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As we come to the end of Developmental Disability Awareness Month in Maryland, the Spy asked Greg Snyder, The Arc Central Chesapeake’s VP for engagement to stop by the Spy studio to talk more about his organization’s special mission on the Mid-Shore. Since the 1960s, The Arc has been a state leader in advocating more inclusive and accessible communities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This video is approximately six minutes in length. For more information about The Arc Central Chesapeake, please go here.
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Acknowledging the need for help is a crucial step toward mental well-being, as noted by Beth Anne Dorman, CEO of For All Seasons on the Mid-Shore. As the leader of the region’s largest non-profit behavioral health center, Dorman knows firsthand the need for a major shift in perception towards mental health, suggesting we must talk more about symptoms that everyone can relate to, such as grief and anxiety, rather than diagnoses.
As part of this ongoing campaign, For All Seasons and the Spy will be jointly producing conversations with Beth Anne once a month as a constant reminder to the community that their mental health is on par with physical health, likening a therapist to a personal trainer or doctor who provides specialized guidance and support.
In the first of the series, Beth Anne addresses the versatility of mental health services, which are no longer about lying on a doctor’s couch but about providing a safe space for individuals to address their needs, whether it involves medication, therapeutic conversations, or coping strategies.
This video is approximately six minutes in length. For more information about For All Seasons please go here.
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In 2019, when the Chesapeake Forum (then the Academy for Lifelong Learning) left its home base of 15 years, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, to chart a new future, it was reasonable for the leadership team at the time to worry about its prospects.
While for many years, the ALL has proven to be successful in many ways, including the number of courses offered and robust student enrollment, the volunteer organization had to rebrand itself, find convenient meeting space, and then navigate the unprecedented changes that the COVID pandemic caused in 2020.
But as Chesapeake Forum’s long-serving treasurer, James Adams, and newly elected board president, Claudia Dziobek, note in their Spy interview from a few weeks ago, the lifetime learning organization’s future has never looked brighter. Starting with the selection of Lynn Randle as CF’s first executive director and then adding that enrollment has returned to pre-COVID levels, a permanent classroom is now operational with a special partnership with the YMCA, and the challenge for the board is managing this growth.
This video is approximately five minutes in length. For more information about the Chesapeake Forum and program please go here.
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The Saints Peter and Paul Men’s Basketball team, under the leadership of Head Coach Gary Gould, emerged victorious in the MIAA C Conference championship by defeating Beth Tfiloh High School with a score of 68-58 at UMBC on the last Saturday of February. It’s been several years since Saints Peter and Paul won the title, but what made this year’s victory remarkable is that they had been entirely defeated by Beth Tifiloh last year, losing by 30 points.
However, this year’s game was different. Chestertown’s Garrett Hemingway was the leading scorer for the Sabres, scoring 19 points, while Hurlock’s Braden Smith and Robbie Cunningham also scored double-digit point totals, finishing with 13 points each. K’den Spears had 13 Points and 5 rebounds as well.
We spoke with Garrett and Braden, along with head coach Gary Gould, to discuss their three-year effort to bring home the championship trophy.
This video is approximately four minutes in length. For more information about Saints Peter and Paul High School, please go here.
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Perhaps one of the most important psychological breakthroughs for treating trauma in the 21st century might just turn out to be good old plain love.
That’s what Dr. Bruce Purnell has come to believe after decades of serving both children and adults who have experienced horrific trauma in their lives. As a result, he has reframed his psychology practice accordingly, with the simple and powerful organizational name and mission of LOVE More.
The Love More movement recently caught the eye of Dr. James Bell after reading Dr. Purnell’s recent book, The Caterpillar’s W.E.B. for Transformation. As the director of instruction at Building African-American Minds (BAAM) in Easton, Dr. Bell has also been looking for new approaches to reach and heal young trauma victims.
Dr. James willingly said yes to the Spy’s invitation to interview Dr. Bruce about his book and talk candidly and openly about trauma recovery, particularly within African American communities.
Their discussion highlights the importance of community as a healing mechanism and viewing the community as the medicine rather than the patient. The speakers discuss the challenges of reintegrating into environments filled with trauma and the necessity of creating positive, incremental changes to navigate toward joy and fulfillment.
This video is approximately 13 minutes in length. To learn more about the LOVE MORE movement, please go here. For information about BAAM, please go here.
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A few times a year, the Spy makes it a point to check in with the Oxford Community Center’s Liza Ledford. The OCC is indeed a thriving community-supported arts program for the town’s relatively small number of residents. but the reality is that due to its extraordinary programming, whether it be theatre, art, music, or lectures, the OCC is a remarkable standout on the entire Mid-Shore.
