Kent County Maryland Calendar of Events- April 2017


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April 1

  • Made in Kent County Exhibit sponsored by Historical Society of Kent County

  • Saturday,   |  W-S 10am - 3pm
  • This event runs March 1 to April 30
  • Location: 301 High Street
  • Made In Kent County sponsored by Historical Society as part of Smithsonian Exhibit at Sumner Hall

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  • Spring Festival

  • Saturday,   |  1 - 4pm
  • Location: Worton Park-10932 Worton Road, Worton, MD 21678
  • Don't miss out on all of the fun for one low price! Your child will receive a picture with the Easter Bunny and enjoy face painting, balloon animals, an egg hunt, egg decorating, pony rides, game...

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  • The 10th Annual Timothy Kern Memorial Clay Shoot

  • Saturday,   |  Registration at 10am
  • Location: Hopkins Game Farm, Kennedyville, MD
  • Rain or shine, post shoot event to follow.

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  • The Way We Worked

  • Saturday,   |  T-Th 9:00 am - 1:00 pm; Friday, noon -7:00 pm; Saturday, 9:0
  • This event runs April 1 to May 20
  • Location: 206 S. Queen Street
  • Sumner Hall will be open to the public for 30 hours per week during the exhibition. The Smithsonian's The Way We Worked traveling exhibition will be displayed on the second floor of Sumner Hall a...

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  • Afternoon Delight

  • Saturday,   |  1 - 4pm
  • Location: Chester River Yacht & Country Club
  • Fashion Show and Luncheon. Doors open at 12pm.
    Proceeds go to Grants and Education for Women & Girls.

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  • Project Clean Stream

  • Saturday,
  • Location: Georgetown
  • Volunteer to clean up our watershed by picking up trash at one of the five Sassafras cleanup locations visit sassafrasriver.org for more information

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  • Seminar: The Importance of Advance Directives, the MD MOLST Form and Their Relationship to Elder Law

  • Saturday,   |  9:30 - 11:30am
  • Location: Chestertown Town Hall, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
  • Presenters: Wayne D. Benjamin, M.D., a board-certified family physician; Ann K. Goodman, Esq., whose practice has a special concentration in elder law, asset protection & planning for individuals ...

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April 3

  • Black Baseball -Post World War II in Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.

  • Monday,   |  Weekdays: 9:00 am-3:00 pm; Saturdays: 10:00 am-3:00pm
  • This event runs April 3 to April 20
  • Location: Amy Ferris Lynn Senior Center
  • Black Baseball -Post World War II in Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.

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  • Scenes Around Kent County-Past and Present

  • Monday,   |  Weekdays: 9:00 am-3:00 pm; Saturdays: 10:00 am-3:00 pm
  • This event runs April 3 to April 20
  • Location: Amy Ferris Lynn Senior Center
  • Scenes Around Kent County-Past and Present

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April 4

Sophie Kerr Lecture Series: Feminism is Everywhere—A Lecture by Dr. Phyllis Rackin
  • Sophie Kerr Lecture Series: Feminism is Everywhere—A Lecture by Dr. Phyllis Rackin

  • Tuesday,   |  4:30pm
  • Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College
  • Phyllis Rackin is Professor of English Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania. A past President of the Shakespeare Association of America, Dr. Rackin has mentored countless scholars and is the auth...

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April 6

Literary House Series: The Personal & the Political—An Evening with Chris Abani
  • Literary House Series: The Personal & the Political—An Evening with Chris Abani

  • Thursday,   |  4:30pm
  • Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College
  • Chris Abani’s books of fiction include The Secret History of Las Vegas, Song For Night, The Virgin of Flames, Becoming Abigail, GraceLand, and Masters of the Board. His poetry collections are Th...

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Seed: The Untold Story
  • Seed: The Untold Story

  • Thursday,   |  7pm
  • Location: Norman James Theatre
  • This event is FREE and Open to the public

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April 7

  • Chestertown First Friday

  • Friday,   |  5 - 8pm
  • Location: Historic District
  • Enjoy late shopping hours in unique shops, gallery exhibit openings, special tastings and a variety of dining options during Downtown Chestertown's monthly progressive open house....

