Shore Things | July 2009
By Andrew Keatts
Photo by Emily Wathen.
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Rock Hall’s Red Glare
Waterfront town hosts Shore’s preeminent July 4th party
Recognizing the birth of the nation is a weekend-long affair in Rock Hall. The weekend’s focal point is a parade of decorated boats down Main Street to the town’s civic center at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 4. Food, music, games, and contests fill out Saturday, and the town’s Watermen’s Day celebration begins on Sunday at noon. Call the town of Rock Hall at 410-639-7611 or visit
Rockhallmd.com for more information.
Photo by Dave Harp.
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Local Flavor
Watermen, blue crabs jostle for top billing at Taste of Cambridge
Cambridge’s favorite summertime festival returns on July 11 from 5–9 p.m. with contests in crabpicking, watermelon eating, hula hooping, and more, along with live music in historic downtown Cambridge. Festival entrance is free; tickets to crab cook off cost $20. Call 410-228-0020 or visit
Cambridgemainstreet.com for more information.
Get Your Folk On
Celebrate Bay traditions at CBMM’s Chesapeake Folk Festival
Chester River Runoff, the Raging Unstoppables, New Gospelites, and the Zionaires provide a soundtrack to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s (CBMM) Chesapeake Folk Festival on July 25 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., a party that also features food vendors, boat rides, and maritime demonstrations. Ticket included with standard price of CBMM admission. Call 410-745-2916 or visit
Cbmm.org for more information.
No Sounds of Silence
Fast boats—and their loud engines—race in 99th annual Cambridge Classic
Inboard hydroplanes and flat-bottom boats race to the Choptank for the 99th consecutive year (!) to race in the Cambridge Classic on July 25–26 from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. both days. Admission is free. Call 410-228-1000 or visit
Cpbra.com for more information.
Art Attack
Nation’s largest free public arts festival proclaims year 28 its best yet
Artscape 2009 floods Mount Royal Avenue and surrounding Baltimore streets with over 350,000 attendees enjoying over 150 artists, fashion designers, craftspeople, and varied visual art exhibits from July 17–19. Three outdoor stages feature live music all weekend including headliners Dionne Warwick, CAKE, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Basshound, and Robin Thicke. Visit
Artscape.org or call the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts at 410-752-8632 for more information.
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