January 17 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

January 17 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. East Coast Town Hall with Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson.

January 23 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

January 30 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 6 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 13 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 14 (Tuesday): 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 18 (Saturday): 9:30 - 11:30 am. Dean Ahmad U.S. Senate Exploratory Committee Meeting. Location: Baltimore County Public Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle, White Marsh MD 21236. From I-95, take White Marsh Boulevard (MD 43) west. Turn left onto Honeygo Boulevard, which loops around the White Marsh Mall. You will see the library on the left. Contact: .

February 20 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 21 (Tuesday): 7:00 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting in Owings Mills. Contact  to attend.

February 21 (Tuesday): 8:00 pm or after preceding Board meeting. Program Committee meeting in Owings Mills. Contact  to attend.

February 27 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

February 27 (Monday): Last day for $50 discounted Convention price.

March 2 (Friday): 10:00 am. Oral arguments in our ballot access case at the Court of Appeals. Be in your seat by 9:50 am at the latest or watch via webcast.

March 3 (Saturday): 1:00-9:00 pm. MdLP annual convention. Speakers: Paul Dembowsky, of Maryland Shall Issue; Carla Howell, Executive Director National LP; Eric Blitz, for Gary Johnson; Christopher Doscher, for Carl Person; Lorenzo Gaztaņaga, for Lee Wrights (presidential candidates); Joe Seehusen, former LP Executive Director. Location: Squire's Italian Restaurant, 6723 Holabird Avenue, Dundalk, MD 21222. More info here. Note: any changes to the State Program will be voted either up or down at the Convention; proposed modifications must be made at the February 21 Program Committee meeting. You can pay/register for the convention by clicking the credit cards on the left. Contact: .

March 5 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

March 12 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

March 19 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

March 26 (Monday): 7:00 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

March 26 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

April 2 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

April 9 (Monday): 7:45 pm. Gallery Gang.

April 11 (Wednesday): 8:00 pm. Arvin Vohra speaks at American University, SIS Founders' Room: Is College A Ripoff?

April 17 (Tuesday): Tax Day protests.

April 21 (Saturday): 9:00 am. The Libertarian Club of Baltimore has adopted a 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 1/2 mile south of I-695). For anyone who needs community service hours, time spent on this project will count toward that requirement. For anyone planning to run for office in this area, putting pictures of yourself on the website being involved in community activity would be a help. We had about 3/4 mile and now we're down to about 1/2 mile. If you are planning on helping out, please let know ASAP (email or phone) so he can see if we have a crew.

April 23 (Monday): 7:00 pm. MdLP Executive Board meeting via teleconference. Contact  to attend.

April 26 (Thursday): 10:30 am. Gary Johnson appearing at a breakfast meeting at Mark Grannis' law office in Washington, DC. If you would like to attend, and for more information, please contact .

May 2-6 (Wednesday-Sunday): National Libertarian Party Convention at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. Schedule

May 5/6 (Saturday-Sunday): Towsontown Spring Festival. Saturday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Setup is 1-2 hours before opening. We need help to cover all hours, especially since many of our members are in Las Vegas for the National Convention -- please sign up! Vehicles must be off the grounds by 8 am on Saturday and 11 am on Sunday. Close down on both days at 7:00 pm, but we won't be able to get vehicles in to load up until 8:00 pm. If you can help any time on either day please let me know. Our booth location is 353 on the south side of Chesapeake Ave about 1/2 block west of York Road. Who's willing to help? For anyone who needs community service hours, time spent on this project will count toward that requirement. Parking garages closest to our booth: (1) From the beltway Exit 26 (Towson South-York Rd), south on York Rd, right on Pennsylvania Ave, left at first street; (2) South on York Rd, just past Chesapeake Ave, left into library Parking; (3) South on York Rd, right on Bosley Ave (Towson By-Pass) left on Susquehanna Ave, Two lots, one at Baltimore Ave, and one at Washington Ave. Parking fee is $5.00 for entire day. If you need to use mapquest, the address you should use is 400 Washington Ave, Towson, MD 21204. On the fair days I will have my cell phone on if you need help finding us. Contact: .

May 19 (Saturday): Noon. MdLP Executive Board meeting in Owings Mills. Special Central Committee meeting follows at 1pm to nominate candidates for public office. Contact  to attend.

June 11 (Monday): 9:00 am. Deadline for submissions for the July issue of the Free? State Libertarian. Send in your articles, comments, letters-to-the-editor, photos, etc.

September 16 (Sunday): 10:00am - 6:00 pm. Essex Day Festival. Meet candidates. Setup is 7:30-8:00 am and breakdown is at 7:00 pm. This one always draws a big crowd. If you are running for office anywhere from Towson East, some of your constituents will be there. Candidate or not, we can use your help in getting people to take the quiz and generally showing people they DO have another choice. The festival is held on the 4000 and 500 blocks of Eastern Blvd in Essex. From the Baltimore beltway, I-695, take the Eastern Blvd exit going East, away from Baltimore. When you come to the road block, turn right for one block, then turn left to parallel Eastern Blvd. About one mile later you'll come to the Post Office at Taylor Ave. There are large (free) parking lots on both sides of Taylor. Walk up Taylor to Eastern. Locations of the booths won't be set until the day of the festival; but we are usually in that first block to the left of Taylor. If you have trouble finding the booth call me on my cell. If you are planning to help out, please let me know by e-mail or phone. Contact .