From Nature to Music, there's something for everyone.

As the summer winds down to those final days of vacation, and just before the kids head back to school, there is a flurry of events for every taste. Here’s a list of what’s happening this week, courtesy of HometownAnnapolis.com.  

Up Close with Nature

·  Aug. 22 - Puddle Stompers: Five Senses Hike. Children ages 3-5 yrs. of age and their parents/guardians. Look under rocks and logs, stroll through marshes, and journey through forest paths. 3-4 p.m. Admission. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Rd., Edgewater. For more information and to pre-register call 443-482-2300.

·  Aug. 25 - Monarch Migration. Capture, tag, and release Monarch Butterflies for this migration study. Program is for ages 7 and up. Meet at the Main Parking lot. 3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Kinder Farm Park, 1001 Kinder Farm Park Road, Millersville. For information or to register call 410-222-6115 or visit www.kinderfarmpark.org.

·  Aug. 25 - Butterflies: Nature’s Festival of Colours.  

Discover the role that butterflies play in the ecosystem and learn to identify several common to Maryland on this guided 2.5 mile hike. Bring water and dress for the outdoors. 8:30-11 a.m. Ages 10+. The North Tract at Patuxent Research Refuge, Rt. 198 between the Baltimore/Washington Parkway and Rt. 32, Laurel. For more information or to register call 301-497-5887 or visit www.fws.gov/northeast/patuxent/.

·  Aug. 26 - Crazy for Caterpillars. Learn about the many ways these baby bugs have adapted to avoid being eaten. We will take a short hike to look for caterpillars outside, then come back to the Wetland Center to make some caterpillars of our own. All ages welcome. 2-3:30 p.m. Admission. Jug Bay Wetlands, 1361 Wrighton Road, Lothian. For information or to register call 410-741-9330 or visit www.jugbay.org.

·  Aug. 26 - Earth Walk. Connect with nature on this guided hike by using your senses to explore the natural world. 10-11:30 a.m. Ages 10+. Free. National Wildlife Visitor Center at Patuxent Research Refuge, Powder Mill Rd.between the Baltimore/Washington Parkway and Rt. 197, Laurel. For more information or to register call 301-497-5887 or visit www.fws.gov/northeast/patuxent/ 

Step into History

·  Aug. 21 and 25 - History Hike. Travel forwards and backwards through time on a walking tour of historic Annapolis. Imagine how people in the past struggled for freedom and how things might be in the future. For children ages 6 to 10 years old. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (Aug. 21) or  3-5 p.m. (Aug.15). Admission. Meet at the Annapolis city dock. Registration required. For more information or to register for a guided tour call 410-216-6186 or visit www.bdmuseum.com.

·  Aug. 25 - Oct. 21 - Maryland Renaissance Festival. Performers, musical entertainment, and jousting. Craft vendors, food and drink. Games and activities for children. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Admission. Anne Arundel County Fair Grounds, Generals Highway, Route 178, Crownsville. For more information call 800-296-7304 or visit www.rennfest.com. 

Music Fills the Air

·  Aug. 22 - Chesapeake Scenes musical performance. Bring your own lawn chairs and a picnic baskets. 7-9 p.m. Cap’n Herbie Sadler Park, Back Creek at the end of Second Street, Eastport. For more information call 410-295-0104 or visit www.annapolismaritimemuseum.org.

·  Aug. 23 - DC Pan Jammers in concert. Steel drum ensemble. The Thursdays in the Park series. 7-9 p.m. Chesapeake Exploration Center, 425 Piney Narrows Road, Chester. For more information call 410-758-2520 or visit www.arts4u.info.

·  Aug. 25 - Linwood Taylor Band. Performs blues music at Quiet Waters Park Summer Concert Series. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket for seating. Free. 6-8 p.m. 600 Quiet Waters Park Road (off Hillsmere Drive), Annapolis. For more information call 410-222-1777.

·  Aug. 26 - Sea Chanters. Military band performs traditional chorale music. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. Park fee. 5-7 p.m. Downs Park, 8311 John Downs Loop, off Mountain Road, Pasadena. For more information call 410-222-6230.

·  Aug. 26 - U.S. Army Field Band, musical performance. 7 p.m. Free. Lawn chairs and coolers are permissible at the event. Devers Lawn at the corners of Mapes Road and Cooper Avenue, Fort George G. Meade. For more information visit www.army.mil/fieldband.

Be sure to call ahead or check the website for information, and then get out and enjoy!

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