Bear Me Into Freedom: The World and Writings of Frederick Douglass

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum 213 N. Talbot St., St. Michaels, MD, United States

Honor the 205th birthday of Frederick Douglass with this unique program, which will pair excerpts from Frederick Douglass’ writing and speeches with images from Jeff McGuiness’s new book, Bear Me Into Freedom.  

Blake Christiana of Yarn

Stoltz Listening Room 40 East Dover Street, Easton, MD, United States

Blake Christiana, singer/songwriter and guitarist of Yarn, the four-time Grammy nominated alt-country rock band, has just about done it all. He’s shared stages with such superstars as Dwight Yoakam, Charlie Daniels, Marty Stuart, Allison Krauss, Leon Russell, Jim Lauderdale, and The Lumineers. He’s also appeared at Mountain Stage, the 9:30 Club in D.C., South by […]

Juneteenth

Outdoor concert with exceptional musical talent from the region, art exhibitions, a hands-on art project for families, and food vendors. Presented in partnership with BAAM, the Frederick Douglass Honor Society, and the Talbot County Free Library.

Maryland Spirituals Initiative Gospel Concert

Avalon Theatre 40 East Dover Street, Easton, United States

Celebrate Juneteenth with this special gospel concert/lecture on the soul-stirring history of African American spirituals that are illustrated in the paintings of local artist Ruth Starr Rose (1887-1965). Many of Rose’s works depict scenes of spirituals that the artist personally experienced as she worshipped at A.M.E. churches in the historically Black towns of Copperville and […]

Frederick Douglass Day

The Frederick Douglass Honor Society, the Talbot County Free Library, the Town of Easton, and Talbot County are proud to present Frederick Douglass Day. Schedule: The Welcome Ceremony will be held at the Talbot County Free Library's Meeting Room starting at 10:30 a.m. The Frederick Douglass Day Entertainment Stage performers will be on stage at […]

Frederick Douglass Remembers Talbot County

Asbury United Methodist Church 414 E. Dover Street, Easton, MD, United States

Talbot Historical Society and Asbury United Methodist Church welcome author, performance poet and Frederick Douglass historian Nathan M. Richardson on Friday February 9, 2024 at 5pm. The congregation of Asbury United Methodist Church was established in 1836. Upon his return to Talbot County, Douglass dedicated the church in 1878. Please join us in this historic […]

Spirituals in African American History

The Water's Edge Museum 101 Mill St,, Oxford, Maryland

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in conjunction with The Water’s Edge Museum and Bellevue Passage Museum invites you to partake in a conversation with National Park Service Superintendent Deanna Mitchell on the origins and evolution of spirituals. This presentation will take place at The Water’s Edge Museum.

KIN: Rooted in Hope

Avalon Theatre 40 East Dover Street, Easton, United States

On Saturday, February 24, at 2:00 p.m., in the Avalon Theater, author Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, illustrator Jeffrey Boston Weatherford, will discuss their latest work, KIN: Rooted in Hope, a book The Bulletin of the Center for Children called “gorgeously rendered,” and one Kirkus Reviews described as “a striking work that reshapes the […]

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