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Garrett County Chamber Of Commerce What’s Happening In Garrett County

Garrett County Chamber of Commerce

March 19 – March 25, 2025
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March 20 | 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm “Jameson for Your Jigs” Event at Shamrock Whiskey & Cigar Bar624 Humbert School Rd, Rockwood, PA.Enjoy food and drinks from Emerald Isle as Jameson hosts our Irish fest. Sampling & Cocktail Hour begins at 5:30 with Dinner at 6:45pm. Hosted by Shamrock Whiskey & Cigar Bar and Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits.5:30 – 6:30 Irish Whiskey tasting & Cocktail hourEnjoy samples from Jameson, Redbreast, & Green Spot or a Specialty Cocktail created to feature each Irish WhiskeyDinner at 6:45pmIncludes: Irish Pub Salad, Baked Oysters, Braised Beef Short Rib, Plum & Cream CobblerTickets are $75 each which includes dinner, tasting, tax & gratuity.Cash Bar available for anything additional.There will be prizes & giveaways from our Irish Whiskey Sponsors!!Click here for tickets: https://square.link/u/qGmSEO1p
March 20 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Deep Creek Lake Lecture Series Performing Arts Center at Garrett College, McHenry, MD.Join us for our Deep Creek Lake Lecture Series every Thursday in March 2025, 6pm at the Performing Arts Center at Garrett College. The lecture topics are:-Operation of the Deep Creek Hydroelectric Power Station (Brookfield Renewable)-History of Real Estate around Deep Creek Lake (Karen Myers)-Fishing on and around Deep Creek Lake (TBD)-Wildlife and Habitats of Deep Creek Lake (DNR TBD)Follow us for the exact schedule and more details on each lecture!More info on the Deep Creek Lake Centennial including more events, projects, an interactive timeline and more available at https://dcl100.com/ Free Admission.
March 20 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Community Pottery ClassDeep Creek Pottery, 1550 Deep Creek Drive, Suites C & D, McHenry, MD.We will offer a series of 5 classes that will include the pinch, coil, slab methods and an introduction to the pottery wheel! Every Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00PM for 5 weeks $200.00 per student includes all glazes and firings! $25.00 registration fee to hold your space! The balance due at the first class! Click on ticket link to pay your registration fee!  https://square.link/u/ZpkXCsQg
March 20 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Team Trivia  Mountain State Brewing Company, 6690 Sang Run Rd, McHenry, MD.Team Trivia every Thursday, free to play! Contact information: 301-387-3360. 
March 21 | 6:00 pm Game NightVarious Locations.Join us for Game Night every Friday night at various locations. Starts at 6pmCheck on our Garrett Gamers page on Facebook to see location and information. Free Admission.Contact Information: shepherdDCL@gmail.com.
March 21 | 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm St. Peter’s Fish DinnersSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Parish Center Hall, 208 S. Fourth St., Oakland, MD.Friday Fish Dinners at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish!Everyone’s favorite tradition is back . . . Enjoy a BIG fish dinner with your family and friends at St. Peter’s in Oakland, Fridays during Lent (March 7 – April 11). Dine-in and Carry-out meals are available.Prices:$13 adults$6 children (ages 12 and under)$7 fish sandwich onlyMenu and event details can be found at garrettstpeter.com/fishdinners.All are welcome!
March 23 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Team BingoMountain State Brewing Company, 6690 Sang Run Road, McHenry, MD.Team Bingo every Sunday at 1pm!Contact information: 301-387-3360. 
March 23 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Community Choir Rehearsals ScheduledSt. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 2nd Street, Oakland, MD.Community Choir Rehearsals Scheduled.Love to sing? Consider joining the Garrett Choral Society!  Spring rehearsal season is underway on Sundays from 2-4pm at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oakland. This is our 46th year of presenting vocal music to the community. Feel free to stop by or email garrettchoralsociety@gmail.com for more information. The concert date is May 18 at 3pm in the Performing Arts Center at Garrett College.$20 membership fee.
March 23 | 4:00 pm California Wine Dinner at Cornucopia146 Casselman Rd, Grantsville, MD.Experience five courses of wines from Gundlach Bunschu led by winemaker Joe Uhr alongside elevated pairings from Chef Martin Galloway, CEC. One of California’s oldest wineries, Gundlach Bunschu wines are produced at the prolific intersection of the Sonoma Valley, Carneros, and Napa Valley appellations, and are Regenerative Organic Certified. $125pp plus tax or gratuity, reservations essential with 50% deposit.Visit thecornucopiacafe.com for complete menu details.
March 24 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm “Shamrock Session” Irish Dancing Workshop at Cosmic StudiosCosmic Studios, 221 South Third St., Oakland, MD.Join us for a “Shamrock Session” and learn traditional Irish dancing with Cierra Derato (O’Keefe), a World Championship level Irish dancer, who has competed nationally and internationally over the past twenty plus years. 
Cierra has performed with renowned names such as Eileen Ivers, O’Malley’s March, the Saw Doctors, Lilt, and many more. She’s danced at the Kennedy Center, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater, and at various Embassy events across Washington, D.C. She brings her love of Irish dance to retirement homes, children’s centers, and various other organizations across the DMV. Born into a strong Irish heritage, Cierra loves spreading her passion for Irish dance, culture, and music with audiences around the world. 
Join us at Cosmic Studios, Monday, March 24th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm for a beginner “Shamrock Session” workshop which will include traditional Irish dance lessons and traditional ceili practice, with drinks and snacks provided for $25! Recommended for ages 12 years and up. 
March 25 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Community Band Rehearsals Open to New MembersPerforming Arts Center at Garrett College, McHenry, MD.It’s Spring rehearsal season for the Garrett Community Concert Band! Weekly rehearsals are in progress for the upcoming concert on Sunday afternoon, April 27. New players, both young and old, are welcome to join the band. Auditions are not required, but experience playing a band instrument is recommended. Practices are held from 7-8:30 pm on Tuesday evenings in the Recital Hall at Garrett College’s Performing Arts Center. Come give us a try! Email garrettconcertband@gmail.com for more information. 

