72 HOURS Aug. 24, 2023

HOOD COLLEGE ELIMINATES ITS CERAMIC ARTS PROGRAM

Hood College has discontinued its graduate programs in ceramic arts. It previously offered an MA in ceramics, an MFA in ceramics and a graduate certificate in ceramic arts. The programs gave students a well-rounded curriculum of art history, culture and craft, and spawned a diverse community of ceramic artists in and around Frederick, ultimately elevating ceramics exhibitions locally in recent years.

ELKS LODGE CELEBRATES 100TH

ANNIVERSARY WITH EXPANDED PARADE

Mountain City Elks Lodge #382 will celebrate its 100th anniversary this week by expanding the annual parade it hosts in downtown Frederick. George B. Delaplaine Jr. will serve as grand marshal, along with Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks of the World Leonard J. Polk Jr. In its 66th year, the parade will begin on Seventh and Market streets, continue down Market Street, turn right onto West All Saints, and continue to the reviewing stand at 173 W. All Saints St., with Bowie State University Marching Band and local high schools performing along the way.

CHECK OUT THE INAUGURAL BLACK FREDERICK FESTIVAL

The inaugural Black Frederick Festival will hit Carroll Creek in downtown Frederick this weekend with live hip-hop, food trucks, beer and wine, and children’s activities that celebrate the cultures of Continental Africa, African Americans and the local Black community. Entrance is free. Get there for the first-ever local event of its kind here, and immerse yourself in the culture.

FILL FREDERICK WITH THE SOUND OF PORCH SONGS

Aug. 26 is Play Music on the Porch Day. We just thought we’d let readers know, should they want to pick up a guitar or ukulele and strum a few tunes. This is a worldwide “holiday,” with people in more than 70 countries participating simply by … playing music on their porches. Gather friends or go it alone. Music on the porch just sounds better, doesn’t it? Watch people from across the globe play on their porches (and stoops) at playmusicontheporchday.com.

GET $4 MOVIE TICKETS ON SUNDAY

National Cinema Day on Aug. 27 means more than 3,000 movie theaters will be offering $4 movie tickets to all shows. So if you haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer” yet, here’s your chance to do it on the cheap.

KYLE HACKETT GETS IT DONE

Who knew there existed a subject for which a book had not yet been written? Kyle Hackett knew. The longtime hunter based near Libertytown learned the art of skull mounting and wrote a book about it, which quickly topped charts on Amazon. Check out his book and his business, Frederick Skull Mounts.

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Whiskey Del Bac in Tucson

In this episode of the UnCapped podcast, host Chris Sands talked with Mark Vierthaler, head distiller at Whiskey Del Bac in Tucson, Arizona. Vierthaler told the story of how the distillery came to be and the interesting origin of their name, as well as their use of mesquite smoke and how the climate in Arizona affects the barrel aging process. Here is an excerpt of their talk.

UnCapped: The head distiller of Whiskey Del Bac is joining me all the way from Arizona, where I believe it’s roughly 3,000 degrees right now.

Mark Vierthaler: Just slightly less hot than the surface of the sun. It has been unrelenting. It has now been more than 40 days of 100-plus-degree temperatures.

UnCapped: I have some questions that have to do with heat. I assume your rickhouse is not climate controlled?

Vierthaler: You are correct.

UnCapped: Do extreme temperatures like that have much of an effect on the barrel aging process?

Vierthaler: It really does. We have what we call swamp coolers inside of our production space. We’re small enough that our production space and quote unquote “rickhouse” are all part of the same area. But yeah. It’s not just the temperature. We also have these really impressive diurnal shifts. In a 24hour period, we’re getting 30 to 40 degrees. Today, when I left the house, it was 80 degrees, and it’s gonna get up to 112, 113 today. Winter, same thing happens. So not only do you get this really aggressive push and pull because of these shifts, you get a lot of oxidation happening within the oak itself. It creates these really interesting, really complex whiskeys.

If you’re leaning into the challenges and opportunities that your aging area presents you, you can create something that is very much of the space that it was made.

UnCapped: Is that harder to plan for, or does it happen regularly enough that you get the same effect from batch to batch and barrel to barrel?

Vierthaler: There are inconsistencies across everything, but you can depend on it enough that you can at least plan your blending around it.

We have, here in Tucson, a monsoon season, and 50% moisture in the air comes between mid-June

to the end of September. That’s when all this moisture is coming in off the ocean, finally making it past the coast inland. Most of the year, we have 5% to 15% relative humidity.

Now it’s in the 30s or 40s and we’ll have these huge dumps of rain. The heat and the humidity have an impact on how it ages.

UnCapped: Does that low humidity have you losing more to evaporation?

Vierthaler: We really do. The nice thing is we gain proof. As spirits age, they seek stabilization, so when you’re aging in humid environments, you tend to lose proof in your barrel. In dry environments, you tend to lose

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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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Mark Vierthaler, head distiller at Whiskey Del Bac in Tucson, Arizona.

Halibut your summer at Hootch and Banter

Married restaurateurs

Cherie Nearman and Sherif Salem opened Hootch and Banter in downtown Frederick in November 2015, looking to offer a variety of everyday options from burgers to gourmet dishes. Since then, the “upscale but very relaxed” spot, as Nearman calls it, has expanded, adding an upstairs lounge space with an additional bar and private dining room in 2017. Through renovations and menu changes, Hootch and Banter has maintained its cozy vibe and focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients. Nearman said one of diners’ all-time favorite dishes are the restaurant’s twice-cooked infused wings. They’re marinated, baked, fried and served naked with buffalo, barbecue or housemade blue cheese sauce. Halibout Your Summer, a dish recently added to the menu by executive chef Ricky Ade, is another seasonal favorite. It features blackened halibut served with polenta cake and locally-sourced corn puree, grilled zucchini and tomato relish. The restaurant is also known for its craft cocktails, and Nearman said she recommends the Just Peachy, made with local McClintock Forager Gin, fresh citrus juice, peach bitters, triple sec and pomegranate. —

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Hootch and Banter’s signature dish, Halibut Your Summer, includes a pan-seared blackened halibut, polenta cake, local corn puree, grilled zucchini and an heirloom tomato relish.

HOOTCH AND BANTER

49 S. Market St., Frederick 301-732-4971

hootchandbanter.com

Instagram: @hootchandbanter

Hours: Brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday

Owner Cherie Nearman recommends: Two house favorites are the twice-cooked infused wings and Halibout Your Summer.

Staff photo by Katina Zentz

The interior space of Hootch and Banter on July 26.

Joelton Mayfield and Anna Kellam at Cafe Nola

BY COLIN MCGUIRE Special to The News-Post

Singer-songwriters Joelten Mayfield and Anna Kellam are hitting the road together for a series of nearly two dozen dates that will take them across the MidAtlantic this month. One of those stops will be at Cafe Nola in Frederick. We caught up with them recently to talk about how they got into music, the need to catch a baseball game while on tour, who they’re listening to these days and why Wendy’s is the best tour food one can find.

So, how did you guys get together for this tour? How do you know each other?

Mayfield: We played a show together in Savannah, Georgia, at Over Yonder with a mutual friend of ours. We met there, and then we played together in Evanston, Illinois. After we played those shows together, we got these dates booked together, and we’ve been friends ever since, I suppose.

How long ago was that?

Kellam: That was May 1.

This is a pretty sizable amount of dates. Are there plans beyond this to tour together down the road?

Mayfield: Not at the moment, but I’m sure I would be down to keep going. I’m excited for these shows. It’s been a while since I’ve done solo shows and it’s going to be way more fun to share the bill, because the last time I did solo shows by myself, I was just in a car by myself for 17 days, and you kind of start to lose your mind after a while with that much time alone. It’s going to be fun.

Are you going to actually travel together in the same car?

Mayfield: Yeah, we’re leaving from Nashville for the first show in Kingsport. That should be a lot of fun. Do you have places to stay?

Kellam: Most of it is going to be staying with people we know. There might be a night or two where we get a hotel or an AirBnb, but a lot of it will be staying with friends and family.

How did you initially get into music? Who inspired you, and how did you pick it up?

Kellam: I’m kind of new to the whole music thing. I did choir in high school and then when I was 18, I wrote three songs and then I went to college and thought I was going a different route. I came back home and did an open mic to sing two songs I did when I was 18. A lady who was there did a music festival in Savannah and was like, “I want you to play a music festival.” I thought she was joking, but she said she was serious and

said, “I’m booking you on this festival.” I told her I didn’t have a set and she said, “You’ve got six months. You can write one.” And that was my start into music. She came in November 2021 and the festival was in March 2022. I’ve been going at it ever since.

Wow, you had to write a whole set in that amount of time. Did you feel the pressure?

Kellam: Yeah. It was funny. It was writing songs — some that stuck, some that didn’t. Putting a band together — I’ve never done that. It was just all so new. The best part was, Savannah usually stays pretty warm and for some reason, that day, it was 29 degrees and I was on the only indoor stage. Plus, I was at the start of the day, so there were over 100 people — close to 200 people — crammed into a room, trying to stay warm, and they were there for my set. I was like, “OK, I’ve never played with a band, I’ve never played a proper set, but now here we are. Let’s do this!” I listened back to a video and I sounded like a lamb, I was shaking so much. But it was kind of the start of everything.

