It is with regret that the Chestertown Tea Party Festival Committee has made the decision to cancel the 2020 Festival. So much remains unknown with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. Experience from countries infected at a much earlier date than the United States suggests that infections could continue over a period of two to three […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned the non-profit museum yet another 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the fourth consecutive year CBMM has earned this top distinction. Since 2002, Charity Navigator has awarded only the […]
Continue ReadingA message from the Delaware Art Museum, Just yesterday we communicated that, based on the COVID-19 (coronavirus) information at hand, the Delaware Art Museum would remain open and all scheduled programs would continue as planned. However, as the situation continues to develop, and out of deep concern for the welfare of our guests and staff, […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – A new exhibition in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Waterfowling building, Adze to Whittling Knife—Chesapeake Boatbuilders as Decoy Carvers, will open to the public on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Chesapeake Bay-area craftsmen produced boats—and decoys—that were regionally distinctive. Boatbuilding was often a full-time occupation, and decoy carving was more typically a sideline. […]
Continue ReadingToday, March 10th, is Harriet Tubman Day. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Dorchester County, MD. Her birth date is unknown although believed to be around 1822. She was one of nine children born between 1808 and 1832 to enslaved parents. Her mother, Harriet “Rit” Green, was owned by Mary Pattison Brodess. Her father, […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, Maryland – Ocean City will be glistening in green as the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, sponsored by the Delmarva Irish-American Club, marches down Coastal Highway on Saturday, March 14, 2020. This Ocean City tradition, which began in 1980, has grown to become the second-largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the […]
Continue ReadingBlue Blaze Associates presents Conversations with Women Making a Difference on April 23, 2020, at the Delaware Art Museum. The inspirational event features a panel discussion with three influential women offering career highlights, life stories, and hard-earned wisdom. All proceeds are donated to local nonprofits. The three panelists for April 23, 2020, are: Melody Phillips […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Chesapeake photographer Jay Fleming’s work will be featured in a new special exhibition at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., starting April 3, 2020. Island Life: Changing Culture, Changing Shorelines will be on display in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium through August 30, 2020. Fleming’s photographs reveal how the […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—Nonfiction writer Casey Cep will be at Washington College on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 as part of the spring Sophie Kerr Lecture Series. This free and public reading will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Hynson Lounge, located in Hodson Hall, and will be followed by a book sale and signing. Casey Cep is a […]
Continue ReadingDover DE – The Delaware Public Archives will be having a free presentation on Saturday March 7, 2020 on “Delaware’s Struggle for Women’s Right to Vote”. The presenters are Dr. Anne Boylan and Emily Green. During the spring of 1920, all political eyes were on Delaware. The General Assembly was meeting in special session to […]
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