Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- October 2018

Mya Lixian Gosling is the artist and author of Good Tickle Brain, the world's foremost (and possibly only) Shakespeare stick figure webcomic, which has been posted twice-weekly online at goodticklebrain.com since 2013. Mya has degrees from Oberlin College and the University of Michigan, and formerly worked as a Southeast Asian language cataloger at the University of Michigan Graduate Library, but none of that is remotely related to what she's doing now.

Fred Sprock is an oil painter of landscapes and still life and has lived in Snow Hill since 2012. A native of North Carolina, Fred retired from a career in advertising to become a full-time painter, studying with Dee Beard Dean, Moran Samuel Price, and Richard Fennell to name a few. Sprock says, "Landscapes are complex. One of my goals is to simplify this jigsaw puzzle. The challenge for me is to reveal to the viewer the complexity beneath the surface of a seemingly simple visual."

Bruce Barber, organist and choir master of Christ Church Christiana Hundred (Delaware) will open the 2018-2019 Emmanuel Concert Series.

The second concert of the series will be presented by the Maryland Boy Choir on November 2nd.

The New Vintage Gala will be an elegant evening of wine tastings from three local wineries: Crow Farm, Chateau Bu-De, and Broken Spoke, and will feature delicious food, collectible art, a cigar emporium and spirit sampling, plus new and vintage treasures. The individual ticket price is $125 per person.
For 35 years, Saint Martin’s Ministries has provided direct services in four areas: a transitional housing program for homeless families, emergency food assistance, homelessness prevention, and a thrift store. Our clients are from the Mid-Shore counties of Kent, Queen Anne’s, Caroline, Talbot and Dorchester. Through these programs, Saint Martin’s provides services to more than 350 families each year. All those served by SMM fall below the poverty level.

Pageturners Book Group meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at the Rock Hall branch. New members are always welcomed.

In October, the Pageturners will be participating in One Maryland One Book, a statewide community reading project, with a discussion of Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence by Tim Junkin.
To request a copy of the book or for more information about the group, please call 410-639-7162.
One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities.

Explore the difficulties inherent to eye-witness testimony and its impact on the criminal justice system with Bridget Lowrie, J.D.

One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities.

https://www.mdhumanities.org/programs/one-maryland-one-book/2018-one-maryland-one-book/

Registration required.

Happiness Hour is a time for grown-ups to explore their powers of creativity!

Featured Project: Paper Lanterns

Learn how to light up the autumn evenings with tiny lanterns crafted out of paper.

Come, create, and leave a little happier than your arrived.

A part of the Coen Bros film series sponsored by the RiverArts Film Club, please contact RiverArts for more information.

Build, create, repeat! It's LEGO time at the library where only your imagination is the limit. All ages welcome.

Registration Required.

Ages 5+

Have an old T-Shirt you want to jazz up? Join us for tie dye time at the library. We'll provide all of the dyes and supplies and you bring your shirt.
Your shirt should be:

-light in color (white is best)
-made of at least 50% cotton (100% best)
-willing to be colorific!

Tie dyed items will remain at the library overnight and will be unveiled for pickup on Friday, October 19th at 3pm.

Build, create, repeat! It's LEGO time at the library where only your imagination is the limit. All ages welcome.

Come spend some time beading at the library. Pony beads, crystal beads, wooden beads, we have them all!

Ages 5+

Now in its 18th year, Sultana’s Downrigging Weekend Tall Ship and Wooden Boat Festival is one of the largest annual Tall Ship gatherings on the East Coast. Visitors to the festival can expect to see a waterfront packed with ships, schooners, and wooden boats; performances by world-class musicians; family-friendly activities and events, lectures by nationally recognized authors and filmmakers; plenty of opportunities to go sailing as part of a fleet of “Tall Ships”; and the chance to spend the weekend in Chestertown – one of America’s best preserved historic seaports. Don’t miss it!

Registration required.

Happiness Hour is a time for grown-ups to explore their powers of creativity!

Featured Project: Paper Lanterns

Learn how to light up the autumn evenings with tiny lanterns crafted out of paper.

Come, create, and leave a little happier than your arrived.

Fittingly for the Halloween season, the Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble will present a program of concert-band music with a theme of mythical creatures. Music Director Charles Thai will conduct.

The ESWE is an all-ages community concert band that offers area wind and percussion instrumentalists the opportunity to continue or return to playing quality music in a large ensemble with a collegial, supportive atmosphere. The ensemble welcomes new members at any time, without fee or audition.

The band is partially supported by the Kent County Arts Council.

The Kent Non Fiction Book Group meets on the last Tuesday of each month at the Chestertown branch. Bring your lunch. Drink and Dessert provided. New members are always welcomed.

In October, KNFBG will be participating in One Maryland One Book, a statewide community reading project, with a discussion of Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA Evidence by Tim Junkin.
To request a copy of the book or for more information about the group, please call 410-778-3636.
One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities.

This two week show will feature work by Kent County Public School visual art students. The work will be inspired by a visit the students took to view Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series at The Philips Collection in Washington, DC.

The artwork will be on view October 31 through November 11.

Opening reception: Friday, November 2, 5 – 8 pm
Curators’ & Artists’ Talk, Thursday, November 8, 5:30

The exhibit is a partnership with the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre and the Kent County Arts Council .