BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Armed Forces Directory - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Armed Forces Directory REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T194500 DTSTAMP:20260418T072347 CREATED:20251230T190822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T190822Z UID:10007257-1767465000-1767469500@www.armedforcesdirectory.org SUMMARY:Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac DESCRIPTION:January 13\, 2026 | 5:00 PM to 7:30 PMGraduate by Hilton Annapolis126 West StreetAnnapolis\, MD 21401 \n \n \n \n Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Tolkien’s Fight Against Futurism\,” a look at a beloved fantasy author as fundamentally engaged in a battle to preserve beauty\, with Graham McAleer\, professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland and teacher of a course on the morals and politics of Lord of the Rings. As a young man in the early 20th century J.R.R. Tolkien watched an avant-garde art form known as Futurism become all the rage. Shaped by industrialization and by admiration for new machinery\, Futurism celebrated speed\, acceleration\, and the whirl of technical innovation\, earning it another name\, Vorticism\, in Tolkien’s England. Although remembered mainly as a writer\, Tolkien also was an accomplished pen-and-ink artist who kept abreast of the art movements of his time. He developed a distaste for Futurism and what it signified that only grew stronger as he experienced the horrors of modern warfare as a soldier at the 1916 Battle of the Somme. He regarded what Futurism celebrated as “the Machine\,” representing fascist politics and apocalyptic war\, and his opposition to it deeply influenced not just his art but his written works. Gain insights into how Tolkien’s sensibilities as a visual artist shaped his worldview and writing with Graham McAleer\, a scholar of philosophy who has closely studied Tolkien’s work. RegistrationOnline Tickets: $13.50In Person Tickets: $17\, or $15 w/ student ID \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets! URL:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/event/candlelight-tribute-to-fleetwood-mac/ LOCATION:Maryland Hall\, 801 Chase St\, Annapolis\, 21401\, United States CATEGORIES:Fort Meade ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-30-Fleetwood-Mac.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Fever":MAILTO:fever@eventvesta.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260112 DTSTAMP:20260418T072348 CREATED:20251219T173023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T173023Z UID:10007252-1765929600-1768175999@www.armedforcesdirectory.org SUMMARY:Broadway in Baltimore: Wicked DESCRIPTION:January 13\, 2026 | 5:00 PM to 7:30 PMGraduate by Hilton Annapolis126 West StreetAnnapolis\, MD 21401 \n \n \n \n Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Tolkien’s Fight Against Futurism\,” a look at a beloved fantasy author as fundamentally engaged in a battle to preserve beauty\, with Graham McAleer\, professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland and teacher of a course on the morals and politics of Lord of the Rings. As a young man in the early 20th century J.R.R. Tolkien watched an avant-garde art form known as Futurism become all the rage. Shaped by industrialization and by admiration for new machinery\, Futurism celebrated speed\, acceleration\, and the whirl of technical innovation\, earning it another name\, Vorticism\, in Tolkien’s England. Although remembered mainly as a writer\, Tolkien also was an accomplished pen-and-ink artist who kept abreast of the art movements of his time. He developed a distaste for Futurism and what it signified that only grew stronger as he experienced the horrors of modern warfare as a soldier at the 1916 Battle of the Somme. He regarded what Futurism celebrated as “the Machine\,” representing fascist politics and apocalyptic war\, and his opposition to it deeply influenced not just his art but his written works. Gain insights into how Tolkien’s sensibilities as a visual artist shaped his worldview and writing with Graham McAleer\, a scholar of philosophy who has closely studied Tolkien’s work. RegistrationOnline Tickets: $13.50In Person Tickets: $17\, or $15 w/ student ID \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets! URL:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/event/broadway-in-baltimore-wicked/ LOCATION:France-Merrick Performing Arts Center\, 12 N Eutaw Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States CATEGORIES:Aberdeen Proving Ground,Fort Meade ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-19-Wicked.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072348 CREATED:20250813T170108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T194659Z UID:10007062-1765033200-1767798000@www.armedforcesdirectory.org SUMMARY:NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet DESCRIPTION:January 13\, 2026 | 5:00 PM to 7:30 PMGraduate by Hilton Annapolis126 West StreetAnnapolis\, MD 21401 \n \n \n \n Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Tolkien’s Fight Against Futurism\,” a look at a beloved fantasy author as fundamentally engaged in a battle to preserve beauty\, with Graham McAleer\, professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland and teacher of a course on the morals and politics of Lord of the Rings. As a young man in the early 20th century J.R.R. Tolkien watched an avant-garde art form known as Futurism become all the rage. Shaped by industrialization and by admiration for new machinery\, Futurism celebrated speed\, acceleration\, and the whirl of technical innovation\, earning it another name\, Vorticism\, in Tolkien’s England. Although remembered mainly as a writer\, Tolkien also was an