Another busy spring weekend is on tap for Harford County and western Cecil County residents, as they will be able to celebrate Earth Day in Aberdeen, help clean the Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace, or take in history and culture in Bel Air.
Saturday morning begins with the 15th annual River Sweep, hosted by the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Inc. based in Darlington.
The cleanup, which is held to honor Earth Day, is sponsored by Exelon and the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, according to a news release from the Greenway.
Volunteers can visit one of six locations along the Susquehanna River in either Cecil or Harford County, including Tydings Park in Havre de Grace, the Perryville Community Park off Marion Tapp Parkway, the Perryville Boat Launch at 501 Roundhouse Drive, Marina Park in Port Deposit at 190 S. Main St., the Octoraro Creek in Conowingo Community Park at 1720 Susquehanna River Road and the boat launch along Conowingo Creek at 2 Mt. Zoar Road.
Brigitte Carty, heritage area project manager with the Greenway, said online registration for the Saturday cleanup closed earlier in the week.
She said volunteers are "still more than welcome to come on Saturday to any of the cleanup sites that we have," where they can register in person.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the cleanup lasts from 9 a.m. to noon.
Carty said volunteers clean up trash along the waterways of the Upper Chesapeake Bay region, as well as nearby parks and roads.
Participants have picked up about 80 tons of trash and debris during the past 14 cleanups, according to the Greenway organization.
Carty said about 400 participants are expected Saturday morning, and about 900 total over the next few days, as people organize their own cleanup projects.
"We try to encourage others to clean up at other times that are convenient to them, as well," she said.
Visit the Greenway's website, www.upperbaytrails.com, for more information.
Earth Day festival
Area residents are encouraged to visit Festival Park in Aberdeen Saturday to celebrate Earth Day.
Visitors can check out live music, animals native to the area, exhibits on Earth Day, crafts made with recycled materials and even "green" games about protecting the environment, according to a description posted on the Visit Harford website.
The festival lasts from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center at 410-612-1688 for more information.
Meet President Lincoln
Duke Thompson will portray former President Abraham Lincoln in the second installment of his "Lincoln's Life & Legacy: In Stories and Music."
The event starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, and it will be held at the Bel Air Reckord Armory at 37 N. Main St.
Tickets are $25 each. They can be purchased in person at the Historical Society of Harford County at 143 N. Main St, by calling 410-836-7691 or online at http://www.harfordhistory.org.
'Principally Harps'
Harford County native Mindy Dalmas Cutcher, the principal harpist for the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra and a graduate of North Harford High School, will perform at Bel Air United Methodist Church on Saturday.
The concert begins at 7 p.m. The church is at 21 Linwood Ave. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Harford's Center for the Arts. Visit http://www.harfordcfa.org and click the "Events" tab to purchase tickets.