September 21st, 2011
I was just thinking how many visitors are still enjoying the Delaware Beaches. Well, it is still fairly warm so you can shop, walk, bike and dine until you drop. And, soon those meters will be put to sleep.
The Delaware Beaches have been doing such a great job in order to keep everyone coming back. Festivals, arts and entertainment, at the heart of it all.
Here is what’s going on….
Thursday, 9/22 – At the Indian River Life-Saving Station, Rt. 1, 3 1/2 miles south of Dewey Beach, Brown Box Theatre Project will be presenting Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at 6:00 p.m. It is FREE. It will take place in the courtyard. Why don’t you bring your blankets, just in case.
Note: You can pre-order a boxed dinner from Matt’s Fish Camp and enjoy it during the performance. I can vouche for its food. Great!!
For more info. on the performance or if you would like to order a dinner from Matt’s Fish Camp, please call Indian River Live Saving Station at 302-227-6991.
Que Pasa en Dewey Beach? Mucho…. Dewey Beach is the coastal town where you can find the best music venues….So, it is the perfect place to hold, from Thursday, 9/22 until Saturday, 9/24 the Dewey Beach Music Conference. It will be a various venues in Dewey. The best way to get that info. is to visit http://www.deweybeachfest.com. Plenty of opportunities to work at furthering your music future. Or, enjoy the many performances.
Friday, 9/23 – The beautiful Historic Town of Lewes is going to be having such a fun day on Friday. An All Day Italian Festival from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Specialty shops in town will be offering Italian-themed merchandise and even some Italian refreshments. More Info.? Please visit www.leweschamber.com.
Friday, 9/23 – In Rehoboth Beach, it is Opening Night for “Broadway Rhythms” with a Gala and A Night “On the Town” Party. Appetizers and drinks at Clear Space Theatre located at 20 Baltimore Ave., plus a chance to bid on silent auction items.
Dinner at some of the most sought after eateries in town and then on to a show from the Great White Way. Festivities will start at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $100. More info? Please call 302-227-2270 or visit www.clearspacetheatre.org.
Please note that this is the opening night and you can find the rest of the schedule on the website above mentioned.
Friday, 9/23 – Thursday, 10/6 – Philip Morton Gallery presents new works by William Dunlop. The Gallery is located at 47 Baltimore Ave. A reception to meet the artist will be on Friday, 9/23 from 6 – 9 p.m. His paintings are abstract in nature and minimalist in tone. More info? Please call 302-727-0905. To preview the collection, please visit www.philipmortongallery.com.
Friday, 9/23 – Presented by the Rehoboth Film Society as part of their Monthly Screening Series is “In a Better World” winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. At 7 p.m. in the upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway. Members $3, non-members $5.
Monthly screenings feature films and discussions about various cultures in the world, including the diversity in our own country.
Note: The Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival will start on November 9th until November 13th.
For complete information, please call 302-645-9095 or visit www.rehobothfilm.com.
For the Kids:
Saturday, 9/24 – It is the 11th Annual Children’s Fun Fest presented by the Beebe Medical Center Auxiliary. It will be at Windswept Stables located on Rt. 24 (Lewes). Free admission, but some rides do require tickets, which are available for purchase at the event.
There will be games, horse shows, pony rides, food, baked goods and even a petting zoo.
I think this is a full week-end ahead. Have a great time. Officially, Fall starts on Friday!!
August 19th, 2011
Joining us, here in Rehoboth Beach, this week-end? Then, check some of the events that are being held around town this Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday & Sunday, 8/20 & 8/21 – 38th Annual Outdoor Fine Arts & Craft Show – This is the last chance for your to check out more than 120 artists on the grounds of the Rehoboth Art League. Special activities for children will be provided by Kids Cottage on Saturday only. There will be music and food.
I went last week-end and it was very nice. If you need more info. please visit www.rehobothartleague.org. You can also call 302-227-8408. Rain or shine!!
