August 2019- As the Comptroller says, “It’s the most wonderful shopping time of the year.” Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week is almost here. And while the week is meant to promote back-to-school shopping in Maryland retailers, it’s important to remember that this is a great opportunity to promote the savings that all your customers can receive, […]
Plein Air Easton, the largest and most prestigious plein air festival in the nation, just completed its celebrated 15th year. It is widely recognized that a huge part of that success is a result of strong community support for the event and remarkably diverse partnerships between the event’s producer, the Avalon Foundation, Friends of Plein […]
EASTON, Md. – The inaugural Easton Arts District Culture Crossing will be held on Saturday, July 13, from noon to 4 p.m. Culture Crossing is an artisan’s summer showcase celebrating the diversity of Easton’s neighborhoods. It is the first event being presented by the Easton Arts District. Maryland Secretary of Commerce Kelly M. Schulz recently announced […]
July 2019- Our office is happy to announce the State’s choice of Easton as its newest Arts & Entertainment District. The new Easton Arts District, covering large parts of the Easton Historic District and outlying neighborhoods, will provide dramatic tax and marketing benefits to artists and arts organizations that sell or create artwork, perform music […]
The Trippe Gallery, located on Harrison Street, is poised to celebrate its sixth anniversary at its current location in November 2019. What began in 2011 as a collaboration of studio and gallery space between two artist friends, fine art photographer Nanny Trippe and watercolor painter Don Hilderbrandt, has evolved into one of the Eastern Shore’s […]
FREE SCULPTURE DEMONSTRATION AT STUDIO B ART GALLERY Studio B Art Gallery is pleased to announce a FREE Portrait Sculpture Demonstration in clay by Maryland Artist Rick Casali on July 18th. Casali is internationally known for his fine portraits in oils and bronze. This is a great opportunity to observe the sculpture process, and to participate in Q&A […]
EASTON, Md. – Maryland Secretary of Commerce Kelly M. Schulz recently announced Easton as one of two new Arts and Entertainment Districts in Maryland. Easton will join 26 existing Districts in the state in offering marketing and tax-related incentives to help current and prospective artists, arts organizations, and other creative enterprises, incentives that are aimed […]
EXHIBITIONS The following Academy Art Museum exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat. Open daily, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955 Through July 10, 2019 Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue aim to present a […]
We’re Shooting a New Commercial! Friday, June 14 & Saturday, June 15 NOTE: We’ve taken the form below down for now while we go through all the submissions we’ve already received. If we decide we need more extras, we will re-open the form. Thank you to all those that have already submitted! We’re looking for […]
June 2019- The transition from winter to warmer months is always a welcome time of the year on the Eastern Shore; the cold snap breaks and patrons begin returning to their usual shopping habits, getting ready for vacation, holidays, and much more. Summer’s arrival is certainly not discreet in Easton, as diners begin clambering for […]