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Features: About the Cover Artist: Scott Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Old Wives and their Tales: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Avalon Theatre Restores Past Glory: Dick Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Red Letter Days for Fall Bird Migration: Michael Valliant . . . 41 Ferry Fun and Cape May Capers: Bonna L. Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Tidewater Kitchen ~ It’s Pumpkin Time!: Pamela Meredith . . . . . . 63 Academy Art Museum Craft Show: Amy Steward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival: Nancy Tabor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 More Addenda and Errata: Gary D. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Cover Story ~ Seeing Stars: Roger Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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About the Cover Artist Scott Sullivan Scott Sullivan has been fascinated with dramatic, exciting visual images since his early days watching Disney characters. After learning one is not allowed to just scribble drawings on the wall, he went to college and studied graphic design. Armed with just a pencil, camera and bachelor’s degree in graphic design, he became an art director and creative director in the advertising and corporate world and then a freelance photographer/illustrator. For the past ten years he has lived in St. Michaels where he continues to do graphic design as well as traditional oil and watercolor

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Old Wives and their Tales by Helen Chappell

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When it rained and the sun was shining, my mother would look up at the sky and say, “The devil is beating his wife.” She wasn’t entirely serious, but even as a kid, I could hear the faintest bat squeak of belief in her voice. Her mother told her that, and doubtless her mother’s mother had told her, and somewhere down along the line, someone actually believed that old wives’ tale. Recently, my friend Howard told me his grandmother told him if he stuck a pin in the ground, he would actually be able to hear the unholy domestic violence! While I’m not quite an old wife myself, I’ve heard these aphorisms all my life, and they’ve been a source of fascination to me as long

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Never start a journey on a Friday or you’d never come home again. There must have been a hundred more, and I wish I’d either paid more attention to them or even written them down. But alas, Earlene quit school in eighth grade to “run off with a married man,” as someone told me. Frankly, I think education was wasted on her. Earlene’s mind was made up, and you couldn’t confuse her with the facts. Looking back, I’m guessing Earlene was raised in some isolated hollow back in the mountains, where this lore was passed down from generation to generation as

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She and my mother used to say if your nose itched, it meant you were going to kiss a fool, or get a letter, depending on the mood. If your ear burned, someone was talking about you. If your right ear burned, it was good, if your left ear burned, it was bad. My left ear burns a lot. I can remember sitting on the wall outside our house with my mother, listening to mourning doves, when she pointed out

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Old Wives and their Tales full moon brings on a lot of crazy activity, even though scientists and statistics tell you that’s not so. But how many science types are actually out there dealing with the public during a full moon? Yeah, I thought not, too. The moon affects the tides and we’re some huge percent water, so.... Three people told me if you went outside with wet hair, you were sure to catch cold. (And I always thought that was true in winter, but apparently not!) My friend Carolyn’s former father-in-law also told her if you hang a dead snake on a fence, it will bring on rain. We used to think shed snake skins drove away mice if you put them under the house. If a cow sees a snake, it will curdle her milk.

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Avalon Theatre Restores Past Glory to Preserve its Future by Dick Cooper

Up in the far corner of the Avalon Theatre’s balcony, a few steps from the door to the projection booth, Al Bond pauses in front of a hole in the wall where water seeped in over the years, eroding the plaster. “That’s what we had all over the building before all of the mortar on the outside of the theatre was replaced,” he says, pointing out several large sections of the interior walls that have already been repaired and are awaiting fresh paint. The open wound is one of the last to be fixed.

The Avalon, an Eastern Shore enter tainment hub for almost a century, is in the middle of a $1.5 million rework intended to keep the physical structure viable and in operation for the foreseeable future. Bond, the president and CEO of the Avalon Foundation, the non-profit organization that now owns most of the historic building in downtown Easton, says the current phase of work was started earlier this year and should be completed sometime in 2019.

Water damage remaining in the balcony. 27

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that has been in use since the first curtain was raised when the theatre debuted as Easton’s premier movie palace in 1922. Skilled workers have been up on scaffoldings over the summer repairing the walls and repainting and gilding the signature Art Deco presid ium a rch, t he decorat ive columns and other original design features. Bond says researchers were a ide d by black a nd wh ite photographs of the original lobby and theatre taken by prolific Talbot County photographer H. Robbins “Bob” Hollyday that are part of the Talbot Historical Society collection. Work will begin this month that is intended to fix the main complaint from patrons of the theatre. “People hate the bathrooms,” Bond

“We expect to have ‘pardon our dust’ signs up until we get to the other end,” he says. The project’s punch list includes making repairs that have been deferred for more than 25 years. In some cases, it will replace equipment

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be in the balcony, where a redesign will provide more leg room between rows and improve sightlines, all without cutting back on the number of seats. New stage lighting will follow, as will an overhaul of the lobby to remove the Colonial-style paneling and change it back to its original 1920s motif, complete with Art Deco chandeliers. To better explain why all of the work is being done now, Bond points to the history of the theatre and the fi rst attempt to revitalize it between 1989 and 1991. He says the building was converted into a commercial condominium that was going to

Before and After work showing a restored Art Deco column. says. The basement bathrooms will be doubled in capacity and made handicapped accessible. He said the next major fix will

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While the exterior of the building has remained the same, the interior had been Balkanized into a commercial condominium. Ten years ago, when Bond came to the Avalon Foundation, the only space it owned is what is now the Stoltz Listening Room, the 60-seat lounge and music venue on the second f loor. Over the last decade, the Foundation began buying up condo units to put the puzzle back together. It bought the third floor in 2010, and in 2015, it bought the theater from the town. Bond says that once the

become three separate restaurants, plus the theatre. When those plans failed, the Town of Easton bought back the theatre in 1992 but not the restaurant space. The town began leasing the theatre to the newly formed non-profit Avalon Foundation in 1994, but the Foundation didn’t own any part of the building. Bond says a key to starting the work that is now being done was the Avalon Foundation’s gradual acquisition of most of the building.

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Foundation owned more than 50 percent of the building, it was able to move ahead on restoring the building. The first order of business was to stabilize the exterior of the building. “ There wa s a lot of defer re d maintenance, and the mortar between the brick was wearing out to the point that water was coming through the mortar and into the building,” Bond says. When the Foundation bought the theatre, it had the bricks repointed to stabilize the exterior. In December, the Foundation bought a 129-square-foot parcel b e t we en t he men’s a nd l ad ie s’ restrooms on the second f loor. “If you want to know now bad things were, someone thought it was good

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precaution,” he says of the booth. The interior of the booth is dominated by a stack of large spools once used to rewind films. A digital projector is dwarfed by the big unused film projector. The top of an iron ladder is visible just outside a window at the back of the booth. “That’s the projectionist’s fire escape,” Bond says. “In case the film caught fire, he was supposed to close the metal fire door and climb out the window and down that ladder.” The almost 30-year-old incandescent theatrical lighting system in the balcony is slated to be replaced by a versatile, computer-control LED system that will make it easier to adjust and maintain, as well as cut back on heat. It will also save money on the electricity bill. “It is also going to make for fantastic light shows.” Bond leads the way down to the main floor and up onto the stage. Painters have begun work on the walls where the Art Deco theme detected in the Hollyday photos will be recreated. During an early renovation, the stage was raised and built over the original orchestra pit. “It’s still under here,” Bond says of the pit. The “fly,” the system of ropes, pulleys and counterweights that controls the rigging for the curtains, overhead stage lights, one-ton acoustical dome and backdrops, is also undergoing major repair and replacement. “It was probably in the 1930s that the last significant work was done to the fly,” Bond says.

“It isn’t that we didn’t know the bathrooms in the basement were falling apart: we weren’t able to do anything about it until we had this all tied up,” he says. “In the meantime, we have been working to raise the capital to make the improvements.” In the balcony, Bond points to the freshly restored presidium arch and columns resplendent in their bright reds, blues and gold. “The people who do this kind of specialized work are in demand, and we had to schedule construction around their availability.” He shows how the seating will be reconfigured to remove old pipe railings and maximize the view of the stage. “From a sound standpoint, the upper balcony, as long as you have comfortable seats and good sightlines, these are going to be the best seats in the house.” The number of balcony seats will not be reduced because the projection booth will be removed during the renovation “It is made of cement block as a fire

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shark: if we stop swimming we die.” He says the Avalon Foundation has continually expanded since it was founded in 1994, to the point where it now the largest arts organization on the Eastern Shore. Each year, it sponsors diverse events that include the Plein Air Easton, the Easton Farmers’ Market, Fourth of July fireworks, live simulcasts of Metropolitan Opera performances, outdoor concerts and stage camps for children. But since its beginning, the Foundation has been most closely identified with the old red-brick theatre at the corner of Dover and Harrison and the live entertainment it brings to the region. “The Avalon Foundation has a responsibility to make sure this building is here for future generations,” Bond says. “It is part of our mission. People think of us as an arts organization, but we think of ourselves as a community development organization that uses arts and culture as our tools.”

A narrow stairway leads down to the “green room” where the performers wait to be called up on stage. It opens to a lounge with dressing rooms and showers. One side of the lounge is dominated by the space used as the Mid-Shore Community Television (MCTV) studio, the Foundation’s public access television station. Another corridor doubles as the sound and video recording and editing studio. Bond leads the way into the rest of the basement area where the reconstruction of the restrooms will take place. Heavy excavation equipment will be used to knock out walls and dig up floors to double their size. Bond says that all of the work being done is being carefully planned to make sure the theatre does not go dark for an extended period or interrupt the more than 150 events scheduled in the 400-seat theatre throughout the year. “With music bookings, the more you do it, the more opportunity you get, and if you stop doing it, you stop getting the calls from the agents. We’re like a

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Red Letter Days for Fall Bird Migration by Michael Valliant

Delmarva is designed for birds migrating in the fall. Whether it’s songbirds, shorebirds, waterfowl, or raptors, they stop here on their way south for the winter. We are in the right place, at the right time, with the right conditions. Birding enthusiast, Dr. Wayne Bell, says of birding on the Eastern Shore, “Any day is a red letter day.” I have a thing for songbirds ~ warblers in particular. I’m not alone. Books have been written just about warblers; classes have been taught on warbler identification, and to learn their songs. I am not a technical or academic book reader. To pull me in, I need a story, lyrical language, something. Merrill Gilfillan’s book, The Warbler Road makes me want to go walk through the woods, primed for warblers. “When I walk out with binoculars in May and September, it is often the fly fisherman in Yeats’s poem I have in mind as I move along the path,” Gilfillan writes. “We are both out to discover and authenticate the morning, to break the glaze of habitude and mark, for an hour or so, the weave and fine points of the season and its day-in-place.”

By being outside and mindful of the birds around us, we become more alive in the present moment. Warblers and other migrating songbirds come through most heavily from mid-August through midSeptember, going through mid-October. Songbirds are colorful and get people buzzing when they are found. Flycatchers are sought after finds, along the lines of warblers. The Eastern Shore also has its resident songbirds ~ cardinals and blue jays and other winter residents. One of the best places locally to 41

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Fall Bird Migration catch warblers is Black Walnut Point on Tilghman Island. Shorebirds also come through between mid-August and midOctober. They don’t play around when it comes to long distance migration. If you read through The Birder’s Handbook, by Paul Ehrlich, David Dobkin, and Darryl Wheye, you learn that almost two-thirds of the Shorebirds that breed in North America go from arctic nesting grounds and head south to spend the winter in Central and South America, only to turn around and head back to the Arctic the next spring. They can cover more than 15,000 miles doing this, some going above 10,000 feet in altitude and cruising at nearly 50 miles per hour. And Delaware Bay plays a major role during this journey. “The series of critical stopover sights is typified by Delaware Bay. The arrival and departure of 500,000 to 1,500,000 shorebirds within a span of three to four weeks is synchronized with the annual breeding

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The Yellow-Rumped Warbler cycle of horseshoe crabs, for it is the eggs of the crabs that supply the energy required by the birds…” Birders get excited for bigger shorebirds like Yellowlegs, Dowagers, Avocets, and Sanderlings. Poplar Island has become a great spot to watch them, setting Maryland records for shorebirds. The Eastern Shore knows about waterfowl. Every November, tens of thousands of people descend on Easton to celebrate ducks and geese, and every fall and winter, people come to hunt them. They come in later than the songbirds and shorebirds, arriving in October and November.

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Hooded Merganser same notion that Gilfillan found with Warblers. “Still in waders, with the string of ducks across his shoulders, he stood hesitating on the sidewalk in the cold November wind...Today, all day, he had been alive; now he was back ready to be dead again.” There is some part of being out-

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side in the fall, in the changing of the seasons, in the company of birds, that can open us up to feeling alive in ways the indoors can’t. Raptors have a different majesty. Broad-winged Hawks, Sharpshinned hawks, Kestrels, and Peregrine Falcons migrate to and through the Eastern Shore. Bell describes hawks forming “kettles” when they migrate, hundreds of hawks together, which can include five to ten different species moving south together, taking advantage of thermals and wind currents to help their flight. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania is a great starting point to watch hawks, but we see them come through the Shore as

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Golden eagle in flight.

“I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”

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Ferry Fun and Cape May Caper by Bonna L. Nelson

Cape May, New Jersey, a quaint Victorian beach resor t, was our destination, and a mini-cruise on the Cape May-Lewes ferry across the Delaware Bay was our mode of travel. The ferry ride was part of the adventure on that brilliantly sunny, cloud-free day. After driving onto the ferry departing from Lewes, Delaware, we easily found seats on the upper deck. The Bay was calm, allowing us to watch dolphins frolicking in the gentle waves and gulls swooping overhead. The ferry travels year-round between the two resort towns of Cape

May and Lewes, carrying up to 100 cars and trucks and up to 1,000 passengers at a time. The 80-minute pleasure cruise sure beats driving the highways between the two towns for 5 1/2 hours and over 196 miles. Passengers can enjoy a meal and beverage in the air-conditioned ferry restaurant or bring food and drink onboard. We brought along water and fruit. Passengers catch up on reading, sleep, sunbathe or enjoy nature on the Bay. Sleep comes easily, lulled by the rolling waves. I breezed through several magazines while my hus-

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miles away, foot passengers boarded awaiting trolleys that transport folk to the Cape May Welcome Center. We stopped by the Center for some brochures and advice on events that weekend. Touring trolleys take new ferry arrivals around the town. According to the Cape May-Lewes Ferr y website, the mini-cr uises crossing the 17-mile mouth of the Delaware Bay began on July 1, 1964. During the following 50 years, more than 14 million vehicles and 43 million passengers cruised on the Ferry. Currently the Ferry operates four vessels. We rode the Cape Henlopen to Cape May and the New Jersey back to Lewes. Each Fer r y design includes a lower open car deck. A second level deck includes a gift shop, cafe and bar with indoor and outdoor seating. The third deck also provides outdoor seating. Though there were eight trips to Cape May on the day we crossed, boarding tickets sell out fast during the summer months. Making advanced reservations, as we did, online or by phone is highly recommended. We paid approximately $96 for roundtrip in an SUV with driver and 1 passenger. Since it was too early to check into our hotel and we were hungry, we decided to eat lunch at a quite expansive restaurant complex, The Lobster House. You can eat any which way at this waterfront eatery near the bridge overlooking Cape May Harbor. The facility includes

band, John, dozed off, hypnotized by the Bay. Elevators, Wi-Fi, television and a bar are other amenities.

New, modern terminals on either end of the cruise also provide indoor and outdoor waterfront dining opportunities at On the Rocks Dockside Grills, shops and rest areas. The Bay views from the terminals are also magnificent. Ticketing booths are available. Visitor information, brochures and rack cards about Delaware and New Jersey are conveniently placed in the lobbies. Access highways, signage and parking lots add to the ease of use and quality of the experience. The historic, picturesque Cape May Lighthouse and a beautiful sandy beach on the New Jersey coast greeted us as we approached the Cape May Terminal. The captain announced that it was time to return to our cars. The disembarking was as quick and easy as was embarking. The whole operation~ ship, staff and security ~ was managed with utmost efficiency. As we drove off the ferry headed for Cape May proper just a few 52

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Ferry Fun five nautical-themed indoor dining rooms with a bar; an outdoor dining deck; raw bar with bar; a carryout window and a fresh fish market. The highlight of the property is the 130-foot-long authentic Grand Banks sailing vessel moored dockside where visitors can also enjoy lunch and cocktails After a bit of exploring the unique dining site, we decided to eat at a waterfront table indoors due to the heat and humidity that day. I still dream about our scrumptious lunch. We both savored the chilled, sweet, delicate lobster tail with melted butter accompanied by a mound of beautifully seasoned lobster salad, garnished with homemade potato salad and cole slaw and

complemented by a load of freshly baked onion and garlic bread. Extraordinarily delicious! We still had some time to fill before check-in, so we drove out to the Cape May Lighthouse. After a drive through a picture-perfect garden cottage community, we reached the 157-foot lighthouse built in 1859. We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up to climbing the 217step cast iron spiral staircase, but

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the Beach Avenue oceanfront. Lush gardens and lounge chairs surround the central pool area and each room includes free Wi-Fi, plush linens, a microwave and a mini refrigerator. The Inn was a change from the modest old B&Bs that we used to stay in with John’s sister and her husband every spring for the first three years after we married, way back when. The rustic places offered tiny bedrooms with communal bathrooms down the hall. But we were young with limited income, and the accommodations suited us just fine. Located on the southernmost tip of New Jersey, Cap May was founded in 1611 and named for Dutch captain Jacobsen Mey. The town was one of America’s first beach resorts and is now a world-renowned romantic beach destination and cultural and nature center. Cape May’s tree-lined streets are adorned with Victorian gingerbread homes and colorful gardens. The town claims to have the largest concentration of preserved, colorful Victorian buildings located in an historic district in America. We are always fascinated by the

we admired the property and its accompany ing Keepers Cottage. The Lighthouse is still operated by the Coast Guard to aid navigation on the Delaware Bay and is fronted by a long sandy beach that we saw from the ferry. Next, we checked into the Periwinkle Inn, a modern, yet quaint, pink cotton-candy-colored building with black wrought iron trim on

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watching. Fishing, power boating and sailing are also popular pastimes. A few years back, we boated across the Delaware Bay in our small cabin cruiser to Cape May, docked at a marina for a few days and took a horse and buggy ride to the beach.

