Oct '21 Nov '21 Dec '21 Jan '22 Feb '22 Mar '22 Apr '22 May '22 Jun '22 Jul '22 Aug '22 Sep '22 All Events Arts and Entertainment All Chestertown Rock Hall Jump to Todays Events Kent County Maryland Calendar of Events- October 2021 Login to create a new event. October 1 RENEW: Exhibition by Monica Jahan Bose Friday, October 1, 2021 | open by appointment This event runs September 1 to October 1 Location: Kohl Gallery at Washington College - Gibson Center for the Arts Washington College Monica Jahan Bose's paintings, works on paper, performances, workshops, and installations are symbolic narratives that address issues that include climate change, women's issues, and racial ... More information MassoniArt presents MARCY DUNN RAMSEY Geometries Friday, October 1, 2021 This event runs September 11 to October 11 Location: MassoniArt - 203 High Street - MassoniArt - 203 High Street Opening Reception Saturday, September 11th, 11 am - 2 pm Artist Talk – Saturday, September 11th, 12 noon Collectors' Preview – September 4th-8th, by appointment October First Frid... More information September 18 Advanced Techniques: Glaze Camp Friday, October 1, 2021 | 10:30 am - 1 pm This event runs September 18 to October 2 Location: Clay Studio - 204 High St The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 10:30 - 1:00 pm on Saturdays, running from September 18th through to October 2nd. This pottery course offers students a 3-week workshop exploring inte... More information September 20 Intermediate Wheel with Chris Neiman Friday, October 1, 2021 | 6 - 8:30 pm This event runs September 20 to October 25 Location: Clay Studio - 204 High St This pottery course offers students a 6-week intensive workshop for intermediate level wheel throwing with a focus on form and design. Each week you will address new throwing techniques and finishing ... More information The Garfield Center presents Clue: On Stage Friday, October 1, 2021 This event runs September 24 to October 10 Location: Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre - 210 High Street Written by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Eric Price, Sandy Rustin Directed by Brad Chaires It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of... More information Friends of the Kent County Public Library Book Sale Friday, October 1, 2021 | See description for daily hours This event runs October 1 to October 3 Location: Kent County Public Library, 408 High Street Used Books, Games, DVDs and More! Friday, October 1 -- 10:00-8:00 Saturday, October 2 -- 10:00-3:00 Sunday, October 3 -- 10:00-3:00 Box Day, $5 a box... More information October 2 Chestertown Car Show Saturday, October 2, 2021 | 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Downtown Chestertown - High Street, Chestertown - Downtown Chestertown - High Street, Chestertown Register your own pride and joy to compete for trophies, or just stroll the street to admire what other auto enthusiasts have brought to display, from custom hotrods to classic and antique beauties. ... More information Sultana Public Paddle - Head of the Chester Saturday, October 2, 2021 | 10am - 12:30pm Location: 200 S. Cross Street Join Sultana Education Foundation’s staff naturalists for one (or more!) of our unique kayak paddles on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore. Kayaks for these trips are provided so all you need ... More information Hands-on Tortilla & Nixtamilization Class Saturday, October 2, 2021 | 11:00am Location: Modern Stone Age Kitchen- 236 Cannon Street Come join us to learn how to make handmade tortillas entirely from scratch! We will begin by nixtamalizing (an ancient food processing technology) heirloom maize that we import from Oaxaca, Mexico to... More information October 3 Chestertown Challenge Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk Sunday, October 3, 2021 | 9:00am Location: Wilmer Park - - Wilmer Park Half Marathon & 5K to benefit KART, providing therapeutic horseback riding and equine activities for the special needs community. Both courses are USAFT certified. This is a TriState Events U... More information October 6 Jim Crow Media Networks - A Talk by Dr. Eurie Dahn Wednesday, October 6, 2021 | 5:00 PM Location: Virtual Event - Virtual Event! - Virtual Event - Virtual Event! This program is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Sophie Kerr Endowment at Washington College. Advance registration is required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuutpjguGtI... More information October 9 Rock Hall Fallfest Saturday, October 9, 2021 | 10am - 4pm Location: Main St, Rock Hall Rock Hall's 22nd annual Fallfest celebration!. Family fun with