Parking: Free Shuttle Service – On Saturday there will be 2 shuttles from K-Mart parking lot on Coastal Highway. The shuttles will begin at 9:45 a.m. and will end at 5:15 p.m. from the Art League. On Sunday there will be one shuttle running from 9:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. from the Art League.
Please note that parking in Henlopen Acres is limited. You need to adhere to parking restrictions including No Parking on Street. Unless there is a “no parking” sign, all vehicles must park on the grass with tires off the pavement. Really, is true.
Entry fee is $5.00. For a complete schedule, please visit the website above mentioned.
The Rehoboth Art League is located at 12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth Beach.
Saturday, 8/20 – Adopt-A-Thon for Safe Haven Dogs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at WSFS Rehoboth Parking Lot on Rt. 1 between Giant and Walgreens. Bring the whole family. Even family dogs on leashes are welcomed.
Schedule – 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. – Meet Safe Haven’s Rescue Dogs. Parade at 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. – Pet Contest for Family Dogs. Best in Show, Personality, & Kids Choice.
There will be face paining, a coloring station and mask making, as well.
Doggies at the Beach mascots, Biscuit & Freckles will be there too. Doggies at the Beach is offering free baths to all adoptions.
Animals bring so much love into people’s lives. Doggies at the Beach is a cage free facility with 24 hour human supervision. Always caring about the community, they are informing us of what’s also going on this week-end and beyond.
News from Doggies at the Beach – Nicole, known as the DE Dog Whisperer has been the puppy and doggie trainer for the last couple of years. She has joined their staff a their new Manager. She will still continue to hold the training classes.
September Schedule:
Wednesday 9/7 – 10/5 – Puppy – 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday 9/7 – 10/5 – Doggie – 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
or,
Saturday, 9/10 – 10/8 – Puppy – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, 9/10 – 10/8 – Doggie – 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Their next Discount Vet Day will be Saturday, 9/10 from 9 – 11 a.m. First come, first served. Puppies, doggies and cats can be vaccinated, as well.
Doggies at the Beach is located at 18806 John J. Williams Highway (Rt. 24). Tel. 302-644-8200.
Saturday, 8/20 – Delaware SPCA Run for the Paws 5k – Dewey Beach. Mascots Biscuit and Freckles will be in attendance, as they usually are in all doggie related events.
This will be their 3rd annual Run for the Paws begining at 8:00 a.m. on Dogsworthy Street in Dewey Beach.
Join animal lovers as they take to the streets to help homeless and abused animals. You can choose a 5k or a 1-mile dog trot. Stay after the race for fun, refreshments and an award ceremony hosted by The Starboard Restaurant.
Food Drive – Safe Haven has a drop off basket at Doggies at the Beach. Dry food for both, dogs and cats, would be appreciated.
If you would like to know about Safe Haven, please visit http://www.safehavensanctuary.com. Their tel. is 302-856-6460.
Summer Theater and Entertainment at Clear Space Theatre, located at 20 Baltimore Ave. Website? www.clearspacetheatre.org. Tel. 302-227-2270.
Tickets are available on line or you can stop by the Box Office.
Chicago – Saturday and Sunday 8/20 and 8/21
100 Years of Broadway – 8/23, /8/24, 8/25, 9/2, 9/3 and 9/4
Words & Music: By Gershwin – 8/26, 8/27, 8/28, 8/30, 8/31 and 9/1
Have a great week-end!!….talk to you later…
April 8th, 2011
I know, it has been raining all day; cold, as well. What happened to the spring? The trees look beautiful; the pear and cherry trees are amazing. Even with the weather the way it has been, I will have to tell you that our coastal town is crowded. Slowly, more and more events are on the schedule and here is what you will find if you are visiting us this week-end. Or, if you live here too.
Saturday, 4/9 – Vendors Group Open House from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Comfort Inn located at 19210 Coastal Highway (Rt.1), in Rehoboth. Vendors on site: Close to my Heart, Tastefully Simple, Thirty One, Longaberger, Island Time International, Silpada, Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, Arbonne and Michelle Piling.
