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Good morning, Annapolis. This is Naptown Scoop —the newsletter that’s as satisfying as crossing the last item off your to-do list.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

• Coming up this week: Halloween week edition

• Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival 🎶

• Lifeline ride raises $31.5K 🚲

Let’s get to it.

— Lauren Burke Meyer, Dylan Roche, Chelsea Harrison, & Ryan Sneddon

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THE DIGEST

Lifeline ride raises $31.5K 🚲

Fundraising totals are in for the 10th annual Lifeline 100 ride, which brought out 858 cyclists to tour the county by bike. But above and beyond having a great time, the cyclists raised $31.5K to benefit local nonprofits, which organizers of Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County (BikeAAA) presented last week. Recipients included:

👉 Anne Arundel Crisis Response System
👉 Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails
👉 Friends of Kinder Farm Park

Mark your calendar: A date has already been set for next year’s Lifeline 100 – October 5, 2025.

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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Coming Up this Week

🎶 🎃”This is Halloween, this is Halloween.” 🎶🎃

Monday

🍻Free Trivia Night in the Beer Garden: Every Monday at 7:30 PM Reynolds Tavern’s Beer Garden hosts Final Score Trivia Night. Top 3 teams win cash prizes. Grab your friends and brush up on current events!

Hu Tuesday

🧛‍♂️🩸Chamber Halloween Blood Drive "Ve Vant Your Blood”: Sure vampires want blood, but our local hospitals are in need too! Donate and give the gift of life. At Greater Severna Park and Arnold Chamber of Commerce, 1 Holly Avenue, Severna Park, MD 21146 from 9 AM to 2 PM.

Wednesday

🎃🚴Bike Party Halloween Ride: Annapolis Bike Party's final ride of the season has a Night of the Living Dead theme. Meet at 7:30 PM at Acton Cove (98 Anne Ln, Annapolis). Costumes are encouraged, as are any lights/bells/whistles/fog machines/rubber chickens you can safely attach to your bike. 🐔

🎭🎹The Phantom of the Opera: Immerse yourself in haunting beauty at the Live Arts Studio in the Annapolis Mall at 7 PM. Enjoy thrills, a cash bar, and a DJ. Costumes encouraged! Get tickets.

🏌️Get Ready to Trick-or-Tee: Whether you’re a beginner or pro golfer, come in costume for frightfully good specials at X-Golf Annapolis (167 Jennifer Rd, Suite Y). 9 AM to 10 PM.

Thursday

🏌️‍♀️Get Ready to Trick-or-Tee: X-Golf Annapolis spooky specials continue from 9 AM to 10 PM.

Friday

💀Coco & Calaveras Movie & Craft: Step into the magical world of Coco and unleash your creativity with a Dia de los Muertos calavera/skull craft. Head to Discoveries: The Library at the Mall from 10:30 AM–12:30 PM.

📜The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum Renaming Ceremony & Maryland’s 160th Emancipation Day: This two-in-one celebration will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube at 12 PM. Renowned poet and activist Nikki Giovanni will give the keynote.

🎃👻Annapolis Scarecrow Stroll: November 1 is the last day to see scarecrows and more delightful décor along West Street (Circle to Circle).

Musical Monday 🎶

Whether you want something seasonally appropriate for Halloween or a classical option that deviates a bit, you have options this week. Here’s what’s on the calendar:

🎵 Candlelight presents A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
This 60-minute set on Halloween night goes up at 7 PM and 9 PM at the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, offering a full line-up of popular spooky favorites performed by the Listeso String Quartet in the ambient glow of candlelight.

🎵 ASO presents Masterworks II
This second installment of the Annapolis Symphony’s Masterworks series includes work by Dmitri Shostakovich, Óscar Navarro, and Adolphus Hailstork, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM. Use code SCOOP to get 15% OFF.

Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival 🎶

We’re only 4 days away from the start of the Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival, a two-weekend event celebrating diverse cultures through music. On the weekends of November 1–3 and 8–10, you’ll get to enjoy performances and lectures at venues throughout Eastport that highlight the African roots of jazz and the many contributions of cultures throughout North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. See full schedule and get tickets.

Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.

CIVIL NEWS

⚖️ City Council meeting

On the agenda for today’s City Council meeting:

• Parking and towing regulations

• Task force to student residential marine vessels

• The Village at Providence Point Senior Care development

• See full agenda

The meeting is at 7 PM in City Council Chambers. The public is welcome to attend. Click here to submit testimony or watch online. — 160 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD

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WEATHER

Monday

61 🌡️ 50 | ☀️ | 4% | 💨 ESE 7 mph (6 knots)

Tuesday

66 🌡️ 55 | ⛅ | 7% | 💨 SSE 9 mph (8 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 66ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN

Tuesday

49 West | Unified Jazz Ensemble | 7–9:30 PM
The Point | Aidan Ewald | 5–8 PM
Rams Head On Stage | The Traveling Wilburys Revue | 7:30 PM | Tickets

NAVY SPORTS

🎙 LISTEN: Breaking Down the Navy-Notre Dame Matchup

In this latest episode of the Navy Football Podcast, the hosts talk about recent games against Charlotte and Notre Dame (note: this episode was recorded and launched before Saturday’s game against ND). Plus, you’ll get to hear from former quarterbacks Keenan Reynolds and Ricky Dobbs. Listen.

Past results

Football (6-1)
10/26 vs. Notre Dame | L 51-14

Men’s Hockey
10/25 @ Lehigh | L 3-0
10/26 @ William Patterson | W 5-3

Women's Rugby (3-4)
10/26 @ Harvard | L 74-7

Women's Soccer (9-9-1)
10/25 vs. Holy Cross | W 1-0

Men's Soccer 4-6-4
10/26 @ Lehigh | W 1-0

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