Choose It and Use It 2012-2013

Parties and Events to fill your calendar, plus handmade items and service opportunities – all to support the Captain Avery Museum.

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42 Dozen Crabs$50
# Opportunities: 1Still available: 1
Date: Mutually agreed upon in Aug., 2013
Place: Delivered to your South County door or pick up at donors' home, Shady Side
Donors: Steve Schulman & Pat Freiberg
Freshly caught. Steamed or live-you choose!
6 3 Kinds of Cookies!!!!$25
# Opportunities: 5Still available: 2
Date: Mutually agreed upon by baker & purchaser
Place: Delivered to your South County door or pick up at donor's home, West River
Donor: Linda Jordan
Salted oatmeal cookies, ginger cookies and brownies for your family or office. Great treat for a party, holiday dinner, or just to indulge you and your family! You'll get 18 of each variety for a total of 54 cookies.
12Homemade Scones (2 Dozen) OR Cinnamon Rolls (16)$25 each
# Opportunities: 4Still available: 3
Date: Arranged between 1 January and 31 December 2013
Place: Delivered to your home (South Anne Arundel County or Northern Calvert County)
Baker: MaryBeth Austin
Fresh homemade scones or cinnamon rolls delivered for breakfast or any time of day. Scone flavor choices include: Blueberry, Cranberry, Apricot, Currant or Cheese (can split order into two flavors, 1 dozen each). Cinnamon Rolls are frosted with a low sugar cream cheese frosting.
14 "All About Reds" Wine Tasting$50/person
# Guests: 12 adultsStill available: 2
Date/Time: Saturday, June, 1 2013; 6:00 pm
Place: Kasap's Home on banks of West River, Shady Side
Donors: Matt and Debbie Kasap, Tom and Prue Hoppin
A sampling of single varietals and blended wines from the Napa, Sonoma, Bordeaux and Rhone regions accompanied by cheeses and appetizers. Come prepared to test your knowledge of wines and learn wine trivia.
16Career Coaching$125 for a 2-hour session
# Opportunities: 2Still available: 2
Date: Arranged between Oct., '12 and April, '13
Place: Donor's home, Shady Side
Donor: Prue Hoppin, Career Coach
Looking for a new job opportunity, a refreshed/revised resume, or some interviewing tips and strategies? Use this offering for yourself or as a gift to someone you know whose career/job search could use a boost.
26 Find Your Ancestors$75
# Opportunities: 2Still available: 1
Date/Time: after October at a mutually agreeable time
Place: Captain Avery Museum
Donor: Steve Gauss
Steve is an experienced genealogist who lectures and publishes in national magazines. He will provide 2 hours of assistance to you in searching for your ancestors, showing you resources you may not have thought of and guiding you through the numerous on-line sources.
32 Attend the Lively Arts$90
# Opportunities: 2Still available: 2
Date/Time: Buyer's Choice
Place: Maryland Hall and St. Anne’s Church, Annapolis
Donor: Peggy Tucker and TC Magnotti
With this “flex-6 package,” you will receive 6 tickets to exchange for the concert/date of your choice. The concerts, presented by Annapolis Chorale, the award-winning chorale group under the direction of Ernie Green, are from October 2012 to April 2013. Programs include: Schola Cantorum Coralini, Voices of Light, A Celebration of Christmas, Fiddler on the Roof and others.
27Hair Play Date I$20/person
# Opportunities: 4Still available: 4
Date/Time: Sat., May 11, 2013 - 9 - 11 am
Place: Host's Residential Salon, West River
Donor: Sherry Allen
Tips on prom styles, hair care, and techniques to achieve star styles. An opportunity to have playtime with hair. For 6th grade and older. Would be fun to do with your friends.
28 Hair Play Date II$20/person
# Opportunities: 4Still available: 2
Date/Time: Sat., May 11, 2013 - noon - 2 pm
Place: Host's Residential Salon, West River
Donor: Sherry Allen
Tips on prom styles, hair care, and techniques to achieve star styles. An opportunity to have playtime with hair. For 6th grade and older. Would be fun to do with your friends.
 
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1A Day on the Bay with Captain Bob Evans$80/person
# Opportunities: 3
Date: Tues., Oct. 30, 2012 (rescheduled if weather cancellation occurs)
Time: 7:00 am to 1:00 pm
Place: Meet at Bob Evans' Seafood, Churchton
Donor: Bob Evans
Join Bob and experience life on the Bay as watermen do, riding along as he checks as many as 200 crab pots, rebaits, and replaces the traps. Capt. Bob will tell you about his vessel, the tools and tricks of the trade and the other fisheries he works. A light breakfast and bottled water will be provided. Feel free to bring your own snacks and lunch; don't forget your camera. Note: there is a port-a-pot at the marina but not on the boat.
2Christmas Quilt$100
# Opportunities: 1
Donor: Sarah Sheckells
This 42" square Christmas-themed quilt, hand-made
by Sarah Sheckells.
