Kent County Events Calendar - February 2010


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  • Art Exhibit–Trees
  • Monday, February 1   |  9am–5pm daily
  • This event runs February 1–March 12
  • Location: Heron Point
  • Contact: Heron Point
  • Phone: 410-778-7300
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  • Original paintings, prints, and photographs from works and collections of Heron Point residents. The subject is trees. Skipjack Hallway, Gallery, Heron Point 501 E. Campus Avenue, Chestertown
  • Art Exhibit–Marjorie Morani
  • Monday, February 1   |  9am–5pm daily
  • This event runs February 1– March 12
  • Location: Heron Point
  • Contact: Heron Point
  • Phone: 410-778-7300
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  • Exuberant, brilliant color carries the day in Morani's landscapes, figures,and festive scenes. She exhibits locally and in galleries in Anguilla. Heron Point, 501 E Campus Ave. Chestertown
  • Bonnie Howell’s Oils
  • Monday, February 1   |  Tues–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 12:30–4:30pm
  • This event runs February 1–28
  • Location: The Artist’s Gallery
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-778-2425
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  • This show will feature works in oil that are reflections of the human spirit. It’s not about who these imagines are, but how they feel, and what mood they convey. It’s about their humanness. Reception will be held on First Friday from 5-8pm, when the Historic Downtown shopping district extends their shop hours to celebrate arts & entertainment. The Artist's Gallery, 239 High Street, Chestertown
  • The Garden Puppet Theatre Mini-Museum
  • Monday, February 1
  • This event runs February 1–28
  • Location: Kent County Visitor Center
  • Contact: Patsy Hornaday
  • Phone: 410-778-5841
  • Email: tph203@verizon.net
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  • Celebrating Presidents Month, puppets George & Martha Washington–First American President & First Lady as they appeared in the 1994 & 1995 Historic Society of Kent County puppet show THE PRESIDENT & PATSY. George Washington and the family of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington addressed her by the family name of “Patsy”. Two surviving letters (written to her by her husband) addressed her as “My Dearest Patsy” as he prepared to lead and eventually form the new nation by the 18th Century American Revolution. Kent County Visitor Center, 122 N. Cross St., Chestertown.
  • Beginners' Oil Painting Class w/Holly Geddes
  • Tuesday, February 2   |  9:30am–noon
  • This event runs February 2, 9, 16 and 23
  • Location: Heron Point
  • Contact: Chestertown Arts League
  • Phone: 410-778-5789
  • Email: artsleague@verizon.net
  • URL: www.chestertownartsleague.net
  • Have you ever wanted to learn to paint but felt you didn't have much "talent"? What you may need to learn is how to use which materials. Start with oil painting because it is most forgiving. Get the basic techniques and have some fun.
  • Dissipated Eight
  • Thursday, February 4   |  7:30pm
  • This event runs February 4
  • Location: 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
  • Contact: The Mainstay
  • Phone: 410-639-9133
  • Email:
  • URL: www.mainstayrockhall.org
  • The precision, vocal gymnastics and excitement of men’s collegiate a cappella singing comes to the Mainstay! Dissipated Eight is the more-than-50-year-old, award-winning men’s a cappella group from Middlebury College in Vermont. They perform both nationally and internationally, at private venues, colleges, and high schools. They sing popular songs from different eras with witty imaginative arrangements, often using their voices to imitate instruments in the originals. Call for reservations. Tickets are $10.
  • Chestertown's 1st Fridays
  • Friday, February 5   |  5:00–8:00pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown
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  • URL: www.kentcounty.com/artsentertainment
  • Meander the red-brick, tree-lined sidewalks of Historic Chestertown, while enjoying extended shop hours and arts and entertainment throughout Downtown. For a list of activities, please check this calendar for specific listings.
  • Photography Awards Show
  • Friday, February 5   |  5-8pm
  • This event runs February 5–27
  • Location: Chestertown Arts League
  • Contact: Rich Hall
  • Phone: 410-928-5012
  • Email: rwhall@pitt.edu
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  • All artists are invited to bring their best new photographic work to this traditional CAL show. Thursday and Friday, 11am–4pm; Saturday, 10am–4pm; Sunday hours in the summer and event weekends. Special show openings with receptions on most first Fridays of each month at 5-8pm. Event Admission: free. Chestertown Arts League, 312 Cannon Street, Chestertown.
  • Art for Heart's Sake–Non functional art
  • Friday, February 5   |  Wed–Fri 12 noon–3pm, Sat 9am–3pm
  • This event runs February 5–28
  • Location: Artworks Gallery
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-778-6300
  • Email: artworkschestertown@gmail.com
  • URL: www.artworkschestertown.org
  • The month of romance brings art of the heart to the Artworks Gallery. We are leaving the interpretation up to out artists so you can expect to find very creative and inspiring Heartworks at the gallery for your loved ones during this month. Artworks Gallery, 306 Park Row, Chestertown
  • Chestertown Middle School Yard Sale Community Day
  • Saturday, February 6   |  8am - 12pm
  • Location: Chestertown Middle School
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-810-0602
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  • Rent A Table! Donate Items!
