Arts & Entertainment
January 29, 2010 - The Bronze Sculpture of Paul Rhymer
Ward Museum, Salisbury, Maryland - A selection of bronzes by Paul Rhymer, a multiple Ward World Champion sculpture winner, whose pieces have been featured in many exhibitions, including the Society of Animal Artists' Art and the Animal and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum's Birds in Art.
His works appears in the Denver Zoo, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Hiram Blauvelt Museum of Wildlife Art.
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February 1, 2010 - Exhibit: Beyond the Surface
Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - Video Installation by Changkyum Kim, Electronic Gallery, SU, TETC 153. Explore the intersection between physical and metaphysical through the interplay of light, shadow, sculpture and projected video imagery.
Kim uses a variety of media to effectively place the viewer between the realms of reality and imagination within a contemplative framework.
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February 10, 2010 - Nature-friendly Valentine’s Day
Pickering Creek Audubon Center - 11450 Audubon Lane, Easton, Maryland - Leader: Kristina Catanese
This Valentine's Day show your love for the earth by making nature-friendly Valentine's Day gifts! Use natural materials to make and decorate cards, picture frames, wreaths, and more
Please register in advance by calling 410/822-4903. Pre-registration is required. Children are considered ages 15 and under.
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February 10, 2010 - Exhibit: Selected Photographs
Atrium Gallery, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - From the Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. 159 original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints were selected for SU.
Includes a number of nudes, portraits of movie stars and anonymous folks, New York disco and street scenes, rock stars and Warhol's world travels.
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February 11, 2010 - Voices: Those Who Wore the Shoe
Guerrieri University Center, Wicomico Room, Salisbury University of Maryland - Explore slavery and its aftermath in America through the words and music of those who actually experienced the reality of being physically owned by another human being.
This multimedia "staged documentary" incorporates music, dance and archival photographs (along with much of the slaves' own testimony) to recreate this neglected part of American history. Two actors speak directly to the audience.
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February 12, 2010 - The CoLABorative
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Drama/dance/music, rated PG. The CoLABorative is the resident company of performing arts faculty at Cecil College. Community submissions of love letters, poems and images are interpreted through dance, music and theatre to create an original theatrical production.
As chapters in a volume, each part builds from and contributes to the previous year's production. Rooted in our community, The Love Letter Project has global resonance in the stories of our shared humanity.
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February 12, 2010 - Great Backyard Bird Count Bird Walk
Pickering Creek Audubon Center - 11450 Audubon Lane, Easton, Maryland - Leader: Kelsey Frey
Families welcome! The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where birds are across the continent and in Hawaii. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts.
At Pickering Creek we will participate in this event by hiking through several different habitats and counting the birds we see along the way. Then we will submit the results to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. We'll make peanut butter covered pine cones to take home for the birds in your yard. Binoculars and field guides provided, or bring your own.
Please register in advance by calling 410/822-4903. Pre-registration is required. Children are considered ages 15 and under.
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February 18, 2010 - Song Yet Sung
Wicomico Room, Guerrieri University Center, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - A Negro Spiritual Tribute,, SU. A presentation of the Salisbury University Music Department with artistic direction from John Wright, music faculty, in honor of James McBride's Novel, "Song Yet Sung".
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February 19, 2010 - Third Fridays
Downtown Plaza - Salisbury, Maryland - Enjoy family night in Downtown Salisbury as the Salisbury Arts & Entertainment District Steering Committee joins with downtown merchants, restaurants, and arts organizations to present a special celebratory evening for local residents and visitors to eat, drink, shop, and enjoy art and entertainment.
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February 19, 2010 - PickleSplash Improv
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Resident Improv Troupe. Improv Comedy. Rated R. Who wouldn't love an innocent looking little gherkin? While they are not green and bumpy, nor are they actually picked, this wacky troupe of vagabond players plies their craft all over the Delmarva region.
