Chestertown Arts and Entertainment Calendar
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Garden Puppet Theatre Mini-Museum Exhibit Date: Monday the 1st March 1–31 Time: Location: Kent County Visitor Center	Contact: PH: 410-778-5841 Email: tph203@verizon.net URL:
Changing characters and themes throughout the year. Kent County Visitor Center, 122 N. Cross St. Chestertown

Art Exhibit–Trees Date: Monday the 1st March 1–12 Time: 9am–5pm daily Location: Heron Point	Contact: PH: 410-778-7300 Email: URL:
Original paintings, prints, and photographs from works and collections of Heron Point residents. The subject is trees. A must see exhibit. Skipjack Hallway Gallery, Heron Point, 501 E. Campus Ave. Chestertown.

Art Exhibit–Marjorie Morani Date: Monday the 1st March 1–12 Time: 9am–5pm daily Location: Heron Point	Contact: PH: 410-778-7300 Email: URL:
Exuberant, brilliant color carries the day in Morani's landscapes, figures,and festive scenes. She exhibits locally and in galleries in Anguilla. A must see exhibit. Heron Point, 501 E. Campus Ave. Chestertown.

David Orvis–Shakespeare's Queer Marriages Date: Wednesday the 3rd Time: 4:30pm Location: Sophie Kerr Room, Washington College

Contact: Kathryn Bursick PH: 410-778-7899 Email: kbursick2@washcoll.edu URL: http://english.washcoll.edu/sophiekerrlegacy/

David L. Orvis, a 2002 graduate of Washington College, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Arizona. He is currently an Assistant Professor of English and Faculty Affiliate in Women's Studies at Appalachian State University. He is working on his first book, tentatively titled Performing Queer Marriage on the Early Modern St age, as well as a collection of essays on Psalms in the Early Modern World, co-edited with Linda Phyllis Austern and Kari Boyd McBride. He has articles forthcoming in The Journal of Homosexuality, In Search of the Normal: Developments in the Histories of Sexualities, 1200-1900, Selected Papers from the Sexual Identities in Shakespeare Conference, The Explicator, and Performing Pedagogy: Gender and Instruction in Early Modern England. Sponsored by: The Sophie Kerr Committee. Sophie Kerr Room, Miller Library, Washington College.

Chestertown's 1st Fridays Date: Friday the 5th Time: 5–8pm Location: Downtown Chestertown	Contact: PH: Email: URL: www.kentcounty.com/artsentertainment
Meander the red-brick, tree-lined sidewalks of Historic Chestertown, while enjoying extended shop hours and arts and entertainment throughout Downtown. For a list of activities, please check this calendar for specific listings.

Light and Shadow Date: Friday the 5th March 5–31 Time: First Friday 5-8pm Location: Chestertown Arts League

Contact: Rich Hall PH: 410-928-5012 Email: rwhall@pitt.edu URL:

Art in all media which emphasizes the values of light and the drama and mood of shadow. Color may be an element in this show but maintains a certain modesty. Open to all artists. Thursday and Friday 11am–4pm; Saturday 10am–4pm; Sunday hours in the summer and event weekends. Special show openings with receptions on most first Fridays of each month 5–8pm. FREE. Chestertown Arts League, 312 Cannon Street, Chestertown

Historic Chestertown Exhibit Date: Friday the 5th March 5–28 Time: Wed–Fri 12 noon–3pm, Sat 9am–3pm Location: Artworks Gallery

Contact: PH: 410-778-6300 Email: artworkschestertown@gmail.com URL: www.artworkschestertown.org

Artworks hosts a month-long show featuring images of historic Chestertown, the scenic Chester River, and the unique characteristics and events that make them special. The show is open to all local artists and photographers, and selected images from the exhibition will be featured on banners displayed along High Street. The colorful banners will brighten up downtown and promote the many annual events that draw visitors and revenue to the region. The exhibition is sponsored by Main Street Historic Chestertown (MSHC), dedicated to promoting and preserving the unique historic character of downtown Chestertown. MSHC was formed in 2008, when The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the state of Maryland designated Chestertown as an official "Main Street America" site. Artworks Gallery, 306 Park Row, Chestertown

Prince Theatre's Reconciliation Celebration Date: Friday the 5th March 5 Time: 7:00pm Location: Prince Theatre–210 High Steet, Chestertown

Contact: Lucia Foster PH: 410-810-2060 Email: lfoster@princetheatre.org URL: www.princetheatre.org

The Prince Theatre Foundation and the African American Heritage Council invite you to take part in a Reconciliation Celebration to acknowledge past social inequities as they were experienced at the Prince Theatre and to honor the talents of our diverse community. During years of segregation, African American citizens were made to use a separate entrance and seating to watch movies at the Prince Theatre. Through the reconciliation of these injustices and the celebration of our unity, this event will provide impetus for us to join together to create a stronger community. During the celebration portion of the event, community members will be invited to take the stage to share talents to help commemorate the evening.

