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Good morning, Annapolis. This is Naptown Scoop. We’re not saying we’re the GOAT local newsletter, but they did send us a gold medal last week. And they haven’t asked for it back yet . . . 🐐 

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

• Yoga on the Green 🧘‍♀️ 

• Poets in the Conversation Room ✍️

• September Sunset Series at AMM 🌆

Let’s get to it.

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

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Enjoy tax-free shopping on designated clothes and footwear under $100, as well as the first $40 of backpacks. It’s the ideal opportunity to load up your shopping cart with back-to-school essentials without breaking the bank. Visit Westfield Annapolis’ website for more information.

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Coyote overboard!

One local landmark had some notable damage from Tropical Storm Debby: the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, which lost its dock to a 5-foot storm surge. Drew, the coyote decoy used to keep the seagulls away, was also carried off with the dock.

DNR found Drew floating along 7 miles north of the lighthouse. And no, he wasn’t doggy-paddling — he was still screwed to the dock, which was mostly in one piece.

Drew has been brought back safely, and Maguire Marine Construction is constructing a temporary dock for the Lighthouse. Which is a good thing because no dock = no tours. And tours are an essential funding mechanism for our beloved lighthouse.

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LOCAL BUSINESS

Nothing Bundt Cakes wants us to have a cake and eat it too. 🍰

Literally. Franchise owners Glenn and Rhonda Rogers chose Park Plaza (550 Ritchie Highway) for their third Anne Arundel County location, joining their Annapolis and Gambrills spots. Which is fabulous because Severna Park has been craving more bakery options!

Recognized as the nation’s largest specialty cake company, the Texas-based chain boasts over 600 locations in the U.S. and Canada. They offer handcrafted bundt cakes in various flavors like chocolate chocolate chip, red velvet, snickerdoodle, and more. Decorated cakes, mini bundt cakes, gluten-free options, and cookies are also available.

The Rogers’ plan to open in November. Hiring alert: 25 employees will be hired for the new store. We heard there are delicious perks! 🥮

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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Weekend Preview

✨ It’s hard to accept summer is winding down with so many delightful events. ✨

Friday

📚 B.I.G. Book Sale: B.I.G. is short for Books for International Goodwill. Score one of the thousands of secondhand books to promote literacy from 3–5 PM. – 451 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD

✨ Date Night at Wildberry: This adults-only (21+) date night will feature live music by Shaman Wolfcat, farm-to-table dinner options, beer and wine, lawn games, and flower arranging. Picnic tables are first come, first serve. BYO blankets and chairs! Runs 5–8 PM. Admission is free.

Saturday

📚 B.I.G. Book Sale: Taking place again from 8 AM–2 PM. – 451 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD

🤠 Quiet Waters concert: Raquel and the Wildflowers will take you on a journey where the dust settles and cowboys and cowgirls dance from 5:30-7:30 PM. – 600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis, MD

🎻 🎹 Annapolis English Country Dance: Break out your dancing shoes for fun from 6:30–9:30 PM. No experience or partner required. Costs $15; students $5; children 5 and under are free. – Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall, 351 Dubois Rd, Annapolis, MD

Sunday

☀️ 🎶 Summer Concert Series: Dr. Phil & His Big Band will perform from 6:30–8:30 PM. Come and enjoy great music, community vibes, and summer fun at Susan Campbell Park at City Dock.

Yoga on the Green 🧘‍♀️

If you’re into yoga + community + good vibes (and juice!), you still have a few more weekends to join Annapolis Juice Shop (formerly RASA) for Yoga on the Green, happening every Saturday through Labor Day Weekend. From 8:30–9:30 AM, gather on the State House Green (82 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis) for an all-abilities guided yoga session. Your $15 covers the cost of the yoga class and also an organic cold-pressed juice afterward. Yum! I mean Om!🥤 Reserve your spot.

