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Posted in Announcement
Easton, MD
February 2012
In conjunction with its current exhibition, Mark Rothko: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, the Academy Art Museum recently presented a talk on Mark Rothko, “Looking at Rothko,” by Dr. Harry Cooper, Curator of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Art. Cooper discussed the development of Rothko’s artistic style through the original paintings and drawings on exhibit.
Pictured is Dr. Harry Cooper, Curator of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Art, discussing the development of Rothko’s artistic style through the original paintings and drawings on exhibit at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD through April 22, 2012.
Posted in Across the Borders, Arts
February 2012
Easton, MD
The Bazaar at 121 Federal Street in Easton is holding its popular bag sale on Friday, February 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Shoppers can fill bags with previously discounted men’s, women’s and children’s clothing. Bags are available for $5 and $10.
The Bazaar is operated by the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. All sales benefit the programs and services of Memorial Hospital. For more information about donating gently worn clothing and how to become an auxiliary volunteer, call 410-822-2031.
Posted in Across the Borders, Announcement
Easton, Maryland
February 17, 2012
Dr. Susan Swearer, professor of school psychology and co-director of the Bullying Research Network, based out of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present a discussion on bullying to the community at-large on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at The Country School in Easton, Md. Her talk will include how to manage difficult situations within a school environment and also how to encourage positive behavior from students.
Over the past decade, Dr. Swearer, a licensed psychologist, has collected data and conducted staff training in elementary, middle, and high schools, with the goal of helping school personnel establish cost-effective and data-based strategies to reduce bullying behaviors. Her Target Bullying Intervention Program has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and she was an invited presenter at the most recent White House Bullying Prevention Conference. She has authored over 100 book chapters and articles on the topics of bullying, depression, and anxiety in school-aged youth and is the co-author of the recently published book, Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools (Swearer, Espelage, & Napolitano, 2009). In addition, she has co-edited two other bullying-related books.
Neil Mufson, The Country School’s headmaster remarks, “Dr. Swearer has worked with our faculty on these important topics, and while she will work with our teachers again on this visit, we also recognize the importance of strong education for parents on matters related to bullying. We are fortunate that Dr. Swearer will return to our school and also address the greater community about this priority issue.”
The presentation will begin at 7 pm at The Country School in Easton, Maryland, located at 716 Goldsborough Street. Reservations are not required and admission to the event is free. A video of the presentation will be available on the home page of http://www.countryschool.org/ beginning March 21, 2012.
About The Country School
The Country School is an independent, coeducational, Kindergarten through eighth-grade school founded in 1934 that embodies its motto, “The way school should be!” Its mission and philosophy is to offer a challenging program in a nurturing environment with small classes, individual attention, and outstanding teachers as its hallmarks. A traditional, structured, responsive, and age-appropriate curriculum focuses on building basic skills and serves a range of student abilities within a family school context. The school strives to educate the whole child in an atmosphere that fosters high academic standards, instills a love of learning, and provides a solid foundation for future education. Enrichment in the arts, athletics, and co-curricular activities offers additional arenas for individual achievement and leadership. By emphasizing the importance of strong values and character, the faculty consistently reinforces responsible behavior, self-discipline, and positive attitudes. Working in concert, The Country School teachers and parents help students develop confidence and competence and reach toward their highest potential. To learn more about The Country School, visit http://www.countryschool.org or contact Kim Balderson, director of admissions, at 410.822.1935, ext. 130 or kbalderson@countryschool.org.
Posted in Education, Event, Lecture/Talk
Federalsburg, MD
February 2012
Friday Nites in Caroline presents the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jazz Ensemble, Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at Colonel Richardson High School Auditorium in Federalsburg.
