Spy Minute: A Primer on the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival with Al Sikes
A few weeks ago, the Spy sat down with Al Sikes for a freewheeling conversation about national politics. The former FCC Chair had a lot to say about the subject given his remarkable tenure in Washington, but it was also clear from that discussion that nothing makes Al more excited these days than talking about his passion for jazz. For almost ten years now, Al Sikes has been the central force behind the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival and its ever-growing reputation as one of the Mid-Atlantic's top performance series. Al's recruitment of the legendary Monty Alexander to be its musical … [Read More...]
Arts Highlights
Delmarva Review: “Hoover” by Pat Valdata
Damn. I feel the weight, all that water behind me. I meet strength for strength. My thick rebar bones anchor my manmade rock face, harder than … [Read More...]
- Swing City, “Delmarva’s Big Band,” Concert in Fountain Park, Saturday, Aug 4
- Our Jazz Man: Dr. Mel Rapelyea on the Chestertown Jazz Festival
- Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Gets Ready for New Season
- Letter to the Editor: Kent County Arts Council Awarded $100,000 and other Good News
- A Salute to Getz: Saxophonist Harry Allen Celebrates Bossa Nova Jazz by Becca Newell
- Academy Art Museum Capital Campaign: Opens New Doors to the Arts
- It Doesn’t Get Better: The High & Wides in Performance July 26
- RiverArts: “Extraordinary Journey: Expressing Spirit Through Art & Medicine”
- Broadway Comes to Chestertown’s Music in the Park
- Spy Minute: After Seven Years, Mainstay is Having Another Party
- A Laugh a Minute at “Short Attention Span Theater” at the Garfield Center
- The Avalon and Chesapeake College to Partner on Big Shows at the Todd Center
Delmarva Review
Delmarva Review: After Phillis Wheatley Sailed To England by E. Ethelbert Miller
After Phillis Wheatley Sailed To England Master took me into town where the big boats dock. I stopped loading the wagon and stared at the … [Read More...]
- Delmarva Review: Pentecost By James Keegan
- Delmarva Review: On the Hard by Lisa Lynn Biggar
- Delmarva Review: On the Hard by Lisa Lynn Biggar
- Delmarva Review: The Man Who had Luck By David Bergman
- Delmarva Review: Nursing 101 by Margaret Adams
- Delmarva Review: Grief by Daniel Ford
- Delmarva Review: Clues to John Barth’s Genius: Jimmies, Jazz, and Scheherazade by John Lewis
- Delmarva Review: Poems on Gilbert Byron and Maple Leaves by Kelley K. Malone
- Delmarva Review: Dry-Dock Music: Baltimore By David Salner
- Delmarva Review: My Diseased Hope by Michele Whitney
Performance
Mid-Shore Arts: TAP Takes on “Little Shop of Horrors”
It's always a good sign when the director and actress of a new Tred Avon Player production show up for their interview in costume. Not only does it … [Read More...]
- Cowboy Junkies: Major Concert at the Avalon July 27
- Chesapeake Brass Band in Fountain Park July 7
- A Laugh a Minute at “Short Attention Span Theater” at the Garfield Center
- “Annapolis Bluegrass” Kicks Off Music in the Park Summer Concert Series
- The Bay Country Chorus to Perform at Avalon Theatre June 10
- Ken and Brad Kolodner Quartet at The Mainstay May 18
- “Sweeney Todd” at the Garfield — a Review by Peter Heck
- Mid-Shore AGO to Sponsor Festival with Mid-Shore Musicians
- Master Organist Ken Cowan Returns to Chestertown for 23rd Year May 4
- Ben Price and Cliff City at The Mainstay April 28
- Garfield Center to Present Sondheim’s Dark Musical Sweeney Todd
- Chester River Chorale’s Spring Concert April 12 and 13
Visual Arts
RiverArts 9th Annual “Paint the Town”: A Plein Air Festival
After a brutally cold winter, what better way to savor the warmth and beauty of early spring than to come to RiverArts 9th Annual “Paint the Town”, … [Read More...]
- The Artists of Heron Point
- RiverArts Workshops for 2018
- Call for Artists: Color Blind — The Art of Black and White
- Spotlight on Evie Baskin and the Artists’ Gallery
- Illustrated Lecture: “Beyond Stereotypes: War, Warriors, and the Creative Arts”
- RiverArts Holiday Show and Sale Opens Friday
- Young Artists Shine at KidSPOT!
- The Chesapeake Show at Chesapeake College
- “Analog Video Works” by Timothy Nohe Opens at Kohl Gallery Nov. 9
- Paintings and Drawings by William Willis at Adkins Arboretum
Community Arts Notes
AAM Invites Public to 60th Birthday Party & Public Art Project
On Saturday, September 15, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Academy Art Museum will host a 60th Birthday Party and Annual Members’ Meeting. The event … [Read More...]
- Open Auditions for Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol
- Adkins Arboretum to Host Beer Garden Aug. 25
- Alice in Wonderland Opens This Weekend at the Garfield
- Terra Incognita, Photographs by Matthew Moore, on View at Adkins Arboretum
- RiverArts Juried Photography Show Opens Friday
- Summer Showcase Exhibition at MASSONIART
- The Artists’ Gallery Features Mary Ellen Mabe in “Travels” on First Friday
- Academy Art Museum Opens AAM @ 60: The Diamond Exhibition Part II
- Spots Available for the Music Geek Retreat at the Garfield Center
- Harry Potter Birthday Party on July 28th
- RUNA at The Mainstay August 2
- Academy Art Museum Announces August Events
