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Ocean City Today Workshop held about ‘Tuck Everlasting’ filming in Berlin
By Ally Lanasa Staff Writer
card dealer. “Tuck Everlasting,” which stars (March 5, 2021) As part of the fifth Alexis Bledel, Sissy Spacek, Ben annual Ocean City Film Festival, prop Kingsley and William Hurt, takes masters on Disney’s 2002 romantic place in the fictional village of “Treefantasy and coming-of-age film, gap.” For the movie, downtown “Tuck Everlasting,” Berlin was transformed back to the will live stream a free turn of the 20th Century, complete workshop about their with dirt roads, horses and carriages. Berlin experiences This year marks the 20th anniverand their work in the sary of filming the movie in Berlin, film industry in and said Ivy Wells, the town’s economic around Baltimore for and community development direcmore than 30 years. tor.
Steve and Lorrie Lorrie Walker Wells said the movie plays repeatWalker, of Lewes, edly at the Berlin Welcome Center on Delaware, will host South Main Street along with “Run- A ticketed event open to the public the workshop called away Bride.” and free for museum members will be “Props: The Little In addition, the Calvin B. Taylor held on Friday, June 11, followed by a Things That Make a House Museum, 208 N. Main St. in showing of “Tuck Everlasting” on SatMovie Work” next Berlin, features pictures from filming, urday, June 12, and “Runaway Bride” Tuesday from 4-5 the movie poster and Assistant Direc- on Sunday, June 13. More details will p.m. tor John Rusk’s jacket from “Tuck be confirmed shortly.
Beginning in the Steve Walker Everlasting” alongside the “Runaway The Ocean City Film Festival will early 1980s, the Bride” exhibit in the Harrison Room. stream props workshop and live Walkers designed, constructed and The museum is closed for the sea- question-and-answer sessions at no dressed sets for hundreds of televi- son, but virtual tours are available on charge to the public from this Thurssion commercials and small films. In Facebook and YouTube. With the day to next Thursday. the 1990s, they moved on to work plan to reopen the museum in mid- To see a full schedule of workshops predominantly as property masters May, the operating hours will be and to access them live, go on feature films and television series Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sat- to watch.eventive.org/ocmdfilmfestiincluding “Homicide,” the D.C. loca- urday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. val2021/live. tion filming of “The West Wing” and For more information, visit Festival tickets and passes can be movies by John Waters, Barry Levin- www.taylorhousemuseum.org or call purchased online at OCMDFilmFesson and Bruce Beresford. Four of the 410-641-1019. tival.com or by calling 410-524-9433. movies — “Clara’s Heart,” “Silent According to board member Tickets start at $10 per feature film or Fall,” “Swimmers” and “Tuck Ever- Donna Main, the Berlin Heritage film block. Multi-film passes are also lasting” — were shot mainly on the Foundation is planning a weekend available: six features and/or film Eastern Shore. celebration of the movies filmed in blocks costs $49; 13 features and/or
Steve Walker was also an extra in Berlin at the museum scheduled for film blocks cost $99. All-access “Tuck Everlasting,” portraying the June 11-13. passes cost $149.
(March 5, 2021) In 2011, the town of Pocomoke City, hired Kelvin Sewell, a former Baltimore City police detective and the town’s first Black police chief, to address its crime problem. Five years later, the town fired Sewell over racial discrimination disputes.
The film, “The Friendliest Town,” documents the story and will stream as part of the fifth annual Ocean City Film Festival, March 4-11.
Pocomoke City, Maryland’s southernmost town on the lower Eastern Shore, has a population of 4,000 people, equally split along racial lines. The title of the movie comes from the motto posted on the town’s sign: “Welcome to Pocomoke City, The Friendliest Town on the Eastern Shore.”
In 2011 when the town hired Sewell, it was experiencing escalating crime including drug dealing and violent activities.