A regular at Chapel Street Playhouse and street corners near you, the Milburn Stone is home to these talented young improvisers. In fact, they are sleeping right now in prop storage. If you like pickes, or improv, you'll love PickleSplash!
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February 19, 2010 - Foxfire
Guerrieri Hall, Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury, Maryland - Performed by the Community Players of Salisbury. Annie Nations, an indomitable Appalachian widow of 79, lives on her mountain farm with the acerbic ghost of her husband Hector.
Her tranquility is threatened by a brash real estate developer and by concern over her son Dillard, a country singer who has come home with two stranded children because his wife has run away.
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February 21, 2010 - Eastern Shore Ghost Tours - Haunted Crisfield
Crisfield Visitor Center - 3 Ninth Street, Crisfield, Maryland - Eastern Shore Ghost Tours invites you to come join us for a driving tour that takes you past legendary haunted sites in Crisfield, Maryland - formerly known as the “seafood capital of the world.” This historic, waterman’s town is home to many stories of ghosts and haunted places. Click here for reservation form
Mindie Burgoyne – author of Haunted Eastern Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake will give a short talk and presentation at the Tawes Library, then escort guests on a bus tour that will carry them through the City of Crisfield and its outskirts, driving past many of the places mentioned in the presentation. From the bus, she will recount some of the scariest stories on the Eastern Shore.
Sites will include the Ananias Crockett House, McCready Hospital, Corbin Library and the Ira Todd House. Tour will also include commentary from two Crisfielders who will recount their own experiences with haunted houses and sites. We look forward to seeing you there!
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February 21, 2010 - Gospel Explosion
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Music/Dance, rated G. Gospel Explosion is a long-standing tradition at the Milburn Stone. Gospel performers from all over the country have participated in this fantastic event, which is a fundraiser for the Eva Muse Scholarship at Cecil College.
A celebration of the rich tapestry of African-American gospel music, this event has been pleasing crowds at the Milburn Stone for more than 10 years.
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February 22, 2010 - Students on Strike
Wicomico Room, Guerrieri University Center, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - Book signing. Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown and Me - In his moving memoir, John Stokes recounts his experiences growing up in the oppressive conditions of the Jim Crow South.
He reveals the workings of a student committee that planned and executed a strike that made Stokes a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education.
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February 26, 2010 - I’m Not Rappaport
Church Hill Theatre, Church Hill, Maryland - By Herb Gardner - It is a refreshing comedy that is hilarious, poignant and always enjoyable. In the shadow of a bridge in Central Park, two octogenarians, one white and one black, meet regularly, determined to fight off all attempts to put them out to pasture.
Lifetime radical and world-class kibitzer Nat Moyer's daughter is urging him into an old folk's home. He spends his afternoons spinning outrageous yarns that both intrigue and infuriate fellow octogenarian Midge Carter, a half-blind building superintendent who spends his days in the park hiding both from his past and from his disgruntled tenants. They share a Central Park bench, and with sly verbal sparring and indomitable spirits, these irritable heroes square off against drug dealers, enlightened children, posh tenants and, ultimately, time itself. Playing February 26, 27, 28, March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14.
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February 26, 2010 - Reach the Beach OC Rec-School Open Nationals
40th Street and the Bay - Ocean City, Maryland - Recreation and School Cheerleading Teams from around the world gather to compete at the one and only Reach the Beach! Experience the thrill of competing under amazing concert lighting and professional HD Sound System.
Teams will feel as if they were a part of an incredible Broadway Production in New York City! Our fantastic professionally choreographed awards ceremony and the sheer fun of Ocean City, Maryland combine to make this the best National competition your team will attend! Prize money, the car giveaway, fabulous individual and partner stunt awards, the unbeatable atmosphere, unstoppable fun and more make this the premier Cheerleading National Championship! After the competition, experience Ocean City's beautiful beaches, the world famous boardwalk, seafood restaurants galore, and outlet shopping! Do not miss this sell-out event.
