Calendar of Events
November 28 – North East Christmas Tree Lighting. Tree lighting ceremony with Santa and music. 5:30 pm. Walnut Street, North East Community Park, call 410-287-5801.
November 28 – 30 – Open House Weekend. Downtown North East merchants open their
doors for the weekend. Holiday decorations and special refreshments. 10 am – 5 pm
daily, call 410-287-5801.
November 29 – Santa House. Visit with Santa and take some pictures! 6 – 7:30 pm. 122
South Main Street, North East. For more information, please call 410-287-5801.
December 1 – 1st Garden Puppet Theater Mini Museum. Daily throughout the month of
December. Kent County Visitor Center. At the Visitor Center mini-museum an all North Pole puppet exhibit gathering around a Christmas Tree to celebrate the meaning of Christmas around the world. Patsy Hornaday. 410-778-5841.
December 2 – The Department of Music presents the String Ensemble in concert. Norman James Theatre. 8pm. Washington College.
December 4 – Chestertown Arts League, Black & White. Dec 4 - 27, 2008. An unusual
exhibition featuring pen & ink and pencil drawings, etchings, woodcuts, photography and
other mediums executed in black and white. Chestertown Arts League, 312 Cannon St.,
Chestertown, 410-778-5789.
December 4 – Kent County Chamber of Commerce Holiday Social. Celebrate the holiday season and meet the candidates for the 2009 Chamber Board of Directors. Hosted by the remodeled, Comfort Suites on Scheeler Rd. 5-7pm. Chestertown. Call Cindy at 410.810.2968 or visit www.kentchamber.org.
December 4 – Tree of Lights Ceremony. Each year the annual Tree of Lights ceremony
is the unofficial beginning of the holiday season. Purchase a light in memory of someone
special for $10 per light. All proceeds directly benefit Hospice services offered through
Chester River Home Care & Hospice. Names of those remembered or honored will be
displayed on scrolls next to the tree. The tree lighting ceremony will be followed by
caroling and refreshments served in the lobby. Chester River Hospital Center 5:30 pm.
Chester River Health Foundation at 410- 778-7668.
December 5 – Centreville Christmas night-time parade celebrating the Holiday Season
with antique cars, bands, lighted floats, fire engines, clowns & more! Open to all entries.
Friday 6:30 pm, Town of Centreville.
December 5 – Santa House. Friday, 6 to 7:30 pm. 122 S. Main Street, North East. Visit
with Santa 410-287-5801.
December 5 – Chestertown’s 1st Fridays - Arts & Antiques. Downtown Chestertown. 5 –
8pm. Extended shop hours, with arts and entertainment throughout Historic Downtown.
For a list of activities, please visit www.kentcounty.com/artsentertainment.
December 5 – Home For The Holidays. Downtown Chestertown. Friday night set aside
to give you extra holiday shopping time. Downtown Chestertown shops extend their
hours to make shopping locally more convenient. And, it’s just more fun shopping under
the sparkling lights of downtown. www.chestertown.com.
December 5 – First Friday at the Geddes-Piper House. 4:00 - 6:00 pm. A laid back
evening of wine, light refreshments, and discussion before you set out for First Friday
activities in Chestertown. Everyone is welcome. 4-6pm. For more information call 410-
778-3499.
December 6 – Santa’s Workshop. Ages 4-12. 1-4pm. Pre-registration $9 after Nov. 28.
Worton Arena. Kent County Parks & Recreation, 410-778-2083. Snow date December 7.
December 6 – Chamber Music Concerts. 8:00 pm. St. Paul’s Church Parish House. Kent
County Friends of Chamber Music - Rock Creek Chamber Players, $15 410.778.2876.
December 6 – Mt. Harmon Yuletide Tour. Yuletide Manor House. The yuletide tours
feature holiday decorations inspired by Colonial Williamsburg, hearth cooking
demonstrations, and fresh greens available for sale. Visitors will enjoy hearth cooking
demonstrations in the Colonial kitchen, and hearth-made gingerbread and Wassail
punch. $10 for members, $15 for non-members. 11am - 3 pm. Grove Neck Road,
Earleville. 410-275-8819.
