FAIR WARNING: THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR OPENS THIS WEEK
County fairs occupy a peculiar space in American culture: simultaneously nostalgic throwbacks and thoroughly contemporary entertainment complexes. The Great Frederick Fair, running Sept. 12-20, embodies this duality perfectly, maintaining its agricultural mission while hosting everyone from country rocker Brantley Gilbert to hip-hop pioneer T.I. Admission remains mercifully reasonable at $10 (or $8 online).
HELEN SMITH’S FREDERICK LEGACY FINDS NEW LIFE IN BRUNSWICK
Sometimes the most profound artistic legacies emerge from the most unlikely circumstances. Helen Smith, who lived above her unheated studio on North Market Street with only a kiln for warmth, documented Frederick’s evolving landscape for eight decades until her death in 1997 at age 103. Now, 22 of her original watercolors — intimate portraits of the Barbara Fritchie House, Baker Park’s gazebo and those iconic Frederick spires — will be exhibited and sold at Lockhouse Gallery in Brunswick beginning Sept. 16.
WILL FREDERICK GROW BY DEFAULT OR DESIGN?
On Sept. 17 (Constitution Day, no less), Frederick will host its inaugural CivicCon event, importing a civic engagement model that’s been reshaping community conversations from Pensacola to points beyond. The evening’s centerpiece features Ed McMahon, recently retired from the Urban Land Institute, delivering a talk titled “Frederick’s Future: Growth By Default or Design?” at Hood College’s Hodson Auditorium. McMahon, who literally wrote the book on sustainable development (15 of them, actually), brings a particular urgency to Frederick’s growth challenges. His recent News-Post op-ed warned that downtown Frederick is becoming “a smaller and smaller percentage of Frederick’s built environment” — a sobering observation that frames the evening’s central question: Will Frederick’s historic character shape new development, or will generic strip malls and subdivisions define the county’s future identity?
FROM BACKYARD JAM TO DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL: SNALLYFEST GROWS UP
What began as a last-minute backyard rescue in 2021 has evolved into Frederick’s most ambitious grassroots music festival in recent years. When Jeremiah Johnston’s band lost their venue, he simply moved the show to his yard — and discovered his neighbors were surprisingly cool about amplified indie rock. Four years later, that spontaneous solution has become Snallyfest, a three-venue extravaganza that will happen on Sept. 13, showcasing Frederick’s surprisingly robust underground music scene. Brain Dead Live has crafted an all-day event spanning Baker Park Bandshell (noon to 9:30 p.m.), Eagles Club (6 p.m. to midnight) and Cafe Nola (9 p.m. till closing).
IN THE STREETS CELEBRATES ALL THINGS FREDERICK
Sept. 13 transforms downtown Frederick into a pedestrian playground for the annual In the Streets Festival. The event’s genius lies in its block-by-block organization. This geographic logic creates distinct experiences within a cohesive whole, allowing visitors to literally walk through Frederick’s various community identities. The festival’s structure — beginning with the Market Street Mile at 9 a.m. and concluding with the Up the Creek Party starting at 5 p.m. — creates natural rhythms that mirror the city’s own daily patterns.
THE $10,000 QUESTION: BERNARD/EBB SONGWRITING AWARDS RETURN
Frederick County’s musical ambitions just got a serious boost with the 10th anniversary of the Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards, where regional songwriters compete for $10,000 and a performance at Strathmore. Founded by Cathy Bernard to honor her uncle, Broadway legend Fred Ebb (yes, the “Cabaret” and “Chicago” mastermind), this competition has evolved into something of a cultural barometer for the Mid-Atlantic’s songwriting scene. Applications are open now through the Bernard/Ebb website, with the final concert scheduled for April 24, 2026, at Strathmore.
Frederick Fairgrounds
FRIDAY • SEPT. 26
6pm–10pm • 21+ Event (Presale tickets end 9/26) Dan McGuire Band and Alpenlanders Presale: $6 Entry / At the Gate: $10
SATURDAY • SEPT. 27
11am–10pm (Presale ticket prices ends 9/27) Mike & The Continentals Presale: $10 / At the Gate: $12 Ages 3–12: $6 / 2 & under: Free!
EAT & DRINK
Triple Ridge Farm and Bakery’s hand pies make a quick and easy breakfast
BY ESTHER FRANCES efrances@newspost.com
At the front of a driveway along Rocky Ridge Road, a wooden roadside farmstand stocked with baked goods sits sturdily beside a waving flag that reads “open.”
The farmstand belongs to the Reavers, who have lived on their 25acre Rocky Ridge property called Triple Ridge Farm since January.
Danielle Reaver, a former firefighter, said she and her husband, along with their three children under the age of 6, opened the farmstand a month ago.
“This is kind of my little thing,” she said, as she is now a stay-at-home mom and a baker. “It’s my way to have something I’m doing that’s keeping me busy.”
The farmstand features baked goods like chocolate chip cookies and rosemary olive oil sourdough bread loaves, as well as fresh eggs from Reaver’s more than 60 chickens.
Reaver said farmstand options change throughout the seasons, but the cinnamon brown sugar hand pies are a best-seller.
The hand pies are similar to PopTarts, and are made using pie dough that has been punched out into a circle using a biscuit cutter. Reaver uses eggs from her chickens to make the dough.
The pies are then stuffed with cinnamon brown sugar filling or a type of preserve and are covered with more pie dough.
Reaver sells the hand pies for $3 for a pack of two.
“It’s a little bit of a process, just in terms of time,” Reaver said of making the hand pies, which includes chilling the dough twice. “But otherwise, they’re great because the ingredient list is small. You don’t have all of the processed stuff that’s in store-bought Pop-Tarts.”
Reaver said right down the road from Triple Ridge Farm is Thurmont Primary, Thurmont Elementary and Thurmont Middle schools.
“We have a lot of school traffic, so we kind of played off of that,” she said. “We like to have stuff out here early so people can grab it in the morning on their way to school, or on their way to work after dropping their kids off.”
Hours: 7 a.m. until dark, Thursday through Sunday. Check the Facebook page for special hours.
Reaver also sells blueberry hand pies, and at the beginning of August, she sold peach hand pies.
Reaver will sometimes take custom orders, such as a batch of cookies once a month for the Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg and a spread of baked goods for a teacher luncheon. She said she hopes to one day have a website where customers can pre-order, “because then I can plan for it.”
Eggs are shown in the farm stand at Triple Ridge Farm and Bakery.
Reaver said she has no professional baking experience or formal training but grew up in her mother’s kitchen where they were constantly cooking dishes like homemade pastas and sauces. She has baked since she was a young girl and was thrust into the job when her brothers would beg her to make chocolate chip cookies. Her favorite part about owning the stand is having a creative outlet.
“It sort of pushes me a little bit in an area I’m comfortable with, baking, to come up with different ideas, different fillings and different types of cookies,” she said.
Staff photos by Katina Zentz
Danielle Reaver prepares pastries at Triple Ridge Farm and Bakery on Sept. 3.
BY ROCCO GEPPI
Special to The News-Post
Christian rock duo Caleb & John are on a divine mission to spread hope
Christian rock duo Caleb & John will perform live at The Great Frederick Fair on Sept. 18 to, as they put it, spread the message of hope.
Caleb Crino and John Secker’s “Somebody Like Me” hit No. 1 on the Mediabase Christian AC, Billboard Christian Airplay and Christian AC charts. The accomplishment is on the heels of two K-LOVE Fan Award nominations, along with two viral videos that lit up Facebook, and they’ve just released their newest single, “Finished.”
The duo came to music through two different paths. Crino is a pastor’s son and a classically trained musician who grew up on Christian radio, while Secker is one of six children — and the only boy — who taught himself guitar and piano using YouTube videos.
They met each other while touring and playing for artists like Sam Hunt, CAIN, Katy Nichole and Anne Wilson. They were introduced by a mutual friend, and a quick jam session together turned into a deep creative connection.
Now they perform together with their signature style of joyful, bold pop with a raw edge. It was “Hallelujah Feeling,” their debut single that hit No. 3 on the charts, that introduced the world to their musical style.
Even when someone feels broken, Crino and Secker hold firm in their belief that God is still writing their story.
“What we try to say [in our songs] is that God has great plans for your life,” Crino said. “If you allow yourself to walk in his plan and the calling of your life, God still has great things in store for you.”
At their core, the duo wants to spread the message of hope and play their part in making the world better. They speak of Hebrews in the Bible, saying that “hope is an anchor to the soul,” and that hope is a grounding force amid negativity.
“We take that very seriously, and whatever part that we can play in it is what we’re gonna play,” Secker said. “We believe God’s not finished and that people are gonna be able to walk away [from our performances] with that hope.”
Secker and Crino share their music because when life gets tough, they want to offer their music to lift people up instead of adding to the pain.
hear what God is doing in their lives.
When the duo plays live, they try to make the show as exciting and fun as possible and hope to also bring someone to the point where they are ready to come to Christ.
They play both to reach those who are already believers and those who are not. They think there’s something in their music for everyone.
They feel storytelling is universal and “whether they know God or not, [they] can find a little bit of themselves in our story and take something away from the evening,” Crino said.
Secker echoes Crino in this sentiment. They are not necessarily trying to cater to Christians, though they do play a lot of Christian churches. They particularly aim to touch someone’s life who hasn’t yet found God.
“We pray before our shows that God will bring somebody who hasn’t heard the gospel or who needs to hear the gospel,” Secker said.
The duo believes that “God can take whatever circumstance you’re in and he can turn it around if you bring it to him,” Crino said.
And on that note, songwriting is essentially something spiritual for them. It is a place “where you’re humble and you’re open to see whatever God wants you to write about,” Secker said.
Secker has felt at times that he wants to write about one thing, but that shifts him to write about something else. Even if it doesn’t become a hit song, he is open to writing about what God wants him to write, he said.
There’s a purpose and a mission in what the duo is doing: to save as many people as they can.
Their sense of God is very literal, as in there’s only one God, the biblical God, and they believe God has great plans for everyone. They share this message in their lyrics.
And although the duo are from two completely different backgrounds, their message of hope is their shared experience.
Crino realized his need for Jesus when he was 4 years old, he said, and Secker found God when he was 18.
“God loves us all the same, and he’s got a great plan that look completely different for me than it does for you,” Crino said. “You can come as you are,
and that’s our favorite part of the course — to say that you come to God as you are and you leave brand new.”
Crino also loves playing in front of a live audience. Performing live is “really where you get to see the impact of what God is doing, and that’s where you really get to make a personal connection,” he said.
Secker said he loves that he gets the opportunity to talk about the good news and share it with a lot of people at once. He feels there is a lot of potential to reach people at live shows, especially at fairs and festivals. They also enjoy getting to see people face-to-face and to
“If we were just making typical music, then really it becomes about us: How can we have a cool song? How can we get rich and famous?” Crino said. “But when there’s a mission, when there’s a purpose behind what you’re doing to bring joy and hope to people and to bring people closer to God, it becomes about the mission. It’s not about us; it’s about the fact that God’s doing something, and he’s not finished.”
Rocco Geppi is a freelance writer, having earned his professional journalist credentials in his late teens, and has made a career out of his passion. He enjoys connecting with people, bringing communities together, and highlighting what makes the people and the community uniquely invaluable.
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Christian rock duo Caleb & John will play The Great Frederick Fair grandstand stage at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18. The duo is Caleb Crino, left, and John Secker.
An expanded Brain Dead Live team plans an epic three-venue music fest in Frederick
BY DYLAN HYMAN
Special to The News-Post
The Snallygaster is a hybrid bird-reptile cryptid first reported by the German immigrants who settled Frederick County around the early 1700s, then known as schneller geist or “quick ghost.” With the American folklore community growing over the past few decades, the Snallygaster became an icon of local Maryland mythology, being included as an enemy in Fallout 76, having its own ice cream flavor at South Mountain Creamery, and even getting its own museum in nearby Libertytown.
The Snallygaster also serves as inspiration for a Frederick music festival now operating in its fifth year, Snallyfest. Brain Dead Live recently announced Snallyfest ‘25 will be held across three stages in downtown Frederick for an allday festival and celebration of the local music community. This event looks to be one of the largest, self-organized festivals Frederick has seen in years.