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February 26, 2010 - The London Cuckolds
Black Box Theatre, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - Mature audiences. In this raunchy, witty and ribald play, three husbands each claim that they have hit upon the most effective method of keeping a wife virtuous.
The first relies on innocence, the second on wit and the third on piety. But three lusty rogues are out to prove them wrong.
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February 27, 2010 - Dick Morgan Trio
The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, Maryland - The incomparable Dick Morgan, at 80 years young, is Washington DC's legendary jazz pianist, a living link to the history of jazz. Call for reservations.
He landed his first radio show at age 10, played for Duke Ellington as a teenager and went on to play jazz festivals and clubs all over the world. He can bring audiences to reverent silence with jazz versions of ballads like "Bridge Over Troubled Water," then excite them minutes later with swinging song renditions reminiscent of Erroll Garner and Oscar Peterson. At the Mainstay, he'll be joined by Dave Einhorn on bass and Bertel Knox on drums.
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February 27, 2010 - Lyric Bass Quintet
Decker Theatre, Washington College - Chestertown, Maryland - The Washington College Concert Series—now in its 58th season—will host an exciting 2009-2010 line-up of performances. All concerts are held at the College’s Gibson Center for the Arts.
Single tickets can be purchased at the door. Season tickets are available for $50 per person in advance or at the box office on performance nights.
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February 28, 2010 - Reach the Beach Dance Nationals
40th Street and the Bay - Ocean City, Maryland - Recreation, School, All Star & Studio Dance Teams from around the world gather to compete at the one and only Reach the Beach! Experience the thrill of competing under amazing concert lighting and professional HD Sound System.
Teams will feel as if they were a part of an incredible Broadway Production in New York City! Our fantastic professionally choreographed awards ceremony and the sheer fun of Ocean City, Maryland combine to make this the best National competition your team will attend!
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March 3, 2010 - David Orvis - Shakespeare’s Queer Marriages
Sophie Kerr Room, Miller Library, Washington College - Chestertown, Maryland - David L. Orvis, a 2002 graduate of Washington College, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Arizona.
He is currently an Assistant Professor of English and Faculty Affiliate in Women's Studies at Appalachian State University. He is working on his first book, tentatively titled Performing Queer Marriage on the Early Modern Stage, as well as a collection of essays on Psalms in the Early Modern World, co-edited with Linda Phyllis Austern and Kari Boyd McBride.
Sponsored by The Sophie Kerr Committee
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March 3, 2010 - Lecture: Author-Illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Holloway Hall, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - This event is co-sponsored by the Eastern Shore Regional Library. Seeger is an Emmy Award winning artist and the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of First the Egg.
Her books include The Hidden Alphabet, Lemons Are Not Red, Walter Was Worried, and Black? White! Day? Night! All were named ALA Notable Books and Child Magazine Best Books of the Year. Her most recent work, First the Egg, was a Caldecott Honor book.
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March 5, 2010 - Historic Chestertown Exhibit
Art Works, 306 Park Row, Chestertown, Maryland - Beginning Friday, March 5, Artworks will host a month-long show featuring images of historic Chestertown, the scenic Chester River, and the unique characteristics and events that make it special. The show is open to all local artists and photographers, and selected images from exhibition will be featured on banners displayed along High Street.
The colorful banners will brighten up downtown and promote the many annual events that draw visitors and revenue to the region. The exhibition is sponsored by Main Street Historic Chestertown (MSHC),dedicated to promoting and preserving the unique historic character of downtown Chestertown. MSHC was formed in 2008, when The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the state of Maryland designated Chestertown as an official "Main Street America" site. MHSC will produce and display the colorful outdoor banners throughout the coming year. Gallery open Wednesday thru Friday 12-3pm, Saturdays 9am-3pm.
