🍦Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Concerts this Summer

Good morning, Annapolis. Summer travel season is in sight and the 10-$10 packing strategy has our attention. It goes like this: if you can buy a “just in case” item for under $10 within 10 minutes of arriving, buy it instead of packing it.*

*Not applicable for traveling to Nantucket where the only thing you can buy for less than $10 is a PB&J from Claudette’s.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

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P.P.S. The Tuesday/Wednesday events in our events roundup got all switched around yesterday. I blame the interns (we don’t have interns). Please check our calendar (link in the Scoop Essentials section) for the most correct event information.

We tried. We really did.

New stores & grand openings. Traveling circuses. Special movie screenings. Annapolis Mall just does not sit still and we can’t keep up with all the good things that are happening.

If you want to know what’s happening at the Mall this weekend (or tonight), go straight to the source and follow Annapolis Mall on Instagram or Facebook or their new TikTok page. We’re not going to stop trying but for now, they’re just faster than us.

There are few things better during an Annapolis summer than an outdoor concert. A perfect boat day could be better. However, all of the outdoor concerts featured on our list are free and boating is certainly not.

I’ve done the research and trust me, Annapolis’ summer outdoor concert scene punches way above its weight class. I couldn’t find another series where the stage is an actual floating boat. And if you’ve never been to Tides & Tunes, I’m pretty sure you can’t claim to be an Annapolitan. Kidding. . .

Point is, Annapolis is a fantastic place to live in the summer and outdoor concerts are a big part of that. And with our list, you can enjoy an outdoor concert 5 out of 7 days of the week!

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The average American spends 7 hours and 4 minutes staring at screens every day. And yes, I know we’re part of that problem. Which is why we’re creating offline experiences like Dinner Club.

Nothing brings people together like food. Not music (too loud). Not sports (too distracting). Not anything. So here’s how Dinner Club works.

First, you take a quiz so we learn your food preferences and personality. Then we use an algorithm (which is admittedly, not so old-school) to match you with 5 dinner partners. On the morning of Dinner Club, you get a text telling you where you’ll break bread. We wanted to send telegrams but they’re $19 each. Yeah, you can still send telegrams.

You find out who you’re eating with when you arrive. After dinner, we plan an optional after-party that about 50% of folks attend. There’s no pressure.

Dinner Club’s second meeting is this Thursday, May 14 and if you wish to attend, you must save a seat by 6:30 PM tonight (Tuesday).

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Now playing…

🎶 Live Arts Maryland presents A Musical Melting Pot, May 16. Broadway stars Raissa Katona Bennett and Arbender Robinson come to Annapolis for a genre-hopping night of music.

🛍️ Colonial Players presents Poor Clare, April 24–May 16. A hilariously anachronistic retelling of the true story of St. Clare of Assisi will have us all considering the cost of doing good.

🏙️ Classic Theatre of Maryland presents 42nd Street, April 29–May 17. This ever-popular musical follows a Broadway hopeful as she arrives in NYC and navigates show biz.

🦁 Children’s Theatre of Annapolis presents The Lion King, May 1–17. Simba’s journey from runaway outcast to king of the savanna comes to life onstage at CTA this spring.

Coming soon…

🎵 Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre presents Cabaret, May 21-June 20. Scandalous and tense goings-on at a nightclub unfold in late 1920s Berlin against the backdrop of the Third Reich’s rise.

🤪 Pasadena Theatre Company presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), June 5-14. A small troupe of performers cover all of Shakespeare’s plays in a madcap, ridiculously hilarious mashup at the Live Arts Studio in the Annapolis Mall.

🎻 Naptown Philharmonic Orchestra presents American Voices: United Through Song, June 6. This season finale for the orchestra features a varied lineup of all-American music to celebrate the nation’s 250th.

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⚽ Going international: The Annapolis Blues are playing their first-ever international friendly match this season. LigaMX's Santos Laguna (from Mexico's top soccer league) is coming to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, June 23. Tickets are $18.50 for adults and $13.50 for kids.

👟 Check this out — Hanover-based DTLR is throwing a grand opening party for its reimagined Annapolis Mall location on Wednesday, May 13 from 6–8 PM. The new "DTLR NEXT" concept features suspended dirt bikes, floor-to-ceiling digital displays, and a curated Jordan shop. The party features a step team, popcorn lab, customization station, and more. Find it near the food court.

🍕 Pizza for lunch – Timber Pizza on West Street is now open for lunch 7 days a week starting at 11:30 AM. Send this to your boss because your office deserves a pizza party.

🍎 AACPS lunch is still $2.75 — The Board of Education voted last week to keep school meal prices unchanged for the 12th straight year. Breakfast holds at $1.50, elementary lunch $2.75, secondary lunch $3.00, and milk's still 55 cents — the same prices since 2014.

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67 🌡️ 56 | ☀️ | 0% ☔ | 💨 NE 7 mph (6 knots)

74 🌡️ 56 | ⛈️ | 96% ☔ | 💨 S 15 mph (13 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 63ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

🌳🎵= Outdoor concert

49 West | Seth Mitchell & Friends | 7:30–10 PM
The Admiral’s Cup | Nicky Stacy Acoustic | 7–10 PM
Captain’s Daughter | TBA | 5–7 PM
🌳🎵Chronic Sailing Tunesday | Brandon Hardesty | 6:40 PM
Middleton Tavern | Middleton Songwriters Showcase| 6–9 PM
The Point | Aidan Ewald | 5–8 PM
Pirates Cove | Kurt Gibbons | 6–9 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Paul Gilbert | 8 PM | Tickets

The Admiral’s Cup | Kevin Koa | 7–10 PM
Beer Farm | Joey Fitz | 5–8 PM
Brian Boru | Nate Finn | 6–9 PM
Galway Bay | Irish Trad Music Session | 8 PM
Julep | Dana B | 5 PM
Killarney House | Jason Bishop | 6–9 PM
Libbey’s Coastal Kitchen | Justin Ryan | 5–8 PM
Middleton Tavern | Alden Ewald | 6–9 PM
Pirates Cove | Chris Diller | 6–9 PM
The Point | Aaron Hawkins | 5–8 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Callum | 9 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Russ | 9 PM

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