Category: Press Releases

Bringing Our Festival to the World and the World to Our Festival… For Free! From films made around the Chesapeake Bay, to films produced on the West Coast, to films from across the ocean, our 2020 Festival promises to be the most diverse and exciting in the 13-year-history of the Chesapeake Film Festival. It’s virtual. […]

The Rotary Club of Easton, Maryland is fulfilling Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self” in preparation for its centennial in 2021 with the launch of an improvement project and new construction at Easton’s Idlewild Park. The pavilion renovations and creation of a new Rotary Centennial Flags for Heroes Court are being done in recognition of […]

Thursday, October 1—Sunday, October 4, 2020 The pandemic can’t stop the Chesapeake Film Festival from giving our valued film enthusiasts and supporters another fabulous cinema experience in 2020. At NO COST to you, you’ll receive a four-day All Festival pass to watch any or all of 45 films selected from more than 200 submissions. It’s […]

The Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD is excited to announce the culmination of its $5+ million capital campaign which will open new doors to the arts and build a legacy for the Museum. The campaign will allow the Museum to build on its achievements by expanding the reach of its educational programs and the […]

A crowd of over 100 people joined Dock Street Foundation, Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Avalon Foundation, Talbot County Arts Council, and Discover Easton to kick-off the celebration of Hopeful 2020 on July 10th in Thompson Park (corner of Dover and Washington Streets) in Easton. The event included the unveiling of two art sculptures, located at the corner of Washington and […]

For your enjoyment we will be presenting preselected Jazz music on our virtual stage located on our website, chesapeakemusic.org > First up will be the amazing MONTY ALEXANDER and then a week or so later the dazzling BRIA SKONBERG. Monty and Bria were two of our headliners for the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival that was […]

Our Mission: Celebrating Film, Strengthening Our Community The Chesapeake Film Festival’s commitment to bringing outstanding independent films to the people of the Chesapeake Bay area remains a priority despite the challenges of 2020. Because of the pandemic, CFF has had to figure out an alternate means of delivering those films to you. Our answer is a […]

By mid-April, it was clear that the June in-person Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival would not celebrate its 35th Anniversary.  The Coronavirus had put a hold on all community gatherings.  Knowing how much the audience looks forward to the Festival, Artistic Directors Marcy Rosen and Catherine Cho proposed a virtual festival, an undertaking that was new […]

Imagine having spent months or even years working your way back from homelessness, and coming within arm’s reach of self-sufficiency, only to have an unpredictable and uncontrollable event threaten everything you have fought so hard to achieve.  For many of the guests in Talbot Interfaith Shelter’s (TIS) S4 Program – Shelter, Stability, Support, Success -the […]

EASTON, MARYLAND – Tidewater Inn is pleased to announce the official opening of a full-service luxury spa in the heart of downtown Easton. Located inside the Tidewater Inn, Terrasse Spa is now scheduled to open Friday, June 19, 2020 at 101 East Dover Street. Upon its opening, the staff will be trained to follow extensive […]