34 Hours of Weeding$80
# Opportunities: 4
Date: Arranged between 1 February and 31 October 2013
Place: *Your Home
Gardener: MaryBeth Austin, Norman's Retreat, West River, MD
Too tired or busy to weed flowerbeds or your vegetable garden? Take a break and enjoy some time off. MaryBeth will donate 4 hours to weed, trim and clean up a designated space in your yard. She will bring her own tools and haul away the weeds and cuttings. *Location must be within these boundaries: South of Hwy 50, North of Dunkirk, East of Hwy 301, West of Chesapeake Bay.
5 6 Months of Desserts$75
# Opportunities: 1
Date: Once a month, November through April
Place: Pick up at bakers' home either in Shady Side or Mayo
Donors: Janet George and Loretta Garte
Wouldn't your family or your office like to have a fresh, homemade yummy treat?? Choose a pie or a cake each month. Select a mutually convenient day and you will have a ready-made reason to celebrate!
7 Table Quilts$35 each
Choose from among a selection of small table quilts and table runners - for everyday use or for holidays.
8Baby/Toddler Quilts$110 each
Select from among several quilts made from kid-friendly fabrics.
9Burp Cloths$4 each
Thrill a prospective parents with hand-made burp cloths. Great as a shower gift or as an accompaniment to a gift card. Select from a wide assortment of fabrics and colors.
10Learn How to Make a Homemade Apple Pie$50 each
# Opportunities: 2 (may be used together or separately)
Date: Arranged between 1 January and 31 December 2013
Place: Norman's Retreat, West River, MD
Donor: MaryBeth Austin
Learn how to make a fool proof Amish pie crust and a delicious apple filling. Leave with recipes for both, the baked pie that you made, and an extra double crust (will last up to 3 months in the freezer) for making another pie at home.
11 Take Me Out to the Airport$70/round trip
# Guests: Up to 4 per round trip; 10 separate opportunities
Date: To be arranged with you
Time: Pick up no earlier than 7 am and no later than 10 pm
Place: Your home and EITHER BWI Airport or Washington Reagan Airport
Donors: Pat Freiberg, Darlene Marashlian, Karen Sanders, Steve Schulman, Melanie Turner, Connie Maynard, June Hall, Rich Sparrough
Need a ride to and from the airport? Give us at least two weeks notice and we'll provide door to door service for up to 4 people. To take advantage of this offering, your home must be in South Anne Arundel County.
13Julia Child, Queen of Cuisine$55/person
# Guests: 50 adults
Date/Time: Saturday, February 16, 2013; 5:00 pm
Place: Home of Pat Freiberg
Donors: Mavis Daly, Pat Freiberg and Steve Schulman, Prue and Tom Hoppin, Connie and Jeff Maynard, Melanie and Troy Turner, Ann and Ron Wolfe
Award-winning actress and Smithsonian scholar Mary Ann Jung cooks up her own unique recipe for fun as she portrays Julia Child in a 45 minute enactment of the wonderful woman who changed culinary history. This live theater production will be followed by French wine and appetizers. Bon appetit!
15 Victorian Holiday Feast with the Averys$60/person
# Guests: 10 adults
Date/Time: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 6:00 pm
Place: Captain Avery Museum Kitchen
Donors: Jerry Williams and Beth Denniston
Get in a merry mood for the Holiday Season with a lamplight Victorian dinner in Captain and Mrs. Avery's House. Decorations and foods of the era will be bountiful. Dinner will start at 6 p.m. with nogs and punch and appetizers harvested fresh from the Chesapeake Bay. The happy ending will feature plum pudding and hard sauce. And, each course will be accompanied by appropriate "spirits."
17Spring Lamb Dinner for 6$360
# Opportunities: 1
Date/Time: Sat., May 11, 2013, 7:00 PM
Place: Hosts' Home, Shady Side
Donors: Mike Stein, the Chef; Eileen Stein, the retired Shepherd
A Solstice Bounty celebration with Spring Lamb selected by retired local shepherd, Eileen Stein and prepared by Mike Stein. Mike is a follower of Richard Olney best known for his books of French country cooking. For more than 25 years, Eileen herded her flock of sheep with her Border Collies who you will meet. As you enjoy the view of the West River and blooming roses, you can expect a delicious dinner and specially selected wines.
18 Winter Luncheon Series: Attend all 6 Luncheons$50
# Opportunities: 4
Dates/Time: 6 Wednesdays in January and February, 2013 -- 11:30 am
Place: Captain Avery Museum
Donors: Ann and Rich Sparrough
Be the first to sign up for our popular Winter Luncheon series at a discounted price! Luncheons begin with a speaker at 11:30 followed by the serving of delicious homemade soups, specialty breads, dessert and beverage. There is a warmth and friendliness that attendees enjoy, offsetting the cold of the winter season.
