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WISH UPON A STAR

Let’s all cross our fingers that we get some clear nights this weekend so we can head outside and catch some shooting stars during the annual Perseid meteor shower — or, better yet, find a place to camp or stay the night a little farther removed from those big city lights of Frederick. Some options with the darkest skies for stargazing: Cherry Springs State Park in Susquehannock State Forest in Pennsylvania; James River State Park near Lynchburg, Virginia; and Rappahannock County Park near Washington, Virginia; the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia; and the Green Bank Observatory in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This year, the meteor shower is happening from Aug. 12 to 14. Get ready to make some wishes!

TOUR THE NEW POTTERY TRAIL

The Pottery Trail of Washington County just launched as the first trail of its kind in the state. The brainchild of ceramic artist Kirke Martin, who’s based in Keedysville, the self-guided tour includes a collection of potters whose shops can be visited year-round during gallery hours or by appointment. Besides the opportunity to meet the artists who hand-craft these pieces, studios and galleries on the tour are great options for finding unique gifts not sold in stores. Find the stops and contact info in our story in the Arts section this week before heading out.

WHAT’S ON TAP

The Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department will host the Frederick County Craft Beverage from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 13 with beer, wine and distilled spirits options all made in Frederick County, as well as activities for kids. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the gate, with all proceeds benefiting the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department. And remember, we are still in the midst of the summer installment of Frederick Restaurant Week, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 14. So, in short: lots of options to try new local food and drinks this week.

MEET ASA WEEKS (IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY)

Hip-hop artist Asa Weeks has become a local sensation, and the recognition is so deserved. If you missed his sold-out show at Sky Stage and a few other occasional appearances onstage, check him out on YouTube and you’ll see what all the hype is about. In a candid interview with 72 Hours, he talks about everything from his loyalty to Frederick, how he got into rapping in the first place, the importance of having a mentor, his upcoming single, making money off music, and why he wants to re-create Justin Timberlake’s “Justified.”

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A ‘SAINT FOR OUR TIMES’

As Anita DiGregory, virtual experience facilitator at the National Shrine for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pointed out, Mother Seton lived through a lot of what we just lived through as we moved through the COVID-19 pandemic — namely, quarantine and death. DiGregory calls her a “saint for our times” and will be leading a book club from Aug. 18 through Sep. 22, with virtual meetups from 7 to 8 p.m. each Thursday, to discuss “Elizabeth Bayley Seton 1774-1821: Mother, Foundress, Saint,” by Annabelle M. Melville, considered to be the definitive book on St. Seton’s life. 72 HOURS

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Mighty Kind In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talks with Joshua Loyal, founder of the cannabis seltzer company Mighty Kind, about his first foray into entrepreneurship when he purchased a dive bar named Pop’s Blue Moon with his father — and how that eventually led to the start of Mighty Kind. Here is an excerpt of their talk. UnCapped: Can we get a little bit of background about you and what you’ve done leading up to starting Mighty Kind? Joshua Loyal: We’ll start in college. I found myself as the guy that would host parties, find a place to gather, find a band to play, find a keg, buy some cups, stand at the door, and kind of put all the pieces together to have a good time. UnCapped: So you were the fun provider.

have a nice business plan. UnCapped: So he was really just trying to find a way to keep your friends out of his refrigerator. Loyal: Well, I have two older brothers and two younger sisters. There’s a lot of hands in the fridge. Next thing you knew, we opened a bar. It’s the oldest bar in the city of St. Louis. It’s been here Loyal: I was the fun provider. After since 1908. My father and I bought it two years of college, I moved home. from the third generation of an Italian My parents were getting a divorce family. We are five generations, two after 20 years, and my dad asked me families, and the bar has been here for if I wanted to open up a bar. He was a 114 years. carpenter, and I was a … fun provider. UnCapped: That’s pretty amazing. So, somehow, together, we thought it Loyal: Yeah. It made it through would be fun to open up a small dive bar in an old neighborhood called The Prohibition, the Depression, a couple other big words … now a pandemic. We Hill in St. Louis. just celebrated 23 years, my father and Fast forward a few months later, I. So I have 23 years in the bar industry. and we were signing paperwork. That is a big piece of my story. Apparently they were gonna allow us UnCapped: What’s the name of the to do this, even though we didn’t really have any money or experience — legal bar? Loyal: It’s called Pop’s Blue Moon. It experience, anyway. We had parties was Pop’s when we bought it. We added in our basement with a bar that was made out of recycled materials back in the Blue Moon to personalize it. A lot of the ’90s. That’s kind of where it started. our friends and family wanted to call it Pop’s because it was this old Italian bar, Dad was like, if we could charge and then all the old Italians wanted to call it Blue Moon because they thought everyone for it was cool that it finally changed names. their beers — UnCapped: It’s a “choose your own instead of them adventure” name. coming over to Loyal: It was like an old World War the basement II veteran hangout when we got there and drinking — guys that would go home in time for all of his out of Jeopardy. It was so cool. I could write a the fridge — we could potentially book about the stories I heard at that bar from that generation. Within five years of me being there, they were all gone. It was really a chance to hear firsthand a lot of awesome stories about things that happened in that bar and on that street and in that neighborhood. There’s a flag that hangs in the bar that has about a hundred names on it, and they are all people from the neighborhood that went away to the war, and a lot of them didn’t come back. It was a real dose of reality on the wall. There were three kids on our block alone that went off to war and didn’t come back. It’s a really neat experience to be in a Chris Sands

community bar like that, that was always known for being a little bit progressive. You just feel like you’re in the right place. People have always done things differently there. There was music when a lot of places didn’t have music, there was inclusivity when a lot of places weren’t inclusive … it made sense that we ended up there. I’ve booked over 4,000 concerts since then. We booked five nights a week of local music and touring bands for many years there. I opened up a bigger concert venue called 2720 Cherokee. It was a 600-capacity music venue in a 20,000-square-foot space — that was most of my thirties. A few years ago, I decided to take a break from alcohol, mostly as a social experiment and to make new business partners and friends. I’d been in the bar industry for almost 20 years, and I was just kind of worn out from alcohol and depending on alcohol sales for all of my events. “Was it a success tonight?” “I don’t know; did people drink enough?” It just kind of started to wear on me a little bit, on my soul. I was looking for something else that would keep me in the live music business, keep me in the bars, keep me around my friends and the community, but give me a new energy. I really didn’t know what it was gonna be. I just wanted something other than alcohol. It could’ve been a clothing line or some food item. I stumbled onto a non-alcoholic beer maker that was launching out of St. Louis, and I was like, I wouldn’t drink that, but other people would probably love it if it tasted good. This was five years ago almost. In that time, NA craft beer has exploded as an industry all over the world. That really inspired me to move into the cannabis space. Like, if people are gonna drink beer without alcohol, just imagine if you put a little CBD in it, or a little THC. 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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Asa Weeks drives hip-hop to the next level BY COLIN MCGUIRE

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While he’s only 22 years old, Asa Weeks has earned a name for himself throughout Frederick as one of the town’s premiere hip-hop artists. He first turned heads when he stepped onstage at New Spire Arts in 2021, but his momentum only built after he became one of the few local artists to completely sell out Sky Stage not that long ago. In the following conversation, Weeks touches on everything from his loyalty to Frederick, how he got into rapping in the first place, the importance of his mentor, his upcoming single, making money off music, and why he wants to re-create Justin Timberlake’s “Justified.” How did you fall in love with hiphop? When did that happen? You’re so young, it could have been Miley Cyrus. [Laughs] It definitely wasn’t Miley Cyrus. The first time I heard a rap song and was like, “I want to learn this,” it was a group called Chiddy Bang. They were poppin’ 2014, 2013, 2012, kind of. It’s this dude and his friend. One raps, one makes the beats, and I was just like, I love this. Remember that game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit? Yeah. The song was in that game. I learned it, and I was like, “I love rapping.” So, I just started doing it with a bunch of songs. But early on, there was Childish Gambino and Chance The Rapper. My cousins and family had me growing up listening to Missy and Busta and everybody. I listened to all that because of my family. But for me personally, when I fell in love with rapping, it was because of those guys. Then, did you just say, “I’m going to figure out how to rap.” I did. Seriously. I realized I like doing this, so I learned a bunch of songs off YouTube. I’d learn them by watching the lyric video and then perform them in the bathroom in front of the mirror. This was way before TikTok or anything. It was just me after school in the bathroom mirror, having a blast, envisioning I’m in front of thousands of people. Then it got to the point where I wanted to try it for myself, so I loaded up a YouTube beat and wrote to it. I remember I went to my friends’ house right after I wrote it 6

