Events Calendar

Location: Snow Hill Branch of Worcester County library [Directions]

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Location: SHVFD Banquet Hall

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The Snow Hill Volunteer Department Pancake Dinner to benefit SHVFD Cadets will be held Tuesday March 12th, 2010 from 6-8 pm.

The event will be held in the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Department Banquet Hall on Rt. 12.

Cost: $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for Children 10 and under

Location: The Palette [Directions]

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Location: Furance Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Join us for a walk along the Nature Conservancy Boundary Trail. Jeff Bacon with The Nature Conservancy Stewardship Committee, will lead the Dayhike. Weather and water levels will determine which of two Boundary Trails will be used. All of the trails provide access to portions of b and the Nassawango Cypresss Swamp and include a wide variety of plants. The focus of the walk will be on change - past, present  nd future - and the resiliency of nature.

Reservations may be made by calling 410-632-2032.

Daily site admission applies.

Get more info at: www.furnacetown.com

Location: Harvest Moon Tavern

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Come celebrate the Irish in you with our resident leprechaun Tig playing all your favorite Irish tunes.
Happy Hour Drink Specials
Corn Beef & Cabbage with red potatoes
Corned Beef Reuben
Guinness Irish onion Soup
Bourbon Steak Sandwich
Creamy ham & Potato Soup
Traditional Irish Boxty
A hearty Irish potato cake topped with chunks of home roasted top round beef in an Irish whiskey cream sauce.

Call 410-632-9890

Location: Furance Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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The nightwalk will be led by Sarah Meyers, the new Director of Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum. It will follow the Paul Leifer Trail along  and over the Nassawango Cypress Swamp. The focus of the evening walk will be on "Walking Where  They Walked", with emphasis on the early 19th century days of manufacturing iron for the national market.

Bring a flashlight. due to weather conditions, boots should be worn for the walk. Reservations may be made by calling 410-632-2032.

Daily site admission applies.

Get more info at: www.furnacetown.com

Location: Pocomoke River State Park [Directions]

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Come to the Pocomoke River State Park and learn about photography of animals and birds in the park.

$10 fee per person.

Call 410-632- 2566 for more information.

Get more info at: www.mdp.state.md.us

Location: Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Celebrate National Quilting Day on March 20, 2010 by making the quilt, Critical (Stash) Mass, from Karla Alexander’s new book, Color Shuffle. Karla, a teacher at the 2007 Nassawango Outdoor Quilt Show, recently appeared on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims demonstrating this quilt.

Renowned local quilter, Barbara Hudson will teach the workshop which is being sponsored by Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum as part of the continuing educational program of the Nassawango Outdoor Quilt Show.

The workshop will take place on March 20 at All Hallows Episcopal Church Parish Hall, in Snow Hill, MD from 9 AM to 4 PM. Pre-registration is required.

The workshop is $25.00 which includes the book, Color Shuffle. To register call Furnace Town at 410-632-2032 or email Barbara Hudson at nassawangoquilt@aol.com.

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Powellville Oyster Sandwiches will be available at the Sinepuxent Lodge #193 at 212 Belt Street in Snow Hill on March 20th from 11:00am until 2:00 pm.

Cost is $7.00 each

Sponsored by the Worcester Chapter 3102, OES & Sinepuxent Lodge #193

Location: Most Blessed Sacrament School

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Location: Snow Hill branch Worcester County Library [Directions]

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The Library presents an historic program about James Madison.

2:00 pm, Free admission

Call 410-632-3495 for further information

Location: Most Blessed Sacrament School

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"Kitchen Witches" presented by the Ocean Pines Players. Most Blessed Sacrament School, Rt. 589 & Beauchamp Rd. just North of Ocean Pines.

Curtain 7:00 p.m. on Fri & Sat., Sun Matinee 3 p.m.
Admission $12 at the Door ~ $10 in advance.

Tickets available at Crazy Ladyz!, A Step Above Gallery & Gifts, 
Copy Central and Marina Deck.
 For more info call 410-641-8173.

