Category: Press Releases

News and updates from our Easton businesses and local organizations.

Jul 16
Hopeful 2020 Campaign Inspires Community to Action

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 […]

Jul 13
Jazz music on our virtual stage

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 […]

Jul 08
Chesapeake Film Festival Comes to You Virtually This Year!

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 […]

Jun 30
Chesapeake Music Steps Out of its Comfort Zone with Virtual Concerts

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 […]

Jun 18
Shelter Guests Thank TIS Supporters for COVID Kindness

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 […]

Jun 17
Terrasse Spa at the Tidewater Inn opens in downtown Easton

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 […]

Jun 08
Academy Art Museum’s 2020 Virtual Juneteenth Celebration Honors Eric Lowery

The Academy Art Museum will host a virtual Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 featuring national as well as local African American artists and their arts.  Juneteenth, one of the most important holidays in the country, marks the abolition of slavery. This year, in addition to commemorating Emancipation Day, celebrating the […]

Jun 01
A Happy Place celebrates June with new works by Diane DuBois Mullaly

Do you find joy in seeing life through an artist’s eyes? And happiness in losing yourself in a beautiful original painting? The new gallery and thrifty boutique, A Happy Place, is open and celebrating June with an exhibit of new plein air and studio landscapes by nationally recognized oil painter Diane DuBois Mullaly. “As a […]

May 26
Third Annual ECAS High School Choral Competition Results Announced

Easton Choral Arts Society’s Third Annual High School Choral Competition took place in the Talbot County Auditorium at Easton High School on February 29. Sincethe results of the Competition took a backseat to pandemic news around the world, the organization recently announced the winners of that Choral Competition.  Taking First Place, with a prize of $2500, was […]

May 14
Chesapeake Music Presents Virtual Virtuosi! A Virtual Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival 2020

Chesapeake Music celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival this June with an exciting, virtual festival. Internationally-known Artistic Directors, Marcy Rosen and Catherine Cho have put together a wonderful series of concerts to bring extraordinary music to our audience, given stay-at-home restrictions caused by COVID-19.  It is a pleasure to welcome back the distinguished […]