Category: Press Releases

News and updates from our Easton businesses and local organizations.

Sep 09
Academy Art Museum Announces the 25th Annual Craft Show

This year’s 25th annual Academy Art Museum Craft Show, will be held on October 22 & 23 with a Preview Event on October 21. The show will feature 60 juried exhibitors, including established artists, returning favorites from years past and more than 28 artists new to the show. Participating artists create work in all media […]

Sep 02
Easton Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast to Be Held October 27

On Thursday, October 27, 2022, from 7 to 9 a.m., Easton’s 39th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will be held at the Tidewater Inn in Easton. This year’s breakfast will feature John Hill of Trappe a retired geologist and mining engineer, currently serving as a pastor of 300CHURCH (Harrington Baptist Church in DE), and Samantha Martinez […]

Aug 24
Chesapeake Film Festival Continues Virtually and FREE October 3 through October 9, 2022

Drive up to The Automat with Mel Brooks. Go back in time on The Long Shore of the Chesapeake with Pete Lesher, curator of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.  Let Cicely Tyson introduce you to The Other Boys of Summer who played in the Negro League alongside Jackie Robinson. Take these and other trips back in time during the Virtual Chesapeake Film […]

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Aug 16
For All Seasons Leads Community Conversation on Suicide Prevention at Avalon Lecture

Suicide is a leading cause of death on the Eastern Shore, in Maryland, and the United States. Each year, For All Seasons, shines a light on suicide prevention with its No Matter What … You Matter campaign. This initiative’s goal is to prevent suicide on Maryland’s Eastern Shore through education and increased access to crisis resources. This […]

Aug 13
Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week Starts Sunday, Continues Through Saturday

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 12, 2022) – Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week kicks off this Sunday with big savings for consumers in need of a new wardrobe for school, work, spending time outside or just hanging around the house. “Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week is the annual reminder that summer is drawing to an end and kids will soon […]

Aug 10
Brookletts Place Offers Presentation for Seniors About “Getting Back Out There” and Social Isolation

Brookletts Place Senior Center is hosting a presentation, “Getting Back Out There: How to Re-Engage After the Pandemic,” on September 29 at 1 p.m. at Brookletts Place in Easton. The presentation will explore elder abuse and social isolation, as well as how to re-engage seniors as a result of the pandemic. The panel of aging experts […]

Aug 08
Easton Choral Arts Society Invites Singers to Open Rehearsals

Summer is flying by, while ECAS searches for a new director to replace Wes Lockfaw. In the meantime, the ECAS music committee has chosen the program for December’s “Christmas Around the World” concert. Rehearsals will begin on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., starting August 23at Christ Church in Easton. However, ECAS is not a […]

  • Arts
Aug 02
Studio B Art Gallery celebrates Plein Air Easton artists during ‘Easton Night Out’ on August 5

On the First Friday of every month, downtown Easton shops and galleries are open late and live music is performed throughout the district. Studio B Art Gallery invites you to make it one of your stops during the festivities for a special opening exhibit celebrating the gallery’s featured artists that have participated in previous Plein […]

  • Arts
Aug 02
Delmarva’s Premier Craft Beer Festival Returns to Easton, MD on October 1

The 7th annual Easton Beer Fest is set to return on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Delmarva’s premier craft beer festival continues to grow and will provide one of the best beer sampling and festival experiences on Maryland’s Eastern Shore this fall. Over 40 breweries, wineries, and distilleries will be pouring 120+ craft beers, ciders, seltzers, […]

Jul 29
Environmental Themes Prominent In 2022 Chesapeake Film Festival

Many of our nation’s waterways are much cleaner than they were 50 years ago thanks, in part, to the Clean Water Act of 1972.  Yet today, nearly half of U.S. streams, lakes and underwater aquifers are so polluted that they are not safe for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life, including some in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. […]