News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
New York City has its ball drop. Easton has its crab drop. And now, in its third year, Cambridge has its own New Year’s Eve drop — featuring a workboat. The New Year’s Eve Boat Drop will feature a replica of a trot-lining deadrise — a traditional waterman’s workboat — launched down more than 60 […]
Continue ReadingJoin Dorchester County as they prepare to launch a new era and a new time capsule to be opened in 2069! The Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area and 350th Anniversary Planning Committee have been busy collecting and curating bits of history from organizations throughout Dorchester County. More than 100 items that tell the story […]
Continue ReadingThe Tidewater Singers will present an a cappella concert spanning early music by Giovanni Gabrieli and Jan Sweelink through contemporary favorite, Ola Gjeilo plus perennial chestnuts (and surprises) on December 13 at 7:30 pm at Trinity Cathedral in Easton; on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 pm at Christ Church in St. Michaels; and on Sunday, […]
Continue ReadingThe new film, “Harriet Tubman: Soldier of Freedom” debuts September 14 at 2 p.m. at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County. The 15-minute short featuring acclaimed actor and narrator Keith David with B. Cherie Patterson portraying Tubman, will be shown daily – three times an hour – to visitor center guests. […]
Continue ReadingThe Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area has arranged the loan of a unique selection of Dorchester County artifacts from the Maryland Archaeological Conservation (MAC) Laboratory. The items come from archaeological sites throughout Dorchester County and include a variety of projectile points, marked tobacco pipe stems and bowls, wine bottle fragments and seals, iron keys, […]
Continue ReadingCambridge, MD – Up in her quiet attic studio, Fran Gross thinks of the faraway places she has visited while spinning her potters wheel and creating beautiful works from clay. Fran is a functional potter who lives and works in Cambridge, and she is Main Street Gallery’s featured artist for September and October. She has […]
Continue ReadingCambridge, MD – Main Street Gallery in Cambridge is turning eight and the artists are celebrating with a BEER-TASTING PARTY where everyone is invited. The fun will begin at the gallery at 518 Poplar St (across from Jimmie and Sooks) at 5 pm and continue until 8 pm on Second Saturday, August 10 and will […]
Continue ReadingShore Shakespeare Company is proud to present William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice Augst 30th & 31st at 6:00pm Long Wharf Park Cambridge, Maryland September 6th & 7th at 6:00pm September 8th at 5:00pm The Oxford Community Center Oxford, Maryland September 13th & 14th at 6:00pm The Centreville Wharf Centreville, Maryland All performances are FREE […]
Continue ReadingSummer is upon us and the Main Street Gallery in Cambridge is excited about “Flow” , their upcoming exhibit featuring the works of gallery artist, Laura Hofherr. Laura, a well-known polymer clay jewelry artist has recently turned her creative attention to making expressive, abstract paintings. When fashioning her earrings , bracelets and necklaces, the Cambridge […]
Continue ReadingCAMBRIDGE, MD – Like a wind born messenger announcing the Swedish Midsummer, Kalmar Nyckel, the Tall Ship of Delaware, arrives in Cambridge, Md. to offer sails on Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16, 2019 from Long Wharf at the Cambridge Yacht Basin, Two Yacht Club Drive. Climb aboard for a unique hands-on experience at […]
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