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Jay Ferguson

Who I Am My name is Jay Ferguson, and I am a lifelong resident of the Deep Creek Lake area. I am also co-owner of the real estate side of Taylor Made. I have been in the real estate business for 21+ years now and I LOVE what I do! I have to say, my career really took off when I co-founded the real estate side of Taylor Made in 2014. Its been an amazing experience, building a real estate company from the ground up and achieving so much so quickly! In August 2016, we purchased Long & Foster Real Estate Deep Creek, where I had started my career in 2000. In 2018, we on-boarded virtually every agent from Coldwell Banker Deep Creek Realty as they closed up shop and the real estate family grew even more! We now have over 40 sales agents and have expanded to West Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well. Taylor Made is the #1 vacation rental company at Deep Creek with over 475 vacation rental homes, and over one hundred thousand yearly visitors. Its amazing what we have accomplished using the principles of honesty, teamwork and customer service! Personally, my wife Jessica and I enjoy traveling and especially spending time in the outdoors, hiking and exploring the many diverse areas that Garrett County is naturally blessed with. We have raised two wonderful children here, Kayleah (22) and Noah (13). In the summer, we love spending time on the water with friends & family and enjoying the lake life! We are both active in our church, our community & local school activities, and we fill our schedule with plenty of volunteer efforts. I currently serve on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity. I am proud to say that I was named Deep Creek Time’s Favorite ‘Community Champion’ in 2019. I was also named Garrett County Realtor of the Year in 2018-19, as well. I really enjoy promoting my hometown. I am very proud of the resort area that has developed over my lifetime and look forward to growing the area even more! Deep Creek Lake has been described as ‘The Lake Tahoe of the east', and I think that speaks volumes about the potential to own property here! Deep Creek Lake isn't really a town or city by itself; it's comprised of three towns: Oakland, Swanton & McHenry, Maryland. I am very passionate about my hometown and am impressed with how many people know about it as we travel around the country. Deep Creek Lake is an amazing place to visit and even better place to live! During the pandemic in 2020, our market exploded and more and more people left their primary residence in the city to live here permanently. With distance learning in schools and tele-commuting becoming the ‘norm’, many more people were drawn to the area to ‘live where they love to play’. Why You Want Me Working for You: In addition to being an owner, I am consistently one of the top-producing agents in the entire area and the Associate Broker of record for Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations & Sales. I have 21+ years of experience and I am a problem solver. There aren’t many situations that I have not encountered and I have a strategy for almost every scenario that you may encounter. I have extensively trained in all areas of real estate & emerging technologies, and also have trained as an appraiser, as well as served as a full-time Broker. I have a strong knowledge of the industry, as well as many trusted local contacts & affiliations that allow me to perform at a very high level and deliver results. I have a great deal of respect for my peers in this industry and have strong working relationships that I would love to put to work for you. Call me to discuss your situation - I know I can be of great service to you & others you care about! Honesty. Integrity. Results.