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This Weekend in Easton – January 3 – January 5, 2020

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The Talbot Spy shares with its readers each week Discover Easton’s “This Weekend in Easton” events newsletter. Each edition takes a look at the community events going on in Easton for the coming weekend, and highlights Signature Events hosted by Discover Easton. From shows at the Avalon Theatre, fundraisers, art exhibits, in-store promotions, festivals, and more, there is always something to do in Easton, Maryland.

 


Tour Kick Off Show w/ Kelsey Abbott, Gatlin, & S. Grant Parker
Thurs., Jan. 2 | 6:00 p.m.
Whole Note Coffee (114 S Washington St)

Come out for a night full of Nashville artists to kick off the start of our tour! Tickets: $7 (at door) | DOORS: 6 PM | SHOW: 6:30 PM

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Kids’ Night Out
Fri., Jan. 3 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Kiln Born Creations (1 S. Washington St)

Geared towards kids ages 6-13. Sign your child up for Kids Night Out where they will be joined with other kids their age to make a project, eat pizza and have a lot of fun! Rou getting two hours to do whatever you want on a Friday night!

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Justin Trawick and the Common Good
Fri., Jan. 3 | 8:00 p.m.
Stoltz Listening Room (40 E Dover St)

Trawick and the band have performed for the Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival and the Appaloosa Roots Music Festival, and have opened for over 30 national acts.

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Learn to Curl
Sat., Jan. 4 | 2:00 p.m.
Talbot Co. Community Center (10028 Ocean Gtwy)

The Chesapeake Curling Club welcomes anyone interested in curling to come to one of our Learn to Curl Events. Curling is an accessible sport, open to people of all ages and physical abilities.

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Cold Chocolate
Sat., Jan. 4 | 8:00 p.m.
Stoltz Listening Room (40 E Dover St)

Punctuated by tight harmonies and skillful musicianship, and with a focus on songwriting, Cold Chocolate has quickly gained recognition for their original music and high-energy shows.

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Save the Date: Chesapeake Fire & Ice Festival

February 14-16, 2020
Downtown Easton

Come see dozens of ice sculptures spread throughout Easton’s historic district. The Discover Easton Signature Event will kick off with a Friday night “Ice Block Party” on Feb. 14. Enjoy live music, entertainment, fire performances, & the unveiling of the weekend’s ice sculptures with light displays.

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If you’d like an event considered for the next This Weekend in Easton, please email us atwelcome@discovereaston.com.

 

Easton PFLAG Meeting January 2: Trans and Gender-Expansive

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On January 2 at 7pm, the topic will be Our Trans and Gender-Expansive Loved Ones. We have many trans and gender-expansive members, family and friends in our Mid-Shore PFLAG family. Unfortunately, they don’t all show up on the same month! Our hope is that you all are able to attend, meet one another, and share resources, experiences and support.

These meetings are open to all, so please invite your friends and family. We will begin and end with a social time to allow everyone to get to know each other.

As always, we meet at UUFE, 7401 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Easton is a Welcoming congregation and a supportive partner of PFLAG. They provide us with a safe and welcoming place to meet.

PFLAG Mid-Shore Chapter (also known as Chestertown Chapter)

Parents, families, friends, and allies united with LGBTQ Communities

Serving the Mid Eastern Shore of Maryland
with Education, Support and Advocacy Services

Monthly meetings with various locations and dates so check out:

https://www.facebook.com/pflagmues and https://www.pflagchestertown.com

email: pflagchestertown@gmail.com or

Call: 301 938 0868 Please feel free to leave a message

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The Eastern Shore is for the Birds: A Chat with Talbot Bird Club’s Bettye Maki

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As 2019 is coming to an end on Tuesday evening, there are still quite a number of people reviewing their resolution lists for 2020. While weight loss is most likely the frontrunner, more and more folks are adding recreational hobbies to these goals, ranging from learning to paint to mastering a foreign language. And an increasing number of them are writing down their desire to take up birdwatching.

The facts seem to bear this out as you look at the ever-growing population of birders, with almost 41 million admitting they have observed wild birds around their homes. Adding to this is the extraordinary related businesses that support those participating, which last year came in at $41 billion in product sales and services.

But as Bettye Maki, president of the Talbot Bird Club, notes in her Spy interview from a few weeks ago, this surge is just one indication of how addictively fun it can be for people of all ages. Now retired on the Eastern Shore after a career in medical technology, Bettye finally has found the time and the unique environment of the Eastern Shore to develop this newly found passion herself.

Maki also makes it clear that a love of birds goes beyond the lens of binoculars; three billion birds have been lost in North America since 1970.

That sobering fact has made Bettye and the Talbot Bird Club begin working with their parent organization, Maryland Ornithological Society, to help with critical research to slow down this dramatic rate of loss.

This video is approximately three minutes in length. For more information about the Talbot Bird Club please go here. 

Prager Family Challenge Met for Flying Cloud restoration

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The Flying Cloud Log Canoe Preservation Trust has met the $75,000 challenge grant from the Paul B. Prager family of St. Michaels, Md. by raising more than $95,000 from others towards the restoration of the historic sailing log canoe.

