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Libertarian Party of Maryland

2005 Events

January 2 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

January 2 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

January 11 (Tuesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

January 12 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Rockville Libertarian Night Out.

January 12 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

January 16 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

January 18 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. Mid Shore Libertarians meeting in Easton at Coffee East. Contact: .

January 24 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

January 25 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

January 26 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

January 30 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

January 31 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 2 (Wednesday): 1:15 - 2:45 pm. Jefferson Cafe: The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed. Facilitator Gerald Schneider leads the discussion topic. Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center, 2950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, MD 20906 (301-468-4448). Registration begins January 10.

February 6 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

February 6 (Sunday): 4:00 pm. Baltimore LP meeting at Lorenzo and Susan Gaztanaga's place. Please e-mail back saying if you can make it or not. Contact: .

February 7 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 9 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Rockville Libertarian Night Out.

February 9 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

February 13 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

February 14 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 14 (Monday): Frederick Douglass and Terry Atwood memorial day (MdLP Central Committee resolution 2/20/99).

    WHEREAS Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was a champion of the liberty of all people throughout his life;
    WHEREAS the life and person of Frederick Douglass provide to all of us an excellent practical, political, and moral example of libertarian thought in action;
    WHEREAS Frederick Douglass was born, raised, enslaved, and ultimately liberated in the Free State of Maryland;
    WHEREAS Terry Atwood, long-time Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Maryland and our friend and fellow fighter for liberty recently departed, likewise fought for freedom in the Free State;
    WHEREAS the life and person of Terry Atwood likewise provide to all of us an excellent practical, political, and moral example of libertarian thought in action;
    WHEREAS the Libertarian Party of Maryland is committed to the liberation of all Marylanders and all people from force, oppression, and enslavement;
    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Party dedicate permanently the 14th Day of February every year to the memory of two Marylanders who fought for freedom against harsh odds: Frederick Douglass and Terry Atwood.
    AND BE IT RESOLVED that this Party dedicate all business and other activities of February 20, 1999, to the memory of Frederick Douglass and Terry Atwood.

February 15 (Tuesday): 1:00 pm. Hearing Attendance Requested for the Motorcycle Helmet Law Bill (HB 450): Location: Environmental Matters Committee Hearing Room in the House of Delegates Building, 84 College Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401. We encourage everyone who is able to attend to be there to show support for this bill. Many of the committee members are our friends and support our goals. We need to be polite and respectful while attending the hearing and lend our support to our friends on the committee. See this link for more details about parking and the stadium shuttle. Take the stadium shuttle to the stop directly across the street from the Post Office. Walk in front of the Post Office; pass the Senate Office Building with an iron fence. Cross the street and enter the House Office Building. You will need photo ID to enter. There are metal detectors at the doors, so to expedite your entry leave pocket knives and other items at home or in your car. Locate the Environmental Matters Committee Hearing Room. It is in the long hallway near the elevators. Click for more information. Contact: .

February 15 (Tuesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

February 19 (Saturday): 10:00 am. Cecil County meeting in Northeast. Contact: .

February 19 (Saturday): 2:00 pm. Libertarian Youth Caucus. Meetup of under-30 libertarians in MD/DC/VA area. Location: University of Maryland College Park, Stamp Student Union, Benjamin Banneker A room. UMCP Libertarian President Adam Bargar will be speaking; there will also be idea exchanges, campus organization statuses, etc. Dinner out will follow, as well as pool/bowling in the Union. This will be a great opportunity to meet fellow young libertarians from around the state. See you there! For more information, please contact: .

February 21 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 22 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

February 22 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. Mid Shore Libertarians meeting in Easton at Coffee East. Contact: .

February 23 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

February 27 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

February 28 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

March 6 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

March 7 (Monday): Deadline for submissions for the April issue of the Free? State Libertarian.

March 7 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

March 9 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

March 13 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

March 14 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

March 15 (Tuesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting in Pikesville. Contact  to attend.

March 18 (Friday): Tentative. Mailing party for the April issue of the Free? State Libertarian in Owings Mills. Contact: .

March 19 (Saturday): 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Delaware LP Convention.

