Kent County Events Calendar - January 2013


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  • The Garden Puppet Theatre–Mini-Museum
  • Tuesday, January 1   |  Month of January 1-31
  • This event runs January 1–31
  • Location: Kent County Visitor Center
  • Contact: Patsy Hornaday
  • Phone: 410-778-5841
  • Email: tph203@verizon.net
  • URL: www.kentcounty.com/tourism/
  • Ongoing exhibit throughout the year. Promoting the arts of puppetry and gardening in Kent County and the Martha Washington garden at the Visitor Center located in Chestertown at Cross & Maple Streets.
  • Marc and Ken Castelli Art Show
  • Wednesday, January 2   |  10am-5pm daily
  • This event runs January 2 to February 14, 2013
  • Location: Heron Point, 501 E. Campus Ave. Chestertown
  • Contact: Barbara Finneson
  • Phone: 410-778-3224
  • Email: finneson@verizon.net
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  • This is a spectacular father and son show of paintings of the Chesapeake Bay and its watermen. Marc works in watercolor and Ken works in oils. Some of Ken's ship models will also be on display
  • Chestertown's 1st Fridays
  • Friday, January 4   |  5–8pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown
  • Contact:
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  • URL: www.kentcounty.com/artsentertainment
  • Meander the red-brick, tree-lined sidewalks of Historic Chestertown, while enjoying extended shop hours and arts and entertainment throughout Downtown. For a list of activities, please check this calendar for specific listings.

  • The Artists' gallery winter sale
  • Friday, January 4   |  Jan.4- Jan 31. 10-5pm Sun. 12:30-4:30pm closed Mon.
  • Location: 239 High St. Chestertown Md.
  • Contact: The Artists' Gallery
  • Phone: 410-778-2425
  • Email:
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  • 15% off designated paintings and crafts
  • RiverArts Children's Show
  • Friday, January 4   |  5-8pm First Friday
  • This event runs January 4-26, 2013
  • Location: Chestertown RiverArts, 315 High Street, Suite 106
  • Contact: Chestertown RiverArts
  • Phone: 410-778-6300
  • Email: RiverArts@verizon.net
  • URL: www.ChestertownRiverArts.org
  • Full of imagination and color, the Annual Children's Show spotlights the work of talented students from our local schools.
  • Songs & Stories
  • Saturday, January 5   |  10-11:30am
  • Location: Kent School Little School
  • Contact: Vivienne Falanga or Tammi Stricker
  • Phone: 410-778-4100
  • Email: admissions@kentschool.org
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  • As a service to our families in the area we want to help keep your young children actively engaged this winter! The Little School at Kent School is hosting a FREE community children's event for children 6 and under. The Little School playground and classroom will also be open so children can enjoy some inside and outside play.
  • Live Playwrights' Society
  • Monday, January 7   |  7:30pm
  • Location: Garfield Center for the Arts at Prince Theatre
  • Contact: Lucia Foster
  • Phone: 410-810-2060
  • Email: lfoster@garfieldcenter.org
  • URL: www.garfieldcenter.org
  • The Live Playwrights' Society for Play Writers, Readers, Observers & Critics aims to foster a community of playwrights, actors and critics. This group meets the first Monday of every month at 7:30pm and is open to all ages. (Free!) New plays are read and critiqued each month!
  • Choral Concert
  • Friday, January 18   |  7:30pm
  • Location: Emmanuel Church, 101 N. Cross St., Chestertown, MD
  • Contact: Laura Kaufmann
  • Phone: 410 778 3477
  • Email: emmanuel778@verizon.net
  • URL: www.emmanuelchesterparish.org
  • The Changed Voice Choir, composed of graduates of the Maryland Boy Choir, will perform a concert of sacred and secular music at Emmanuel Church. Mostly from the Baltimore area, the young men have performed throughout Maryland and the United States. Tickets are available at the door: $20 for adults. Students and children are free. Meet the performers afterwards!
  • Kent Chamber Music Concert
  • Saturday, January 19   |  7pm
  • Location: St. Paul's Parish Kent, 7579 Sandy Bottom Road, Chestertown
  • Contact: Faith Souders
  • Phone: 410-810-2805
  • Email: fsouders@atlanticbb.net
  • URL: www.kentchambermusic.com
  • Fairmount Chamber Ensemble: an ensemble that has been performing in the Philadelphia area since l984 featuring Taia Harlos, violin, Beth Dzwil, viola, and Lynne Bratlie Belier, cello. Tickets $15.
  • Second Annual Let Us Sing Together, Children
  • Saturday, January 19   |  7pm
  • Location: The Garfield Center for the Arts
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-810-2060
  • Email:
  • URL: www.garfieldcenter.org/event/let-us-sing-together-
  • The Kent County Arts Council presents a concert celebrating Martin Luther King. Performers include a variety of local groups. For specific performers, check the provided link. Donations welcome.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
  • Monday, January 21   |  7-9:30am
  • Location: Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company
  • Contact: Leslie Prince Raimond
  • Phone: 410-778-1149
  • Email: kentcountyartscouncil@verizon.net
  • URL: kentcountyartscouncil.org
  • A celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King. 7 to 7:45 am Breakfast Buffet; 7:45- 8:00 Special Music; 8:00-9:30 Program and awards including the Humanitarian Award, and the Vincent Hynson memorial youth awards. Tickets $10: Scotties and Java Rock or at the door.