December 6 – Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge’s guided tours of normally
restricted areas. Meet at the entrance bridge. Volunteer waterfowl surveyors invite the
public to discover the exceptional numbers of migrating and over-wintering waterfowl
including more than one percent of the global population of Tundra swans and tens of
thousands of other waterfowl species. A unique opportunity for birding, photography, or
just enjoying the wild treasures of this Chesapeake Bay Island. Hot beverages provided
afterwards. Free 9am - 2pm 410-639-7056. www.fws.gov/northeast/easternneck.
December 6 – Heck with the Malls Unique artwork and gift sale and town-wide open
house. Area artist vendors, refreshments, music and more are part of this 11th annual
event. Admission free. 10 am to 2 pm, QAC Arts Council Auditorium & St. Paul’s Church.
December 6 – Queen Anne’s Chorale Christmas Concert, “Christmas Spirit”. Reception
following. Tickets: $10 adults (children under 18 Free). Christ Church, Kent Island,
7:30pm, 410.827.0825
December 6 – Rock Hall Parade of Lights. Santa arrives by boat. Best dressed boats and
best dressed participants. Rock Hall Harbor, 6pm. Register to win at Smilin’ Jake’s and
Gratitude Yachting Center. 410.639.7280. smilinjake@verizon.net.
December 6 – Christmas Parade. Noon. Bands, floats, Santa, antique vehicles, and more.
Main Street, North East, 410-287-5801.
December 6 – Old Fashion Christmas Museum - model train. Model train running,
refreshments. Saturday 10 am to 2 pm, Sudlersville Train Station Museum, 101 Linden
Street, Sudlersville.
December 6 – Historic Queenstown Yuletide House Tour. Enjoy “A Yuletide Walking
Tour” of private homes, the Queen Anne’s County’s colonial court house - circa 1708
and local businesses. The holiday tour is an opportunity for citizens to experience homes
and buildings of period architecture and historical significance that exist in this “little
town by the water”. Rain or shine. St. Luke’s church will be serving a boxed lunch.
10am-4pm. $20 person, or $18 person for QAC Historical Society members, (under 12
admitted free). Advance tickets available - call 410-758-3010 for more details.
www.queenstownbusiness.net.
December 6 – Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble, Yuletide Festival - QAC Historical
Society. Yuletide Festival in Queen Anne’s County Celebrate the 2008 holiday season
with the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society. The ESWE, the community concert
band based in Chestertown and directed by Dr. Keith Wharton, will present a program of
Christmas music. A reception will follow the concert. Admission is free, though
donations are appreciated. 4:00 p.m. Christ U.M. Church, 401 High St., Chestertown.
410-778-2829.
December 6 – Wesley Chapel Christmas Bazaar. Lunch, silent auction, crafts, face
painting, a “Shop for Children to Shop in”, bake table and pictures with Santa. 9am - 2:30 pm. Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Rt. 20, Rock Hall. 410-639-7805.
December 6, 13 – Christmas Train Show - Queen Anne’s Museum of Eastern Shore Life.
All kinds of electric trains and antiques. Christmas village, Santa Claus will be present,
refreshments served. Saturday & Sunday, 12 to 5 pm, Queen Anne’s Museum of Eastern
Shore Life, 4-H Park.
December 7 – Tree lighting, Christmas Carols, Kent County Band performs at Galena
Town Hall, Main St, while children visit with Santa. Refreshments. 7pm. 410-648-5151.
December 7 – All You Can Eat Breakfast With Santa, 7:30-11am, $7/adults, $3/children
ages 3 to 12, children under age 3, free. Galena Fire Hall 410-648-5050 or 410-648-5104.
December 7 – Queen Anne’s Chorale Christmas Concert, “Christmas Spirit”. Reception
following. Tickets: $10 adults (children under 18 Free). Centreville United Methodist
Church, 4:00pm, call 410.827.0825 or visit www.qachorale.org.
