🍦Our First-Ever Holly Jolliest Home Contest

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Annapolis. We have a mistake to own up to this morning. Navy can technically become bowl-eligible (by winning 6 games) if they beat Army on December 9. But since bowl matchups are set the Sunday before that game, it won’t matter. Sorry for getting your hopes up.

In today’s Naptown Scoop:

• State of the County reminder

• Shop Small Holiday Crawl

• Giving Tuesday

Let’s get to it.

—Ryan Sneddon, Rebecca Kraybill, & Lauren Burke Meyer

Giving Tuesday: Scoop’s Picks

Time for some straight talk. Everyone is competing for your hard-earned dollars today. And we don’t want to steal anyone’s philanthropic thunder, but if you don’t have anywhere to give, we’d like to highlight two causes – one local and one pretty far away but with a local twist.

⚓ Local: Annapolis Hope. Scoop is leading the charge to remove the burden of housing for the Mireles family who lost their father and breadwinner to Annapolis’ deadliest mass shooting since 2018. We’re raising $247,000 by August and have already raised over $66,000.

Right now, the Brian & Patricia Giese Foundation is matching $25,000 in donations so when you donate $1, it’s like you’re donating $2. Visit annapolishope.com to help and learn more.

🇺🇦 Not so local but still local: Shelter the Children. This sounds crazy, but instead of the usual school problems (your crush doesn’t like you back, Tommy has Lunchables and you don’t, etc.), kids in Ukraine are worried about Russian air raids.

Sozo Charities is raising $53,000 to build a military-grade bomb shelter for Bright Life School in Kyiv. We’re highlighting this because of Kelly and Vicki Hoodikoff’s involvement with Sozo Charities. When they aren’t living in Ukraine representing Sozo Charities, the Hoodikoffs call Annapolis home. Click here to help.

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THE DIGEST

🎄Naptown Scoop's First-Ever Holly Jolliest Home Contest🎄

Calling all Clark Griswolds. We’re hosting Naptown Scoop’s First-Ever Holly Jolliest Home Contest. And since we love an absurdly long acronym, we call it NSFEHJHC for short.

The lucky winner gets a $400 gift card to the Capital Hotel, a $50 gift card to Vida Taco Bar, and a $50 gift card to the Parley Room – all conveniently located in the same building on State Circle/Main Street. You’ll probably need a staycation after the holidays anyway.

Enter here through December 14. Check those lightbulbs and grab your ladder. We’ll announce the winner on December 18. 💡🪜 

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LOCAL BUSINESS

PSA: Shop Local this Holiday Season 🛍️

DYK, the Shop Small Holiday Crawl is a social initiative to encourage our community to shop small and local this holiday season? Participating locations are:

• Wildberry’s Vintage Christmas Markets (they’re also the crawl organizer)

• Heroes Holiday Market

• HERE. a pop-up shop

You can win one of 12 custom tote bags. Just go to any spot listed above, snap a pic of your locally-made haul, and post it publicly on Instagram with #ShopSmallHolidayCrawl2023. Every post enters you into a drawing. Totes are also for sale online. All proceeds support Wildberry Farm’s new Small Business Fund.

And, here are 2 other ways you can get awesome gifts and support local businesses this holiday season.

Local Coast is hosting a market on Sunday (12/3) at 537 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd in Severna Park from 10 AM-4 PM. Participating vendors joining Local Coast include: Lila Pants, Parlay Pickleball, Gray Wolf Spirits, Kimberly James Jewelry, and Wishlist Boutique.

Maryland Avenue & State Circle Holiday Open House on Friday (12/1) from 6-9 PM. Small Businesses on Maryland Avenue have had an especially tough time this year. Mango & Main even wrote a You’ve Got Mail-style plea (incredible movie, btw).

So, please get out and shop local, ya filthy animals. Midnight Madness is the perfect chance to do it on 12/7, 12/14, and 12/21.

Why are we sharing this? The second half of Scoop’s mission statement is to support local businesses and content creators. And of our 36 advertising clients, 32 are small, locally-owned businesses.

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.

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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Theatre Talk Tuesday 🎭

Theater: I and You is an ode to youth, life, love, and the strange beauty of human connectedness. Compass Rose Theatre performs it Friday/Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM through December 10. Get tickets.

More theater: Love the classic 1954 film White Christmas? You’ll probably love Classic Theatre of Maryland’s musical adaptation of it, too. Take your out-of-town family to see the heartwarming classic. Opens Saturday (12/2) and runs through December 24. Get tickets.

And more theater: A grumpy man named Scrooge and three visiting spirits. A Christmas Carol is one of those stories that hits home every time. Classic Theatre of Maryland presents it starting Friday (12/1) through December 24. Get tickets.

🔔 🔔 🔔 Speaking of A Christmas Carol . . . The Colonial Players has been presenting its musical Dickens tale since 1981. They only perform it every other year and you have to wait on the sidewalk to buy tickets. If you missed the sidewalk sale, there are limited tickets left online. Hurry up 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

State of the Union County Address

Test test, is this thing on? 🎙️ County Executive Steuart Pittman will give the 2023 State of the County Address next Tuesday, 12/5 at 11 AM. The theme is "Building a Foundation for our Future" and Steuart will cover topics like housing, education, workforce, green infrastructure, gun violence, and more. You can tune in or sign up for alerts here.

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WEATHER

Tuesday

38 🌡️ 26 | 🌤️ | 1% | 💨 WNW 18 mph (16 knots)

Wednesday

39 🌡️ 31 | 🌤️ | 0% | 💨 SW 10 mph (9 knots)

LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN

Tuesday

49 West | Unified Jazz Ensemble | 7–9:30 PM
Copper Creek Pub & Ale House | Jazz Jam | 8–10 PM
Reynolds Tavern | b.en | 7 PM

Wednesday

49 West | Dave Chappel and Friends | 5–7 PM
Brian Boru | Larry Lay | 6–9 PM
Dark Horse | Dana B | 9 PM
Galway Bay | Irish Trad Music Session | 8 PM
Killarney House | Jason Bishop | 6–10 PM
Middleton Tavern | Ryan K | 6 PM
Mother's Peninsula Grille | Mixed Business | 7–10 PM
Pirates Cove | Frank Florence | 6–9 PM
Rams Head On Stage | PRS Eightlock feat. Paul Reed Smith | 8 PM | Tickets
Reynolds Tavern | Daphne Eckman | 7 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Rachel & The Rescuers | 9 PM

SPORTS

Upcoming games & matches

Men's Basketball (0-4)
11/29 vs. VMI | 7 PM

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