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Maryland offers plenty of quirky and unique experiences.The official state sport, after all, is jousting. In honor of John Waters' birthday (April 22), and the legacies of Edgar Allan Poe, Frank Zappa and Ogden Nash: think quirky, think unique. Visit the National Museum of Dentistry and the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore; the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick; Mountain City Traditional Arts Center in Frostburg; Calvert Marine Museum and Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center in Solomons; and the Ward Museum (wildfowl art) in Salisbury.
Image: Cosmic Egg by Andrew Logan, American Visionary Art Museum
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Uniquely Maryland
Celebrate Baltimore's maritime heritage at Privateer Day, April 16 in Fell's Point -- sea battles, dockside tours and cruises, live music, storytelling and a beer garden. Starting at 6, join the Pyrate Invasion for specials at neighborhood pubs. Other events to consider:
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Gardens in bloom
"The earth laughs in flowers," said poet E.E. Cummings. See the mirth for yourself at these springtime floral exhibitions.
- Somerset County Garden Club Daffodil Show, April 3, Teackle Mansion, Princess Anne
- Flower and Plant Market, April 3 - May 2, Union Mills Homestead, Carroll County
- Wildflower Walk, April 16 , Fair Hill Nature Center, Elkton, Cecil County
- St. Paul's United Methodist Church Flower Fair, April 27-30, Cambridge, Dorchester County
- Native Plant Demonstration & Sale, April 30, New Germany State Park, Grantsville, Garrett County
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Civil War sesquicentennial
Baltimore, in April 1861, was a divided city -- in a divided state in a divided nation. Civil War 150: The Baltimore Commemoration, April 15-17, is a collection of city-wide events and exhibitions that mark the 150-year anniversary of the start of that turbulent era. It includes Maryland's Civil War Trails Expo at the Inner Harbor on April 16. Other Civil War events around the state:
- Clara Barton: Red Cross Angel, April 16, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo , Montgomery County
- The Burning Question of Secession: The Maryland Legislature Meets in Frederick, April 29 - May 1, Frederick
- Life of the Civil War Soldier, April 30, Surratt House Museum, Clinton, Prince George's County
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Win a pack of four free tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's BARNUM 200 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, March 30 - April 10.
Contest ends Thursday, March 24 | |