  • All-You-Can-Eat Ham and Oyster Dinner
  • Saturday, February 13   |  3–6:30pm
  • Location: Galena Vol. Fire Department
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-648-5050
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  • A favorite of locals and visitors alike; these dinners come with all the fixin's. Galena Fire Hall.
  • Italian Night at the Rock Hall Fire House
  • Saturday, February 13   |  5:00–7:30pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Firehouse
  • Contact: Shirley Crater
  • Phone: 410-639-7636
  • Email: rhvfcbusmgr@baybroadband.net
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  • If you enjoy delicious Italian dishes, be sure to get to the Rock Hall Firehouse for a wide variety of tasty treats.
  • The Kings of Crownsville
  • Saturday, February 13   |  8pm
  • Location: The Mainstay
  • Contact: The Mainstay
  • Phone: 410-639-9133
  • Email:
  • URL: www.mainstayrockhall.org
  • The Kings of Crownsville have a fun-loving rootsy sound that transports listeners from the streets of New Orleans out onto old Route 66 picking up influences from nearly every page of the American songbook along the way. Their bluesy sound comes to life with the solid songwriting, lead vocals and guitar of Steve Johnson, John C. Harris on trombone and vocals, Mike McCormick on piano and vocals, Rob Creath on percussion and and Pete Miller on bass. Their good-time music is just the right antidote to the mid-winter doldrums. Their New Orleans influenced sound is just right for Mardi Gras. Call for reservations. Tickets are $15. The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
  • Logo Contest
  • Monday, February 15
  • Location: Kent County, MD
  • Contact: Friends of the Kent County Public Library
  • Phone: 410-810-0108
  • Email: kentcountyfriends@gmail.com
  • URL: www.kentfriends.wordpress.com/
  • The Friends of the Kent County Library, a nonprofit organization that provides important library resources, is hosting a logo design contest. All are invited to enter.
    The winner will receive a $200 prize. For details, visit http://kentfriends.wordpress.com/
  • Kent County Adolescent Substance Abuse Coalition (ASAC)
  • Wednesday, February 17   |  6:00 pm
  • This event runs February 17
  • Location: 903 Washington Avenue, Suite 4, Chestertown
  • Contact: Karen Cotton, ASAC Coordinator
  • Phone: 410-810-2673
  • Email: kcotton@kentgov.org
  • URL: www.kentasac.org
  • A group of committed citizens and agency representative to meet to discuss the issue and resources need to turn the curve in adolescent substance use/abuse. This is not a support group but community and youth are always welcome.
  • Kent County Summer Camp & Child Care Fair
  • Saturday, February 20   |  11am–3pm
  • Location: Worton Elementary School
  • Contact: Tricia Biles
  • Phone: 410-348-5475
  • Email: tcbiles@gmail.com
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  • This fair is a showcase of summer camp opportunities, year-round child care options, babysitters and other family resources. Activities for children and lunch concessions will be available.
  • Country/Bluegrass Celebration
  • Saturday, February 20   |  8:00pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Firehouse
  • Contact: Shirley Crater
  • Phone: 410-639-7636
  • Email: rhvfcbusmgr@baybroadband.net
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  • Country/Bluegrass Celebration
  • Camp Tockwogh Summer Camp Tour Days
  • Sunday, February 21   |  1pm
  • Location: YMCA Camp Tockwogh
  • Contact: Amy White
  • Phone: 410-348-6000
  • Email: awhite@ymcade.org
  • URL: www.tockwogh.org
  • Come see what Camp Tockwogh’s overnight Summer Camp Program is all about! Meet the staff and enjoy a tour of the property, located on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay and lots of information about our summer camp program. FREE! YMCA Camp Tockwogh, 24370 Still Pond Neck Rd., Worton
  • Sassafras Watershed Action Plan Stakeholder Meeting
  • Tuesday, February 23   |  6:30pm
  • Location: Galena Fire Hall
  • Contact: Kim Kohl
  • Phone: 410-275-1400
  • Email: kkohl@sassafrasriver.org
  • URL: www.sassafrasriver.org
  • The Sassafras River Association presents its EPA approved Sassafras Watershed Action Plan, including implementation timeline and restoration efforts to date. Guest speaker Russ Brinsfield. Door prizes, refreshments and more! Open to the public.