March 21 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

March 22 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

March 23 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

March 27 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

March 28 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

April 2 (Saturday): 2:00 pm. Program Committee meeting in Bel Air. Contact: .

April 3 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

April 4 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

April 8 (Friday): postmark deadline for the MdLP State Convention advance discount payment. Extended to April 18.

April 10 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

April 11 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

April 11-17 (Monday-Sunday): Liberty Week at UMBC. Click for pdf schedule. Click for UMBC directions. Contact: .

April 12 (Tuesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

April 13 (Wednesday): Noon. Drug War Panel with Gary Johnson, Engineering Society of Baltimore. Fee. Contact: , Calvert Institute for Policy Research, Inc., 410-752-5887.

April 13 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

April 14 (Thursday): 6:00 pm. An Evening with Hon. Edwin Meese III, presented by the Chesapeake Lawyers' Chapter of the Federalist Society. Special topic to be discussed: "Can Judicial Activism Be Stopped?" Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese was among President Ronald Reagan's most important advisors. He earlier served as Chief of Staff for then-Governor Reagan and was a local prosecutor in California. Mr. Meese is a Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy at the Heritage Foundation, a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute of United States Studies, University of London. Location: Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. To reserve a spot at this free event, please call 410-385-3637 or .

April 15 (Friday): Tax Day protests.

April 18 (Monday): postmark deadline for the MdLP State Convention advance discount payment (extended from original April 8 date).

April 24 (Sunday): 6:30 pm. Liberty Lightning Bowling League.

April 26 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

April 27 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

April 28-May 1 (Thursday-Sunday): Applied Economics: User-Friendly Tools to Understand Politics, Business Enterprise, and Life. Cato University Spring Weekend Seminar 2005. Info at: www.cato-university.org

April 29-May 1 (Friday-Sunday): Pennsylvania LP Convention.

April 30/May 1 (Saturday-Sunday): Towsontown Spring Festival. Saturday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm. No vehicles will be permitted to enter the festival area after 8:00 am Saturday and after 11:00 am Sunday. I'm looking for help on both days. Set up for Saturday will be at 7:00 am and Sunday at 10:00 am. Close down on both days at 7:00 pm, but we won't be able to get vehicles in to load up until 7:30 or 8:00 pm. If you can help any time on either day please let me know. Our booth location will be on the South side of Chesapeake Ave about 1/2 block west of York Road. Contact: .

May 1 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

May 7 (Saturday): receipt deadline for the MdLP State Convention early discount or youth discount payment.

May 11 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

May 15 (Sunday): 12:45 - 8:00 pm. MdLP State Convention. Location is Luigi Petti restaurant in Baltimore (Little Italy). 4:10 Central Committee meeting. The convention theme is Pragmatic Political Action. Click for more information. Note: to receive the advance discount payment must be postmarked by April 8; to receive the early discount or youth discount payment must be received by May 7. Contact: .

Updates from the Newsletter and pdf document:

Afternoon Speakers:

  • Jim Purtilo - publishes the Tripwire newsletter and leads Marylanders for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (www.myguns.net) -- will be speaking about influencing public policy in the state legislature.
  • Chris Stio of the Leadership Institute (www.leadershipinstitute.org) will provide a sample and present information on training opportunities for candidates, activists, organizers and leaders.
  • Ben Brandon, County Executive, Dade County, Georgia (yes as a Libertarian) -- will be speaking about what is required to get elected.

May 17 (Tuesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

May 18 (Wednesday): 1:15 pm. Intellectual Humor. Facilitator Gerald Schneider leads the discussion topic. Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center, 2950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, MD 20906 (301-468-4448).

May 23 (Monday): 1:15 pm. Jefferson Cafe: Invasion Within: Overcoming the Elitists' Attack on Moral Values and the American Way (by Domienick Maglio). Facilitator Gerald Schneider leads the discussion topic. Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center, 2950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, MD 20906 (301-468-4448). Registration required.

May 24 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

May 25 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

June 4 (Saturday): 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Rising Sun Sunfest. Contact: .

