Sotterley

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2023-02-12 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | SMC Regional Airport
Our first AeroPark Farmer’s Market of 2023 will be on February 12th, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to 68% of the money you spend stays in the community, so come help support the wonderful entrepreneurs that make Maryland unique. The market runs from 9am – 1pm and is located indoors so you can enjoy watching the planes go by while shopping rain or shine!
Sotterley is sponsoring this unique market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown.

Vendors:

Dixon Family Farm
Olga’s Cakes
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Unforgoatable Goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Boon Doggie Farm
Zekiah Farms
Tobacco Barn Distillery
Beachin Bay Bakery
Mully’s Brewery
Free State Ciders
Gigi’s treats
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
Sotterley (Growing for Good)
Achterberg Acres
The Garden (Mushrooms)
Bird Dog Café
Blue Wind (Chocolate & Stuffed Ham)

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2022-12-18 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
The last AeroPark Farmer’s Market of 2022 is coming in time for you to get fantastic local goods for your holiday parties and dinners! Support local this holiday season by purchasing fresh, delicious ingredients and prepared foods directly from Southern Maryland businesses.

We’re expecting a very special visitor again this year. Bring the kids along, because we hear Santa himself will be making an appearance around 11:30 am, and weather permitting he’ll be flying in! There will be an opportunity to meet Santa on the flightline and he’ll be passing out treats.

This Airport Famer’s Market embraces and showcases the rural characteristics of Southern Maryland while highlighting the role that our region has played in developing our nation’s air and space technologies. One of the most unique characteristics is that people can fly their plane into the airport from other parts of the region to buy goods and then fly home!

Sotterley is sponsoring this special market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown and is part of the growing AeroPark Innovation District.

Vendors:

Dixon Family Farm
Olga’s Cakes
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Unforgoatable goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Boon Doggie Farm
Zekiah Farms
Tobacco Barn Distillery
No Guarantees Bakery
Mully’s Brewery
Free State Ciders
Gigi’s treats
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
Sotterley (Growing for Good)
Achterberg Acres
The Garden (Mushrooms)
Bird Dog Café
Blue Wind (Chocolate & Stuffed Ham)
Double T Oysters

Winter Wonderland Workshops
2022-12-03 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Four sessions throughout the day available for you to choose from: 8:30, 10:30, 1:00 & 3:00
Have you tried DIY holiday décor projects before, but just couldn’t seem to pull it off? Great news, the Sotterley Garden Guild is offering workshops on Saturday, December 3rd to share their expertise! This is a fantastic opportunity to spend time with your friends and loved ones while creating something beautiful. The Garden Guild’s wreaths and other holiday décor are unique, festive, and eye-catching – you’ll love showing them off just as much as you enjoy making them!

Only 16 participants per session and each session is 1 1/2 hours long. Tickets must be purchased in advance. $30 per participant.
Purchase Tickets Here

Please Note: Bring your own gloves and clippers for the workshops – other materials to be provided. Workshops will be held in Historic Sotterley Maintenance Building. Guests are asked to arrive promptly for your workshop time and to proceed directly to the Maintenance Building across from the Visitor Center to check in. Visitors are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and to wear foot gear suitable for the conditions as the site is kept rustic, although the workshop will be held indoors.

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2022-11-20 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
Sotterley is hosting another “Fly-In” Farmer’s Market on November 20th, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to 68% of the money you spend stays in the community, so come help support the wonderful entrepreneurs that make Maryland unique. The market runs from 9am – 1pm and is located indoors so you can enjoy watching the planes go by while shopping rain or shine!
Sotterley is sponsoring this unique market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown.

