🍦We’re hosting a TV premiere

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Good morning, Annapolis. University of Maryland is so bad at football this year that they’re offering a chance at free tuition to any student who stays until the fourth quarter tomorrow. The marketing firm that came up with this expects attendance to rise 500% (from 4 students to 20).

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

Old Fox Books turns 10
FOX NFL Sunday at the Naval Academy
DOJ sues AACPS

Let’s get to it.

— Ryan Sneddon

Naptown Scoop is hosting the Annapolis premiere of DIG 🎬

Back in the very early days of Naptown Scoop, we fell in love with an Instagram account called Front Doors of Annapolis. It was anonymous. But we soon figured out the brains behind it belonged to a lovely Annapolitan named Kate Myers.

Fast forward 6 years, Kate’s a two-time best-selling author and the TV adaptation of her first book debuts on Peacock on November 23. We’re so excited that we’re hosting the hometown premiere at Maryland Hall.

Photo: Kate Myers on the set of DIG in Italy

We’ll introduce Kate on stage. And after the screening, she’ll do a Q&A with Laura Hankin, who wrote Netflix’s Don’t Say Good Luck and the bestseller One-Star Romance.

🏺 Foreword: DIG is based on Excavations, Kate’s 2023 novel. It follows four women archaeologists who dig up an artifact tied to an international conspiracy. Amy Poehler co-created the show with Mike Schur of Parks and Rec fame.

But Kate didn’t stop at one book. Her second, Salty, sends two sisters onto a luxury yacht to take down the real estate developer who bulldozed their childhood home. Get your tickets here and we’ll see you there.

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PEOPLE’S CHOICE

The most popular stories we covered this week

Monday: The Annapolis Blues’ 2027 jersey ⚽. Season members get one with their tickets.
Tuesday: Leo is getting bigger 🦁. The West Street restaurant is taking over the former All the Rage Vintage space for more seats and a private dining room.
Wednesday: Chart House Prime’s Thanksgiving meals to go 🦃. It was the most-clicked spot on our list of restaurants open on Thanksgiving. Please email us if we missed any!
Thursday: The city’s short-term rental survey 🏘️. The first in-person forum is Wednesday (11/4) at Pip Moyer.

And some other big stories, in case you missed them:

🍔 J. Alexander’s at Annapolis Town Center closed on short notice.

🍦 Storm Bros celebrated 50 years on City Dock.

🎨 St. John’s College’s new arts building got an early thumbs-up at a Historic Preservation Commission work session.

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EVENTS

What we’re up to this weekend

🎈 = family-friendly events

All weekend

🎭 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Colonial Players stages Washington Irving’s ghost story with humor and suspense. Friday and Saturday night, plus a Sunday matinee. It runs through November 8.

🎈🎃 Homestead Gardens Fall Family Weekends – It’s the final weekend of pony rides, hayrides, pumpkins, barnyard animals, and live music in Davidsonville. Saturday and Sunday.

🎈🌾 Annapolis Scarecrow Stroll – Scarecrows line West Street, Main Street, Maryland Avenue, and State Circle. Last chance to see them, because they come down Monday.

🎈🐑 Sheep Peeping – A guided walk around Hollywood Farm with a stop to meet the sheep and goats up close. Saturday and Sunday.

🎈🥕 Anne Arundel County Farmers Market – One of the biggest markets in Maryland, at Riva Road and Truman Parkway. Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Friday

🎈👻 Halloween Story Time Parade – Kids parade in costume from Edgewater Library to the senior center for spooky stories and treats.

🎈🎃 Pumpkin Walk – An Annapolis Halloween tradition at Hammond-Harwood House with games, crafts, face painting, a costume parade, and a mini mansion tour.

🛍️ Naptown Flea Halloween Night Market – Everything’s $40 or under at GameOn Bar + Arcade. Vintage, secondhand, accessories, and local businesses.

🧙‍♀️ Annapolis Witches & Legends walking tour – A 90-minute walk through Maryland’s colonial-era witch trials, superstitions, and local legends.

👻 Chesapeake Ghost Stories – Siren Theatre Collective acts out Maryland ghost stories under the stars in Severna Park. There are tarot readings before the show.

🎨 Folklore & Folktales Closing Reception – Final night to see this group show at AND Creative Gallery, with the artists there to talk shop.

Saturday

🎈💀 Day of the Dead – The city’s free Día de los Muertos festival fills Maryland Hall with live music, traditional dance, altars, art, and food.

🎈👻 Halloween Storytime & Parade – A gentle Halloween morning for little ones with stories and a costume parade at the Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library.

🏈 Navy vs. Notre Dame – The Mids take on the Irish in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kickoff’s at noon on ABC.

🍽️ Dinner Under the Stars: Motown Night – West Street puts the tables back in the street for one bonus night, with Spice playing Motown.

🎭 Le Petit Masquerade @ Rumhouse – A Halloween masquerade at the Caribbean restaurant with passed hors d’oeuvres and a rum tasting.

Sunday

🎈🐝 First Sunday Market at Honey’s Harvest Farm – More than 30 vendors fill the farm’s historic barn in Lothian with produce, pasture-raised meat, seafood, wine, and craft beer.

🎨 First Sunday Arts Festival – Over 150 artisans, live music, and local food on West Street and Calvert Street.

🏛️ Maryland Emancipation Day at the Museum of Historic Annapolis – Guided tours on African American history, family crafts, and a children’s book nook.

🎈💐 Make a Memory Box for a Loved One – A hands-on session at the Chesapeake Children’s Museum for kids remembering a family member, friend, or pet.

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In other news. . .

🦊 No Kindles Allowed – Old Fox Books & Coffeehouse is turning 10. Which surprised us, because it feels like it’s been on Maryland Avenue forever (in a good way). Jinny Amundson and Janice Holmes opened it on Small Business Saturday in 2016. The name’s a nod to George Washington’s nickname. Fun fact: The Old Fox himself resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1783 just 800 feet away at our state house. Happy birthday, Old Fox (the bookstore – George’s birthday is in February).

🏈 Bancroft Hall of Fame – FOX NFL Sunday is coming to the Naval Academy next Sunday (11/8). The pregame show goes live from the Yard and West Point at the same time. It’s part of FOX’s Veterans Day salute, which has a long history of filming at military installations. The show was at the Naval Academy in 2021 and West Point in 2019, but this is the first time it’s done both at once. Check it out at 11 AM on FOX.

P.S. Navy plays #5 Notre Dame in Foxborough, MA tomorrow for the schools’ 99th meeting. The Fighting Irish are a 30-point favorite but GO ARMY, BEAT NOTRE DAME. Btw, Navy and Notre Dame are 2 of the 13 FBS teams whose nickname doesn’t end with the letter “S.” Can you name the other 11? Answer at the bottom of the Scoop.

⚖️ Federal Lawsuit – The U.S. DOJ sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools Tuesday over its gender identity policy. The complaint says the policy has staff record a student’s chosen name and pronouns without telling parents, which DOJ argues breaks two federal student-privacy laws. Two parents sued over the same policy in July. AACPS amended it in August to spell out parents’ right to see their child’s full record. AACPS said in August it complies with FERPA.

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WEATHER

Crisp fall weather calls for a day outside. Maryland’s Best Helmets & Harvest pairs local trails with farms, wineries and more through November 15. The free pass features stops like the BWI Trail, LEO Annapolis and other locations across the state. Check in at each stop to earn free prizes!

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