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Asa Weeks, a local hip-hop artist, sits for a portrait at his home in Frederick on Aug. 2. and rapped it to them. They were like, “Ahhh!” That gave me the confidence I needed, and I just never stopped. I kept writing. How about hooks, though? That’s a good question because I wasn’t confident in hooks. Can you write them now? Yeah. Do you have a mentor, and if so, how did that come about? His name is Yudu Gray Jr. There’s a lot of things to be said about him, but to me, he’s family, first of all. I’m Liberian. Our culture is very community-based. My cousins, who are a lot older than me, grew up with him, so they were friends for years and years. He had a studio in D.C. He recorded Kendrick there and he has a bunch of accolades. He’s done a lot of work in the game, but he’s not a braggadocios guy, so not a lot of people know him, but he’s well connected and he mentors a lot of great people. About a year and a half ago, my cousin sent him some of my songs. There were three or four

people in my family who were talking to this guy about me. I’m thinking, “Oh, shoot. Great. This is awesome. When am I going to meet him, when am I going to talk to him?” And it didn’t happen until I went to Atlanta because he lives down in Atlanta. When I was there, we met up. He invited me to a studio session, and we started making music together. We made one song. We have a good relationship now. It’s strong and it’s cool because it’s rooted in family. It’s honestly a blessing. I’m super aware of who’s around me, and I want to be able to be myself and be super expressive. I can do that with him. Do you even care about albums? Do you think about a complete project? I prefer that. I was talking to Ricole the other day, and he was telling me everything he does is conceptual. Have you ever written like that, or do you go song by song? What I’ve found is any time I’m going into a piece of work, I just let my

mind go and trust my instinct. Then, halfway through, I’ll find, OK, this is the theme, this fits here. I have two works in progress that I know what they’re about, but I’m not sitting down, saying, “Let’s make this song about this and this and this.” It’s more like as I go, I’m plugging the pieces in. I definitely do like doing that. Because I’m working and trying to get a bunch of stuff going, by the time I say it’s time to focus on one piece of work, I’m going straight from the top to the finish and it’s all going to be a story. That’s what I grew up on. I grew up on appreciating when people make albums into visual albums and screenplays. Is there something you have cooking that will be out this year? I do have a release coming up. It’s a single, Aug. 19. I’m really excited about that because it’s a single where I’m fully confident in myself as an artist. Like, say this is a single that goes and breaks, I’m fully content with everything I said. It’s a full expression of myself, my abilities.

Quality Tex-Mex and Latin-American Cuisine! Is it the one you’re most proud of? I’m proud of a lot of stuff. I can’t say I’m most proud of one record. Do you think you’ve written the most fulfilling song yet, for you? No. Not even a question. That’s a pursuit. That’s a great pursuit. The most fulfilling verse — that’s not possible right now. I’m still growing as a man. I’m still trying to figure out stuff that has nothing to do with music. How old are you? 22. How long have you been doing this? Pursuing it, actively? About two years now. And everybody knows you now. When you go to play, people come to see you. You sold out Sky Stage. How does that feel? Are you content with it? Do you want it to go bigger? It felt amazing. And for sure, definitely bigger. How does that end up not making you complacent? That’s a beautiful question. It’s amazing because I’m starting to do things now that two years ago ... to me, I knew I could sell out Sky Stage. I knew I could do it. I told you a couple weeks ago that I’d sit at the top of the parking garage and look and say, “I know I can do a show there. I know I can do it.” I guess it’s a confidence thing — I just believe in myself. Then, once we got the show, I was like, “We’re going to sell it out.” I even told my mom. And it wasn’t until right before the show when I was with my friends and we were looking at the link to tickets and it said it was sold out. I was like, “Well, I knew it was going to happen.” Once I did it, it was like a true fulfillment thing. A couple days passed [and] I was like, “That’s cool, that’s great, and that happened, but what’s next?” The shows that you have in town are few and far between. You don’t necessarily play every weekend. Is that a conscious decision? For sure. Does it put pressure on me? Yes. I better deliver every freaking time. I have a self-placed pressure on me right now, but that’s only because I care about it so much. I want to make this my life. I have made it my life. People say, “You’re only 22,” but I know what I want to do. What’s the next step for you, then? I want to make a lot of freaking money! I’ll keep it honest with you. Have you looked into licensing and all that stuff? Yeah, that’s what the first trip to

Atlanta was about. I stepped into that realm. Now, I’m about to LLC, and I’m going to start a publishing company. Are you going to seek out other artists to sign under your imprint? Down the line. When I’m in a position where I can do the two-hats thing. Do you have someone who would be your partner in all that? Yeah, I have a couple guys. The guys I started with, we call ourselves Who Knew? because our first project was called that. My friend Ty and my friend James. James is the first person who believed in what I could do and enabled me to keep creating. We met in high school in a math class and I was like, “Hey, I rap,” and he was like, “Hey, I record music,” so we just started doing that. We didn’t stop doing it for years. I’d just go to his house and record with him and he would mix it, and to us, it was the coolest thing. We did it for years, and to this day, he helps mix and master my stuff. Then, of course, Ty — that’s the best producer on this side of town right now. This side? What about the other side? The other side, too. So, I definitely have people. But I also want to do something for myself and then I can start bringing in other people because I want to be able to say, “I started this. I did this.” It’s like a selffulfillment type of thing. Could you ever see yourself pursue another genre somewhere down the line? I’m very open to it. This past year, I’ve been stretching myself musically. I’ve been stretching my voice. Singing, like, runs, like notes. I was telling someone today, Justin Timberlake’s “Justified” — I want my own version of that. I’ll hire a choreographer to dance [laughs]. I might dive into other things, but I love rapping. The art of rap, to me, is beautiful. I want to be as great as I can possibly be at it. So, as long as I have that hunger and desire for it, I’m never going to get bored with hip-hop. I’m definitely open to other creative outlets, though, because I think it strengthens me, not only as an artist but as a performer, as a writer. Talk to me about the hip-hop scene in Frederick through your eyes. Do you have other artists you like? Is it in a healthy place right now? The one thing I’ve always loved is that Frederick will support whoever is putting effort out. The thing about our community is the people who care, care, and they will show that (See WEEKS 9)

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‘A saint for our times’

Virtual book club explores the life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton BY ERIK ANDERSON