Joelten, how about you? How did you get into this?

Mayfield: I grew up in church. My dad played bass in church and I was right next to the stage for a Christian Boy Scout award ceremony thing they were doing. I hopped up on the stage

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next to my dad and the choir director turned around and handed me a clavinet and showed me how to keep time. I was kind of on the stage ever since that. I was 3, and I don’t know at what point I actually got some amount of rhythm or at what point it sounded good. I’m sure a 3-year-old playing percussion was pretty annoying for a good long while. But I took piano lessons when I was a pre-teen, and then I started taking guitar lessons when I was 14, and then I started writing songs at some point. I come from a little bit of a musical family.

How old are you guys?

Mayfield: I’m 25.

Kellam: I’m 25 as well.

So, have you guys been out on the road before singularly? Have you done touring in the past?

Kellam: I have never toured myself. I work in music touring, so I tour a lot, but I’ve never toured myself.

What does that mean? Do you tour with other acts?

Kellam: I do.

Can I ask you what that’s about?

Kellam: It’s fun. It’s tiring. It’s all of the things all at once. It’s like being a summer camp counselor all year round.

What do you do out on the road?

Kellam: I do merch and tour management.

Who’s that for?

Kellam: I do it for Shovels & Rope, S.G. Goodman and These Sacred Souls.

How long have you been doing that?

Kellam: The last year and a half.

Joelten, have you been out by yourself, or are these the most days you’ve been out in a row?

Mayfield: I released my first thing in December 2019 and got to do one tour to Texas from Nashville. Then, that was about it before COVID hit. Then, after COVID hit, I ended up moving back to Nashville after recording a fulllength and I’ve been touring a lot since then. This is not the longest run I’ve ever done. I’ve done from Nashville out to Colorado before and through the Midwest and Southeast, but this is the first time I’m properly doing some MidAtlantic and East Coast stuff. I’ve never been to a lot of these places before, which I’m excited about.

I was going to ask you guys about that. Have you been to the Washington, D.C., area or here in Frederick?

Mayfield: I have not played music in those places, but I have been to D.C. with my family for a little family vacation thing. We went to all the museums and monuments. But I’ve never been to the Baltimore area at all.

Anna, you’ve probably been around here since you’ve been out with those bands?

Kellam: I have, but I’ve never been to Frederick.

Are you excited?

Kellam: I am excited.

You guys are going to play a really cool venue. It’s also a great place to eat. Are you guys into food? Are either of you a foodie?

Kellam: I would say I’m a foodie, but on the road, I just crave Wendy’s every day.

What’s the order from Wendy’s then?

Kellam: You’ve gotta do a four for four or a five for five-dollar Biggie Bag. There are multiple Wendy’s here, so you should be good.

Kellam: Perfect!

So when you guys go out, do you want time to go see stuff and explore these towns you’re going to? Or would you rather hop into town, play and leave?

Mayfield: I definitely hope to be able to have time to see some stuff. We’re pretty busy. There are even a couple days where we’re playing a show in the afternoon and then at night on

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First ever Black Frederick Festival at Carroll Creek

The inaugural Black Frederick Festival will hit Carroll Creek Linear Park in downtown Frederick on Aug. 26. The all-day event celebrates cultures of Continental Africa, African American, and the Black community in Frederick County.

Attendees of all backgrounds are encouraged to participate in this family-friendly event, created through a partnership between the Association of Nigerians in Frederick and BlackFrederick.com to celebrate the Black diaspora and local Black culture and history.

“We have done smaller events in the past but nothing of this magnitude,”

said Chantell Duckett, executive director of BlackFrederick.com.

“We cannot express the excitement of finally having a cultural festival in Frederick celebrating both African and American heritage and culture together.”

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Frederick and will include music and performances throughout the day, children’s activities, educational opportunities, merchandise, food trucks, and a beer and wine tent. Entrance is free

For more information, visit blackfrederickfestival. com, or follow the festival on Instagram @blackfrederickfestival.

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Local hip-hop artist Stitch Early will perform, along with Asa Weeks and G Yancy.

Maryland State Fair opens this week in Timonium

The annual Maryland State Fair will be open for three weekends this summer, with activities for all ages.

The state fair is complete with daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods,

U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum and more.

The fair is located at the Maryland State Fairgrounds at 2200 York Road in Timonium.

Dates are Aug. 24 to 27, Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 and Sept. 7 to 10. Learn more at marylandstatefair.com.

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this run, but if we have any down time, I’d very much want to go to a museum or something. My new favorite thing to do on the road is catch a baseball game because it’s like $14 for an entire afternoon, but I was looking at day games in the area and I’m not sure if anything will line up, but we’ll see.

Are you a big baseball fan, Anna?

Kellam: Um, I can be [laughs]. I enjoy baseball games sometimes. I’ll make the most of it. I’ll get a big pretzel and a hot dog and it’ll be great.

Mayfield: Yeah, I was thinking if I said it in print, then we’d have to do it [laughs].

How about new music? Do you have some songs you’re workshopping that you won’t be playing out but you might be getting ready to record?

Kellam: I have a collection of songs I’ve been working on and have been playing live. I’m releasing a single in two weeks and then an EP a month later. Then I’m about to wrap up my first album, which is 10 new songs. That’s kind of the stuff I’ve been playing live as well as the first two singles I released.

Mayfield: I have a full-length record that is currently being mixed, so I’ll be playing a bunch off of that, as well as an EP that came out a couple years ago. The full-length that is being mixed was recorded in 2021, so I have quite a bit since then that I’m working on that I’ll start to record in the fall. A bunch of new stuff that’s not out but will be out soon.

What are you guys listening to lately?

Mayfield: I’ve been really into Jim O’Rourke. I’ve been into his record “Insignificance.” It came out in 2001. Then there’s this guy Cory Hanson who just put out this new record. I’ve been

really into it. It’s kind of wild and all over the place. I’ve also been trying to make myself get into the Grateful Dead, but it’s so intimidating. I kind of pivoted and have been on a New Riders of the Purple Sage kick. I didn’t know Jerry Garcia started that band. I’ve been into weirder country-adjacent stuff recently. Early 2000s roots rock.

Kellam: I’ve pretty much only listened to two albums over the last couple months. One is by this artist named This Is The Kit, who’s just insane. And then the Leith Ross album. Those have been the only things I listen to.

You guys are relatively young. Are you aiming to make music your career from this point forward? Or are there other things you want to do outside of music? Is music something you can see yourself doing the next 20, 30 years?

Mayfield: Ideally. Optimistically. Hopefully, yes. I’ll do it for as long as I can because I love to tour and I love to write songs and play them for people. I love to make the connections you get to make on the road with new cities and new people. It’s pretty much my favorite thing to do, so I’m going to do it for as long as I can physically, mentally and financially.

Kellam: Similarly to Joelton, ideally, that would be how it happens in life — that I can tour my own stuff and be able to do that physically, emotionally and financially and have it be stable — that’s the goal for me as well.

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.

File photo by Edie Bernier

If you can’t wait for the Great Frederick Fair, satiate your appetite in the meantime by hitting the Maryland State Fair in Timonium.

Witnessing the rise and fall of Beanie Babies from behind the retail counter

When the Beanie Babies craze was in full swing in the mid-’90s, I worked at Matthew’s Hallmark at the Valley Mall in Hagerstown. From behind the retail counter, I saw the bloodbath that happened with every new shipment. And dear readers, it wasn’t pretty.

A new movie on Apple TV+ called “The Beanie Bubbles” gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the stuffed animals that some have called the first internet sensation. Zach Galifianakis plays Ty Warner, who created the Beanie Babies and loved stuffed animals as much as he loved women, money and facelifts.

Throughout the movie, we are introduced to his first girlfriend Robbie (Elizabeth Banks), who helped start the company; his other girlfriend, Sheila (Sarah Snook), whose children gave him the idea to make the Beanie Babies small and helped to design a few, and his employee Maya (Geraldine Viswanathan) who saw the genius of eBay helping the brand.

I graduated college in 1994, and my first journalism job wasn’t a match, so I entered Retail Hell, eventually landing at the Hallmark store, where I would later become a key manager.

By this time in my life, I had already seen grown men and women beat each other up for a Cabbage Patch Doll

back in the ’80s. When I was working at the mall, there was a Holiday Barbie doll incident at K·B Toys that resulted in 8-foot shelves being knocked down like dominoes (no Barbies or humans were hurt). So I know what lengths people who call themselves adults will go to.

But Beanie Babies, oh, they were in a class by themselves. Introduced in 1993, Beanies didn’t really start to become popular until ‘94, when they slowly began to be distributed in retail shops. They were also fairly inexpensive at $5 each. Beanies were super soft and could fit in the palm of an adult’s hand. They were filled with plastic beans, which made them more pliable. Each one was a character or animal, and they each came with a heart-shaped tag that read “Ty” because Warner named the company after himself.

The nine original Beanies included Chocolate the Moose, Cubbie the Bear, Legs the Frog, Flash the Dolphin, Patti the Platypus, Pinches the Lobster, Splash the Orca Whale, Spot the Dog and Squealer the Pig. Each tag said the Beanie’s name and a poem. Warner also used fun colors, like the bright pink of Patti.

