Member Updates
Business minded residents of the Eastern Shore are invited to an exciting showcase of regional entrepreneurship at the 2025 Upper Shore STRT1UP Roadshow. Join the Upper Shore Regional Council, and Washington College’s Department of Business Management on Tuesday, April 15 at 2:30 - 6 p.m. on Washington College’s campus as aspiring entrepreneurs from Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's counties pitch their innovative business ideas for a chance to win significant cash prizes.
Join us for an evening of great music, delicious food, and community—all in support of the Animal Care Shelter for Kent County. With featured performances from The Stoneflies, Ashley Chappa Duo, Ashton Mooday, and Haven, as well as several different food trucks and a cash bar, the good times will keep on rolling under the stars. Grab your lawn chairs or blankets and come ready to soak up the acoustic, country, and folk tunes for a great cause.
For All Seasons recently held an open house for its new location at 315 High Street, Suite 202 in Chestertown. Staff provided information on expanded services and tours of the new downtown space. The new location ties into the agency’s ‘Bringing Mental Health to Main Street’ initiative, bringing services to main streets across the Mid-Shore and making services walkable for people living in the Shore’s towns and cities. Beginning March 24, the agency also began offering its Open Access™ program – a walk-in mental health service with same-day access to appointments – something new in Kent County. The hours in Chestertown for Open Access are Mondays from 2 to 3 p.m.
When it comes to high school principals in Maryland, Kent County High School's Kris Hemstetter is officially at the top of the list. Hemstetter was greeted with the surprise announcement Friday morning, March 21 that she was named Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP), in collaboration with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, in partnership with the Kent Cultural Alliance and Kent County public and private schools, recently hosted its third student art reception in the hospital's Aging & Wellness Center to showcase artwork from public and private school students in Kent County. University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown is a University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) hospital; UM SRH is a member of organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Radcliffe Creek School is excited to host the 29th Annual Chestertown Tea Party Distance Classic Race and Run for Radcliffe. As is tradition, the run will help kick-off Chestertown's Annual Tea Party Festival on Saturday, May 24, 2025! Hundreds of runners and walkers are slated to take off from Chestertown's Wilmer Park and trek along a 5K and 10-mile path throughout the beautiful Kent County countryside.
The Garfield Center for the Arts has opened its annual call for play and musical titles for production consideration. Suggestions and proposals can be made by Directors who would like to present a play or musical in the 2025 season as well as by interested community members, patrons of the Garfield Center and arts participants. All proposals must be received by the Garfield Center by midnight on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
The teachers and staff who led the production of "The Lion King Jr." musical at Kent County High School were recognized with this month's Golden Anchor award. Lori Armstrong, Jodi Bortz, Anna Lill, Noel Morris, William Poore, Stephanie Spencer and Kaitlyn Wright received their awards from the Kent County Board of Education Monday night, March 10.