Joanne Prager and Capt. Kenneth Reightler, Flying Cloud log canoe

Joanne Prager and Capt. Kenneth Reightler stand in front of Flying Cloud

Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Flying Cloud races under the No. 22, and is the second largest racing log canoe in existence today, requiring as many as 18 crew to campaign her.

Earlier this year, the new non-profit Trust began organizing and financing the critical work required to return Cloud to competitive sailing form for the 2020 racing circuit. In October, the Paul B. Prager family of St. Michaels, Md., pledged to donate $75,000 towards Flying Cloud’s renovation, once the Trust raised $75,000 from others. A USNA graduate, Paul Prager is CEO and Chairman of Beowulf Energy and principal of Bluepoint Hospitality Group. Making up the Trust are members Ned Hennighausen, Allan Noble, Hon. John C. North II, Capt. Kenneth Reightler, Alexa Seip, and Langley Shook.

“With a $20,000 donation from an anonymous donor, and very generous help from artist Marc Castelli, we have met and exceeded our fundraising obligation under the very generous Prager family challenge,” said Trust President Ned Hennighausen. “Our target of $150k provided some buffer for sails and other refit items, and with our fundraising now in excess of that, we can provide for a small endowment for Cloud.”

Hennighausen says Marc Castelli donated 25 limited-edition prints of one of his Flying Cloud paintings, which were of great help with fundraising efforts.

“We’re also pleased to announce a new Prager Family Trophy, to be awarded at the end of each sailing season to the log canoe winning the most sanctioned races on the Miles River,” continued Hennighausen. “The Prager Family Trophy, now under development, will include a unique sculpture of Flying Cloud, with the annual winners receiving a keeper trophy to commemorate their victories.”

During all races, Hennighausen says Cloud will fly a distinctive pennant of Navy blue and gold with a “Blue Peter” inset in honor of Paul Prager, a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. The pennant is based on an original design by Marc Castelli.

Retired astronaut, U.S. Naval Academy’s Distinguished Chair in Space Science, and log canoe sailor Capt. Kenneth Reightler, Jr. was named skipper of the log canoe this past October.

Flying Cloud was built on Tilghman Island, Md. in 1932 by the legendary John B. Harrison, who also built Flying Cloud’s sister ship, Jay Dee, a year earlier. Reightler also has an important family connection with Cloud—Harrison is his great-grandfather.

The restoration work is taking place at Campbell’s Boatyards in Oxford, Md., and is being completed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s guidelines for the Restoration of Historic Vessels. Restoration is expected to be completed by June 2020, with a launch party celebrating the occasion.

The Trust continues to accept donations in support of Flying Cloud’s endowment. Donations to the Flying Cloud Log Canoe Preservation Trust can be mailed to P.O. Box 130, Oxford, Md. 21654. For more information, please follow the Flying Cloud Log Canoe on Facebook and Instagram, or contact Ken Reightler at kreightler@gmail.com or Ned Hennighausen at ned.henn@gmail.com.

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Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: The Snowman Cometh

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This huge snowman was a yearly Chamber of Commerce Seasons Greeting display that was set up on the east end of Dover Street Easton, Maryland! This is another special Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday photo that is a repeat post! The Talbot Historical Society Past Perfect database states this photo was taken in the early 1930’s! According to personal local accounts it was still being displayed in the 1950’s! Do you have any memories of this snowman? Contact: Cathy Hill cvhill@atlanticbb.net to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!

This Weekend in Easton – December 27 – December 29, 2019

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The Talbot Spy shares with its readers each week Discover Easton’s “This Weekend in Easton” events newsletter. Each edition takes a look at the community events going on in Easton for the coming weekend, and highlights Signature Events hosted by Discover Easton. From shows at the Avalon Theatre, fundraisers, art exhibits, in-store promotions, festivals, and more, there is always something to do in Easton, Maryland.

 

Livingston Taylor
Fri., Dec. 27 | 8:00 p.m.
Avalon Theatre (40 E Dover St)

From top-40 hits “I Will Be in Love with You” and “I’ll Come Running,” to “I Can Dream of You” and “Boatman” (the last two recorded by his brother James), Livingston’s creative output has continued unabated for over 50 years.

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Holiday Carriage Rides
Sat., Dec. 28 | 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The Tidewater Inn (101 E Dover St)

Enjoy FREE carriage rides this holiday season! Don’t miss the opportunity to see downtown Easton in old-style fashion during the most wonderful time of the year! New Year’s Eve rides 4-8 p.m.

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Sara Jones
Sat., Dec. 28 | 8:00 p.m.
Avalon Theatre (40 E Dover St)

Jazz vocalist Sara Jones has been delighting audiences since 2001. Praised by critics for her trademark “lush vocals,” and her “velvet embrace” of the music, Sara beguiles and charms her listeners at every performance.

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Free Ice Skating Hosted by Talbot Goes Purple
Sun., Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m.
Talbot Co. Community Center (10028 Ocean Gtwy)

Free ice skating for all ages!!! Plus take part in a stand up against substance abuse mosaic project.

