July 4, 2026

Schools Earn Music Education Award

Music Education

For the third consecutive year, St. Mary’s County Public Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

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FREE Resource Library from Walden Wise

After a year of CoCreating with caring adults just like you, Walden Wise unveils its FREE resource library – The CoCreator Collection. This digital treasure trove offers quick insights and practical tips as well as deeper dives into critical topics, and immersive multimedia adventure. Every step is designed to support the journey of fostering emotional health for kids.

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Small Business Event Sponsored by TPP, SBDC

Small Business

The Patuxent Partnership and the Small Business Development Center will co-sponsor a Small Business Administration-Small Business Innovation Research program Tuesday, July 23, at USMSM in California.

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Restored Pax O’Club Mural Lands at Museum

A restored mural by local artist George F. McWilliams, honoring the role that NAS Pax River played in national space history, now hangs in the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.

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Detention Center’s Thompson, Crow Honored

Detention

Mary Ann Thompson and Joshua Crow of the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center were recognized during the 2024 annual Maryland Correctional Administrators Association Conference in June.

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Is There a Jazzy Weekend in Your Future?

Jazzy Weekend

Tickets are now available for the Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival July 12 – 14 at St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point.

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Tickets on Sale for ‘Cinderella’

Tickets summerstock

Tickets are now available for the St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation & Parks Summerstock production of “Cinderella.”

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Aviation Artists Exhibit at Pax Museum

Aviation Artists

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum is hosting an American Society of Aviation Artists exhibition until mid-October.

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Things Are STEAM-ing @ Piney Point Museum

Museums

Children ages 8 to 12 are invited to enjoy four days of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) programming at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum from July 8-11, 2024, or July 22-25, 2024.

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Happy 248th Birthday, America

Flags for Heroes

On July 4, 2024, America will celebrate its 248th birthday. Although the US Congress declared its separation from England on July 2, 1776, the founding fathers didn’t sign the Declaration of Independence until July 4, 1776.

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