Warren Miller pioneered ski films in the late 1940s, producing four decades’ worth of dazzling shots on snow-covered courses run by the world’s best skiers.

Whether you’re into winter sports or not, Miller’s work and that of the company that continues it, Warren Miller Entertainment, are dazzling and, at times, groundbreaking.

The company’s latest film, “75,” is the second of two parts celebrating the 75th anniversary of Miller’s work. The showing Thursday night may be the first time a film like this has been shown at Maryland Hall, the arts center in a town better known for sailing than skiing.

“I think there is a great outdoor recreation community here in Annapolis, and although it’s usually focused on the bay, many folks travel to ski in the winter,” said Austin Sposato, director of programming at Maryland Hall.

The idea of bringing the film to Annapolis started with a conversation between Sposato, who just came back from snowboarding in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and avid skier Sean O’Neill, husband of Alderwoman Karma O’Neill.

O’Neill saw the film and suggested getting a screening in Annapolis. His company, RBC Wealth Management, sponsored the event. It’s the only one in Maryland, and next up on the film tour is Reykjavik, Iceland.

“I grew up watching Warren Miller’s films with my dad, so I was excited to try to make it happen,” Sposato said.

“75″ features slopes in California, Colorado and even New Jersey, as well as more distant locales such as Austria, Finland and Japan. Featured athletes include veteran snowboarder Shaun White and younger skiers such as Max Hitzig.

The film debuted last fall and has since been streamed on the Outside channel. The one-night showing in Annapolis starts at 8 p.m. in the Bowen Theatre. General admission is $15, plus fees.

Here are some other great things to do in Annapolis in the week ahead.

Rock on

12:30 Thursday

A new exhibit opening at the Mitchell Art Gallery at St. John’s College presents a collection of rare, naturally occurring rocks from the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington, D.C., and asks you to decide if they are art.

Nature’s Readymades focuses on gongshi — rocks formed by nature into fantastic shapes celebrated by Chinese collectors as early as 1,200 years ago. The stones on exhibit are drawn from the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum.

In addition to gongshi, the exhibition includes contributions from a range of scholars — a geologist, a novelist, an observational painter, two poets, a political scientist, a religious studies professor and a sculptor — on stones in their personal possession.

The museum is open Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Friday, 2 to 7:30 p.m. The stones will be on exhibit through April 16. Free.

Strike the tent

2 p.m. Saturday

It’s the final weekend to catch this year’s visit to Annapolis by Do Portugal Circus.

The traveling company performs under a big top in the Annapolis Mall parking lot for 10 days, culminating in three shows on Saturday and two on Sunday. Tickets are $20 to $50.

Combination

Hester Prynne and the Allnighters is a group of local musicians who come together for performances at 49 West, a downtown coffee shop.

Performers included in past shows include Russell Stone, Jimmy Jacobs, Leslie Webber, Rurik Reshetiloff and Kevin Whisman. Tickets are $20.

Carole King Tribute

Noon Sunday

Sixteen members of the Songbird Collective will perform A Tribute to Carole King to benefit AMFM, the nonprofit that supports Annapolis musicians in need, at Rams Head on Stage.

The collective is a group of women performers familiar to audiences around Annapolis as solo acts and various ensembles, like the West Street Revival Band.

The group includes Laura Brino, Danah Denice, Jeanette Lynn, Meg Murray, Angie Miller, Leslie Webber, Madisun Bailey, Carly Winter, Burnsie, Jen Schimpf, PJ Thomas, Carolyn Krohn, Jenn Byrne, Jill Davolio, Nicky Stacy and Kristie Allen.

The Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians supports musicians unable to perform because of illness or injury and offers scholarships to students.

General admission is $25 plus fees. The show was almost sold out Wednesday night.

Serious poker

Through Feb. 3

Live! Casino in Hanover is in the middle of its Mid-Atlantic Poker Open, a two-week tournament of Texas Hold ‘em and other games. Buy-in starts at $200 and rises to $2,200.

The main event is a multiday challenge with eight-player tables, culminating in a final game on Feb. 2 or 3 with a guaranteed pot of $500,000.

First plungers

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday

The first dip of the Maryland Polar Bear Plunge begins with two days of student plungers at Sandy Point State Park.

Four plunges will follow, first for law enforcement officers, then employees and guests of corporate sponsors, and on Feb. 1, the general public.

Plungefest, which includes food, music and warm tents at the park, runs Wednesday Jan. 29 through Feb. 1. You don’t have to plunge to attend.

Proceeds benefit the Maryland Special Olympics. You can raise funds to pay for a splash in 33-degree water or buy an individual plunge ticket at $50 for students and $100 for general admission.