Around Crownsville

Cater Your Crownsville Event from Right Here in Crownsville
Why not have a big party at your house and share the good food of Lures.  Or maybe a meeting at work would go better with a little food.  How about a graduation or a wedding — maybe rockfish bites on a boat?  Lures Catering Service will [...]

The Candlelight Concert Society isn’t in Crownsville, but it’s not that far away either for those who like world class chamber music and classical soloists. (Read more about the Society in this blog at http://www.aroundcrownsville.com/2009/04/09/venturing-out-of-crownsville-for-great-music-listen-to-christopher-shih/) The latest offering by the society is a concert by twenyt-one year old Armenian prize-winning cellist Narek Hakhnazaryn.  He will [...]

Music in Crownsville
It’s great to see Lures becoming so successful– even if it means I have trouble finding a parking spot.  The menu presents delicious options that don’t repeat what every other restaurant in their price range serve up.  Owners Jill and Chuck Soja have assembled a staff who treats patrons like valued friends — [...]

I am sitting hear watching the world go by– the “world” being snow and the “go by” being sideways.  The view out the window is foreboding and mesmerizing.  I always marvel at how many shades of gray nature can find.
The maple tree has already set its buds for spring.  Now they just have to hold [...]

Due to the conditions of the roads and the impending snowfall, tonight’s meeting of the Generals Highway Council of Community Associations is canceled.  Stay warms.
Richard Falk, President GHCCA

Lures Beer Club for Tonight, 2/9, CANCELLED.
As they said on their site– “Firkin Snow!”

GENERAL’S HIGHWAY COUNCIL OF CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS
P.O. Box 14 Crownsville, MD 21032
February 2010:  Big News for the General’s Highway Corridor! The State of Maryland has reconsidered its disposition of the Crownsville Hospital site and is now talking about letting the County assume control.   I received a call from County Executive Leopold last week, advising me [...]

Adapted from Erin McKenna’s Recipe in Babycakes, a vegan, gluten-free cookbook.
When my son’s girlfriend comes to visit, I have a partner in crime in the kitchen.  We both enjoy cooking and eating.  The only difference is that she’s tall and thin– and I’m not!  The challenge is creating the stuff we love that she can [...]

Due to the sudden illness of a member of the Ebène Quartet, Candlelight will
present the great Leipzig String Quartet, one of the world’s great chamber
ensembles, made up of principal players from the Gewandhaus Orchestra, one
of Europe’s finest.   The Candlelight Series has provided more information on these artists.