Talbot County - Events

TILGHMAN ISLAND....Climb aboard history. Sailing into her 3rd century, REBECCA welcomes you to sail back in time. She is one of 17 newly designated National Historic Landmarks, and is the oldest working skipjack of a vanishing fleet that is declared one of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

Sail with 5-th generation Tilghman Island skipper Capt. Wade Murphy, Jr., for a hands-on sailing experience while hearing stories of Chesapeake ecology, maritime history, nautical anecdotes, and even dredge for oysters. USCG certified for 49 passengers.

In the late 1890s hundreds of skipjacks plied the Chesapeake Bay to dredge for oysters. Today only a dozen working boats remain. Now, 116 years since the planks were cut for REBECCA, she carries passengers to bring alive maritime history and waterman culture, and to portray the present ecology of the Chesapeake.

Walk ons, buses, families, weddings, and beautiful sunsets. BYOB or catering available.

Sails....Sunday thru Friday, 11am to 1pm / 5pm to 7pm.
Saturdays, 11am to 1pm / 1pm to 3pm / 3pm to 5pm / 5pm to 7pm.

ST. MICHAELS....Selina II's season will be May 1 - October 31, sailing from the St. Michaels Harbour Inn & Marina.

Enjoy a day or sunset sail on a beautiful vintage cat boat on the Chesapeake Bay. Selina II is docked in St. Michaels, Maryland, a quaint Eastern Shore town known for its' wonderful seafood and quaint small town feel. You will be treated to an unforgettable sailing trip with Captain Iris Clarke, the owner of the sailing yacht. We also offer overnight sails and honeymoon getaways for those who want to spend more time on the water.

Designed after the classic New England Crosby cat Designed boats, The Selina II was built in 1926 at Sweets Shipyard in Greenport, NY. At 41'6" overall length and 16' beam. She is the largest of the surviving vintage catboats. She is gaffed rigged, with a 48' mast and a 35' boom.

On a normal sailing day we carry about 1000 sq. ft. of canvas and our guests are treated to an old fashioned sailing experience. In the fall of 1980, an extensive restoration was begun to keep the Selina II in sailing condition. Fifty-five new white oak ribs had to be fashioned, bent and installed. Additional flooring timbers were required, and then a replacement of the cockpit and cabin interior which had been removed to reveal the ribs. Except for some changes in the galley and storage areas, as well as accommodations for navigational and safety aids, the Selina II has been kept as nearly possible true to her original design, including a full 6'2" headroom in the open saloon. In 1976, Selina II was among 90 US ships invited to participate in the Parade of Operation Sail in New York Harbor on the July 4th Bicentennial celebration. Since then she has been in the New York Harbor Festival in 1977, Boston's 350th anniversary in 1980, Norfolk, VA's Portfest in 1983, the Parade Of Ships in celebration of the Constitution's 200th anniversary in 1986, Albany's Portfest in 1989, Columbus's famous voyage parades in 1992, and OP Sail 2000 in New York and Boston.

Her ship's compliment has included children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of her original owners. After seventy-five years of plying the waters of Long Island, the Selina II came to her new home on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. She sails in and around the St. Michaels area of the Eastern Shore. Raised on and around the Selina II, her current Coast Guard Licensed Captain, Iris Clarke is a grand daughter of her original owners.

The Selina II limits her passengers to just 6 guests for an intimate taste of the history of sail.

TILGHMAN ISLAND....The Lady Patty is a canoe stern ketch designed by Philip L. Rhodes in 1931 and built at the M.M. Davis shipyard in Solomon’s Island, Md. in 1935. Only the finest materials were used in her construction and her approximate cost was $15,000 , no small sum in that year. The Lady Patty was sailed to Tampa Florida which became her homeport until 1994 when she came back to the Chesapeake Bay and Tilghman Island. The Lady Patty was sailed extensively throughout the Gulf of Mexico and The Caribbean Sea winning her share of club races. She entered the St. Petersburg, Fl. To Havana , Cuba race in 1938 and again in 1951 winning the latter.

The entire yacht, from the rub rail up is the original Lady Patty. Her Sitka Spruce masts soar to 56’ above the water and are supported by numerous hand-spliced stays and shrouds. The original teak decks have been splendidly restored including refastening with over 1400 bronze screws and 2200 feet of caulking. The original bronze hardware is in place and serving well. On a normal sailing day we carry about 1000 sq. ft. of sail and our guests are treated to an experience which cannot be duplicated on a modern yacht.

The Lady Patty is USCG inspected to carry 16 passengers and is equipped with state of the art safety equipment. Her Captain has over 26 years sailing experience not including 4 years as a USN officer on a Destroyer.

TILGHMAN ISLAND....Life on the Chesapeake will be captured once again in the upcoming art exhibit, “Eat, Drink and Be Merry” at the Tilghman Island Inn from Wednesday, April 3rd through Wednesday, May 7th.

Over 30 original works conveying themes of food, wine, and fun on the Bay will be on display. The Art League has taken its inspiration for this exhibit from the St. Michaels Food and Wine Show also held in April.

Local artist and gallery owner, David Grafton, will judge the exhibit and present prizes at the artists’ reception on Sunday, April 6th from 3-5 PM.

The public is cordially invited to attend. All the art work will be available for sale.

The Tilghman Island Inn is located on Coopertown Road in Tilghman and the exhibit will be open during normal Inn hours. For more information, contact Barbara MacInnes at 410-745-6973.

EASTON.... Troika Gallery in downtown Easton will host a Group Spring Show during April and May. Don’t miss this opportunity to see original works by all 33 of the gallery’s artists, many of whom will be available at the opening reception held during Easton’s First Friday Gallery Walk. Spring is a time of creation and romance, the perfect season to enjoy the beauty of Troika’s bouquet of prestigious artists from across the country. The gallery walls will burst forth with paintings by fine artists that Troika represents exclusively in this area: Jorge Alberto, Kenn Backhaus, John Ebersberger, Laura Era, Kevin Fitzgerald, David Buckley Good, Stephen J. Griffin, Andrew Schuler Guerin, Mark Hiles, Matthew Hillier, Bo Jia, Ken Lehman,Victor Letonoff, Lynne Lockhart, Peter S. Loonma, Kirk McBride, Lou Messa, Raoul Middleman, Terry Miller, Dorothy F. Newland, Victor Nizovtsev, Brendan O’Neill, W. Stanley Proctor, Sandra Crews Rhodes, Julia Rogers, Ann Didusch Schuler, William P. Storck, John W. Taylor, Gary Robertson, Carol Lee Thompson, Paula Waterman, Jennifer Heyd Wharton, and Matthew Zoll.

Troika Gallery’s Group Spring Show will be exhibited from April 4 to May 29, 2008. An opening reception will be held Friday, April 4, from 5-9 p.m. during Easton’s First Friday Gallery Walk. Troika Gallery is located at 9 S. Harrison Street (catty-corner to the Tidewater Inn). Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Artist portfolios and gallery information are available online at www.troikagallery.com. For more information, email at art@troikagallery.com or phone at 410-770-9190.

ST. MICHAELS....Sail on an authentic working Skipjack. One of the newer vessels to be built for the rigors of Maryland's wintertime commercial oyster dredging fishery. She was launched in 1966 in Harry Hogan, Virginia, by the Krentz Shipyard for Captian David Lewis of Wingate, MD.

The H.M. Krentz is 49 feet in length on her deck, 70 feet overall in length, a 15.5 feet beam, draws 4 feet/ 10 inches with the centerboard up and carries amost 2000 square feet of sail.

The open deck, so necessary for oyster dredging under sail, creates a very stable ride. It is a perfect setting for social gatherings or business meetings and makes a great outdoor classroom for educational groups of all ages.

The H.M. Krentz is U.S.Coast Guard certified to carry 32 passengers. Private charters are perfect for "Corporate" groups, cocktail parties, birthday and family outings, weddings and anniversary parties, and any occasion.

Daily 2 hour sailing schedule....10:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. ; 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. and evening to sunset.

Departure is from the Crab Claw Restaurant in St. Michaels. $

TILGHMAN ISLAND....Sails every Friday Sunday & Monday.
Embark on a voyage aboard the M/V SHARPS ISLAND, on excurisons that take you back through the history of the Chesapeake Bay and its lighthouses. Captain Mike Richards hosts your trip. He has 31 years of experience of the Chesapeake Bay and provides an exciting view of five of the finest lighthouses on the Chesapeake Bay.

Traveling by FML (fast motor launch), The Passage sails every Friday, Sunday, and Monday, departing 12:30 pm and returning at 4:30 pm.

Soft drinks provided.

EASTON....