Location: Furance Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum kicks off its 2010 season with a free day on April 1.

Come out on Clean-up day on March 27th to volunteer to help clean up the grounds after the long winter. Admission is free.

Call 410-632-2032

Get more info at: www.furnacetown.com

Location: Pocomoke River State Park [Directions]

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Come to the Pocomoke River State Park for a youth program which includes a nature hike and plant identification.

Fee $3 per person

Call 410-632-2566 for more information and varification of times.

Location: Harvest Moon Tavern 208 W. Green Street

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Harvest Moon Tavern will say good bye to Winter and welcome Spring with a Spring Sugar Moon Party

DJ Dale Smack will help  you dance those wintertime blues away. Look for Food and Drink Specials for the evening.

Call 410-632-9890

Location: Delmarva Discovery Center [Directions]

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The Delmarva Discovery Center is pleased to offer a four session Beginner Liquid Acrylic Class instructed by local artist, Jenny Somers. The course will use paper as the painting surface while focusing on techniques similar to watercolor. The process will reveal how to transfer sketches to the airbrushed panel, basic color mixing, and include an introduction on preparation and usage of paint while using the airbrush as a tool. Practice between classes is encouraged. A supply list will be provided upon registration. Call 410-957-9933

Class fee: $60

Morning class Thursday - April 1, 12, 19, 26  -  9am - noon
Evening class - Thursday - April 1, 12, 19, 26 - 6pm-9pm

Location: Furance Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Come and enjoy the grounds of Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum free of charge on its opening day of the 2010 season.

Call 410-632-2032 for more information

Location: Julia A. Purnell Musuem [Directions]

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The Julia A. Purnell Museum opens its 2010 season with an exhibit The Eye of the Beholder. The focus of this exhibit  is beauty in the 19th  and early 20th centuries. On display through October.

Call 410-632-0515 for further information

Location: Furance Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Opening day at Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum.

Enjoy the grounds free of charge to celebrate the beginning of the 2010 season. Open from 10 am - 5 pm.

Call 410-632-2032 for more information.

Get more info at: www.furnacetown.com

Location: Julia A. Purnell Museum [Directions]

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Enjoy the beginning of the Julia A. Purnell Museum's 2010 season.

Located at 208 West Market Street

Call 410-632-0515 for more information.

Get more info at: www.purnellmuseum.com

Location: Burbage Funeral Home

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The Snow Hill Area Chamber of Commerce presents the annual Easter Egg Hunt courtesy of Burbage Funeral Home, located on 208 W. Federal Street.

Location: Downtown Snow Hill

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The 2010 season for Arts on the River First Friday continues on April 2nd at 5:00 pm. Shopkeepers and gallery owners will stay open three extra hours for customers to browse through their shops at a leisurely pace. Enjoy art openings, demonstrations, special discounts, and light refreshments as you travel through the streets of historic Snow Hill.

Try out one of our restaurants for dinner. The Palette, The Emporium and Harvest Moon Tavern all have great food and welcome Frist Friday customers.

Call 410-632-2080 for more information.

Location: Julia A. Purnell Museum [Directions]

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Come in and enjoy the exhibits in the Julia A Purnell Museum free of charge.

Call 410-632-0515 for more information

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The Snow Hill Rotary Club will host its second  Teacher of the Year Banquet at the Nassawango Country Club. Tickets are available from Snow Hill Rotary members for $25 each.

Call Ann Gibb at 410-632-2080 for more information

Location: Pocomoke River State Park [Directions]

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Spend time learning how to write about nature and to document your observations in the Pocomoke River State Park.

Call 410-632-2566 for more information

Location: Furance Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Join us for a walk along the Nature Conservancy Boundary Trail.

Reservations may be made by calling 410-632-2032.

Daily site admission applies.