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  • History Happy Hour

  • Friday,   |  4pm
  • Location: Bordley History Center
  • Bordley History Center, 301 High Street, Chestertown
    Learn more about Kent County and Maryland history while enjoying a glass of wine and the company of other history lovers. For more information cal...

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April 8

  • Spring Cleaning Sale!

  • Saturday,   |  10am - 5pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown
  • Join our downtown retailers for sales and specials during our very first Spring Cleaning Sale! While exploring our shops, check out the new shows at our local galleries and join us for lunch at one of...

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  • Kent School Red & White Ball

  • Saturday,   |  7 - 10pm
  • Location: Kent School, 6788 Wilkins Lane, Chestertown, MD 21620
  • Kent School is hosting its annual auction on Saturday, April 8, 2017. The Red & White Ball, to be held on the school campus, will celebrate 49 years of tradition. Guests will have the opportunity ...

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  • Spring Open House

  • Saturday,   |  2 - 4pm
  • Location: 31285 Georgetown Cemetery Road, Galena, MD
  • Colchester's annual Spring Open House provides CSA members and the community a chance to SEE where their food is grown! Come on out to the farm for live music, food, children's activities, a...

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Privacy, Identity, and Online Security
  • Privacy, Identity, and Online Security

  • Saturday,   |  10 - 11am
  • Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
  • Your personal information is a valuable commodity. It's not only a key to your financial identity, but also to your online identity. Knowing how to protect your information - and your identity ...

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Spring Splash in Fountain Park
  • Spring Splash in Fountain Park

  • Saturday,   |  Noon to 2pm
  • Location: Fountain Park
  • The Town of Chestertown turns on the fountain in Fountain Park for the season, and Main Street Chestertown celebrates with a kid-friendly party. Mayor Chris Cerino and Hebe (aka actor Melissa McGlynn...

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  • African-American One Room Schoolhouse Museum

  • Saturday,   |  April 8th: noon-2:00 pm; April 29th: noon-3:00 pm; May 6th:
  • Location: Worton Point
  • African-American One Room Schoolhouse Museum

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April 9

River Packet First Public Brunch Cruise of 2017
  • River Packet First Public Brunch Cruise of 2017

  • Sunday,   |  12:30 - 3:30pm
  • Location: 100 High Street (Town Dock)
  • Join us for a Brunch Cruise!

    Cruise: 12:30 – 3:30pm
    Boarding & Parking: 12:15pm (High Street town dock)
    Cost: $40 for 3-hour ride – brunch buffet included
    Cash Bar available
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April 11

Guest Chef Dinner Benefiting United Way of Kent County
  • Guest Chef Dinner Benefiting United Way of Kent County

  • Tuesday,   |  5 - 8pm RESERVATIONS REQURIED
  • Location: Lemon Leaf Cafe/J.R.s Past Time Pub
  • Guest Chef Dinner: Ralph Dowling presents his famous paella as the centerpiece for a buffet dinner to benefit the United Way of Kent County. Reservations Required. For information: Beth 410-778-31...

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April 12

The Book Group: Man of All Work
  • The Book Group: Man of All Work

  • Wednesday,   |  5- 6pm
  • Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
  • All welcome to join The Book Group for continuing exploration and discussion of works by African American authors. This month, in partnership with the Museum on Main Street "The Way We Worked&quo...

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  • Men At Work: Black Men and Women's Work in Richard Wright's Fiction

  • Wednesday,   |  5pm
  • Location: Kent County Public Library
  • Men At Work: Black Men and Women's Work in Richard Wright's Fiction. Dr. Alisha Knight, Associate Professor of English and American Studies at Washington College, joins the Book Group at Ken...

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April 13

Birds with Beth Hill
  • Birds with Beth Hill

  • Thursday,   |  1:30- 2:30pm
  • Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
  • The library is going to the birds!
    Join us for an afternoon learning about birds with Beth Hill from 4-H. We will look at bird houses, bird food, feathers and a real live bird!...

