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Kent County Maryland Calendar of Events- July 2023


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July 1

  • Adult Conversational Spanish

  • Saturday,   |  9am - 10am
  • This event runs June 3 to August 26
  • Location: Dunkin Donuts
  • Getting a little rusty in your conversational Spanish? Then join us for a 1-hour of coffee and conversation in Spanish. Only $15 per session. Reservation required....

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MassoniArt presents Marc Castelli working portraits / watermen.2
  • MassoniArt presents Marc Castelli working portraits / watermen.2

  • Saturday,
  • This event runs June 16 to July 8
  • Location: MassoniArt - MassoniArt - Cross Street Gallery, 113 S Cross Street, Chestertown
  • Saturday, June 17, Open House 10am – 5pm
    Marc Castelli Artist Talk – 12 noon

    Encompassing only three weeks, this special exhibition features the second in a series of Castelli’s ...

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The Garfield presents Short Attention Span Theatre
  • The Garfield presents Short Attention Span Theatre

  • Saturday,
  • This event runs June 23 to July 9
  • Location: Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre - 210 High Street
  • Our annual 10-minute play festival!

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Carnival on High
  • Carnival on High

  • Saturday,   |  5-8pm
  • Location: Foot of High Street - - 100 High Street
  • The second annual Carnival on High will be held Saturday, July 1 from 5-8pm at the Foot of High Street. This year will include more face painters, more games, and a bubble performer. Bring the whole n...

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July 4

Fourth of July Fireworks on the River Packet
  • Fourth of July Fireworks on the River Packet

  • Tuesday,   |  7:30 - 9:30+ pm
  • Location: River Packet - High Street Town Dock
  • Chestertown's Fourth of July Fireworks are back! Join the River Packet for an evening sail and river view of the show. Tickets are limited; reservations are required - click the link for more inf...

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  • Fourth of July Fireworks

  • Tuesday,   |  Sundown about 9 pm
  • Location: Wilmer Park
  • Town of Chestertown
    Fourth of July Fireworks
    Wilmer Park
    July 4, 2023
    Sundown (about 9 pm)

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July 7

Joe Holt's First Friday Welcomes Holly Lane
  • Joe Holt's First Friday Welcomes Holly Lane

  • Friday,   |  8:00 PM
  • Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St.
  • On Friday, July 7th, piano impresario Joe Holt, the host of the Mainstay’s popular monthly First Friday programs, welcomes singer Holly Lane to share the stage with him. Holly and Joe have prepa...

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July 8

Mozzarella Cheesemaking Class
  • Mozzarella Cheesemaking Class

  • Saturday,   |  10:00 AM
  • Location: 236 Cannon Street - Eastern Shore Food Lab (2nd Floor of Modern Stone Age Kitchen)
  • Who wants to make Mozz?
    Join us at the Modern Stone Age Kitchen at 10:00am and then we'll walk down to the Chestertown Farmer's Market and pick up fresh milk from Nice Farms and have a chan...

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  • Young Artist's Harp Seminar

  • Saturday,
  • This event runs July 8 to July 22
  • Location: Gibson Center for the Arts - Washington College
  • Over 50 of the world’s top young harpists will gather on Maryland’s Eastern Shore this summer as the renowned Young Artist’s Harp Seminar returns to Washington College. A number of concerts - in...

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July 8-9: Fluid Acrylics
  • July 8-9: Fluid Acrylics

  • Saturday,   |  10 am - 12 pm, and 1-3 pm
  • Location: RiverArts Education Center - 200B High St.
  • Dates: July 8 and 9
    Times: 10 am - 12 pm and 1-3 pm

    Instructor: Christine O'Neill

    Whether you are a new painter, a watercolor painter, an acrylics painter or an oil painter, I think you wi...

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KidSPOT Children's Creativity Center
  • KidSPOT Children's Creativity Center

  • Saturday,   |  9:00 AM-12:00 PM
  • Location: KidSPOT Children's Creativity Center at RiverArts - 315 High Street, in the Breezeway
  • Visit us every Saturday for free fun and hands-on learning for ages two to twelve with an accompanying adult. (Toddlers under two need to wait untill they're old enough, please!) Drop in for a qu...

