Every First Friday Downtown Chestertown Association (DCA) members open their doors and welcome the community to stroll the sidewalks, converse with friends, eat, drink, shop and support your local businesses. This First Friday, September 6, 2024 Downtown Chestertown welcomes all new and returning Washington College students with an Ice Cream Social in Fountain Park, 5 […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD Aaron “Zack” Royston, MAS, MS, FACHE, has joined University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) as Vice President of Rural Health Care Transformation and Executive Director of UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). Royston transitions from UMMS and […]
Continue ReadingOnline registration free for everyone 18 and younger CHESTERTOWN, MD The sixth annual Kent Goes Purple 5K Color Run/Walk and Purple Jamboree is set for 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2024 in Wilmer Park. Kent Goes Purple (KGP) is a substance abuse awareness and prevention initiative of the Kent County Sheriff’s Office and the […]
Continue ReadingThe Historical Society of Kent County is pleased to present a newly revised and updated self-guided walking tour of Chestertown’s Historic District. For the first time since it was originally produced in 1985, new sites have been added to the organization’s signature tour. Six landmarks have been added, and two removed from the earlier version, […]
Continue ReadingJoin us September 12 for an evening of outstanding environmental films! CHESTERTOWN, MD The 17th annual Chesapeake Film Festival (“CFF”) comes to Chestertown, MD, on September 12 with an engaging and timely lineup of environmental short films. The mini festival in Chestertown heralds the grand, three-day celebration of independent filmmaking at CFF 2024 in Easton […]
Continue ReadingWanda June was run over by an Ice Cream Truck. Now residing in Heaven, she hangs out with an assortment of odd and interesting characters who, along with Wanda June herself, have a connection to a big game hunter and war hero named Harold Ryan. Ryan has been missing for several years in the Amazon […]
Continue ReadingJoin us September 12 for an evening of outstanding environmental films! CHESTERTOWN, MD The 17th annual Chesapeake Film Festival comes to Chestertown, MD, on September 12, 2024 with an amazing lineup of environmental short films. The mini festival in Chestertown heralds the grand, three-day celebration of independent filmmaking at CFF 2024 in Easton September 27-29. […]
Continue ReadingMark your calendars for Downtown Chestertown’s annual sidewalk sale, Crazy Days! The bargain shopping begins on Thursday, July 25 and runs through Saturday, July 27, 2024 with many stores carrying the specials into Sunday. The shops will be open by 10 am and remain open on Thursday and Friday until 6 pm, Saturday until 5 […]
Continue ReadingCelebrate our planet on Saturday, April 20th 2024 at the 14th Annual Chestertown Earth Day Festival, 9am to 1pm. This family friendly event, situated on the Park Row side of Fountain Park in Downtown Chestertown features a Community Trash Walk, electric vehicle car display, free recycling of batteries and fluorescent bulbs, free tree seedlings, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Historical Society of Kent County will present a talk for members by author and raconteur Jack Shaum at 2pm on Sunday, February 18, 2024 in the Emmanuel Church Parish Hall, 101 Cross Street, Chestertown. Mr. Shaum’s books include Lost Chester River Steamboats and his most recent book, 122 Years on the Old Bay Line. […]
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