The next book club session will run from Aug. 18 through Sep. 22, with virtual meetups from 7 to 8 p.m. each Thursday. This upcoming group will Like so many Americans who lived through the read and discuss “Elizabeth Bayley Seton 1774COVID-19 pandemic, the life of St. Elizabeth Ann 1821: Mother, Foundress, Saint,” by Annabelle Seton was forever changed by quarantine and M. Melville, which the shrine’s staff considers the death. definitive book on St. Seton’s Long before she founded life. an order of nuns and set the The meetings take place course of Catholic education on a shared Zoom call of no in the United States, she was more than 40 participants per a mother of five children virtual room. DiGregory, who lost her husband to who serves as the Book: “Elizabeth Bayley tuberculosis shortly after she moderator, says the Seton 1774-1821: Mother, was quarantined with him in a club’s conversations are Foundress, Saint,” by drafty Italian cell for 25 days. informal with few rules, Annabelle M. Melville Two years before that, she was and that participants of When: 7 to 8 p.m. each by her father’s side when he past sessions have come Thursday from Aug. 18 to died from yellow fever while to think of the club as a Sep. 22 in quarantine. space to feel a sense of Where: Zoom “A lot of what people are community during times of experiencing today, she isolation. Cost: $35, includes experienced in her lifetime,” “I’m not there to take a copy of the book said Anita DiGregory, the charge or anything. I mailed to each particvirtual experience facilitator don’t have a set agenda,” ipant. Register at setonshrine. at the National Shrine for DiGregory said of her role org/bookclub. Registrants will receive an in organizing the Zoom St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in email with instructions about how to join meetings. “I just try to Emmitsburg. “I like to say the virtual meetings. Anyone who is unable facilitate the conversation.” that she’s really a saint for to afford the fee can email anita.digregory@ She tells participants at the our times. She suffered many setonshrine.org for other options. start of every session that they tragedies in her life, including are welcome to join in the talk the deaths of her parents, her even if they haven’t finished husband, her children [and] the week’s readings, that they will still learn a lot friends.” from the conversations, and that she will never Because the country began practicing social isolation to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, call on anyone to answer questions. DiGregory said that while this upcoming and many were suffering the loss of loved ones, session is focused specifically on St. Seton’s life, the time was right for the shrine to reach out to future sessions will include books on related the public with a virtual book club to explore the subjects, such as biographies of other Catholic life of an American-born saint who had endured saints. There is some effort to keep the readings similar suffering, DiGregory said. relevant to the calendar, i.e., the group chose The club proved popular and will remain a “Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness,” by Kelly fixture of the shrine’s educational programing, Ann Guest, to coincide with Mother’s Day. But no even as the pandemic abates. Special to The News-Post

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. matter what book is discussed, DiGregory said the group will always look at how it relates to the life and legacy of St. Seton. When the selected book comes from a living author, the group invites the author to attend the final club meeting for a Q&A session. Melville, the author of the St. Seton biography the club is reading next, passed away in 1991, so the club will invite Sr. Betty Ann McNeil to speak about her newly edited version of the book. Sr. McNeil has added material from newly uncovered historical documents from St. Seton’s life to the most recent edition, including previously unpublished writings of the saint. “We never want someone to feel they can’t join for financial reasons, so we’re always happy to work with anyone if that’s an issue,” she said.

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Stargazing is fun, especially during the Perseids meteor shower, which peaks in mid-August. Not every location is a good spot to watch, however. With a little planning, you and your family can enjoy the stellar show. For the best stargazing, you need to get away from outdoor lights, many of which block starlight through light pollution. Cities create such a nighttime blaze across the United States that about 80 percent of the population never see the Milky Way, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. To escape that glow, travel at least 60 miles from a major city and find a campground or other spot with low light. Go to a field, lake area or somewhere with a horizon that’s not blocked by trees. Try to look on a clear, moonless night, as the moon tends to block starlight. Take a star chart with you or download a star constellation app on a cellphone. Remember that stars twinkle, planets don’t, and if the object moves across the sky, it’s probably a satellite. If it leaves a streak, it’s a meteor. There are parts of the world officially noted as great places to view meteors, stars such as the Betelgeuse, and star groups such as the Big Dipper. The International Dark Sky Association in Arizona classifies them as Dark Sky Reserves and Dark Sky Parks. Reserves consist of a large, dark core area ringed by cities or towns that have strict light pollution controls. There are 16 reserves in the world, one of which is the 1,416-square-mile Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. It may have the clearest skies in the lower 48 states. Dark Sky Parks, which are usually much smaller than reserves, can be

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To see meteors, stars and star groups, it’s best to head at least 60 miles from a big city. One such place is Shenandoah National Park, above, where the Milky Way can be seen above Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. found in dozens of other places. These areas have dark-sky programs for visitors and outdoor lighting that doesn’t cause light pollution. Although the bulk of them are in the western United States, eastern locales include Cherry Springs State Park in Susquehannock State Forest in Pennsylvania; James River State Park near Lynchburg, Virginia; Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in central Florida; and Rappahannock County Park near Washington, Virginia. Other spots with clear skies include the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and the Green Bank Observatory in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, where visitors can walk the grounds and see some of the world’s largest radio telescopes.

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Self-guided tours are free; guided bus tours are provided at a fee and require visitors to be vaccinated. Many cities are working to reduce light pollution. In Idaho, where dark skies are a major draw for tourists, cities have “dark sky ordinances,” laws that require light fixtures that direct light to the ground rather than toward the sky. They also require that outdoor lights be “warmer” colors on the lower part of the color spectrum instead of much brighter blue-hued lights, such as those in some car LED headlights. Not only do these “blue” lights block out the stars, they also disturb animals’ sleeping patterns. — Julia Duin, The Washington Post

they care. So, if you have a passion for the music or whatever you want to do, go for it and you will get support. I just think that we need to be more centralized. We need to come together. Do you think it’s divided, then? No, it’s not divided. Think about it this way. All the people that you know who are hip-hop around here, I know. We all know each other, we all come together and support each other. It’s close-knit. I just think it’s that people have to see what we have to offer. I did a show in D.C. and they interviewed me after I performed. They asked me where I was from and I said “Frederick,” and they were like, “Frederick? All the way out there?” And I, on camera, said, “Yeah, but you don’t know what we have all the way out there. We have spitters.” I’ve seen so many artists and bands in whatever genre start to change their profile on their social media to say they’re from Washington, D.C., or Baltimore and not Frederick. Are you going to stick to saying you’re from Frederick, Maryland? I say it all the time. I was born in Montgomery County, but I’ve been here 18, 19 years. I’m from here. I like telling people where I’m from. Why lie? To be honest, people are always going to know I’m from Frederick. Colin McGuire has been in and out of bands for more than 20 years and also helps produce concerts in and around Frederick. His work has appeared in Alternative Press magazine, PopMatters and 72 Hours, among other outlets. He is convinced that the difference between being in a band and being in a romantic relationship is less than minimal. Contact him at mcguire.colin@gmail.com.

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Nighttime forest bathing with A Greener Mind In this two-hour Nighttime Forest Bathing session, the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy trained guide Josh Schwartz of A Greener Mind will walk you through sensory invitations to help you slow down, awaken your senses, and reconnect with nature. The event will run from 8 to 10 p.m. Aug. 12. Tickets are $25. Forest bathing is a practice that supports health and wellness through guided immersion in forests and other environments to promote the wellbeing of both people and the land. It is inspired by Shinrin-yoku, a Japanese practice where people spend time in forested areas to enhance health, wellness and happiness. On forest bathing walks, participants are guided through a clearly defined sequence of invitations to slow down, allow the senses to open, and experience the environment to deepen the reciprocal relationship between

people and the forest. This event will take place on Fox Haven Farm in Jefferson in its three-acre heritage apple orchard located about one-fourth a mile from the big red barn. To enter, walk up the mowed path behind the big red barn and around the fence on the righthand side. The gate entrance is on the right. Participants are required to wear masks and maintain proper social distancing during the event. If you are experiencing any COVID-19 related symptoms or may have come into contact with someone who has COVID, let Fox Haven staff know and you will receive a refund. This event will be held in most weather conditions. If the event must be canceled due to inclement weather, guests will be notified as soon as possible via email with tickets refunded. See foxhavenfarm.org for additional information.

