Economic Development & Tourism

Calendar Of Events

A 10th Annual Easter Egg Roll

Location: La Plata United Methodist Church, 3 Port Tobacco Road, La Plata
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cost: Tickets are $15.00 each for children and adults.
Description: This event is filled with fun for the entire family and features egg rolls and hunts, a moon bounce, pony rides, visit with the Easter Bunny, games, face painting, a silent auction, raffle and box lunches.

For more information or to make reservations, call 301-934-1268 (Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm) or (301) 609-TREE; mail:friends@hospiceofcharlescounty.org.

Celebrate La Plata

Location: Town of La Plata, 305 Queen Anne St.
Description: Saturday, April 17 noon to 4:00 grounds of La Plata Town Hall
12:00 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs parade of players along La Grange Ave.
12:00-4 La Plata Police Dept Open House
12:30-1 Meet and Greet Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Players
12:30 Port Tobacco Player Encore Kids presentation of "From the Elephant Pit"
1:00-3 "Roadhouse" band
1:45 Nanjemoy Creek Education Environmental Center, CCPS; Raptor Conservation Program
2:00 Speed & Thro High Energy Magic Show
3:00 La Plata Bed Races
Free children's activities, food vendors, and much more!
For more information contact Julie Lemmon at 301-934-8421 or jlemmon@townoflaplata.org

Saint Charles Half Marathon

Saturday-Sunday, April 17-18, 2010
9 am – Rail Trail Fun Run (Sat)
8 am – Half Marathon (Sun)
8:15 am - 5K Run (Sun)
Post Race Party & Finish Line Celebration

Detailed information is provided on stcharleshalfmarathon.com

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Professional Baseball Club

Location: Regency Furniture Stadium, 11765 St. Linus Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602

2010 Home Opener!
7:05 p.m.
To purchase tickets, visit www.somdbluecrabs.com or call 301-638-9788

Charles County House & Garden Tour

Charles County House & Garden Tour
Time: 10 am - 5 pm
Description: This year Charles County will tour 9 homes and 2 historic sites and highlight homes in the western area of the county, including the Thomas Stone Historical Site and Carmel of Port Tobacco.
Admission fee: $30 in advance and $35 at the door
Charles County information and contacts: Bus transportation is available by reservation only. Please call Transportation Chairman, Mrs. Levering 301-934-8487. Advanced ticket sales/gift certificates, please call Mrs. Howard Alger 301-934-8036.
The information center on the day of the tour will be at Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Habre de Venture, 6655 Rose Hill Road, Port Tobacco. Tickets that day may be bought there or at any of the houses.
Maryland information will be available on mhgp.org/tours.html beginning 2010, and tour books will be available in March 2010. For more information call 410.821.6933 or email mhgp@aol.com.