Mid-Shore Life

 September

 September 1 - 30:  Fall Classes in Ballroom Dance, Boot Camp, Bronze Basics, Haiku & You, Weight Lifting & Cardio, Yoga, Ballet, and Sit, Walk & Fly for children begin at the Centre for the Arts in Centreville, 206 South Commerce St.,, Centreville, MD. 410.758.2520. www.arts4u.info.

September 1 - October 30, 2010:  Members’ Best Exhibits. Members’ Best Exhibits will be on display in the Centre for the Arts. Ric Conn, Skip Faulkner, Barbara Love, Coleman Sellers, Heidi Wetzel, Tina Williams. Enjoy acrylics, oils, photography, decorative baskets and more. QAC Arts Council members can request to be in an exhibit individually, or if they have an idea for a collective show, suggestions will be welcomed. 410.758.2520. exhibit@arts4u.info

September 10 – October 15:  Boot Camp: A five-week workout with Pam Thaxton and Mary Messick that will have you in great shape just in time for the holidays. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 5:30 to 6:30a.m., Register by 9/7, $104 new student/$80 returning student. Queen Anne’s County Arts Council’s Centre for the Arts, Centreville, MD. For more information call 410-758-2520.  www.arts4u.info

On Thursday, September 30, a new era of healthcare begins in Queen Anne’s County. Shore Health System will dedicate the Queen Anne’s Emergency Center at 9:30 a.m. The center is located at 115 Shoreway Drive, Nesbit Road and US Rt. 50 near Grasonville. The public is welcome to attend the dedication event and to stay for refreshments and tours.

The Queen Anne’s Emergency Center began as a partnership between Queen Anne’s County government, the University of Maryland Medical System and Shore Health System. These organizations came together to add a level of emergency medical services not currently available in this part of the Mid-Shore region.

The Queen Anne’s Emergency Center is one of only three freestanding emergency centers in Maryland and the only one in a rural area. The facility consists of approximately 16,000 square feet of space with 13 treatment rooms and onsite diagnostic imaging and laboratory services.

When it opens on October 4, the Queen Anne’s Emergency Center will operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year, treating patients with acute illnesses, injuries and trauma as well as minor injuries. The Emergency Center will be a full service emergency department, just like one at a hospital. The center will be staffed by board certified emergency medicine physicians, experienced ER nurses and hospital-experienced radiology and laboratory technologists.

Stevensville, Maryland:   In conjunction with National Homeless Animals Day, Chesapeake Cats and Dogs (CCAD) will host its Fourth Annual Opt to Adopt Day on Saturday, August 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Safeway in Chester. 

In 1992, National Homeless Animals’ Day was introduced as an innovative educational vehicle with a purpose of informing society of an American tragedy that overwhelms animal shelters each year – pet overpopulation.  For four years, Chesapeake Cats and Dogs has recognized this day by holding an adoptathon to encourage pet adoption.  This year, we will be holding an adoptathon, bake sale and book fair.  We encourage everyone to stop by and meet some of the homeless.  (Pictured here is Lola, just one of many hoping for a home.)

All of the proceeds from the book fair and bake sale will be used to provide medical care, food and housing for the homeless cats and dogs in CCAD’s care.  For more information, contact CCAD at 410-643-9955.  More information about CCAD rescues and activities can be found on our Facebook page. 

It is one harrowing and hilarious turn after another for this amnesiac trying to decipher her fractured life. Playing August 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, & 29. Fridays and Saturdays showings at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM. $18.00 for adults, $10.00 for students, subscriptions, membership and group rate discounts are available. For more information, call 410-758-1331 or email info@churchhilltheatre.org or visit www.churchhilltheatre.org. At Church Hill Theatre, Church Hill. Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $18/adults; $10/students. 410-758-1331.

Become a member of the Queen Anne's Chorale! 

Please join us on September 13, 2010 for an    “open rehearsal” and reception at Centreville United Methodist Church from 7:00 - 9:00  p.m.

                NO audition necessary! 

All levels of singing experience and voice parts are welcome.

*New singers should arrive at 6:30 to register and receive music.

                     FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT                     http://qachorale.org/   or  CALL  410 643 1314

Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) recently announced the permanent protection of 486 acres of farm, forest, and marshland in Queen Anne’s County with the purchase of conservation easements on Brown’s Branch Farm and Home Farm.

Brown’s Branch Farm is located on the northwest side of Church Hill and has a half of a mile of frontage along Route 213, which is the main spine of Chesapeake Country national scenic byway.  The 218-acre farm consists of approximately 134 acres of tillable ground, 36 acres of wetlands, 43 forested acres, and a 5-acre farmstead area.  The conservation easement permanently eliminates the possibility of 24 building lots on this productive farm.

The easement will provide a forested stream buffer to protect the water quality of the adjoining Brown’s Branch stream, which is home to an endangered freshwater mussel. Funding for this project came from a mutli-million dollar allocation from a federal transportation bill spearheaded by former Congressman Wayne Gilchrest for ESLC to protect the rural landscape along the Chesapeake Country byway corridor. Maryland State Highway Administration administers the federal funds and will reimburse Queen Anne’s County for settlement of both easements. The landowner sold the conservation easement for 20 percent less than the appraised value, which was necessary to complete the easement.