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April 15

  • FREE SHRED EVENT

  • Saturday,   |  9 - 11am
  • Location: 166 North Main Street, Galena
  • 2 banker box size boxes shredded free and free refreshments

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How Does Your Garden Grow?
  • How Does Your Garden Grow?

  • Saturday,   |  10am
  • Location: Kent County Public Library
  • Master Gardener Sabine Harvey leads a conversation about growing things. We'll meet in the yellow building behind the library to discuss common practices, tips, sustainability and more, all for t...

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  • Keynote Lecture by Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

  • Saturday,   |  5:30pm
  • Location: Washington College, Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall
  • Keynote Lecture by Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

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April 16

Easter Brunch Cruise on the River Packet
  • Easter Brunch Cruise on the River Packet

  • Sunday,   |  12:30 - 3:30pm
  • Location: 100 High Street (Town Dock)
  • Sunday, April 16, 2017
    Easter Brunch Cruise

    Cruise: 12:30 – 3:30pm
    Board @12:15pm (High St. Dock)
    $40: 3-hour river cruise
    Cash Bar available...

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  • Freeman Brothers Masonry

  • Sunday,   |  Saturdays and Sundays: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm; April 17th: 11:00 am
  • Location: Mt. Olive AME Church, 24840 Lambs Meadow Road Worton
  • Freeman Brothers Masonry

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April 17

Minecraft at the library
  • Minecraft at the library

  • Monday,   |  11am
  • Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
  • REGISTRATION REQUIRED! AGES 8+
    Join us for a joint gaming session at the library. Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks in a virtual world where the only limit is your imagination. ...

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Let's Get Crafty with Altered Books
  • Let's Get Crafty with Altered Books

  • Monday,   |  4pm
  • Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
  • Altered books can be a great way to turn an old book into a work of art. We will provide books, art supplies, and ideas at this hands-on crafting day. Fun for all ages!...

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April 19

Everywhere, Wonder: A Visit with Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr
  • Everywhere, Wonder: A Visit with Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr

  • Wednesday,   |  5:30pm
  • Location: 408 High Street
  • Chestertown’s own husband/wife, author/illustrator duo Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr will read their new picture book Everywhere, Wonder, talk about how they make books together, and run a work...

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April 20

Current Threats to our Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay-Can We Stop Them?
  • Current Threats to our Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay-Can We Stop Them?

  • Thursday,   |  7pm
  • Location: JR's Pub, 337 High Street
  • In Honor of Earth Day, on April 20, 2017, The Democratic Club of Kent County presents "Current Threats to our Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay-Can We Stop Them?" Chestertown's own...

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  • 2017 Senior Reading

  • Thursday,   |  7pm
  • Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House, Washington College
  • Come hear graduating senior writers read from their original pieces! The Literary House will also announce the winners of the Literary House Genre Fiction Prize, the William W. Warner Prize for Creati...

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April 21

Rock Hall Cruise Night by Smilin' Jake's
  • Rock Hall Cruise Night by Smilin' Jake's

  • Friday,   |  5:30 - 8:30pm
  • Location: Main Street, Rock Hall, MD
  • Car Cruise Night Open to Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Classics & Antiques

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April 22

  • Betterton Beach Clean-Up

  • Saturday,   |  9am - Noon
  • Location: Betterton Beach-1 Ericsson Ave. Betterton 21610
  • Registration begins April 1 each year. Help clean Betterton Beach in preparation for the up-coming summer season. There will be food and beverages provided for participants following the clean-up. Fre...

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  • Spaghetti Dinner - benefits junior sailing

  • Saturday,   |  5pm and 7pm
  • Location: Rock Hall
  • The RHYC Sailing School will serve its 9th Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the Rock Hall Yacht Club. The event is open to the public! On the menu we have: Spaghetti & homema...

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Amateur Radio Technician Level License Class
  • Amateur Radio Technician Level License Class

  • Saturday,   |  8am to 5pm
  • This event runs April 22 to April 23
  • Location: Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company
  • Unfortunately we must postpone the Technician License Class scheduled for April 22nd and 23rd, 2017. A combination of unforeseen events and low registration will prevent our being able to host the tr...

