On the 4th of July I spent the day in Rock Hall Maryland. I usually go there on the 4th so that wasn’t a surprise. What was a surprise was the band that played at the town’s party after the play. The EverAfter. They play the hits from all decades. Their upcoming schedule for the […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—Seven books published in 2018 by the country’s most prominent historians have been named finalists for the 2019 George Washington Prize. The annual award recognizes the past year’s best written works on the nation’s founding era, especially those that have the potential to advance broad public understanding of early American history. “A gifted historian […]
Continue ReadingIn the early July summer heat in 1776 in Philadelphia the Continental Congress consisting of 13 States declared their independence from Great Britain. On July 4th the Declaration was approved, although it was not signed until August 2, 1776. John Adams wrote to his wife after the vote for Independence, “I am apt to believe […]
Continue Reading(PIKESVILLE, MD) – With extra traffic expected in the days before and after the Fourth of July which falls on a Thursday this year making a four-day weekend for some, additional Maryland state troopers will be on patrol, using a variety of initiatives to keep traffic moving, respond quickly to highway incidents and take appropriate […]
Continue ReadingMaryland and Delaware are warning the public of the dangers of the use of fireworks in their states. Maryland State Fire Marshall Marshal Gerac says “There were 17 fireworks-related incidents reported in Maryland last year. Prevention of burns, injuries, and fires has always been a top priority of our office. The safest way to enjoy […]
Continue ReadingCarrying on a tradition that started with the Delmarva Crier, a listing of some of the many Independence Day Activities and Fireworks occurring on the Delmarva Peninsula in 2019. You can see that nearly every night from June 30 to July 7th there will be a Fireworks display somewhere On Delmarva! The listings are by […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – June 18, 2019 – Redware is a hard, red stoneware that has been made for hundreds of years. It was the traditional domestic earthen pottery of the 17th to 19th centuries. Redware was first produced in the United States as early as 1625. Guest potter Andrew Loercher will continue this tradition […]
Continue ReadingOn June 15, 2019, the certified heritage area for Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot counties, Stories of the Chesapeake will its 2019 Heritage Hero Awards at its 6th Annual Heritage Heroes Celebration – Sunset on the Choptank. Heritage Heroes are those individuals, organizations, or projects that advance the heritage area’s goals to preserve, promote, […]
Continue ReadingProducers Diane Landskroener and Mark Sullivan invite you to the 15th year of Short Attention Span Theatre at the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre. Join us for an engaging evening of 10-minute plays, designed to hold your attention for just. long. enough. The Play Fest will showcase a range of actors, […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD — So lush, delicate and exquisitely colored that you can almost smell them, Lani Browning’s floral oil paintings on linen fill the gallery in Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center. This Centreville artist is well known for her award-winning landscape paintings, but in her show Bloom, on view through July 26, 2019 she focuses exclusively […]
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