music, FREE Kids Kourt, and OYSTERS a-plenty! Come enjoy the fall beauty of Kent County when you attend Rock Hall's annual ... More information Sultana Public Paddle - Bald Eagle Saturday, October 9, 2021 | 10am - 12:30pm Location: 200 S. Cross Street Join Sultana Education Foundation’s staff naturalists for one (or more!) of our unique kayak paddles on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore. Kayaks for these trips are provided so all you need ... More information Philip Dutton and the Alligators Saturday, October 9, 2021 | 8:00 PM Location: The Mainstay - - 5753 N. Main St. Join the fun as the Alligators led by Philip Dutton on piano wow you with the sounds of New Orleans. From Professor Longhair to Dr. John to Marcia Ball, you'll find it hard to stay in your seat!... More information A Deconstructed Dinner Saturday, October 9, 2021 | 5:30 Location: Wildly Native Flower Farm - 7060 Broad Neck Road Join the Modern Stone Age Kitchen & Wildly Native for a delicious, nourishing, and enlightening farm-to-table meal. We have teamed up to create a one-of-a-kind hyper seasonal, local dinner that ce... More information Back in the Day Block Par-tay Saturday, October 9, 2021 | 4:00-10:00 Location: Street Fair - Calvert and College Streets Back in the Day Par-tay with live music, vendors, vaccines, and community resources. Don't miss it! More information October 10 October Fall Hayrides Sunday, October 10, 2021 | 1-4pm Location: Crow Vineyard & Winery - 12441 Vansants Corner Road, Kennedyville, MD 21645 Join us for Fall Hayrides happening each Sunday in October! Grab a glass or mini bottle and hop on the hayride for a tour throughout the vineyard and farm. The hayrides will take off every 45 minutes.... More information October 11 October 11 Beginners Wheel with Chris Neiman Monday, October 11, 2021 | 6 - 8:30 pm This event runs October 11 to November 15 Location: Clay Studio - 204 High St Beginners Wheel Course Description This course introduces basic pottery wheel techniques to beginning students with a focus on throwing bowl and cylinder forms. Students will be shown the step-by-ste... More information October 12 Thomas Jefferson and Race – A Conversation with Author & Scholar Mia Bay Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | 5 p.m. Location: Zoom - Online Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson and his impact, but what did African Americans think about this founding father? Join us for a Zoom conversation with Mia Bay—leading scholar of Afri... More information Washington College Academy for LifeLong Learning...Learn at Lunch Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | Noon Location: Chester River Yacht and Country Club - 7738 Quaker Neck Road October 12 noon Learn at Lunch sponsored by Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning with photographer Jim Graham presenting “The Equestrian Life and the Land: A Photographic Essay.&rdquo... More information October 14 2021 Health & Wellness Expo Thursday, October 14, 2021 | 8:00 a.m. until noon Location: Kent County Community Center - 11041 Worton Road, Worton, MD HomePorts, Inc. in partnership with the Kent County Health Department, the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, and Kent County Parks and Recreation, will hold the annual Health and Wellness ... More information October 15 Emmanuel Church Concert Series Friday, October 15, 2021 | 7:30 pm Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Chester Parish - Across from the Town's Fountain Square Andrew Sheranian is Organist and Master of choristers at the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont (Episcopal) in Boston. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory and Yale University Institute of Sa... More information October 16 Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update Saturday, October 16, 2021 | 8:00 PM Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St. - The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St. Jeff Antoniuk & Helluvaband is one of the most aptly named jazz groups on the scene today. This collection of players have shared the stage with legends like Chick Corea, Marcus Miller, Helen Sung... More information Chestertown RiverArts Studio Tour 2021 Saturday, October 16, 2021 | 10:00 am - 5:00 Pm This event runs October 16 to October 17 Location: Chestertown RiverArts - 315 High Street, Suite 106 The 21st RiverArts Studio Tour, 2021 Saturdays and Sundays, October 16 & 17 and October 23 & 24. Following the tradition of two decades and counting, artists in and around Kent County will o... More information October 17 Sultana Public Paddle - Waterfowl Paddle