Ping, a vocal group of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, will present two short programs of a cappella music in the Brick Chapel at Historic St. Mary’s on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. Under the direction of Professor of Music Larry Vote, the group will present musical selections from the 16th, 17th, Find out more »
The Twain Lecture Series and the Center for the Study of Democracy Present “Laughing to the Polls: An Evening with Jimmy Tingle”
(St. Mary’s City, MD) October 4, 2012—On Saturday, Oct. 13 come enjoy the first installment of “Laughing to the Polls,” a bi-annual event sponsored by the Twain Lecture Series and the Center for the Study of Democracy. Jimmy Tingle, the speaker for this inaugural event, is a stand-up comic, a social and political humorist, and Find out more »
Exploring the Role of Fencing at the Calvert House
In the 17th century, fences played a large role in changing frontier plantations to a more urban environment. Timothy B. Riordan, director of archaeology at Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC), will discuss the role in his talk “’A good substancial fence of loggs . . .:’ Creating landscape out of wilderness at the Calvert House” Find out more »