Chestertown, MD – Playwright and memoirist R. Eric Thomas will be at the Rose O’ Neill Literary House on October 17, 2019 presenting “Eric Reads the News: Writing Humor in Current Events.” The free and public reading, part of the fall Literary House Series, will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by a book sale and […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—Water security and cooperation in global and local conflicts will be the topic of a talk by Ambika Vishwanath ’05, part of Washington College’s Goldstein Program in Public Affairs Young Alumni Program. The talk on October 16, 2019 begins at 5:30 p.m. in Litrenta Lecture Hall of the Toll Science Center, and it is […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, Maryland – The Chestertown Rotary Club is hosting its third annual “Soup & Sip” event at The Kitchen at The Imperial at 208 High Street in Chestertown, October 26th 2019 from Noon to 3:00pm. This popular fundraising event, now being held for the second year to benefit the Kent County Maker’s Space Technology Program, […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Radiant Echo, an illuminated, choreographed sculpture installation honoring two Washington College alumni and chemistry professors who have had a major impact on the teaching, technology, and field of fireworks, will be unveiled on October 5, 2019. The public is invited to attend the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Bring a blanket […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD – Washington College’s Communications and Media Studies (CMS) Speaker Series presents the multi-channel video installation and live performance piece “The Diva Saga: The Legend of the Worst Drag Queen” on September 20-21, 2019. Performed by John Musser as Veronica Bleaus, and produced by Scott Andrew, the program begins at 7:30 p.m. at the […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — In a news release The Garfield Center for the Arts announced they have accepted the resignation of Tess Jones as executive director. The resignation was effective August 29, 2019. The Garfield center says that scheduled Garfield Center productions and events will go on as planned, including the annual Chestertown Jazz Festival in […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Dina Falconi, a clinical herbalist with a focus on food activism and nutritional healing, will kick off the Center for Environment & Society’s 20th Anniversary Events Series on September 17, 2019 with her talk “Foraging & Feasting.” The free and public presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Litrenta Lecture Hall at […]
Continue ReadingThe Kent County Arts Council (KCAC) is excited to present DREAMWEAVER – a theatrical and literary journey across five decades of the life of poet/playwright Langston Hughes. One Performance only, Friday, September 27, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garfield Center for the Arts, 210 High Street, Chestertown, MD. Call 410-778-3700 to make a reservation […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — It wouldn’t be Fall Family Weekend at Washington College without the annual Cardboard Boat Race, which is set to take place Sept. 21 during the Center for Environment & Society’s “CES at 20: Celebration on the Waterfront.” This year CES is marking its 20th anniversary, and we encourage the community to come […]
Continue ReadingThis week CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, announced their 2019 CODAawards. The winning Landscape entry was the Broad Reach public art sculpture that was installed in Chestertown’s Wilmer Part in 2017. It was commissioned by the town as part of their Public Art Master Plan. The town desire was for a piece […]
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