Available to you tomorrow will be cash and carry items, take orders, book parties, and more. 10 door prizes and light refreshments. More info? E-mail vendorsgroup@mail.com. Bring a friend.
Saturday, 4/9 – A Grand Opening – Artworx 19971 – Museum Gallery. From 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Celebration Mall, 20 Baltimore Ave., right next to Clear Space Theatre. Meet the artists and enjoy local artwork. Affordable art by Rehoboth Beach artists. The Gallery is staffed by the artists themselves. Website? http://www.artworx19971.com. You can find them on Facebook.
Until Sunday, 4/10 – A Women’s Event!! – Women’s Fest 2011 sponsored by CAMP Rehoboth. Walking tours, workshops, seminars and so much more. Nationally acclaimed entertainment with Comic, Jennie McNulty. A new addition this year is Broadwalk on the Boardwalk for Breast Cancer. Call 302-227-5620 for tickets and info. The website is www.camprehoboth.com. This event started on Thursday.
Tuesday, 4/12 – Broadway Bound final performance at 5 p.m. at Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. Tickets are $5 and are available for purchase at the door. More info? Please call 302-227-2270 or visit www.clearspacetheatre.org.
Until Sunday, 4/17 – The Secret Garden – directed by David Ruttura. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $15 for students and $5 for children 12 and under. They are available online at www.clearspacetheatre.org, by phone 302-227-2270 or in person at the box office located at 20 Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach, Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
This year marks the centennial of the original novel’s publication, and the 20th anniversary of the Broadway musical.
The story centers on the young orphan Mary Lennox, who is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. The spirits of her lost loved ones guide her through these trying times as the girl helps bring new life to a broken family.
Monday, 4/18 – Backstage Lecture Series brought by Clear Space Theatre Company. This month the focus will be American Folk Music. The lecture is “All Over This Land: American Regional Folk Music”. The guest speaker will be Dr. Saul Broudy who will lead the discussion in the series, designed to give audiences and artists alike a peek into the inner workings of various faces of the performing arts.
His program is presented in a musical travelogue format. For example, Louisiana; songs of the French Cajuns and a Hank Williams song he stole from them says Broudy. Then, Waltz Across Texas, hear the blues of the Mid-south on the harmonica, leave Oklahoma to start over in California with “dustbowl” ballads, and hear a 400 year old British ballad about marital infidelity in Appalachian mountain style.
Dr. Broudy holds a PhD in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania, and has recorded his remarkable harmonica skills on over 35 albums with numerous artists. His own album is entitled “Travels with Broudy”. He has also recorded an album with 6 fellow Vietnam veterans called “In Country: Folk Songs of American in the Vietnam War”, available on Fly Fish Records.
May 7th – Clear Space Plans Bus Trip to D.C. for “Follies”. — Giving you heads up so that you can plan. The trip will be to the Kennedy Center in Washington to see the Tony Award-winning musical “Follies”. Headed by Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Elaine Paige, Follies has won 7 Tony Awards.
Bernadette Peters appeared in the original casts of Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George, as well as a starring turn in the 2004 revival of Gypsy as Mama Rose. She received her Tony Awards for her roles in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song and Dance and the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun.
Elaine Paige is best known for creating the role of Eva Peron in Evita in London, as well as Grizabella in Cats and Norma Desmond in the musical Sunset Boulevard, both on Broadway and in the West End.
The Clear Space’s trip: The bus will depart from the Rehoboth K-mart parking lot at 8:30 a.m. on May 7th to arrive in Washington by 11:00 a.m. The bus will drop all passengers off at the National Mall for an afternoon that is free for eating, shopping and sight-seeing. At 6:30 p.m. all group members will be transported to the Kennedy Center and will travel home directly following the 7:30 p.m. show.
Tickets are $150 per person and include transportation (tips and tolls), breakfast, and one ticket to the performance “Follies”. To register, please contact Company Manager, David Button at David@clearspacetheatre.org, or call 302-227-2270. Seats are limited since the production is nearly sold-out for its entire run.
