History/ Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Explores one story of women’s work, interpreting the history of textile production up to the 1950s. It features a beautiful selection of hand-sewn quilts and clothes from the 1800s; equipment, advertising, photographs and ephemera from the factory era; and selections of mid-20th century clothing by Claire McCardell that reflect the department store culture that emerged after World War II. Ten wedding dresses spanning 100 years showcase the themes in our story.

$12, $10, $8. Tonya@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

“The Fashion of Claire McCardell” — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Features 12 of the designer’s fashions. McCardell, a Frederick native, was a designer who redefined American women’s fashion during the 1930s to the 1950s. She designed casual sportswear for women that was comfortable yet stylish.

301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org/claire-mccardell-on-display.

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. We’ll even guarantee you a partner on the first Monday and Thursday of every month.

$7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Geology of the Appalachians — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. The Appalachian mountains are some of the oldest mountains on our planet! Learn about the ancient events that shaped the landscape we know today. At the Nature Nook (next to concessions).

301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov.

Expungement Clinic with Maryland Legal Aid — 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walkersville Branch LIbrary, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Need help expunging your record from a past conviction? Meet with an attorney from Maryland Legal Aid to discuss your options and begin the process. 18 and older.

301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Summer Reads: Amiee Gibbs — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Exploration Commons At 50 East, 50 E. Main St., Westminster. For adults. Amiee Gibbs grew up in rural Maryland where she still lives on an allegedly haunted road but has dreams of running away to Ireland. Her first novel, “The Carnivale of Curiosities,” is a gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy and murder, set in a spectacular circus where star-crossed lovers’ destinies are forged at an unexpected price. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Presented by A Likely Story Bookstore and Carroll County Public Library. Visit site to register. 443-293-3000. ask@carr.org. ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/amiee-gibbs.

Pour House Trivia — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. Come on out with the team and play some Pour House Trivia. 7 p.m. start. Extended Happy Hour from 4 to 8 p.m.  301-846-0089.

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Vacation Bible School: Operation

Restoration — 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Frederick Presbyterian Church, 115 W. Second St., Frederick . 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 24-27. All kids, preschool through rising 6th graders, are invited to grow in faith as they play, learn, sing and work to be menders of God’s creation. Breakfast and snacks provided.

301-663-5338. office@frederickpresbyterian.org. frederickpresbyterian.org.

Summerfest Family Theatre: 123 Andres — 10 a.m. at Baker Park Band Shell, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. GRAMMY-nominated, Latin Grammy-winning duo with catchy songs and a high-energy show that gets kids and families singing and dancing, in Spanish and English. Bring a canned food item in lieu of admission to support the Foodbank Program operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency (FCAA). Non-perishable items such as canned meats and vegetables, soups, peanut butter, cereal, rice, and pastas are preferred. celebratefrederick.com.

Wildwood Storytime with CCPL’s Mount Airy Branch — 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Wildwood Park Gazebo, 400 Park Ave., Mount Airy. For ages up to 8. Join us for storytime at the Wildwood Park Gazebo. We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. We’ll talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. In the event of inclement weather, we will meet indoors at CCPL’s Mount Airy Branch.

410-386-4470. ask@carr.org. ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/wildwoodstorytime-ccpls-mount-airy-branch-14.

Movies at McDaniel — 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster. This free family-friendly event features Disney’s “Encanto” along with glow giveaways. Refreshments will be available for purchase from McDaniel College concessions starting at 7:30 p.m. Movie begins at approximately 8:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring their own blankets and chairs. 410-857-2290. ocm@mcdaniel.edu. mcdaniel.edu/moviesatmcdaniel.

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The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Exhibit — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. From 1896 until 1954, a network of interurban trolley lines were built linking communities across Frederick and Washington counties. This exhibit presents the history of these electric railways and how they changed the landscape and communities of Frederick County.

$12, $10, $8. director@frederickhistory.org. cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/ stitchesthroughtimeexhibittickets.

MUSIC

Alive@Five: Skatt Daddy — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Frederick. Live music. Outdoor happy hour. Ages 21 and older only, with ID. $6 entry plus $6 drinks. Food available for purchase. 301-698-8118. downtownfrederick.org.

Summer Concert Series: East of Antietam — 6:30 p.m. at Renfrew Museum & Park, 1010 E. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa. The husband and wife team Jim and Robin Osik, East of Antietam is an acoustic duo performing easy listening hits, country, folk, classic rock and more! Donations gratefully accepted. 717-762-4723. renfrewmuseum.org.

Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us

every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling. com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

Friday July 28

CLASSES

Mead: Ancient to Modern at Orchid Cellar Meadery — 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery, 8546 Pete Wiles Road, Middletown. Did you know that Middletown is home to the very first meadery in the state of Maryland? In partnership with Middletown Branch Library, Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery will host a presentation about the history of fermented honey and how modern mead is enjoyed. The presentation will be given by Andrzej Wilk, followed by a Q&A session. Perucho’s Street Cuisine food truck will be onsite, too. So come ready to eat, learn, and drink mead. 21 and older. 301-600-7560.

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ETCETERA

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating Ghost Tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $15. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

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Bethesda Outdoor Movies: Stars on the Avenue — 9 p.m. at Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle, corner of Norfolk and Auburn avenues, Bethesda . Whitney Houston in “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Admission is free, and show times will begin at 9 p.m.  301-215-6660. edavis@bethesda.org. bethesda.org/bethesda/ bethesda-outdoor-movies.

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Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right! 21 and older.

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Fur-bearing Friends — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Several animals in Maryland are traditionally hunted for their fur. Learn about these creatures’ unique adaptations and find out which animal was nearly driven to extinction just for a fashion trend! At the Nature Nook (next to concessions). 301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov.

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Carbonaro: Lies on Stage — 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Best known as the star and executive producer of the hit series, “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV, Michael Carbonaro has also made frequent

television appearances in shows such as “Happily Divorced,” “30 Rock,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “CSI Miami.” A performing magician since his youth, Carbonaro went on to study experimental theater at New York University with aspirations of entertaining audiences through a variety of theatrical mediums, including hidden-camera magic, which he later showcased frequently on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” $39-$69. 301-790-3500. ajv@mdtheatre.org.

Comedy Night Series — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. A night of standup comedy under the stars, every fourth Friday of the month through October. Beer/wine w/ID, other concessions available for purchase. Tickets on Eventbrite, some at door, cash or cards accepted. Doors 30 min before start time. *Parents please note, Sky Stage is an all-ages venue, but comedy shows may contain mature content.

$10. 301-662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.

Saturday July 29

CLASSES

All-Levels Yoga — 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., ,

Frederick. An all-levels yoga class with experienced instructors from Yogamour, a Frederick-based studio and non-profit. Saturdays through October. $15. 301-662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/skystage/.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Manage pests with ecosystem-based methods to minimize the use of pesticides. Learn how to identify, prevent, and manage plant problems using biological control, habitat changes, and cultural habits. 301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu.

Freedom BANG Fitness Class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch LIbrary, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Glassblowing Workshop — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Loew Vineyards, 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy. Join us for this limited experience of being able to blow your own glassware at our winery! Each reservation starts with one session (30 minutes) to create your own stemless wine glass to take home, a guided tasting and tour (one hour) led by our tasting staff.  $130. 301-831-5464. rachel@loewvineyards.net. exploretock.com/loewvineyards.

Tea Tasting: Herbs for Mental Health — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Common Market CO-OP, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Learn about utilizing our relationships with herbs to support our mental health individually and collectively. Learn about plant allies that may help cope with stress, grief and anxiety.

$20-$40. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.

Tour for Maryland’s Future: Frederick — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hillcrest Commons Apartment, 1150 Orchard Terrace, Frederick. Food, raffle prizes and an exciting discussion about the top education issues in Western Maryland. This regional event is for Marylanders in Allegany, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Garrett, and Washington counties. 443-580-4344. jamal@strongschoolsmaryland.org.

ETCETERA

Foundations of Frederick Walking Tour — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Walk in the footsteps of Frederick’s past residents and discover their stories. Experience the history and beauty of downtown as knowledgeable guides share the fascinating stories that make up historic Frederick. Tours are 90 minutes.

$12, $10, $8. director@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org/programs/adults/

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Fifth Annual McClintock Pig Roast — noon to 10 p.m. at McClintock Distilling Co., 35 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Join us at the distillery for a day packed with live music, specialty drinks, awesome local vendors, and of delicious local barbecue from one of our farms. We’ll be closing down the entire complex for the party so guests can enjoy cocktails and more throughout the distillery, Back Bar or parking lot. Barbecue available while supplies last.

202-557-9914.

braeden@mcclintockdistilling.com.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Explore the home of Frederick’s pioneer family, the Brunners. Built in 1758, it is the oldest surviving building in the city and a National Historic Landmark. Inside is the only known example of a German heating system that provided safe, clean, energy-efficient radiant heat. Learn the story of the desperate German immigrants who fled dire conditions in Europe and came to prominence in Frederick County. Walk in for a guided tour.

$8 for adults, free for under age 12. 301456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

FAMILY

Progress in Every Direction: The CCC in Maryland — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington Monument State Park, 6620 Zittlestown Road , Middletown. The Civilian Conservation Corps is one of the most fondly remembered programs of the 1930s. Discover how the CCC operated and the work it performed across Maryland. Learn about the lives of the young men in the CCC camps and how the program has left a lasting legacy in our state parks.  jamesn.johnston@maryland.gov.

Back in Time Museum and 1800s Rural Village Scavenger Hunt — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 29 and 30 at Friends of the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro. Turn back the hands of time and have fun searching for and discovering curated artifacts made or used in 19th-century Maryland. Children will get a list with 40 images of artifacts that are on display in three indoor museums and authentic outdoor rural Village of historic structures built in the 1800s. info.ruralheritagemuseum@gmail.com. ruralheritagemuseum.org/ weekend-family-activites.html.

GALLERY

Bottles and Brushes Painting Event — 7 p.m. at Gribs Gallery and Studio, 208 Main St., New Windsor. Each participant gets a canvas, paints and brushes to work with and instruction for creating a painting that to take home. Music, water and snacks provided; plus, participants can feel free to bring their own favorite beverage with them. Call for details and cost. 443-536-9198. lingrib1@gmail.com.

MUSIC

Abundant Life Community Day — noon to 6 p.m. at Baker Park Band Shell, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. Christian concert featuring rappers, choirs, soloists, poets, liturgical dancers and more. karen@abundantlifecares.org.

Iron & Wine with Special Guest Half Gringa — 8 p.m. at Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. Iron & Wine is the musical project of singer-songwriter Sam Beam, indie-folk and Americana.  $49.50 to $75. 717-337-8200. gettysburgmajestic.org.

The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. — 8 p.m. at New Spire Stages, 15 W. Patrick St., Frederick. On Mardi Gras morning, your eyes may feast on the intricate and elaborate beadwork of the Indians as they dance down the street, but the first thing you’ll hear when they make their way toward you is the back line, known as “the rumble”. Featuring six Grammy-nominated musicians, The Rumble is more than just a band — it’s an opportunity to be immersed in a wholly unique facet of New Orleans culture.

$20-$30. bhiller@cityoffrederickmd.gov. weinbergcenter.org/shows/ the-rumble-feat-chief-joseph-boudreaux-jr. Honky Tonkin’ Good Time Show — 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Thick-N-Thin Brewing Co., 18330 Spark Drive, Hagerstown. Mike Kuster’s Honky Tonkin’ Good Time Show is coming to Thick-N-Thin Brewing Co. 21 and older. mike@mikekuster.net. mikekuster.net.

The Bruce Gardner Experience feat. KASHI-TARA — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Smooth R&B/neo soul tunes with a hint of funk and go-go from The Bruce Gardner Experience, featuring KASHI-TARA on vocals. Learn more at brucegardnermusic. com. $10, free for under 12. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.

THEATER

“Twelfth Night or What You Will” by William Shakespeare — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Hood College Hodson Outdoor Theater, 581 Coffman Chapel Drive, Frederick. Endangered Species (theatre) Project presents “Twelfth Night or What You Will” as the mainstage event of its Frederick Shakespeare Festival. A d/Deaf/hearing integrated production which features a cast of both deaf and hearing actors, in a show that will be accessible to each audience for all performances. Free. 301-305-1405. contact@esptheatre.org. esptheatre.org/fsf-23.

Sunday July 30 CLASSES

Glassblowing Workshop — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Loew Vineyards, 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy. Join us for this limited experience of being able to blow your own glassware at our winery! Each reservation

starts with one session (30 minutes) to create your own stemless wine glass to take home, a guided tasting and tour (one hour) led by our tasting staff.  $130. 3018315464. rachel@loewvineyards.net. www.exploretock.com/loewvineyards.