  • Midstream - Kelly Parisi Castro & Alessandra Manzotti
  • Friday, January 25   |  Wed-Fri 11-3. Sat 10-4
  • This event runs Jan. 25 - Feb. 24, 2013
  • Location: Carla Massoni Gallery, 203 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
  • Contact: Carla Massoni
  • Phone: 410-778-7330
  • Email: info@massoniart.com
  • URL: www.massoniart.com
  • Midstream - "an intermediate stage in an act or process." Artist/photographers Castro & Manzotti will exhibit new prints from "in process" bodies of work.
  • Axiom Brass/Washington College Community Concert Series
  • Friday, January 25   |  7:30pm
  • Location: Hotchkiss Recital Hall, Gibson Center for the Arts
  • Contact: Kate Bennett
  • Phone: 410-778-7839
  • Email: kbennett2@washcoll.edu
  • URL: www.wascoll.edu
  • Brass quintet concert
  • Kids Activity Day
  • Saturday, January 26   |  10-11:30am
  • Location: Kent School Little School
  • Contact: Vivienne Falanga or Tammi Stricker
  • Phone: 410-778-4100
  • Email: admissions@kentschool.org
  • URL: kentschool.org
  • We want to help keep your young children actively engaged this winter! The Little School at Kent School is hosting a FREE community childrenís event for children 6 and under. Mrs. Kent will be setting up the gym for you all to come and enjoy! Bring friends and come and have some fun! The Little School playground and classroom will also be open so children can enjoy some inside and outside play.
  • Reel Ideas: films celebrating change
  • Saturday, January 26   |  7pm
  • Location: CRA, 400 S. Cross St., Suite 2, Chestertown
  • Contact: Heather Forsyth
  • Phone: 410-271-6607
  • Email: info@chesterriverassociation.org
  • URL: www.chesterriverassociation.org
  • Three films celebrating the power of change: Marion Stoddard, the work of 1,000; 10,000 Trees; Biophilic Design. Join us for popcorn, inspiration, and conversation! Tickets $10 ($5 students)
  • 3rd Annual Andy’s Burger Night Revisited
  • Sunday, January 27   |  1-4pm
  • Location: Unity Church Hill Nursery
  • Contact: Andy
  • Phone: 443-480-1987
  • Email: andys.ctown@verizon.net
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  • Local producers showcase their beef, vegetables, bread, fruit, cheese, cider, beer & wine from Cecil, Kent, & Queen Anne’s Counties.
  • Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Chapter
  • Tuesday, January 29   |  7pm
  • Location: 914 Gateway Drive, Chestertown, MD
  • Contact: Linda Dutton
  • Phone: 443-480-3138
  • Email: dutton.linda@gmail.com
  • URL: pflagchestertown.org
  • Our monthly meetings are open to all. We offer support, education and advocacy opportunities. Meeting locations and program plans vary. Join our confidential mailing list using our website link for more details.
  • Open Mic Night
  • Wednesday, January 30   |  7:30pm
  • Location: Garfield Center for the Arts at Prince Theatre
  • Contact: Lucia Foster
  • Phone: 410-810-2060
  • Email: lfoster@garfieldcenter.org
  • URL: www.garfieldcenter.org
  • 'Open Mic Night' is free and open to all ages! Hosted by Ford Schumann - To request a time slot, Email Ford at fordo1@aol.com
  • A Biographer's Quest
  • Wednesday, January 30   |  5:30pm
  • Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall Commons, Washington College
  • Contact: Michael Buckley, Program Manager
  • Phone: 410-810-7156
  • Email: mbuckley3@washcoll.edu
  • URL: www.starrcenter.washcoll.edu
  • A talk by Patrick Henry Writing Fellow Neal Gabler on why he chose the late Senator Ted Kennedy as the subject for his next biography, and what a biography should be.
  • John Trumbull's 'Battle of Bunker Hill' and Historical Fiction
  • Thursday, January 31   |  5pm
  • Location: Casey Academic Center Forum, Washington College
  • Contact: Donald McColl
  • Phone: 800-422-1782 ext. 7874
  • Email: dmccoll2@washcoll.edu
  • URL: www.washcoll.edu/calendar/
  • As a young adjutant to General Washington, the American painter John Trumbull witnessed from a safe distance the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. Living in London ten years later, he painted the battle. His picture is one of the greatest and best-known of all American history paintings. Walsh looks at it in detail to see how Trumbull constructed it, to what extent he reflects the historical record, and the ways fiction serves his purposes better than mere fact. John Walsh is Director Emeritus of the J. Paul Getty Museum.