Sportfishing meeting
Monday, May 9: Pasadena Sportfishing Group meeting, Earleigh Heights VFC, 161 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park at 7:30 p.m. Details: pasadenasportfishing.com.
Golf fundraiser
Monday, May 9: The American Breast Cancer Foundation will hold its fourth annual ABCF Think Pink Golf Classic at Norbeck Country Club in Rockville. The event will highlight the importance of early detection in breast cancer survivability and raise money for foundation programs. Details: Call Rebecca Lobosco at 410-730-5105 or go to rebeccalobosco@abcf.org.
Safe boating course
Monday to Friday, May 9-13: Maryland Safe Boating Course, West Annapolis Fire Hall, 121 Jennifer Road. Annapolis, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Presented by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla. Costs $20. Register at 443-253-5740, 410-544-4209 or usacg.org.
Light tackle jigging
Tuesday, May 10: Capt. Lonnie "LJ" Johnson of LJ's Light Tackle in Chesapeake Beach and creator of the G-Eye jigs, will speak at a meeting of the Northwest Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association. He'll discuss strategies for light tackle jigging and share lure-making tips. The meeting will be at the Patapsco Council No. 1960 Knights of Columbus Hall at 1010 Frederick Road, Catonsville. Please use the Beaumont Avenue (side) entrance. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m., and the meeting will start at 7:30. Admission is free. Details: Contact Mark DeHoff at mcdehoff@netzero.com.
MSSA tourney party
Thursday, May 12: MSSA "Championship of the Chesapeake" Awards Party, Kurtz Beach, 2070 Kurtz Ave., Pasadena, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Costs $20. Details: Call 410-255-5535 or go to mssa.net/party.
Flounder tournament
Friday to May 22: Capt. Steve's Flounder Tournament, Chincoteague, Va. Costs $25. Register at 757-336-0569 or stevesbaitandtackle.net.
Maryland Half Marathon
Saturday, May 14: Registration is open for the eighth annual Maryland Half Marathon & 5K in Maple Lawn, Howard County. The event benefits the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. There will be a kids fun run and kids zone, as well as music and a postrace festival. The half marathon starts at 8a.m., the 5K at 8:30 a.m. and the kids race at 8:45 a.m. Registration for the half marathon is $75, and $90 on race day. Registration for the 5K is $40. The kids fun run is $20, and the kids zone is free. Details and registration: mdhalfmarathon.com.
Land a shark
Monday, May 16: Dream of catching a 50- or even 100-pound fish? Lenny Rudow will discuss locations, bait, tackle and rigging involved in landing sharks off the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia coast from May through October. when he talks to the Broadneck/Magothy River chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association at American Legion Post 175 at 832 Manhattan Beach Road in Severna Park. Enter the left side of the building under the overhang. Doors open at 7 p.m. Details: Call Skip Zinck at 410 913-9043.
MSSA meeting
May 17: MSSA Essex/Middle River #3 Chapter Meeting, Commodore Hall, 1909 Old Eastern Ave., Essex, at 7:30 p.m. Details: 410-686-2348.
MSSA meeting
May 18: MSSA Annapolis No. 1 Chapter Meeting, American Legion Post No. 7, 1905 Crownsville Road, Crownsville, at 7 p.m. Details: mssaannapolis.com.
Sailing seminar
May 19: "Rules of the Road" seminar, Beacon Sails & Marine Supply, 116 Legion Ave., Annapolis, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., presented by Annapolis Sail & Power Squadron. Costs $15. Call 410-263-4880 or go to aspmd.org.
Flounder tournament
May 20: Lewes Canal Flounder Tournament, Lewes Harbor Marina, 217 Anglers Road, Lewes, Del. Call 302-645-6227 or go to lewesharbormarina.com.
St. Michaels running
May 21: Registration is open for the fifth annual St. Michaels Running Festival. There will also be a 1K Kids Fun Run for children ages 12 and younger. Information: runstm.com.
Sea bass fishing trip
May 25: MSSA Annapolis Chapter Sea Bass Fishing Trip, OC Fishing Center on "Morning Star" at 6 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Costs $110. Rod Rental $7. Code Word "Annapolis MSSA." Call 410-520-2076 for reservation or go to morningstarfishing.com.
Boating safety course
May 28: Maryland Boating Safety Course, Tri-State Marine, 5861 Deale-Churchton Road, Deale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Costs $25. Contact Lynn Fountain at 410-570-5478 or go to cgaux.org.
Soft Shell bike ride
May 28: The Soft Shell Metric Century will start at 8 a.m. at the Crisfield American Legion, 116 Brick Kiln Road, Crisfield. Riders have the option of following a 62.1-mile (100-kilometer) route or a 23.1-mile route. Details: Email SoftShell@salisburyJC.com.
Bluefish tournament
May 28-29: Seventh Annual Marlin Club Bluefish Tournament, 9659 Golf Course Road, Ocean City. Weigh-in at Sunset Marina, 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Details: Call 410-213-1613 or go to ocmarlinclub.com.
Bel Air Town Run
June 5: The 36th annual Bel Air Town Run will include a 5K footrace and a 1-mile walk. Registration is $15 if received by May 22; $20 May 23-June 1; $25 on June 2-4 and $30 on race day. For details, go to belairtownrun.com, email belairtownrun@yahoo.com or call 410-652-9974.
Kids Fishing Day
June 11: The Patuxent Research Refuge and the National Wildlife Visitor Center will host events from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 and 10 a.m. to 11:15. Preregister for one session only at 301-497-5887 starting May 18 at 9:15 a.m. Novice anglers can learn how to cast a rod, identify fish and enjoy fishing. Equipment will be provided. More experienced youth anglers may use their own equipment (no license required) at the refuge's North Tract location (off Route 198) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. State and refuge regulations and fishing policies apply. Details: fws.gov/refuge/Patuxent.
Ocean Games
July 16: The fourth-annual Ocean Games will start at 10 a.m. just off the Boardwalk at Caroline Street. The games feature a WOWSA-sanctioned series of 1-, 3- and 9-mile swims, as well as 4- and 2-mile elite and open paddleboard races as part of the East Coast Sup Cup. And for the first time, an Ultimate disc tournament will be added. The games benefit Johns Hopkins' Brain and Stroke Rehabilitation Program, for which they have raised more than $55,000 since their debut in 2013. Details and registration: oceangamesusa.org.
Wildlife shoot
Aug. 13: Jay Fleming will lead the full-day Smith Island Photography Excursion in Tylerton. There will be an opportunity to photograph pelicans at the largest nesting colony on the Chesapeake Bay, a still-life-and-portrait shoot with a waterman, and a dusk session with a waterman fishing for crabs in a work boat. Details: wardmuseum.org.
Skipjack bike tour
Sept. 10: The 9th Skipjack Bike Tour will feature 15-, 30-, 50- and 100-mile rides through Eastern Shore landscapes. Details: Call 410-784-2335 or go to dealislandchancevfd.com.
Skipjack run
Sept. 10: The 3rd Annual Skipjack Run will be held. Details: facebook.com/skipjackrun.
Dock Day on the Bay
Sept. 24: Dock Day on the Bay, celebrating Crisfield's maritime history, will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Somers Cove Marina. Boats, arts and crafts, children's activities, live music, and a blessing-of-the-fleet ceremony. Details: Call 410-968-2501 or go to crisfieldheritagefoundation.org.
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