June 5 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

June 7 (Tuesday): 1:15 pm. Jefferson Cafe: The Peace Book (by Louise Diamond). Facilitator Gerald Schneider leads the discussion topic. Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center, 2950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, MD 20906 (301-468-4448). Registration required.

June 8 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

June 13 (Monday): Deadline for submissions for the July issue of the Free? State Libertarian.

June 15 (Wednesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

June 18 (Saturday): 12:30 pm. Baltimore LP meeting. Location: El Salto's Mexican Restaurant, Carney (right off of Joppa road). Contact: .

June 19 (Sunday): 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (setup 7:30 am). Baltimore Pride festival. Contact: .

June 22 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

June 25 (Saturday): 10:00 am. The Libertarian Club of Baltimore has adopted a 3/4 mile section of Charles Street just south of the Beltway under the MD State Adopt-A-Highway Program. This is an LP publicity / Public Relations project of the Baltimore Area (and some very welcome other) Libertarians. We meet at the Ruxton School on Charles Street (right side going south, about 3/4 mile south of I-695). If you would like to join us, contact .

June 28 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

June 30 (Thursday): 7:30 pm. Harford County Libertarian Night Out. Sean Bolan's in Bel Air on Main Street (old Georgetown North). Parking on the street or around back in the bank parking lot (take left at light after passing Bolan's then left into lot). We will be having dinner, then a petitioning/registration/outreach training, as well as the usual discussions of politics (and things not political). Contact: .

July 3 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

July 4 (Monday): Fourth of July Celebrations. This is a petitioning/registration gathering year, and there is no better time to get folks to sign a petition or register to vote than when they are kicking back after the parades and waiting for the fireworks to begin. In Bel Air previously Roy was only there for about an hour and a half before the fireworks started and got over 70 signatures. Check the dates for your local community Fourth of July celebration, as it may not be held on the fourth. Contact: .

July 4 (Monday): Dundalk Heritage Parade. Anyone who wishes to join us is welcome. If you have a car or truck that you'd like to have us decorate and put in the parade, by all means bring it. We WILL have some vehicle in the parade so if you've got young-uns that might give out half way through, we can let them ride part way. In the past we've had some from about 2 (in a stroller) to about 70. We'll have a Libertarian banner on a pole (about 10 feet across) and an American Flag. If you have any other flags (Liberty Flag, Don't Step On Me Flag, etc.) bring them. The more the merrier. The parade will form up at the Logan Village Shopping Center Parking Lot at 3400 Dundalk Ave. at 7:30 AM. We probably won't step off until 8:30 or 9:00 but traffic getting TO the parking lot is a real bear so give yourself some time. If you want us to use your vehicle, please let me know in advance and get in early so we can get it decorated. The Libertarians usually get together at the South end of the lot near 3443 the Blue Claw Crab House. Our Line up Number is B-1-10. Contact .

July 13 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

July 15/16 (Friday/Saturday): North East Water Festival. 6:00 - 9:00 pm Fri., 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Sat. Contact: .

July 16 (Saturday): Moved to July 23. 10:00 am. The Libertarian Club of Baltimore has adopted a 3/4 mile section of Charles Street just south of the Beltway under the MD State Adopt-A-Highway Program. This is an LP publicity / Public Relations project of the Baltimore Area (and some very welcome other) Libertarians. We meet at the Ruxton School on Charles Street (right side going south, about 3/4 mile south of I-695). If you would like to join us, contact .

July 20 (Wednesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

July 22-30 (Friday-Saturday): Cecil County Fair. 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm July 22; 10:00 am - 10:00 pm remainder. Contact: .

July 23 (Saturday): 10:00 am. The Libertarian Club of Baltimore has adopted a 3/4 mile section of Charles Street just south of the Beltway under the MD State Adopt-A-Highway Program. This is an LP publicity / Public Relations project of the Baltimore Area (and some very welcome other) Libertarians. We meet at the Ruxton School on Charles Street (right side going south, about 3/4 mile south of I-695). If you would like to join us, contact .

July 26 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

July 27 (Wednesday): No Cecil County Libertarians meeting this month.

