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In Residence at the Starr Center, Writer Cam Terwilliger is Finishing His First Historical Novel Exploring the 18th-Century American Frontier

August 1, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD—What was life like two centuries ago in the forested Iroquois country, a place where cultures met and frequently clashed? It takes considerable literary skill to craft a historical novel that brings to life a society living on the edge of the Western wilderness. Evoking the beauty, danger, and wonder of the 18th-century American […]

Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday at the Garfield Center

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018Across Our Desk

Chestertown – Come to the Garfield Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 28th 2018 at 7pm to celebrate Harry’s 38th Birthday! Author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has sparked the imaginations of children and adults alike since the first book was published in 1997, and fans all over the world continue to mark the […]

Rose O’Neill Literary House’s Third Annual Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference Features Readings by Conference Faculty

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD—The Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference, which invites high school students to Washington College to work with esteemed writers, will feature readings on July 18 and 19, 2018 highlighting the conference’s faculty. On July 18, James Allen Hall, conference director and director of the Rose O’Neill Literary House, will join poet Jehanne Dubrow in […]

Garfield Announces 2018 Summer Performance Series for Children

July 9, 2018July 3, 2018Across Our Desk

Each year a portion of the Playmakers experience at the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre includes three interactive performances in addition to putting on their own production. These shows, sponsored by The Hedgelawn Foundation, feature multicultural artists who introduce Playmakers to a variety of theatrical arts. Past performers have included dancers, […]

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s ‘First Saturday in the First State’ to feature patriotic traditions

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018Across Our Desk

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will explore “Patriotic Traditions” as its theme for the First State Heritage Park’s monthly “First Saturday in the First State” in July. The program will feature a variety of free events and activities. The John Bell House and Kent County Courthouse will give special focus to the African-American experience during […]

Local author Jim Duffy to speak at Caroline’s Friends of the Library’s Annual Meeting

June 12, 2018Across Our Desk

Jim Duffy will present “Underground Railroad Journeys on the Eastern Shore” at the Friends of the Caroline County Public Library’s Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 10am at the Federalsburg Branch, located at 123 Morris Avenue in Federalsburg. Please join the Friends for this exciting presentation, a short […]

American Presidents, North Korean Dictators, and the Elephants in the Room A Fictional Look at Real World Problems with Author Doug Norton

May 31, 2018May 30, 2018Across Our Desk

As a warship captain during the Cold War, Doug Norton held launch codes for nuclear weapons and was prepared to use them, but he also participated in high-stakes international negotiations to reduce their numbers and the chance of nuclear war. On Saturday, June 30th, 2018 Mr. Norton will visit Kent County Public Library’s Chestertown branch […]

Five WC Seniors Named Finalist for 2018 Sophie Kerr Prize; Winner Announced Friday May 18, 2018

May 14, 2018Across Our Desk

Five Washington College seniors today were named finalists for the 2018 Sophie Kerr Prize, the nation’s largest undergraduate literary award, this year worth $63,711. All will read from their work at an event this Friday, where author, journalist, and literary critic Maureen Corrigan will announce the winner. The finalists’ reading and the announcement of the […]

Scholar and MOMA Curator Darby English Will Speak on the Work of African-American Performance Artist William Pope.L

April 10, 2018Across Our Desk

Darby English, professor of art history at the University of Chicago and adjunct curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, will present a lecture entitled “Differing, Drawn,” on the “Skin Set” drawings of contemporary African-American artist William Pope.L on April 18, 2018. The lecture in Norman James Theatre, […]

Washington College’s Center for Environment & Society Announces Rural Energy Project With Presentation and Discussion

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018Across Our Desk

Washington College’s Center for Environment & Society (CES) will announce a new project aimed to ensure that energy in rural areas is clean, resilient, and democratic. Grant Samms, an environmental sociologist who studies issues of rural energy resilience and conservation at CES, will give a presentation on the Rural Energy Project on April 17, 2018 […]

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