The Avalon Foundation’s programs and outreach touch tens of thousands of individuals throughout the area along with most of Talbot County’s non-profit organizations through various types of programming including:

• The summer outdoor series consisting of a number of concerts placed in a variety of different locales, including Easton’s parks and Town Center. Thousands have attended the concert series at one point in cooperation with other community celebrations, which have the ability of reaching out to under-served populations reflecting the cultural diversity of the community.

• The Farmers’ Market regular music component, which features local music and performances May thru November.

• The more than 160 events and arts performances of all kinds held annually at the historic Avalon Theatre for a total audience of over 60, 000. These performances range from bluegrass, jazz, blues, gospel, Celtic, choral and classical music to films, dance, art exhibits, poetry readings, student musical and dramatic performances, radio and television programs, lectures, forums, plays and musical theatre. Most recently the Avalon Theatre has been a venue for political parties hosting debates and meetings.

• The more than 100 community and arts groups who use the Avalon Theatre and the Easton Welcome & Resource Center as a meeting, rehearsal or performance venue for whom the Avalon Foundation is pleased to offer them as a place for these groups to call “home”.

• MCTV, which provides continuous 24-hours of community service programming 7 days a week, including live telecast of Town and County government meetings, special events and performances at the Avalon Theatre, a community calendar and interview programs.

• The thousands of residents and visitors, who find their community events and arts information and rely on Mid-Shore Community Television (MCTV), the Welcome & Resource Center, the Avalon’s Passport to the Arts program, which is distributed through the Star-Democrat as well as all county school children, the Theatre’s quarterly calendar, and the Avalon’s on-line community calendar .

• The continuation of the Avalon Foundation’s role as a community facilitator, strategic planner, arts management mentor and catalyst brining together Talbot County’s arts and non-profit infrastructure to focus on common community programming, such as the program First Night® Talbot.

The Avalon Foundation, Inc. is directed by a Board of Trustees representative of the community, has achieved a balanced budget for seven years and received financial support from government, corporations, foundations and individuals. The Avalon Foundation’s income is representative of its growing outreach and breadth of its programming and there are approximately 15,000 “owners” who regularly receive information about Avalon programs.

The Avalon Foundation’s continuing mission is “to improve the quality of life for the residents of Easton, Talbot County and the Eastern Shore. It accomplishes this through its diversified arts and educational programs, by serving as a meeting venue for community groups and a home for arts organizations, and by building alliances with other organizations that serve the community. It strives to accomplish this with excellence in all that it does.”