October 13th, 2014
Looking out the window, I am wondering what the heck happened to the sun? It was so gorgeous on Sunday at the beaches, that I called my neighbor and asked her if she wanted to take a walk around Rehoboth Beach.
Rehoboth Beach is a great town to walk. The Boardwalk is award-winning and the iconic benches line this popular boardwalk just in case you want to relax and people watch. Sunday was one of those days that even though it was a bit cool, the beaches were packed. Some were at the water’s edge with sweaters, some were shopping, others were just enjoying one beautiful day. And others decided to just eat and have something to drink.
The Greyhounds stayed in Dewey but they also made the rounds in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. At least they had one good sunny day this week-end.
Walking through The Pines, a neighborhood, between Downtown Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, we stopped to check out 2 Open Houses. One new construction and the other one a house that had been built in the 1940s and was still owned by the family. We got a bird’s eye view from the top of this house, whose “upper deck” was a later addition.
On our walk we stopped at Anita Peghini-Raber Gallery. It is located at 49 Baltimore Avenue. Anita is an expressionist; she is also self-taught. Website? http://www.rehobothart.com.
What’s Happening at the gallery?
Oriental Dance with Viviana on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. $10 donation at the door.
Tango de Arte takes place the last Saturday of the month. A free class from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. From 9 p.m. dance until……late. Please visit http://www.tangolewes.com.
These events are well attended and they tell me that they are so much fun!!
Hungry and late in the afternoon we decided to stop at Semra’s Mediterranean Grill. It is located at 19 Rehoboth Avenue. John and Semra are the owners and they are always at the restaurant. I cannot say enough about their cuisine. Everything is made in house. Website? http://www.semras.com. Tel. 302-727-5964. Sema’s is on Facebook. Watch for Belly Dancing Events coming up in the months to come.
You know, it is really interesting, because I can say that I can make a Mousaka, but when Mousaka is served at Semra’s it takes your palate to a different dimension. Their spices are sent by relatives and the taste is delicate, with dishes perfectly seasoned.
My dish was traditional from Semra’s city in Turkey…..except I forgot if it was called Manti, Monti…hopefully she will correct me. It was light, and Semra’s described it that way. Ground lamb with amazing spices and with just a hint of heat, topped with tzatziki (yogurt) sauce.
Off we went back to our car….Lucky to live at the beach and never take it for granted. Have a great day!!
August 9th, 2014
Art continues to make a statement in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Second Saturdays of the month take a self-guided gallery tour in Downtown Rehoboth….it is an Art Walk sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach Gallery Collective: MOSAIC. This is a year round event from 6 – 9 p.m. For more information, please visit http://www.mosaicrehoboth.com.
Rehoboth Beach is one square mile, the Atlantic Ocean is the background of this coastal town. Throughout the town shops, art galleries, restaurants, bars, theater and entertainment afford the vacationers the ability to enjoy it all within walking distance. From the beach to all these amenities is awesome….plenty for the young ones to do, as well.
Baltimore Avenue is one of Rehoboth’s trendiest streets. Crawling or strolling the shops, and galleries is a daily addiction for many. Rehoboth artists are diverse and unique. One such artist is Anita Peghini-Raber. She opened her gallery at 49 Baltimore Avenue. about 3 years ago. Tel. 302-227-2888. Websites? http://www.anitapeghini-raber.com, http://www.rehobothart.com.
Anita’s joie de vivre is contagious. She is funny, friendly and a naturalist-expressionist painter. She is self tought, has worked hard….totally immersed in the communities at the Delaware Beaches. And it is paing off with accolades statewide, nationally and internationally. Congratulations!!
Anita Peghini-Raber Gallery calls home a charming cottage on Baltimore Avenue. Stop by and say hello.
Another passion of Anita is dancing. Tango dancing takes place the last Saturday of each month. A Milonga or Social Dance Party is held at the gallery. I have not been, but appaarently it is a lot of fun. Call 302-227-2888 for more information. Check this article, Tango Speaks to The Spirit, at http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/life/arts/2014/07/17/tango-lewes/12812249. That’s Anita on the photo with her husband, Paolo.
I asked Anita which a favorite painting….she pointed to the Tango Dancers….and nearby were her own Tango dancing shoes!!
