The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD will once again be broadcasting operas around the world with a stellar line-up for 2023. The Avalon Theatre is delighted to be hosting the opera transmissions, shot live from The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. This season is filled with the incredible performances that make up the best opera anywhere in the world. For more details, contact the Avalon Theatre Box Office at 410-822-7299 or visit avalonfoundation.org. “Die Zauberflote” June 3 • 12:55…

The Avalon Theatre welcomes summer to the Eastern Shore with the shows listed below. Tickets will be available at avalonfoundation.org or by calling 410-822-7299 or by visiting in person at the second-floor box office inside The Avalon, which is located at 40 East Dover Street in historic downtown Easton. Panorama Jazz Band June 2 • 8 p.m. Panorama has been bringing all sorts of music into all sorts of situations since the mid 90s, always with a strong New Orleans…

The Avalon Foundation is pleased to present its Free Outdoor Concert Series, a highlight of an Eastern Shore summer for 20 years. “We are delighted that we are able to bring our programming outside for free every summer thanks to the wonderful sponsors who make it possible each year,” said Suzy Moore, Artistic Director at The Avalon Foundation. “This year we are offering 10 bands over 10 Saturday nights that will lead us through this summer.” All shows are free…

Chestertown’s renowned National Music Festival has announced its June concert schedule. From June 4 through 17, the festival will bring together 28 of the nation’s most esteemed mentors and 100 promising apprentices, presenting over 30 events, ranging from major symphonies to chamber music, pre-concert talks, and master classes, plus dozens of free open rehearsals. Mentors are professional musicians who teach and perform all over the country; apprentices are young professional musicians on the cusp of their careers. Festival musicians come…

The Talbot Chamber Fishing Tournament fundraiser, to benefit the Talbot Watermen Association, will be held Sunday, June 4. Departing from Knapp's Narrows Marina on Tilghman, the departure time is 6 a.m. with a noon weigh in and awards luncheon. Registration includes a BBQ lunch. There will be awards for heaviest rockfish and blue catfish. To register, call 410-822-4653 or visit www.talbotchamber.org.

The Avalon Theatre welcomes summer to the Eastern Shore with the shows listed below. Tickets will be available at avalonfoundation.org or by calling 410-822-7299 or by visiting in person at the second-floor box office inside The Avalon, which is located at 40 East Dover Street in historic downtown Easton. Panorama Jazz Band June 2 • 8 p.m. Panorama has been bringing all sorts of music into all sorts of situations since the mid 90s, always with a strong New Orleans…

Talbot County Free Library announced recently that Darlene Goehringer, of Pop’s Old Place, will be the guest speaker of June’s Lunch & Learn taking place on Monday, June 5 at noon at the St. Michaels Branch. Pop's Old Place is a Century Family Farm, located in Dorchester County. This Mid Shore family farm has been around since 1909. Darlene and her husband, Arthur Wilson, have been the owners since 1989. Their stated goal is to produce nutritious and delicious food…

In conjunction with exhibit installation in its new Welcome Center, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering a unique look inside the world of lighthouse maintenance and preservation. U.S. Coast Guard certified lampist Kurt Fosburg will detail his work with Fresnel lenses in lighthouses around the globe in a CBMM Speaker Event, “The Loyal Lampist: Adventures from the Top of a Lighthouse,” on Thursday, June 8, at 3pm in the Van Lennep Auditorium. One of just a handful of certified…