Sunday, October 17, 2021 | 10am - 12:30pm Location: 200 S. Cross Street Join Sultana Education Foundation’s staff naturalists for one (or more!) of our unique kayak paddles on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore. Kayaks for these trips are provided so all you need ... More information October Fall Hayrides Sunday, October 17, 2021 | 1-4pm Location: Crow Vineyard & Winery - 12441 Vansants Corner Road, Kennedyville, MD 21645 Join us for Fall Hayrides happening each Sunday in October! Grab a glass or mini bottle and hop on the hayride for a tour throughout the vineyard and farm. The hayrides will take off every 45 minutes.... More information October 20 Performance by Karina Aguilera Skvirsky, How to build a wall and other ruins Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 6-6:30pm Location: Kohl Gallery at Washington College - Kohl Gallery and YouTube Employing photographs of Incan rocks as raw building materials, Skvirsky’s live participatory performance doubles as a community action, with the audience assisting in the building of an ephemer... More information PANEL- Mapping Meaning: Praxis for Ecological Futures Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 4:30PM Location: Kohl Gallery at Washington College - TAWES THEATRE at Washington College For over 10 years Mapping Meaning has brought together artists, scientists, and scholars for experimental workshops, exhibitions, and transdisciplinary research. This wildly interdisciplinary and mult... More information Performance by Ros Murray, hi mountain, hi water Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 3pm-4pm Location: Kohl Gallery at Washington College - Kohl Gallery and YouTube A starting point for hi mountain, hi water is the memory of a child calling and waving ‘hi plane’ on the runway during the artist’s flight from Ireland to Montana for Mapping Meaning... More information October 21 Cars on High Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Location: Downtown Chestertown - 300 block of High Street, by Fountain Park This series of gatherings takes place in downtown Chestertown every third Thursday of the month, April through October, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., weather permitting. The Town closes the 300 block of Hig... More information October 22 Phragmites australis Eco Art Workshop Friday, October 22, 2021 | 2pm Location: Center for Environment and Society at WC - 485 South Cross Street, Chestertown, MD, 21620 Join environmental artist, Stephanie Garon and Director of the River and Field Campus, Michael Hardesty for this participatory, informative experience. In this 2-hour OUTDOOR workshop, you will be int... More information The High & Wides - LIVE at the Garfield! Friday, October 22, 2021 | 7:00 pm Location: Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre - 210 High Street “From fiery barn burners to heartbroken ballads, this talented string quartet is celebrating the region’s rich bluegrass history, carrying the torch for the Old-Line legends who came befor... More information October 23 Allyn Johnson/Robert Redd Saturday, October 23, 2021 | 8:00 PM Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St. Allyn Johnson is a pianist, composer, and arranger whose trademark sound gives brilliance and fortitude to the art of jazz improvisation. Allyn began playing piano at the age of five, got his start pl... More information Soup & Sip! Crab Soup Competition & Wine Tastings Saturday, October 23, 2021 | Noon - 3 PM Location: The Kitchen at the Imperial - 208 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620 You be the judge of Kent County's best crab soup! $25 includes a wine glass, 10 tastings, and a raffle ticket. Proceeds benefit KCPS "One School, One Book" Galena Elementary Schoo... More information Chestertown RiverArts Studio Tour 2021 Saturday, October 23, 2021 | 10:00 am - 5:00 Pm This event runs October 23 to October 24 Location: Chestertown RiverArts - 315 High Street, Suite 106 The 21st RiverArts Studio Tour, 2021 Saturdays and Sundays, October 16 & 17 and October 23 & 24. Following the tradition of two decades and counting, artists in and around Kent County will o... More information October 23, 30, & Nov 13: Watercolor Journaling with Jim Mahla Saturday, October 23, 2021 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm This event runs October 23 to November 13 Location: Arts Alive! - 200 High St 3 Saturdays: October 23, October 30, November 13, from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm $100 per participant Adults and teens welcome! This workshop with Jim will focus on how to develop a watercolor journal f... More