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Independent and Non Profit ~ Serving The Delmarva Peninsula From Canal To Cape Thursday, May 17, 2012  
 
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In This Edition
Between The Shore Lines:
The Lessons Of The Sanderling
As winter approaches, the shoreline can be cold and foreboding. But it ever remains a place to learn how to better live my life.
Gardening On Delmarva:
March 2012 - Let The Gardening Begin!
In March, a gardener's thoughts seem to turn effortlessly to the coming planting season, dreaming of rows and rows of beautiful vegetables just about ready for harvest in the weeks ahead. Here on Delmarva as well as in much of the U.S. this year, those thoughts have come much earlier than usual, and it's easy to conjure up visions of a bounteous spring crop of peas, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beets and lettuce.
Rhythm & Tides:
Mild Winter In The Wild
Seen In The Wild This Month - Coastal Skylights
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Sunrise & Sunset
Sunrise at the beginning of the month: 6:01am
Sunset at the beginning of the month: 7:55pm
Sunrise at the end of the month: 5:34am
Sunset at the end of the month: 8:22pm

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Moon Phases
Full Moon: May 5
New Moon: May 20


Moonrise & Set
Moonrise at the beginning of the month: 2:57pm
Moonset at the beginning of the month: 2:56am
Moonrise at the end of the month: 4:10pm
Moonset at the end of the month: 2:32am

Names for this month's full moon
Hare Moon, Merry or Dyad Moon, Bright Moon, Flower Moon, Frogs Return Moon, Planting Moon, Moon When the Ponies Shed
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May 1 - May Day
May 1 - Beltane (Celtic)
May 2 - Brothers and Sisters Day
May 3 - World Press Freedom Day
May 4 - Space Day
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
May 12 - National Nurses Day
May 13 - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
May 13 - Mothers Day
May 13 - International Migratory Bird Day
May 18 - International Museum Day
May 19 - Armed Forces Day
May 21 - National Maritime Day
May 21 - National Waiter-Waitress Day
May 22 - National Safe Boating Week Begins
May 23 - World Turtle Day
May 27 - Pentecost (Christian)
May 27 - Shavou’ot (Judaism)
May 28 - Memorial Day


This is:
   Archaeology Month in Delaware
   National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
   Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

May's Flower: Lilly-of-the-Valley, Hawthorn
May's Birthstone: Emerald



Events Eco-Friendly Activities
The following is a sampling of our community calendar. Visit the calendar home page for hundreds more.

Friday - April 6 - Nancy Thomas - New Works
The Artists' Gallery - 239 High Street - Chestertown, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/27/2012
Monday - April 16 - Botanical Theme Art Show
Skipjack Hallway - Heron Point of Chestertown, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/31/2012
Monday - April 16 - Departures: Recent Paintings & Mixed Media
Guerrieri Center, Atrium Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/20/2012
Saturday - April 21 - Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/19/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Shore Fresh Growers - Farmers Markets
Worcester, Wicomico, & Somerset County, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/31/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Chestertown Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market
Fountain Park, at High and Cross Streets - Chestertown, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/31/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Exhibit: Departures
Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/19/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Jessie Martin Pottery
Worcester County Arts Council Galllery - Berlin, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/31/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Exhibit: Art and Photography from Green Earth Book Award Recipients
Ward Museum, 909 S. Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 06/10/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Exhibit: Open to Interpretation
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/31/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Main Street Salisbury Exhibit
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 06/01/2012
Tuesday - May 1 - Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum
Runs Through: 06/01/2012
Friday - May 4 - American Landscape
Art League of Ocean City - Temporary locatation- Super Fresh parking lot - 94th St.
Runs Through: 05/27/2012
Friday - May 4 - Exhibit: Bill & Deb Rolig
Bishop's Stock - Snow Hill, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/31/2012
Saturday - May 5 - St. Michaels Fresh Farm Market
Muskrat Park - St. Michaels Harbor, at Willow and Green Streets - St. Michaels, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/26/2012
Monday - May 7 - 46th Bi-Annual Senior Exhibition: Fine Arts
University Gallery at Fulton Hall - Salisbury University
Runs Through: 05/19/2012
Wednesday - May 16 - Barista and Books
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/16/2012
Thursday - May 17 - Dierks Bentley 2012 Country & the Cold Cans Tour
Wicomico Civic Center - 500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/17/2012
Thursday - May 17 - Salisbury Youth Orchestra
Holloway Hall - Salisbury Univeristy - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/17/2012
Thursday - May 17 - Read-A-Long with Rosie
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/17/2012
Friday - May 18 - Third Friday
Downtown Plaza - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/18/2012
Saturday - May 19 - 5th Annual LSLT Native Plant Sale & Celebration
ECO-FRIENDLY EVENT Village Youth Center - 6 Asbury Avenue - Crisfield, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/19/2012
Saturday - May 19 - Children’s Workshop - Landscape
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street - Ocean City, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/19/2012
Saturday - May 19 - Maids & Mistresses: An Historic Costume Program & Luncheon
Julia A. Purnell Museum - 208 W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/19/2012
Saturday - May 19 - Second Annual Preakness Party
Captain's Table - Ocean City, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/19/2012
Saturday - May 19 - Shirley Hall Exhibit
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street - Ocean City, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/20/2012
Monday - May 21 - Beginners and Beyond
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street - Ocean City, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/23/2012
Tuesday - May 22 - Teen Japanese Club
Wicomico Library - Salisbury, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/22/2012
Friday - May 25 - Jonah Smith and Doug Wamble Duo
Stoltz Room - Avalon Theatre - 40 East Dover Street - Easton, Maryland
Runs Through: 05/25/2012
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