The Avalon Foundation presents Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka (the musical)! Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka follows enigmatic candy manufacturer, Willy Wonka, as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory... or suffer the consequences. Join us for the Avalon Foundation’s annual holiday celebration starring your friends and neighbors in this wonderful adaptation of the beloved musical. All ticket proceeds go toward the Foundation’s year-round mission to provide diversified arts and educational programs that improve the quality of life here on the Eastern Shore.

ECAS will bring you the magic of Christmas in its concert this December.  Included are long time favorites like “We Need a Little Christmas,” “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and a choral telling of “The Night Before Christmas” poem by Clement Moore, complete with illustrations on two large TV screens.   A portion of the concert will remind you that Christmas is celebrated in many places and in many languages around the world. Look forward to hearing one of the earliest arrangements of “Stille Nacht” (Silent Night), an Austrian carol that turned from obscurity to a major classic, along with a traditional carol from Catalonia in Spain, “Fum, Fum, Fum.” The hauntingly beautiful arrangement of “Twas in the Moon of Wintertime,” one of the oldest Canadian Christmas Carols, circa 1642, tells the Christmas story through the eyes of the indigenous Huron people. “Brightest and Best” will feature a lively fiddle solo for a touch of Bluegrass. The choristers will close the program with “Christmas Day” - the rousing medley of Christmas songs by Gustav Holst. And that’s just to name a few!

Help our neighbors come Home for the Holidays! Join in the fun at the Hummingbird Inn in Easton (14 N Aurora Street) for Talbot Interfaith Shelter's 3rd Annual Home for the Holidays Winter Festival. This year, They've got even more in store: An expansive holiday light display, Santa visits, Holiday craft corner, A fun photobooth experience, Sweet treats and drinks, Live local music, A Santa store for the kiddos, Holiday shopping vendors, Carriage rides on Friday, December 9 and Friday, December 16 (Spaces are limited - pre-reserve your spot!!) ... AND MORE!!! Tickets are $10 for ages 12 and up - children under 12 enter FREE! Add a carriage ride, a visit with the man from the north pole, and a visit to our craft station, and you've got a fun and inexpensive night of fun for the whole family!   The festival's dates are December 9th, December 10th, December 16th, and December 17th .

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. He regularly performs around the globe with the leading orchestras and conductors of our time, and gives recitals at major concert venues and festivals worldwide.   Mr. Hamelin has composed music throughout his career, with nearly 30 compositions to his name. The majority of those works—including the Etudes and Toccata on L’homme armé, commissioned by the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—are published by Edition Peters. His other most recent work, Suite à l’ancienne, was premiered in February 2021 by pianist Rachel Naomi Kudo with funding from her Gilmore Young Artist Award.

Anthony Kearns, considered Ireland’s Foremost Tenor, is recognized around the globe for over a decade of extraordinary collaborative work with the PBS super-group, The Irish Tenors, with whom he still tours annually.  Their CDs have gone Gold, Platinum, and Double Platinum.  The Irish Tenors are in the top 3 highest-grossing clients for PBS, bringing in a whopping $10 million over the course of their lengthy collaboration.   Kearns is a classically trained tenor with the incredible ability to flawlessly sing what audiences love to hear.   He is the consummate performer with universal appeal.  Anthony establishes immediate rapport with his audiences, dazzling them with a re-birth of music they have loved for years.

The holiday season ends with First Night Talbot on December 31st from 6 p.m. to midnight and will be a family-friendly event highlighting the arts. The New Year’s Eve Celebration continues to be the only First Night celebration in the State of Maryland. The event will return to in-person programming this year and end with the iconic Crab Drop at midnight (or 9 p.m. for the early birds). For more information click here!

A dear, intimate friend of the Avalon returns! Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 55-album body of work, and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century.

Chesapeake Fire & Ice returns in 2023! Enjoy ice sculpture displays throughout beautiful downtown Easton, ice carving demonstrations, the Friday night downtown kick-off party, and MUCH MORE! More details coming soon!

Chesapeake Fire & Ice returns in 2023! Enjoy ice sculpture displays throughout beautiful downtown Easton, ice carving demonstrations, and MUCH MORE! More details coming soon!

The Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center will be presenting a three day exhibit to the community showcasing the immigrant families in our community, the work of ChesMRC, and the events that have shaped migration of the Eastern Shore over the past decade.   Tentative Schedule: Thursday/Friday AM- School Tours and Programmed Group Tours Thursday PM – Celebration of Families, Staff, and Volunteers Friday PM – Special thanks to Past, Present and Future Donors Saturday – Open to General Public

Paquito D’Rivera defies categorization. The winner of fourteen Grammy Awards, he is celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz and his achievements as a classical composer.   Born in Havana, Cuba, he performed at age 10 with the National Theater Orchestra, studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and, at 17, became a featured soloist with the Cuban National Symphony. As a founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, he directed that group for two years, while at the same time playing both the clarinet and saxophone with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. He eventually went on to premier several works by notable Cuban composers with the same orchestra.

As The Washington Post lauded, Venezuelan-American pianist Vanessa Perez "is not to be taken lightly.” Praised for her bold, passionate performing style allied with musicianship of keen sensitivity, she made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2004.   With her recordings and many concerts, Perez has developed a significant international profile, playing some of the most prestigious venues across the U.S., Latin America and Europe. The pianist has performed with conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Gustav Meier, James Judd, Ligia Amadio, David Gimenez Carreras, Carlos Izcaray, Diego Matheuz, John Axelrod, Eduardo Marturet, and Carlos Miguel Prieto.