Monster Rockfish Festival on Oct. 31

The First Annual Rockfish Cook-off is on Sunday October 31, 2010 from 11am until 5pm at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood, MD. The Monster Rockfish Festival is being held in conjunction with the first annual Monster Rockfish Tournament, taking place in the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries on Saturday, October 30. Click on the flyer to enlarge to read more details or visit www.greenwellfoundation.org for more information and vendor applications.

Comedy Night on October 16

The Comedy Department at the Leonardtown Fire House is hosting two comedians on Saturday October 16, 2010. The show is featuring Ray Devito, as seen on E! Network and Entertainment Tonight, and Dave Goldstien, featured on NBC'S Late Night with Conan O'Brian. The event will have an open bar all evening, with an Attitude Adjustment from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. A delicious three course dinner catered by the Auxiliary of the Leonardtown Fire Department that includes steamship round of beef, roasted turkey, crab imperial and all of the trimmings. Seating begins at 7 p.m. with the show beginning at 8:30 p.m. The cost of tickets is $50 with a limited of number tickets available. Call or e-mail Roger Mattingly to reserve your ticket today, no walk up tickets will be sold, 301-475-5966 or rogr69@verizon.net

Antique Tractor Parade on October 10

Come out and enjoy the sights and sounds of the machines that cultivated the fields of rural Southern Maryland yesteryear! The parade will start at Leonardtown Elementary School and travel through the historic Leonard town Business District on Sunday, October 10 from 12:30 pm until 2:00 pm. See old John Deere, Farmall, Oliver, Ford, Massey Ferguson equipment and more! These beautiful and hard working machines are over 50 years old- some restored and others in their work clothes. Fun for the old as well as the young. Reminisce back when you or some of your family actually operated one of these magnificent machines! This event is sponsored by the Southern Maryland Antique Power Association to benefit The Christmas in April Foundation. Please call 301-904-3291, 301-475-8361, or 410-535-1380 for information!

Oyster Scald on October 1

Each year, the Oyster Scald is held as a kickoff to the Oyster Festival and as a fund-raiser for the National Oyster Cook-off. The event will take place on Friday, October 1, 2010 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the Leonardtown Wharf. There will be live entertainment, oysters, light appetizers, and beverages included in the admission price. Tickets are $25.00 per guest if purchased in advance or $30 at the event. Limited tickets are available. Call Kirk MacKinnon at 301-904-1461 or Robin Finnacom at 240-298-1133 for tickets. This event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lexington Park for the benefit of the National Oyster Cookoff.

Consignment Event on October 22 & 23

Come shop Elly's Closet, LLC's fall/winter name brand/designer consignment event at the St. Mary's County Fairgrounds on Friday, October 22 (10am to 8pm) and Saturday, October 23 (9am to 2pm). Shop our huge selection of gently worn and unworn women and juniors name brand and designer clothing, shoes and accessories. All sizes are available - juniors, petites, regular and plus sizes. Lots of items will be half price on Saturday, October 23. No entrance fee. Bring canned goods to be donated to a local food bank. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Health Share of St. Mary's. For more information go to www.EllysCloset.com or call 301-801-5763. Come out and get a great deal!

Taste of St. Mary's ~ Sunday, September 19 ~ Noon to 5 pm

Join us for a wonderful community event on the square in downtown Historic Leonardtown. Find food from all around our area in sample-sized portions for purchase. Enjoy live entertainment, children's activities, access to historical sites, customer car display and more.....

Food tickets will be available in $1.00 denominations and can be purchased individually or in packets of 5, 10 or 20.

Admission is FREE - Parking is FREE - Activities are FREE

Sailing Event coming to Leonardtown Wharf- September 11

The Third Annual Leonardtown Wharf Regatta will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 12:00 noon, with races starting simultaneously from lower Breton Bay, and from the starting line on the water at the Leonardtown Wharf Park. The "Big Boat" Barnacle Cup racers will start near the Potomac and race up Breton Bay, ending near the Wharf Park. The High School racers will start at the same time in front of the breakwater at the Leonardtown Wharf and perform for spectators in the Park until 4 p.m., where they can enjoy pizza and live music from the St. Mary's Ryken Jazz Band. The regatta is open to all monohull sailboats, 20’ and longer. There is an entry fee of $20 per boat. A “round the buoys” race, of a length to be determined by conditions, will count as the first in a series of two races using PHRF non-spinnaker. The second race will begin after the last boat crosses. The Race Committee will group the boats into one of three categories- slower, medium and faster, the second pursuit race will be into Breton Bay all the way to Green Buoy 11 near the wharf. After all boats have crossed the finish line they will parade by the wharf. The results will be posted at 5:00 pm.

The Barnacle Cup sailors will host this event to benefit the St. Mary’s Ryken and Leonardtown High School Sailing Teams. Once both races are complete spectators will be treated to a parade of boats at the Leonardtown Wharf around 3:00 pm.

For more information contact the Barnacle Cup Sailors, Robert “Buzz” Ballard at buzz.ballard@gmail.com or (240)- 298-1211 or visit the website- www.barnaclecup.com.