Yoga in the Vines — 11 a.m. to noon at Loew Vineyards, 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy. Includes a yoga session with instructor Kristen Coffey, glass of wine of your choosing and wine available for purchase (21 and older), outdoor space to enjoy wines, souvenir logo glass and live music. BYO yoga mat. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. $20. 301-831-5464. rachel@loewvineyards.net. www.exploretock.com/loewvineyards/ event/408479/yoga-in-the-vines-with-kristen-coffey.

ETCETERA

The Fashion of Claire McCardell — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Features 12 of the designer’s fashions. McCardell, a Frederick native, was a designer who redefined American women’s fashion during the 1930s to the 1950s. She designed casual sportswear for women that was comfortable yet stylish. Exhibit continues through Nov. 12. 301-739-5727. crystalschelle@gmail.com.

Spies, Hostages, and Armies on the March — 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Hear about the events placing Woodsboro in the broader context of the four-year conflict that divided the loyalties of Frederick County citizens and changed the course of the nation. Followed by a performance by Home Comfort. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Explore the home of Frederick’s pioneer family, the Brunners. Built in 1758, it is the oldest surviving building in the city and a National Historic Landmark. Inside is the only known example of a German heating system that provided safe, clean, energy-efficient radiant heat. Learn the story of the desperate German immigrants who fled dire conditions in Europe and came to prominence in Frederick County. Walk in for a guided tour.

$8 for adults, free for under age 12. 301456-4912. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.

Stone Country — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cactus Flats, 10026 Hansonville Road, Frederick. Country music.

Cemetery History & Mystery Tour — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 515 S. Market St., Frederick. Discover Frederick’s past as you navigate through the labyrinth of graves, crypts and monuments of historic Mount Olivet Cemetery, established 1852 and one of Maryland’s largest and most beautiful cemeteries and the final resting place of Francis Scott Key, Thomas Johnson and Civil War heroine Barbara Fritchie.

$15 for adults. 301-668-8922. Info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

Sherlock Sundays: Sherlock Holmes Radio Plays Live Readings — 7 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. A 45-minute live reading of the nationally known radio show, “The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Jim French, performed every last Sunday of the month, June-September with a bonus matinee at 3 p.m. Oct. 29. Pay-what-you-can donation at the door, or reserve at the Endangered Species Theatre website. All-ages, doors 20 minutes before start time.  Rain location at 16 E. Patrick St., Suite 200 (above JoJo’s; please note there is no elevator in this historic building). Free. 301-662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. esptheatre.org/shows.

FAMILY

Progress in Every Direction: The CCC in Maryland — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington Monument State Park, 6620 Zittlestown Road , Middletown. The Civilian Conservation Corps is one of the most fondly remembered programs of the 1930s. Discover how the CCC operated and the work it performed across Maryland. Learn about the lives of the young men in the CCC camps and how the program has left a lasting legacy in our state parks.  jamesn.johnston@maryland.gov.

FESTIVALS

Back to School Block Party — 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church, 5609 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick. School supply giveaways, kids activities, face painting, snow cones, hamburger and hot dogs, drinks and more.   301-694-7315. jacksonchapel@comcast.net. jacksonchapelumc.org.

FILM

Sunday Movie Night — 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 13025 Greensburg Road, Smithsburg. Follow the Yellow Brick Road to a Kansas-style meal and movie. 240-405-2173. prjulie@verizon.net. facebook.com/StPaulsGreenburgMD.

MUSIC

Sunday Brunch Concert Series — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shab Row Stage - Everedy Square, 100 N. East St., Frederick. Enjoy live acoustic music performed by local/regional musicians at the cutest outdoor live music venue in Mid-Maryland - the Shab Row Stage. Held every Sunday behind the Frederick Coffee Co. through September.   301-639-1050. todd@toddcwalker.ccom.

Summer Concert Series: The Vi-Kings — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Baker Park Band Shell, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. “‘60s/early ‘70s Soundtrack of Your Life.” Beatles, Stones, Motown, Kinks, Credence, Dylan, Eagles, Petty, Byrds, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and on and on. celebratefrederick.com.

THEATER

“Timon of Athens” by William Shakespeare: An Immersive Adaptation — 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at

ESPloft, 16 E. Patrick St., second and third floor, Frederick. Re-imagined as a one-hour, immersive production with five actors, exploring the story of a generous citizen whose misplaced trust causes her to lose everything and bitterly retreat to the wilderness where she contemplates revenge. Free. 301-305-1405. contact@esptheatre.org.

