[ January 1, 2011 to February 28, 2011. ] The visitor center will feature an exhibit on slavery and slave resistance at L’Hermitage, home to the second largest enslaved population in Frederick County in 1800. The exhibit will explore the lives of those who were enslaved at L’Hermitage and sought freedom, including artifacts taken from excavations of the slave village. 8:30am-5pm
Location:
Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor [...]
[ January 29, 2011 5:00 pm to March 2, 2011 5:00 pm. ] The exhibit of acrylic paintings, sculpture, collage and performance art will be displayed January 29 through March 2 in the Mary Condon Hodgson Gallery. Opening reception January 29 5-7pm
Location:
Frederick Community College
Mary Hodgson Gallery
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 846-2513
[ February 1, 2011 to February 28, 2011. ] Love is in the air as Linganore Winecellars celebrates its 19th annual Valentine celebration, ‘Cask to Kisses.’ Some say it can’t be done, pairing wine with chocolate, but if you have the right wine to complement the right chocolate it can be a match made in heaven! Throughout the month of February, patrons are invited [...]
[ February 1, 2011 to February 28, 2011. ] The delicate balance between ice, water and the existence of life has been a topic of exploration and discovery in science for generations. In travels to the Arctic and Antarctic regions of our planet, we’ll examine the ecosystems that live and thrive there and see how their survival is connected with our own. Beyond Earth, [...]
[ January 28, 2011; 8:00 pm; January 29, 2011; 8:00 pm; February 4, 2011; 8:00 pm; February 5, 2011; 8:00 pm; February 6, 2011; 2:00 pm; ] The show is divided into four parts with each being an episode from a suite in a Beverly Hills hotel: Visitor from New York, Visitor from Philadelphia, Visitors from London, and Visitors from Chicago. Tickets may be purchased from the FTP ticket hotline at www.fredericktowneplayers.org/tickets or call 240.315.3855. January 28, 29, February 4, 5 8pm, [...]
[ February 4, 2011; 8:00 pm; ] Aaron Coplan’s Appalachian Spring paints a vivid picture of the verdant American countryside using folk dances and song. 8pm
Location:
Weinberg Center for the Arts
20 W. Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(877) 286-1444
[ February 4, 2011 to March 5, 2011. ] An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet cafe. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man – with a lot of loose ends. So begins this wildly imaginative dark comedy, tracing the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need [...]
[ February 5, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Sparkling ice sculptures, ice carving demonstrations, marshmallow roasting and hot cocoa stations await you in Downtown Frederick. Enjoy an evening of exhibit openings, guest artists, and live entertainment designed to showcase the best of Downtown Frederick on the First Saturday of every month. More than 80 shops, galleries, and restaurants are open until 9pm or [...]
[ February 5, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] The National Museum of Civil War Medicine participates as one of about 80 shops, galleries and historic venues, celebrating our downtown historic district. The full museum is open, its usual hours from 11am-5pm at the usual admittance rates. From 5pm until 9pm the museum’s first floor galleries are open to the public for free.
Location:
National Museum [...]
[ February 5, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Take your little princess on a date to remember. Dress to impress while dancing the night away. Light refreshments will be served and photo opportunities will be available. Space is limited so sign up early. An adult male must accompany his princess(es). 6-8:30pm
Location:
Frederick Fairgrounds Eventplex
797 East Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21705
Contact:
(301) 600-2936
[ February 5, 2011; ] Description:The indoor arts and crafts market features the work of up to 30 local artists, including jewelry, pottery, art, photography, and other hand-crafted items. The events, which is free to attend and open to the public, happens six times per year.
Location:
The Cultural Arts Center of Frederick
15 N Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 662-4190
[ February 6, 2011; 12:30 pm; ] Monthly Carillon Recital begins at noon on the first Sunday of each month, and goes for a half hour. The tower is open and guests may ascend the 50 steps to see the City Carillonneur play the carillon of 49 bells, played with fists and feet on a keyboard of batons and pedals. The bells [...]
[ January 30, 2011; 6:00 pm; February 6, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] The club HO and HOn3 layout is housed in a restored heavyweight Chesapeake & Ohio six-door baggage type car.A G-scale layout is adjacent to the car. Model railroad club open house and operating exhibit. 1-4pm
Location:
FCSME Club
423 East Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 371-5293
[ February 9, 2011; 7:30 pm; ] Hood College Jazz Ensemble to give concert. 7:30pm
Location:
Coffman Chapel
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 696-3429
[ February 10, 2011; 5:30 pm; February 15, 2011; 5:30 pm; February 24, 2011; 5:30 pm; ] The directors of the ESSL, will help you use star maps and the planetarium sky to locate and recognize a multitude of seasonal constellations. Stories will follow. 5:30, 6:30, 7:30pm
Location:
Earth and Space Science Laboratory
210 Madison Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(240) 236-2694
[ February 10, 2011; 7:00 pm; ] Peter Lev, Professor of Electronic Media and Film at Towson University, will discuss the social and political influence of the major Hollywood studio, Twentieth Century-Fox, during the 1940s and 1950s. 7-8pm
Location:
Whitaker Campus Center, Commons Room
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 696-3211
[ February 12, 2011; ] Music by “Family Affair” (modern, pop-rock mix and jazz). Come early and enjoy dinner with your sweetheart in our dining room for a valentine dinner buffet.