Sewell, a former Baltimore city homicide investigator and narcotics officer, had grown tired of the tactics used by the Baltimore Police Department, particularly those targeting Black communities. In Pocomoke, Sewell deployed a different approach to law enforcement and implemented a community policing plan, parking squad cars and walking the streets. The officers got to know residents and built relationships with the citizens.
The town celebrated a full year without a murder after Sewell implemented his new system.
An ongoing dispute over racial discrimination soon engulfed Sewell and his officers, cost them their jobs and professional reputations, and thrust them into a legal battle that would touch the Worcester County community.
In 2015, the town fired Sewell and another Black officer, and subsequently filed “misconduct in office” charges against the former police chief.
Sewell is currently the chief senior investigator at the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, where he supervises 12 investigators.
Directed by The Real News Network reporter Stephen Janis and produced by Taya Graham, “The Friendliest Town” documents the ongoing legal story as well as the aftermath for the town’s Black community.
“The debate over policing has never been more fraught, or lacking in context,” Janis said. “We think the story of how one small town grappled with the issues of race and law enforcement will reveal broader truths about both.
“As a veteran investigative reporter who has covered a deeply troubled and corrupt police department in Baltimore for 15 years, document-
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MARCH 5, 2021 Movie documents Pocomoke’s racial issues with police
Continued from Page 34 ing the battle over chief Kelvin Sewell and the rising political consciousness of the town’s Black community offered a rare perspective on how policing can work,” Janis continued. “But it was also a primer on how racism intervenes, and how risky it can be for officers to push back against it.”
The Friendliest Town includes interviews with those at the center of story, including former chief Sewell, Pastor Ronnie White, Diane Downing, Pocomoke City Councilman Todd Nock, Rev. James Jones, Michelle Lucas, and Worcester County Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom.
It includes archival footage from town council meetings and other events, as well as updates on current legal proceedings.
The Friendliest Town will stream as part of the Ocean City Film Festival. Passes are available at OCMDFilmFestival.com or by calling 410-524-9433 and start at $10 per feature film or film block. Multi-film packages are also available: six features and/or film blocks, $49; 13 features and/or film blocks, $99. All-Access Pass are $149.
Evelyn Cordner, 28, of Ocean City failed to appear at a Feb. 3 hearing for alleged participation in a Sept. 2020 theft scheme that used “CASHAPP,” a digital currency payment application, to funnel money from an her mother’s credit card to acquaintances. Evelyn Cordner After a warrant was issued for the September incidents, Cordner was arrested last Thursday in Ocean City.
Prior to the Ocean City theftscheme charges that lead to her recent arrest, Cordner had been held in the Ocean City Police Department’s booking facility on a Delaware warrant for similar charges. The Delaware charges allege that Cordner had previously used “CASHAPP” to funnel money to acquaintances from her boyfriend’s father’s credit card.
Possession
On Thursday, Feb. 25, an Ocean City Police Officer made a traffic stop in the area of 123rd Street and Coastal Highway after noticing a southbound white Volkswagen with modified suspension and a loud, modified exhaust system.
During the traffic stop, police tried to confirm the driver’s identity, but found multiple IDs and forms of identification. Police were able to confirm the driver’s identity, Corey Van Keuren, 35, of Ocean City, but they were not able to confirm a valid driver’s license number. Without a license on file, and because Van Keuren was not the registered owner of the Volkswagen, police determined the car would have to be towed from the tow-away zone where it was parked.
Police were required to inventory the Volkswagen’s contents. They found a backpack containing a glass smoking pipe and baggies containing residue, which was later determined to be cocaine. Police also found a blue pill bottle in the glove box that was later determined to contain crystallized methamphetamine.
Van Keuren now faces multiple charges including driving without a license and possession with intent to use schedule II drugs.
C. Van Keuren
Destruction of property
A local bar sustained damage after a patron believed he and his daughter had been wronged. They thought they had been skipped in line to play pool.
