Upcoming Events

Join lifelong Dorchester County native, Capt. Phil Gootee on a full-day Chesapeake Bay lighthouse tour. This adventure departs from Gootee’s Marina on Sunday, September 26 at 10:30 am, aboard Capt. Phil’s 42-foot charter boat (complete with cabin and bathroom). Capt. Phil will take you to visit eight lighthouses and other historic sites where lighthouses once stood

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Join the folks from WHCP to welcome Lez Zeppelin at Governor’s Hall at Sailwinds Park Cambridge, MD. Doors open 4:30pm, event starts at 5. 

All tickets are $60 (includes dinner, cash bar, auction, door prizes)

Tickets go on sale August 1

https://www.whcp.org/lez-zeplin-live-tickets-on-sale-aug-1/

Join the Town of Vienna for a dedication of the Waterfront Park in honor of Dr. Russell B Brinsfield for his tireless efforts. Dr. Brinsfield, who died in January 2021, served as Mayor of the Town of Vienna for 22 years from 1997 to 2019. He was inducted into the Maryland Municipal League’s Hall of Fame in 2020. He was also director of the Wye Research and Education Center (WREC) from 1981 until retirement in 2015.

As part of the South Dorchester Folk Museum series, there will be a talk Oct. 6 with Rev. Joseph DiPaulo talking on "God's Wild Garden: Early Methodism and the Delmarva Peninsula." The talk begins at 7pm at the Robbins Heritage Museum located on the grounds of the Heritage Museums & Gardens of Dorchester, 1003 Greenway Drive, Cambridge, MD. Free. All are welcome.

Marvin-Alonzo Greer, lead Historic Interpreter for the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission is performing at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Pavilion on Friday, October 8th from 3-4pm. Mr. Greer’s program is called Bound for Freedom: Stories and Songs of Black Liberation. He will share how enslaved people used songs and stories to teach resistance. These stories and songs of resistance inspired thousands in their fight for freedom in the age of slavery.

The Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center hosts a showing of the film "Harriet" As the museum notes, "While there’s Hollywood dramatization, it’s a good depiction of her journey and the people in her life." Join in the second Friday evening of the month for Movie Night, popcorn, and discussion.

Come join in for the 1st annual Lantern Making Workshop on October 9 from 3 to 5pm at the Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center in Cambridge, MD. Ken Johnston, walking artist and lantern maker, will run the workshop and talk about the importance of the lanterns along the Underground Railroad. All participants are welcome to join in a procession from the Cambridge Court House back to the Harriet Tubman Mural carrying the lit lanterns. The lanterns will be displayed in the museum windows. Refreshments served. Donation $15.  (CDC guidelines will be followed.) Questions? Call 410-228-0401.

The Bike the UGRR ride will be held October 16 and will take riders along and near the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Participants can choose either a 25-mile or 43-mile ride. Both will provide opportunities to stop at significant landmarks and sites along the UGRR Byway in Dorchester County to learn more about their historical significance. The ride begins at Cambridge South Dorchester High School, 2475 Cambridge Beltway, Cambridge, MD.

Money raised from the event will support the Harriet’s Journey Home project, which seeks to raise $250,000 to commission, purchase and permanently install a bronze statue of Harriet Tubman at the Dorchester County Courthouse in Cambridge, MD.

Come join Harriett's House Oct. 16 from 9:30am to 12pm at Governor's Hall at Sailwinds Park as they raise awareness about human trafficking and funds to support their new residential program. Be a part of opening the doors to safety, hope and healing for survivors of exploitation. Want to bring a group? Sign up to be a table host for the event.

Bay Country Shop hosts a special day Oct. 16 from 10am to 5pm with Simply Southern rep, as well as Tranont, local artist April Dean […]