4 Best Nightlife in Annapolis and Southern Maryland, Maryland

The lounge at gives people something fun to do on Tuesday night: listen to live Irish music.

presents local and regional acoustic musicians nightly at its Oyster Bar lounge. The Oyster Shooter—raw oysters served in a shot glass with vodka and cocktail sauce and washed down with beer—supposedly originated here. The upstairs piano bar is open on Friday and Saturday nights.

The hosts nationally known folk, rock, jazz, country, and bluegrass groups. Past performers include Lyle Lovett, Ralph Stanley, and Linda Thompson. Dinner combinations are available; the tavern is no-smoking.

For a taste of the tropics and the South Pacific along St. Leonard's Creek, wet your lips with an umbrella-topped cocktail at. Vera's offers weekly entertainment and no cover charge. With an exotic environment and fantastic location with open-air decks overlooking a deepwater marina and delightful river views—not to mention a swimming pool—it's well worth a visit, despite its difficult-to-find location west off Route 2/4.