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Sun 11/2 – First Sunday Arts Festival – First Sunday Arts Festival is back! With lots of local vendors, music and great food.
https://www.firstsundayarts.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FirstSundayArts/
Knits and Pieces, off Bestgate Rd
Thu 10/30, 11/6, 11/13 – Colorwork without Tangles! Beginner Mosaic Knitting
https://www.knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/module/class/612948/beginner-mosaic-knitting
Sat 11/1 – Rockin’ Around the Stocking – Design and Knit Your Own Colorwork Stocking
Sat 11/1, 11/8 – Intermediate Amigirumi: Crocheted Reindeer Workshop
Sun 11/2 – Comprehensive Learn to Knit Class – October 2025
Sun 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23 – A Series of Mitts
https://www.knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/module/class/611676/a-series-of-mitts
Mon 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 – Ornament Workshops for November – Lille Bold, Pine Cone Gnomes, Advent Star, Christmas Light Advent Calendar
https://www.knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/module/class/615135/ornament-workshops-for-november
Registration is open for
Sun 11/9, 11/16, 11/23 – Mosaic Crochet – A Christmas Stocking
https://www.knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/module/class/615623/mosaic-crochet—–a-christmas-stocking
Mon 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22 – Ornament Workshops for December – Korknisse, Button Trees, Easy Snowflake, Candy Cane Pony ZigZag Christmas Tree
https://www.knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/module/class/615263/ornament-workshops-for-december
https://knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/collections/classes-events
Books for International Goodwill
Tomorrow-Sat 10/31-11/1 – Books for International Goodwill BIG Book Sale – The Parole Rotary Club’s fundraiser. They have thousands of books at great prices AND well organized! It’s just up Defense Highway and well worth checking out.
Local by Design
11/1 – Wire Wrapping Workshop with Laura Moore
https://localbydesignannapolis.com/products/laura-moore-wire-wrapping-workshop
https://localbydesignannapolis.com/pages/workshops
https://www.facebook.com/LocalbyDesignattheGallery
https://www.facebook.com/LocalByDesignAnnapolisMall
https://www.facebook.com/LocalbyDesignRetailAnnapolis
Art Farm – Annapolis
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules
https://www.facebook.com/artfarmannapolis
https://www.artfarmannapolis.com/
Thurs/Today 10/30 – Natural Dying with Clay and Indigo
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1650782?source=camps
Sat 11/1 – Double Exposure: Intermediate Photography
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1453449?source=camps
Sun 11/2 (weekly) – Vibe Flow Chill Yoga
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1523180?source=camps
Tues 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 – Virtual Botanical Drawing for Beginners
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1650797?source=camps
Tues 11/10 – Watercolor Pop Up Workshop
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1527406?source=camps
ArtFarm’s kids camps for fall are here! Wednesdays running weekly through December:
Sat 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20 – Art & Identity: Express Yourself! (for grades 4th-6th)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549328?source=semesters
Sat 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20 – Kids Art School (for grades 1st-3rd)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549324?source=semesters
Mon 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 – Kids Art School (ages 4-5)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549113?source=semesters
Mon 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 – Kids Art School (grades 1st-3rd)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549112?source=semesters
Mon 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 – Fashion Design: Sketching & Conceptualizing (grades 6th-9th)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1631163?source=semesters
Tues 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 – Kids Art School (grades 4th-6th)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549118?source=semesters
Tues 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 – Kids Art School (grades 1st-3rd)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549311?source=semesters
Wed 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 – Drawing and Painting (for grades 4th-6th)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549108?source=semesters
Wed 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 – Hand Drawn Comics (grades 3rd-5th)
https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/1549116?source=semesters
AACPL
https://www.aacpl.net/events/upcoming
Today – 10/30
- Broadneck – STEM Tinker Lab: Spooky Science
https://www.aacpl.net/event/stem-tinker-lab-spooky-science-196162 - Odenton – Paint Night
https://www.aacpl.net/event/paint-night-199206
Tomorrow – 10/31
- Eastport Annapolis Neck – Halloween Storytime & Craft
https://www.aacpl.net/event/halloween-storytime-craft-197664
Sat – 11/1
- Severna Park – Pre-K Process Art
https://www.aacpl.net/event/pre-k-process-art-178219 - Mountain Road – Five Steps to a Native Garden
https://www.aacpl.net/event/five-steps-native-garden-199775 - Severna Park – Hello Kitty’s Bow Craft
https://www.aacpl.net/event/hello-kittys-bow-craft-199267 - Deale – Science Saturday: Energy
https://www.aacpl.net/event/science-saturday-energy-196101 - Discoveries – Movie and Craft night with the movie Book of Life
https://www.aacpl.net/event/book-life-movie-craft-200299
Mon – 11/3
- Crofton – Beginner Coding with iCode School
https://www.aacpl.net/event/beginner-coding-icode-school-197571
Tues – 11/4
- Glen Burnie – Little Artists: Process Art
https://www.aacpl.net/event/little-artists-process-art-197721 - Odenton – Hackathon – Advance through computer game levels to hone your hacking skills
https://www.aacpl.net/event/hackathon-200533 - Broadneck – Paint Night: Autumn Themed
https://www.aacpl.net/event/paint-night-autumn-197525 - Online – Mindful Art of Zentangle
https://www.aacpl.net/event/mindful-art-zentangle-198656
Wed – 11/5
- Edgewater – Skeins and Stitches
https://www.aacpl.net/event/skeins-stitches-195431 - Severna Park – LEGO Challenge
https://www.aacpl.net/event/lego-challenge-166248 - Busch Annapolis – Sewing Skills: Mending
https://www.aacpl.net/event/sewing-skills-mending-and-hemming-203272
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