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Here Comes The Sunburn: City Paper's 2008 Sizzlin' Summer Guide | Feature
Crew Romance: Explaining The Allure of The Punishing Sport of Rowing | Feature by Michael Byrne
Ocean City Vs. Rehoboth: A She Said/She Said On Where to Park Your Beach Towel This Summer | Feature by Heather Joslyn and Michelle Gienow
A Step Apart: Community Drum Line and Step Group Makes Itself Heard | Feature by Jess Harvell
Ahhhh!: City Paper's Summer Drink Contest | Feature by Edward Ericson Jr.
The Cowboy Way: Local Gunslingers Take a Shot at the Wild West | Feature by Chris Landers
A Wench in the Works: Working at the Renaissance Festival Was as Much Bawd as Bard | Feature by Erin Sullivan
Bee Cause: State Apiarist Keeps An Eye On All That's Buzzing in Maryland | Feature by Shelly Blake-Plock
Camped Out: Trying to Engineer Your Child's Perfect Summer | Feature by Charles Cohen
7 Reasons Why Summer in Baltimore Rules More Than Any Other Place On The Face of The Earth: | Feature by Ben Claassen III
Take One For The Other Team: An O's Fan Suggests The Unthinkable--That You Watch The Nationals, Too | Feature by Jeffrey Anderson
Sizzlin' Summer: Stuff to Do All Summer Long | Sizzlin Calendar
Recreation: Attractions
Beartown State Park, near Hillsboro, W. | Sizzlin Calendar
Gardens, Etc.: Attractions
Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, (301) 962-1400, www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/brooks.., free. | Sizzlin Calendar
Downy Ocean, Hon: Attractions
Art League of Ocean City, 502 94th St., (410) 524-9433, www.artleagueofoceancity.com Non-profit art center hosts all kinds of family friendly events with local artists, totally free.
Jolly Roger Amusement Park, 30th Street and Coastal Highway, (410) 289-4902, www.jollyrogerpark.com When you want to cool off without withstanding the brutal torture that is being covered in sand, come here for the Splash Mountain Water Park, and then stick around when you've dried off for games, rides, mini golf, and speed carts in the company of pirates. | Sizzlin Calendar
Art and Stuff: Attractions
Academy Art Museum, 106 S. | Sizzlin Calendar
Summer Concert Guide: MayMay 21: Mint Condition (Birchmere)May 22-24: Gershwin (Meyerhoff)May 23: Jazz Up Your Fridays (Belvedere Square)Punch Brothers (Birchmere)May 23-25: Maryland Deathfest IV (Sonar)DelFest family-friendly music festival (Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, www.delfest.com)May 23-Sept. | Sizzlin Calendar
History!: Attractions
Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, (202) 633-4820, www.anacostia.si.edu, free. | Sizzlin Calendar
Zoos: Brandywine Zoo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Sizzlin Calendar
Kids: Attractions
Frontier Town Campground, 11224 Dale Road (Route 610), Whaleyville, (410) 641-9785, www.frontiertown.com Family friendly frontier waterfront camping with mini-golf, Wild West adventures, and authentic frontier camping experience. | Sizzlin Calendar
Food: Attractions
Crab Place, 384 W. | Sizzlin Calendar
Drinks: Attractions
Basignani Winery, 15722 Falls Road, Sparks, (410) 472-0703, www.basignani.com This 18-acre vineyard in Maryland's pretty horse country produces wines using old-school cellar methods. | Sizzlin Calendar
Theater: Hauptmann, through May 24, drama, the Colonial Players, 108 East St., Annapolis, (410) 268-7373, www.cplayers.com, $15, seniors and students $10.
The Happy Time, through June 1, classic musical, Signature Theatre, 3806 S. | Sizzlin Calendar
Fourth of July: Baltimore's July 4th Fireworks Celebration, noon-9:30 p.m., Inner Harbor, (410) 752-8632, www.harborplace.com, free. | Sizzlin Calendar
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