accomplished pen-and-ink artist who kept abreast of the art movements of his time. He developed a distaste for Futurism and what it signified that only grew stronger as he experienced the horrors of modern warfare as a soldier at the 1916 Battle of the Somme. He regarded what Futurism celebrated as “the Machine\,” representing fascist politics and apocalyptic war\, and his opposition to it deeply influenced not just his art but his written works. Gain insights into how Tolkien’s sensibilities as a visual artist shaped his worldview and writing with Graham McAleer\, a scholar of philosophy who has closely studied Tolkien’s work. RegistrationOnline Tickets: $13.50In Person Tickets: $17\, or $15 w/ student ID \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets! URL:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/event/nutcracker-magical-christmas-ballet/ LOCATION:Hippodrome PAC\, 12 N Eutaw St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States CATEGORIES:Aberdeen Proving Ground,Fort Meade ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-13-Nutcracker.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet":MAILTO:dance@nutcracker.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072348 CREATED:20251121T185533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T185533Z UID:10007230-1765026000-1765134000@www.armedforcesdirectory.org SUMMARY:Holly Jolly Village DESCRIPTION:January 13\, 2026 | 5:00 PM to 7:30 PMGraduate by Hilton Annapolis126 West StreetAnnapolis\, MD 21401 \n \n \n \n Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Tolkien’s Fight Against Futurism\,” a look at a beloved fantasy author as fundamentally engaged in a battle to preserve beauty\, with Graham McAleer\, professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland and teacher of a course on the morals and politics of Lord of the Rings. As a young man in the early 20th century J.R.R. Tolkien watched an avant-garde art form known as Futurism become all the rage. Shaped by industrialization and by admiration for new machinery\, Futurism celebrated speed\, acceleration\, and the whirl of technical innovation\, earning it another name\, Vorticism\, in Tolkien’s England. Although remembered mainly as a writer\, Tolkien also was an accomplished pen-and-ink artist who kept abreast of the art movements of his time. He developed a distaste for Futurism and what it signified that only grew stronger as he experienced the horrors of modern warfare as a soldier at the 1916 Battle of the Somme. He regarded what Futurism celebrated as “the Machine\,” representing fascist politics and apocalyptic war\, and his opposition to it deeply influenced not just his art but his written works. Gain insights into how Tolkien’s sensibilities as a visual artist shaped his worldview and writing with Graham McAleer\, a scholar of philosophy who has closely studied Tolkien’s work. RegistrationOnline Tickets: $13.50In Person Tickets: $17\, or $15 w/ student ID \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets! URL:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/event/holly-jolly-village-2/ LOCATION:Havre de Grace Visitor Center\, 203 N Washington Street\, Havre de Grace\, MD\, 21078\, United States CATEGORIES:Aberdeen Proving Ground ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-21-Holly-Jolly-6.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Havre de Grace Tourism":MAILTO:laurio@havredegracemd.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072348 CREATED:20251229T192117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T192117Z UID:10007255-1761562800-1768154400@www.armedforcesdirectory.org SUMMARY:The Gift of Art 2025 DESCRIPTION:January 13\, 2026 | 5:00 PM to 7:30 PMGraduate by Hilton Annapolis126 West StreetAnnapolis\, MD 21401 \n \n \n \n Profs and Pints Annapolis presents: “Tolkien’s Fight Against Futurism\,” a look at a beloved fantasy author as fundamentally engaged in a battle to preserve beauty\, with Graham McAleer\, professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland and teacher of a course on the morals and politics of Lord of the Rings. As a young man in the early 20th century J.R.R. Tolkien watched an avant-garde art form known as Futurism become all the rage. Shaped by industrialization and by admiration for new machinery\, Futurism celebrated speed\, acceleration\, and the whirl of technical innovation\, earning it another name\, Vorticism\, in Tolkien’s England. Although remembered mainly as a writer\, Tolkien also was an accomplished pen-and-ink artist who kept abreast of the art movements of his time. He developed a distaste for Futurism and what it signified that only grew stronger as he experienced the horrors of modern warfare as a soldier at the 1916 Battle of the Somme. He regarded what Futurism celebrated as “the Machine\,” representing fascist politics and apocalyptic war\, and his opposition to it deeply influenced not just his art but his written works. Gain insights into how Tolkien’s sensibilities as a visual artist shaped his worldview and writing with Graham McAleer\, a scholar of philosophy who has closely studied Tolkien’s work. RegistrationOnline Tickets: $13.50In Person Tickets: $17\, or $15 w/ student ID \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets! URL:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/event/the-gift-of-art-2025/ LOCATION:Artist’s Galllery\, 8197 Main Street\, Ellicott City\, Maryland\, 21043\, United States CATEGORIES:Fort Meade ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.armedforcesdirectory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-29-The-Gift-of-Art.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Artist's Gallery":MAILTO:info@artistsgalleryec.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR