"Poem in October" by Dylan Thomas

It was my thirtieth year to heaven

Woke to my hearing from harbour and neighbour wood

  And the mussel pooled and the heron

      Priested shore

    The morning beckon

With water praying and call of seagull and rook

And the knock of sailing boats on the net webbed wall

    Myself to set foot

      That second

In the still sleeping town and set forth.

  My birthday began with the water-

Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name

  Above the farms and the white horses

      And I rose

    In rainy autumn

And walked abroad in a shower of all my days.

High tide and the heron dived when I took the road

    Over the border

      And the gates

Of the town closed as the town awoke.

  A springful of larks in a rolling

Cloud and the roadside bushes brimming with whistling

  Blackbirds and the sun of October

      Summery

    On the hill's shoulder,

Here were fond climates and sweet singers suddenly

Come in the morning where I wandered and listened

    To the rain wringing

      Wind blow cold

In the wood faraway under me.

  Pale rain over the dwindling harbour

And over the sea wet church the size of a snail

  With its horns through mist and the castle

      Brown as owls

    But all the gardens

Of spring and summer were blooming in the tall tales

Beyond the border and under the lark full cloud.

    There could I marvel

      My birthday

Away but the weather turned around.

  It turned away from the blithe country

And down the other air and the blue altered sky

  Streamed again a wonder of summer

      With apples

    Pears and red currants

And I saw in the turning so clearly a child's

Forgotten mornings when he walked with his mother

    Through the parables

      Of sun light

And the legends of the green chapels

  And the twice told fields of infancy

That his tears burned my cheeks and his heart moved in mine.

  These were the woods the river and sea

      Where a boy

    In the listening

Summertime of the dead whispered the truth of his joy

To the trees and the stones and the fish in the tide.

    And the mystery

      Sang alive

Still in the water and singingbirds.

  And there could I marvel my birthday

Away but the weather turned around. And the true

  Joy of the long dead child sang burning

      In the sun.

    It was my thirtieth

Year to heaven stood there then in the summer noon

Though the town below lay leaved with October blood.

    O may my heart's truth

      Still be sung

On this high hill in a year's turning.

https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/dylan-thomas/poem-in-october

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Updates on all of the events are on our calendar at CrisfieldArts.org under Upcoming Events. Check back regularly :)

October Events

Corbin Featured Artist Exhibit: Jim and Carolyn Neal Exhibit Sept. 27-Oct. 15

Corbin Studio and Gallery

4 E. Main St

View the natural beauty of this couple’s photography in person at their free opening reception and exhibit!  More information at CrisfieldArts.org

Traveling Craft Night Porch Leaner by Phippin Crafting Corner

Oct. 4, 5:00pm

Crisfield Library

100 Collins St.

First ever Traveling Craft event in Crisfield!  Create a Porch Leaner of your choosing (colors and words).  Plus, a pop up shop of products to buy before and after the crafting event!  https://www.facebook.com/events/999626034492399

AYCE Crab Feast!

Oct. 7, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Elks Pride Lodge

120 S. 4th St.

Come prepared to EAT, DRINK and PARTY! AYCE--ALL YOU CAN EAT:  crab, chicken, fish, clam strips, corn, beer, soda, water! 1-4pm AYCE,  1-6pm DJ Tickets: $60 (until Oct. 6) and $70 (at the door).   Buses welcome: $50/per person.  For information call:  410-603-1768

Crisfield Farmer’s Market

First and Third Saturday, 9:00am-12:00 noon

Near the City Dock (10th Street)

Local farmers, artists and so much more! New vendors added weekly–call 443-783-2486 if you’d like to sign up to be a vendor.

Somerset County Public Schools Art Show

Oct. 13-Nov. 10

SCAC

1100 Main St. Gallery

Come out to show support for our emerging artists!

https://www.socoarts.org/

WBYC 107.3 Back Porch Party!

Oct. 14,

WBYC Community Radio Station

4 South 7th Street (across from Big Willy’s)

Somerset Arts Council and WBYC Community Radio are holding a “Back Porch Party” with live music, food, and drinks! Stay tuned to 107.3 for more information.  Go to:  socoarts.org for more details!