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July 11

Didgeridoo Down Under
  • Didgeridoo Down Under

  • Tuesday,   |  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location: North County Branch - 119 N. Main Street, Galena
  • Get ready for a high-energy, Australia-themed show that combines music, culture, puppetry, comedy, storytelling and more! The didgeridoo, usually made from a hollow tree trunk, has been played by Abor...

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Escape Rooms!
  • Escape Rooms!

  • Tuesday,   |  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Puzzles, prizes, and more await as you work together with your team to escape!

    Whether you're working to escape the Werewolf Experiment or rushing to build an Amulet that will keep you safe, g...

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July 12

Friendly Magic with Magician Mike Rose
  • Friendly Magic with Magician Mike Rose

  • Wednesday,   |  11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Civic Center - 21292 Civic Center Rd, Rock Hall, MD
  • Magician Mike Rose presents impossible magic tricks and off-the-wall comedy all themed around friendship and kindness.

    All ages welcome!

    Please note this program will take place at the Rock Hal...

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July 13

Yoga with Aundra
  • Yoga with Aundra

  • Thursday,   |  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Learn how to connect the power of breath with gentle movement at this beginner-friendly session of yoga with Aundra.

    Beach towels will be provided or you may bring your own yoga mat or beach towel....

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One-of-a-Kind Community Mural
  • One-of-a-Kind Community Mural

  • Thursday,   |  4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Bring your creativity as we deconstruct and recreate a work of art into a unique creation full of color and powered by teamwork!

    Each person will create a small work of art and all the pieces will ...

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July 14

  • Sourdough Pasta Making & Wine Tasting Class

  • Friday,   |  5:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: Eastern Shore Food Lab (2nd Floor) - 236 Cannon Street
  • What is better than Fresh pasta, and wine? Well I’ll tell you – fresh 100% wild long fermented sourdough pasta paired with local wine!
    Join Dr. Bill Schindler at the Eastern Shore Food Lab a sour...

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July 15

View the Log Canoe Races aboard the River Packet!
  • View the Log Canoe Races aboard the River Packet!

  • Saturday,   |  1:00 - 3:30+ pm
  • Location: Chester River Packet Co. - Quaker Neck Landing
  • Don't miss out on this beautiful sailing competition! The River Packet is heading out to watch the Log Canoe Races!

    Boarding and departure from Quaker Neck Landing. Cruise will return after th...

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Sourdough Bread Making Class
  • Sourdough Bread Making Class

  • Saturday,   |  10:00am
  • Location: Modern Stone Age Kitchen - 236 Cannon Street
  • Join Dr. Bill Schindler for a start to finish approach to baking hand-built, real, traditional long-fermented sourdough bread.
    Long, slow fermentation that utilizes wild bacteria and yeasts transfor...

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July 17

HomePorts presents Organizing Your Health
  • HomePorts presents Organizing Your Health

  • Monday,   |  11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location: 2nd Floor, Chestertown Town Hall
  • Join UMMS Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT) for a discussion on how to best organize and manage your healthcare. Topics include: preventative medicine and vaccinations, speaking with your provider,...

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July 18

All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show
  • All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show

  • Tuesday,   |  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location: North County Branch - 119 N. Main Street, Galena
  • Create a community art show with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County Public Library!

    Join one of 6 art creation sessions to create a unique piece of artwork that will become a part of the Al...

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All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show
  • All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show

  • Tuesday,   |  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Create a community art show with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County Public Library!

    Join one of 6 art creation sessions to create a unique piece of artwork that will become a part of the Al...

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July 19

All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show
  • All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show

  • Wednesday,   |  2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location: Town of Millington - Town Office - 402 Cypress Street, Millington, MD
  • Create a community art show with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County Public Library!

    Join one of 6 art creation sessions to create a unique piece of artwork that will become a part of the Al...