Have a great week-end…talk to you later…
February 19th, 2011
If you are at the Delaware Beaches this week-end you probably feel like you are in Kansas; windy beyond belief.
You might want to check what’s going on:
Clear Space Theatre Company is located on 20 Baltimore Ave. Website is http://www.clearspacetheatre.org.
Today, Saturday – Only 2 Shows – Life like performance of Joseph Cashore and his marionettes. He fills the dual roles of puppet craftsman and puppeteer.
3:00 p.m. – Simple Life followed by a post show talkback session.
7:00 p.m. – Life in Motion at 7:00 p.m.
You can get tickets on line by visiting the above mentioned website, or call 302-227-2270.
Sundays – February 20th – March 13th – Adult Acting Techniques – Scene Study
Beginners from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Tuition is $50
Experienced from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. – Tuition is $75
These classes explore a broad spectrum of exciting acting tools including improvisation, character development, monologue, and scene work. All classes are held at the Theatre.
Rehoboth Beach Film Society
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and Camp Rehoboth co-present a quarterly, gay and lesbian themed series called Another Take.
Films are shown in the Upstairs Screening Room at the Midway Theaters located on Rt. 1. Tickets are $7 and nonrefundable and can be purchased by calling 302-645-9095, ext. 1.
Saturday, 2/19 at 8:00 p.m. – Violet Tendencies – Mindy Cohn stars as Violet….Humor and a touch of comedic hysteria, Violet Tendencies tells the true meaning of friendship. This film is not rated. Runtime: 99 minutes.
Sunday, 2/20 at 2:00 p.m. – You Should Meet My Son – A good mother will do anything for her son. Conservative Southern mom Mae and her sister, Rose invite a single young woman to dinner every Friday night in the hopes that only son, Brian will meet his match…..Can the ladies succeed in their search for the ideal mate for Brian? Not rated and runtime is 88 minutes.
Enjoy the long week-end…talk to you in a bit…
September 10th, 2010
Just this year I went for the first time to The Milton Theatre. I was taken by its beauty. Even though this theater is the venue for many events in the area including movies and plays, it desperately needs the help of the community.
I wrote a post on 3/28 so if you would like to see it just click on the month of March under Archives and scroll down to the date.
The Milton Theatre is located on 110 Uniion Street in Milton, DE 19968. Tel. 302-684-3400. The website is www.miltontheatre.org.
The following e-mail arrived and I would like to pass it on to you, the community.
If The Milton Theatre closes, downtown Milton will change, businesses will be hurt, and even the real estate values will suffer.
So the facts are:
The Milton Theatre is scheduled for sherrif’s sale on September 21st.
We intent to save The Milton Theatre and ensure its positive financial future.
We need to raise a significant amount of money in a very short amount of time in order to save the theatre building. A war chest will enable us to negotiate with the lender over terms of a “buy-back” of the theatre building alone.
We need to provide the lender with hard evidence that the Milton community and beyond are giving us the support we need to save this important cultural asset.
A local philanthropist has agreed to give us $50,000 and is pursuing matching funds from others in a position to help us attain our goal.
To date, we have commitments of over $80,000.
We are open and operating at full capacity, and the Theatre is booked through mid-November. The show must go on!!
The Milton Development Corporation (The Milton Theatre) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt organization, and donations are tax deductible.
The pledges made will be redeemed at the time the purchase of the theatre is approved by the current lender. No money is expected at this time, but this pledge is a commitment to provide the funds when the pledge is redeemed.
We are asking for your support and your donation. Please call the office with your pledge or send an email to mdc110@verizon.net. Let us know how you can help, how much you can give.
Please call 302-684-3400 and have one of the board members explain our plans.
This week-end on Saturday 9/11 is The Sue Matthews Quartet – “Jazz Standards from the American Songbook” at 8:00 p.m.
Thanks for your support….talk to you later…
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