At first, I thought they were cute small toys perfect for kids. But I was oh so wrong.

By 1995, Ty had come up with a

brilliant marketing ploy of limiting certain characters while retiring others. On the then-new online auction house eBay, people were reselling the Beanies, some for thousands of dollars. That’s when people thought that maybe they were collectibles, which some took as “investments.”

And that’s when the hunts began. At our shop, the Beanie Baby lovers soon realized what day of the week shipments would arrive and swarmed the store. We kept the Beanies in a white wire halfcircle shelving unit right at the check-out counter. That meant we got a front-row seat to the Beanie show.

Most came with lists either in notebooks or a list printed off the internet. They knew exactly what they needed and which Beanie they felt was the most sought-after. Oh, sure, many claimed it was for their kids.

Every week the adults came. Every week these grown-ups would spend hundreds at a time trying to buy all the Beanies they could. They would stand there, holding Beanies in both hands, before going to the counter. It reminded me of someone sitting at a casino and continuing to play until they were broke.

I saw arguments break out. Some women in their 40s were ripping Beanies out of the hands of older women. Some accused us of saving Beanies for ourselves or other customers. We even had some shoving — but nothing to the level of Cabbage Patch.

While watching “Beanie Bubble,” I

was reminded of how grateful I am that I managed to live through it without a scrape or even a paper cut from the tags.

The obsession became national news when Ty produced mini Beanies for McDonald’s Happy Meal toys. Customers would buy large numbers of Happy Meals only for the prize and then discard the uneaten meals in the parking lot.

But Ty fed into this; after all, it made them money. They even made these little clear covers to protect the tags because, of course, a worn tag devalued the Beanies.

There are a few Beanie Babies that might still make some extra money: Chef Robuchon Beanie can go for $150,000, and Bubbles can be worth as much as $129,000. Pinchers can fetch up to $35,000. Princess the Bear, which was released in memory of Princess Di, can bring in $10,000 (although this figure was much higher right after her death). But if you go online, these numbers on how much each can bring in depends on which generation, condition and more.

I admit it: I have a few that were either gifts or purchases. But I’ve never gone online to see how much they’re worth. Now that I need a new car, maybe I’ll pop on eBay soon.

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

Mountain City Elks Lodge #382 100th Anniversary parade in Frederick

Mountain City Elks Lodge #382 and Madame CJ Walker Temple #509 will host the 100th Anniversary Organization Day Parade on Aug. 27 in downtown Frederick.

Philanthropist and community leader George B. Delaplaine Jr. and Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks of the World Leonard J. Polk Jr. will serve as the grand marshals for this historic parade.

The parade, which has occurred on the fourth Sunday of August consecutively for over 66 years (except during the pandemic) will feature the dynamic “Symphony of Soul” from the Bowie State University Marching Band. Located in Bowie, BSU is the oldest historically black university in Maryland.

Eastern High School’s award-winning Marching Band will participate in the parade, as well as the Bowie High School Band. Also strutting their stuff will be Frederick City and County high school marching bands, including Frederick High, Thomas Johnson, Catoctin and Brunswick High.

The crowd will also be treated to performances by The Frederick Steppers and the Star Struck Superstars from Temple Hills. The parade will also include The Road Knights Car Club, Earth Wheels and Fire Motorcycle Club, local fire departments, color guards and many others.

Because it is the 100th anniversary of the Lodge, the parade this year will be extended. It will begin on Seventh and Market streets, continue down Market Street, make a right on West All Saints, and continue to the reviewing stand located across from the Mt. City Lodge #382 at 173 W. All Saints St.

“The Elks Organization Day Parade has played an important role in our community for more than 66 years,” said Richard D. Hall Sr., Exalted Ruler.

“As a child, I can remember the excitement I had watching the Elks Parade. It was always the biggest day of the summer.”

Call 301-964-6008 for more information.

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Staff file photo by Andrew Schotz

Bowie State University was represented in the parade in downtown Frederick in 2022. They will return to perform this week.

Libertytown hunter writes chart-topping book on skull mounting

BY LAUREN LAROCCA llarocca@newspost.com

Kyle Hackett didn’t fancy himself a writer and had certainly never penned an entire book, but when he realized the book he needed didn’t exist, he decided to compile one himself — and within weeks, it was topping best-seller charts online.

Hackett had found a niche within a niche, you might say.

Hackett has hunted since he was a young boy growing up in Butler, Pennsylvania, a place where learning to hunt is a right of passage, he says. His uncle and grandfather got him a bow when he was young, and Hackett has fond memories of going out into the wilderness to learn the science and art of hunting. It quickly became a passion.

But in more recent years, his hobby took a step further into craft, when he began to learn the process of European mounting, which is another way of saying skull mounting.

Through trial and error, he refined his process, mostly through watching YouTube tutorials and experimenting.

It’s the kind of craft, though, that would benefit from having a manual for people, something to lay flat on a table and follow as they move through the steps, rather than having to pause and restart online videos and search through multiple channels to find what step is needed.

“In my life, I do how-to documents for everything,” he said recently from his home near Libertytown. “I live off howto documents, so I had one for doing European mounts, and collectively over the last eight years, I started transitioning it into a chapter-by-chapter format.”

He had already started the business Maryland Skull Mounts to create custom mounts for people, when he decided to take his how-to guide and turn it into an official book, “European (Skull) Mount

Process,” which he self-published in 2022.

It quickly ranked as the No. 1 bestseller online for books on European mounts and is now sold at archery stores, hunting stores and taxidermy supplies stores. Hackett also became a European mount writer for Taxidermy Today magazine. Locally, he works with butcher shops and a taxidermist to support one another and create community, because it’s such a niche industry.

For those curious about the skull mount process and want to learn it

themselves, the book gives a detailed, step-by-step process — skinning, cleaning, degreasing, whitening and sealing — and is fully illustrated with photos. The process can be used for mounting skulls of any animal. Most of the work Hackett does locally involves deer and hog skulls.

Busy season is November, he said.

Meanwhile, Hackett also continues to hunt and says it’s become a lifelong passion that he’ll probably pass down to his kids.

“I’m an incredibly healthy eater, and I

love deer,” he said. “You can get one or two a year, and that will feed you for an entire year. My wife and I don’t buy any ground meat just because we always have deer in the freezer.

“Going on hunting turkeys and all the other game — squirrel, dove, duck — it’s fun and it’s beautiful, watching a turkey call, being out in the woods,” he went on. “And when I harvest something, I eat every bit of it, so nothing ever gets wasted. There’s just a peace to it.”

Follow Lauren LaRocca on Instagram @karmarocca.

Staff photo by Katina Zentz

Kyle Hackett poses for a portrait in the studio at his home. Hackett published a best-selling skull mount book.

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Bia Hoi Bliss: Embracing the spirit of Hanoi

Hanoi, Vietnam’s bustling and electrifying capital, has become synonymous with Bia Hoi, an experience that fulfills everything I could ever want when arriving in a new location.

Bia Hoi is far beyond an unassuming beer; it’s a slice of authentic adventure. This operation has fiercely guarded the recipe for this fresh, delicious, 3% daily brewed beverage, a secret spanning over a century. Imagine arriving in a country where the scorching climate makes a hot tub feel like a cooler oasis, and there, a warm-hearted local serves small, icy beers in the shelter of shade. A place pulsating with life, flavors and locals, offering exotic and peculiar foods that vary at each bar and, of course, an endless flow of beer.

It’s not hard to spot a true Bia Hoi location. Amid the diverse buildings and menus — from chicken and seafood to fermented pork and fried crickets — two constants remain: a simple red and yellow sign and the distinct short, hand-blown glasses that cradle the delicious liquid gold, costing a mere 40 or 50 cents each. Sure, you may find the unsuspecting tourist, meandering in Hanoi’s busy Old Quarter, stumbling upon one of the most remarkable establishments in the world. But they’ll leave prematurely, clueless to the full Bia Hoi experience, exposing their Western tastes that border on irresponsible travel. No, enjoying Bia Hoi is an art, and it starts around the Vietnamese lunch hour.

As the sun reaches its peak, business men (and the occasional woman) donned in button-up shirts and ties gather at tables. Laughter fills the air, cigarettes smolder, and

the feast begins. Ox, frogs, shrimp, pork, steamed bok choy, hot pot — a dazzling array of dishes — unfolds and is eaten along with mountains of boiled peanuts, all while guzzling down eight to 10 of those miraculous little beers before heading back to work. And once the lunchtime frenzy subsides, the aftermath resembles Times Square after a New Year’s celebration, shells and napkins scattered about like confetti.

Like many of the locals, you can indulge in the customary afternoon nap, seeking refuge from the hottest part of the day. But you might find that the adventure continues a couple hours later, as temperatures likely cool to a chilly 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and another Bia Hoi spot lures you just before dinner. The city comes alive. People are gathering. Loneliness has no place here, for an inviting table will probably welcome you to join in on the rowdy revelry — an invitation I never refuse.

