WCTR Community Calendar
CHESTER RIVER HEALTH SYSTEM AND SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM TO HOST COMMUNITY LISTENING FORUMS IN FIVE COUNTIES 2/23-3/8/12
Chester River Health and Shore Health will host a series of community listening forums to gather community input for a regionalization study that explores the benefits of a regional approach to providing health care for Caroline, Dorchester, Kent , Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties. The community is invited to attend these forums to learn more, share ideas and ask questions about the Mid-shore healthcare needs.
The community forums are scheduled for the following dates, times and locations:
Thursday, February 23, 7:00 pm Sudlersville Fire Department, 203 S Church St, Sudlersville
Saturday, February 25, 9:30 am Rock Hall Fire Department, 21500 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall
Monday, February 27, 7:00 pm Kent County Community Center, 11041 Worton Rd, Worton
Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 pm Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St, Denton
Monday, March 5, 7:00 pm Dorchester County Public Library, 303 Gay St, Cambridge
Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 pm Shore Medical Pavilion, 125 Shoreway Drive, Queenstown
Thursday March 8, 7:00 pm Talbot County Community Center, 10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton
The public is invited to attend.
Speakers will provide a brief overview of the study process, which was announced by the two not-for-profit health care systems on December 16, 2011. Feedback received during the forums will be compiled and shared with the Regionalization Study Committee. This process allows community perspectives to be included in the evaluation of the opportunities a regionalized approach to healthcare delivery might offer.
The Regionalization Study Committee will meet through early summer 2012, at which time recommendations will be submitted for review by the respective Boards of the Chester River Health System and the Shore Health System.
Members of the community can also ask questions or provide comments by visiting midshorehealthcare.org
Chester River Health and Shore Health will host a series of community listening forums to gather community input for a regionalization study that explores the benefits of a regional approach to providing health care for Caroline, Dorchester, Kent , Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties. The community is invited to attend these forums to learn more, share ideas and ask questions about the Mid-shore healthcare needs.
The community forums are scheduled for the following dates, times and locations:
Thursday, February 23, 7:00 pm Sudlersville Fire Department, 203 S Church St, Sudlersville
Saturday, February 25, 9:30 am Rock Hall Fire Department, 21500 Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall
Monday, February 27, 7:00 pm Kent County Community Center, 11041 Worton Rd, Worton
Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 pm Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market St, Denton
Monday, March 5, 7:00 pm Dorchester County Public Library, 303 Gay St, Cambridge
Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 pm Shore Medical Pavilion, 125 Shoreway Drive, Queenstown
Thursday March 8, 7:00 pm Talbot County Community Center, 10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton
The public is invited to attend.
Speakers will provide a brief overview of the study process, which was announced by the two not-for-profit health care systems on December 16, 2011. Feedback received during the forums will be compiled and shared with the Regionalization Study Committee. This process allows community perspectives to be included in the evaluation of the opportunities a regionalized approach to healthcare delivery might offer.
The Regionalization Study Committee will meet through early summer 2012, at which time recommendations will be submitted for review by the respective Boards of the Chester River Health System and the Shore Health System.
