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October 15th, 2014

Destination? Lewes, Delaware, Activities, Events, Entertainment, Stay Local, Have Fun, Delaware Beaches, Southern Delawre

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The Second Season is one of the most beautiful ones at the Delaware Beaches.  Even though these coastal resorts are now considered year round, they are a little bit more quiet…the perfect time to discover them!!

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Friday, October, 17th – CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK – NO ENTRANCE FEE – The Park celebrates its 50th anniversary and wants you to enjoy everything they offer for free….the beach, trails, its beauty.  8 a.m. until 8 p.m.  So, have fun!

Friday, October, 17th – “THE HISTORY OF DELAWARE LICENSE PLATES”  A First State Culture! – Lewes Historical Society Speaker Series will present this event at the Lewes Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.  Enter the parking lot from Franklin Street.  The programs are free and open to the public.  This particular evening should be of interest to so many that value their Delaware license plates.  In most states the license tag on their cars is just that, a tag, but for some states like Delaware vehicle owners have embraced license plate ownership as a status symbol and a connection to their past.  Mike Williams, Chief of Communications for the Delaware State Division of Motor Vehicles will be the speaker on this evening.

Mr. Williams, is a native of Delaware. He will include in his discussion the desirable black and white procelain sets from the 1940s, the black stainless steel tags from the 1950s, and the story behind the controversial front style changes in the early 1990s.

Light refreshments will be served follwoing the presentation.  More info. on the Lewes Historical Society?  Please visit http://www.historiclewes.org.

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Saturday, October 18th – HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET –  Saturdays from 9 a.m. until Noon at Shields Elementary School Parking Lot on Savannah Rd.  A producer only farmers market and a place for the community and visitors to gather every week.  Celebrating Jazz Festival at the Market, special guest Everett Spells will be present entertaining the crowds.  For more information of Historic Lewes Farmers Market, including recipes and events, please visit http://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org.

Saturday, October 18th – BATTERY 519 OPEN HOUSE – Fort Miles was a key part of the nation’s coastal defense during and after WWII.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The Fort Miles Historic Site is at 15099 Henlopen Drive, in Lewes.  Call 302-645-6852 for more info. and to register.

Docents from the Fort Miles Historic Association will be on hand to answer your questions as you tour Battery 519.  $3 per person.

Saturday, October 18th – 9th ANNUAL ” WINE, BEER & CHEESE TASTING” – At Cape Henlopen State Park Officer’s Club from 4 to 6 p.m.  Admission is $20 in advance and $24 at the door.  Tickets are available at the Park Office, Lewes Chamber of Commerce, and R & L Liquors in Lewes.  Call 302-858-6127.  Please note that your ticket will be your entrance to the Park.

Saturday, October 18th – COASTAL CONCERTS PRESENTS LEON BATES & PORTLAND STRING QUARTET – Location?  Bethel Uniqued Methodist Church Hall on Fourth & Market Streets in Lewes.  Famed pianist Leon Bates will join talents with the Portland String Quartet, a group admired for its many years of excellent music making.  This promises to be a remarkable evening of music.  For tickets please visit http://www.coastalconcerts.org.

Have a great time!!

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March 17th, 2014

Coastal Concerts, Ching-Yun Hu, Pianist, Concert, Saturday, 3/22, 7:00 p.m., World Class, Classical Music in The First Town of the First State, Lewes, Delaware, Southern Delaware

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Ms. Hu’s 2011 debut CD of solo piano music by Choping won Taiwan’s 2012 Golden Melody Award for Best Classical Album of the Year.  On Saturday, March 22nd, this Taiwanese pianist will be performing at the Bethel United Methodist Church Hall on Fourth & Market Streets, in Lewes, Delaware.  The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m.

The Philadelphia Enquirer has declared her a “first class talent” and Ms. Ching-Yun Hu is rapidly gaining worldwide recognition as an artist of shimmering technique.  She is a winner of the 2009 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and has also captured the top prize and the Audience Favorite Prize at the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv.  The Jerusalem Post called her “musical, energetic and full of flair”.

For tickets and more information, please visit http://www.coastalconcerts.org.

Please visit http://www.chingyunhu.com to know more about her.

Have a great day!!