This is where you meet the most interesting people. You may very well find yourself sitting at a table with an artist, a cop, a local gangster and a lawyer. Sitting together at a Bia Hoi puts aside all conflicts and tensions. I also find the friendly Vietnamese will ensure I try every dish at the table and keep my glass full. However, I learned the hard way that if offered a hit of tobacco from a điếu cày (a bamboo tobacco pipe), it’s imperative that one always politely decline.

At the end of your night, after saying “goodbye” to newfound friends, a stroll back to your room through the lively streets should lead you to a late-night snack from a nearby street vendor. The bánh

mì is a sandwich masterpiece with a fresh-baked baguette, pork, cilantro, pickled vegetables, chili and creamy pâté, bearing the unmistakable influence of Hanoi’s French heritage. The beauty of it all? You’ll wake up refreshed the next morning, thanks to the secret ingredients in the lovely Bia Hoi that spares you any hint of a hangover.

For me, this is how travel should be: an immersive experience, embraced by warmth and hospitality.

Hanoi, with its Bia Hoi tradition, wraps its arms around adventurous visitors, inviting them to partake in Vietnam’s true culinary delights and spirited camaraderie. I say, there is no other way to experience the soul of the city.

Trevor Davis, former cidermaker and working musician from Frederick, is a writer, content creator and cultural traveler. Follow his adventures at roguevagabond.com.

Photo by Trevor Davis

Bia Hoi might be the secret to life.

TREVOR DAVIS

BY GARY BENNETT Special to The News-Post

espite a pesky smattering of Nationals fans, Frederick is unquestionably Orioles territory. And like many of you, for better or worse, I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with the Orioles. Just like a wayward brother, I can’t stand them for a while, but as time goes by, I do care what becomes of them.

The O’s are playing surprisingly well this season, but even in the lean years, we still had that oasis of a ballpark to visit: Oriole Park at Camden Yards. That modern yet retro-looking stadium in the heart of Baltimore with the iconic B&O warehouse as its backdrop started the baseball stadium building craze back in 1992. Since then, almost every major league team has either built a new park like it or has made major renovations to their existing park to create a destination for fans.

While I’m not too interested in the success of any other major league team, I do very much enjoy visiting other major league ballparks. Unlike football stadiums (which are never called parks), no two baseball parks are alike — not even the playing dimensions! Major League parks tend to be little cities unto themselves and a microcosm of humanity from all walks of life. In short, they are fascinating.

Think of a never-ending food court full of delicious food (that is never good for you), a multi-level shopping mall, an enormous escape room, rollicking music hall, a spacious outdoor lounge under the stars, helpful talk therapy session and expansive entertainment venue all rolled into one. And with more people-watching than even the “Real Housewives” of Beverly Hills could stand.

My fascination with ballparks goes back to my youth and the occasional family visit to a favorite uncle in Baltimore. Without fail, one of the highlights of these visits would be a trip over to old Memorial Stadium. I can still remember the first time I caught a glimpse of the greenest grass I

had ever seen in that mammoth expanse of outfield as I ascended the escalator. Other perplexing and wondrous sights, sounds and (especially) scents awaited this rural, pre-teen kid who never dreamed he’d actually be in a place his heroes played and only occasionally saw on TV.

Soon after college in 1980, I embarked on my professional career and was introduced to the glory and misery of corporate business travel to faraway cities. Thankfully, nearly all had major league baseball teams that were at home during my visits.

That’s when I began my lifelong hobby of collecting major league baseball stadiums. Not physically of course, although I do have many photos and souvenirs at home, but as fond memories tucked away in the corners of my mind. To me, there is nothing better than getting off by myself in some faraway city to catch a game under the lights after a long day of dealing with demanding clients and irritable colleagues.

In August of this year, I finally finished up. I recently visited Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and thus completed what I call my lifetime grand slam, visiting the home ballparks of all 30 major league teams. To be honest, I have not yet been to a couple of the newer stadiums, but I have been to all 30 major league cities and their home parks at the time, so I’m counting it!

To me, this was a great achievement, but I’ve come to learn it might not be so great after all, certainly not unique. Thousands of people have completed this quest. They are called “ball park chasers.” They even have a website (ballparkchasers.com).

The world record is a breathtaking 30 parks in 24 days by a fellow named Chuck Booth in 2009. He had to do some East Coast day/night doubleheaders to achieve that number. I’ll bet he’s also single.

He has my respect. I completed my lifetime quest just a few parks at a time. It was only after I retired a few years ago that I actually took what you might call a baseball

trip — a grueling, eight-day, six-ballpark drive around the Midwest to catch the “fly over” parks. My wife went with me. She may never be the same.

In the past couple of years, I’ve also scheduled mini vacations with pals to finish up cities I had somehow missed along the way. This included quick, two-day forays to Detroit; Denver; Arlington, Texas; and Los Angeles.

Before I give you my Top 10 list, let’s get one thing out of the way: I didn’t really like the two oldest parks and the most storied one. Sacrilegious? Maybe, but that’s how I feel. Despite improvements made along the way, Fenway Park (1912) in Boston and Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago feel their ages. The seats are small and sometimes not positioned correctly. Concourses tend to be narrow and the fan bases can be, shall we say, overly exuberant. One of Wrigley Field’s concourses even sits underground, which gave me a feeling of claustrophobia.

Yankee Stadium in New York has a corporate feel to it. It’s hard to explain. It’s like

they tried too hard to mimic old Yankee Stadium in every way. Lines are long and the food is very expensive. Unfortunately, the fan base takes obnoxiousness to a whole new level, making the game-day experience for visitors and families poor at best.

MY TOP TEN BALLPARKS

10. Target Field – Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota Twins

The park is downtown with a terrific cityscape. I loved the statues of Twins’ greats on the concourses and the big sign in center field featuring their original logo: one player representing Minneapolis, the other representing St. Paul, shaking hands over the Mississippi River. Wonderful!

9. American Family Field – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Brewers

This park has a cool roof, brats and Bernie Brewer coming down a slide when a home run is hit. Unfortunately, the park is not in downtown or it would be higher on my list. The very best part:

Gary Bennett

Frederick resident Gary Bennett went to his final MLB ballpark this past week, Dodger Stadium.

the crowd singing “Roll Out the Barrel,” complete with accordion accompaniment, during the seventh inning stretch.

8. Coors Field – Denver, CO – Colorado Rockies

This park is one of the best, with stunning views of the Rocky Mountains and a great, natural park-like feature inside the stadium that includes trees and a stream. Even in mid-July, the air is so fresh and clean, you hate to leave.

7. T-Mobile Park – Seattle WA – Seattle Mariners

The site of this year’s All-Star Game is tucked in next to the city’s football stadium and a train depot and has an operating train within the park. It’s a downtown park with great views of Puget Sound. It has what looks like a giant umbrella atop the park. That gives it an open-air feel even when the roof is closed.

6. Busch Stadium – St. Louis, MO –St. Louis Cardinals

This park features the very best cityscape in all of baseball. You just can’t beat the view of the gateway arch and the feeling of smallness you get when you gaze upon it during the game. This park does a wonderful job of depicting its abundant history, too. Cardinals’ games are always sold out, so the energy in the stadium is amazing, but it can also feel crowded.

5. Petco Park – San Diego, CA – San Diego Padres

A beautiful park in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp district. The cityscape is just about unmatched. The incorporation of the iron company façade in left field, which the park was built around, was a master stroke that gives the park character. The park also has the major’s second-best steak sandwich, just after Philadelphia.

4. Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Dodgers

This is the third oldest park still operating (1962), but it doesn’t feel it. Overlooking the San Gabriel Mountains, it provides stunning views from all over the stadium. There’s sort of a coolness to being at a Dodger’s game that is palpable and unmatched anywhere else. The Dodger Dog really is the best in all the majors.

3. Oriole Park at Camden Yards – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Orioles

What can I say about my home park? It really is amazing. I made it to this gem of a stadium just a few weeks after the inaugural game and looked on approvingly at the warehouse, Utah Street, flag court and Boog’s Barbeque. Simply mesmerizing! When the O’s are hot, there’s no better place to catch a game.

2. PNC Park – Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Pirates

This park features a beautiful cityscape, but this one is notable for incorporating the Pirates’ gold and black colors on nearby bridges and buildings. It nestles up nicely against the Allegheny River. Since it is a relatively small stadium, all the seats are terrific. You almost feel a part of the action. It’s just a shame the Pirates have fallen on perpetual hard times. When they are good, the place really rocks.

1. Oracle Park – San Francisco, CA –San Francisco Giants

For me, there is just no better place to catch a game than stunning Oracle Park. It is nestled up so close to McCovey Cove that home runs splash into the bay just about every game. The food is creative. The weather, perfect. It’s the best walk around the park of them all, and the stadium is a pleasant, easy walk from downtown.

MY WORST FIVE STADIUMS

Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL –Tampa Bay Rays — Just a terrible place for a game. A non-retractable domed stadium, it is dark and dank and lacks any kind of energy from the sparse fans.

Ring Central Coliseum – Oakland, CA –Oakland A’s — A horrible, mostly empty stadium set inexplicably in an industrial area. The seats are set much too far away from the field. No wonder the team is contemplating a move to Las Vegas.

Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago, IL –Chicago White Sox — Set in the southside of Chicago, the neighborhood is not the best and there’s not much to do after the game. The stadium has a steep design that makes you feel far away from the action.

