Eastern Shore 6/20 Weekend Picks

Cruise the Miles River aboard the 1955 skipjack Rosie Parks during the Antique & Classic Boat Festival & Coastal Arts Fair and experience Chesapeake Bay history under sail.\n

Celebrate Juneteenth at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland with special programming Friday through Sunday: “Thenceforward and Forever Free!”: Collective Reflections on American Freedom A day of special programming presented by Wild Seed Productions LLC called “Thenceforward and forever free!”: Collective Reflections on American Freedom. From 11am-3pm, there will be a creative arts and history workshop. The public is invited to drop in and partake in a visual design activity, paper crafts, collage, group dialogue, and creative writing. At 1pm, local theater artist and Founder of Soul Shine Theater Garden, Sisi Reid, will perform excerpts from her new one-woman show "Ya Dig." The performance will be followed by a poetry share, communal storytelling, and the reveal of a “North Star Sculpture” in honor of Juneteenth and our North Star, Harriet Tubman. Activities will run all afternoon and folks are welcome to drop in and come and go as you please. All ages and skill levels are welcome! Call 410-221-2290 with any questions. 10am-2pm: Traditional Children's Games - Enjoy Traditional Children’s Games including marbles, mancala, jacks, and more in the Legacy Garden. 1pm: Beyond Spirituals: Black Folk Music Before the Civil War - Join Ranger Robin to explore the unseen African origins of the banjo and the festival music enslaved people made for it before the Civil War. Author Talk and Book Signing with Robin Michel Caudell Visit the Tubman Visitor Center for an author talk and book signing with Robin Michel Caudell, author of "Black Heel Strings: A Choptank Memoir." In this lyrical memoir, Robin Michel Caudell meditates on memory and identity as she traces her childhood in a Black family navigating poverty and racism on the Delmarva Peninsula. Many know Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman’s exodus stories out of bondage in rural Maryland, but what about the people who stayed? It is from this place and history that Caudell’s story begins. Growing up in the segregated 1960s, Caudell is the living legacy of the ones who did not run away and of the Free People of Color/Christianized Indians who partnered with their enslaved brethren in a precarious dance of love in Chesapeake Country.

The Island Theatre, 4074 Main Street, presents movies at their art deco performing arts center on Friday and Saturday nights at 7pm. Beer and wine cash bar.

We are so excited to announce our partnership with the Chincoteague Pony Drill team. They always put on such a great show, and this will be no different. Tickets will be $20, which will include the performance and a visit to the museum exhibit inside the Beebe Ranch. We will be extending our hours that evening to accommodate and look forward to seeing everyone for the first of many great performances at the ranch. Tickets can be purchased when you arrive for the event. Please bring your own chair. Refreshments will be available for purchase .

Join us for a Father's Day Weekend Workshop with pitmaster Berj Ghazarian, owner of Bark Barbecue, at The Wildset Hotel. ————————— Learn How to: • Build a proper fire: including wood selection, starting and maintaining a clean fire, and a review of smoke. • Butcher, season, and cook the perfect brisket: including where to purchase and a live trimming demonstration. • Ribs: selecting your meat and cooking techniques. • Pro Tips: on how to schedule a full BBQ day and keep meat warm without drying it out. ————————— What's Included: • Instruction and all ingredients • Sides to accompany the main meal (after the workshop) • One batched cocktail created by Bark BBQ and n/a beverages Additional beer, wine, and cocktails will be available to purchase on the day. ————————— Menu: • Smoked brisket •…

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