Events - 2 Nov 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 [...]

Richardson Maritime Museum Family Day at the Boatworks will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the Ruark Boatworks, 103 Hayward Street, Cambridge. Explore the boat building heritage of Dorchester County through exhibits and hands-on activities. This program is being held in conjunction with Maryland Humanities' statewide tour of the Smithsonian exhibition [...]

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, [...]

What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City author Mona Hanna-Attisha visits the Baltimore Book Festival on the 2019 One Maryland One Book Author Tour. Dr. Mona will be in conversation with author and fellow pediatrician Nadia Hashimi, then sign copies of What the Eyes Don't See. [...]

As part of the Smithsonian Water/Ways exhibition and the celebration of Dorchester County's local waterways, the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester offers two special cruises featuring docents from ShoreRivers and from the Nathan to share information about the river. The Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester is a traditional oystering vessel and an icon of the Chesapeake Bay. [...]

Join Maryland Humanities for a special private reception with Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of What the Eyes Don't See, the 2019 One Maryland One Book selection. Tickets are $75 and include a signed copy of the book. Learn More BUY TICKETS