Rumba and Foxtrot on Mondays for ages 13 to 18 April 7 - May 19.

Beginners Foxtrot for adults April 15 to May 6 from 7:00 to 7:50.

Beginners cha-cha for adults April 15 to May 6 8:00 to 8:50.

Please call Amanda Showell Cook at 410-819-8892 or email showcook@goeaston.net for more information and registration.

ST. MICHAELS....

Hoping to get out on a boat this summer? Or buy a new boat? The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum can help you enjoy safe boating through an eight-hour course offered over two days, with multiple dates this spring and summer.

Any Maryland boater born after July 1, 1972, is required to have a Certificate of Boating Safety Education, in order to operate a vessel. The Certificate is obtained by passing a Department of Natural Resources-approved boating safety course, and once obtained, the Certificate is valid for life. Participants completing the Museum's course will receive this Certificate. The course is also recommended for anyone looking to become a safer, more experienced boater.

The course is offered over two consecutive evenings from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm and will be held at the Museum in the Van Lennep Auditorium (Steamboat Building) during the following sessions:

May 13 & 14
June 10 & 11
June 24 & 25
July 8 & 9
July 22 & 23
August 5 & 6

The cost for a session is $25 per person and advanced registration is required. Register online at www.cbmm.org or call for more information at 410-745-2916, ext. 103 or via email at rdolhanczyk@cbmm.org.

EASTON....THE VANISHING LANDSCAPE is the name of Shirley Hampton Hunt’s exhibit of photos of abandoned houses, barns & churches on the Eastern Shore. At the Historical Society of Talbot County Museum, in Easton.

EASTON....Images With Words By Joe Mayer at The Studio Gallery.

The sub title for this exhibit of 21 new images on paper could be, ³Some Musings by An Old "New Age" Junkie. For the past forty years Joe Mayer has been hooked on the writings of Pop Culture icons like Paul Williams, Deepak Chopra, Dwayne Dwyer, and, most recently, Fred Wolfe who delves into Quantum Physics. In March of this year Joe decided to do a series of small works on paper, which would include quotes and ideas from some of his favorite publications such as "Das Energi" by Paul Williams, "What The Bleep Do We Know" and "Secrets" by Rhonda Byrne.

Putting text in your paintings is tricky says Mayer. The results can vary from sophomoric to totally incomprehensible. But, when the artist can make the image with words resonate with the viewer, the results can be extraordinary.

The exhibit opens Friday July 6th at The Studio Gallery located at #10 South Street in Easton. Studio Gallery will be open until 9pm on July 6th with a reception and is open Thursday thru Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. or by appointment.

EASTON....The Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD presents EUROPEAN TRADITION: AMERICAN VISION with its opening on Friday, April 11 with a members’ gallery talk at 5:30pm followed by a reception at 6pm. This exhibition features 44 paintings and watercolors from the Membership of the Plein-Air Painters of America (PAPA), a fellowship of professional artists dedicated to continuing the historic tradition of painting directly from life.

As such the plein-air tradition is rooted in the French Impressionist style of the late 19th century and had a particular appeal to American artists that continues today throughout the country. The practice of painting one’s immediate surroundings is rooted in the European tradition that dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century. Prior to that, western artists were expected to follow the academic system of employing formulaic approaches to render a landscape. In 1841 a British patent was granted for the collapsible tin tubes used to securely house oil paints. In essence, this invention coupled with the portable easel made art supplies readily available for painting outdoors (or en plein-air).

By the 1860s, as many artists began to reject a formal, academic approach to painting, a shift in subject matter appeared as well. Many French artists, most notably the Impressionists, often rejected the familiar academic subjects, including staged portraits and historical narratives, and chose instead to capture the fleeting effects of their prosaic environment. American Impressionists used a similar technique and shifted the emphasis to the beauty of one’s environment.

Whereas as some members of PAPA appear to emulate the French tradition of depicting working class subjects, such as a shipyard or one’s own backyard, others gravitate toward the majesty of the expansive landscape, an American tendency.

Currently, the PAPA membership spans from Maine to California with 14 states in between. The Academy Art Museum is pleased to present the work Plein Air Painters of America.

EASTON....Historical Society of Talbot County - Exhibit opening on October 5th, 5-9pm.
Pets are not just parts of our lives, they are part of our families. How did we get from using animals for work to loving them as children?

25 South Washington Street, Easton.
Hours: Monday- Saturday: 10am to 4pm
410-822-0773
Free Admission / Donations Accepted.

ST. MICHAELS....Selina II's season will be through October 31, sailing from the St. Michaels Harbour Inn & Marina.

Enjoy a day or sunset sail on a beautiful vintage cat boat on the Chesapeake Bay. Selina II is docked in St. Michaels, Maryland, a quaint Eastern Shore town known for its' wonderful seafood and quaint small town feel. You will be treated to an unforgettable sailing trip with Captain Iris Clarke, the owner of the sailing yacht. We also offer overnight sails and honeymoon getaways for those who want to spend more time on the water.

Designed after the classic New England Crosby cat Designed boats, The Selina II was built in 1926 at Sweets Shipyard in Greenport, NY. At 41'6" overall length and 16' beam. She is the largest of the surviving vintage catboats. She is gaffed rigged, with a 48' mast and a 35' boom.

On a normal sailing day we carry about 1000 sq. ft. of canvas and our guests are treated to an old fashioned sailing experience. In the fall of 1980, an extensive restoration was begun to keep the Selina II in sailing condition. Fifty-five new white oak ribs had to be fashioned, bent and installed. Additional flooring timbers were required, and then a replacement of the cockpit and cabin interior which had been removed to reveal the ribs. Except for some changes in the galley and storage areas, as well as accommodations for navigational and safety aids, the Selina II has been kept as nearly possible true to her original design, including a full 6'2" headroom in the open saloon. In 1976, Selina II was among 90 US ships invited to participate in the Parade of Operation Sail in New York Harbor on the July 4th Bicentennial celebration. Since then she has been in the New York Harbor Festival in 1977, Boston's 350th anniversary in 1980, Norfolk, VA's Portfest in 1983, the Parade Of Ships in celebration of the Constitution's 200th anniversary in 1986, Albany's Portfest in 1989, Columbus's famous voyage parades in 1992, and OP Sail 2000 in New York and Boston.

Her ship's compliment has included children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of her original owners. After seventy-five years of plying the waters of Long Island, the Selina II came to her new home on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. She sails in and around the St. Michaels area of the Eastern Shore. Raised on and around the Selina II, her current Coast Guard Licensed Captain, Iris Clarke is a grand daughter of her original owners.

The Selina II limits her passengers to just 6 guests for an intimate taste of the history of sail.

ST. MICHAELS....The St. Michael Community Center announces a brand new cooking class beginning May 5th.

Caribbean Cooking with East Indian Influence is being offered by Carolyn Vynckier. This is a six week course at the St. Michaels Community Center in interactive recipe preparation and instruction.

Every Monday from May 5th thru June 16th (no class on Memorial Day) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Class fee is $30 for the six weeks and space is limited so call soon to reserve your place 410-745-6073.

ST. MICHAELS....

3 Krazy Ladies - From Fancy to funky, country to krazy, you are sure to find something you like at 3 Krazy Ladies!

A Wish Called Wanda - We have added many fabulous new artists and new work by current favorites. Wanda and Bruce are looking forward to seeing everyone this year!

Artisans of the World - Table & Bench Sale A variety of sizes, shapes and materials…Marble, Oak, Pine, Glass, Iron…Claw Foot, Country, Console, Tilt-top…and more!!

Artiste Locale/Frivolous Fibers - Featuring local artists, artisans, and full service yarn shop. We're well stocked with pottery items by our local potters: the Bogans, Ann Krestensen, and Paul Aspell. Sit 'n Knit Sun 1-3pm & Tue 5-8pm. Open Daily 10am-5pm..

B’s Stitches - We are back from the Needlepoint Show and have many new canvases and threads. Please stop by and see all our wonderful new things.

The Candleberry Shoppe - Come in and shop for your Mom this Mother’s Day and don’t forget Grandma. We have lots to choice from, you won’t be disappointed. Open daily 10-5:30 Sometimes Later!

Chesapeake Bay Outfitters - Bring Mom in for Shoe Shopping! We’re chock full of summer styles! Boat shoes, sandals, fun flip flops galore. All quality brands: Born, Clarks, Merrell, Naot, Sebago, Sperry Topsider, & more. And Crocs of course! Open Daily at 10am

Chesapeake Trading Co. - Something for everyone! Just in: Tretorn, Steve Madden, new Flax colors and Brighton straw bags. The Summer House is open…check it out! Bestseller books & music. Open Daily 10am-5pm, Sat. 10am-6pm.