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March 5, 2010 - Holly Hoffman and Mike Wofford
The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, Maryland - Holly Hofmann's secure sense of swing and broad emotional range have earned her recognition amongst jazz lovers around the world as, "The first lady of the flute." Her husband, renowned pianist Mike Wofford, was pianist and music director for Ella Fitzgerald.
He has had a long career as a soloist, as an arranger for Sergio Mendes, as staff pianist working with Quincy Jones on "The Cosby Show" and as a sideman on more than 200 recordings. This is an irresistible pairing of two incomparable musicians.
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March 6, 2010 - Seminar: The World and Works of Jane Austen
Technology, Education and Technology Center, Room 179, Salisbury University of Maryland - Adventures in Ideas - Humanities Seminar, with Dr. Lucy Morrison. Discuss whether Austen condemns, pities or liberates Willoughby from the harsh marriage market of her fictional universe.
Figure out just why Darcy is right for Elizabeth Bennet and how and why Anne Elliot waited-and whether or not he was worth it.
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March 9, 2010 - Habib Koité & Bamba
Holloway Hall, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - Koité descends from a line of griots (traditional troubadours) who provide wit, wisdom and entertainment, and his charisma and magnetism translates across cultures in a way few others have achieved.
Featured in the critically acclaimed Acoustic Africa Tour alongside fellow Africans Vusi Mahlasela and Dobet Gnahoré.
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March 10, 2010 - The Alash Ensemble
Holloway Hall, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - The Alash Ensemble is a quartet of master throat singers from Tuva, Central Asia. Throat singers can produce two or three, sometimes even four pitches simultaneously.
Alash has performed at the Kennedy Center and appeared as guest artists with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
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March 12, 2010 - Nude With Violin
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Written by Noel Coward. It's 1954 in Paris and the famous artist Paul Sorodin has died. At some time, we all wonder what will happen when people have to go through our desk drawers and view our private lives.
Well, forget the foibles of "regular people"... the deceased was an artist, and it wasn't just his canvases that were colorful. The dead had secrets, and you will roar with laughter as you learn about each one of them. Also on hand with revelations of their own are an eccentric Russian princess, an ex-showgirl, an eleventh hour immersionist, and a mute but effective gentleman named Fabrice. Before they get through, reputations are arranged and rearranged. Featuring Noel Coward's wonderful plotting and sterling dialogue, Nude with Violin is a concert of laughs.
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March 14, 2010 - Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble - Band Concert
Christ UM Church, 401 High St. (at Mill St.), Chestertown, Maryland - Directed by Keith Wharton since the band's founding in 2001, the community concert band offers area wind and percussion musicians the opportunity to continue or resume playing high-quality music in a large ensemble.
This is the third in the series of four free concerts in the Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble's 2009-2010 season. The band, based in Chestertown, welcomes new members at any time, without fee or audition. Call for more information about joining. 410-778-2829; 410-810-1834
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March 19, 2010 - Third Fridays
Downtown Plaza - Salisbury, Maryland - Enjoy family night in Downtown Salisbury as the Salisbury Arts & Entertainment District Steering Committee joins with downtown merchants, restaurants, and arts organizations to present a special celebratory evening for local residents and visitors to eat, drink, shop, and enjoy art and entertainment.
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March 19, 2010 - Home Condo & Garden Show - Art & Craft Fair
40th Street and the Bay - Ocean City, Maryland - Ideas on decorating, remodeling, building or accessorizing your home! An opportunity to see what is new in all aspects of home and garden, all under one roof. Artists showcasing their most creative and unique crafts, gifts adn decor for your home or condo complement the Home & Condo Show. Useful accessories and fun items you will love to have!
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March 19, 2010 - Nude With Violin
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Written by Noel Coward. It's 1954 in Paris and the famous artist Paul Sorodin has died. At some time, we all wonder what will happen when people have to go through our desk drawers and view our private lives.
