# Chime After Chime: How a Clock Knows the Time > Event for families in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area (MD). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM - Where: Hogshead Trades Museum, 43 Pinkney Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Free ($5 suggested donation) - Organizer: Historic Annapolis - Official page: https://6324.blackbaudhosting.com/6324/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=d0dd5102-c874-4964-a405-4f71d5992e68 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/chime-after-chime-how-a-clock-knows-the-time--listing-d953718cedc4877132a53f89 ## About A hands-on, drop-in afternoon with Annapolis clockmaker Stephen Sieracki, known locally as the 'Clock Therapist', at the Hogshead Trades Museum on Pinkney Street. Visitors find out how a clock knows which hour to strike: they handle authentic clock parts and help assemble a working striking mechanism from a grandfather clock while the clockmaker explains the gears that count, track and announce the hours. Because it is informal and drop-in, families can arrive any time during the two hours and stay as long as curiosity lasts, which suits children who like taking things apart and seeing how machines work. 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