Prior to joining forces with Brain Dead, Snally Promotions began its life in 2021 as an audible call from Jeremiah Johnston after a gig at a local venue was canceled last-minute. Johnston, whose band was on the lineup for the night, made the quick decision to move the ensemble to his backyard just a block away from the stage.
“I had a working PA system back home,” he said. “One call to my wife and I was directing everybody over to my place.”
One salvaged show later, Johnston’s first thought was “we can totally have more bands.”
Thus began the planning for the inaugural Snallyfest later that year, including notifying the neighbors about the event.
“I honestly met most of my neighbors that way,” Johnston said. “They’ve been super cool about it and we haven’t had one problem.”
Johnston met Brain Dead’s current lead sound engineer, Aidan Ryan, during a meetup so Ryan could try out a guitar Johnston had posted for sale online. The two struck it off and eventually became two of the four parts of the avant garde garage rock band The Portside Chapel, who have brought their unique blend of blues and back-alley noir to stages across the DMV.
It wasn’t until a few years into the experiment that Johnston met one of Brain Dead’s co-founders, head of promotion and booking Tony Gianni, at the Record Exchange, where Gianni was a clerk. At the time, Brain Dead Live was very much a two-man operation and needed sup-
ed both Johnston and Ryan to help run sound at shows and provide additional support behind the scenes for Brain Dead Live.
Brain Dead cofounder and creative director Dylan Zingg came into the fold through a social media post from Gianni about a keyboard he owned. Naturally, Zingg was intrigued and made arrangements to connect with Gianni to discuss the music scene in the area.
“I moved here from New York about two years ago and started working with Tony pretty quickly,” Zingg said. “I had some experience organizing events and wanted to try my hand at doing the same here in Frederick.”
Zingg has been providing support to manage Brain Dead’s social media, events, stage design and lighting while still finding time to DJ sets under the DJ Zzingg moniker.
“Dylan has this unmatched tenacity,” Johnston said. “I honestly don’t know where we’d be without him.”
The relatively new Sandbox Brewhouse has become a sort of headquarters for the Brain Dead crew — and they’ve become pretty close with the owners.
“They are the best people. We’re the weird cousins that hang out with them,” Zingg remarked. “They are really open to anything we throw at them.”
Johnston remembers the beginning of their relationship with the owners — helping them set up their current stage and make sure they had everything they needed to host shows. From hardcore to post-punk to alt-country to rap, Sandbox has been supporting just about every subsect of the local music community.
Gianni was sincere with his gratitude for the brewery. “They are a huge part of all this happening.”
One highlight of Brain Dead that came to Gianni’s mind was the Steampunk Soirée held at the Frederick Book Arts Center in 2024, a fundraising event featuring live music, light projections, printmaking, a steampunk-themed costume contest and an auction for a guitar signed by members of Pink Floyd.
Combined with songwriting workshops and other branded events, Brain Dead has been growing quite the reputation for the wide range of events they’ve organized over the past two years, specifically over the past summer at Sandbox.
port to help grow the event offerings, but it didn’t necessarily happen so organically with Snally Promotions.
“I blew it off the first few times, but I eventually came to my senses and real-
ized we can do so much more together than apart,” Johnston recalled. “We more or less just morphed into one entity.”
From there on out, Gianni enlist-
“We spent all of last summer building a presence,” Gianni said. “People know our shows.”
“We want a quality show for everybody involved,” Ryan said. “We pride ourselves on thoroughly planning every
Photo courtesy of Brain Dead Live
Aidan Ryan
Photo courtesy of Brain Dead Live
Tony Gianni
IF YOU GO
Snallyfest, hosted by Brain Dead Live, will take place at three venues in Frederick on Sept. 13: Baker Park Bandshell from noon to 9:30 p.m., the Eagles Club from 6 p.m. to midnight and Cafe Nola from 9 p.m. till closing. The Bandshell and Eagles Club stages are free and all ages. Tickets for the Cafe Nola portion is $5 and 21 and up. Donate to Brain Dead Live at braindead.live to help support local music shows and other grassroots events.
Bassist Isaiah Rosser said he is looking forward to performing in his hometown and knows how much an event like this means for the local community
“There are a lot of reasons to be upset with the world right now,” he said. “One of the best ways to get that frustration out is coming to a show, feeling like a real person surrounded by others wanting that same feeling.”
The group behind Snallyfest unanimously agreed on a goal for the festival: “Making sure we can do this again next year. Making sure everybody involved, including the city, wants to do it again. No stage should feel off limits,” Johnston said.
show. Bands walk in feeling like they are being taken care of.”
Zingg added, “I don’t know of many other promoters in the area like us: a diverse group of people working together, not just one or two people leading the charge.”
Three additional fests and one benefit show for the Record Exchange later, Johnston was looking to expand the scope of this year’s Snallyfest to accommodate growing interest.
“We honestly outgrew my house. We’ve moshed a permanent pit into my yard,”Johnston said. “The community respects the space when there aren’t that many around. Nothing has ever gone missing or wound up broken.”
Now with the entire support of Brain Dead Live, Johnston is able to bring the fully realized vision of an expansive music festival to downtown Frederick.
This year’s Snallyfest will take place across the Baker Park Bandshell from noon to 9:30 p.m., the Eagles Club from 6 p.m. to midnight and Cafe Nola from 9 p.m. till closing.
Haus DMV, a local DIY artist in charge of one of most popular underground magazines in the DMV, will be emceeing at the bandshell. Some notable local acts to be featured at the bandshell are indie rock heroes Silent Old Mtns, hard-
core punk band Blisshouse, and Appalachian stoner band Weed Coughin to close out the iconic Baker Park stage.
The Eagles Club lineup features the one-two punch of Sir Lando, a neo-grunge two-piece, followed up by funk legend Daryltron, who will bring his hottest and grooviest tracks to the stage (perhaps with an appearance of the Frederick Batman?).
The official Snallyfest after party will be hosted by Cafe Nola and features a wide spectrum of music, such as altpunk metalcore outfit Motel Portrait and ambient folk slackers Mothlights.
“I curate Snallyfest so that every band is a little different,” Johnston said. “I love all styles of music. I want to have that variety in a lineup.”
The Bandshell and Eagles Club stages will be free for all ages, while tickets for the Cafe Nola portion is $5 and 21 and up.
To help bridge our not-so-small city to other big players across the nation, Brain Dead has invited some larger touring acts such as Cody Jasper from Austin, Texas, Social Creatures from Brooklyn, New York, and Lung from Cincinnati, Ohio, to bring some of their hometown flavor to Frederick.
One local punk band is looking forward to bringing one particularly spe-
“We each have our own strengths and we check our egos the next day,” he continued. “We are all just really passionate people that want to help push the scene forward.”
In fact, the group is already looking further ahead, eyeing up an experience like Austin’s own SXSW festival, a weekend of shows at every venue downtown.
“Momentum is building,” Ryan said. “Let’s see where it goes. It’s up to all of us.”
Brain Dead Live has created a GoFundMe campaign and will have donation bins at the event. All proceeds will go toward supporting the bands playing and the staff running the event. For anybody interested in volunteering for this or future Brain Dead Live events, visit braindead.live and fill out the contact form, or message the group via their Instagram or Facebook accounts.
cial show to the bandshell. Edward! has been lighting up the local scene recently, selling out rooms and leading the charge on the grassroots effort to promote their shows. “Go do it — it’s out there,” said guitarist/vocalist Edward Houston about utilizing short-form content like Instagram reels alongside tried and true promotion such as posting flyers around town. “Hit the streets with your homies, have some fun making a reel. You know people are busy doomscrolling — send them the message.”
Snallyfest is not a for-profit event, and Brain Dead Live is no one’s full-time job but rather a group of likeminded creatives coming together in their spare time to organize a fully fledged festival dedicated to the local music that keeps Frederick unique.
They are, most literally, providing a stage for the sound of our community’s artistic backbone.
“We want continued growth, we want other people throwing shows, we want more places to open up as parttime venues,” Ryan said. “This is for everybody in Frederick who wants to support local music.”
Photo courtesy of Snallyfest
Puce Moment at Snallyfest 2024.
Photo courtesy of Brain Dead Live
Dylan Zingg
THE FREDERICK MOM
The Frederick Mom’s recommendations for the weekend of Sept. 12
Activities to do with the kids this weekend, courtesy of The Frederick Mom.
Drama and Literacy with Ayanna Gallant
1 to 2 p.m. Sept. 12
C. Burr Artz Library, 110 E Patrick St., Frederick Free Join Ayanna Gallant from Aya Cultural Arts
Studio for a fun and engaging drama and literacy session designed for all readers! Head to our downtown library on Friday afternoon, where participants will bring a story to life through expressive reading, acting, and creative movement. This interactive program is perfect for both new and experienced readers because the activity encourages confidence, imagination, while sparking a love for storytelling.
Superhero Training Day
3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 12
Pinecliff Park, 8350 Pinecliff Park Road, Frederick
$9/superhero
Mask up! Calling all superheroes ages 3 to 10! Join us for a fun-filled adventure where kids can test their super skills at interactive stations inspired by the powers of popular superheroes your kids love! Superhero costumes and masks are encouraged, but each kid will receive a cape to help them get ready to save the day! Registration reserves a spot for one child and one accompanying parent. Various start times between 3 and 6 p.m. Advanced registration is required through Frederick
County Parks and Rec. recreater. com/register.
The Great Frederick Fair
4 to 10 p.m. Sept. 12; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 13 and 14
Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick $8/advance, $10/gate; kids ages 10 and under are free
A family fun September day in Frederick County has to be spent at The Great Frederick Fair! Open from Sept. 12 to 20, enjoy over 100 activities, most of which are included in admission. Check out free entertainment like the Kids Zone, Team
T&J Kids Jumpin’ Jamboree show, Extreme Illusions and Escapes, Agricadabra Magic Show, Comedy Hypnotist, r/c car racing, princesses, the mobile dairy classroom, tractor slide, and more. Favorite things to see are the farm animals, especially at the birthing center, and the award-winning home, art, and garden exhibits from our local community. Join the town this weekend at the fairgrounds for promising family fun. To plan your visit, view a schedule of events, see the concert lineup, check out the carnival hours and height requirements for all rides,
go to thegreatfrederickfair.com. Purchase tickets at the gate or online through etix.com.
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Kids’ Craft Event
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sep. 13
Meadows Farms Nurseries, 5432 Old National Pike, Frederick
Free
Nature plus being crafty?
Sign us up! The landscaping company you know and love, Meadows Farms Nurseries, is hosting a fun and free event for all ages. Learn how to make a pinecone bird feeder to take home and offer to your wildlife. Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Projects are first-come, first-served, and while supplies last. Parents, just note that this event is not an allergy-friendly event, as they will be using peanut butter as part of the project.
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Kids Take Over the Kitchen
2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 13
Brunswick Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick Free
Maybe your kids love helping you cook or bake in the kitchen. If that’s the case, then bring them to the Brunswick Library this Saturday at 2 p.m. for Kids Take Over the Kitchen! This 60-minute program designed for kids in grades K-5 will explore the fun side of creating in the kitchen! What your kiddos learn from this free event could inspire them to whip up more fun at home! Don’t forget, you can check-out cookbooks at the library, too!
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Festival of India
4 p.m. Sept. 13
Frederick High School, 650 Carroll Pkwy., Frederick
Free
Open to all to explore, taste, and enjoy! The Indian Association of Frederick, Inc. is hosting their 22nd Annual Festival of India, right here inside Frederick High School this Saturday afternoon. Experience the colors, flavors and cultural traditions of India with performances, live music, traditional dances, authentic Indian cuisine, shopping vendors, and loads of fun for the whole family. Check out their largest event of the year and be sure to walk away happy, inspired, and full of delicious bites!
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The Great Mt. Airy Duck Race
Noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 14
Mount Airy Carnival Grounds, 1008 Twin Arch Road, Mount Airy
Free
Take your kids to celebrate the 6th Annual Duck Race in Mt. Airy! Why? Because all net proceeds from this family-friendly event returns back to the Mt. Airy community. Food, games, and a Cake Walk begin at noon. Duck races start at 2 p.m., with the live duck race beginning at 3 p.m. Then, ‘Duck, Duck Jeep Fest’ is set to start at 3 p.m. where everybody can check out all those who entered their Jeep into the festival to win categories like Rustiest Jeep, Best Dressed Jeep, and Most Ducks on Display Jeep. See what everyone’s quacking about this Sunday!
