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Student Scholarships to attend Enrichment Events at Captain Avery Museum.

Captain Avery Museum has received partial funding from the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County to provide scholarships for low-income students and their families to attend upcoming enrichment events at the museum.

The project makes the arts accessible to underserved communities through our region’s Chesapeake Bay culture, which is celebrated at Oyster Festival, and through Tchaikovsky’s classic Nutcracker ballet, which is performed each year at our “Tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker Prince” event.

This grant requires matching funds. We need your generous support to raise money for the scholarships. You may purchase an entire scholarship for a student and their family or contribute a dollar amount to help us raise scholarship money. Donors will receive a thank you card from the students. 

Each elementary school in southern Anne Arundel County (Shady Side, Deale, Tracy’s and Lothian) will receive 2 scholarships for each enrichment event. Student must be accompanied by an adult.

8x Oyster Festival scholarships: $85 donation 

Saturday October 12, 2025, 12:30-5pm (rain date Sunday 10/13)

Your $85 donation pays for one student and 3 family members to enjoy admission to the Oyster Festival, enjoy a sandwich from one of the food vendors, a non-alcoholic beverage, a baked good from our Avery Bake Sale, and to share a half dozen oysters.

8x Tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker Prince: $75 donation

Sunday December 1, 2025, at 1-4pm

Your $75 donation pays for one student and 2 family members to enjoy the mini-ballet performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, performed by the National Ballet Institute for the Arts and Company. Classic characters include the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, the Mouse King, and the Nutcracker Prince. Guests will enjoy tea, cocoa, and an assortment of holiday sweets. Following the ballet, children may enjoy a visit and gift from Santa. All food and activities are included with the admission tickets.

When you donate to the Captain Avery Museum, you are supporting our mission to engage our visitors and community members in celebration and continued exploration of our connections to the Chesapeake Bay.

With a recurring monthly donation, you are ensuring that we can offer educational and engaging programs for all ages year-round.

When you donate, you decide where your money goes.

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