Category: Press Releases

Long before the news was all COVID-19 all the time, the three-person steering committee of the Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay (PAPCB) met for a winter lunch and planning session. Each floated their ideas, they made a weekly schedule, and agreed who would contact which property owners for permission to paint on their […]

On Saturday, April 11, the Neighborhood Service Center partnered with The Milestone in Easton to give away Easter baskets to 400 children in their first Drive-Thru Easter Basket Giveaway.  The event was held in the parking lot at Easton High School to help local families celebrate the Easter holiday during this time of social distancing.  […]

Necessity is the mother of invention and when COVID-19 arrived on the Mid-Shore in March, many of the Shore’s businesses had to reinvent how they were delivering goods and services. The Talbot County Emergency Operations Center is helping businesses and organizations to understand CDC and Health Department requirements.  With the popular Easton Farmers Market scheduled […]

The Academy Art Museum is providing various forms of art engagement while the museum is tentatively closed until April 30, 2020. The sudden arrival of the coronavirus (Covid–19) on the Eastern Shore has left people of all ages shocked and confused. Children, in particular, may be feeling sad, angry, frustrated or bored. The Museum is […]

As part of efforts to connect customers with the small businesses that need them most, Discover Easton has introduced Social Distancing Bingo as a fun way to safely support local businesses. The bingo card offers fun challenges for locals to complete. Each task benefits a local business, strengthens bonds to the community, and offers a […]

Showings of the film Fantastic Fungi now will be offered online on Thurs., March 26. The 4 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight screenings include live Q & A sessions with filmmaker and time-lapse photography pioneer Louie Schwartzberg, along with mycologist Paul Stamets. Advanced registration is at fantasticfungi.com/connect. Schwartzberg is credited with Moving Art, Wings of Life, Mysteries of the Unseen Worlds 3D IMAX, and more, with Fantastic […]

This spring the Academy Art Museum celebrates newly-renovated Museum space and a new Courtyard Entrance following a major construction project completed over the winter. The Museum will “Open New Doors” to the community on Saturday, June 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conjunction with the Juneteenth Community Celebration. The Museum’s Capital Campaign, Open […]

Easton, MD- Kiln Born Creations is offering paint your own pottery to go boxes for customers who are planning to self quarantine. The boxes will include all the things needed to paint your project at home. Stop by the studio at 1 S. Washington Street in Easton anytime from 10 am – 5 pm Monday […]

Out of an abundance of caution and after consulting with local health and government officials, Discover Easton has decided to cancel the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Potato Race scheduled for Tuesday, March 17.  This is a very difficult call for us, as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of our favorite events […]

The Easton Choral Arts Society (ECAS) will present its annual spring concert, “Gems from Vienna,” on Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 19 at 4 p.m. at Christ Church Easton. For the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Easton Choral Arts will present music from the “Four Gems of Vienna” – composers Ludwig […]