Welcome to our SUMMER POP-UPs!
PLEASE NOTE!
Check back for Summer Pop-Ups and save the date for our Fall Preview Party on August 19, starting at 5:30, at the Oxford Community Center.
- with Chesapeake Forum friends
- Last Monday of each Month: June 29, July 27, August 31
- 9-10:30am
- Course Type: In-Person
Join Forum friends for a monthly get-together over coffee; no charge (other than pay-as-you-go), and no agenda (other than catching up with Forum friends).
- with Lynn Randle
- Thursdays | Apr 23, May 28, June 25
- 1-2:30pm
- Course Type: Zoom
Share your love of books that stay top-of-mind. Meet new friends. Enjoy great discussions where thoughts and ideas are shared.
- with Noah Bressman, Ph.D.
- & John (Nick) Hargrove
- Thursday | June 25
- Reception + Lecture: 5:30-8pm / Lecture Only (In-Person or Livestream): 6:30-8pm
- Course Type: Zoom, In-Person
Two speakers to address the Blue Catfish dilemma. Dr. Noah Bressman from Salisbury University on how this species got out of control and the impact this has had on the Bay, and Nick Hargrove, the waterman/entrepreneur from Tilghman Island who sees an opportunity in solving the problem.
- with Kiln Born Studios
- Thursday | July 9
- 10am-noon
- Course Type: In-Person
Come ready to play with color, explore a new medium, and make something uniquely yours. No experience needed!
- with Dr. Kristen Lycett
- Wednesday, July 22
- 10:30-noon
- Course Type: In-Person
Enjoy an outdoor adventure at the Phillips Wharf Environmental Center as you explore Blue Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, while enjoying fresh steamed crabs like a local.
- with Katelin Frase
- Saturday, August 1
- 5:30-8:30pm
- Course Type: In-Person
Be part of a new tradition at Chesapeake Forum and join us for a fun, FREE, evening out enjoying rural Maryland at its best! We’ll help Katelin ring in the late summer nights by enjoying the sunset from acres of sunflowers.
- with Chef Henry Miller
- Thursday, August 13
- 3-4:30pm
- Course Type: In-Person
Be ready for great summer outings with Henry’s simple, fool‑proof appetizer ideas—perfect for the patio, the boat, or a picnic.
- with Layton's Chance Winery Staff
- Thursday, August 27
- 1-3pm
- Course Type: In-Person
Spend a late summer afternoon with us as we experience a VIP Wine Tasting Experience at the welcoming atmosphere of a 70-yr-old farm and vineyard in Vienna, MD.
In case of inclement weather, Chesapeake Forum follows the Talbot County Public School closing procedures. Refer to the TCPS website, or you may find school closing information on your local radio and television stations. Weather cancellations of in-person courses will be rescheduled for a later date. If a HYBRID course is impacted by weather, instead of meeting at our classroom at the Easton Family YMCA, the course will proceed on ZOOM.