July 28-31 (Thursday-Sunday): Harford County Farm Fair. Th-Sat 10am-10pm, Sunday 10am-6pm. This is the big one -- 44 hours of intensity - we need volunteers to cover some shifts here - this is prime hunting ground for signatures and contacts. We cleared 1,147 signatures at the 2003 Farm Fair (no petitioning in 2004) - and we always get a handful of interested folks who sign up for mailings etc. This year the goal is 1,500 signatures. Even if you aren't ready to petition - please commit now to work a shift at the fair - your being there handling the occasional walk-up or administering the Worlds Smallest Political Quiz or just letting someone get a lunch/dinner/bathroom break is very appreciated. Contact: .

July 30 (Saturday): Hamilton fair (Baltimore). Contact: .

August 6 (Saturday): MdLP Picnic/Central Committee meeting in North East (Cecil county). $10 at-the-door, $8 by mail if received by August 1. Click for newsletter announcement (pdf).

August 7 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

August 10 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

August 12-20 (Friday-Saturday): Montgomery County Fair. Contact: .

August 23 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

August 24 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

August 31 (Wednesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

September 4 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

September 5 (Monday): 1:00 pm - dusk (around 8:00 pm). Baltimore LP Labor Day picnic in Rosedale Park - Krotee Pavilion. Potluck: bring enough to eat for yourself and a little extra to share. Wine and beer permitted for adults. Directions: beltway exit 34; exit right toward Rosedale; go through light at Golden Ring Rd.; park is on left, 1/4 mile from light, opposite Golden Ring Middle School. Approximately 100 cars may park in the parking lot off of Philadelphia Rd., and about 25 cars may park in the parking entrance at Kendrick Rd. from Pulaski Hwy. The park has a large playground area and a tot lot, as well as two ball diamonds. There are a couple of horseshoe pits and a sand volleyball court with posts (bring your own net and ball). Contact: .

September 14 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

September 14 (Wednesday): 1:15 pm. Jefferson Cafe: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Facilitator Gerald Schneider leads the discussion topic. Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center, 2950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, MD 20906 (301-468-4448). Registration required.

September 17 (Saturday): Lauraville Festival, Baltimore City. Contact: .

September 18 (Sunday): Essex Day Festival. Set up 7 AM, tear down 7 PM. Location: 400 and 500 blocks of Eastern Blvd in Essex. Directions: I-695 to the east side of the city. Exit on Eastern Ave going east. Go till you hit the road block. Turn right one block. Turn left. Go till you see the Post Office. Park in the lot just past the P.O. walk up Taylor Ave to Eastern Blvd. We are usually in the block to the left of Taylor. If you can help out please let me know when you can came in. Any 2 to 3 hours any time during the day would help. We will be collecting signatures for the ballot access petition. Even if you don't want to work at the booth, come out and visit us. Meet some of your fellow libertarians. Pick up some literature to share with your friends. Contact .

September 24 (Saturday): 10:00 am. The Libertarian Club of Baltimore has adopted a 3/4 mile section of Charles Street just south of the Beltway under the MD State Adopt-A-Highway Program. This is an LP publicity / Public Relations project of the Baltimore Area (and some very welcome other) Libertarians. We meet at the Ruxton School on Charles Street (right side going south, about 3/4 mile south of I-695). If you would like to join us, contact .

September 27 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

September 28 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

September 28 (Wednesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

October 1 (Saturday): 10:00 am-5:00 pm (setup before 8:00 am). Darlington Apple Festival. This is a short one day event but it has more foot traffic than ANY other event we do. One fellow who normally makes the event every year has a prior obligation - so we really need YOU to step up and work the booth for a couple hours! If you can volunteer please call (leave a message if I don't answer: along with the usual particulars, let me know if you will work 8-12, 12-5, 10-3 or whatever you can do. Traffic can be kind of dense so leave lots of travel time to get into and out of the parking areas. (Parking may be a few bucks $3? - and I'll reimburse you, if it will get you out there...) You can get more details and directions here: http://www.darlingtonapplefest.org/ Contact: .

October 1/2 (Saturday/Sunday): 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Fells Point Festival. The Libertarian Party booth will be in the same place as last year - on the west side of Broadway between Aliceanna St. and Lancaster St., space #626. Contact: .