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Central Oregon’s ‘perfect two-wheel adventure tour’ When family or friends travel to Central Oregon to visit, I sometimes feel pressure to provide them with the best outdoor adventure experiences. So when my friend Tony Barnes came over for a weekend earlier this month and mentioned he was bringing his mountain bike, I set the wheels in motion for a tour of some of the latest and greatest singletrack our area has to offer. My dad was also in town, and he was willing to give us a ride to Wanoga Sno-park so we could ride nearly 30 miles mostly on trails all the way back to my house in Bend. Because I normally do loop or out-and-back rides that require quite a bit of climbing, a shuttle would be a special treat, making most of those miles downhill. The plan was to start from Wanoga and ride the Tiddlywinks, Kiwa Butte,

Tyler’s Traverse and Deschutes River trails back to Bend. From Wanoga, Tiddlywinks took us through some rocky sections and a deep forest before we began climbing toward the Kiwa Butte junction. Once on Kiwa Butte, the ride was fast and rolling as we approached the junction with Tyler’s Traverse. The 8-mile stretch of singletrack that includes the Dinah-Moe-Humm and Kiwa Butte trails was designated a state scenic trail by the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission in 2014. The section of trail was completed in 2011 and on clear days includes numerous views of snowcovered Cascade peaks. We stopped at a spot along the Kiwa Butte trail to take in sprawling views of Broken Top, Tam McArthur Rim

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and the Three Sisters. Another mile or so and we reached the junction with Tyler’s. At the junction, some signs read “Do not enter,” while others read “One way.” The Central Oregon Trail Alliance has done a remarkable job over the past few years of implementing a directional trail system with signs that are clear and unmistakable. While most singletrack mountain bike trails in Central Oregon remain open to two-way travel, a select few are designated as uphill or downhill. Tyler’s Traverse includes both uphill and downhill routes. We turned onto the downhill path, but we had to climb some challenging rock sections before we could start descending. The sustained downhill seemed to last forever as we caught some air over several jumps and cruised through

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the forest. While upper Tyler’s Traverse can be classified as more of a free-ride trail, its features are modest enough that intermediate riders should feel comfortable on it. But it is fast and does require some technical free-riding skills. One stretch in particular is quite steep and includes an array of banked corners and medium jumps. After the long downhill stretch, we arrived at another junction. We could continue to lower Tyler’s Traverse or ride the Duodenum Trail to Royal Flush. I chose the latter option. By the time we reached my house in southeast Bend, we had ridden 30 miles in 3 ½ hours, descending 2,000 feet in elevation along pristine singletrack — the perfect two-wheel adventure tour of Bend. — Mark Morical, TNS

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Creek Ranch have been mini-reunions, where Patrick has reconnected with fellow horse lovers. On my 40th birthday, I sipped a The opportunity to meet people boozy concoction out of a pineapple on vacation is easier at adults-only and declared Jenga victory over my properties, agrees Christa Adymy, who husband, Steve, before jumping in the makes a point to seek out kid-free pool and commandeering a diamondresorts. ring-shaped raft. A breakup some nine years ago led The milestone birthday in early Adymy, then 31, to travel by herself to 2021 took place at Maui’s Hotel Club Med in Turks & Caicos. “I wanted Wailea, Hawaii’s sole adults-only to find somewhere I could meet property until a few years ago. Among people and have fun,” she said. Adymy other things, this meant an absence is still friends with some of the people of poolside meltdowns, tantrums she met on that trip, and has since and preoccupied parents. Steve and stayed at adults-only properties in Bali, I had experienced a version of this Jamaica and Aruba. The impact of not carefree, how-about-another-round having kids around, the lack of a family beach resort existence at properties atmosphere, allows adults to be more with designated adults-only pools, relaxed, looser and even a bit childish, but the magic of those lazy afternoons Adymy said. broke by dinnertime as rambunctious Although Steve and I didn’t make children and their too-tired-to-care plans to stay in touch with any of the parents reminded us of the hotel’s people we met at Hotel Wailea, we family-friendly vibe. definitely found it easier to strike Hotel Wailea’s founder, Jonathan up conversations and engage with Alila Napa Valley couples focused on their own good McManus, said the impetus for opening the property 10 years ago times — not on their kids’ needs or The adults-only Alila Napa Valley hotel in St. Helena, Calif. was the desire to reach a couple of nap schedules — and I also detected important luxury markets that were a more whimsical attitude, perhaps beverage programs, and we don’t point, I just want to sleep,” Dengler being left behind: “One being adults harder to attain amid familial mind paying for quality. Adult-centric said. who love their children, but not other obligations. activities, such as cocktail-making Atlanta-based attorney Lizz people’s children, and the LGBTQ+ For many parents, an adults-only classes or in-room couples’ massages Patrick, a regular at the adults-only market, who generally seek smaller, stay means multiple date nights in a (amenities often found at adults-only Triple Creek Ranch in Montana, intimate hotels,” he wrote in an email. row and a chance to reconnect and properties), are attractive. frequently travels solo and finds it Joshua Bush, CEO of Avenue Two recharge, something that Juliet Izon, Phil Dengler and Robin England, a easy to make friends with other likeTravel, sees interest in adults-only a lifestyle writer who lives in New York New Jersey-based couple in their 30s minded travelers when no kids are properties increasing as people delay City with her husband and 6-year(no children yet, but maybe one day, around. “I love children. They are marriage and kids or choose another old daughter, says is important. It’s a Dengler said) stumbled upon their wonderful human beings, and they’re path altogether. “People are putting chance to “connect with your partner first adults-only hotel by accident. It wonderful to be around. But there’s more emphasis on self-care and and just do the little things that you was a game changer, according to a certain element when parents take finding time for relaxation after some really miss from your pre-kids life. So Dengler, an entrepreneur whose latest their children on vacation — they’re stressful years,” Bush said, noting that sleep in and eat a really late-night digital venture, the Vacationer, is a obviously focused on their children these types of properties typically dinner and drink and not worry about travel resource. Dengler described and their children having fun and offer high-end experiences, which being hung over, caring for your kids being safe,” said Patrick, 58. means a higher price tag and “catering Estate Lindholm, a 17-room bed-andthe next morning.” breakfast on St. John in the U.S. Virgin When children are absent, so, too, to an audience with more disposable Izon noted that the food options are the accompanying distractions income.” (Though, of course, there are Islands, as one of the “most quiet, at adults-only resorts, such as Magee and the inevitable “family pods.” most peaceful hotels I’ve ever stayed plenty of super luxe, family-friendly Homestead in Wyoming, where she When all the guests are adults, it can at.” During their stay on St. Thomas, properties around the world.) and her husband stayed in 2019, “open up the potential to make other Dengler and England’s alarm clock As a child-free couple by choice, “can sometimes be more exciting, was a crying baby staying in the room connections and meet people,” she Steve and I appreciate smaller, because they’re really only catering said. 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A woman runs through a field of sunflowers, holding her daughter’s hand. The sky above them is cloudy, with glimmers of light peeking through. Behind them, capturing every moment, is Helen Don. “There’s just nothing like Valley View Acres,” she said of the farm in Middletown. “It’s like heaven on Earth. The mountain backdrop, the rolling hills, and it’s always breezy.” Don is a photographer with her own business in Middletown and has taken family photos for 13 years. She started taking photographs when her oldest son was born, wanting to document everything. When friends and family began asking her to take photos, the business grew organically from there. The family lived in Montgomery County for a long time, and that is where Don started taking photographs in sunflower fields. When they moved to Frederick County two years ago, she discovered Valley View Acres. For photo shoots, she likes to bring her clients into nature and away from other people. Fields of sunflowers, like the ones at Valley View, provide the perfect backdrop. For just a few weeks each year, sunflowers tower over photographers in the fields of Valley View Acres. The farm has grown sunflowers since 2018 and boasts eight acres of blooming flowers from mid-July to mid-August. Valley View hosts weekend festivals, but during the week, the space is used primarily for professional photographers and videographers wanting a natural landscape. Only a few photographers are permitted in the fields at a time, to ensure lots of space and options for the project. It’s becoming more and more popular as a destination for photoshoots. Authenticity is key for many of the photographers who shoot in the sunflower fields. Lacey Peterson, who has run her photography business for nearly 10 years and also runs a childcare center for seven children, plus her own three children, says balancing everything can be “very chaotic.” A lot of Peterson’s photography takes place on weekends or evenings, because that’s when families are usually available for shoots. While Peterson has a home studio, she likes to take photos on location and has used Valley View for its 12

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Photographer Helen Don takes photos during a sunflower field photoshoot for the Farmer family at Valley View Acres in Middletown on Aug. 4.