information October 24 Sultana Public Paddle - Trade Routes Sunday, October 24, 2021 | 10am - 12:30pm Location: 200 S. Cross Street Join Sultana Education Foundation’s staff naturalists for one (or more!) of our unique kayak paddles on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore. Kayaks for these trips are provided so all you need ... More information October Fall Hayrides Sunday, October 24, 2021 | 1-4pm Location: Crow Vineyard & Winery - 12441 Vansants Corner Road, Kennedyville, MD 21645 Join us for Fall Hayrides happening each Sunday in October! Grab a glass or mini bottle and hop on the hayride for a tour throughout the vineyard and farm. The hayrides will take off every 45 minutes.... More information The Hedgelawn Classical Series presents pianist Teodora Adzharova Sunday, October 24, 2021 | 4:00 pm Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St. As an active soloist and a sought-after chamber musician, pianist Teodora Adzharova performs throughout the Baltimore-Washington region, frequently collaborating with musicians from both the Peabody I... More information October 26 Every Tuesday: MAKEspace - Get your creative project done! Tuesday, October 26, 2021 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm This event runs October 26 to November 16 Location: ArtsAlive! - 200 High St. Haven’t carved out time to create? Are you stuck on a project? Or, are you on fire with amazing creativity and want to be in a creative hive? Bring your project to work with us in a fun atmos... More information October 29 Sultana Education Foundation's Downrigging Weekend Tall Ship and Bluegrass Festival Friday, October 29, 2021 | All Day This event runs October 29 to October 31 Location: Chestertown Marina Sultana’s Downrigging Weekend and Bluegrass Festival has evolved into one of the largest annual Tall Ship gatherings on the East Coast and is combined with 3 days of live bluegrass music and ent... More information MassoniArt presents MARC CASTELLI / Querencia Friday, October 29, 2021 This event runs October 29 to November 28 Location: MassoniArt - 203 High Street MARC CASTELLI / Querencia October 29 – November 28 Gallery Hours: Thursday 11-2, Friday 11-4, Saturday 10-5 Marc Castelli’s annual show at MassoniArt has become a Downrigging tradi... More information The Washington College Concert Series - Kimberly McCollum (violin), Melinda Wade-English (flute), & Woobin Park (piano) Friday, October 29, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. Location: Gibson Center for the Arts - Hotchkiss Recital Hall Performing works from the Romantic and Twentieth century, the trio combines artistry with flare. The performance includes Beethoven’s Sonata No. 8, Op. 30 No. 3, for Violin and Piano, a Trio for... More information October 30 Pizza Pop Up Saturday, October 30, 2021 | 12-4pm Location: Crow Vineyard & Winery - 12441 Vansants Corner Road, Kennedyville, MD 21645 Join us for Pizza & Wine featuring Chef Paul McCormick, fellow Wine Club member, and his brick oven pizza truck Bohemia Wood Fired Pizza. Personalized pizza for $15.00. Wine by the glass or bottle... More information Pizza Pop Up Saturday, October 30, 2021 | 12-4pm Location: Crow Vineyard & Winery - 12441 Vansants Corner Road, Kennedyville, MD 21645 Join us for Pizza & Wine featuring Chef Paul McCormick, fellow Wine Club member, and his brick oven pizza truck Bohemia Wood Fired Pizza. Personalized pizza for $15.00. Wine by the glass or bottle... More information Hands-on Mozzarella Cheesemaking Class Saturday, October 30, 2021 | 11:00am Location: Modern Stone Age Kitchen - - 236 Cannon Street Learn the art of traditional cheesemaking! We'll start the class by walking down to the Chestertown Farmer's Market to pick up fresh milk from Nice Farms and have a chance to chat with F... More information October 31 October Fall Hayrides Sunday, October 31, 2021 | 1-4pm Location: Crow Vineyard & Winery - 12441 Vansants Corner Road, Kennedyville, MD 21645 Join us for Fall Hayrides happening each Sunday in October! Grab a glass or mini bottle and hop on the hayride for a tour throughout the vineyard and farm. The hayrides will take off every 45 minutes.... More information Fall Foraging Fun around Chestertown Sunday, October 31, 2021 | 11:00am Location: Modern Stone Age Kitchen - 236 Cannon Street - Modern Stone Age Kitchen - 236 Cannon Street - Modern Stone Age Kitchen - 236 Cannon Street - Modern Stone Age Kitchen - 236 Cannon Street Before you load up on Halloween candy, join Dr. Bill on a foray of Chestertown to forage for food! Chestertown’s lawns, parks and sidewalks are full of good things to eat, if you know how and... More information
