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^Return To The Top Of Page July 2008 July 1st to July 5th Havre de Grace Carnival and Fourth of July Celebration Carnival Tues,-Fri. 6pm-10pm;Sat. July 5th Parade at 2pm;Carnival 4pm-10pmConcert at 7pm; Fireworks at dark Millard E. Tydings Park; Rides and games for all ages. Enjoy the spectacular parade, carnival, concert and firework display. Phone: For more information contact the Visitor Center @410-939-2100 July 11th EWABO Caribbean - music from Trinidad & Tobago with an emphasis on the steel drum 7:30pm Concert at Millard E. Tydings Park Price: Free Phone: 410-939-2100 July 12th Susquehanna Lockhouse Museum's Pirate Encampment ALL DAY Come visit the pirates in their camps, watch the attacks on the "town" and cheer on your favorites. Phone: 410-939-5780 Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org July 13th Steppingstone Farm Museum: Summer Fun Day w/ Car Show and Lawnmower Races 12-4pm Summer fun w/lawnmower races, car show, ice cream eating contests, turtle races, frog jumping, sack races, crafts, (children's), food, tours. Price: $5 per person (Children 12 & under free) Contact: Linda M. Noll Phone: 410-939-2299 Email: steppingstonemuseum@msn.com Website: http://www.steppingstonemuseum.org July 14th to July 18th Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: "Archaeology By The Bay Summer Camp" 9am-4pm Learn how history happens every day and what your role is in exploring and preserving the past, using archaeological techniques "to travel back in time." In partnership with Harford Community College: register at www.harford.edu Phone: 410-939-4800 Website: http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org July 18th Flashback - oldies from 40's & 50's 7:30 pm Concert at Miller E. Tydings Park Phone: 410-939-2100 July 20th Shakespeare Play "Two Gentlemen of Verona" 6:30PM Grounds between Maritime and Decoy Museum Price: Free Phone: 410-939-5544 July 21st to July 25th Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: "Archaeology By The Bay Summer Camp" 9am-4pm Learn how history happens every day and what your role is in exploring and preserving the past, using archaeological techniques "to travel back in time." In partnership with Harford Community College: register at www.harford.edu Phone: 410-939-4800 Email: museum@comcast.net Website: http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org July 25th Rest My Case Jazz group featuring special arrangements 7:30pm Concert at Millard E. Tydings Park Price: Free Phone: 410-939-2100 July 26th Guided Nature and Historical Walk of the North Park Trail 10am Free to public. Approximately one hour. Meet at the Lock House of the Susquehanna Museum. Phone: 410-939-5780 Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org ^Return To The Top Of Page August 2008 August 1st to September 1st 2nd Annual Children's Art Contest For children ages 3 through 9. Entry is FREE - Open to the Public. Theme: My Favorite Animals - use paint, pencils, crayons or pastels on paper 9"x13" or smaller; limited to two entries per child; lable each piece on the back - name, address, age and phone number; submit art work to HdG Library at Union & Pennington avenues. All artwork will be judged in four groups by age and displayed at the 20th Annual Children's Arts Festival on September 6 with prizes awarded in each group. Contestants need not be present to win. Pieces will be returned to the children at the festival. Phone: 410-939-8518 August 1st to August 2nd Mary Martin LTD: Summer Chesapeake Postcard Fair Antique Postcard Show with dealers from around the U.S. and Canada. Event takes place at the Havre de Grace Community Center. Adress: 1 Lagaret Lane, Havre de Grace, MD, 21078 Contact: Mary Martin Phone: 410-642-2053 Email: marymartinpostcards@prodigy.net August 2nd 3rd Annual Havre de Race for the Lock House 5K race 8am Race along tree lined local streets and the beautiful North Park Trail. Phone: 410-939-5780 Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org August 2nd to August 3rd Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: Our biggest and best yet! The Museum will have its GRAND REOPENING, including new hands-on, state of the art exhibits and programs. The festivities will include the opening of the "Beyond Jamestown: Life 400 Years Ago" exhibit, live music, Native American representatives and crafts, boat building demonstrations, local foods and crafts, living history displays, kid's activites, a boat raffle, and more! Price: Free Phone: 410-939-4800 Email: museum@comcast.net Website: http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org August 9th to August 10th 28th Annual "Havre de Grace Seafood Festival" Benefitting Haven House Inc. Saturday, August 9, 11AM-7PM; Sunday August 10 11AM-6PM Millard E. Tydings Park; Over 