Spontaneous Joy - An Evening with Joe Holt Date: Saturday the 6th March 6 Time: 8:00pm Location: Prince Theatre - 210 High Street, Chestertown	Contact: Lucia Foster PH: 410-810-2060 Email: lfoster@princetheatre.org URL: www.princetheatre.org
Joe presents improvisations on jazz standards, classical themes, popular song, and demonstrations of musical spontaneity, including his "A.D.D. Improvisation". Joe will also perform music from his groundbreaking CD: "Stories Without Words."

Waterfront History Walking Tours Date: Friday the 12th Fri. March 12-Sat. May 15 Time: Fri. 12:00 noon–4pm, Sat. 11:00am–4pm Location: The Custom House, 101 South Water Street, Chestertown

Contact: C.V. Starr Center PH: 410-810-7161 Email: jendicott2@washcoll.edu URL: http://starrcenter.washcoll.edu/about_the_center/t

The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience Presents Waterfront History Walking Tours. Visitors are invited to step back into the 18th century and explore the Custom House and the surrounding waterfront. The Starr Center's free multimedia audio tour, 'History on the Waterfront: A Journey Into Chestertown's Past,' introduces participants to the true stories of the people who once lived and worked here. Through May 15th, except college holidays.

First Annual Touch-A-Truck Date: Saturday the 13th Time: 11am–2pm Location: Chestertown Middle School	Contact: CMS PTA PH: Email: URL:
FREE ADMISSION–Fun for the entire family and educational too! Come look at, sit in, and touch trucks of all sizes and shapes. Lunch served at minimal cost! Chestertown Middle School,402 Campus Avenue, Chestertown

15th Annual Soroptimist International of Kent Co. Auction Date: Saturday the 13th March 13 Time: Noon Location: Chestertown Fire House	Contact: Ruth Clark PH: 410-639-7300 Email: URL:
Doors open at noon. Auction begins 1 p.m. Cake Wheel–refreshments. Soroptimist is a 501(c)3 organization. Proceeds benefit women and girls throughout the community and worldwide. Chestertown Fire House, Rte. 213, Chestertown, Md.

Vietnam Mailbag: Voices from the War 1968-1972 Date: Saturday the 13th Time: 11am–12:30pm Location: Kent County Library–Main Meeting Room

Contact: Karin Cowperthwait PH: 410-778-3636 Email: URL: www.kentcountylibrary.org

'Vietnam Mailbag', named best regional book, a 456-page social history, is based on the nearly 900 letters written to Nancy Lynch by servicemen from in and near Delaware during the five years she wrote her column. Nancy's Vietnam Mailbag, in the Wilmington (Delaware) Morning News. The first part of the book chronicles year by year the hopes and fears, joys and tears expressed by the servicemen as they heeded Lynch's request to "tell it like it is" about life in the combat zone. The second part consists of a dozen "where are they now" profiles of servicemen who frequently wrote to Lynch during the war. For more info, go to www.vietnammailbag.com Refreshments served. Kent County Library, 408 High Street, Chestertown

'Glory' Date: Saturday the 13th March 13 Time: 7-10pm Location: Norman James Auditorium

Contact: Karen Somerville PH: 410–810–1416 Email: africanamericanheritagecouncil@gmail.com URL: africanAmericanHeritageCouncil.blogspot.com

Public showing of 'Glory' with discussion of G.A.R. meeting hall history. 'Glory' the film, spotlights the courageous efforts of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This black regiment, led by the son of an abolitionist, suffered numerous hardships and privation even before taking the field of battle. Starring Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and Matthew Broderick, this film provides insight into the lives of the men who built the G.A.R. Grand Army Hall in Chestertown; in fact, research indicates that at least one of the members of Post #25 served with the 54th Massachusetts.This film is rated (R). A short presentation will accompany the film, introducing the audience to the history of Post #25, the stabilization of the meeting hall by Preservation Inc., and plans for restoring it to its former important place in the fabric of Chestertown and Kent County. This event is free and open to the public.

Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble–Band Concert Date: Sunday the 14th Time: 4pm Location: Christ United Methodist Church

Contact: PH: 410-778-2829 Email: URL:

This is the third in the series of four free concerts in the Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble's 2009–2010 season. Directed by Keith Wharton since the band's founding in 2001, the community concert band offers area wind and percussion musicians the opportunity to continue or resume playing high-quality music in a large ensemble. The band, based in Chestertown, welcomes new members at any time, without fee or audition. For information about joining call 410-778-2829 or 410-810-1834 Christ United Methodist Church, 401 High St. (at Mill St.), Chestertown

Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble Band–Concert Date: Tuesday the 16th March 16 Time: 4pm Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church	Contact: PH: 410-778-2829 Email: URL:
With a theme of "My Country, My Home," this is the last concert in the series of four free concerts in the Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble's 2009–2010 season. For information about joining call 410-778-2829 or 410-810-1834. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, corner of Cross and High Streets, Chestertown.

Kent County Adolescent Substance Abuse Coalition (ASAC) Date: Wednesday the 17th March 17 Time: 3pm Location: 903 Washington Avenue, Suite 4, Chestertown	Contact: Karen Cotton, ASAC Coordinator PH: 410-810-2673 Email: kcotton@kentgov.org URL: www.kentasac.org
Collaboration of community and agency representatives to turn the curve on adolescent substance use and abuse. Not a support group. Public and youth are welcome to share their ideas and issues.

Washington College Job Fair Date: Wednesday the 17th March 17 Time: 10:30am-3pm Location: Cain Gym - 300 Washington Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620	Contact: Washington College Career Center PH: 410 778-2800 Email: kgreenlee2@washcoll.edu URL: www.career.washcoll.edu
Please join us for Washington College's Annual Job Fair. Students in Free. Positions Available: Full-Time Jobs Part - Time Jobs Internships Graduate Schools

Kent County Adolescent Substance Abuse Coalition (ASAC) Date: Wednesday the 17th March 17 Time: 3:00pm Location: Kent County Local Management Board	Contact: Karen Cotton PH: 410-810-2673 Email: kcotton@kentgov.org URL: www.kentasac.org
Join community members and agency representatives for an open discussion around youth substance abuse issues in Kent County.

Want to Learn about Your County Government? Date: Thursday the 18th March 18 Time: 7:00pm Location: Book Plate, 112 S. Cross St, Chestertown, MD 21620	Contact: William W. Pickrum PH: 410-778-4600 Email: kentcounty@kentgov.org URL: www.kentcounty.com
A free non-partisan monthly seminar on Kent County government operations.Topics will include, General Governance, Water and Waste Water Management, Law Enforcement, Emergency Operations, Public School System,County Parks and Recreation System, State Relationships, Budgeting and more. Seminars will include occasional invited guest speakers. Wonder how the County and State relate to each other?

Wise Latinas, Black Raconteurs and White Umpires Date: Thursday the 18th Thursday, March 18 Time: 7:30pm Location: Litrenta Lecture Hall, Toll Science Center, Washington College

Contact: C.V. Starr Center PH: 410–810–7161 Email: jendicott2@washcoll.edu URL: http://www.starrcenter.washcoll.edu/events_progra

Conceptions of Race and Judging in Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, 1955-2009. The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience Presents Sherrilyn Ifill, professor at the University of Maryland School of Law. Since 1955, when John Marshall Harlan was nominated to the Supreme Court just after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, questions about race have played a central part in Supreme Court confirmation hearings. This was never truer than in the contentious confirmation hearings of the first Latina Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor. Sherrilyn Ifill, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, explores this history and examines whether race matters in judicial decision-making.

Lenten Love Feast Date: Saturday the 20th Time: 7pm Location: Christ United Methodist Church

Contact: Church Office PH: 410-778-0911 Email: christumc1@verizon.net URL: www.christmethodistchestertown.org

Christ United Methodist Church will host its second annual Lenten Love Feast–a celebration of Word, Song, and Symbol centered around traditional Biblical Lenten lessons. Inspired by and adapted from early Moravian celebrations, the Love Feast originated among believers who met and broke bread together, thus, signifying their union and equality. Our Feast is primarily a service of song and thanksgiving. Christ United Methodist Church, 401 High St., Chestertown

62nd Annual Open Juried Art Show Date: Sunday the 21st March 21–April 11 Time: 9am–5pm Location: Galleries of Heron Point	Contact: Chestertown Arts League PH: 410-778-5789 Email: artsleague@verizon.net URL: www.chestertownartsleague.net
This popular art exhibit includes works in all fine arts media submitted by artists from throughout the region. The show is open to the public daily, 9am–5pm. Opening reception is Sunday, March 21, 2–4pm; awards presentation at 3pm. Heron Point, 501 E Campus Ave, Chestertown

March Open House Camp Tockwogh Date: Sunday the 21st March 21 Time: 1pm Location: Camp Tockwogh	Contact: PH: 410-348-6000 Email: awhite@ymcade.org URL: www.tockwogh.org
Come find out what Camp Tockwogh's overnight Summer Camp Program is all about! Meet the staff and enjoy a tour of the property, located on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay. FREE! Camp Tockwogh, 24370 Still Pond Neck Rd., Worton

