Dorchester Arts & Leisure
South Dorchester Folk Museum
The South Dorchester Folk Museum will present “Pirates, Privateers and Smugglers of the Chesapeake” on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Robbins Heritage …
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Dorchester Arts & Leisure
South Dorchester Folk Museum
The South Dorchester Folk Museum will present “Pirates, Privateers and Smugglers of the Chesapeake” on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Robbins Heritage Center, Dorchester County Historical Society, 1003 Greenway Drive in Cambridge. The free presentation will begin at 7 p.m. For more information about the Folk Museum, visit sdfmuseum.net, or call 410-228-6175.
The public is invited to attend. Reservations are not needed.
Soup ’n Walk Program
Adkins Arboretum has announced the 2024 lineup for its Soup ’n Walk programs. Explore the Arboretum’s forest, meadows and wetland on a guided walk themed to the season, then enjoy lunch and a brief talk about nature and nutrition.
Copies of recipes are provided. All gift shop purchases on these days receive a 20% discount. This year’s offerings include:
March 16, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Listen for songbirds and spring frogs while searching for early purple, pink and white blooms. Plants of interest include skunk cabbage, paw paw, spring beauty and bloodroot. Menu: hearty vegetarian chili, sweet and tangy sauerkraut salad, brown rice bread with spinach dip, dark chocolate chewy cookie.
April 13, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Look for pink, white and yellow blooms and listen for early pollinators. Plants of interest include pink spring beauty, may apple, dogwood, golden groundsel, spicebush, sassafras and white beech. Menu: ginger sweet potato soup, Eastern Shore crunchy cole slaw, ancient grain bread with strawberry jam, oatmeal walnut cookies.
May 18, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Observe Tuckahoe Creek view while scouting for signs of beavers. Plants of interest include mountain laurel, beech, tulip tree, pink lady’s slipper, Solomon’s seal and may apple. Menu: kale, apple, and lentil soup, green bean salad with honey cider vinaigrette, pumpernickel bread and apple butter, cinnamon crunch apple cake.
Free line dancing classes
Learn & Burn line dancing classes, Mondays and Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m., free, perfect for beginners at Dorchester Lodge #223, 618 Pine St. Cambridge.
Spring SU Student Art Space
Salisbury University B.F.A. students will show their works throughout the spring semester at the Guerrieri Student Union Art Space.
Exhibits include:
March 4-April 5 – “The Divinity of Color” by Daijah Richardson
April 8-May 3 – “The Unseen Observer” by Momina Waheed
The Art Space is in the Guerrieri Student Union’s second-floor concourse. Admission is free and the public is invited.
Those planning to park on campus must register in advance for a free parking pass. For more information call 410-543-6274.
Lower Shore competition
May 10 – 31 - Lower Shore Addiction Awareness Visual Arts Competition
Hosted by the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, this competition is open to middle and high school students in Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico Counties, and is supported by the Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center, and the Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester County Health Departments.
The competition is an opportunity for Lower Shore students to explore the theme of addiction awareness and recovery, exercise their creativity, and have their art displayed to the wider community. The critical conversations that their art encourages are key to keeping opioid addiction awareness, and hope for recovery, integrated in our community and family conversations.
The event will take place at Salisbury Art Space, Salisbury Art Space, 212 West Main St., 101, Salisbury, (410) 546-4748, salisburyartspaceinfo@gmail.com.
CFF’s 2024 Festival Dates
The Chesapeake Film Festival is now open for submissions on Film Freeway for its 17th edition. Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit their work for consideration for this event, set to take place in Easton, from Sept. 27-29.
As a platform dedicated to showcasing the best in independent cinema, the festival offers a unique opportunity for filmmakers to connect with audiences and industry professionals.
The festival has also recently been awarded two grants: the Maryland Humanities’ Marilyn Hatza SHINE Memorial Grant and the Mid-Shore Community Foundation's Artistic Insights Fund Grant. These awards will further support the festival's mission of celebrating the art of filmmaking and fostering cultural exchange.
For further information on becoming a sponsor, volunteer or to sign up for the festival’s newsletter, visit chesapeakefilmfestival.com.
Preston Connects will welcome Mrs. Marilou of Appleseed Books for a St. Patrick’s Day-themed story time.
Bring your children and grandchildren to Town Hall from 10:30-11:15 a.m. on March 13 for a St. Patrick’s Day story with a cloverleaf make or take activity.
Botanical art classes
Learn to capture the nuances of plants in colored pencil or watercolor when Adkins Arboretum offers a series of botanical art classes. Programs include:
Botanical Drawing I
March 10, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Led by Sarah Saltus, this introduction to botanical drawing will focus on developing skills and techniques necessary to capture the essence of flowers, fruits, pods, and leaves. Each student will produce a detailed botanical study in pencil.
Botanical Drawing II
March 17, 24, April 7 and 14, 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Watercolor is a versatile and expressive medium that can initially be intimidating. This introductory class with Kelly Sverduk will focus on proper watercolor techniques: brush handling and control of water, mixing colors using a limited palette and achieving gradients with washes and layering.
Main Street Gallery
The Main Street Gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Second Saturdays until 8 p.m. The gallery is at 518 Poplar St., in Cambridge.
Ridgely VFC line dancing
Ridgely Volunteer Fire Department offers line dancing to the public every second Wednesday of the month from 6-8 p.m. Cost is $5 per person, children 12 and under are free.
An instructor will teach one or two new dances each week and then there will be social time to show off dance moves. The Firehouse is located at 101 Sunset Boulevard, Ridgely. For more information, call 410-634-2424 or email ridgelyfd@comcast.net.
Dorchester County Public Library
If you or someone you know would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the library, become a summer reading sponsor, send us items from our Amazon Wishlist, or join the Friends of the Library, visit dorchesterlibrary.org/support-us for more information.
