🍦Kids on the Creek is back

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In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Let’s get to it.

— Lauren Burke Meyer, Dylan Roche, Chelsea Harrison, & Ryan Sneddon

Craving steak for lunch? You’re in luck—Rodizio Grill at the Annapolis Mall is expanding their hours! Come by Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 3 PM for traditional Brazilian churrasco. 

Enjoy the gourmet salad bar, authentic side dishes, and unlimited rotisserie-grilled meats, along with homemade desserts and specialty drinks, including Brazilian wines and beers. For the ultimate dining experience, the Full Rodizio is available at the special price of $36.99 per person. And don’t miss out on brunch, 11 AM to 3 PM on Saturdays and Sundays for $39.99 per person. Check out the menu and book a table today!

If you give kids the chance to be creative, they get excited, right? As Building Better People Productions shows through their theater education programming, the arts are about much more than just having fun. Theater is about entertaining and teaching at the same time.

That’s the message at the heart of its new homeschool program, Drama For Good. The program opens September 10 and runs for 8 weeks. Registration is now open. There are two program options — one for ages 7-11 and one for ages 12-18. Both give students the chance to create and perform short pieces centered around important social messaging of their choosing. Classes are held at Annapolis Friends Meeting House — 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD

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Your weekend cruise director has arrived with ways to satisfy your belly, chillax to some wide-ranging tunes, or even have a sporty moment.

Friday

🌼 Date Night at Wildberry: Flex those green thumbs with optional flower arranging of mason jar wildflower bouquets (costs $10), while enjoying a farm-to-table dinner, drinks, and lawn games.

First Fridays on the Farm: Join Wildberry for an evening of live music, lawn games, and farm-to-table food.

**Both Wildberry events are from 5–8 PM at 1047 St Stephens Church Rd, Crownsville, MD

Mommy & Me Paddles (and Dad too!): Capital SUP offers this special event from 6–7 PM for kids ages 3–7 and their caregiver.

🌮 🍦Food Truck Fridays Annapolis goes from 4­–8 PM at 275 Harry S. Truman Pkwy. You’ll recognize many from the tasty lineup: Greek on the Street, Sweet Satisfaction, Taco Bar Food Truck, Old Line Eats, to name a few.

Saturday

🏈2024 Navy Football Fan Fest/Media Day: Navy football players will sign autographs at Navy Stadium from 10–11 AM before meeting and taking photos with fans from 11 AM to noon. The first 250 kids get a free t-shirt. Enter through Gate 5 off Taylor Ave. Parking is $5. Admission is free.

🎶Free Quiet Waters Concert: Is there anything Avenue 66 doesn’t play? Catch them performing a mix of jazz, R&B, pop, contemporary country, rock, Latin, alternative, and reggae from 6–8 PM.

🕯️Kim Hovell Warehouse Sale: Shop local-artist-favorite, Kim Hovell’s table linens, beach towels, pottery, pillows, vases, candles, and more at 50%–70% off from 9 AM to 3 PM. — Kim Hovell Studio, 2003 Commerce Park Dr, Suite A, Annapolis, MD

🎷👐Annapolis Jazz and Roots concert theme is “Sounds of the Seventies.” 4–6 PM at Eastport United Methodist Church in Annapolis. Tickets cost $25 and help raise funds for the 3rd-annual Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival slated for weekends November 1–10.

Sunday

🧑‍🎨 First Sunday Arts Festival: Come meet the artists of Annapolis as West Street closes to traffic and opens to vendors, food, and music galore. 11 AM–5 PM

Listen up, hoomans! Your doggos want to go swimming this summer, and the SPCA of Anne Arundel County is organizing the perfect opportunity: the annual SPCA Puppy Plunge. 🐾 Head over to Camp Letts on August 25, 11 AM–2 PM, for entertainment, food, and of course, swimming (for people and dogs). Get info here. Your dog definitely didn’t write this section 🐾

It’s been three years since Spa Creek Conservancy and Eastport Yacht Club have been able to hold this annual nature event, but now water access is open again at Truxton Park and Kids on the Creek is back on.