Community Forest Management Planning in Kent County Date: Tuesday the 23rd Tuesday, March 23 Time: 12 Noon Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall, Washington College

Contact: Anne Singer PH: 410-778-7221 Email: wc_all@washcoll.edu URL: www.wc-all.washcoll.edu

Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning 'Learn at Lunch' series presents Carl Gallegos who will help us see the forest and trees with his lecture on tree management in Kent County. Mr. Gallegos worked with Washington College Center for Environment and Society to develop a forest master plan for four towns in the county. He has advanced degrees in forestry and related topics and has developed natural resource management programs in Central and South America as well as Africa. Lunch is a full service buffet that costs $15 for WC-ALL members and $20 for non-members. Reservations are required by March 17.

Daniel Handler a.k.a. Lemony Snicket–Sophie Kerr Weekend Speaker Date: Friday the 26th Time: 4pm Location: Decker Theatre, Washington College

Contact: Kathryn Bursick PH: 410-778-7899 Email: kbursick2@washcoll.edu URL: http://lithouse.washcoll.edu

Daniel Handler is the author of the literary novels The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and, most recently, Adverbs. Under the name Lemony Snicket he has also written a sequence of books for children, known collectively as A Series of Unfortunate Events, which have sold more than 53 million copies and were the basis of a film starring Jim Carrey. His intricate and witty writing style has won him numerous fans for his critically acclaimed literary work and his wildly successful children's books. Handler has worked intermittently in film and music, most recently in collaboration with composer Nathaniel Stookey on a piece commissioned and recorded by the San Francisco Symphony, entitled "The Composer Is Dead," which has been performed all over the world and is now a book with CD. An adjunct accordionist for the music group The Magnetic Fields, he is also the author of Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Biography, The Beatrice Letters, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid, and two books for Christmas: The Lump of Coal and The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: a Christmas story. He is the screenwriter of the film Rick, a revamp of the Verdi opera Rigoletto, and the film adaptation of Joel Rose's novel Kill the Poor, and has written for The New York Times, Newsday, San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Chickfactor, and various anthologies, and was the chair of the Judging Panel for the National Book Awards in Young People's Literature, 2008. His current projects include a fourth novel for adults, a picture book in collaboration with Maira Kalman and the script for the long-awaited second Snicket movie. "Daniel Handler something like an American Nabokov."–Dave Eggers "One of our most dazzling literary conjurers."–Michael Chabon "Sentence by sentence, Handler dazzles, teases the unwary with unforeseeable perceptions."–San Francisco Chronicle Sponsored by: The Sophie Kerr Committee and The Rose O'Neill Literary House Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College, Chestertown

Kent County Relay For Life Kick Off Party Date: Friday the 26th March 26 Time: 7pm Location: Fish Whistle, 98 Cannon Street, Chestertown	Contact: Rebecca Blizzard PH: 410-810-0686 Email: URL: www.relayforlife.org/kentmd
DJ Dicky Nickerson will provide music for the evening, Food/drinks, 50/50 raffle, Guest Bartender's, Bar Crawlers from Bar Crawler Magazine!

Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament Date: Saturday the 27th March 27 Time: 6pm Location: Chestertown Fire Hall	Contact: Jennifer Pollard PH: 443-480-0282 Email: URL:
SUPER DEEP STACK, $100 buy-in for $25,000 in chips. Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament to benefit Chester River Rowing Club. Beer, food and homemade desserts available for sale. 50/50 Raffle and other give-aways.

Inna Faliks Concert Date: Sunday the 28th Time: 4pm Location: Decker Theatre, Washington College	Contact: PH: 410-778-7839 Email: URL:
The Washington College Concert Series–now in its 58th season–will host an exciting 2009–2010 line-up of performances. Single tickets can be purchased at the door, $15 for adults and $5 for youth and students. Season tickets are available for $50 per person in advance or at the box office on performance nights. Decker Theatre, Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College, Chestertown

The Untold Story Behind the Fall of the Berlin Wall Date: Monday the 29th Monday, March 29 Time: 7:30pm Location: Hynson Lounge at Hodson Commons, Washington College

Contact: C.V. Starr Center PH: 410–810–7161 Email: jendicott2@washcoll.edu URL: http://www.starrcenter.washcoll.edu/events_program

The Year That Changed the World: Author/journalist Michael Meyer provides a riveting eyewitness account of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe that rewrites our conventional understanding of how the Cold War came to an end and holds important lessons for America's current geopolitical challenges. In 1989, Meyer was Newsweek's bureau chief for Germany and Eastern Europe. He is currently Director of Communications and Speechwriting for the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon. Book signing to follow.

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