Well, forget the foibles of "regular people"... the deceased was an artist, and it wasn't just his canvases that were colorful. The dead had secrets, and you will roar with laughter as you learn about each one of them. Also on hand with revelations of their own are an eccentric Russian princess, an ex-showgirl, an eleventh hour immersionist, and a mute but effective gentleman named Fabrice. Before they get through, reputations are arranged and rearranged. Featuring Noel Coward's wonderful plotting and sterling dialogue, Nude with Violin is a concert of laughs.
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March 20, 2010 - Lenten Love Feast
Christ United Methodist Church, 401 High St., Chestertwon, Maryland - The Love Feast is a celebration of Word, Song, and Symbol centered around traditional Biblical Lenten lessons.
Inspired by and adapted from early Moravian celebrations, the Love Feast originated as services among believers who met and broke bread together, thus, signifying their union and equality. Our Feast is primarily a service of song and thanksgiving.
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March 22, 2010 - Tango Intervention
Electronic Gallery, Teacher Education & Technology Center, Salisbury University of Maryland - Performance Art Installation by Robert Lawrence, Electronic Gallery-153, SU. The Colonial and post-Colonial history of Tango is used as a lens to illuminate hidden histories at the location of the public dance interventions.
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March 25, 2010 - Frank Vignola’s Hot Club
The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, Maryland - Guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola is a leading proponent of Django Reinhardt's gypsy jazz style of playing. In celebration of Reinhardt's 100th birthday, Vignola has assembled a topnotch quintet for a searing tribute to one of his earliest musical influences.
Vignola is a stunning guitarist who has performed in tributes to Django at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and with the Boston Pops to name just a few. Call for reservations.
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March 26, 2010 - Daniel Handler a.k.a. Lemony Snicket
Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College - Chestertown, Maryland - Daniel Handler is the author of the literary novels The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and, most recently, Adverbs.
Under the name Lemony Snicket he has also written a sequence of books for children, known collectively as A Series of Unfortunate Events, which have sold more than 53 million copies and were the basis of a film starring Jim Carrey.
His intricate and witty writing style has won him numerous fans for his critically acclaimed literary work and his wildly successful children's books.
Handler has worked intermittently in film and music, most recently in collaboration with composer Nathaniel Stookey on a piece commissioned and recorded by the San Francisco Symphony, entitled "The Composer Is Dead," which has been performed all over the world and is now a book with CD. An adjunct accordionist for the music group The Magnetic Fields, he is also the author of Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Biography, The Beatrice Letters, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid, and two books for Christmas: The Lump of Coal and The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: a Christmas story.
He is the screenwriter of the film Rick, a revamp of the Verdi opera Rigoletto, and the film adaptation of Joel Rose's novel Kill the Poor, and has written for The New York Times, Newsday, San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Chickfactor, and various anthologies, and was the chair of the Judging Panel for the National Book Awards in Young People's Literature, 2008. His current projects include a fourth novel for adults, a picture book in collaboration with Maira Kalman and the script for the long-awaited
second Snicket movie.
"Daniel Handler something like an American Nabokov."- Dave Eggers
"One of our most dazzling literary conjurers."- Michael Chabon
"Sentence by sentence, Handler dazzles, teases the unwary with unforeseeable perceptions."- San Francisco Chronicle
Sponsored by: The Sophie Kerr Committee and The Rose O'Neill Literary House
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March 27, 2010 - Calypso Night
Mardela Fire Hall - 100 Station St, Mardela Springs, Maryland - Gift Wheel, Black Jack, Dice Game, Live, Silent, Chinese Auctions, Live Music. Dinner, Beverages and Dessert included in ticket.
All proceeds benefit Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, Senior Services for Blind Senior Adults. BISM is a non-profit organization that provides free rehabilitation services to blind individuals on the Eastern Shore.
