News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Meet the artist at a reception Saturday, May 13, 2023 RIDGELY, MD: Aglow with the electric hues of windsurfing sails and actual LED lights, Alonzo Davis’s bamboo “rafts” fill the gallery at Adkins Arboretum. On view through June 30, 2023 they are part of his series Navigating Climate Change, an exuberant call to action for […]
Continue ReadingVisit was on the 100th day in office (Ridgely, MD – May 3, 2023) – Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller toured the Benedictine campus as part of the new administrations first 100 days in office. The tour was conducted by Benedictine Executive Director Scott Evans and Assistant Principal Stephanie Franklin. Benedictine leadership team and board members, […]
Continue ReadingCelebration included honoring of three exemplary women (Ridgely, MD – After a 3-year hiatus, Benedictine staff, families, board and community members and the developmentally disabled and autistic children and adults that Benedictine serves, held its spring gala weekend. Held at the Tidewater Inn in Easton, this event allows for a celebration of the organization’s accomplishments […]
Continue ReadingThe Benedictine campus in Ridgely, MD is the unique home of Maryland’s largest classic car and motorcycle ride. Affectionately known as the Chrome City Ride, the quiet green spaces of this former monastery and present-day community for people with developmental disabilities are transformed into a roaring, gleaming, chrome-covered campus. The Chrome City Ride is scheduled […]
Continue ReadingThere have been many different reasons that cities and towns have been established. In the case of Ridgely in Caroline County Maryland the town was planned. The town was planned to be a regional trading city as the railroad system was expanding after the Civil War. As a spur off of the Delmarva Railroad that […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum Awarded Funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to Expand Depth of Information and Streamline Management of Living Collections Database The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded funding in the amount of $49,984 to Adkins Arboretum to expand the depth of information and streamline the […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum has received funding from the Gray Charitable Trust to create a virtual “Birds, Bees, and Dandelion Seeds” field trip program. Nearly 1,000 second-graders in Queen Anne’s and Caroline County Public Schools will participate in the week-long program to learn about plants, pollinators, seed dispersal and Maryland bees. As part of […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD — Prepare for fall in the garden! Adkins Arboretum, offering the Chesapeake gardener the best selection of landscape-ready native plants for more than 20 years, announces its Fall Native Plant Sale. All proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s rich variety of education programs, scheduled to resume in 2021, that teach about the Delmarva’s native plants […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – On Sunday, May 17, 2020 Adkins Arboretum will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its official opening with free admission and cake all day! The public is invited to visit and join in the celebration. Spring is a particularly beautiful time at the Arboretum: frogs call from the wetland, and wildflowers bloom along […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Viewers will find both beauty and food for thought in Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Adkins Arboretum’s 21st annual Juried Art Show. On view in the Arboretum Visitor’s Center through March 27, 2020 the exhibit was juried by Heather Harvey, Associate Professor and Chair of the Art and Art […]
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