Oxford Community Center Charts Spring Programs and Events

The Oxford Community Center announces several public programs, classes, and events scheduled for the spring of 2015.

The Tred Avon Players open their 2015 season on February 12 with Night Watch, an ingeniously devised thriller by Oxford’s own Lucille Fletcher. Enjoy an entertaining afternoon or evening of mystery, thrills, menace and suspense. Feb 12 at 7pm; Feb 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 8 pm; Feb 15, 22, and March 1 at 2 pm. $15/ticket; $5 student. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 410-226-0061 or go to www.tredavonplayers.org

Oxford: Opportunities and Challenges, brown bag lunch talk by Oxford Town Clerk Cheryl Lewis, Wednesday, February 25, at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy an informal presentation about the town of Oxford, present and future, with Q&A. Coffee/tea will be provided. No charge.

Oxford’s Rich Wagner will present a fascinating five-part series, National Security in the 21st Century, on March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, from 10:30 am to noon. This course will address a broad range of topics related to the national security of the United States in the coming decades. Register with Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Academy for Lifelong Learning thru CBMM’s website www.cbmm.org, with [email protected], or call 410-745-4941.

OCC celebrates the wearin’ of the green on Saturday, March 14, at 6 pm with an Irish dinner featuring shepherd’s pie (with beef) prepared by a team of OCC chefs and a concert by Oxford’s Free ‘n Eazy Band. $25 per person. Cash bar. Limited seating. Reservations required by March 6.

For All Seasons, Inc., presents The Best of Heart and Music gala fundraising event on Thursday, March 26, at 6 pm (tickets $100) and performances on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28, at 8 pm and Sunday, March 29, at 2 pm. Adults $20, students $5. For reservations, call 443-258-1230 or visit www.forallseasonsinc.org. Proceeds benefit the Behavioral Health and Rape Crisis Center.

Registration for Oxford’s popular Summer Kids Camp is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Children and grandchildren of people who live in or work in Oxford and are between 6-13 years old (entering 2nd grade through 8th grade) are eligible to register. More information is available at www.oxfordkidscamp.org

Suzy Hurley returns to OCC for a series of Mid-Level Yoga classes beginning on April 11, 9:30 to 11 am. The series runs for 6 Saturdays—April 11, 18, May 2, 9, 23, 30. Participants should bring a yoga mat, block, blanket and belt. $90 for all six classes; $18 per class drop in fee.

On Sunday, April 12, 2015, at 4 pm, author and Talbot Historical Society Board President Larry Denton discusses his new book, “Unionists in Virginia: Politics, Secession and Their Plan to Prevent Civil War.” Books will be available for purchase and signing. Light reception follows talk. Free admission. Presented in conjunction with the Talbot Historical Society.

The Tred Avon Players present The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney, a hilarious tour de force reflecting the mothballed lifestyle of wealthy “WASPdom” and the neglected room which was once a center of family life. April 23 at 7 pm; April 24, 25, May 1, 2, 8, 9 at 8 pm; April 26, May 3 & 10 at 2 pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 410-226-0061 or go to www.tredavonplayers.org

The annual Oxford Day celebration takes place on Saturday, April 25, and includes a parade at 11 am and lots of food, exhibits, and family-friendly activities. Look for OCC’s breakfast tent in the park this year! For updated information and details, visit www.oxfordday.org

On Thursday, May 7, 2-3 pm, Holly Shimizu, former director of the U. S. Botanical Garden discusses “Native Plant Uses.” Free admission. Co-sponsored by OCC, the Oxford Garden Club, and Adkins Arboretum (www.adkinsarboretum.org)

Fine Arts @ Oxford returns in its 31st year May 16-17. Juried exhibitors will be on hand to display and sell their works. The weekend includes demonstrations and a raffle; lunch will be available, including homemade strawberry shortcake. Saturday hours 10-5, Sunday 10-4. Admission $5.

Shore Shakespeare debuts on the lawn at OCC with “Comedy of Errors” on Saturday evening, May 30, and Sunday afternoon, May 31. Details to come. www.shoreshakespeare.com

Bayside Quilters present “A Garden of Quilts” June 5-7. Beautiful quilts will be displayed on Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6, from 10-5, and on Sunday, June 7, from 11-4. The show includes a boutique of handmade items for sale. Held in conjunction with the Oxford Garden Club on Saturday. $10 admission. www.baysidequilters.com

OCC’s community café continues on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 9-11 am. Drop-ins welcome. Our open Art Studio also continues on Tuesdays from 9 am-2 pm. Bring your art project and work among other community artists. Drop-ins welcome.

For more information, please contact the Oxford Community Center at 410-226-5904, access [email protected], or visit our Facebook page at Oxford Community Center, Inc.