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All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show
  • All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show

  • Wednesday,   |  11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Civic Center - 21292 Civic Center Rd, Rock Hall, MD
  • Create a community art show with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County Public Library!

    Join one of 6 art creation sessions to create a unique piece of artwork that will become a part of the Al...

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July 20

Girls' Night Out on the River Packet
  • Girls' Night Out on the River Packet

  • Thursday,   |  6:00 - 8:00 pm
  • Location: River Packet - High Street Town Dock
  • Ladies' Night on the Chester River! Gather your friends for a fun evening with food and drinks aboard the River Packet. Reservations are required - click the link for more information and to rese...

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Cars on High
  • Cars on High

  • Thursday,   |  6pm-8pm
  • Location: 300 High Street - 300 Block of High Street
  • Join Main Street Chestertown for Cars on High every third Thursday (April through October). Share your automotive beauty or come drool over someone else's! This event is free and open to the publ...

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July 20 Handbuilding Plus! with Marcey Sherman
  • July 20 Handbuilding Plus! with Marcey Sherman

  • Thursday,   |  2:00-4:30 pm
  • Location: Clay Studio - 204 High St.
  • The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 2 - 4:30 pm on Wednesdays, running from July 20th through August 24th. (6 weeks)

    This course is intended to be a "next step" for returning b...

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  • Storytime Concert: Milkshake!

  • Thursday,   |  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location: North County Branch - 119 N. Main Street, Galena
  • Lisa Mathews and Mikel Gehl are the Milkshake Duo! Milkshake makes original music kids can call their own, exploring topics kids care about, from pretend play to the social ups and downs of friends an...

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All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show
  • All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show

  • Thursday,   |  6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Create a community art show with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County Public Library!

    Join one of 6 art creation sessions to create a unique piece of artwork that will become a part of the Al...

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All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show
  • All Together Now: Create a Community Art Show

  • Thursday,   |  4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Create a community art show with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County Public Library!

    Join one of 6 art creation sessions to create a unique piece of artwork that will become a part of the Al...

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July 21

Barbara Parker and Friends
  • Barbara Parker and Friends

  • Friday,   |  8:00 PM
  • Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St.
  • Why is it usually surprising when a friend, a neighbor, steps in front of a microphone on a local stage, starts to sing, and something spellbinding comes out? Local singer/songwriter Barbara Parker ha...

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July 22

All Together Now: Community Art Show Opening Reception
  • All Together Now: Community Art Show Opening Reception

  • Saturday,   |  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • All week, in all corners of Kent County, people of all ages have been creating amazing artwork!

    Join us to celebrate and enjoy what everyone has contributed to the All Together Now: Community Art S...

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  • Bay Paddle

  • Saturday,   |  8:00am
  • Location: Haven Harbor South - Rock Hall
  • The Bay Paddle is two epic paddle races, a 33 miler and a 12 miler, to help raise money and support for the Bay.

    The 33 mile race starts at Matapeake Park on Kent Island and finishes at Haven Harb...

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  • Reimagined Runway

  • Saturday,   |  6:00 pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Fire House
  • Chestertown RiverArts’s Reclaimed Runway is back! Reimagined as a Carnivale Gala, we invite guests to wear colorful outfits made from recycled anything! Enjoy Latin inspired food and music as yo...

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July 23

  • Rock the Hall 5k

  • Sunday,   |  9:00am
  • Location: Watermen's Restaurant - Rock Hall
  • Rock the Hall 5k is a fun and active way to celebrate the Bay.

    The race will benefit the Coastal Conservation Association's Noah's Reef oyster project on the Magothy River and CoreShark H2O's envi...

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July 25

Making Music: Everyday Instrument Jam Session
  • Making Music: Everyday Instrument Jam Session

  • Tuesday,   |  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location: North County Branch - 119 N. Main Street, Galena
  • Join us for a jam session! We’ll make hand-crafted instruments from everyday items, then show off our new creations by making music together.

