Compass Regional Hospice hosted an open house on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the newly-renovated Hospice Center in Kent County at 100 Brown Street in Chestertown. The new 4 bed center is located on the third floor of the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Chestertown. In a Press Release Compass Regional Hospice said […]
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On many First Friday’s in Chestertown the Historical Society of Kent County opens the evening with a History Happy Hour Lecture. For March, which is also Women’s History Month, the Historical will host author Lauren Sibberman at the Bordley History Center. Ms. Silberman is the deputy director for Historic London Town and Gardens. She is […]
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Heroin & Healing: An Exhibition Project. Opening Reception, First Friday, March 2, 2018 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Raimond Arts Building in Chestertown, MD The Kent County Arts Council and New Day Campaign present a new exhibition created to address the stigma of addiction and open the door to healing for families and […]
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Compass Regional Hospice is offering two new grief support groups for individuals, 18 and older, who have experienced any type of loss. Both groups will meet every Tuesday, beginning on March 20 through May 8, 2018. The grief support group in Caroline County will meet from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at St. Luke’s United […]
Continue ReadingWashington College this spring is holding its first Piano Festival, an event in which participants of all ages can further develop their talents through workshops, performances, lessons, and competitions. The Piano Festival is set for April 21, although the Department of Music is seeking participants to apply by March 1. The event is geared toward […]
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Excitement is building to see the creations of twenty local designers at RiverArts inaugural Recycled Runway. This upscale fashion show will feature fabulous, one-of-a-kind creations designed by artists of all ages using recycled or re-purposed materials. The twenty designers or their chosen models will be “strutting their junk” on the runway while John Schratweiser, executive […]
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Erica Armstrong Dunbar, the Charles & Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University, will visit Washington College on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 to discuss her book Never Caught: The Washington’s Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge. A finalist for the National Book Award, Never Caught tells the story of how one young […]
Continue ReadingAs we wake up to a light dusting of snow in much of the ChesaDel area, let’s go back just a few months ago when the temperatures had a quick overnight change from a warm November evening to a much colder November morning. The fountain at Chestertown’s Fountain Park froze. Hebe, the goddess atop of […]
Continue ReadingA collaboration among a Washington College sociology professor, the College’s GIS Lab, and the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence (MSCFV) is helping provide resources to women in crisis and creating strategies to reach more victims in the community. Rachel Durso, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Black Studies at Washington College, teamed up with Jeanne Yeager, […]
Continue ReadingMassoinArt SCALE – A Matter of Perspective Now – March 10 Chestertown First Friday: March 2, 5-8 pm Why does an artist choose a particular scale when creating work? Will it be large or small, or somewhere in between? How is this related to the way we measure the importance of things, i.e., on a […]
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