https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:50:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/20/the-kent-cultural-alliance-announces-2025-independent-artist-grants-for-kent-county-artists/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/20/the-kent-cultural-alliance-announces-2025-independent-artist-grants-for-kent-county-artists/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:33 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181933 The Kent Cultural Alliance (KCA) is pleased to announce the 2025 Independent Artist Grants program, which will provide $25,000 in funding to support artists living and creating in Kent County. This initiative will award 50 individual grants of $500 each as one-time financial support for artists working in a variety of disciplines. The application period […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/20/the-kent-cultural-alliance-announces-2025-independent-artist-grants-for-kent-county-artists/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/13/garfield-centers-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast-a-review-by-peter-heck-and-jane-jewell/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/13/garfield-centers-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast-a-review-by-peter-heck-and-jane-jewell/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:00:36 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181388 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, playing at the Garfield Center in Chestertown through Saturday, Dec. 21, is a perfect holiday experience for the whole family. Directed by Jennifer Kafka Smith, the musical features romance, comedy, action, and a familiar story with delightful characters. This is a professional-quality production that highlights just how much talent the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/13/garfield-centers-disneys-beauty-and-the-beast-a-review-by-peter-heck-and-jane-jewell/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/08/bookplate-author-event-patrick-smithwicks-wars-over-come-home/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/08/bookplate-author-event-patrick-smithwicks-wars-over-come-home/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:00:31 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=180736 The Bookplate is continuing their 2024 season of author events with author Patrick Smithwick on Wednesday, November 13th. Guests are welcome to join Smithwick and the Bookplate staff for a reading and book signing at 6pm at The Kitchen at The Imperial.   For soldiers and their families, wars never end. The memories come home, occasionally […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/08/bookplate-author-event-patrick-smithwicks-wars-over-come-home/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:33:50 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/ Artist Jill Basham unveils a new chapter in her creative journey with “Another Side of Jill Basham,” exploring new mediums, techniques, and subject matter in a bold artistic evolution. Renowned for her expansive impressionistic landscapes and signature low horizon lines, artist Jill Basham invites viewers to experience different directions in her upcoming exhibition, “Another Side […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/09/spy-review-isidore-string-quartet-interlude-by-steve-parks/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/09/spy-review-isidore-string-quartet-interlude-by-steve-parks/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:17:57 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=179833   The Isidore String Quartet, riding high after back-to-back years as winner of Canada’s prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition (2022) and an Avery Fisher Career Grant (2023) put their credentials to inspired effect in their Chesapeake Music Interlude concert Saturday night. Never mind that the program listed a trio of pieces by dead European […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/09/spy-review-isidore-string-quartet-interlude-by-steve-parks/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/22/mid-shore-arts-a-spy-check-in-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-jessica-davies/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/22/mid-shore-arts-a-spy-check-in-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-jessica-davies/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:35:17 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/22/mid-shore-arts-a-spy-check-in-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-jessica-davies/ There were two things on Al Bond’s mind for the latest Spy check-in with the president of Avalon Foundation. The first was the introduction of Jessica Davies, who recently joined the foundation as its first director of development after 24 years in a similar role for the University of Maryland. The hiring of Jessica was […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/08/22/mid-shore-arts-a-spy-check-in-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-jessica-davies/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/22/__trashed-18/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/22/__trashed-18/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:33:32 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177999 Standing in front of the Waterfowl Building this past weekend started me thinking about how interesting it is to watch history evolve, listen for echoes of the past, and wonder about future possibilities. After all, this is an Easton landmark—the big castle-looking thing with the geese sculpture. Many still refer to it as ‘The Armory’ […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/22/__trashed-18/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/12/founded-in-gratitude-celebrating-20-years-of-plein-air-easton/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/12/founded-in-gratitude-celebrating-20-years-of-plein-air-easton/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:43:37 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/12/founded-in-gratitude-celebrating-20-years-of-plein-air-easton/ We know that part of the Eastern Shore charm lies in its everyday beauty. The kind that we all see so often that we begin to take for granted. But then something special, like Plein Air Easton (PAE), gets underway. We watch artists arrive with fresh eyes and canvases, setting up their easels along streets, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/12/founded-in-gratitude-celebrating-20-years-of-plein-air-easton/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/the-personal-look-at-the-wyeth-family-of-artists-a-conversation-with-victoria-wyeth/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/the-personal-look-at-the-wyeth-family-of-artists-a-conversation-with-victoria-wyeth/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:00:17 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177606 The first time I saw Andrew Wyeth’s work was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was around the time of the country’s Bicentennial, and the Met made a wise decision to showcase Wyeth’s realism at a time when modern abstractionism seemed to rule the world. For me, that show was a gateway into the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/the-personal-look-at-the-wyeth-family-of-artists-a-conversation-with-victoria-wyeth/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/easton-art-galleries-host-plein-air-shows-by-steve-parks/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/easton-art-galleries-host-plein-air-shows-by-steve-parks/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:55:54 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177614 On Plein Air Easton/s opening night, July 12, Trippe Gallery celebrates with its “Variations 3.0: 1 Photograph, 15 Painters” exhibit and party. This third annual “Variation,” like its predecessors, is in part a contest involving both artists and appreciators. Fifteen painters participating in the Plein Air festival create their own interpretations of a single photo […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/07/03/easton-art-galleries-host-plein-air-shows-by-steve-parks/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/28/mid-shore-arts-the-factory-takes-on-a-streetcar-named-desire-for-plein-air/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/28/mid-shore-arts-the-factory-takes-on-a-streetcar-named-desire-for-plein-air/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=177476 The Spy always keeps an eye out for what Cece Storm and her Factory are up on the Mid-Shore. And this summer, she is back working with her friends at the Avalon Foundation to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Plein Air Easton with a local production of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The Factory, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/28/mid-shore-arts-the-factory-takes-on-a-streetcar-named-desire-for-plein-air/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/17/david-faleris-appointed-new-full-time-executive-director-of-chesapeake-music/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/17/david-faleris-appointed-new-full-time-executive-director-of-chesapeake-music/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:42:21 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/17/david-faleris-appointed-new-full-time-executive-director-of-chesapeake-music/ As the 2024 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival concludes, Chesapeake Music is pleased to announce the appointment of David Faleris of Newburyport, Massachusetts as its new full-time Executive Director. Most recently, Faleris has served as Deputy Director of Newburyport Art Association. Before that, he was the Senior Recruitment & Admissions Officer at the Royal Conservatoire of […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/17/david-faleris-appointed-new-full-time-executive-director-of-chesapeake-music/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/11/mystery-artist-who-knows-anything-about-the-the-hill-after-school-painting/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/11/mystery-artist-who-knows-anything-about-the-the-hill-after-school-painting/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:04:57 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/11/mystery-artist-who-knows-anything-about-the-the-hill-after-school-painting/ In an upcoming Spy interview with Greg Zimmerman about the future of the site where the Talbot County Health Department is currently is located, he send along to us a remarkable painting of the same spot but almost 100 years earlier. It now hangs in the Maryland Room at the TAlbot County Free Library in […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/11/mystery-artist-who-knows-anything-about-the-the-hill-after-school-painting/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/10/virtuoso-cellist-sterling-elliott-to-perform-at-the-chesapeake-chamber-music-festival-by-james-carder/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/10/virtuoso-cellist-sterling-elliott-to-perform-at-the-chesapeake-chamber-music-festival-by-james-carder/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:38:46 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/10/virtuoso-cellist-sterling-elliott-to-perform-at-the-chesapeake-chamber-music-festival-by-james-carder/ “Perfect intonation, style, and total involvement.” “His discernible love for the music won over the audience.” Praised for his musicality, sensitivity, dexterity, and performing ease by audiences and critics alike, the 25-year-old American cellist Sterling Elliott will be featured in three concerts at the 2024 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival held at the Academy Art Museum. in […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/10/virtuoso-cellist-sterling-elliott-to-perform-at-the-chesapeake-chamber-music-festival-by-james-carder/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/09/concert-review-chestertowns-national-festival-by-steve-parks/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/09/concert-review-chestertowns-national-festival-by-steve-parks/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:29:28 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/09/concert-review-chestertowns-national-festival-by-steve-parks/ The National Music Festival, now in the orchestral phase of its two-week residency at Washington College, performed one of its signature apprentice-and-mentor concerts Saturday night, anchored by Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, better known as “The Scottish Symphony,” conducted by festival artistic director Richard Rosenberg. Most of the players in these symphonic concerts are talented […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/09/concert-review-chestertowns-national-festival-by-steve-parks/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/08/concert-review-chamber-music-fest-opening-night-by-steve-parks/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/08/concert-review-chamber-music-fest-opening-night-by-steve-parks/#respond Sat, 08 Jun 2024 18:03:21 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/08/concert-review-chamber-music-fest-opening-night-by-steve-parks/ The Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival celebrated its 39th annual opening night on Friday with a diverse medley of classics performed by its longtime lineup of globally acclaimed musicians along with scene-stealing guest artistry by a young Grammy-nominated string quartet known for its dressed-for-fun virtuosity. The only apparent hitch in the evening had nothing to do […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/06/08/concert-review-chamber-music-fest-opening-night-by-steve-parks/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/05/29/from-cpa-to-creative-leader-bernard-dellario-ignites-a-new-era-of-art-education-at-the-aam/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/05/29/from-cpa-to-creative-leader-bernard-dellario-ignites-a-new-era-of-art-education-at-the-aam/#comments Wed, 29 May 2024 15:27:30 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=176838 For Bernard Dellario, art has been a lifelong passion that defied expectations. “Art was always my love. I don’t know where it came from,” he said in a recent interview with the Spy. “Because I didn’t have any direction from parents, peers, or people I grew up with – no one in my family was […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/05/29/from-cpa-to-creative-leader-bernard-dellario-ignites-a-new-era-of-art-education-at-the-aam/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/05/06/dar-williams-friend-together-in-song-at-the-avalon-by-steve-parks/ Mon, 06 May 2024 22:24:15 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/05/06/dar-williams-friend-together-in-song-at-the-avalon-by-steve-parks/ “I won’t forget when Peter Pan came to my house, took my hand I said I was a boy I’m glad he didn’t check I learned to fly, I learned to fight I lived a whole life in one night.” –“When I Was a Boy,” Dar Williams She was born Dorothy Snowden Williams. One of […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/04/05/spy-music-review-concerto-to-die-for-by-steve-parks/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:55:13 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/04/05/spy-music-review-concerto-to-die-for-by-steve-parks/ A remarkable evening of music and reflection opened appropriately with what amounts to a prayer. The lyrics to the hymn inspired by Sibelius’ tone poem “Finlandia,” performed by the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Thursday night in Easton, came instantly to mind with the first notes of the beloved middle movement of this piece about peace. “My […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/03/06/unlock-the-art-of-storytelling-writers-gather-at-chesapeake-college/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:15:09 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/03/06/unlock-the-art-of-storytelling-writers-gather-at-chesapeake-college/ The Bay to Ocean Writers Conference, one of our region’s most popular and anticipated literary events, is being held this Saturday, March 9, at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills and there are just a handful of tickets still available. Hosted by the Eastern Shore Writers’ Association, this 27th annual edition of the BTO conference will […]]]>