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A photo by Lacey Peterson. sunflowers, as well as other locations. Many of the farms are closed to the public and require photographers to be licensed or have liability insurance. “I prefer to shoot where children are feeling their most natural, authentic selves, whether it be at their favorite park, their backyard, the playground, a creek, their ice cream shop,” she said.

She makes sure to talk with her clients about expectations and rules before taking them to the sunflowers. People aren’t always responsible or using best practices in Frederick, Peterson said but added, “My clients are up to date and know the rules. I work with really great families. I’ve never had any issue.”

Don has faced the problem of damaged flowers, especially when shooting with small children, she said. But generally, she and her clients usually don’t touch the sunflowers. Jennifer Riley, who has taken photographs in the fields since 2019, said the families she shoots have always been very respectful of the

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it, Don said. The awestruck faces when her clients see the sunflower fields and Staff photo by Katina Zentz the natural environment of the location make the whole process such a unique flower field photoshoot for the Farmer family at Valley View Acres in Middletown on Aug. 4. experience. She always suggests that clients do their photoshoots outside. Children are space. Valley View Acres also allows Riley opened her own studio three shoots during the golden hour of happier and people are more relaxed. Riley to cut some of the sunflowers years ago and offers indoor and outdoor sunset, and it’s also cooler at that time, In fact, she often suggests that when for her shoots, she said. photo shoots. which helps. clients come to the sunflower fields, they Riley has been a professional Nature brings its own considerations, The fields are planted far away should take photos in their barefoot. photographer for nine years but has including heat and bugs. To combat from the nearest parking lot, so “I think [Valley View Acres] is really taken photographs since she was in this, Peterson and Don both do shorter photographers often advise clients a novel place, because most people high school. When her children were photoshoots, which run about 15 to 30 to wear comfortable shoes and bring live in cities where you don’t have that young, she wanted to capture the minutes. But Riley says her shoots are water. ocean of sunflowers,” she said. “fleeting moments,” as she put it. But all of the hard parts are so worth typically longer. She prefers to conduct 72 HOURS

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Graffiato Art Exhibition: A Community Interactive Art Exhibition — through Aug. 15, Gallery 115, Y Arts Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick. The exhibition concept comes from Frederick-based artist, curator and writer Rula Jones. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 240-478-3407 or gallery115@ frederickymca.org. ”Allure of the Near East: Treasures of the Huntington Museum of Art” — through Aug. 21, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Examples of glassware, ceramics, metalwork, painting, weaponry, weaving and more created from the 7th century BC to the late 19th century CE. Focusing on Islamic art objects, many works are from what is now modern-day Iran, Egypt, Syria and Turkey. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-739-5727 or wcmfa.org. ”Phantasmagoria” — through Aug. 27, Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Featuring five

local artists, expresses the bizarre and fantastic through abstraction, surrealism, and the effects of time through a variety of mediums. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. 410-848-7272 or carrollcountyartscouncil.org. ”Agricolor” — through Aug. 27, Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Featuring three local artists celebrates, farming as a necessity to support a thriving community of individuals. From growing crops, to the rearing of animals for food or wool, viewers will see the beauty from sunrise to sundown. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. 410-848-7272 or carrollcountyartscouncil.org. ”Ordinary Magic: An Octogenarian’s Garden” — through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. In this series of paintings that focus on botanical elements in abstract settings, David Wolfe expresses his fascination with the

mysteries imbedded in the complex and sensuous forms and surprises presented by nature. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Inventing History: Cherished Memories of Good Times That Never Happen” — through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. The pencil drawings in this exhibition depict life in the 1940s that exists only in the imagination of the artist. David Hoff’s artwork is full of characters, places, and events that make up what he calls “visual folktales.” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Over 70 Show” — through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Works in a variety of media by local artists over age 70. 301698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Abstraction and Figuration” — through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Dave Moreland’s artistic practice of late has utilized both abstraction and figuration, and combinations of the two. In addition to these, this exhibition also includes the use of self-portrait

and a long-time interest in art history. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Stratum: Life in Layers” — through Aug. 28, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market. St., Frederick. A body of two- and three-dimensional work created in phases by modeling organic shapes and then creating contrast with line and color. Frederick County artist Rhea Reeves Stein says, “I layer and combine fragile materials to create durable surfaces representing strength not only from one’s self but from community.” Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday-Tuesday. districtarts.com. ”On the Way, Walking the Camino de Santiago” — through Aug. 28, Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. View show Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings by appointment. BAGalleryappointment@ gmail.com, include name, phone, date/ time to view show. frederickuu.org. Valley Art Association August Member Show — through Aug. 28, Mansion House Art Center & Gallery,

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ARTS 480 Highland Ave., Hagerstown. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-797-2867 or valleyartassoc.com. ”Abstracts and Reflections” — through Aug. 28, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Abstract paintings by Lynn Hotes and fused glass by Steven Gibson. 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail.com. ”The Carnival” — through Aug. 31, Majestic Theater Art Gallery, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. Portraits, multimedia paintings by Gettysburg College alum Sarah Jacobs. Features a series of portraits and is named for the traveling carnival which visits Jacobs hometown of Littlestown, each August. 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 717337-8200 or gettysburgmajestic.org. Frederick County Art Association Exhibit — through Sept. 9, Frederick Health Crestwood Center, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original works of art, including oil, watercolor, mixed media, and photography from some of Frederick’s most talented artists. Monday — Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. frederickhealth.org/crestwoodart. ”Unstructured Rise” — through Sept. 23, Frederick Arts Council Arts Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Features a variety of materials including textiles and cast iron that highlight Alyssa Imes’ approach to creating a multi-media experience for viewers of her work. Alyssa grew up in Emmitsburg, now lives in D.C. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 301-662-4190 or frederickartscouncil.org. ”Infinite Growth: An Exhibition of LBGTQ+ Artists” — through Sept. 23, FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Artists from Frederick, Baltimore and D.C. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. frederickartscouncil.org.

DISTRICT Arts shows ‘Stratum: Life in Layers’ by Rhea Reeves Stein “Stratum: Life in Layers” is a body of work by Rhea Reeves Stein, created in phases by modeling organic shapes and then creating contrast with line and color. The exhibit runs through Aug. 28 at DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. “I layer and combine fragile materials — thread, wire, fiber, yarn, paper, paint — to create durable surfaces representing strength not only from one’s self but from community,” Rhea Reeves Stein says. “My creative process includes both intentional and random applications of mixed media. The random portion of my process reflects that part of life which is chaotic, and the intentional portion reflects the recognition of the control I do have in my response to chaos. I cannot change the chaotic, I can only navigate it.” Reeves Stein starts with a gestural painting technique or by tossing

ribbon and other objects in paint, then pushes, pulls or places them on the surface. Every artwork starts with a gestural sublayer that inspires the rest of the work. “I enjoy working in mixed media and the flexibility it gives me as an artist,” she says. “Creating these works connects me to my classical training as an artist, my intuition and the transcendental.” Rhea Reeves Stein was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and currently resides in Frederick County. She has worked in mixed media and Courtesy photo textile since completing her thesis at Columbus College of Art and Design. Work by Rhea Reeves Stein. After obtaining her BFA, Rhea moved to South Florida to work as an art thread onto a surface. In her threeconsultant for Steven Greenwald dimensional paintings, she builds Design. additional layers by sculpting, Learn more at districtarts.com, or collaging, painting and drawing. In her two-dimensional work, she dips thread, call 301-695-4050.

