Kent County Events Calendar -  This Weekend


  • Organ Recital
  • Friday, May 17   |  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
  • World reknown Ken Cowan will perform an organ concert at Emmanuel Church. A "favorite son" of Emmanuel Concert Series devotees, Ken will appear for the eighteenth time at Emmanuel. Acclaimed by organists throughout the United States as the leading concert organist, we are fortunate to have him. Tickets are available at the door: $20 for adults, $5 for students. Meet Ken after the performance.
  • 20th Anniversary Exhibition - Marc Castelli
  • Friday, May 17   |  5:30-7:30pm, Wed.-Fri.11-3, Sat. 10-4pm and by appointment
  • This event runs May 17-July 6, 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
  • Opening Reception - CLIMBING THE STARS - 20th Anniversary - MARC CASTELLI. Join friends and collectors to celebrate the twenty year working relationship with the Massoniart Gallery.
    Castelli will revisit themes including J- Class Yachts, international travels, Chesapeake Bay log canoes and workboats - and the watermen of the region.
  • Shore I'm Irish Festival
  • Saturday, May 18   |  11am-8pm
  • Location: Kennedyville, MD
  • Contact: Jim McDermott
  • Phone: 410-205-5488
  • Email: irishontheshore@gmail.com
  • URL: www.facebook.com/pages/Shore-Im-Irish-Festival/566
  • Irish festival on the Eastern Shore!!! Kennedyville, MD will play host to the first Irish Festival of it's kind! Blackthorn, Nua, The Rogues, Celtic Crossing, Maggie Leap and many more!
  • Bill Mays & Tommy Cecil
  • Saturday, May 18   |  8pm
  • Location: The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall
  • Contact: The Mainstay
  • Phone: 410-639-9133
  • Email:
  • URL: www.mainstayrockhall.org
  • Jazz pianist Bill Mays joins up with bassist Tommy Cecil to continue a great tradition of piano/bass duos with their new recording 'Side By Side Sondheim Duos.' Sondheim's wonderful tunes are rarely heard in an instrumental jazz setting. Mays and Cecil present them in a new light with creative and appealing arrangements, excellent jazz improvisations that reveal fresh nuances in these masterful compositions. Admission is $15. Call for reservations.
  • Washington College Commencement
  • Sunday, May 19   |  10:30am
  • Location: Chestertown
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  • URL: www.washcoll.edu
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  • War of 1812 Garden Presentation
  • Sunday, May 19   |  2-4pm
  • Location: Crow Vineyard Tasting Room
  • Contact: Judy Crow
  • Phone: 410-648-5687
  • Email: crowfarmmd@gmail.com
  • URL: www.crowfarmmd.com
  • Herb gardens of 1812 presentation including handouts and demonstration of creating your own herb garden. Plants and 1812 gear for sale. Entrance fee: donation to Friends of Kent County Maryland War of 1812
  • Public Paddle-Osprey
  • Sunday, May 19   |  10am-12:30pm
  • Location: Crumpton/Chester
  • Contact: Liza Brocker
  • Phone: 410-778-5954
  • Email: lbrocker@sultanaprojects.org
  • URL: www.sultanaprojects.org
  • Join Sultana Projects staff naturalists for a unique kayak paddle on Maryland's Upper Eastern Shore. Kayaks for these trips are provided so all you need to bring is water, a snack, and your binoculars! See Osprey and their chicks up close as you paddle an undisturbed tributary of the Chester River.
  • Public Paddle-Mt. Harmon House Tour
  • Sunday, May 19   |  10am-12:30pm
  • Location: Mt. Harmon/Sassafras
  • Contact: Liza Brocker
  • Phone: 410-778-5954
  • Email: lbrocker@sultanaprojects.org
  • URL: www.sultanaprojects.org
  • Join Sultana Projects.staff naturalists for a unique kayak paddle on Maryland's Upper Eastern Shore. Kayaks for these trips are provided so all you need to bring is water, a snack, and your binoculars! We'll launch from the grounds of one of Maryland's most beautiful historic sites to explore the upper Sassafras. After paddling we'll tour the restored 18th century manor house.
  • Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble
  • Sunday, May 19   |  4pm
  • Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church Hall, 101 Cross St., Chestertown
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  • Phone: 410-778-2829; 410-810-183
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  • Free Band Concert by the local community concert band, directed by Dr. Keith Wharton, will present a program with a theme of "A Night at the Opera." Familiar and favorite parts of numerous operas (such as "Die Meistersinger," "The Magic Flute," "The Impresario," "Il Trovatore," "Aida" and more) will be included.
  • Pre-Festival Talk with Artistic Director Richard Rosenberg
  • Sunday, May 19   |  3pm
  • Location: Robert Ortiz Studios, 207C S. Cross Street, Chestertown
  • Contact:
  • Phone: 410-778-2064
  • Email: info@nationalmusic.us
  • URL: www.nationalmusic.us
  • Maestro Rosenberg will talk about, and play excerpts, from some of his favorite music being performed at the upcoming National Music Festival. There might even be a short Dadaist silent film, so bring your own popcorn.