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April 18th, 2013

What’s Going On? Lewes, Delaware, Activities, Events, Entertainment, Historic Lewes, Delaware Beaches, Southern Delaware

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The coastal town of Lewes, Delaware is located by Cape Henlopen, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Delaware Bay.  It was first settled by the Dutch in 1631.

It is the First Town in the First State.  And, if you even thought for a moment that Lewes rolls its sidewalk at dusk….then you have to visit this historic charming and much loved and respected town.

If you are walking through Lewes, stop by the Visitor Center, lcoated at 120 Kings Highway.  This is also a historic house called the Fisher-Martin House and it is next to the Zwaanendael Museum.  They have plenty of information available if you are new in the area.  Please visit http://www.leweschamber.com.

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Friday, 4/19 – Cape Henlopen State Park – 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Explore the woods at sunset with their ears, not their eyes, in search of animals that emerge after dark.  Ages 7 and up with an adult.  $2 per person.  Meet at the Seaside Nature Center inside the Park, 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive.  More info? Please call 302-645-6852.

Friday, 4/19 – Lewes Historical Society April Speaker Series with Chuck Fithian, Curator of Archeology, for a discussion on Lewes and the War of 1812, at 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m….Location?  The Lewes Presbyterian Church Hall at 133 Kings Highway.  Free admission, no reservations required.  More info?  Please visit http://www.historiclewes.org.

Friday, 4/19 – “Delaware’s Destiny Determined by Lewes” – Presentation by Supreme Court Justice, Randy Holland.  The program begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Lewes Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 133 Kings Highway.  “Delaware’s Destiny Determined by Lewes” is being introduced in Delaware at this Historical Society program and according to Michael DiPaolo, Executive Director of The Lewes Historical Society, a “copy of the book will be presented to each guest at no cost, in recognition of the launching of this first-time historic account, compliments of the author and the Delaware Heritage Commission”  Following the presentation, Justice Holland will sign copies of the book.  Light refreshments will be served after the talk.

Saturday, 4/20 – 2013 Walk for Autism at Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes.  This is the largest community fundraiser, drawing over 2,000 people over 2 days of events in support of people and families affected by autism and raising the money to show it.  On Saturday, 4/27 there will be a second walk at Bellevue State Park, in Wilmington, Delaware.  Registration for both walks starts at 9 a.m.  Walk will begin at 11 a.m.  More info?  Please visit http://www.delautism.org.

Saturday, 4/20 – Dutch American Friendship Day – 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Zwaanendael Museum.  More info?  Please call 302-645-1148 or visit http://www.history.Delaware.gov.

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Saturday, 4/20 – Got Feathers?  Examine bird specimens and journey outside to identify some of Cape’s wild species.  Ages 7 and up.  Pre-registration is required by calling 302-645-6852.  $2/person.  11 a.m. until Noon.  Location? Seaside Nature Center located inside the Cape Henlopen State Park at 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive.

Saturday, 4/20 – The Rehoboth Beach based non-profit improvisational theater group and school, Delaware Comedy Theatre, is happy to present “DCT Unsprung…Spring Fever Edition!”  Saturday, 4/20 at Fish On! located at 173 N. Village Main, Village of Five Points in Lewes.  Seating begins at 6:30 p.m.  The show runs from &:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.  The cost is $10 per person at the door.  A full menu of fantastic food and drinks will be available, separately, and a 20% gratuity will be automatically added to the bill.  RSVP to Fish On after 4 p.m. at 302-645-9790.  The show is adult-themed and not appropriate for children.

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Saturday, 4/20 – Coastal Concerts presents REBEL Baroque Ensemble at Bethel United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 4th & Market Streets in Lewes.  For more information, please visit http://www.coastalconcerts.org.  Or, call 888-212-6458.

