Call for Artists

Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks and the Friends of Quiet Waters Park announce that their annual arts festival, Art @ the Park 2025, will take place at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, MD October 11 and 12, 2025 from … Continue reading

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Fairy House Festival 2025

May 17 – June 22, 2025 Clap if you believe . . . Quiet Waters Park and the Friends of Quiet Waters Park Sculpture Committee are, by popular demand, again hosting this year’s Fairy House Festival Enchantment begins on Saturday, … Continue reading

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Art Gallery Exhibit

February 19 – March 30 Opening at the Willow Gallery at Quiet Waters Park on February 19 through March 30, 2025 is the exhibition of The Maryland Society of Portrait Painters. It is a non-profit organization that was founded in … Continue reading

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Open Call to Visit the Imagination

“The imagination is a place all by itself – a separate country. Now, you’ve heard of the French nation, the British nation. Well, this is the Imagination. It’s a wonderful place.”* We invite everyone to spend some time in the … Continue reading

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AA County Bird Club Survey

Quiet Waters Park Birds in the Winter Early on a January morning Jim Collatz and Jack Turner met up at the park to count all the birds they would see that day as part of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, … Continue reading

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February Bird Bulletin

Courtesy of Kate Neall, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gambrills. • Now through late March is a difficult time for birds; providing food and an open source of water is important. Be sure that feeders are full of fresh, dry, … Continue reading

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February Newsletter

Winter Forager by Bill Reichhardt
February Photo Contest Winner Continue reading

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The Final results of the Retreat Park Survey

Many thanks to those who participated in the survey.  Your thoughts and comments were very significant for this process.   A full report, including a summary of the comments, are shown below.  Special thanks also to the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation … Continue reading

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Magic in the Formal Garden

Come see our large steel & brass “Atomic Kaleidoscope” in the Formal Garden between the Visitor Center and the Blue Heron building. The magic happens when you look through one of the three different level viewfinders while spinning the base. … Continue reading

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2024 Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of this years contest! Enjoy the photos! (click on images to expand)

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Box Turtle Study Results

Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the 2024 Box Turtle Study! Some of you may know that this study is actually a restart, and that the previous study ended in 2010. The 2024 season was a … Continue reading

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Design Options for the QWP Retreat Property

The Anne Arundel Department of Parks and Recreation has developed 3 “Master Plan Concepts” – each with a different theme – for the new property acquired for the Park in 2019. These 3 Concept Plans released for public review and … Continue reading

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Sculpture Collection Expanded

The Park’s sculpture collection has been joined by a new member!   Suited in Red, by the sculptor Robert Butler, was donated to the Park by Susan Butler from the couple’s sculpture park in the Massachusetts Berkshires.  Whimsical Suited has found its place tucked along … Continue reading

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Bird Bulletin – Project FeederWatch

Courtesy of Kate Neall, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gambrills. • Project FeederWatch starts November 1st and extends until April. FeederWatch is a survey of birds that visit backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. You don’t even … Continue reading

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New Additions to the Park

Keen observers may have noticed that all but one of the Park’s outside sculptures have new descriptive signs!  The colors on the signs are intended to visually echo the colors of the major Park structures with their green metal roofs and … Continue reading

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