Bronwyn Keith-Hynes of MILE TWELVE and Danny Paisley of DANNY PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS win big at the 2021 IMBA awards! Chestertown, Maryland – Two artists scheduled to perform at the Sultana Education Foundation’s Downrigging Weekend Festival (October 29-31) received top awards at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) 32nd annual awards show, held […]
Continue ReadingSultana’s Downrigging Weekend (November 1-3, 2019) has become one of the largest Tall Ship rendezvous in the country. This year the event showcases the all-new Port of Chestertown Marina and is further enhanced by the addition of a three-day bluegrass festival. The Town of Chestertown will host the grand opening of the newly renovated Marina […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, a small town on the Chester River in Kent County, MD, has a history that is more than 300 years old. The town was one of the English colony of Maryland’s six Royal Ports of Entry and the primary port for the upper Eastern Shore. At the time of the first census taken in […]
Continue ReadingEnjoy a free slate of presentations and talks by experts in Chesapeake and maritime culture, history and literature throughout the weekend! PRESENTATIONS FEATURED PRESENTERS: FRIDAY, 7:30 PM. SEF Holt Center Join John Brady, President of the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, tells the story of the USS OLYMPIA, one of two remaining U.S. warships from […]
Continue ReadingCelebrate the tall ships coming to Chestertown with a concert at the Garfield Center for the Arts. The theatre has once again partnered with Rock Hall’s home for live music, The Mainstay, to bring concert performances to Chestertown. The Eastport Oyster Boys of Annapolis plan to pack the Garfield for an 8pm concert on Saturday, […]
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