Bashert by Jamie Kirkpatrick
In case you missed it, last week’s Musing was about how I (we) found our home in Chestertown. I told you there was more. So, here we go: this week, I want to explore why I (we) have a home here. Stay with me… Many years ago, I was introduced the concept of synchronicity. At […]
The Value of Being Multilingual on the Shore: By Elena Deanda and Owen Silverman Andrews
Maryland is increasingly becoming a multicultural, multiethnic, and multilingual state. Last July, the state reported that 16.7 percent of the population were born outside of the country– around 946,000 multilingual individuals out of 6,180,253 total residents. According to 2020 U.S. Census Bureau numbers and Data USA, about 22% percent of the state population identifies as […]
Out and About (Sort of): Fitting First by Howard Freedlander
After months of ridiculous waiting caused by a U.S. senator oblivious to military readiness, the first woman to become superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) won confirmation in early January. Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, a 1989 academy graduate, also became the first Latino to lead a school founded in 1845. The first woman graduated […]
KIN: Rooted in Hope with Carole and Jeffrey Boston Weatherford Feb 24th
On Saturday, February 24, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., in the Avalon Theatre, author and her son, illustrator Jeffrey Boston Weatherford, will discuss their latest work, KIN: Rooted in Hope, a book The Bulletin of the Center for Children called “gorgeously rendered,” and one Kirkus Reviews described as “a striking work that reshapes the narrative around […]
WHCP-FM Announces Appointment Jim Brady as News Director
WHCP-FM, Mid-Shore Community Radio has named award-winning journalist Jim Brady as news director. The new position is the FM station’s most recent step in its continued expansion since becoming a National Public Radio member station last year. Brady will continue his work as WCHP’s lead investigative reporter and will oversee the news desk, identifying interview […]
George Washington Prize Winner Maurizio Valsania to Speak at Washington College
The Starr Center for the American Experience will be hosting a conversation and Q&A with Maurizio Valsania, winner of the 2023 George Washington Prize and author of First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Monday, February 5 at 6:00 […]
Avalon Theatre Events for February and March
THE MET: LIVE IN HD, CARMEN – New Production Saturday, January 27th Doors: 12:30pm / Show: 1:00pm Avalon Theatre, 40 E. Dover Street, Easton, Md. On January 27, acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging […]
“Kin: Rooted in Hope” Author Carole Weatherford at Avalon February 24
On Saturday, February 24, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., in the Avalon Theater, author Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, illustrator Jeffrey Boston Weatherford, will discuss their latest work, KIN: Rooted in Hope, a book The Bulletin of the Center for Children called “gorgeously rendered,” and one Kirkus Reviews described as “a striking work that reshapes […]