October 2 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

October 2 (Sunday): 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. 14th Annual Helmet Law Protest Run & Rally. Info at the ABATE of Maryland website.

October 5 (Wednesday): 1:15 pm. Jefferson Cafe: Discussion of On Paradise Drive by David Brooks. Facilitator Gerald Schneider leads the discussion topic. Holiday Park Multiservice Senior Center, 2950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton, MD 20906 (301-468-4448). Registration required.

October 8 (Saturday): 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Perryville Autumnfest. Setup will begin at 8:00 am near Roundhouse Drive. Aiken Avenue will be closed at 9:00 am for the parade which begins at 10:00 am. Contact: .

October 12 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

October 15 (Saturday): 10:00 am. The Libertarian Club of Baltimore has adopted a 3/4 mile section of Charles Street just south of the Beltway under the MD State Adopt-A-Highway Program. This is an LP publicity / Public Relations project of the Baltimore Area (and some very welcome other) Libertarians. We meet at the Ruxton School on Charles Street (right side going south, about 3/4 mile south of I-695). If you would like to join us, contact .

October 19 (Wednesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

October 25 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

October 26 (Wednesday): 6:30 pm. The College Libertarians of Towson will be showing Team America: World Police to students and faculty at Towson University, room 238 of the Lecture Hall. Open discussion following the film. Contact: .

October 26 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

November 1 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting in Owings Mills. Contact  to attend.

November 6 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

November 9 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

November 9 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Philosophy and Politics. Commons Skylight Room, UMBC. Dr. David Kelley, Founder of The Objectivist Center, presents an interactive lecture on the nature, development, and utility of ethics, logic, and self-knowledge as applied to politics. This event is being sponsored by the Campus Freethought Alliance and the UMBC Libertarians. Contact: .

November 11-13 (Friday-Sunday): LNC Meeting at the Embassy Suites in Linthicum, near the airport. A hospitality suite/room for Friday and Saturday night is set up. Classes on FEC/BCRA: contact  to reserve a seat.

November 16 (Wednesday): 6:30 pm. James W. Lark III speaks at the College Libertarians of Towson: The Libertarian Party: The Moderate Alternative. Location: room 309 of the University Union. Contact: .

November 22 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

November 23 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.

December 4 (Sunday): 8:10 - 9:00 am. Nick Sarwark appears on Metro Talk.

December 14 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Riva Libertarian Night Out.

December 18 (Sunday): 6:00 pm - midnight. Maryland LP and Montgomery County LP Holiday Party. Libertarians from Maryland and the Washington area, their guests, and those who are interested in meeting libertarians are invited. NEW THIS YEAR!!!! There will be catered platters to include: Roast beef, Turkey, and Ham sandwich wraps: assorted cheeses: assorted fruits: assorted vegetables with dips; deviled eggs; and an array of cookies. In addition, a variety of soft drinks will be provided. Should you have a favorite holiday dessert, or certain "more festivity inducing" drinks you'd like to bring and share, please feel free, (but not pressured) to do so. There will be a container available for those who wish to financially support these efforts at making potluck dish preparations optional, and hopefully, the holiday season a little less stressful.

Business meeting: There will be a Montgomery County LP business meeting, scheduled to start at 7 pm. On the agenda for the business meeting are election of new officers and planning for the upcoming year.

Wrapped Gift Blind Auction: If you have one or more new or used items such as interesting books, knick-knacks, curios, etc. to contribute to the blind auction, please wrap them and bring them along, and it's fine to bring more than one item. We suggest that each package contain an item or items with a total value of about $5 or $10. The blind auction is fun, whether you bid a little or bid a lot. Bid a little, and you may end up with a bargain. Bid a lot, and you may get a chance to switch with a lower bidder for what you really want. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the MDLP and the MCLP.

Location: Doris Gordon's home (phone 301-460-4141). Contact: .

December 21 (Wednesday): 7:30 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

December 27 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. College Park Libertarian Night Out.

December 28 (Wednesday): 7:00 pm. Cecil County Libertarians.


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