Visit with Santa
Visit with Santa Claus at Arundel Mills, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle in Hanover, through Wednesday, Dec. 24. For hours and information: 410-540-5100 or go to arundelmills.com.
'Jolly Express Cruises'
Historic Annapolis hosts evening cruises on Spa Creek Friday-Sunday, Dec. 26-28. Event includes hot cocoa and holiday music. Departure times from the Annapolis City Dock are 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $23, $13 for children younger than 12. Advance reservations must be made through watermarkcruises.com/events/tours.htm or by calling 410-268-7601, ext. 104.
Free parking
Two hours of free parking are available to Annapolis shoppers at all two-hour metered parking spots through Jan. 1. Spaces on Main Street, Francis Street, West Street, Maryland Avenue, Prince George Street, City Dock and Market Space are available. Motorists are not allowed to leave their cars in one spot all day.
Winter lecture series
The Annapolis Maritime Museum's lecture series will be held at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Jan 15-March 5 in the museum's Bay Room, 723 Second St. Admission is $10 per lecture and free for first mate level and above museum members. Information: 410-295-0104 or amaritime.org.
Annual MLK breakfast
Tickets are available for the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast being held Monday, Jan. 19, at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway in Arnold. For the first time, the guest speaker is a middle school student, Katherine Hernandez Marroquin. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and the program begins at 8 a.m. in the David S. Jenkins Gymnasium. Attendees are asked to donate canned goods as part of a food drive sponsored the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Event honors six community members who best represent the spirit of Dr. King and who also work to reinforce his message to the youth of the community.
Tickets are $35 each or $350 for a table for 10. Make checks payable to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Committee and mail to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Committee, c/o Erica Matthews, P.O. Box 1951, Annapolis, Md. 21404. Information: Eugene Peterson at 301-538-0887 or Erica Matthews at 443-761-9734.
Baysox packages
The Bowie Baysox are offering two ticket packages for the holidays. Each includes a Kevin Gausman bobblehead and eight undated tickets for the Baysox's 2015 season. The "Baysox Holiday Gift Pack" is $99.95 plus a $7.95 shipping and handling fee, and includes a baseball cap. "Home For The Holidays" package is $88 plus the same shipping and handling. Tickets packages are available at baysoxshop.com until Jan. 9. Information: 301-464-4880 or baysox.com.
Operation Paperback
This nonprofit collects used books nationwide and sends them to U.S. troops deployed overseas. Since 1999, more than 1 million books have been shipped to military personnel around the world. Organizing the effort in this area is Sandy Marron of Annapolis. She can be contacted at slmmuscles1@aol.com. Put "books" in the subject line. Information: operationpaperback.org.