Nightlife

Chesapeake Bay Beach Club,

500 Marina Club Road, Stevensville. Thursdays through September, Sean Lane, piano, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 410-604-1933.

Eastport Clipper,

Sixth Street at Severn Avenue, Annapolis. Today, Blue Miracle; tomorrow, the Reagan Years; Sunday, Talk is Change; Monday, Bayside Big Band; Tuesday, Ladies Night, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., with Suma; Wednesday, the Karaoke Jukebox, 8 p.m. to midnight. 410- 280-6400.

49 West Coffeehouse,

49 West St., Annapolis. Tonight, Fred Hughes Trio, 9 p.m. to midnight; tomorrow, Lisa Moscatiello, 9 p.m. to midnight; Sunday, Blues Rhythm Boys, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 410-626-9796.

O'Briens Oyster Bar and Restaurant,

113 Main St., Annapolis. Friday, live entertainment starting at 10 p.m. 410-268-6288.

Concerts

Academy band:

The Naval Academy Band will hold its Summer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the City Dock in Annapolis beginning next week. The Aug. 13 concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Rain dates and venues may be found at 410-293-0263 by 5 p.m. the date of performance.

Academy music:

The Naval Academy Band will offer concerts at various locations in the county during the summer. The concerts will be:

Sunday, 6 p.m., Electric Band, Downs Park, 8311 John Downs Loop, Pasadena.

Sunday, 7 p.m., Concert Band, 3330 N. View Drive, Bowie.

July 21, 7 p.m., Electric Brigade, Allen Pond Park, 3330 N. View Drive, Bowie.

Aug. 11, 6 p.m., Concert Band, Linthicum Park, Benton Avenue, Linthicum.

Military bands:

The Naval Academy will hold performances of nonmilitary music by military bands at Rip Miller Field at the academy: July 18, Army Blues, premier jazz ensemble of the Army; July 25, the Cruisers, Navy's rock ensemble; Aug. 1, Current Country, country music from the Navy Band; and Aug. 8, Electric Brigade, top 40 and rhythm and blues from the Naval Academy Band. Shows are at 7:30 p.m.

Theater

Comedy theater:

Do or Die Productions Inc., an Anne Arundel County-based improvisation theater company, will hold its Independence Day show, Resigned to Murder, at 8 p.m. today at the Studio Theatre at Chesapeake Arts Center, 194 Hammonds Lane in Brooklyn Park. Tickets prices are $12 for Chesapeake Arts Center members and $16 for nonmembers. Information: 410-636-6597.

Chesapeake Music Hall:

Barry Manilow's Copacabana will open tomorrow.

Theater appreciation:

Anne Arundel Community College will offer a six-week class in theater appreciation from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Wednesday at the South County Senior Center in Edgewater. Registration forms may be obtained at the senior center. 410-222-1927.

Dance classes:

The Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts will offer Roots and Rhythm, a class in styles of progressive dance, including tap dance and clogging, from 10 a.m. to noon July 15 through July 19 for children ages 7 to 12. A version of the class for ages 13 to 20 will cover Appalachian flatfooting, tap, clogging, step dance, the South African gum boot dance, and hamboning. 410-269-1087.

Dance lessons:

The Historic Annapolis Foundation presents Colonial Dance Lessons from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and July 16 and 23 at the William Paca House and Garden, 186 Prince George St. in Annapolis. Cost is $10 per lesson for foundation members and $15 per lesson for nonmembers. The cost for the entire series rain or shine is $25 for members and $40 for nonmembers. No dance experience is needed. Reservations are required. Information: 410-267- 7619, Ext. 8146.

Film classes:

The Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts will offer two classes for children ages 11 to 15 in technical aspects of filmmaking from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22 through July 26, and from July 29 through Aug. 2. Friday classes are a full day. Students will make a short film during the class. Tuition is $525. 410-269-1087.

Creative summer:

The Chesapeake Center for the Creative Arts will offer a series of summer courses with day and evening sessions. Classes begin next week and run through Aug. 29. The summer schedule includes classes in dance, including ballet, tap, jazz, modern and social dance; and theater, including monologue study, improvisation, scene study, stage combat, storybook make-believe, theater craft and fundamentals of acting. The Chesapeake Arts Center is at 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park. 410-636-6597.

World premiere:

The Chesapeake Center for the Creative Arts will present the world premiere of Amanda's Line by award-winning playwright Kathleen Barber. The show will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday the weekends of July 12-14; July 19-21; and July 26 and 27. Prices are $12 for Chesapeake Arts Center members; $15 for nonmembers. The center is at 194 Hammonds Lane in Brooklyn Park. 410-636-6597.

Visual arts

Artist exhibition:

Featured at Main Street Gallery will be works by four local artists, Ann Congdon, Kathleen Daywalt, Sheila Miller and Mary Ellen Neff, from Wednesday to Aug. 4 at the gallery, 109 Main St. in Annapolis. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; it is closed Tuesdays. 410-280-2787.

Watercolor exhibit:

An exhibition of watercolors by Elizabeth Bremer will be shown by the Bedford Gallery next month from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at the gallery, 485 Jumpers Hole Road. 410- 544-2299.

Black artists exhibit:

Main Stage Gallery of the Chesapeake Center for the Creative Arts will exhibit works by black artists from the Chesapeake region from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays, and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays tomorrow through Aug. 4 at the gallery, 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park. 410-636- 6597.

Blooming art:

Main Street Gallery will present In Full Bloom, a group show featuring four artists with different styles, through Sunday at the gallery, 109 Main St., in Annapolis. The four artists are Janice Antinucco, an impressionist who creates landscapes and floral paintings in colored oils with a palette knife; Michael Seward, a master furniture maker; Merla Tootle, whose flowing watercolors depict floral motifs; and Linda Volrath, who creates realistic floral paintings in oil. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 410-280-2787.

Quiet Waters Park:

An exhibition of the paintings and sculptures of Fina Arrufat Novati of Annapolis will be on display through July 28 at the gallery at Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 410-222-1777.

Painters in Annapolis:

On Sept. 21, 17 regional landscape painters will visit Annapolis to paint the downtown area. Free maps will be distributed so people can follow along through the day and see the paintings develop.