Talbot Guide

OUTINGS & EVENTS:
Tuesdays and Thursdays (8:30am – 9:30am) HEALTHY LIVING FOR OLDER ADULTS—SAIL (Stay Active & Independent for Life) Advance registration is required as space is limited.

A new Liberty Tree grows in Maryland. A tulip poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera), grown from seeds taken from scion grafted from the same DNA of the State of Maryland’s original Liberty Tree now graces the grounds of Londonderry on the Tred Avon.

Friends of the Easton Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the A. James Clark Emergency Services Training Campus, located at 9095 Mistletoe Drive in Easton. The state-of-the-art training campus will serve the town of Easton, fire departments, emergency service personnel, law enforcement, and paramedics in Talbot County. The new training campus will serve both the Town of Easton and the six local volunteer fire departments in Talbot County. Talbot County has over 600 first responders who can train and respond together because of this new training campus. There currently is no combined first responder training facility in Talbot County or on the Mid-Shore.

For All Seasons is offering free training, Human Trafficking 101, both online and in person throughout the five-county area. Susan Ahlstrom, Human Trafficking Regional Navigator, is eager to share with as many community members as possible information about human trafficking in our region – the intersection of online safety and trafficking, and the fact that trafficking knows no boundaries as it affects individuals who are young, old, rich, poor, LGBTQ+, male, or female.

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is excited to be a destination for summer fun and exploration with the return of its popular summer camps for children ages 4-15.

It is crystal clear that Chesapeake Music’s February 16th Interlude Concert will not disappoint. Two truly amazing multi-award-winning musicians will be featured: pianist Janice Carissa, and violinist Stella Chen.

Registration is open for the 2025 Bay to Ocean Writers Conference, which takes place March 8th at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland. This year’s conference offers 31 sessions in six tracks to help writers hone their craft.

After the tinsel has settled and the last of Santa’s helpers has gone back to the North Pole, it will be time to join Chesapeake Forum for its annual Winter Preview Party on Wednesday, January 8th at the Academy Art Museum in Easton. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments while getting a first look at what is coming up at the Chesapeake Forum this winter. The party is from 3:30pm – 6pm. The event is free but reservations are required at https://chesapeakeforum.org. Classes will open for registration at 7am on Thursday, January 9th.

The St. Michaels Art League (SMAL) is pleased to present a Mixed Media exhibit during the month of January at The Blue Crab in St. Michaels.
Mixed Media is art that uses at least two different mediums. It may include assemblages, collages and more, and use a variety of mediums: paints, cloth, paper, wood, found objects etc.

The Working Artists Forum proudly presents a demo by award winning watercolor artist Gary Tucker. Tucker received his BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and has over 20 years of teaching experience. The artist is a nationally known plein air painter and won 3rd place in Plein Air Easton in “23.
Tuckers thoughts on watercolor as media: “Through the media of watercolor and my process of painting I find power through brushwork, and subtlety through transparency.”