Sat 3/20 - College Park Aviation Museum - Engineering 101 - Need for Speed: Build And Test Your Own Racing Plane Model

http://www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com/calendar.aspx?CID=81

Kittens in Cups, Annapolis’ own cat cafe, periodically has some fun craft opportunities like:

Sat 3/20 - Paint Your Pet Portrait Paint Night

https://allevents.in/annapolis/paint-your-pet-portrait-%7C-paint-night/200020750173502?ref=organizer-new

https://allevents.in/org/kittens-in-cups/12736690

Knits and Pieces, behind the Wawa on Bestgate Rd has a couple knitting classes..

3/24 - Wed - Check out Learn to Knit Socks, also limited to 4 individuals to ensure proper social distancing.

https://knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/collections/classes-events/products/learn-to-knit-socks

Tomorrow 3/19 - Creative and Performing Arts of South County near the All American Steakhouse in Edgewater - February Paint Nights.  Classes are limited to 8 people and they have a kids’ session for ages 6-10 followed by an 11+ session.

http://artsofsoco.org/programsandclasses.html

Wine & Design in Annapolis offers pre-sketched canvases for you to paint on, with various themes each week.  This week they have Bay Bridge Traffic, Date Night: Pigs in Love, Blue Bombshell and Galaxy Hogwarts canvas designs.They also have socially distanced in-studio classes with Elephant de Cirque as well as Nesting.   Wine is available to purchase in the studio, true to their name.  Classes are for 14 and up, but you have to be 21 to drink, of course.

https://www.wineanddesign.com/calendar/annapolis-md

The Kid Museum in Bethesda might be a little bit of a trek, but they have some great online programs as well.

Their Maker Playground series for March is focused on celebrating Women’s History with The Art of STEM, Robot Explorers and Games for Good, all for grades 3 and up.  They also have Animal Allies for all ages and Sports x STEM for middle school students… all involving Women in STEM

The Kid Museum also has Virtual Field Trips in three groups, 1st-2nd grade, 3rd-5th grade and 6th-8th grade with topics such as Intro to Stop Motion Animation, Chain Reaction Machine, KID City, Things That Fly, Intro to Engineering/Design Process (EDP), Intro to 3D Digital Design, Design an Energy Efficient Lunch Box, Circuits, Intro to Scratch, Sustainable Building Design Challenges, and Intro to Coding with MakeCode.

Also, educators should check out the KID Museums’s Make It! Classroom, virtual maker programming featuring either semester or year-long program aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards that can be seamlessly integrated into a science class, STEM elective or enrichment settings for elementary students.

https://kid-museum.org/make-it/classroom/

There’s lots of other great stuff at the KID Museum website as well.

Raye of Light Studio

Sat 3/20 - Cherry Blossom Watercolor Workshop

https://www.rayeoflightstudio.com/class/cherry-blossom-watercolor-workshop/

Tues 3/23 - The Glass Ceiling Event, online paint night

https://www.rayeoflightstudio.com/class/the-glass-ceiling-event/

https://www.rayeoflightstudio.com/find-a-class/

Art Farm - Annapolis

https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules

https://www.facebook.com/artfarmannapolis

https://www.artfarmannapolis.com/

Registration is open for the Spring 2021 Semester going on now with new classes starting regularly through May.  There are classes for kids as young as 8 going all the way up to adult classes.

Today 3/18 - Continuing tonight Introduction to Batik and running for a few more weeks

https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/186394-introduction-to-batik-adults?source=semester

Sat 3/20 - Beat Making with Maschine for ages 12-16

https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/202711?source=semester

Mon 3/22 - Using Procreate to Create Digital Murals for ages 12-18

https://www.hisawyer.com/artfarm-annapolis/schedules/activity-set/186130-using-procreate-to-create-digital-murals-ages-12-18?source=semester

And be sure to check out ArtFarm’s virtual art gallery, where all art is for sale including art from Annapolis and local artists.

http://www.artfarmannapolis.com/gallery

Check out ArtFarm’s online Market - ArtFarm Studios brings you a curated collection through ArtFarm Market. Each sale directly supports working artists and small businesses. Artwork is Work and we are happy to get this work out to the world.