That’s one of the many reasons the OCC received a rural development grant to upgrade its technology, allowing for even high-end profile music events, including a new jazz series under the directorship of Al and Marty Sikes this year.
In our chat with Liza, she highlights this bold new initiative as well as other special events that will make Oxford once again a Shore favorite in 2024.
This video is approximately five minutes in length. For more information about the Oxford Community Center, please go here.
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In a week or so, the Spy will once again be collaborating with the Avalon Foundation on our evening program entitled Spy Nights. On the 28th, we will be taking over the Stolz Listening Room in downtown Easton for a remarkable evening of poetry with a special performance of the Word Girls.
Made up of three gifted poets—Meredith Davies Hadaway, Erin Murphy, and Amanda Newell—with strong local ties to Chestertown, Gunston School, and Washington College. They’re all set to captivate audiences with original verses that span environmental, societal, and deeply personal themes.
Our last teaser is with Amanda Newell. With strong roots in the Eastern Shore, including a long tenure teaching at the Gunston School, Amanda Newell is now an associate editor for the contemporary poetry journal “Plume”. Her poem, “A Woman from the Infant Mortality Review Board Calls” won the 2015 Patricia Dobler Poetry Prize.
This video is approximately one minute in length.
WORD GIRLS
Stoltz Listening Room
Doors: 5:30pm / Talk: 6:00pm
WED 2/28 6:00PM
All proceeds go directly to support the arts on the Mid-Shore by the Spy and the Avalon Foundation. Tickets can be purchased here.
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In a week or so, the Spy will once again be collaborating with the Avalon Foundation on our evening program entitled Spy Nights. On the 28th, we will be taking over the Stolz Listening Room in downtown Easton for a remarkable evening of poetry with a special performance of the Word Girls.
Made up of three gifted poets—Meredith Davies Hadaway, Erin Murphy, and Amanda Newell—with strong local ties to Chestertown, Gunston School, and Washington College. They’re all set to captivate audiences with original verses that span environmental, societal, and deeply personal themes.
We continue our Word Girls Tease with Erin Murphy. Erin is the author or editor of thirteen books, most recently Taxonomies (2022) and Human Resources (forthcoming from Salmon Poetry). She is Professor of English at Penn State Altoona and Poetry Editor of The Summerset Review. Her awards include the 2021 Rattle Poetry Prize Readers’ Choice Award, the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize, two Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, and a Best of the Net award.
This video is approximately two minutes in length.
WORD GIRLS
Stoltz Listening Room
Doors: 5:30pm / Talk: 6:00pm
WED 2/28 6:00PM
All proceeds go directly to support the arts on the Mid-Shore by the Spy and the Avalon Foundation. Tickets can be purchased here.
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Narrator Harnell Chesterton takes us to visit a small community theater group staging a play set in the Deep South. The play’s characters are all in an uproar because Fat Daddy, the patriarch of the family, is about to change his will. Is Fat Daddy the target of the killer? Is his wife, Sweet Mamma, looking to do him in? Or is it his son Earl, daughter-in-law Savannah or daughter Hyacinth? Maybe it’s the hired hand Clete! But — is it really Fat Daddy who is dead? Just wait until local police sleuth Officer Bainbridge begins his investigation!
Those might be some of the questions audience members will be raising at the Tred Avon Players latest production ‘You Have the Right to Remain Dead’ starting in a few weeks. The Spy asked play director Ron Sanchez and actor Archie Tinelli to stop by the Spy studio last week to fill us in.
The TAP’s talented ensemble cast: Greg Wilson (Harnell Chesterton), Archie Tinelli (Officer Bainbridge), Alison Lynch (Blanche LaToure), Joe Opalski (Fat Daddy/Arnold), Lynn Sanchez (Sweet Mama/Doris), Sarah Claggett (Savannah/Lois), Sarah Kilmon (Hyacinth/Leigh), Chris Mooney (Clete/Ajax), Greg Allis (Earle/Steve) and Avarie Wilson (Trudy Marsh).
TAP will be introducing TEA with TAP Sundays. Enjoy a complimentary cup of tea and treats at its Sunday matinees provided by Doehrn Tea Co of Oxford.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN DEAD opens on Thursday, February 15 and runs for seven performances through Sunday, February 25. Thrifty Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons are at 2:00 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Rd in Oxford. Tickets are adults $25 / students $15 (no fee added.) Thrifty Thursday (February 15) and Sunday matinees sell out quickly! Purchase your tickets at www.tredavonplayers.org.
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