CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR CHARLES COUNTY June December 2011 Maryland Brochures Provided by the Charles County Government Office of Tourism www.charlescounty.org
JUNE Jun 1 Sep 5 Jun 1 Nov 20 Jun 3 Jun 3 Jun 10 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 17 Jun 17 Jun 17 Jul 17 Jun 18 Jun 21 23 Jun 24 Jun 24 Jun 24 26 Thomas Stone National Historic Site Open Daily 9am 5pm Free (Donations Accepted) Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House & Farm Museum Sun: Noon 4 pm Wed & Sat: 11am 4pm $ O Donnell Lake Park 7 pm Free Concert Lawn at La Plata Town Hall, 7pm, Free River Artsfest Indian Head Village Green 11am 5pm Free O Donnell Lake Park 7 pm Free Juried Show Mattawoman Creek Art Center Free Willie Nelson s Country Throwdown Tour So.MD Blue Crabs vs Lancaster Barnstormers So.MD Blue Crabs vs Long Island Ducks
JULY Jul 1 Jul 1 Jul 1 3 Jul 4 Jul 4 Jul 4 5 Jul 8 Jul 8 Jul 8 31 Jul 15 Jul 15 Jul 15 17 Jul 16 Jul 21 23 Jul 24 26 Jul 22 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 29 Friday Night Sunset Concert Festival O Donnell Lake Park 7pm Free Town of La Plata Summer Concert So.MD Blue Crabs vs Road Warriors Fourth of July Celebration & Watermelon Bash La Plata Town Hall 11am 2pm Free Independence Day Celebration Charles County Fairgrounds 5 10pm Free So.MD Blue Crabs vs Bridgeport Bluefish Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Port Tobacco Players $ So.MD Blue Crabs vs York Revolution Truck & Tractor Pull Charles County Fairgrounds 4 11pm $ So.MD Blue Crabs vs Somerset Patriots So.MD Blue Crabs vs Road Warriors
AUGUST Aug 3 7 Aug 3 5 Aug 5 Aug 5 Aug 9 11 Aug 12 14 Aug 12 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 19 Aug 19 Sep 4 Aug 19 21 Aug 26 Aug 26 ASA National Championship Tournament Laurel Springs Reg l Park $ So.MD Blue Crabs vs Camden Riversharks So.MD Blue Crabs vs Road Warriors So.MD Blue Crabs vs Camden Riversharks Duck Hunter Shoots Angel Port Tobacco Players $ So.MD Blue Crabs vs Lancaster Barnstormers Aug 26 Sep 25 Invitational Jackie Clark Mattawoman Creek Art Center Free Aug 27 28 Aug 28 30 Aug 31 Sep 1 Maryland Hunting & Outdoor EXPO Charles County Fairgrounds www.mdhuntingexpo.com Sat: 9am 5pm, Sun: 10am 4pm $ So.MD Blue Crabs vs Road Warriors So.MD Blue Crabs vs Bridgeport Bluefish
SEPTEMBER Sep 2 Sep 2 Sep 2 4 Sep 7 9 Sep 9 Sep 10 12 Sep 10 Friday Night Sunset Concert Festival O Donnell Lake Park 7pm Free Town of La Plata Summer Concert Mustang Club of America Grand National Show Regency Furniture Stadium Fri Sun: 9am 5pm Free www.monumentsandmustangs.com So.MD Blue Crabs vs Somerset Patriots So.MD Blue Crabs vs Lancaster Barnstormers La Plata Chili Cook Off La Plata Town Hall Noon 3pm Free Sep 11 Southern Maryland Century The Indian Head 100 Bicycle Ride Indian Head Village Green www.ohbike.org/ century Registration 7 9am $ Sep 13 15 Sep 16 Sep 15 18 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 30 Oct 30 So.MD Blue Crabs vs Long Island Ducks Charles County Fair Charles County Fairgrounds $ Invitational Harold Kyle Mattawoman Creek Art Center Free