Monday July 31

CLASSES

Meditative Dance Movement — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. The dance experience starts with a brief guided meditation involving breathing, stretching, shaking and gentle yoga-like movements to help become more heart-centered and embodied. Then, dance music starts slow and then ramps up over time.

$10. laurabsherwood@gmail.com.

ETCETERA

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. We’ll even guarantee you a partner on the first Monday and Thursday of every month.

$7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

FESTIVALS

Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Co. Carnival — 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mount Airy Fire Co. Carnival Grounds, 1008 Twin Arch Road`, Mount Airy. Continues nightly through Aug. 5. Food, games, rides, nightly entertainment. July 31 — Jay Henley and Stone Broke, classic country; Aug. 1 — Streamline, ‘70s and ‘80s rock; Aug. 2 — Chris Woodward and Shindiggin’, rockin’ country; Aug. 3 — Hayden Shaw and Friends, traditional bluegrass; Aug. 4 — Special Delivery, classic rock and dance; Aug. 5 — Davisson Brothers Band, from Clarksburg, W.Va., by way of Nashville.  mavfc.org.

OUTDOORS

Full Moon Canoeing — 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Enjoy this unique opportunity to experience the beauty of Greenbrier Lake under a full moon from the water. Program is limited to 10 participants. Canoers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian while on board the boat. Headlamp or flashlight is required. To register, email am.honchalk@maryland.gov. 301-791-4656. sam.honchalk@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/greenbrier.aspx.

THEATER

“Timon of Athens” by William Shakespeare: An Immersive Adaptation — 8

CALENDAR

p.m. to 9 p.m. at ESPloft, 16 E. Patrick St., second and third floor, Frederick. Re-imagined as a one-hour, immersive production with five actors, exploring the story of a generous citizen whose misplaced trust causes her to lose everything and bitterly retreat to the wilderness where she contemplates revenge. Free. 301-305-1405. contact@esptheatre.org.

Tuesday Aug. 1

CLASSES

Personal Self-Defense Tactics — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Institute for Learning in Retirement at Frederick Community College, 7932 Oppossumtown Pike, Frederick. Rape/ robbery/assault is not a selective crime, it has no regard for age, race, or social status. In this class, you will learn basic common sense rules that can be used to protect yourself before, during, and after an attack. Classroom based, not a physical class. $32. 240-624-2732. ilr@frederick.edu.

ETCETERA

Pride On The Patio — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Showroom, 882 N. East St., Fredrick. Weekly LGBTQIA social mixer. Relaxed an casual. Happy hour pricing, full menu available; drink special Gender Fluid. 21 and older. 240-409-8858. prideonthepatio@gmail.com. facebook.com/PrideOnThePatio.

Late Night Happy Hour — 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. All the drink prices from regular happy hour from 9 p.m. to close with select half-price appetizers.  301-846-0089.

frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

FAMILY

Frederick County 275th: “Thro’ the perilous fight” — Francis Scott Key and the War of 1812 in Maryland — 7 p.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Frederick County native Francis Scott Key was an accidental witness to one of the last battles in the War of 1812, the Battle of Baltimore. Maryland was a major battlefront during America’s forgotten conflict. Explore Maryland’s involvement in the war and the perspectives of its citizens like Francis Scott Key.

301-600-7212.

fcpl.org.

Outdoor Summer Family Movies: “The Bad Guys” (PG, 2022) — 8 p.m. at Carroll Community College, Rotary Amphitheater, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster. After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet: becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang

sets out to fool the world that they’re turning good. But could any of them be considering turning good for real? Rain location: Scott Center Theater. 410-848-7272. carrollcountyartscouncil.org.

FESTIVALS

National Night Out with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ballenger Creek Park, 5420 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick. K-9 demonstrations, visit from MSP Trooper 3 helicopter, Frederick County Command Truck, FCSO SWAT recruitment and multiple agency vehicles, Fred. Co. Emergency Management/Emergency Communications Center, Fred. Co. Citizens Services Division — Family Partnership, Fred. Co. Division of Fire & Rescue Services; Fred. Co. State’s Attorney Office, TransIT Services of Fred. Co., FBI — Baltimore Office and Secret Service. Food trucks, kids’ activities, and WFRE and WFMD broadcasting live. 240-397-0255. twivell@frederickcountymd.gov. frederickcosheriff.com.