Sarah Jacobs ‘Homecoming’ Artwork by Sarah Jacobs is featured in the exhibition “Homecoming” in the gallery at the Adams County Arts Council’s Arts Education Center through Aug. 26. Jacobs’ multi-media paintings play with the figure/ground relationship by using design principals and range in scale and size. The collection of artworks featured at the ACAC combines a variety of colors, patterns and media. “I am interested in patterns for what they represent metaphorically, and for what they can do aesthetically,” she says. “I see visual patterns as representing modes of thought or patterns of living. We each categorize and frame the mystery of

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on which Barnett maintains a kind of audio diary over the three years during which the film was shot.) The low-key music documentary The bulk of the film, which is “Anonymous Club” — ostensibly a divided into chapters with such portrait of Australian singer-songwriter wry titles as “You Must Be Having Courtney Barnett — kind of feels like So Much Fun” and “I Just Can’t Yell a movie about someone who doesn’t Anymore,” consists of Barnett traveling, really want to be in a movie. This is performing, interacting with fans, fine, and probably appropriate. working on songs and engaging in Barnett is known to be publicitysuch downtime activities as visiting a shy, to put it euphemistically, so guitar maker’s studio. She doesn’t talk it’s no surprise there aren’t many about relationships at all, or her hopes moments when she sits down in and dreams all that much, although front of filmmaker Danny Cohen’s there are times when someone asks her camera and answers questions. There about, for example, her experience of are, however, snippets here and panic attacks and depression. there of interviews she has given to, Mostly, the insight the film provides say, a radio station or some other into those things comes from her media outlet. (Cohen, a friend of the songs, of which there are — blissfully, musician, has shot some of Barnett’s for her many fans — plentiful examples. music videos and seems to know her At one point, Barnett reads from her well — well enough to have had the website, on which she had invited good idea to give her a voice recorder the public to post how they feel.

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Pottery Trail is the first of its kind in Maryland BY CRYSTAL SCHELLE

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A well-made piece of pottery is a work of art, a combination of balance and beauty. But potters don’t want their work to sit on a shelf. They are meant to be handled and worn and become a part of everyday life. Visitors to Washington County will be able to see the studios where masters of their craft turn a slab of clay into a vessel that might hold water, a salad, or Mom’s famous Thanksgiving stuffing. Kirke Martin of Keedysville was flipping through brochures touting tourism trails that run through the county that highlight such businesses as the Ice Cream Trail and Grapes and Grains. “It occurred to me that we have tons of artists in the county already, and I know a lot of potters, so I thought we could do a trail of potters just in Washington County,” he said recently. Martin reached out to the ceramic arts community, along with the help of Visit Hagerstown, and created the Pottery Trail, the first of its kind in Maryland. “We put together 10 potters who are willing to invite the public into their studios, into their gallery space and welcome them to see what they do,” he said. Studios on the trail are Foxcross Pottery, Sharpsburg; Hunt Prothro, Rohrersville; van Gilder Pottery, Gapland; Tameria Martinez Clay, Boonsboro; Kilnjoy Ceramics and Orchard View Potter, both in Smithsburg; Highfield Pottery, Cascade; and Wright Hand Studio and Twin Moons Potter, both in Hagerstown. Also on the trail is Martin and his studio, M4 Studios and Gallery, in Keedysville. The native Tennessean fell in love with the feeling of clay while taking a class in as a high school junior in Cranbrook Kingswood School in Michigan and said he “pretty much knew the first week of taking ceramic classes that that’s what I want to do as a living,” he said. He went on to earn a degree in ceramics at Appalachian Center for Crafts at Tennessee Technological University and apprenticed for American ceramic artist John Glick. He then crossed the pond to work with Micki Schloessingk’s Bridge Pottery in South Wales. Then in 2002, he returned to the States to set up a studio on Maryland’s Eastern Shore before moving to his current location in 2004. Putting together the Pottery Trail has

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Kirke Martin, founder of the Pottery Trail.

ON THE POTTERY TRAIL Foxcross Pottery, 6640 Remsburg Road, Sharpsburg, foxcrosspottery.com, 301-3310820. M4 Studios and Gallery, 4803 Mount Briar Road, Keedysville, instagram.com/ m4studios, 410-739-9016. Hunt Prothro, 20100 Millbrook Road, Rohrersville, 202-494-1045, instagram. com/huntprothro van Gilder Pottery, 20834 Townsend Road, Gapland, vangilderpottery@gmail. com, angilderpottery.com Kilnjoy Ceramics, 22201 Pondsville Road, Smithsburg, kilnjoy.com, 301-991-2360

created a “cohesive unit of potters.” And at its core, it’s about shining a light on all the talented artists who live in Washington County. Of course, Martin hopes people will think of the potters the next time they want a handmade, unusual gift, but first and foremost, he

Tameria Martinez Clay, 21001 Tasker Lane, Boonsboro, 301-524-9510, tameriamartinezclay.com Orchard View Potter, 23319 Barth Spring Lane, Smithsburg, 443-621-1070, facebook.com/orchard.view.pottery Highfield Pottery, 25210 Cascade Road, Cascade, 240-446-9552, allisonseverancepottery.com Wright Hand Studio, 571 Jefferson St., Hagerstown, 800-990-4263, wrighthanddrums. com Twin Moons Potter, 13650 Greencastle Pike, Hagerstown, 301-790-4047, twinmoonspottery.com

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Highfield Pottery

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wants the trail to be a celebration of their creativity. He said he hopes the Pottery Trail will “provide the public with a guide to some really interesting places where people are living passionately about their artwork that they’re making.”

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Thursday Aug. 11 CLASSES

Gin 101 — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McClintock Distilling, 35S Carroll St., Frederick. Learn about the history and production process of making gin at the McClintock Distilling production facility. Afterwards, sample six styles of gin from throughout history and the world. Learn about the botanicals and herbs that are used to make gin and make your own custom gin blend of botanicals to take home. Registration required. $34. 301-624-2727. mkrzywicki@frederick. edu.

ETCETERA Frederick Restaurant Week Returns — 14 restaurants in downtown Frederick. Visit Frederick, the Downtown Frederick Partnership, and The Frederick News-Post are working together to host the event. All will feature multi-course meals. Reservations are highly encouraged. 301-600-4047. visitfrederick.org/restaurant-week/ restaurants.

Frederick Keys vs. Trenton Thunder — 7 p.m. at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium, 21 Stadium Drive, Frederick. Fireworks June 3 and 4, July 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and Aug. 19 and 20. On June 4, meet Washington Commanders legend Gary Clark at 6 p.m. Visit website for ticket prices and other promotions. milb.com/frederick.

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Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 8:15 p.m. to 9:45 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, and so much more. Reservations recommended. $15. info@MarylandGhostTours.com. marylandghosttours.com.

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Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise hosts Open Mic — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Share your musical talent, or enjoy some live acoustic music in a laid-back atmosphere. Open Mic Night hosted by FAME (Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise) meets on second Fridays May through October and is a welcoming environment for you to collaborate, build your skills, and get to know other local artists. Free to enter; performers please sign up in advance for an open mic slot by contacting FAME at frederickacoustic.org or on FAME’s Facebook page @FrederickAcousticFAME Free. 301-662-4190. skystage@ frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/sky-stage.

