Kent County Maryland Calendar of Events- April 2020


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April 1

Introduction to the Pottery Wheel with Marcey Sherman (8 weeks)
  • Introduction to the Pottery Wheel with Marcey Sherman (8 weeks)

  • Wednesday,   |  6-8 pm
  • This event runs March 30 to May 4
  • Location: Clay Studio - 204 High St.
  • 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, th...

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CANCELED - WC-ALL trip to Walters Art Museum
  • CANCELED - WC-ALL trip to Walters Art Museum

  • Wednesday,   |  Bus leaves WAC 8:30 a.m.; departs Baltimore 2:30 p.m.
  • Location: Walters Art Museum - Baltimore, MD
  • Spend a day immersed in the Walters' collections of American, European, and Asian art. Guided tour includes extensive rare book collection with the recently restored St. Francis Missal. Time to e...

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MassoniArt presents SHELTER
  • MassoniArt presents SHELTER

  • Wednesday,
  • This event runs April 1 to May 15
  • Location: MassoniArt - 203 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
  • Art is Essential. Our current crisis with Covid 19 has left many of us without a road map forward. It is my artists who are helping me find my way in this new territory. Katherine Cox reached out t...

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  • Spring Walking Tour

  • Wednesday,   |  2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Wed - Fri during April & May
  • This event runs April 1 to May 29
  • Location: Bordley History Center - 301 High Street - Bordley History Center - 301 High Street
  • Come learn about the people associated with the homes and buildings which are the gems of Historic Chestertown. Beyond the architecture lived the merchants, tradesmen and families who lived the histo...

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April 2

Writers as Editors Series Presents Paul Henrickson and Jonathan Segal
  • Writers as Editors Series Presents Paul Henrickson and Jonathan Segal

  • Thursday,   |  4:30
  • Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House - Rose O'Neill Literary House
  • Jonathan Segal is a 1966 graduate of Washington College, where he majored in English and took courses in creative writing. He is now Vice President and Senior Editor at Alfred A. Knopf in New York Cit...

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April 5

The Hedgelawn Classical Series presents Sacred Monsters
  • The Hedgelawn Classical Series presents Sacred Monsters

  • Sunday,   |  4 pm
  • Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St.
  • Sacred Monsters is a collaboration between soprano Kyle Leigh Carney and lutenist Cameron Welke dedicated to connecting the stories of the Renaissance and Baroque song repertoire with the lived experi...

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April 11

The Hedgelawn Bluegrass Series presents The Dirty Grass Players
  • The Hedgelawn Bluegrass Series presents The Dirty Grass Players

  • Saturday,   |  8 pm
  • Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St.
  • Hailing from Baltimore, The Dirty Grass Players have established themselves with one toe-tappin’ foot in traditional bluegrass and blazing musicianship that pushes boundaries. Comprised of Mike...

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April 14

Creative Nonfiction Writer Kathryn Nuernberger, 2020 Mary Wood Fellow—A Creative Nonfiction Reading
  • Creative Nonfiction Writer Kathryn Nuernberger, 2020 Mary Wood Fellow—A Creative Nonfiction Reading

  • Tuesday,   |  4:30
  • Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House - Rose O'Neill Literary House
  • Kathryn Nuernberger’s third poetry collection, Rue, is forthcoming in Spring 2020 (BOA). The End of Pink (BOA, 2016), which won the 2015 James Laughlin prize from the Academy of American Poets, ...

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April 15

Creative Nonfiction Writer Kathryn Nuernberger, 2020 Mary Wood Fellow—A Craft Talk
  • Creative Nonfiction Writer Kathryn Nuernberger, 2020 Mary Wood Fellow—A Craft Talk

  • Wednesday,   |  4:30
  • Location: Rose O'Neill Literary House - Rose O'Neill Literary House
  • Kathryn Nuernberger’s third poetry collection, Rue, is forthcoming in Spring 2020 (BOA). The End of Pink (BOA, 2016), which won the 2015 James Laughlin prize from the Academy of American Poets, ...

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April 18

10th Annual Earth Day Festival
  • 10th Annual Earth Day Festival

  • Saturday,   |  9 am - 1 pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown - Memorial Row
  • 50th Anniversary of Earth Day!

    This family friendly event sponsored by the Town of Chestertown features an array of eco-friendly goods, services, solar energy contractors, energy auditors, and cons...

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  • Bluegrass Block Party

  • Saturday,   |  12-3 PM
  • Location: Blue Canary Letterpress - - 300 High Street - Blue Canary Letterpress - - 300 High Street
  • Join the Dirty Grass players for a concert in the 300 block of Chestertown to welcome Spring.

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April 19

University of Delaware Jazz Ensemble with guest soloist Gerald Chavis
  • University of Delaware Jazz Ensemble with guest soloist Gerald Chavis

  • Sunday,   |  4 pm
  • Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St.
  • The University of Delaware Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Professor Tom Palmer, and with guest soloist trumpeter, Gerald Chavis, brings the energy and excitement of big band jazz to The Mainsta...

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April 24

  • Emmanuel Church Concert Series

  • Friday,   |  7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Cross Street - Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Cross Street
  • Internationally acclaimed organist, Ken Cowan, Associate Professor of Organ at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas, will make his 25th. concert appearance in the Concert ...

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April 25

  • National Rebuilding Day

  • Saturday,   |  9am - 4pm
  • Location: Chestertown
  • NATIONAL REBUILDING DAY
    Rebuilding Together has declared National Rebuilding Day to be held across the country on the last Saturday in April. On this day and over the weekend, thousands of volunteers...

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  • National Rebuilding Day

  • Saturday,   |  9am - 4pm
  • Location: Chestertown
  • NATIONAL REBUILDING DAY
    Rebuilding Together has declared National Rebuilding Day to be held across the country on the last Saturday in April. On this day and over the weekend, thousands of volunteers...

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Sultana Public Sails
  • Sultana Public Sails

  • Saturday,   |  2pm-4pm
  • Location: Sultana Education Foundation/Chestertown Marina - 200 S. Cross Street/207 S. Water St.
  • 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 26

RESONANCE Concert: Julia Mintzer, Mezzo-soprano
  • RESONANCE Concert: Julia Mintzer, Mezzo-soprano

  • Sunday,   |  3pm
  • Location: St Paul’s Church 7579 Sandy Bottom Rd
  • Julia Mintzer enjoys a varied career in standard and contemporary repertoire in the United States and Europe. Hailed by Montreal’s La Presse as “a true Carmen: extremely sensual, with the ...

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