Tiffany Mahaney is at least a fifth-generation native to Frederick County, and she now proudly raises her own family here. To see more local family friendly things to do, follow her on Instagram @thefrederickmom.
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The free comedic kid-show “The Magic of Agriculture.”
Seton Shrine to host a historical celebration for the 50th anniversary of Elizabeth Ann Seton’s sainthood
BY MATTHEW TRUNFIO Special to The News-Post
More than 200 years ago, Elizabeth Ann Seton served as a nun in the Catholic Church. She didn’t know it at the time, but a century later, she would be recognized as the first American-born saint. This month, the Seton Shrine will host a celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her canonization.
The three-day event will take place Sept. 12-14, featuring music, food trucks, speakers, history lessons and more throughout its course, the majority of which will be free for the public to experience.
Throughout her life, Elizabeth Ann Seton served as a role model, guide and friend to the community. Saturday and Sunday will provide attendees with more opportunities to learn about the history of Elizabeth Ann Seton, with Sunday being the official 50th anniversary of her canonization.
In 1808, she established a Catholic school in Baltimore. The school quickly grew, and a year later, it was moved to Emmitsburg, where it stayed for years to follow under the name St. Joseph’s Academy and Free School. It was the first free Catholic school for girls in the United States, and Executive Director Seton Shrine Rob Judge explains that it laid the groundwork to educate and impact the lives of tens of thousands of women across the country.
“This woman just did amazing things,” said Judge. “Two hundred years ago, to be bankrupt, mother of five young children, and yet, she founded a group for religious women that changed the face of the country.”
The weekend kicks off on Friday with a candlelight concert performed by the Escencia Quartet, with guitarist Sean Brennan and musicians from the Peabody Institute and The Juilliard School.
IF YOU GO
The Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg will host a three-day celebration for the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton from Sept. 12-14. The event will feature music, food trucks, history and more. A complete schedule of the event is at setonshrine.org/fifty.
Elizabeth Ann Seton was officially declared a saint of the Catholic Church in 1975. To commemorate that fact, Friday’s concert will feature classical renditions of hit songs from the 1970s like “Dancing Queen,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Stayin’ Alive.”
Judge anticipates that Friday evening will be one of the weekend’s highlights. He paints a scene of thousands of candles illuminating the shrine and invites people to bring lawn chairs to enjoy the shrine’s beauty and accompanying music.
“The concert is just going to be beautiful,” said Judge. “We’re going to be outside on historic grounds, and candlelight concerts are really
picking up in popularity, so to have one here in northern Frederick County is an amazing thing.”
Tickets for the concert are $25, making it the only paid portion of the weekend.
Saturday and Sunday are scheduled to delve deeper into the history surrounding Elizabeth Ann Seton, with Saturday hosting multiple presentations throughout the day. Kathleen Cummings, a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, will be one of this year’s speakers. Her talk will center on the cultural and historical significance of Elizabeth Ann Seton’s legacy.
“Seton and her sisters were nurses, teachers, and they were involved in serving many of the nation’s people,” said Cummings. “The shrine is a great place to understand history, and it’s a great place to understand holiness
in the sense of being called to do something that’s bigger than yourself.”
In her presentation, Cummings plans to discuss the recent appointment of Pope Leo XIV.
“This is a milestone year in the history of U.S. Catholicism because the first American pope was elected,” Cummings said.
She explains how the canonization of Elizabeth Ann Seton and the election of the pope demonstrate the growing inclusion of Americans in global Catholicism.
Sunday closes out the weekend with a morning Mass, hosted by Archbishop William E. Lori, before kicking off an all-day celebration that features live music, food trucks and speakers.
“I’ve been there many times and I’m always looking forward to going back,” said Cummings about the shrine.
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A statue of Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg.
In The Streets returns to downtown Frederick on Sept. 13
Celebrate Frederick’s annual In the Streets Festival will return to downtown Frederick on Sept. 13. This beloved celebration highlights the best of what Frederick has to offer, including art, food, entertainment and fun for all ages.
The festivities begin with the Market Street Mile at 9 a.m., followed by the In the Streets Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and ending with the official after party, the Up the Creek Party at 5 p.m. at the Carroll Creek Amphitheatre.
Kick off In the Streets with this onemile run down Market Street. Designed for beginners and experts alike, the run features various heats including timed runs, a fun mile, a family race and more! Pre-registration is recommended, by mail or online at celebratefrederick.com.
Day-of registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Frederick YMCA. Proceeds benefit City Youth Matrix and the Lincoln Elementary School Panther Running Club, supported by the Frederick Steeplechaser Running Club.
Returning this year is the Visit Frederick Craft Beverage Experience presented in partnership with 106.9 The Eagle along the Carroll Creek Linear Park from noon to 5 p.m.
For more information, contact Celebrate Frederick at 301-600-2841 or visit celebratefrederick.com.
SPORTS BLOCK, located between Carroll Creek and Patrick Street
Learn about the programs your local Parks & Recreation Departments offer the community. Test your sports skills with an interactive pickleball game, juggling competition with soccer balls, a kickboxing basics tutorial and other skills challenges. Make sure to stop by the Pivot Physical Therapy Athlete Rehab Zone before leaving Sports Block to meet the talented trainers dedicated to keeping athletes healthy.
ART BLOCK, located between Patrick Street and Church streets
Get ready to be amazed by the outstanding talents of Frederick’s finest creative and performing artists. Allow these talented performers to inspire your creative side by exploring an instrumental petting zoo, making crafts, playing games and, of course, taking in the ongoing performances by the various theatre and dance companies of Frederick at the LeafFilter Gutter Protection Art Block Dance Floor.
HISTORY BLOCK, located between Church Street and 2nd streets
Learn about the region’s rich history and all the hidden historical treasures being preserved by local groups dedicated to honoring our heritage. Participate in interactive history exhibits and pick up information about how to sup-
port these groups that work to celebrate Frederick’s past.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS BLOCK, located between Second and Third streets
Join the groups in Frederick devoted to promoting health and wellness. Learn about spiritual mindfulness, take in a gymnastics demonstration or meet experts providing free bicycle safety checks and helmet fittings.
ARTISAN BLOCK, located between Third and Fourth streets
Browse handmade and original art, jewelry and crafts from the local artisan community and treat yourself to a few new purchases. Select custom pieces from clothing and handbags to pet toys, 3D wood art, stained glass garden stakes and more.
GOING GREEN BLOCK, located between Fourth and Fifth streets
Go Green and promote a healthier social, environmental and economical lifestyle. Play games, get information and learn from the groups in Frederick that support sustainability. Take a sustainability quiz and learn how to do your part to help keep the environment
healthy and clean.
PUBLIC SAFETY BLOCK, located between Fifth and Sixth streets
Meet the local heroes that keep our community safe. Get information about the services available in case of an emergency and show your support for those keeping you and your loved ones safe. Don’t miss the annual open house hosted by Junior Fire Company No. 2, located at 535 N. Market St.
DAIRY KIDS BLOCK, located between Sixth and Seventh streets
Chat with local groups focused on serving children! Spend time letting your little ones compete in a hula hoop contest, climb a Scout tower, or try their hand at a hockey shootout. Be sure to stop by the Theatricks a Circus Experience performance area every hour for special interactive entertainment.
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
VISIT FREDERICK CRAFT BEVERAGE EXPERIENCE CARROLL CREEK AMPITHEATRE STAGE
$5 Cover for 21 and over. Under 21 admitted for free.
Valid ID is required for all those 21
years of age and older to drink. Under 21 admitted with parent or guardian. Special Delivery Band, noon to 1:45 p.m.
Special Delivery Band plays your favorite classic rock n’ roll and dance tunes that make everyone want to dance. They’ve been around since 2002 and have an impressive repertoire. The band consists of six experienced performers — Paul Boismenu, John Grimes, Kevin Delmolino, Greg Shipman, Jamie Thomas and Mark Nelson.
Jah Works, 2:30 to 4:15 p.m.
Jah Works is a true grassroots success story that emerged from Baltimore’s reggae scene over 20 years ago. This is music made by and for lovers of real, authentic reggae music. Consistently performing hundreds of shows a year worldwide, they have forged their sound in clubs, festivals and on the sun-drenched beaches of Negril. Their sound is firmly planted in the roots of Jamaican music and culture, encompassing rock steady, reggae, and elements of dancehall and dub. What Jah
Staff file photo by Katina Zentz
Attendees walk by vendors during the In The Streets festival in downtown Frederick in 2023.
”Perpetual Beginnings” — through Sept. 19, Hood College, Hodson Gallery, Tatem Arts Center, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Works by Leslie Nolan. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. hood.edu, leslienolan. com.
“Harmonious Duality: Featuring Two Boots Farm” — through Sept. 22, Sandbox Brewhouse, 880 East St., Frederick. Phylinda Moore’s paintings feature Two Boots Farm, a sustainable, family-run Maryland flower farm. 50% of the profits will go to expanding a food health program with Moon Valley Farm and the Judy Center: Frederick County. Hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 4-10 p.m. Friday 3-11 p.m., Saturday noon-11 p.m. Sunday noon8 p.m. sandboxbrewhouse.com.
”The Salvage Shore: Textiles & Talismans from the Coastal Fringe” — through Sept. 28, NOMA Gallery, 437 N. Market St., Frederick. A collaborative exhibition by local artists Stephanie Schaub and Elisa Nickum, blending textile art and metalsmithing. Gallery hours noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 240-367-9770, nomagalleryfrederick.com.
”From Frederick County to Distant Shores” — through Sept. 28, Links Bridge Vineyards’ Wine and Art Series, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. An exhibit of artwork by 11 artists. The landscapes were all done in plein air, and either painted in Frederick, or while exploring distant shores, including, but not limited to, the charming streets of Paris, the timeless canals of Venice, the fishing villages of Croatia or even on our beautiful Chesapeake Bay. Come and see for yourself and enjoy a glass of wine! Weekends 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment. 301-4662413 or linksbridgevineyards.com.
”The Art of Overcoming: Healing Through Creativity” — through Sept. 30, Washington County Arts Council, 34 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. In conjunction with Washington Goes Purple. Hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. 301-7913132, www.washingtoncountyarts. com.
”Experience the Creativity” — through Oct. 26, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Work in a variety of media from members of the Olney Art Association. Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Contemporary Kumiko” — through Oct. 26, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. The work in this exhibition is inspired by Kumiko, a Japanese art form established in the Asuka era (600–700 AD). These intricate pieces made of wood, fabric, gold leaf, and paper are part of David Gootnick’s work which introduces Kumiko to the broader audience. Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Contemporary Innovations: Erin Fostel — A Room of Her Own” — through Oct. 26, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Fostel’s charcoal and graphite drawings are focused on the bedroom as a unique place where a sole woman occupant can be free of the objectification and expectation imposed upon her most anywhere else. The work acknowledges each woman through representation of her space, rather than her body. Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Seven Ideas About Paradise” — through Oct. 26, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. This immersive experience in mixed media work by Julie Maynard takes inspiration from various mythological vantage points to explore the idea of paradise and humanity’s preoccupation with it. Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
“Bio-Translations” — through Oct. 26 at Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. Work by Craig Cavin. Call 301-473-7680 for gallery hours or for an appointment to view the show.
Frederick County Art Association
2025 Exhibit — through Jan. 5, 2026, Frederick Health — Crestwood, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Works in oil, watercolor, mixed media and photography by some of Frederick County’s most talented artists. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. 240-215-1460 or frederickhealth.org/crestwood.
”Five Chicks With Brushes” — Oct. 4-26, Links Bridge Vineyards, Tasting Room, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. An exhibit of artwork by a group of local artists called the Hands of the Artists. The artists are Sandy Cook, Pam Herrick, Ann Lundahl, Robin Seidel and Stephanie Torres. The exhibit features a variety of still life and landscape paintings, many of which celebrate local Maryland scenes. Artists reception 1-4 p.m. Oct. 5. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends or by appointment. 301-466-2413.
