Winter Festival 2022: Pump it Up for Hospice Drag Race
Kick-up your heels and join us for the triumphant return of the Drag Race! Men from across the mid-shore will "pump it up for Hospice" while racing down Harrison Street in downtown Easton in their favorite pair of high heels. The 2022 event is co-chaired by veteran "draggers," Joe Petro and Mark Potter, and is sure to be a must-see event of the fall! Members of the community are invited to watch the race, and more importantly, contribute in the name of their favorite contestant - it is a Hospice fundraiser after all!
Academy Art 25th Annual Craft Show
Shop handmade, one-of-a-kind objects created by over 55 makers from around the country. Featuring artists who work in all media, including Basketry, Ceramics, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, and Metal, you won’t want to miss this fun shopping experience and important Museum fundraiser. Valencia Glass will also offer live glassblowing demonstrations. It’s only $10 to visit and all the proceeds support AAM’s exhibitions and programs.
SOS Sink or Swim Presents Dancing Dream ABBA Tribute Show
Avalon Theatre 40 E Dover Street, Easton, MD, United StatesPut on your disco shoes and join us for an incredible evening with the music of ABBA! We can’t wait to see you on Friday, October 21st at the Avalon Theater. The proceeds from this groovy evening benefit our mission of providing free, no-questions-asked swimming lessons for area children and adults.
The Renowned Calidore String Quartet
Ebenezer Theater 17 South Washington Street, Easton, MD, United StatesGold prize winners of the 2012 Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition for Young Professionals, the Calidore String Quartet returns to Easton with a program of Beethoven, Shostakovich and Smetana that showcases the depth of their musicianship. From the sunlit colors of Beethoven’s Quartet Number 6 to the haunting emotion of Shostakovich’s Quartet Number 8 and the glowing folk-inspired melodies of Smetana’s Quartet No. 1, this will be a memorable evening.
SONOS: Tales for Halloween
Academy Art Museum 106 South St, Easton, MD, United StatesSONOS, featuring Rachel Franklin, Christian Tremblay, and Jonathan Miles Brown, is returning to the Museum with their latest program, Tales for Halloween, which takes a playful look at the eternal fascination musicians have for the supernatural. They’ll explore what constitutes “scary” music and trace the haunting influence of literary and historic sources on the Gothic in their favorite creepy concert experiences! Works will include Tartini’s “Devil’s Trill,” De Falla’s “El Amor Brujo,” and a spine-tingling arrangement of Saint-Saëns’ “Danse Macabre,” plus some devilishly delicious jazz and folk!
City of Incurable Women: A Book Talk with Maud Casey and Kerry Folan
Academy Art Museum 106 South St, Easton, MD, United StatesThe Academy Art Museum and Shore Lit present acclaimed author Maud Casey in conversation with Shore Lit founder Kerry Folan about Casey’s latest book, City of Incurable Women. This hybrid text, which is braided with period photographs and medical documents, reimagines the “hysterical” women of Paris’s famed nineteenth-century Salpêtrière mental asylum in their own shimmering, lyrical voices.
Costume Contest & Outdoor Movie Night: Hocus Pocus
Academy Art Museum 106 South St, Easton, MD, United StatesWear your spookiest, most creative Halloween costume to AAM and compete to win an Easton Downtown gift card then stick around for an outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus on the front lawn of the Museum! The contest will have four costume categories and one winner from each category: Best Adult Costume (13 and over), Best Youth Costume (12 and under), Scariest Costume (any age), Most Creative (any age), and Best Group Costume. There is no cost to enter! The costume contest starts at 6 p.m., followed by the movie screening at 7:30 p.m.
Yuja Wang
Ebenezer Theater 17 South Washington Street, Easton, MD, United StatesCritical superlatives and audience ovations have continuously followed Yuja Wang’s dazzling career. The Beijing-born pianist is set to achieve new heights during the 2018-19 season, which features recitals, concert series, season residencies, and extensive tours with some of the world’s most venerated ensembles and conductors.
Fall Harvest Fair
10659 Hiners Lane 10659 Hiners Lane, Easton, MD, United StatesJoin us for a fall family festival! There will be vendors, midway games, fall activities, costumed fun, and so much more!
Humming Bird Inn Halloween Party
Hummingbird Inn 14 N Aurora Street, Easton, MD, United StatesCome join the fun at the 6th Annual Hummingbird Inn Halloween Costume Porch Party on October 31st, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The theme is the 1980's & they will have prizes from local businesses (1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners)! Bring your snacks (spooky theme encouraged), bring your own beverages, & candy to hand out to the trick-or-treaters!
Talbot County Free Library Presents: Dia De Los Muertos
Talbot County Free Library 100 W Dover St, Easton, MD, United StatesDía de los Muertos is a holiday celebrated in Mexico where families honor their loved ones with a brief reunion that includes food, drink and celebration. Stop by the library to take a look at the altars honoring those who have passed away, along with a screening of “Coco.” The movie will be showing in Spanish with English subtitles.
WAF Waterfowl Festival Exhibit
Christ Church Fellowship Hall 111 S. Harrison St., Easton, MD, United StatesThe Working Artist Forum is excited to be part of the 2022 Waterfowl Festival this November 10th-13th. Original art works completed in various media can be viewed and purchased on Friday & Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday 11-4. This year’s exhibit will be held at Christ Church Fellowship Hall, 111 S. Harrison St., Easton, and will be part of the ticketed Thursday VIP Premier Night 5-8pm where patrons can also meet the artists.