20 vendors serving more than 60 different foods with an abundance of mouthwatering seafood delicacies and other great food; 80 Arts and Craft Vendors featuring locally made products; Charity raffle with a great prize; 15 hours of FREE live entertainment. A relaxed day with your family. Address: P.O. Box 391, HdG, MD, 21078 Contact: Lori Maslin Phone: 410-939-1525 Email: seafoodfes@aol.com Website: http://www.HdGSeafoodFestival.org August 16th to August 17th 45th Annual Havre de Grace Art Show 10am-5pm Tydings Park; Presented by the Soroptimist International, over 250 artists and crafters from throughout the U.S. display and sell work. Food and entertainment all weekend. Free shuttle from designated parking to the show, downtown, and attractions. Boat accessible; Sat. and Sun. Phone: 410-939-9342 Email: hdgartshow@hotmail.com August 24th Susquehanna Ministerium: Prayer Rally For HDG School Begins at 4pm Takes place at Meadowvale Elementary School Phone: 410-939-2464 ^Return To The Top Of Page September 2008 September 6th 20th Children's Arts Festival at Millard E. Tydings Park 10am-2pm Price: $3/child Phone: 410-272-5516 September 6th Havre de Grace Decoy Museum: 21st Annual Duck Fair Takes place from 9am-4pm. Carvers and wildlife artists displaying and selling their works. A live auction, silent auction, bake sale, and children's activities and games all day. Great family fun. Address: 215 Giles Street, Havre de Grace, Md, 21078 Contact: Margaret Jones Email: decoymuseum@yahoo.com Website: http://www.decoymuseum.com September 12th Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 8:00 pm HdG High School Auditorium: 700 Congress Ave. Classical Music - Open Seating Ticket Sales - cash or check payable to: HdG Arts Commission/ Tickets available at the Visitor Center, HdG (410-939-2100) or Prestons's Stationery, Bel Air (410-838-5858) or Mail order - Send check with self-addressed stamped envelope to: HdG Arts Commission 10 Concord Place; Havre de Grace, MD 21078 Price: Adult $15 - Student & Child> age 6 $10 September 14th Swan Harbor Farm Bridal Showcase By The Bay 1-4pm Address: 401 Oakington Rd, Havre de Grace, MD, 21078 Over 40 wedding professionals will share information that will help with your wedding plans. Join us for food, door prizes and lots of great ideas! Contact: Craig Lanphear Phone: 410-939-6767 Email: pclanphear@harfordcountymd.gov Website: http://www.swanharborfarm.org September 20th Guided Nature and Historical Walk of the North Park Trail 10am Free to public. Approximately one hour. Meet at the Lock House of the Susquehanna Museum. Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org September 20th Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: Wooden Canoe Rendezvous 9-5PM Show off your wooden canoe along with our own Chesapeake Wooden Boat Builders. Demonstrations and antique canoe identifications. Contact: Brenda Guldenzopf Phone: 410-939-4800 Email: museum@comcast.net Website: htpp://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org September 26th Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway: Casino Night 6:30pm-10:30pm Las Vegas Style Gambling Live Music and food. (Must be 21 years of age to attend) Contact: 410-457-2482 Website: http://www.hitourtrails.com September 27th Upper Chesapeake Health: Harford Memorial Hospital Celebration Run 8:30 am 5K Run. Begins and ends at Harford Memorial Hospital. Address: 501 S. Unioun Ave, Havre de Grace, MD, 21078 Price: $15 pre entry/ $20 day of race Contact: Kim Thompson Email: kat.02@ex.uchs.org September 27th to September 28th Steppingstone Farm Museum: Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Show 11am-5pm Scarecrow making, pumpkin painting, hay rides and straw maze, apple bobbing and pressing, crafts, clowns, corn shelling and corn art, music, clogging, food, free parking. Contact: Linda M. Noll Phone: 410-939-2299 Email: steppingstonemuseum@msn.com Website: http://www.steppingstonemuseum.org ^Return To The Top Of Page October 2008 October 11th GRAW DAYS! Downtown Celebration of Our Racetrack Heritage Sponsored by HdG Main Street. Times T.B.A. Come downtown and celebrate our local heritage Circa 1920-1950 during the "heyday" of HdG's racing days. Artisans, entertainment, historic displays, games, a full day of fun! Phone: 410-939-1811 Website: http://www.mainstreethdg.org October 12th Swan Harbor Farm- Swanfest 11-4pm Bring the family to enjoy entertainment, hayrides, pumpkins, petting zoo, canoes, barnyard art, food, crafts, children's activities, house tours and much more at our beautiful waterfront park. Address: 401 Oakington Rd, Havre de Grace, MD, 21078 Contact: Craig Lanphear Phone: 410-939-6767 Email: pclanphear@harfordcountymd.gov Website: http://www.swanharborfarm.org October 17th Havre de Grace Chamber of Commerce Bull and Oyster Roast 7pm-11pm