By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 4, 2018) Children ages 8 to 80 should find something to play with, on, or simply to marvel at during the return of the annual Berlin Touch a Truck Day at Stephen Decatur Park on Saturday. Each year, organizers bring large utility vehicles and provide demonstrations. “Touch a Truck is… Read more »
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Fall Cruisers will motor into downtown Berlin, Saturday
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 4, 2018) Rare, vintage and other types of classic cars and trucks will line the streets of downtown Berlin on Saturday, during the annual Fall Cruisers event hosted by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Executive Director Larnet St. Amant expects several hundred participants during what is the final major… Read more »
Girl Scout drive scheduled for Oct. 14 in Ocean Pines
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Oct. 4, 2018) Ocean Pines resident Anna Foultz, reportedly the oldest active Girl Scout in the United States, is inviting new and potential scouts to attend an educational event, Sunday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Fire Station. Ocean Pines Police Chief David Massey and a representative from… Read more »
Snow Hill students take part in ninth annual Paint Berlin
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2018) Fifteen students from Snow Hill High School visited Berlin last Friday to take part in the Worcester County Arts Council’s ninth annual Paint Berlin event. Students took part in a “quick-draw” competition Friday morning, when artists spread from the arts council building on Jefferson Street to the library… Read more »
Guest bartender fundraiser will include board members
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2018) Members of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors will have a chance to meet the public and pour drinks at the community yacht club during a fundraiser for Atlantic General Hospital planned for Friday, Nov. 2. Event organizer Gary Miller said during a clubs advisory committee meeting last… Read more »
‘Women in the Arts’ exhibition seeks participants
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2018) The Worcester County Arts Council next month will celebrate “Women in the Arts” at the Berlin library on Harrison Avenue. Arts Council Executive Director Anna Mullis said the exhibition is part of a larger “Year of the Woman” project that includes several cultural and educational events. “It’s a… Read more »
Paint Berlin and Fiddler’s draw big crowds downtown
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 27, 2018) After several weekends of rainy and otherwise lackluster weather, the skies were mostly clear during a pair of well-attended events in Berlin last weekend, the 26th annual Fiddler’s Convention and the ninth annual Paint Berlin contest. A crowd of thousands flocked downtown on Friday night for a… Read more »
Bark for Life to fetch donations, this Saturday
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Sept. 27, 2018) Tails will be wagging and people will be walking with their four-legged friends during the second annual Berlin Bark for Life, this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at Stephen Decatur Park. All proceeds from the event go to the American Cancer Society. Last year, $1,500 was raised…. Read more »
Fiddler’s Convention offers entire weekend of live music
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 20, 2018) The 26th annual Berlin Fiddler’s Convention is scheduled to bring three days of free, family-friendly events and live entertainment to the downtown areathis Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Slated to open the show on Friday night, starting at 7 p.m., are the Lonesome Ridge Rangers, winners of the 2017… Read more »
Paint Berlin back for ninth annual ‘plein air’ event
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Sept. 20, 2018) People in and around the Berlin area are likely to see dozens of plein air painters working in various outdoor locales this weekend, as the ninth annual Paint Berlin event returns. While registration is full, work produced during the four-day event will be on display during a free… Read more »