Downtown News

First Friday in Easton, Maryland is September 3rd and Studio B Art Gallery is hosting a special reception celebrating the gallery’s new featured artist, Daniel Robbins. Come see new art and enjoy great conversation from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Studio B Art Gallery recently added Daniel Robbins as the gallery’s newest featured…

THE ARC CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE REGION ANNOUNCES DAY OF REMEMBRANCE   WHAT:      The Arc Central Chesapeake Region (The Arc), a nonprofit committed to transforming lives for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), and its partners, For All Seasons, The Avalon Theater, and the Talbot Department of Emergency Services, supported by…

EEDC recently sat down with Julia Foxwell, Director of Community Engagement, and Allie McGuckian, Director of Marketing & Public Relations. We spoke about Bluepoint Hospitality’s recently launched First Responders Program, which will provide $100 “Downtown Easton” gift cards to nearly 500 first responders as a way to thank them for…

Look for the revival of the Ebenezer Theater at 17 South Washington Street, slated to debut June 4-12 with the 36th Annual Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival. Behind the restoration is Paul Prager, well-known for refurbishing numerous Federal buildings in the historic center of Easton.   The original Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal…

The Hummingbird Inn and Talbot Interfaith Shelter (TIS) are teaming up once again to bring the quintessential Maryland summer experience to Easton.  They are bringing back their wonderful crab feast series, Bushels and Brews!   The fun starts next week on June 12th from 5-8 pm.  For $60 per person($40…

EEDC is proud to host Easton Sounds of Summer Music Series. This week’s artist is Sam Pugh: A fixture in both Easton’s music scene and in the community itself, Sam Pugh is a name that often comes up in any conversation about local music, and that’s in no small part…

As I’ve been reporting all month, lots of things are happening this springtime.  The annual road repaving will start this month, and your patience (as always) is appreciated. Have an appointment? You may consider leaving a few minutes earlier.   Have you noticed?  Trees are being planted all over town,…

Pictured above:  Sarah Jesse who has been appointed Director of the Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD.   Sarah Jesse has been appointed by the Academy Art Museum Board of Trustees as the next director of the Museum located in Easton, Maryland. She comes from the Orange County Museum of…