September Sunset Series at AMM 🌆 

Can’t get enough live music? Annapolis Maritime Museum isn’t letting the sun set on this summer tradition just yet. They’ll hold a few more concerts as summer wanes with the September Sunset Concert Series, happening Thursdays 6–8 PM all month long:

🎶 September 5: Rick and the Revolving Doors
🎶 September 12: Left of the Dial & Ryan Keith Band
🎶 September 19: Classic Case
🎶 September 26: Eastport Oyster Boys

Concerts are free (donations accepted) and take place at the museum’s Park Campus — 7300 Edgewood Rd, Annapolis, MD

Poets in the Conversation Room ✍️

St. John’s College and Annapolis Home Magazine are teaming up to launch a new fall series called Poets in the Conversation Room, hosted by writer and Maryland’s 10th Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri. On the first Saturday of the month at 2 PM, Cavalieri will welcome big-name poets to the St. John’s College Conversation Room (Mellon Hall, 60 College Ave., Annapolis) for an hour of readings and Q&A. Get info. Scheduled to appear are:

🖋 September 7: David Keplinger
🖋 October 5: Carolyn Forche
🖋 November 2:  Remica Bingham-Risher
🖋 December 7: Andrew Wong

Annapolis Songwriters Festival 🎶

We’re less than ☝️ month out from the Annapolis Songwriters Festival. From September 12–15, catch headliners like Citizen Cope, Lee Brice, and JJ Grey & Mofro, as well as Pasadena native Ray Weaver, local-fav Doug Segree, and so many more acts. Rams Head is behind the festival and hosting musicians across their many venues, and many other local watering holes and Maryland Hall. Peruse the jam-packed schedule.

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Thursday

85 🌡️ 70 | 🌤️ | 8% | 💨 NE 8 mph (7 knots)

Friday

86 🌡️ 72 | 🌦️ | 5% | 💨 S 13 mph (11 knots)

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 81ºF
Temperature readings taken from the mouth of the Severn River the night before publication

Thursday

AMM Tides & Tunes Concert Series | Jah Works | 7–9 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Grayson Moon | 6–9 PM
Brian Boru | Ciaran Quinn | 6:30–9:30 PM
Coconut Joe’s | Madisun Bailey | 5–8 PM
Killarney House | Ferro & Friends | 6–9 PM
Libbey’s Coastal Kitchen | Justin Ryan | 4–7 PM
Market House | b.en | 6–8 PM
Pirates Cove | Jason Bishop | 6–10 PM
The Point | Dan Haas | 5–8 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Open Mic | 6 PM
Reynolds Tavern | TBA | 7 PM
Severna Park Taphouse | Federico Tubaya Jazz Band | 5–8 PM

Friday

49 West | Daphne Eckman Band with JOBIE and Dogs In Green | 7–11 PM
Annapolis Town Center Summer Concert | JPARIS Band | 5–8 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Dana B | 4–7 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Timmie Metz Band | 9 PM
Brian Boru | Aaron Hawkins | 7–10 PM
The Choptank | Kevin Koa | 8 PM
Coconut Joe’s | Mook Jones  | 5–8 PM
Coconut Joe’s | 9th Gear | 9 PM
Great Frogs | Dave Zelonka | 4:30–7:30 PM
Killarney House | Meg & Angie | 8–11 PM
Libbey’s Coastal Kitchen | Uncle Ward | 4–7 PM
Market House | Arcade Band | 8–11 PM
Middleton Tavern | 3 of a Kind | 10 PM
Pirates Cove | Peter James | 7–10 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Adam Ezra Group | 8 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Roadhouse | Kieran Lally | 8 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Jack Rimel | 5 PM
Rams Head Tavern | Soren | 10 PM
Reynolds Tavern | TBA | 7 PM
Romilo’s Restaurant and Bar | The Shatners | 7 PM
Stan & Joe’s Riverside | Chris Button | TBA
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Moran Tripp | 9:45 PM

SPORTS

Upcoming games & matches

Women's Soccer
8/15 at UTSA | 8 PM

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