Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- October 2024

ON BEAUTY
September 14 - October 19, 2024

Saturday Open House - September 14, 11-2 pm
October First Friday - October 4, 5-7 pm

Cross Street and High Street galleries

Please email or call Carla Massoni if you wish to schedule a private appointment: info@massoniart.com / 410-708-4512

Mitchell • Fowler • O’Grady • Casqueiro • Kernan • Liebman • Grigsby • Goodman • Cox • Crocetta • Proud • Daniels • Conroy • Pearson • Clift

Carl Phillips is the author of 17 books of poetry, most recently Scattered Snows, to the North (2024) and Then the War: And Selected Poems 2007-2020, which won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize. His other honors include the 2021 Jackson Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, the Kingsley Tufts Award, a Lambda Literary Award, the PEN/USA Award for Poetry, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Library of Congress, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Academy of American Poets.

Carl Phillips is the author of 17 books of poetry, most recently Scattered Snows, to the North (2024) and Then the War: And Selected Poems 2007-2020, which won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize. His other honors include the 2021 Jackson Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, the Kingsley Tufts Award, a Lambda Literary Award, the PEN/USA Award for Poetry, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Library of Congress, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Academy of American Poets.

Nest Alchemy investigates birds' nest throughout the four seasons and revels in the architectural wonders of the avian species.

Nest Alchemy is a thought-provoking series created by Deirdre Murphy, a contemporary visual artist, who explores the intersection of art and science through the lens of natural patterns, data visualization and climate change. Her interest in avian migratory patterns and the effects of climate change have led her research to a variety of residencies, most recently with Washington College’s Center for the Environment & Society’s Foreman Branch Bird Observatory.

Join CES at MuSE (210 S. Cross St.) on Tuesday October 8 at 5:00 p.m., for an evening of art, conservation and celebration!

Hear from the artist in Residence and creator of Nest Alchemy, Deirdre Murphy and the associate director of Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory, Maren Gimpel.

Light refreshments will be served. This event is open to the public.

This event is part of an ongoing exhibition and is open on First Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM through October 26.

Joe Holt’s First Friday series gets bumped to the second Friday in October when he welcomes jazz vocalist Libby York to the stage. Libby’s style is reminiscent of Peggy Lee, Anita O’Day, and Julie London with her hip phrasing, superb sense of time, and connection to the lyrics. A critic for New Yorker magazine cites “Her voice is unique, with a rich, warm tone.
She is a true jazz singer who swings hard.”

Baltimore-based acoustic roots quartet Charm City Junction creates a soundscape that keeps listeners on the edge of their seats. Featuring fiddle, clawhammer banjo, button accordion and upright bass, this quartet takes roots music to new places - but always with an eye on tradition. They have performed at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, The National Folk Festival, Old Songs Festival, the American Folk Festival and the Kennedy Center. Their fiddle player Patrick McAvinue was named the 2017 IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year.

The Mainstay is excited to welcome back the
extraordinary jazz pianist Dick Durham and his
group. Durham, one of The Mainstay’s most
requested performers, is an annual visitor to the
27-year old non-profit music venue. Dick will be
joined onstage by Max Murray on upright bass,
Greg Burrows on drums, and E. Shawn
Qaissaunee on guitar.

The first concert of the season for the National Music Festival's Resonance Concert Series will feature the Zodiac Trio performing music for clarinet, violin, and piano by Gershwin, Marquez, and Benny Goodman. Don't miss it!

Tickets are $22 for adults; $5 for students and children. Tickets can be purchased in advance at nationalmusic.us or at the door. Season passes are also available on our website.

In this fun class you will study color scales, color families, value, and color schemes. You will learn how to use the color tool when selecting fabrics for your next project. The Ives color wheel is used in the world of fabric manufacturing and fabric dyeing, making it the color wheel most appropriate for quilt makers to use. The primary colors are yellow,
magenta, and turquoise(cyan) like what you see in home printers. Joen Wolfrom has created the 3-in-l Color Tool based on the Ives Color wheel. This is the only supply you will need for this class.

Diannely Antigua is a Dominican American poet and educator, born and raised in Massachusetts. She is the author of two poetry collections, Ugly Music (YesYes Books, 2019), and Good Monster (Copper Cnyon Press, 2024). She received her BA in English from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and received her MFA at NYU. She is the recipient of additional fellowships from CantoMundo, Community of Writers, Fine Arts Work Center Summer Program, and was a finalist for the 2021 Ruth Lily and Dorthy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship.

Diannely Antigua is a Dominican American poet and educator, born and raised in Massachusetts. She is the author of two poetry collections, Ugly Music (YesYes Books, 2019), and Good Monster (Copper Cnyon Press, 2024). She received her BA in English from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and received her MFA at NYU. She is the recipient of additional fellowships from CantoMundo, Community of Writers, Fine Arts Work Center Summer Program, and was a finalist for the 2021 Ruth Lily and Dorthy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship.

Join us in celebrating International Artist Day at RiverArts! ✨🎨

We’re thrilled to invite you to a special event: Arts and Community in Uncertain Times—a thought-provoking discussion featuring three incredible voices:
Jalyn Hicks
Dr. Guy Hutchison
Kris Kelley Majors

Let’s explore how art continues to shape and empower communities, even in times of uncertainty. Don’t miss this chance to connect, reflect, and celebrate creativity!

Mario Buchanan, Organist, is singer, conductor and organist and Director of Music at Christ Church Episcopal, Hudson, Ohio.

Everyone in attendance is invited to a reception in the parish hall for our guest artist immediately following the the concert.

Series tickets or an individual concert are available at the church office or on the night of the performance.

Students with school ID are admitted free.

Sine Nomine, the top-drawer a cappella choir based in Wilmington, DE is coming to Chestertown! Our trebles will present a concert on October 27th at 4 PM at the Presbyterian Church in Chestertown. The program will include works by Derrick, Tuan, Henson, Palestrina, Jackson, Daley, Gjeilo, Wright, Von Bingen, and our resident composer, Alexis Renee Ward. The program is free and open to the public.

Jazz Great Chuck Redd and his Group present “Back to Bossa”; In the early days, legendary guitarist Charlie Byrd was persuaded to perform at The Mainstay. Following that first concert, he kept returning with his famous musician friends, but always with a young drummer/vibes player named Chuck Redd. Chuck’s program for this annual visit celebrates Charlie Byrd’s association with Brazilian music and the bossa nova, and his collaborative work with sax legend Stan Getz. Their #1 Jazz Samba album brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music.