Claire Murray - Our newest location now open at 308 S. Talbot. 100% wool handhooked rugs each designed by Claire Murray. Stop in and see the newest "Chesapeake Bay" collection.
Hours: M-Sat 10-5 Sun 11-5 410-745-0070.

CoCo & Company - Open Everyday! Hey Y'all! We have just returned from a fun buying trip down south, so stop in and check out all the cool new stuff! Our vintage treasures and signature chocolate candles are selling out lickety split so hurry on over!

Creative Xpressions - We are now featuring a new line of hand turned writing pens made from exotic woods. The artist is John Sullivan. There are several made from the famous Wye Oak Tree.

Flying Fred’s - Freddie invites his 4 legged friends to try the new all natural treats baked right here at the Eastern Shore. Also, he would like you to check out our big selection on collars and leads for the pampered pooch.

Hollyhocks - Don't miss us we're located across from The Village Market. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised with our wonderful shop. Mention this newsletter and we'll give you a special discount on your purchases. Great Gift items for Mom.

Petals - Gerber Daisies, Lilies, Orchids, Dutch Tulips, Roses, etc. Custom arrangements & European hand-tied bouquets. Daily deliveries fresh from Philadelphia. Petals also carries Caspari gift wrap, greeting cards, fine gifts and home decor. Hours: M-S 9AM-5PM.

Sailor of St. Michaels - We are the area's #1, One Stop Flip-Flop Shop! Great styles & colors from Reef, Rainbow, Eliza B., Vineyard Vines, & Footzies! Open Daily. Mon-Thurs 10:00-5:00, Fri-Sun 10:00-5:30, & SOMETIMES LATER!

The Scented Garden - Mothers Day gifts that any Mom would want! Bath & Body including French soaps and Italian body butters, French indoor/ outdoor table cloths, hats, handbags, massage candles and more. Open Daily.

Simpatico, Italy’s Finest continues the Festival fun with Italian Food & Wine tastings Sat 1-4 PM on our beautiful ceramic serving pieces. New items: Bath & Body from Florence, fun Paper Products, Tiramisu, Profiteroles & Limoncello Parfaits from Milan! Ciao!

South By Southwest Gallery

Don't forget Mother's Day, May 11! Fabulous handcrafted one-of-a-kind authentic jewelry make gifts to remember! Now through Mother's Day you can receive 20% off plus a free flute music CD with purchases over $350!

Take Me Home - Thank you so much for the nice welcome for my new store!!!! Come visit & take a peek at my eclectic mix of vintage treasures & "new".... simply must haves for you & your home...... Open daily 11:00 to 5:00

June 13-15: Antique & Classic Boat Show - At the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. 410-745-2916.

St. Michaels Business Association Visit us at: www.stmichaelsmd.org

Welcome Spring!

ST. MICHAELS...INNS, BED AND BREAKFASTS, RESTAURANTS, MARKETS, COFFEEHOUSES, EVENTS

208 TALBOT RESTAURANT - Celebrating our 2 year anniversary! stop by for half off beers & drinks & Free Champagne with dessert Wed to Friday!!!

CARPENTER STREET SALOON - Tues: Karaoke, Wed & Thurs: “Open Mic”; Fri & Sat: Live Entertainment

CHARACTER’S CAFÉ - Weekly Lunch & Dinner Specials; Thurs. night band: ‘Lisa Rowe & Mike Elzy’ 8p-midnight, Fri. night band: ‘John Bell Trio’ 9p-1a, Sat. night band: ‘TBA’ 9:00p-1:00a; Join us for ‘Mother’s Day’ Sun., May 11th.

BAY HUNDRED RESTAURANT - Sun-Thurs: 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm & Bar until midnight

BLUE CRAB COFFEEHOUSE - Best cup of Joe (Ches. Life). AWESOME! Breakfast sandwiches/baked goods. Super hot & iced coffees/teas/lattes/espresso/mochas/frappes. Located in the Historic Freedom’s Friends lodge behind ACME. Open 7a weekdays/7:30a weekends. Ask for a Fair Trade card.

THE CRAB CLAW - ‘Deck Dining’ now open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays

CHESAPEAKE LIGHTS – LIGHTHOUSE TOURS.... A ½ day trip on Sat., May 10 features 5 Lighthouses. Departs from Tilghman Island @ 12:30p, also, a 3 lighthouse trip, Sun., May 11 departs @ 12p. Guests can see these historic lighthouses up close from the water! Call for reservations 410-886-2215.

HARBOURTOWNE RESORT – THE BAYVIEW RESTAURANT - Thursday night “Prime Rib buffet”, full menu also served 5:30p-8:00p; Reservations appreciated; Sunday Breakfast buffet 7-11a

DOCKSIDE EXPRESS - Champagne Sunset Cruise –Fri., Sat., & Sun. nights @ 6:30p; $35 per person includes Champagne, Beer, Wine & Soda .Sat. & Sun.; 10 am - 90 Ecology Cruise $30/ Adults $15/Children under 12; Departs at 10 am. Call for Reservations at 410-886-2643

FRESH FARM MARKET - this Saturday in Muskrat Park; 8:30a - 11:30a; Seasonal produce, plants, meat, cheese, bread and pastries Barbara Hellish from Bella Luna restaurant will demonstrate an asparagus and goat cheese ravioli.

KEY LIME CAFÉ - Closed Tues & Wed; Sun Brunch 8am-1pm; Dinner 5:30-9, Mon & Thurs: 11:30am-2:30pm & 5:3 until 9pm Fri & Sat: 8-11:30am; 11:30-2:30pm; 5:30-9pm

PATRIOT CRUISES - Celebrating our 40th year touring the scenic Miles River in 2008! Now Sailing! Contact 410-745-3100 for further information

ST. MICHAELS PERK COFFEEHOUSE - Come in & enjoy one of our Lattes, Espresso, Frozen Mocha & Lattes, Iced Coffees, Cappuccinos, Chai Tea, Smoothies, Baked Goods, Desserts & more while viewing works from our local artist; FREE WI-FI Hours: Open Mon-Fri @ 6am, Sat/Sun @ 7am

SELINA II CHARTERS - Selina II has started sailing again 7 days a week, 10a-12p, 12;30p-2;30p, 3p-5p & 5:30p-7:30p.
Also, Wine Tasting Cruises with Selina II souvenir glasses on Wednesdays from 3p-5p or by pre-arrangement on our website www.sailselina.com

SHERWOOD’S LANDING INN AT PERRY CABIN - Daily: breakfast 7-10am, lunch noon-2:30pm, dinner 6-9pm for more information please call 410-745-2200.

SHORE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE - Mon. Lunch 11:30-2:30;. Closed for dinner;
Tues-Thurs Lunch 11:30a-2:30p; Light Fare 3:30p – 9p, Dinner 6p-9p;
Fri & Sat Lunch 11:30a 2:30p; Light Fare 3:30p – 10p, Dinner 6p-9p;
Sunday Brunch 10:00a-2:00p; Bar & Deck open at 1pm, Light Fare 3:30p – 9p; Sunday Dinner 6p-9p

ST. MICHAELS HARBOR SHUTTLE - Now operating weekends ! Harbor/Eco 30 minute tours: a great way for guests waiting for check-in or getting a final experience in St. Michaels after check-out ; Depart dock at the foot of Mulberry St. (directly across from St. Michaels Marina & The Crab& Steak House) approximately every half hour- on demand.
Hours until May 24:Fri 5p-9p, Sat.11a-9p, Sun.11a-4p

TILGHMAN ISLAND INN - Saturday evenings relax to live music in lounge; Sunday May 11th Join us for our SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH 12-3; Our outside deck is now open every day for lunch and Sunday Brunch 12-3

TOWN DOCK NOW OPEN! - 7 days a week, Monday – Saturday 11:30a - 9:00p; Sundays 11:00a - 8:00p

HAPPENINGS:

THE STUDIO *Yoga*Dance*T’ai Chi NEW CLASS! Dance for Stress Release w/ Susan Gash starts Wed., May 7th @ 5:30p.
Discover new ways to move to unlock tension and cultivate energy and inner peace. Contact THE STUDIO to register for this workshop, 410-200-1317.

St. Michaels Business Association
For more info: www.stmichaelsmd.org

EASTON....ArtHouse Live opens its 2008 Season Thursday, May 1st with Divorce Southern Style by Jennifer Jarrett. This high stakes, fast-paced comedy stars Maureen Curtin as Eleanor Bander, a wealthy philanthropist in a financial crash and burn. Taking creative problem solving to its pinnacle, she devises a way out of her crisis. Our heroine is not the type of woman to let a little detail like divorce stand in her way.

