Quiet Waters Park - Last chance to check out, now through Monday - Check out their Form and Fabric Art Show, Gifts of the Season - With lots of great local art for sale.  Check out Annette Uroskie’s digital photography and watercolors, Ardythe Jolliff’s notecards, Chesapeake Weavers’ weavings, dyed scarves and clothing, Chesapeake Woodturners woodturnings, Donna Schramek’s soft sculpture, ceramics by Garage Art, Joan Mchinchick’s watercolors, calendars and calligraphy and Liz Sork’s painted glassware, pen and ink drawings as well as alcohol ink paintings.

https://fqwp.org/event/art-show-form-and-fabric-x/?instance_id=87

Lights on the Bay final weekend! - A massive benefit event for the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, which is not the same as the ASPCA and can use all the local love and support they can get.

https://www.lightsonthebay.org/

Woof at the Wharf in Edgewater

Sat 12/25 to 1/31 - Paint Your Pet Contest - Kids 8-14 - Paint Your Own Pet or a Shelter Pet and help raise awareness for homeless animals

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paint-a-pet-contest-tickets-204137399457?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/whoof-on-the-wharf-33832675451

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

Registration is open, and filling up quickly, for a bunch of workshops coming up in January and February, including Toft Crochet Animals, Shawl Knitting, Knit a Vest, Learn to Knit Socks and Learn to Knit a Gambit Cardi Sweater.

https://knitsandpiecesofannapolis.com/collections/classes-events

Art Farm - Annapolis

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

https://www.facebook.com/artfarmannapolis

https://www.artfarmannapolis.com/

Winter semester starting…

Tues 1/4  - Virtual Beginner Drawing Class starts their 4 week run.

Registration is open for their Winter semester with classes starting in January and February and running into March. With classes such as Kids Drawing, Figure Drawing, Graphic Design, First Exposure Photography, 3D Sculpture, Teen Beginner Photography, Kids Beginner Painting, Block Printing, Video Game Concept Art, Botanical Drawing, Batik, 

https://www.artfarmannapolis.com/winter-classes

AACPL

https://www.aacpl.net/events/upcoming

In addition to all their regular story times for kids, book clubs, trivia nights…

Tues 1/4 - Busch Annapolis - New Years Origami

https://www.aacpl.net/events/new-years-origami

Wed 1/5 - Soco Knits (Virtually!)

https://www.aacpl.net/events/soco-knits-virtually-14

Wed 1/5 - Brooklyn Park- Crafternoon

https://www.aacpl.net/events/crafternoon-2

Wed 1/5 - Maryland City - Let’s Explore Wind

https://www.aacpl.net/events/lets-explore-wind

Also check out…

American Red Cross Blood Drive today at the Edgewater Library

Vaccination Clinics on Monday at the Brooklyn Park Library and the Deal Library and another one at the Maryland City library on Tuesday.

Annapolis Makerspace

Tues 1/4  - Monthly Autodesk Fusion 360 3D Design workshop

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