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What's Fun, What's Featured in St. Mary's
SWEET SOUNDS OF SUMMER IN ST. MARY'S includes Downtown Tunes, the River Concert Series, Jazz Cabaret performances and much more. Plan your event-full weekends at visitstmarysmd.com. June highlights include the St. Mary's County Crab Fest, the Juneteenth Celebration and the Beerfest at Historic St. Mary's City.

Trip Tip: Saturday, June 1, enjoy the 5K fun Run and dog Walk at Greenwell State Park, the Lighthouse Open House at Point Lookout State Park or Beer, Bands and BBQ at Summerseat Farm.

The Lola Market
Saturday, May 18
8am - 3pm
Lola Belle Co., Leonardtown

Come and get your shopping fix flea-market style at Lola Belle Co. in Leonardtown! This Sat. May 18th from 8am-3pm will be a shopping extravaganza, with local vendors set up outdoors as well as plenty of sales, giveaways, and more in store! So join us for a day filled with shopping, food, & fun.

2nd Annual Price of Freedom Music Fest
Saturday, June 22
7th District Optimist Field, Avenue, MD
11am - 11pm

It's back!
This year the Music Fest will benefit A.C.T.S. "A Community That Shares". ACTS supplies in-home medical equipment to those in need. All Military Vets/Active Duty and kids 12 & under admitted free. The car show starts at 11am and a motorcycle poker run will end at the event. Music starts at 2pm, so come listen to the sounds of HydraFX, Jukebox Thieves, Sam Grow Band, and No Green Jelly Beenz. Tickets are $10 online and $15 at the gate. No coolers. Bring a chair and a friend. Spread the Word! Visit http://www.7thdistrictoptimist.org/events.html for more information and to buy tickets.

Feline Fine: Rescue Groups Help Cats Live Happy Healthy Lives
"Spike" had severely deformed front legs, "Clark Kent" was having trouble breathing due to a bone deformity, and "Wonder Kitty" was blind when each cat was taken in by members of Last Chance Animal Rescue (LCAR) in Waldorf, given the medical treatment it needed, and ultimately given a chance to live a happy, healthy life.

Send That Kid to Camp!
Here at Southern Maryland Online, some of our fondest childhood memories are of summer camp, so we've compiled a list of daycamps and sleepaway camps that are convenient to the area. But you'd better hurry - camp rosters fill up fast. Did we miss one? Let us know!

Leave Your Condolences in the Obituaries
By popular demand, each obituary listing now includes a comment feature for condolences and memories of the deceased to help memorialize those who've left us and console their loved ones.

Access our Forums from Your Mobile Device
Our community forums are the best area resource for emergency information. So we've created an alternate interface that is specially designed for the smaller screen of your mobile device. Just point your device to http://forums.somd.com/wap/ and, even if you just want to kill some time while stuck on the commuter bus, you can be in touch no matter where you are. Click here for more information!

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A Hometown Musician Making It Big
Sam Grow shouldn't be humble. The singer-songwriter from Charles County is enjoying success on the iTunes charts, taking his band on nationwide tours, and often playing with some pretty big names in the music business. But when I thanked him for agreeing to be interviewed, his response was to thank me for wanting to interview him.

It is this humility that makes Grow so likable, and perhaps why he enjoys such a large Southern Maryland following. His talent doesn't hurt either: It takes only a few minutes of listening to his music to be hooked. Grow's powerful voice and catchy melodies sound as if they could be heard on any major radio station.

Cycling the Roads Less Traveled
As the weather turns ever more pleasant, the great outdoors beckon. Why not enjoy a little fresh air and sunshine while taking in Southern Maryland's beautiful vistas from the saddle of a bicycle?

There's something special about being outside as a long, cold winter transforms into bright, warm spring days. In Southern Maryland, spring means days spent by the water and road trips to familiar haunts like Point Lookout, Solomons, Cobb Island and North Beach. For many, those trips involve pulling a bike from the dusty spot where it wintered in the garage and heading out to a trail or the open road.

Green and Clean in Southern Maryland
For Southern Maryland, what's old has become new.

As alternative energy becomes more common and cost-effective, businesses, residents and governments are harnessing ages-old resources such as the wind, energy from below the earth's surface, and the sun.

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