Chestertown

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There’s a newish publication that’s available for free around town, or by visiting: http://www.chesapeaketimes.net/

First, the very awesome Friends of the Library has a very awesome new web presence: http://kentfriends.wordpress.com/

Second, bless the Kent News’s heart: they have gotten a much hipper web page. (It used to be a mailing address, and that’s it, if I remember correctly.) Granted, the web address that pops up on Google isn’t um memorable, but it’s an improvement:https://secure.townnews.com/shared-content/subscription/authenticate/index.php?mode=start&domain=thekentcountynews.com&usereg=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekentcountynews.com%2F%2Farticles%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fbusiness%2Fdoc4834d996986af642441533.txt&discover=0&amex=0

I just discovered the Chestertown web site, which is probably old hat to most people here. It’s excellent!

Time article              MSNBC     

Too short on time to write about, so visit Time & MSNBC links.

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Plenty of options for live music around these parts. Here be but a few.

Local band, Chester River Runoff Check their ever-changing calendar for the latest.

Andy’s, a music venue & Chestertown institution

Shame on me! Never been myself but EVERYBODY says it’s great: the Mainstay in Rock Hall.

Here’s a general calendar for spots nearby.

Why not the Irish Breakfast Band? Bit of a drive but looks good.

What a difference a day, and a culture that demands manicured lawns, makes.
Same piece of property, photographed April 30 & May 1.

DESPERATE DINERS CONVERGE IN WILMER PARK  It’s been on the social radar for months, and finally on Sunday 4.27.08, Wilmer Park saw the first of what is likely to become an annual event, the Taste of Chestertown.

     
OUTSIDE THE TENT, SURVIVORS GATHER                   CHESTER VIEW FROM A TABLE AT THE TASTE

 A live band, silent auction items, food and beverage vendors, and probably more attendees than organizers anticipated were crammed into a wee tent. In fact some people went into the tent with the intention of walking around and getting some food, but so many people crammed themselves in that movement was impossible and few were able to escape and remain inside as I write this. In a nutshell, attendees were heavily white which lent a segegrated feel to the event, the top rate food was a bargain, and loads of money was raised for charity.