2012 Downtown EventsJanuary |
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| 1-12 | Art Exhibition: Gallery of Gifts - Carroll Arts Center’s Tevis Gallery | |
| 7 | Common Ground on the Hill Concert Series: Tom Chapin – Carroll Arts Center – 8 pm - $ | |
| 9-31 | Art Exhibition: "Six Pack Abs - Flexing Abstraction" – Carroll Arts Center Community Gallery | |
| 10 | Box Lunch Talk: Barn Restoration – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 13-31 | Art Exhibition: “Secret Boxes” - Carroll Arts Center’s Tevis Gallery | |
| 13 | FLICC Presents “Antonia's Line” – Carroll Arts Center – 7:30pm - $ | |
| 15 | The Rouges: Live in Concert – Carroll Arts Center – 7pm - $ | |
| 16 | MLK Day Celebration at the Movies: Cry Freedom - Carroll Arts Center - 1pm | |
| 19 | Carroll County's 175th Birthday Celebration - Meet Dr. Beanes - Church of The Ascension's Holy Cross Hall - 7pm | |
| 19 | Art Exhibition: "Something from Here; Something from There" - Carroll Arts Center's Tevis Gallery | |
| 21 | Iron Ridge: Live in Concert - Carroll Arts Center - 7pm - $ | |
| February | ||
| 1-17 | Art Exhibition: "Six Pack Abs - Flexing Abstraction" - Carroll Arts Center’s Community Gallery | |
| 1-29 | Art Exhibition: "Something from Here; Something from There" - Carroll Arts Center’s Tevis Gallery | |
| 2 | Cinderella and the Winter Ball Puppet Show - Westminster Branch Library - 6pm | |
| 3 | Cinderella and the Winter Ball Puppet Show - Westminster Branch Library - 10am & 1pm | |
| 3 | Foreign Film Festival: “In a Better World” – Carroll Arts Center – 7:30pm - $ | |
| 4 | Common Ground on the Hill Concert Series: Don Flemons - Carroll Arts Center - 8pm - $ | |
| 5 | Westminster Coin & Currency Show - Westminster VFD - 9am to 4:30pm | |
| 10 | Foreign Film Festival: “Belle Epoque” – Carroll Arts Center – 7:30pm - $ | |
| 13 | Presidents in the Civil War - Westminster Branch Library - 7pm | |
| 14 | HSCC Box Lunch Talk: Saving the Union: Carroll County Men in the Civil War – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 17 | Foreign Film Festival: “Owl and the Sparrow” – Carroll Arts Center – 7:30pm - $ | |
| 18 | Hard Swimmin' Fish: Live in Concert - Carroll Arts Center - 7:30pm - $ | |
| 20 | Michael Rosman: Amazing Feats of Comedy - Carroll Arts Center - 11am - $ | |
| 25 | Foreign Film Festival: “Seraphine” – Carroll Arts Center – 7:30pm - $ | |
| March | ||
| 1-10 | Art Exhibition: "Something from Here; Something from There" - Carroll Arts Center’s Tevis Gallery | |
| 1-31 | Art Exhibition: "The Works of Lindsay Wailes"– Off Track Art | |
| 3 | Common Ground on the Hill Concert Series: Grainne Hambly & William Jackson – Carroll Arts Center - 8pm | |
| 9 & 10 | Barleyjuice: Live in Concert - Carroll Arts Center - 8pm - $ | |
| 13 | HSCC Box Lunch Talk: An Architectural Masterpiece - The Church of the Ascension - American Legion Post #31 - Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 18 | ArtsPower Presents "The Rainbow Fish" - Carroll Arts Center - 2pm - $ | |
| 24 | Teelin Irish Dance Company - Carroll Arts Center - 3pm - $ | |
| 31 | Corbit's Charge Civil War Ball - Longwell Avenue Old Armory - 8pm to 11pm - $ | |
| April | ||
| 1-30 | Art Exhibition: "The Works of Lindsay Wailes" – Off Track Art | |
| 5-15 | 5th Annual Peep Show – Carroll Arts Center - 10am to 8pm, except Sundays - Noon to 5pm | |
| 7 | Easter Egg Hunts - Westminster City Hall Grounds - 10am to Noon | |
| 7 | Common Ground on the Hill Concert Series: Kevin Burke – Carroll Arts Center- 8pm | |
| 10 | HSCC Box Lunch Talk: Symbols in Stone - American Legion Post #31 - Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 11 | Main Street Mile - East Main Street in Downtown Westminster - 7pm | |
| May | ||
| 4-31 | Art Exhibition: “The Works of Phil Grout” - Off Track Art | |
| 10 | HSCC Box Lunch Talk: Mt. Airy on the B&O - American Legion Post #31 - Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 12 | 23rd Annual Flower & Jazz Festival - Downtown Westminster - 10am to 4pm | |
| 26 | Downtown Westminster Farmers Market – Conaway Lot - 8am to Noon | |
| 28 | Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony – PA Avenue & Main Street - 10am | |
| June | ||
| 1-30 | Art Exhibition: “The Works of Phil Grout” - Off Track Art | |
| 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | Downtown Westminster Farmers Market – Conaway Lot - 8am to Noon | |
| 2 | Antique Fire Truck Parade – PA Avenue, Main & Center Streets - 9:45am | |
| 2 | Art in the Park - City Hall Grounds - 10am to 4pm | |
| 12 | Box Lunch Talk: To Be Announced – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ |
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| 23-24 | Corbit's Charge Civil War Commemorative Weekend Event - Grounds of 224 Norch Center Street - 10am to 8pm and 4pm on Sunday | |