Victorian gems with intricate wood tr ims; siding, shut ter and tr im color combinations; and abundant lush gardens. Old and new hotels and restaurants line Beach Avenue facing the Cape May Promenade (for walking, running and biking), the beautiful beach and the mighty Atlantic Ocean. We were a bit surprised to learn that the town charges $6 a day per person to enjoy the beach in addition to hefty parking fees, none of which are included as amenities with oceanfront hotels. Cape May is home to two local live theatre groups, and the performances of two plays during our visit demonstrates the strength of the local cultural offerings. Yearly music festivals are well attended, and historical sites including the Lighthouse, the World War II Lookout Tower and the Physick estate are interesting and well maintained. Cape May is also a world-famous area for observing more than 400 species of migrating birds, as well as a destination for whale and dolphin

Tourists and residents alike collect “Cape May Diamonds” on Sunset Beach and other beaches in the area. The friendly folks in the Cape May Welcome Center shared a “diamond” with me and explained their origin. The stones are clear quartz pebbles that erode out of quartz veins in rock along the banks of the Delaware River and wash down 200 miles to the shore to be treasured by beachcombers. John and I remembered combing for moon shells on our earlier visits near the Coast Guard Station beach, but the Welcome Center volunteers said that the shells were no longer prevalent. A highlight of any trip to Cape May is a visit to the beautiful, bustling tree-lined Washington Street Mall established in 1971. A popular destination, the outdoor mall hosts 58

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Ferry Fun restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, and snack, jewelr y, gift and clothing shops on both sides of the red-brick walkway several blocks long. Benches, fountains and colorful flowers enhance the experience. We enjoyed dinner at Tisha’s Fine Dining on the Mall. Warning: bring your own wine, as none is served. Cape May confers very few liquor licenses. The lobster bisque and lobster risotto were amazing. We lobstered out that weekend.

slipped outside for a few more delicious samples. Yummm. But that is not how the night ended. Oh, no. Did I mention our weak ness for ice cream too? Of course, any decent beach resort will have ice cream shops to tempt the taste buds. My favorite ice cream treat is a hot fudge sundae with the works: nuts, whipped cream and a cherry on top. John chose a double dip of rocky fudge in a cone. We both needed to walk the Mall a bit more after the decadence of the evening. In the morning, needing to make up for the prev ious day’s indulgences, we strolled the beach Promenade with bicyclists and walked down to the beautiful 2 1/2-mile beach lined with umbrellas, chairs and cabanas for rent. After lounging on the beach and by the pool, we enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast at nearby Harry’s Ocean Bar and Grille, close to Periwinkles. At the atmospheric indoor/outdoor restaurant facing the beach, I chose the Life Guard’s Breakfast: eggs,

After dinner we strolled through t he summer crowds of couples, teens, parents with babies in strollers and several generations of families browsing the Mall. We were drawn to the Fudge Kitchen. They were offering free fudge samples in front of the store and had a candy maker situated in the store front w indow hand beating a creamy batch of fudge. We have a weakness for chocolate and fudge, so though there were 22 f lavors available, we easily chose chocolate walnut. While John paid for our dessert, I 60

of what Vince Grimm and Denise Mi l ler, long t i me re sident s a nd volunteers at the Welcome Center, told us about Cape May on our stop there. Vince said that Cape May is the fastest growing area for senior living centers and wineries in the country, and he joked that the two growth industries go hand in hand. After our gastronomic experiences, we predict that athletic clubs and nutrition centers will also soon be growth industries in Cape May!

pancakes, bacon and home fries with a Bloody Mary relished while dining by the Atlantic. As we returned to Lewes on the ferr y later that sunny, cloudless day, relishing the salty sea air and the panoramic Bay views, we discussed the diets we would need to start the next day. I reminded John

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kin, select a smaller one that weighs about 2-1/2 pounds. Wash the pumpkin and cut it in half crosswise. Scrape out seeds, and reserve for baking. Place the halves, cut side down, on a jelly roll pan. Bake at 325° for 45 minutes or until fork tender. When cool, peel pumpkin and purée in a food processor. This size yields about 2-1/2 cups. Pumpkins for cooking are different from those for carving. Keep these tips in mind: Look for pumpkins that are plump, blemish free, brightly colored and heavy for their size. Stems should be attached. Select sugar pumpkins because the f lesh is less stringy, sweeter and more tender than those used as Jack-o’-Lanterns.

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1/3 cup raisins 1/3 cup softened butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup molasses 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup milk

PUMPKIN MUFFINS 12 large or 42 mini muffins 2 cups sifted all-purpose f lour 2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 1/2 t. ginger 1/2 t. ground nutmeg 1/8 t. ground cloves

Sift together the f lower, baking powder, salt and spices. Add raisins and stir to coat. Cream together the sugar, butter and molasses. Add milk, eggs and pumpkin. Blend well. Stir dry ingredients into the wet, blending only until the f lour disappears. Fill greased muffin pans. Make 12 large or 42 mini muffins. Bake at 375Â° for 16 to 18 minutes

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PUMPKIN COCONUT CURRY SOUP 1/4 cup coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium or large onion, chopped (approx. 2/3 - 1 cup) 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups vegetable broth 1 t. curry powder (more if you like curry) 1/2 t. sea salt 1/4 heaping t. ground coriander 1 15-oz. can pumpkin or 2 cups freshly cooked puréed pumpkin 1 13.5-oz. can coconut milk Salt to taste Red pepper f lakes (optional)

1-1/2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1-1/4 cups oil 1 15-oz. can pumpkin 1/2 t. nutmeg 1/2 t. cloves 1/2 t. ginger 3 t. cinnamon 3 cups sifted f lour 1 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped nuts 2 t. baking powder 2 t. baking soda 1 t. salt

Heat oil in a large pot. Add onions and garlic. Sauté for 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the vegetable broth, curry powder, salt and coriander. Cook and stir until the mixture comes to a gently boil, about 10 minutes. Cover and boil for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Whisk in pumpkin and coconut milk. Cook another 5 minutes. Transfer ingredients to a blender, small batches at a time. Blend until

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream together the sugar, oil, eggs and pumpkin in a large bowl. Sift together the f lour and seasonings and fold into the wet ingredients. Fold in the nuts and raisins. Bake in a greased and f loured tube or a 12-cup Bundt pan for 1 hour. Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Note: Be sure the cake is completely cool before trying to remove it from the Bundt pan. If you don’t, you will have a handful of crumbs! 68

In a 6-quart saucepan, combine the blended pumpkin mixture, the rest of the peach nectar and the pumpkin pie spice and heat about 10 minutes, or until warm. Add about 3/4 of the ice cream. Heat and stir for 5 more minutes, or until just melted. Pour into a hollowed pumpkin or punch bowl. Top with scoops of the remaining ice cream. Serve immediately while the pumpkin is slightly warm.

perfectly smooth. You can also use an immersion blender and purée the soup in the pot. Sprinkle with some red pepper flakes and taste for salt. PUMPKIN NOG Makes 16 cups 2 cups cooked fresh pumpkin or 1 15-oz. can pumpkin 1 46-oz. or 5-1/2 cups peach nectar 2 t. pumpkin pie spice 1 qt. vanilla ice cream 1 pumpkin, pulp and seeds removed (optional)

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Featured Artists to Dazzle at Academy Art Museum Craft Show by Amy Steward

This year’s Academy Art Museum Craft Show, held October 19 through 21 in Easton, showcases 70 of the country’s finest artists exhibiting a wide range of crafts, including basketry, ceramics, glass, fiber, jewelry, metal, mixed media, sculpture and wood. This year’s theme, “Dazzled,” is fully supported by the Honorary Chair and Visionary Artist, Todd Reed, whose concepts involve the fusion of the iconoclastic spirit of an artist, the unwavering, handmade ethos of an artisan, and the sustainable methods of a modern-day steward working in his Boulder, Colorado, studio. The Craft Show also lauds three exciting featured artists: acclaimed jeweler Ashley Buchanan, who makes powder-coated metal pieces; award-winning artist Holly Anne Mitchell, who creates unique and beautiful eco-friendly jewelry from recycled newspaper; and wellknown Maryland artist Rebecca Myers, whose fine jewelry echoes a passion for the garden and the allure of the natural world. Craft Show chairman and Easton resident Craig Fuller says, “This year’s Craft Show celebrates art-

Jewelry by Honorary Chair and Visionary Artist Todd Reed, who creates one-of-a-kind, hand-forged and finished pieces using recycled metals and sustainably sourced raw and fancy-cut diamonds. ists across the spectrum who come to Easton to share their passion and creativity. The activities associated with the Craft Show enable all who participate an opportunity to meet and appreciate the outstanding artists and their beautiful work. And, by participating, people are supporting an exceptional institution here on the Eastern Shore, the Academy Art Museum.” Ashley Buchanan is a full-time jewelry artist currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. She participates in high-end craft shows across the 71

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the Emerging Voices Award. She is a 2014 NICHE Magazine finalist and was also selected as one of the ten finalists for the LEAP award at the Society for Contemporary Craft. When making her powder-coated metal jewelry, she focuses on image, pattern and decoration in order to reference ornamentation and historical jewelry. She comments, “My goal is to create wearable works of art that push the boundaries of jewelry while maintaining a clean, contemporary aesthetic.” Award-winning artist Holly Anne Mitchell began exploring newspaper as an artistic medium back in 1990 while studying metalsmithing at the University of Michigan. She had an assignment to create a piece of jewelry that did not consist of any traditional jewelry materials (no metal, precious stones, etc.). She recalls, “I chose the Chicago Tribune news-

Acclaimed jeweler Ashley Buchanan from Atlanta, Georgia, makes powder-coated metal pieces that push the boundaries of jewelry while maintaining a clean, contemporary aesthetic. country and sells her work in galleries, shops and online. She has exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries and museums such as The Racine Art Museum, the Museum of Art and Design in New York and SOFA Chicago, to name a few. Her work has been published in two of the “Showcase 500” book series, Ornament magazine and Metalsmith magazine. She was also featured in American Craft magazine as one of the short-listed artists for

Jewelry by award-winning artist Holly Anne Mitchell, one of the Craft Show’s featured artists, who creates unique and beautiful eco-friendly jewelry from recycled newspaper. 72

paper comic strips because of their bold, vibrant color patterns and the characters’ facial expressions. I discovered the best way to bring out these aesthetic strengths is to transform the newspaper into beads. I’ve been exploring this material ever since!” Throughout the years, Mitchell has recycled numerous newspaper publications and sections, including crossword puzzles, stock listings and expired coupons. The jewelry collection includes bracelets, earrings, cufflinks, pins/brooches and necklaces. All of the newspaper beads are sealed and protected by a tear- and moisture-resistant coating. Rebecca Myers has been designing and fabricating fine jewelry for over 20 years. Her jewelry echoes a passion for her garden and the allure

of the natural world. She is inspired by nature’s curiosities and feels a deep sense of awe when the seasons come alive. It drives her to evolve her technique and produce work that is both current and grounded. She works in high-karat gold, palladium and silver, and favors natural gemstones to highlight their innate brilliance and flaws. Her jewelry designs reflect an organic form that may take on a literal translation ~ teased out by layering texture, pattern and sparkle. Her pieces are sexy and wearable ~ appealing to women who have a confident sense of style, who appreciate the depth of technique of thoughtfully designed, expertly crafted fine jewelry. She comments, “I find sublime beauty in natural forms. My jewelry is not just about the materials, but

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The Craft Show will be held on Saturday, October 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, October 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Preview event is set for Friday, October 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. All proceeds from the Craft Show and from Dazzled Online go to the Academy Art Museum to support the many community-based programs for all ages. Craft Show admission is $10 for Museum members and $12 for non-members. The Preview event requires a $100 donation per person. For more information about this event, visit academycraftshow.com, bit.ly/DazzledOnline or call 410-822-2787.

about the contrast in the materials and the dichotomy that is captured in nature. This balance of texture, color, strength and delicacy are a captivating thread for me. When you wear a piece of my jewelry, it is understood that nature is a part of your philosophy and the way you experience the world.” For the first time, the Academy Art Museum will offer an online auction, Dazzled Online. The Dazzled Online site is open now at bit.ly/DazzledOnline. The auction begins on October 1 and closes at 8 p.m. on October 23. Participating Craft Show artists will present a wide selection of work to a national audience.

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Outstanding Regional Films and Filmmakers at the 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival A scrumptious all-star reception with Talbot County gourmet chefs kicks off the 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival at the Academy Art Museum on October 11. Delectable hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres and desserts will be prepared by Gourmet by the Bay, The Wylder Hotel, Stars Restaurant from the Inn at Perry Cabin, Limoncello Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar, The Bistro St. Michaels, Flying Fork Catering and Scossa Restaurant and Lounge. The reception complements the cinematic portrait of chefs in the opening-night film at the Avalon Theatre, New Chefs on the Block, about the trials and tribulations of opening a restaurant. Two chefs, one

Film is an art form, a source of entertainment and a powerful medium for educating and motivating its viewers. Experiencing films that excel in all three aspects is thrilling, and that thrill is exactly what the 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival promises this fall. With four days of screenings, discussions and receptions at historic Maryland venues in Easton, St. Michaels and Cambridge, the Festival is a communal celebration of films, filmmakers and film lovers. The Festival is international, but several exceptional films ~ and the receptions and events that accompany them ~ are Maryland born and bred.

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the life of their daughter’s killer. This newly released film, co-produced by Stogner and author Rick Stack, casts a penetrating look at the consequences of the death penalty through three riveting stories. In addition to the story of the Maryland parents against the death penalty, the film features a Boston Marathon bombing survivor who struggles to decide what justice means, and the rare perspective of a former state executioner who comes within days of executing an innocent inmate. As the debate over the death penalty in the U.S. remains heated, this provocative documentary challenges viewers to question their deepest beliefs about justice. Two of the film’s principal interviewees ~ the former state executioner and the Maryland parent ~ will join Stogner and Stack for a discussion after the screening. To date, the film has won three prestigious documentary awards: IMPACT DOCS Special Award of Excellence; Best Short Docs Award; and the World Fest-Houston International Remi Award. One of the film’s experts, Sister Helen Prejean, author of the landmark Dead Man Walking, notes, “Powerful storytelling can make a difference. It can turn society around and move us to higher ethical ground. This film is imbued with authenticity and will give voice to both sides of this issue.” In the Executioner’s Shadow will

in Washington, D.C., and one in Kensington, Maryland, struggle to open and maintain their first restaurants. Against all odds, one becomes Bon Appétit Magazine’s Best New Restaurant in America. The other is forced to redefine success. The film stars Aaron Silverman of Rose’s Luxury and Frank Linn of Frankly...Pizza, with cameos by legendary chefs and restaurateurs Danny Meyer (Shake Shack, Union Square Café), Mike Isabella (Bravo “Top Chef” Allstar) and Washington Post food writer Tim Carman. The filmmaker, Dustin HarrisonAtlas, lives in Riva, Maryland, but has Harrison family roots on the Eastern Shore that go back to the 1600s. A great-great-great grandfather, Robert Winfield Harrison, was born in 1818 and was a ship carpenter in St. Michaels. Filmmaker Maggie Burnette Stogner lives in Annapolis. One of the stories in her powerful film In the Executioner’s Shadow is about Maryland parents who fought for

screen at the Avalon on Friday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. and at Cambridge Premier Cinemas on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. An Island Out of Time, by a trio on the Eastern Shore ~ Tom Horton (Salisbury), Dave Harp (Cambridge) and Sandy Cannon-Brown (St. Michaels) ~ reflects the uniqueness of Smith Island, Maryland, the “Chesapeakeness” of its culture, and underscores the uncertain future the islanders face from erosion, rising seas and from their youth simply seeking a broader margin for their lives: “craving the world,” as the islanders put it. Horton lived on Smith Island for three years in the late 1980s and wrote a book of the same name,

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13 during a day of environmental films. In addition to the screening, the audience will be treated to crab cakes and authentic Smith Island cake made by Mary Ada Marshall. The exciting line-up of shorts includes Riverment by Shayla Racquel, a government employee by day in Hyattsville, Maryland, and an award-winning student filmmaker by night. Her film is the story of a former civil rights activist who fears for the safety of her granddaughter who is following in her footsteps. After completing her thesis film Riverment, Racquel graduated in May of 2018 from American University, receiving her Master of Fine Arts in Film & Electronic Media. Shayla Racquel is the creator of the award-winning web series Quarter Century, a narrative series following a group of post-grads who are trying to figure out what it means to be grown. The series has two seasons under its belt ~ the first set in the eclectic city of Washington, D.C., and the second taking place in the heart of New York. Four “stars” from this film’s cast and crew, including Shayla Racquel, will be in attendance at the festival. For a complete schedule of films in the 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival and to buy tickets, visit chesapeakefilmfestival.com.

