The Garfield Center for the Arts in Chestertown is proud to announce its 2019 season of theatrical productions. Presented by the Garfield and directed by a group of talented local directors, this season offers a variety of shows – intense drama, holiday musical, a contemporary piece, a children’s classic and the summer theatre camps; MUSICAMP […]
Continue ReadingReview by Lanny Parks One of the most beloved children’s stories of the last century-and-a half is Alice in Wonderland, published in 1865. The author was a thirty-year old scholar at Christ Church College at Oxford. He is probably one of the least likely persons to have written such a perennially favorite fantasy. Lewis Carroll, […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD, – The Main Street Chestertown organization invites designers and artists to submit ideas for logos that will embody the character of Chestertown and Main Street’s mission of downtown revitalization. The Main Street design committee and board of directors will select a winning concept and pay the submitting artist $1,000 to refine his or […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—What was life like two centuries ago in the forested Iroquois country, a place where cultures met and frequently clashed? It takes considerable literary skill to craft a historical novel that brings to life a society living on the edge of the Western wilderness. Evoking the beauty, danger, and wonder of the 18th-century American […]
Continue Reading“Fragility” is the theme of the annual RiverArts Juried Photography exhibit which is on view through the month of August in the Main Gallery, with an opening reception on First Friday, August 3, 2018 from 5 to 8 pm. In addition, the public is invited to the Awards Ceremony, Artists’ and Curator Talk on Thursday, […]
Continue ReadingJoin the Kent County Historical Society on August 3rd, 2018 4 pm, at the Bordley History Center, 301 High Street, for their next History Happy Hour. Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Bill Leary will preview this year’s Legacy Day activities on the weekend of August 17-18, 2019. The program will bring attention to this year’s exhibit […]
Continue ReadingDue to the weather forecast, tonight’s Riverfront Concert with the High and Wides, presented by Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, has been moved to Hynson Pavilion, Wilmer Park, Chestertown. Parking is available in the Wilmer Park parking lot. Please note, that due to construction there is NO parking available […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—Washington College has teamed up with Dixon Valve and Coupling to donate 44 bedroom sets—bed, chest of drawers, chair, and desk—to help military veterans transition from homelessness into new housing. The furniture, which in mid-July moved from the campus to the Veterans Multi-Service Center Thrift Store in Philadelphia thanks to a donated tractor-trailer from […]
Continue ReadingChestertown – Come to the Garfield Center for the Arts on Saturday, July 28th 2018 at 7pm to celebrate Harry’s 38th Birthday! Author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has sparked the imaginations of children and adults alike since the first book was published in 1997, and fans all over the world continue to mark the […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Susannah “Susie” Chase ’90, who ran Washington College’s Development Office for five years and has honed her skills in a career focused on development and management in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors, will return to her alma mater to become Vice President for Advancement. Chase, who was the College’s development director […]
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