Kent County Maryland Calendar of Events- February 2019
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February 1
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February First Friday
- Friday, | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Location: Downtown Chestertown - Park Row, High Street, Cross Street, & Cannon Street
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First Friday is a free event sponsored by Chestertown's downtown merchants, community organizations, and art galleries along Park Row, High Street, Cross Street, and Cannon Street. This event is ...
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Milk and Cookies Reading Club!
- Friday, | Friday, 4 pm
- Location: 408 High Street
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Join us on Friday afternoons in the months of January and February for a chapter book read aloud. Kids can come and listen each week as we go through a chapter book together and enjoy a snack!
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February 2
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Shore Love Little Quilts!
- Saturday, | 8 am - 8 pm
- This event runs February 2 to March 2
- Location: Heron Point - 501 East Campus Avenue
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An exhibit of wall quilts, art quilts and other small works by members of the Olde Kent Quilters Guild. Opening reception Saturday, February 9, 1-4 pm. Free and open to the public....
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February 4
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Mainstay Monday featuring Joe Holt and guest Tom Lagana
- Monday, | 7:00 PM
- Location: The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street
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Join us for another Mainstay Monday! These eclectic evenings happen every Monday night and are hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano, partnering with a special guest. Each week is a unique, one of a...
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February 5
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Literary House & Sophie Kerr Series: Living Writers—A Reading by Lucy Corin
- Tuesday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House - Rose O'Neill Literary House
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Lucy Corin is the author of the short story collections One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses and The Entire Predicament as well as the novel Everyday Psychokillers: A History for Girls (FC2, ...
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February 6
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Happiness Hour: Recycled Valentines
- Wednesday, | Wednesday, 6-7:30 pm
- Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
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Registration required.
Happiness Hour is a time for grown-ups to explore their powers of creativity!
Featured Project: Recycled Valentines
Create one-of-a-kind valentines and learn how to mak...
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February 7
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Frederick Douglas: Prophet of Freedom - A talk and book signing with David Blight
- Thursday, | 5:30 PM talk. Book signing to follow
- Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall - Washington College, 300 Washington Avenue
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The Starr Center Welcomes preeminent author and historian David Blight for a talk and book signing in celebration of his critically acclaimed new biography about African American freedom fighter Frede...
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February 8
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Milk and Cookies Reading Club!
- Friday, | Friday, 4 pm
- Location: 408 High Street
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Join us on Friday afternoons in the months of January and February for a chapter book read aloud. Kids can come and listen each week as we go through a chapter book together and enjoy a snack!
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February 9
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Concert: African American Legacy & Heritage in Jazz, Blues & Gospel
- Saturday, | 7 - 10 P.M.
- Location: Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street
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This concert is third in the Jazz, Blues and Gospel concert series, and the first in 2019:
Philip Dutton Plays New Orleans Piano!
The series, produced by Tom McHugh for Sumner Hall, is an educa...
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Second Saturdays in Chestertown
- Saturday, | 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
- Location: Bad Alfred's Distilling - Cannon Street Parking Lot (Between Cross & Mill Streets)
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Live music, amazing food and drink, and fun for everyone. Join us in downtown Chestertown for Second Saturdays, sponsored by Bad Alfred's Distilling! This event is held rain or shine.
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Valentine's Dance
- Saturday, | 7:00 - 11:00pm
- Location: Rock Hall American Legion Post 228 - Sharp St.
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Bring your sweetie and dance the night away with music, money wheel and tasty treats. Free event and open to the public.
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February 10
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Hedgelawn Series presents guitarist Zane Forshee
- Sunday, | 4:00 PM
- Location: The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street
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Peabody at The Mainstay presents some of the most exciting young musicians at the Peabody Conservatory in a friendly interactive setting. The month we host Peabody faculty guitarist Zane Forshee.
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February 11
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Literary House Series: A Tea & Talk with Dr. Andrew Oros
- Monday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House - Rose O'Neill Literary House - Rose O'Neill Literary Hou
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Andrew Oros is a specialist on the international and comparative politics of East Asia and the advanced industrial democracies. He also serves as Associate Dean for International Education, providing ...
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Mainstay Monday featuring Joe Hole and guest Sue Matthews
- Monday, | 7:00 PM
- Location: The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street - The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street
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Join us for another Mainstay Monday! These eclectic evenings happen every Monday night and are hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano, partnering with a special guest. Each week is a unique, one of a...
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February 12
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Social Action for Racial Justice Committee
- Tuesday, | 6 - 7 P.M.
- Location: Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street
February 13
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Paper Towel Roses
- Wednesday, | Wednesday, 3 - 4 pm
- Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
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Want to create a beautiful paper bouquet for someone special?
Spend some time dying, wrapping, and decorating your very own paper roses.
All ages welcomed....
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February 15
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Milk and Cookies Reading Club!
