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40+
carvers, photographers, painters & artists set in downtown Chestertown.
Live Music • Regional Foods • Talks & Demonstrations • Live Raptors
Plus these special additions:
Friends & Patrons Preview Party
Friday, Oct 14 5-7pm
Parish Hall & Prince Theatre
Catered hors d’oeuvres. Select Wines & Beers. Featuring the Shirley
Susen Memorial Silent Auction of a Charlie Joiner Pintail Decoy. All venues open
at 5:30pm; Preview Party by ticket only.
Wine & Beer Tasting
Saturday 1:00-4:00pm
Fountain Park
Sample from wineries and breweries represented by DOPS Distributors.
With the Imperial Hotel’s Joe Dolce, DOPS local sales representative and
knowledgeable staff. $10.
Admission to the Chestertown Wildlife Exhibition & Sale is FREE.
A $5 donation to support the event is appreciated.
Friday, October 14
5:30-8:30 P.M. Exhibition opens in banks, shops and offices
throughout downtown
5:30-7:00 P.M. Friends & Patrons Party – Parish Hall & Prince
Theatre
Reservation Required*
Preview of Shirley Susen Memorial Auction– Prince Theatre
7:00 P.M. Parish Hall & Prince Theatre open to public
8:30 P.M. Exhibition Closes until Saturday morning
Saturday, October 15 - 9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
Exhibition opens in all locations
Free Admission - $5 Donation Appreciated
Throughout the Day Saturday:
Meet Featured Artist C. Daniel Saunders –
Office of C. Daniel Saunders - 110 N. Cross Street
Decoy Carving Demonstrations by Vernon Bryant – Parish Hall
Feather Detailing Demonstrations - Frank Scherber - Chesapeake Bank
Carving from Start-to-Finish display by Ed Kuhn – Office of C. Daniel
Saunders
9:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M.
Silent auction of artists’ work – Parish Hall
Shirley Susen Memorial Silent Auction – Prince Theatre
Goose Hunt for Two silent auction – Peoples Bank
9:30 A.M. & 1:00 P.M. - Town Hall
“Fox Tales” – Centreville Photographer Jean Higgins continues the saga of
the Eastern Shore Red Foxes living on her farm, this time with the next
generation
10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Live Raptors – Liz
Owens’ “Raptors Eye” – Courthouse Lawn
11:15 A.M. & 1:45 P.M. – Town Hall
Presentation: Bob Ampula – A photo journal of Eastern Shore birds by season
and location
10:00 A.M. Build a Maryland Wood Duck
Nesting Box - Fountain Park
10:30 A.M. Rebecca Pitre Music –
Fountain Park
11:00 A.M. Hebbe’s Garden “Duck, Duck
Draw!” - Fountain Park
11:00 A.M. Talk/Demo - Kurt Plinke -
Plein Air Wildlife – Painting a small wildlife watercolor outside – Prince
Theatre
11:30.A.M. Carving is for Girls! – Meet
Elizabeth Day, Taylor Day and Nicole Young - young girls who are learning to
carve. See their work and find out about their experiences – Parish Hall
11:30.A.M.-2:00 P.M. Food vendors and
Soup Sale –
Fountain Park
11:45 A.M. Talk/Demo – Jean Higgins -
"Photo Inspired Designs”. How artists use reference photos to spark new
ideas – Peoples Bank
12:15 P.M. Lions of Bluegrass Music –
Fountain Park
1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Wine & Beer Tasting
– Fountain Park - $10
1:30 P.M. Talk/Demo - Donna
Tolbert-Anderson - Nature Photography – Equipment, technique & how to
photograph backyard birds – Prince Theatre
2:00 P.M. Bob & Pam Ortiz Music -
Fountain Park
3:00 P.M. All auctions close; payment
and pick up at Parish Hall beginning at 3:30 p.m.
4:30 P.M. Exhibition Closes in all
locations
*Reservations and payment for the Friends & Patrons Party, and the Wine &
Beer Tasting
may be made at
www.chestertownwildlife.org
Spend the weekend and take advantage of all
Kent County has to offer
Visit
www.kentcounty.com for information on lodging and area activities
DIRECTIONS:
From New York,
Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Wilmington
Take I-95 South to 896 South (Exit 1, Middletown, Delaware). Follow
896 to Route 301 which brings you into Maryland. Take the Route 291 exit
towards Chestertown. Travel approximately 15 minutes to the intersection
with MD 213 South and and turn left. Pass Washington College and proceed to
the traffic light at Cross Street where you will turn right. This brings you
into downtown Chestertown, the location of the Wildlife Exhibition & Sale.
From Washington D.C., Baltimore and Annapolis
Take Route 50/301 East across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Bear left at
the split to continue on MD 301 North. You will exit in about five miles
onto MD 213 North towards Centreville/Chestertown. Proceed through
Centreville and continue for about 18 miles, crossing the Chester River
Bridge. At the first light, turn left onto Cross Street. This brings you
into downtown Chestertown, the location of the Wildlife Exhibition & Sale.
From Salisbury, Cambridge and Easton
Take 50 East through Easton continuing past Route 404 to Route 213 North
to Centreville. Proceed through Centreville and continue for about 18 miles,
crossing the Chester River Bridge. At the first light, turn left onto Cross
Street. This brings you into downtown Chestertown, the location of the
Wildlife Exhibition & Sale.
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