Sunday, 4/21 and 4/28 – Take Me Out to the Ball Game” – The Lewes Vintage Base Ball Club, participating in the Mid Atlantic Vintage Base Ball League and a member of the Vintage Base Ball Association will be playing both Sundays at the University of Delaware Lewes campus near the Virden Conference Center grounds at 700 Pilottown Rd. in Lewes.  “The earliest known reference to date of baseball in Lewes is from February of 1874 when a match pitting Lewes against Milton was advertised for March 1, 1874.”  The Lewes Vintage Base Ball Club plays by 1864 rules which have several differences from contemporary baseball, the most notable being the ability to catch the ball on one bounce for an out and no gloves permitted for outfielders.  Additionally, pitchers throw underhand; batters are called strikers; strikes are called when a striker does not attempt to swing the bat after a warning from the umpire; and foul balls can be caught on the bounce for an out.  Games are 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.  Sunday, 4/21 is Lewes vs. The Elkton Eclipse and on Sunday 4/28 is Lewes vs. the Diamond States.  This information was obtained from the Lewes Chamber of Commerce’s website.

Have a good week-end!!

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November 16th, 2012

What’s Going On? Lewes, Delaware, Activities, Events, Entertainment, The First Town in the First State, Delaware Beaches, TGIF!!

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The air is crisp, the trees are gorgeous and at this time of the year the Historic Town of Lewes, Delaware is amazing. If you are visiting this week-end….check what’s going on!!

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Friday, 11/16 – Delaware’s Ghost Towers, Silent Sentinels of WWII, at 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Lewes Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, located at 133 Kings Highway.  These towers are fascinating….they have seen it all.  The tallest one is 73 feet and the shortest is just 37 feet.  There are 11 in Delaware and 2 in Cape May, New Jersey.  The program will focus on how these towers served the nation’s coastal defenses.  Bill Grayson presents “Delaware’s Ghost Towers, The Coast Artillery’s Forgotten Last Stand During the Darkest Days of WWII.  Light refreshments will be served following the presentation.

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I have written a couple of post on this website.  All you have to do is put World War II Towers, Delaware on the search.

Saturday, 11/17 – Sinterklaas at 2:00 p.m. at Zwaanendael Museum, located at 102 Kings Highway.  Sinterklaas is the patron saint of mariners in celebration of Dutch American Heritage Day.  Dutch-born, Jonathan De Jonge, a scholar at Temple University, portrays Sinterklaas.  More info?  Visit http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/netherlands.

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Saturday, 11/17 at 2:00 p.m. – Critters of the Cape.  Discover what manner of native beasts roamed Cape Henlopen when the first Europeans arrived.  Learn why some vanished and others remained.  Ages 5 and up.  Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.  Limited to 40.  Pre-registration required by calling 302-645-6852.  Admission? $2.00  Meet at the Seaside Nature Center.  The park entrance fee is collected daily until November 30th.

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Saturday, 11/17 at 7:00 p.m. – Leonid Meteor Shower.  Bundle up and keep your eyes on the sky to watch one of nature’s great displays.  Search the skies for other cosmological wonders.  Ages 7 and up with an adult.  Limit to 20.  Pre-registration is required by calling 302-645-6852.  Admission? $2/person.  Meet at the Seaside Nature Center.  The park entrance fee is still being collected until November 30th.

Saturday, 11/17 – MERR Annual Fin Raiser at 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., at the Lewes Yacht Club, in Lewes, Delaware.  The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. MERR stands for Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute.  It is a “non-profit stranding response and rehabilitation organization dedicated to the conservation of marine animals and sea turtles”.  More info?  http://www.merrinstitute.org.

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This is a fundraising event with live and silent auctions.  Live entertainment by 33 and 1/3.  Buffet featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres.  A brief presentation about marine animal strandings and conservation issues will be included in the evening festivities.  Tickets?  $40/person.  They can be reserved by calling 302-228-5029.  Or, email merrinstitute@gmail.com.

Saturday, 11/17 – Coastal Concerts from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., at the Bethel United Methodist Hall, located at Fourth & Market Sts.  The Ritz Chamber Players feature some of the world’s preeminent African American Chamber musicians.  They are based in Jacksonville, Florida.  The Ritz Chamber Players is the first all African-American chamber music group in the country to present a regular subscription concert series.  http://www.coastalconcerts.org

Have a great week-end!!

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March 23rd, 2012

Concerts, Delaware Beaches, World Class, Classical Music, Saturday, March 24th, Entertainment, Southern Delaware, Sussex County

 

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Concerts are held in a variety of venues, from private home and small nightclubs to large multipurpose buildings.

On Saturday, March 24th, Southern Delaware proudly presents two concerts accessible to all residents and visitors that are spending some Spring vacation at our beaches.

