VISTAS AND VACATIONS EXHIBIT
2020-09-06 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-11 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-12 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-13 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-18 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-19 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-20 11:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-25 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | The Gallery of Harford Artists, Armory Marketplace, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Harford Artists Gallery features a wide selection of original artwork ranging from oil, watercolor, photography, pottery, glasswork, gourds, jewelry, tiles and scarves to name just a few. This exhibit will feature Harford Artists Association’s Vistas and Vacations exhibit. Gallery hours Friday – Sunday 11 am – 4 pm. Admission is free. Call 410-420-9499 or visit www.artinharford.org.

Historic Tudor Hall Tour
2020-09-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-09-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Tudor Hall, 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, 21015, United States
CANCELLED: Tour the grounds and 1st floor of Tudor Hall, home of Maryland’s famous family of Shakespearean actors including John Wilkes Booth. Guided tour starts at 1:00 pm and lasts about 45 minutes. Located at 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, MD 21015. Please obey the speed limit on Tudor Lane and the Tudor Hall property when visiting. $5.00 cash for those ages 13 and older. For more info call 443-619-0008 or email at SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com. For other tour dates go to http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com

Historic Tudor Hall Tour
2020-09-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-09-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Tudor Hall, 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, 21015, United States
Tour the grounds and 1st floor of Tudor Hall, home of Maryland’s famous family of Shakespearean actors including John Wilkes Booth. Guided tour starts at 1:00 pm and lasts about 45 minutes. Located at 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, MD 21015. Please obey the speed limit on Tudor Lane and the Tudor Hall property when visiting. $5.00 cash for those ages 13 and older. For more info call 443-619-0008 or email at SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com. For other tour dates go to http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com

The Booths and the Civil War
2020-09-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Tudor Hall, 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, 21015, United States
CANCELLED: Come to Tudor Hall for a special talk on the Booths and the Civil War. Presented by John Howard, Booth family and Lincoln Assassination historian. Talk starts at 2:00 pm and lasts about 45 minutes. Located at Tudor Hall, 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, MD 21015. Please obey the speed limit on Tudor Lane and the Tudor Hall property when visiting. $5.00 cash for those ages 13 and older. For more info call 443-619-0008 or email at SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com. For other tour dates go to http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com

BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES
2020-09-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Historical Society of Harford County, 143 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED: BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES – WRITING A MEMOIR, IT’S ALL ABOUT HISTORY: SHARE YOURS WITH THE FUTURE
Debbie Jennings, a writer and teacher at Harford Community College, will lead this presentation on writing your memoir. Each of us has a story, whether it is a personal or family tale from the distant past or more recent times or a story about the county itself. These stories are part of our county’s heritage and we hope that some of those attending will be inspired to write their story and share it with the Society for its collection. As we approach the 250th Anniversary (2023) of the county’s founding, we hope to gather personal and community stories as part of the celebration. 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm. Free for members; $5 for non-members. Call 410-838-7691 or visit www.HarfordHistory.org.

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP
2020-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Historical Society of Harford County, 143 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED: GENEALOGY WORKSHOP: USING ACADEMIC RECORDS AND OTHER SCHOOL RELATED RESOURCES
Learn how school records can lead you to the stories of your ancestors. 7 pm – 9 pm. Admission $10. Call 410-838-7691 or visit www.HarfordHistory.org.

CELEBRATION OF CULTURES
2020-09-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Bel Air Reckord Armory, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED: This free family day is packed with live performances demonstrating talents and traditions from many lands ranging from belly dancing, Scottish dance teams, martial arts demonstrations and more. Attendees will experience local art which celebrates the diversity that makes up Harford County. Artists will be selling and demonstrating their crafts. The world fare tables and cultural booths take advantage of the opportunity to provide knowledge of the traditions of our world and how they have integrated into our diverse society today. The children’s garden outside will be filled with a variety of activities including face painting, interactive performances, storytelling and crafts. Food from around the world will be available for purchase. Sponsored by the Harford County Cultural Arts Board, the Greater Bel Air Community Foundation and LASOS, Inc. 10 am – 4 pm. Admission is free. Call 410-836-0333.

BELLE AIRE MARKET
2020-09-13 09:00 - 14:00 | Office Street near the Courthouse, Office Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
The Belle Aire Market is a seasonal open air market featuring antiques and finely crafted artisan items. With the original spelling of our dear town, The Belle Aire Market will evoke feelings of a Parisian bazaar right here in Downtown Bel Air.

WAR OF 1812: THE HOUSE, THE WOMEN & THE FLAG
2020-09-13 13:30 | Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Ave , Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED: Daughter’s of the American Revolution will do a presentation at 1:30 pm. Open 1 pm – 4 pm. $5 adults; $3 seniors and students, under 4 free. Call 410-838-7691 or visit www.HarfordHistory.org.

Music at the Mansion
2020-09-13 17:00 - 18:30 | Liriodendron Mansion, 502 W. Gordon Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Arty Hill & The Long Gone Daddys
OUTDOOR CONCERT
Arty Hill will bring his signature Modern Honky Tonk sound to the Liriodendron for an outdoor show. Click here for information and tickets.