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The Doo Wop Project — 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. at Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. The Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning: tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys FITCI’s Startup U: Beyond the Pitch — 1 p.m. singing harmonies on a street corner to the to 3 p.m. at FITCI at ROOT, 118 N. Market St., FAMILY biggest hits on the radio today. In their epic Frederick. Beyond the Pitch is designed for shows The Doo Wop Project takes audiences Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum Open business owners who are getting ready to on a journey featuring foundational tunes House — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hagerstown raise capital. It is a self-study and coaching from the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans program designed for entrepreneurs to get through the vocal artistry of Smokey Blvd., Hagerstown. Open houses of the valuable feedback on the documents they Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four museum are held year-round on Fridays, create as they prepare for the investor pitch. Seasons all the way to DooWopified versions Saturdays and Sundays. See historic railroad Pre-registration required. of modern hits from Michael Jackson, Jason equipment, Thomas play layouts, historic $15. 301-694-2999. officemanager@fitci.org. photo and document display, and railroad Mraz, Maroon 5, and Sam Smith. www.fitci.org/events.html. $70, $60, $55, $50. 717-337-8200. jarudy@ artifacts, and visit the gift shop. $1-$6, free for children 3 and under. 301-739- gettysburg.edu. MUSIC 4665. info@roundhouse.org. gettysburgmajestic.org. roundhouse.org. Alive@Five: Sean K. Preston — 5 p.m. JJ Grey and Mofro — 8 p.m. at Weinberg to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., GALLERY Frederick. Mountain gospel and rock ‘n’ Frederick. From the days of playing greasy roll. Live music. Outdoor happy hour. Ages local juke joints to headlining major festivals, Artist Talk: Alyssa Imes — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 21 and older. $5 entry plus $5 drinks. Food JJ Grey remains an unfettered, blissful at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. available for purchase. Mixer and artist’s talk highlighting the work of performer, singing with a blue-collared 301-698-8118. our current immersive solo exhibition located spirit over the bone-deep grooves of his on the second floor of the FAC Art Center. downtownfrederick.org. compositions. Nat Myers opens.

Frederick Keys vs. Mahoning Valley Scrappers — 7 p.m. at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium, 21 Stadium Drive, Frederick. June 15 is Bark in the Park Night (bring your dog) and it’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Night with an in-game experience tailored to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Fireworks Aug. 12 and 13. On Aug. 12, meet WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan at 7 p.m. On Aug. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m., meet “Parks and Recreation” actor Jim O’Heir, who played Jerry/Larry/Terry Gergich on the show. Visit website for ticket prices and other promotions. milb.com/frederick. “The Beverly Hillbillies: The Musical” — 6 p.m. at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, 5 Willowdale Drive, Frederick . Dinner 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m. When 17-year-old Elly May Clampett’s father unexpectedly strikes it rich, he moves his family from the Ozarks to Beverly Hills. Suddenly torn from her pigfarmer fiancé, the beautiful but naïve tomboy is thrown into a world of debutante balls, polo matches and people mainly concerned with their place in society. Nearly taken in by a couple of scheming ne’er-do-wells, Elly proves traditional country virtue triumphs over slick city vice. Also 6 p.m. on Saturdays; and 12:30 p.m. buffet with a 2:15 p.m. show on the first, third and fifth Sundays. $50 on Fridays and Sundays; $53 on Saturdays. 301-662-6600. wayoffbroadway.com. Authentic Community Theatre Presents “Legally Blonde the Musical” — 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Second show at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13. A fabulously fun awardwinning musical based on the movie, “Legally Blonde The Musical,” follows the

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“Urinetown The Musical” — 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Performing Arts Factory, 244B S. Jefferson St., Frederick. In the not-so-distant future, a terrible water shortage and 20-year drought has led to a government ban on private toilets and a proliferation of the paid public toilets, owned and operated by a single megalomaniac company: The Urine Good Company. If the poor don’t obey the strict laws prohibiting free urination, they’ll be sent to the dreaded and mysterious “Urinetown.” A brilliant satire, “Urinetown” is a wickedly funny, fast paced and intelligent comedic romp for ages 13 and up. $22/$18. 240-382-9700. zane@ othervoicestheatre.org. www.othervoicestheatre.org.

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to noon at UME Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. University of Maryland Extension Frederick County Master Gardeners present. Plant now for a third harvest in the fall. Find out what to plant and when to plant it. Discover the benefits of making and using row covers. Register online. A Taste of Asia - Thai Bail Chicken and Chinese Drunken Shrimp — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frederick Community CollegeConference Center, Room E125, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Focus will be on traditional dishes with new flavors but using standard sauce ingredients. Chef Woo Can will demonstrate how easy and simple these Asian dishes are to make. Hearty meals that taste good using ingredients from your local markets, specifically H Mart in Frederick. $29. 301-624-2727. mkrzywicki@frederick. edu. Paint Your Pet’s Portrait — 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at My Pet Store and More, 1305 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Enjoy an evening painting your pet’s portrait. Must register in advance and provide a photo of your pet. $55. 301-8357879. myevent@paintyourpetsportrait.com.

ETCETERA Yoga On Tap — 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Frederick Social, 50 Citizens Way, Frederick. 60 minutes

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FESTIVALS Summer Cruise-Ins — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Roy Rogers Restaurant, 28 Souder Road, Brunswick. By dining-in or carry out for breakfast and/or lunch, Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Co. Auxiliary and the Leechel L. Reynolds Memorial Fund will receive a percentage of your receipt. Mention the BVAA when you place your order. First 20 cruisers in attendance will receive a goody bag. Choice awards include BVA&R Auxilliary’s, LLRMF’s, People’s, Participant’s and Roy Rogers. 50/50, Chinese auction, door prizes. All vehicles welcome. 240-305-7987.

Frederick County Craft Beverage Festival — noon to 6 p.m. at Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department Activities Ground, 12027 South St., Libertytown. After a hiatus of two years due to COVID, the festival is back, featuring approximately 20 beer, wine and distilled spirits producers exclusively from Schifferstadt Architectural Museum Frederick County. A variety of craft vendors Tours — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt and kids entertainment. Food provided by the Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Ave., Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department. Music Frederick. The oldest home in Frederick city, from Hit Parade (formerly Vinyl Rhino). Craft a National Historic Landmark, is open for beverage festival followed by community tours every Saturday and Sunday. Docents festival with live entertainment until 10 will tell you how this extraordinary building came to be with its German heating system p.m. All proceeds benefit the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department. that provided clean, safe, energy-efficient $30 in advance, $35 at the gate. 301-676radiant heat. It’s the story of German 2285. cjecc171@comcast.net. immigration and German engineering in Colonial Maryland. Parking in the church lot frederickcountycraftbeveragefestival.org. across the street. $8, free for children under 12. 301-456-4912. FILM boycerensberger@gmail.com. Summer at the Movies: “Encanto” — fredericklandmarks.org. 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Damascus Road Community Church, 12826 Old National FAMILY Pike, Mount Airy. A night at the movies on our campus lawn, played on our 16-foot LED Toys and Games Exhibit — noon to 4 screen. Pack a picnic and come early to dine p.m. at Damascus Museum, 9701 Main St., on the lawn or purchase from LaParada and Damascus. Antique and playable modern Sunset Slushie food trucks on site. toys and games. Every Saturday and 301-829-3722. triciac@damascus.com. Wednesday or by appointment 301-2532014, www.dhsm.org. damascus.com/movie. 302-253-2014. bernardinebeall@gmail.com. Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum Open House — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. Open houses of the museum are held year-round on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. See historic railroad equipment, Thomas play layouts, historic photo and document display, and railroad artifacts, and visit the gift shop. $1-$6, free for children 3 and under. 301-7394665. info@roundhouse.org. roundhouse.org. Authentic Community Theatre 2 Week Intensive: “Legally Blonde Jr.” — 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Maryland Theatre, 21 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown. (Junior production) Based on the award-winning Broadway musical and the smash hit motion picture, “Legally Blonde The Musical Jr.” is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show’s instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit and sass leaving cast members and audiences alike seeing pink. $15. 301-790-3500. ajv@mdtheatre.org.

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Tropical Attitudes — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 868 Estate Vineyards, 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro, Va. Tim Campbell and the Tropical Attitudes Band bring Jimmy Buffet’s island and beach tunes to Hillsboro. Hawaiian shirts and chill attitudes are encouraged. Wine and food available for purchase. Family-friendly. Concert chairs, blankets and popup tents are encouraged. No outside alcohol allowed. 540-668-7008. info@868estatevineyards.com. 868estatevineyards.com/events.

