The St. Mary’s Department of Recreation & Parks’ Museum Division will host its annual Children’s Day 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at St. Clement’s Island Museum in Coltons Point.

There will be games, crafts, face-painting, a bike raffle, free snow cones, balloons, and more. Exhibitors will include the local fire department and rescue squad in addition to Hometown Karaoke & DJ Services. Mathnasium of California and The Red Cross will be offering fun and giveaways.

Local author Cindy Frelan will present storytime sessions about Chesapeake Bay animals, and the Optimist Club of the Seventh District will have a kiddie tractor pull.

The first 100 children to arrive receive a free water bottle, courtesy of the St. Mary’s County Museum Division and sponsors.

The Optimist Club of the Seventh District will be offering hamburgers, hotdogs, French fries and beverages for purchase.

For more information, call 301-769-2222 or go to www.Facebook.com/SCIMuseum.

Aug. 21 is National Honey Bee Day and birthday wishes go out to Pina Mercado (Aug. 24) and Grace Fuller (Aug. 25).

Folk Salad will perform 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at Generations Vineyard, 22715 Wheatley’s Content Farm Lane in Leonardtown.

For more information, go to www.facebok.com/folk.salad.trio.

Enjoy a night with the bard

The Newtowne Players, in partnership with Historic St. Mary’s City, will perform William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, and Saturday, Aug. 21, outdoors on the State House Lawn in St. Mary’s City.

You may bring your won chair or rent one for $1.

Funding for these performances is provided in part by the St. Mary’s County Arts Council.

Tickets can be purchased at Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary or for more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.newtowneplayers.org. Advance registration for American Sign Language interpretation for the Aug. 20 performance is required. Email aaron.meisinger@gmail.com.

The North End Gallery is featuring works by Clara Hayward in an exhibit titled “The Murmuration of Time” through Aug. 28.

Hayward’s pottery and paintings display her creative response to the experience of time and universal flow inspired by starling murmurations. Her plein air paintings provide the observer with slices of time and space on canvas.

The gallery, which is located on Fenwick St. In Leonardtown, invites you to discover the ever-changing collection by its juried group of local artists which includes paintings, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fused and stained glass, silkscreen/serigraphy, fine wood works, and sculptural assemblages.

The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays and First Fridays.

For more information, email northendgalleryinfo@gmail.com.

1½ pounds 2-inch thick sirloin steak

1 yellow or white onion, slivered, or 1 bunch green onions, chopped (tops & bottoms removed)

Directions: Mix together salt, pepper, sauce, brown sugar, and garlic. Place meat into a casserole dish and coat with the marinade, turning meat over in the dish so both sides are covered. Let the dish chill in the refrigerator, covered, for a couple of hours or overnight.

When ready to broil, remove meat from casserole dish, place on a broiler-safe pan, and drizzle with olive oil. Heat until desired doneness, turning steak over once. For the last few minutes of cooking, sprinkle top of steak with the onions. Serve with additional Worcestershire Sauce on the side and a garden salad. (If there are any leftovers, slice the steak into thin strips and serve on top of a mixed salad with your favorite dressing.) Steak may also be cooked on the grill while enjoying a fabulous St. Mary’s County sunset.

Please send your news items and recipes to LynnieBDavis@gmail.com. Thank you.

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