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 country’s skies are bluer than the ocean And sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine But other lands have sunlight, too, and clover And skies are everywhere as blue as mine O hear my song, thou God of all the nations A song of peace for their ... [Continue Story]
Arts Highlights
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 ... [Continue Story]
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Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Birds’ Head Haggadah
Birds’ Head Haggadah (c. 1300) This year the Jewish celebration of Passover begins at sundown on April 22, and it ends after nightfall on April 30. ... [Continue Story]
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- Looking at the Masters: De Claris Mulieribus
- Looking at the Masters: Edward Mitchell Bannister
- Looking at the Masters: Violets and Wolves
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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
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- Design with Jenn Martella: A Study in Scarlet
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- 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: Time The Teacher by Julian Koslow
Author’s Note: I had a lot of fun writing this poem, playing with the idea of time as not just an abstract backdrop to our changing lives, but an ... [Continue Story]
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Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: Aqua Alta by Hanson Robbins
A super high tide and buckets of rain brought water over the Chestertown docks last weekend. “Aqua ... [Continue Story]
Arts Notes
The Tidewater Singers Spring Concerts
The Tidewater Singers are pleased to present their Spring concerts on Mother’s Day weekend, Friday, May 10th, and Saturday, May 11th. The ... [Continue Story]
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