Location: Furance Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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The nightwalk will be led by Sarah Meyers, the new Director of Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum. It will follow the Paul Leifer Trail along  and over the Nassawango Cypress Swamp. The focus of the evening walk will be on "Walking Where  They Walked", with emphasis on the early 19th century days of manufacturing iron for the national market.

Reservations may be made by calling 410-632-2032.

Daily site admission applies.

Location: Downtown Snow Hill [Directions]

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50 artists from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware will come to Snow Hill for this three day Plein Air event. 
Sponsored by Bishop's Stock Fine Art and Fine Craft. 

The artists' work will be on display on Sunday April 18th  in the Old Firehouse on Green Street. This "wet paint" sale will be the only opportunity for the community to purchase and to enjoy the work of these fine artists.
Come early! Time: noon - 4:00pm. 

For more information, call 410-632-3555.

Location: Old Firehouse on Green Street

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Rescheduled from an earlier date:

To celebrate Black History Month  Arts on the River, Snow Hill’s Arts and Entertainment District, is sponsoring its third Annual Winter Blues Jam on Friday April 16, 2010. Winter Blues Jam line up will feature performances by local musicians,

7:00 pm - Rude Dog (Acoustic Blues)
8:15 - 9:15 pm - Mr. B & the Snow Hill All-Stars (R&B, Motown soul, Blues)
9:30 - 10:30 pm - The Tom Principato band (Blues, soul, R&B)
10:30 pm - until..... Jam Session

A beer and wine cash bar will be sponsored by the Snow Hill Area Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds from the bar sales will go toward the town's Fireworks Display for the 4th of July celebration.

Tommy Mason will be selling bar-b-cue dinners and ribs.

Tickets are $20 per person for the event to be held from 7-11pm at the Old Firehouse at 410 Green Street.

Tickets purchased for the February event through PayPal will be at the Will Call table the night of the event. On the SharpWorks site, click on UpComing Events and then on Winter Blues Jam 2009 for see clips of last year's event and news of this year's Blues Jam

Commemorative T-shirts are available for $20 through the SharpWorks website. Advanced sales only. So order yours today.

The Winter Blues Jam in April  will help to kick off Paint Snow Hill an annual plein air art event. Dozens of artists from surrounding states will come to town and set up their easles to capture the unique beauty of Snow Hill on canvas. On Sunday their efforts willbe displayed in a Wet Paint Sale on Sunday afternoon from 1-4pm in the Old Firehouse on Green Street.

Volunteers are needed to work both events.
 For more information, call 410-632-3555 or go to www.sharpworks.org.

Location: Old Firehouse on Green Street

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50 artists from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware will come to town for Paint Snow Hill, a three day Plein Air event, sponsored by Bishop's Stock Fine Art and Fine Craft. 

The artists' work will be on display on Sunday April 18th  in the Old Firehouse on Green Street. This "wet paint" sale will be the only opportunity for the community to purchase and to enjoy the work of these fine artists.
Come early! Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm. 

Location: Snow Hill Branch of the Worcester County Library [Directions]

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Come to this free pet ownership program at the Snow Hill Branch of the Worcester County Library on N. Washington Street. Dr. Carol Lewis of Healing Hands of Salisbury explains what is good and bad for your pets and what to do in an emergency.

Call 410-632-3495

Location: www.delmarvabirdingweekend.org.

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The Delmarva Birding Weekend celebrates the spring migration of thousands of warblers, shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors. The weekend combines boat trips, paddling treks, and expeditions by foot. It takes place April 22-25, 2010.

Participating birders will be helping birds by promoting bird and habitat conservation. Birders, both novice and experienced can make an important statement about the economic value of birds and their habitats through low-impact tourism.

For more information about Delmarva Birding Weekend Field trips, social events, and registration, please visit

www.delmarvabirdingweekend.org.

call 443-944-8097 or email dlitedirector@comcast.net

Location: Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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A public archaeology program is offered at FurnaceTown. The dig is located on the site of an early 19th century Bake Shop, where a community oven baked loaves prepared by families. In 2007 we are opening the third pit in this area. Earlier finds include a variety of ceramics, stoneware, buildings materials (nails, brick, mortar, plaster, window, glass) hinges and bottle glass. The program is open to individuals, families and groups.