Havre de Grace Community Center, Laraget Lane; bar, pitbeef, ham, turkey, beer, soda, DJ, chinese and silent auctions. Contact: Cathy Vincenti Phone: 410-939-3490 Email: hdegchamber1@comcast.net Website: http://www.hdgchamber.com October 25th Susquehanna Lockhouse Museum Spirit Walk 6pm Meet the residents of a local cemetery; listen to their stories, hear about their ends. Phone: 410-939-5780 Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org October 25th Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: 11am-5pm Enjoy Stories, costumes, crafts, food, fun and festivities with a maritime flare. Fun for the whole family. Family rates available. Phone: 410-939-4078 Email: museum@comcast.net Website: http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org October 30th Halloween Parade 6pm registration, 6:30pm parade Washington St. and Congress Ave; Most exciting event of the year! Dress in costume and join us for a music and a parade. Lots of Fun! Phone: 410-939-6724 October 30th Havre de Grace Activities Center: "Haunted Happenings" 11am-5pm Enjoy Stories, costumes, crafts, food, fun and festivities with a maritime flare. Fun for the entire family. Family rates available. Phone: 410-939-4078 Website: http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org ^Return To The Top Of Page November 2008 November 8th to November 9th Susquenna Lockhouse Museum: "Pirates By the Bay" ALL DAY! Come visit the pirates in their camps, watch the attacks on the "town", witness the hangings, be a pirate. Phone: 410-939-5780 Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org November 8th Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: 11am-10pm A day of member discounts in the Museum shop (11-5) and an evening (6-10) of celebrating all the people who help make the Museum possible-our Founders, Members, and Volunteers! Free admission for members. Phone: 410-939-4800 Email: museum@comcast.net Website: http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org November 11th Veterans Day 11am Tydings Park; Ceremonies honoring all military veterans. Phone: 410-939-0449 November 15th Guided Nature and Historical Walk of the North Park Trail 10am Free to public. Approximately one hour. Meet at the Lock House of the Susquehanna Museum. November 22nd Havre de Grace High School Music Booster's Fall Craft Festival Address: 700 Congress Ave, Havre de Grace, MD, 21078 (Same as last year) Contact: Rick Hauf Email: richard.hauf@hcps.org November 26th Susquehanna Ministerium: Thanksgiving Eve Ecumenical Worship 7pm Church of St. Patrick, Congress & Stokes, HDG Phone: 410-939-2464 ^Return To The Top Of Page December 2008 December 6th to December 7th Steppingstone Farm Museum: Christmas Open House 12-4pm Historic farmhouse decorated for the holidays, music, cookies and cider in the kitchen, museum store open for holiday shopping. Contact: Linda M. Noll Phone: 410-939-2299 Email: steppingstonemuseum@msn.com Website: http://www.steppingstonemuseum.org December 13th to December 14th The Christmas Boutique Sat.9-1/Sun.12-8 Takes place in the historic Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House. A wonderful blend of handmade items, fresh greens, gourmet foods, and more. Phone: 410-939-4078 Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org December 14th 36th Annual Candlelight Tour of Historic Havre de Grace 4-8pm Will be held on a Sunday, visitors will tour historic homes, Havre de Grace museums, shops, bed and breakfasts, and a church are featured attractions. There is an admission fee. Phone: 410-939-5780 Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org December 14th to January 4th Susquehanna Ministerium; 10th Annual Outdoor Nativity Scene Contest Register by calling the Susquehanna Ministerium by Dec. 14th. To be recognized for Residentail or Buisness Awards. Open to greater HDG community. Price: Free Phone: 410-939-5233 December 14th Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: Candlelight Tour and Maritime Christmas 11am-8pm The Maritime Museum is just one stop on this year's Candlelight tour. Celebrate the holidays with a special maritime flare. Contact: Brenda Guldenzopf Phone: 410-939-4800 Email: museum@comcast.net Website: http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org December 28th Susquehanna Ministerium: HdG Church Tour 2-4pm Self-guided tour of the churches of Hdg. 19th & 20th Century Churches, Beautiful stained glass windows & Nativity Scenes, angelically decorated for Christ's Birth. Price: Free Contact: Ray Astor Phone: 410-690-6068 or 410-939-2464 December 31st to January 1st HdG. Recreation Committee/City of HdG: New Year's Eve Fireworks and Duck Drop Fireworks to celebrate the New Year! Address: 454 Lewis Lane, Havre de Grace, MD, 21078 Contact: Carolyn Narvell Phone: 410.939.2100 ^Return To The Top Of Page