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March 28, 2010 - Inna Faliks
Decker Theatre, Washington College - Chestertown, Maryland - The Washington College Concert Series—now in its 58th season—will host an exciting 2009-2010 line-up of performances. All concerts are held at the College’s Gibson Center for the Arts. Single tickets can be purchased at the door. Season tickets are available for $50 per person in advance or at the box office on performance nights.
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April 2, 2010 - Fiber Art Exhibit
Art Works, 306 Park Row, Chestertown, Maryland - A show of the fiber of our lives. Organic, touchable, useable, and wearable are words to describe the works on display this month.
The original designs and creative talents of each artist are represented in items of knitting, quilting, needlework, papermaking, basketry, and sculpture.
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April 2, 2010 - Easter Art & Craft Fair
40th Street and the Bay - Ocean City, Maryland - Exhibitors displaying fun and unique hand crafted items, including wearable art, lawn and garden decor, toys, florals and much more. Door prizes.
Continuous events and activities including Beanny the Easter Bunny, Easter Egg hunts, coloring tables, puppet shows and much more.
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April 8, 2010 - 10 Minute Play Festival
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Avenue, North East, Maryland - Drama/Comedy. Rated R. The emerging artist's program is in its third season. If you have not experienced the exciting new world of 10-minute plays, keep these dates open for an experience you won't forget.
If you have a 10-minute play that you would like to submit for consideration, please contact the Milburn Stone Theatre. We would love to hear from you. These pieces may contain adult language and situations, and may not be suitable for individuals under 18.
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April 9, 2010 - Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Church Hill Theatre, Church Hill, Maryland - Come see all of the ridiculous comedy and harried mayhem found within the comedy writers' room of a 1950's variety program. Based on Neil Simon's own experience writing for Sid Caesar's "Show of Shows" along side Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Norman Lear and Woody Allen, the play is brash, fast paced and uproariously funny.
The basic plot is simple: while his writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with jokes and gags while competing for the attention of star madman Max Prince, Prince has a problem - NBC needs to cut costs and one person will be let go in each department. The comedic melodrama unfolds in the writers' room in this love letter to the world of 1950's television.
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April 10, 2010 - Classical Guitar Festival
Holloway Hall, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - Participants may take part in master classes, the Festival Ensemble and a playing competition for two age categories.
The afternoon concludes with a lecture-recital by Larry Snitzler, and a concert, open to the public, featuring performances by Towson University guitarist Troy King and the participants' ensemble.
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April 12, 2010 - In Spite Of My Own Nature
Sophie Kerr Room, Miller Library, Washington College - Chestertwon, Maryland - Eric S. Mallin is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written Inscribing the Time: Shakespeare and the End of Elizabethan England (University of California Press, 1996) and Godless Shakespeare (Continuum, 2007), as well as numerous articles and reviews.
His lecture on King Lear is part of a book in progress called Perverse: The Hidden History of the Normal.
Sponsored by: The Sophie Kerr Committee
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April 16, 2010 - Third Fridays
Downtown Plaza - Salisbury, Maryland - Enjoy family night in Downtown Salisbury as the Salisbury Arts & Entertainment District Steering Committee joins with downtown merchants, restaurants, and arts organizations to present a special celebratory evening for local residents and visitors to eat, drink, shop, and enjoy art and entertainment.
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April 16, 2010 - Phil Wiggins and Corey Harris
The Mainstay 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, Maryland - This new acoustic blues duo combines the celebrated harmonica playing of Phil Wiggins with the accomplished guitar of Corey Harris.
Wiggins played for years with the late John Cephas exploring the African and European elements that co-exist in blues, while Harris' musical interests have led him on worldwide explorations of the historical and cultural contexts of the blues. Besides being a renowned harmonica player, Wiggins is aa gifted songwriter and singer. Harris' imaginative compositions explore an adventurous path illuminated by the blues. Together they demonstrate the boundless expressive power of blues music, weaving together traditional styles with elements from jazz, reggae, gospel, and African and Caribbean folk music. Call for reservations.