 
On Thursdays the Gallery hosts Art & Belly….belly dancing classes for all levels. 6:30 p.m. A $10 donation is al that is needed.
If you are spending time in Rehoboth Beach, check the gallery, learn to tango, and catch a belly dancing class…..among Anita Peghini-Raber’s paintings.
Have a great time!!
April 26th, 2014
Are you ready? Do you dare to Dance the Tango Milonga? Tonight is your opportunity to do so. Anita Peghini-Raber Gallery is the host of Tango de Arte Milonga. It happens the last Saturday of the month. Location? 49 Baltimore Avenue in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.
It is an evening of Social Dancing. Admission is $10.00
Don’t know how to even start dancing the Milonga? Don’t worry because Tango Lewes will be there to give a FREE intro lesson from 8:15 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. before the actual dancing begins. You can visit Lewes Tango’s website at http://www.tangolewes.com.
The Milonga is a fusion of many cultural dances. It is also a dancing style. It is fast paced, can either be danced with an open or close embrace. It incorporates many of the normal tango steps….if you want to learn, then you know what to do now.
Have a good one!!
December 8th, 2011
“One good thing about Christmas shopping; it toughens you for the January sales.” grace kriley
Fridays, 12/9 and 12/16 – Be a Deer, Shop Downtown Rehoboth Beach. The downtown merchants will be keeping their shops open for extended hours. They will also be serving some nibbles, as well. At 6 p.m. on both nights, please stop by and pick up a gift bag at Grotto Gelato; shopping, dining coupons and specials will be found inside. Also, enter to win more than $500 in prizes. Free gift wrapping will be available too.
Friday, 12/9 – It will be Fawn Frenzy. A Ladies Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Enter a chance to win gifts worth more than $500 with a Favorite Things Wish Card. Ladies will be served beverages by “handsome bucks”. No kidding, that’s what I heard. The Ladies will also receive a gift bag filled with shopping and dining coupons and specials. Strolling carolers with the Cape Henlopen High School Choir; please join in. The ladies’ gifts will be wrapped for free. If you are participating, I can’t imagine why you would not, please pick up the gift bags at Grotto Gelato at 6 p.m. More info? www.downtownrehoboth.com
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12/9-12/11 – Festival of Trees event at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Sponsored by Delaware Hospice. Vendors will have specialty items. Holiday decor for sale. On Saturday, 12/10 pictures with Santa, fun and pizza from 10 until 2 p.m. Also on Saturday a Wine, Cheese & Dessert Tasting from 5 – 9 p.m. Tickets available at the door. Sunday, 12/11 there will be a Sunday Brunch from 9:30 until 1:30 p.m.; tickets sold in advance. More info. and schedule of events can be found at www.delawarehospice.org.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12/9/, 12/10 and 12/11 – Scrooge!! Last Week-End to catch the Holiday Spirit. Friday’s and Saturday’s performance will be at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s performance will be at 3 p.m. Location? Clear Space Theatre Company located at 20 Baltimore Ave., in Rehoboth Beach. More info? Please visit www.clearspacetheatre.org. Please note that this production changes every year. The 15 ft x 30 ft backdrop was painted by our own Rehoboth artist, Anita Peghini-Raber. This poster depicts a detail of the whole painting. More on Anita? Please visit http://www.rehobothart.com.
Saturday, 12/10 – 3rd Annual Cookie Walk at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach. 9:00 a.m. until “All Gone”. There will be tables and more tables of home-made cookies by the Epworth congregation bakers. $7/pound. Pre-packaged cookie assortments and gift boxes of Fair Trade coffee and chocolate; priced individually. The Heavenly Creations Cookie Cookbook is a collection of over 120 recipes from the Epworth family kitchens…It is new and out for $15.00.
Santa’s House is located at the end of Rehoboth Avenue, right on the famous Rehoboth Boardwalk. The backdrop is the Atlantic Ocean. Please bring the kids for photos at no charge; donations are appreciated, though. On Saturday, 12/18 you can bring your pet too, from 3 to 5 p.m. For a full schedule, please visit www.beach-fun.com/holiday-fun.
Wondering what to give a friend that loves shopping or dining in Rehoboth Beach? How about some gift certificates? These certificates are only for downtown Rehoboth Beach. Please call 302-227-2772 or visit http://www.downtownrehoboth.com/spending_your_downtown_gift_certificates.htm.