The upset patron, later identified as Albert Hicks III, 49, of Pocomoke, said he was trying to defend his daughter after she was pushed out of line by another patron. Police were unable to determine if Hicks’s daughter had been pushed, as she gave officers conflicting details about the incident. Other patrons alleged that Hicks and his daughter were aggressive and incoherent. One pool player indicated that Hicks pushed him into a table, at which point bar staff intervened and removed Hicks and his daughter from the bar.
After watching video surveillance footage from inside of the bar, police determined that Hicks pushed his own daughter aside and then pushed another patron into a pool table. Exterior surveillance footage showed Hicks ripping a wooden board from an outside bar, causing approximately $50 damage.
Hicks III admitted to assault and causing damage to the bar after learning police had viewed surveillance footage. He was arrested without incident, and faces multiple charges including second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property.
Albert Hicks
Dining Guide
PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted —————————————
DOWNTOWN
South end to 28th Street CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, inside The Courtyard by Marriott 410-289-7192, www. captainstableoc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Breakfast and lunch served Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 8 a.m. to noon and dinner and lite fare served Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Featuring seafood, steaks and poultry. Daily chef specials. COASTAL SALT 16th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-973-7258, www.coastalsaltoc.com $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Enjoy and dine with the beautiful view of the ocean with Reel Eats & High Spirits. Now open Thursday through Sunday, lunch and dinner, noon until close. Happy Hour, 2-5 p.m. Wonderful starters, soups, salads, lite fare and entrees. Famous bone-in ribeye, burgers, crab cakes, tacos, thyme roasted chicken and so much more. HOOTERS 5th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-289-2690, www.hootersofoc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Enjoy oceanfront, outside dining on the boardwalk and carryouts with Hooters famous original chicken wings, 12 signature sauces, healthy salads, soups, sandwiches, tacos, seafood, crab cakes, Mahi Mahi and much more. Check out the New 2021 drink menu with new crushes and cocktails. Open Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
MIDTOWN
29th to 90th streets 32 PALM Located in The Hilton,32nd Street, Ocean City 410-289-2525, www.32palm.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open daily, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bar and lounge. Western Caribbean cuisine with a mix of traditional Eastern Shore favorites. THE DOUGH ROLLER 41st Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-9254; 70th Street and Coastal Highway 410-524-7981, www.TheDoughRoller.com An Ocean City family tradition since 1980. Offering breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. From our buttermilk pancakes, fresh handmade dough pizza, and Italian dinners, we have something for everyone! JOHNNY’S PIZZA PUB 56th Street, Ocean City 410-7235600, www.johnnyspizzapub.com $ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Featuring homemade pizzas, 18 gourmet pizzas, a variety of calzones, subs, burgers, sandwiches and jumbo wings with 20 different sauces. Open everyday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dine in, pickup, carryout and delivery. LONGBOARD CAFÉ 6701 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City 443-664-5639, www.longboardcafe.net $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Classic and creative American dishes and cocktails are showcased in a festive, surf-themed setting with weekly specials. Featuring burgers, tacos, prime rib, seafood and more. Closed on Tuesday. Dine-in and curbside pick-up. MARLIN MOON Located in the Double Tree Hotel, 3301 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-1201, www.marlinmoonocmd.com $$ Open Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.to 10 p.m. Restaurant and bar with fresh seafood, small plates, desserts and cocktails. SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-5244900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. with Island atmosphere. Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.
REEF 118 118th Street, in the Carousel, Oceanfront Hotel and Condos, Ocean City 410-524-1000, www.carouselhotel.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Oceanfront dining in a casual atmosphere. Great ambiance, salads, soups, lite fare, cocktails, drink specials and service. Enjoy chef’s specials, crab cakes, salmon, chicken caprese and shrimp scampi. Friday and Saturday is Prime Rib Dinner for $19.95. Open Friday and Saturday 410 p.m.
CLUBHOUSE BAR AND GRILLE 100 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean Pines 410-641-7222, oceanpinesgolf.org/dining $$ | Full bar With sweeping views of the 18th hole, the new Clubhouse Bar and Grille serves freshly prepared breakfast and lunch items. Full bar. Open Thursday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting.
UPTOWN
91st to 146th streets