UMES Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II
Back by popular demand, the UMES Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. John R. Lamkin II consists of 20 members that include five saxophones, four trombones, five trumpets, two bass players, two percussionists, a piano player and a vocalist. The ensemble has distinguished itself by performing several concerts for area schools as well as for various community functions. In 2007 the band performed during the Inaugural Ball for Governor-Elect Martin O’Malley at the Convention Center in Baltimore. Locally, they have entertained the Cambridge Elks Club during their Veterans Day Ceremony and for the Salisbury VFW Post 10159. The ensemble has also toured St. Thomas, Virgin Islands in the spring of 2004 and 2008, Ghana in the spring of 2005, and has also played in Chicago, Florida and New York.
The UMES Jazz Ensemble has also been honored to have performed with several legendary jazz musicians. Most notable have been organist, Shirley Scott; trombonist, Steve Turre; trumpeter, Nicholas Patton; saxophonist, Benny Golson; bassist, Larry Ridley; pianist, Onaje Allan Gumbs; trumpeter, Dr. Donald Byrd; saxophonist, Stanley Turrentine; trombonist, Wycliffe Gordon; vocalist, Bilal; and trumpeter, Wynton Marsalis.
“Many of the members of the Ensemble have gone on to become highly successful music educators and sought after professional musicians,” said Lamkin. “There are also a few members of the band who are community musicians who donate their time and talent to the Jazz Ensemble because they love to play their instruments and they love jazz. They are truly an inspiration to the students in the band.”
Most of the students in the band are music education majors, who are preparing to spread the knowledge they are gaining about the jazz idiom once they graduate and become educators. They also play regularly in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and for area schools and community functions.
For more information contact the Library at 410-479-1343, info@carolib.org
Friday Nites in Caroline is presented by the Caroline County Council of Arts and the Caroline County Public Library; is sponsored by Tri Gas & Oil, Best Western Denton Inn and the Maryland States Arts Council and is FREE for all attendees.
Posted in Event, Federalsburg
RIDGELY, MD
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
From the wild flurry of a flock rising over a corn field to a bright-eyed fox stalking its prey, Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Adkins Arboretum’s thirteenth annual Art Competition, is a varied portrait of the Eastern Shore. Including paintings, photographs, prints, and ceramics, the show is on view in the Arboretum Visitor’s Center through March 30. There will be a reception to meet the artists Sat., Feb. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m.
The Arboretum was honored to have Erik Neil, executive director of the Academy Art Museum in Easton, as the juror for this year’s show. Of the 122 entries drawn from as far away as California, Neil chose 22 of them to be in the show.
It was also his task to choose the winners of the annual Leon Andrus Awards. Named for the Arboretum’s first benefactor, these prizes were awarded by Neil to four of the artworks in the show.
First prize went to “Native/Invasive,” Baltimore artist Christine Neill’s nearly four-foot-tall scene combining watercolor and digital photography. Painted with confident strokes of subtle color, its two graceful plant forms float one above the other over a background of tangled underwater plants and watery reflections.
Neil said, “I selected this watercolor and digital print because I admired the ambitious scale, the sensibility of color, and the satisfying composition.”
There’s a very different atmosphere in the second-prize winner, “Mill Creek,” an acrylic painting by Mark Wotherspoon of Dover. Still and hazy as an old mirror, its waterway runs through a wetland thickly bordered with billowing trees.
“I liked the mood and the combination of the intense green with an almost naive definition of the forms,” Neil explained. “The painting has a dreamy or even surreal feel.”
Neil also awarded two Honorable Mentions. The first went to “November Adkins Arboretum,” a photograph by Karen Klinedinst, of Baltimore, for her use of new technologies to create mood. In this case, it’s the bittersweet beauty of late autumn. Captured with her iPhone while she was walking in the Arboretum, the shadowy edges of this photo intensify the warm golden glow of a bare oak tree standing in a weedy clearing.
Very different is the second Honorable Mention. Chosen for its simple composition and mastery of technique, “Wild Ginger” by botanical artist Jerry Kurtzweg is a giclée print of a graphite drawing with every curve of its scalloped leaves precisely captured in a soft, understated drawing style.
