Cambridge native Victoria L. Jackson-Stanley has spent her life dedicated to working for the greater good for the citizens of Maryland. She is currently serving her third term as Mayor of the City of Cambridge and holds the distinction of being the first woman and African American ever elected Mayor in that city. She has held numerous positions in state government, most recently as the Deputy Director of Dorchester County Department of Social Services and has held offices in many local and national organizations as well, including First Vice-Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, and President of the Maryland Mayors Association. She earned a B.S. degree in Social Work from Salisbury University and an M.S. in Social Work from the Howard University School of Social Work. Jackson-Stanley was a young teenager enrolled in the formerly all-white Cambridge High School during the race riots of the summer of 1967. She will reflect on her personal experiences with this historic event and the Civil Rights movement on the Eastern Shore.
With instruments ranging from ukulele to banjolin to slide whistle and clarinet, Louise Anderson and Diana Wagner reveal the music of Peter Dale Wimbrow, early radio star, ukulele master, performer, and philanthropist. A small-town boy from early 20th century Worcester County, Maryland, Wimbrow became a nationwide radio and stage sensation, all the while documenting his native Eastern Shore in song. In this lecture-performance, Louise and Diana will take you along on their archival journey to discover Wimbrow’s music, life, and legacy. A sought-after Eastern Shore musician, Diana Wagner is Associate Professor of Education at Salisbury University, where she teaches social justice education, research methods and outdoor leadership. Wagner learned to play guitar in 1977, thanks to a public-school music program. She is a multi-instrumentalist who specializes in collecting historic and traditional folk and blues music. She has worked extensively with the archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, where she has translated and transcribed archival source documents to aid in survivor and victim research. Wagner also hosts the weekly radio show, Chesapeake Folk, carried on several Eastern Shore radio stations, including the regional NPR affiliate. For more information on her musical adventures, visit www. dianawagnermusic.com. Louise L. Anderson, Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator for Music Education at Salisbury University, holds a PhD in Music Education from Temple University in Philadelphia and an M.A. in Humanities from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Anderson has 30 years of experience teaching grades K-12 encompassing everything from instrumental and string instruction to choral. After finding a ukulele in a university closet, Dr. Anderson embraced this small wonder and has incorporated ukulele into many different types of educational and personal projects ever since.
All conference attendees are welcome to attend the MARAC Business Meeting. You are not required to purchase the breakfast to attend. The Business Meeting starts 15 to 30 minutes after the start of the breakfast, depending on the needs of the MARAC chair.
