Shore Things | February 2009
By Andrew Keatts
Shore Things
Highlighting the region’s best events.
Eat your heart out, Garrison Keillor
Avalon performance raises spirit of live radio broadcasts
Old-time radio emerges from the technological hinterlands in this revival of the Golden Age of Radio at the Avalon Theatre in Easton on February 21. Like the live radio broadcasts of yesterday, this high-energy performance touches on each area of entertainment, leading its audience seamlessly between laughter and song. Tickets are $30. (410) 822-7299 or
www.avalontheatre.com.
Muskrat Love
Beauty pageant, muskrat skinning highlight 64th annual event
Celebrating the watermen, trappers, sportsmen, and wildlife that define Dorchester County, this two-day event runs from February 27–28 at South Dorchester Pre K-8 School in Golden Hill. Friday evening includes the Miss Dorchester pageant as well as the semi-finals of the Senior World Champion Muskrat Skinning competition. Saturday sees a full day of competitions in muskrat skinning, oyster shucking, log sawing, duck carving, trials for gun dogs, and more. (410) 397-8535 or
www.nationaloutdoorshow.com.
Find it all in Rock Hall
Fifty Businesses convene for annual Rock Hall EXPO
Exhibitors and vendors both local and regional display wares ranging from home goods and retail items to sailing equipment and B&B information at the Rock Hall Fire Company on February 21 from 10 a.m. –3 p.m. Stick around after the event to enjoy lunch or dinner in this off-the-beaten-path waterfront town. (410) 639-7483 or
www.rockhallmd.com.
Photo Courtesy of Todd Dudek
Fight Night
Hometown hero returns to Salisbury for ESPN broadcast
Fernando “Warrior of the Cross” Guerrero, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Salisbury, returns to the Wicomico Civic Center on February 6 as part of ESPN’s long-running program “Friday Night Fights.” Guerrero (12-0-0) takes the ring against a to-be-determined opponent in the evening’s co-main event. Including six other bouts, the card’s other co-main event is a NABF Light Heavyweight Title Fight between Yusef Mack and Chris Henry. Tickets range from $15–125. (410) 548-4911 or
www.wicomicociviccenter.org.
Photo by Sean Cokes
Snare a Piece of Black History
Black marching band tradition takes the Meyerhoff stage
An all-star cast of performers from historically black colleges and universities combines the sounds of favorites like Earth, Wind and Fire with those of contemporary hip-hop in rhythmic drumline tradition during DRUMline Live, on February 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. Intricate choreography, precise percussion and brass arrangements, and athletic step and dance accompaniments have made drumlines a favorite of halftime shows at historically black universities for years. Tickets range from $20-60. (410) 783-8000 or
www.bsomusic.org.
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