Courtesy photo
“Contemporary Kumiko,” featuring work by David Gootnick, is on view through Oct 26 at the Delaplaine Arts Center. Shown here, “Meander,” by Gootnick.
Work by former Frederick artist and instructor Helen Smith on view at Lockhouse Gallery
Helen Smith was an artist and leader in the artistic community of Frederick County for more than 80 years. She was a well-known and beloved artist that documented the history of Frederick through her art and a trailblazer for women in art.
An exhibition of her work will be on view beginning Sept. 16 at Lockhouse Gallery, 17 W. Potomac St., Brunswick. The show will conclude with a silent auction sale from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 27 at the gallery.
Smith painted as a child and until her death in 1997 at the age of 103. She graduated from the Maryland Institute of Art in 1916 and taught art at Hood College from 1916 to 1925, where she also served as the head of the art department.
In 1925, she became one of the only successful women entrepreneurs in the Frederick area. She lived in an apartment above her shop at 237 N. Market St. that had no heat and was supplemented with a kiln to keep her warm. She worked into the night to keep up with her orders, and her perseverance allowed her to survive the Great Depression.
Lockhouse Gallery has obtained 22 original works that were painted by Smith to sell on consignment. They are owned by the Guy Whidden Estate. There are 21 original watercolors of iconic landmark scenes in Frederick, and one eglomise. They represent scenes such as the spires of Frederick, the Barbara Fritchie House, the gazebo in Baker Park, the Catoctin Furnace, Schifferstadt, the Hood College administration building and many others.
The paintings were obtained by Guy Whidden II, who was a well-known citizen of the Frederick area and a prominent World War II veteran. He died in 2022. He was good friends with Smith and would often visit her in her studio home. At those visits, he would appreciate and view her inventory of work and buy one of her paintings. Each of these paintings represents their valuable time together and collective identity.
Whidden was a decorated veteran of the 101st Airborne Division, serving as a paratrooper during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. He was severely
“Barbara
wounded during a mortar attack in the Netherlands, where he was the only survivor from his squad.
Smith’s life story was equally fascinating and beautifully documented in a book written about her life called “Frederick’s Legacy: The Art of Helen L. Smith.”
A copy of the book can be downloaded at frederickhistory.org.
She devoted her life to art in Frederick and was an entrepreneur downtown when it was not looked upon as a favorable profession for women. She left behind a varied and eclectic body of work. The Delaplaine Arts Center has offered free workshops in her name and has honored her with a scholarship fund.
It is unclear how many of her works will be available for purchase in the future, outside of this collection, so this may be a rare opportunity to own one of her pieces.
Personal viewings of the work can be conducted on request prior to Sept. 16.
DANCE
A viewing room with photographs and information on each painting will be available at lockhousegallery.com.
The paintings can be purchased at any time for “buy it now” prices. Bids will be accepted on each painting starting at any time before or during Sept. 27. The bidding will end at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, during the silent auction reception and celebration.
Join the gallery, as well as members of the Brunswick Art Council and Brunswick community leaders from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 27 to celebrate this important event. Light food, beverages and wine will be served. This is a casual event that is open to the public. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Brunswick Food Bank and the Brunswick Arts Council.
Lockhouse Gallery opened in May. Their grand opening occurred in July. They currently represent 28 artists, painters, fine jewelry metalsmiths and woodworkers who are mostly local. They offer regular events for the community, including artist talks, social events and
special exhibitions. Their philosophy is to provide a warm and inviting space for the community and art at all genres and pricing.
For more information, contact Kimberly Yourick at kim@ lockhousegallery.com or 301-969-6676.
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Fritchie Home,” by Helen Smith.
“St. John’s Steeple”
“The Spires of Frederick”
The Great Frederick Fair opens
BY JENNIFER LEE and TIFFANY MAHANEY Special to The News-Post
The Great Frederick Fair opens this week! This year’s event runs Sept. 12 to 20 at the Frederick Fairgrounds with multiple concerts, family events, rides, contests and all the fair food you can eat.
GENERAL INFO
Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Sept. 12 and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 13 to 20.
The fairgrounds are located at 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick.
Admission is $10 at the gate, $8 online and free for kids 10 and younger. Other discounts are available on certain days.
Parking is not included with admission and costs $10 per vehicle in Lots A, B, C, D, $15 per vehicle in the Infield Lot.
The carnival fee is $35 per wristband.
Carnival hours are Sept. 12 from 4 p.m. to close, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to close, Sept. 14 from noon to close (with sensory-friendly hours from noon to 2 p.m.), Sept. 15 from 2 p.m. to close, Sept. 16 from 2 p.m. to close, Sept. 17 from 2 p.m. to close (kiddie rides open at 12:30 p.m.), Sept. 18 from 2 p.m. to close (kiddie rides open at 12:30 p.m.), Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to close and Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to close.
For transportation assistance, guests can rent wheelchairs, mobility scooters, strollers, wagons and more between Youth Bldg. 12 and Homegrown Bldg. 13.
Family Care Center for nursing mothers and families of adult special needs situations is located next to Security Trailer by Bldg. 3 Administration Office.
Free public Wi-Fi is also available onsite (“GFF Public”).
ENTERTAINMENT
The mission of the Great Frederick Fair is to promote agriculture and educate youth about the industry of agriculture, but it’s also home every year to a lineup of live concerts and other events at the grandstand stage.
Brantley Gilbert w/ Sadie Bass
7:30 p.m. Sept. 12
Gilbert is an American country rock singer-songwriter and record producer from Jefferson, Georgia. Known for his vast amount of tattoos and rebellious image, Gilbert aims to connect with his fans lyrically. Bass is a country singer and songwriter who grew up in Bath, Michigan. She blends her outdoor lifestyle into her songs, having grown up playing sports, hunting and fishing.
T.I.
8 p.m. Sept. 13
T.I., born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., is an American rapper and songwriter, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the pioneers of the trap music subgenre of hiphop, T.I. is a Grammy Award-winning artist.
The Commodores w/ The Village People
7:30 p.m. Sept. 14
Experiences for families at this year’s fair
BY TIFFANY MAHANEY Special to The News-Post
Since its inaugural year in 1822, the Great Frederick Fair has been the largest event of the season that so many families look forward to.
Today the fair is still the talk of the town and most everyone’s favorite fall cornerstone event. Dare I say, we’re all “egg-cited”!
From Friday, Sept. 12, through Saturday, Sept. 20, the Frederick Fairgrounds will be packed with farm animals, winning homegrown fruits and vegetables, live music and entertaining shows, incredible food from local vendors and other festivities.
The fair features a ton of family friendly entertainment, such as a Kid Zone with a comedy magic show, a
hypnosis show, Little Loopers Dummy Roping and R/C car racing.
Families can watch youth show off their livestock in “Prettiest Pig” contents and other fun shows like the Youth Obstacle Course: Goats vs. Alpacas.
In the dedicated building (City Streets Country Roads) are hands-
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Tiffany Mahaney
The Great Frederick Fair features a ton of family friendly entertainment.
Staff file photo by Ric Dugan
People crowd the midway in 2024 at The Great Frederick Fair.
this week
The Commodores are an American funk and soul band who’ve performed since 1968; however, none of the original members are still performing in the band. The Village People, an American disco group known for their onstage costumes and suggestive lyrics, have been performing since 1977. Victor Willis is the only original member remaining and was a founding member of the group.
Anne Wilson w/ Caleb & John
7:30 p.m. Sept. 18
Wilson is an American Christian singer-songwriter, born in Lexington, Kentucky. She made her debut in 2021. Caleb & John is a contemporary Christian pop music duo; Caleb Crino and John Secker met in late 2022.
Travis Tritt w/ Tyler Reese Tritt
7:30 p.m. Sept. 19
Tritt is an American country singersongwriter who’s performed since 1987 and is from Marietta, Georgia. He has won two Grammy Awards and has had five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Tyler Reese Tritt, Travis Tritt’s daughter, is a singer herself, inspired in large part by her father’s career. She has dropped multiple singles this year and plans to release an EP in November.
Clutch w/ The Messthetics
7:30 p.m. Sept. 20
Clutch is a rock band from Germantown that group formed in 1991. They have released 13 studio albums and since 2008 have produced under Weathermaker Music, the band’s own label. The Messthetics are a jazz punk jam band from Washington, D.C., that formed in 2016 and are an entirely instrumental trio.
For more information or to buy tickets for admission, carnival rides, or concerts in the grandstand, visit thegreatfrederickfair.com.
11 ways to not pay full price at The Great Frederick Fair
BY TIFFANY MAHANEY Special to The News-Post
Some of us attend The Great Frederick Fair year after year, no questions asked, because it’s a tradition. Others teeter on whether or not to attend, making a last-minute decision that week. And some (albeit not the majority) don’t have their hearts set on going, no matter how good the pit beef sandwiches are, and not a funnel cake nor Ferris wheel nor birthing cow can convince them.
The most common complaint I hear as a local? It’s too expensive!
If I could do something to help sway people into a “yes” to attend the fair this year, I know just what I need to bring up: how to not pay full price.
I got you. Go ahead and save your money for Hemp’s Meat pulled-pork combo meal and a root beer float from Richardson’s Root Beer & Floats, because any way we can save a little change to get in that front gate is music to all our ears!
Here are 11 ways to save money at this year’s Great Frederick Fair.
PAY ONLINE
If you show up at the gate to pay your admission ticket to get in, you’ll spend $10 per person. Instead, save $2 per admission ticket by buying in advance online at thegreatfrederickfair.com. No code or special link is needed. Advanced online admission is $8 versus $10 at the gate.
KIDS
ARE ADMITTED FREE
Big family? It’s all good because admission into the fair is free for children age 10 and under — every day! Each day of the fair, Sept. 12 through 20, only people age 11 and older need a paid admission ticket. (For those with pre-teens and teenagers, you’re still in luck. Read below about Kids Day.)
ENTERTAINMENT TICKETHOLDERS INCLUDE GATE ADMISSION
In addition to the hundreds of free activities at the fair, there are also big-name music concerts held at the grandstand for a ticket fee. If you’re buying tickets to see country star Brantley Gilbert, for instance, or rapper T.I. or any of the performances, including any of the motorsports shows, that event ticket includes gate admission into the fair on the same day of the show. Grab your concert and motorsports tickets in advance online at thegreatfrederickfair.com.
DITCH SHEET TICKETS
Unless you’re really set on riding only one or two rides, ditch the idea of buying individual “sheet tickets.” Purchasing a sheet of individual tickets is really only a smart call if, say, you and your partner are planning on riding the Ferris wheel together once. Otherwise, if you plan on riding a few more,
Rebecca Scott walks her 4-year-old Texas Longhorn back to the barn after giving it a shower at The Great Frederick Fair in 2024.
you might as well get a “ride all night” wristband. To break it down further, one single ticket is $1.50, 11 tickets is $15, 22 tickets is $25, and 55 tickets is $55. Most kid-friendly rides require 3-4 tickets per person to ride and can be more. So you can see how it adds up. Sheet/Individual tickets are sold daily onsite as reloadable cards or “credits.” There’s a one-time fee of $2 to get your initial card. Or you can buy an unlimited ride wristband for $30.
JACK PASS PROMO CODE
For those who ditched the idea of buying costly individually-priced carnival ride tickets, here is the more cost-effective solution: Buy an unlimited ride wristband. Wristbands are only available via pre-purchased “Jack Passes.” Each Jack Pass includes one unlimited carnival ride wristband and one admission ticket (used for anyone age 11 and up because, remember, kids 10 and under are admitted free). Jack Passes are good on any one day Sept. 12 through 20. A full price Jack Pass is $35. You can save $5 on each Jack Pass by using promo code “GFF” online. Jack Pass sales end at 5 p.m. Sept. 12. When buying Jack Passes, remember this: Think of a Jack Pass as two dividable parts. If you have kids 10 and under, they receive free gate admission every day, so the adult (or anyone age 11 and up) can use the gate admission part of the Jack Pass while the child (10 and under) can use the wristband part of the Jack Pass.
SENIOR CITIZEN DAYS
There are discounts for senior citizens, too. Sept. 15 through 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., folks age 65 and older receive free gate admission to the fair.