RECREATION Frederick Keys vs. Mahoning Valley Scrappers — 6 p.m. at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium, 21 Stadium Drive, Frederick. June 15 is Bark in the Park Night (bring your dog) and it’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Night with an in-game experience tailored to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Fireworks Aug. 12 and 13. On Aug. 12, meet WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan at 7 p.m. On Aug. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m., meet “Parks and Recreation” actor Jim O’Heir,

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Community Day — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Celebrate “Allure of the Near East: Treasures from the Huntington Museum of Art” with culturally themed activities beginning at 1 p.m. with an interfaith discussion about the objects exhibited in the gallery; from 2 to 4 p.m., learn about the sitar and enjoy live performances and demonstrations by Sitar Niketan; at 2:30 p.m. join Museum Director Sarah J. Hall in the galleries for a Director’s Highlights Tour. Throughout the day, kids can create and take home a Near Eastern-inspired art project with Samir Razzak. The event is free. Registration is not required. 301-739-5727. cschelle@wcmfa.org. www.wcmfa.org.

GALLERY Valley Art Association Member Show: “Paradise” — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Mansion House Art Center & Gallery, North Gallery, 480 Highland Ave., Hagerstown. In the North Gallery. Continues through Aug. 28. valleyartassoc.com.

RECREATION Frederick Keys vs. Mahoning Valley Scrappers — 1 p.m. at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium, 21 Stadium Drive, Frederick. June 15 is Bark in the Park Night (bring your dog) and it’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Night with an in-game experience tailored to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Fireworks Aug. 12 and 13. On Aug. 12, meet WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan at 7 p.m. On Aug. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m., meet “Parks and Recreation” actor Jim O’Heir, who played Jerry/Larry/Terry Gergich on the show. Visit website for ticket prices and other promotions. milb.com/frederick.

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Civil War Style Church Service — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Historic Rocky Springs Chapel, 7817 Rocky Springs Road, Frederick. Nondenominational church service conducted by a preacher wearing Civil War period attire and worshipers will sing hymns that were popular during the American Civil War. Most sermons preached in Rocky Springs Chapel were originally delivered between 1861-1865. A short living history program immediately follows the service. 912-492-4355. debbymoone@gmail.com.

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“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in Concert — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia. Learning on his 11th birthday that he is a wizard destined for greatness, Harry leaves for wizarding school for the first time. This concert presents the first movie of the unforgettable series while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ enchanting score. Join us for an evening of music and magic. $40. 410-783-8021. tkopasek@BSOmusic.org.

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Yoga in the Vines — 11 a.m. to noon at Loew Vineyards, 14001 Liberty Road, Mount Airy. Join us for a yoga session with instructor Kristen Coffey. Each ticket also includes a wine tasting flights (5 wines); socially distanced outdoor space to enjoy the wines; a souvenir logo wine glass to take home. Yoga mats are not supplied, it is suggested that participants bring their own. Door time is at 10:30 a.m. 21 and older. $20. 301-831-5464. Rachel@loewvineyards. net.

Hagerstown Municipal Band Concerts — 7 p.m. at Hagerstown City Park, Hagerstown. 108th season. 50-member concert band. Select soloists every concert. Continues Sundays through Aug. 21. 240-217-5070. hagerstownband.org.

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Monday Aug. 15 CLASSES FAC After Hours: Meditative Dance Movement — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Do you remember what it was like to dance when you were a child? Wild and free and without any restrictions. Meditative dance is an inclusive healing space to move freely while tapping into your divine bliss. Join instructor Laura Sherwood for an hour of healing free movement as she guides you through a moving meditation. Free with a $10 recommended donation. laurasherwood@gmail.com. www.frederickartscouncil.org.

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Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Co. Carnival — 6 p.m. at Rocky Ridge. Continues nightly through Aug. 20. Entertainment will begin at 7 p.m. each night: Aug. 15, One More Round, MUSIC country/variety; Aug. 16, Cross-N-Country Duo, classic country/gospel; Aug. 17, Parade Petty Coat Junction — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Night, parade begins at 7 p.m., The Stillwater at Baker Park Band Shell, Second and Bentz Band, older country; Aug. 18, Taylor Brown’s streets, Frederick. Tribute to the music of Elvis Show; Aug. 19, Bobby D’s Truckstop Tom Petty. Bring a canned food item for the Foodbank Program operated by the Frederick Burrito Band, honky tonk/old country; Aug. 20, The Salem Bottom Boys, bluegrass/ Community Action Agency. 50/50 raffle country. rockyridgevfc.com. celebrates Celebrate Frederick’s mission.

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Yoga Under the Sun, Moon and Stars — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St. , Frederick. For all levels, with Yogamour. Tuesdays through Sept. 6. Bring a mat and thirst quencher. In the event of inclement weather, check the Facebook event page for class changes or cancellation. $15 donation. 301-662-4190. skystage@ frederickartscouncil.org. yogamour.org.

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Salsa Under the Stars — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., , Frederick. Dance to Latin beats at this popular event on Clothes Closet — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the third Wednesday of each month. Start Thurmont United Methodist Church, 13880 with a 30-minute salsa lesson at 7 p.m. with Long Road, Thurmont. Free clothing to men, Silvia Yacoubian. Alternate rain locations will women and children; linens; shoes; more. Clothes Closet is open three times per month. be announced in case of inclement weather. All ages. Pride On The Patio — 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at $5 suggested donation. 301-662-4190. Showroom, 882 N. East St., Fredrick. Weekly skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. LGBTQIA social mixer. Relaxed an casual. Happy hour pricing, full menu available; drink frederickartscouncil.org/programs/sky-stage. special Gender Fluid. 21 and older. ETCETERA 240-409-8858. prideonthepatio@gmail.com. facebook.com/PrideOnThePatio. Frederick’s Creative Economy Brown Bag Talks — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at 115 E. Church St., FILM 115 E. Church St., Frederick. Roundtable conversations each Wednesday about how Art Center Bijou — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at to make Frederick even more vital by finding FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. spaces and livelihoods to sustain people in A weekly film screening curated by FAC Associate SJ Wiegand. Each month presents their creative endeavors and enhancing their

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FILM Summer Classic Movie Series: “Thelma & Louise” (1991) — 7:30 p.m. at Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. On the big screen in the restored and historic 1925 theater. Two women run away from their unhappy love lives to set off on a crosscountry trip, meeting charming young Brad Pitt (in his film debut) along the way. $8. gettysburgmajestic.com.

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Alive@Five: Jenny Langer & Moonshine Society — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Frederick. Blues and roots rock. Live music. Outdoor happy hour. Ages 21 and older. $5 entry plus $5 drinks. Food available for purchase. 301-698-8118. downtownfrederick.org.

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival’s Opening Night: Scots Irish in Appalachia — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Barns of Rose Hill, 95 Chalmers Court, Berryville, Va. The festival celebrates the rich history, nature and culture

of the area through poignant and powerful chamber music experiences that are relevant to our times. $20 presale; $25 at the door; 12 and under free. manager@ appalachianchamber.org. appalachianchamber.org/2022-opening.

Friday Aug. 19 CLASSES

Weed Warrior Workshop — 10 a.m. to noon at Windy Ridge Park, Access through East West Park, 1115 Prospect Road, Mount Airy. Save the native species by removing invasive plants. Wear long pants, longsleeve shirt and, if you have them, hand saw, pruners, gloves and loppers. Tools and gloves will be available. 301-829-1424. mountairymd.org.

FAMILY Pop-Up Art in the Park, — 10 a.m. to noon at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Make and take a fun art project in the rose garden while learning about art that is on view in the museum. No registration is required. 301-739-5727. educator@wcmfa.org. wcmfa.org.

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