Newark Parks and Recreation Department in their effort fo keep kids active and outdoors during the winter months announces their Our Winter / Spring 2022 activity guide. The guide which offers a summer camp preview will help to gear up for spring. There are programs for all ages, abilities and interest levels including cooking, sports, […]
Continue ReadingThe Chestertown Jazz Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an astonishing line up of fabulous (and famous) musicians. The festival begins with a tribute concert at the Mainstay in Rock Hall for Charlie Byrd on Thursday September 9, 2021. See MainstayRockHall.org for tickets and more information Friday evening Under the Tent in Wilmer Park […]
Continue ReadingMemorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, a day to decorate the graves of the Civil War dead. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 and organized by the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of former sailors and soldiers. It was inspired by local observances during the 3 years […]
Continue ReadingThe Church Hill Theatre, Inc. has been awarded a $64,674 matching funds grant MHAA: “Theatre Needs New Threads” from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. This is one of 114 matching grants totaling $5.1 million that is being awarded to Maryland nonprofits, local jurisdictions, and other heritage tourism organizations. Carmen Renée, the theatre’s Executive Manager says, […]
Continue ReadingThe Queen Anne’s Art Council has cancelled their 2020 season of Thursdays in the Park. In an email they said, “In light of current circumstances, our board made the decision to forego these large events. It is out of loving care for our community that we have chosen act with an abundance of caution. We’re […]
Continue ReadingBecome a Museum Member and you can visit the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington during exclusive Member-only days from July 1 until the public opening on July 15, 2020. As a Member, you will be one of the first to experience Layered Abstraction: Margo Allman & Helen Mason, an exhibition featuring two female artists who […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – For the first time since 2012 photographer Steve Atkinson will not be photographing the Annual 4th of July Parade in Rock Hall. Like many Independence Day Activities all over Delmarva, the town has cancelled this year’s parade due to Covid-19 concerns. The parade has often been cited as one of the area’s […]
Continue ReadingWhen 2020 began no one could have guessed the state of the world, county, state and the Delmarva Peninsula would be where we are today. Yearly goals pretty much went out the window in early March which the Covid-19 shutdown. As we come up to the the 1st of July and with the gradual re-opening […]
Continue ReadingThe Easton town council has unanimously passed the Washington Street Promenade, a 24/7 pedestrian-focused closure of Washington Street from Dover Street to Federal Street for events, music, outdoor dining, shopping, and socialization, from July 4 through the end of October. For the next several months, Washington Street will be home to everything from musicians, outdoor […]
Continue ReadingDelaware’s reopening plan begins on June 1, 2020. Museums are allowed to reopen under strict guidelines, Biggs Museum in Dover, DE has chosen not to reopen. In an email from the museum they announced, “we have chosen not to open on that date to allow us the time to build upon the safe environment that […]
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