LUNCH BUNCH PROGRAM
Eat lunch at the fair, and get your gate admission for free on Sept. 15 through 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Lunch Bunch
Special allows fairgoers to enter the grounds without paying admission to get food and then exit the grounds. Parking is also a reduced to $5 through Gate 3 and at the designated VIP parking lot.
CARLOAD SPECIAL
One day only, Sept. 16, there’s a $60 Carload Special. That means for $60, one vehicle can receive one gate admission ticket and one unlimited ride wristband per each person in the car (up to eight passengers with everyone legally buckled in). This is offered from 2 p.m. to close in Parking Lot D only. You can buy your Carload Special at thegreatfrederickfair.com.
MILITARY DAY
Active-duty military in uniform or with valid military ID are admitted to the fair for free on Sept. 17 until 6 p.m.
KIDS DAY
For those families with kids over age 11, take them to the fair on Kids Day, which is always on the second Friday of the fair. All youth under age 18 will be admitted for free from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19.
PARTICIPATE IN THE FAIR
For $12, Frederick County residents can enter their homemade baked goods, crops, quilts, crafts and photography to compete in contests and receive a Season Pass (one admission ticket each day of the fair), which is an $80 savings plus the chance to win placing ribbons, bragging rights and money! Residents can enter one to three items in the Household Building or Farm & Garden Building. Learn more about being an exhibitor at thegreatfrederickfair.com/exhibit.
There you have it. Let these money-saving tips help organize your plans and even persuade those who weren’t originally planning on attending to go with a little extra change in their pockets.
Staff file photo by Ric Dugan
FAMILIES
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on, agricultural-educational activities where all ages can check out ice cream demos, a kids pedal tractor pull, STEM crafts like making sunblock bracelets and more.
Let’s not forget visiting all the sweet animals. Whether you’re viewing the baby piglets or the furriest of rabbits, you can even catch some babies being born inside the Birthing Barn.
New this year is mobile glass blowing, daily foam pop-up parties, an appearance by Bluey (your favorite Australian pup) in Building 9 on Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m., and a visit from a different Disney Princess every day.
So apart from staying on its unwavering mission of promoting the importance of agriculture, The Great Frederick Fair is trying to spread joy in the community by creating good old fashioned memories around all things ag-education. And it’s doing just that!
German of Frederick fluffs the tail of
SEPT 24, 2025 | 5:30–8:30PM
7th Sister | 228 N Market St | Frederick, MD 21701
Talented Local Musicians
Unique Signature Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres Included
LIVE AUCTION of carousel horses decorated by local artists
SILENT AUCTION of select carousel themed works
PURCHASE YOUR TICKET VIA EVENTBRITE (Scan QR Code)
Or pay by check (Frederick Arts Council, 115 E Church St, Frederick, MD 21701) or reach out to the info@frederickartscouncil.org for other payment options.
Online auction for carousel figures is now live Visit www.FrederickArtsCouncil.org
Staff file photo by Ric Dugan
Sophia
Rebel, a Holstein cow, in preparation for the Open Dairy Class at The Great Frederick Fair in 2024.
CivicCon intends to engage Frederick residents in shaping the local community
BY SHUAN BUTCHER
Special to The News-Post
A group of Frederick leaders are launching a local initiative with the goal of shaping an informed community through engaged civic conversations that improve the quality of life for our residents. Known as CivicCon, the plan includes hosting a speaker series that will bring in thought leaders and experts on a variety of subjects, according to Alan Feinberg, an architect and urban designer and one of the organizers behind this effort.
“We need to get people to start paying attention to what’s happening,” he said. “We need to have people take responsibility for shaping our own community.”
CivicCon started in Pensacola, Florida, as a speaker series hosted by the Center for Civic Engagement, a nonprofit with the goal of increasing their community’s civic IQ. Founded by Quint Studer and hosted in partnership with the Pensacola News Journal, CivicCon aims to make the community a better place to live, play, work and invest through smart planning and by driving unparalleled and continuing community engagement.
According to Feinberg, CivicCon has taken place for a dozen or so years in Pensacola, and other ones have popped up around the country.
“We want to get people engaged in a continuing conversation,” Feinberg said. “Innovation happens locally.”
The first CivicCon event in Frederick will take place on Sept. 17, which happens to also be Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day. That evening’s program, which will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Hood College’s Hodson Auditorium, features a talk by Ed McMahon titled “Frederick’s Future: Growth By Default or Design?”
McMahon is an attorney, community planner, lecturer and author. He recently retired as the Charles E. Frasier Chair on Sustainable Development at the Urban Land Institute and is considered a leading authority on economic development and land-use policies and trends. The author or co-author of 15 books, McMahon has written about tourism management, historic preservation, green infrastructure and innovative approaches to community development. He was the founder and former president of Scenic America, a national nonprofit devoted to protecting America’s scenic
off-the-shelf, auto-oriented, cookiecutter design,” he stated.
McMahon can talk extensively about the value of site-specific design versus the cookie-cutter approach we so often see.
If you attend the talk, expect McMahon to discuss a variety of topics from affordability to the concept of agrihoods, which are mixed-use communities designed around a working farm or community garden that promote sustainability. There are two questions that McMahon often likes to ask his audiences: “Why do you love where you live?” and “What do you love about this place that you would want to save?”
McMahon points out that downtown Frederick is becoming a smaller and smaller percentage of Frederick’s built environment. “Why can’t we have more downtown Fredericks?” he asks.
landscapes and is the Board Chairman Emeritus of Main Street America, so he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the topic.
In fact, McMahon has spoken at CivicCon in Florida and was the one who mentioned the initiative to Feinberg. For his Frederick talk, McMahon will focus his talk on intentional strategies for sustainable growth in the Frederick community.
“We are going to grow,” McMahon said. “It’s not a question of if, but how. We have a choice in how we grow. We can grow by default or we can grow by design. We can grow in a way that is better for people, for business, and for the environment.”
One of the things McMahon often highlights is a community’s unique sense of place, which he defines as a unique collection of qualities and characteristics — visual, cultural, natural, social and architectural — that provide meaning to a location.
“Character is valuable. It provides a sense of identity, it is rooted in memory, and even provides a sense of hope. There are psychological, environmental, and economical benefits to that.”
In one of his articles, McMahon highlighted how design matters: “It communicates what a community is,” McMahon wrote. “A key concept of 21st century economic development is community differentiation, which
IF YOU GO
CivicCon Session: “Frederick’s Future: Growth By Default or Design?” talk by Ed McMahon is at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Hood College’s Hodson Auditorium (located inside Rosenstock Hall). Free and open to the public.
will provide a competitive advantage.”
He frets the look-alike fast food emporiums, soulless subdivisions and cluttered commercial strips that may turn a community into what author James Howard Kunstler likes to call “the geography of nowhere.”
“Every single day in America, people make decisions about where to live, where to invest, where to vacation, and where to retire based on what communities look like,” McMahon stated.
But McMahon believes the development paradigm is changing for the better. “Business as usual is not going to get the job done anymore,” he said. Which is why he talks about the value of evidence-based design, form-based code and adaptive reuse.
Recently, McMahon wrote an oped piece in The Frederick News-Post in which he mentioned, “America’s built environment has progressed from unique to uniform, from stylized to standardized” over the past 50 years. “Most of Frederick’s development is
He pointed out, in his recent oped piece, that there are two types of change: planned change and unplanned change. “Change is inevitable, but the destruction of community character and identity is not. Frederick (both the city and the county) have a choice: They can grow by default or by design. Do you want the special historic and natural character of Frederick to shape new development or do you want new development to shape the character of Frederick? If you are afraid to say no to anything, you get the worst of everything.”
At McMahon’s upcoming talk, he wants to talk with the unconverted. As he put it, “Education is not an event; it is a process.”
The talk is free and open to the public. After the Sept. 17 program, Feinberg and others are planning other speakers in the future, including Rich Harwood on Nov. 11. Future speakers might also include Jake Day, Maryland secretary of housing and community development, and Kennedy Smith, who served as the National Main Street Center and is a senior researcher with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Feinberg hopes these conversations can be a way to change things in a nonpolitical way.
“Frederick is a great city, if we can keep it,” he said.
Shuan Butcher is a writer, nonprofit professional, event planner and avid traveler. He writes from Frederick.
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Ed McMahon
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‘Hogan’s Heroes’ turns 60
Imagine this: you’re a network executive and two Hollywood hangers-on come to you with an idea for a television comedy. It will be set in a POW camp in Nazi Germany at the height of World War II.
You’d think they were crazy, right? Well, that’s exactly what Bernard Fine and Albert Ruddy did in 1964 when they pitched the idea for “Hogan’s Heroes” to CBS. The two veteran but largely unknown actor/producer-types reportedly came up with the idea over lunch one day. And despite understandable misgivings from network executives about the humor in such a setting, they green-lit the project anyway. Actors, writers, directors and producers were hired, the pilot was shot, and “Hogan’s Heroes” was off and running. And to everyone’s surprise, it was a hit!
For folks of my generation, you’re probably smiling at the thought of this absurd, unique, but long-forgotten comedy that aired on Friday nights in the tumultuous ‘60s. For you younger folks, I urge you to give it a try. Two back-to-back episodes air every week night at 10 p.m. on Me TV. The entire series is available on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment, Columbia House and CBS Home Entertainment.
I find it to be a perfectly mindless way to end a busy day. Just be ready for preposterous story lines, a smug, carefree and debonair leading man and over-the-top comedic acting that make the Germans look like fools. But that’s precisely the point. And somehow, it all works.
In 2025, “Hogan’s Heroes” celebrates its 60th anniversary. Its first airing was Sept. 17, 1965, just 20 years after the end of World War II and at the very height of the Vietnam War. Against all odds, it was a commercial and critical success, running for six seasons (168 episodes) through April 1971 on CBS. It has been in reruns ever since. As a young boy during this time, I can tell you the show was hilarious. Now, as an adult, it seems like an amusing, back-slapping old friend. It is widely regarded as the most unique situation comedy ever produced. The premise was pure genius.
The show centers around a group of cheeky, smart-alecky Allied prisoners of war who use the POW camp as
a base of operations for sabotage and espionage directed against Nazi Germany. They make sure the clueless, befuddled commandant of the camp maintains his spotless record of never allowing a successful escape from fictitious Stalag 13 to keep their operation afloat. A savvier leader would surely catch on to all the shenanigans. All the while, the POWs are plotting and carrying out all manner of mayhem in the surrounding countryside via their elaborate labyrinth of tunnels and passages.
Aside from an improbable and unmatched premise, I believe the biggest reason “Hogan’s Heroes” worked so well was pitch-perfect casting.
Bob Crane starred as U.S. Colonel Robert E. Hogan, the handsome mastermind of all manner of espionage and sabotage performed in the ‘underground” surrounding Stalag 13. He used wit, charm and ingenuity to subvert the Germans at every turn. He led an international crew of specialists in explosives, radio operations, gourmet cooking (very handy to butter up the Germans) and safe cracking. Crane was offered the role after appearing
in Disney movies and other sitcoms as the clean cut, guy-next-door type. His story book career ended tragically in 1978 at age 50 when he was bludgeoned to death in a hotel room. His murderer was never captured.
Character actor Werner Klemperer co-starred as the vain, obtuse, bald but distinguished-looking Colonel Klink, the commandant of the camp, to comical perfection. So much so that he was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series five times in the six years the show aired. He won twice in ’68 and ’69. Klink is completely unaware of Hogan’s operation and is unfailingly proud of his no escape record as he unceasingly reminds his befuddled superiors. In real life Klemperer was Jewish and only agreed to take the role after receiving assurances Klink would always play the fool. Klemperer remarked one time, “I had one qualification when I took the job: if they ever wrote a segment where Klink came out the hero, I would leave the show.” He never left the show.
John Banner co-starred as the gullible but affable Sergeant-of-the-Guard Schultz (or “Schultzie,” as the prison-
ers called him), Klink’s right-hand man. He is rotund, clumsy and inept but has a heart of gold as we see in many episodes. He is quoted in one show as saying “I don’t like to take sides in war.” He is easily bribed with chocolates and gourmet cooking and has a penchant for talking too much. He exited many scenes by uttering his catch phrase, “I know (hear, see) nothing!” That phrase was on the lips of many people (not just kids) in the ‘60s who didn’t want to get involved in something nefarious. Like Klemperer, Banner was born to Jewish parents who fled Nazi Germany. He later served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant in World War II.