National Night Out at Frederick neighborhoods — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Carrollton Park, 455 Center St., Frederick, Hill Street Park, 100 Hill St., Frederick, and Mullinix Park, 16 S. Bentz St., Frederick. Residents are encouraged to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with their neighbors and local law enforcement. Free food, live music, face painting, police cars, K9 demos and more fun. 240-586-0462. slong@frederickmdpolice.org.

THEATER

“Twelfth Night or What You Will” by William Shakespeare — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Hood College Hodson Outdoor Theater, 581 Coffman Chapel Drive, Frederick. Endangered Species (theatre) Project presents “Twelfth Night or What You Will” as the mainstage event of its Frederick Shakespeare Festival. A d/Deaf/hearing integrated production which features a cast of both deaf and hearing actors, in a show that will be accessible to each audience for all performances. Free. 301-305-1405. contact@esptheatre.org. esptheatre.org/fsf-23.

Wednesday Aug. 2

CLASSES

Volunteer Information Sessions — Literacy Council of Frederick County — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at via Zoom. Recruiting volunteer tutors to work with adults one-to-one or in small groups of 2-3 adults. No previous experience required. Attendance of a volunteer session is required prior to registering for a tutor training workshop.

frederickliteracy.org.

Summertime Adventures: Bee Bonanza — 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Walkersville Public Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join us in our backyard for a morning of handson activities and demonstrations to learn about these amazing insects. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

ETCETERA

Valley Quilters, TLC, Meeting — 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Jefferson. Meets the first Wednesday of each month. Open to all ages and levels. The guild offers teaching, learning and companionship to those interested in the art of quilting. Program: Show-and-tell, bring your block, quilt or handy tool to show the guild. Visitors welcome. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. RSVP. valleyquiltersTLC@gmail.com.

Swing Dance — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St. , Frederick. Every first Wednesday through Oct. 4. Amanda Comi and friends of Revolution Modern Dance will offer a beginner lesson covering swing and blues basics. Social dancing follows. Beverages and small packaged snacks will be available for purchase, proceeds support Sky Stage and the Frederick Arts Council. Beer/wine for 21+ with ID. pay-what-you-can donation, ($5-10 suggested). 301-662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. revolutionmoderndance.com.

Late Night Happy Hour — 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. All the drink prices from regular happy hour from 9 p.m. to close with select half-price appetizers.  301-846-0089. frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

HEALTH

Gentle Yoga Class for All — 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Common Market Co-op, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. This class is the perfect intro for a new student or an experienced yogi. Plenty of modifications offered to meet various levels. Includes low-impact movement, seated postures and plenty of stretching. Students will become comfortable using props like blocks, straps and even the occasional chair. 301-663-3416.

aharmon@commonmarket.coop.

MUSIC

FAC After Hours: Joe Keyes Improv Jazz — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Equal parts frontman, poet, and conductor, Joe Keyes leads his nine-piece Late Bloomer Band through a fresh concoction of funk, R&B, soul, rock, and jazz while drawing on the musical auras of Miles Davis, Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra, and early Parliament-Funkadelic. 301-662-4190.

artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/ news-events/calendar-grid.

Thursday Aug. 3

ETCETERA

Duplicate Bridge Games — noon to 4 p.m. at Church of the Transfiguration , 6909 Maryland Ave., Frederick. Looking for a competitive mind sport? Frederick Bridge Club duplicate games allow you to hone your skills and make new, like-minded friends. All are welcome, no membership requirements. We’ll even guarantee you a partner on the first Monday and Thursday of every month.

$7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Pour House Trivia — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Champion Billiards Sports Bar, 5205 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. Come on out with the team and play some Pour House Trivia. 7 p.m. start. Extended Happy Hour from 4 to 8 p.m.  301-846-0089.

frederickchampions.com/weekly-specials.

FAMILY

Summerfest Family Theatre: Can Danny Come Out and Play? — 10 a.m. at Baker Park Band Shell, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. Children’s music by Danny Schwartz. Bring a canned food item in lieu of admission to support the Foodbank Program operated by the Frederick Community Action Agency (FCAA). Non-perishable items such as canned meats and vegetables, soups, peanut butter, cereal, rice, and pastas are preferred.

celebratefrederick.com.

