RIDGELY, MD Bridget Z. Sullivan’s exhibition Within Our Reach at Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center offers an evocative exploration of the natural world and its interconnectedness with human perception. On display through February 28, 2025 the exhibit invites visitors to experience the quiet power of nature in new and profound ways. A reception to meet the […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD Bridget Z. Sullivan’s exhibition Within Our Reach at Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center offers an evocative exploration of the natural world and its interconnectedness with human perception. On display through February 28, 2025, the exhibit invites visitors to experience the quiet power of nature in new and profound ways. A reception to meet the […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely, Md., is seeking submissions for its annual Juried Art Show, to exhibit in March and April 2025. The theme of the show—Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore—celebrates the Arboretum’s mission of conservation. The Leon Andrus Awards, named in honor of the Arboretum’s first benefactor, will be given […]
Continue ReadingThere have been many different reasons that cities and towns have been established. In the case of Ridgely in Caroline County Maryland the town was planned. The town was planned to be a regional trading city as the railroad system was expanding after the Civil War. As a spur off of the Delmarva Railroad that […]
Continue ReadingMeet the artist at a reception Saturday, May 13, 2023 RIDGELY, MD: Aglow with the electric hues of windsurfing sails and actual LED lights, Alonzo Davis’s bamboo “rafts” fill the gallery at Adkins Arboretum. On view through June 30, 2023 they are part of his series Navigating Climate Change, an exuberant call to action for […]
Continue ReadingVisit was on the 100th day in office (Ridgely, MD – May 3, 2023) – Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller toured the Benedictine campus as part of the new administrations first 100 days in office. The tour was conducted by Benedictine Executive Director Scott Evans and Assistant Principal Stephanie Franklin. Benedictine leadership team and board members, […]
Continue ReadingCelebration included honoring of three exemplary women (Ridgely, MD – After a 3-year hiatus, Benedictine staff, families, board and community members and the developmentally disabled and autistic children and adults that Benedictine serves, held its spring gala weekend. Held at the Tidewater Inn in Easton, this event allows for a celebration of the organization’s accomplishments […]
Continue ReadingThe Benedictine campus in Ridgely, MD is the unique home of Maryland’s largest classic car and motorcycle ride. Affectionately known as the Chrome City Ride, the quiet green spaces of this former monastery and present-day community for people with developmental disabilities are transformed into a roaring, gleaming, chrome-covered campus. The Chrome City Ride is scheduled […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum Awarded Funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to Expand Depth of Information and Streamline Management of Living Collections Database The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded funding in the amount of $49,984 to Adkins Arboretum to expand the depth of information and streamline the […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum has received funding from the Gray Charitable Trust to create a virtual “Birds, Bees, and Dandelion Seeds” field trip program. Nearly 1,000 second-graders in Queen Anne’s and Caroline County Public Schools will participate in the week-long program to learn about plants, pollinators, seed dispersal and Maryland bees. As part of […]
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