Eleanor’s daughter, Elizabeth Bander (Felicia Tuttle), triggered by a bad wedding dress shopping experience, cancels her wedding. Her finance, Vince Sigmon (Ryan Finch), struggles between his devotion to Elizabeth and his mounting frustration. Walter Bander (Paul Dahlen), Eleanor’s ex husband, conceives that grandchildren are imminent. Walter rushes back “home” to help Elizabeth with her “condition,” meet Vince, and go toe to toe with Eleanor once again.

Eleanor’s best friend and neighbor is Elma Blue Williams (Ruth Cooney). Eleanor and Elma Blue are true partners in crime. They are each other’s worst influence and best audience. These two egg each other on and often create comic relief when the going gets intense.

Walter’s wanna-be girlfriend, Gretchen Hiller (Kathy Norman) keeps a close eye on Eleanor; and the adorable, opportunistic optometrist Dr. Abernathy (Bill Webb) wields a wicked roving eye.

This is a must see, fabulously silly romp of a comedy, which also serves as the perfect showcase for some of our best local talent.

Don’t miss Divorce Southern Style with performances on Thursday, May 8, Friday May 9 and Saturday, May 10. Shows start at 8:00 p.m. at the Talbot County Historical Society, 25 S. Washington St., Easton. Tickets $20 at the door or at www.ArtHouseLive.com. For more information, call 443-786-2750.

EASTON....ArtHouse Live, Easton, Maryland. Divorce Southern Style, By Jennifer Jarrett.

This high-stakes, fast-paced comedy stars Maureen Curtin as Eleanor Bander, a wealthy philanthropist in a financial crash and burn. Taking creative problem solving to its pinnacle, she devises a way out of her crisis. Our heroine is not the type of woman to let a little detail like divorce stand in her way.

Eleanor's daughter, Elizabeth (Felicia Tuttle), traumatized by a bad wedding-dress shopping experience, calls off her wedding. Her fiance, Vince Sigmon (Ryan Finch), is beside himself. Walter (Paul Dahlen), Eleanor's ex-husband, gets the idea that grandchildren are imminent. He rushes back "home" to help Elizabeth with her "condition," meet Vince and go toe to toe with Eleanor once again.

Eleanor's neighbor, Elma Blue Williams (Ruth Cooney), is her best friend, worst influence and best audience.

Walter's wannabe girlfriend, Gretchen Hiller (Kathy Nor-man) keeps a close eye on Eleanor; and the adorable, opportunistic optometrist Dr. Abernathy (Bill Webb) wields a wicked roving eye.

Showtimes are 8 p.m. - May 8-10 at the Historical Society of Talbot County Auditorium. Tickets are $20 at the door or from www.Art HouseLive.com. For more information, call 443-786-2750.

EASTON....Precious few places offer live music during midweek. But now Scossa, (8 North Washington Street, (410) 822 2202) Easton's upscale Italian restaurant, is one of them.

Every other Thursday, Erin Dickins, accompanied by David Zipse on piano and Chris Levey on bass, will entertain in Scossa's lounge from 8 to 10 p.m. She'll be joined for part of that time by assorted musical friends whom she's invited to sit in.

"I want it to be sort of a smo-ky Paris jazz club thing," says Dickins. She plans to sing original songs as well as the music of Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Gene Pistilli (with whom she used to sing in the Manhattan Transfer) and Jesse Frederick (a songwriter and producer whom she has known since her teens). "The rest are sort of more obscure jazz tunes."

There's really no telling what you'll hear, for Dickins will encourage her special guests, as she did Jayme Ploff last week, to "bring along a few of your favorite charts."

Dickins' gigs at Scossa are part of a larger scheme. She is presently at work on a solo album, and is eager to master the songs before recording them. That way, "When I go into the studio, I won't be hunting for what works and what's not right. I'll know," she says. "This will jell the music for the album."

Dickins has spent decades in the music business, performing and recording, not only with the Man Tran, but also with a veritable pantheon of popular vocalists. She has recorded commercials for numerous well-known consumer products, from Burger King to Toyota to Sears.

But for all that singing, she has never released a solo album. "I've been busy doing everybody else's music but my own," she laments with a smile. "I've been busy, it's been lucrative, but it's time to do my own stuff."

Even when she's not singing, Dickins is busy. She has two day jobs: executive assistant to Timothy Wyman of the Frede-rick W. Richmond Foundation; and executive director of the Community Alliance for the Performing Arts.

But Dickins knows in her bones that the time for her solo project has come, and she will make the time to make it happen.

What fun it will be, when that album is released, to think back and say, "I remember that song. That's just how it sounded at Scossa."

EASTON....Easton Volunteer Fire Department, 315 Aurora Street / 410-822-4848

- Doors open at 6:30 P.M.
- Games start at 7:30 P.M.
- Intermission at 8:30 P.M.
- Food provided by the EVFD Auxiliary

OXFORD....On stage at the Oxford Community Center.
Sylvia” by A. R. Gurney, directed by Fiona Foster – a riotous, touching, immensely entertaining comedy about the eternal triangle, man, wife and dog. An all-time Broadway hit, “Sylvia” played to sellout houses in 1998 and is brought back by literally hundreds of requests. TAP’s first-ever revival! May 2-4, 9-11, 16-18

TRED AVON PLAYERS
P. O. Box 444, Oxford, MD 21654
Telephone: 410-226-0061

EASTON....Does Spring weather put you in the mood to plant flowers? Soroptimist International of Talbot County has begun taking orders for their Annual Flower Sale. Fill you spring garden with beautiful potted geraniums in four colors and gorgeous hanging baskets including ivy geraniums, fuchsias, begonias, million bell petunias, lantana and bridal veil. Just in time for Mother's Day (May 11), this year's top quality plants will instantly add beauty to your home landscape.

You may order your plants through any Talbot Soroptimist member. Order forms will also be available in Easton at Easton Bank & Trust at 501 Idlewild Avenue and Laser Letters at 32 N. Washington Street. Flowers will be available for pick up at Willow Construction on Maryland Avenue, Easton on Friday, May 9 between 2 and 6 pm.

The Annual Flower Sale is a fundraiser to help support the "Best for Women" projects of Soroptimist International of Talbot County, including their 2007- 2008 Signature Project: The Family Literacy Initiative at the Talbot County Family Support Center, their Women's Opportunity Award and Violet Richardson Award. SI of Talbot County is currently taking applications for their 2008-2010 Signature Project.

Soroptimist International of Talbot County, Maryland is a volunteer organization for business and professional women dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Founded in 1964, the Talbot County club is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas where almost 100,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community-based projects that benefit women.

For more information about how Soroptimist improves the lives of women and girls, visit our web site - www.optimist.org

EASTON....$10 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

With a sound all their own and a stage show to match, Bombadil is, if nothing else, one of the freshest bands to emerge in a long time. Formed by Duke University alumni Daniel Michalak, Bryan Rahija and Stuart Robinson, this band draws on a unique mélange of influences to create a sound that is unclassifiable. The group Magnet Magazine deemed “a drunker, circus-reared version of The Band,” was born in Bolivia, where Michalak and Rahija first met. The folk music indigenous to the region lit a creative spark and inspired the two to begin writing songs that incorporated international instruments and styles. That influence, paired with their collective backgrounds in Piedmont blues, psychedelic rock and Robinson’s background as a classical pianist, stands as the driving force behind the band’s unique sound.

Buy Tickets: www.annapolistickets.com or call 443-786-2750 for tickets.

OXFORD....The Oxford Amateur Racing Series was founded on the concept of fun, and is open to all skippers sailing boats with a minimum overall length of 18 feet - 6:15pm.

The fleets are scored in two divisions: spinnaker and non-spinnaker. Races are held off the Tred Avon Yacht Club on Friday evenings, with a start time of 6:15 PM, earlier as the days get shorter in September -- see Race Instructions. There is no format for filing protests in OARS competition. Participants are expected to know the racing rules and abide by them.

Registration, a PHRF rating and sail #'s are required for participation. Annual dues are $40 per boat. A Registration Form is provided on www.oxfordoars.org

The racing season is celebrated with an annual awards dinner in which "Great Oars" are presented to the winners of each division.

You do not need to be a member of TAYC.

