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Book Columnist Dirda and Dickens Scholars Share Expertise at Bookplate During Chestertown’s Dickens of a Christmas Weekend

December 3, 2019Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD—Main Street Chestertown and The Bookplate are pleased to offer two literary talks this Saturday as part of the Dickens of a Christmas festival. Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book columnist for the Washington Post, will present “The Classic English Ghost Story” at noon. Dickens scholars Katherine Charles and Michelle Allen-Emerson will present “The […]

Delaware Art Museum Celebrates Holiday Season with Craft Fair, Music, and More

November 27, 2019Across Our Desk

Wilmington, DE – The Delaware Art Museum is celebrating the holiday season with its annual Museum Store sale and Winter Arts Festival, a special holiday-themed Family 2nd Sunday, performances by the popular Cartoon Christmas Trio, and spectacular handmade holiday decorations created by the Delaware Art Museum Council. The Museum kicks off the season with its […]

Irish archaeologist speaks at Washington College on discovering the world’s oldest field system

November 25, 2019Across Our Desk

CHESTERTOWN, MD — Seamus Caulfield, who discovered and excavated what has been described as the oldest agricultural field complex in the world, will speak about his work at Céide Fields at Washington College on December 3, 2019. Caulfield, an archaeology professor emeritus at University College Dublin, will give a talk entitled “From Belderrig to Beijing: […]

2109 Holidays Happenings Between the Bays

November 24, 2019December 3, 2019Across Our Desk

The Holidays are alive on the Delmarva Peninsula. Annual Parades, Festival, Tree Lighting and many other activities. Here is just a few of the many 2019 Holiday Events and Activities happening on the Delmarva Peninsula. Through the Season The 27th Anniversary for Ocean City’s Winterfest of Lights begin on Thursday, November 21, with a magical […]

Chestertown’s “Dickens of a Christmas” Tour Features Eight Historic Chestertown Homes

November 19, 2019Across Our Desk

Chestertown, MD – The owners of eight residences in the heart of Chestertown’s Historic District will welcome visitors from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, December 7, 2019 as part of the third annual Dickens of a Christmas weekend. Custom wreaths by the Chestertown and All Seasons Garden Clubs and live music complete the […]

Holiday tradition Returns to St. Michaels

November 16, 2019November 15, 2019Across Our Desk

ST MICHAELS, MD – As part of the annual Christmas in St. Michaels festivities, interpretive volunteers from the Chesapeake Independent Blues and the Fort McHenry Guard will return to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum this December to re-create the early 19th century tradition of firing guns to celebrate the Christmas season. Hosted by interpretive volunteers […]

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Annual Holiday Open House

November 15, 2019Across Our Desk

ST MICHAELS, MD – On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 4–7pm, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is inviting the public to celebrate the holidays with an open house that includes libations, light refreshments, caroling, store discounts, free gift wrapping, door prizes for CBMM members, and more. During the event, shoppers will […]

Former Congressional Leader Jim DeMint to Get Washington College Award in Easton

November 14, 2019November 25, 2019Across Our Desk

Editor’s Note: We have been advised that Senator DeMint will not receive the Award, he will only be giving a speech. CHESTERTOWN, MD—Washington College’s Institute for Religion, Politics and Culture will bestow its second annual Os Guinness Award for Service to the Public Good to former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, who served in Congress for […]

Actor Brings Frederick Douglass to Life During Dickens Weekend in Chestertown

November 9, 2019November 8, 2019Across Our Desk

Chestertown, Md – As part of Main Street Chestertown’s “Dickens of a Christmas” weekend, actor and playwright Phil Darius Wallace will present his one-man show Self-Made Man: the Frederick Douglass Story in two seatings Saturday, December 7, 2019. The shows will take place at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. at Sumner Hall, 206 S. Queen Street. […]

Shop Delmarva Scenes for Unique Gifts with a Delmarva Theme

November 9, 2019November 8, 2019Across Our Desk

What began as a photographic project by eastern shore based photographer SG Atkinson shooting the ‘usual, unusual, beautiful and not so pretty scenes of the Delmarva Peninsula, Delmarva Scenes has become an online store for those photographs. He is also the publisher of the ChesaDel Crier. The online store features Greeting Cards, Calendars and Wall […]