Dated Events
January 15 – 19 March The DorchesterCenter for the Arts will be offering Stained Glass for Beginners and Intermediates. Instructed by local favorite Jan Boettger, students will learn basic or intermediate techniques for creating a stained glass panel. Instruction includes design, cutting, foiling and soldering. The class meets on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and will run for 10 weeks. Fees are $125 for DCA members; $165 for non-members, and a supply fee is payable to the instructor ranging from $75 – $125.
Now – February 1 Register for the St. Patrick’s Soccer Tournament. The division play runs from February 22nd thru March 17th. There are four tournament periods, with several boys, girls and adult divisions. Cost is $375.00 per team. For full details, call: 410—250-0125.
Now – February 10 The Art of Seating, organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville and the Jacobsen Collection of American Art, presents a survey of exceptional American chair design from the early 19th century to the present day, at the Academy Art Museum of Easton. Each of the approximately 40 chairs in the exhibition are chosen for their beauty and historical context. Admission is $3 for non-members, children under 12 admitted free. The exhibition runs now until February 10th.
January 2 – March 6 Trampoline Class teaches campers ages 8 & up basic intermediate jumps, stopping skills, and countless other important foundation skills and features an Olympic size trampoline, double-mini trampoline, and a 30’ tumble track. There will be a 20 minute orientation prior to the start of the first day. Camp will be held at Chesapeake Gymnastics in Easton on Wednesdays January 2-March 6 from 5:30 – 6:30 PM. Cost is $69.
January 4 – February 28 To kick off the New Year of art exhibitions,The Talbot County Visual Arts Centeris sponsoring the art exhibit “Monday Afternoon Painters” which will go on display January 4th and will run through the end of February at the Church Alley Gallery, 32-34 S. Washington St., Easton.
January 8 – February 12 Session 1: Brushing Up in Oils, with Instructor Matthew Hillier, runs now thru February 12, each Tuesday, from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. at the Academy Art Museum, in Easton. Cost: $190 Museum members, $220 Non-members (per session). This course is designed to help students with their studio painting techniques with an emphasis on editing, composition, application, and build-up of paint, color and tonal values. Call: 410-820-5222.
January 9 – February 13 The Academy Art Museum, in Easton, will begin “Still Life and Landscape in Pastel”, with instructor Katie Cassidy, meeting now thru February 13, from 9:45 AM – 1 PM, each Wednesday. Cost is $195 Museum members, (per session), $215 Non-members (per session). This class will go right to the heart of the fundamentals of pastel painting including under-painting using pastel, watercolor, and oil washes. Full information about the classes and workshops is available by calling: 410-820-5222.
January 10 – February 14 The Academy Art Museum in Easton, will offer: Portrait Drawing, with instructor Raphael Sassi now thru February 14, from 10 AM -1 PM each Thursday. The cost: $200 Museum members, $225 Non-members. This class will involve long poses with a clothed model. Full information about the classes, call: 410-820-5222.
January 13 – February 17 The Academy Art Museum is offering: Fundamentals of Digital Photography, with instructor George Holzer, now thru February 17. The sessions will be from 12:30 – 3:00 PM on Sundays. The cost is $140 Museum members, $180 Non-members. This class is designed for digital beginners or those making the switch from film cameras to digital. Both novice and somewhat experienced digital camera users are welcome to take part. Call: 410-820-5222 for more details.
February 20 – March 27 The Academy Art Museum, in Easton, will begin “Still Life and Landscape in Pastel”, with instructor Katie Cassidy, meeting now thru March 27, from 9:45 AM – 1 PM each Tuesday. Cost is $195 Museum members, (per session), $215 Non-members (per session). This class will go right to the heart of the fundamentals of pastel painting including under-painting using pastel, watercolor, and oil washes. Full information about the classes and workshops is available by calling: 410-820-5222.
February 26 – April 2 Session 2: Brushing Up in Oils, with Instructor Matthew Hillier, runs now thru April 2, each Tuesday, from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. at the Academy Art Museum, in Easton. Cost: $190 Museum members, $220 Non-members (per session). This course is designed to help students with their studio painting techniques with an emphasis on editing, composition, application, and build-up of paint, color and tonal values. Call: 410-820-5222.
ONGOING EVENTS
Talbot County Parks and Recreation is selling discount amusement park tickets to your favorite parks. Visit their website www.talbotparksandrec.com for more details.
The Delmarva Toastmasters Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays at 6 pm at Delmarva Power on N. Salisbury Blvd. in Salisbury. For information, call Keith Campbell at 410-860-6593.
Blood Bank of Delmarva is a nonprofit community service program that provides blood for the 16 hospitals in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. More than 350 blood donors are needed every day to meet the needs of patients and those hospitals. To request an appointment to give blood, visit www.delmarvablood.org
The Life Crisis Center in Salisbury provides support services to victims of domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault. Victims can find housing at the shelter for 84 days where they receive counseling, legal services, and job placement and training services. The Life Crisis hotline is 410-749-HELP.
