Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester Sail September 2, 9, 16, 30 • 1 p.m. Long Wharf, 100 High Street, Cambridge Join the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, an authentic traditional oyster dredging vessel and Maryland’s state boat, for a two-hour cruise on the Choptank River. Each sail is two hours long and generally includes an oyster dredging demonstration. Sails are unique depending on wind, weather, captain and crew. Advance reservations are recommended and accepted online until midnight of the day before the…

Tour Historic Queen Anne’s County September 2 • 10 a.m. Throughout Queen Anne’s County Visit Queen Anne’s County’s historic train station, colonial houses, an operating grist mill, a country store, and churches on six First Saturdays when the County’s historic sites jointly open their doors to visitors. Admission is free, but donations are accepted at all sites. The sites will also be open on October 7. Hours vary by property; visit https://historicqac.org for more details. Thursdays in the Park September…

Live Playwrights’ Society September 4 • 7 p.m. Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre, 210 High Street, Chestertown The first Friday of each month, the Live Playwrights Society meets at 7 p.m. and is open to all ages. This group aims to foster a community of playwrights, actors and critics. Visit www.liveplaywrightssociety.org. Celebracion Del Mes De La Herencia Hispana The Kent Cultural Alliance is hosting a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in partnership with the Kent County…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among men in the United States aside from non-melanoma skin cancer. Approximately one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, and about six cases in 10 are diagnosed in men aged 65 or older. To promote early detection of prostate cancer, the Cancer Program at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has scheduled a screening event…

“Rivers of the Eastern Shore” with Dennis Forney and Karen Footner A classic returns in a second edition, Rivers of the Eastern Shore, by Hulbert Footner. Footner’s social history is a spirited tribute to the people and rivers that made the Eastern Shore geographically and culturally distinctive. It begins with its early settlements and encompasses American and local historic milestones taking readers back to the 1940s. Karen Footner is the granddaughter of the author and Dennis Forney is the publisher. The Talbot Historical…

Grace Street, a new Recovery Community Organization in Easton, invites the public to its open house, from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. The open house offers an opportunity to tour the new center, at 8626 Ocean Gateway; meet the team; learn about the center’s activities; and explore partnerships and collaborations. The center purchased the region’s first vending machine that provides Free Narcan, the life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication, along with test strips for Fentanyl and Xylazine. Visitors are…

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has a wide range of opportunities for lifelong learners to engage with the region’s history, environment, and culture over the coming months through its Speaker Event programming. The upcoming schedule features six events that will be hosted in the Van Lennep Auditorium and also available virtually. The offerings, including programs built around CBMM’s special exhibitions The Changing Chesapeake and Her Helm, are designed to spark important conversations while fostering connections between the past, present, and…

Back in the early 1990s, Peter Panyon was taking part in a weeklong workshop for college professors focused on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries when inspiration struck while cruising the Patuxent River. “It occurred to me: Wait a minute, there’s a story to tell here,” Panyon remembered. “I was thinking, ‘Man, somebody should write a song about that, and nobody’s going to do it if it’s not me.’” A biology professor by trade, Panyon would write and re-write the…