Members of the community can also ask questions or provide comments by visiting midshorehealthcare.org
Blackwater Eagle Festival 3/10/12
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is hosting its 12th Annual Eagle Festival on Saturday, March 10th, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The public is invited to participate in the many great activities planned for the day. All activities are free, including access to the Wildlife Drive. The Eagle Festival celebrates birds of prey with educational programs that allow the visitor an up-close view of this unique class of birds. There will be no shortage of fun for children at the Eagle Festival. A youth archery range will be open from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, where kids can learn how to safely shoot a bow with our knowledgeable instructors. Kids’ “make-and-take” activities will run from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm while supplies last. Activities include: “build-your-own” blue bird nest box, owl pellet exploration, make your own wildlife button, color your own eagle t-shirt, and construct an ‘edible eagle.’ In addition, Blackwater’s new “Habitat” puppet show will take place at 9:30 am and 3:00 pm. All puppet show attendees will receive a free Albert the Delmarva Fox Squirrel coloring book. Blackwater NWR’s main Visitor Center is currently closed due to renovation work. Programs and activities will take place in large heated tents located adjacent to the temporary Visitor Center along Wildlife Drive. Don’t miss out on this free event for the whole family! For more information, please call 410-228-2677 or click here for more info.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is hosting its 12th Annual Eagle Festival on Saturday, March 10th, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The public is invited to participate in the many great activities planned for the day. All activities are free, including access to the Wildlife Drive. The Eagle Festival celebrates birds of prey with educational programs that allow the visitor an up-close view of this unique class of birds. There will be no shortage of fun for children at the Eagle Festival. A youth archery range will be open from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, where kids can learn how to safely shoot a bow with our knowledgeable instructors. Kids’ “make-and-take” activities will run from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm while supplies last. Activities include: “build-your-own” blue bird nest box, owl pellet exploration, make your own wildlife button, color your own eagle t-shirt, and construct an ‘edible eagle.’ In addition, Blackwater’s new “Habitat” puppet show will take place at 9:30 am and 3:00 pm. All puppet show attendees will receive a free Albert the Delmarva Fox Squirrel coloring book. Blackwater NWR’s main Visitor Center is currently closed due to renovation work. Programs and activities will take place in large heated tents located adjacent to the temporary Visitor Center along Wildlife Drive. Don’t miss out on this free event for the whole family! For more information, please call 410-228-2677 or click here for more info.
Talbot Library Brown Bag Lecture Series 3/15/12
Brown Bag Lecture Series
Thursday March 15, 2012
Noon to 1:00 pm
Talbot Hospice House, Easton
Featuring: Betty Seymour, Co-curator of St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary's Square
"Civil War Soldiers and Sailors from St. Michaels"
Mrs. Seymour is a native of St. Michaels in Talbot County, who after a career in nursing and nursing education turned to researching family roots and local history. She has been curator and is currently co-curator of the St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary’s Square, past-president of the Upper Shore Genealogical Society and longtime volunteer in the Maryland Room of the Talbot County Free Library. For the past 10 years, Mrs. Seymour has researched and conducted historical tours of the Olivet Cemetery in St. Michaels. During the past year, as we begin to recognize the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, she has researched local graves of Civil War veterans in all 3 St. Michaels cemeteries - St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (Olivet), Union United Methodist Church and Christ Episcopal Church. She has learned interesting stories about many of these 56 Union soldiers and one (possible) Confederate soldier buried there. The Friends of the Talbot County Free Library sponsor the Brown Bag Lecture Series. Guests are invited to bring their lunch and enjoy coffee and sweets provided by the Friends. Pre-registration is not necessary. The Hospice location is at 586 Cynwood Drive off of Idlewild Avenue in Easton. For more information, call the library at 410-822-1626, or click here for more information. http://www.tcfl.org.
Thursday March 15, 2012
Noon to 1:00 pm
Talbot Hospice House, Easton
Featuring: Betty Seymour, Co-curator of St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary's Square
"Civil War Soldiers and Sailors from St. Michaels"
Mrs. Seymour is a native of St. Michaels in Talbot County, who after a career in nursing and nursing education turned to researching family roots and local history. She has been curator and is currently co-curator of the St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary’s Square, past-president of the Upper Shore Genealogical Society and longtime volunteer in the Maryland Room of the Talbot County Free Library. For the past 10 years, Mrs. Seymour has researched and conducted historical tours of the Olivet Cemetery in St. Michaels. During the past year, as we begin to recognize the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, she has researched local graves of Civil War veterans in all 3 St. Michaels cemeteries - St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (Olivet), Union United Methodist Church and Christ Episcopal Church. She has learned interesting stories about many of these 56 Union soldiers and one (possible) Confederate soldier buried there. The Friends of the Talbot County Free Library sponsor the Brown Bag Lecture Series. Guests are invited to bring their lunch and enjoy coffee and sweets provided by the Friends. Pre-registration is not necessary. The Hospice location is at 586 Cynwood Drive off of Idlewild Avenue in Easton. For more information, call the library at 410-822-1626, or click here for more information. http://www.tcfl.org.
