DISCOVER St. Mary’s The Barnwood and Beach Glass Trail


Uncover many surprising stops throughout St. Mary’s as you traveling along “the long, lazy loop” that makes up the Barnwood & Beach Glass Trail, part of Southern Maryland Trails. Explore the county to find friendly farms (including Southern Comfort Berry Farm), pristine parks and beautiful beaches. Uncover treasures when you stop at boutique and antique shops. Sample local cuisine, including fresh seafood caught in the waters that surround St. Mary’s county - the Potomac, the Patuxent and the Chesapeake Bay. Visit artists’ studios and galleries for original works and country stores for original personalities. Discover “a thousand small delights” along the trail in St. Mary’s Count.

Southern Maryland Trails is a guidebook produced by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, for more information, visit: http://www.somdtrails.com/, http://www.somarylandsogood.com/ and http://www.smadc.com/.

SAVOR St. Mary’s Pick-Your-Own Strawberries

Pick and eat delicious strawberries ripe off the vine at Southern Comfort Berry Farm in Bushwood. The farm offers strawberries in spring, watermelons in summer and pumpkins in fall. Southern Comfort Berry Farm will be opening to the public early this year. While the strawberry harvest generally isn’t ready until May, the mild winter in Southern Maryland has lead to early berries and an April opening. The farm has already starting supplying strawberries to the Good Earth in Leonardtown and will be opening to the public on April 18. Pick-Your-Own hours are Monday - Friday 10a.m. to 5p.m., Saturday 8a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday noon to 5p.m. Check the farm’s Facebook page for the latest updates. Savor spring in St. Mary’s as you enjoy strawberries from Southern Comfort Berry Farm.

UPCOMING EVENTS in St. Mary’s

Cabaret
April 13, 5:30p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Mechanicsville Moose Lodge
For tickets or more information, call (301) 475-4200 ext. 1073

Second Saturday at Sotterley "From the Ground Up"
April 14, 9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood
For more information, visit: http://www.sotterley.org/

Autism Awareness Day
April 14, 12:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.
Olde Town Pub, Leonardtown
For more information, call (301) 862-2505 or visit: www.facebook.com//AutSupGroupSoMd/

Free Comedy Night
April 19, 8:30p.m.
DB McMillan’s, California
For more information, call (301) 866-0777 or visit: dbmcmillans.com

Going Green Expo
April 21, 10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Forrest Career & Technology Center, Leonardtown
For more information, call (301) 475-4200 Ext.1505

Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 12:30p.m. - 4:30p.m.
Leonardtown Square
For more information, call (301) 475-9791

Scarecrow Making And Trick Or Treat On The Square This Saturday!

Enjoy all the festivities of fall in Downtown Leonardtown on Saturday, October 24th, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. From 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., the Southern Maryland Artisan Center is sponsoring “Scarecrow Making” on the Square. The cost is $8 per scarecrow and includes all supplies to make a life size scarecrow, perfect for fall decorating.

Between 3:00-4:00 p.m., children, accompanied by a parent or guardian, can dress up in their Halloween costume and walk around the Leonardtown Square “trick-or-treating” with participating downtown merchants. Bring a goodie bag for your candy and treats! This free, kid-fun activity with plenty of treats is sponsored by the Leonardtown Business Association. For more information, call the Commissioners of Leonardtown at 301-475-9791 or visit Leonardtown.somd.com.

Also, the Leonardtown Church of the Nazarene, the Church on the Square, is having a Fall Festival & Fun Fair on Saturday the 24th of October 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Crafts, food, candy, music, carnival games! All proceeds go to support their Youth Programs. Free Hot Chocolate outside and tons of fun inside! For more details or to volunteer, please contact Donna French at 301-351-9242.

Ghosts of Sotterley Tours!

The year is 1812 and the war is on! Shots ring out both far and near, and the trees glow a burning orange. Is there nowhere safe? Deception abounds during this dramatic production; those you meet along the way are not as they appear. This year’s walking tours on the grounds of Sotterley Plantation, promises to be the spookiest ever.

The “Friends of Sotterley” acting troupe are taking this event to a whole new level. This year’s script, written by Morriah Cell and James LePore, has twists of intrigue and shock factor as never before. Under the direction of Dawna Diaz and the technical wizardry of Ming Diaz, the entire creative team offers a seemingly real-to-life (and death) exposure to Sotterley Plantation during this volatile time in history.

Weather permitting, guests are invited to take the chill off by a roaring bonfire and refreshments are available for purchase. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! The cost is $13 per person. Group rates are available. Sotterley Members can come on Thursday night for $10 – yet another advantage of membership! Call 301-373-2280 to make your reservation at this Sotterley Plantation haunting or for further information. Visit http://www.sotterley.org/ for more details.