Nationals Park – Washington, D.C. –Washington Nationals — A big, impersonal park with no views of the monuments. What were they thinking? Unfortunately, the Nats lost their Senators history when the franchise relocated to Texas.

Angels Stadium – Anaheim, CA – Los Angeles Angels — The stadium is not only in the middle of nowhere, but it takes forever in hellish LA traffic to get there. The boulder feature beyond the centerfield fence seems pointless and has nothing to do with LA.

MOST INTERESTING FOOD ITEMS (I’VE TRIED THEM ALL)

✓ Poutine – Toronto Blue Jays

✓ Dodger Dog – LA Dodgers

✓ BBQ Burger – Kansas City Royals

✓ Donut Burger – Philadelphia Philles

✓ Slider Dog w/Fruit Loops – Cleveland

Guardians

✓ 4-Way Chili – Cincinnati Reds

✓ The Mega Slice – St. Louis Cardinals

✓ Prime Rib Sandwich – Houston Astros

✓ Fried Dough Sundae – Boston Red Sox

✓ Wisconsin Ultimate Cheese Fries – Milwaukee Brewers

✓ Pierogi/Kielbasa Cone – Pittsburgh Pirates

✓ 18-Inch Hotdog – Arizona Diamondbacks

✓ Crab Cakes/Boog’s BBQ – Baltimore Orioles

✓ Peanut Butter & Bacon Sandwich – Minnesota Twins

✓ Triple Threat Pork Sandwich – San Diego Padres

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF MY TRAVELS TO THE PARKS

8/16/67 – Memorial Stadium – Baltimore — New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles. It took forever to wind our way through Baltimore to get to this mammoth monument to World War II. I made about 25 other trips to this stadium, including the final game played there on October 6, 1991.

5/1/78 – Three Rivers Stadium – Pittsburgh, PA — San Diego Padres vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The game is memorable for being a fun boy’s trip near the end of the college year and the Iron City beer vendor yelling “Willie Stargell dips his bat in it.”

4/18/92 – Oriole Park at Camden Yards – Baltimore — Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles. I still remember the pride I felt looking out at this glorious new ballpark. The B&O warehouse made it seem cozy. I’ve now been to this park about 50 times, including the ’93 All-Star Game.

4/15/98 – Joe Robbie Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL — Philadelphia Phillies vs. Flor-

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Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

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ida Marlins. I was attending a conference in Hollywood, Florida, so I drove over to this huge football stadium for a day game. It was orange, big and empty.

4/24/01 – Chase Field – Phoenix, AZ — Florida Marlins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks. I was in Phoenix for a national sales meeting. The stadium is right next to the basketball arena and in a very nice entertainment district. The outfield pool is nice, too.

6/9/04 – Anaheim Stadium (or ”The Big A”) – Anaheim, CA — Milwaukee Brewers vs. Anaheim Angels. This trip is memorable because my then 14-year-old son and I drove down from Disneyland to attend a game. The stadium is in the middle of nowhere and only so-so.

6/18/05 – Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL — St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now Rays). I’ve been to this stadium several times since my wife and I like to vacation in Sarasota, about 40 miles away. Terrible stadium. The dome appears oddly tilted from the outside and it famously leaks.

10/6/05 – Turner Field – Atlanta, GA — Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves. Memorable, because it was a playoff game, which shows how easy it is to buy one seat at any park at any time. I was in town to visit a vendor. I don’t like the tomahawk chop.

5/20/07 – Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL — Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs. I was in town working at a large medical conference when I got a ticket to this cross-town rivalry game in the major’s second-oldest ballpark.

5/4/08 – Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago, IL — Anaheim Angels vs. Chicago White Sox. This visit was part of our 25th wedding anniversary getaway. The stadium is on the south side, and yes, it really is the roughest part of town.

7/19/09 – New Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY — Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees. This game is memorable because it was the centerpiece of an epic baseball weekend with my then 19-year-old son. We also visited Cooperstown, New York, home of the baseball Hall of Fame.

6/23/10 – Citi Field – Queens, NY — Detroit Tigers vs. New York Mets. I was in Manhattan for a conference, so I rode the subway over for a game. I was pleasantly surprised. The stadium does a nice job representing its considerable history. The arches are nice, too.

9/9/10 – Rogers Centre (originally Skydome) – Toronto, Ontario — Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays. I was in town exhibiting at a convention. The stadium is kind of bland inside but is situated in downtown with a great view

of CN Tower. The singing of “Oh Canada” is stirring!

4/14/12 – T-Mobile Park – Seattle, WA — Oakland A’s vs. Seattle Mariners. I attended this game with a work colleague while at a conference in Seattle. A gorgeous stadium with a retractable roof and wonderful food.

5/22/13 – Fenway Park – Boston, MA — Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox. I was in town for a business meeting, so of course I had to make the pilgrimage over to the oldest major league ballpark. The Green Monster wall in left field is the most interesting quirk in modern baseball and the “Sweet Caroline” singalong is awesome in person.

6/23/14 – Citizens Bank Park –Philadelphia, PA — Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies. Not sure why it took me so long to get up to Philly. This is a very nice park but in a rough part of town. I love the Liberty Bell replica in centerfield ... and, of course, the cheesesteaks.

8/16/14 – Oakland Alameda Coliseum (now Ring Central Coliseum) –Oakland, CA — Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs. Oakland A’s. I drove down from a business trip in Medford, Oregon. This game is only memorable because I missed my return flight to Baltimore because of it.

5/6/15 – Oracle Park – San Francisco, CA — San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants. I was in town for a conference and brought my wife along for a day game. Aha, I found it! The best park in the land. I could definitely live here and still make use of my O’s orange and black regalia.

8/16/16 – Nationals Park – Washington, DC — Baltimore Orioles vs. Washington Nationals. This game is memo-

rable because I walked over from my office in D.C. to meet my 26-year-old son for an O’s game. I distinctly remember the O’s winning 10-8 and him outdrinking me 3-2. Or, was it the other way around?

5/18/17 – Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX — Cleveland Indians vs. Houston Astros. My wife and I drove to Houston from San Antonio where I was attending a conference. The stadium is quirky and fun. It features a very short porch in left field and an actual incline in centerfield, now (thankfully) removed.

5/10/18 – Petco Park, San Diego, CA — Texas Rangers vs. San Diego Padres. I’ve been to this stadium a few times, since San Diego is a popular convention destination. Loved it every time! One of the best. Could live here, too.

7/20/19 – PNC Park – Pittsburgh, PA — Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. One of the few times I visited this city just for a game. I remember it was extremely hot throughout the game, but that didn’t dim my appreciation for this beautiful park.

7/21/21 – Great American Ballpark – Cincinnati, OH — New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds. This was the first game of a summer Midwest swing. Six cities in eight days. Best part of this stadium is its location: snuggled right up against the Ohio River. The famous 3and 4-way chili is nice, too.

7/22/21 – Busch Stadium – St. Louis, MO — New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals. Game two of our Midwest swing. It was a scorcher of a day, but this beautiful stadium with the Gateway Arch standing guard beyond it was well worth the visit.

7/23/21 – Kaufmann Stadium, Kansas City, MO — Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals. Game three of our Midwest swing. The park is undeniably beautiful especially with the iconic water fountains ringing the outfield and spouting almost continuously. But it is way outside of town.

7/24/21 – Target Field –Minneapolis, MN — Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins. Game four of our Midwest swing. Love the statues, walkways and summer weather.

7/25/21 – American Family Field – Milwaukee, WI — Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers. Game five of our Midwest swing. Love the roof, beer selection, Bernie Brewer and brats. Only downside is the park is well outside of town.

7/27/21 – Progressive Field –Cleveland, OH — St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cleveland Guardians. The final leg of our 2021 Midwest swing. This downtown stadium features an attractive light coloring on the outside and outstanding city views inside. It even features Flo of Progressive

Insurance fame.

5/13 and 5/14/22 – Comerica Park – Detroit, MI — Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers. This was a buddy’s weekend trip to see our beloved Orioles and to help complete this city. The park is OK but nothing special. The best feature is the roaring Tiger when the home team does something good.

7/16/22 – Coors Field – Denver, CO — Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies. This was another buddy’s trip to see our second favorite team and to complete another missed city. Love the mountain views and cool, crisp milehigh air.

4/3/23 – Globe Life Field –Arlington, TX — Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers. This was yet another buddy’s outing to see the O’s and mark off another city. (I have a very understanding wife.) The stadium is odd because they built it next door to the old stadium, which is still standing and in use by a college team.

8/19/23 – Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles, CA — Miami Marlins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers. My final stadium! My wife and I took a whirlwind weekend trip to finish up my baseball stadium quest. Beautiful, mature stadium with great mountain views. They even gave me a certificate!