Location:
Frederick Elks Lodge #684
289 Willowdale Drive
Frederick, MD 21702
Contact:
(301) 662-3301
[ February 12, 2011; 9:00 am; February 13, 2011; 9:00 am; ] Description:An auction with consigned collectible toys and farm toys is held on Saturday with consignments taken on Friday. Sunday is a Toy Show consisting of Farm Toys, collectible toys, and other memorabilia and display tables. Food is provided both days. Auction at 11am, show 9am-3pm
Location:
Wastler’s Construction
8005 Reich’s Ford Road
Frederick, MD 21704
Contact:
(717) 552-7691
[ February 12, 2011; 10:00 am; February 13, 2011; 10:00 am; ] Arts and crafts show. Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Location:
Frederick Fairgrounds
797 East Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21705
Contact:
(301) 898-5466
[ February 12, 2011; 11:00 am; ] Dr. Robert Slawson, MD, FACR opens the National Museum of Civil War Museums new lecture series, “Civil War Talk” on Saturday, February 12, 2011; with a lecture on “African American Surgeons in the Civil War”. Dr. Slawson is the author of “Prologue to Change: African Americans in Medicine in the Civil War”. The monthly lecture [...]
[ February 12, 2011; 12:00 pm; ] Join the Brunswick Railroad Museum for an afternoon of tea, light refreshments, and Victorian Valentines! Practice proper tea etiquette and create a one-of-a-kind Valentine using Victorian methods. Craft supplies are provided. Event is recommended for ages 7 +. Space is limited. Reservations are required. noon-3pm
Location:
Brunswick Railroad Museum
40 W Potomac Street
Brunswick, MD 21716
Contact:
(301) 834-7100
[ February 12, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Enjoy a delicous four-course meal served on fine china in our beautiful 1920s dining car. You and your sweetheart will savor the elegant surroundings, romantic music, fine dining, and leisurely train ride. Departing 6pm, returning 8pm
Location:
Walkersville Southern Railroad
34 W Pennsylvania Avenue
Walkersville, MD 21793
Contact:
(301) 898-0899
[ February 12, 2011; 8:00 pm; February 13, 2011; 2:00 pm; ] “Taming of the Shrew,” one of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays of courtship, come see the play that inspired films “Kiss Me Kate” and “10 Things I Hate About You” to ask “what is the balance between social roles and individual happiness?” Part of the MSF Bare Bard series “A Season in Exile.” Sat 8pm, Sun [...]
[ February 16, 2011; 7:30 pm; ] The St. Petersburg String Quartet in concert. 7:30pm
Location:
Brodbeck Music Hall
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 696-3429
[ February 17, 2011; 7:30 pm; ] “The Wills House at Gettysburg” by Gary Miller. Lecture free, memberships available. 7:30-8:30pm
Location:
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 695-1864
[ February 18, 2011; 7:00 pm; ] Take advantage of the opportunity to learn about servants, during a dynamic, interactive, multi-media theatrical production that will bring runaways to “life.” As the characters, dressed just as the advertisements describe, enter the stage you will be swept up in dramatic and compelling stories of real people who ran away from slavery and servitude. Project [...]
[ February 18, 2011; February 19, 2011; ] The Frederick Historic Sites Consortium presents the twentieth annual Master Docent Series workshops on February 18 and 19 on the campus of Frederick Community College. This year’s program opens on Friday night with Project Run-A-Way, a unique examination of the history of resistance to institutional bondage in America, and continues on Saturday with a variety [...]
[ February 19, 2011; 10:30 pm; ] Improv/sketch comedy at its finest! The Pigs celebrate 18 years as the Mid-Atlantic’s premiere comedy troupe with some primetime shows and their trademark late night laugh-fests. Join the hilarity! Late night show, 10:30pm
Location:
Maryland Ensemble Theatre
31 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 694-4744
[ February 20, 2011; 3:00 pm; ] BSO ensemble performance. 3pm
Location:
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
106 W. Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(877) 876-1444
[ February 24, 2011; 5:30 pm; ] A delightful masquerade party to celebrate Handel’s 326th birthday and introduce Frederick’s First Baroque Festival. Cash bar, music and entertainment. Learn to dance a minuet! Come in your own costume or enjoy one of our masks! 5:30-7:30pm
Location:
Weinberg Center for the Arts
20 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(240) 397-3585
[ February 25, 2011; 7:00 pm; February 26, 2011; 2:00 pm; ] The Vagina Monologues is episodic play made up of a varying number of monologues read by a varying number of actors. A recurring theme throughout the piece is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment and the ultimate embodiment of individuality. Friday 7pm, Saturday 2pm
Location:
Hodson Auditorium
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 696-3563
[ February 26, 2011; 10:30 pm; ] Improv/sketch comedy at its finest! The Pigs celebrate 18 years as the Mid-Atlantic’s premiere comedy troupe with some primetime shows and their trademark late night laugh-fests. Join the hilarity! Late night show, 10:30pm
Location:
Maryland Ensemble Theatre
31 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 694-4744
[ February 27, 2011; 3:00 pm; ] FCC music faculty violinist James Tung and pianist John Wickelgren will play music by J.S. Bach, Ravel, Kreisler, Tchaikovsky, and Kroll. 3pm
Location:
Frederick Community College
Jack B Kussmaul Theatre
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(301) 846-2566
[ February 27, 2011; 4:00 pm; ] The organists of the Central Maryland Chapter of the AGO offer a FREE concert to benefit its Student Scholarship Fund. A free-will offering will be requested. No tickets required. 4pm
Location:
Evangelical Lutheran Church
35 East Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Contact:
(240) 397-3585