OCTOBER Oct 1 31 Oct 1 31 Oct 7 23 Oct 22 23 Oct 23 Kasper s Kastle Serenity Farm, Benedict 301.399.0491 www.serenityfarminc.com Sat & Sun Only $ Fall Festival & Corn Mazes Zekiah Farms, 5235 Bryantown Rd, Waldorf 240.216.4065 www.zekiahfarms.com Sat & Sun Only $ The Trip to Bountiful Port Tobacco Players $ NOVEMBER Nov 4 6 Nov 6 Nov 14 Dec 11 Oktoberfest Charles County Fairgrounds 301.934.1268 www.oktoberfestcc.org $ Fall Festival & Taste of La Plata Town of La Plata Noon 4pm $ 16 th Annual U.S. Army World Cup Finals as Imports & Domestics MD International Raceway, 27861 Budds Creek Rd, Mechanicsville 301.884. RACE www.mirdrag.com $ Salute to Veterans Parade Town of La Plata 1pm Free Holiday Salon & Member Exhibit Mattawoman Creek Art Center Free Nov 25 Dec 18 A Christmas Carol Port Tobacco Players $ DECEMBER Dec 3 4 Dec 4 Dec 10 10 th Victorian Christmas at Dr. Mudd House Waldorf $ Olde Tyme Holiday Gathering Town of La Plata 3 6pm Free Christmas at Haberdeventure Thomas Stone Nat l Historic Site 4 7pm Free
VENUES Capital Clubhouse Recreation Center 3033 Waldorf Market Place, Waldorf 301 932 4348 Indoor Ice Skating & Sports www.capitalclubhouse.com Chapman State Park Chapman s Landing Road at Ferry Place (off Rte 210 between Bryans Road & Indian Head) 301.752.9612 info@chapmanforest.org www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/chapman.asp Charles County Fairgrounds 8440 Fairgrounds Rd, La Plata 301.932.1234 www.charlescountyfair.com College of Southern Maryland Arts 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata Mon Fri 9am 5pm & During Arts Events 301.934.7828 bxoffc@csmd.edu www.csmd.edu/arts Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House & Farm Museum 3725 Dr. Samuel Mudd Road, Waldorf 301.274.9358 somd.lib.md.us/museums/mudd.htm Mattawoman Creek Art Center Smallwood State Park Marbury Open Fri Sun 11am 4pm 301.743.5159 www.mattawomanart.org O Donnell Lake Restaurant Park 10440 O Donnell Lake Pl, Waldorf 301.843.8600, ext 5211 CRenner@ACPTrust.com Port Tobacco Players 508 Charles St, La Plata Shows Fri/Sat 8pm & Sun 3pm 301.932.6819 www.ptplayers.com Smallwood State Park 2750 Sweden Point Rd, Marbury 301.743.7613 www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/smallwood.asp Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Baseball & Regency Furniture Stadium 11765 St. Linus Dr, Waldorf 301.638.9788 info@somdbluecrabs.com www.somdbluecrabs.com Thomas Stone National Historic Site U.S. National Park Service 6655 Rose Hill Rd, Port Tobacco Village 301.392.1776 www.nps.gov/thst/index.htm Town of La Plata 305 Queen Anne Street, La Plata 301.934.8421 www.townoflaplata.org
FARMERS MARKETS La Plata Farmers Market & Craft Fair Open Year Round Sat 8am 3pm & Wed 8am 6pm Charles County Govt Bldg, North Parking Lot 301.934.8421 www.townoflaplata.org O Donnell Lake Restaurant Park Farmers Market Open Apr 15 Sep 2 Each Fri 4pm 7:30pm 10440 O Donnell Lake Pl. 301.834.8600 Waldorf Farmers Market Open Jul 2 Oct 22 Wed 4 7pm & Sat 8am Noon Festival Way (Rte 301 & 228) 301.934.8571 Charles County Commissioners EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COUNTY Mission Statement The mission of Charles County Government is to provide our citizens the highest quality service possible in a timely, efficient, and courteous manner. To achieve this goal, our government must be operated in an open and accessible atmosphere, be based on comprehensive long and short term planning, and have an appropriate managerial organization tempered by fiscal responsibility. Vision Statement Charles County is a place where all people thrive and businesses grow and prosper; where the preservation of our heritage and environment is paramount; where government services to its citizens are provided at the highest level of excellence; and where the quality of life is the best in the nation. Learn more about Charles County by visiting www.charlescounty.org Charles County Office of Tourism 301.259.2500 P.O. Box 2150 La Plata, Maryland 20646 MD Relay: 711 Relay TDD: 1.800.735.2258