- Friday, | Friday, 4 pm
- Location: 408 High Street
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Join us on Friday afternoons in the months of January and February for a chapter book read aloud. Kids can come and listen each week as we go through a chapter book together and enjoy a snack!
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February 17
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Film Society Film: Fruitvale Station
- Sunday, | 4:30 PM
- Location: Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street
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The film depicts the story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old from Hayward, California, and his experiences on the last day of his life, before he was fatally shot by BART Police in the early morning h...
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February 18
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Mainstay Monday featuring Joe Holt and guest Barbara Parker
- Monday, | 7:00 PM
- Location: The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street
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Join us for another Mainstay Monday! These eclectic evenings happen every Monday night and are hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano, partnering with a special guest. Each week is a unique, one of a...
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February 19
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WC-ALL Learn at Lunch with Thomas G. West on "Seeing What Others Cannot See..."
- Tuesday, | Buffet lunch at 12 noon
- Location: Hynson Lounge in Hodson Hall - Washington College
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The presenter will discuss visual thinking, visual technologies, and the distinctive capabilities often seen among dyslexics and other different thinkers. He is the author of "Seeing What Others ...
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African American Read-In
- Tuesday, | 5-7pm
- Location: Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street
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A unique all-ages celebration of black authors, literacy, reading, and diversity in literature!
SCHEDULE:
5:00-5:45
Stories for children and the young at heart.
Family-friendly. All ages welco...
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February 20
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Kent County Chamber of Commerce - Business After Hours
- Wednesday, | Wednesday, 5 - 7 pm
- Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
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KCPL is pleased to host the Kent County Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours.
Admission: Members Free, Guests: $5
Please RSVP to the Chamber at 410-810-2968
Don't forget to ...
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February 21
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Henry Highland Garnet Fourth Annual Symposium
- Thursday, | 6 PM - 8 PM
- Location: 206 S. Queen Street
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4th Annual Henry Highland Garnet Symposium & Reception
- Thursday, | 7:00 pm
- Location: Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street
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Sumner Hall is delighted to present Kent County Arts Council's Artist-in-Residence, Jason Patterson, as the featured presenter at the 4th Annual Henry Highland Garnet Symposium & Reception. J...
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February 22
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Food Summit, Kent County
- Friday, | 8:00am - 12:15pm
- Location: Emmanuel Church - 101 North Cross Street
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This summit will bring together growers/producers, recipients of food donations as well as various community organizations that could help in identifying people or places in need of extra food. The go...
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Milk and Cookies Reading Club!
- Friday, | Friday, 4 pm
- Location: 408 High Street
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Join us on Friday afternoons in the months of January and February for a chapter book read aloud. Kids can come and listen each week as we go through a chapter book together and enjoy a snack!
We ...
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February 23
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5th Annual Seed Swap
- Saturday, | Saturday, 11 AM-1 PM
- Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
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Do you need seeds for your garden? Do you have seeds you could share? Join us for our 5th Annual Seed Swap!
Presented in partnership with University of Maryland Extension, Kent County and facilit...
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The Mainstay Monday 5 presenst a tribute to Count Basie
- Saturday, | 8:00 PM
- Location: The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street
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Join us with for an all-star celebration of the music of Count Basie! Joe Holt has assembled an amazing band from some of the most popular Mainstay Monday guests of 2018. Featuring Scott Silbert on S...
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Victoria Vox Ukulele Workshop and Concert
- Saturday, | 5:30-9:00 PM
- Location: MusicLife - 241 High Street
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The 'ukulele-toting', award-winning songwriter and performer, Victoria Vox is returning to MusicLife on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Her unique ukulele-composed folk/pop/jazz tunes, along wi...
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February 24
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Visualizing Equality: African American Champions of Race, Rights and Visual Culture
- Sunday, | 4:30 - 6:00 P.M.
- Location: Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street - Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street
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Dr. Aston Gonzales, Assistant Professor of History at Salisbury University, presents a talk in celebration of Black History Month. Sponsored by Janes U. Methodist Church.
A reception will follow!
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Visualizing Equality
- Sunday, | 3:30 pm
- Location: Sumner Hall - 206 S. Queen Street
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Join us for a fascinating look at some of the champions of our shared journey toward a more equal and just world. Dr. Aston Gonazalez will share with us his book manuscript, Visualizing Equality: Afri...
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February 25
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Mainstay Monday featuring Joe Holt and guest Paul Midiri
- Monday, | 7:00 PM
- Location: The Mainstay - 5753 Main Street
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Join us for another Mainstay Monday! These eclectic evenings happen every Monday night and are hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano, partnering with a special guest. Each week is a unique, one of a...
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February 28
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Literary House & Sophie Kerr Series: Living Writers—A Reading by Edward P. Jones
- Thursday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House - Rose O'Neill Literary House
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Edward P. Jones is the author of two collections of short stories: Lost in the City (1992), winner of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, and All Aunt ...
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