Tylerton, which had 124 residents when Horton lived there, the population is down to about 40. When a community like Tylerton gets down to a few dozen people, it’s obvious every family counts, but Mary Ada and Dwight Marshall count enough that the filmmakers decided to make a film about them. The film is the story of a community’s struggle to prevail against the odds, seen through the lens of one family, including their four children who have moved off already in body, though not in spirit. An Island Out of Time premieres at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on Saturday evening, Oct. 80

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Fall Has Arrived There is a crispness in the air, daylight is growing shorter and the explosive colors of red, orange and yellow are appearing in the landscape. Here on the Shore, the geese are starting to take f light for their long journey. When I was the county Extension Agent in Talbot County, I would always get phone calls in October from homeowners who

were concerned about their pine trees suddenly turning brown. They noticed that the needles on the insides of the branches were turning brown and dropping. In October, we expect the leaves of deciduous trees to start falling to the ground, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect the same occurrence from evergreen shrubs and trees. The reason pines, rhododendrons,

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needle shed because they are often planted in wet, poorly drained soil. Drought can have the same effect on the plant. Poor nutrition will also mean short yearly growth and premature leaf or needle drop. A tree in poor vigor can lose many leaves prematurely, too, or its needle growth can be very sparse. During hot, dry spells, spider mites can also cause premature dropping of evergreen foliage. Mite-infested needles are usually off-color, becoming yellowish, brown or bronze. If the foliage of the entire tree suddenly turns completely brown, this is not normal needle drop but indicates a fatal condition, more than likely a root rot problem.

spruces, arborvitae, junipers and similar plants appear green all year is they that have several seasons’ worth of leaves at the same time. These plants add a new set of leaves or needles in spring and drop their oldest set in fall. A close look at most of these cases shows that only the innermost or oldest foliage is involved. The evergreen or coniferous shrub or tree is merely going through a normal aging process, one that is routine for healthy plants. In some species, like the white pine and arborvitae, the dying of the foliage take place rather suddenly, and the trees present an alarming appearance that usually lasts for just a short time. As soon as the dead needles have been brought down by strong winds or heavy rain, the trees regain their normal appearance. Besides this natural occurrence, there are some factors that can cause a particularly heavy loss of needles or leaves from evergreens. Many white pines go through a heavier-than-normal

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that have begun to change color and bring them inside to ripen. Use recipes that require green tomatoes,, or place a ripe apple in a closed container with green tomatoes to encourage them to turn red. Ripe apples give off ethylene gas, which causes tomatoes to ripen.

If you are growing winter squash and pumpkins, late October is the time to harvest them. Two good indicators that these crops are mature is that they are fully colored and the rind is hard enough that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t push your fingernail into it. Winter squash and pumpkins can also be left on the vine until the first frost (not hard freeze) has killed the vines. Proper storage is important for winter squash and pumpkins. Store them off the ground in a cool, dry location with good air circulation.

Gardeners will notice that the remaining tomatoes are off-color, smaller or show uneven ripening. These conditions are the result of shorter daylight hours and cooler temperatures and are normal. Sometimes gardeners are surprised to find seeds germinating inside when they cut open these late tomatoes. This, again, is a normal process. By October, any summer squash plants in the garden have usually been wiped out by the squash vine borer. Pull up these plants and dispose of them in the trash, not the compost pile. If there is a threat of frost at night, harvest your cucumbers, eggplant, melons, okra, peppers and summer

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thread on a string. Be sure to store them in a cool, dry place. You can still seed lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale and other greens through the middle of the October. It is important to cover these late plantings with a f loating row cover or cold frame. After germinating, these greens will go dormant and re-grow in spring. If you like home-grown garlic, October is the time to plant the cloves. Buy the cloves from a seed catalog. For best success, you will need a deep, well-drained, fertile soil, so planting garlic in raised beds is a good approach. Space the cloves 4 to 6 inches apart with the root end down, and cover with 1 to 2 inches of soil. After the

green garlic leaves emerge, mulch your garlic bed with shredded leaves or compost. If you have fruit plantings, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to show them some attention. A final weeding of your strawberries, blueberries or raspberries will help keep weed problems to a minimum. Strawberries covered in the fall with a spunbonded polyester material like a row cover and uncovered in the spring just before bloom produce up to 60 percent more fruit than plants given the conventional straw or hay mulch cover. Clean up the home orchard and small-fruit plantings. Remove any weeds and pick up any dried fruits or mummies left on the tree or on

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spot and other diseases in the rose garden next year is to rake and remove spent and diseased leaves and f lowers. After the ground is frozen, replace any mulch with fresh materials. Perennial beds need some attention in October. Clean up around perennial f lowers, such as peonies.

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If left on the ground, leaves and stems can harbor diseases and provide convenient places for pests to spend the winter. Cut down stems and foliage of herbaceous perennials when the leaves begin to brown. Leave 3 inches of stem to ID the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location. An exception to this practice is to leave the f lower heads on sunf lowers, conef lowers, coreopsis and black-eyed Susan. By doing this, the overwintering f lower seed heads will provide winter food for birds. October is also a good time to divide and replant overcrowded perennials. Most are easily divided, and if you have too many, you can always give the extras away to your gardening friends.

When removing disease-infected plant parts/debris, do not place refuse on the compost pile. The disease pathogens will live in the compost pile and can be transmitted with the application of compost to other garden beds, unless compost temperatures reach above 180Â° F and decomposition is complete.

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ing. Place the seeds in paper bags or envelopes, label them and be sure to store them in a cool, dry location. Some home gardeners like to overwinter the geraniums that they have had in containers over the growing season. There are several ways to do this. You can bring the plants inside and continue to grow them in a sunny window. You can also take and root cuttings from existing plants. Cuttings can also be taken of coleus, salvias and begonias, rooted inside and grown over the winter. This is a good practice if there is a specific cultivar of these annuals that you would like to keep growing. While you are in the process of pulling up the annual f lowers in the landscape, you can add some background color by replacing the annuals with pansies, fall asters, ornamental kale and cabbage, parsley, kale, mustard greens and Swiss chard. Mums planted in October are usually considered annuals, but there is a chance that they may survive the winter and regrow in the spring. You can also plant love-in-a-mist, poppy, bachelor buttons and larkspur seed now for early spring annuals. If ground covers in your landscape are looking thin, weak or diseased, October is a good time to do some renovation. Mow them close to the ground and rake out and dispose of all plant debris.

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Wait until spring to fertilize. A good cleanup of ground cover beds is important if you have had Volutella disease in pachysandra or Phomopsis blight in periwinkle and vinca. Thin out plants to improve circulation and reduce this disease for next year. October is also a good time to plant ground covers on bare and eroded areas. Be careful about planting English ivy. It can become an invasive species in woodlands. As I have mentioned before in this column, October and November are generally considered the best months to plant trees and

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Dorchester Points of Interest bridge in Maryland after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A life-long resident of Dorchester County, Senator Malkus served in the Maryland State Senate from 1951 through 1994. Next to the Malkus Bridge is the 1933 Emerson C. Harrington Bridge. This bridge was replaced by the Malkus Bridge in 1987. Remains of the 1933 bridge are used as fishing piers on both the north and south bank of the river. HERITAGE MUSEUMS and GARDENS of DORCHESTER - Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society, Heritage Museum offers a range of local history and gardens on its grounds. The Meredith House, a 1760’s Georgian home, features artifacts and exhibits on the seven Maryland governors associated with the county; a child’s room containing antique dolls and toys; and other period displays. The Neild Museum houses a broad collection of agricultural, maritime, industrial, and Native American artifacts, including a McCormick reaper (invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831). The Ron Rue exhibit pays tribute to a talented local decoy carver with a re-creation of his workshop. The Goldsborough Stable, circa 1790, includes a sulky, pony cart, horse-driven sleighs, and tools of the woodworker, wheelwright, and blacksmith. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit dorchesterhistory.org.

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DORCHESTER COUNTY VISITOR CENTER - The Visitors Center in Cambridge is a major entry point to the lower Eastern Shore, positioned just off U.S. Route 50 along the shore of the Choptank River. With its 100foot sail canopy, it’s also a landmark. In addition to travel information and exhibits on the heritage of the area, there’s also a large playground, garden, boardwalk, restrooms, vending machines, and more. The Visitors Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Dorchester County call 410-228-1000 or visit www.visitdorchester.org or www.tourchesapeakecountry.com. SAILWINDS PARK - Located at 202 Byrn St., Cambridge, Sailwinds Park has been the site for popular events such as the Seafood Feast-I-Val in August and the Grand National Waterfowl Hunt’s Grandtastic Jamboree in November. For more info. tel: 410-228-SAIL(7245) or visit www. sailwindscambridge.com. CAMBRIDGE CREEK - A tributary of the Choptank River, runs through the heart of Cambridge. Located along the creek are restaurants where you can watch watermen dock their boats after a day’s work on the waterways of Dorchester. HISTORIC HIGH STREET IN CAMBRIDGE - When James Michener was doing research for his novel Chesapeake, he reportedly called Cambridge’s High Street one of the most beautiful streets in America. He modeled his fictional city Patamoke after Cambridge. Many of the gracious homes on High Street date from the 1700s and 1800s. Today you can join a historic walking tour of High Street each Saturday at 11 a.m., April through October (weather permitting). For more info. tel: 410-901-1000. High Street is also known as one of the most haunted streets in Maryland. join a Chesapeake Ghost Walk to hear the stories. Find out more at www. chesapeakeghostwalks.com. SKIPJACK NATHAN OF DORCHESTER - Sail aboard the authentic skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, offering heritage cruises on the Choptank River. The Nathan is docked at Long Wharf in Cambridge. Dredge for oysters and hear the stories of the working waterman’s way of life. For more info. and schedules tel: 410-228-7141 or visit www.skipjack-nathan.org. CHOPTANK RIVER LIGHTHOUSE REPLICA - The replica of a six-sided screwpile lighthouse includes a small museum with exhibits about the original lighthouse’s history and the area’s maritime heritage. The lighthouse, located on Pier A at Long Wharf Park in Cambridge, is open daily, May through October, and by appointment, November through April; call 410-463-2653. For more info. visit www.choptankriverlighthouse.org. DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS - Located at 321 High 97

Dorchester Points of Interest Street in Cambridge, the Center offers monthly gallery exhibits and shows, extensive art classes, and special events, as well as an artisans’ gift shop with an array of items created by local and regional artists. For more info. tel: 410-228-7782 or visit www.dorchesterarts.org. RICHARDSON MARITIME MUSEUM - Located at 401 High St., Cambridge, the Museum makes history come alive for visitors in the form of exquisite models of traditional Bay boats. The Museum also offers a collection of boatbuilders’ tools and watermen’s artifacts that convey an understanding of how the boats were constructed and the history of their use. The Museum’s Ruark Boatworks facility, located on Maryland Ave., is passing on the knowledge and skills of area boatwrights to volunteers and visitors alike. Watch boatbuilding and restoration in action. For more info. tel: 410-221-1871 or visit www.richardsonmuseum.org. HARRIET TUBMAN MUSEUM & EDUCATIONAL CENTER - The Museum and Educational Center is developing programs to preserve the history and memory of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday. Local tours by appointment are available. The Museum and Educational Center, located at 424

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Race St., Cambridge, is one of the stops on the “Finding a Way to Freedom” self-guided driving tour. For more info. tel: 410-228-0401 or visit www. harriettubmanorganization.org. SPOCOTT WINDMILL - Since 1972, Dorchester County has had a fully operating English style post windmill that was expertly crafted by the late master shipbuilder, James B. Richardson. There has been a succession of windmills at this location dating back to the late 1700’s. The complex also includes an 1800 tenant house, one-room school, blacksmith shop, and country store museum. The windmill is located at 1625 Hudson Rd., Cambridge. For more info. visit www.spocottwindmill.org. HORN POINT LABORATORY - The Horn Point Laboratory offers public tours of this world-class scientific research laboratory, which is affiliated with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The 90-minute walking tour shows how scientists are conducting research to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Horn Point Laboratory is located at 2020 Horns Point Rd., Cambridge, on the banks of the Choptank River. For more info. and tour schedule tel: 410-228-8200 or visit www.umces.edu/hpl. THE STANLEY INSTITUTE - This 19th century one-room African American schoolhouse, dating back to 1865, is one of the oldest Maryland schools to be organized and maintained by a black community. Between

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Dorchester Points of Interest 1867 and 1962, the youth in the African-American community of Christ Rock attended this school, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours available by appointment. The Stanley Institute is located at the intersection of Route 16 West & Bayly Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-6657. OLD TRINITY CHURCH in Church Creek was built in the 17th century and perfectly restored in the 1950s. This tiny architectural gem continues to house an active congregation of the Episcopal Church. The old graveyard around the church contains the graves of the veterans of the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. This part of the cemetery also includes the grave of Maryland’s Governor Carroll and his daughter Anna Ella Carroll who was an advisor to Abraham Lincoln. The date of the oldest burial is not known because the wooden markers common in the 17th century have disappeared. For more info. tel: 410-228-2940 or visit www.oldtrinity.net. BUCKTOWN VILLAGE STORE - Visit the site where Harriet Tubman received a blow to her head that fractured her skull. From this injury Harriet believed God gave her the vision and directions that inspired her to guide so many to freedom. Artifacts include the actual newspaper ad offering a reward for Harriet’s capture. Historical tours, bicycle, canoe and kayak rentals are available. Open upon request. The Bucktown Village Store is located at 4303 Bucktown Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-901-9255. HARRIET TUBMAN BIRTHPLACE - “The Moses of her People,” Harriet Tubman was believed to have been born on the Brodess Plantation in Bucktown. There are no Tubman-era buildings remaining at the site, which today is a farm. Recent archeological work at this site has been inconclusive, and the investigation is continuing, although there is some evidence that points to Madison as a possible birthplace. HARRIET TUBMAN VISITOR CENTER - Located adjacent to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center immerses visitors in Tubman’s world through informative, evocative and emotive exhibits. The immersive displays show how the landscape of the Choptank River region shaped her early years and the importance of her faith, family and community. The exhibits also feature information about Tubman’s life beginning with her childhood in Maryland, her emancipation from slavery, her time as a conductor on the Underground Railroad and her continuous advocacy for justice. For more info. visit dnr2. maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/eastern/tubman_visitorcenter.aspx. 100

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Dorchester Points of Interest BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - Located 12 miles south of Cambridge at 2145 Key Wallace Dr. With more than 25,000 acres of tidal marshland, it is an important stop along the Atlantic Flyway. Blackwater is currently home to the largest remaining natural population of endangered Delmarva fox squirrels and the largest breeding population of American bald eagles on the East Coast, north of Florida. There is a full service Visitor Center and a four-mile Wildlife Drive, walking trails and water trails. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677 or visit www.fws.gov/blackwater. EAST NEW MARKET - Originally settled in 1660, the entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Follow a self-guided walking tour to see the district that contains almost all the residences of the original founders and offers excellent examples of colonial architecture. For more info. visit http://eastnewmarket.us. HURLOCK TRAIN STATION - Incorporated in 1892, Hurlock ranks as the second largest town in Dorchester County. It began from a Dorchester/Delaware Railroad station built in 1867. The Old Train Station has been restored and is host to occasional train excursions. For more info. tel: 410-943-4181. VIENNA HERITAGE MUSEUM - The museum displays the last surviving mother-of-pearl button manufacturing operation in the country, as well as artifacts of local history. The museum is located at 303 Race, St., Vienna. For more info. tel: 410-943-1212 or visit www.viennamd.org. LAYTONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHANCE VINEYARD & WINERY - This small farm winery, minutes from historic Vienna at 4225 New Bridge Rd., offers daily tours of the winemaking operation. The family-oriented Laytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also hosts a range of events, from a harvest festival to karaoke happy hour to concerts. For more info. tel. 410-228-1205 or visit www.laytonschance.com. HANDSELL HISTORIC SITE - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, the site is used to interpret the native American contact period with the English, the slave and later African American story and the life of all those who lived at Handsell. The grounds are open daily from dawn to dusk. Visitors can view the exterior of the circa 1770/1837 brick house, currently undergoing preservation work. Nearby is the Chicone Village, a replica single-family dwelling complex of the Native People who once inhabited the site. Special living history events are held several times a year. Located at 4837 Indiantown Road, Vienna. For more info. tel: 410228-745 or visit www.restorehandsell.org. 102