    Ages 5+

    Registration required....

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Make a Friend, Take a Friend
  • Make a Friend, Take a Friend

  • Tuesday,   |  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Craft your very own plush friends to take home, give to your friends, or donate!

    Choose from several different designs suited for any level of sewing experience.

    Ages 13-17

    Registration encou...

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July 26

Reptile Wonders!
  • Reptile Wonders!

  • Wednesday,   |  11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Location: Rock Hall Civic Center - 21292 Civic Center Rd, Rock Hall, MD
  • Join Reptile Wonders, "The Nature Center on the Go," for an interactive program on reptiles featuring live snakes, lizards, tortoises and turtles from around the world.

    All ages from babi...

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July 27

Crazy Days
  • Crazy Days

  • Thursday,   |  10 am to 6 pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown - Downtown Chestertown
  • Downtown Chestertown’s annual sidewalk sale, Crazy Days! The bargain shopping begins on Thursday, July 27 and runs through Saturday, July 29, with many stores carrying the specials into Sunday. ...

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Friendly Magic with Magician Mike Rose
  • Friendly Magic with Magician Mike Rose

  • Thursday,   |  4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Magician Mike Rose presents impossible magic tricks and off-the-wall comedy all themed around friendship and kindness.

    All ages welcome!

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Ice Cream Snack Bar & Recipe Swap
  • Ice Cream Snack Bar & Recipe Swap

  • Thursday,   |  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location: Chestertown Branch - 408 High Street, Chestertown
  • Enjoy a tasty ice cream creation while swapping recipes! Bring a favorite recipe and a favorite friend to KCPL’s Adults-Only Ice Cream Snack Bar & Recipe Swap for snacks and social time. Whi...

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July 28

Crazy Days
  • Crazy Days

  • Friday,   |  10 am to 6 pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown - Downtown Chestertown
  • Downtown Chestertown’s annual sidewalk sale, Crazy Days! The bargain shopping begins on Thursday, July 27 and runs through Saturday, July 29, with many stores carrying the specials into Sunday. ...

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July 29

Archery Shoot and Concert to Benefit Operation Enduring Warrior
  • Archery Shoot and Concert to Benefit Operation Enduring Warrior

  • Saturday,   |  9am-9pm
  • Location: Piney Grove Farm - 7281 Wilkins Lane
  • Please join us for a day of 3-d archery, good food and music! The archery event is open to adults and kids. There will be lunch on-site. Dinner and music will start at 5pm....

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Crazy Days
  • Crazy Days

  • Saturday,   |  10 am to 6 pm
  • Location: Downtown Chestertown - Downtown Chestertown
  • Downtown Chestertown’s annual sidewalk sale, Crazy Days! The bargain shopping begins on Thursday, July 27 and runs through Saturday, July 29, with many stores carrying the specials into Sunday. ...

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  • KidSPOT Saturdays

  • Saturday,   |  9:00-Noon
  • Location: KidSPOT - 315 High Street, in the Breezeway
  • Visit us every Saturday at our downtown location --or out in the Community when we are "On the Go!"--for free fun and hands-on learning for ages two to twelve with an accompanying adult. (To...

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July 30

The Blake Thompson Band
  • The Blake Thompson Band

  • Sunday,   |  4:00 pm
  • Location: The Mainstay - 5753 N. Main St.
  • Blake Thompson, with deep roots in Kent County, is best known for his powerful rock leads and blues chops. His material ranges from classic rock and pop to blues, soul, and R&B. Singer/rock violin...

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Afternoon Tea at Brampton Inn
  • Afternoon Tea at Brampton Inn

  • Sunday,   |  1:30pm - 3pm
  • Location: Brampton Inn - 25227 Chestertown Rd, Chestertown MD 21620 - Brampton Inn - 25227 Chestertown Rd, Chestertown MD 21620
  • Join us for an elegant afternoon of fine food and drink musical delight and wonderful conversation! Our pastry chef’s creations of decadent sweet and mouth-watering savory bites* are paired with...

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