Free Films on Thursday evenings in April and May 2020. Easton, MD – Back for his 456th blockbuster appearance: Will Shakespeare! Come see tales of power and romance, laughs and tears — and a heartwarming bit with a donkey. Suzanne Sanders, creator of Friending Shakespeare at the Chesapeake Forum, introduces five top-notch films, with hints […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Jesse Wiegel of Port Townsend, Wash., has been hired as the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Floating Fleet Captain & Waterfront Programs Manager. Wiegel brings with him nearly a decade of experience in the non-profit sector operating sail training or character development programming. At CBMM, he will be responsible for serving as […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—The treatment of prisoners of war during the American Revolution, and how issues surrounding that treatment helped escalate the conflict’s violence, is the topic of a talk on March 5 at Washington College. Cole Jones, assistant professor of history at Purdue University, will speak on “The Problem of Prisoners of War in the American […]
Continue ReadingThe back room of the Book Plate in Chestertown was full to listen to visiting professor Ezra Greenspan, author of “William Wells Brown: An African American Life”, read from his work-in-progress biography on Frederick Douglass’ family as a part of the Chestertown Art Crawl on the afternoon of February 22, 2020. Usually when an author […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be hosting eight special programs during the month of March 2020 at the museums of the State of Delaware. Six of these events will be presented in celebration of National Women’s History Month. A full schedule is included below. All programs are free and […]
Continue ReadingSt Michaels – On Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, 2020 the Eastern Shore Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival will return for the second time to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. The festival, now in its ninth year, takes place on CBMM’s waterfront campus from 10am–5 pm Saturday and […]
Continue ReadingSave the date for the weekend of April 4th and 5th! Sip and stroll your way through downtown Cambridge while tasting enticing spirits, brews, and wines from across the region. Enjoy tasting stations set up in retailers and restaurants throughout the downtown. Tickets include tastings at each participating “maker”, a tasting glass. Bottles and cans […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — The ways in which early American settlers dealt with mental illness is the topic of the spring 2020 Guy F. Goodfellow Memorial Lecture at Washington College on Feb. 20. Cornelia Dayton, professor of history at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, will discuss her research. The event in Litrenta Lecture Hall in the […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—The intersection of faith, mental illness, and healthcare will be the subject of a talk at Washington College on February 19, 2020 when 2007 graduate David Finnegan-Hosey returns to his alma mater to speak about his latest book, Grace Is a Preexisting Condition: Faith, Systems, and Mental Healthcare. Emerging from his experience of living […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Washington College’s Communication and Media Studies (CMS) speaker series welcomes Robert Mejia on February 17, 2020 to discuss “Race and Urban Communication Infrastructure.” The event, which is open to the public, begins at 4:30 p.m. in Hynson Lounge of Hodson Hall. An assistant professor of communication at North Dakota State University, Mejia […]
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