19 Oyster Feast Dinner for 6$60/person
# Guests: 6 adults
Date/Time: Sat., Feb. 23, 2013, 7:00 pm
Place: Hosts' Home, Annapolis
Donors: Bob Gallagher and Cate Greene
Oysters will be served three different ways creating an oyster lovers' menu. Discussion around the table can include the wonders of oysters, the lore and allure of the oyster, history on a half shell, the wonderful places where oysters grow, aphrodisiacs, or just how delicious the oysters are that you are eating.
20 Northern Italian Food Lesson and Dinner$60/person
# Opportunities: 4
Date/Time: Thurs., Nov. 8, 2012 (or date convenient to hosts and guests) - 7 pm
Place: Hosts' home, Galesville
Donors: Neil and Eugenia Wilkie
Eugenia studied cooking in Milan for ten years and has taught Northern Italian cooking in Darien, CT, Telluride, CO, and Washington DC. She has been on Public Television in CT and CO and is recognized in Anne Arundel County as a talented chef. Menu will be the traditional Primo, Pasta, Secondo, Insalate, Dolce, Cafe. Dinner can be followed by a croquet lesson if guests are interested.
21 Super Bowl Party$60/person
# Opportunities: 10
Date/Time: Sun., Feb. 3, 2013; 6 pm
Place: Hosts' Home, Shady Side
Donors: Susy and Terry Smith
Won't be at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in New Orleans? Join the Shady Side party, settle in to cheer for either team, and enjoy dinner at half time celebrating with food that represents the home towns of the Super Bowl teams and host city, New Orleans.
22 Lusty Italian Dinner for 12$60/person
# Opportunities: 12
Date/Time: Sat., April 20, 2013 - 5 pm
Place: Donor's home, Shady Side
Donors: Fred and Kathy Rotondaro
Ciao! As Spring opens, enjoy savory Italian food with delicious appetizer, pasta, entrée, dessert courses and specially chosen Italian wine. This is a glorious setting on the Chesapeake Bay where you can escape for a wonderful, fun evening.
23Art Lovers' Dinner At Creekside$360 for 6 people
# Opportunities 1
Date/Time: Sat., June 1, 2013, 7:00 pm
Place: Hosts' Home, On Parker's Creek, Deale
Donors: Betty-Carol Sellen and Marti Burt
You decide the cuisine in advance and bring your party for a wonderful meal. You will be surrounded inside and out by a colorful collection of 20th century, self- taught, folk, and outsider art. Your hosts learned cooking in childhood and their culinary repertoire has since extended in many directions. There is no telling what direction pre-dinner conversation will take because you are going to want to know all about the art, the house, the hosts and, of course, the dinner.
24 Preakness Party$60/person
# Opportunities: 10
Date/Time: Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 5:30 pm
Place: Hosts' home, Ivy Neck Farm, Harwood
Donors: Virginia Clagett and Bill Murray
For the 138th running of the historic Maryland Preakness, gather for cocktails to watch the race, discuss the odds, and admire the three-year-olds. Following the placement of the Black-eyed Susan blanket on the winning horse, and the awarding of the Woodlawn Vase at Pimlico, you will sit down to a Maryland Supper. Relive the origins of the Preakness. Maryland Governor Oden Bowie built Pimlico and started the first stakes race in 1870. It was called the "Dinner Party Stakes of Maryland".
25 Italian Dinner for 4$60/person
# Opportunities: 4
Date/Time: Sat., Jan. 12, 2013 - 6:30 pm
Place: Hosts' home, Shady Side
Donors: Carmine and Linda Carullo
Come join two native New Yorkers of Italian descent for a sumptuous Italian meal that you'll never forget. In an adorable cottage you will be served an appetizer, salad, entrée, wine and delicious creamy cannolis.
29 Chesapeake Day Sail$30/person
# Opportunities: 4
Date/Time: Sat., June 8, 2013 - 11 am (raindate: June 9)
Place: Onboard Terry Smith's sailboat, Shady Side
Donors: Terry Smith & Steve Schulman
Get out on the Chesapeake Bay sailing, learn about the wind, have lunch and a swim (as weather permits), and take a turn at the wheel on Winsome, Terry's 40 foot sail boat. For any age--12 years and up.
30 Kids' Day Out/Parents' Day Off: Movie & Pizza Extravaganza I$30/person
# Opportunities: 6 (all ages welcome; inquire at sign-up)
Date/Time: Sat., Dec. 8, 2012 - 10 am to 3 pm
Place: Meet at Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side
Donor: Melanie Turner
Here's your chance to do some holiday shopping while your child enjoys a fun day at the movies! Melanie Turner, Captain Avery Museum Board member and mother of two boys ages 10 and 12, will take participants to one of the Annapolis area movie theaters to watch the latest age appropriate flick. After the movie, kids will journey to Pizza Hut for a delicious cheesy treat before heading back to the Museum to meet up with their parent(s)
31 Kids' Day Out/Parents' Day Off: Movie & Pizza Extravaganza II$30/person
# Opportunities: 6 (all ages welcome; inquire at sign-up)
Date/Time: Sun., Dec. 9, 2012 - 10 am to 3 pm
Place: Meet at Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side
Donor: Melanie Turner
See description above.