The venues are churches; the concerts are world class:

 

The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra performs for thousands of music lovers every year.  It is comprised of the very best professional musicians, the MSO, under the passionate direction of Maestro Julien Benichou.  Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. 

Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 p.m. at Mariner’s Bethel United Methodist Church, 81 Central Avenue, Ocean View, Delaware.  The town of Ocean View is a couple of miles west of Bethany Beach.

For more information, visit www.midatlanticsymphony.org or call 888-846-8600.

 

Coastal Concerts is presenting Spanish Brass at 8:00 p.m., at Bethel United Methodist Church Hall, located at Fourth & Market Sts., Lewes.   At its 2008 Coastal Concerts performance, this acclaimed quintet wowed the audience with an astounding display of versatility and dynamism.  Its program spanned the centuries and offered something for every taste.  World renowned and praised for numerous notable recordings, the member of Spanish Brass are also involved in musical education wherever they travel.  Don’t miss their lively return to Lewes!!

Tickets are $25, youth ages 10 to 18 are free.  For ticketing and further info., visit www.coastalconcerts.org. or call 888-212-6458.

 

Have a great time!!  Talk to you later…

February 22nd, 2012

What’s Going On?, Lewes, Delaware, Activities, Events, Entertainment, The Delaware Beaches, That’s All You Need!!

 

Almost that time of the Year!!

Almost that time of the Year!!

Founded in 1631 Lewes is located where the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet.  It is such a walkable town; shops, restaurants, museums all within a few blocks.  The scenery is beautiful and the residents are so protective of this very first town in the first state.

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So, if you are visiting the Delaware Beaches, check out what Lewes is offering this coming week.

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Thursday, 2/23 – The Zwaanendael Museum located at 102 Kings Highway presents Archaeological Illustration Through Stipple Drawing” Tips of the Trade.  It is a workshop on illustrating historical artifacts through the art of stipple drawing.  Led by historical interpreter and artist, Sharyn Murray.  Program starts at 2 p.m.  The Museum opens at 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  It is free admission.  More info?  Call 302-645-1148.

 

An Oyster Eat?  A Shrimp Feast?  2 Events; One for Men and the other for Women

Friday, 2/24 – It is the 75th Annual Oyster Eat at the Georgetown Fire Hall in Georgetown, DE.  This is a Men only event and it has been long standing in Sussex County.  A tradition, shall we say.  7 p.m. until midnight.  For information, please call 302-841-0877.

Friday, 2/24 – The Women’s answer to the Men’s Oyster Eat.  It is the 23rd Annual Shrimp Feast at the Lewes Fire Hall in Lewes from 7 p.m. until midnight.  For more information, please call 302-645-6556.

 

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Friday, 2/24 – Sydney’s Revival at Bethany Blues, Lewes, located on 18385 Coastal Highway (Rt.1).  At 8 p.m.  More Info?  Visit http://www.bethanyblues.com.

On Friday the 24th Daddy Mack Blues Band will be the entertainers and on Saturday, the 25th Galaxy Collective will be main act.

Bethany Blues is in a casual environment with great food.  If you have a gluten allergy, you can eat at this restaurant with ease.  Just mention it to your server and you will get great service.

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Saturday, 2/25 – Coastal Concerts present Carpe Diem String Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Bethel United Methodist Church Hall, located at Fourth & Market Sts. in Lewes.  Tickets are $25.  Ages 10 to 18 are free.  For tickets and further info., please call 888-212-6458.  Or, visit www.coastalconcerts.org.

 

At Cape Henlopen State Park

At Cape Henlopen State Park

The Cape Henlopen State Park encompasses over 7,000 acres of beach, dune, forest and wetland at the mount of the Delaware Bay.  There are 4 miles of ocean and 2 miles of bay beach.

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The State Park is so important for all of us that live at the Delaware Beaches.  It is enjoyed by so many visitors, as well.  The Park offers a variety of recreational, historical and natural opportunities for all ages.  It is located at 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive, Lewes, DE 19958.  Tel. 302-645-8983.  Seaside Nature Center 302-645-6852. 

Check out what’s going on at the Park:

Saturday, 2/25 – It is the Semi-Annual Book Fair hosted by the Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park.  Food and homemade baked goods will be available.  This is a private, non-profit (501(c)3) member-supported organization working with the Division of Parks and Recreation and staff of Cape Henlopen State Park.