EASTON....Mama’s Night Out, 8pm.
Mama’s Night Out features a sassy Brit, a southerner, and a native New Yorker in an eclectic blend of stand-up comedy and audience participation. To top it off, these three have been friends for years. By the end of the show, you’ll feel like Karen, Nancy and Sherry are some of your friends as well. Ladies, gather up you girlfriends – this is gonna be a rare treat for a Mother’s Day observance … enjoy it! $30

EASTON....$15 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

After disbanding the Los Angeles new wave/power pop group the Plimsouls, Peter Case launched a career as an important American singer/songwriter specializing in the flat-pick guitar style and semi-autobiographical stories of drifters delivered in a narrative style. In spring of 2001, he compiled Avalon Blues, a tribute to his hero, Mississippi John Hurt, featuring contributions from Lucinda Williams, Dave Alvin, and Steve Earle for Vanguard; it was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Folk category. On December 6, 2007, Case's latest album, Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John, was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Traditional Folk Album category.

Buy Tickets: www.annapolistickets.com or call 443-786-2750 for tickets.

EASTON....(Rivers Appreciation Group to Host Day of Paddling and Stream Cleanup) - The Rivers Appreciation Group is hosting the first annual RAD-PAD on Saturday, May 10.

The event, which will kick off at Easton Point Marina at 9:00 a.m., features canoeing and kayaking, environmental education exhibits, a stream cleanup, and more. The RAD-PAD will run until 3:00 p.m. and participants are encouraged to enjoy the river while picking up trash along the way. Canoes, kayaks, and rowboats are especially welcome, as are groups who wish to sponsor races; but there will be plenty to see and do for non-boaters as well.

This event is free and open to the public. Some canoe and kayak rentals will be available on a limited first come, first served basis.

The Rivers Appreciation Group is a consortium of citizens concerned about the health of local rivers and waterways. For more information on the RAD-PAD or to volunteer to help with the event, contact Clarence "Doc" Kuntz at: pandinemd06@verizon.net.

ST. MICHAELS....St. Michaels FRESHFARM Market offers a wide and wonderful selection of locally produced, seasonal products. Delicious goods include fresh fruits and vegetables, humanely-raised meats, cut flowers, breads and baked goods, cheese and more! Shoppers enjoy the intimacy of a small-town, Saturday morning "meeting place" with farmers and producers who know their customers, but also cater to the visitors who frequent this waterfront, open-air market.

Market also includes weekly activities such as our "Chef at Market" cooking demonstrations, presentations by local environmental organizations, and children’s’ activities. Go to the Events Calendar on our website for specific event information.

Open every Saturday, 8:30am – 11:30am, April 19th – October 11th, 2008. We’re there rain or shine!

Contact: 202-362-8889

Web Site URL: www.freshfarmmarkets.org

EASTON....Easton High School Bands fundraiser. Includes: stacked pit beef sandwich, chips & drink for $7.00. Proceeds benefit the Band Boosters scholarship fund.

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Blockbuster Parking Lot, Marlboro Rd., Easton
Email: lbays@tcps.k12.md.us

EASTON....Waterview Grille Pavillion and Gardens, 28449 Clubhouse Drive - 410-820-4077.

"An Invitation to Style" - This is the 5th annual runway-style benefit fashion show and silent auction. Proceeds from this year`s event will help fund Easton ROCKS After School, Inc`s art programs for elementary and middle school children.

Includes fabulous food and wine. Space is limited, reserve early.

Tickets availabe at M. Randall & Co.
$65 includes food and wine ($35 is tax deductible).

You do not need to be a member of TAYC.

TRAPPE....Celebrating its 9th consecutive year, Trappe United Methodist Church hosts a Country Church Breakfast on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month from 7 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

The down home, all-you-can-eat menu includes eggs, pancakes, French toast, warm syrup, grits, home-fried potatoes, sausage (nitrate free and fresh ground by Simmons Center Market in Cambridge), scrapple, sausage gravy, biscuits, strawberry preserves, coffee, tea, orange juice, and tomato juice.

TUMC is also the home of the "Martha's Closet" Yard Sale and Community Outreach Store, which is always open during the breakfast and also every Wednesday from 8:30 until noon.

TRAPPE....Bingo is held every Saturday night starting a 7pm. Doors open at 5pm. There are 25 games that range from regular, straight, to speed games. Payouts on regular games vary with attendance.

For more information call 410-476-3535.
4001 Powell Avenue, Trappe, Md.

EASTON....Anton Dvorak's "Mass in D" with a full Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 3pm

The Avalon Theatre / Presented by the Easton Choral Arts Society.

For Tickets: Call 410-200-0498
$ 18 for Adults - $ 15 for Seniors - Students Free with ID

EASTON....$15 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Doing roadside van repairs, hauling equipment in and out of venues, answering a dozen e-mails a day, planning and booking tours and their financial details, these are not things Maine-raised songwriter Slaid Cleaves envisioned when he said goodbye to a string of day jobs and became a musician full time. But perhaps these mundane tasks ground him, for he is revered for turning out rawneck songs that capture the essential struggle of the Everyman within the resin of a fine melody.

"Cleaves tells gorgeously compact stories in a voice packed with Texas trail dust." -- Entertainment Weekly

". . . one of the finest singer-songwriters in Texas." -- Neil Strauss, The New York Times

Buy Tickets: www.annapolistickets.com or call 443-786-2750 for tickets.

WYE MILLS....Recommended for grades 1-4. 7 PM. Chesapeake College, Todd Performing Arts Center, Wye Mills.

Admission charge $8. Advanced reservation required. 410-827-5867.

EASTON....Bay Country Chorus invites you to visit its rehearsals....singers and visitors welcome. Looking for prospective members.

They meet Monday evenings at 7pm - Trinity Cathedral, 315 Goldsborough Street, Easton, at the rear of the church in Miller Hall.

Be prepared for an evening of singing, fun, and fellowship in the "Barbershop Style of Music."

EASTON....Knights of Columbus - every Monday night in Easton at South and Park Streets, one block off Dover Street behind Zambino`s.

Doors open at 6pm - Game starts at 7:30pm.

ST. MICHAELS....On Monday, May 12, 2008 the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce will host their 24th Annual Golf Tournament at Harbourtowne Golf Resort & Conference Center, St. Michaels Maryland.

The format for this years fundraising fun day event is a 4 Person Scramble with a Shotgun start at 12:00 Noon.

18 holes of Great Golf

Complimentary Cart

Lunch & Beverages on the Course

Tournament Gift

Awards Including: Golf Prizes! Door Prizes! 50/50 Raffle! Silent Auction!

$500/ Team - $125 Individual. For details about becoming a sponsor or registering a team, call the Chamber office at 410-822-4653.

ST. MICHAELS....the Newcomers meetings are held at the SMCC room, across the parking lot from the Treasure Cove Thrift Shop every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Anyone new to Talbot County is welcomed to join us. Enjoy meeting new friends and discover helpful information and tips on how to get the most out of our beautiful corner of the world. If you'd like to know more or you'd like to be added to the Newsletter list, call Jo-Anne Vaughn at 410-745-0564 or SMCC (St. Michaels Community Center)

ST. MICHAELS....Senior Gathering - every Wednesday at the St. Michaels Community Center from 10:30 am - 1 pm, seniors are welcome to enjoy a great meal and good company. Each week a new activity followed by a delicious meal. Every 2nd Wednesday is Bingo and every 3rd Wednesday is Art Class. Other activities include speakers on various topics of health, travel, finance, crafts or recreation.Everyone is welcome. For more information call Trish at 410-745-6073

OXFORD....All-You-Can-Eat Benefit Pig Roast & Silent Auction
Wednesday, May 14th / 5:00 – 9:00pm
Schooner’s Restaurant, End of Tilghman St., Oxford

Please come and lend your support to Oxford resident Bob Gunter, recently diagnosed & recovering from GBM Brain Tumor. Bob’s significant other, Michele Bernstein, his children and grandchildren are doing their best to help him meet medical expenses and provide his at home care, but they are overwhelmed. For those who want to help but cannot attend, contributions may be mailed to POK of North America, 5461 Moose Lodge Road, Cambridge, MD 21613 care of Bob Gunter.

Advance Ticket Price - $40 / At the Door - $50

Price includes all you can eat Pig Roast with sides and fixings!
Complimentary House Wine, Tap Beer, and Schooner Squeezes!
Live music performed by Rob & MJ Pierce!
Silent Auction including a brand new PRS Guitar!

Pre-Event Tickets available now through May 13th at Schooner’s Restaurant and Oxford Inn.

For additional information or advance reservations on-line email sandrahale1@msn.com

Many thanks to Schooner’s Restaurant, The Oxford Inn, PRS Guitars, Oxford Greens, Rob & MJ Pierce, Scottish Highland Creamery, Eastern Shore Electric Boats, The Inn at 202 Dover and POK of North America for their support of this event.
Please help them help one of our own – it’s important.

ST. MICHAELS....chess enthusiasts meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at SMCC (St. Michaels Community Center) from 1 - 3 pm. Everyone is welcome, novice to expert. Instruction is available. Contact Bob Fairbank at 410-822-4266 for more information.

