SOD-O Holiday Party

Welcome to the 2025 SOD-O Holiday Party! Join us for a dinner and celebration at Acqua al 2 - Annapolis. The event begins at 2:00pm with a unique tour of the Maryland State House in the center of State Circle. We will meet in the main hall on the 2nd floor under the rotunda. This will be followed by a group photo and small group tours of the closed-to-the-public Capitol Dome and exterior Catwalk with stunning views of historic Annapolis. Street parking will be available and the Calvert Street Garage will be open for parking 2 blocks northwest of the State House just off of Bladen Street.
Return to the hotel to change into uniforms/formalwear and the van will begin shuttling people back downtown at 5:45pm. Social hour and dinner will take place from 6pm-9pm with food service beginning around 7pm. A special holiday guest is rumored to be attending for the kids!
From 9pm-10pm the bar will remain open but guests are also invited to check out Harold Black, Annapolis' newest speakeasy in the basement of the Acqua al 2 building.
A room block is reserved (King and 2xQueen rooms) at DoubleTree by Hilton Annapolis at 210 Holiday Court, Annapolis, MD. Rooms can be reserved until November 21, 2025 at (410) 224-3150 or https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/anpdtdt-doubletree-annapolis.
Dinner Attire: ASU with bow tie for current/serving members and alumni and civilian formalwear for retirees and guests.
Recommended Attire for Tour: Comfortable clothes and shoes, warm coat

Info: Unique historian-led tour of the Maryland State House, including access to the Maryland Senate Chamber floor (not open to the public). Must bring ID and pass through metal detector.

Info: Group photo of all SOD-O members, alumni and guests in the Maryland State House.

Info: Small Group Tours of the Maryland State House Dome and Exterior Catwalk (not open to the public). Consider wearing comfortable shoes and a coat - ascent requires climbing steep stairs and the catwalk is outside of the Dome.

Info: Guests should return POVs to park at hotel

Info: Acqua Al 2, Main Street Room on the 2nd Floor, accessible from Main Street

Info: Acqua Al 2, Main Street Room on 2nd floor

Info: Bar will remain open at Acqua Al 2, and speakeasy in basement (Harold Black) will be open as well

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