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April 16, 2010 - PickleSplash Improv
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Resident Improv Troupe. Improv Comedy. Rated R. Who wouldn't love an innocent looking little gherkin? While they are not green and bumpy, nor are they actually picked, this wacky troupe of vagabond players plies their craft all over the Delmarva region.
A regular at Chapel Street Playhouse and street corners near you, the Milburn Stone is home to these talented young improvisers. In fact, they are sleeping right now in prop storage. If you like pickes, or improv, you'll love PickleSplash!
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April 17, 2010 - Celtic Festival
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Variety, rated G. O'Hara's Cup is this year's headliner. The Celtic Festival is always a hit, so order your tickets early this season! A mainstay at the Milburn Stone, our annual Celtic Festival is an audience favorite.
The festival features local and national talent and always combines the very best in dance, music and storytelling in the great Celtic tradition.
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April 23, 2010 - The Fairy-Queen
Holloway Hall, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - The SU Opera Workshop presents Henry Purcell's The Fairy-Queen. Based on Shakespeare's wedding comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Professors John Wesley Wright (Music) and Thomas Anderson (Theatre) team up to co-write, direct and produce an original adaptation of Purcell and Shakespeare's works.
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April 28, 2010 - The Class
Technology, Education and Technology Center, Salisbury University of Maryland - The screening and discussion celebrate Pereboom's new book, History and Film: Moving Pictures and the Study of the Past.
Moving pictures have had a great influence on human culture, and this book focuses on using moving images as historical evidence. The film examines the challenges at a racially mixed inner city high school in Paris. Discussion, book signing and reception follow.
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April 30, 2010 - B.F.A. Students Exhibit
Fulton Hall Gallery, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland - B.F.A. and art students enrolled in Senior Seminar courses plan their exhibits and carry out all the duties and responsibilities from installation to the opening night celebration.
The works on display encompass four years of study in all disciplines.
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April 30, 2010 - 77th Dover Days Festival
Dover, Delaware - Mark your calendars and plan to visit Dover, Delaware, the Capital of the First State, for the 77th Dover Days Festival, set for April 30, May 1 and 2. As in previous years, there is no admission to the event which is one of Delaware's longest-running festivals celebrating First State history. Special weekend lodging packages are now available.
New in 2010, is a three-day countywide historic house tour, "The Houses of Kent," featuring more than 40 17th and 18th century homes and buildings featuring Georgian Revival, Victorian, English Gothic and Federal style architecture.
The Dover Days festival begins Friday afternoon with a free concert on the First State Heritage Park's Legislative Mall, an open-air park surrounded by stately older buildings including the Old State House, the Biggs Museum of American Art and Legislative Hall. The evening's activities will also include carnival rides for children, food vendors and a car show of street rods, hotrods and antique cars. It will coincide with the annual Dover Mile, a running and walking event sponsored by the Colonial Rotary Club of Dover.
Saturday, the largest day of the festival, features a large Dover Days parade; Maypole dancing with children in colonial attire; costumed and judged pet parade; free admission to numerous museums, historic sites and Woodburn, the Governor's mansion; 150+ artisans and crafts vendors; outdoor entertainment stage; public auction of locally-made Amish quilts; energy village with information about new and emerging technologies; carnival rides for children; Kids' Zone with street murals, wood pile construction and more; Colonial artisans; Civil War and WWII encampments; Native American Indian village; and an antique tractor show.
Sunday's events will include the Dover Symphony Orchestra’s annual Dover Days concert at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover, as well as the Houses of Kent historic house tours.
In addition, you can register for a free Girlfriend Getaway sweepstakes featuring a trip for four women to visit Delaware's Capital Region during Dover Days weekend. The giveaway includes lodging and meals, gas card, spa visit, free slot play and tickets to the historic house tour. To register, visit http://www.visitdover.com. Entrants must be 18 and no purchase is necessary to enter.