The Tri-County Diabetes Alliance focuses on diabetes prevention and self-management education in Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties. For more information, visit the Alliance’s website at www.tridiabetes.com.
Have you considered becoming involved with Caroline County Habitat For Humanity? You are always welcome to come to their board meetings and observe all with what they do. Visit their website at www.carolinehabitat.org.
Women Build is not about excluding men, but including women in the construction of Habitat homes. Join Habitat For Humanity’s Carpenters Club. Send name, address and phone number along with a $35 donation to P O Box 392, Denton, MD 21629. Habitat will then send you a Club T-shirt. Each time a house is completed, Habitat will send you an update on the progress. Questions? Call 410-479-9200.
Starting in July, the Worcester County Health Dept. will be holding free smoking cessation group classes in various locations throughout the County. Teachers will help smokers to become tobacco free thru a step by step program. Smoking cessation aids are also available thru a voucher program. For dates and times and to register, call the health dept. at 410-632-0056.
The Robin Hood Shop at 416 High Street in Cambridge has quality women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing at wallet-saving prices. The Shop also features an assortment of fashion accessories, gifts, and house wares. Proceeds from the Shop sales benefit the programs and services of Dorchester General Hospital. The Shop is open Monday thru Friday 9 am to 4 pm and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. Call 410-228-6339.
EVENTS
2013
Monday
January 28 The St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free library will offer a Tot Time program of story-time, puppets, and crafts for children 5 and under accompanied by an adult, from 10:15 to 11 AM. All library programs are free and open to the public, but patrons are asked to pre-register for this program. For more information, call the library at 410-745-5877.
January 28 The Art of Seating, organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville and the Jacobsen Collection of American Art, presents a survey of
exceptional American chair design from the early 19th century to the present day, at the Academy Art Museum of Easton. Each of the approximately 40 chairs in the exhibition are chosen for their beauty and historical context. Admission is $3 for non-members, children under 12 admitted free. The exhibition runs now until February 10th.
January 28 Learn how to get money for Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, at the Caroline Center from 6 to 8 PM. This is a FREE information session. For more info, Call: 410-827-2252.
January 28 The Bay County Chorus Barbershop will hold an open rehearsal at Brookletts Place, Easton, at 7 PM. Call: 410-820-4761.
Tuesday
January 29 The Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library will once again offer its popular First Step Storytime program for children 3 and under accompanied by an adult, from 10 to 11 AM. All library programs are free and open to the public but patrons are asked to pre-register for this program. For more information call the library at 410-822-1626.
January 29 The Emotions Anonymous support group will meet at Chesapeake Voyagers Inc. 342c N. Aurora St, Easton, from 2 to 3 PM. “If you have unmanageable emotions, you’ve come to the right place…..” Learn and share. For more info: 410-822-1601.
January 29 Join in the celebration to kick off this year’s Relay For Life, set for May 17th. The organizational meeting will begin at 6 PM in the Fellowship Hall of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, on Maryland Avenue, in Cambridge.
January 29 Like to play Bridge? Then join fellow Bridge players at the Talbot County Senior Center at 10:30 AM, They welcome all level of players. $10-819-8856.
January 29 If you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, and need help, then consider nicotine replacement therapy, at the Free Smoking Cessation Class, held at Chesapeake Voyagers in Easton at 2 PM. For more info, call: 410-822-1601.
January 29 Learn the ancient art of Oragami at the Easton Library. The class is designed for children 8 and older, and will be held at 4 PM. To preregister, or for more info, call: 410-822-1626.
Wednesday
January 30 The Depression Recovery support group will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Give it a try, isolating may not be helping. Learn and share. Held at Chesapeake Voyagers Inc., 342c North Aurora St, Easton, 410-822-1601.
January 30 The Mental health and addictions support group (aka: Dual Recovery Anonymous) will meet at Chesapeake Voyagers Inc. 342c N. Aurora St, Easton, from 6 to 7 PM. Call: 410-822-1601.
January 30 There will be a free workshop that will focus helping those who own computers but don’t know how to use them! Free and open to the public, workshop will be held at the Heritage Museums and Gardens of Dorchester. This is free and open to the public. The workshop is being held from 10:00 AM until noon.
January 30 Girls in Kindergarten through grade 5 are invited to join girl Scout Troop 1350, which will meet Wednesdays from 6:15 to 7:15 PM, at Sandy Hill Elementary, through March 20th. Membership fee is $12. A parent or guardian must attend this initial meeting to complete paper work. For more info, call: 410-943-3505
January 30 Learn how to get money for Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, at the Caroline Center from 6 to 8 PM. This is a FREE information session. For more info, Call: 410-827-2252.