Each dig begins with orientation promptly at 1 p.m. and lasts until between 3:30 and 4 p.m.. Children under the age of 6 must work with an adult. All equipment will be supplied by FurnaceTown.
This public archaeology program is intended for individuals and families. [School, scout, youth or other groups are encouraged to make a special date to dig by contacting FurnaceTown's group tour coordinator, Linda Davis, as soon as possible at 410-632-2032.] Space for each dig is limited to about 13 people. Participants must pre-register and pre-pay (VISA/MC) for each dig at least 48 hours in advance by calling 410-632-2032. Dig fee of $10 includes site admission.

Location: Pocomoke River State Park [Directions]

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Pocomoke River State Park will host an owl prowl which is a hike in the woods at dusk to listen for hoots, wails and shrieks of owls. Learn what makes these animals great night hunters and how they are an important part of our environment.

Participants are urged to wear comfortable shoes for hiking along trails in the woods and warm clothes for nighttime temperatures.

Admission fee is $3 per person.

Call 410-632-2566 for more information.

Location: Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Sample fresh strawberries prepared in everyway you can imagine...cookies, tarts, shortcakes, jam, salsa, punch, etc. They are all good!

Daily site admission applies.
Call Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum at 410-632-2032 for more details.

Location: Sturgis Park

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Come to Snow Hill's First Friday celebration on July 2nd from 5-8pm and then stay in town and come to Sturgis Park on River Street for fireworks. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the Independence Day Fireworks Display at dusk.

Neon glow sticks, necklaces and bracelets will be sold.

This event is sponsored by the Snow Hill Area Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Snow Hill..

Call 410-632-2080 for more information.

Rain Date: Saturday July 3rd at dusk.

Location: Downtown Snow Hill

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This unique event celebrates the agricultural heritage of Snow Hill and honors its farmers. Watch as huge combines and other farm equipment new and old travel through the streets of Snow Hill.

Activities for all ages, and food vendors will be located near and around Green Street in Snow Hill. Be sure to see:
Parade of Combines
Blessing fo the Combines
Children's Tractor pull
Craft Booths
Local Artistis and their work
Hay Rides
Dove Release by Mandy and Danny Johnson
Tootsie the Clown
Pie Eating Contest
T-shirts
Petting Barnyard
Scales-n- tales  

Garden and Tractor Pull at John Walter Smith Park at 4:30pm

Call 443-783-1715 or 410-632-3838 for more information

Location: Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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Come to Furnace Town and enjoy a sampling of heirloom tomatoes. You will have the pleasant job of rating the tomatoes by color and taste. Vote for your favorite.

Daily admission applies

Call 410-632-2032 for more information.

Get more info at: www.furnacetown.com

Location: Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum [Directions]

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The Chesapeake Celtic Festival is held at Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum.

Activities include Highland Athletics, Genealogists, Musical Groups, Dance Groups, Bagpipes, Storytelling, Comedy, Historic Martial Techniques, Clans, Sheepherding with Collies, Costumed Artisans, Time Capsule, Historic Re-enactments, Cultural Presentations, Whisky and Wine Tastings, Ethinic Foods and Culinary Delights, Historic Specialty Ales, Celtic Marketplace and much more!

Gates open at 11 am each day. Opening Ceremonies at Noon. Grand Finale 4:30 to 5:30 each day. saturday - CEILIDH begins at 6:30

Free Parking at Furnace town and in nearby Snow Hill with shuttle service. Special areas for motorcycles and bicycles. Furnace Town is handicapped accessible.

Admission is $15 for adults  ages 13 and up and $5 for children ages 2-12. CEILIDH! Saturday Night $5.

Call 410-632-2032

Get more info at: www.furnacetown.com

Location: Snow Hill branch of the Worcester Co. Libra

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