Hear About The MASON-DIXON LINE and See the 1796 Magazine With the Original Map Chestertown, MD – Born as the result of a bitter territorial dispute over royal land grants, the Mason-Dixon Line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 to settle the boundaries for Pennsylvania and Maryland. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were appointed by […]
Continue ReadingEven without the Budweiser Clydesdales the Chestertown Tea Party Festival had great attendance. Last year with the attendance of the Clydesdales as part of the parade Chestertown Tea Party Festival saw record attendance. This year there wasn’t nearly as many, but still had a large crowd. And why not? The weather was delightful and there […]
Continue ReadingReggie Harris returns to Sumner Hall next Saturday, June 1st at 7:00 pm for the final evening in our current concert series! Reggie has performed his message of unity and social justice for audiences all over the world. He believes in music as a powerful tool for bringing communities together through “Songs of Joy, Hope […]
Continue ReadingChestertown’s 9th Annual Empty Bowls, sponsored by the RiverArts Clay Studio, is pleased to announce that it raised $5,000 in funds to benefit the Kent County Food Pantry. This popular community event was held April 17 at the Christ United Methodist Church in Chestertown. For the price of a $25 ticket, $10 for students, guests […]
Continue ReadingDear Friends of the Garfield, It is with great pride and tremendous gratitude that we share with you that we have surpassed our goal of $10,000 through our Broadway by the River Gala Fundraiser! We are truly humbled by the generosity of this community, and especially to you for making Broadway by the River such […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – Marcy Dunn Ramsey’s one-person exhibition – Turning – opens at the Carla Massoni Gallery on Friday, May 17 and remains on exhibit through June 23, 2019. Ramsey has been captivating art lovers and collectors at MassoniArt for over twenty-five years. She paints the river. And as those of us who live near […]
Continue ReadingFor many Memorial Day weekend is associated with Chestertown and the Tea Party Festival that celebrates the town’s colonial past. In 1774 the town issued “The Chestertown Resolves” which was their answer to the British after learning of the Boston Tea Act, that was in retaliation for Bostonians dumping tea into the harbor. The fourth […]
Continue ReadingThe Chester River Youth Choir invites you to a celebration of American music on May 17th, 2019 with a concert at the Garfield Center for the Arts at 7:30pm. Under the direction Julie Lawrence, and accompanied on piano by Michelle Sensenig, the group will perform for FREE, with donations to the Chester River Youth Choir […]
Continue ReadingThe Chestertown Tea Party Committee is proud to announce that Captain Andrew McCown of Betterton is this year’s Honorary Grand Marshal and the 2019 Edna Ross Award for outstanding service to the community to Ralph Dowling, CEO/President of Peoples Bank. “Cap’n Andy” will be temporarily trading his customary perch atop a Tea Party Re-enactment barrel […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – The National Music Festival returns to Maryland’s Eastern Shore June 2 – 15, 2019 with 32 concerts and over 200 free open rehearsals in historic Chestertown. Now in its ninth season, the Festival brings together world-class professional musicians — from major orchestras, chamber ensembles and conservatory faculties — and gifted student musicians […]
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