This group holds throughout the year different fundraising events like Bird Seed Sales, Used Book Fairs, Chocolate Tastings, Wine, Cheese, & Beer Tastings, Flea Markets and Fishing Tournaments.  You can check them out at http://www.friendsofcapehenlopen.org.

This Saturday is their book fair at the Seaside Nature Center, which is inside the Cape Henlopen State Park.  Book donations can be dropped off Friday, the 24th, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Events like this one support activities at the Park like Borrow-A-Bike Program, Monthly Trails Day, Playground Program, Park Beautification, and the Osprey Camera.

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Saturday, 2/25 – Cold War at Fort Miles at 11 a.m.  Take a tour of Fort Miles and learn what took place on this base during the Cold War.  Hear tales of Doomsday ships, Soviet spies, tracking Soviet submarines and more.  For ages 10 and older with an adult.  $3/ person.  Please call to register at 302-645- 6852.  You will need to meeet at the Orientation Building in the Fort Miles Historic Area.  To get there, follow the “Fort Miles” signs to the Historic Area parking lot.  Walk the paved road through the Cantonment Area to the Orientation Bldg. which is the last large building on your right.

Fort Miles was a key part of the nation’s coastal defense during and After WWII.  In April of 2005 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

Saturday, 2/25 – Turtles, Snakes & People…Oh My!! at 2 p.m. at the Seaside Nature Center inside the Cape Henlopen State Park.  See live turtles and snakes and learn how these animals have been used in different cultures.  Hear stories and legends, and discover the truth behind some of the myths.  For ages 5 and older with an adult.  Registration is required so please call 302-645- 6852.  $2/person

 

In Dover (25 minutes North from the Delaware Beaches) on Saturday, 2/25 – The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition presents Southern Lights of Life.  It is an Evening of Living & Giving.  It is Delaware’s Premier Breast Cancer Event.  Venue?  Dover Downs Hotel &  Casino in Dover.  It is a fundraising event.  Tickets start at $150/person.  Dress?  Business to Glamorous.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will start at 6 p.m.  Silent auction will be open.  The program, dinner and Live Auction will start at 8 p.m., followed by an exciting fashion show featuring breast cancer survivors as models.  Auction check-out will begin at 10 p.m. 

Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is located at 1131 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.  More info?  Please visit http://www.debreastcancer.org/SLOL/

 

Have a Good One!!

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January 26th, 2012

What’s Going On? Delaware Beaches, Activities, Events, Entertainment

 

These pooches are at Seaquels in Ocean View, Delaware

These pooches are at Seaquels in Ocean View, Delaware

 

When I, actually thought that the Beaches were slowing down, taking that well deserved rest, then, all these events start popping up.  You really can do as little or as much at this time of the year.

There are a few events that will take place at venues which are a few miles inland, but believe, it is not far at all.

So, if you a local, a native, resident, or visitor this is what is going on….

 

From the Rehoboth Beach Film Society

Monthly Screenings feature films and discussions about the various cultures in the world, including diversity in our country.

The First Grader is an uplifting biographical drama that takes place in a small, remote primary school in the Kenyan bush, where hundreds of children are jostling for a chance for the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government.  Maruge an old Mau Mau veteran in his eighties struggles to gain admission so that he can learn to read at this late stage in his life.

Visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com.   Click under Film Events and you can check the Trailer.

 

Thursday, 1/26 at 7 p.m. at DiFebo’s at Bear Trap Dunes Clubhouse.  Doors open at 5 p.m. $4 for members, $6 for non-members.  Bear Trap Dunes is located at 7 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean View, Delaware.  Tel. 302-537-5600.  Website? www.beartrapdunes.com.

Or, you can go on Friday, 1/27 at 7 p.m. at the Movies at Midway-Upstairs Screening Room and see it in Rehoboth Beach.  The doors will open at 6 :30 p.m. $4 for member; $6 for non-members.

 

Friday, 1/27 and Saturday, 1/28 – THR’s Treasure Hunter’s Roadshow at Americinn, 36012 Airport Rd.  Friday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.  Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.  The focus of this event will be on gold and silver coins made before 1970, military items, toys and trains, musical instruments, pocket and wrist watches.  For more info., please call 217-787-7767.