Stop by the park on August 24, 11 AM–3 PM, for a chance to explore the waterways via boat, plus food, games, arts and crafts, paddling, kayaking, and even a lesson in fish identification. First come, first served.

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116 million Americans live with chronic pain. Flexibility is the key to mobility – which is critical as you age. Assisted stretching decreases muscle and joint pain, improves posture, and helps prevent injuries. One Scoop reader said StretchMed (which just opened at Annapolis Town Center) literally changed his life. So what are you waiting for? Book your no-cost intro stretch today.*

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No, we’re not giving away a boat. (We wish!) Instead, it’s a sales pitch. If you read the Scoop regularly, you probably remember a few weeks ago how our sales guy, Mike, is selling his boat, and we said we could do it for him. If any email newsletter could sell a boat, it would definitely be Naptown Scoop, right?

We know somebody out there in Annapolis is in the market for a boat, especially one this nice. It’s a 2021 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer OB Coupe. Check out the listing if you’re interested. (Hey, we know you’re interested!)

P.S. Mike let us improve the price a bit so don’t miss that!

92 🌡️ 77 | ⛅ | 24% | 💨 ESE 9 mph (8 knots)

89 🌡️ 76 | 🌦️ | 36% | 💨 SSE 11 mph (10 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 83ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

49 West | Aidan Antoniuk Quartet | 7:30–9:30 PM
AMM Tides & Tunes Concert Series | Grilled Lincolns | 7–9 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Madisun Bailey | 6–9 PM
Brian Boru | Ted Garber | 6:30–9:30 PM
Coconut Joe’s | Dave Tieff | 5–8 PM
Killarney House | Nate Finn | 6–9 PM
Libbey’s Coastal Kitchen | Dave Hawkins | 4–7 PM
Pirates Cove | Jason Bishop | 6–10 PM
The Point | Bryan Ewald | 5–8 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams | 7:30 PM | Tickets
Reynolds Tavern | TBA | 7 PM

49 West | Sam Farthing, Sami Arefin & Zach Zerlét | 8–10:30 PM
Annapolis Town Center Summer Concert | Moran Tripp Band| 5–8 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Dana B | 4–7 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Michael McHenry Tribe | 9 PM
Brian Boru | Nate and Jim | 7–10 PM
The Choptank | Shelby Blondell | 8 PM
Coconut Joe’s | Dave Tieff  | 5–8 PM
Coconut Joe’s | Wesley Spangler | 9 PM
Great Frogs | Katie Fisher | 4:30–7:30 PM
Killarney House | Evin O'Riordan | 8–11 PM
Libbey’s Coastal Kitchen | Pete Baker | 4–7 PM
Middleton Tavern | Noelle & Jeff | 10 PM
Pirates Cove | Ginger & The Protest | 7–10 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Deana Carter | 8 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Tavern | Kristi Allen | 5 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Jesse Lee | 10 PM
Reynolds Tavern | TBA | 7 PM
Romilo’s Restaurant and Bar | Wheelhouse | 7 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Ryan Keith | 9:45 PM

For those sad that summer is whizzing by, we have good news. Kickoff to Navy Football’s season is in one month! The mids will host Bucknell at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on August 31. Game time is still TBD. You can get tickets for just $30. Score tickets here. Last but not least. 📣 GO NAVY, BEAT BUCKNELL

Nine players from the Class of 2028 join Navy men’s soccer this upcoming season, per the announcement from head coach Tim O’Donohue. Let’s hear it for the newcomers to Annapolis and to the soccer team:

Will Boyd – Defender – La Cañada, CA
Keane Brown – Defender – New Hope, PA
Jorge Mayorga – Midfielder – Jackson, NJ
Kenny Namango – Defender – Marietta, GA
Stephen Nelson – Midfielder – Rockville Centre, NY
Liam Plum – Forward – Austin, TX
Wyatt Stevens – Forward – Mukilteo, WA
Duncan Sullivan – Midfielder – Murphy, TX
JP Torres – Defender – Dallas, TX

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