Calling all film buffs ! This is your weekend. Friday, September 23, 6 pm at the Avalon Theatre in Easton, the fourth annual Chesapeake Film Festival opens with the screening of “The Last Rites of Joe May”. There is even a happy hour prior to the screening, and Q&A after with special guests, film director Joe Maggio and actor Dennis Farina. The Festival continues through Sunday in Easton, as well as Cambridge, Wye Mills, and Chestertown.
Book lovers, bargain hunters, and those wishing to take a break from the films, may want to check out the 35th Annual Book Mart at the Oxford Library as well as the Oxford Firehouse Rummage Sale. Might as well make a leisurely day of it, have lunch and take the ferry back.
And don’t forget Sunday is the 5th annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum,a celebration of automotive style and excellence featuring Grand Classic automobiles (1900-1942) along with vintage motor boats, art, fashion, and enjoyment.
Friday, September 23 – 6 pm: “The Last Rites of Joe May” opens the Chesapeake Film Festival The film chronicles the last days in the life of Joe May (Dennis Farina) an aging, short money hustler who, despite a flawed life, has always believed that a glorious destiny awaited him. Happy hour 5 to 6 pm. Q &A to follow.
Avalon Theatre, 40 East Dover St., Easton, MD 21601.
Opening Celebration, 8:30 at the Academy Art Museum, 106 South St., Easton.
Festival Schedule Here
Saturday, September 24 – 8am to 2 pm: Oxford Library’s 35th Annual Book Mart Oxford Library grounds on Market Street in Oxford, MD. More info call 410-226-5922 or 410-226-5727. Rain date is Sunday, September 25th.
9 am to noon: Oxford Rummage Sale at the Oxford FirehouseLadies Auxiliary will be accepting your donations from 9am – 4pm on September 23rd. Sponsored by the Oxford Ladies Auxiliary for the benefit of the Oxford Volunteer Fire Company.
Contact information – cell: 410-200-0902 / e-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, September 25 – 10am to 4pm: St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance at CBMM. Open to the public, with the display and judging of participating automobiles and an accompanying fashion show. Food and beverages throughout the day will be provided by St. Michaels Harbour Inn’s Harbour Lights Restaurant. Admission $30 for CBMM members and $35 for non-members, with all proceeds benefiting the historic boat restoration and educational programs of the museum. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Md.
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