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April 30, 2010 - Station Players
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - The Performing Arts Program at Cecil College. Drama/Dance/Music, rated PG-13. Station Players is the student performing arts ensemble at Cecil College.
Meeting regularly at Elkton Station, this group has grown over the last five years. Now it is moving its main stage production to the Milburn Stone Theatre. The ensemble is unique in its cross-disciplinary approach to teaching the performing arts. Dance, music and theater are inexorably woven together to create a truly unique experience for both performer and audience.
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May 1, 2010 - Linda Walls New Collection of Photographs
Administration Hallway Gallery, Heron Point - 501 E. Campus Ave. Chestertown, Maryland - The return of this fabulous photographer, writer, entrepreneur, to the Heron Point Galleries for a show of her new works. The photographs are mounted on canvas then gallery wrapped around stretchers. The subject matter is local, Eastern Shore people, places, and birds. A must see exhibit.
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May 6, 2010 - Springfest
Inlet Parking Lot - Ocean City, Maryland - Springfest 2010 celebrates the arrival of spring and the upcoming summer season. It is four dynamic days of delicious food, live entertainment and clever arts and crafts under four huge big top tents located in the Inlet Lot at the south end of Ocean City’s famous Boardwalk.
Springfest serves up a continuous variety of musical performances on two stages. Admission to the four day event is free! All entertainment is free with the exception of the headline acts, which start at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets ON SALE NOW in person at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center Box Office Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or you may order tickets by calling TicketMaster at 1-800-551-SEAT, or in Baltimore/Washington call 410-481-SEAT, http://www.ticketmaster.com
This year's headline entertainers include:
Thursday: Captain Fantastic (Elton John Tribute)
Friday: The Country Rat Pack with Richie McDonald, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence
Saturday: Teen Idols with Peter Noone of Hermans Hermits, Mickey Dolenz of the Monkeys and Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders
Bring your appetite so you can enjoy delicious food from famous Eastern Shore delicacies to a wide assortment of ethnic food. Feast on crab cakes, pit beef, barbecue, hamburgers, hot dogs and much, much more. Over 30 food vendors will serve a variety of delicious food during the Springfest 2010 celebration.
Ride the Boardwalk tram directly to the Springfest grounds for only $3.00 per person one-way. Children under 42 inches are free. The tram runs from 10:00 a.m. to Midnight.
Since parking is limited at Springfest, visitors are urged to park and ride buses to the festival grounds. The Springfest Express offers convenient service for festival attendees traveling from the Roland E. Powell Convention Center directly to the Springfest grounds for only $2.00 all-day. Parking is free at the Convention Center south lot. Shuttles depart the lot every 30 minutes from 9:00 a.m. until 30 minutes following the end of the evening’s last concert, Thursday through Saturday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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May 8, 2010 - Alice in Wonderland
Milburn Stone Theatre, Cecil College, One Seahawk Drive, North East, Maryland - Ballet, rated G. Take a trip with the Cecil Dance Theatre and join the "party" with Alice on her adventures in Wonderland.
As soon as the curtains open, the audience will be drawn "down the rabbit hole" into our storytelling with beautiful costumes and scenery. You'll be grinning like the cheshire Cat at the wonderful performances from our talented dancers. Don't be late for this exceptional production of a time-honored tale of fantasy and entertainment!
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May 20, 2010 - Cruisin’ Ocean City
40th Street and the Bay - Ocean City, Maryland - Popular car show features over 3,000 hot rods, customs, classics, street machines, muscle cars and more. Live entertainment, celebrity guests, special attractions, boardwalk parades, manufacturers vedor midway and more.
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May 21, 2010 - Third Fridays
Downtown Plaza - Salisbury, Maryland - Enjoy family night in Downtown Salisbury as the Salisbury Arts & Entertainment District Steering Committee joins with downtown merchants, restaurants, and arts organizations to present a special celebratory evening for local residents and visitors to eat, drink, shop, and enjoy art and entertainment.
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