Despite a camp full of POWs, only four ever had speaking roles and comprised Colonel Hogan’s inner circle and saboteurs-in-arms.
Robert Clary played diminutive French Corporal Louis LeBeau, known as “cockroach” to Klink and Schultz. He was a gourmet chef, always able to delight the Germans with his cooking prowess, much to their detriment. Amazingly, Clary in real life was also Jewish and escaped three years in a German concentration camp in his teens by using his singing and dancing skills to survive. His parents and other family members were killed. He delighted in the show and the way it made the Germans look so foolish.
Richard Dawson played British Royal Air Force Corporal Peter Newkirk. His penchant for conning other people along with his ability to crack a safe, pick a lock or pocket, cheat at cards and forge documents made him a valuable compatriot. His best skill, however, was his fearsome German accent that he used to great effect to threaten Klink and other Germans on the phone or radio with a “transfer to the Russian front.” Dawson went on to be a game show Hall of Famer, first as the go-to panelist on “Match Game” and then as the first host of “Family Feud.”
Larry Hovis played explosives expert U.S. Technical Sergeant Andrew J. Carter. Smart, clumsy and affable, he played the absent-minded professor role to perfection. He delighted in blowing up any manner of German trains, planes, bridges, and munitions. His menacing, rapid-fire German accent and uncanny resemblance to Hitler proved invaluable in many episodes.
Ivan Dixon played U.S. Staff
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Werner Klemperer, left, and Bob Crane, appear in a scene from “Hogan’s Heroes.”
GARY BENNETT
Everyday Poetry
Creating pottery is great exercise. You lug around 20-plus pounds of somewhat moist clay in the form of a substantial brick and plop it on a flat surface. Then you cut off a chunk by slicing the brick with wire. Then, take that and slap it down on another flat surface. Keep folding it from the surface, kneading it a bit, and slapping it down again, over and over, until you are senseless.
This is very therapeutic, as you can imagine. At his point, you can use the pottery wheel, hand-build by coiling clay “snakes,” or make a slab and shape it.
I did try to become proficient on the wheel. Every so often I’d get ridiculously overjoyed as I felt the spinning chunk and my hands move in unison toward a work of art … almost.
Then I discovered the table with the rollers that would create a slab. A slab I could mold into cool shapes, whose edges I could rip for interesting effects. Pottery became exciting for me. But it is fragile, and I drop things.
If you have a craft, do write some thoughts about it every now and then.
Sheryl Massaro is a Frederick poet and oil painter. She has authored three books of poetry, all available from amazon.com, barnesandnoble. com and, with her art, from
sherylmassaro.com. Her poetry is in lower case as a nod to equality, no letter being more important than another. She hasn’t worked with clay for several years now, but has been getting hankerings.
SHERYL MASSARO
Sheryl Massaro
Thursday Sept. 11
CLASSES
Build Your Own Bouquet with Flourish Flowers! — 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at The Common Market Co-op, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick. Learn the basics of bouquet making — how to choose, arrange and care for fresh flowers — while exploring simple design principles that bring your arrangements to life. All the gorgeous, fresh flowers are from local growers, so every stem supports our community and the environment. Each participant will leave with a stunning bouquet in a mason jar and the skills to make more at home. No experience needed — just a love for flowers!
2025 Exhibits at the Museum of Frederick History — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. See our all new and renovated exhibits, now through Dec. 13. Free admission on Wednesdays.
$5, $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Outreach@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org.
Teen Time: Window Painting — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Come and decorate the Teen Zone windows with fun fall art! This program is for teens in 6th through 12th grades (ages 11-18). 301-600-7250.
FAMILY
Gaver Farm Fall Fun Festival — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Gaver Farm, 5501 Detrick Rd, Mount Airy. 7-acre corn maze, giant slides, ropes courses and new bee line zip line. Farm animal petting area, free hay rides, lively chicken show, photo centers, pick-your-own pumpkins with 45 varieties, newly expanded apple orchard. Food includes apple cider donuts,
cider slushies and more, farm market. See website for ticket prices. 301-865-3515. office@gaverfarm.com. gaverfarm.com.
Storytime in the Heritage Garden — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Enter our enchanted garden for a special storytime and activity! Held on the second Thursday of every month, little learners will have the opportunity to hear a story and make their own related craft, as well as explore the beauty and sweet details of our Heritage Garden. Books and authors will be announced the month of the program. In the event of inclement weather, Storytime will be moved inside. Please RSVP! Outreach@FrederickHistory.org. www.cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/ StoryTimeInTheGardenSeries2025.
Musical Storytime — 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Music, movement and stories for the whole family. Designed for babies of all ages with a caregiver. 301-600-7200. bbrannen@frederickcountymd.gov. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/musical-storytime-171988.
Elementary Explorers: Feathers, Physics & Falling Eggs — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Get ready to ruffle some feathers and test your engineering skills! Kids will learn fun facts about chickens, then design and test their own egg-protecting contraptions in a high-flying STEM egg drop challenge. This program is designed for children in grades K - 5 and their caregivers.
Tween ‘90s Crafts (Ages 9-13) — 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Make beaded bag buddies, plastic gimp bracelets, and bring your own things to bedazzle! 301-600-7200. bbrannen@frederickcountymd.gov.
Family Fun: R.E.A.D. with WAGS for Hope — 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Emmitsburg Branch Library, 300 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg. Practice your reading skills with patient and adorable Reading Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) from WAGS for Hope! For children grade K-5. 301-600-6329. cdillman@frederickcountymd. gov.
www.fcpl.org.
Paws 2 Read with Go Team Therapy Dogs — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Join Go Team Therapy Dogs to improve your reading confidence and make a new friend when you read aloud to a therapy dog. All ages. 301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.
GALLERY
“Contemporary Innovations: Erin Fostel A Room of Her Own” — at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Fostel’s charcoal and graphite drawings are focused on the bedroom as a unique place where a sole woman occupant can be free of the objectification and expectation imposed upon her most anywhere else. The work acknowledges each woman through representation of her space, rather than her body. Continues daily through Oct. 26. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/exhibitions/.
HEALTH
Ask a Dentist: Adult Adaptive Program — 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Learn more about dental hygiene! Ages 18 and older.
301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.
MUSIC & ARTS
Alive@Five: Crash the Limo — 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carroll Creek Amphitheater, Frederick. Craft beverages and food available by local breweries, distilleries and food trucks. 21 and older, with ID. $6. 301-698-8118. downtownfrederick.org.
Live Jazz at the Cocktail Lab — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Get swanky with us every Thursday night for live jazz and your favorite craft cocktails. 21 and older.
301-360-5888. monica@tenthwarddistilling. com.
tenthwarddistilling.com.
THEATER
“The Shark Is Broken” — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Preview Sept. 11; ASL interpreted performance Sept. 19. It’s 1974 and the hit movie “JAWS” is being filmed. Well, it would be, if the prop shark wasn’t a mechanical mess. In this laugh-out-loud comedy, testy, feuding costars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider take center stage as booze flows, egos clash and tempers flare. The actors pray for an end to the shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever. $15-$36. 301-694-4744. contact@marylandensemble.org.
marylandensemble.org/the-shark-is-broken/. Catoctin Furnace Outdoor Theater Festival — 8 p.m. to at Catoctin Furnace, 12610 Catoctin Furnace Road, Thurmont. Experience outdoor theater at the Catoctin Furnace Living History Festival. Seven performances of “Iron Will,” an original play set in 1780 Catoctin Furnace will be set throughout the historic village and furnace. For information and tickets, go to catoctinfurnace.org/lhf/. $25. 301-693-6599. livinghistory@catoctinfurnace.org. catoctinfurnace.org/lhf/.
Friday Sept. 12
CLASSES
Goat for the Soul, Goat Yoga: Unwind Time at the Farm — 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Goat for the Soul, 10209 Fountain School Road, Union Bridge. Kick-off your weekend with goat yoga! All ages welcome! If you are so inclined, please feel free to bring your favorite adult beverage. Purchase tickets at https://goatforthesoul.com/schedule-%26-registration.
2025 Exhibits at the Museum of Frederick History — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. See our all new and renovated exhibits, now through Dec. 13. Free admission on Wednesdays.
$5, $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Outreach@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org.
Guided Exhibit Tours — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Experience the Museum of Frederick County History through a guided tour. Join either archivist Jody Brumage or curator Amy Hunt as they explore the exhibits. Each tour is a unique experience based on the interests of the group and what special things staff wants to highlight that week. Descriptions of each week’s tour can be found on the Heritage Frederick website, which includes accessibility notes. Tours are included with admission. $5, $10. Outreach@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org/event-calendar.
Meet & Greet with Dark Academia Author Lacey N. Dunham — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Curious Iguana, 12 N. Market St., Frederick. Dunham is promoting her debut novel, “The Belles.” This dark, coming-of-age story centers on an exclusive clique that tests the boundaries in risky ways as they navigate their way through college in the 1950s. Copies of “The Belles” will be available for purchase at the signing. 18 and older. 240-575-4496. curiousiguanaevents@gmail. com. curiousiguana.com/event/lacey-n-dunham/. Wynn’s Wacky Karaoke — 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Cactus Flats, 10026 Hansonville Road, Frederick. Come out and show your talent.
FAMILY
Gaver Farm Fall Fun Festival — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Gaver Farm, 5501 Detrick Rd, Mount Airy. 7-acre corn maze, giant slides, ropes courses and new bee line zip line. Farm animal petting area, free hay rides, lively chicken show, photo centers, pick-your-own pumpkins with 45 varieties, newly expanded apple orchard. Food includes apple cider donuts, cider slushies and more, farm market. See website for ticket prices. 301-865-3515. office@gaverfarm.com. gaverfarm.com.
Storytime and Tyke Hike at Catoctin Mountain Park — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Catoctin Mountain Park Visitors’ Center, 14707 Park Central Road, Thurmont. Join us at the Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center for a Storytime followed by an easy-going hike in the woods. 301-600-7200. bbrannen@frederickcountymd.gov. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/offsite-storytime-and-tyke-hike-catoctin-mountain-park-169011.
Superhero Training Day — 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pinecliff Park, 8350 Pinecliff Park Road, Frederick. Calling all superheroes! Join us for a fun-filled adventure where kids can test their super skills at interactive stations inspired by the powers of popular superheroes. Each child will receive a cape to help
them get ready to save the day! Superhero costumes are encouraged. Advance registration is required. One parent must participate with each child. $9. 301-600-2936. ParksandRecreation@ FrederickCountyMD.gov.
FESTIVALS
The Great Frederick Fair: — 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Continues daily 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 13-20. Grandstand concert — Brantley Gilbert, with Sadie Bass, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., $51 to $79 (includes gate admission). See website for other daily exhibits and events. Gate admission: $8 advance, $10 at the gate, ages 10 and under free. 301-663-5895. thegreatfrederickfair.com.
FILM
Moonlight Movies at the Mansion — 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. Summer evenings are made for family fun — so bring your blankets, your kids and your love for movies on the second Friday through September, enjoy a different family-friendly film under the stars. See website for film schedule. 301-258-6425. kentlands@gaithersburgmd. gov. gburg.md/4deheUp.
GALLERY
“Contemporary Innovations: Erin Fostel A Room of Her Own” — at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Fostel’s charcoal and graphite drawings are focused on the bedroom as a unique place where a sole woman occupant can be free of the objectification and expectation imposed upon her most anywhere else. The work acknowledges each woman through representation of her space, rather than her body. Continues daily through Oct. 26. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/exhibitions/.
MUSIC & ARTS
F.A.M.E. Open Mic at Sky Stage — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. FAME (Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise) hosts every 2nd Friday from May-October, with extended hours from previous seasons to allow for more sign-ups! Come to listen, play or both. Whether you are a pro or a novice, this is a welcoming environment for you to collaborate, build your skills, and get to know local artists. Free to enter. Sign up with FAME prior to the event to participate as a performer (you don’t have to sign up to watch). Donations appreciated. 301-662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickacoustic.org/.
