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Talbot County Free Library and Talbot Arts Fund New Music Collection
The Talbot County Free Library and Talbot Arts have unveiled a new and extensive collection of music scores for library users in the Easton Library. Together, they joined forces in developing a collection that includes jazz, popular and classical music, solo and ensemble instrumental music, instructional method books, and more! Thanks to the expert advice of EJ Oesterle, Easton High School band director, a wide variety of music was chosen for this collection that was familiar and accessible.
Auditions for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
To begin work on its 2022 season-closing production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the Garfield Center will be holding open auditions in September for the musical, which will run weekends from December 2 through December 18. Featuring a score of music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, it was his first successful stage musical and one of several collaborations with lyricist Tim Rice.
“The Coming Coast”
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce a new special exhibition arriving soon at its St. Michaels, Md., campus, The Coming Coast. Opening Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, the exhibition will feature works by Michael O. Snyder on display both in a traditional gallery setting in CBMM’s Van Lennep Auditorium and in a larger scale outdoors on its campus.
Maryland Spirituals Initiative Gospel Concert
A talented group of 30 singers will travel from the Eastern Shore to Washington, D.C. under the auspices of the Maryland Spirituals Initiative to perform a gospel concert at the historic Cosmos Club on Monday, September 12. The Maryland Spirituals Initiative was created to begin a global conversation about the essential role of spirituals as one of America’s most compelling and elusive art forms.
MSO’s “Season of Celebration”
As it welcomes Music Director and Conductor Michael Repper to the podium, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will mark its 25th anniversary season – a “Season of Celebration” – with the introduction of a new four-concert Ensembles Series to complement its traditional five-concert Masterworks Series and New Year’s Eve concert.
Talbot Arts Selects New Board President
Talbot Arts welcomes Amy Blades Steward as the president of the county arts council board, effective July 1. Amy is an Easton native with a BA in English/Communications from Hood College in Frederick. In 1999, after returning from working on the Western Shore in historic preservation, she began work in health care marketing at MGW School of Nursing and eventually Shore Health System.
Joe Mayer Retrospective Exhibition
“Every time I pick up the brush it’s a brand-new experience,” Joe Mayer was fond of saying. Joe had been painting and teaching art since 1959 up until his passing in 2020. He is also remembered as saying, “After 35 years devoted to watercolor landscapes, I find my work keeps leaning more and more towards non-objective paintings in oils, acrylics and watercolor. My recent exhibit reflects my attempts to create a perfect balance between a minimal number of shapes. I call it aesthetic homeostasis.”
Artists Call for Mental Health Awareness Week
Crossroads Community and Corsica River Mental Health Services are hosting True Colors: Mental Health Awareness Art Show and are looking for artists in the Eastern Shore community and beyond. Entered artwork will be displayed at the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College, October 3 through October 6, recognizing Mental Health Week. An artists’ reception will follow on Mental Health Awareness Day, October 7, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Oxford Museum Hosts New Exhibit
Recently, the Oxford Museum unveiled a new exhibition, “Rooted in the Land: A Tribute to Eastern Shore Farmers.” This exhibit allows renowned photographer Edwin Remsberg to tell the story of multigenerational family roots in agriculture and pay tribute to the farmers of the Eastern Shore through striking and poignant images of the agricultural community.
Studio B Art Gallery Adds New Artist
Studio B Art Gallery is excited to announce the addition of Charles Newman to the gallery’s featured artist roster. Charles will join the studio this fall and attend a special reception during Easton Night Out on Friday, September 2. Come see his artwork and enjoy great conversation during the “Art Salon” reception from 5 to 8 p.m.
Shore Shakespeare Presents “Measure for Measure”
The Shore Shakespeare Company will be touring the Eastern Shore in September with its latest production, Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure.” The production will be staged outdoors at Adkins Arboretum on September 3 and 4 at 2 p.m.; Oxford Community Center on September 10 at 6 p.m. and 11 at 3 p.m.; and Wilmer Park in Chestertown on September 17 at 6 p.m., and 18 at 3 p.m.
“Imperfectly Perfect” Exhibition
Award winning acrylic painter, Maureen S. Farrell, is Main Street Gallery’s guest artist for September/October. Her show, “Imperfectly Perfect” highlights a collection of the artist’s figurative and abstract paintings that she created both in her home studio in Cambridge and her studio at the Davis Art Center in Easton.
Garfield Center’s 2023 Season Announced
From modern cult comedy to the classically familiar to the pomp and pageantry of a beloved Disney classic, the Garfield Center’s exciting 2023 season will provide audiences with all the feels we expect from live theatre. The new season opens February 10, 2023, with “Psycho Beach Party,” by Charles...
Environmental Themes Prominent at Film Festival
Many of our nation’s waterways are much cleaner than they were 50 years ago thanks, in part, to the Clean Water Act of 1972. Yet today, nearly half of U.S. streams, lakes and underwater aquifers are so polluted that they are not safe for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life, including some in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
CFF Announces Woman of Impact Award
On Sunday, October 2 the Chesapeake Film Festival will honor producer Catherine Wyler with a Woman of Impact Award as she honors her father, the legendary Hollywood director William Wyler. Catherine Wyler is an independent producer of film and television, and a former executive at Columbia Pictures, PBS and the...
“Shore As I See It” Exhibit
On First Friday, September 2, The Artists’ Gallery will feature original compositions in pastel, oil, and silverpoint by Evie Baskin. Each image in this show has been inspired by the varying degrees of light and color found along the water and the richly textured landscapes and abundance of life surrounding us on the Eastern Shore.
Waterfowl Festival’s Featured Artwork: ‘November Morning-Pintails’
When artist Richard Clifton began planning the featured piece of art for Waterfowl Festival 2022, he wanted to capture not only the beauty of waterfowl, but wanted his creation to appeal to art collectors, waterfowl enthusiasts, hunters, and conservationists alike. He settled on Pintails as his subject and created “November Morning-Pintails.”
Studio B Art Gallery Celebrates Plein Air Artists
On the First Friday of every month, downtown Easton shops and galleries are open late and live music is performed throughout the district. Studio B Art Gallery invites the public to make it a stop during the festivities for a special opening exhibit celebrating the gallery’s featured artists that have participated in previous Plein Air Easton competitions. Come explore new artwork and enjoy great conversation during the “Art Salon” reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on August 5.
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