Tonight – Last chance for Midnight Madness in downtown Annapolis.
Tomorrow(Fri)-Sat – Ursids Meteor Shower – Typically ranging from 5 to 10 per hour, this year as many as double the normal amount in bursts are to be expected. Unfortunately they’ll be competing with the full moon. There will be a sharp peak tomorrow morning, sometime after midnight tonight but as late as just before sunrise tomorrow. The ursids are named from their location in the sky, near Ursa Minor, also known the little dipper.
Art Farm – Annapolis
Starting Wed running through Sun 30th – Winter Break Art Camp – A workshop for ages 8 – 15. It’s an open studio styled art camp where they’ll have a different teach each of the five days during the holiday break. Each day will bring different activities for the kids from sculpture to painting to even watching short art films. Kids can join them for one day or all five at a discounted rate, whatever works best for your family. Older campers may choose to work on their own projects during this time, they are not required to participate in every activity.
Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park – Ellicott City
Sat 12/22 – Early American Holiday Cooking Demonstration – See a holiday meal prepared on an open heart and bake oven using period correct recipes of the Patapsco Valley.
Unallocated Space – Severn
Sat 12/22 – Classic Video Game Day – A social video gaming event. Bring your favorite console video games and systems and a spare TV if you have one. They have PlayStation 1 and 2, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Dreamcast. Possibly a Super Smash Brothers tournament.
Pongos Learning Lab/Coder Kids Club – Crofton
Wed 12/26 – Thur/Fri and Mon – School is Out Mini-Camp – School may be out, but Pongos is still open! Kids can choose activities based on their interests, not a rigid schedule. Some past activities have included playing Minecraft and other computer and tablet games, experiment with STEM toys like Snap Circuits, littleBits Dash & Dot, watch music videos and have a dance party. The camp is appropriate for kids grades K through 8.