Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- April 2025

Explore the intersection of art and food in this captivating exhibit that showcases the creative power of culinary inspiration. Feast your eyes and nourish your mind!

Explore the intersection of art and food in this captivating exhibit that showcases the creative power of culinary inspiration. Feast your eyes and nourish your mind!

Joe Holt goes Outlaw with Billy West & Kevin Short

The final concert of the season for the National Music Festival's Resonance Concert Series will feature sultry, eccentric, and haunted music for tuba, French horn, and piano. Don't miss this fun concert!

Tickets are $22 for adults; $5 for students and children. Tickets can be purchased in advance at nationalmusic.us or at the door.

Andrew Mozina is the author of two novels, Tandem (Tortoise Books, 2023) and Contrary Motion (Spiegel & Grau, 2016), and two short story collections: Quality Snacks (Wayne State University Press, 2014), a finalist for the Flannery O'Connor Award, and The Women Were Leaving the Men (Wayne State University Press, 2007), which won the GLCA New Writers Award. His fiction has appeared in Tin House, Southern Review, Ecotone, The Missouri Review, and elsewhere. His stories have received special citations in Best American Short Stories, Pushcart Prize, and New Stories from the Midwest.

Open mic night at the Mainstay. No tickets required.

“Angels,” the Chester River Chorale's enchanting spring concert program, celebrates the timeless allure of angelic figures across music history. This unique program brings together a vast array of pieces inspired by angels, showcasing both the reverence of classical masters and the spirit of modern folk, country, and rock. With a choir over 100 voices strong and the dynamic accompaniment of the acclaimed local ensemble, the Pam Ortiz Band, “Angels” creates an immersive experience that bridges ancient traditions with modern soundscapes.

The Chester River Chorale's enchanting spring program, “Angels”, celebrates the timeless allure of angelic figures across music history. This unique program brings together a vast array of pieces inspired by angels, showcasing both the reverence of classical masters and the spirit of modern folk, country, and rock. With a choir over 100 voices strong and the dynamic accompaniment of the acclaimed local ensemble, the Pam Ortiz Band, “Angels” creates an immersive experience that bridges ancient traditions with modern soundscapes.

The Washington College Piano Festival invites participants of all ages to further develop
their talents in an immersive educational experience.

Event Includes:
piano lessons with Dr. Woobin Park, competition for prizes, a masterclass, and a solo recital by Wonmi Kim.

Karen Somerville's tribute to American Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

The Hedgelawn Foundation presents Classical Pianist Emma Taggart.

Instructor Denise Dersch $65
This class is perfect for those new to watercolor or seeking to better understand this fluid and challenging medium. Students will explore essential topics like watercolor paper, brushes, pigments, values, edges, transparency versus opacity, and color theory. Using a limited palette of primary colors, participants will learn to control water and pigments, experiment with transparency and opacity, and apply various techniques to enhance their paintings. Each session includes clear objectives, live demonstrations, and a guided project, with all supplies provided.

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the incredible talents of our most exceptional students and ensembles. Our talented students are eager to share their hard work and passion for music with the community, making this a performance you won't want to miss!

Come join the Class of 2025 as they are invited to read from their original works. In addition, the writing prizes will be announced, so celebrate your peers as the winners of the Genre Prize, Pfister Poetry Prize, and Warner Prize are congratulated.

"Paint the Town" is a 4-day event where artists have the opportunity to lose themselves while exploring the beautiful countryside and capturing it in their paintings. After three (3) days of painting, artists gather back together on Saturday afternoon to frame and hang their finished work in the RiverArts Gallery in preparation for sale at the "Wet Paint Show and Sale". Once the show is complete, the participating artists vote for "Best in Show" and "Best Body of Work."

The class will be held at the Clay Studio on Tuesdays at 6:00 - 8:30 pm, running from April 23-May 28, 2025 (6 weeks).

This course introduces basic pottery wheel techniques to beginning students with a focus on throwing bowl and cylinder forms. Students will be shown the step-by-step process of wedging, centering, throwing, trimming, and glazing clay into finished pieces. Class time and the encouraged Open Studio practice time will enable students to create at their own level and improve their skills with clay.

For beginner and intermediate students of the potter’s wheel, to learn and emphasize the handbuilding skills that round out your pottery making skills. In addition to working with slabs and coils, the class will cover plaster and some tool making. At least one class will take place at my home studio.

For beginning and continuing students. Coils, slabs, and pinch pots. Experience the basic ways people have formed clay throughout the millennia. Learn the techniques and get creative!

Astrophysicist Dr. Lynn Cummings has always believed in science over faith in the unknown. But now that her life is changing, the certainty that was once a source of comfort has become a source of emptiness. When an unidentified flying object is sighted heading toward Earth, she grants an interview to a journalist who misquotes her. With her credibility on the line, she invites him to witness the object as it comes closest to the Earth with her. Dr. Cummings hopes it will pass without incident, but there is no telling what she will discover beyond the stars.

American Blues group The Nighthawks at The Mainstay

"Paint the Town" is a 4-day event where artists have the opportunity to lose themselves while exploring the beautiful countryside and capturing it in their paintings. After three (3) days of painting, artists gather back together on Saturday afternoon to frame and hang their finished work in the RiverArts Gallery in preparation for sale at the "Wet Paint Show and Sale". Once the show is complete, the participating artists vote for "Best in Show" and "Best Body of Work."

Come to the Chestertown Arts & Entertainment District’s ART WALK. Dozens of artists and artisans will be selling works at galleries, storefronts, at a Pop-Up Gallery. Live music will also be happening throughout town. For information email hester@kentculture.org or call the Kent Cultural Alliance at 410-778-3700

From 9-11am visitors can see and chat with artists painting in Chestertown. At 11am paintings are displayed and for sale in Fountain Park. They are judged by Marcy Dunn Ramsey and the public votes for the Peoples Choice Award. Awards are announced at noon and then the paintings are for sale at the Main Gallery until 3pm.