Bay Area Fruit School Meeting 2/15/12
The University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown MD will host the annual 2012 Bay Area Fruit School meeting on Wednesday February 15. Registration will begin at 8:30, with program at 9:00. Local, regional, and state specialists will discuss topics that will include timely information about: the identification and control strategies for the brown marmorated stink bug and the spotted wing drosophila; weed control programs for tree fruits and a discussion on post-harvest decays of stone and pome fruits; important food safety information for direct-marketers; the latest on “value-added products” for Maryland fruit; research updates on apple cultivars/rootstock interactions and FireBlight susceptibility; Aronia production; and pollinator issues. Pesticide applicator and CCA credits offered. PLEASE register by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 10, 2012. Registration fee is $20.00 (includes coffee/donuts & lunch) – make check payable to University of MD and mail to:
WREC
Attn: D. Dant
P.O. Box 169
Queenstown, MD 21658
Phone: 410-827-8056 Ext. 115
Fax: 410-827-9039
E-mail: ddant@umd.edu
For registration and directions, contact Debby Dant @ 410-827-8056 Ext. 115, or for additional meeting information, contact Mike Newell @ 410-827-7388.
The University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown MD will host the annual 2012 Bay Area Fruit School meeting on Wednesday February 15. Registration will begin at 8:30, with program at 9:00. Local, regional, and state specialists will discuss topics that will include timely information about: the identification and control strategies for the brown marmorated stink bug and the spotted wing drosophila; weed control programs for tree fruits and a discussion on post-harvest decays of stone and pome fruits; important food safety information for direct-marketers; the latest on “value-added products” for Maryland fruit; research updates on apple cultivars/rootstock interactions and FireBlight susceptibility; Aronia production; and pollinator issues. Pesticide applicator and CCA credits offered. PLEASE register by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 10, 2012. Registration fee is $20.00 (includes coffee/donuts & lunch) – make check payable to University of MD and mail to:
WREC
Attn: D. Dant
P.O. Box 169
Queenstown, MD 21658
Phone: 410-827-8056 Ext. 115
Fax: 410-827-9039
E-mail: ddant@umd.edu
For registration and directions, contact Debby Dant @ 410-827-8056 Ext. 115, or for additional meeting information, contact Mike Newell @ 410-827-7388.
Second Annual Symposium on Aging Planned 4/4/12
To educate the community and to promote successful aging in Kent County, HomePorts will hold its 2nd annual symposium on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College, in Chestertown. Co-sponsors include the local Area Agency on Aging (Upper Shore Aging, Inc.), Washington College, Kent County Health Department, and the Chester River Health System. The theme will be ““Developing an action plan for smart aging”. The opening session will be followed by discussions facilitated by local specialists, and a keynote speaker. Discussion topics, in the form of workshops to be completed by each attendee, will be:
*Taking Charge: Your Health
*Taking Charge: Where you Live
*Taking Charge: Your Financial and Legal Affairs
During the session, each attendee will develop a personal aging plan in order to better self-manage health and safety issues to prolong independent living. Emphasis will be placed on implementation of the plan, i.e., follow-through on actions to ensure success of the plan. A number of exhibitors are expected, with information on health care, recreation, assistive equipment, and other products and services available. Attendees will gain knowledge to ultimately reduce the demands on the healthcare and social services systems. All will leave the symposium better equipped with tools to help themselves, their more elderly parents, or aging relatives and friends. The event has been organized by HomePorts, Inc., the local non-profit aging-in-place organization for older adults. For those 55 or older, HomePorts members have access to a cadre of volunteers, as well as referrals to reliable local service providers for transportation; interior and exterior home maintenance; grocery and meal services; personal assistance and troubleshooting; and health and wellness activities. For more information, call 443-480-0940, visit www.homeports.org, or e-mail info@homeports.org.