Wildwood Storytime with CCPL’s Mount Airy Branch — 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Wildwood Park Gazebo, 400 Park Ave., Mount Airy. For ages up to 8. Join us for storytime at the Wildwood Park Gazebo. We’ll share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement. We’ll talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format appropriate for young children. In the event of inclement weather, we will meet indoors at CCPL’s Mount Airy Branch. 410-386-4470. ask@carr.org. ccpl.librarymarket.com.

MUSIC

Alive@Five: Glamour Kitty — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Frederick. Live music. Outdoor happy hour. Ages 21 and older only, with ID. $6 entry plus $6 drinks. Food available for purchase. 301-698-8118. downtownfrederick.org.

Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older. 301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling. com.

tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

THEATER

“Twelfth Night or What You Will” by

William Shakespeare — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Hood College Hodson Outdoor Theater, 581 Coffman Chapel Drive, Frederick. Endangered Species (theatre) Project presents “Twelfth Night or What You Will” as the mainstage event of its Frederick Shakespeare Festival. A d/Deaf/hearing integrated production which features a cast of both deaf and hearing actors, in a show that will be accessible to each audience for all performances. Free. 301-305-1405. contact@esptheatre.org. esptheatre.org/fsf-23.

Friday Aug. 4

CLASSES

Goat Yoga at the Farm — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Goat for the Soul, 10209 Fountain School Road, Union Bridge. All ages welcome. For Friday night classes, feel free to bring your favorite adult beverage. $27. 240-405-2208. christy@gvalleye.com. goatforthesoul.com.

ETCETERA

Community Drum Circle — 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. A community drum circle hosted and led by the professional music therapists from Noteable Progressions Music Therapy Services every first Friday through October. All ages and abilities welcome! Bring your own drum or choose a percussion instrument from the array. Free to enter, $5 suggested donation at the door benefits Noteable Progressions’ community nonprofit partners.  301-662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the paranormal with Maryland’s oldest operating Ghost Tour. Uncover political savvy and defiant citizens, patriots from the Revolutionary War, beckoning soldiers from the Civil War. Reservations recommended. $15. 301-668-8922. info@marylandghosttours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

FESTIVALS

Jubilation! Quilt Show — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St., Mount Airy. Continues Aug. 5. The Four County Quilt Guild’s 2023 quilt show. More than 200 member-made quilts, a “Quiltporium” of hand-made items, demonstrations, raffle baskets, a bargain bin, vendors and a light-fare cafe.   $10, under age 3 free. 301-363-5419. president@fourcountyquilters.org. fourcountyquilters.org.

FILM

Movie Knight — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Local

filmmaker nights presented and curated by Falling Squares on the first Friday of each month. 301-662-4190. artcenter@frederickartscouncil.org.

MUSIC

Friday Nights Live — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at American Ice Co Cafe, 62 W. Main St., Westminster. Come out to listen and support musicians play every Friday night. The stage behind the café is the perfect place to spend warm summer nights with a glass of wine, bottle of beer, or one of our specialty lattes. 443-952-0552. gabby.aic.co@gmail.com.

FAME Singer-Songwriter Showcase — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Member-musicians of the Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise are featured in this 4-show series on First Fridays, through October. Features acoustic soloists, duos or bands. Doors open 7 p.m., small concessions available for purchase. All ages. Carry-in food and dog-friendly dogs OK. Free. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.

Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right! 21 and older.

301-233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

THEATER

“Twelfth Night or What You Will” by William Shakespeare — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Hood College Hodson Outdoor Theater, 581 Coffman Chapel Drive, Frederick. Endangered Species (theatre) Project presents “Twelfth Night or What You Will” as the mainstage event of its Frederick Shakespeare Festival. A d/Deaf/hearing integrated production which features a cast of both deaf and hearing actors, in a show that will be accessible to each audience for all performances. Free. 301-305-1405. contact@esptheatre.org. esptheatre.org/fsf-23.

Saturday Aug. 5

CLASSES

All-Levels Yoga — 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., , Frederick. An all-levels yoga class with experienced instructors from Yogamour, a Frederick-based studio and non-profit. Saturdays through October. $15. 301-662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage.

Homesteading: Wooden Spoon Carving with Jason Drevenak — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Wooden utensils are so much more user-friendly on all types of cookware and

even more fun to use when made by your hands! Learn to carve a basic spoon from your choice of black cherry or black walnut using splitting, carving, and sanding tools. Everyone will leave with their own coconut oil-sealed spoon. All materials and tools provided. $47. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org.