Vendors:

Dixon Family Farm
Olga’s Cakes
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Unforgoatable goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Boon Doggie Farm
Zekiah Farms
Intoxi-Cake-Tion
Tobacco Barn Distillery
No Guarantees Bakery
Mully’s Brewery
Free State Ciders
Gigi’s treats
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
Sotterley (Growing for Good)
Achterberg Acres
The Garden (Mushrooms)
Bird Dog Café
Blue Wind (Chocolate & Stuffed Ham)

NovemBEER
2022-11-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
NovemBEER
Saturday, November 12th, 2022
VIP Early Party 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
General Admission 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

IMPORTANT – Please read ALL event information and policies below before making your purchase:
Purchase Tickets Here

Autumn Party & Craft Beer Event

Live Music & Dancing (if the spirit moves you) – Music from HydraFX
Food for purchase – Food trucks from Blue Wind Gourmet, Dooley’s BBQ, and Olde Town Pub’s Wing Wagon

Fall is brewing at NovemBEER! Enjoy an assortment of craft beer while listening to local band HydraFX, perusing items from artisan vendors, and playing lawn games. Food appealing to all taste buds will be available for purchase from food trucks. Wine will also be available for purchase for the non-beer drinkers joining us! On Saturday, November 12th, 2021, the good times will roll from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Purchase a VIP ticket to start the party early and get in at 12:00 pm! Want to take the fun home? We’ll be offering growler fills throughout the event AND we’ll be selling LIMITED EDITION 32-ounce NovemBEER growlers while supplies last.

VIP Craft Beer Drinkers: $30 in advance, $35 at the door.
General Admission Craft Beer Drinkers: $20 in advance; $25 at the door.
Designated Drivers & General Admission (Non-beer drinkers): $10.
Children 6 and under: FREE
BYO Growler to Fill: $10 per 32-oz on site only. Growlers cannot be consumed on site.

SHOUT OUT! We couldn’t do this event without our good friends Sunny Malhotra of Taphouse 1637/Bollywood Masala and Josh Peeling of The Hole In The Wall, who select the beer menu!

– ​Advance VIP Tickets: $30.00 includes one hour EARLY admission, a signature pint glass and eight 4 oz pours of selections from Maryland’s fantastic craft brewers. Purchase additional pours on-site. Purchase in advance to SAVE your spot and SAVE $5! Tickets will also be available at the gate ($35.00/ea.)
– ​Advance General Admission: $20.00 includes admission, a signature pint glass and four 4 oz pours of selections from Maryland’s fantastic craft brewers. Purchase additional pours on-site. Purchase in advance to SAVE your spot and SAVE $5! Tickets will also be available at the gate ($25.00/ea.)

– AT THE GATE ADMISSION:
VIP Beer Drinkers: $35
General Admission Beer Drinkers: $25.
Under 21 & Designated Drivers (Non-​​​beer drinkers): $10.
Children 6 and under: FREE
Purchasers of drinking tickets must be 21 or older. Please bring a valid ID or entry to the tasting will be denied. Food & drink will be available for additional purchase. Tasters of the craft brews will have the option to purchase additional pours. Upon arrival, proceed towards the Pavilion to the right of the Visitor Center to check in. Please be sure to read all event information and policies before making your purchase.
All tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE.
Event is RAIN or SHINE. In the unlikely event of cancellation, all tickets will be considered a taxable donation to Historic Sotterley, Inc.
Coolers, food, drink, and pets are not allowed at this event​, but chairs are welcome!

Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives with Donald Shomette
2022-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Donald Shomette
Author, Archaeologist, and Award-winning Historian
The Civil War in Southern Maryland: The Forgotten Conflict
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
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Note: This is a HYBRID EVENT! If you are local to Southern Maryland and interested in attending in person, please register on our EventBrite instead! In-Person Space is limited, so register soon.
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On November 2, noted historian and author Donald Grady Shomette will present a fascinating illustrated lecture on his most recent award winning book Anaconda’s Tail: The Civil War on the Potomac Frontier 1861-1865, the hitherto unwritten and all but forgotten chronicle of that devastating conflict as it was played out in Southern Maryland. It is a hitherto largely ignored account of the guerilla war, spies and smugglers, invasions and naval battles, heroism and chicanery, slavery and emancipation, and the political intrigue that swept across the countryside of Maryland’s five southernmost counties that would influence the course of the war itself. It is a story that will place for the first time Southern Maryland’s critical role in not simply speaking to the well trod accounts of the Lincoln assassination and the escape of John Wilkes Booth or the ill-famed Point Lookout prisoner of war death camp, but in the very context of both the major Northern and Southern war efforts and their consequences. It is a narrative well worth visiting.
Donald Grady Shomette completed his undergraduate work in graphic design and art history at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. In 1997 he was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Baltimore for contributions to history, science and the arts. His early career included stints at the Wall Street Journal and Grolier Publishing in New York City, and with the Washington Post in Washington, D.C. For more than two decades he served on the staff of the Library of Congress and simultaneously as director of Nautical Archaeological Associates, a non-profit research organization, which conducted, among others, the first underwater archaeological surveys in the states of Maryland, New Jersey, and Arkansas.
As a historian Shomette has served as a cultural resources management consultant for numerous states, various agencies of the U.S. Government, museums, universities, and non-profit research establishments. As a marine archaeologist he has worked in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe under the sponsorship of such institutions as the National Geographic Society, the National Park Service, the U.S. Navy, and various educational foundations and museums.
Shomette is the author of twenty books, the most recent being Navigational Hazards (2020) and Anaconda’s Tail: Civil War on the Potomac Frontier, 1861-1865 (2019). He is a contributor to three international encyclopedias and five anthologies of history and archaeology. His many scientific and popular articles have appeared in such publications as National Geographic Magazine, History and Technology, Sea History, and the American Neptune. He has appeared in documentaries on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, Maryland Public Television, NBC, CBS and the BBC. For more than a decade he served as a lecturer for the Smithsonian Journeys Program in the Great Lakes and along the entirety of the North American Atlantic Seaboard.
Thrice winner of the prestigious John Lyman Book Award for Best American Maritime History, and twice winner of the Marion V. Brewington Award for Best U.S. Naval History, Shomette was also honored with the Calvert Prize, the highest award in Maryland for historic preservation. He is a resident of Calvert County, Maryland.
​​​​​​​This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
FREE EVENT for the public – Advance registration required.
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Family Activities in October
2022-10-30 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-23 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 and 4 more dates | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Join Us the Month of October!
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October!
Historic Sotterley is offering a fun month for children. Pumpkin painting, games and activities are offered each weekend and are included in the normal grounds fee of $5 (or the normal guided tour fee), and children under 6 are free, as are Members! An extra bonus – children 12 and younger will receive their small pumpkin to paint for free!

Activities include:
Pumpkin Painting
Cornhole Toss
Sensory Bins
Farm Puzzles

Large Games:
Farming Football and Basketball

Please join us while supplies last!

Nightmare on Sotterley Lane
2022-10-29 19:00, 2022-10-28 19:00, 2022-10-22 19:00, 2022-10-21 19:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
October 21, 22, 28 & 29
Tour times start at 7:00pm

Sotterley is hosting a new event based on some of our favorite haunted and ghostly happenings from the past. Come and join us for Nightmare on Sotterley Lane! You will go on a walking tour of some of our favorite creepy spaces and places and be prepared to encounter both the earthly inhabitants and those not of this earth. Your self-guided tour will include walking on some uneven outdoor terrain, so wear appropriate footwear and weather gear since the event is rain or shine.

Guests will sign up for a 20-MINUTE window of time, and you can show up anytime during that 20-minute window to start your tour. Tickets are $15/person, and MUST be purchased in advance online.

*Produced by the FRIENDS OF SOTTERLEY and made possible by their generous donations of time and talent. *
Visit the Sotterley Museum Shop to purchase goodies for everyone on your holiday gift list!

Purchase Tickets Here!

