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 continue the organization’s tradition of providing attending writers of every genre and level of experience first rate educational experiences and a chance to socialize with likeminded logophiles and storytellers. Katie Aiken Ritter, an Eastern Shore novelist, ... [Continue Story]
Arts Highlights
Spy Arts Diary: From Classical Leap Year to O.C. Movie Mecca by Steve Parks
Not that I ever put much forecasting faith in a groundhog who may or may not see his shadow on Feb. 2. But this time, maybe blinded by the TV klieg ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Arts: Checking in with Oxford Community Center’s Liza Ledford
- Artist Jose Ramirez’s Journey from Guatemala to Dorchester in Color and Light
- Spy Arts Diary: A Welcoming Debut and a Broadway Preview by Steve Parks
- Marble Man: Sculptor Sebastian Martorana Brings the Public and Private to Life
- A Salute to Chesapeake Music’s Don Buxton
- Spy Art Review: Civil Rights, Wrongs & More at AAM by Steve Parks
- “Little Women”: A Chat with the Garfield’s Play Director Hester Sachse
- Spy Concert Review: An Orchestral ‘Holiday Joy’ by Steve Parks
- CBMM Becomes More Welcoming: Celebrating a New Welcome Center in St. Michaels
- Delmarva Review Announces 2024 Anthology
- Spy Arts Diary: Home for the Holidays by Steve Parks
- Spy Review: Nov. 22, 1963, 60 Years Later by Steve Parks
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Rachael Breen
Rachael Breen is a Minnesotan artist of Jewish descent. After receiving a BA from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, she became a ... [Continue Story]
- Looking at the Masters: De Claris Mulieribus
- Looking at the Masters: Edward Mitchell Bannister
- Looking at the Masters: Violets and Wolves
- Looking at the Masters: The Progress of Love
- Looking at the Masters: The Year of the Dragon
- Looking at the Masters: Charles Ethan Porter
- Looking at the Masters: Carnation and Otter
- Looking at the Masters: Lei Yixin
- Looking at the Masters: Henri Rousseau
- Looking at the Masters: Santa Maria in Trastevere and Pietro Cavallini
Design with Jenn Martella
My first introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum was during a visit to my sister over the July 4th weekend in 2003. We joined the throng ... [Continue Story]
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Visit to Wings and Whitetail Farm
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Classic Cape Cod Cottage in Chestertown
- Design with Jenn Martella: 105 Cannon St. After the Work is Done
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Study in Scarlet
- Design with Jenn Martella: Modern Meets Rancher
- Design with Jenn Martella: Haven on High Street
Weather Report with Cece Storm
The Spy Weather Report with Cecile Storm
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 ... [Continue Story]
Delmarva Review
Delmarva Review: Fisherman Blues by Sara Atwater
Author’s Note: “Fisherman Blues” is part of a collection of sonnets about the North Sea and the English Channel. They developed during several summers ... [Continue Story]
- Delmarva Review: The Life of Secrets by Susan Okie
- Delmarva Review: Gold Digger by Leslie Pietrzyk
- Delmarva Review: Ghost Blankets by Susan Bucci Mockler
- Delmarva Review: 14 Inches of Snow by Madeleine Cohen Oakley
- Delmarva Review: When I First Met You by Michelle Cacho-Negrete
- Delmarva Review: Story by Dale Stromberg
- Delmarva Review: Prayer for Perseveration By Catherine DeNunzio
- Delmarva Review: In Order to Pray for History as It Happens, or After by Devon Miller-Duggan
- Delmarva Review: Hauthunger by Katherine Williams
- Delmarva Review: Bug Girl(s) by Steph Liberatore
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: Heading South by Jay Fleming
A ship (the R/V Virginia) and the Bay Bridge make an iconic Chesapeake image at dawn. “Heading ... [Continue Story]
Arts Notes
Scholarships for Green Room Gang Summer Camp at Church Hill Theatre
June is right around the corner and it’s time to nail down plans for summer activities. Church Hill Theatre’s Green Room Gang (GRG) offers the perfect ... [Continue Story]
- Caroline County Council Upcoming Arts Events
- Acclaimed Gospel Trio Sombarkin’ Tops Off Holy Week at the Mainstay
- Garfield Center Calls for Director and Title Submissions for 2025 Season
- Washington College Invites Regional Musicians to Utilize its Open Studio Free of Charge
- Classical Guitarist Vladimir Fridman at Maintay March 24
- The Garfield Center Calls for Director and Title Submissions for 2025 Season Productions
- CBMM hosts Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival on April 20-21
- Announcing the 2024 Oxford Fine Arts Artists
- Working Artists Forum Sponsor Painting Demonstrations
- Bookplate Author Event: Peter Breslow and His Life at NPR