News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Queen Anne’s County, MD: Queen Anne’s County is excited to partner with Startup Maryland, Washington College, and Kent and Cecil Counties for the 2024 Upper Shore STRT1UP Roadshow. Startup Maryland is coming to Washington College on April 9th at 2:30 p.m. to host an event celebrating local entrepreneurs and innovators. The day will include a […]
Continue ReadingThe Garfield Center for the Arts has opened its annual call for play and musical titles for production consideration. Suggestions and proposals can be made by Directors who would like to present a play or musical in the 2025 season as well as by interested community members, patrons of the Garfield Center and arts participants. […]
Continue ReadingCelebrate our planet on Saturday, April 20th 2024 at the 14th Annual Chestertown Earth Day Festival, 9am to 1pm. This family friendly event, situated on the Park Row side of Fountain Park in Downtown Chestertown features a Community Trash Walk, electric vehicle car display, free recycling of batteries and fluorescent bulbs, free tree seedlings, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Garfield Center has announced the 2024 Playmakers Director and production title and the date of open registration for this summer’s camp. For scheduling reasons, the camp starts a little earlier this year, with the first date of camp beginning June 24th 2024 and the camp-ending performance weekend on July 19, 20 and 21. A […]
Continue ReadingWORTON, MD Performing arts students at Kent County High School are set to take the stage as performing arts students at a New York City high school in their upcoming show “Fame.” The curtain goes up on the Kent County High School production at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2 and at […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD: More and more school systems are adopting an approach already entrenched in Kent County Public Schools to build strong literacy foundations in students. In January, the Maryland State Board of Education issued a resolution calling for a comprehensive literacy policy aligned with the Science of Reading. The Science of Reading applies a body […]
Continue ReadingThe Kent County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its upcoming Lunch & Learn Seminar, designed to empower local businesses with essential tools and resources for growth and success. The event will take place on March 7, 2024 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Dixon Training Center located at 101 Warner Drive, […]
Continue ReadingUnited Way of Kent County has announced the appointment of Amy Meade as Executive Director. She brings a strong set of skills to the fund-raising organization, with a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. A resident of Chestertown for 3 years, Meade created and ran her own business, Teknika Kitchens and Baths, Inc […]
Continue ReadingThe Historical Society of Kent County will present a talk for members by author and raconteur Jack Shaum at 2pm on Sunday, February 18, 2024 in the Emmanuel Church Parish Hall, 101 Cross Street, Chestertown. Mr. Shaum’s books include Lost Chester River Steamboats and his most recent book, 122 Years on the Old Bay Line. […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD: Gwinn Derricott, an 18-year member of the Chester River Hospital Center Auxiliary, was honored with her 10th Gold Star Award at the auxiliary’s recent annual meeting and luncheon. Gold stars are awarded for every 500 hours volunteered for the benefit of University of Maryland Shore Medical Center (UM SMC) at Chestertown. The auxiliary […]
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