Bluegrass Jam — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Walkersville. Open to all levels of acoustic musicians and vocalists. Spectators welcome. Sandwiches, snacks and sodas available for purchase. $5 donation at the door requested. 301-788-5570. trevella@comcast.net. mtpleasantruritan.com.
Live Music at the Cocktail Lab — 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Tenth Ward Distilling Co., 55 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Every Friday in the Cocktail Lab
we’ll be servin’ up our deliciously wild concoctions and some sweet tunes to get your weekend started off right. 21 and older. 301-360-5888. monica@tenthwarddistilling. com.
tenthwarddistilling.com.
THEATER
“A Fish Story” - Play presented by Town Run Theater Company — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. A play by Jon Tuttle. In a remote cabin, a family confronts loss, secrets, lack of hunting skills, unarmed afghans (the blanket, not the people), oppressive parenting, “wild” animals and unexpected connections when a mysterious visitor takes a wrong turn and enters their eccentric lives.
“The Shark Is Broken” — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Preview Sept. 11; ASL interpreted performance Sept. 19. It’s 1974 and the hit movie “JAWS” is being filmed. Well, it would be, if the prop shark wasn’t a mechanical mess. In this laugh-out-loud comedy, testy, feuding costars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider take center stage as booze flows, egos clash and tempers flare. The actors pray for an end to the shoot, not knowing it will change their lives forever.
Catoctin Furnace Outdoor Theater Festival — 8 p.m. to at Catoctin Furnace, 12610 Catoctin Furnace Road, Thurmont. Experience outdoor theater at the Catoctin Furnace Living History Festival. Seven performances of “Iron Will,” an original play set in 1780 Catoctin Furnace will be set throughout the historic village and furnace. For information and tickets, go to catoctinfurnace.org/lhf/.
The Comedy Pigs at MET Comedy Night — 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s Key Stage, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick. Join MET’s longest running improv team, The Comedy Pigs, for a night full of laughs! The Comedy Pigs perform on the first Friday and Saturday of each month. The Comedy Pigs specialize in short-form improv, similar to what you’d see on the TV Show “Whose Line is it Anyway?”
$15. 301-694-4744. contact@marylandensemble.org.
ci.ovationtix.com/35900/production/1250427.
Saturday
Sept. 13
flow yoga classes in the open air venue. Every Saturday, May through September. Please bring a yoga mat and water with you. Parking is available on street or in the city parking garage. $20 drop in, $150 for 10 class pass. 301662-4190. skystage@frederickartscouncil. org. yogamour.org/.
Paw Paw Haul with Taylor Roman — 9 a.m. to noon at Fox Haven Farm & Retreat Center, 3630 Poffenberger Road, Jefferson. September sees the ripening of paw paw, the blooming of goldenrod and the fruiting of autumn olive. Another foodie adventure awaits as we comb through the paw paw trees in search of ripe fruit and harvest enough autumn olive for making ketchup. Pre-registration required. $50. 240-490-5484. alecks@foxhavenfarm. org. foxhavenfarm.org/events/paw-paw-haulwith-taylor-roman/.
Goat Yoga and Wine Tastings at Links Bridge Vineyard — 10 a.m. to noon at Links Bridge Vineyard, 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont. Included with the Goat Yoga is a mimosa before class and a tasting of 7 wines after class (for our guests 21 years and older), for our younger guests: OJ and sparkling grape juice tastings. All ages welcome! Bring blankets and chairs to continue your fun with a picnic or purchase a charcuterie board! To enjoy with your picnic, additional wine will be available for purchase. www.LinksBridgeVineyards.com Purchase tickets at: https://goatforthesoul. com/schedule-%26-registration. $46. 240-405-2208. christy@gvalleye.com. goatforthesoul.com/.
Seed Saving for a Sustainable Kitchen Garden — 10 a.m. to noon at University of Maryland Extension Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick. Learn seed saving basics to ensure you always have a supply of your kitchen garden favorites. Following an overview of plant reproduction, we will have a hands-on demo and seeds to take home for next season. Pre-registration is required. 301-600-1596. arembold@umd.edu. bit.ly/FCMG25-SeedSaving.
Freedom Bang Class — 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Walkersville Branch Library, 2 S. Glade Road, Walkersville. Freedom Bang is a pre-choreographed fusion of boxing, HIIT, hip hop, world dance, optional weighted gloves and just a touch of attitude. Offering a wide range of intensity options to help you customize your workout. 18 and older. 301-600-8200. www.fcpl.org.
Seed Library: Cooking from the Garden — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Middletown Branch Library, 31 E. Green St., Middletown. Join Joi Vogin LDN, MS, from the Frederick County Extension Office, to discuss how to turn your home garden’s herbs and produce into delicious and nutritious meals! 301-600-7560. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/seed-library-cooking-garden-152334.
CLASSES
All-levels Yoga with Yogamour — 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Join the Yogamour Team for another season of our all-levels
tion class hosted by the Literacy Council of Frederick County. Participants will practice their speaking and listening skills with conversations guided by an instructor from the Literacy Council of Frederick County. 18 and older.
301-600-7250.
ETCETERA
Thurmont Main Street Plein Air - Paint the Town — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Thurmont Main Street, Thurmont. Calling all artists for a spectacular event!! Spectators can spend the day exploring Thurmont while visiting the locations of artist are painting. 240-741-2600. mlittle@thurmontstaff.com. thurmontmainstreet.com.
Myersville Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to noon at Municipal parking lot, 301 Main St., Myersville. Saturdays through Oct. 25. myersvillefarmersmarket.com.
2025 Exhibits at the Museum of Frederick History — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. See our all new and renovated exhibits, now through Dec. 13. Free admission on Wednesdays. $5, $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Outreach@FrederickHistory.org. frederickhistory.org.
Frederick’s Black Heritage Walking Tour — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Heritage Frederick, 24 E. Church St., Frederick. Visit landmarks and hear stories revealing Frederick’s Black heritage from the early-19th century to the present day. This tour features sites associated with enslavement and segregation and highlights the achievements of a diverse and vibrant Black community in the pursuit of equality and freedom. Tour starts at the Museum of Frederick County History, 24 E. Church St. Reservations required. 5, 8, 10, 12. 410-707-1105. Outreach@ FrederickHistory.org. www.cognitoforms.com/HeritageFrederick1/WalkingTourTicketReservation.
One Vast Hospital - Civil War Walking Tour in Downtown Frederick — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Saturdays and Sundays from April through September, join NMCWM docents for a walking tour of Downtown Frederick focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital in the final months of 1862. $15. 301-695-1864. chris.reed@civilwarmed.org. www.civilwarmed.org/weekendtours/.
tectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick. Step back (way back!) in Frederick’s history to see how the pioneering Brunner family lived in the 1750s. You can do that at the Schifferstadt — Frederick’s oldest intact house, built in 1758. You can see how German engineering and home design came to Colonial America. Guided tours explain the features and tell the history of the family and their home. $8 adults, under 12 free. 301-663-3885. boycerensberger@gmail.com. fredericklandmarks.org.
“Roots & Stones: An Afternoon in the Cemetery” — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Friends of Halfway African American Cemetery, 11027 Clinton Ave., Halfway. Fun and casual event featuring light food, drinks, tour of the cemetery, storytelling, silent auction and more. Nearly 400 Black Hagerstonians were laid to rest in the cemetery between 1897 and 1932. Restoration began in 2020 and continues today. Tickets are $25 each, sponsorships $100 and up. Tickets available on Eventbrite.
240-385-7124. halfwaycemetery@gmail. com.
Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick — 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 N. Market St., Frederick. Take a remarkable journey through Frederick’s gruesome and bloody past. Nearly 300 years of war, executions and revenge. True documented stories of the “paranormal” with “Maryland’s Oldest Operating Ghost Tour!” Reservations recommended. $17 for adults. 301-668-8922. info@MarylandGhostTours.com.
marylandghosttours.com.
FAMILY
Kids Craft Event — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Meadows Farms Nurseries, 5432 Old National Pike, Frederick. Learn how to make a pinecone bird feeder to take home and offer to your wildlife. Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Projects are firstcome, first-served, and while supplies last. Parents, just note that this event is not an allergy-friendly event, as they will be using peanut butter as part of the project. 301-473-5411. meadowsfarms.com.
Conversation Class for English Language Learners — 10:30 a.m. to noon at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Adults who want to practice their English are welcome to a conversa-
2nd Saturday: Battle of the Burgers — noon to 4 p.m. at South Potomac, 38 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. This Downtown Hagerstown experience will feature local and small businesses/restaurants preparing mini burger tastings and calling for a vote from the people: who has the best burger in Hagerstown?! Ticketed event for those who wish to vote on burgers. Battle of the Burgers is free entry; burgers can be purchased from select participating restaurants the day of. 240-382-0520. lcarroll@hagerstownmd.org. mainstreethagerstown.org/battle-of-burgers/.
Tour Schifferstadt Architectural Museum — 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Schifferstadt Archi-
Gaver Farm Fall Fun Festival — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Gaver Farm, 5501 Detrick Rd, Mount Airy. 7-acre corn maze, giant slides, ropes courses and new bee line zip line. Farm animal petting area, free hay rides, lively chicken show, photo centers, pick-your-own pumpkins with 45 varieties, newly expanded apple orchard. Food includes apple cider donuts, cider slushies and more, farm market. See website for ticket prices. 301-865-3515. office@gaverfarm.com. gaverfarm.com.
Imagination Celebration Family Storytime — 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Thurmont Regional Library, 76 E. Moser Road, Thurmont. Stories, movement, music and fun for the entire family. Designed for kids with a caregiver. 301-600-7200. bbrannen@frederickcountymd.gov. frederick.librarycalendar.com/event/family-storytime-175591.
Open House at Train Station/ Museum — 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. at Train Station, 6 Creagerstown Road, Woodsboro. Learn about Woodsboro’s past.View artifacts and photographs in the restored train station. Maybe send a telegram.
Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day — 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Brunswick Branch Library, 915 N. Maple Ave., Brunswick. Learn how you can join in the fun and create in the kitchen! This program is for children in grades K-5 (ages 5-10).
301-600-7250. fcpl.org.
FESTIVALS
Fall Festival — at Summers Farm, 7503 Hollow Road, Middletown. For over 29 years, Summers Farm has been the go-to destination for fall fun in Frederick County. With 45+ exciting activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Living History at Shafer Farm - Crampton’s Gap — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shafer Farm, 1606 Gapland Road, Jefferson. There will be ongoing living historians and military re-enactors to interpret on the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Crampton’s Gap. 304-433-1718. masondixonlivinghistory@ gmail.com.
The Great Frederick Fair — 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Continues daily 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sept. 20. Gate admission: $8 advance, $10 at the gate, ages 10 and under free. Grandstand concert — T.I. at 8 p.m. Sept. 13, $50-$73 (includes gate admission). See website for other daily exhibits and events.
301-663-5895.
thegreatfrederickfair.com.
Vine & Vendor Harvest Market — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Links Bridge Vineyards , 8830 Old Links Bridge Road, Thurmont . Celebrate the harvest season and kick off your holiday shopping with a curated selection of local artists, artisans & authors. Enjoy an afternoon of award-winning wine, live music, delicious food, and unique shopping, all set against the stunning backdrop of golden vines, immaculate gardens, and views of the Monocacy River.
The Maryland Wine Festival — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St., Westminster. Enthusiasts of local wine and fans of great local festivals are invited to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Farm Museum while exploring delicious, local wine, shopping from juried artisans, and dancing to live music! $20-$75.
42nd In the Streets Festival — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Market Street, Frederick. Family-friendly activities, live entertainment, food. Block activities include sports, art, local history, health and wellness, artisan vendors, going green, public safety, kids. Craft Bev-
erage Experience with live music on Carroll Creek Amphitheater stage, $5 cover for 21 and over, under 21 free but no alcohol; bands include Special Delivery, Jah Works, MaryGold, Bad w/Names. Free music at WFRE 2nd Street Stage with Domenic Cicala, Melissa Quinn Fox and Logan Chalk. KEY 103 stage at 4th street with Bush League, Nan-Ana, Two to Fly. 5th street stage music presented by the Frederick Jazz Society; 6th street stage music by Let There Be Rock School; 7th street kids’ circus zone featuring Theatricks A Circus Experience. More details and schedule online. celebratefrederick.com.
