Thursday, June 06, 2013

FIRST FRIDAY OUTDOOR EVENTS CANCELLED

Due to the pending inclement weather, the First Friday committee has decided to cancel outdoor activities for tomorrow, Friday, June 7th.

We appreciate your understanding and the flexibility of The Piranhas, the Blue Crabs, the Leonardtown Lion Club and the local businesses who had outdoor activities planned.  Please note that Macaroni Kid activities are relocating indoors to the Leonardtown Arts Center.

Refer to www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com for a complete list of indoor activities and specials, as well as the locations where you can buy raffle tickets for the annual First Friday raffle drawing in August.  This year's Grand Prize is a 46" HD Flat Screen TV!

Also, make plans to join us next month for Red, White and Blues, featuring a blues jam in the Square and other patriotic activities throughout the Town.

CRAB FESTIVAL Announcement from Leonardtown Lions Club

The 28th Annual St. Mary’s County Crab Festival is scheduled for this Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 11am till 8pm. Rain is forecasted for Friday and to end by Saturday. 
Based on the current weather forecast, 
the event is planned to go on as scheduled on Saturday. 
Should bad weather continue into Saturday, the Leonardtown Lions Club may exercise the rain date option and postpone the event a day to Sunday, June 9, 2013. 
Event vendors and participating partners are prepared for this. 
If there is a postponement, the Club will notify the public by 7am Saturday morning. 
Again, at this time we expect to hold CrabFest 2013 as scheduled on Saturday. For more information please visit http://www.stmaryscrabfestival.com/ or call 240-577-1697.


Wednesday, June 05, 2013

$1,000 Shopping Spree Winner Announced

$1,000 Shopping Spree Winner Announced


Mayor Dan Burris, President of the Leonardtown Business Association Dan Norris and members of the LBA Marketing Committee presented $1,000 in Leonardtown Bucks to Thomas Lynch of Leonardtown on Friday, May 31st.  Mr. Lynch was the lucky winner of the Steppin’ Out in Leonardtown shopping spree.  Mr. Lynch was joined by his sons Harrison and Jackson. Congratulations and happy shopping!

Thursday, May 30, 2013

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

THE COMMISSIONERS OF LEONARDTOWN
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

The Commissioners of Leonardtown will hold a public hearing on Monday June 10, 2013 at 4:15 p.m. at the Town office at 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD.  The purpose of the hearing will be to receive comments on the Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2014.  Copies of the recommended budget will be available June 3 online at http://leonardtown.somd.com or at the Town Office between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The public is invited to attend or send written comments by 4:00 p.m. on June 10, 2013 to:

The Commissioners of Leonardtown

P.O. Box 1


Leonardtown, MD  20650

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Leonardtown Criterium This Sunday 6/2

SUNDAY, JUNE 2
8 AM – 5 PM

Leonardtown Criterium
A Portion of the proceeds to benefit:  Special Olympics of St. Mary’s County, Leonardtown Fire Department, and Leonardtown Rescue Squad.

The Leonardtown Crit will again be the Criterium championship for the Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association. MABRA is the regional group responsible for bike racing in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. 

The Leonardtown Crit course is a flat triangle in the downtown part of Leonardtown. The start/finish line is right in the middle of the square.  Racers proceed down Washington Street towards the water and abruptly transitions from down to a slight uphill right onto Lawrence Avenue in the apex of the turn. The big ring climb then opens into a broad straight away past the Leonardtown Fire Department. Two 90-degree turns onto Shadrick Street and back onto Washington Street bring the course back towards the start/finish line.

Residents and business owners should note that the race course itself will be closed to traffic between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, but people will be able to get around Town.  Spectators can park in the public lots behind The Hair Company and Corner Critters.  Restaurants will be open, and the Pax Velo team will be providing music and race announcing throughout the day.  The race will be held rain or shine.  Children’s bike and trike races will be held at 11:45 AM.

Cinema on the Square this Saturday

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013
8:30 – 10:30 PM

Cinema On the Square
The Friends of the Leonardtown Theater, Inc., in partnership with Pax Velo cycling club, will present an outdoor screening of the movie Breaking Away on Saturday night, June 1st, on the Square in Leonardtown, starting at 8:30 p.m. 

This outdoor film event is open and free to the public, but donations to help restore the Leonardtown Theater are welcome. Bring folding lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.  Refreshments will be available for purchase and most local restaurants will be open. In the event of inclement weather, the screening will be moved to the Dorsey Building in Leonardtown at the same date and time. For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/TheFriendsOfTheLeonardtownTheater.

Please note that for spectator safety, outbound Washington Street from CafĂ© des Artistes to Corner Critters will be closed.  Incoming traffic on Washington Street and Park Avenue will be detoured around the Square.  Cones, signs and volunteers will be helping to direct traffic.