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Yarn
Sun., Dec. 29 | 8:00 p.m.
Avalon Theatre (40 E Dover St)

This four-piece, New York-based band has toured the country several times over since forming in 2007, developing legions of devoted fans (called “the Yarmy”) and sharing the stage with Dwight Yoakam, Charlie Daniels, Allison Krauss, and others.

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Save the Date: First Night Talbot 2020

Tues., Dec. 31 | 6:00 p.m. to midnight
Downtown Easton

Entertainment and fun for the whole family spread out among premier venues in downtown Easton, culminating with the world-famous crab drop at midnight (and 9 p.m. for the early birds). Purchase admission buttons online and view the program of events by clicking the link below.

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Spy Chat: Seeking Brotherhood in Honor of Fred and Lesley Israel

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The word and meaning of “brotherhood” could be considered a possible victim in a worldwide culture war these days. Connected to such terrorist organizations as the Muslim Brotherhood or the historical corruption of Jimmy Hoffa’s International Brotherhood of Teamsters, it is hard to remember that the term historically is linked to divine love for humankind.

That was one of the primary reasons that the leaders of Temple B’nai Israel in Easton wanted to rescue its true meaning as a way to honor the Eastern Shore’s Fred and Lesley Israel and their lifelong commitment to seeking brotherhood among the great faiths of the world.

To accomplish this goal, B’nai Israel hosted a forum a few weeks ago on the subject. This interreligious gathering, organized by Temple board member Barry Koh, Rabbi Peter Hyman, and Washington College professor Joseph Prud’ homme, was a timely reminder during this holiday season of how significant progress has been made in uniting the world’s religions through the spiritual lens of brotherhood.

The Spy sat down two weeks ago with all three leaders to understand more of the meaning and power that comes with brotherhood and how it may be a key element in bringing a conflicted world together.

This video is approximately four minutes in length. For more information about Temple B’nai Israel please go here.

Maryland Court Offices will be Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

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All courts, court offices, and administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, and Wednesday, December 25, 2019. This includes the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, the Circuit Courts for Baltimore City and the counties, the District Court of Maryland, the Orphans’ Courts, the offices of the Clerks of Court, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Judicial Units.

Individuals with cases scheduled on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, will receive a notice from the court regarding their new court date. To view the Maryland Judiciary’s directory of courts, go to https://www.mdcourts.gov/courtsdirectory.

Normal operating hours will resume on Thursday, December 26, 2019.

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Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Last Minute Shopping

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There appear to be Christmas decorations strung across Washington Street Easton, Maryland during the Holiday season long ago! Perhaps you can date the automobiles to provide an estimate of the decade this Talbot Historical Society Collection photo was taken?

Contact: Cathy Hill cvhill@atlanticbb.net to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!

This Weekend in Easton – December 20 – December 22, 2019

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The Talbot Spy shares with its readers each week Discover Easton’s “This Weekend in Easton” events newsletter. Each edition takes a look at the community events going on in Easton for the coming weekend, and highlights Signature Events hosted by Discover Easton. From shows at the Avalon Theatre, fundraisers, art exhibits, in-store promotions, festivals, and more, there is always something to do in Easton, Maryland.

 

Talk to Rudolph
Now – Dec. 24
Talbot Town Shopping Center

Give Rudolph a call and share your holiday wish list so he can deliver it to Santa before Christmas!
Mon-Sat: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sun: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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Holiday Train Garden
Now – Dec. 25
EVFD Fire Station (315 Aurora Park Dr)

This free festive tradition brings holiday treats, entertainment, & characters including Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, & Santa’s elves.
Mon.-Fri.: 6-8 p.m., Sat. & Sun.: 2-8 p.m.
Christmas Day: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 4-8 p.m.

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Free Holiday Movies: Grinch & Charlie Brown
Sat., Dec. 21 | 10:00 a.m.
Premiere Cinemas (210 Marlboro Ave)

FREE admission for all ages! Seating is first come first serve. Arrive early to get multiple seats together. Doors open at 9:30 am.

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Holiday Carriage Rides
Sat., Dec. 21 | 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The Tidewater Inn (101 E Dover St)

Enjoy FREE carriage rides this holiday season! Don’t miss the opportunity to see downtown Easton in old-style fashion during the most wonderful time of the year!

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Sip & Shop Sundays
Sun., Dec. 22 | 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Downtown Easton, MD

Each Sunday leading up to Christmas, retail stores in Easton hold special hours & invite shoppers to enjoy their holiday gift buying in a charming small-town Christmas atmosphere. Enjoy in-store treats and refreshments for all ages.

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Save the Date: First Night Talbot 2020

Tues., Dec. 31 | 6:00 p.m. to midnight
Downtown Easton

Entertainment and fun for the whole family spread out among premier venues in downtown Easton, culminating with the world-famous crab drop at midnight (and 9 p.m. for the early birds). Purchase admission buttons online and view the program of events by clicking the link below.

Learn More

 

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