Feb 23. – Lee Tawney, director of the National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame, will speak about current events at the center.

March 1 – Angie Barnett, President and CEO of the Greater Maryland Better Business Bureau, will share with us springtime tips to avoid consumer and charity fraud.

Rotary Club of Annapolis will host its premiere gala, “Black Tie and Diamonds,” from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Westin Annapolis Hotel on Westgate Circle in Annapolis. The event will include a cocktail hour, silent and live auctions, a raffle, and dinner and dancing to the music of NightLife, a high energy band with a reputation for keeping dancers on the dance floor. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation.

Tickets are $150 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10. Full tables are being sold now, and the best seating will go to the tables that are sold first. To purchase a full table contact Rebecca Tingle at 410-267-7877 (Ext. 6), or 1-585-943-2325, or at Rebecca@aacasa.org.

Individual tickets for this premiere event will go on sale at $150 each after January 2, 2012,

March 8 – Naval Academy Midshipman 2nd Class Robert Crutcher will share thoughts on his award-winning ethics essay, “ The Legacy of Westphalia: Just War Theory in the 21st Century.”

March 15 – Classification talks will be given by two club members, who will discuss their careers and their involvement in Rotary International.

March 22 – Members of the Annapolis Rotaract club will take over the meeting, reporting on the accomplishments of the club over the last year.