Sunday, June 27

'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' This one-act musical comedy will be performed Thursdays-Sundays through July 25, at the Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise St. Shows at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $18. Information: 410-268-9212 or summergarden.com.

Monday, June 28

Blacksmith group The Chesapeake Forge Blacksmith Guild meets at 7 p.m. at Kinder Farm Park, 1001 Kinder Farm Park Road, Millersville. Members learn new techniques while working on projects. No gate fees. Information: 410-222-6115.

Tuesday, June 29

'Dockside cruise' The Central Chesapeake Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America holds its annual summer social from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on board the "Lady Sarah," which is docked at the Annapolis Landing Marina, 980 Awald Road in Annapolis. The "dockside cruise" features drinks and finger foods. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers. Information: 410-757-2753.

Summer Twilight Concert Series Maxwell Street performs blues and swing music from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Gude Garden at Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Free. Information: 301-962-1400 or http://www.brooksidegardens.org.

Rotary meeting The Crofton Rotary Club will meet at 7:15 a.m. at the Bob Evans in Waugh Chapel. Information: 301-897-1462.

Wednesday, June 30

Pasadena Rotarians The Lake Shore (Pasadena) Rotary Club will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 4760 Mountain Road. Information: John Clark, 410-320-3145.

Wednesday Republican Breakfast Club Group meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Rockfish, Sixth and Severn, Eastport, for breakfast and discussion. Jeff Neufield will speak. Cost is $12.

Young Anne Arundel Professionals Social club for single professionals meets at 6:30 p.m. at Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, 7648 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover. Information: 410-336-6822.

Thursday, July 1

Elephant Club Breakfast meeting will be 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 400 Benfield Road, Severna Park. Patrick Jameson, candidate for Anne Arundel sheriff, will speak. Open to the public. $4 fee. Information: 410-437-2213 or elephantclub.us.

Saturday, July 3

Flea market St. Andrew's United Methodist Church holds an indoor country flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at 4 Wallace Manor Road in Edgewater. Spaces are $10; tables are $5. The thrift shop will be open. Information: 410-269-7671.

Future

"Summer Serenade" Concert series featuring the U.S. Naval Academy Band kicks off July 6 at the Annapolis City Dock. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Information: 410-293-0263.

Navy Boot Camps The Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center of the U.S. Naval Academy will sponsor two "Navy Way" boot camps this summer, on July 17 and Aug. 7. Basic Boot Camp is a morning program and Advanced Boot Camp is an afternoon program. Basic Boot Camp is for recruits ages 6-12 and runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Recruits are issued a sailor's cap, learn Navy terms, march, chant, follow orders and eat in a simulated mess hall. Cost is $35 and includes a "Dixie cup" cap, camp, lunch (two slices of pizza and a soda), and a certificate of participation at graduation. Advanced Boot Camp is for graduates of Basic Boot Camp who are ages 9-12, and runs from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants take seamanship training (tying knots), learn how to use semaphore flags and march in precision drill. Cost is $35 (with cap), or $40 (if purchasing new cap), and includes all training materials. Graduates attain the rank of Swabbie 1st Class and receive a certificate of participation and a button for their "Dixie cup" cap at graduation. Registration and information: 410-293-8111 or jopp@usna.edu.

Summer camp "Remembering When," an exploration of early life in Annapolis and South County, is the theme of the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society's summer camp, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26-30 at the Captain Salem Avery Museum, 1418 E.W. Shady Side Road. Registration is $140 for society members, $150 for nonmembers. Information: 410-867-4486 or shadysidemuseum.org.

Crab feast The Rotary Club of Annapolis will hold its annual crab feast from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Event is all you can eat and drink, including vegetable crab soup, corn on the cob, beef barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, draft beer, sodas and water. There will also be a bake sale and cake raffle. Tickets are $20-$60. Free parking. Tickets and information: 877-333-9667.

Events and cancellations for the Anne Arundel County datebook may be submitted by e-mail to arundel.calendar@baltsun.com. Information should be sent at least 10 days before the event.