Sultana Education Foundation Archives

National Park Service Awards $250,000 for the Sultana Education Foundation’s Lawrence Wetlands Preserve and Nature Center

November 22, 2021Across Our Desk

Chestertown, Maryland – The Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) announced that the National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways program has provided $200,000 of funding in support of the Lawrence Wetlands Preserve – a new urban nature center the Foundation is developing in Chestertown, Maryland. This award brings the National Park Service’s investment in the project to $250,000, […]

Sultana Downrigging Artists Receive Top IBMA Awards!

October 1, 2021Across Our Desk

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes of MILE TWELVE and Danny Paisley of DANNY PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS win big at the 2021 IMBA awards! Chestertown, Maryland – Two artists scheduled to perform at the Sultana Education Foundation’s Downrigging Weekend Festival (October 29-31) received top awards at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) 32nd annual awards show, held […]

Sultana Annual Gala Postponed

September 3, 2021September 2, 2021Across Our Desk

New Date Set for May 14th, 2022! Friends & Sultana Supporters, Although we are sad to say it, we are all going to have to wait just a bit longer to party together. Considering the spread of Covid-19’s newest variant and uncertainty about how the pandemic will progress in September, the Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) […]

Message from Sultana Education Foundation on 2020 Downrigging Weekend Festival

July 23, 2020Across Our Desk

Dear Friends of Sultana, It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of the Sultana Education Foundation’s 2020 Downrigging Weekend Festival. Since the success of last year’s event, Sultana’s Downrigging Committee – as well as our partner Tall Ships, vendors and musicians – have been hard at work planning for this year’s […]

Message from the Sultana Education Foundation on Summer Programs

May 21, 2020Across Our Desk

May 21, 2020 Friends of Sultana, Since early April, the Sultana Education Foundation has worked to determine which of our Summer Programs we can conduct in a safe and responsible manner in the coming months. We have spread a wide net in our effort to understand the risks posed by Covid-19, and to devise strategies […]

Sultana Launches Virtual Classroom

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020Across Our Desk

Chestertown, MD – In response to the Covid 19 Crisis, the Sultana Education Foundation has launched a new distance learning portal known as Sultana’s Virtual Classroom, at www.sultanaclassroom.org. The site features a series of 60+ lesson plans for students drawn from Sultana’s Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) certified curricula on the environment and history […]

Kent Cultural Alliance & Others on Coronavirus

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020Across Our Desk

March 12, 2020 Earlier today we held a meeting with the directors of Kent County’s arts organizations where we had a critical conversation about the Virus, social distancing and organizations responsible for large public gatherings. At this time, we are cancelling or postponing our public arts events for the next two weeks. We believe that […]