 

Friday, 1/27 – MIXX Restaurant, 26 Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach is donating 20% of the total sales for the evening to benefit Safe Haven Sanctuary.  This is a no-kill sanctuary on Shingle Point Rd. between Georgetown and Milton.  5:30 – 10:00 p.m.  Reservations at 302-226-8700.  You can check MIXX at www.mixxrehoboth.com.

 

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Friday, 1/27 – Opening Reception at Rehoboth Art League, located at 12 Dodds Lane. Tel. 302-227-8408.  Website? http://www.rehobothartleague.org.

Exhibit – The Other Side of Howard Schroeder – Rarely seen works from the Schroeder Family Collection.  January 27th until March 4th.

The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception on Friday, 1/27 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.  This is an exhibit of work not readily associated with this iconic artist of the Henlopen school of Delaware artists.  Please visit http://www.rehobothartleague.org/exhibitions_2012_jan_schroeder.html for more info. on Howard Schroeder.

The Rehoboth Art League is offering plenty of classes at this time of the year.  Maybe something you might have wanted to learn….pottery?, glass bead making?  Visit the website for the schedule and class price, but these are a few of the classes that are about to start.

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Glass Bead Making will be on Wednesday starting 2/8 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

On Tuesdays, starting 2/28 through 4/3 from 6:15 to 8:45 p.m. Pottery Basics.  Hand building and wheel work.

On Wednesday, starting 2/29 until 2/4 from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. another chance to learn Pottery Basics.  You can also attend the evening session from 6:00 until 8:30 p.m.

 

Friday, 1/27 – Fundraising Event at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center located on Rehoboth Avenue.  This event will benefit the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation (CHEF).  It is a Winter Jam with 2 party bands, The Funsters and The Bullbuckers; both Delaware bands.

Tickets in advance can be purchased at the Cape schools for $15; at the door? $20.  You can also get the tickets at Federal Street Gallery in Milton, and at Browseabout Books on Rehoboth Avenue.  For more info. contact Chris King at christinedking@comcast.net .

 

The Rehoboth Museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue near the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center and Grove Park.  I like to mention this museum because if you love Rehoboth Beach, it can show what it was then and what has become; a year-round destination.

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The Exhibit Skimming the Surface; Surf, Skimming, and Floating off the Delaware Coast is one that should be seen for all those aficionados of water sports.  It will be there until the first week in March.  The Museum is open on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10 to p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 3 p.m.  For more info, please call 302-227-7310 or visit www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org.

 

Saturday, 1/28 – 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. Lewes – Cape Henlopen’s Battle of the Bands at the Cape Henlopen High School Theatre.  $10 (come and go).  Proceeds will benefit the theatre group’s spring production of Cats and for guest speakers.  Cape Henlopen Highway is located on Kings Highway, Lewes, Delaware.

 

Saturday 1/28 at 2 p.m. – Lewes –  Coastal Concerts presents Clancy Newman, Cello and Noreen Cassidy-Polera, Piano Bethel United Methodis Church Hall on 4th & Market Streets in Lewes, Delaware.

Coastal Concerts promotes classical music appreciation in Southern Delaware and surrounding areas.

Clancy Newman has ferocious technical ability, impeccable tonal mastery, and passionate commitment.  Noreen Cassidy-Polera is a highly regarded Julliard-trained pianist who has colaborated with Yo-Yo Ma among others.

For more info. please visit www.coastalconcerts.org.

 

Saturday, 1/28 – From 6 p.m. until midnight is SPCA Poker, Black Jack Night at Poker at the Beach located at Beach Plaza, Rt. 1, Rehoboth Beach.  Tel. 302-227-3760.

 

Sunday, 1/29 – First Annual Winter Wine Festival – Nage Rehoboth presents an evening of wine, beer, music and food!!  5 p.m. until 8 p.m. The Festival will include wine tastings, beer tastings, specialty cocktails, open bar, live local music and food by Nage Chef Hari Cameron.  Tickets are $49 and you must be 21 to attend.  You can purchase tickets online by visiting http://www.nagerestaurant.com.   Nage is located at 19730 Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach.  Tel. 302-226-2037.

 

Have a great week-end!!

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