Events for Friday, June 3, 2022

Join the Talbot County Chamber for the biggest catch ever during its annual Rockfish Tournament!   Arrive Lowe's Wharf in Sherwood by 6:00 am. All boats will depart dock promptly at 6:30 am. Registration Includes 1/2 day of fishing with a professional guide for up to 6 anglers, breakfast, buffet lunch and awards presentation at weigh-in party, swag buckets and event t-shirts. Individual registration and bring-your-own-boat options also available.   Be A Sponsor: Be a sponsor, and get access to all kinds of great perks including business promotion, complimentary guided boat entries, tickets to the Weigh-In and Awards Party, tournament swag and more!    

Rion Amilcar Scott’s award-winning short story collections imagine the fictional town of Cross River, Maryland, a free Black settlement founded after the only successful slave revolt in the United States. Historian Dale Glenwood Green’s research documents Easton’s Hill Community, one of the oldest free Black neighborhoods in the United States still in existence today. Join them for a reading and conversation about the history, legacy, and future of Maryland’s African American communities, followed by a walking tour led by Professor Green. This conversation is moderated by Shore Lit Founder and George Mason University professor Kerry Folan. Washington College’s Chesapeake Heartland African American Humanities Truck will also be on site to share a grassroots-curated exhibition celebrating African American history and culture on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Seth Walker is often cited as one of the most prolific contemporary Americana artists on the scene today. He’s a multi-dimensional talent who combines a gift for melody and lyrics alongside a rich, Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice with a true-blue knack for getting around on the guitar.