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"GOOD OLD DAYS TODAY" --10-11:45 a.m. Thursdays, through July 31. Stories and games related to the history of Chesapeake Beach and the railway. Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, 4155 Mears Ave. Free. 410-257-3892.

KENNY LOGGINS, EDWIN MCCAIN --6 p.m. next Thursday. McCain opens with a 60-minute set for headliner Loggins. Calvert Marine Museum, 14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons. $38.50 for reserved seats; $48.50 for premium seats. 410-326-2042, http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com.

HOLLYWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT CARNIVAL --7-11 p.m. next Thursday through July 27 and 7-8 p.m. July 31-Aug. 3. Food, rides and games. Unlimited rides $10 each night. Ride tickets can be purchased separately. Raffle of bicycles for ages 12 and younger each night; prizewinners must be present to win. A "treasure chest" cash prize will be raffled on the last night. Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department, 24801 Three Notch Rd., Hollywood. Free admission. 301-373-2900.

"THE MOMENT" --8 p.m. July 25-26 and Aug. 1, and 2 and 8 p.m. Aug. 2. A Patuxent Playhouse production about peer pressure. St. John Vianney Catholic Church Family Life Center, 105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick. $15; 2 p.m. performance, $12. 410-326-2871, 410-326-1401, http://www.patuxentplayhouse.com.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP --10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 26, Aug. 23 and Sept. 13. For all levels. Genres might include poetry, fiction, drama and creative nonfiction. Share work and receive feedback. Annmarie Garden, 13480 Dowell Rd., Solomons. $125; members, $115. 410-326-4640, http://www.annmariegarden.org.

OYSTER REEF HIKE--10-11 a.m. July 26. Hike to Flag Ponds artificial oyster reef. Dress for the beach. Flag Ponds Nature Park, 10 miles south of Prince Frederick off Route 4. $3; Battle Creek Nature Education Society members, $1; registration required. 410-535-5327, http://www.calvertparks.org.

TIDEWATER ARCHAEOLOGY WEEKEND --10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 26-27. Work with archaeologists at a colonial site. Historic St. Mary's City, 18559 Hogaboom Lane. $10; seniors, $8; students, $6. 240-895-4990, 800-762-1634, http://www.stmaryscity.org.

CERAMICS FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN --1-3 p.m. July 26. For adults and children 7 and older. Children 9 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Discussion of basic hand-building, engraving and embellishing techniques while creating a toad house for a garden. Annmarie Garden, 13480 Dowell Rd., Solomons. Child only (ages 10 and older), $50; parent and child pair, $65. 410-326-4640, http://www.annmariegarden.org.

COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS CONCERT --6 p.m. July 26. Country Memories, Kenny Wathen, No Class Today and the Dance Hall Ghosts perform. Leonardtown Town Square, Washington Street in downtown Leonardtown. Free. 301-904-4452.

"SOUNDS OF THE BIG BAND ERA" --7:30 p.m. July 26. Final concert in this year's Sanford Concert Series features Women of Note. Ice cream social follows the concert. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 44078 St. Andrew's Church Rd., California. $5. 301-862-2247.

"MEET THE AUTHOR: PATRICIA LYNCH" --2-4 p.m. July 27. Lynch is the author of "Thanks for Listening: High Adventures in Journalism and Diplomacy." Books available for purchase and signing. Tickets at all Calvert libraries. A Library Foundation event. Calvert Library Prince Frederick Branch, 850 Costley Way. $20. 410-535-0291, 301-855-1862.

"GENERAL FOOLISHNESS" SHOW -- July 28. Juggling, acrobatics, music and audience participation performed by Paul Hadfield. 10 a.m., White Marsh Elementary School, 29090 Thompson Corner Rd., Mechanicsville; 12:30 p.m., St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 25550 Point Lookout Rd., Leondardtown; 3 p.m., Lexington Park Library, 21677 FDR Blvd. Free. 301-475-2846.


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