OXFORD....The Oxford Farmer`s Market will run weekly on Wednesdays from 4 to 7pm, until the end of October. Rain or shine - on the front lawn of the Oxford Community Center.

This Market, serving the Oxford, Trappe and Easton areas, offers a variety of locally grown produce, including organic lettuce, vegetables, fruits, baked goods, cheese, flowers, potted plants and some locally crafted products.

EASTON....The Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Willliam R. Thomas, will perform their annual spring concert on May 15 at 7:30 PM at the Easton High School Auditorium, 723 Mecklenberg Ave., Easton, MD.

Featured will be works by Haydn, Randall Thompson, Di Lasso, Antonio Lotti and Eric Whitacre. The concert will conclude with a medley of hits from the Broadway musical "Hairspray." The choir will be accompanied by junior, Jacob Porch and will include solos by John Paul Van Trieste, Marissa Joiner, Aidan Fisher and Betsy Phillips.

Admission is $5 at the door.

EASTON....Historical Society of Talbot County Auditorium, 17 South Washington Street, 410-822-0773 - 12noon and 7pm.

Everything the new resident wants to know about Talbot but is afraid to ask. Who are the local heroes? Why are the towns where they are? Which side did Talbot take during the Civil War?
These questions and more will be answered by Curator Beth Hansen. FREE

EASTON....The cinema lineup at St. Andrew Anglican Church this month should set off Klieg lights in your imagination. Showtime is 7 p.m. Fridays in the community hall behind the church, at the corner of Goldsborough and North Aurora Streets. If you can get there by 6:30 p.m., $5 buys you a gourmet soup supper (first come, first served). The movies are free.

May 16: I'm All Right Jack (1959). Peter Sellers stars in the twin roles of Sir John Kennaway, a factory owner; and labor leader Fred Kite in this bubbly farce. This was Sellers' first big comedy in a starring role. Margaret Rutherford, Richard Attenborouh, Ian Carmichael and Terry Thomas also appear. Come early for the cheesy corn chowder.

ST. MICHAELS....The Mid-Shore Board of Realtors invite you to a day of golf, food , networking, socializing and community service on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Harbourtowne Golf Resort and Conference Center, Martingham, St. Michaels, Maryland.

This year's benefactors are Caroline, Dorchester and Talbot Habitat for Humanity Chapters. Golf & Buffet $125.00, Buffet Only $35.00.

For more information contact the Mid-Shore Board of Realtors at 410-822-8767.

ST. MICHAELS....(6-8pm)
Be the first to see the re-interpreting of our own Hooper Strait Lighthouse. The story is a keeper...or about the lighthouse keepers, more specifically! Through research and rethinking, Museum staff have re-created the exhibit inside the lighthouse using the stories of the keepers. This special evening will be set in the 1920s, the era in which the lighthouse story is set.
CBMM members only, free, please R.S.V.P. to cpaalborg@cbmm.org.

EASTON....$10 / 8PM - The Teenage Prayers with International Jet set - Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

BOSTON HERALD: “A” - If you’ve bounced from Marah to the Hold Steady to Art Brut looking to recapture the high you get from discovering fresh, 24-karat rock ’n’ roll, you need to freebase New York’s Teenage Prayers… this Steve Wynn-produced follow-up clobbers cool and catchy with maniacal rock brilliance.

BRUCE WARREN WXPN-PHILLY: Frontman Tim Adams comes with the drama and energy so lacking in indie-rock these days and his brother Terry is adept at riffing on soul music as he is with the classic rock. The songs on this album promise you a bright future should you indulge.

Buy Tickets: www.annapolistickets.com or call 443-786-2750 for tickets.

Contact: 202-362-8889

Web Site URL: www.freshfarmmarkets.org

EASTON....Historical Society of Talbot County Auditorium, 17 South Washington Street, 410-822-0773.

4pm - Dress your doll in her best and bring her to a tea party in our replica colonial home. We will learn how to pour tea and enjoy afternoon refreshments in true colonial style - a perfect event for grandmothers/granddaughters, mothers/daughters....even dads are welcome.

Pre-registration required - $15 per person (dolls are free).

ST. MICHAELS....
May 17, 10am-4pm
May 18, 10am-4pm

Hosted by the Museum’s Model Guild and the North American Steamboat Modelers Association, this expo includes radio-controlled models powered by steam, battery, and wind. Static displays of highly-detailed and realistic models will be featured, as well as activities for children, too! Included with Museum admission.

ST. MICHAELS....Students from St. Michaels High School will have art work on display during the Historic St. Michaels Bay Hundred annual gala garden party from 4 to 8 p.m., May 17, at historic Beverly near St. Michaels.

The organization sponsors a yearly art contest that encourages the art students of St. Michaels High School to focus on local architecture.

The students are instructed to paint a view of the featured historic home that is showcased during the annual garden party. Students work under the guidance of art teacher Heather Crow.

There will be prizes for first, second and third place entries. There will also be three honorable mention paintings chosen.

Guests are requested to park in the Holy Mackerel parking lot on Route 33. Shuttle buses will take guests to Beverly from 3:45 to 5 p.m. and return at 8 p.m.

To request gala invitations or more information, call 410-745-3465 or e-mail mariefasverizon.net.

EASTON....Chandler Travis has had a long and checkered career in the world of show biz, beginning in the seventies when he and Steve Shook joined up as Travis Shook and the Club Wow. Besides achieving much popularity on the east coast, the duo brought their peculiar blend of comedy and music all over the U.S. and to the nationwide television audience on such programs as the Tonight Show and Dick Cavett. Along the way, they appeared on-stage with everyone from Bonnie Raitt to Bruce Springsteen to George Carlin (with whom they toured as an opening act for 10 years) to Elvis Costello to-- well, you get the idea. In 1988, Travis began moonlighting as a solo performer, presenting the unlikely mixture of oddball humor and incisive songwriting that continue to be his trademark while appearing with such diverse acts as 10,000 Maniacs, Mose Allison, Roger McGuinn, and (deja vu perhaps?) George Carlin. Upon the arrival of the critically lauded "writer-songsinger" CD, his solo career kicked into high gear.

In concert, his repertoire tends to encompass everything from obscure, anachronistic covers ("What's New Pussycat", "French Toast Man", "Skylark") to mind-numbing spoken interludes to plain old high quality writer-songsinger-type stuff. The Chandler Travis Philharmonic was born in the fall of 1996 at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, on the occasion of Chandler doing a guest shot there with a house band. Since then, the band -all colorfully garbed, 8 pieces of them - have introduced the concept of alternative dixieland to dumbfounded/delighted audiences all over the Boston area or on Cape Cod with occasional excursions beyond (New Orleans, Chicago, Washington DC, etc.) On their three successful visits to the Mercury Lounge in NYC, the Village Voice declared them "keenly entertaining", called Chandler "a true New England eccentric and a master of daft power pop", and the band"a blend of Ringling Bros. and Ra" that "puts the harm back in Philharmonic." DON'T MISS THIS RARE TREAT!

Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172038

EASTON....Talbot County Auditorium at Easton High School, 723 Mecklenburg Avenue / 410-924-8670

This program, under the direction of Ms. Lisa Bays, proudly features the award winning bands: the Symphonic Band, the Jazz Band, the beginning Steel Drum Band - better known as the "High Groove Steelers".

Come out and enjoy an evening of great music by these taleneted high school musicians.

$5 adult / $10 family / $3 Senior and Student.

EASTON....$10 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

So let’s get this out of the way now: Chelsea Lee is 16. As in, born in 1991. It’s not a gimmick, it’s just the chronological way things are. It’s too easy to say she sings beyond her years, but she does. The maturity and professionalism showcased on stage and on disc are hallmarks of seasoned veterans, yet the chestnut haired charmer – who carries herself with the same sophistication as she performs – has it all. And she mixes the professionalism with youthful enthusiasm because singing is fun. It’s what she does.

Matt has appeared on stage with many famous blues musicians including, Deanna Bogart, Buckwheat Zydeco, Tommy Castro, Bobby Rush, Tab Benoit, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, and Sir Mack Rice.

His debut CD, XIII (thirteen), released June 2007, was produced by great blues pianist Deanna Bogart. She says about Matt, “Whether Matt’s jamming on the Blues Cruise, being invited on stage with great musicians, or at home listening to those who came before, it’s the love and respect for music that truly propels him along.” The Baltimore Sun describes Matt’s CD as “…foot-tapping, head-swinging, blues-jazz fusion music…wait until you hear this musician.”

Buy Tickets: www.annapolistickets.com or call 443-786-2750 for tickets.

