🍦Romilo's changes hands

Good morning, Annapolis. A Swiss movie producer is suing Netflix for $105 million after an unreleased copy of his film was stolen from their office. Ironically, it was a movie starring Nicolas Cage. I bet the producer would make even more if he just cast Nicolas Cage in a new movie about stealing a movie from Netflix.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Sneddon

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Tuesday is the one night a year when the fastest way to meet an Annapolis police officer is to follow the smell of free hot dogs and not something nefarious.

National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 4, and there are nine local parties. The city hosts five, county police host four, and they’re all free.

In the city:

County police, all 6 to 8 PM:

There will be games, giveaways, and safety demos. National Night Out started in 1984 and always falls on the first Tuesday in August.

👉 City event details and County event details

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August is starting off strong with lots of great events this week – the Rotary Crab Feast, free Moose Tracks, and Navy Fan Fest. But don’t sleep on the back half of the month.

The Annapolis Chamber Music Festival brings five concerts to Maryland Hall from the 14th through the 22nd, including a Peter and the Wolf built for kids. Travis Pastrana’s Nitro Circus crew takes over Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on the 23rd, where the plan is essentially “more backflips.” AACPS buses start rolling again on the 24th, so the countdown is real. And on the 29th, the Renn Fest opens its 50th season in Crownsville.

Fifty years of turkey legs. What a time to be alive.

Get the calendar out. 👉 Here’s everything we circled for August

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🎶 The Back Room Sessions: Skribe - Local Americana artist Skribe curates and hosts this monthly song-and-story night at 49 West, with Rabbits Anonymous and North Carolina’s Colin Cutler. Doors at 7:30 PM, $20 cover added to your check and paid straight to the artists. Only 40 seats and it often sells out, so call ahead to reserve a table.

🎶 Blank Page & Chris Diller - Two acts share the bill at Rams Head On Stage, 7 PM. Tickets from $25.

🎈🎶 Tunesday: Callum - Free floating concert on Back Creek, performed from an anchored 40-foot catamaran. Music starts 90 minutes before sunset – listen from a kayak, paddleboard, or boat, or from the dock at Ellen O. Moyer Nature Park. Featuring the new SS Soggy Bunz burger boat!

🎈🚓 National Night Out - Games, giveaways, and free food with police and community partners. More info in the story above.

🎈🍦 Free ice cream at The People’s Park - Moose Tracks brings its 10,000 Scoop Challenge to Calvert Street, 11 AM–3 PM. Every scoop sends $2 to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, courtesy of Moose Tracks and a matching gift from Turkey Hill.

🍽️ Dinner Under the Stars - Outdoor dining and live music on the first block of West Street, 5–9 PM, every Wednesday through September.

🎈🎶 Tides & Tunes: Honest Lee Soul - Free funk and soul on the water at Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park, 7–9 PM. Food trucks onsite, and it’s a zero waste event, so bring or buy a cup.

🎈🎶 Thursday Night LIVE!: 8 Ohms - R&B and pop at Annapolis Town Center’s free outdoor series, 6:30–8:30 PM. Bring a blanket.

🎶 Al Jardine - The Beach Boys founding member plays Maryland Hall at 8 PM.

🦀 The 81st Rotary Crab Feast - The self-proclaimed world’s largest crab feast returns to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 5–8 PM, with all-you-can-eat crabs, corn, and beer. Tickets are $95 general admission and $35 for kids through midnight Thursday, when online sales close; after that it is same-day only at $105 and $40. Proceeds go to local nonprofits.

🎈🍽️ Food Truck Fridays - More than 12 trucks at 275 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, 4–8 PM. Free admission, family-friendly.

🎈🎭 A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Compass Rose Theater’s student actors close out their interactive outdoor Shakespeare run in the gardens at Historic London Town, Friday through Sunday. Fairy wings at the gate, tickets from $15.

🎈🏈 Navy Football Fan Fest - Autographs from the Midshipmen, games on the stadium field, and giveaways Saturday 2–4 PM at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Free for all fans.

🎈🎬 Ken Burns’ The American Revolution - Five screenings of curated clips inside the 1735 Woodlawn History Center at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater on Saturday. Free, but space is limited and advance signup is required.

🎈🏎️ Carriages on West Street - Roughly 85 Corvettes line the first block of West Street Sunday, 9 AM–1 PM, from chrome-bumper classics to mid-engine rockets. Free to wander.

🎈🐮 Anne Arundel County Farmers Market - Produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, coffee, and tacos at 275 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, Saturday 7 AM–noon and Sunday 9 AM–noon.

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🍝 Under New Management – Romilo’s Restaurant & Bar closes today while the Severna Park restaurant changes hands. Owner Chris Paradissis announced the temporary shutdown on Facebook Friday, thanking customers for the nine years he has owned the place and promising details on the new owners soon. The Greek-Italian spot has been tucked into Robinson Crossing since 1993.

🏳️‍🌈 Grand Entrance – Annapolis Pride picked singer-songwriter Ryan Cassata as grand marshal and headliner for its sixth annual parade and festival on Saturday, Oct. 3. The parade steps off at 11 AM and the festival follows at noon.

🏛️ Session’s Greetings – The General Assembly is back at the State House today through Wednesday for a special session on redistricting. Lawmakers take up a constitutional amendment (HB 2100/SB 2100) that would change how Maryland draws congressional maps and put the question to voters in November. Joint hearings start at noon, public seating is first come, first served, and all of it is livestreamed.

🍺 Dillo’s Makeover – Last week we told you the building at 132 Dock Street was for sale. Now Armadillo’s has notified the city that it will close temporarily for cosmetic work, a new menu, and possibly a new name, according to Wednesday’s liquor board agenda. No dates yet, and the business itself still isn’t for sale – just the building.

🚔 Chief Concerns – Applications to run the Annapolis Police Department close today. The city also posted its Community Impact Report, which boils down what residents want from the next chief: cut crime first, then neighborhood safety, community trust, and transparency. “Strong communicator” topped the leadership list. More than 380 people took the survey and 93 came to three listening sessions. Screening starts next.

🍽️ Table For Six – The next Naptown Scoop Dinner Club is Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6:30 PM in downtown Annapolis, and seats are open now. Take the quiz, get matched with five locals, and we reveal the restaurant the morning of. Once the plates are cleared, every table converges on a secret after-party. Powered by our friends at Toast. Grab a seat

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85 🌡️ 71 | ⛈️ | 62% ☔ | 💨 SW 10 mph (9 knots)

84 🌡️ 71 | ⛅ | 26% ☔ | 💨 NE 9 mph (8 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 80ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

Admiral’s Cup | Aidan Ewald | 7–10 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Blank Page & Chris Diller | 8 PM | Tickets
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Open Mike with Hurricane Kevin | 7 PM

49 West | Unified Jazz Ensemble | 7–9:30 PM
Admiral’s Cup | Madisun Bailey | 7–10 PM
Captain’s Daughter | TBA | 5–7 PM
Chronic Sailing Tuesday | Callum | 7 PM
Copper Creek Pub | Jazz Jam | 8–10 PM
Market House | Carly Winter | 6–8 PM
Pirates Cove | Amelia Ardenne | 6–9 PM
The Point | TBA | 5–8 PM

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