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Easton Points of Interest now the headquarters of the Waterfowl Festival, Easton’s annual celebration of migratory birds and the hunting season, the second weekend in November. For more info. tel: 410-822-4567 or visit waterfowlfestival.org. 7. ACADEMY ART MUSEUM - 106 South St. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Academy Art Museum is a fine art museum founded in 1958. Providing national and regional exhibitions, performances, educational programs, and visual and performing arts classes for adults and children, the Museum also offers a vibrant concert and lecture series and seasonal events. The Museum’s permanent collection consists of works on paper and contemporary works by American and European masters. Mon. through Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. First Friday of each month open until 7 p.m. For more info. tel: (410) 822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 8. CHRIST CHURCH - St. Peter’s Parish, 111 South Harrison St. Founded in 1692, the Parish’s church building is one of the many historic landmarks of downtown Easton. The current building was erected in the early 1840’s of Port Deposit granite and an addition on the south end was completed in 1874. Since that time there have been many improve-

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Easton Points of Interest 11A. FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE - 11 N. Washington St. on the lawn of the Talbot County Courthouse. The statue honors Frederick Douglass in his birthplace, Talbot County, where the experiences in his youth ~ both positive and negative ~ helped form his character, intellect and determination. Also on the grounds is a memorial to the veterans who fought and died in the Vietnam War, and a monument “To the Talbot Boys,” commemorating the men from Talbot who fought for the Confederacy. The memorial for the Union soldiers was never built. 12. SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON HARDWARE BUILDING 12 N. Washington St. It is the oldest store in Easton. In 1791, Owen Kennard began work on a new brick building that changed hands several times throughout the years. Dates on the building show when additions were made in 1877, 1881 and 1889. The present front was completed in time for a grand opening on Dec. 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor Day. 13. THE BRICK HOTEL - northwest corner of Washington and Federal streets. Built in 1812, it became the Eastern Shore’s leading hostelry. When court was in session, plaintiffs, defendants and lawyers all came to town and shared rooms in hotels such as this. Frederick

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St. Michaels Points of Interest along with Joseph White, established the St. Michaels Brick Company, which later provided the brick for the house. For more info. visit www. parsonage-inn.com. 6. FREDERICK DOUGLASS HISTORIC MARKER - Born at Tuckahoe Creek, Talbot County, Douglass lived as a slave in the St. Michaels area from 1833 to 1836. He taught himself to read and taught in clandestine schools for blacks here. He escaped to the north and became a noted abolitionist, orator and editor. He returned in 1877 as a U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia and also served as the D.C. Recorder of Deeds and the U.S. Minister to Haiti. 7. CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM - Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of the hemisphere’s largest and most productive estuary - the Chesapeake Bay. Located on 18 waterfront acres, its nine exhibit buildings and floating fleet bring to life the story of the Bay and its inhabitants, from the fully restored 1879 Hooper Strait lighthouse and working boatyard to the impressive collection of working decoys and a recreated waterman’s shanty. Home to the world’s largest collection of Bay boats, the Museum regularly

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St. Michaels Points of Interest acquired by the Shannahan family who continued it as a private residence for over 75 years. As a bed and breakfast, circa 1988, major renovations took place, preserving the historic character of the gracious Victorian era. For more info. visit www.victorianainn.com. 12. HAMBLETON INN - On the harbor. Historic waterfront home built in 1860 and restored as a bed and breakfast in 1985 with a turn-ofthe-century atmosphere. For more info. visit www.hambletoninn.com. 13. SNUGGERY B&B - Oldest residence in St. Michaels, c. 1665.The structure incorporates the remains of a log home that was originally built on the beach and later moved to its present location. www.snuggery1665.com. 14. LOCUST STREET - A stroll down Locust Street is a look into the past of St. Michaels. The Haddaway House at 103 Locust St. was built by Thomas L. Haddaway in the late 1700s. Haddaway owned and operated the shipyard at the foot of the street. Wickersham, at 203 Locust Street, was built in 1750 and was moved to its present location in 2004. It is known for its glazed brickwork. Hell’s Crossing is the intersection of Locust and Carpenter streets and is so-named because in the late 1700’s, the town was described as a rowdy one, in keeping with a port town where sailors would

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St. Michaels Points of Interest come for a little excitement. They found it in town, where there were saloons and working-class townsfolk ready to do business with them. Fights were common especially in an area of town called Hells Crossing. At the end of Locust Street is Muskrat Park. It provides a grassy spot on the harbor for free summer concerts and is home to the two cannons that are replicas of the ones given to the town by Jacob Gibson in 1813 and confiscated by Federal troops at the beginning of the Civil War. 15. FREEDOMS FRIEND LODGE - Chartered in 1867 and constructed in 1883, the Freedoms Friend Lodge is the oldest lodge existing in Maryland and is a prominent historic site for our Black community. It is now the site of Blue Crab Coffee Company. 16. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - St. Michaels Branch is located at 106 S. Fremont Street. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.tcfl.org. 17. CARPENTER STREET SALOON - Life in the Colonial community revolved around the tavern. The traveler could, of course, obtain food, drink, lodging or even a fresh horse to speed his journey. This tavern was built in 1874 and has served the community as a bank, a newspaper

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St. Michaels Points of Interest office, post office and telephone company. For more info. visit www. carpenterstreetsaloon.com. 18. TWO SWAN INN - The Two Swan Inn on the harbor served as the former site of the Miles River Yacht Club, was built in the 1800s and was renovated in 1984. It is located at the foot of Carpenter Street. For more info. visit www.twoswaninn.com. 19. TARR HOUSE - Built by Edward Elliott as his plantation home about 1661. It was Elliott and an indentured servant, Darby Coghorn, who built the first church in St. Michaels. This was about 1677, on the site of the present Episcopal Church (6 Willow Street, near Locust). 20. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 301 S. Talbot St. Built of Port Deposit stone, the present church was erected in 1878. The first is believed to have been built in 1677 by Edward Elliott. For more info. tel: 410-745-9076. 21. THE OLD BRICK INN - Built in 1817 by Wrightson Jones, who opened and operated the shipyard at Beverly on Broad Creek. (Talbot St. at Mulberry). For more info. visit www.oldbrickinn.com. 22. THE CANNONBALL HOUSE - When St. Michaels was shelled by the British in a night attack in 1813, the town was “blacked out” and

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lanterns were hung in the trees to lead the attackers to believe the town was on a high bluff. The houses were overshot. The story is that a cannonball hit the chimney of “Cannonball House” and rolled down the stairway. This “blackout” was believed to be the first such “blackout” in the history of warfare. 23. AMELIA WELBY HOUSE - Amelia Coppuck, who became Amelia Welby, was born in this house and wrote poems that won her fame and the praise of Edgar Allan Poe. 24. ST. MICHAELS MUSEUM at ST. MARY’S SQUARE - Located in the heart of the historic district, offers a unique view of 19th century life in St. Michaels. The exhibits are housed in three period buildings and contain local furniture and artifacts donated by residents. The museum is supported entirely through community efforts. For more info. tel: 410745-9561 or www.stmichaelsmuseum.org. 25. GR ANITE LODGE #177 - Located on St. Mary’s Square, Granite Lodge was built in 1839. The building stands on the site of the first Methodist Church in St. Michaels on land donated to the Methodists by James Braddock in 1781. Between then and now, the building has served variously as a church, schoolhouse and as a storehouse for muskrat skins. 26. KEMP HOUSE - Now a country inn. A Georgian style house,

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St. Michaels Points of Interest constructed in 1805 by Colonel Joseph Kemp, a revolutionary soldier and hero of the War of 1812. For more info. visit www.kemphouseinn.com. 27. THE OLD MILL COMPLEX - The Old Mill was a functioning flour mill from the late 1800s until the 1970s, producing f lour used primarily for Maryland beaten biscuits. Today it is home to a brewery, distillery, artists, furniture makers, and other unique shops and businesses. 28. CLASSIC MOTOR MUSEUM - Located at 102 E. Marengo Street, the Classic Motor Museum is a living museum of classic automobiles, motorcycles, and other forms of transportation, and providing educational resources to classic car enthusiasts. For more info. visit classicmotormuseum.org. 29. ST. MICHAELS HARBOUR INN, MARINA & SPA - Constructed in 1986 and recently renovated. For more info. visit www.harbourinn.com. 30. ST. MICHAELS NATURE TRAIL - This 1.3 mile paved walkway winds around the western side of St. Michaels starting at a dedicated parking lot on South Talbot Street. The path cuts through the woods, San Domingo Park, over a covered bridge and ending in Bradley Park. The trail is open all year from dawn to dusk.

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Oxford Points of Interest cemetery may be seen Plimhimmon, home of Tench Tilghman’s widow, Anna Marie Tilghman. 2. THE OXFORD COMMUNITY CENTER - This former, pillared brick schoolhouse was saved from the wrecking ball by the town residents. Now it is a gathering place for meetings, classes, lectures, and performances by the Tred Avon Players and has been recently renovated. Rentals available to groups and individuals. 410-226-5904 or www.oxfordcc.org. 3. THE COOPERATIVE OXFORD LABORATORY - U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maryland Department of Natural Resources located here. 410-226-5193 or www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/oxford. 3A. U.S. COAST GUARD STATION - 410-226-0580. 4. CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY - Founded in 1851. Designed by esteemed British architect Richard Upton, co-founder of the American Institute of Architects. It features beautiful stained glass windows by the acclaimed Willet Studios of Philadelphia. www.holytrinityoxfordmd.org. 5. OXFORD TOWN PARK - Former site of the Oxford High School.

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Oxford Points of Interest Recent restoration of the beach as part of a “living shoreline project” created 2 terraced sitting walls, a protective groin and a sandy beach with native grasses which will stop further erosion and provide valuable aquatic habitat. A similar project has been completed adjacent to the ferry dock. A kayak launch site has also been located near the ferry dock. 6. OXFORD MUSEUM - Morris & Market Sts. Devoted to the preservation of artifacts and memories of Oxford, MD. Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted. For more info. and hours tel: 410-226-0191 or visit www.oxfordmuseummd.org. 7. OXFORD LIBRARY - 101 Market St. Founded in 1939 and on its present site since 1950. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10-4. 8. BRATT MANSION (ACADEMY HOUSE) - 205 N. Morris St. Served as quarters for officers of the Maryland Military Academy. Built about 1848. (Private residence) 9. BARNABY HOUSE - 212 N. Morris St. Built in 1770 by sea captain Richard Barnaby, this charming house contains original pine woodwork, corner fireplaces and an unusually lovely handmade staircase. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Private residence) Tidewater Residential Designs since 1989

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10. THE GRAPEVINE HOUSE - 309 N. Morris St. The grapevine over the entrance arbor was brought from the Isle of Jersey in 1810 by Captain William Willis, who commanded the brig “Sarah and Louisa.” (Private residence) 11. THE ROBERT MORRIS INN - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Robert Morris was the father of Robert Morris, Jr., the “financier of the Revolution.” Built about 1710, part of the original house with a beautiful staircase is contained in the beautifully restored Inn, now open 7 days a week. Robert Morris, Jr. was one of only 2 Founding Fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. 410-226-5111 or www.robertmorrisinn.com. 12. THE OXFORD CUSTOM HOUSE - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Built in 1976 as Oxford’s official Bicentennial project. It is a replica of the first Federal Custom House built by Jeremiah Banning, who was the first Federal Collector of Customs appointed by George Washington. 13. TRED AVON YACHT CLUB - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Founded in 1931. The present building, completed in 1991, replaced the original structure. 14. OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Started in 1683, this is believed to be the oldest privately operated ferry

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Tilghman’s Island “Great Choptank Island” was granted to Seth Foster in 1659. Thereafter it was known as Foster’s Island, and remained so through a succession of owners until Matthew Tilghman of Claiborne inherited it in 1741. He and his heirs owned the island for over a century and it has been Tilghman’s Island ever since, though the northern village and the island’s postal designation are simply “Tilghman.” For its first 175 years, the island was a family farm, supplying grains, vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs and timber. Although the owners rarely were in residence, many slaves were: an 1817 inventory listed 104. The last Tilghman owner, General Tench Tilghman (not Washington’s aide-de-camp), removed the slaves in the 1830s and began selling off lots. In 1849, he sold his remaining interests to James Seth, who continued the development. The island’s central location in the middle Bay is ideally suited for watermen harvesting the Bay in all seasons. The years before the Civil War saw the influx of the first families we know today. A second wave arrived after the War, attracted by the advent of oyster dredging in the 1870s. Hundreds of dredgers and tongers operated out of Tilghman’s Island, their catches sent to the cities by schooners. Boat building, too, was an important industry. The boom continued into the 1890s, spurred by the arrival of steamboat service, which opened vast new markets for Bay seafood. Islanders quickly capitalized on the opportunity as several seafood buyers set up shucking and canning operations on pilings at the edge of the shoal of Dogwood Cove. The discarded oyster shells eventually became an island with seafood packing houses, hundreds of workers, a store, and even a post office. The steamboats also brought visitors who came to hunt, fish, relax and escape the summer heat of the cities. Some families stayed all summer in one of the guest houses that sprang up in the villages of Tilghman, Avalon, Fairbank and Bar Neck. Although known for their independence, Tilghman’s Islanders enjoy showing visitors how to pick a crab, shuck an oyster or find a good fishing spot. In the twentieth century, Islanders pursued these vocations in farming, on the water, and in the thriving seafood processing industry. The “Tilghman Brand” was known throughout the eastern United States, but as the Bay’s bounty diminished, so did the number of water-related jobs. Still, three of the few remaining Bay skipjacks (sailing dredgeboats) can be seen here, as well as two working harbors with scores of power workboats. 141

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More Addenda & Errata by Gary D. Crawford

The articles I scribble here each month sometimes result in commentary. Feedback is always welcome (well, usually) because writing for a magazine is quite different from public speaking. There, one may gaze out and see one’s audience ~ people rolling in the aisles, listening in rapt enjoyment, stamping out of the hall in disgust, rummaging for something to toss up at the podium or simply dozing off. (These last can be especially disheartening, for sometimes they awake with a sudden snort and mutter, loud enough to be heard at the stage, “My God, Evelyn, is he still talking?”) Wr iters do get feedback, too, from time to time, and sometimes long after publication. At a church dinner in the fall of 2015, a woman I didn’t know was seated next to me. When we introduced ourselves, she exclaimed, “Oh, yes, I really liked your article about the catalpa trees! I love them, too.” She was referring to The Fish-Bait Tree, which was a bit surprising, as it was published in July of 2012. The most useful comments are those that provide new information, either adding to or correcting my understanding of a topic. Yes, mistakes do happen, despite strenuous

efforts to consult with folk around here who know. Still, it is all too easy to run into what I have come to t hink of as “ The Come -Here Cow-Pie.” That’s when someone like me, who’s only been on the Eastern Shore for 38 years, puts two and two together and gets five.

Here’s an example. One day I dropped by our bank ~ yes, we had a bank then ~ and asked to put up a notice about a lecture soon to be held by the Phillips Wharf Environmental Center. While showing off the poster to the very lovely teller behind the counter, I effused, “You really ought to catch this talk. It’s about our area 12,000 years ago! And this guy has been doing research here for a long time, and he really knows his stuff.” She just smiled at me and said,

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More Addenda & Errata “Yes, I know, Mr. Crawford. He’s my brother.” Well, they don’t have the same last name, do they? And they sure didn’t look much alike. So how is a Come-Here supposed to know? Actually, I suspect the Been-Heres love it when they see me squishing into one of those cow-pies. It has become a form of local amusement. Aside from the gushing praise ~ (hey, it did happen, once) ~ the most welcome comments are those that contribute something to the story I wrote, either adding new information or correcting an error. I jot down these “addenda and errata” and save them in a file. Here are a few you might find interesting.