To educate the community and to promote successful aging in Kent County, HomePorts will hold its 2nd annual symposium on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College, in Chestertown. Co-sponsors include the local Area Agency on Aging (Upper Shore Aging, Inc.), Washington College, Kent County Health Department, and the Chester River Health System. The theme will be ““Developing an action plan for smart aging”. The opening session will be followed by discussions facilitated by local specialists, and a keynote speaker. Discussion topics, in the form of workshops to be completed by each attendee, will be:
*Taking Charge: Your Health
*Taking Charge: Where you Live
*Taking Charge: Your Financial and Legal Affairs
During the session, each attendee will develop a personal aging plan in order to better self-manage health and safety issues to prolong independent living. Emphasis will be placed on implementation of the plan, i.e., follow-through on actions to ensure success of the plan. A number of exhibitors are expected, with information on health care, recreation, assistive equipment, and other products and services available. Attendees will gain knowledge to ultimately reduce the demands on the healthcare and social services systems. All will leave the symposium better equipped with tools to help themselves, their more elderly parents, or aging relatives and friends. The event has been organized by HomePorts, Inc., the local non-profit aging-in-place organization for older adults. For those 55 or older, HomePorts members have access to a cadre of volunteers, as well as referrals to reliable local service providers for transportation; interior and exterior home maintenance; grocery and meal services; personal assistance and troubleshooting; and health and wellness activities. For more information, call 443-480-0940, visit www.homeports.org, or e-mail info@homeports.org.
Sea Glass Mania at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center in March!
Queen Anne’s County Tourism in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center is hosting an abundance of sea glass events in the month of March. These events will include lectures, workshops, hunts and the world renowned expert and author on sea glass, Richard LaMotte to speak. All of these events will be centered on sea glass, "nature’s vanishing treasure."
See our YouTube video introducing these events!
Queen Anne’s County Tourism in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center is hosting an abundance of sea glass events in the month of March. These events will include lectures, workshops, hunts and the world renowned expert and author on sea glass, Richard LaMotte to speak. All of these events will be centered on sea glass, "nature’s vanishing treasure."
See our YouTube video introducing these events!
- Sat March 3- Workshop (10-12pm) Sea Glass Jewelry Making
- Fri March 9- Guided Hunt SOLD OUT! (1-6:30pm); Lecture (7-8pm). Guided hunt on local, public beaches followed by one on one time with Richard LaMotte and a boxed dinner. Followed by LaMotte’s lecture on the History of Sea Glass.
- Sat March 10- Lecture (9:30-10:30am); Sea Glass Swap (12-4pm)."From Shipwrecks to Bottlenecks" - lecture by Ellie Mercier of Annapolis Sea Glass Studio- FREE to attend. Sea Glass Swap to include vendors selling sea glass art, jewelry, crafts and other related items. Open to the public and FREE to attend.
- Fri March 23- Guided Hunt (1-6:30pm); Lecture (7-8pm). See description on March 9. LaMotte’s lecture will focus on Identifying Sea Glass.
- Sat March 24- Sea Glass Swap (12-4pm). Sea Glass Swap to include vendors selling sea glass art, jewelry, crafts and other related items. Open to the public and FREE to attend.
KIFA Calendar Updates 2/16/12
Ongoing- 2nd Tuesday – Life Drawing, 2 – 5 pm. $20 members/$25 others. KIFA, 405 Main St., Stevensville, 410-643-7424 or www.KIFA.us
Thru 2/25 – The Human Form, a judged art exhibit featuring images of the human form, judged by famed Eastern Shore artist Kurt Plinke. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St, Stevensville, MD 21666. No admission, open to the public Wed – Sat, 1 – 4 p.m. For more information call 410-643-7424 or go to www.kifa.us.
Thru 3/31Exhibit – KIFA member artists exhibit at the Q A County Visitors Center (Chesapeake Exploration Center) at the Narrows through March. Over 80 pieces on display including painting, clay sculpture, painted furniture and wood carving/models. No admission, open to the public. For more information call 410-643-7424 or go to www.kifa.us .
Feb 10 - Handmade Valentine Cards Workshop at KIFA taught by ShaDeeLa. $20 Member/ $25 Non member. 6 – 8:30 p.m. To register go to KIFA.US or call 410-643-7424. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St., Stevensville.
Feb 11 – Your Heart’s Desire Mixed Media Workshop at KIFA taught by ShaDeeLa. $60 Member/ $80 Non Member, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., bring a lunch. To register go to KIFA.US or call 410-643-7424. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St., Stevensville.
Feb 27 – Painting Flowers in Watercolor workshop at KIFA. Instructor Jane Halliwell-Green. 10 am – 4 pm. $60 Members/$75 Non. To register call 410-643-7424 or go to www.kifa.us. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St., Stevensville, 21666.
