The Great Outdoors
01/29/2010 - 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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02/10/2010 - 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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02/11/2010 - Marvelous Maryland Birds
Talbot County Free Library - 100 West Dover Street, Easton, Maryland - Where do birds live? Birds live in a LOT of places - but, there are a few special habitats in Maryland that are home to some of the most endangered bird species.
Come learn about the Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, the coastal Piping Plover, and colorful warblers from the forest. Ages 4 and up with accompanying adult.
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02/12/2010 - 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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03/15/2010 - Woodcocks at Pickering Creek Audubon Center
Pickering Creek Audubon Center - 11450 Audubon Lane, Easton, Maryland - Leader: Mark Scallion
The American Woodcock is one of only a handful of "shorebirds" who lives in an upland habitat. Seneca Indian myth says that the gods created the Woodcock from the leftover parts of all the other birds.
Woodcocks are most frequently encountered at dusk or dawn between late February and the end of March. Male Woodcocks establish "singing grounds", which they defend against other males, in small clearings or young trees and shrubs. At dusk the male woodcock spirals into the sky, creating a trilling sound with its wings. Then he descends, fluttering, warbling and zigzagging back to the spot he began.
Pickering Creek's warm season grass meadows provide ideal habitat for this annual late winter event. Although Woodcocks are one of the top ten game birds in North America, few people have heard of them, even fewer have seen them. Dress warmly; bring a flashlight.
Please register in advance by calling 410/822-4903. Pre-registration is required. Children are considered ages 15 and under.
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03/18/2010 - Sounds of Spring
Talbot County Free Library - 100 West Dover Street, Easton, Maryland - Learn how and why different animals make sounds when winter is behind them. You might even learn to recognize and identify an animal just by the noise it makes! Ages 4 and up with accompanying adult.
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03/21/2010 - Bird Walk
Pickering Creek Audubon Center - 11450 Audubon Lane, Easton, Maryland - Leader: Kristina Catanese
The forest will be alive with the chattering of birds returning to Maryland for the spring. Armed with a trusty pair of binoculars, you might be able to see birds of prey, waterfowl, woodpeckers, along with many other spring migrants.
This is one of the best times to go birding the entire year. 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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04/07/2010 - An Abundant and Fruitful Land
Guerrieri University Center, Wicomico Room, Salisbury University of Maryland - An Overview of human use of the Chesapeake through history lecture, Dr. Henry J. Miller.
Presenting the 2010 Wilcomb Washburn Distinguished Lecture in American History. Using evidence ranging from fish bones to shipping records, this lecture evaluates human use and impact on the Chesapeake Bay from the perspectives of archaeology and history.
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04/11/2010 - Earth Day Workday!
Pickering Creek Audubon Center - 11450 Audubon Lane, Easton, Maryland - Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering at Pickering Creek Audubon Center. You’ll get to choose from three different outdoor projects when you arrive. Dress in long pants and shoes that can get dirty. Please bring a bag lunch and water bottle. Register by Thursday April 8th.
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04/24/2010 - Chili Fiesta Fly-In
Massey Air Museum, Massey, Maryland - Old fashioned grass roots airport fly-in. Pilots and planes come from near and far. Spectators, aviation enthusiasts and chili aficionados come and enjoy the chili, hot dogs, airplanes and to see the museum. Bring some of your favorite chili for others to appreciate, if you are so inclined.
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04/30/2010 - 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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05/01/2010 - 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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05/20/2010 - 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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