A & E District Community Meeting 

Oct. 17, 5:00-6:30

Corbin Studio and Gallery

4 E. Main St.

Join us for our quarterly community meeting!  We will be planning events, exhibits, workshops and getting input into how the Arts and Entertainment District can support Crisfield!  Would you like to join our team?  Come and introduce yourself and get involved in all the FUN!

Go to CrisfieldArts.org

YArt and Yard Sale

Oct. 21, 7:00am-noon

Crisfield City-Wide (City Parking Lot by Dock)

They say one person's trash is another person's treasure--especially when you want to update your ART!  This is a City-Wide Yard and YArt sale!

Would you like to sell your items?  Sign up for spots at the City Parking Lot near the Dock or at your own address by visiting: CrisfieldArts.org

*If you'd prefer to donate items please deliver them to WBYC Radio on 7th Street.

Pumpkins and Paint

Oct. 21, 1:00-3:00pm

Doug Swift’s Community Garden

317 W. Main St. (next to City Hall)

FREE event at Doug Swift Community Garden!  The Community Garden and CAED invite people of all ages to paint funny and scary faces on pumpkins from 1-3pm on October 21st, which are yours to take home to enjoy.  Registration is encouraged but not necessary.  Go to CrisfieldArts.org to sign up.

Jackie Miller Watercolor Workshops

Oct. 27, 5:00-7:00pm and Oct. 28, 11:00-1:00pm

SOCO West Main St. Gallery

1100 W. Main St.

Learn how to paint your own watercolor masterpiece by one of our cherished local artists!  All supplies are included with your ticket ($5/ members or $10/nonmembers).  Go to socoarts.org to get your ticket for this 2-day workshop.

Haunted Drive-Thru!

Oct. 27 & 28 7:30-9:30pm

Somers Cove Marina

715 Broadway

Want to be scared???  Come to the The BIGGEST and SCARIEST Halloween Drive Thru in Crisfield--BOO!!!  Golf carts allowed! $15 with a portion of profits going to the Crisfield Lioness Club.

Halloween Parade and Trunk or Treat

Oct. 28, 3:00-6:00pm

J.W. Tawes Museum and Somers Cove Marina

3 9th St and 715 Broadway

The Halloween Parade will start inside the Marina near the J.W. Tawes Museum and end at the City Dock.  Come on out in your Halloween costumes and join in on the candy frenzy!  Want to help be part of the day?  Please contact Jayna Tawes-Grant at 410-968-1300

Always more events pop up! Bookmark the calendar to keep updated for things to do in the Arts and Entertainment District and the Crisfield community! Go to: CrisfieldArts.org

Come visit ALL three Art Galleries in Crisfield and receive an exclusive and collectable photo print card from local artist, Brian Sutherland! ($5 value)

Here's how it works:

1. Visit any of the three art galleries or the Visitor's Center in Crisfield and pick up a sign-up card.
2. Get the card signed by each gallery as you enjoy the beautiful art.
3. Once you've visited all three galleries, hand your card in to your last gallery and receive your personal photo print of Brian Sutherland's, Tranquil Breeze

Looking for some exercise? Bicycle your way around to visit all 3 galleries--from the Corbin Studio bike rack to the City Dock bike rack/ West Main Street Gallery, with Gallery 413 in the middle!

Bicycle Route Map for All 3 Art Galleries

Upcoming Events

Community Meeting for the Arts and Entertainment District

Looking for some input into what happens in our hometown? Come join our team to plan and host events in Crisfield's A&E District.

Email Heather Ross at: arts@crisfieldcityhall.com for great opportunities to get involved and have fun doing it!

