Events - 20 Oct 19

Treat the readers in your life—or yourself—to a book or two (or three!) from our signed book auction. Every book here has been signed by the author, editor, or illustrator. Fans of historical fiction, poetry, biography, YA, and graphic novels will all find something here. All proceeds support our literary programming. Browse and bid by [...]

The Cambridge Main Street  is the fourth of six Maryland sites to host Water/Ways, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, brought to the state by the Maryland Humanities’ Museum on Main Street program. Water/Ways will be open to the public at Dorchester Center for the Arts in Cambridge for six weeks, from October 19 to November 30, 2019, [...]

Join Johnny Shockley for oysters and an insightful discussion about the Past, Present and Future of Maryland’s Oyster Industry. His talk will highlight a Suicide Bridge Restaurant Riverboat lunch cruise on the Choptank on Oct. 20. A third-generation watermen from Hoopers Island, Johnny has crabbed and oystered on the Chesapeake for more than 30 years. [...]

Park Ranger Eric Creter leads a tour of the park's coolest geological sites. Bring water, dress appropriately, and wear comfortable shoes as the trail may be rocky and steep. Presented by the Frederick County Public Library-Thurmont Branch.