06/14/2024
GET OUT & GO!
Your roundup of wandering possibilities for the coming weekend ...
• HOT TUBS! The Berlin (Md.) Bathtub Races on Fri., June 14 are an inspired bit of Main Street madness, with tubs transformed by teams into wheeled contraptions that fly down Main Street in search of honor and prestige. Bonus: Berlin throws a downtown block party around the races. Details:
https://berlinmainstreet.com/bathtub-races/
• LAVENDER! The Lavender & Lambs Festival at Brittingham Farms in Millsboro, Del. is Sat., June 15. Historical demos, sheep shearing, live music, lavender ice cream, more. Details:
https://www.brittinghamfarms.com/product/2nd-annual-lavender-lambs-festival/
• BLOOMIN'! The Lewes (Del.) Garden Tour on Sat., June 15 offers self-guided peeks into that town's prettiest "secret gardens." There will be a garden market up and running in Zwaanendael Park. Details:
https://www.leweschamber.com/event/2024-lewes-garden-tour
GET IN TUNE!
• 10-time Grammy winners Asleep at the Wheel and 8-time Grammy nominee Rhonda Vincent: That's an impressive pair of headliners for the seven-band Crisfield (Md.) Bluegrass Festival on Sat., June 15. Details:
http://crisfieldbluegrass.com/index.html
• The Smyrna (Del.) at Night party celebrates its 10th anniversary on Sat., June 15. Three stages, 18 bands, vendors, food, more. Details:
https://www.visitdelawarevillages.com/events-calendar/smyrna-at-night-2024/
• The June Jam claims the title of "America's longest running music festival," dating to 1978. Held in a campground in Houston, Del., this year's edition is Sat., June 15. Eight bands. Details:
https://www.junejam.com/
• The Chesapeake Brass Band is putting on a free concert in Chestertown, Md. on Mon., June 17. Musicians hail from New Jersey and Pennsylvania in addition to Maryland and Delaware. Details:
https://www.kentcounty.com/events?eid=11250
OLD BOATS! The Antique & Classic Boat Festival and Coastal Arts Fair is Father's Day weekend, June 14-16, at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. Scads of vintage boats on display, plus a juried art show focused on maritime life. Details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/8253756731307221/
CELLO THERE!
Head to the bandstand in Bethany Beach, Del. on Thu., June 13 for that town's first-ever Cellofest. A collaboration with the Cello Museum, the event will feature top-notch musicians performing a mix of classical, folk, and popular tunes. Details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1384760305572388
SELBYVILLE! Travel back in time at the Old Timers Day Classic Car & Family Festival in Selbyville, Del. on Sat., June 15. A big car show is the main attraction--plus live music, beer garden, vendors, fire truck rides, bounce houses, more. Details:
https://oldtimersdayde.com/
HOME BREW! Celebrate the spirits of the Free State as the Drink Maryland party returns to pretty Lawyer's Row in Centreville on Sat., June June 15. Maryland wineries, breweries, distilleries, and meaderies, plus artisan vendors and live music. Details:
https://www.townofcentreville.org/main-street/page/drinkmaryland-centreville-maryland-makers-event
SOUNDINGS! On Sat., June 15, the Greater Harrington (Del.) Historical Society will be premiering a new documentary film about a notable bit of local music history, "Blue Hen Records, Sounds of Delmarva." Snacks and sodas. Fifties garb welcome but not required. Details on the event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/420486557381617/
And a little history of Blue Hen records. Details:
https://ghhsociety.org/blue-hen-records
GET SWAMPED!
Explore the ancient bald cypress swamps of the Pocomoke River with the friendly folks from Delmarva Birding during their "Songbirds of the Swamp" weekend, June 14-16. Last year, they tallied 96 different species. Six tours to choose from. Details:
https://delmarvabirding.com/songbirds-of-the-swamp/
JUNETEENTH!
• A presentation about local men who fought with the U.S. Colored Troops in Cambridge, Md. on Fri., June 14. Details:
https://visitdorchester.org/event/history-of-dorchester-u-s-colored-troops-buffalo-soldiers/
• Juneteenth in Chestertown, Md. on Fri/Sat June 14/15. Details:
https://www.mainstreetchestertown.org/event/juneteenth-celebration/
• Delaware Juneteenth events in Wilmington (Sat., June 15); in Georgetown (Sat., June 15); and Newark (Sun., June 16). Info on all three:
https://history.delaware.gov/2024/05/22/juneteenth-2024/
• The Juneteenth Celebration and Unity Parade in Exmore, Va. on Sat., June 15. Details:
https://www.exmore.org/event-details/25th-annual-esva-juneteenth-celebration-unity-parade
• The Eastern Shore Juneteenth celebration in Salisbury, Maryland on Sat., June 15. Details:
https://www.esjuneteenth.com/
• A Juneteenth celebration in Preston, Md. on Sat., June 15. Details:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-in-caroline-county-vendor-registration-registration-895377727887
• A Juneteenth Freedom Walk in Snow Hill, Md. on Sat., June 15. Details:
https://visitmarylandscoast.org/event/juneteenth-freedom-walk-and-celebration/2024-06-15
• A ceremony honoring local men who fought for the U.S. Colored Troops--in Cambridge, Md. on Sat., June 15. Details:
https://visitdorchester.org/event/heralding-heroes-of-juneteenth/
• Freedom Day celebration at Giddens Do-Drop Inn in Weirwood, Va. on Sun., June 16. Details:
https://shoredailynews.com/events/freedom-day-celebration/
• CARNIVAL! The Hebron (Md.) Fire Department Carnival runs most Wednesday through Saturday evenings between June 12 and July 13. Here is the calendar:
https://hebronvfd.com/eventcalendar/2024/6
• Don't forget! Right around the beginning of every month I send out an email newsletter connecting you with four weeks of fun events and cool happenings. See what that newsletter looks like here:
https://www.secretsoftheeasternshore.com/events/