HOW PARKS ARE NAMED

Team name: 5 — Oriole Park, Yankee Stadium, Angels Stadium, Nationals Park, Dodger Stadium

Owner’s name: 5 — Rogers Center, Kauffman Stadium, Turner Field, Joe Robbie Stadium, Busch Stadium

Insurance Companies: 5 — Progressive Field, Guaranteed Rate Field, Globe Life Field, Great American Ballpark, American Family Field Bank/Finance: 5 — Comerica Park, Citizen’s Bank Park, Citi Field, PNC Park, Chase Field

Food: 4 — Tropicana Field, Minute Maid Park, Wrigley Field, Coors Field

Locale: 3 — Fenway Park, Camden Yards, Three Rivers Stadium

Telecom: 3 — T-Mobile Park, Ring Central Coliseum, Oracle Park

Retail: 2 — Target Field, Petco Park

FACILITY TYPE

Park: 11

Field: 11

Stadium: 7

Center: 1

Coliseum: 1

Gary Bennett is a longtime Frederick resident who spends his time hiking, biking, volunteering and providing childcare for grandchildren. He is married and retired from his career as a nonprofit marketing executive.

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”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.

“The Power of Color” — through Aug. 27, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Artist Lynn Hotes exhibits her colorful abstract paintings. She works in acrylics, oils, pastels and pencil sketching and loves portraiture and architectural themes. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail.com.

”Textile Art” — through Aug. 27, Links Bridge Vineyards, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Part of the Wine and Art Series, featuring yarn and canvas textile creations by artist and art teacher Christine Williams. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends or by appointment. linksbridgevineyards.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.

“Bedwetter” — through Aug. 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. 240-367-9770, nomagallery-

frederick.com.

Pat Scull: “Outside-In, Inside-Out”

— through Aug. 27, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. With influences from fossils, crystals and bones and an examination of the forced life of insolation and interruption in the pandemic, Pat Scull’s paintings and sculptures use both the microscopic and telescopic resources of human perception to think about where humanity fits within the cosmos.

Hours:9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-6980656, delaplaine.org.

“Truth” by Robin Davisson — through Aug. 27, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. Featured artist Robin Davisson’s lyrical, process-driven work is rooted in eclectic curiosity and the material surprises she discovers working with her finely-developed visual vocabulary. districtarts.com/robin-davisson.

”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 Aug. 27, 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. 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. 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. 301-739-5727 or wcmfa.org.

”al fresco” — through Sept. 30, Gallery 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. A celebration of the natural world and its power to inspire. This summer group show features regional artists Lissa Abrams, Michael Douglas Jones, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, Anne Gibson Snyder, Russell Schofield, Tom Ritchie and Homer Yost, along with associate artists Jane Knighton, Roberta Staat, Leo Ramos, Paul Wilson and Karen Winston-Levin. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment. 240-815-7777 or gallery322.com.

”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. 301-739-

5727 or wcmfa.org.

”This Majestical Roof: Impressions of Sky” — through Oct. 28, Gallery 50, 50 W. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa., Eight artists participating. Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. artsalliancegw.org.

”Daily Life” — Aug. 30 through Oct. 1, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick. Patricia Weise paints in gouache and watercolor on paper and on cradled clayboard, creating intimate still lifes and interior spaces dealing with daily routine and memory. The paintings in this exhibition are a part of a continuing body of work she is calling the “Dishdrainer” series. Artist’s reception 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 2. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301695-4050 or districtarts.com.

”Equinox” — Sept. 1 through Oct. 1, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. An all-partner show that explores the themes of fall, fall equinox and the changing seasons. NOMA Gallery’s artists work in a wide range of media including fiber, photography, printmaking, painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, ceramics and jewelry. Join us for the opening reception Sept. 2 from 5-8 p.m. and Artists’ Talk Sept. 23 from 4-5:30 p.m. The Artists’ Talk will be immediately followed by a Fall Equinox Party. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, until 4 p.m. Sunday. 240-367-9770 or nomagalleryfrederick.com.

”Art Along the Trail” — Sept. 24 through Oct. 31, Historic Inn BoonsBoro, 1 N. Main St., Boonsboro. A project by artists and creators to share their stories, connections with the living Appalachian Mountain landscape of protected forests, clean streams, regenerative farmland and vibrant communities in Frederick and Washington counties. Hosted by Catoctin Land Trust, Inn BoonsBoro and Appalachian Trail Community. Artist reception 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 24, to benefit the CLT. 301-432-0090.

THEATER

Imagination Stage founding artistic director Janet Stanford announces departure

After more than 30 years at Imagination Stage, founding artistic director Janet Stanford announced that she will depart the youth arts powerhouse in the summer of 2024. Stanford, along with founder Bonnie Fogel, was instrumental in transforming the small performing arts program into a nationallyprominent regional theater and leader in positive youth development through the performing arts for children ages 1 to 21.

After Fogel retired in 2020, Stanford successfully led Imagination Stage out of the pandemic and, beginning in April 2022, has partnered with managing director Jason Najjoum to plan for a sustainable future for the organization at a perilous time for performing arts organizations. Thanks to the diversified and extensive programming throughout the DMV that she has championed, Stanford leaves Imagination Stage in the strongest financial position of its 43year history.

In a letter to friends and colleagues, Stanford expressed gratitude to the hundreds of dedicated and talented colleagues, staff, board members, fellow artists, and supporters that she has had the opportunity to work with. “A commitment to youth is the North Star that draws us all,” she wrote. “Together, we have done much in four

decades to bring the arts to more than a million young people and to nurture them with the ‘slow food’ that only live theater can provide.”

Since joining the company in 1993, Stanford has produced 160 shows, directed 55, written nine, commissioned 50 new works and introduced innovative educational programs that prioritize social justice and finding a young person’s unique identity or voice through theater arts. She has long been a leader in promoting equity, diversity and inclusion by establishing the Youth Speaks to Age Series in the 1990s that brought a dozen new scripts by BIPOC playwrights to the field, by featuring deaf actors and actors with physical and cognitive disabilities in nine mainstage productions, and by casting diverse actors in everything so that all children see themselves in the stories on stage.

The Imagination Stage board of trustees will form a committee to conduct a national search for Stanford’s successor.

Stanford’s extraordinary contributions to Imagination Stage will be honored, along with those of other women who made Imagination Stage, at the organization’s Annual Gala on March 2, 2024, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. For more information or to support this event, email ecummings@imaginationstage.org.

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This combination of images shows promotional art for the second season of “Invasion,” premiering Aug. 23 on Apple TV+, left, “Star Wars: Ahsoka,” a new series premiering Aug. 23 on Disney+ and “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” a film streaming Aug. 25 on Netflix.

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NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

— It would have been easy to dismiss “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” as another tired Hollywood effort to parlay whatever unused IP it had lying around. Yet directors and co-writers Jonathan M. Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who helmed one of the better comedies in recent years (“Game Night”), turn “Honor Among Thieves” into a remarkably funny and refreshingly unserious fantasy adventure, led by comic performances by Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant. After playing in theaters this spring, “Honor Among Thieves” lands on Prime Video on Friday, Aug. 25. In her review, AP’s Jocelyn Noveck said it works “surprisingly, sometimes delightfully well — even if you have no clue what a paladin or Red Wizard or Harper is.”

— The hills are alive in “The Eight Mountains,” Belgian filmmakers Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen’s soul-stirring Italian epic of male friendship. The film, one of the best of the year, tracks the lives of two friends (Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi) from childhood

through adulthood in the Italian Alps. A mountain idyll is a pastoral dream to one, a humble livelihood to the other. The filmmakers, whose film took a prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year, is unhurried, letting time unfurl against a stunning Alpine backdrop and the fragile, organ-inflected folk songs of Daniel Norgren. Reviewing “The Eight Mountains,” which begins streaming on the Criterion Channel on Tuesday, I wrote: “Vast and intimate at once, their luminously languid adaptation of Paolo Cognetti’s bestseller reaches sublime heights.”

— Adam Sandler has long been known for making movies with his friends. Now it’s his family’s turn.

“You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” which streams Friday, Aug. 25 on Netflix, stars Sunny Sandler, Adam’s teenage daughter, as one of two friends (Samantha Lorraine plays the other) driven apart by a squabble over a boy. Adam, himself, co-stars as Sunny’s father in the adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 YA novel. Sandler’s wife, Jackie, and other daughter, Sadie, also co-star.

— Jake Coyle

NEW SERIES TO STREAM

— The Jedi Ahsoka Tano was originally introduced in the 2008

animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and then returned in “The Mandalorian,” played by Rosario Dawson. Now, Anakin Skywalker’s former apprentice leads a “Mandalorian” spin-off called “Star Wars: Ahsoka.” Ahsoka, a survivor of the Jedi purge, is investigating a threat to the galaxy after the fall of the Galactic Empire. Additional cast members include Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, David Tennant and Lars Mikkelsen. The series debuts Wednesday on Disney+.

— If you want to stay in space, “Invasion” season 2 launches on Apple TV+ on Wednesday. The show, cocreated by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, focuses on individuals across various continents whose lives are upended by the arrival of aliens on Earth. In season two, the aliens are getting more aggressive.

— The life of an expat in Spain begins to unravel when a trip to a supermarket turns into a robbery and one of the robbers claims to recognize her. Might she have been living a double life? Evin Ahmad plays the titular character in her first Englishspeaking role. All seven episodes of “Who is Erin Carter?” drop on Thursday.

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Thursday Aug. 24

CLASSES

Virtual Genealogy Lecture Series: “Did Your Ancestors Marry at Gretna Green?” — 7 p.m. at Virtual, . Presenter is Roslyn Torella. All lectures on the fourth Thursday via Zoom.  240-818-1937. tinyurl.com/msfsajvy.

