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Easton High School Musicians Now Benefit from Talbot County Arts Council Artists-in-Residence Program

March 10, 2021March 9, 2021Across Our Desk

Despite the pandemic, music has never been stronger in the secondary public schools in Talbot County. An ambitious Artists-in-Residence Program, which initially began through collaboration between the Talbot County Arts Council, Chesapeake Music, the University of Maryland School (UMD) of Music faculty, and Easton Middle School (EMS), has expanded this year to include band students […]

Yarnstorming Returns to Adkins Arboretum

February 26, 2021February 25, 2021Across Our Desk

RIDGELY, MD – Yarnstorming is back! For the second year running, Adkins Arboretum is partnering with local yarn artists and the Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore (FACES) to create a whimsical and exciting visual experience in the trees around the Arboretum Visitor’s Center. Also known as yarn bombing, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting […]

Academy Art Museum Announces March Events

February 21, 2021February 20, 2021Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD – Academy Art Museum Announces March Events EXHIBITIONS The following Academy Art Museum exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat. Open daily, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 12 noon to 4 p.m. 2021 Student Art Exhibition: Students […]

ShoreRivers Seek Elizabeth Brown Memorial Internship Application

February 19, 2021Across Our Desk

ShoreRivers seeks applicants for an exciting, hands-on, 10-week summer internship experience in the environmental field. This internship for a rising college junior or senior or recent college graduate is supported with a $2,000 stipend by the Elizabeth Brown Memorial Fund. ShoreRivers is a nonprofit organization that protects and restores Eastern Shore waterways through science-based advocacy, […]

On Eastern Neck Island

February 12, 2021January 27, 2022Steve Atkinson

Even though Eastern Neck Island, located in Kent County, MD at the confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay was one of the first places settled by the English Colonists, today it is a 2,285 acre island wildlife refuge. Established in 1962 as a sanctuary for migratory birds, Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge […]

5th Annual KART Klassic Golf Tournament on April 30, 2021

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021Across Our Desk

Kent Association of Riding Therapy, Inc. (KART) is hosting its 5th Annual KART Klassic Golf Tournament on April 30, 2021 at Back Creek Golf Club in Middletown, DE. Scramble format starting at 1pm. Player tickets and sponsorships start at $100. Player tickets will include 2 limited drink tickets, category prizes, and door prizes. Some sponsor […]

Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Cancels Holly Day Market

November 24, 2020Across Our Desk

Chincoteague Cultural Alliance (CCA) has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Holly Day Market. Although we were prepared to have protocols in place to ensure the safety of everyone in attendance, vendors as well as shoppers and our volunteers, the COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise every week here in Virginia as well […]

Thank You Veterans

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020Steve Atkinson

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended with the signing of the Armistice. November 11th since that day has been referred to as Armistice Day. President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 was the first President to proclaim this day. “To us in America, the reflections […]

Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Smaller than in Recent Years

October 28, 2020Across Our Desk

A cool spring followed by summer storms help keep the 2020 dead zone small Annapolis, MD – Experts from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources report that the 2020 dead zone is the second smallest observed in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay since monitoring began in 1985. In their 2020 Chesapeake Bay Dead […]

Chesapeake Bay Program welcomes feedback on Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan

October 15, 2020Across Our Desk

Draft outlines strategy to reduce additional pollutants flowing into Bay Annapolis, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Program is soliciting public input on the draft Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP). The Conowingo WIP was developed collaboratively by a steering committee consisting of representatives from the Chesapeake Bay Commission and each Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdiction—Delaware, the District […]