Alleluias will ring out as the 90-voice Chester River Chorale heralds Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with its 21st annual presentation of A Chester River Holiday, celebrating the season of jubilation, good will, and awe with songs of reverence, remembrance, and a plea for peace. For the sixth year in a row, the treble voices of […]
Continue ReadingAnnie, the Musical at the Garfield Center for the Arts in Chestertown completed their first weekend to large audiences including a sold-out show on Sunday, November 24, 2019. People are saying: “Do not miss this production! To all my friends in the cast, I was truly blown away!” “Fabulous production, highly recommend!” “Annie is amazing […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – Chestertown’s holiday season officially kicks off on Friday evening, November 29, 2019 as the Mayor turns on the holiday lights in Fountain Park and members of the Kent County Community Marching Band herald Santa’s arrival by fire truck. The lighting ceremony is set for 6:30 p.m. Santa is scheduled to arrive at […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – The owners of eight residences in the heart of Chestertown’s Historic District will welcome visitors from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, December 7, 2019 as part of the third annual Dickens of a Christmas weekend. Custom wreaths by the Chestertown and All Seasons Garden Clubs and live music complete the […]
Continue ReadingCalling all budding pastry chefs! Sign up now for the Downtown Chestertown Association’s Annual Gingerbread Cookie Workshop. This FREE event will be Saturday, December 7, 2019 2:30 pm. at KidSPOT for children ages 4 – 12. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Email downtownchestertown@gmail.com for more information and to register. Chef Stu Cawley, assisted […]
Continue ReadingThis past Monday was Veterans Day. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 World War I, the War to end all Wars, the armistice between the Allied nations and Germany was signed. This is how Memorial Park in Chestertown looked on the November 11th. —— Delmarva Scenes is […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – Planning is underway for the 7th annual Chester Gras event to support Kent County Food Pantry and the area’s Backpack Program. The annual Chester Gras Mardi Gras celebration sponsored by The Peoples Bank and Kent County Food Pantry will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Similar to past years, this fun, […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, Md – As part of Main Street Chestertown’s “Dickens of a Christmas” weekend, actor and playwright Phil Darius Wallace will present his one-man show Self-Made Man: the Frederick Douglass Story in two seatings Saturday, December 7, 2019. The shows will take place at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. at Sumner Hall, 206 S. Queen Street. […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Pulitzer Prize finalist Greg Grandin, whose new book “The End of the Myth: From Frontier to Border Wall in the Mind of America” has been listed for the National Book Award, will give a talk at Washington College examining the expansionist imperative across American history. The free, public event on November 21, […]
Continue ReadingThe Garfield Center for the Arts in Chestertown is proud to announce its 2020 season of theatrical productions. Presented by the Garfield and directed by a group of talented local directors, this season offers a variety of shows – sensational drama, romantic musical, moral examination and a madcap comedy. MUSICAMP runs from from July 6-10 […]
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