Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- March 2020

Join RiverArts' First Friday opening reception for "Amazing People" , an oral history exhibition curated by Gordon Wallace and Lani Seikaly. The show features stories of the challenges and the impact poverty has on children through adulthood as told by local, young men and women who have experienced it. The story tellers are all amazing people from whom we have much to learn. The exhibit will include portraits, highlighted excerpts from interviews and short videos.

February 15 – March 8, 2020

Intimate Generations II at Massoniart
a collaboration with Kohl Gallery / Washington College
Art Crawl and Gallery Receptions – Saturday, February 22, 10-5 pm

Jeff Davis is our guest host tonight. Jeff is well known to Mainstay audiences, have graced our stage many times. He has performed often with Joe, along with many other area artists including Karen Somerville, Phillip Dutton and Pres Harding. Tonight, Jeff shares the stage with his featured guest, Randall Butler. Randall is a Caroline County native. She performs in an acoustic duet with Jeff Davis, featuring her impassioned vocals in the rhythm & blues, contemporary pop, modern country, and classic rock genres.

The Department of Music presents a Senior Recital featuring John D. McRae, tuba. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Chester River chorale’s Spring Fund Raiser
Join us for a fabulous evening of music, fun, and frolic to support your Chester River Chorale on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at The Mainstay in Rock Hall at 7 p.m., and then, perhaps, dance on down Main street a few steps to the after-show party at The Pearl on Main.
Concert tickets are $35, and tickets for both the concert and reception are $60. Seating is limited, so please RSVP for the reception by February 27. See our website at www.chesterriverchorale.org for more information.

The L’abri Trio is a unique collaboration of saxophone, cello, and piano founded in 2012 by three outstanding musicians at the Peabody Conservatory. The ensemble dedicated to new interpretations of traditional music and to exploring new music with the eclectic sounds of their unique instrumentation. The L’abri has reimagined classics from Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Poulenc, and Piazzolla while commissioning new works from some of today’s most imaginative composers.

Come create a scented soap to celebrate the start of spring!

Registration required. Ages 8+

The Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble, the all-ages community concert band directed by Charles Thai, will take the audience on a world tour during an hour-long free concert. Destinations include locations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. The church is handicapped-accessible, via the ramp and automatic doors on the courthouse-green side of the building. Children are welcome.

The ESWE offers area wind and percussion musicians the opportunity to continue or return to the pleasures of playing in a large ensemble. New members are always welcome, without audition or fee.

Casey Cep is a writer from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The New Republic, among many other publications. Her first book is Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (Knopf, 2019). A proud graduate of the Talbot County Public Schools, she has an A.B. from Harvard College and an M.Phil. from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Emily Daggett Smith is emerging as one of the most compelling artists of her generation–described as playing “gorgeously” and with “gracefulness and easy rapport” (The Boston Globe) . Her recital and chamber music performances have taken her across the United States, Europe, South America and Asia, and she has been described as playing with a “very beautiful tone” (The Gathering Note) and “irrepressible élan” (The Seattle Times). She is a National Music Festival mentor.

Photographers meet on the 4th Thursday of every month to show off our latest images for comments, praise, and suggestions!

If you are fairly new to photography we know it might be scary to have others evaluate your work. But we find it is a great way to quickly improve your craft, become more creative, and find new friends with similar interests. We warmly welcome professional photographers as well, as we can all learn from each other.

If you are interested in participating, please submit up to two digital photos (jpeg) to Steve Kane at srkane@gmail.com by the Tuesday before the meeting.

Ceramic artist and educator Brett Thomas returns to Chestertown with his Mobile Raku studio and kiln: a ceramics studio on wheels! The full day workshop will be on Court Road, just down the block from the Clay Studio.
Class will meet in the Clay Studio in the morning, and then head outside where the kilns will be operating. The class will work together as a team with the instructor, learning proper techniques to achieve beautiful colors.
Students should bring their bisque ware to the workshop. Standard 239 Raku, clay body is recommended. Work should be no wider than 6 in. wide and 12 in. tall.

Join us for another Mainstay Monday, hosted by our own Joe Holt at the piano. Our featured guests tonight are Elisabeth Engle and Barbara Ferris. Elisabeth Engle was a member of the Jazz Combo while a student at Washington College, and she continues to sing with the group on occasion. Barbara Ferris is a familiar voice in our area who preforms as vocalist for the Sam's Jazzy Swing group.

Due to the coronavirus, this event will now begin on March 30th and end May 4th.

*Only on Mondays*

Ever seen “Ghost” and wondered if making pottery is really like that? Actually, the techniques used in the movie are close to how pots are made, minus the steamy caresses! This 8-week beginners class will teach you the basic steps used with the potter’s wheel and allow you to explore creativity with clay.

Each student will receive 25# of clay (std 112) and 8 open studio tickets (a $102 value) to come and practice their skills. A beginner’s tool kit is needed. You can purchase online or we will sell kits at the first night for $30.