Naptown Scoop | December 17, 2021

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I goofed Wednesday. Tutu Tuesday is on February 22, not February 2. Because then it would be Tutu Wednesday...<br> <br> In Today's Naptown Scoop:</p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>28 live music events</li> <li>Cyberattack affecting Covid reporting</li> <li>New prez and VP for Board of Education</li> </ul> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Let's get to it.<br> <br> – Ryan Sneddon</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_4" style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_4"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="font-size: 1.2em;color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;line-height: 1.5;">Sponsored by The Colonial Players of Annapolis</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Coming soon to Naptown Scoop's favorite theatre</h2> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 550px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <a href="http://thecolonialplayers.org/?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/bec034b3-c7fc-61c8-09d4-abd2fe2c90bc.png" alt="" border="0" style="height: auto;width: 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="550" height="293"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">From London we head North to Scotland to meet the man behind Peter Pan...<br> <br> <em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Lost Boy</em> tells the <a href="http://thecolonialplayers.org/?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">heartwarming (but fictionalized) story</a> of author James Barrie and the forces that created his many beloved characters—including the tragic loss of his older brother. Through the loss, James confronts his family past through storytelling, an unexpected friendship, and the dream of finding Neverland.<br> <br> The curtain rises on <em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Lost Boy</em> January 14. <a href="http://thecolonialplayers.org/?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Get your tickets now</a>!</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" 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0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:center;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">$1,600,000,000</h1> <p align="left" style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">AACPS Superintendent George Arlotto proposed a $1.6 billion <a href="https://aacpsschools.org/pressr/?p=7080&utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">FY2023 operating budget</a> Wednesday. It includes allocations for the new virtual academy, pay increases for teachers and bus drivers, and $193 million for construction projects. Public hearings start in January.</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_6" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_6"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Quick Hits</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Shooting/Car accident combo</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Annapolis police officers heard gunshots in the 700 block of Newtowne Drive Wednesday evening. Then a few minutes later, they received word of a car accident about a mile down Aris T. Allen Blvd. One of the passengers involved, 20-year-old Demontay Coney of Baltimore, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening gunshot injuries. Police found no other victims, but found 6 vehicles and 2 apartments with bullet damage.<br>  </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Cyberattack affects Covid reporting</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">As Covid numbers are once again on the rise, a "cybersecurity incident" at the MD Health Department is preventing us from seeing current data. County health officer Nilesh Kalyanaraman said we aren't "flying blind", but our vision is definitely "fuzzy." What we do know is that MD hospitals are <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/coronavirus/bs-hs-covid-spreads-20211215-jqmebl2hdffvdmacz7nhkkepue-story.html?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">about 93% to capacity</a>. And while it's not unusual for hospitals to operate near capacity, it's concerning if winter brings a Covid spike. <em style="line-height: 1.5;">($)</em></p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>In response, Governor Hogan created an ops center to assist hospitals, imposed <a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/2021/12/15/governor-hogan-announces-additional-actions-to-further-bolster-states-response-to-rise-in-covid-19-hospitalizations/?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">numerical guidelines</a> for backup plans, and eased the licensing process to boost staffing.</li> </ul>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Asymptomatic kids can stay in school</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The Board of Education voted 7-1 Wednesday to <a href="https://www.capitalgazette.com/education/ac-cn-covid-school-new-year-20211216-kxmpbvlf3veh3ocl7u7egk3u2m-story.html?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">eliminate quarantine</a> for students exposed to Covid, but not showing symptoms. Of AACPS's 80k students, about 2,500 are quarantined for this reason. <em style="line-height: 1.5;">($)</em><br>  </p> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> </ul> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Schools taking social media threat seriously</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">There's a crazy viral message spreading on TikTok right now warning of <a href="https://www.reportannapolis.com/2021/12/concerns-over-widespread-social-media.html?