https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:41:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2023/01/20/spy-music-notes-a-chat-with-aam-whcp-headliner-josh-christina/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:47:03 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2023/01/20/spy-music-notes-a-chat-with-aam-whcp-headliner-josh-christina/ Think of a mix between Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, and Elton John and you’ve got Josh Christina. If you’re a fan of piano driven rock ‘n’ roll,  Josh will restore your confidence in the ability of young musicians to carry on the great tradition of the rock pioneers. He writes his own music, refurbishes the classics, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/10/06/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-11/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:19:26 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/10/06/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-11/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for October 7-9 Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams How calmly does the olive branch Observe the sky begin to blanch Without a cry, without a prayer With no betrayal of despair Some time while light obscures the tree The zenith of its life will be Gone […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/29/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-10/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:36:55 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/09/29/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-10/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for September 30 to October 1 “Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/21/cff-honors-father-and-daughter-william-wylers-daughter-catherine-chats-with-the-spy/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:46:11 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/09/21/cff-honors-father-and-daughter-william-wylers-daughter-catherine-chats-with-the-spy/ Once again, the Chesapeake Film Festival has pulled off a big one as it prepares for its annual gathering in Easton starting next week.  For many years, the CFF has brought to Easton some of the most esteemed actors and directors from Hollywood and Beyond. And this year, that tradition continues when the film festival […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/16/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-9/ https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/16/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-9/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:48:50 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/09/16/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-9/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for September 16 to September 18 Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/16/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-9/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/14/saying-farewell-to-the-dove/ https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/14/saying-farewell-to-the-dove/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:37:21 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/09/14/saying-farewell-to-the-dove/ For almost three years, the Maryland Dove has been very much a part of our Mid-Shore life. Beginning in 2019, when the Spy first began coverage of this remarkable reconstruction project of one of two ships that brought the first English settlers to what is now called the state of Maryland, the Dove project at the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/14/saying-farewell-to-the-dove/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/08/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-8/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:28:31 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=160637 The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for September 9 to September 11 September by Lucy Maud Montgomery Lo! a ripe sheaf of many golden days Gleaned by the year in autumn’s harvest ways, With here and there, blood-tinted as an ember, Some crimson poppy of a late delight Atoning in its splendor for the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/09/01/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-7/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:10:03 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/09/01/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-7/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for September 2 to September 4 Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms.” […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/31/mid-shore-food-and-drink-blue-ruins-speakeasy-speaks-loud-and-clear/ https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/31/mid-shore-food-and-drink-blue-ruins-speakeasy-speaks-loud-and-clear/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:26:59 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/08/31/mid-shore-food-and-drink-blue-ruins-speakeasy-speaks-loud-and-clear/ Blue Ruin is a modern take on a vintage speakeasy. With over 150 unique cocktails made from the finest (and often local) spirits, pared with a down-home-fine-dining fusion menu. The kitchen takes Eastern Shore classics and elevates them to white tablecloth status. Customers may be surprised they don’t have to give a password to get […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/31/mid-shore-food-and-drink-blue-ruins-speakeasy-speaks-loud-and-clear/feed/ 4 https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/25/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-6/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:19:27 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/08/25/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-6/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for August 26 to August 28 A Cup of Ocean by Amos Russel Wells What does the cup of ocean hold? Glory of purple and glint of gold; Tenderest greens and heavenly blue, Shot with the sunlight through and through; Wayward ripples that idly roam. Tumbling breakers with […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/18/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-5/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:45:37 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=160078 The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for August 19 to August 21 Renascence by Edna St. Vincent Millay All I could see from where I stood Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I traced the line […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/11/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-4/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:07:47 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/08/11/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-4/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for August 12 to August 14 All the women. In me. Are tired. ― Nayyirah Waheed    ]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/04/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-3/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:04:32 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=159555 The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for July 5 to July 7 Summer Wind by William Cullen Bryant It is a sultry day; the sun has drunk The dew that lay upon the morning grass; There is no rustling in the lofty elm That canopies my dwelling, and its shade Scarce cools me. All […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/03/looking-at-the-fickle-mirror-at-the-academy-art-museum/ https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/03/looking-at-the-fickle-mirror-at-the-academy-art-museum/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:00:06 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/08/03/looking-at-the-fickle-mirror-at-the-academy-art-museum/ Fickle Mirror, the new exhibition at the Art Academy Museum, is timely and relevant. In a world of selfies and personal branding, Warhol and Rembrandt feel ahead of their time in how they were obsessed with their own image. In addition to the household names, Curator Mehves Lelic has assembled a coterie of emerging and […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/08/03/looking-at-the-fickle-mirror-at-the-academy-art-museum/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/28/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-2/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:14:19 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/07/28/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm-2/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for July 29 to July 31 “He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and the lions on the beach. They played like […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/21/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm/ https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/21/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:51:00 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/2022/07/21/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm/ The Spy Weather Report forecast and words for July 22 to July 24. The Bait by John Donne Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks. There will the river whispering run Warm’d by thy eyes, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/21/the-spy-weather-report-with-cecile-storm/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/20/keeping-the-soul-of-cambridges-packing-house-with-eslcs-carol-bean/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:42:41 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=159161 Editor’s note: While it is rarely discussed at length or found in the blueprints of building restoration projects, one of the ultimate challenges facing architects, developers, and future tenants is how a historic site can maintain its soul after it has been renovated and modernized. Beyond form and function, the markings of a successful restoration […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/14/spy-weekend-weather-by-cece-storm/ https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/14/spy-weekend-weather-by-cece-storm/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:04:22 +0000 https://cs.spycommunitymedia.org/?p=158966 ]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2022/07/14/spy-weekend-weather-by-cece-storm/feed/ 2