Kent County Maryland Calendar of Events- November 2016
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November 3
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Sophie Kerr Lecture Series: Pym, Prometheus, and the Marinere: Anachronizing Edgar Allan Poe—A
- Thursday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College
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Rich De Prospo chairs the Humanities Division and American Studies Program at Washington College, where he also teaches English. He was a visiting professor of English and Literary Theory at the Unive...
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The Chesapeake Guitar Quartet
- Thursday, | 7:30pm
- Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
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The Chesapeake Guitar Quartet features long-time collaborators Steve Abshire, Steve Herberman and Vince Lewis on guitars with Amy Shook on bass. In the musical tradition of the Great Guitars, their re...
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Paul D. Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky, Frederick Douglass Fellowship Residency
- Thursday, | 5:30pm
- Location: Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts
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Rebirth of a Nation (film) a DJ Spooky remix of D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film, with an introduction and Q&A. Originally commissioned by the Lincoln Center Festival....
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November 4
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History Happy Hour
- Friday, | 4:00 pm
- Location: Bordley History Center
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Featuring partner NancyThomas
- Friday, | Opening reception 5-8pm
- This event runs November 4 to November 29
- Location: 239 High St
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Nancy is at home painting in plain air or in her studio in Ridgely, MD She loves the Eastern Shore landscapes as well as still life.
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First Friday in Downtown Chestertown
- Friday, | 5pm - 8pm
- Location: Downtown
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Explore Chestertown's Arts & Entertainment District and enjoy longer shopping hours every First Friday of the month. Many retailers and galleries are open from 5-8pm and feature special exhib...
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Paul D. Miller a.k.a. DJ Spooky, Frederick Douglass Fellowship Residency
- Friday, | 5pm
- Location: SANDBOX Gallery, 107 Cross Street
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SANDBOX First Friday exhibition of art and sound, including pieces from Ice and the “Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica”.
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November 5
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5K Trail Run/Walk for Character
- Saturday, | Day of Registration: 9am, Race Time: 10am
- Location: Crow Farm & Vineyard, Kennedyville, MD
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The 5K Run/Walk benefits the Character Counts Kent County character education program. Hosted at Crow Farm & Vineyard in Kennedyville, MD, our trail course will take you through the vineyard, past...
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November 7
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Mainstay Monday: Joe Holt with Scott Silbert, saxophone
- Monday, | 7 - 8:30pm
- Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
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Every Monday night pianist Joe Holt hosts an evening of diverse music. Joe’s special guest for this evening is Scott Silbert on sax. Silbert is no stranger to Mainstay audiences having appeared...
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November 8
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History, Hip-Hop, and Place
- Tuesday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall at Washington College
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Meet the Starr Center’s new deputy director, Patrick Nugent, at this talk and public conversation exploring the intersection of culture, history, and geography. Patrick Nugent is a writer, educa...
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November 10
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Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
- Thursday, | 7:30pm
- Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
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Internationally acclaimed Canadian soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett is known for her improvisational daring and her rousing explorations of Afro-Cuban styles. Maqueque consists of Jane and five young ...
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November 12
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Radcliffe Creek School Annual Dance and Auction
- Saturday, | 6:30pm
- Location: Radcliffe Creek School
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Annual Dance and Auction to raise funds for the Radcliffe Creek School Scholarship Fund.
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Karen Somerville: Smooth Play
- Saturday, | 8pm
- Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
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Vocalist Karen Somerville returns to The Mainstay, this time with bassist Vaughn Bratcher and The Bratcher Project to create some magical smooth jazz, highlighting the rhythmic dance between vocals, w...
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Just Desserts
- Saturday, | 6 - 9pm
- Location: Emmanuel Church Parish Hall 101 N Cross Street
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A Rock Hall based charity dedicated to finding homes for abandoned pet rabbits, Eastern Shore Rabbit Rescue and Education Center, Inc. (ESRREC), will hold a fundraising event featuring a smorgasbord o...
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2nd Annual Maryland STEM Festival - GIS Open House
- Saturday, | 12:30 - 2:30pm
- Location: 151 Dixon Dr. Suite 3
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The GIS Lab will be hosting an Open House for the 2nd annual Maryland STEM Festival to display the skills and projects of our new and returning METS Guild Jr. Apprentices. We host three challenging tr...
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Near Death Experience, One Woman's Journey through Chronic Pain, Despair, Fear, and Rage
- Saturday, | 1pm
- Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
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Clinical Psychologist Walter Roemer and his patient Diana share her story of personal and spiritual transformation in the face of living with chronic pain.
After a near-death experience, Diana regain...
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November 14
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Mainstay Monday: Joe Holt with David Sacks, trombone
- Monday, | 7 - 8:30pm
- Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
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Every Monday night pianist Joe Holt hosts an evening of diverse music. Joe’s special guest for this evening is David Sacks on trombone who toured and recorded with Astrud Gilberto, lived in Bra...