EASTON....$10 / 7PM - Sunny Isle Blues Band featuring Mark Ingino, Sunny Bryan, Rick Forrest and Chris Levey, Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Some of the region's best musicians kick off summer right with the perfect mix of uptempo blues. Founding members of Sunny Isle, Mark Ingino and Sunny Bryan, are mainstays on the Annapolis music scene. They held the honorable position as the renowned Maryland Inn King of France Tavern's house band for several years. Ingino and Bryan opened for the legendary John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame at Nissan Pavilion and shared stages with other national well knowns such as Tom Principato and Bill Kirchen.

Maryland's Eastern shore’s Rick Forrest opened concerts for blues greats John Hammond and Chris Smither at the renowned Rams Head On Stage; the listener can hear these legendary blues artists twist and turn throughout Forrest’s music. While paying homage to his blues heroes, Forrest manages to deliver his own unique concoction of effortless blues with an easy front-porch, foot-tappin' style comprised of smooth sultry vocals and masterful guitar work. Tracks off of Forrest’s latest CD, Things Change, are popular selections on many local artists’ set lists.

Buy Tickets: www.annapolistickets.com or call 443-786-2750 for tickets.

EASTON....The Plein Air Painters of America will convene in Easton and Talbot County for their (national) Annual East Coast Workshops and Seminar, hosted by the Academy Art Museum. It has been noted that these event workshops are focused on student needs and education, rather than hype and promotion.

This will be their first meeting on our Eastern Shore. (It's often held in Mystic Seaport or other famed scenic painting locales.)

Paint for five days with the Plein-Air Painters of America May 18 through 23, 2008 at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland. In this unique workshop opportunity, participants refresh their knowledge of the basics while exploring a variety of styles and techniques with a goal of finding the methods that best suit each artist. During four days of the week-long workshop, participants paint with a different PAPA instructor. On Wednesday, all six instructors paint in the morning, and participants paint in the afternoon with individualized instruction by each of the six instructors. Painting locations in this area offer a real mix, from rustic farms and historic homes to verdant rivers and inland marshes. The instructors include PAPA Signature Members Kenn Backhaus, John Budicin, Don Demers, Gay Faulkenberry, Frank LaLumia, George Strickland and Skip Whitcomb. (Please visit www.p-a-p-a.com or the artists’ web sites to learn more about these professionals.) There will also be various lectures and social activities included in the week's events. A juried exhibition will run in conjunction with this workshop April 11 through May 24, 2008.

Cost for the workshop is $690 for Academy Art Museum members and $740 for non-members.

This event attracts artists nationally and internationally. To see the caliber of members` works from this organization, check out www.p-a-p-a.com as well as www.art-academy.org

TILGHMAN ISLAND....Harrison`s Chesapeake House, Tilghman Island MD - Only ladies can fish, but men can Captain or Mate. Use your own boat or we have donated captains / boats to catch the winning fish! Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Heaviest Rockfish.

Lines in 6:00 am; weigh in by 1:30 pm at Harrison's

Fish in the morning, party in the afternoon. Awards ceremony, lunch, refreshments and entertainment at Harrison's when you get in.

Help support Ducks Unlimited while having an exciting day out with the girls (and guys)!

Cost: $80 per angler - Includes DU membership, lunch, entertainment (and tournament tee shirt if preregistered by May 2nd)
$30 for guests (lunch only)

For more information - bhdufish@hotmail.com

Ed Henry 410-745-5457 edhenry2002@yahoo.com

Sally Bosley 410-745-9507 sbosley1008@yahoo.com
Susan Wallace 410-820-8544 happyhrz@aol.com

ST. MICHAELS....Join this avid group of literary enthusiasts every 3rd Monday from 1 - 3 pm at the St. Michaels Library. For more information about this popular club call Helen Henseler at 410-822-8683 or Marie Rose-Ludington at 410-819-6935

EASTON....Bay Country Chorus invites you to visit its rehearsals....singers and visitors welcome. Looking for prospective members.

They meet Monday evenings at 7pm - Trinity Cathedral, 315 Goldsborough Street, Easton, at the rear of the church in Miller Hall.

Be prepared for an evening of singing, fun, and fellowship in the "Barbershop Style of Music."

MARYLAND....Experience this exciting air show performed by elite Navy pilots over the Severn River.

The U. S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron - The Blue Angels’ mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps.

A Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. It includes the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-plane Diamond Formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo Pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.

The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. However, the squadron spends January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.

May 20 - 21 -- Blue Angels Air Show. The Blue Angels precision flight team will demonstrate their high-speed maneuvers over the Severn River for the U.S. Naval Academy's Commissioning Week. Practice shows on Tuesday at 11:00am and 2:00pm. Official show is Wednesday from 1:45 to 3:45.

Since its inception in 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 427 million fans.

EASTON....$10 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Tony Furtado grew up in Pleasanton, CA and took up the banjo at age 12. At age 19, he entered himself in the banjo playing competition at the venerable bluegrass festival in Winfield, Kansas (Walnut Valley Festival) and won the Grand National Championship. Hailed as a banjo prodigy, he got his first record deal in 1992 and has been making music and releasing records ever since. As he was cementing his reputation as banjoist extraordinaire, Furtado was also developing himself into an equally virtuosic slide guitarist. And now, with his latest release, Thirteen (Funzalo Records, 2007), this restless artist makes an exponential leap into the wide-open spaces of mythopoetic America, a terrain inhabited by such personal heroes as Ry Cooder, the Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty and Tom Waits.

Buy Tickets: www.annapolistickets.com or call 443-786-2750 for tickets.

ST. MICHAELS.... (9:30am to 12:30pm)
Biologists Bob and A.J. Lipson, authors of Life in the Chesapeake Bay, explain the ecology of the Miles River aboard the Museum’s replica buyboat, Mister Jim. Get close to nature on this hands-on science cruise. Meet at Admissions Building.
CBMM members $30, Non-members $35

EASTON....$13.50 / 7PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

The Brakes are a genuine rock and roll band at first glance. However given a closer look, elements of folk, jazz and even post-rock reveal themselves, making their sound a distinct intertwining of American music, held together by insightful lyrics and memorable songs. Their musicality shines through as the members switch instruments, trading guitars, basses and keyboards for trumpets and saxophones. The band's success is evident in the range of acts that this band has shared the bill with: Dave Matthews Band to The Hold Steady, Live to Willie Nelson & John Fogerty.

Carney is a 4-piece Los Angeles musical phenomenon, who despite their young age (all 4 members are in their early 20’s), have years of musical experience behind them. So what is Carney? "We try to make music that's timeless," says Reeve Carney, one of the brother's who are the band's namesake. “Our music is an array of various styles drawn from rock, folk, reggae to blues”. So true; their songs can evoke thoughts of anything from Jeff Buckley, The White Stripes, Led Zeppelin to John Lennon and even Pink Floyd."

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EASTON....$12 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

"Peter Cooper looks at the world with an artist's eye and a human heart and soul. His songs are the work of an original, creative imagination, alive with humor and heartbreak and irony and intelligence, with truth and beauty in the details. Deep stuff. And they get better every time you listen to them." -Kris Kristofferson

Peter Cooper is the same guy who writes about music for the Nashville Tennessean and who appears as a talking head on CNN, CMT, MSNBC, the BBC, the Biography Channel and other outlets. He's also a touring singer-songwriter and instrumentalist who has played on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Prairie Home Companion. His songs have been praised by the New York Times, Mojo, No Depression, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. Cooper has opened numerous tour dates for Todd Snider (and collaborated with Snider, singing harmonies, playing bass and co-writing a song on Snider's brilliant "The Devil You Know" album) and worked in the studio with Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, Lloyd Green, Ricky Skaggs and other luminaries. He recently produced Snider's odds 'n' sods album, Peace, Love and Anarchy. May 23rd he brings old friend Eric Brace of Last Train Home with him for a great evening of songs and stories, Nashville style.

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EASTON....$10 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

ellen cherry (no caps intentional) is the pseudonym and musical brainchild of Baltimore based singer/songwriter/musician/recording engineer/producer/ designer Kristin Putchinski (named after her favorite Tom Robbins character). She describes herself as a "traveling, singing, songwriting, piano, ‘cello and guitar playing, reading, breathing, non-lip syncing (too expensive, really), hip shaking, writing one liners on gas receipts, making up stories and remembering real ones type of independent musician."

Dan Haas is one of the Annapolis music scenes best songwriters and performers. His 2003 album, GOODbye MOON, features backing vocals and guitar work from like-mided contemporaries Josh Rouse and David Mead.

This will be a great showcase evening for two incredible local artists.