BENNU ~ December 2016 Sometimes additional information arises because the thing I wrote about is still happening. For example, in December of 2016 I reported on a spectacular NASA mission. Their spacecraft (OSIRIS-REx) was flying off to visit an asteroid named Bennu. The mission would take nearly six years to complete, and it wasn’t getting a lot of press. After all, dreaming about a manned mission to Mars is exciting, but an asteroid? Who cares about visiting a little chunk of f loating debris left over from the formation of the solar system? Well, I hoped the Gentle Reader might be intrigued, as I was, by several of the unique features of this mission. Here are four of them. First, it’s historic. It will be the first time in over 45 years that we bring a significant chunk of another

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heavenly body back to Earth for detailed scientific analysis. That hasn’t happened since 1972, when the Apollo 17 crew lugged a whopping 243 pounds of rocks back from the Moon. But since then, nothing but a few grains of comet dust. Second, there’s the Doom Factor. Most asteroids circle the Sun way out between Mars and Jupiter, but Bennu’s path brings it close enough to us to qualify as a “Near-Earth Object.” That means that someday it could do serious damage to our planet. In 1913, an object exploded about five miles above Siberia with the force of 15 megatons, a thousand times that of the Hiroshima bomb. Fortunately, the area was uninhabited, but the blast knocked down 80

million trees. Bennu is roughly three times larger, and we are tracking many other NEOs. Not to put too fine a point on it, but we need to know what these asteroids are made of in case we need to deflect or destroy one that strays too close to Mother Earth. Third, there’s the Origin Factor. Since their formation several billions of years ago, the planets of the solar system have been subjected to massive erosion. Winds, sands and liquids have scoured their surfaces; lava has erupted and f lowed over them repeatedly. Only the asteroids remain much as they were when the Sun settled down and the solar system took shape. If we could just study an asteroid carefully, who knows what we could learn about the

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More Addenda & Errata formation of Earth and how it came to have so much life-giving water? OSIRIS-REx will do just that. Finally, there’s the Dollar Factor. Some of the key elements needed for mo der n i ndu s t r y a nd fo o d production are being consumed at an increasing rate. In less than 100 years, we could be very short of phosphor us, ant imony, zinc, tin, lead, indium, silver, gold and copper. Asteroids are believed to contain many of these minerals, which might be mined and brought back to E a r t h. O t her m i ner a l s ~ like iron, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, aluminum and titanium ~ could be used for construction in space of very large craft for further exploration. I see a hand raised in the back of the room. Yes? “What kind of name is ‘Bennu,’ anyway, and who stuck it on this little asteroid?” Thank you for asking. “Bennu” was selected from more than 8,000 st udent ent r ies f rom dozens of countries around the world. They all had entered a “Name That Asteroid!” contest run by the University of Arizona, The Planetary Society and the LINEAR Project. The winner was a North Carolina third-grader named Michael Puzio. Somehow he knew about a mythological Egyptian bird known as Bennu, usually depicted as a

heron. And since OSIRIS was an Egyptian god, it seemed to fit nicely. Smart kid. So the OSIRIS-REx mission is worth watching, and right now. The arrival date is December 3 of this year. She is within 2 million miles of Bennu, closing fast, and the first pictures are coming in. Soon she will be matching speeds with Bennu, which is zipping along at around 63,000 mph. Bennu is in for a very merry Christmas. THE COAST GUARD STATION THAT WAS August 2017 In August of 2017, we sold two books to Mr. John Macchia, a cus-

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tomer in New Jersey. Both books related to Tilghman’s Island, and when he ordered two more such b o ok s, I a ske d i f he h ad some connection with the island. I also mentioned that the weather here was particularly beautiful just then, hoping to lure him down for a visit. John replied as follows. “I do have a connection w ith the island. I served with the Coast Guard in 68 and 69 on the island. I met my wife Janet at that time ~ we just celebrated our 49th ~ her maiden name was Lednum. Her mom was Dot and her dad was Taylor Lednum; they lived on Mission Road. When I visit the island, most days are beautiful.” Unfortunately, I had not known of John’s service here, and so he was not named in the USCG article. Therefore, I am correcting that omission now. I’m sure there are others whose names have still not come to light. If you know of any, let me know. I do hope John and Janet stop by one day. Perhaps on their Golden Anniversary? HAYRUSS IV May and June 2016 Not infrequently, a reader provides an addendum that is more like an epilogue. Here is one of those. In the early summer of 2016, I presented a carefully researched account of the sinking of the splendid fiberglass workboat Hayruss IV, 147

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More Addenda & Errata Capt. Garland Phillips. She went dow n in Febr uar y of 1979 w it h Phillips and four other hands, all members of the same Tilghman family. The stor y was presented in two parts: the sinking and the search. After Part 1 appeared, several people quickly stepped forward to say they had participated in the search effort. After meeting with a group of them, I was relieved to learn that what I had written (and already submitted to Tidewater Times) wasn’t wrong in too many significant ways. But one of these gentlemen did provide some splendid color photographs of events out on the water. Fortunately, our marvelous [sic] editor, Anne Farwell, was able to catch Part 2 before printing so the color photos could be substituted for the grainy newspaper photos I had originally submitted. Then, months after Part 2 appeared, a whole new chapter opened up when a man named Johnson Fortenbaugh telephoned me. Johnson said he enjoyed the articles on the Hayruss IV and said he thought I had done a good job of it. I thanked him but admitted it was the toughest story I had ever tackled. Fortunately many people had helped me get the events recorded correctly. Johnson agreed. Then he asked, “Have you ever wondered what happened to the Hayruss IV?”

“Yes, I have. After it was repaired, they say it went south, to Florida or the Caribbean.” “Well, I was the yacht broker who sold the Hayruss IV.” Suddenly, I was paying very close attention. We immediately arranged to get together so he could tell his part of the story. I also spoke with David Piper, who explained how he had made Hayruss IV seaworthy again. Here’s what I learned from David and Johnson. After she was raised from the bottom of the Bay, Hayruss IV was taken to the Smith Brothers Boatyard in Galesville, on the western shore. In early March (1979) she was towed back across the Bay and returned to Knapp’s Narrows. She was afloat again, but unsightly. Garland’s widow, Adrienne “Pete” Phillips, wanted the Hayruss IV to move on to a new owner as soon as possible. She turned to her brother, David Piper, for assistance. David recognized that the first

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More Addenda & Errata order of business was to salvage the two valuable Detroit diesel engines, so he had the Hayruss IV put up on blocks at the Fluharty boatyard in Knappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Narrows. He borrowed a six-wheel truck from Bob Coleman and hoisted the engines aboard for their trip to the Robbins and Robbins Diesel shop in Cambridge. While the engines were being repaired, David went to work on the boat. Her fuel tanks were good, but a mixture of oil and water now filled her bilge and other compartments. He pumped the gunk out into barrels, skimmed off the water and soaked up the petroleum products with absorbent materials. It was

a long and messy job. Some cabin glass was broken, and her hull was scratched and dirty after 24 days under water. Severa l water men volunteered to clean her up; they even touched up her paint. Soon, Hayruss IV was looking better, though with her engines out she was very light in the stern. The rebuilt engines soon were

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back in place. Work continued on the electrical and mechanical systems. After retuning Hayruss IV to the water, David went for a trial run and found that she had a vibration. A shaft or propeller was out of balance. So he took her out of the water again and removed the shafts and propellers. These he took to Kastel in St. Michaels. They repaired them, and David reinstalled them. By the fall of 1979, Hayruss IV was seaworthy once again. It may come as no surprise that there were no local offers for her ~ not one. Even if she was the best boat on the bay, nobody here wanted her. So there she sat for a year. The following year, a yacht broker from Oxford came down to Tilgh-

man’s Island. Johnson Fortenbaugh knew the Hayruss IV was for sale and thought he might be able to help find a buyer. He had researched the market, and together he and Miss Pete were able to work out an asking price. They agreed to offer Hayruss IV for sale for $65,000. In Ja nua r y of 1981, Joh nson contacted David to say he had a potential buyer and would need to have Hayruss IV over in Oxford so he could show her. David got her ready for the trip up the Choptank and set off from Knapp’s Narrows. He hadn’t gone far, however, before he noticed oil spurting from the back of one of the engines. He quickly shut down and soon found the problem ~ a sensor had been removed and not Call Us: 410-725-4643

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More Addenda & Errata replaced, leaving a half-inch hole for oil to pump out. Rather than return to port, David was able to fashion a temporary plug and resume the trip up the Choptank River to Oxford. There, he turned the Hayruss IV over to Johnson and they took her out for a sea trial. Returning up the Tred Avon on that gray fall day, in a slick calm, they passed a group of watermen oystering off Oxford Town Point. Watermen who are intent on their work usually don’t stop what they’re doing when a vessel passes by. This time they did, for they recognized her instantly. All paused to watch while Hayruss IV slid silently by like a ghost. Johnson still remembers the strange sensation he felt nearly 40 years ago. Johnson soon made contact with a Chicago steel industry executive named Myron Hokin. He was presi-

dent of the Century Steel Corporation and a trustee of Columbia College, where the Hokin Hall Student Center is named for him. He also was a minority stockholder in the Chicago White Sox. Myron and his wife, Bernice, also were avid yachters and enjoyed cruising in the Caribbean. In 1964, while exploring the British Virgin Islands, they anchored in North Sound on the isle of Virgin Gorda. The Sound was remote and quiet, and its natural beaut y so captivated them that the Hokins returned there several times. Upon arrival in the early 1970s, they found that a shorefront pub and five cottages had been built there by Basil Symonette, a pioneer Virgin Island yachtsman. Symonette called his resort the “Bitter End.”

Bernice suggested that it would be nice to have a place of their own there, where they could go ashore for a day or two. They asked Symonette to sell them an acre for a cottage, but he declined, but on their next visit he offered to sell them the whole place. Realizing that the Bitter End would make a perfect family retreat, the Hokins agreed and in 1973 be152

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More Addenda & Errata came the new owners of Bitter End. Each year t hey made var ious improvements, and soon the Bitter End resor t was at tracting a small but devoted clientele. Myron wanted to provide his guests with a rich underwater experience, so he went looking for a suitable boat to support parties of scuba divers and snorkelers. When he heard of the Hayruss IV, she sounded just right. She had the right length and beam, a durable fiberglass hull, a shallow draft, and the asking price was reasonable. A meet ing in Ox ford was arranged. Johnson recalls that Myron showed up in a f ull-length coat made entirely of skunk skins. (It was, apparently, quite a stunner.) T he Hay r u s s I V m ay not h ave looked quite as snazzy as her new owner, but she was rarinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to go back to work. A price was agreed upon, papers were signed and the vessel changed hands. Hokin primarily was interested i n t he hu l l a nd eng i ne s, s o he had the boat taken to Lippincott Boatworks at Trappe Landing for a rebuild. A deck was installed to provide stowage for cargo, the workboat cabin was removed entirely and a spacious new cabin was built. The new superstructure had glass all around for the passengers, with the wheel and controls installed on the deck above.

When the rebuild was complete, My ron named her the Prince of Wales (of Chicago, Illinois) and had her driven down to the British Virgin Islands, where she joined the small f leet at the Bitter End Resort. I contacted the Bitter End Yacht Club to find out what had become of the vessel and received this very kind reply: 22 June 2016: Gary, The Prince of Whales[sic] is located in the South Sound on Virgin Gorda. It is no longer part of the Bitter End f leet. I am not sure when it was sold, but it served us well for many, many years. The boat sits out of the water next to a local bar and last I heard was going to be worked on, but I have the feeling that it has found its final resting place and will never see the water again. Jerome Rand, BEYC Watersports So ends the saga of the Hayruss IV. Well, almost. When hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into the Caribbean islands in September of 2017 bearing sustained winds of 185 mph, we all

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know what they did to Puerto Rico. But other islands were devastated, too, including the British Virgin Islands. Last spring (and quite by chance), I heard from a man who had been in the Virgin Gorda area recently. He reported that the Bitter End Yacht Club had been wiped off the face of the earth.

I like to imagine that as the waters rose, the winds tore her loose and Hayruss IV went to sea one last time. Gary Crawford and his wife, Susan, own and operate Crawfords Nautical Books, a unique bookstore on Tilghman’s Island.

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Oxford is a handsomely elegant waterfront town of 651 people on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. At the stringently enforced 25 mph sign, the road into town becomes Oxford’s main street and ends after less than a mile at a ferry landing. There’s no other way out of town. The majority of Oxford’s population is retired, and the town supports four restaurants, two real estate offices, the Oxford Market (a convenience store with package goods), a car repair shop (no gasoline), a volunteer fire company, a four-man police force, a popular handmade ice cream destination, five boatyards, a community center, and

the Tred Avon Yacht Club (TAYC), which adjoins the ferry landing. Other than the annual “Oxford Day” in April, with its parade, dog show and games in the park, not much disturbs the quiet routine of this town. That will change on October 5, the day the TAYC will begin hosting what is probably the largest and most prestigious one-design sailing regatta outside the Olympic Games: the International Star Class World Championships. By August 1, there were 47 boats registered, including entries from Argentina, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Poland and Russia (2). A total of

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more speed. The hardware has multiplied, the fittings are modern, spars are aluminum (or wood) and “polyester woven material” no lighter than 3.7 ounces is allowed for sails. But the basic hull dimensions, and, more importantly, the spirit of the Star, are 108 years old. The Class motto, “honoring the past, leading the future,” is taken to heart by those in charge.

75 entries were expected, and that could be a conservative estimate. In 1978, when the Worlds were held in San Francisco, 99 boats were lined up on the starting line. Very few things that were produced in 1910, especially boats, manage to elicit more than passing curiosity from us jaded future dwellers. The Star boat is an exception. The rig has changed (although not since 1930), the hulls are fiberglass, and fractional design tolerances are constantly manipulated in hopes of finding

George A. Corry The Star boat evolved because a sensible man named George A. Corry thought yachting should be a competitive sport, not a millionaire’s hobby. At the turn of the last century, as historian George Elder wrote in Forty Years Among the Stars, “Everything revolved around the racing of large yachts… raced by professionals while their owners sat upon the club veranda and sipped highballs.” Corry thought an inexpensive, fin-keeled sharpie

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might help turn things around, so he supervised the design of the Bug, a 17-foot, gaff-rigged sloop. Curtis Maybry, a designer in William Gardner’s office, drew the Bug [Gardner designed the 228-foot, three-masted schooner Atlantic in 1903]. Fourteen Bugs were built in 1906-1907 at a cost of $140 each.

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The tough, all-weather boat had attracted attention, but it was cramped. A return to the drawing board by Francis Sweisguth, another of Gardner’s designers, produced an enlarged Bug in 1910. The name was happily changed to Star in 1911. As Charles E. Lucke, Jr. notes in his History of the Star Class, “The boats were of course gaff-rigged, the gaff extending far up above the mast as in the sliding gunter rig… their rigging, sheets and spars were big enough for a clipper ship.” Anyone who sails a Star would still agree. By all accounts, early racing was brisk, enthusiasm was high. In 1915, when the Star Class Association was formed, 40 people attended the class dinner in New York. As Lucke tells it: “A demonstration was given over the newly opened transcontinental telephone in which [the members] heard President Corry challenge the Commodore of the California Yacht Club to an intersectional race.” Corry was also a big winner on the water, which was fitting in that

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Seeing Stars the whole business was his idea. And he is remembered. After he died, members of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club placed his boat, No. 17 Little Dipper, outside the club on a pedestal. When it fell apart, they salvaged the transom and put it in a place of honor over the bar. The class grew quickly. By 1921, the Marconi rig had been adopted. And in 1922, the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association was formed, a significant event when one considers a solid organization has been critical for successfully keeping the Star Class current.

