Main Street Salisbury Exhibit
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 02/29/2012)
Explore the turn-of-the-20th-century business district of Salisbury, MD. Discover Main Street Salisbury through artifacts and photographs from Nabb Center archives. This exhibit is co-sponsored by DiCarlo Digital Copying Center.

International Film: Bridges to the World
Holloway Hall - Salisbury Univeristy - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 02/13/2012)
Japan - Hula Girls

International Film: Bridges to the World
Holloway Hall - Salisbury Univeristy - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 02/20/2012)
Austria - The Inheritors

Delmarva History Series: Frederick Douglass
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 02/21/2012)
A unique look into the lives of Eastern Shore men of the 18th-20th centuries. This series focuses on the lives of individuals who brought about change on the Eastern Shore and will include insights into the lives of businessmen, philanthropists, abolitionists, ambassadors, ministers and governors from the Eastern Shore. Some of the presentations will be lecture-oriented, others will be book discussions. Dr. Clara Small, professor of History, will speak on the life and times of Frederick Douglass and lead the book discussion on Douglass' autobiography.

Frederick Douglass - Living History Performance
Wicomico Room, Guerrieri Center - Salisbury Univeristy (Runs through: 02/21/2012)
Master Motivational Story Speaker Bill Grimmette steps back in time as Frederick Douglass to tell the story of the famous abolitionist and Eastern Shore Native. As the Past President of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Grimmette has performed as Frederick Douglass at numerous institutions including the Smithsonian and the Kennedy Center.

Pysanky: Magic Eggs
Coverdale Farm Preserve 543 Way Road - Greenville, Delaware (Runs through: 02/26/2012)
Pysanky is the millennia old Ukrainian tradition of decorating eggs. These beautiful "wax resist and dyed" eggs were believed to herald the spring season offering fertility and new growth of animals and crops. Create your own pysanky using Coverdale Farm eggs with shells in natural shades of brown, cream, white, and green. Bring a dozen, room temperature eggs; all other materials are included (including farm eggs). Old clothing is recommended. Leader: Jennifer Domal, Regional Artist

The Legacy of Anna Ella Carroll
Mar-Va Theater - 103 Market Street - Pocomoke City, Maryland (Runs through: 02/25/2012)
Movie and live show about President Lincoln's unrecognized woman cabinet member. Time and Ticket price: TBD

International Film: Bridges to the World
Holloway Hall - Salisbury Univeristy - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 02/27/2012)
Sri Lanka - Tender Trap

Main Street Salisbury Exhibit
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/31/2012)
Explore the turn-of-the-20th-century business district of Salisbury, MD. Discover Main Street Salisbury through artifacts and photographs from Nabb Center archives. This exhibit is co-sponsored by DiCarlo Digital Copying Center.

International Film: Bridges to the World
Holloway Hall Auditorium - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/05/2012)
Brazil - The House of Sand

The Storm of ‘62
Online Exhibit (Runs through: 03/31/2012)
From March 6-March 8, 1962 a deadly storm hit the Mid-Atlantic coast. Considered one of the ten worst storms in the United States in the 20th century, this storm caused numerous injuries and deaths, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage. This online exhibit will show the destructive nature of the storm on the Delmarva region.

Storm Party
Ocean City Convention Center (Runs through: 03/07/2012)
Help commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March Storm of 1962 also known as the "Storm of the Century" and the "Ash Wednesday" storm. We will be coming together to remember one of the most devastating storms that Ocean City has survived. There will be a Delmarvalously delicious dinner and a video presentation of local people sharing their experiences during the terrible storm. A special reprint of the book "The Tides of March" by Beryl and Bill Dryden will also be available.

Delaware and the Civil War with Stan Williams
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/08/2012)
Called a Border State during the Civil War, lower Delaware had a surprisingly vocal Confederate presence. Many of the leaders of Delaware were slave holders and/or sympathizers with the Southern view. Williams provides insight into the lives of some of the "movers and shakers" of Sussex County and of their involvement in the Civil War.

Genealogy Workshop
Snow Hill Library - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 03/12/2012)
If you ever wanted to explore your family history, but had no clue how to begin your search, Esther McGreevy is leading another Genealogy and Family History Workshop for beginners.

International Film: Bridges to the World
Holloway Hall Auditorium - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/12/2012)
Turkey

Regret to Inform with Kelley Rouse
Pocomoke Library - Pocomoke City, Maryland (Runs through: 03/13/2012)
Film & Discussion, Big Read Event - In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator, Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.