| July | ||
| 1-31 | Art Exhibition: “The Works of Paula Waterman” - Off Track Art | |
| 1, 5, 15, 22, 29 | A Month of Sundays Concert Series – Westminster City Park - 6:45pm | |
| 5, 12, 19, 26 | Songs at 6:30 Concert Series - Library Stage - 6:30pm to 8:30pm | |
| 7, 14, 21, 28 | Downtown Westminster Farmers Market – Conaway Lot - 8am to Noon | |
| 7 | Common Ground on the Town – Downtown Westminster - various locations - 9pm to Midnight | |
| 10 | Box Lunch Talk: Out of the Silence: History of the Pipe Creek Meeting – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| August | ||
| 1-31 | Art Exhibition: “The Works of Paula Waterman” - Off Track Art | |
| 4, 11, 18, 25 | Downtown Westminster Farmers Market – Conaway Lot - 8am to Noon | |
| 9 | Box Lunch Talk: The Legacy of William Henry Rinehart – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 19-26 | Carroll County Restaurant Week – Participating restaurants in Downtown Westminster and the rest of Carroll County | |
| 28 | The Westminster Municipal Band Concert - Belle Grove Park - 6pm to 7:15pm | |
| September | ||
| 1-30 | Art Exhibition: “Jerry Dewitt Exhibit” - Off Track Art | |
| 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | Downtown Westminster Farmers Market – Conaway Lot - 8am to Noon | |
| 7 | Rosser's Raid Commemoration - Colonel Rosser Parking Lot - 7pm | |
| 8 | Antique Appraisals Day – Carroll Post, American Legion - 10am to 4pm - $ | |
| 11 | Box Lunch Talk: St. Benjamin's at 250 – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 27 | Westminster Fallfest Parade – PA Avenue & Main Street - 7pm | |
| 27-30 | Westminster Fallfest - Westminster City Park & on Saturday & Sunday - Longwell Lot | |
| 28 | Midnight Madness - Downtown Westminster - 6pm to Midnight | |
| October | ||
| 6, 13, 20, 27 | Downtown Westminster Farmers Market – Conaway Lot - 8am to Noon | |
| 6 | Common Ground on the Hill Concert Series: James Keelaghan – Carroll Arts Center - 8pm - $ | |
| 9 | HSCC Box Lunch Talk: Do You Believe in Ghosts? – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 30 | Halloween Parade – PA Avenue & Main Street - 7pm | |
| November | ||
| 3, 10, 17 | Downtown Westminster Farmers Market – Conaway Lot - 8am to Noon | |
| 3 | Common Ground on the Hill Concert Series: The Burns Sisters – Carroll Arts Center - 8pm - $ | |
| 8 | Box Lunch Talk: Evapco, Inc. - Worldwide Leader in Heat Transfer Products and Services - a Corporate Overview – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 8-10 | 39th Annual Mistletoe Mart – Church of the Ascension - 10am to 8:30 or 5pm on Saturday - $ | |
| 24 | 4th Annual Miracle on Main Holiday Event - 5pm to 9pm | |
| 29-30 | Festival of Wreaths - Carroll Arts Center - 10am to 8pm |
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| December | ||
| 1-8 | Festival of Wreaths – Carroll Arts Center - 10am to 8pm Thursday through Saturday and Noon to 4pm Sunday only | |
| 1, 8, 15, 22 | Santa's House - Locust Lane - Noon to 4pm | |
| 11 | Box Lunch Talk: In the Eye of the Storm – American Legion Post #31 – Noon to 1pm - $ | |
| 15 | Common Ground on the Hill Concert Series: Walt Michaels & Co. Holiday Concert – Carroll Arts Center - 8pm - $ | |
| 31 | 5-4-3-2... The New Year! - 1st Block of West Main Street, Downtown Westminster - 11:30pm | |
| 2012 Major Events around Westminster but not Downtown: | ||
| March 24 | 15th Annual Maryland & the Civil War: A Regional Perspective – Carroll Community - 9am to 3pm | |
| May 5 - 6 | Great American Cake Show & Wedding Cake Competition – Carroll County Ag Center - 10am to 5pm | |
| May 5-6 | Civil War Living History Reenactment – Carroll Co Farm Museum - 10am to 5pm | |
| May 19-20 | Blacksmith Days - Carroll Co Farm Museum - 8am to 5pm | |
| June 8-10 | Lax Max Lacrosse Tournament – Various Playing Fields around Westminster - All Day | |
| June 9 | 40th Annual Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention – Carroll Co Farm Museum - 9am to dark | |
| July 4 | 4th of July Celebration Concert & Fireworks -Carroll County Farm Museum- 10am to 6pm | |
| July 1-13 | Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Weeks – McDaniel College - 9am to 9:30pm | |
| July 7-8 | 15th Annual Roots Music & Arts Festival - Carroll Co Farm Museum - 10am to 9 or 6pm | |
| July 21 | Surf & Turf Summertime Fun Festival - Carroll Co Farm Museum - 3pm to 8pm | |
| Sept 7-9 | Steam Show Days - Carroll Co Farm Museum - 7am to Dusk | |
| Sept 15-16 | Maryland Wine Festival - Carroll Co Farm Museum - 10am or Noon to 6pm | |
| Sept 29 | Maryland Microbrewery Festival – Union Mills Homestead - 11am to 7pm | |
| Oct 20-21 | Fall Harvest Days - Carroll Co Farm Museum - 10am to 5pm | |
For more information on Downtown events, check out the Main Street News. |
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