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November 15
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Literary House & Sophie Kerr Series: Living Writers—A Reading by Timothy Donnelly
- Tuesday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College
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Timothy Donnelly is the author of Twenty-seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit, and The Cloud Corporation, winner of the 2012 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His chapbook, Hymn to Life, was pub...
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Pajama Pillow Party at the Library
- Tuesday, | 6pm
- Location: 408 High Street
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Listen to stories, create fun pillow crafts, snuggle up and enjoy a snack together. Wear your most fabulous pajamas and bring a blanket or cuddly friend! This is for ages 3-7....
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November 16
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Brown Bag Lunch at the Bordley
- Wednesday, | Noon
- Location: Bordley History Center
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Bring your lunch and a thirst for Kent County history to the Historical Society of Kent County Library. Learn about our local history, books, and archival materials....
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Living on the Line: Blacks, Whites, and Borders
- Wednesday, | 6pm
- Location: "the Yellow Building" 207 Calvert Street
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Presented by Lucy Maddox, author of The Parker Sisters: A Border Kidnapping. Talk will be followed by a book signing. Limited copies will be available for sale....
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November 17
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Can Food Production and a Clean Chesapeake Bay Coexist?
- Thursday, | 6 - 9pm
- Location: Washington College, Gibson Center for the Arts
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The Chester River Association and our partners have addressed the role of the farmer and the role of the environmentalist at our panel event in February of 2016. Now we want to address a role that eac...
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Friends of the Kent County Public Library Used Book Sale
- Thursday,
- This event runs November 17 to November 20
- Location: 408 High Street
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Our Used Book Sale benefits the Kent County Public Library.
Preview Night for Members:
Thursday, November 17
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
(Not a member? Join at the door for $10!)
Open to the Public:
F...
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November 21
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Literary House & C.V. Starr Center: "Pull My Daisy"—A Film Showing
- Monday, | 7pm
- Location: Norman James Theatre, William Smith Hall, Washington College
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Starring poets Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, and Gregory Corso, this short film was adapted from Jack Kerouac’s play, Beat Generation. The film is directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, w...
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“Pull My Daisy”—A Beat Generation Film Showing
- Monday, | 7pm
- Location: Norman James Theatre, William Smith Hall at Washington College
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Starring poets Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, and Gregory Corso, this short film was adapted from Jack Kerouac’s play, Beat Generation. The film is directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie, w...
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Mainstay Monday: Joe Holt with Sue Matthews, vocals
- Monday, | 7 - 8:30pm
- Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
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Every Monday night pianist Joe Holt hosts an evening of diverse music. Joe’s special guest for this evening is vocalist extraordinaire Sue Matthews, a Mainstay favorite and exquisite interprete...
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November 22
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“It Occurs to Me I am America”: Experiencing Allen Ginsberg
- Tuesday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Rose O’Neill Literary House
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A Conversation with David Carter and Bob Rosenthal. This talk about Ginsberg brings together the poetry and the life of one of America’s most distinctive voices....
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Literary House & C.V. Starr Center: Being Allen Ginsberg—A Talk with David Carter & Bo
- Tuesday, | 4:30pm
- Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College
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This talk about Ginsberg brings together the poetry and the life of one of America’s most distinctive voices. Hear 2016 C.V. Starr Center's Patrick Henry Fellow David Carter, editor of Spon...
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November 25
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Country Crafts Guild Fall Arts & Crafts Show
- Friday, | 10am to 4pm
- This event runs November 25 to November 26
- Location: 21500 Rock Hall Ave
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Juried guild members selling handmade arts and crafts. Pottery, sea glass jewelry, metal jewelry, felted wool, hand knit hats, luggage tags, potpourri, herbs, teas, honey, soaps, lotions, sea shell fr...
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Santa's Arrival & Lighting of the Town
- Friday, | 6:30pm
- Location: Downtown Chestertown
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The Kent County Community Marching Band will herald the arrival of Santa with classic holiday music, while Chestertown's Historic District comes aglow with twinkling holiday decorations. A family...
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November 26
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2016 Train Show and LEGO Competition
- Saturday, | 11am
- Location: 535 Morgnec Road
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A holiday train show and LEGO competition will be held on Saturday, November 26 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Frank B. Rhodes Furniture Maker (535 Morgnec Road) in Chestertown. All proceeds from the ...
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Kent County Christmas Parade
- Saturday, | 10am
- Location: Downtown Chestertown
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One of Kent County's favorite holiday tradition! Enjoy marching bands, floats, and your favorite holiday characters.
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The Fred Hughes Trio: I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Saturday, | 8pm
- Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
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Start your holiday season on just the right note as the Fred Hughes Trio, with Fred on piano, Amy Shook on bass and Frank Russo on drums are joined by longtime Mainstay favorites Dick Durham on piano ...
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November 28
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Rev. David Billings – Presentation and Book Signing
- Monday, | 6pm
- Location: 206 S. Queen Street
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The talk will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by a discussion. The reception and book signing will follow.
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November 29
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2016 First-Year Reading
- Tuesday, | 7pm
- Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College