Musical Still Life

 Just playing with my wooden flute and some music.  Do you like it?

Southern Maryland Colonial Faire and Fall Festival Oct 19, 2019

 Ready!

Fire!  By First Maryland Regiment and Brooke's Company of Calvert Militia

 Still life decorations by the Crossroads of Hughesville Garden Club.  They were very beautiful and tasteful.

 Red tailed hawk and other birds of prey presented by Mike and his friend.

 Eastern screech owl

 Barn owl

 Colonial costume detail

 Barn wall texture

Chalk Point Generating Station (Coal power plant) reflection by the river

This event was very well organized and they thought of everything.  There were even golf carts to help seniors get up the steep hill from the parking lot!

Hits of the 40s with Music of the 1740s at the River Concert was Great

 Larry Vote's Guest Conductor performance was enjoyed by many dedicated music lover's even in the rain that started halfway through the River Concert.  

 Kimberly Westcoat, Arts Alliance

 Arts Alliance Volunteers

 Jose Cueto

 Katelyn Aungst, soprano

 Roger Isaacs, counter tenor

 Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet soloist

 Larry Vote, guest conductor

Raiders and Invaders "Attacking" Soon in Leonardtown

Come enjoy The Raiders and Invaders Festival on Saturday, June 7th from 12-6 pm at Leonardtown Square and Leonardtown Wharf in St. Mary's County.  The event focuses on the War of 1812 in Southern Maryland and also includes many of the historical attractions in the area.  This is a one time special event.  There will be lots of opportunities for fun, music, artisans, old time crafts, theater, storytelling, wine, rum and cider tasting, cars, kids events and more.  The full event takes place Friday through Sunday.  For more information visit http://www.raidersandinvaders.com

We will be a vendor in Leonardtown Square, so please stop by and say hello.  We will be featuring our photos and photo crafts of St. Mary's County.

The River Concert Series Starts Friday June 21st

The River Concerts at St. Mary's College of Maryland start June 21st at 7 P.M. and continue every Friday night through July 26th. This week's concert is called "Night in Vienna or "Hornaopia""featuring Strauss and Haydn among other works.

The concerts are great fun for everyone, and feature wonderful music by the Chesapeake Orchestra, delicious food and a variety of other local vendors with jewelry, puppets, etc. You can also bring your own picnic if you like. There are even separate sections for serious listeners through serious socializing. They will still be asking for donations this year, so give what you can to help support the concerts.

I'm including a few photos of past concerts.

Jim and I will be cheering them on as usual and have volunteered our photography services to the orchestra.

To learn more about the concerts and see the wholes schedule visit http://www.smcm.edu/riverconcert or visit the Chesapeake Orchestra Facebook page for information about the orchestra.

I hope to see you there!

2010 River Concerts

We attended the second River Concert of the 2010 season, called “Trills and Thrills”, on Friday June 25th at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, featuring the Chesapeake Orchestra. From front row seats we could hear the music well and see all of the musicians close-up. Tourists and local music lovers should be sure to take advantage of the summer concerts. You could easily spend a lot of money to hear musicians of this quality. The surroundings on the large grassy green are pleasant and divided into sections from the “Serious Listening” up front, to the ”Serious Socializing” in back. There are even food and craft vendors. Each concert has a different theme, and either presents a well known singer or instrumentalist and/or some excellent local talent. And you can’t beat the price: free! But you’ll probably want to give a small donation. Just be sure to bring a chair or blanket. To learn more about this particular concert and see my review visit the Bay Net here.

St. Mary's College of MD River Concert Reviews 2010

Like last year, I decided to do reviews of the River Concerts at St. Mary's College of Maryland on The Bay Net, our local online newspaper. The concerts are wonderful and we usually sit up front to see and hear all the action. I'll probably be writing the articles every week for the next 7 weeks.  Please read my article at http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/18402