Ongoing- 2nd Tuesday – Life Drawing, 2 – 5 pm. $20 members/$25 others. KIFA, 405 Main St., Stevensville, 410-643-7424 or www.KIFA.us
Thru 2/25 – The Human Form, a judged art exhibit featuring images of the human form, judged by famed Eastern Shore artist Kurt Plinke. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St, Stevensville, MD 21666. No admission, open to the public Wed – Sat, 1 – 4 p.m. For more information call 410-643-7424 or go to www.kifa.us.
Thru 3/31Exhibit – KIFA member artists exhibit at the Q A County Visitors Center (Chesapeake Exploration Center) at the Narrows through March. Over 80 pieces on display including painting, clay sculpture, painted furniture and wood carving/models. No admission, open to the public. For more information call 410-643-7424 or go to www.kifa.us .
Feb 10 - Handmade Valentine Cards Workshop at KIFA taught by ShaDeeLa. $20 Member/ $25 Non member. 6 – 8:30 p.m. To register go to KIFA.US or call 410-643-7424. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St., Stevensville.
Feb 11 – Your Heart’s Desire Mixed Media Workshop at KIFA taught by ShaDeeLa. $60 Member/ $80 Non Member, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., bring a lunch. To register go to KIFA.US or call 410-643-7424. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St., Stevensville.
Feb 27 – Painting Flowers in Watercolor workshop at KIFA. Instructor Jane Halliwell-Green. 10 am – 4 pm. $60 Members/$75 Non. To register call 410-643-7424 or go to www.kifa.us. Kent Island Federation of Arts, 405 Main St., Stevensville, 21666.
KIFA Exhibit At Visitor's Center 3/30/12
‘Eastern Shore Impressions’, an art exhibit of over 80 one of a kind pieces of art, is currently on display at the Queen Anne’s County Visitor Center (Chesapeake Exploration Center) at the Narrows through the end of March. The call for Kent Island Federation of Arts members went out in December, announcing that the county had invited them to show their artwork at the popular Visitors Center. The show’s focus is overwhelmingly eastern shore, with artistic interpretations of the people, water, boats, waterfowl, and natural landscapes, uniquely known as the eastern shore. Over 20 artists accepted the opportunity, including works from Dave Murphy (watercolors), Marcie Wachter (photography), Peg Papa (acrylics), Georgette Toews (oils), Alex Johnson (wood models), and Carole Cascio (clay), just to name a few. Also, the Kent Island Carvers have hand carved decoys on display, according to Tom Rohe, KIFA artist and KI Carvers officer/member. The exhibit is located at the QA County Visitors Center, 425 Piney Narrows Rd., Chester, MD. For center hours and more information go to www.qac.org or call 410-604-2100. For more information regarding the KIFA artists, go to www.kifa.us or call 410-643-7424. For more information on the KI Carvers, go to www.kentislandcarvers.com.
‘Eastern Shore Impressions’, an art exhibit of over 80 one of a kind pieces of art, is currently on display at the Queen Anne’s County Visitor Center (Chesapeake Exploration Center) at the Narrows through the end of March. The call for Kent Island Federation of Arts members went out in December, announcing that the county had invited them to show their artwork at the popular Visitors Center. The show’s focus is overwhelmingly eastern shore, with artistic interpretations of the people, water, boats, waterfowl, and natural landscapes, uniquely known as the eastern shore. Over 20 artists accepted the opportunity, including works from Dave Murphy (watercolors), Marcie Wachter (photography), Peg Papa (acrylics), Georgette Toews (oils), Alex Johnson (wood models), and Carole Cascio (clay), just to name a few. Also, the Kent Island Carvers have hand carved decoys on display, according to Tom Rohe, KIFA artist and KI Carvers officer/member. The exhibit is located at the QA County Visitors Center, 425 Piney Narrows Rd., Chester, MD. For center hours and more information go to www.qac.org or call 410-604-2100. For more information regarding the KIFA artists, go to www.kifa.us or call 410-643-7424. For more information on the KI Carvers, go to www.kentislandcarvers.com.