October 3rd, 2011
“A film is – or should be- more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.” s. kubrick
Just around the corner is the Independent Rehoboth Beach Film Festival. The dates are November 9th until the 13th. For more info. please visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com.
In the meantime, Wednesday and Thursday of this week there will be some interesting films and documentaries that are worth taking a look at.
Wednesday, October 5th – Free and at 7 p.m. at Movies at Midway located on Rt. 1 in Rehoboth you will find a screening of The Colors of the Mountain. It will be in the upstairs Screening Room.
This film is part of the Around the World Series which feature critically acclaimed award winning and international films.
“Young Manuel lives with his hard-working farmer parents in the remote, mountainous region of the Colombian country side. While the local adults try to avoid both the armed military and the guerilla rebels fighting each other in the area, Manuel and his friend, Julian are obsessed with playing soccer any chance they get….” Disaster strikes when Julian’s soccer ball, given to him for his birthday gets kicked off to a minefield….How far will they go to recover their prized posession. Not rated in Spanish with English subtitles.
Thursday, October 6th – Cinema & Art – Rebecca and Who Does She Think She Is? At the Inn at Canal Square in the Historic town of Lewes at 6:30 p.m. Admission? $15 Light refreshments will be served.
For tickets please call 302-645-9095, ext. 1. Or, visit www.rehobothfilm.com.
Rebecca – Artists who happen to be mothers are the focus of this Cinema & Art.
Discover local mother and artists, Rebecca Raubacher in the short documentary, Rebecca. Directed by her daughter, Riley Raubacher, the film provides an intimate glimpse into the Rehoboth artist’s life as he builds a career combining her love of art and horses. 6 minutes.
The next documentary asks why in a half-changed world, women often feel they need to choose between mothering and working, their children’s well being and their own.
Who Does She Think She Is? was directed by Academy Award Winning filmmaker, Pamela Tanner Boo and it features 5 fierce women who refuse to choose. Through their lives the film explores some of the most problematic choices female artists are forced to make – between mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, and economics and art.
The film reminds the audience that in ancient times, women were worshipped as cultural muses. Ironically, in mothern times most people can’t even name a handful of female artists.
Following the screening Rebecca Raubacher, Anita Peghini-Raber and Kim Klabe will discuss their experiences juggling motherhood and a career as an artist.
Kim Klabe – She is a Rehoboth Beach “oil painter who focuses on familiar, local sights, quaint cottages, again farmhouses and beach homes that capture the essence of Sussex Couty in days gone by”.
Anita Peghini-Raber – She has made Rehoboth her home. Naturalistic Expressionism is her medium.
Rebecca Raubacher is the co-owner of the Rebecca Gallery in downtown Dover, Delaware. She works from her own sketches, never from photographs. More info? Then, visit www.raubachergallery.com.
Have a great day!! Talk to you later….
August 13th, 2011
The Rehoboth Art League and its location is the perfect setting for an outdoor art and craft. This week-end and next week-end is the Rehoboth Art Leagues’s 38th Annual Outdoor fine Art & Craft Show in Rehoboth.
My friend, Gayle, and made our appearance early. It was so nice walking throught it all. We picked our favorite exhibitors and we also wished they would have had more crafts. The art show is bursting with paintings; more so than crafts.
These were some of my favorite exhibitors:
Anita Peghini-Raber – She has made Rehoboth Beach her home. Naturalistic Expressionism. You can visit her website www.rehobothart.com and see what she is all about.
Another exhibitor that caught my attention was the jewelry made by Astrid Peterson. She had some unique designs with semi precious stones. I noticed how she worked with her customers; friendly, taking time to explain the stones and the process of jewelry making. Her website? www.astridpetersonjewelry.com.
We decided to get some iced tea at The Point Coffee House, which had its owns special corner, serving some delicious and tempting goodies. Their website is www.thepointcoffee.com. Can’t wait to visit them in Rehoboth Beach.
A potter was immersed in his craft with an audience of young children.
We came across The Happyrock Pottery. The potter is Susan Gladstone. Her studio is at Celebration Mall, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach. You can e-mail Susan at thehappyrock@earthlink.net.
