CAMBRIDGE – Saturday, Sept. 10, finds several special happenings at Dorchester Center for the Arts. As part of the Day of Resilience celebration, DCA will host a public art panel discussion from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Serving on the panel will be artists Wesley Wofford, sculptor of the new Harriet Tubman statue, Michael Rosato, Bridget Cimino, Miriam Moran, and Sydnei Smith-Jordon. Jon West-Bey will serve as moderator.

The topic of the forum will be the power of public art to tell the stories of a community. The program is free and open to the public.

From 1-4 p.m., ages 6–17 can turn trash into treasure during an up-cycling workshop with WorldWide Hope founder Griselda Jiménez. Students will learn about caring for the environment while creating art out of recycled materials. This class is taught in both English and Spanish. $15 DCA members, $20 non-members.

A Second Saturday Reception will be held for the continuing exhibit Where Land and Water Meet: The Chesapeake Bay Photography of David W. Harp. The reception runs from 5-7 p.m. and includes light refreshments and live music with vocalist Suzette Pritchett. Suzette has been singing professionally for thirty years, with a repertoire that includes songs of artists such as Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Lou Rawls, Bonnie Raitt, Otis Redding, Yolanda Adams, and Patti Labelle. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend.

Dave Harp returns on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. for a talk about his many decades photographing Dorchester County. “Dorchester County’s vast marshes are the epicenter of the nexus of land and water on Chesapeake Bay,” Harp says. “My career as a Chesapeake Bay photographer really started here in 1976 when I spent several cold winter weeks sailing with the skipjacks, documenting those iconic scenes on black and white film.”

Harp will talk about the many places he has photographed in Dorchester County and will feature photographs of the skipjacks and local watermen he photographed in 1976. The negatives were put away for more than 40 years until he had them digitized for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum exhibit several years ago. They were combined with more than sixty color photographs for the exhibit which range in subject from the flora and fauna of the area, the classic Dorchester landscape, and the influence of a changing climate on the area. Where Land and Water Meet will be at DCA through Sept. 25.

For more information about additional programs and events at the Dorchester Center for the Arts, stop by 321 High St., call 410-228-7782 or visit online at www.dorchesterarts.org. Find DCA on Facebook. Programs at DCA are supported by the Maryland State Arts Council.