SnallyFest 2025 — 12:30 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. at Baker Park Bandshell & Frederick Eagles Club, Frederick. Brain Dead Live! will be announcing another venue and more bands in the next few weeks. Line up includes Lung, Silent Old Mtns., Larval Organs, Edward!, Weed Coughin, Terance Auleta, Paper Lantrs, B4WE8 and many more. See website for full schedule. Free but donations accepted at Go Fund Me. braindead.live/calendar/snallyfest.
Festival of India — 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Frederick High School, 650 Carroll Parkway, Frederick. The Indian Association of Frederick hosts. Experience the colors, flavors and traditions of India with cultural performances, live music, traditional dances, authentic Indian cuisine, shopping stalls, and fun for the whole family. Admission is free. 240-367-3057. President@frederickindia.org. www.facebook.com/share/1EdmNKfuXD/.
GALLERY
“Contemporary Innovations: Erin Fostel A Room of Her Own” — at Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Fostel’s charcoal and graphite drawings are focused on the bedroom as a unique place where a sole woman occupant can be free of the objectification and expectation imposed upon her most anywhere else. The work acknowledges each woman through representation of her space, rather than her body. Continues daily through Oct. 26. 301-698-0656. jclark@delaplaine.org. delaplaine.org/exhibitions/.
“Colors of Water” — noon to 5 p.m. at GALLERY 322, 322 N. Market St., Frederick. Our fall art exhibit celebrates water’s fluid beauty and diverse hues, capturing its essence from oceans to streams, showcasing its transformative power and endless inspiration. This full group show features partner artists Lissa Abrams, Michael Douglas Jones, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, Anne Gibson Snyder, Russell Schofield, Tom Ritchie, and Homer Yost, along with associate artists Carol Cowie, Deborah Lovelace Richardson, Jane Knighton, and Karen Winston-Levin. 240-961-2242. JonesStudio@comcast.net. www.gallery322.com/.
MUSIC & ARTS
Live Acoustic Saturday — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Shab Row Stage, 100 N. East St., Frederick. Located behind the Frederick Coffee Co & Cafe. Enjoy live acoustic music by local & regional acoustic performers at the cutest outdoor music venue in the mid-Atlantic region. Music happens every Saturday (weather permitting) with two shows: 11
a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. Performers interact with the crowd and will gladly accept tips. 301-639-1050. todd@toddcwalker.com.
OUTDOORS
Ladies Fall Fun Day sponsored by Outdoor Women’s Life — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Outdoor Women’s Life, 11651 Bridgeport Road, Taneytown. What is Fall Fun Day? It’s like-minded women hosting a day of outdoor experiences for other women and qualified instructors who help make it happen. All participants will have hands-on participation in different classes throughout the day such using firearms. No experience is required; however, all levels of experience are welcome. Young ladies, 13 to 17 free, must be accompanied by an adult lady. Pre-registration required by Sept. 6. $40. 443-340-5651. melodys@verizon.net. www.owlife.org.
PERFORMER
Highwire Improv Presents a Night of Comedy — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at FAC’s Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Get ready for a night of non-stop hilarity with Highwire Improv under the stars at Sky Stage. A pair of long-running Baltimore-based improv teams will keep you on the edge of your seat with laughs. Scrapple provides fast-paced fun with their “45 Scenes in 45 Minutes” show. After you catch your breath from that, the Royal Improv Fun Foundry [RIFF] will play some of your favorite “Whose Line Is It Anyway”-style games. Doors, 6:30 p.m. (All-ages venue but parents, please be advised for the
potential for PG 13+ improvisation). Beer/ wine available for purchase for 21+ with ID, benefits Frederick Arts Council/Sky Stage. $10. skystage@frederickartscouncil.org. frederickartscouncil.org/programs/sky-stage.
RECREATION
Frederick Market Street Mile — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Frederick YMCA, 1000 N. Market St., Frederick. Run down Market Street into the heart of historic downtown Frederick. You will end up in the center of Celebrate Frederick’s In The Streets event. For competitive runners: race your heart out! For noncompetitive runners: Come out for the timed or untimed heats — either way it’s a lot of fun! The Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club has been bringing the Market Street Mile to Frederick since 1983! Register online. $10-$30. dorian.young@steeplechasers.org. www.frederickmarketstreetmile.com/Race/ MD/Frederick/FrederickSteeplechasersMarketStreetMile.
THEATER
Catoctin Furnace Outdoor Theater Festival — noon to at Catoctin Furnace, 12610 Catoctin Furnace Road, Thurmont. Experience outdoor theater at the Catoctin Furnace Living History Festival. Seven performances of “Iron Will,” an original play set in 1780 Catoctin Furnace will be set throughout the historic village and furnace. For information and tickets, go to catoctinfurnace.org/lhf/. $25. 301-693-6599. livinghistory@catoctinfurnace.org. catoctinfurnace.org/lhf/.
STREETS
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Works does best is introduce the novice music listener to the fullness of reggae music and culture.
UP THE CREEK PARTY
Carroll Creek Amphitheatre, 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is $5 (free with Visit Frederick Craft Beverage Experience Admission). Exclusively 21 years of age or older with valid ID to enter and drink.
MaryGold, 5 to 6:15 p.m.
MaryGold is your favorite cover band’s favorite cover band. Featuring seasoned musicians from bands like Vinyl Rhino, Vs the Earth, Mason Vixon, and Wake the Neighbors, this group plays all the hits with an original twist. From Miley to Metallica, MaryGold is here to help you dance and sing your heart out, no matter what your favorite type of music may be.
Bad w/ Names, 7 to 9 p.m.
Bad w/ Names is a premier Baltimore-based modern/alternative rock cover band with a taste in music that is as diverse as its band members. Dylan Schwacke and Mike Berg have honed their skills in various original and cover bands over the years and each brings their own eclectic style to the table to form the perfect mix of modern and alternative rock music for any live audience. Dave Stella (drums) brings a vast amount of passionate energy and a great attitude to the stage, after years of performing with Victims of Experience. Bad w/ Names pride itself on putting on shows that are straight from the heart and strive to connect with their audience night after night.
2ND STREET STAGE
Intersection of E. Second and Market streets
Domenic Cicala, 11 a.m.
Hailing from the D.C. area, seven-time Wammie-nominated Domenic Cicala is a singer-songwriter with a love for the 3-minute song. Largely influenced by the holy musical trinity of Hank, Elvis and Bruce, he owes all his musical acumen to the sage philosophy of Woody Guthrie: “If you play more than two chords you are showing off.”
Melissa Quinn Fox, 1 p.m.
Rising country artist and songwriter Melissa Quinn Fox uses her story-driven lyrics, compelling vocals and captivating live performances to deliver a blend of relatable, yet timeless country and Americana music. She draws inspiration from influences such as Stevie Nicks, Patsy Cline, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans and Natalie Merchant.
Logan Chalk, 3 p.m.
Logan Chalk grew up in small-town Parkton, listening to country music that would eventually lead him to take a guitar class in his junior year in high school. In the fall of 2023, he attended a music
festival where his uncle’s band was playing, and they called him up on stage to sing a couple of songs. Chalk loves writing music and enjoys playing at shows any chance he gets, which is basically every weekend throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania.
4TH STREET STAGE
Intersection of E. Fourth and Market streets
Bush League, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Bush League is a new band in Frederick, playing a mix of classic rock, jam and funk music from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Nan-Ana, 1:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Zambian-American Nan-Ana is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter based in Baltimore. She is heavily inspired by the classic sounds of early 2000s R&B/soul, as well as the illustrious neo-soul sounds of modern R&B artists such as SZA, UMI and Lianne La Havas.
Two to Fly, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Pulling inspiration from the likes of Amy Winehouse, Lake Street Dive and the Beatles, Two to Fly puts their original spin on rock-and-soul that sounds like a smoke-filled-bar where you can still sit and sip a glass of red wine. The band features a cast of musicians based in the heart of Gettysburg.
5TH STREET STAGE
Intersection of E. Fifth and Market streets
Jazz Workshop Combo (Students), 11 a.m.
Jazz Workshop Combo (Adults), Noon
The Justin Fenn Quartet, 1 p.m.
Peter Heiss Trio, 2 p.m.
Darryl Brenzel Trio, 3 p.m.
Jazz Jam Session, 4 p.m.
6TH STREET STAGE
Intersection of E. Sixth and Market streets
Featuring performances from Let The Be Rock School students and instructors.
7TH STREET KIDS’ CIRCUS ZONE FEATURING THEATRICKS
At 7th Street Fountain Park
Chuck Flayhart, noon
Chuck Flayhart, also known as “Evidence of a Misspent Youth,” is a seasoned entertainer specializing in juggling and magic comedy. He has performed across the East Coast for over 30 years.
Kevin Brown, 1 p.m.
Veteran Ringling trained juggler and funny man.
Theatricks Student Showcase!, 2 p.m.
A highly entertaining performance highlighting veteran circus students.
Mr. Kenny’s Magic, 3 p.m.
Mr. Kenny’s show consists of magic and comedy, but the comedy is few and far between. This show will be followed by a Massive Shaving Cream Pie Fight.
Mark Lohr’s Classic Comedy!, 4 p.m.
VISIT FREDERICK CRAFT BEVERAGE EXPERIENCE
Carroll Creek Linear Park, South Side, noon to 5 p.m.
Entrance at S. Market St.
Enjoy local selections from breweries, distilleries and wineries alongside great music and food. $5 cover charge. $8 craft beers, wine, sangria and cocktails. Under 21 admitted with parent or guardian. The entrance is at South Market Street.
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Sergeant James “Kinch” Kinchloe, the man responsible for radio communication. One running gag featured a radio antenna rising matter-of-factly from a German flagpole, but no one ever noticing. Dixon was African American and casting him in this role was a major step forward for a television show in the mid-1960s. In fact, “Hogan’s Heroes” was honored with the NAACP Award in 1967 as a “TV program that improved the presentation of Negroes.” In real life Dixon was a Korean War flying ace and record setting test pilot. Dixon went on to become a hugely sought-after director in Hollywood.
The two actors who played the recurring roles of Klink’s superior officer and the perpetually irritated and suspicious Gestapo officer were also Jewish and extraordinary in their roles.
Character actor Leon Askin played fat, battle-scarred General Burkhalter to exasperating perfection. He knew Klink was a fool but knew to leave well enough alone. Even though he was played with savvy and intelligence, Burkhalter never caught on to Hogan’s escapades either.
Howard Caine as Gestapo Major Hochstetter was comedy gold. When Hogan would show up unexpectedly at a place he shouldn’t, Hochstetter would snarl “What is this man doing here?” He was constantly suspicious of all the sabotage swirling around Stalag 13 and knew that Klink was a fool but was never able to catch Hogan in the act.
Besides the five nominations and two Emmy wins for Klemperer as Colonel Klink, “Hogan’s Heroes” received seven other Emmy nominations, including a total of five in the two most prestigious categories: best comedy series and best lead actor in a comedy series for Bob Crane. Most critics agree that the third star of the show, John Banner as Sgt. Schultz, should have been nominated, too, but was overshadowed by Klemperer. “Hogan’s Heroes” finished its sixyear run as the number nine rated TV show in the land. Not bad for a hare-brained comedy premise.
Gary Bennett is a longtime Frederick resident who spends his time hiking, biking, volunteering and providing childcare for grandchildren. He is married and retired from his career as a nonprofit marketing executive.
Staff file photo by Katina Zentz
Sisters Karina Collins, 11, left, and Lora Collins, 3, dance together during the In The Streets Festival in downtown Frederick in 2024.
The Frederick Municipal Airport, and our airport users, invite you to the airport to experience the aircraft that fly here, the organizations that meet here, and the businesses that operate here. Experience the Frederick Airport through aircraft on display and in flight, explore opportunities on how to get involved with aviation, learn about aviation, and meet the people and businesses that are based at Frederick. We will also be hosting local food trucks and vendors during the event. NEW in 2025: We are introducing an Aviation Education Tent for presentations on aviation topics throughout the event! ASL interpretation will be provided.
