Washington College Opens New Doors for the Shore’s Young Writers: A Chat with Roy Kesey
For six years each summer The Cherry Tree Young Writers’ Conference at Washington College has opened its doors to 30 or more regional high school students wanting to immerse themselves in four-days of literary workshops, one-on-one meetings with working writers, panel discussions, and literary comradery. Associate Rose O’Neill Literary House Director and Director of the Writers’ Conference Roy Kesey sees the intensive workshops as an opportunity for high school students to cultivate a sense of identity as writers and share their enthusiasm with established writers teaching poetry, fiction, ... [Continue Story]
Arts Highlights
38 Years and Counting: Chesapeake Music Director Don Buxton Sets the Stage for 2023 Season
In the Spy's recent interview with Chesapeake Music's long-tenured executive director, Don Buxton, the veteran mastermind behind one the most ... [Continue Story]
- Shore Lit June Notes and Musings by Kerry Folan
- Looking at the Masters: Calder Circus by Beverly Hall Smith
- The Monster of Gunpowder River: A Chat With Author Michael Stang
- Looking at the Masters: Hung Liu – Part 4
- Looking at the Masters: Hung Liu – Part 3
- Looking at the Masters: Hung Liu (Part 2)
- Shore Lit May Notes and Musings by Kerry Folan
- Looking at the Masters: Hung Liu
- WC Art Chair Ben Tilghman Starts Art Series with AAM
- Looking at the Masters: Claude Monet
- Tred Avon Players: Rob and Lynn Sanchez Take the Moon over Buffalo Again After 20 Years
- Looking at the Masters: Lady and the Unicorn
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Hung Liu (Part 2)
Hung Liu received her second National Endowment of the Art fellowship in 1991. She and her son became American citizens in 1991. Also in 1991, she ... [Continue Story]
- Looking at the Masters: Hung Liu
- Looking at the Masters: Walton Ford
- Looking at the Masters: Adelaide Labille-Guiard
- Looking at the Masters: Constantino Brumidi
- Looking at the Masters: Joyce J Scott
- Looking at the Masters: Caspar David Friedrich
- Looking at the Masters: Marc Chagall
- Looking at the Masters: Marc Chagall
- Looking at the Masters: Franz Marc
- Looking at the Masters: Conrad von Soest
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: Baltimore Is Where by Kerry Graham
Author’s Note: "My love for Baltimore is fierce; I'm proud and protective of my city. I'm also impatient for us to improve, for Baltimore to be a ... [Continue Story]
- Delmarva Review: Girls and Dolls by Marda Messick
- Delmarva Review: Remembering Stranathan’s by Chris Arthur
- Delmarva Review: Closing Doors by Jacob M. Appel
- Delmarva Review: A Memory by Carla McGill
- Delmarva Review: Savings by Jeanine Hathaway
- Delmarva Review: Ode by Arnie Yasinski
- Delmarva Review: Weeping Willow by V.P. Loggins
- Delmarva Review – Skimmers: A Love Story in Three Parts by Patty McLaughlin
- Delmarva Review: The Bricks of Baltimore by Michael Salcman
- Delmarva Review: The Accidental Lion by Nicholas Katsanis
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: Sand Ripples by Chase Morgan
At low tide, all is revealed. “Sand Ripples” by Chase Morgan. ... [Continue Story]
Arts Notes
Academy Art Museum Instructor’s Studio Sale
Something for Everyone! The public is invited to the Academy Art Museum for an Instructor’s Studio Sale on Saturday June 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ... [Continue Story]
- Smooth Jazz Guitarist Ronny Smith Comes to the Mainstay
- Musician Carrie Rose Brings Breathing in Nature to Adkins Arboretum June 17
- Auditions for Harvey at Church Hill Theatre
- Authors & Oysters: Spy Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
- RiverArts Members Show
- The Garfield Center Announces Auditions for “The Addams Family” Musical
- AAM to Host Acclaimed Filmmaker Sky Hopinka and Other Programs Centering Indigenous American Perspectives
- Studio B Art Gallery Opens “Wanderlust” Exhibit During Easton’s First Friday Gallery Walk
- DrinkMaryland: Centreville Celebrates Maryland Makers on June 17th
- Artists in Dialogue with Landscape Outdoor Sculpture Invitational on View at Adkins Arboretum