Sunset Yoga at Washington Monument State Park — 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Washington Monument State Park, 6620 Zittlestown Road, Middletown. Watch the sun dip in the sky as you stretch and strengthen your body and mind in the great outdoors. All experience levels are welcome. Bring a yoga mat or towel, and water. Meet at upper parking lot at Washington Monument. For questions about weather events, call 301-791-4767. 301-791-4656. cecilia.melton@maryland. gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/washington.aspx.

ETCETERA

“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.

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 mid20th 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 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. Tonya@FrederickHistory.org. cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/ stitchesthroughtimeexhibittickets.

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. Need a partner? Contact our Player Representative, Karol McIntosh, at karolmcin@yahoo.com.

$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.

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FAMILY

Feathered Friends Walk — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Ever wondered what kind of birds are flying around? Or who’s making that noise in the woods? Join us for a walk around the lake to watch and identify some of the birds in Greenbrier Park. Meet at the Nature Nook (next to concessions).

301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/greenbrier.aspx.

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.

FESTIVALS

Maryland State Fair — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Also Aug. 31-Sept. 4 and Sept. 7-10. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $12 ages 12-61, $10 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 6-11, free for ages 5 and under. 410252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.

MUSIC

Alive@Five: East 3rd Street Band — 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. 301233-4817. monica@tenthwarddistilling.com. tenthwarddistilling.com/events.

OUTDOORS

How ‘Bout Dem Owls? — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. There are 8 species of owls in Maryland. Can you tell them apart? Learn about the amazing adaptations owls have developed to hunt and survive. Identify different owl calls, dissect an owl pellet, and enjoy an owl-themed story. At the Nature Nook (next to concessions).

301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/greenbrier.aspx.

Friday Aug. 25

CLASSES

Learn About Wild Edibles — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve, 1537 Mount Hope Road, Fairfield, Pa. Are you interested in safe, sustainable foraging? Love getting creative in the kitchen? Want to learn more about the plants found in your own backyard? Join Debbie Naha-Koretzky, “The Wild Edibles Lady.” Learn about plant identification, safety, look-alike plants, sustainable harvesting, cooking with wild plants, and of course, nutrition. Ages 14 and older. Pre-register. $20. strawberryhill.org.

ETCETERA

Hey ... It’s the ‘90s! — 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Union Mills Public House, 340 E. Patrick St., Unit A, Frederick. Throw on your best ‘90s outfit and celebrate the era of neon, slap bracelets and epic dance moves, and party with amazing food, trivia, a costume party, and the main event: A concert by tribute band Uncle Jesse! All proceeds benefit Community Living.

$75. 301-663-8811. elainal@clifrederick.org. communitylivinginc.org/hey-its-the-90s. Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick —

7:45 p.m. to 9:15 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.

FAMILY

Insect ID Walk — 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. What awesome arthropods can we find in the park? Join us for a short hike to find and identify some of the insects who share our park. Meet at Gazebo 1 in day use area (next to volleyball court).

301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/greenbrier.aspx.

How to Leave No Trace and Clean-up Walk — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Learn seven simple principles to keep nature natural and to keep your parks a clean and enjoyable place for everyone – human and otherwise. Then join a group walk around the lake to pick up litter. At the Nature Nook (next to concessions). Grabbers and buckets provided.

301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/greenbrier.aspx.

FESTIVALS

Maryland State Fair — 10 a.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Also Aug. 31-Sept. 4 and Sept.

7-10. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $12 ages 12-61, $10 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 6-11, free for ages 5 and under. 410252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.

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.

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Appalachian Chamber Music Festival: Water and Beauty — 7:30 p.m. at Shepherd University, 260 University Drive, Shepherdstown, W.Va. Celebrate the beauty and inspiration water brings to our lives with a world premiere performance of Rufus Reid’s “Wind and Sail” and Schubert’s “Trout” piano quintet. After intermission, reflect on the beauty of Italy with Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence”.  $13 - $28. info@appalachianchamber.org.

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.

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PERFORMER

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 allages venue, but comedy shows may contain mature content.

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

Saturday Aug. 26

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 Frederickbased studio and non-profit. Saturdays through October.

$15. 301-662-4190. skystage@ frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/ sky-stage/.

Seed Saving for a Sustainable Kitchen Garden — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Learn seed-saving basics to ensure you always have a supply of your kitchen garden favorites. An overview of plant reproduction will be followed by a hands-on demo and seeds to take home for next season. Pre-registration is required. 301-600-1596. strice@umd.edu. bit.ly/FCMG23SeedSaving.

Freedom BANG Fitness Class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch LIbrary, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. A prechoreographed 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.

Canning, Preserving, and Fermenting

— 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 101 Prospect St., Middletown. Learn how to use and preserve your garden harvest with Joi Vogin, Nutritionist and Faculty Extension Educator at the UMD Extension Service. Canning, preserving and fermenting will be included. This is part of a series of programs on gardening that will continue throughout the year at the Middletown Library. 18 and older. 301-600-7560. lgrackin@ frederickcountymd.gov.

Bonding with Baby: Infant Massage Class for Parents and Babies — 4 p.m. to

5 p.m. at The Common Market Co-op, 927 W. Seventh St., Frederick. In this workshop parents will gain an understanding around how to identify and respond to their baby’s cues and enjoy the developmental benefits of nurturing touch through infant massage. Parents will gain the ability to strengthen their bond with their baby, recognize their baby’s cues, and apply practice during class. $25-$50. 301-663-3416. aharmon@commonmarket.coop. commonmarket.coop.

ETCETERA

Waldo’s & Company 10th Birthday Celebration — 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Waldo’s & Company, 17 Lincoln Square (Basement), Gettysburg, Pa. Nonprofit art space Waldo’s & Company welcomes everyone to celebrate a decade of community art with food trucks, lawn games, live music by The Heads or Tails Experience and Ben Kennedy. Dance party kicks off at 8:30 p.m. with DJ Deezy. 717-420-0412. e.fetter.kellett@gmail.com. waldosandco.com.

Huge Church Yard Sale — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brook Hill United Methodist Church, 8946 Indian Springs Road, Frederick. Large variety of items for sale in the Life Activity Center. Stop by and browse for a great cause. Free. 301-662-1727. childrens_ministry@ bhumc.org. bhumc.org.

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/ walking-tours.

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, energyefficient 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.

FESTIVALS

20th Spud Fest — Heritage Fest & Craft Show — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington County Agricultural Education Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro. This annual fundraiser continues Aug. 27 and provides memorable experiences of the early potato harvests in Maryland during the horse-powered years of farming. The main event begins with the draft horses plowing the potato patch, kicking off a competition with kids racing into the field to pick a bucket of potatoes to find the

heaviest potato. The next competition is a kid’s tractor pedal pull contest. Food, heritage living demonstrations, craft show, farm equipment, transportation and early life museums will be open both days. See website for full schedule. Free admission, parking by donation. 301-788-6687. info. ruralheritagemuseum@gmail.com. ruralheritagemuseum.org/spudfest.html.

Family Field Day Event — 9 a.m. to noon at Utica District Park, 10200-B Old Frederick Road, Frederick. Hosted by Frederick County Parks and Rec. Make your way through a series of games, obstacles, and challenges while enjoying some friendly competition. Participate as a team or on your own. Advance registration is required for all attendees ages 4 and older. $8 per person. 301-600-2197. recreater.com/familyfieldday.

Sunflower Festival — 10 a.m. at Summers Farm, 7503 Hollow Road, Middletown. 8-acre sunflower field with thousands of sunflowers in bloom, 35 varieties. Lots of activities including games, corn maze, farmer golf, music and food. $23.50 at the gate, $19.50 online, ages 2 and under free. Weekends through Sept. 10. $19.50 advance tickets, $23.50 at the gate, ages 2 and under free. 301-401-3031. summersfarm.com.

Maryland State Fair — 10 a.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Also Aug. 31-Sept. 4 and Sept. 7-10. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $12 ages 12-61, $10 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 6-11, free for ages 5 and under. 410252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.

Brunswick Community Festival — 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Burkittsville Ruritan, 500 E. Main St., Burkittsville. Community show entries accepted for Adult and Youth in the Brunswick/Jefferson area including bordering Washington County, too. Entries accepted on Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday morning 9 to 11 a.m. Bring your cakes and cookies, produce, crafts, photos, art, flowers, etc. All entries need to be picked up on Saturday evening after 8:30 p.m. Premiums awarded to all entries. Entertainment both evenings. Rewind will play on Friday evening. Mini Tractor Pull on Friday evening starting at 7 p.m. Cake auction to support the Brunswick FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund will start at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Food by the Burkittsville Ruritan members including apple dumplings made by the church members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Lots of kids’ activities including a petting zoo, moon bounce, pony rides and games for the kids. Details on Facebook page at Brunswick Community Festival. BrunswickCommunity123@gmail.com.