See you at the Corbin on Oct. 17, 5:00 pm



Maryland State Arts Council Resource Bulletin

County Arts Agencies: 

Ongoing: Call for Arts Educators - Harford County Cultural Arts Board Arts in Education Grant

Ongoing: Call for Arts Educators - Carroll County Arts Council Arts in Education Grant

Ongoing: Call for Public Artists - Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts Mural Program

Ongoing: Call for Arts Organizations - Arts Council of Calvert County Community Grant 

Ongoing: Call for Arts Organizations - Caroline County Council of Arts Mini-Grants

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Carroll County Arts Council Call for 2024 Exhibitors

Ongoing: Call for Arts Organizations - Carroll County Arts Council Arts Opportunity Mini-Grants

Ongoing: Call for Arts Organizations - Cecil County Arts Council Opportunity Fund

Ongoing: Call for Arts Education Organizations - Cecil County Arts Council Arts In Education Grant

Ongoing: Call for Organizations - Kent Cultural Alliance Project Grants

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Prince George's Arts and Humanities Council Digital Open Call

Ongoing: Call for Arts Organizations - Somerset County Arts Council Community Arts Development Grant

Ongoing: Call for Organizations and Schools - Talbot Arts Mini-Grants

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Arts Council of Calvert County: CalvART Gallery

Ongoing: Call for Arts Organizations and Artists - Charles County Arts Alliance Grants

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Washington County Arts Council 2024 Exhibits

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Howard County Arts Council Exhibition Proposals

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Somerset County Arts Council Artists-in-Residence Program

Ongoing: Call for Board Members - Calvert County Arts Council 

Ongoing: Call for Public Artists - Cecil County Arts Council Casa Mezcal Mural 

Ongoing: Call for Arts Organizations - Harford County Cultural Arts Board: Community Arts Development Grants

Around Maryland

Ongoing: Call for Performers - Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center

Ongoing: Residencies & Fellowships at Arts for Learning

Ongoing: Call for Proposals - the Meeting House Gallery 

Ongoing: Call for Sculpture - Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center

Ongoing: C&O Canal Photo Contest 

Regional Opportunities: 

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Art Connection in the Capital Region seeks Artwork

Ongoing: Call for Artists - Hopper Grant

Vendor Opportunities: 

Ongoing: Black to the Future

Buy Your Tickets Now:

Porch Leaner Sign

by Phippin's Crafting Corner

First ever Traveling craft event in Crisfield. This will be our first of hopefully many crafting event around the local shore area. Along with the craft we will have a small pop up shop of our products to shop before and after the crafting event. Picture is an example of what the project will be but can be any color or words you would like.

For Tickets go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/999626034492399

Crab Feast!

Oct. 7, 1:00 – 4:00pm

Elks Pride Lodge

120 S. 4th St.

Come prepared to EAT, DRINK and PARTY! AYCE--ALL YOU CAN EAT:  crab, chicken, fish, clam strips, corn, beer, soda, water! 1-4pm AYCE,  1-6pm DJ

Tickets: $60 (until Oct. 6) and $70 (at the door).   Buses welcome: $50/per person. 

For information call: 

410-603-1768

WYBOC Back Porch Party!

Spooky Tidbits in Crisfield!

Did you know you can visit the Corbin Studio and Gallery to get your scared on!?!

Check this and other haunting places at ChesapeakeGhosts.com:

The Corbin Library in Crisfield is the only library in America that also serves as a mausoleum. It is named for Lilly Ann Corbin, born in Crisfield in 1882. At age fifteen Lilly had saved enough money from cleaning houses to buy a one-way train ticket to New York City. She dreamed of being an actress. She died tragically in an automobile accident. Today, her remains are in an urn that is housed in the old Library as a tribute by her husband.

Come visit the Corbin Gallery to see for yourself--if you dare!!! BOO!

Somerset County Library Programs

Lots of free programs for all ages! Check out somelibrary.org/ and sign up today.

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Have something to add to this event list? Email arts@crisfieldcityhall.com

About the Crisfield Arts & Entertainment District:

The non-profit Crisfield Arts & Entertainment District (CAED) is the State recognized entity for the management of the Crisfield Arts & Entertainment District. Maryland’s Arts & Entertainment (A&E) Districts help develop and promote community involvement, tourism, and revitalization through tax-related incentives that attract artists, arts organizations, and other creative enterprises to towns and cities across the state.

Thank you MSAC! To discover more about the Maryland State Arts Council and how they impact Maryland, visit msac.org