Events
Get in the room. Ask the questions that matter. Be part of the process.
The Good Trouble Circle hosts candidate roundtables, voter education forums, and community fundraisers throughout Queen Anne’s County. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. You don’t have to be a Democrat to attend—just a neighbor who cares about what happens here.
An Evening of Jazz—A GTC Fundraiser
Join us for a soulful evening of live music featuring The Vaughn Bratcher Project. Celebrate community, support democracy, and enjoy a spectacular night of jazz in Queen Anne’s County.
Sunday, June 28, 2026 | 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Cult Classic Brewing, Stevensville, MD
Doors open at 5 pm.
Upcoming Events
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Candidate Roundtable
Monday, April 6, 2026
6 - 7:30 pm
New United Methodist Church
100 Union Wesley Cir, Chester, MD
Dan Schwartz
MD-1 Congressional Candidate -
Candidate Roundtable
Monday, April 20, 2026
6 - 7:30 pm
New United Methodist Church
100 Union Wesley Cir, Chester, MD
John Queen
MD Senate District 36 -
Candidates Roundtable
Monday, May 4, 2026
6 - 7:30 pm
New United Methodist Church
100 Union Wesley Cir, Chester, MD
QA County Commissioner
Andrea Alduino - District 2
Liz Filter - At-Large -
Summer Jazz Concert Fundraiser
Sunday, June 28, 2026
5:30 - 8:30 pm (doors open at 5)
Cult Classic Brewing
1169 Shopping Center Rd
Stevensville, MD
The Vaughn Bratcher Project
Past Events
MBE Business Forum
March 30, 2026 | Queen Anne's County Public Library, Centreville
The Good Trouble Circle hosted its inaugural MBE Business Forum at the Queen Anne's County Public Library in Centreville. The turnout was great and the energy in the room was electric
The evening featured an engaging and informative presentation by Shelly Gross-Wade, Principal Consultant and CEO of Bay Crossing Consulting Services. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience in economic development and minority business finance, Shelly walked attendees through the landscape of resources, grants, and financing options available to minority entrepreneurs in Maryland — including MBE certification, access to capital programs, and state and local business development tools.
Attendees came with questions and left with answers. The Q&A session sparked rich conversation, with participants sharing their business ideas and aspirations and getting real, practical guidance in return. The dialogue made clear that there is both a hunger and a need for this kind of programming right here on the Eastern Shore.
The Good Trouble Circle is committed to continuing these conversations and connecting our community with the resources needed to build generational wealth and economic power.
No Kings March
March 28, 2026
A Conversation with the Watermen — Randi White
March 25, 2026 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland
The waters of Queen Anne's County have sustained families for generations — and on March 25, the Good Trouble Circle brought those families face to face with Randi White, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 1st Congressional District.
The conversation was direct, practical, and deeply local. QAC's watermen — the crabbers, oystermen, and commercial fishermen who have worked the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for decades — came with real questions about their livelihoods. What does federal representation actually mean for an industry shaped by regulation, environmental policy, and the health of the Bay? Who in Washington is fighting for the people pulling their living from these waters?
Randi White — herself a daughter of Maryland's Lower Shore — listened as much as she spoke. She heard about the pressures facing working watermen: tightening regulations, rising costs, and a Bay whose health is inseparable from the economic survival of the communities that depend on it.
It was a conversation that doesn't happen often enough — and exactly the kind GTC was built to make possible.
Candidate Roundtable—Nivek Johnson
March 23, 2026 | New United Methodist Church, Chester, MD
On a Monday evening in Chester, the Good Trouble circle brought the community face to face with Nivek Johnson, Democratic candidate for Maryland Senate District 36. The room was full—neighbors, first-time participants and longtime civic voices all gathered around one table with one purpose: to ask questions that matter.
The conversation ranged from education funding the the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, to healthcare access on the Eastern Shore, to what authentic representation I Annapolis looks like for Queen Anne’s County residents who have long felt overlooked.
It was exactly the kind of evening GTC was built to create — informed, engaged, and powered entirely by community.
Candidate Roundtable — Randi White
March 9, 2025 | New United Methodist Church, Chester, MD
On the evening of March 9th, the Good Trouble Circle gathered twenty-five community members at New United Methodist Church in Chester for something a little different — and that difference was felt from the moment the conversation began.
Rather than leading with a candidate pitch, the evening opened with the community. Neighbors spoke honestly about the issues shaping their daily lives — affordable housing, access to healthcare, the cost of living, public education, and the livelihoods of the watermen who are the backbone of this county. Real concerns, spoken in real voices, by people who live them every day.
That's the Good Trouble Circle way. Candidates should hear from the community before they speak to it.
Once the community had spoken, Randi White stepped forward. She engaged directly with what the room had shared, addressing each concern with candor and offering her vision for what real representation on the Eastern Shore could look like.
The energy was warm, the exchange genuine, and the format — community first, candidate second — made all the difference.