This is a walking tour which includes going outside and through woods. Tours are held RAIN or SHINE! The tour route will include some hilly, rough and uneven terrain. Guests are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and to wear footwear suitable for the conditions.
This is a self-guided walking tour production and will include spooky moments and special effects, maybe strobe lights. Some content may not be suitable for young children. Parents, please use your own discretion and be considerate of the others in your group when making the decision on whether to bring your child. This event is recommended for ages 8 and up. No strollers, walkers, or wheelchairs.
Proceeds from programming, membership and events support the education and preservation efforts of Historic Sotterley.

Storytime in the Garden
2022-10-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Join us for a visit from St. Mary’s County Public Library, who will be reading a selection of kid-friendly seasonal stories! Bring a picnic blanket and a snack to make this fall story time cozy. Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes and will get a goodie bag in exchange.

This is a free event, sponsored by our partners at the library. Other activities on site, detailed here, can be experienced for our normal $5 per person grounds fee.

AeroPark Farmer's Market
2022-10-09 09:00 - 13:00 | SMC Regional Airport
The next “Fly-In” Market will be help on October 9th, but you don’t need a plane to visit! Drive, bike, or walk in to get fresh goods and produce. All businesses selling at our Airport Farmer’s Market are local small businesses that sell products that they have grown or produced themselves. When you shop local, up to 68% of the money you spend stays in the community, so come help support the wonderful entrepreneurs that make Maryland unique. The market runs from 9am – 1pm and is located indoors so you can enjoy watching the planes go by while shopping rain or shine!
Sotterley is sponsoring this unique market at the Airport Terminal building located at 44200 Airport Road, California, Maryland. Located in St. Mary’s County, the airport is about four miles northeast of the central business district of Leonardtown.

Vendors:

Boon Doggie Farm
Dixon Family Farm
Mully’s Brewery
Blue Wind
Achterberg Acres
No Guarantees Bakery
Olivin’s Olive Oils & Balsamic Vinegars
Double TT Oysters
Olga’s Cakes
Free State Ciders
Unforgoatable goods
Beez Knees (Ice Cream!)
Zekiah Farms (seasonal produce)
Intoxi-Cake-Tion
Tobacco Barn Distillery
Nativo Spices (Empanadas & take home pizza!)
The Garden International (mushrooms)
Sotterley (Growing for Good – sweet potatoes & potatoes)
Bird Dog Bistro (Food, Coffee, Water)
All 4 Pawz (Mobile Dog Grooming)
Mobile Espresso Truck

Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives with Victoria Christopher Murray
2022-10-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
Victoria Christopher Murray
New York Times Bestselling Author
The Personal Librarian: The story of Belle da Costa Greene, personal librarian to J.P. Morgan
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
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Click here to Register!
Victoria Christopher Murray is co-author of the instant New York Times Bestseller, The Personal Librarian. This work was based on the real personal librarian of J.P. Morgan, Belle da Costa Greene. A black woman who passed as white, Greene curated one the greatest collections of the Gilded Age. Murray will speak about her own life and work, and what we can learn from the story of this remarkable trusted woman that worked for one of the richest men that ever lived.
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​​​​​​​Victoria Christopher Murray is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of more than 30 novels, including the New York Times Instant Best Seller, The Personal Librarian. She has been writing novels full-time for over twenty years.
Victoria originally self-published her first novel, Temptation and in 2000, Time Warner published that novel. Temptation made numerous bestsellers lists and remained on the Essence bestsellers list for nine consecutive months. In 2001, Victoria received her first NAACP Image Award nomination for Temptation.
Over her career, Victoria has received numerous awards including the Phyllis Wheatley Trailblazer Award, eleven African American Literary Awards and five NAACP Image Award nominations. In 2016, she won the Image Award for Outstanding Literature for her social commentary novel, Stand Your Ground.
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​​​​​​​With almost two million books in print, Victoria is one of the country’s top African American contemporary authors.
This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
FREE WEBINAR for the public – Advance registration required.
Click here to Register!

