Delaware’s five state museums are reopening this week with self-guided tours that allow visitors to experience the history of the First State while continuing to take all recommended steps to safeguard public health. In accordance with the Phase I reopening plans issued by Gov. John Carney, museums administered by the Delaware Division of Historical and […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels, MD – We are excited to announce that the will be holding the first Cars & Coffee of the season starting this Saturday May 30th from 9:00 am – 11:00 am. While the Museum will be closed, the campus outside area will be open for the Cars & Coffee event. We are taking […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Starting in June, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is inviting the public to grab a drink and join in a bi-weekly virtual happy hour featuring regional guests from all over the Chesapeake Bay. The first guest, at 6pm on Thursday, June 4, 2020 will be Kate Livie, a Chesapeake educator, writer, […]
Continue ReadingThese past few weeks have been full of announcements of cancellation of events and festivals. All due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic. Some of these are for events that had been scheduled for July and August, but there has also some that wouldn’t be happening until the later months of 2020. The comments I have […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — The board of Main Street Historic Chestertown has announced the cancellation of the nonprofit organization’s signature winter event, Dickens of a Christmas, for 2020 because of COVID-19 concerns. The holiday event was scheduled to take place December 4 and 5, 2020. In an email to key volunteers, the nonprofit’s executive director, Kay […]
Continue ReadingTerrible news friends! We have just received a proclamation from the minister’s office that all festivities scheduled for the 2020 Chestertown HP Festival Weekend have been hereby canceled! It reads – LET IT BE KNOWN The Magical Weekend known as the CHESTERTOWN HP FEST originally scheduled for the 1st weekend of OCTOBER 2020 is hereby […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Starting May 26, 2020 the public is invited to put their knowledge to the test with the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in a series of free virtual trivia nights. At 8pm each Tuesday through June 23, CBMM’s education staff will host this casual competition for approximately one hour. No registration is […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Originally planned for display in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Van Lennep Auditorium, a new exhibition featuring the works of Chesapeake Bay photographer Jay Fleming will be presented to the public virtually starting Monday, May 18, 2020. Island Life: Changing Culture, Changing Shorelines can be found online at cbmmislandlife.org. “We’re thrilled […]
Continue ReadingMary Sprague, a 21-year-old English major from Ellicott City, Maryland, has won the 2020 Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate literary prize in the nation. She was among six finalists considered for the prize, worth $63,537 this year. Mary Sprague[/caption]Sprague, who served as Editor-in-Chief of the student literary magazine and a copy-editor for the student […]
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