“May we never stop loving, giving support, and caring for the arts and for those who live within them,” says Moran, on winning the nation’s largest undergraduate literary prize. CHESTERTOWN, MD — Shannon Moran, an English major from Baltimore with minors in music and creative writing, has won the 2019 Sophie Kerr Prize, this year […]
Continue ReadingCelebrate Indie Bookstore Day at the Museum Store! Saturday, April 27 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Museum Store is proud to be a part of the American Booksellers Association, and we’re celebrating our first Indie Bookstore Day with lots of goodies, including IBD-exclusive signed editions, an ultra-cute tote designed by Bibliophile author and […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Cristina Jiménez, immigration reform advocate, MacArthur Foundation “genius award” Fellow, and founder and CEO of the nation’s largest immigrant youth-led organization, will speak at Washington College on Tuesday, April 16. She will share the powerful story of her own journey, from arriving in the US at age 13 as an undocumented immigrant […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Theologian and author Diana Butler Bass, whose book Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks was recognized this year as the top non-fiction book in national secular media by the esteemed 70-year-old Wilbur Awards, will speak at Washington College on “Politics of Gratitude: The Subversive Vision of the New Testament in the […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Historian Patrick Spero, whose study of the 18th-century frontier is bringing a new perspective to the roots of the American Revolution, will give a talk on April 4 about the forgotten story of a band of rebels, known as the Black Boys, whose protests helped ignite the battle for American independence. Spero, […]
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tennessee – Award-winning writer Randy Overbeck will celebrate the launch of his latest mystery, Blood on the Chesapeake, with a book signing at The Robert Morris Inn (314 North Morris Street, Oxford, MD 21654) on Friday, April 12, 2019 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public. A […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, March 22, Ruth Rogers Clausen will give a talk titled “Delaware Botanic Gardens: From a Humble Beginning to an Amazing Reality”. The Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek located in Dagsboro, DE is still a work in progress; it will open its doors to the public in September 2019. The mission of the […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – On Friday, April 5, 2019 from 5-7pm, the Rehoboth Art League will host an opening reception for three new exhibitions. This will include Contemporary Miniatures, an exhibit displaying a unique form of art that reduces overall scale—nothing larger than twenty-five square inches—but maintains an incredible amount of detail. Also opening that […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Washington College welcomes Katherine Grandjean, associate professor of history at Wellesley College, for the 2018-2019 Guy F. Goodfellow Memorial Lecture, “In the Kingdom of Devils: The Harpe Murders and the Legacies of the American Revolution.” Sponsored by the Department of History, the March 21, 2019 talk begins at 5 p.m. in Hynson […]
Continue ReadingWilmington – Meet Jerry Pinkney, an award-winning illustrator of books for young children, on March 16, 2019. His visit to the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington DE will include a book reading and signing as well as an illustrator’s talk. Book Reading and Signing 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Meet celebrated illustrator Jerry Pinkney and […]
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