Every great act needs good management, and the Star was lucky in this respect. Star Class management has not just been good, it has been devoted. By 1927, there was a new fleet in England and one in Manila, of all places. The next year, Cannes and Paris announced fleets of Stars. Paris? Probably an early indication of how important the social side of racing is to the class. The first European regatta was held in 1929, and when the tall, modern, in-board rig was adopted in 1930, the popularity of the Star in Europe went heavenward. In 1932, when the Star went to

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the Olympics for the first time, Gilbert Gray and Andrew Libano of the U.S. beat six other boats for the gold. The Star has been in eighteen Olympic Games. The USA has won seven of those gold medals. Ousted from the games in 1976 by the Tempest, the Star was selected again in 1984. It wasn’t until 2016 that the Star was bumped once again in favor of centerboard boats (dinghies and skiffs), a sailboard and a multihull ~ all considered more entertaining for television viewers, one supposes. More entertaining? Those television producers must never have witnessed 80 Stars lined up on a starting line. Current Star statistics are impressive. There are 311 registered fleets in 28

countries representing 2,000 skippers and crews. From the outset, the very best sailors in the world have been attracted to Stars. Italy’s Agostino Straulino won the 1952 Olympics in a Star, in addition to three Star World Championships. Denmark’s Paul Elvstrom, who won four Olympic medals in Finns, also won two Star Worlds. William E. Buchan, from Seattle, Washington, won Olympic gold in a Star and three World Championships. Cuba’s Carlos de Cardinas won two World Championships with his son, Carlos Jr., who went on to win an Olympic silver medal in London, 1948. The Bahamas’ Sir Durward Knowles, who raced well into his

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Seeing Stars 80s and died in 2018 at age 100, won Olympic gold (1947) and a Worlds in a Star. Top Star sailors have proved they can win consistently in any boat they sail. When the America’s Cup was being contested in monohulls, a large percentage of Cup skippers came from the Star Class. All of them kept a Star in their back yards, and they found time to race it. All of them had won at least one Star World Championship (numbers indicate more than one): Bill Ficker, Dennis Conner (2), Buddy Melges (2), Arthur Knapp, Jr., Tom Blackhaller (2), Malin Burnham, Pelle Petterson, Gerald Driscoll, Paul Cayard and Lowell North (5 ~ Lowell also placed second six times). There’s a score or more of other Star World Champion skippers and crews ~ Star crews are every bit as vital as skippers ~ who have sailed in America’s Cup campaigns. One reason the best sailors find the Star irresistible is the pure pleasure the boat delivers. Asked to explain the Star’s magnetism, fourtime America’s Cup winner Dennis Conner told me, “The Star boat has been the finest racing sailboat in the entire world for 100 years!” The true value of any machine, instrument, vehicle or vessel is measured by its performance. The major Star regattas cause the best sailors to

drop what they are doing and show up because the boat performs like no other ~ once you figure out how to sail it. “The boat is a joy to sail,” Conner continued, “and responds to all the elements involved in a very timely manner…I consider it an honor and a privilege to have had a chance to sail the boat.” Winning in a Star is one of sailing’s most satisfying accomplishments. John MacCausland, a New Jersey native who won the Worlds in 2013, says he loves the challenge, and the immense joy, of solving the puzzle the boat presents. “The boat has feel. The rudder pressure lets me know how I’m going,” McCausland says. “Not many modern boats give you that feedback.” Experience with the boat enables skippers and crews to apply what they are feeling to the very small increments of sail trim and tuning required to dramatically change gears. MacCausland says winning the Worlds was “the thrill of a lifetime.” Buddy Melges, who has won al-

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most everything there is to win in sailing, says the Star has a lot in common with his beloved scows. “If you keep the weather chine about two inches off the water, you’ll be faster more than you’ll be slower,” he told me. And Melges praises the Star’s bendy rig. “The ability to power and depower the boat with a little twitch of the lower running backstay, or being more positive on the upper runner to change the headstay sag or promote mast bend…total fingertip control of the rig makes the boat intriguing for the helmsman. He can feel what each adjustment is creating.” Paul Cayard, who has a Volvo Ocean Race win in his case of sailing trophies, agrees that the Star

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Seeing Stars The other lure is the great sailors who are challenged by the boat, providing competitions that are extremely stimulating and challenging. That must be a reason a guy like myself has sailed in the boat for over 40 years. It’s the boat of my life. I will sail the Star until I can’t sail anymore.” Once a skipper becomes proficient at the changing of gears, he can join the five or ten skippers at the top of any large Star fleet in the intense tactical battle going on. One of the best at the game over the past 20 years has been Mark Reynolds, whose grand prix victories include two Star World Championships, three Olympic medals (two

gold, one silver), seven Bacardi Cups and two Star North American championships. For Mark, like many of today’s skippers, the Star was part of his family when he was growing up. His father crewed for Dennis Conner when the two won the Worlds in 1971. “Growing up in San Diego,” Reynolds says, “getting into Stars was an obvious thing to do with people like Lowell North, Terry Driscoll, Malin Burnham and all those other talented guys sailing Stars. Why would you want to sail something else when people like that were sailing Stars?” Reynolds agrees the boat itself is the hero of the piece. Mark says the Star is the one boat he’d pick to sail for pleasure. But he also credits the Star organization for keeping

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Seeing Stars the faith, so to speak; maintaining the design parameters and the tradition while cautiously allowing the evolution of materials and technology to improve the boats. “The Argentinian designer Juan K [Kouyoumdjian],” Reynolds says, “is known for his radical boats. Juan says he doesn’t know why you would change the Star today. It sails really well in light air and is a good challenge in heavy air. “The people are key, the personalities and characters,” Reynolds says, “the Graels and other guys from Brazil, Davey Forbes from Australia, the Buchan family from Seattle that has handed the boat down through generations, Colin Beashel from Australia, and a lot of wonderful characters, guys like the late Tom Blackhaller ~ no other class can boast such a great collection of people. A lot of them come back to regattas for the comradery and friendships.” Dennis Conner adds: “Even without the Olympics, the class is extremely popular. The best sailors are still racing them.” The Star Worlds in Oxford will provide an engaging element of family history in the person of Bobby Lippincott, age 27, who after racing four years in a Star will be racing in his first World Championship. Bobby, a lean, friendly guy who teaches sailing, was named after his grandfather, Robert (nick-

named “Pear,” for his shape), who began building boats in Riverton, New Jersey, when he was in his 20s. Pear Lippincott was one of eight children. Pear’s father ~ Bobby’s great-grandfather ~ was an architect. He was also Commodore of the Riverton Yacht Club and raced canoes on the Delaware River. He built his own boats and convinced most of his kids to build boats in the cellar of their Riverton home. Pear and two of his brothers liked building boats so much they went into the business. Pear and his brother Howard Lippincott began building and sailing Stars in the 1930s. Beginning around 1944, when Pear placed second in the World Championships in Chicago, the Lippincott Star had ascended. Among Star sailors, it was the boat to have for nearly thirty years. During that time Pear won seven silver stars, awarded for second place in Hemisphere Championships. Competing in the World Championships, Pear Lippincott was second in Chicago in 1944 and 1949; World Champion in Chicago, 1950; second in Cascais, Portugal, 1952; and third in Rio, 1960. Richard Lippincott is one of Pear’s sons, and Bobby’s dad. It’s no accident he is in the boat business, the owner of Lippincott Marine in Grasonville, Maryland. “Like his Photo by Betsy Crowfoot. father, Pear taught us kids to build boats in the basement,” Richard says. “We built our own Penguins,

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then graduated into Comets, Lightnings and Stars.” Both Richard and his late brother, Jimmy, were competitive in Stars. Jimmy was third in the Worlds and second in the Hemisphere Championship in Rio, 1976. Richard took third in the Bacardi Cup in 1969. Bobby Lippincott’s first big overseas regatta was the Star Eastern Hemisphere Championships held in Trieste, Italy, in May, 2018. When word got around among the other 58 crews that he was one of “those” Lippincotts, Bobby got plenty of attention. In the final race, he was in eighth place, head-

ing for a top 20 finish in the regatta. Then his backstay broke. By the time he made repairs and finished, he was 41st ~ 26th for the regatta. When he crossed the finish line, the race committee stood and gave him a hand. Bobby doesn’t deny he feels some pressure, a responsibility to uphold the family tradition. “It’s what’s been pushing me to practice and train and do as well as I possibly can,” Bobby says. “The Worlds are coming to my hometown, where my grandfather, father, and my uncle Jimmy used to race on the Tred Avon River. They are my role

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Seeing Stars models. They give me the fire. I’m the one and only one that’s left, so I have to continue the tradition, and I love doing it. I’m proud of it.” By September 1, 70 Star teams had registered for the Worlds. Entries included gold star (Worlds) winners Cayard, Grael (BRA), MacCausland, Augie Diaz, Eric Doyle, and Eivind Melleby (NOR); silver star winner Diego Nigri (ITA); and San Diego (and Oxford) sailor Andrew Campbell, four-time All American at Georgetown University, College Sailor of the Year

(2006) and a veteran of the Alinghi America’s Cup campaign. Eric Doyle and crew Payson Infelise are going for a Star slam, having won the North American Championship (his second ~ his first was in 1999) at California Yacht Club this past August. Cayard and crew Arthur Lopes were second in California. In his report about the North Americans, Cayard commented that his boat was slow in one race. “Slow is a relative term,” Paul says, explaining he’s talking about twoor three-hundredths of a knot slower than Eric Doyle. “But in racing, that’s a huge difference. I’m going

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Seeing Stars to school on my deficiencies and, frankly, rubbing my hands together thinking about beating Eric and the other good guys at the World Championships.” The expected influx of around 200 people will increase Oxford’s population by 30 percent. But it won’t be the first time Oxford has seen Stars. TAYC was quietly asked to bid on the Worlds because of the slick job the club did running the Star North Americans in 2014. That regatta attracted 45 boats and provided a good test. “We had room for lots more,” says former TAYC Commodore RJ Cooper, who has been racing a Star for eight years (he’s registered). We’ll see about that. But those who were in Troense, Denmark, for the 2017 Star World Championship report that the clubhouse was one fourth the size of TAYC’s, and the parking lot and launching area were very much smaller. And everything went smoothly in Troense. If the TAYC is worried about hosting, it doesn’t show. They’ve been working on it since their application was approved in March, 2016. A certified PRO (Principle Race Officer) and five international judges have been approved by World Sailing and the Star Class. As many as 100 volunteers will be on the job every day, from mark and chase boat operators to parking lot attendants.

The efficient TAYC staff will be at full cry. Andrew Parrish, a Star sailor (he’s registered) from TAYC and the club’s chairman of the regatta, knows the town of Oxford will definitely feel the event. “Our annual Oxford Regatta that brings in 700 people,” Parrish says, “but that’s just a weekend. The Worlds will run 10 days. Having the Worlds here, only the fourth time it has been on Chesapeake Bay, is a feather in our cap, for the area and for the community. Oxford has been very responsive about it.” When she was asked about the effect of such a large event on Oxford, town manager Cheryl Lewis smiled. “Oxford’s overall economy revolves around the boating world,” Cheryl said, “so we’re happy to be seeing the Stars.” There will be inconveniences, for sure. RJ Cooper predicts that on race days there probably won’t be many sandwiches left at the Oxford Market. But it is just a short boat ride out to the course, where observers will have the unusual treat of seeing 70 or more of the stately Stars lined up on the starting line. Just that image alone will be worth having to make one’s own sandwiches. Roger Vaughan has lived, worked and sailed in Oxford since 1980.

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Caroline County – A Perspective Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market” agriculture. Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741-1784). Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the fire of 1863. Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-ofcall for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century. Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the 1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware. Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment, restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled basis. Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape, lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region. Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com. 173

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Queen Anne’s County The history of Queen Anne’s County dates back to the earliest Colonial settlements in Maryland. Small hamlets began appearing in the northern portion of the county in the 1600s. Early communities grew up around transportation routes, the rivers and streams, and then roads and eventually railroads. Small towns were centers of economic and social activity and evolved over the years from thriving centers of tobacco trade to communities boosted by the railroad boom. Queenstown was the original county seat when Queen Anne’s County was created in 1706, but that designation was passed on to Centreville in 1782. It’s location was important during the 18th century, because it is near a creek that, during that time, could be navigated by tradesmen. A hub for shipping and receiving, Queenstown was attacked by English troops during the War of 1812. Construction of the Federal-style courthouse in Centreville began in 1791 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in the state of Maryland. Today, Centreville is the largest town in Queen Anne’s County. With its relaxed lifestyle and tree-lined streets, it is a classic example of small town America. The Stevensville Historic District, also known as Historic Stevensville, is a national historic district in downtown Stevensville, Queen Anne’s County. It contains roughly 100 historic structures, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located primarily along East Main Street, a portion of Love Point Road, and a former section of Cockey Lane. The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center in Chester at Kent Narrows provides and overview of the Chesapeake region’s heritage, resources and culture. The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center serves as Queen Anne’s County’s official welcome center. Queen Anne’s County is also home to the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (formerly Horsehead Wetland Center), located in Grasonville. The CBEC is a 500-acre preserve just 15 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Over 200 species of birds have been recorded in the area. Embraced by miles of scenic Chesapeake Bay waterways and graced with acres of pastoral rural landscape, Queen Anne’s County offers a relaxing environment for visitors and locals alike. For more information about Queen Anne’s County, visit www.qac.org. 175

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Kent County and Chestertown at a Glance Kent County is a treasury of early American history. Its principal towns and back roads abound with beautiful old homes and historic landmarks. The area was first explored by Captain John Smith in 1608. Kent County was founded in 1642 and named for the shire in England that was the home of many of Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earliest colonists. When the first legislature assembled in 1649, Kent County was one of two counties in the colony, thus making it the oldest on the Eastern Shore. It extended from Kent Island to the present boundary. The first settlement, New Yarmouth, thrived for a time and, until the founding of Chestertown, was the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic, social and religious center. Chestertown, the county seat, was founded in 1706 and served as a port of entry during colonial times. A town rich in history, its attractions include a blend of past and present. Its brick sidewalks and attractive antiques stores, restaurants and inns beckon all to wander through the historic district and enjoy homes and places with architecture ranging from the Georgian mansions of wealthy colonial merchants to the elaborate style of the Victorian era. Second largest district of restored 18th-century homes in Maryland, Chestertown is also home to Washington College, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenth oldest liberal arts college, founded in 1782. Washington College was also the only college that was given permission by George Washington for the use of his name, as well as given a personal donation of money. The beauty of the Eastern Shore and its waterways, the opportunity for boating and recreation, the tranquility of a rural setting and the ambiance of living history offer both visitors and residents a variety of pleasing experiences. A wealth of events and local entertainment make a visit to Chestertown special at any time of the year. For more information about events and attractions in Kent County, contact the Kent County Visitor Center at 410-778-0416, visit www. kentcounty.com or e-mail tourism@kentcounty.com. For information about the Historical Society of Kent County, call 410-778-3499 or visit www.kentcountyhistory.org/geddes.php. For information specific to Chestertown visit www.chestertown.com. 177

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Thru Oct. 14 Exhibition: Edvard Munch ~ Color in Context Prints from the National Gallery of Art at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. In the second half of the nineteenth centur y, advances in physics, electromagnetic radiation theory and the optical sciences provoked new thought about the physical as well as the spiritual worlds. Aspects of that thought are revealed in Edvard Munch: Color in Context, an exhibition of 10 prints on loan from the National Gallery of Art that considers the choice, combinations and meaning of color in light of spiritualist principles. Free docent tours on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. For more info.

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Academy Art Museum, Easton. In his exhibition, Fleming documents life on Smith and Tangier islands. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org.

tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. Thru Oct. 14 AAM @ 60: The Diamond Exhibition II at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. In 1958, the Academy Art Museum opened its doors to the public as the Academy of the Arts. In 2018, the accredited Museum invites all audiences to celebrate its 60th anniversary, honoring the past and celebrating the future. Free docent tours on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. Thr u Nov. 11 Exhibition: Jay Fleming ~ Island Life at the

Thru Nov. 29 After School Art Club for grades 4 through 8 with Susan Horsey at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Thursdays from 3:45 to 5 p.m. $120 members, $130 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. Thru March 2019 Exhibition: Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carvers and Clubs at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. The exhibition shares stories of Marylandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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October Calendar 1 Meeting: Tidewater Camera Club at the Talbot Community Center, Easton. 7 p.m. Guest Speaker Bob Fawcett presenting Capturing the Night Sky & Milky Way. Bob retired from 31 years of government ser v ice, 26 of those years as a forensic/scientific/technical photographer. For more info. visit tidewatercameraclub.org. 1 Movie Night at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. 1st Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit evergreeneaston.org. 1 Meeting: Cambridge Coin Club at the Dorchester County Public Library. 1st Monday at 7:30 p.m. Annual dues $5. For more info. tel: 443-521-0679. 1 Meeting: Live Playwrightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Societ y at t he Ga r f ield C enter, Chestertown. 1st Monday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-810-2060. 1-2 Creepy Crawlers class (Along Came a Spider) at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville. Creepy Crawlers classes are open to 2- to 5-yearolds accompanied by an adult. 10 to 11:15 a.m. Class includes story time, craft, hike, live ani-

mals (or artifacts) and a snack. Pre-registration is required. $3 members, $5 non-members. For more info. visit bayrestoration. org/creepy-crawlers. 1-31 S t . Mic h ael s A r t L e a g ue Photography Show at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. Free to the public. For more info. tel: 410-745-6436 or visit smartleague.org. 1,3,8,10,15,17,22,24,29,31 Free Blood Pressure Screening from 9 a.m. to noon, Mondays and Wednesdays at Universit y of Maryland Shore Regional Health Diagnostic and Imaging Center, Easton. For more info. tel: 410820-7778. 1,3,8,10,15,17,22,24,29,31 Food Distribution at the St. Michaels Community Center on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. Open to all Talbot County residents. Must provide identification. Each family can participate once per week. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073 or visit stmichaelscc.org. 1,8,15,22,29 Meeting: Overeaters Anonymous at UM Shore Medical Center in Easton. Mondays from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. For more info. visit oa.org. 1,8,15,22,29 Monday Night Trivia

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Free Library, Easton. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Topic covered: A Pro’s Tips & Tricks for Microsof t Word. Participants are asked to bring their own PC laptop (no Apples, please). For more info. tel: 410822-1626 or visit tcfl.org.

at t he Ma rke t S t r e e t P ubl ic House, Denton. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Join host Norm Amorose for a fun-filled evening. For more info. tel: 410-479-4720. 2 Family Crafts at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 3:30 p.m. Create a treasure box. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 2

Meeting: Eastern Shore Amputee Support Group at the Easton Family YMCA. 1st Tuesday at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more info. tel: 410-820-9695.

