TheBayNet.com Holiday Guide 2015

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Holiday Event Guide St. Mary’s County Calvert County Charles County Black Friday Sales Track the specials!

Finding the Perfect Tree A guide to local tree farms

The Holiday Feast

A delicious collection of recipes.


A Southern Maryland Christmas

A Calendar of Local Holiday Events

As the holiday season approaches, every-

one is filled with a sense of wonder and good cheer. The traditions, the festivals, the dis-

St. Mary’s County Christmas on the Square &

plays, beautiful lights, and decorations com-

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

bine to transform Southern Maryland into a

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magical place.

Use this guide to find Holiday celebrations

and ceremonies, parades, festivals, sales and fairs and much more!

These listings are interactive, so click the

links you find to help you plan a fun holiday outing for your family!

22735 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650 ____________________

Christmas Doll and Train Exhibit at St. Clement’s Island Museum Daily: December 1 – January 3 St. Clements Island Museum 38370 Point Breeze Road Coltons Point, MD 20626



Holiday Craft Fair November 7 21707 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, MD ___________________ Piney Point Lighthouse Holiday December 1 – December 31 Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park 44720 Lighthouse Rd. Piney Point, MD ____________________ Holiday Time Machine December 1 – January 3 Daily 10-4 Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park 44720 Lighthouse Rd. Piney Point, MD ___________________ CSM Dance Performance: “The Magical Sounds of Winter.” December 7, 7:30pm – 9:00pm College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Building, Theater, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata MD. ________________ Hospice of St. Mary’s Festival of Trees December 5, 10AM Southern Maryland Higher Education Center 44219 Airport Road California, MD


Breakfast with Santa Sat, December 12, 9am – 10am The Inn at Brome Howard, 18281 Rosecroft Road, St. Mary’s City, MD __________________ St. Clement’s Island Museum Christmas Open House December 12, 12:00 PM St. Clement’s Island Museum 38370 Point Breeze Road Coltons Point, MD


Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Christmas Open House December 14 44720 Lighthouse Rd. Piney Point, Maryland ___________________ Family Plantation Christmas! December 12, 10 AM Sotterley Plantation 44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood MD 20636 ______________________

Calvert County 4th Annual 5K Turkey Trot Prince Frederick November26 , Time: 7 AM The 4th Annual “Strut Your Stuffing” 5K Turkey Trot to benefit the homeless shelter of Calvert County, Project ECHO. ___________________ Calvert Hospice Festival of Trees St. John Vianney, Prince Frederick November 28, Doors open at 9AM ______________________ Continued on next page



31st Annual Solomons Christmas Walk December 4, 5, Solomons, MD. _____________________ Ann Marie Gardens Garden in Lights 13480 Dowell Road, Dowell MD 20629 Beginning December 4, 6PM until 9PM ______________________ 9th Annual Christmas Market

Port Tobacco Players Theater, 508 Charles Street, La Plata, MD _________________ Southern Maryland Concert Band Holiday Performance December 5, 3 - 4 p.m. Waldorf West Library 10405 O’Donnell Pl St. Charles, Waldorf __________________

All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Sunderland, Maryland

Old Tyme Holiday Gathering

December 12, 10 AM

December 6, 3 pm - 6 pm

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La Plata Town Hall, 305 Queen Anne Street, La Plata, MD

Holiday Craft Fair Northern High School 2950 Chaneyville Road, Owings MD

___________________ Charles County Holiday Trail 2015 Saturday, December 11-13, 2015

Solomons TUBA CHRISTMAS

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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church

Festival of Trees November 28, 9 AM - 5 PM

December 20, 4 PM _______________________

Charles County Port Tobacco Players Presents, “A Christmas Carol” November 27 through December 20 Curtain: 8:00 pm

Waldorf Jaycees, 3090 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD ____________________ Holiday Classics with the Flute Choir of So MD December 12, 3:30 PM Waldorf West Library, 10405 O’Donnell Pl, Waldorf ____________________ Continued on next page


Victorian Christmas Dr. Mudd Home & Museum 3725 Dr. Samuel Mudd Rd, Waldorf, MD WINTER FEST! December 12, 9 AM - 1 PM James E. Richmond Science Center 5305 Piney Church Rd, Waldorf, MD ___________________ Knowing Kwanzaa December 15, 6:30 PM Waldorf West Library 10405 O’Donnell Pl, Waldorf


BLACK FRI

Your guide to all the deals a By theBayNet.com staff

Are you ready for the crowds, the excitement and the thrill of finding the best deal? What time will the stores open? Which stores wil be open on Thanksgiving day? Which stores are offering the best items at the lowest prices?