This is a diverse and lively show. There’s beauty in the patterns of river birch twigs imprinted on a ceramic vase by Paul Aspell, and in the soft light slanting through the trees in a photograph taken with a pinhole camera by Mary Agnes Williams. There’s also food for thought in “Scarey House,” Julia Burr’s painting of the long-abandoned home, and the distant cooling tower rising over a quiet marsh in Richard Hall’s photograph, “Wetlands in the Balance.” Neil’s choice of these works reflects the wide variety of landscapes on Delmarva, from wetlands to farmlands to forests, as well as offers a view of the many ways that artists see them.
This show is part of Adkins Arboretum’s ongoing exhibition series of work on natural themes by regional artists, supported in part by Caroline County Council of Arts. It is on view through March 30 at the Arboretum Visitor’s Center located at 12610 Eveland Road near Tuckahoe State Park in Ridgely. Contact the Arboretum at 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or info@adkinsarboretum.org for gallery hours.
Posted in Education, Environment, Ridgely
On February 19, from 1:00pm-2:30pm, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Wildlife Biologist Sam Droege will teach a course on Planting for Native Bees at Adkins Arboretum.
More than 75 percent of flowering plants rely on pollinators, but pollinator populations are in decline in North America. Without them, the ability of agricultural crops and wild plants to produce food products and seeds is jeopardized. Learn why “bees are not optional,” identify native bees, manage your landscape and lawn for them, and choose a variety of plants to attract native bee species.
Registration required. Fee: $15 members, $20 general public
Visit https://adkinsarboretumorg.presencehost.net/programs_events/event_calendar.html/event/2012/02/19/planting-for-native-bees to register.
Posted in Event, Recreation, Ridgely
February 9, 2012
Washington, DC
Today, Reps. Andy Harris (MD-01) and Richard Hanna (NY-24) introduced legislation to establish The Harriet Tubman National Historical Park co-located in Maryland and New York. The Maryland portion of the park would be located in Caroline, Dorchester and Talbot Counties and the New York location would be in Auburn.
“These parks would honor the significant legacy and achievements of one of America’s most important African American leaders,” said Rep. Andy Harris (MD-01). “The park will provide a wonderful opportunity to observe the historic landscape surrounding Maryland’s portion of the Underground Railroad. I eagerly anticipate working with Congressman Hanna and the Members of the Maryland and New York delegations to help advance this important piece of legislation.”
“Harriet Tubman was an incredible American, woman and humanitarian,” U.S. Representative Richard Hanna said. “It is only right that we honor and celebrate her life in an appropriate way. Since coming to Congress, I’ve worked to make that happen and make this a reality for the city of Auburn. This bill is a big step toward that goal.”
“I look forward to working with Congressman Harris, and the entire New York and Maryland delegations to make these parks for Harriet Tubman a reality.”
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Posted in Announcement, News, Press Release, Tourism
February 8, 2012
Chester River Health and Shore Health will host a series of community listening forums to gather community input for a regionalization study that explores the benefits of a regional approach to providing health care for Caroline, Dorchester, Kent , Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties. The community is invited to attend these forums to learn more, share ideas and ask questions about the Mid-shore healthcare needs.
The community forums are scheduled for the following dates, times and locations:
Thursday, February 23, 7:00 pm Sudlersville Fire Department, 203 S Church St, Sudlersville
Saturday, February 25, 9:30 am Rock Hall Fire Department, 21500 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall
Monday, February 27, 7:00 pm Kent County Community Center, 11041 Worton Rd, Worton
Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 pm Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St, Denton
Monday, March 5, 7:00 pm Dorchester County Public Library, 303 Gay St, Cambridge
Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 pm Shore Medical Pavilion, 125 Shoreway Drive, Queenstown
Thursday March 8, 7:00 pm Talbot County Community Center, 10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton
The public is invited to attend.
Speakers will provide a brief overview of the study process, which was announced by the two not-for-profit health care systems on December 16, 2011. Feedback received during the forums will be compiled and shared with the Regionalization Study Committee. This process allows community perspectives to be included in the evaluation of the opportunities a regionalized approach to healthcare delivery might offer.
