St. Michaels Map and History

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On the broad Miles River, with its picturesque tree-lined streets and beautiful harbor, St. Michaels has been a haven for boats plying the Chesapeake and its inlets since the earliest days. Here, some of the handsomest models of the Bay craft, such as canoes, bugeyes, pungys and some famous Baltimore Clippers, were designed and built. The Church, named “St. Michael’s,” was the first building erected (about 1677) and around it clustered the town that took its name.

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Bea Arthur cator, an intense German-born proponent of “epic theatre” who World War II, which should seem a cast Bea in classics he deemed source of pride. She enlisted in the fit for his statuesque student. Of Marine Corps Reserve in 1943 and those roles, Bea remembered simserved as a typist and truck driver ply, “I declaimed a lot.” Though for thirty months before being hon- considering those years of strugorably discharged a staff sergeant. gle “the most exciting time of my

Perhaps reluctance to revisit life,” Bea became discouraged some early years relates to her with her progress as an actress. brief marriage to Robert Aurthur, She decided to test her singular though she retained his name pro- deep voice as a nightclub singer. fessionally in a streamlined form. While continuing her studies, she Bea was accepted into New York’s needed money. (Her $15-a-month prestigious Dramatic Workshop, cold-water flat featured a toilet along with the likes of Marlon down the hall and a bathtub beside Brando, Tony Curtis, Shelley Win- the kitchen sink.) Firing her from ters, Rod Steiger, Elaine Stritch, her nightclub gig, the Blue Angel’s Tony Randall and Harry Belafonte. owner advised, “You should try

They studied under Erwin Pis- comedy.”

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She landed an off-Broadway singing role in The Threepenny Opera. Performing “The Barbara Song” one evening, she accidentally experienced comedy for the first time. The unexpected epiphany arrived mid-song. “I was singing from the heart, ‘I used to believe in the days I was pure. . . .’ The audience started laughing ~ wouldn’t stop. I thought to myself, Of course . . . that’s funny! Now I know what comedy is: It’s being terribly serious. It was such a revelation. And once you hear a laugh like that, there’s no turning back. It changed my life.”

In that moment, Bea Arthur’s dead-pan delivery was born. She came into her own on Broadway in the mid-1960s in Fiddler on the Roof. She stopped the show nightly, originating the role of Yenta the Matchmaker. In Mame in 1966, she portrayed Angela Lansbury’s boozy best friend, Vera Charles, a role that earned her a Tony as Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Life imitating art, Bea and An-

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Oxford Business Association August Calendar

Oxford Museum has Re-Opened. Come visit and see the new display ‘ABC’s of Oxford’ and visit the expanded gardens. Audio walking tour is a great way to spend an afternoon. Friday – Monday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 100 S. Morris St., 410 226-0101. Oxford Ferry runs daily from 9 AM till sunset. Call 410 745-9023 for exact times of the last trips! Tred Avon Yacht Club race schedule and updates are available at http://tayc.com/racing. Caronna Collections online auction all month at caronnacollections.com. 8/3 or 8/23 – Bring Your Own Piece Furniture Painting Class - Bring a small piece such as a plant stand, footstool, picture frame, bread box and learn how to paint it with Chalk Mineral paint. Includes 8 oz jar paint and 8 oz sealer for you to keep. 5:30 – 8:30 p.m, $65. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 8/7 – Cars and Coffee - Anyone can come out and enjoy cars, coffee, and camaraderie. Sponsored by Prestige Auto Vault and Doc’s Sunset Grille. Oxford Community Center. Free; 8:30 -10:30 a.m. the 1st Sat. of each month. Oxfordcc.org; 410-226-5409. 8/7 – The Dave Massey Band in Concert – Outdoors at Oxford Community Center (will move indoors if inclement weather). Bring your lawn chair and have dinner at one of our fine local restaurants before the show. $15. Oxfordcc.org or 410-226-5409 for reservations. 8/8 – Firehouse Breakfast – Come see your friends and enjoy a full breakfast lineup. Oxford Volunteer Fire Department, 8 – 11 a.m. Adults, $10; children under 12, $5. 8/8 or 8/19 – Beginner Chalk Mineral Paint Class – Learn how to use Dixie Belle chalk mineral paint and sealers to paint furniture, picture frames, home décor items too! You will be painting practice boards, applying paints, glazes & sealers. All materials provided. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., $45. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 8/13-15 – Oxford Regatta - Tred Avon Yacht Club’s largest annual regatta. The event includes racing for PHRF, Log Canoes, Stars, Comets, Snipes, Penguins, Optis, Lasers and Club 420’s. In previous years, Sunday afternoon included an awards ceremony. For the latest information, current guidelines and schedule of events, please go to www.tayc.com. 8/13 – Sign Painting and Transfers – Learn how to paint a sign with an inspirational word transfer. All materials provided. 5:30 -7 p.m., $36. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www.treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817. 8/30 – SILK All-In-One Mineral Paint Demo & Instruction - Watch how to use Dixie Belle’s new Silk All-InOne mineral paint. Learn how to apply it and try it out on practice pieces. 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Seating limited to 6 people for this demo. $10. The Treasure Chest, 111 S. Morris St. For more info or sign up, go to www. treasurechestoxford.com or call 410-924-8817.

Looking forward to September

9/4 - The Fabulous Hubcaps return to the Community Center 9/18 - 2nd Annual Road Rally Also, look for Pumpkin Painting Classes to begin at The Treasure Chest

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