Goat Yoga at South Mountain Creamery — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at South Mountain Creamery, 8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown. Join the fun: goats, yoga and ice cream. All ages welcome.   $40. 240-405-2208. christy@gvalleye.com. goatforthesoul.com.

Freedom BANG Fitness Class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch LIbrary, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Seed Saving — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Learn how to harvest and save your seeds for next year’s garden. Master Gardener, Megan Rice will teach us how to save and then share our seeds using the seed library. 18 and older. 301-600-7560. lgrackin@frederickcountymd.gov.

Plaque Your House — 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Edward F. Fry Memorial Library at Point of Rocks, 1635 Ballenger Creek Pike, Point of Rocks. Learn how to apply for a historic plaque for your 100-year-old + home or building. Along the way you’ll learn more about your home and its history as well as how to document dates and details. The Frederick County Landmarks Foundation has awarded more than 400 plaques honoring historic buildings around the county.  301-663-3885. info@fredericklandmarks. org. fredericklandmarks.org/plaques.

Open Hearth Cooking with Jason Drevenak — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Fox Haven Farm, Retreat & Learning Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. Have you ever wanted to cook an entire meal around an open fire or take your BBQ grilling abilities to the next level? This course will teach you how to manipulate fire and cook above, in, and under an open fire pit. The menu will include items such as a protein, potatoes, squash, eggs, and Damper bread A garden salad will also be provided. As the food is cooking participants will learn how to carve a spoon from a piece of wood. All food items and spoon carving materials included. $35. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm.org. foxhavenfarm.org/events/ open-hearth-cooking-with-jason-drevenak.

ETCETERA

Foundations of Frederick Walking Tour — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Walk in the footsteps of Frederick’s past residents and discover their stories. Experience the history and beauty of downtown as knowledge-

able guides share the fascinating stories that make up historic Frederick. Tours are 90 minutes.

$12, $10, $8. director@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org/programs/ adults/walking-tours.

Wine Camp — 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Loew Vineyards, 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy. Led by our fifth generation winemaker, Rachel! A total fermentation experience. Limited seating available. Includes wine sensory analysis/understanding your palate, sneak peek into 2022 vintage and barrel tasting, vertical tasting of wines and meads from past 30+ years, wine notebooks and glassware, wine pairings, charcuterie box lunch. 21 and older. $125. 301-831-5464. rachel@loewvineyards.net. exploretock.com/loewvineyards/ event/409249/wine-camp-august-session.

Sierra Club Catoctin Group Meeting — 11 a.m. to noon at Common Market Community Room, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Sierra Club Catoctin Group members, friends, and the general public are invited to attend monthly meetings the first Saturday of each month. Ample seating and parking is available.  301-318-7995. Pwsccg@yahoo.com. sierraclub.org/maryland/catoctin-group.

Brain Freeze — noon to 7 p.m. at Potters’ Guild of Frederick Gallery, 14 S. Market St., Frederick. Farm-fresh ice cream donated by the South Mountain Creamery. Choose a handcrafted bowl to take home. Proceeds will be donated to the Frederick Rescue Mission. Tickets are available at the Potters’ Guild of Frederick Gallery and online. $20 for adult, $10 for child. 571-212-6021. janet.capra@comcast.net. pottersguildoffrederick.com.

FAMILY

Treasures of State Community Day — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Celebrate the history of Maryland with kids’ crafts, living history, vendors, food, live music and more! Inspired by our exhibition “Treasures of State: Maryland’s Art Collection.” Free admission.   301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org/concerts-lectures-2.

FESTIVALS

Women’s Distance Festival — 7:30 a.m. at Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Hosted by Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club. 5K 8 a.m., Fun Run 7:30 a.m. $35 for 5k Run/ Walk; $35 for Athletes Serving Athletes 5k; Little Women 1k Fun Run for ages up to 13 only, $15. Virtual options available. Proceeds donated to Women’s Giving Circle of Frederick County. frederickwdf.com.

Trinity Fest Wine Jerk & Reggae Festival (Formerly Trio Fest) — noon to 8 p.m. at Potomac Polo Arena (Muldoon’s Farm), 18905 Beallsville Road, Poolesville. Authentic Caribbean event aimed at creating moments of fun, interaction and culinary adventure for individuals as well as the whole family. Food, wine, music all day. $10 to $100, kids 12 and under free. triofestmd@gmail.com. trinityfestdmv.com.