Thursday
January 31 The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD will continue its series: “This Old Chesapeake House”. Author and photographer Shirley Hampton Hunt will explore the process of writing and photographing images for her book, The Vanishing Landscapes, which documents the history and collapse of abandoned houses on the Eastern Shore, their relationship to a changing environment. The cost is $6 for CBMM members and $8 for non-members. For more info on the entire series, call: 410-745-2916.
January 31 The St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library is holding a session called: Memoir Writing. Patrons can record and share their memories of life and family with a group of friendly, like-minded people. Participants are invited to bring their lunch. All library programs are free and open to the public, but patrons are asked to pre-register for this program. For more information, call the library at 410-745-5877.
January 31 The Cordova Volunteer Firemen’s Association is hosting a Benefit Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner for the Easton High School 2013 After Graduation Event, from 5 to 7:30 PM. This benefit meal includes all you care to eat Salad, Pasta with Assorted Sauces, Garlic Bread, Dessert and Beverage. Cost is $8.00 per person and open to the public. For more information or to support this worthy cause, please call 410-200-7344.
January 31 Bethel AME will be serving free soup from 11 AM to 1 PM in the fellowship hall of the church at 623 Pine Street.
January 31 There will be an Art Show and Auction at Christ Church’s Parish Hall, in Easton at 6:30 PM. The show will include the artwork of the Day School Students. This is a fund raiser open to the community. Call: 410-822-0112.
Friday – Saturday
February 1 -2 Bad kids living on the edge, blind dates gone wrong, and death decides to drop by. These wacky scenarios come to life on stage thanks to the North Caroline High School Drama Club. The plays will be presented at the North Caroline High School auditorium, you’ll have a night you will never forget at the mere cost of $4 for students, and $5 for adults (For tickets purchased prior to show night). The plays begin at 7:30 pm.
Friday
February 1 Music by Tommy D in the lounge of the Hurlock American Legion, Post 243, starting at 7 PM. For more information, call: 410-943-8205.
Saturday
February 2 There will be a wreath laying ceremony at 1 PM at the Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden on Washington Street in Cambridge. A reception follows at New Revelation Baptist Church 711 Bradley Avenue.
February 2 There will be a Red and White Fashion Show and luncheon at 2 PM at the Refuge Temple Church of God, 800 Robbins Street in Cambridge. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for under 18. Call: 410-228-3644.
February 2 Explore the rich and unique native plant habitat of Adkins Arboretum. The plant habitats you’ll see include mature and young native forests, meadows, a wetland, as well as a rain garden and a pollinator garden. The tour will be from 10AM until Noon. Tours begin at the Visitor’s Center and last approximately one hour. 410-634-2847, ext. 0 for more information.
February 2 Motor Vehicle Crashes are the Number One Cause of Death for Young Adults ages 16 – 24. The Alive at 25 Program- A Behavior based Agenda that persuades attendees to take responsibility for their behavior and adopt safe practices. This course meets MVA requirements for those under the age of 25 who are required to attend a Driver Improvement Course. It will be held from 8 AM until noon, at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department, 315 Aurora Park Drive. Cost is $55. Call: 1-800-875-4770.
Sunday
February 3 Cambridge Little League will be holding their annual Superbowl Breakfast and silent auction fundraiser from 7 to 11 AM at the American Legion Post #91 in Cambridge. Cost is $8 for adults $4 for 3-12 yrs old, and under 3 are free.
February 3 It is Annual Usher Day at 3:30 PM at Waugh Chapel UM Church in Cambridge. Guest speaker is Rev. Violet Jones of Trinity Faith Christian Center in Fruitland.
Upcoming Events
Monday
February 4 Join host Norm Amorose at the Market Street Public House from
7:30 to 9:30 PM for a fun-filled evening of trivia! The Market Street Public House, is located on 200 Market Street, Denton. For more info: 410-479-4720.
February 4 Join the Brown Bag Lunch crew at the St. Michaels Branch of the Talbot County Free Library at noon. Professor Dale Green will be the guest speaker. He will speak about “The Hill” which is the birthplace of African Methodism on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and could be the oldest African-American neighborhood in the country. For more info, call: 410-745-5877.
February 4 The Tidewater Camera Club will be hosting a seminar entitled “Architectural Photography in a Digital Era” presented by Commercial Photographer Steve Buchanan from 7-9 PM in the Wye Oak Room at the Talbot County Community Center in Easton.
February 4 The St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free library will offer a Tot Time program of story-time, puppets, and crafts for children 5 and under, from 10:15 to 11 AM. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. All library programs are free and open to the public, but patrons are asked to pre-register for this program. For more information, call the library at 410-745-5877.
Tuesday
February 5 From 2 until 3 PM, the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library will once again offer its popular Preschool Storytime program for children 3 to 5 accompanied by an adult. Pickering Creek will lead their Tiny Tots programs on January 8, February 12, and March 12. All library programs are free and open to the public but patrons are asked to pre-register for this program. For more information, call the library at 410-822-1626.