Gayle and I were so impressed with her work. Her colors were gorgeous and the pottery was just the right size. Her prices were very reasonable, as well.
This art and craft show will be held on Sunday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Next week-end, 8/20 and 8/21 the schedule will be as follows: Saturday at 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sunday at 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Admission fee is $5.00.
Please note that you are not to park on the road; park on the lawns. I know what I am talking about because I got a $50 ticket today for that same reason.
 This is exactly what I needed. A balance.
Have a good one!!….talk to you later…
August 12th, 2011
I hope the weather stays the way it is; gorgeous!! There are outdoors festivities to attend to and if you are in Rehoboth Beach this week-end, this is what you will be finding out and about town.
“The Rehoboth Art League, with the people of Delaware and its visitors, encourages artists and arts education, and sponsors exhibits and programs that reflect the diversity of the community in an historic setting and in partnership with other organizations.” rehoboth art league
Two week-ends, rain or shine – Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, and 20 and 21 – It is the 38th Annual Outdoor Fine Art & Craft Show. Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sunday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Parking tip: There will be free parking and shuttle service at K-Mart on Rt. 1. This will probably be the easiest way to this event.
The Rehoboth Art League is located at 12 Dodds Lane, Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth Beach. If you would like more info., please visit www.rehobothartleague.org or call 302-227-8408.
During the Fine Art & Craft Show there will be more than 120 artists on the grounds of the Rehoboth Art League. Anyone that has visited the League knows how beautiful and serene it is.
Special children’s activities will be provided by Kids Cottage only on Saturday.
Stroll and enjoy the Art Show while also listening to different genres of music; local, classical guitar, island country, blue grass and jazz.
While enjoying your time at the Art League check tent #57. Her name is Susan Gladstone and she is a potter. The Happyrock Pottery is located at 20 Baltimore Ave., at the Celebration Mall. One of her specialties is Raku ware which is a type of Japanese pottery. It is traditionally characterized by the hand molding of the clay as opposed to turning it on a potter’s wheel, each piece being one-of-a-kind.
The other artist to check would be AnitaPeghini Raber. She is a plein-air painter, catching the moment in the open space. Her website is www.rehobothart.com.
Besides being at the League this, and next week-end, Anita has a few other exhibits in town.
At Prudential Gallo Realtors at 37230 Rehoboth Ave. Extended Anita will have some of her work during the Fine Arts Exhibition Series. Other exhibitors at Prudential Gallo Realtors will be Linda Dickey and Michael Sprouse.
Anita also has 62 more paintings at Preshy’s Gallery Restaurant in the Midway Shopping Center as well as at Phillip Morton Gallery and Hobos Restaurant, both on Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach.
Clear Space Theatre Company – Chicago – Last performances August 13th – August 21st at 7:00 p.m.
Clear space Theatre Company is located at 20 Baltimore Ave. For information, special offers and schedules, please visit www.clearspacetheatre.org. or call 302-227-2270.
Saturday, 8/13 – The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society’s Watermelon Festival from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m.
The festival will feature hula hoop, paddle ball, and bean bag toss contests, as well as watermelon eating and seed spitting contests!! And, face painting!!
Contests schedules and admission information can be found at www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org.
As usual, when you are at the beach, kick back and relax….that’s what you are here for…
April 13th, 2011
Swiss Painter, Anita Peghini-Raber is considered to be a local in Rehoboth Beach. Like me, she has lived here for a long time. A local; but not a native.
For years I did not even know that she was an artist. Not only did I not know that, but I also did not know that she was self taught.
The Delaware Beaches and its artist community has embraced her wholehartedly. She will be exhibiting a Solo Show at the Warner Gallery, in the O’Brien Arts Center on Friday, April 15th at 6:45 p.m. The Exhibit is called Paint On! If you want to know more about Anita and her art, please visit www.rehobothart.com.
The Warner Gallery welcomes visitors to the O’Brien Arts Center; opened to the public in 2004. Location? St. Andrew’s School, 350 Noxontown Rd., Middletown, DE 19709.
Several exhibits are on view every year. Each exhibit opens with a reception and a gallery talk by the artist. If you want to know more about this exhibit and future ones, please visit http://www.standrews-de.org/arts/warner-gallery/index.aspx.
Have a great day…..talk to you later….
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