The 38th Annual Waterfowl Festival will take place in Easton, MD, this weekend, rain or shine. The festival touts itself as the ultimate weekend for the sportsman or art lover. Events will take place at twelve different venues around Easton on Nov. 14, 15 and 16, 2008. From world championship calling contests to wine tasting, there is something for everyone.

The astute workers at the Easton GoodWill store thought that a recent donation was worth investigating. After some research and consultation with experts in the field, their hunch paid off in the amount of $40,600. According to the Baltimore Sun, that is how much an impressionist painting by an artist named Cortes sold for at Sotheby’s auction house. The painting was dropped off as a donation in March, and was recently sold at auction after Sotheby’s confirmed the authenticity of the painting.

The Eastern Shore Chamber Music Festival still has a few events left in its two week schedule including a free show at the Academy Art Museum on June 11th. Venues around the Easton area will host small ensembles playing exceptional selections of chamber music from well known composers such as Mozart and Beethoven, as well as contemporary composers including Andre Previn and Peter Child.