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">school shootings today</a>. It doesn't mention particular schools so AACPS said, "better safe than sorry." They've investigated the threat with the police and MD Center for School Safety. And while they aren't cancelling school, they're on alert and ask anyone with information to call the police.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Stories with ($) require a subscription.</em></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div mc:hideable="hideable_7" class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;" mchideable="hideable_7"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Local Business</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Sweet ribbon cutting</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Always Ice Cream is opening in Edgewater today! Stop by at noon for a ribbon cutting then enjoy 25% off your order all weekend long. The new shop is in the Village at South River Colony—129 Mitchells Chance Road, Suite 129A in Edgewater.</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Apple closes again</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Apple yet again closed their Annapolis Mall store because of the rise in Covid cases. It's expected to re-open at 10 AM tomorrow and face masks will be required.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.</em></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h2 style="color: #5182ff;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Sponsored by Homestead Gardens</h2><br> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">There's still time to shop at Homestead Gardens!</h3> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse;border-spacing: 0px;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <a href="https://homesteadgardens.com/?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><img src="https://mcusercontent.com/a66c9fbc2502a46fb1029a2ff/images/3fb44a3a-2e94-7361-4b18-e0e6f4d50cde.jpg" alt="Homestead Gardens sale flyer" border="0" style="height: auto;width: 100%;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: 0;display: block;outline: none;text-decoration: none;font-size: 13px;max-width: 550px;line-height: 100%;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="550" height="424"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Christmas is right around the corner but Homestead Gardens still has what you need! On top of their lovely holiday plant selection, they have hundreds of locally and regionally gifts.<br> <br> And of course everyone always appreciates a gift card. Whoever said gift cards are a low effort present probably never got a <a href="https://shop.homesteadgardens.com/departments/gift-cards--108.html?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletterSponsor&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Homestead Gardens gift card</a>.<br> <br> Homestead Gardens is open for your last-minute shopping needs right up to Christmas Eve. Stop by in Davidsonville or Severna Park!</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div mc:hideable="hideable_8" class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;" mchideable="hideable_8"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">What's Happenin'</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Vintage Christmas market round 2</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Tomorrow is the last of two vintage Christmas markets at Wildberry Farm. They've got a refreshed list of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildberryfarmmarket/posts/662746955132794" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">20 local vendors</a>, a festive photo booth, and Christmas movies on a projector screen! Stop by between 3 and 7 PM and bring your dog. The Wildberry crew loves dogs :)<br> <br> P.S. If it rains Saturday, the market will be Sunday. Same time. Same place (1047 Saint Stephens Church Road in Crownsville, MD).</p>   <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Santa Speedo Run</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">O'Brien's famous Santa Speedo Run is back in action this weekend. <a href="https://www.santaspeedorunannapolis.com/page2?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">It's not too late to</a> register but if you just want to watch the skimpy festive fun, find yourself outside O'Brien's around 12:30 PM Saturday.<br>  </p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">Catch a holiday show</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">This weekend is another weekend of awesome holiday theatre. You could see <a href="https://www.balletmaryland.org/season-performances?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><em style="line-height: 1.5;">The Nutcracker</em></a> with the Ballet Theatre of Maryland. You could see <em style="line-height: 1.5;">A Christmas Carol</em> or <em style="line-height: 1.5;">A Broadway Holiday</em> at the <a href="https://classictheatremaryland.org/season-tickets/?utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Classic Theatre of Maryland</a>. Or you could enjoy <a href="https://annapolissymphony.org/events/holiday-pops-sultans-of-string/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;"><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Holiday Pops: Sultans of String </em></a>tonight with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.</em></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div mc:hideable="hideable_9" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;" mchideable="hideable_9"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Civil News</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">New Board of Education officers</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">The Board of Education voted in new officers for next year. Newly elected member Joanna Bache Tobin from District 6 will serve as president. Fellow newly elected member Robert Silkworth from District 2 will serve as vice president. Tobin and Silkworth will fill the roles until December 2022.