December 8 – Creepy Crawlers - “Where’s Rudolph” - Chesapeake Bay Environmental
Center. Educational Programs for Children 2-5 years old Mondays and Tuesdays 10:00 -
11:00 am. Members: $3 per child. Non-Members: $5 per child. Registration required 24
hours prior to program. www.bayrestoration.org.
December 10 – Pre-Legislative Session Breakfast Skybox at Kirby Stadium, Washington
College. Kent County Chamber of Commerce hosts this meeting with Maryland State
Chamber and 36th District Delegates to present issues important to local businesses.
Event is free to Chamber members. $10 for non-members. RSVP to Cindy Genther at
410-810-2968 or kentchamber@verizon.net. 8-10am. www.kentchamber.org.
December 10 – The Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning Holiday Dinner. Chester Dining Room. Heron Point. 6pm. Reservations required. 410.778.7221.
December 11 – Kent County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast. Senator E.J.
Pipkin, 36th District Delegates and Maryland State Chamber President Kathy Snyder will
present the issues that are important to Kent County businesses. Skybox at Kirby
Stadium, Washington College. Free event. Sponsored by Washington College and the
Kent County Chamber of Commerce, 8-10am. Chestertown. For more information, call
Cindy at 410.810.2968 or visit www.kentchamber.org.
December 12 – Christmas Chorale Concert. Presbyterian Church of Chestertown. 8pm.
Don Moyer. December 14, at 3pm. 410-778-3193, chesterriverchorale.org.
December 13 – Cookie Walk in Rock Hall. For the most delicious cookies, come to the
Rock Hall Firehouse for the annual Ladies Auxiliary “Cookie Walk.” Cookies will be
sold by the pound. 9am-2pm. Shirley Crater. 410.639.7636.
December 14 – Kent and Queen Anne’s Alumni Chapter’s Annual Holiday Gathering &
Toy Drive. Hynson Ringgold House, Washington College, Chestertown. 5-7pm. RSVP to
410.778.7215.
December 14 – Maryland’s Herb Basket - Holiday Open House. Serving Wassail with
Maryland’s mulling spices. 1-5pm. 399 Hazel Lane, Millington, call 410-928-3301.
December 18 – Third Thursday at the Geddes-Piper House. Bring a sandwich and join us
for a short informative program relating to the history of the Eastern Shore. We will provide tea and cookies. Everyone is welcome, 1pm, call 410-778-3499.
December 19 – The Prince Theatre located in downtown Chestertown is hosting a Messiah Sing-Along. 8:00 p.m. John Schratweiser, 410-810-2060.
December 25 – Merry Christmas!
December 28 – Winter Break! We have the cure for kids’ cabin fever over that long
winter break. Experience the fun and friendships of summer camps in winter! Check-in 1-
3pm. For more information and prices call 410-348-6000 or email jjester@ymcade.org.
December 30 – Free Pizza Night @ the Alley Teen Center. The Alley Teen Center offers
an after-school tutoring program and recreational activities for your ages 13 - 17 years
old. 5pm. 327 High Street, Chestertown. 410-778-3844. programs@win-foundation.org.
December 31 – Bring in the new year...Eastern Shore (Mardi Gras) Style . Parade of
crazy hats - begins at 6:30 pm. Cash Prize Hat Contest. Music throughout the night at
several venues. Countdown the New Year, with the famous “Rockfish Drop” and
fireworks, at midnight at Rock Hall Harbor Bulkhead 9pm-2am. Dance at Rock Hall Fire
House. Trolley transport from dance to “Rockfish Drop.” Breakfast served at 1am.
Information: 410-639-7611 or www.rockhallmd.com.
December 31 – Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company New Year’s Eve Dance. Big Cam
and Lifters will be back - great music for dancing! Special hors’d oeuvres will be served
from 10:00 - midnight. Sold out three years in a row! Will have transportation available
to go to Rock Hall Harbor to see the Rockfish drop at midnight. Cash Bar. Reservations
highly recommended. Call Shirley at 410.639.7636.
January 1 – Happy New Year!
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