The Regionalization Study Committee will meet through early summer 2012, at which time recommendations will be submitted for review by the respective Boards of the Chester River Health System and the Shore Health System.
Members of the community can also ask questions or provide comments by visiting midshorehealthcare.org.
Posted in Announcement, Health
RIDGELY, MD
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Adkins Arboretum announces that Henry Brandt of Centreville has joined its Board of Trustees. Brandt, a financial advisor with Lovett Advisors LLC in Wilmington, Del., has a background in banking, insurance and consulting. He is a longtime member of numerous community organizations, including Choptank Ruritan Club, Caroline County Farm Bureau and Caroline County’s chapter of the American Heart Association.
Sydney Gadd Doehler of Centreville was named president of the Arboretum Board of Trustees at its January meeting. Doehler boasts an extensive background in management and currently manages the Social Security Administration’s life-cycle AT&T program team. She is a member of Queen Anne’s County Historical Society, Chester River Association and Corsica River Foundation.
“We’re pleased to welcome Henry Brandt, a longtime resident of both Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties,” said Arboretum Executive Director Ellie Altman. “His experience serving on numerous local nonprofit boards, and his knowledge of business finance, will make him an invaluable member of the Board.”
Added Altman, “Sydney Doehler is passionate about the Arboretum’s mission, which makes her a tremendous ambassador for promoting the Arboretum’s program. Her way of tackling challenges is to engage others and never allow moss to grow beneath her feet.”
Posted in Announcement, Ridgely
RIDGELY, MD
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Adkins Arboretum has announced the winter and spring lineup for its popular Soup ’n Walk programs. Discover green plants in winter, early blooms and fleeting ephemeral flowers. Following a guided walk through the Arboretum’s woodland, meadows and wetland, enjoy a delicious and nutritious lunch along with a brief lesson about the meal’s nutritional value.
Docent Julianna Pax points out the architecture of the winter forest during a Soup ’n Walk program at Adkins Arboretum. The winter Soup ’n Walk series begins Sat., Feb. 18.
Copies of recipes are provided. Offerings include:
Seeking Snow and Winter Warmth
Sat., Feb. 18, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Search out green plants that cherish the warm winter sun, and possibly snow-covered plants, on this wintry walk. Plants of interest include mosses, cranefly orchid, magnolia and holly leaves, pine and red cedar needles, Christmas fern and the stems of strawberry bush and greenbrier. Menu: Chicken soup with greens and sweet potatoes, broccoli bud salad, pumpernickel bread with mint jelly, and gingerbread with lemon sauce.
Buds and Early Blooms
Sat., March 17, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Many trees and shrubs are sporting new spring buds, fiddleheads are emerging on Christmas fern, and early pink and purple blooms are beginning to appear. Register for a one-hour or two-hour walk to check out skunk cabbage, spring beauty, and bloodroot blooms and the soft buds of paw paw, dogwood, hickory and tulip tree. Menu: Carrot and cauliflower soup with herbs, avocado and pink grapefruit salad, dill rye bread with strawberry jam, and chocolate walnut cookies.
Fleeting Ephemerals
Sat., April 21, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Appearing in early spring, ephemerals flower, fruit, and die back in a short period of time. Join a one-hour or two-hour walk to catch glimpses of pink spring beauty, Mayapple, dogwood blossoms, yellow trout lily, golden groundsel, sassafras and spicebush blooms, and white beech tree blossoms. Menu: Kale, corn, and black bean soup, golden carrot salad, whole wheat cinnamon raisin walnut bread, and pumpkin spice bars.
Each Soup ’n Walk program is $20 per person for members, $25 per person for the general public. Register at www.adkinsarboretum.org or call 410-634-2847, ext. 0. To schedule Soup ’n Walk programs for groups of 15 or more, contact Ginna Tiernan, Adult Program Coordinator, at 410-634-2847, ext. 27 or gtiernan@adkinsarboretum.org.
Posted in Environment, Event, Recreation, Ridgely
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