Apr 27 Saturday
On the last Saturday in April, World Tai Chi Day is celebrated in a circle around the globe. It starts in Australia and 10 a.m. local time and flows through over a hundred countries, creating a ring of peace and harmony around our world. Everyone is welcome. Come and watch as well as participate in this One World/One Breath worldwide event.
Apr 28 Sunday
Step up to raise awareness of kidney disease, organ donation and the importance of early screening and healthy lifestyle for those at risk. Join the National Kidney Foundation for this inspiring community fundraiser.
In addition to the scenic 3-mile route patient-friendly route (accessible for strollers and wheelchairs), enjoy entertainment, refreshments from Starbucks, Giant, Blue Scoop and Pepsi, interactive vendor booths and the Kidney Kids Corner with face painting and games sponsored by Kohl’s.
Funds raised through Kidney Walk will directly support NKF’s local patient services, education and research efforts. Participation is free, but donations are encouraged. Everyone who raises a minimum of $100 will receive a commemorative Walk t-shirt. Additional recognition gifts – including jackets – will be awarded for meeting various fundraising levels.
The National Kidney Foundation is revolutionizing the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis and transplantation. For more information, visit www.kidney.org.
Our spring concert, Paths to Rejoicing, will be Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 4:00 pm at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, featuring works by Benjamin Britten, Nathaniel Dett, Gabriel Fauré, Mozart, William Walton, and more. This program features guest artists tenor John Wesley Wright, countertenor Hunter Shaner, and organist James Wallace.
May 02 Thursday
Our local 2024 celebration of the National Day of Prayer will take place on Thursday, May 2nd, at the Wicomico Civic Center. Tickets are $20 per person (table of 8 - $160) and available at the Country House or by mail. Send a check payable to Salisbury Prayer Breakfast PO Box 521, Salisbury MD 21803. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Jerry Regier, a public servant, scholar and Christian leader. The Salisbury Christian School band will be providing music. Please join us!
This is an OPEN JAM! The host band will play the first set (starting at 7) and then open the stage to those who want to join in.Singers & harp players please bring your Microphones, guitars, keyboards, horns and drummers bring those sticks!
Doors at 6:00 music at 7:00 - 10:00 pmFood available until 7:30 PMBeverages until the event ends.Enter through the door facing Pear St (not the door near the parking lot).Be sure to check the website to make sure that the jam is happening. We occasionally host concerts by national and international artists during this time. Please consider coming to those shows, too!
May 03 Friday
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra presents it's May Concert series, featuring soloist: Jeffrey Biegel, Piano with performances by Jerod Tate, Aaron Copland, and Peter Boyer.
May 04 Saturday
Old movies, old guns, and Old Island are on view at the seasonal grand opening of the Gov. J. Millard Tawes Museum, Sat., May 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Crisfield Goes to the Movies” is an exhibit exploring the old movie theaters that locals once enjoyed. Antique rifles, fishing gear, and decoys celebrate Crisfield’s hunting legacy. Old photos capture the faces and places associated with life along the Chesapeake Bay, including Crisfield's Old Island, the newest installment in the rotating exhibit, Lost Villages of Somerset County.
The museum gift shop will be open, as well as The Shanty, behind the museum, featuring live crabs and educational programs. Also visit the storied Ward Brothers Workshop (3195 Sackertown Rd.), with demonstrations by award-winning carver Rich Smoker.
Admission to all Crisfield Heritage Foundation properties is free. The Tawes Museum is located at 3 9th Street and is open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, contact 410-968-2501 or visit crisfieldheritage.org. Facebook.com/crisfieldheritage.
The University and Salisbury Chorales present Requiem for Peace by Canadian composer Larry Nickel. This work for chamber orchestra, soloists and chorus expresses a universal hope for peace through settings of poems from around the world in 13 languages.
May 05 Sunday
Come to the award-winning Annual Poplar Hill Mansion Festival as we celebrate the Federal Period history of Salisbury! The day long festival will include War of 1812 re-enactors: Chesapeake Independent Blues, live dancing and music featuring the Dover Country Dancers, educational displays, a children's activity area with crafts, Games, Community Curator's Tent, and a May Pole to celebrate May Day. There will also be a Market Square with vendors selling handcrafted items on the street in front of the Mansion. It’s sure to be a fun filled day! Tours of Poplar Hill Mansion will also be available throughout the day and volunteers will be wearing period dress. This is a FREE event with parking located in the Bethesda Methodist Church parking lot on the corner of Division St. and Isabella St. in the Newtown Neighborhood.