Divided Union: A Military History of Harford County in the Civil War - Part 1
2020-09-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, Bel Air, MD, United States
Divided Union: A Military History of Harford County in the Civil War – Part 1 1860 – 1862
A virtual event beginning Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Online at www.HarfordHistory.org

This is the start of a 3 part program on the people and events involved in the Civil War on both sides.
Author/Historian, Jeffrey Smart will explore thru stories and pictures Harford’s role
in the Civil War leading up to Battle at Gettysburg

HARFORD PLEIN AIR
2020-09-18 00:00, 2020-09-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Bel Air Reckord Armory, 37 North Main Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
Harford Plein Air is a painting competition that involves creating art in the open air. Artists from all over the US are juried into the competition through an application process. The selected artists are invited to paint various outdoor locations in Harford County and submit their paintings to be judged for prestigious awards.
The festival will be virtual this year, following COVID-19 travel restrictions. All juried artists will submit a maximum of five paintings for award consideration on September 18; artists residing beyond the Harford County area may enter a maximum of two works (of the five total) painted outside Harford County for Honorable Mention award consideration only. All other paintings must be painted in Harford County.

Works-in-progress will be posted daily on Maryland Center for the Arts’ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts.
Paintings will be submitted for judging will be available for online viewing and purchase from September 18-November 20.
Competition details or purchase inquiries available through Amanda Pugh, 443-417-7504, apugh@mdcfa.org.

EVENT SCHEDULE:
July 1 – Sept. 16: Juried artists painting outdoors around Harford County.
Sept. 17 – Virtual Awards Ceremony (Link will be posted here)
​Sept. 18 – Private Gallery Showing (Available time-slot reservations will be posted)
Sept. 19 – Quick Draw Competition & Virtual Awards
​Sept. 18 – Nov. 20 – Online Exhibition and Sales
(Online Gallery Sale to be posted on this webpage)

BEL AIR FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTS
2020-09-20 09:00 - 17:00 | Shamrock Park, Hickory Avenue and Lee Street, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED FOR 2020 – PLEASE JOIN US ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2021.
350 artists, photographers, and craftsmen from Maryland and ten other states will exhibit their work. Continuous live entertainment on the band shell stage, as well as roving entertainment. Great festival food will be available. Free shuttle bus will run 9 am – 5:30 pm from the MVA parking lot on Rt. 24 to the festival site. Rain or shine event. Sponsored by Bel Air Recreation Committee and the Town of Bel Air. 9 am – 5 pm. Admission is free. Call 443-616-6708 or visit www.belairfestival.com.

Lincoln’s Final Hours
2020-09-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Tudor Hall, 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, 21015, United States
CANCELLED: Come to Tudor Hall for a special talk about Lincoln’s final hours. Presented by historian Kathryn Canavan, author of Lincoln’s Final Hours: Conspiracy, Terror, and The Assassination of America’s Greatest President. Talk starts at 2:00 pm and lasts about 45 minutes. Located at Tudor Hall, 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, MD 21015. Please obey the speed limit on Tudor Lane and the Tudor Hall property when visiting. $5.00 cash for those ages 13 and older. For more info call 443-619-0008 or email at SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com. For other tour dates go to http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com

GENEALOGY DISCUSSION GROUP
2020-09-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Harford County Public Library – Bel Air, 100 East Pennsylvania Avenue, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED: The Bel Air Branch of the Harford County Public Library will host a Genealogy Discussion Group where you can join fellow researchers and share techniques, tips and resources. Group will be held monthly in Meeting Rooms 1, 2, and 3 combined. Please check the library website to confirm all dates.

GROWLER GALA
2020-09-23 17:00 - 18:30 | ..., MD
Talented local artists are chosen to create unique works of art using a growler as their canvas. The growlers are auctioned off in a silent auction during our Main Street Social event to benefit the Harford Artists’ Gallery. We invite you to celebrate the marriage of craft beer and the arts at the 2020 Growler Gala. Location to be determined.

HARFORD COUNTY WINE FESTIVAL
2020-09-26 13:00 - 18:00 | Rockfield Manor, 501 East Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED: Enjoy hundreds of wines from around the world, right to your palette in a fun, lively atmosphere. The 15th annual festival offers live music all day long. Octoberfest beer garden, talented vendors and exhibitors, amazing discounts on all featured wines, delicious food and an exclusive VIP area and so much more! 1 pm – 6 pm. For more information and ticket pricing, call 410-638-4565 or visit www.harfordcountywinefestival.com.

WILLIAM PACA & THE BILL OF RIGHTS
2020-09-27 13:30 | Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Ave , Bel Air, MD, 21014, United States
CANCELLED: Daughter’s of the American Revolution will hold a presentation at 1:30 pm. Open 1 pm – 4 pm. $5 adults; $3 seniors and students, under 4 free. Call 410-838-7691 or visit www.HarfordHistory.org.
