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November 2019
Oysters + Beers, the Bi-Annual Bivalve Shellabration
Looking for a reason to Shell-a-brate and Raise a little Shell? Join us for our 4th Annual Oysters + Beers, Bivalve Shellabration on Veterans Day weekend. The event will be raising money for a veteran non-profit that works to improve the lives of our local veteran community. Double T Oyster Ranch, Shorething Shellfish, and the Reluctant Navigator will be hosting this Fall event at Tall Timbers Marina, showcasing local farm fresh oysters, local cuisine, live music, craft beers, fun for…
Find out more »March 2020
10th Annual Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning
Celebrate the spring equinox and the beginning of boating season each March by burning those nasty winter socks at the Annapolis Oyster Roast & Sock Burning. In a tradition dating back to the late-1970s, Annapolitans relieve themselves of the necessities of winter as the “Ode to the Equinox” is recited. Live music is provided by the popular local bands, who entertain with a wide variety of musical styles. A shucking contest provides a chance to show your shucking prowess, and…
Find out more »May 2020
Solomons Maritime Festival
CANCELED - This event has been canceled to support the effort to contain the spread of COVID-9. It will return in 2021 and we look forward to seeing you then. The event includes the Antique Boat and Marine Engine Show which features exhibits from over 30 collectors of antique and classic boats, and vintage marine outboard and inboard engines. You can taste traditional foods, learn how to pick crabs and shuck oysters like the pros, enjoy local gospel and old…
Find out more »Sip N’ Shuck – Shell-Ebrating Chesapeake Seafood
A free virtual happy hour, hosted by the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), featuring a few of ORP’s partners who’ll teach you how to order, shuck, store, prepare, and pair oysters at home! Featuring: A live cheers from Flying Dog Brewery and more info about Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout. Tal Petty, Hollywood Oyster, will give us a glimpse into life on a Chesapeake Bay oyster farm, and share some interesting oyster facts. Dan Worrell, competitive oyster shucker and ORP Shell Recycling crew…
Find out more »October 2020
2020 U.S. Oyster Festival – Shucking Contest & Cook-Off
For 54 years, the Rotary Club of Lexington Park has sponsored the popular National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County. This year, due to concern for the well-being of Festival goers and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Club will host small, controlled localized and virtual events. These events will serve to preserve the U.S. Oyster Cook-off and the U.S. Oyster Shucking Contest. Current planning calls for live streaming or pre-recording these events. This will perhaps involve a wider scope…
Find out more »April 2021
Oysters for Earth Day! – Learn how to prepare Oysters Rockefeller
Join SMADC's Craig Sewell on Earth Day, April 22 at 6 p.m., for his ongoing virtual cooking class series "In a Cook's Kitchen" and learn how to make delicious Oysters Rockefeller. The webinar series is sponsored by Essex Bank and brought to you by What's Up? Media of Annapolis. Register for the free class here For 16 years, Craig Sewell ran one of the first locally sourcing restaurants to open in Annapolis where he offered a local foods distribution chain…
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