AROUND THE PARK AGAIN by Sharon Lee Tegler
Brought to you by Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi
Dampened by rain, Memorial Day weekend passed more quietly than usual for local families. Even the annual parade in Annapolis was cancelled by the inclement weather. The sun peeped through late yesterday, however, with the promise of better things to come as we move into an event-packed June.
In honor of the Nation’s 250th Anniversary, a Liberty Tree will be planted at Crownsville’s Rising Sun Inn Historic Site and Museum on June 3rd with a formal ceremony attended by dignitaries. The planting is part of an overall project by the Ann Arundel Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to re-establish plants that would have been on the property when the Inn was built as a farmhouse in 1753 by Edward Baldwin. Edward’s son Henry, who inherited the farm, served in the Revolutionary War. The Baldwin family would have witnessed Continental troops marching from Baltimore to Annapolis on the road (now General’s Highway) in front of the home. (More, on the actual dedication and planting of the Liberty Tree, will follow in next week’s column.)
Later on June 3rd, the Corks for a Cause fundraiser benefitting the Baltimore-Washington Medical Center Foundation and NEXTGEN healthcare will be held at Homestead Gardens Severna Park from 6 to 8 pm with fine wines and foods to sample from the area’s finest purveyors.
Fast on the heels of those two events, SPAN, Inc. will be conclude its Silent Auction (which began online on May 26) with a Broadway Songfest Cabaret on Sunday, June 7th at St. Martin’s in-the-Field Parish Hall at 4 pm. This year’s Cabaret is the sixth created and performed by Laurette Hankins-O’Connell who is accompanied by pianist/singer Anita O’Connor. Hankins-O’Connell’s repertoire of Broadway songs, combined with lively banter, amusing anecdotes and occasional duets with O’Connor delight audiences.
Tickets are $ 25 per person with 100% of net proceeds going to SPAN and may be purchased at the door or online at 2026 Broadway Songfest and Silent Auction – SPAN, Inc.
The Greater Severna Park and Arnold Chamber will be producing or taking part in a non-stop schedule of events throughout June and early July. For ever-on-the-go Chamber CEO Liz League, June will be the busiest month of a busy year. One of the biggest events, according to League, is a Multi-Chamber Business & Bites By the River event being presented by the Greater Severna Park and Arnold Chamber of Commerce, the Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, the Southern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce and the Pasadena Business Association at Yellowfin Steak & Fish House along the South River off Solomon’s Island Road.
Three days later, a Greater Severna Park & Arnold Chamber’s Successful Women In Business Happy Hour is being held at Maher’s Florist at 8905 Edwin Raynor Boulevard in
Pasadena from 4:30 pm through 6 pm. The group’s happy hours always tend to be fun. The happy hour/wine tasting pictured below was held at Cheers & Spirits in Arnold Station at the beginning of the holiday season in 2023.
June 13th will see another fine turnout for the Katherine’s Light Foundation Music Festival at the Severna Park Taphouse. The annual festival honoring the memory of Robin’s daughter Katherine Mueller is a fundraiser for the Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NET cancer took Katherine’s life) and three other cancer-related charities. A slate of entertainers gracing the outdoor stage include the Lost and Found Trio Band, George Evans, Honey Sol, TMI, Ray Paice, Billy Z and more. There will also be a succession of acoustic musicians entertaining inside the Taphouse. This year’s festival headliner is popular Nashville recording artist MIGGS.
All of these wonderful June events are leading up to the Greater Severna Park & Arnold Chamber’s 2026 Independence Day Parade on Saturday, July 4th with the theme “Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday”. It’s bound to be special.
The Around The Park Again column is brought to you this week by Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi at 1195 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. – For over two decades providing martial arts training that improves cardio-vascular health, strength and flexibility while reducing stress. Jing Ying is again bringing Tai Chi to the Severna Park Community Center. The school will be holding a fun-filled summer camp this August. From health-defense to self-defense, Jing Ying provides fitness with a purpose for the whole family!
and by Lean On Dee Senior Home Care Services at 815 Ritchie Hwy., Suite 206 – When you need someone to lean on, Lean On Dee. Their experienced team of personal care management specialists and friendly companions provide high quality consistent care.
