Events

Please join Chesapeake Music June 10-18 at the Ebenezer Theater in historic Easton for 6 compelling concerts by your favorite Festival musicians!

Positive Strides will host the Jaime Lee Hutchison Memorial Horse Show on Saturday, June 11, 2022, starting at 9:00 a.m. at Timber Grove Farm. Riders will compete in an equitation class and jumping class. A recognition ceremony will be held late morning to early afternoon. The public is invited to attend and support our riders at no charge. Donations are appreciated. Food will be available for purchase on site.   The series is held in loving memory of Jaime Lee Hutchison who tragically lost her battle with cancer in 2017. She was a long-time therapeutic rider at Timber Grove Farm, home of Positive Strides.

The 7th annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival (CCBF) will take place on Saturday, June 11 from 10am to 2pm at the Talbot County Free Library Easton Branch.   The theme this year is Oceans of Possibility! Author Carole Boston Weatherford will be delivering a keynote speech at 10:30 am and Author/illustrator Bryan Collier and will be delivering a second keynote speech at 11:30 am. The Easton High School Jazz Band will be performing. Thanks to lead sponsor Flying Cloud Booksellers, a Bluepoint Hospitality property, children ages 18 and under who sign up for the library’s Summer Reading Challenge will receive a voucher valued at $20 for a free book of their choice from Flying Cloud Booksellers while supplies last. The YMCA will also be providing a summer reading program prize of a six-month family membership for Easton YMCA along with swimming lessons.   Other authors attending CCBF include David Owen Bell, Melanie Conklin, Nancy Viau, Diane Salerni, Ginger Park, Frances Park, Joan Waites, Michael Rex, Lee Harper, and Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival Co-Founder Timothy Young.  

In honor of Pride Month and the Delmarva Pride Festival we are extending our 30% off offer to anyone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community as well as anyone who comes in sporting their Pride Month colors! Offer is only valid on ladies night- 6/17/22! 30% off any ceramic piece that you paint that evening, excluding Christmas trees or other items that come with an electric light kit. (For ladies 18+)

The Delmarva Pride Festival will be Saturday, June 18th 2022! Mark your calendar and come join us in Easton for fun events to promote LGBTQ Pride!

Enjoy a free celebration of unity and excellence with an outdoor block party that will feature the exceptional musical talents of Clarence Ward III and his band Dat Feel Good and Julie Outrage. There will also be an exhibition of the vibrant tapestries and paintings of Adrienne Elise Tarver and the stunning illustrations of children’s book author Bryan Collier.

Swamp Donkey prides themselves on a big sound that you will likely not hear anywhere else!   Stretching the “grass” concept to the limit and offering a unique sound in the process, the Annapolis/Baltimore-based electric newgrass band delivers an exciting combination of original songs and unique covers that span many genres in a style they have made all their own.  The band takes an intense and creative approach to their live performance that is riddled with surprises, mesh-ups, and lots of energy! Fans are sure to experience a “swamped-up” version of something that will keep them stomping their feet.   You can find Swamp Donkey performing on Harrison Street between Dover and Goldsborough Streets. 

Each year the Avalon Foundation brings Shaw's Amusements Carnival to the Town of Easton as part of its July 4th celebration! The celebration offers nine days to enjoy the carnival and culminates on the 4th of July with food, free fireworks and live music. The carnival is open from 6 to 10 p.m. daily and  from 4 to 11 p.m. Thursday, July 4.  The carnival is beside Waterside Village Shopping Center near Target, between the Easton Parkway and St. Michaels Road. $5 off wristband coupons available Avalon Theatre Lobby. Wristbands are available every night, with the exception of July 4th!

With Easton’s historic Waterfowl Building again remade with concert staging and lighting and a crystal- clear audio system, music lovers can enjoy some of the world’s finest jazz musicians in three shows as Jazz Alive renews it summer concert series! The first concert in this grand series will feature Larry McKenna, known globally for his gorgeous tenor saxophone sound, the beauty of his balladry, and his fluid, bebop-inspired improvisations.   Over the years, Larry has performed and recorded with such jazz stars as Woody Herman, Clark Terry, Buddy DeFranco, Barry Harris, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Heath, Jon Faddis, Harry Allen, Terell Stafford, Eric Alexander, Bill Charlap, Warren Vaché, Kenny Barron, Randy Brecker, Wynton Marsalis, and Frank Sinatra. Joining Larry will be Tom Lawton on piano, Kevin MacConnell on bass and Dan Monaghan on drums.   The Waterfowl Building is at 40 South Harrison Street in Easton, Maryland.  Tickets are $48 and available at jazz-alive.org or at the door the day of the event. Students attend free with a Student ID. A cash bar will be available. Proceeds from ticket and concession sales support Jazz Alive’s mission of providing educational support in developing future artists and preserving this great art form through school and community programs.

Let’s face it…We need the funk now more than ever, and the Clones of Funk are just the ones to deliver it! Founder Wesley Beann first conceived the funk tribute in 1989 as a reunion of fans and musicians dedicated to the music of Parliament and Funkadelic.  After George “Dr. Funkenstein” Clinton himself gave his blessing a year later, this eight-piece funk band—comprised of vocalists and a slammin’ rhythm section—has gone on to play various venues, including college functions and clubs from New York City to Virginia.   You can find Clones of Funk performing on Harrison Street between Dover and Goldsborough Streets.

We all love the taste of wine – but do we really know HOW to taste wine? With our upcoming Wine Tasting series, this inaugural event will teach you how to truly taste wine from a professional advanced sommelier, Michael Scaffidi! An Advanced Sommelier who has had a long career as a Sommelier and Wine Director. He has worked with many prestigious teams including those of The French Laundry, The Greenbrier, Union Square Cafe, Jean-George. Educate your palate and learn the art of wine tasting AND taste a collection of spectacular wines!