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2,4,9,11,16,18,23,25,30 Tai Chi at the Oxford Community Center. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. with Nathan Spivey. $75 monthly ($10 drop-in fee). For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org. 2,4,9,11,16,18,23,25,30 Steady a nd St rong exercise cla ss at the Oxford Community Center. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30

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October Calendar a.m. $8 per class. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org. 2,4,9,11,16,18,23,25,30 Mixed/ Gentle Yoga at Everg reen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit evergreeneaston.org. 2,5,9,12,16,19,23,26,30 Free Blood Pressure Screenings from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fr idays at Universit y of Maryland Shore Medical Center, Cambridge. 2,9,16,23 Grief Support Group Meeting ~ Shattering the Silence at Talbot Hospice, Easton. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This four-week grief group is specifically for families impacted by overdose or suicide. Registration is required, but the program is free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410822-6681 or e-mail bdemattia@ talbothospice.org. 2,9,16,23,30 Meeting: Bridge Cli nic Suppor t Group at t he U M Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free, confidential support group for individuals who have been hospitalized for be-

havioral reasons. For more info. tel: 410-228-5511, ext. 2140. 2,9,16,23,30 Open Jam Session at the Oxford Community Center. Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring your instruments and take part in the jam session! For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org. 2-Nov. 27 (exclud ing Nov. 20) Story Time at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. Tuesdays at 10 a.m. For ages 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 2,16 Meeting: Breast Feeding Support Group, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at UM Shore Medical Center, 5th floor meeting room, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-1000, ext. 5700 or visit shorehealth.org. 2,16 Afternoon Chess Academy at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 4:30 p.m. Learn and play chess. For ages 6 to 16. Snacks ser ved. Limited space, please pre-register. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 2,16 Cancer Patient Support Group at the Cancer Center at UM Shore Regional Health Center, Idlewild Ave., Easton. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. For more

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2,16 Grief Support Group at the Dorchester County Library, Cambridge. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Sponsored by Coastal Hospice & Palliative Care. For more info. tel: 443-978-0218.

3 Class: Cocktails and Canvas ~ Flowers in a Vase with Constance Del Nero at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 6 to 8 p.m. $45. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org.

3 Class: Leaf Locked Pendant with Melissa Kay-Stevens at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $50 members, $60 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 3 Maker Space at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 3:30 p.m. Design and create w it h Legos and Zoobs. For children 6 and older. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 3 We A re Makers at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 4 p.m. MuzArt with Jonathan Williams. For ages 6 to 12. Limited space, pre-registration required.

3 Meeting: Nar-Anon at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cambr id ge. 7 to 8 p.m. Supp or t group for families and friends of addicts. For more info. tel: 800477-6291 or visit nar-anon.org. 3 Concert: Slocan Ramblers in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 3-27 Working Artists Forum exhibit: Inside, Beside and Otherwise at Kent Island Federation of Art, Stevensville. Opening reception on Oct. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-643-7424 or

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3,10,17,24,31 Chair Yoga w ith Susan Irwin in the St. Michaels Housing Authority Community Room, Dodson Ave. Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Free. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073 or visit stmichaelscc.org.

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3,10,17 Class: Painting the Landscape with Pa stel w it h Nick Serratore at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $175 members, $210 nonmembers. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 3,10,17,24,31 Intermediate Tai Chi with Nathan Spivey at the Oxford Community Center. Wednesdays at 8 a.m. $37.50 per month or $10 drop in. For more info. tel: 410226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org. 3,10,17,24,31 Meeting: Wednesday Morning Artists. 8 a.m. at Creek Deli in Cambridge. No cost. All disciplines and skill levels welcome. Guest speakers, roundtable discussions, studio tours and other art-related activities. For more info. tel: 410463-0148.

3,10,17,24,31 The Senior Gathering at the St. Michaels Community Center, Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a well-prepared meal from Upper Shore Aging. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073 or visit stmichaelscc.org. 3,10,17,24,31 Acupuncture Clinic at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit evergreeneaston.org. 3,10,17,24,31 Yoga Nidra Meditation at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. Wednesdays from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-8193395 or visit evergreeneaston. org. 3,10,17,24,31 Open Jam Session at the Oxford Community Center, Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Bring your instruments and join in the fun. Free. For more info. visit oxfordcc.org. 4 Dog Walking at Adkins Arbore-

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tum, Ridgely. 1st Thursday at 10 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-6342847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum.org. 4 Arts & Crafts at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free instruction for knitting, beading, needlework and more. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 4 Workshop: Collecting and Processing Native Seeds with Leslie C a r io at Ad k i ns A rboret u m, Ridgely. 1 to 4 p.m. In keeping w it h t he A rboret umâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Native Plant Propagation Initiative, this series of hands-on workshops covers the ins and outs of growing native plants. Advanced registration is required. $25 members,$35 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum. org. 4 Pet Loss Support Group on the 1st Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Talbot Hospice, Easton. Monthly support group for those grieving the loss of a beloved pet. Hosted jointly by Talbot Humane and Talbot Hospice. Free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-822-0107. 4 Chesapeake Bay Book Club Discussion: Beautiful Swimmers at the Talbot County Free Library, 187

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4 Author Tim Junkin to speak at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School on his book Bloodsworth. 7 p.m. Special appearance by Kirk Bloodsworth. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 4 Concert: Hubby Jenkins in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.

4-5 Workshop: Mushrooms in Watercolor with Kelly Sverduk at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $125 members, $155 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum.org. 4-8 United States Sailboat Show at City Dock Annapolis, featuring Vacation Basin, Take the Wheel and First Sail Workshops. Preview day is $35, preview day + additional day $48, adult 1 day $20, 2-day combo $31, children $5, under 6 free. For more info. visit annapolisboatshows.com. 4,11 Class: Mosaic Evening ~ Flower Pots with Sheryl Southwick at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 5:30 to 8 p.m. $80 members, $96 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 4,11,18,25 Men’s Group Meeting at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. Thursdays from

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Episcopal Church, Cambridge. The Guild meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month. Prov ide your ow n lunch. For more info. tel: 410-228-1015. 4,18 Classical Yoga at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. 12:30 to 2 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month. For more info. tel: 410819-3395 or visit evergreeneaston.org. 5 First Friday in downtown Easton. Art galleries offer new shows and have many of their artists present throughout the evening. Tour the galleries, sip a drink and explore the fine talents of local artists. 5 to 8 p.m. 5 First Friday in downtown Chestertown. Join us for our monthly progressive open house. Our businesses keep their doors open later so you can enjoy gallery exhibits, unique shopping, special performances, kids’ activities and a variety of dining options. 5 to 8 p.m. 5 First Friday reception at Studio B Gallery, Easton. 5 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 443-988-1818 or visit studioBartgallery.com.

5 Karaoke Happy Hour at Layton’s Chance Vineyard and Winery, Vienna. 6 to 10 p.m. Join us for singing, dancing and all-around good times. Bring your dinner and snacks to complete the night. Wine available at the bar. No registration is required. Table reservations taken by phone on the day of the event only. For more info. tel: 410-228-1205 or visit laytonschance.com. 5 Dorchester Sw ingers Square Dancing Club meets 1st Friday at Maple Elementary School on Egypt Rd., Cambridge. $7 for guest members to dance. Club members and observers are free. Refreshments provided. 7:30 to 10 p.m. For more info. tel: 410221-1978, 410-901-9711 or visit wascaclubs.com. 5

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5,12,19,26 Meeting: Friday Morning Artists at Dennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Easton. 8 a.m. All disciplines welcome. Free. For more info. tel: 443955-2490.

5-15 2018 Star World Championship Regatta hosted by the Tred Avon Yacht Club, Oxford. Outstanding sailing in a fun and social venue, hosted by an experienced racing club. Racing every day and more. See article in this issue for more information.

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October Calendar 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit evergreeneaston.org. 5,12,19,26 Jeannie’s Community Café soup kitchen at the St. Michaels Communit y Center. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Menu changes week ly. Pay what you can, if you can. Eat in or take out. All welcome. For more info. tel: 410745-6073 or visit stmichaelscc. org. 5,12,19,26 Patio Party at the Oxford Community Center. 2 to 4 p.m. Enjoy live music. Beverages and baked goods for sale. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org. 5,12,19,26 Bingo! every Friday night at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department on Creamery Lane, Easton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and games start at 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-4848. 5,6,12,13,19,20,26,27 Rock ’N’ Bowl at Choptank Bowling Center, C a mbr idge. Fr idays a nd Saturdays from 9 to 11:59 p.m. Unlimited bowling, food and drink specials, blacklighting, disco lights and jammin’ music. Rental shoes included. $13.99 every Friday and Saturday night.

For more info. visit choptankbowling.com. 6 Eastern Shore Community Rowers is a new masters (adult) rowing program offering free learnto-row sessions, 9 to 11:30 a.m., the first Saturday of each month until December. For ages 14 and up. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Three-day clinics are also available for $75 throughout the summer. For more info. visit ESCRowers.org. 6 Cars and Coffee at the Oxford C om mu n it y C enter. 1 s t S aturday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (weather permitting). For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org. 6 Special First Saturday Art Fest at Le Hatchery Galleria, Easton, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calico Gallery, the Artisans of Le Hatchery G a l ler i a a nd Ja ne t te Jone s’ brother Jerr y w ill be hosting a special “First Saturday A r t Fest” in honor and in memory of our own Glass Fusion Artisan, the late, Janette Jones. Light snacks and refreshments will be available. All proceeds will be donated to Talbot Hospice. For more info. tel: 410-310-5070. 6 Family Art Day ~ All Aboard!! Travel the World to Brazil at the Academy Art Museum, Easton.

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October Calendar 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 6 St. Luke’s United Met hodist Church in St. Michaels will host an Apple Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors, crafts, delicious apple dumplings and more. For more info. tel: 410-745-2534. 6 27th Annual Hurlock Fall Fest and Train Rides in downtown Hu rlock . Pa rade dow n Ma i n Street begins at 10 a.m. Ride the Fall Festival Express! This is a “rare mileage” opportunity for train enthusiasts. The pleasant round-trip train ride goes from Hurlock to Federalsburg and back. Train rides cost $8 per person and usually sell out, so buy early! For more info. tel: 410-943-4181 6 First Sat urday g uided wa lk. 10 a.m. at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Free for members, $5 admission for non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum.org. 6

3rd annual Easton Beer Fest at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department. Noon to 4 p.m. Maryland’s largest indoor craft beer festival will feature 40 + breweries with 80 + craft beers and ciders from

the Mid-Atlantic region, with mu sic by Black water. Food, vendors, raff les and games of chance. Sponsored by Town & Country Wine, Liquor, etc. Ages 21+. (VIP) $60 advance, $70 at the door; (GEN) $35 advance, $40 at the door; (D. Driver) $10 includes lunch and all-you-candrink soda. For more info. visit eastonvfd.org/easton-beer-fest/. 6 The Met: Live in HD with Aida by Verdi at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 6 Crabtoberfest at Governor’s Hall, Sa i lw i nd s Pa rk , C a mbr id ge. Dorchester County, along with its sister Dueren County in Germany, have organized this event to give Dorchester a small taste of German food, music and fun while raising funds for their exchange program. 3 to 9 p.m. $10 for 13 and older, $5 for ages 3 to 12 and free for 2 and younger. For more info. visit crabtoberfest.com.

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6 Sunset sail aboard the skipjack Nathan of Dorchester. 4 to 6 p.m. from Long Wharf, Cambridge. Adults $75. Light fare and nonalcoholic beverages included. BYOB is permissible. Reservations online at skipjack-nathan. org or tel: 410-228-7141.

of small boat enthusiasts and unique watercraf t. Hundreds of a mateur a nd professiona l boatbuilders and enthusiasts come from all over the region to display their one-of-a-kind kayaks, canoes and other traditional small craft. Sailing skiffs, rowing shells, kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, prams and one-ofa-kind boats will be on display and in the water throughout this family-oriented event. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916 or visit cbmm.org.

6 Lecture: Connecting with Sacred Waters of the Chesapeake, North America, and Earth with Adam Davis at Evergreen Easton from 6 to 9 p.m. For more info. visit evergreeneaston.org. 6-7 Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. One of the nation’s largest gatherings

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October Calendar Mills. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Painting, pottery, jewelry, photography, prints, fiber arts and so much more! 6,13,20,27 Sail aboard the skipjack Nathan of Dorchester. 1 to 3 p.m. from Long Wharf, Cambridge. Adults $35, children 6-12 $10; under 6 free. The 27th is the final public sail of the season. Reservations online at skipjacknathan.org or tel: 410-228-7141. 6,13,20,27 Easton Farmers Market every Saturday from midApril through Christmas, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Each week a different local musical artist is featured from 10 a.m. to noon. Town parking lot on North Harrison Street. Over 20 vendors. Easton’s Farmers Market is the work of the Avalon Foundation. For more info. visit avalonfoundation.org. 6,1 3 , 20, 27 The St. Michaels Farmers Market is a communitybased, producer-only farmers market that runs Saturday mornings, rain or shine, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., April-November, at 204 S. Talbot St. in St. Michaels. For more information contact: stmichaelsmarket@gmail.com. We do accept SNAP.

6,13,20,27 Cars and Coffee at the Classic Motor Museum in St. Michaels. Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-7458979 or visit classicmotormuseumstmichaels.org. 6,13,20,27 Historic High Street Walking Tour ~ experience the beauty and hear the folklore of Cambridge’s High Street. Onehour walking tours on Saturdays, sp on s or e d by t he We s t E nd Citizen’s Association. 11 a.m. at Long Wharf. Reservations not necessary, but appreciated. For more info. tel: 410-901-1000 or visit cambridgemd.org. 7

Work shop: B o ok bin din g & Monoprinting ~ Field Notebooks with Lauren Giordano at Adkins A rboretum, R idgely. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. $35 members, $40 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum.org.

Nature Walk: Interconnections ~ Fall Color, Fruits, Buds & Bark with Margan Glover at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free for members, free with $5 admission for non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum. org.

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8 Meeting: Caroline County AARP Chapter #915 at noon, with a covered dish luncheon, at the Church of the Nazarene in Denton. For more info., tel: 410482-6039.

8 Open Mic at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Share and appreciate the rich tapestry of creativity, skills and knowledge that thrive here. All ages and styles of performance are welcome. The event is open to all ages. 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. For more info. e-mail RayRemesch@ gmail.com.

8 Meeting: St. Michaels Art League from 6 to 8:30 and Christ Church parish Hall, St. Michaels. Open to the public. The meeting features a presentation by wellknown watercolorist Kurt Plinke.

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shoppers, drivers. Registration required. Contact Lori Miller for more info. at 410-822-6681 or lmiller@talbothospice.org. 9 Advance Healthcare Planning at Talbot Hospice, Easton. 2nd Tuesday at 11 a.m. Hospice staff and trained volunteers will help you understand your options for advance healthcare planning and complete your advance directive paperwork, including the Five Wishes. Free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410822-6681 to register. 9 Meeting: Us Too Prostate Cancer Support Group at UM Shore Regional Cancer Center, Idlewild Ave., Easton. 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-820-6800, ext. 2300 or visit umshoreregional.org. 9 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the Mayor and Council Building, Easton. 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-8226471 or visit twstampclub.com. 9

C onc er t: An Eve ning w ith Melissa Etheridge at the Todd Performing Arts Center, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills and sponsored by the Avalon Foundation. Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals,

9,16, 23 Cla s s: St rong Value s and Engaging C olors in the Landscape w ith Julia Rogers at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $175 members, $210 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 9,16, 2 3 ,30 Cla s s: P r int ma king Exploration Evenings with Sheryl Southwick at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 5:30 to 8 p.m. $100 members, $120 nonmembers. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 9,23 Bay Hundred Chess Class at the Talbot County Free Library,

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St. Michaels. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Beginners welcome. For all ages. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 9,23 Meeting: Buddhism Study Group at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living, Easton. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit evergreeneaston.org. 10 Meeting: Bayside Quilters, 2nd Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department on Aurora Park Drive, Easton. Guests are welcome, memberships are available. For more info. e -mail mhr2711@ gmail.com. 10 S.T.E.A.M. Story Time at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lighthouse. 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. Preregistration is required for free admission to the Museum. For ages 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 10 Lecture: John Smith on the Chesapeake Bay ~ Old Maps, New Science, and a Historical Controversy, with Dr. Michael Scot t at t he Chesapea ke Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 199

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October Calendar This is part of a five-part lecture series. 5 p.m. $7.50, with a 20% discount for CBMM members. For more info. visit cbmm.org/ fallspeakerseries. 10 Peer Support Group Meeting ~ Together: Positive Approaches at Talbot Par tnership, 28712 Glebe Rd., Easton. 2nd Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Peer support group for family members currently struggling with a loved one with substance use disorder, led by trained facilitators. Free. For more info. e -ma i l mar iahsmission2014@gmail.com. 10 Meet ing: Bay water Camera Club at the Dorchester Center for the A rts, Cambridge. 2nd Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. All are welcome. For more info. tel: 443-939-7744. 10 Me et i ng: O pt i m i st Club at Washington Street Pub, Easton. 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-310-9347. 10,24 Bay Hundred Chess Club, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. Players gather for friendly competition and instruction. All ages welcome. For more info. tel: 410-745-9490.

10,24 Meeting: Choptank Writers Group, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Dorchester Center for the Arts, C a mbr id ge. Ever yone i nter ested in w riting is inv ited to participate. For more info. tel: 443-521-0039. 10,24 Dance Classes for NonDancers at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living in Easton. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. $12 per person, $20 for both classes. For more info. tel: 410-200-7503 or visit continuumdancecompany.org. 11 Trip to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad to view the fall foliage from aboard a vintage dining car. Sponsored by the St. Michaels Community Center. $140 per person includes lunch, dessert, train ticket and transportation. Bus leaves St. Michaels at 7 a.m. and returns at 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073. 11 Mid-Shore Pro Bono Legal Clinic at the Caroline County Senior Center, Denton. 2nd Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. For more info. and to schedule an appointment tel: 410-690-8128 or visit midshoreprobono.org. 11 Family Unplugged Games at the Talbot County Free Library, St.