October Pop-up Event - Mini Pumpkin Painting!
2022-10-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-01 12:00 - 16:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
As produce is being sorted and boxed on October 1st & 2nd to go out to our food pantries and those in need, we decided that we also want to share nature’s bounty with our youngest community members! For ages 13 and under, all children coming to Sotterley that day will get a free mini-pumpkin to do pumpkin painting so that they can take a little piece of Southern Maryland home with them! Be sure to make time to enjoy the beauty of Sotterley for the day while you are here. Normal ground fees apply, and remember that our members are free!
If you’re also interested in helping with the produce sorting and boxing, check out our volunteer information here!

Paying it Forward with Growing for Good - CANCELLED
2022-10-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-01 12:00 - 16:00 | Historic Sotterley, 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, 20636, United States
Growing for Good event CANCELLED for October 1st and 2nd, but Pumpkin Painting is Still a Go!

Historic Sotterley is sad to announce that we need to cancel our volunteer Growing for Good event this weekend. We were excited to have volunteers join us to sort, box, and distribute food to our food pantries, but our wonderful partners in the food pantries have let us know that many need to close due to the impending storm. Because of this, we will not have a way to distribute the food to those in need while it is still fresh.

On a happy note, our Pop-up event of mini-pumpkin painting for our youngest visitors is still a go! Check www.sotterley.org details and more information.

Growing for Good will continue in the upcoming weeks, however, and we will have produce that needs to be picked, sorted, and distributed throughout the month of October. We will have some new dates when we will be doing this once we can coordinate with our partners in Farmers Feeding Southern Maryland. If you are interested in helping us and are not already on our volunteer list, please email Kim at officemanager@sotterley.org, and she will add you to her volunteer email list so that you will know our plans.

We are so grateful to our generous community for helping us throughout the year with Growing for Good, and we hope that you can join us on our rescheduled dates as well as in the future. Together, we can come together to not only help support those who need it most, but we can do our part to help build a better community.

Saturday, October 1, 2022
Sunday, October 2, 2022
both days 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Earlier in the year our generous community stepped forward to help us plant acres of vegetables which Sotterley earmarked for donation to our local food banks and food pantries. After harvesting the goods, the time has come to share the goodies! Everyone willing to volunteer will be helping us “Pay it Forward”, directly supporting families in need in our community.
We need the extra hands to help sort and box the produce which is then to be picked up. Hopefully on the day you offer your help, we will be able to complete the task at hand for this wonderful project. This task at hand is recommeded for ages 12 and up.
Sign up to Volunteer Here!
Please sign up in advance so we know how many volunteers to expect. Head towards the Visitor Center and follow the “Growing for Good” directional signage down to a part of the site you probably didn’t even know existed.
Note: We recommend hats, gloves, sunscreen, bug spray, shoes and clothes you are not afraid to get dirty!

Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your start time to check-in.
If you have any questions or need assistance in any way, please do not hesitate to contact Kim Husick at officemanager@sotterley.org or 301-373-2280 x. 1105
Growing for Good
Growing Together!

Insider's Tour: "Fixer Upper"
2022-09-24 16:00 - 18:00 | MD
Historic Sotterley’s offering a NEW Insider’s Tour entitled, “Fixer Upper’
Join us for “Fixer Upper”- Explore how the views of the landowners shaped the architecture and the landscape of Sotterley. As your tour guide leads you through the Manor House, slave cabin, corn crib, and gardens, you will uncover how these spaces have changed over the centuries and how we preserve the buildings and grounds today.
Recommended for ages 16 & older. Walking and standing required. The historic house is not ADA compliant.
Advance reservations required – please no walk-ins. Limited to 18 people per tour.
Tour time: 4:00 pm (tour will last approx. 2 hours)
Please proceed to the Visitor Center to Check-in.
Proceeds from programming, membership and events support the education and preservation efforts of Historic Sotterley Plantation.
Purchase Tickets Here
All sales are final, no refunds.