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To Learn about Gamebooks, Turn to Page 45: A Quick History of Stories Where You Choose What Happens
  • To Learn about Gamebooks, Turn to Page 45: A Quick History of Stories Where You Choose What Happens

  • Saturday,   |  11am
  • Location: Main Meeting Room, 408 High Street
  • You might know them simply as Choose Your Own Adventures, but the gamebook format of storytelling, which mixes prose and gameplay mechanics, has a surprisingly vast history -- and some unexpected ance...

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April 23

  • Sultana Public Sails Teaparty

  • Sunday,   |  10am-12:00 & 1pm - 3
  • Location: 105 S. Cross Street
  • Departing and returning from SULTANA’s home port of historic Chestertown (and occasionally other ports around the Chesapeake), SULTANA’s two-hour public sails are a great way to sail the C...

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April 24

  • Rock Hall Restaurant Week

  • Monday,   |  5 - 7pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Restaurants
  • Rock Hall restaurants will be offering discounts and specials during these dates.

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April 25

  • Arbor Day

  • Tuesday,   |  10am
  • Location: Galena Town Park
  • The town invites the 3rd & 5th grade students from Galena Elementary for the planting of a tree for Arbor Day. Galena is known as tree city USA.

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April 26

  • WC-All Learn at Lunch: "Women, The Tea Party and Liberal Activism in the Age of Trump

  • Wednesday,   |  Noon - 2pm
  • Location: Hynson Lounge, Hodson Hall, Washington College
  • Dr. Melissa Deckman, Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Public Affairs and Chair of the Political Science Department at Washington College will be the speaker. The buffet lunch is served at noon in the H...

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April 27

  • Chester River Chorale Salutes Hollywood

  • Thursday,   |  7:30pm
  • This event runs April 27 to April 28
  • Location: Decker Theatre in Washington College's Gibson Center for the Arts
  • Come on a sound-track trip as the Chester River Chorale presents “Hooray for Hollywood!” at the end of April. The Chorale’s 18th annual spring concert will take you to Tinsel Town wi...

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  • Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale - Members' Night

  • Thursday,   |  5:30 - 8:30pm
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - Kent County Public Library, 408 High Street, Chestertown MD
  • Join us for our semi-annual book sale.

    Not a member? Join on Members' Night or anytime for $10.

    Open to the public:
    April 28 10am-8pm
    April 29 10am-3pm
    April 30 10am-3pm...

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April 28

  • Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale

  • Friday,
  • This event runs April 28 to April 30
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - Kent County Public Library, 408 High Street
  • Proceeds benefit library and literacy programs throughout Kent County.

    New and gently used books, games, DVDs and more!
    April 28 - 10am-8pm
    April 29 - 10am-3pm
    April 30 - 10am-3pm...

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April 29

Paddle Into Spring!
  • Paddle Into Spring!

  • Saturday,   |  10am
  • Location: Turners Creek Landing
  • Step into a canoe and head out on the river with SEEC to spot the many signs of Spring along the Sassafras River. Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons nest in tree tops, and spring flowers highlight the...

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Amateur Radio Testing Session
  • Amateur Radio Testing Session

  • Saturday,   |  10am
  • Location: Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company
  • Testing Session following the Technicial Level License Class.

    Pre-registration REQUIRED for classes & testing
    To pre-register please email registration@k3ars.org

    Other questions please fe...

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  • A Walk Through Working Chestertown

  • Saturday,   |  10am - 12:30pm
  • Location: Sumner Hall
  • A Walk Through Working Chestertown

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  • Kenneth Walley Funeral Home

  • Saturday,   |  10am - 4pm
  • Location: Library Annex
  • Kenneth Walley Funeral Home

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April 30

  • Black School Bus Drivers of Kent County: Past and Present

  • Sunday,   |  April 30th: 1:30 pm -3:00 pm; May 5th: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Location: New Christian Chapel of Love, Big Woods, Worton
  • Black School Bus Drivers of Kent County: Past and Present

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