The state fair just wound up but the PG County Fair starts today and the Anne Arundel County Fair starts next weekend. Check out all the great fair food, games and rides, but also be sure to check out the agricultural exhibits, crafts and other great stuff.

Sat 9/7 - Books for International Goodwill - B.I.G. Book Sale - Just off of Defense Highway past vehicle emissions, their warehouse has more than 70,000 books covering all categories. Books generally cost between $1 and $3 with children’s books being even cheaper generally!

Tues 9/10 - Sketch Night: “Beautiful Decay” - A monthly gathering for anyone wanting to let loose for an evening of sketching and artistic community. Charles Lawrence of FinArt hosts this month with the theme of “Beautiful Decay: Nature Drawing with Skulls and Bones” featuring still life created from the collection of Charles Lawrence

Maryland Hall

Fall classes… registration is open for Arts and Dance Classes. Classes for adults and children begin the week of Sept 9th. Maryland hall has a wide variety of classes in so many subjects it’s really hard to keep track of them all. But some of the topics you might be interested in are ballet and dance, ceramics, traditional and digital drawing, film and media, glass fusing, mix media, music, painting, photography as well as woodturning!

… and that’s just for adults! They have programs for kids along the same lines and more!

Head over to marylandhall.org and click Classes under the Education menu for a full list!

AACPL

Sat 9/7 - Discoveries: Library at the Mall - Cat Castle Caturday - Celebrate Happy Cat Month by building a cozy cardboard castle for your cat!

Mon 9/9 - Severna Park - Minecraft Club - Experienced builders and first-time players are welcome for ages 8 and up.

Tues 9/10 - Odenton - STEAM Tuesdays - Let your creative juices flow with a different STEAM activity each month

Wed 9/11 - Crofton - Nature Explorers Club - Our big world contains many small worlds. Get an up close look at a piece of your planet by joining the Nature Explorers Club. Each month they investigate an aspect of the ecosystem through presentations, conversations and hands on activities. For ages 7-11.

Annapolis Makerspace

Tues - So Sew!

Wed - Woodworking open night

Thurs - Electronics open night