https://artfarmmarket.com/

Clay Bakers - Annapolis

This afternoon 3/18 - Glass Fusing Open House for Ages 12+

https://app.getoccasion.com/xp/RZ3wJmWh?time_slot_id=gueA-pN651Z5f

Mon 3/22 - Hand Building Clay Open House for ages 8+, one session in the late afternoon, one later in the evening.

https://app.getoccasion.com/xp/tt6g2W35?time_slot_id=gueA-pfSawsJY

https://app.getoccasion.com/xp/tt6g2W35?time_slot_id=gueA-pfT58cZZ

Wed 3/24 - Children’s Glass Fusing Nightlights - Afternoon session was still open when I wrote this, but the evening session was sold out.  Be sure to check on their workshops early since they tend to sell out fairly quickly.

https://app.getoccasion.com/xp/3Wg6XCrh?time_slot_id=gueA-pr6KmdVV

https://www.theclaybakers.com/events/

Benjamin Banneker Museum & Park - Ellicott City

https://www.facebook.com/BannekerMuseum/events/

Sat 3/20 - Cooking in the Cabin - Explore Early American cooking and foodways with their FOODWAYS 1790 culinary historians. They’ll demonstrate cooking techniques used by Benjamin Banneker and his Patapsco Valley neighbors.

https://www.facebook.com/events/129783045665590/

Sat 3/20 - Equinox Walk in the Woods - Mark the turning of the season in Banneker’s woods, looking for the first blossoms and learn about foods foraged in early spring.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1535105700154126/

Sun 3/21 - Seeds for Pollinators - Discover the most cost-effective way to start a pollinator patch to help bees and butterflies. Find out the best way to grow natives from seed, which plants work well, how to collect seeds as well as plant a mini-greenhouse of seeds to take home and a guide for how their care.

https://www.facebook.com/events/730900304263649/

AACPL

...has a bunch of programs going on online if you head over to aacpl.net and click on Watch Online - Virtual Programming

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?library_branch%5B346%5D=346&submit=Apply&form_id=lc_calendar_upcoming_form

All this week - Take and Make: Shamrock Suncatcher at the Riviera Beach Library

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/take-and-make-shamrock-suncatcher

Art Week continues at the Glen Burnie Library with at-home craft projects inspired by real artists.

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/art-week-glen-burnie-library-2

Tonight - 3/18 - Prepare and Share Virtual Cookbook and Recipe Club w/Tapas, Small Plates and Mezzes

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/prepare-and-share-virtual-cookbook-and-recipe-club-tapas-small-plates-and-mezzes

Sat 3/20 - Master Gardeners: Hostas and Gardening for Monarchs

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/master-gardeners-hostas-and-gardening-monarchs

Sat 3/20 - Kids’ Virtual Cooking Class: Black Bean Tacos

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/kids-virtual-cooking-class-black-bean-tacos

Tues 3/23 - Exploring Mixing Primary Colors: Early Years STEM Lab

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/exploring-mixing-primary-colors-early-years-stem-lab

Wed 3/24 - How High Does the Mars Helicopter Fly?

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/how-high-does-mars-helicopter-fly

Wed 3/24 - Simplify Weekly Meal Planning

https://aacpl.librarycalendar.com/events/simplify-weekly-meal-planning

Also check out their various book clubs, Wild Women of Maryland, Senior Dog Sanctuary Virtual Meet and Greet, Hancock’s Resolution Maryland Day 2021, their Great Movies discussion, Spring Bingo, Pride and Centuries of Prejudice: LGBTQ+ People of the Chesapeake, Introduction to Ring Jousting (the Maryland State Sport) and more!

Unallocated Space - Severn

Tonight 3/18 - Virtual Happy Hour

https://www.meetup.com/Unallocated-Space/events/llfsdsyccfbxb/

Tomorrow 3/19 - Virtual Amateur Radio Night

https://www.meetup.com/Unallocated-Space/events/gnrkfsyccfbzb/

Mon 3/22 - Project Night - Following proper social distancing and mask guidelines, join UAS for their project night.

https://www.meetup.com/Unallocated-Space/events/wvtwxryccfbdc/

Annapolis Makerspace

Tues 3/23 - Monthly General Meeting

https://www.meetup.com/Annapolis-Makerspace/events/fwbvvryccfbfc/