The Great Twilight Deadman’s Hill Run — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Square Corner Park, 1 E. Potomac St., Brunswick. A family friendly run/walk two-mile race starting at Brunswick Middle School and ending at Square Corner Park. Free ice cream sundaes for all runners

after the race and discount on beer for adults at Smoketown Brewing Station. Park in the MARC lot and take the free shuttle provided by River and Trail Outfitters to the start. $5-$10. 301-676-5857. abbiericketts@ comcast.net. runsignup.com/Race/MD/Brunswick/ TheGreatTwilightDeadmansHillRun.

MUSIC

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival: Regions of the World — 7:30 p.m. at Charles Washington Hall, 100 W. Washington St., #200 (second floor), Charles Town, W.Va. Join ACMF for the final evening performance! Enjoy some highlights of the 2023 festival that will dazzle, excite, and warm your heart.

$13 - $23. info@appalachianchamber.org.

Anna Kellam, Joelton Mayfield and Daphne Eckman — 9 p.m. at Cafe Nola, 4 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Songwriters Joelton Mayfield (Nashville) and Anna Kellam (Savannah) stop through Cafe Nola for a night of Americana and folk-ish songs. Daphne Eckman (Annapolis) will be joining them to round out the lineup. $5. joeltonmayfield.com.

Sunday Aug. 27

CLASSES

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.

ETCETERA

Fr. Michael’s Pilgrimage to Italy — noon to 2 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Community, 7321 Burkittsville Road, Middletown. Fr. Michael Rubeling of Holy Family Catholic Church in Middletown will be giving two presentations about his trip to Italy. Pilgrimage to Italy at noon Aug. 27, The Search for St. Peter’s Bones at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30. 301-473-4800. susan.tomasello@ hfccmd.org. thepastorate.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, energyefficient 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.

Telebillies — 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

Back to School Backpack Blessing — 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Natelli Family YMCA, 3481 Campus Drive, Ijamsville. Living Grace Church in Urbana will be hosting a Blessing of the Backpacks. Students, educators and parents may bring backpacks, school supplies, lunch boxes and other tools of education to be blessed and also enjoy breakfast.  240-285-7932. kristofer.Roberson@yahoo.com. livinggraceurbana.org.

A Blessing of the Backpacks and Rally — 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 13025 Greensburg Road, Smithsburg. Bring your backpacks for a special blessing to start the new school year. 240-513-5878. mycatmarti@gmail.com.

FESTIVALS

Sunflower Festival — 10 a.m. at Summers Farm, 7503 Hollow Road, Middletown. 8-acre sunflower field with thousands of sunflowers in bloom, 35 varieties. Lots of activities including games, corn maze, farmer golf, music and food. $23.50 at the gate, $19.50 online, ages 2 and under free. Weekends through Sept. 10. $19.50 advance tickets, $23.50 at the gate, ages 2 and under free. 301-401-3031. summersfarm.com.

Maryland State Fair — 10 a.m. at Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Timonium. Also Aug. 31-Sept. 4 and Sept. 7-10. Daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. $12 ages 12-61, $10 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 6-11, free for ages 5 and under. 410-

252-0200. marylandstatefair.com.

Summer Community Festival — 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Xa Loi Temple and Meditation Center, 6310 Manor Woods Road, Frederick. The aim of this annual fundraiser is to bring everyone together to empower one another, share local resources and services for an all-inclusive community. Live music, auction, food, family activities. 240-551-1923. sucobaoco@yahoo.com. xaloitemple.com.

Brunswick Community Festival — 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Burkittsville Ruritan, 500 E. Main St., Burkittsville. Community show entries accepted for Adult and Youth in the Brunswick/Jefferson area including bordering Washington County, too. Entries accepted on Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday morning 9 to 11 a.m. Bring your cakes and cookies, produce, crafts, photos, art, flowers, etc. All entries need to be picked up on Saturday evening after 8:30 p.m. Premiums awarded to all entries. Entertainment both evenings. Rewind will play on Friday evening. Mini Tractor Pull on Friday evening starting at 7 p.m. Cake auction to support the Brunswick FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund will start at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Food by the Burkittsville Ruritan members including apple dumplings made by the church members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Lots of kids’ activities including a petting zoo and moon bounce and pony rides by D & D Pony Rides and games for the kids. Details on Facebook page at Brunswick Community Festival. BrunswickCommunity123@gmail.com.

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.

Appalachian Chamber Music Festival: Appalachia in America — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Historic Storer College Lawn at Steven T. Mather Training Center, 51 Mathers Place, Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Join ACMF and NPS’ Harpers Ferry Historical National Park for a fun and relaxed festival finale outdoors on the historic Storer College lawn! Featuring a special performance by old time fiddler Earl White and the Earl White String Band, National Park Artist in Residence participant author Nancy Cook, and ACMF festival musician performing favorites from the 2023 festival! (Rain location is onsite.) info@appalachianchamber.org.

Jazz Fest — Jazz at The Wharf — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Wharf, 10141 Wharf Road, Waynesboro, Pa. Features the Donald Harrison Quartet, with Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. (alto sax), Dan Kaufman (piano), Non Naraoka (bass), and Brian Richburg (drums). Parking available on property. Bring lawn chairs or blankets, picnics welcome. 717-762-0373. info@ natureandcultureinstitute.org. natureandcultureinstitute.org/ event/jazz-at-the-wharf-2023.

Summer Concert Series: The Players

Band — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Baker Park Band Shell, 121 N. Bentz St., Frederick. Over 20 years and 500+ shows, Baltimore’s ska ambassadors continue blending the best of Jamaican ska and reggae with American rock ‘n’ roll. celebratefrederick.com.

THEATER

Sherlock Sundays — 7 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. at Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Join us at Sky Stage for tea, treats, and a 30-minute live reading of the nationally known Radio Show - “The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Seattle’s Jim French. Free. 301305-1405. contact@esptheatre.org.

Monday Aug. 28

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. Need a partner? Contact our Player Representative, Karol McIntosh, at karolmcin@yahoo.com.

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

Karaoke Nights and Paint Your Own Pottery — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. Seventh St., Suite D, Frederick. 301-788-9749. Stayfocusedone@mac.com.

FAMILY

Clothes Closet — 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Thurmont United Methodist Church, 13880 Long Road, Thurmont. Free clothing for men, women and children. Also 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. third Tuesday of the month. Volunteer based mission run and operated by church members/volunteers. Everyone is welcome. 301-271-4511. thurmontchurch.com.

Tuesday Aug. 29

CLASSES

Senior Fitness: Zumba Gold — 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 South Glade Road, Walkersville. Interested in Zumba but want something that’s lower intensity? This Zumba Gold class is a lower intensity, fun dance workout. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

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.

Karaoke Nights and Paint Your Own Pottery — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hot Fired Arts, 1003 W. Seventh St., Suite D, Frederick. 301788-9749. Stayfocusedone@mac.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.

Wednesday Aug. 30

ETCETERA

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

Full Moon Mothing — 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Celebrate the full moon with an insect adventure! Come see what beautiful and unique lepidoptera are flying around

Greenbrier at night. Meet at the soccer field by North parking lot Registration required, email Laura.Nalven@maryland.gov. Limit: 20 people.

301-791-4656. laura.nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/greenbrier.aspx.

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.

OUTDOORS

Walking for Wellness Hike — 9 a.m. to noon at Near Ensign Cowall shelter, Wolfsville Road, Smithsburg. Do you like to walk but need walking partners? Would you like to improve your health and well-being? Then these hikes are for you! Join us in a summer series of Appalachian Trail day hikes. We will walk at a leisurely pace to our destinations. 9 a.m. from Wolfsville Rd parking lot (near Ensign Cowall shelter)  to Warner Hollow Road (5.8 miles round trip). 301-791-4656. emilym.bard@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/southmountain.aspx.

Thursday Aug. 31 CLASSES

Sunset Yoga at Washington Monument State Park — 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Washington Monument State Park, 6620 Zittlestown Road, Middletown. Watch the sun dip in the sky as you stretch and strengthen your body and mind in the great outdoors. All experience levels are welcome. Bring a yoga mat or towel, and water. Meet at upper parking lot at Washington Monument. For questions about weather events, call 301-791-4767. 301-791-4656. cecilia.melton@maryland. gov. dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ western/washington.aspx.

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. Need a partner? Contact our Player Representative, Karol McIntosh, at karolmcin@yahoo.com.  $7. 301-254-4727. sharonwcox@gmail.com. bridgewebs.com/frederick.

Estate Planning with Woodsboro Financial Services — 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Walkersville Branch LIbrary, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Want to start getting your estate in order? Have questions

about planning your estate? Join us for an informative session on estate planning led by a financial advisor from Woodsboro Financial Services. Remember, you are never too young to start this important process! 21 and older. 301-600-8200. fcpl.org.

Girls Nite Out at the Museum — 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Back by popular demand! A private, curator-led tour of the “Stitches Through Time exhibit,” includes a behindthe-scenes tour of the house and a toast to “Women’s Work” in the Reed Room. We will also bring out a few treasures from the vault for your viewing pleasure! 21 and older, RSVP required. $30. 301-663-1188.

tonya@frederickhistory.org. frederickhistory.org.

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

Who Polluted the Lake? — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro. Through an interactive story, learn how chemicals and other items that we use in our daily lives can pollute the rivers and lakes. Meet at the Nature Nook (next to concessions). 301-791-4656. laura. nalven@maryland.gov. dnr.maryland.gov.