</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">Stories with ($) require a subscription.</em></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div class="mj-column-per-100 mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;padding: 0px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_10" align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_10"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Extra Sprinkles</h1> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;font-size: 1.2em;line-height: 1.5;">A pop-up shop for the goodest boys and girls</h2> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">Salty Dog and Sweet P's Swag is open at 186 Main Street (right above B Boutique)! This unique boutique is a one stop shop for all things pets. From treats and toys to clothes and gifts, they've got it all. For humans and dogs alike! Run in before they're gone on December 19 (that's Sunday!) and follow them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SaltyDogandSweetPsSwag" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saltydogandsweetpsswag/" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Instagram</a> to keep up with all their fun events!*</p> <em style="font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5;">*indicates sponsored advertising content.</em></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_11" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_11"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div 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collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h1 style="color: #5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Weather</h1> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Friday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">44 🌡 58 | ☁️ | 15% | 💨 NNW 7 mph</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Saturday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">42 🌡 52 | ☁️ | 24% | 💨 ESE 6 mph</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Sunday</h4> <p style="display: block;margin: 13px 0;font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;">30 🌡 45 | ☁️ | 5% | 💨 NNW 16 mph</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 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#5182ff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5;">Live Music Lowdown</h1> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 10px 25px;padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 20px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"><div style="font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000;"> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Friday</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Blackwall Hitch | Dana Biagini | 4 PM</li> <li>Reynolds Tavern | TBA | 7 PM</li> <li>Rams Head On Stage | Billy Price Band & Gabe Stillman Band | 8 PM | <a href="https://www.axs.com/events/417861/billy-price-band-gabe-stillman-band-tickets?skin=ramsheadonstage&utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Tickets</a></li> <li>Stan & Joe's Saloon | Michael K | 9:45 PM</li> <li>Jalapeños | Tom Lagana | 7:30 PM</li> <li>Smashing Grapes | The Kearse Duo | 9 PM</li> <li>Rams Head Roadhouse | Scott Voorhees | 9 PM</li> <li>RiverBay Roadhouse | Tommy McGee | 8 PM</li> <li>Brian Boru | Bryan Ewald | 7 - 10 PM</li> <li>Killarney House | Richard Hayward | 7 - 11 PM</li> <li>Pirates Cove Dock Bar | Kurt Gibbons | 6 - 10 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Saturday</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Reynolds Tavern | TBA | 7 PM</li> <li>Stan & Joe's Saloon | Higher Hands | 9:45 PM</li> <li>49 West | John Jensen | 4 - 6 PM</li> <li>49 West | Solid Sender Trio | 7 PM</li> <li>Smashing Grapes | The Noah Pierre Group | 9 PM</li> <li>Rams Head Roadhouse | Left Turn Clyde | 9 PM</li> <li>RiverBay Roadhouse | Doug Day | 8 PM</li> <li>Brian Boru | The Loose Cannons | 7 - 10 PM</li> <li>Killarney House | Stephen Henson | 7 - 11 PM</li> <li>Pirates Cove Dock Bar | Eddie Rogers | 6 - 10 PM</li> </ul> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 0;font-size: 1em line-height:1.5;">Sunday</h3> <ul style="line-height: 1.5;"> <li>Rams Head On Stage | A Very Maysa Christmas | 5:30 PM | <a href="https://www.axs.com/events/396706/a-very-maysa-christmas-5-30-show-tickets?skin=ramsheadonstage&utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Tickets</a></li> <li>Rams Head On Stage | A Very Maysa Christmas | 8:30 PM | <a href="https://www.axs.com/events/396707/a-very-maysa-christmas-8-30-show-tickets?skin=ramsheadonstage&utm_source=naptownScoop+&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=12.17.2021" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #5182ff;text-decoration: none;color: inherit;">Tickets</a></li> <li>49 West | Bluegrass Jam | 9 AM</li> <li>Garry's Grill | Aaron Hawkins | 10 AM - 1 PM</li> <li>Brian Boru | Big Brother's Porch | 4 - 7 PM</li> <li>Pirates Cove Dock Bar | John Luskey | 3 - 7 PM</li> <li>Galway Bay | Brian Gaffney | 4 - 8 PM</li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td mc:hideable="hideable_13" style="font-size: 0px;padding: 5px;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;" mchideable="hideable_13"> <p style="border-top: solid 1px;font-size: 1px;margin: 0px auto;width: 95%;display: block;line-height: 1.5;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0;"></p>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>   <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px;"> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="direction: ltr;font-size: 0px;padding: 20px 0;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-top: 0px;text-align: center;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0;mso-table-rspace: 0;">  <div 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