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EASTON.... A Car and Bike Show to benefit the M.E.B.A. Merchant Marine Memorial will be held on Saturday, May 24th from 10AM - 5PM at the Calhoon MEBA Engineering School.

The event will be hosted by the M.E.B.A. Merchant Marine Memorial Foundation (MMMMF). There will be raffles, food, live music, and trophies for our winning contestants. There is a $5 Admission Fee for anyone not entering a car or motorcycle in the show.

All proceeds will go the MEBA Merchant Marine Memorial Foundation, Inc. to help with further maintenance on the Memorial that is located at the school in Easton, Maryland. This Memorial provides an opportunity to honor the courageous men and women who form the heritage of the United States Merchant Marine.

WHERE:
Calhoon MEBA Engineering School
27050 St. Michaels Road
Easton, MD 21601

EASTON....Welcome To the Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association. We are an all-volunteer organization founded in 1973 and headquartered on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Our Mission is to preserve the historical Eastern Shore rural way of life.

Tuckahoe Steam & Gas Association is located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, approximately 5 miles north of Easton, MD on US Route 50 between mileposts 58 and 59. We are approximately 23 miles from the Bay Bridge.

Registration 10am to noon. Pull starts at noon

For more information, contact:
John Schwaninger 410-463-1897
David Altvater at 410-924-4030
Bobby Saathoff at 410-924-1933

NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL PERMITTED ON GROUNDS

EASTON....Saturday May 24 at 4 pm.
Dress your doll in her best dress and bring her to a tea party in our replica colonial home. We will learn how to pour tea and enjoy afternoon refreshments in true colonial style. A perfect event for grand mothers and granddaughters, or mother and daughters. Even dads are welcome!

Historical Society
25 S. Washington St., Easton
$15 per person (dolls free)
Pre-registration Required
410-822-0773

OXFORD....10am to 5pm daily - Oxford Community Center.

This exceptional event will showcase the work of forty local and national artists participating by jury selection. Both 2 and 3 dimensional art will be available for sale.

Be sure to sample the fair's fresh homemade strawberry shortcake, available for purchase along with other savory treats for lunching on the Center's grounds.

Proceeds from this event fund programs at the Oxford Community Center.

$5 / under 12 Free. A gala Patron's Preview Party is held on May 23. For an invitation, please call 410-226-5964.

EASTON....$12 / 7:30PM - Mando Saenz with special guest Van Meter. Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Wandering the streets of Houston, playing regular gigs at bars like the Continental Club, or settling down for drinks with the kinds of characters that populate poetry (but rarely read it), Mando Saenz wrote it all down – in melody, on little scraps of paper, or in his head. Like the gloriously disorganized life he observed in his former neighborhood, his songs usually aren’t about linear expectations or predictable narratives, they are flashes of emotion, snapshots of time reassembled in his songs with rhyme and melody to make uncommon, musical sense. Mando is one of country music's most refreshing new voices....catch him now!

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EASTON....Bay Country Chorus invites you to visit its rehearsals....singers and visitors welcome. Looking for prospective members.

They meet Monday evenings at Trinity Cathedral, 315 Goldsborough Street, Easton, at the rear of the church in Miller Hall.

Be prepared for an evening of singing, fun, and fellowship in the "Barbershop Style of Music."

EASTON....$15 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Adrienne Young lives in Nashville, but everything about her suggests some other time and place: the teapot in which she brews her organic tea, the sunlight that spills through her windows over stacks of books and rustic jumbles of tapestries and instruments, her quiet passion and intelligence, and above all the sound of her music.

All of this comes into play on her first two albums. Plow to the End of the Row (2003) addressed such topics as sustainable agriculture, a subject made more fascinating by the eloquence of her presentation and by its obscurity among splashier if no less worthy causes. You could not conceive of a less likely strategy for winning pop media attention — still, that’s exactly what Young achieved, from a Grammy nomination (most unusual for a debut indie release) to national radio exposure (via NPR) to numerous “best of” lists, including a “Best Country Single of the Year” citation from the Nashville Scene, third place in the Amazon.com list of “best folk recordings of the year,” and benediction from the Los Angeles Times as “the Americana find of the year.”

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EASTON....Crossroads Community, Inc. benefit featuring "The Nighthawks" - 8pm

Over the last 30+ years, The Nighthawks have earned a reputation as one of the best and hardest working bands around. They have gotten their widest acclaim for being one of the first and best white boy blues bands of their generation, and for putting on a great live show. A roots rock band before there was such a thing as "roots rock", they play a wide variety of music that has appeal to a diverse audience, mixing the blues, rock and soul-along with rockabilly and swing.

Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172038

EASTON....$15 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Here are some of the things you should know about Judd and Maggie.

They're a brother/sister team from Maryland.

They write songs that manage to be both quirky and unforgettable.

Their lyrics, about searching for love or something greater, are poetic, sometimes metaphorical.

Their RCA Victor debut, Subjects, is a throwback to the days when artists focused on making full albums instead of just singles

Produced by Beck drummer Joey Waronker and his father, legendary producer Lenny Waronker, Judd Maggie's debut album, Subjects, was released in 2005.

They are playing Coffee East, May 30th, and their show shouldn't be missed!

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EASTON....The cinema lineup at St. Andrew Anglican Church this month should set off Klieg lights in your imagination. Showtime is 7 p.m. Fridays in the community hall behind the church, at the corner of Goldsborough and North Aurora Streets. If you can get there by 6:30 p.m., $5 buys you a gourmet soup supper (first come, first served). The movies are free.

May 30: The Red Shoes (1948). Powell and Pressburger whip up Hans Christian Anderson's sad story into a cinematic extravaganza about a girl who longs to dance, and of a composer who creates a dance for her. Moira Shearer, Marius Goring. How many young girls were inspired to become ballerinas because of this luscious movie? Don't miss the richest vichyssoise in town.

ST. MICHAELS.... (2 to 3pm)
Award-winning author and storyteller Ed Okonowicz explores the old belief that there is a ghost guarding every standing lighthouse. Shouted warnings,shipwrecks, mysterious piano music, deaths at sea, apparitions and the effects of deadly storms are all part of this new program on unexplainable tales told about lighthouses located around the country.
CBMM members $5, Non-members $8

ST. MICHAELS.... (* to 11pm)
Join us aboard the Museum’s replica buyboat, Mister Jim while raising your eyes to the mariner’s night sky. Delmarva Star Stargazers representatives will join us on the water as we discuss constellations, astronomy and celestial events. The entire family will enjoy stargazing on the Miles River.
Meet at Admissions Building.
CBMM Members $25, Non-Members $30

EASTON....Step out for an exciting evening on the town to support CASA of Talbot County. Join us for gourmet cuisine, and laugh at the best show in town with the humor of politics in this election year!

The evening will begin at 6 PM with a chic cocktail party-style dinner at the Tidewater Inn, followed by a hilariously entertaining performance by the Capitol Steps at the Historical Society Auditorium. The Capitol Steps are a political satire group from Washington, DC that has been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard on NPR stations nationwide.

Seats are limited so call now for reservations - Tickets for "A Capitol Affair" are $200 per person and include dinner, open bar, and the show. Reservations are required and tickets are going quickly. Personal check, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted. All proceeds benefit CASA’s work with abused and neglected children.

For further details contact the CASA office at 410-822-2866.

EASTON....$20 / 8PM - Music At Coffee East, Historic Downtown Easton, 5 Goldsborough Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Curtis' style is rootsy and folky but with the rhythmic undercurrent of pop/rock music. Curtis is known for her compelling melodies, relaxed grooves, and subject matter ranging from philosophical to political, romantic to maternal. She performed on the Lilith Fair Tour, and tours now full-time in the US and Europe to a fanbase that has been built over years of returning to the folk clubs and theaters that are the foundation of the acoustic music scene. Her songs have appeared on TV shows from Grey's Anatomy to Alias, and in many films including the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie "Our Lips Are Sealed."

"[Curtis'] songs define the term folk-pop precisely." - PASTE MAGAZINE

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EASTON....Carolina Chocolate Drops - There aren't too many African-American musicians who play old-time string-band music from the Carolina foothills region known as the Piedmont. In fact, the Carolina Chocolate Drops are the only young, black jug band out there, according to Tim Duffy, president of the Music Maker Relief Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting elderly Southern musicians and preserving traditional roots music. "Folklorists have been looking for decades," Duffy says, "and just haven't found them." Now that they're here, the Carolina Chocolate Drops are causing quite a sensation. After the Music Maker Relief Foundation signed the trio interest in the group has grown swiftly; and the group is booked into 2009. Last December, the Carolina Chocolate Drops made their big-screen debut in the Denzel Washington film "The Great Debaters." $20

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