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Summer's Ready When You Are ...: This is the part of the summer we like best: the anticipation.Don't get us wrong--we love the barbecues, the cool swims, the festivals, the booming car systems, and the snoballs. | Sizzlin Summer Intro
A Day at the Races: My Adventures at the Living Classroom of Pimlico Racetrack | Feature Story by Emily Flake
Music: Okay, so you know you're gonna end up at your old stomping grounds during these hot and humid months to see your friends' bands again, but here's a preliminary list of some fairly interesting shows happenin' from now to Labor Day. | Sizzlin Calendar
Theater: Live theater in the middle of a long, wet, sticky summer! Why the hell not?ADVENTURE THEATRE7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, Md., (301) 320-5331, www.adventuretheatre.org.To June 1, The Princess and the Pea.June 14-July 20, Mother Goose on the Loose. | Sizzlin Calendar
Baltimore City: InformationAfrican-American Cultural Tours, 10 E. | Sizzlin Calendar
Baltimore County: INFORMATIONBaltimore County Conference and Visitors Bureau, Towson Town Center, 825 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, (410) 296-4886, www.visitbacomd.com. | Sizzlin Calendar
Allegany County: INFORMATIONAllegany County Arts Council, (301) 777-2787.Allegany County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Western Maryland Railway Station, 13 Canal St., Cumberland, (800) 425-2067, www.mdmountainside.com.ATTRACTIONSC&O Canal National Historic Park Visitors Center, 13 Canal St., Cumberland, (301) 724-3655, www.canalplace.org. | Sizzlin Calendar
Anne Arundel County: InformationAnne Arundel Citizen Information Center, www.co.anne-arundel.md.us.Anne Arundel Premier Area Guide, www.annearundelcounty.com.Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau, 26 West St., Annapolis, (410) 280-0445, www.goannapolis.org, www.visit-annapolis.org.AttractionsAnnapolis Opera, Maryland Hall for the Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, (410) 267-8135, www.annapolisopera.com. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Calvert County: INFORMATIONCalvert County Department of Economic Development, Courthouse, Prince Frederick, (800) 331-9771, www.co.cal.md.us/cced.ATTRACTIONSAnnmarie Garden on St. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Caroline County: INFORMATIONCaroline County Economic Development and Tourism, 16 N. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Carroll County: INFORMATIONCarroll County Visitor Center, 210 E. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Cecil County: INFORMATIONCecil County Tourism, 1 Seahawk Drive, suite 114, North East, (800) 232-4595, www. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Charles County: INFORMATIONCharles County Office of Tourism, La Plata, (800) 766-3386, www.explorecharlescomd.com.ATTRACTIONSAfrican-American Heritage Society Museum, 7485 Crain Highway, La Plata, (301) 843-0371. | Sizzlin Calendar
Dorchester County: INFORMATIONDorchester County Tourism, 2 Rose Hill Place, Cambridge, (410) 228-1000, www.tourdorchester.org.ATTRACTIONSBrannock Maritime Museum, 210 Talbot Ave., Cambridge. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Frederick County: INFORMATIONCity of Frederick Office of Special Events, 4 W. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Garrett County: INFORMATION Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, (301) 387-4386, www.garrettchamber.com.ATTRACTIONS The Gordon Roberts House (History House), Cumberland, (301) 777 8678. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Harford County: INFORMATIONDiscover Harford County Tourism Council, 3 W. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Howard County: INFORMATIONColumbia Association Welcome Center and Archives, 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, (410) 715-3000, www.columbiaassociation.com.Hayland Farm Bed & Breakfast, 500 Sheppard Lane, Ellicott City, (410) 531-5593.Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, (410) 442-1022, www.howardcountyfair.com.Howard County Tourism Council, 8267 Main St., Ellicott City, (800) 288-8747, www.visithowardcounty.com.ATTRACTIONSAfrican Art Museum of Maryland, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, (410) 730-7106, www.africanartmuseum.org. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Kent County: INFORMATIONKent County Office of Tourism, 400 High St., (410) 778-0416, www.kentcounty.com.ATTRACTIONSChesapeake Farm, Chestertown, (410) 778-0141. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Montgomery County: INFORMATIONConference and Visitors Bureau of Montgomery County, 11820 Parklawn Drive, suite 380, Rockville, (301) 428-9702, www.cvbmontco.com.Montgomery County Maryland Web site, www.montgomerycountymd.gov.ATTRACTIONSBrookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, (301) 949-8230, www.brooksidegardens.org. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Prince George's County: InformationPrince George's County Conference and Visitors Bureau, 9200 Basil Court, suite 101, Largo, (301) 925-8300, www.goprincegeorgescounty.com.Prince George's County Premier Area Guide, www.princegeorges.com.AttractionsAmerican Indian Cultural Center and Piscataway Indian Museum, 16816 Country Lane, Waldorf, (301) 782-7622. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Queen Anne's County: InformationQueen Anne's County Department of Business and Tourism, 425 Piney Narrows Road, Chester, www.qac.org, (410) 604-2100.ATTRACTIONSKent Island, (410) 604-2100. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
St. Mary's County: INFORMATIONSt. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Somerset County: INFORMATIONCrisfield Chamber of Commerce, Crisfield, (800) 782-3913, www.crisfield.org.Somerset County Tourism, 11440 Ocean Highway, Princess Anne, (800) 521-9189.ATTRACTIONSCrisfield Cruises and Ferryboats. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Talbot County: INFORMATIONTalbot County Chamber of Commerce, Easton Plaza, suite 53, 101 Marlboro Ave., Easton, (410) 822-4653, www.Talbgov.org.ATTRACTIONSAcademy Art Museum, 106 South St., Easton, (410) 822-0455, www.art-academy.org. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Washington County: INFORMATIONHagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitor Bureau, 16 Public Square, Hagerstown, (301) 791-3246, www.marylandmemories.org.ATTRACTIONSWashington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown, (301) 739-5725, www.washcomuseum.org. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Wicomico County: INFORMATIONWicomico County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 8480 Ocean Highway, Delmar, (410) 548-4914, www.wicomicotourism.org. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Worcester County: INFORMATIONOcean City Convention and Visitors Bureau, 4001 Coastal Highway, (800) 626-2326, www.ococean.com.Worcester County Tourism Office, 104 W. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Washington, D.C.: INFORMATIONWashington, D.C., Accommodations, 2201 Wisconsin Ave. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Virginia: INFORMATIONArlington Convention and Visitors Service, 735 S. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
West Virginia: INFORMATIONJefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Harpers Ferry, (800) 848-8687, www.jeffersoncountycvb.com. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Delaware: INFORMATIONDelaware Chamber of Commerce, 1201 N. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Pennsylvania: INFORMATIONPennsylvania Visitors Guide, (800) 847-4872, www.experiencepa.com.Pennsylvania Wine Association, 411 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (877) 472-9463, www.pennsylvaniawine.com.Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau, 501 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, (800) 723-8824, www.padutchcountry.com.Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, 1004 Main St., Stroudsburg, (800) 762-6667, www.800poconos.com.ATTRACTIONSAmish Country Homestead Plain and Fancy Farm, 3121 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, (717) 768-8400, www.amishexperience.com. | Sizzlin Summer Calendar
Field Trip: A User's Guide to the Mid-Atlantic's Minor-League Baseball Parks | Sizzlin Feature by Mark Fatla
She Stoops to Conquer: Hanging Out with the "Painting Lady" of Canton | Sizzlin Feature by Erin Sullivan
High Noon: Taking it to the Streets with the 12 O'Clock Boyz | Feature by Tim Hill
Stones in my Pathway: For a Backroads Enthusiast, Hunting for Mason-Dixon Markers on the Eastern Shore is a Joyride | Sizzlin Feature by Van Smith
Endless Summer: The Uncanny Summertime Empire of Vera's White Sands | Sizzlin Feature by Blake de Pastino
Drunk by Degrees: City Paper's Hard-Drinking I-Team Goes in Search of the Coldest Beer in Town | Feature
The Tale of the Tape: Our Intrepid Correspondent Waxes Dat Azz | Sizzlin Feature by Waris Banks
Led Astray: Putting Baltimore Guidebooks to the Test | Sizzlin Feature by Anna Ditkoff
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