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locations; and an international menu of food and
beverages. Mount Royal Cultural District in Baltimore.
July 17-19. artscape.org.
Celebrate the Fourth:
Celebrate our nation’s
birthday at the home of
Declaration of Independence signer William Paca.
The morning begins with
a naturalization ceremony
welcoming new American
citizens. Visitors enjoy
tours of the Pacas’ home,
live musical performances
and a re-created Revolutionary War encampment.
Costumed interpreters
portraying Paca and members of his household bring
the past alive for visitors of
all ages. Children’s activities include patriotic crafts
and the opportunity to sign
a faux Declaration of Independence with a quill pen.
Then, an old-fashioned
Fourth of July celebration
takes place on the streets
of historic downtown
Annapolis. Find your spot
on Main Street for parade
viewing at 6 p.m., followed
by a performance by the
USNA Band and culminating with fireworks over
the harbor. July 4. Free.
annapolis.org.
Artscape: America’s largest free public arts festival
features more than 150
artists, fashion designers
and craftspeople, including DI Y crafters; visual art
exhibits, such as outdoor
sculpture, art cars, photography and the Janet &
Walter Sondheim Prize;
concerts; a full schedule
of performing arts including dance, opera, theater,
fashion, film, experimental
music and performances by
the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra; family events
such as hands-on projects,
demonstrations, jazz vocal
and combo competitions,
children’s entertainers
and multiple street theater
Jellies Invasion: Oceans
Out of Balance: An all-new
exhibit that explores how
Jellies have survived—and
thrived—amidst environmental changes that have
negatively affected other
forms of sea life. Nine different species of these unique
and prehistoric creatures are
on display in an exhibit that
is as mysterious and colorful
as the Jellies themselves.
Now open at the National
Aquarium. aqua.org or
waterfrontinvasion.com.
Chinasaurs-Dinosaur
Dynasty: This exhibit
features the largest collection of authentic Chinese
fossils ever toured, including 20 skeletons, some
spanning 70 feet long, and
20 fossil objects displayed
in an evocative environment. Interactive highlights
include touch-screens,
activity carts, an enormous
dig pit, and a preparation
laboratory with authentic
fossils. Maryland Science
Center. Through Sept. 27.
waterfrontinvasion.com.
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Pro Lacrosse in
Annapolis: The Washing-
ton Bayhawks of Major
League Lacrosse (MLL)
play their home games for
the next three seasons at
Navy-Marine Corps Memo-
rial Stadium in Annapolis.
The Bayhawks are one of
the original six teams in
the MLL, which began
in the summer of 2001.
The franchise won league
championships in 2002 and
2008. The 2009 season runs
through Aug. 6. Champion-
ship games Aug. 22 and 23.
Single game tickets are $24
for adults and $19 for kids.
866-99-HAWKS; Washington
Bayhawks.com.
Totally Awesome 3:
More Films of the
1980s: The third installment of AFI Silver’s summer series includes the
comedy-fantasy classics
Ghostbusters and Gremlins,
both celebrating their
25th anniversary this year,
as is Freddy Krueger in the
original A Nightmare on Elm
Street. AFI Silver Theatre
and Cultural Center in
Silver Spring. afi.com/Silver.
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Maryland Renaissance
Festival: The region’s
premier outdoor event and
the second largest Renaissance festival in the country
kicks off at Revel Grove in
Crownsville. Since the festival’s first season in 1977, it
has evolved into a show with
more than 1,300 participants and 280,000 guests
each season. The 22-acre recreation of a 16th-century
English village consists of
