Putting the Spotlight on Aiden Hayward

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Aiden Hayward is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter and multi-instrument musician from Cambridge, MD. Hayward started performing when he was very young, in school band, chorus, and talent shows in elementary school through high school and some in college.  It has not been until the last year, however, that he started performing at open mics.  When we […]

On Art and Collecting with Cambridge’s Janet Fanto

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Janet Fanto is an artist who is a collector of wonderful things as well as a former antique dealer. The antique dealer part is important because that business gave her access to many pieces of her collection – pieces that were given new lives in her mixed media art in addition to pieces used to […]

Cambridge Library Opens the Mic

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There’s no need to sit at home and be bored on these long winter nights.  There’s always something going on that’s fun and free in Cambridge where you can hear music, meet new friends, and learn new things! The Cambridge Library kicked off its new Open Mic/Spoken Work events February 2.  Caroline Rodriguez, who works […]

Mid-Shore Arts: The Glass and Wood of Artist David Stevens

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A Renaissance person is described as someone with many talents and areas of knowledge.  Cambridge resident, David Stevens, is such a man, coming to Cambridge from Easton in 2018 after living there and raising his family there for almost 30 years.  But that was just the latest of many moves around the country, learning and […]

Mid-Shore Arts: DCA’s Open Mic is Open to All in Cambridge

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Cambridge is starting the year in arts with a big bang! Most events here are provided free with bar and snacks for purchase. Back by popular demand, Open Mic night at Dorchester Center for the Arts (DCA) runs every Tuesday night through the end of April.  While weather has prevented the past two Tuesdays, there […]

Artist Jose Ramirez’s Journey from Guatemala to Dorchester in Color and Light

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Born in Guatemala, Jose Ramirez came to the United States in 2012 hoping for a better life and hoping to make that life through making his art. He had studied art in Guatemala between 2007 and 2009, beginning his career as a professional artist in 2009 after attending the Manuel Herrarte Lemuz art school in […]

Mid-Shore Arts Profile: 3Ten Creative Design

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Sherry Christopher and Lori Dever, owner/artists of 3Ten Creative Design & Gift Gallery, in Cambridge MD, say that they come by their diverse talents from their father who would draw with them when they were kids, their mother who was always crocheting and their Grandmother Dever who made paper-mâché dolls and always gave handmade gifts […]