  • “I’m Not Rappaport” by Herb Gardner
  • Friday, February 26   |  Friday and Saturday 8pm; Sunday 2pm
  • This event runs February 26–28
  • Location: Church Hill Theatre
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-758-1331
  • Email: info@churchhilltheatre.org
  • URL: www.churchhilltheatre.org
  • In the shadow of a bridge in Central Park, two octogenarians, one white and one black, meet regularly, determined to fight off all attempts to put them out to pasture. Lifetime radical and world-class kibitzer Nat Moyer's daughter is urging him into an old folk's home. He spends his afternoons spinning outrageous yarns that both intrigue and infuriate fellow octogenarian Midge Carter, a half-blind building superintendent who spends his days in the park hiding both from his past and from his disgruntled tenants. They share a Central Park bench, and with sly verbal sparring and indomitable spirits, these irritable heroes square off against drug dealers, enlightened children, posh tenants and, ultimately, time itself. It is a refreshing comedy that is hilarious, poignant and always enjoyable.
    Playing February 26, 27, 28, March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14. Fridays and Saturdays 8pm; Sundays 2pm
    $18.00 for adults, $10.00 for students. Subscriptions, membership and group rate discounts are available.
    Church Hill Theatre, 103 Walnut Street, Church Hill
  • Trivia Night
  • Friday, February 26   |  7pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Firehouse
  • Contact: Shirley Crater
  • Phone: 410-639-7636
  • Email: rhvfcbusmgr@baybroadband.net
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  • If you missed our last Trivia Night in November, here is your chance to enjoy an evening of great fun. If you are interested in participating as a team, please let me know.
  • Dick Morgan Trio
  • Saturday, February 27   |  8pm
  • Location: The Mainstay
  • Contact: The Mainstay
  • Phone: 410-639-9133
  • Email:
  • URL: www.mainstayrockhall.org
  • The incomparable Dick Morgan, at 80 years young, is Washington DC's legendary jazz pianist, a living link to the history of jazz. He landed his first radio show at age 10, played for Duke Ellington as a teenager and went on to play jazz festivals and clubs all over the world. He can bring audiences to reverent silence with jazz versions of ballads like "Bridge Over Troubled Water," then excite them minutes later with swinging song renditions reminiscent of Erroll Garner and Oscar Peterson. At the Mainstay, he'll be joined by Dave Einhorn on bass and Bertel Knox on drums.
    Call for reservations. Tickets are $20. The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
  • Lyric Bass Quintet
  • Saturday, February 27   |  8pm
  • Location: Decker Theatre, Washington College
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-778-7839
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  • The Washington College Concert Series–now in its 58th season–will host an exciting 2009-2010 line-up of performances. All concerts are held at the College’s Gibson Center for the Arts. Single tickets can be purchased at the door, $15 for adults and $5 for youth and students. Season tickets are available for $50 per person in advance or at the box office on performance nights. Decker Theatre, Washington College
  • “Glory”
  • Saturday, February 27   |  7pm
  • This event runs February 27
  • Location: Kent County High School Auditorium, 25301 Lambs Meadow Road, Worton
  • Contact: Karen Somerville
  • Phone: 410-810-1416
  • Email: africanamericanheritagecouncil@gmail.com
  • URL: africanAmericanHeritageCouncil.blogspot.com
  • Public showing of “Glory” with discussion of G.A.R. meeting hall history. “Glory” the film, spotlights the courageous efforts of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This black regiment, led by the son of an abolitionist, suffered numerous hardships and privation even before taking the field of battle. Starring Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and Matthew Broderick, this film provides insight into the lives of the men who built the G.A.R. Grand Army Hall in Chestertown; in fact, research indicates that at least one of the members of Post #25 served with the 54th Massachusetts. (This film is rated “R”)
    A short presentation will accompany the film, introducing the audience to the history of Post #25, the stabilization of the meeting hall by Preservation Inc., and plans for restoring it to its former important place in the fabric of Chestertown and Kent County. This event is free and open to the public.
  • 'Glory'
  • Saturday, February 27   |  7pm
  • This event runs Saturday 27
  • Location: Kent County High School Auditorium
  • Contact: Karen Somerville
  • Phone: 410– 810– 1416
  • Email: africanamericanheritagecouncil@gmail.com
  • URL: http://AfricanAmericanHeritageCouncil.blogspot.com
  • Public showing of „Glory‰ with discussion of G.A.R.
    meeting hall history. „Glory‰ the film, spotlights the courageous
    efforts of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer
    Infantry. This black regiment, led by the son of an abolitionist,
    suffered numerous hardships and privation even before taking the
    field of battle. Starring Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and
    Matthew Broderick, this film provides insight into the lives of the
    men who built the G.A.R. Grand Army Hall in Chestertown; in fact,
    research indicates that at least one of the members of Post #25
    served with the 54th Massachusetts. (This film is rated „R‰)
    A short presentation will accompany the film, introducing the
    audience to the history of Post #25, the stabilization of the
    meeting hall by Preservation Inc., and plans for restoring it to its
    former important place in the fabric of Chestertown and Kent County.
    This event is free and open to the public.