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October Calendar Michaels. 3:30 p.m. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of board games and f un. For all ages (children 5 and under accompanied by an adult). For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 11 Concert: Callaghan in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 11-14 United States Powerboat Show at City Dock Annapolis, featuring Cruisers University, Brokerage Cove & Demo Docks. Preview day is $35, preview day + additional day $48, adult 1 day $20, 2-day combo $31, children $5, under 6 free. For more info. visit annapolisboatshows.com. 11-14 Chesapeake Film Festival in venues including the Avalon Theatre and the Academy Art Museum in Easton, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels and Cambridge Premier Cinemas and t he Dorchester Center for the Arts in Cambridge. Featuring a record 48 films from around the world. For a full list of movies, times and ticket prices v isit chesapeakef ilmfest ival. com.

11,25 Memoir Writers at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Record and share your memories of life a nd fa mi ly. Pa r t icipa nt s a re invited to bring their lunch. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 11,27 Guided Hike at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville. 10 a.m. on the 11t h and 1 p.m. on t he 27 t h. Free for CBEC members, $5 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. For more info. visit bayrestoration.org. 9-12 Friends Book Sale at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. Donations accepted on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Preview party on Thursday from 6 to 7:30, and sale on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 12 Mid-Shore Pro Bono Legal Clinic at the Dorchester County Public L ibra r y, Ca mbr idge. 10 a.m. to noon. For more info. and to schedule an appointment tel: 410690-8128 or visit midshoreprobono.org. 12 Monarch Tagging with Arboretum naturalists at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Participate in the University of

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K ansas w idespread Monarch Watch tagging program, and learn how to protect monarch habitat. Free for members, free w it h $5 ad m i s sion for nonmembers. For more info. tel: 410 - 634-2847, ext. 0 or v isit adkinsarboretum.org. 12 Concert: Newpoli in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 12-Nov. 9 Class: Botanical Drawing with Lee Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Zmura at Adkins A rboret um, R idgely. Fr idays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This series emphasizes the principles of light and shadow and techniques for adding tonal shading to graphite drawing. $145 members, $175 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum. org.

13 Tuckahoe Equestrian Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Celebration of the Horse from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This fun-filled day features multi-discipline demonstrations, including jumpers, drill teams, western pleasure dressage, driving, jousting, barrel racing, trick riding, mounted archery, western dressage, performance mules and therapeutic riding. The event will also feature lectures on equine dentistry, blacksmith and veterinary topics. Free. For more info. tel: 410-490-5021. 1 3 Friends of the Librar y Second Saturday Book Sale at the Dorchester County Public Library, Cambridge. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. $10 adults and children ages 3+. For more info. tel: 410-228-7331 or visit dorchesterlibrary.org. 13 Nanticoke River Jamboree at historic Handsell in Vienna. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This fun-filled celebration for the whole family features performers and historical re-enactors, demonstrations, traditional 18th- and 19th-century crafts, puppeteers and puppet-making,

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October Calendar ful addition to your home, or as a gift to someone! Free admission. For more info. visit oxfordcc. org /event/oxford-picket-fenceauction/. 13 Second Saturday and Art Walk in Historic Downtown Cambridge on Race, Poplar, Muir and High streets. Shops will be open late. Galleries will be opening new shows and holding receptions. Restaurants w ill feature live music. 5 to 9 p.m. For more info. visit CambridgeMainStreet.com. 13 Second Saturday Art Night Out in St. Michaels. Take a walking tour of St. Michaels’ six fine art galleries, all centrally located on Talbot Street. For more info. tel: 410-745-9535 or visit townofstmichaels.org. 13 Concert: Comedian Krish Mohan in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.

and every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. 13,27,Nov. 3,17 (no class Oct. 20 or Nov. 10) Class: Birds, Boats and the Bay with Matthew Hillier at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $210 members, $252 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 14 Firehouse Breakfast at the Oxford Volunteer Fire Company. 8 to 11 a.m. Proceeds to benefit fire and ambulance services. $10 for adults and $5 for children under 10. For more info. tel: 410-226-5110. 14 Ridgely Car Show in downtown Ridgely. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s event will feature autographs by “the King” Richard Pet t y, appearances by L inda Vaughn (Miss Hurst), Tom Sar-

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mento (constructor of the General Lee) and Catherine Bach (Daisy from The Dukes of Hazzard), f ire truck rides, silent and live auctions, the Mopar 1 Monster Truck, ponies, train displays, a 50/50 raff le, face painting and more. Proceeds from the show benefit The Petty Family Foundation, Pink Cares of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and the DelMarVa Council of the Boy Scouts of America. For more info. visit ridgelycarshow.com. 14 Harvest Hoedown at Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Music, food, children’s activities, artisans, boat rides aboard the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Winnie Estelle and more. $5 per car. For more info. tel: 410-8224903 or visit pickeringcreek.org. 14 Family Bee Workshop with Jay Falstad at Adkins Arboretum, R idgely. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Get a close-up look at bees through an observation hive, and learn how bees pollinate the foods we love to eat. $5 members, $7 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum.org. 15 Caregiver Support Group at the Talbot County Senior Center, Easton. 1 p.m. For more info.

tel: 443-746-3698 or visit snhealth.net. 15 Stitching Time at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 3 to 5 p.m. Work on your favorite project with a group. Limited instructions for beginners. Newcomers welcome. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcf l. org. 15 Read w ith Latte, a certified therapy dog, at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 4 p.m. Bring a book or choose one from the library and read with Janet Dickey and her dog Latte. For children 5 and older. For more info. tel: 410822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 15 Easton Library Book Group to discuss What She Ate by Laura Shapiro. 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 16 Special Story Time: Marvelous Monarchs! at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 10 a.m. for ages 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 16 Nav y L eag ue Dinner at t he Talbot Countr y Club, Easton, w it h key note spea ker Chuck Eser, Director of MEBA, on The Activities and Mission of MEBA. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. with

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Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Have an idea for a woodworking project, but just don’t know where to start or don’t have the tools you need? Come to the boatshop to work on these projects under the guidance of one of CBMM’s experienced shipwrights. $35, with a 20% discount for CBMM members. For more info. tel: 410-745-4980 or visit cbmm.org.

dinner at 6 p.m. and speaker at 7 p.m. Non-members are always welcome. $40 per person. For more info. tel: 410-819-8029 by Oct. 12. Payment at door will be accepted. 17 Meeting: Dorchester Caregivers Support Group from 1 to 2 p.m. at Pleasant Day Adult Medical Day Care, Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-0190. 17 L ec t ure: Where i s Watk in s Point? ~ Mapping Maryland’s Southern Boundary, with Edward Papenfuse at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. This is part of a fivepart lecture series. 2 p.m. $7.50, with a 20% discount for CBMM members. For more info. visit cbmm.org/fallspeakerseries. 17 St. Michaels Book Group to discuss Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. 3:30 to 5 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 17 We are Builders at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 4 p.m. Enjoy STEM and build with Legos and Zoobs. For ages 6 to 12. For more info. tel: 410-8221626 or visit tcfl.org. 17 Open Boatshop at the Chesapeake

17 Child Loss Support Group at Talbot Hospice, Easton. 6:30 p.m. This support group is for anyone griev ing the loss of a child of any age. Free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-822-6681 or e-mail bdemattia@talbothospice.org. 18 Arts Express bus trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. $93 members, $111 non-members (includes admission). On display: Fabulous Fashions ~ From Dior’s New Look to Now and Perfect Little Ladies ~ The World of Victorian Fashion Dolls. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 18 Lunch & Learn at the Talbot County Free Librar y, Easton. Noon. Topic: Empt y Bowls ~ Working Together to End Hunger in Talbot County, One Bowl at a Time with Tarah Kleinert

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18 Kittredge-Wilson Lecture: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About American Studio Craft with Bruce Metcalf at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 6 p.m. $24 members, $29 nonmembers. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org.

and A nna Harding. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 18 Stroke Survivorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group at Pleasant Day Medical Adult Day Care in Cambridge. 1 to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-2280190 or visit pleasantday.com. 18 Young Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club at the Ta lbot C ount y Free L ibra r y, Easton. 3:45 p.m. For children in grades 1 to 4. Please pre-register. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 18 Third Thursday in downtown Denton from 5 to 7 p.m. Shop for one-of-a-kind floral arrangements, gifts and home decor, dine out on a porch with views of the Choptank River, or enjoy a stroll around town as businesses extend their hours. For more info. tel: 410-479-0655.

19 30th annual Charity Golf Classic at Hog Neck Golf Course, Easton, to benefit the Benedictine School. $175 per person or $700 per team of four includes greens fees, cart, refreshments, hole-in-one prize, team prizes, seafood raw bar, live auction, lunch and dinner buf fet. For more info. visit benschool.org. 19 Fresh Air Family Walk: Batty for Bats at the Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton. 5:30 to 7 p.m. L e a r n more about these often misunderstood flying mammals and a fun exploration through the forests and fields at Pickering while in search of bats and other animals of the night. $5 per person. For more info. tel: 410-822-4903 or visit pickeringcreek.org. 19-21 21st Annual Academy Art Museum Craft Show ~ Dazzled! The show will again be an indoor, juried craft show featuring 70 artists from across the United States. This year the Museum

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19,21 Concert: Easton Choral Arts Society to perform two concerts at Christ Church, Easton. Music for Royal Occasions on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. Music for Royal Occasions is an exciting collection of pieces written for coronations and other royal celebrations during the past five centuries. Tickets are

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$25, $30 at the door, Students admitted free with a reservation. For more info. tel: 410-200-0498 or visit eastonchoralarts.com. 20 Beck w ith Apple Festival at B e c k w it h Un ite d Me t ho d i s t Church, Cambridge. Large f lea ma rket beg ins at 7 a.m. and features craf ts, apples, apple dumplings, apple pies, apple cider, homemade soups, chicken salad sandwiches, hot dogs and fried oyster sandwiches. Food service starts at 9 a.m. Come early; the festival usually ends by 1 or 2 p.m. For more info. visit visitdorchester.org/events/

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20 Tilghman Island Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Food, live entertainment, docking contests, ch i ld renâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ac t iv it ie s, ga me s, nautical artisans, craft vendors to benefit the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Department. All events free, food items priced separately. For more info. visit tilghmanmd.com.

20 Dazzling Fall Color Soup â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Wa l k at A d k i n s A rb or e t u m, Ridgely. Following a guided walk with a docent naturalist, enjoy a delicious and nutritious lunch along with a brief lesson about nutrition. $20 members, $25 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum.org. 20 The Met: Live in HD with Sam212

son et Dalila by Saint-Saëns at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-8227299 or visit avalonfoundation. org. 20 Ok tober fest Dinner at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cambridge. 4:30 to 7 p.m. Adults $18, children 5 to 12 $8, 4 and under free. Carry-outs available. For more info. tel: 410-228-4640 or visit immanuelucc.com. 20 Concert: Hot Club of Baltimore in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org.

20-21 Workshop: Stand-Up Paddle workshop at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $200 per participant, with a 20% discount for CBMM members. All materials and basic tools will be provided. For more info. tel: 410-745-4960 or v i sit c bmm.org/standup paddle. 20-21,27-28 Studio Tour Artists’ Show throughout Chestertown. The RiverArts Main and Studio Galleries will be filled with work representing the 50+ artists on the 19th Annual Studio Tour. Painting, potter y, woodworking, jewelry, fiber art, sculpture, glasswork and more. The River-

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October Calendar Arts Galleries and all Studios will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both weekends. For more info. visit chestertownriverarts.net. 21 Quota International of Cambridge will be holding a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Designer Bag Bingo To Better Hearingâ&#x20AC;? at the Dorchester Elks Lodge #1272 located off of Route 50. Doors will open a 1 p.m. and games will begin at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. All funds raised during the event will help residents of Dorchester County obtain hearing aids. For more info. e -ma i l an 14817@ gmail.com or v isit the Quota International of Cambridge Facebook event page.

21-25 Schooner Lady Maryland to visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Built in 1985 by the Living Classrooms Foundation, Lady Maryland is a replica of a Chesapeake Bay pungy schooner. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916 or visit cbmm. org or livingclassrooms.org. 22 Creepy Crawlers Gardening class (Halloween Harvest) at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville. Creepy Crawlers gardening classes are open to 2- to 5-year-olds accompanied by an adult. 10 to 11:15 a.m. Pre-registration is required. $3 members, $5 non-members. For more info. visit bayrestoration.org/creepy-crawlers. 22 Oxford Book Club meets the 4th Monday of every month at the Oxford Community Center. 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit oxfordcc.org. 22 Book Arts for Teens & Adults at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 3:30 p.m. Explore the process of creating a personal journal or book. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 22 Lecture: Financial Literacy ~ Budgeting for All Ages - Straight Talk about Your Money with the

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staff of Shore United Bank at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 6 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit tcfl.org. 23 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the SunTrust Bank (basement Maryland Room), Easton. 4th Tuesday at 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-6471 or visit twstampclub.com. 23 Monthly Grief Support Group at Talbot Hospice. This ongoing monthly support group is for anyone in the community who has lost a loved one. 4th Tuesday at 5 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-

822-6681 or e-mail bdemattia@ talbothospice.org. 23 Meeting: Breast Cancer Support Group at UM Shore Regional Cancer Center, Idlew ild Ave., Easton. 4th Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1000, ext. 5411 or visit umshoreregional.org. 23 Meeting: Women Supporting Women, lo c a l bre a s t c a nc er support group, meets at Christ Episcopal Church, Cambridge. 4th Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-463-0946. 24 Sensitive Story Time at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton.

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October Calendar 10:30 a.m. For sensitive children 5 and under who prefer a calm, comfortable environment with little distraction. One caregiver per child is required. If you plan to attend, tel: 410-822-1626 or e-mail lpowell@tcfl.org. 24 Story Time at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. For children 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 24 Lecture: The Restoration of Poplar Island w it h R ac h ael Glide at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.

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25-28, Nov. 1-4 The Tred Avon Players present Move Over Mrs. Markham at the Oxford Community Center. For tickets and reservations tel: 410-226-0061 or visit tredavonplayers.org. 25-Dec. 13 Class: Portrait Drawing from Life with Bradford Ross at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $170 members, $235 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit academyartmuseum.org. 26 Haunted Bingo at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonv ille. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Homemade soups

and salads for sale. Snacks and drinks, free. Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration for $30 includes pack of 20 bingo papers and door prize tickets. $35 at the door. Wear a costume for a chance to win a prize. 21+ only. For more info. visit bayrestoration.org. 27 Indoor Craft & Yard Sale sponsored by the Caroline County 4-H at the Caroline County 4-H Park, Denton. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors welcome. Household items, f ur nit ure, jewelr y, a nt iques, horse tack and more. Food will be available for purchase. For more info. tel: 410-479-0565.

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7299 or visit avalonfoundation. org. 27 Green Roofs for a Greener Earth at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Participants will conduct an infiltration experiment and make a green-roofed fairy or gnome home to keep. The program will include a nature walk w ith a stop at the Arboretum’s mailbox, which features a handmade green roof. Recommended for elementary ages and older. $8 per person or $20 for a family. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit adkinsarboretum. org.

27 OysterFest at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Special to this year’s festival will be the re-launch of the 1889 bugeye Edna E. Lockwood. O y sterFe st to fe at u re oysters served a variety of ways, local fare, craft beer, live music, chi ld ren’s ac t iv it ie s, oystering demonstrations, cook ing demonstrations and more. $5 for CBMM adults, $18 for nonmember adults; $15 for seniors and students with ID; and $6 for children ages 6 to 17. For more info. visit cbmm.org/oysterfest. 27 The Met: Live in HD with La Fanciulla del West by Puccini at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-

27 Eastern Shore Land Conservancy’s annual gala, Party to Preserve, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Chateau Bu-De Vineyard & Winery, Bohemia Manor Farm, Chesapeake City. Guests w ill enjoy sunset views over the Bohemia River and dance to the Van Williamson Trio, plentiful locally sourced cuisine and more. For more info. tel: 410-690-4603, ext. 0 or visit eslc.org. 27 Concert: Kathy Mattea at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. 28 Kite Festival at Sailwinds Park, Cambridge. Noon to 4 p.m. This free festival features kites of all

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28 Work shop: Photographing Landscapes with your iPhone with Karen K linedinst at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Noon to 4 p.m. You’ll learn iPhone image capture techniques specific to landscape photography along with tips on lighting and composition to improve your photos. $55 members, $70 nonmembers. For more info. tel: 410 - 634-2847, ext. 0 or v isit adkinsarboretum.org. 30 Mov ie@Noon at t he Ta lbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. For more info. tel: 410745-5877 or visit tcfl.org. 30 Coloring for Teens & Adults at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 3:30 p.m. Explore the relaxing process of coloring. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit tcfl.org.

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