🍦Record-setting season opener

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Good morning, Annapolis. Anyone know what all that racket was around 2 PM yesterday? I couldn’t get anything done.

Let’s get to it.

—Ryan Sneddon

P.S. Happy belated birthday to Pam Shipley 🎂 

Hey Siri, play the Top Gun Anthem

If you haven’t heard (literally), the Blue Angels are flying over Annapolis this week. Yesterday was the rehearsal. The main show is today at 2 PM.

Since it’s why they’re here, our Commissioning Week Guide has everything you might want to know – where to watch, road closures, boating restrictions.

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Quick Hits

Aer Lingus College Football Classic 100% sold out

Navy’s first football game this year isn’t your average away game. To open the season, the Mids are heading 3,350 miles from home to a place where they don’t even measure in miles – Dublin, Ireland. This week, the Academy announced the game is 100% sold out. 40,000 international fans are expected to attend; 39,000 from the U.S alone.

That means once everyone’s had their last Guinness, the game will set a new world record for the largest number of Americans to travel internationally for a single sporting event. Bean counters at Grant Thornton estimate it’s worth almost €150 million to the Irish economy.

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What’s Happenin’

Dinner Under the Stars (feat. Pickleball)

Wednesday Dinner Under the Stars is back and with it, the much-loved pickleball under the stars. For the uninitiated, Dinner Under the Stars is when we shut down West Street from Calvert Street to Church Circle and eat in the street. Dining choices include:

• Luna Blu (Italian)

• Tsunami (sushi)

• 49 West (traditional European coffeehouse)

• Stan and Joe's (classic bar food)

• Rams Head Tavern (creative pub fare)

• Picante (authentic Mexican).

Pickleball Under the Stars is when you play the fastest-growing sport in the world on an uneven brick street that sometimes makes the ball bounce like a U2 song. She moves in mysterious ways 🎵 

The fun starts around 5 PM and goes until 10. Don’t miss one of Annapolis’ greatest treasures, Naptown Brass Band, performing tonight from 6–9 PM.

ICONS in Transformation

ICONS in Transformation is an internationally acclaimed traveling art exhibit featuring contemporary works by expressionist Ludmila Pawlowska. She uses her unique medium of three-dimensional paintings to depict light, love, spirituality, and time. ICONS in Transformation is on display in Annapolis for the first time at St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church until June 11. It’s free and open to the public (times below). All artist proceeds and donations will support Ukrainian refugees.

• Wednesdays: 4–7 PM

• Saturdays: 10 AM–2 PM

• Sundays: 12–2 PM

Weekend preview

• USNA Commencement (traffic around Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will be bad Friday morning)

• Memorial Day Parade

• Truxtun Park Pool and Capital SUP open

• Chesapeake Bay Bridge traffic

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

Board of Education meeting

On the agenda for today’s Board of Education meeting:

🏫 2023–2024 calendar adjustments
🏫 Eastport Elementary infrastructure
🏫 See full agenda

The meeting is at 6:30 PM tonight in the Board Room at the Parham Building – 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. Click here to submit testimony or stream online.

Annapolis Elections Task Force public hearing

There’s a meeting tonight at 6 PM to hear the public’s feedback on issues regarding elections in the City of Annapolis. The meeting is virtual and participation is encouraged. Click here to submit written testimony or speak at the meeting.

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Extra Sprinkles

Paint and Cruise

This is a unique combo. Watermark has teamed up with Muse Paintbar for a paint-and-sip on the water. You’ll enjoy a 3-hour cruise on Watermark’s luxury yacht with step-by-step instruction from professional artists. No prior art experience required! Grab a drink at the bar, let the creative juices flow, and enjoy the views. The cruise sets sail on June 11. Reserve your easel today.*

Ignite Creativity, Fuel Dreams

Calling all visionaries! Join us for an extraordinary celebration of the arts at the 25th Anniversary of Arts Alive – Maryland Hall’s biggest fundraiser. A Night To Imagine awaits Friday, September 8. Will you be a part of Maryland Hall history and sponsor Arts Alive? Your support empowers dreams to take flight. Click here to make a lasting impact and shape a future of creativity in Annapolis 💫 *

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Weather

Wednesday

76 🌡️ 57 | ⛅ | 3% | 💨 ENE 6 mph (5 knots)

Thursday

69 🌡️ 54 | ⛅ | 2% | 💨 NNE 12 mph (10 knots)

Live Music Lowdown

Wednesday

49 West | Dave Chappell | 5–7 PM
Bread & Butter Kitchen | Combo Indigo | 12–2 PM
Brian Boru | Larry Lay | 6–9 PM
Dinner Under the Stars | Naptown Brass Band | 6–9 PM
Galway Bay | Irish Trad Music Session | 8 PM
Killarney House | Jason Bishop | 6–10 PM
Market House | Last Ditch Effort | 6–9 PM
Middleton Tavern | Shawn Owen | 6–9 PM
Pirates Cove | Richard Hayward | 6–9 PM
The Point | Jordan | 5–8 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Neal Francis w/ Kendra Morris | 8 PM | Tickets
Reynolds Tavern | Daphne Eckman | 7 PM
Stan & Joe’s Saloon | Aaron Hawkins | 9:30 PM

Thursday

49 West | Shook/Russo 4tet | 7–10:30 PM
Blackwall Hitch | Andrew Bell | 5–8 PM
Brian Boru | Nate Finn | 6:30–9:30 PM
Dark Horse | b.en | 9 PM
Killarney House | Loose Change | 6–9 PM
Market House | Michael K. | 6–9 PM
Pirates Cove | Jason Bishop | 6–10 PM
The Point | Shawn Owen | 5–8 PM
Rams Head On Stage | Mark Hummel | 8 PM | Tickets
Rams Head Tavern | Victoria & Steve | 5–8 PM
Señor Chile Cantina | Soren Mattson | 6–9 PM

Sports

Navy Schedule

Intercollegiate Sailing

05/23–26 @ ICSA Women's Fleet Race Championship

Men’s Track & Field

5/24 @ NCAA East Preliminary | 10 AM

Women’s Track & Field

5/25 @ NCAA East Preliminary | 10 AM

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