Young residents between the ages of 6 and 18 are challenged to read a biography of Talbot’s own Frederick Douglass and write what they learned on an entry form to turn into the library.  Winners can receive exciting gift card prizes!  The challenge runs June 1 – September 1 and an award reception will be held on Saturday, September 26th.

This reading challenge is sponsored by the Frederic Douglass Honor Society.  Register in person at the Talbot County Free Library.

Check out the awesome lineup of concerts held at Muskrat Park on Thursday evenings from 6 pm – 7:30.  Bring your blanket or chairs and enjoy a beautiful evening in the park!

Join the Academy Art Museum for its 16th annual Juneteenth celebration on June 20th—a wonderful, daylong event celebrating the voices, history, and lived experiences of Easton’s historic Hill Community, one of the oldest free African American neighborhoods in the United States. This year’s program focuses on connection, featuring highlights like guided tours of the Hill led by local community members, a teen essay showcase in partnership with Shore Lit, fun hands-on art activities for children, a lecture by the inspiring artist Tawny Chatmon, and so much more.

Exciting summer reading for kids and teens starts on Saturday, June 6th, from 10 am – 2 pm at the Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival at the Talbot County Free Library, 100 W Dover St, in Easton, MD!

Over 20 authors and illustrators will give readings of their books with crafts, displays, and giveaways throughout the day. For a complete schedule, list of authors, and sponsors, click here.

Attention All Women!  The Talbot Health Department is hosting a Women’s Health Fair May 30, 11 am – 3 pm

Free swim lessons for kids age 18 mos – 18 years, & adults.

Register at the George Murphy or Bay Hundred Community Pool.

Session 1:  June 15-25; Session 2:  July 6-16; Session 3:  July 20-30

The St. Michaels Community Center is hosting a Father Daughter Dance on June 12th from 5 –  8 pm.

Peace of Mind is offering a May Parent Workgroup, titled “Emotional Regulation in Elementary Aged Children,” May, 20 at the Talbot Community Center.

This workshop will be co-led by Kirby Meredith, LCSW-C and Abby Marine, MSW.  Kirby is a school-based therapist at Easton Elementary school and Abby provides supportive services to students at White Marsh Elementary School.

Light refreshments and a chance to win a door prize will be offered at the event.  Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required.

Join us for the grand opening of the St. Michaels Library Branch at 106 Fremont St., St. Michaels!

Celebrate our reopening with a ribbon cutting ceremony, refreshments, music by the St. Michaels Middle-High School Band, STEM activities, performances by Cascading Carlos, and family-fun activities for all ages!

Tours of the new facility will also be held throughout the day.

Talbot Family Network will launch the January installment of its Conversations on Race series with a new community partnership and an interactive program focused on language, power, and equity.

The event will take place on Monday, January 26, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Fello’s Port Street Commons, located at 480 Port Street in Easton. A light dinner and refreshments will be provided.

For January, Talbot Family Network is partnering with Shore Lit to present a 90-minute facilitated program centered on Critical Language Awareness and Linguistic Justice. The session will explore how language shapes perceptions, reinforces bias, and influences a sense of belonging, with an emphasis on listening, reflection, and dialogue.

The program is being designed and facilitated by Shore Lit Founder and Director Kerry Folan, who will incorporate audio storytelling and guided discussion to examine how oral prejudice and assumptions about language affect individuals and communities. The format is intended to encourage shared learning in an accessible, welcoming environment.

“Conversations on Race creates space for our community to engage with complex issues in thoughtful and meaningful ways,” said Nancy Andrew, executive director of Talbot Family Network. “This partnership with Shore Lit allows us to explore race through the lens of language, which is central to how we connect, include, and understand one another.”

“Our conversations about race often focus on visual signifiers and perceptions. But there are also relationships among race, language, and power,” said Folan. “This conversation draws on my training as a professor of writing and literature and invites people to reflect on their own experiences with language, considering the often invisible power structures inherent within and the impact of linguistic hierarchies on our perceptions of race.”

The event is free and open to the public, with advanced registration required and seating limited. Registration is available at bit.ly/jan26convo.

The Conversations on Race series is held monthly from September through May, typically on the last Monday of each month. Each session stands on its own while contributing to a broader community dialogue on race, equity, and inclusion. Partners for the 2025–26 series include Shore Lit, the Water’s Edge Museum, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and others.

Shore Lit is a nonprofit literary organization based on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that promotes reading, creative writing, and literary engagement across the region. Through free author talks, youth writing workshops, and literacy programs, Shore Lit amplifies diverse voices and creates experiences of joy and connection around storytelling. Its programs serve readers and writers across ages and backgrounds throughout the Mid-Shore, with more at www.shorelit.org.

Talbot Family Network serves as Talbot County’s Local Management Board, established by the state of Maryland to improve coordination of services for children and families. TFN identifies local priorities, targets resources, and fosters collaboration across agencies and communities. More information is available at www.healthytalbot.org/about/talbot-family-network/.

For All Seasons invites you to an evening with Frosty! Step into a magical holiday village. Enjoy FREE activities including professional photos with Frosty, juggling with Cascading Carlos, Frosty’s Winter Wonderland on the big screen, cocoa and sweet treats, and more than 50 inflatables!

Thanks to our generous sponsors, this event is open to ALL community members at no cost.

Pre-register for your family photo with Frosty today at ForAllSeasonsFrosty.org — we hope to see you there!

For All Seasons is bringing back the popular family event, Frosty’s Holiday Village, on Friday, December 6th, 5:30 PM – 8 PM at Anchor Church (620 Goldsborough St., Easton, MD 21601). The event will have FREE activities, including – professional photos with Frosty and friends, holiday crafts, complimentary cocoa, cider, and winter treats, entertainment from Cascading Carlos the Juggler, and a continuous showing of “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” on the big screen. This year, the event is adding 20 new inflatables and a second movie!

Pre-register for your family photo with Frosty NOW!:
https://forallseasonsinc.lpages.co/holiday-village-2024/

We hope to see you there!

Join the staff and residents of The Pines for some weeknight fun of Trunk or Treating!