Kent County Events Calendar -  This Weekend


  • Chestertown's 1st Fridays
  • Friday, February 3   |  5–8pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown
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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.
  • Scenes in Mixed Media
  • Friday, February 3   |  5-8pm
  • Location: Artworks, 306 Park Row, Chestertown
  • Contact: Artworks
  • Phone: 410-778-6300
  • Email: artworkschestertown@verizon.net
  • URL: www.artworkschestertown.org
  • See how artists draw on a variety of mediums and found objects to cut, paint, piece, and sculpt captivating scenes in one, two or three dimensions. Through Feb. 25, 2012.
  • Auditions for "Proof"
  • Friday, February 3   |  6pm on 3rd and 6th: 11am on 4th
  • This event runs February 3, 4 and 6th, 2012
  • Location: The Garfield Center For the Arts ar the Prince Theatre
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  • Phone: 410-810-2060
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  • URL: www.garfieldcenter.org/event/auditions-for-proof/
  • Directed by Mark Sullivan, "Proof" will run for two weekends in March, from the 16th - 25th.
  • Beginning Pottery Wheel with Rick Bisgyer
  • Saturday, February 4   |  9am - noon
  • This event runs Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 2012
  • Location: Artworks Clay Studio at Still Pond Station
  • Contact: Artworks
  • Phone: 410-778-6300
  • Email: artworkschestertown@verizon.net
  • URL: www.artworkschestertown.org
  • Students will learn the basics of working on the potter's wheel to create cups, vases, and bowls. From centering clay and pulling up cylinders, to working toward aesthetic shapes with an eye on form and functions, students will create finished shapes and learn the basics of glazing. Class is suited to a range of learners, from beginners to those with some experience. Eight week series is $200 for members and $220 for others. Includes first 25 lbs of clay and first firing. Extra fee for glaze firings depends on size of the piece. Students will need a tool kit which is available for purchase at first meeting; approximate cost is $15.
  • Winter Bird Count
  • Sunday, February 5   |   Please call Walter or Nancy for specific times.
  • Location: All of Kent County including Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
  • Contact: Kent County Bird Club
  • Phone: 410-778-9568
  • Email: rossgull@baybroadband.net
  • URL: www.fws.gov/northeast/easternneck/
  • Are you interested in bird watching? Join the Kent County Bird Club for a day of bird counting. Teams will cover all of Kent County including Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Pyxis Piano Quartet
  • Sunday, February 5   |  4pm
  • Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
  • Contact: The Mainstay
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  • URL: www.mainstayrockhall.org
  • The Pyxis Piano Quartet performs chamber music which includes traditional and contemporary masterpieces for piano quartet.. This performance will include works by Strauss, Turina and Saint-Saens. Compelling, engaging, and informative, Pyxisí performances have become amongst the most sought-after in the Delaware arts scene. Now in their third year as Artists-in-Residence at the Delaware Art Museum, Pyxis performs there regularly to sold-out audiences. Call for reservations. Admission is $15