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Good times & fun events on the Delmarva Peninsula–the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and Delaware.

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Coming Attractions: Find Who’s Playing at the Top Music Venues on Delmarva Good Times & Fun EventsMiscellany

Coming Attractions: Find Who’s Playing at the Top Music Venues on Delmarva

Every month my Month of Fundays newsletter gives you some tantalizing highlights from the slate concerts in the coming months, but it doesn't list every show in every venue. If it did that, the newsletter would stretch on as long as War and Peace. For those readers who are interested in digging deeper into concert-going options near the town they live in or plan on…
March 13, 2024
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MONTH OF FUNDAYS! The March 2024 Newsletter Good Times & Fun EventsMonth of Fundays Newsletter

MONTH OF FUNDAYS! The March 2024 Newsletter

Fun Things to Do on Delmarva in March 2024--St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and lots more! The Month of Fundays newsletter is here, and it's chock full of options to help you put a little spring in your step! Here is the link. Among the good times ahead: • The Eagle Festival at Blackwater NWR! • St. Patrick's fun--parades, hooleys, shamrock hunt, and more! • Two…
February 25, 2024
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MONTH OF FUNDAYS! The February 2024 Newsletter Good Times & Fun EventsMonth of Fundays Newsletter

MONTH OF FUNDAYS! The February 2024 Newsletter

Fun Things to Do on Delmarva in February 2024! The Month of Fundays newsletter is here, and it's chock full of options to get out and go--yes, even in February! Here is the link. Among the good times ahead: • Muskrat madness! • Valentine's fun! • African American history galore! • A big ice festival in Easton! • Music, theater, and artsy fun! • A…
January 27, 2024
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Drama on Delmarva: Our Professional, Community, and College Theaters Good Times & Fun Events

Drama on Delmarva: Our Professional, Community, and College Theaters

I created a handy-dandy list of links to our theater troupes to make it super easy for you for figure out what's playing on stages in your area or during your visit to the Delmarva Peninsula. Break a leg! MARYLAND • Bobbi Baron Theater Program in Salisbury, Md. (Salisbury University) • Church Hill Theater Company in Church Hill, Md. • The Community Players of Salisbury,…
January 25, 2024
Tubman Travels: Harriet's Escape
“Underground Railroad Journeys” Talk by Jim Duffy in Frankford, Del. on Sat., Feb. 10 Good Times & Fun EventsThe Newsroom

“Underground Railroad Journeys” Talk by Jim Duffy in Frankford, Del. on Sat., Feb. 10

Author and storyteller Jim Duffy will share true-life tales of “Underground Railroad Journeys” during a presentation and discussion at the Frankford (Del.) Public Library at 11am on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Duffy is the author of "Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva" as well as four other books devoted to travel, history, and culture on the Delmarva Peninsula. He is a frequent guest…
December 31, 2023
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Month of Fundays! The January 2024 Newsletter Good Times & Fun EventsMonth of Fundays Newsletter

Month of Fundays! The January 2024 Newsletter

50 Fun Things to Do on Delmarva in January 2024! The Month of Fundays newsletter is here, and it's chock full of options to get out and go--yes, even in January! Here is the link. • Two big ice festivals • Two stargazing-by-campfire sessions • A "Story Swap" night with local watermen • Mixology night: A winter-cocktail contest • The big "Winter Birding Weekend" •…
December 30, 2023
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20 Fun Events to Put on Your 2024 Calendar Right Now Good Times & Fun Events

20 Fun Events to Put on Your 2024 Calendar Right Now

Happy New Year! Any chance your 2024 resolution involves more fun and less drudgery? More wandering and less sitting around? Get your calendar ready--I'm here to help! But first, a public service announcement. If you had my book Shore Fun! The Delmarva Wanderer's Guide, you'd be way ahead of this game. Half that book is a guide to 150-plus annual events on Delmarva, organized by…
December 25, 2023
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Starting Point: Chilly Dips and New Year’s Hikes on Jan. 1, 2024 Good Times & Fun Events

Starting Point: Chilly Dips and New Year’s Hikes on Jan. 1, 2024

Here are some ideas to help you welcome the arrival of our next year with a little outdoor fun on Jan. 1, 2024! CHILLY DIPS: NEW YEAR'S DAY Thousands of folks on the Delmarva Peninsula greet the arrival of each new year by taking a mid-winter dip into the ocean or the Bay on New Year’s Day. Some folks make quite the spectacle of themselves…
December 18, 2023
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Welcome, 2024! Ringing in the New Year on Delmarva Good Times & Fun Events

Welcome, 2024! Ringing in the New Year on Delmarva

Lots of Delmarva towns will be going all out to drop some fun on for New Year’s Eve. There will be a crab drop,  a muskrat drop, an anchor drop, a crab-pot drop, and a horseshoe drop in addition to the more traditional ball drops and fireworks shows. There might even be a rockfish drop. You will find info on those civic celebrations below. Here’s…
December 18, 2023
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MONTH OF FUNDAYS! Your December 2023 Christmas Guide Good Times & Fun EventsMonth of Fundays Newsletter

MONTH OF FUNDAYS! Your December 2023 Christmas Guide

Tis the season! Here's your guide to Christmastime fun on the Delmarva Peninsula. Parades, light shows, house tours, block parties, Santa extravaganzas and much more. Here is the link. Plus, stories from days gone by, gift ideas, and even a few non-holiday events! Wishing you a merry, safe, and blissful Christmas season--see you on the other side! And again with the link.    
November 30, 2023