Big Read Event: History and Legacy of the Vietnam War - Part I
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 03/19/2012)
Program begins with Vietnam's long struggle against foreign invaders, picking up at the end of World War II when France reemerged as a colonial power in Vietnam. The presentation traces the eventual French withdrawal from Vietnam as part of the 1954 Geneva Agreement, the growing American financial assistance over the remainder of the 1950s, and the introduction and buildup of American military presence in Vietnam during the 1960s. Program ends with the Tet Offensive of 1968, when Viet Cong forces attempted to overrun American and South Vietnamese positions. Part II, March 26.

A Big Read Event: A Musical Review of the 1960s
Snow Hill Library - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 03/21/2012)
Frank Nanna and fellow musicians perform the songs of the 60s. The music of the 60's tells the story of what is happening to families and the human spirit as Americans engage in the Vietnam War.

Big Read Event: History and Legacy of the Vietnam War - Part I
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 03/26/2012)
Events from 1968 to the end of the war are covered, including the 1968 presidential election and its impact on the Vietnam War, the drawdown of U.S. forces, the 1973 Paris Peace Accords which led to American withdrawal from Vietnam, and the victorious 1975 North Vietnamese offensive which unified Vietnam under a communist government. The legacy of the war for the respective governments, soldiers, and citizens of America and Vietnam is discussed. U.S. participation in the Vietnam War is compared to several subsequent conflicts.

Delmarva History Series
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 03/29/2012)
The Eastern Shore and Its Role in the War of 1812 with Ross Kimmel. To many Americans, the War of 1812 was the second War of Independence. Much of the War took place locally, in the Chesapeake Bay area, with St. Michaels, MD, Lewes, DE, and Tangier Island, VA, seeing action. Eastern Shore figures such as Levin Winder, wartime governor of Maryland and Joshua Thomas, the "parson of the islands" played important roles in this conflict between Britain and her former upstart colony in America.

Main Street Salisbury Exhibit
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 04/30/2012)
Explore the turn-of-the-20th-century business district of Salisbury, MD. Discover Main Street Salisbury through artifacts and photographs from Nabb Center archives. This exhibit is co-sponsored by DiCarlo Digital Copying Center.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 04/30/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

A Big Read Event: A Musical Review of the 1960s
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 04/04/2012)
Frank Nanna and fellow musicians perform the songs of the 60s. The music of the 60's tells the story of what is happening to families and the human spirit as Americans engage in the Vietnam War.

A Big Read Event: Platoon
Ocean City Library - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 04/09/2012)
A young, naive American gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers. As the war continues, he struggles for survival; he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict among the men within his platoon.

A Big Read Event: Vietnam Mailbag
Berlin Library - 220 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 04/11/2012)
Young reporter, Nancy E. Lynch, relayed the hopes and fears, the joy and the tears, of hundreds of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines from Delaware through the Vietnam Mailbag column she wrote in the Wilmington Morning News. Now, nearly 40 years after she began writing her column, Nancy is reopening the Vietnam Mailbag to give a new generation a fresh look at the first-person accounts of troops in the combat zone.

The Tide Rises
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 04/12/2012)
Sea Level Change through Time on the Eastern Shore with Dr. Beth Ragan. Dire predictions have been made about how rising sea levels caused by global warming might affect Delmarva. How real is the threat? While the future is always uncertain, we can look back at the past to see the interplay of land and water over thousands of years, and how changes have impacted the people living here-and the archaeological evidence for that past.

A Big Read Event: Tim O’Brien
Stephen Decatur High School - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 04/19/2012)
Author of The Things They Carried, Stephen Decatur High School, Berlin. Tim O'Brien speaks about war, his writing, and what makes a great story to tell. Mr. O'Brien is a fascinating speaker who will engage audiences of all ages!

A Big Read Event - Film: Born on the Fourth of July
Ocean Pines Library - Ocean Pines, Maryland (Runs through: 04/23/2012)
Born on the Fourth of July is the biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam War, Ron becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Main Street Salisbury Exhibit
Nabb Center Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 05/31/2012)
Explore the turn-of-the-20th-century business district of Salisbury, MD. Discover Main Street Salisbury through artifacts and photographs from Nabb Center archives. This exhibit is co-sponsored by DiCarlo Digital Copying Center.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum (Runs through: 05/31/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

5th Annual Jazz & Blues Bash
Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 05/07/2012)
A celebration of music and art, the Jazz & Blues Bash features jazz and blues artists throughout the region on two outdoor stages, plus select art and food vendors lining the streets of historic Berlin.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 06/30/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 07/31/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 04/30/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

Berlin Peach Festival
Calvin B. Taylor House Museum - 208 N. Main Street - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 08/12/2012)
Annual peach celebration includes displays, demonstrations, sales, kid's activities, pie-eating and baking contests, live entertainment.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 09/30/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum (Runs through: 10/31/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.