This guide can help you decide when and where you want to shop this Black Friday! As specials and sales become public, we will post them in this guide, so check back often!


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and specials. • Belk • Best Buy • Big Lots • CVS Pharmacy • Dick’s Sporting Goods • GameStop

(Closed on Thanksgiving Day)

• HH Gregg • JC Penney • Kohl’s • Office Depot • Old Navy • Peebles • Petco • PetSmart • Pier One • Rite Aid • Sears Mattress Doorbuster • Staples

(Closed on Thanksgiving Day)

• Target • Toys R Us • WalMart


A Guide to Local Christmas Tree Farms By TheBayNet.com staff

There is something really special about

cut Christmas tree. Here in Southern Maryland

having a real, fresh Christmas tree. Putting up

there are many tree farms that will happily

real Christmas trees are part of a long line of

assist you in finding that perfectly shaped tree

family traditions in homes across America and

that will be just right for your home.

around the world. They look great, smell great, and bring back fond memories of Christmas from the past.

Nothing quite brings the festive spirit into

your home like the look and scent of a freshly

`After the season, recycle your freshly cut tree and turn it into mulch for your garden, or, purchase a potted tree and plant it in your yard when the decorations come down.


Evergreen Acres 27118 Queentree Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 301-862-1597

________________ Friendship Forest 41370 Friendship Ct, Mechanicsville, MD 301-373-8184

________________ Middleton’s Cedar Hill Farm 13290 Cedar Hill Pl., Waldorf, MD 301-645-8464, 301-399-9812 Tanner’s Enchanted Forest ________________ The Pines Farm 16900 Magruder’s Ferry Rd, Brandywine, MD 301-579-2522

________________ Quail Field Farm 38161 New Market Turner Rd,

14300 Baden Westwood Rd, Brandywine, MD 301-579-2238 Details ________________ Zekiah Farms 5235 Bryantown Rd. Waldorf, MD 240-216-4065

Mechanicsville, MD

Details

301-884-4062, 301-884-0370

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Tanner’s Enchanted Forest 14300 Baden Westwood Rd, Brandywine, MD 301-579-2238 ________________ Zekiah Farms 5235 Bryantown Rd. Waldorf, MD 240-216-4065 ________________



THE HOLIDAY FEAST

A delicious guide to some of the best recipes for your family dinner.

One of the best things about the holiday

Following is a fine assortment of Holiday

season are the delicious feasts with family and

dishes, treats and sweets. These recipes have

friends. Mouthwatering treats fill the house,

been submitted from people all around the

and anticipation builds all day as the savory

world. Want a new twist on a traditional favor-

aromas drift through the air. When the sump-

ite? How about something new altogether?

tious banquet is finally laid out, your guests can hardly wait to sample all of the delectable

This guide will help you find just the right fla-

delights that you have prepared.

vors to make your holiday special.


Meats • Roast Turkey With Tasty Chestnut Stuffing • Turducken • Succulent Deep Fried Turkey • Chef John’s Roast Turkey & Gravy • Roast Christmas Goose • Cranberry Stuffed Game Hens • Christmas Prime Rib • Tangy Honey Glazed Ham

Sides • Lemon Pepper Green Beans • Grandma’s Corn Pudding • Apple Pecan Cornbread Dressing • Sweet Potato Casserole • Mango Cranberry Sauce • Roasted Wild Mushrooms & Potatos

Desserts & Treats • Chocolate Decadence Yule Log • Grandma Ople’s Apple Pie • White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake • Perfect Pumpkin Pie • Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Recipes courtesy of AllRecipes.com



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