November 23rd, 2009
Last Week of November and the Beginning of the Holiday Season…Events at the Delaware Beaches, Ocean City, Maryland and Delray Beach, Florida…
Please make sure to check my post for Events under Categories then scroll down to the November 16th’s post because some of those events are about to happen soon.
In the meantime the following events are around the corner:
Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes
Saturday, November 28th – Pinelands Trail (2 miles). Join the Park’s naturalist on a guided hike to be one step closer to completing the trail challenge and entering the drawing to win prizes. Take a walk along the Pinelands Trail and experience the beauty of the maritime forest along the base of the Great Dune. Meet at the Seaside Nature Center at 11:00 a.m. For more info., please call 302-645-6852.
Saturday, November 28th – Fire Power Tour – 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Learn how the artillery pieces that protected our coast during WWII worked, participate in a gun drill, see a firing demonstration, and discover why Cape Helopen was so heavily fortified. Limited to 20. $5 per adult and $2.50 per child. Call the Seaside Nature Center at 302-645-6852 for more info. and to pre-registrate. Directions: Follow the “Fort Miles” signs to the Historic Area parking lot. Walk the paved road through the Cantonment area to the orientation building; the last building on your right.
Thursday, December 3rd – Lunch and Learn – Noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Seaside Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Call 302-645-6852. Bring your lunch to this enlightening presentation relating to Nature Rescue Remedies…that really work. Learn remedies for outdoor disasters, from skunk spray to poison ivy. Coffee and dessert will be provided. $3.00/person.
Lewes
Tuesday, December 1st is the 21st Annual Nouveau Beaujolais Wine Tasting to benefit the Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula to be held at Irish Eyes, on the Canal – Lewes Harbor. 5:00 until 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 Please call 302-226-3333. There will be food, wine, silent auction and entertainment by Eddie Sherman Show.
Saturday, December 5th – Holiday Cookie Walk – $5.00 per pound. Proceeds to benefit the Bethel United Methodist Church for capital improvements. It is sponsored by the Mary Martha Circle. 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. When you arrive, you will be given a container and then you will proceed to do your shopping for cookies by visiting the different cookie displays. You pick however many cookies you want and at the end the container is weighed and you pay for your cookies.
Rehoboth Beach
Friday, November 27th – Tree Lighting in Rehoboth Beach, at the Bandstand. 6:00-7:00 p.m.. For more info., visit www.downtownrehoboth.com.
Santa’s House on Rehoboth Avenue will be open through the holidays. Please visit www.downtownrehoboth.com for hours, or call 302-227-2233.
Sunday, December 6th – Community Unity Spaghetti Dinner from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Convention Center. Tickets are $8, seniors $5 and kids under 12 eat free. Call 302-227-2772. Visit www.downtownrehoboth.com for further information.
Monday, December 7th – Christmas Parade – Line ups start at 4 p.m. The parade begins at State Rd., and travels east to the boardwalk, then turns west and goes back up to the Convention Center. Want to enter? Call 302-441-8615 or e-mail millman@cityofrehoboth.com for an application.
Events from the Rehoboth Beach Film Society
Friday, Nov. 27th at 7 p.m. is the Screening of 12, which is a Russian remake of the American 12 Angry Men. Discussion will follow after the film. Please visit www.rehobothfilm.com for more information. Location: Upstairs at Movies at Midway on Rt. 1, Rehoboth. Admission $2 for members and $4 for non-members.
Friday, December 4th – Cinema Cabaret – Mostly Martha. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. at Ovations Restaurant, located at 20 Baltimore Ave., in Rehoboth. Admission is $30 and includes the film and a 3 course dinner, not including gratuity and alchohol. To reserve your table, please call 302-645-9095 or call Ovations at 302-227-9310. Visit the website www.rehobothfilm.com for more info.
Berlin, Maryland – Near Ocean City
Thursday 12/3 – 12/25 – Victorian Christmas Celebrations include – life sized storybook window displays, horse and carriage rides, house tours, concerts, parade. Victorian fashion show and teas. Santa visits on week-ends at the Atlantic Hotel and music will fill the streets. There is a fee for some of the events. For more information, please visit www.berlinmdcc.org.
Ocean City, Maryland
Friday, 12/4 – 12/5 – War on the Shore Wrestling. Location: The Convention Center. Area schools from the Mid Atlantic Region compete for prizes, awards and trophies. Sponsored by the Stephen Decatur High School. For info call 410-641-2171 or visit http://stephendecatur.org/warontheshore2009
Sunday, 12/6 – Mid Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Holiday Joy – at the Community Church, Rt. 589 in Ocean Pines. Call 888-846-8600 or visit www.midatlanticsymphony.org. This festive Holiday concert will have performances from the Nutcracker. It starts at 3 p.m.
Delray Beach, Florida
This is the first time I have put some of the events that are going to be going on in Delray Beach. This town has plenty to do every week and even more so during the holiday season. Some of these events are:
Friday, November 27th – Old School Square Grounds – Trash & Treasure Yard Sale from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Recycle and re-use previously loved items and shop for hand crafted treasures by local artists and crafters. Kids are welcomed to ride the Holiday Carousel. For info. on participating with a booth, please note that the deadline to register is Wednesday, November 25th. Questions? Call 561-243-7922, ext. 319, or e-mail volunteer@oldschool.org.
Unsold Stuff: Goodwill donation truck will be on site to take away all remaining items.
Friday, November 27th – Holiday Carousel Opens – Weekdays from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and week-ends and school holiday break from 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. Rides are $2.00.
Saturday, November 28th – Green Market on SE 4th Ave., just South of Atlantic. This market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Contact Lori Nolan by e-mail to nolan@ci.delray-beach.fl.us.
Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, November 29th – Artists in the Park at Veterans Park, Atlantic Ave. at the Intracoastal. It is a free outdoor art festival at the Park from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. For info. call Gay Williamson at 561-732-4945.
Saturday, November 28th at 11:00 a.m. is the Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray. Location: Delray Public Library at 100 West Atlantic Ave. Tours are held on the 4th Saturday of each month, year round. Explore 10 historic sites that alternately are visited on a rotating schedule. $10 per person. Free for children and teens under 18. Please arrive by 10:45 a.m. For more info. please call 561-243-2662.
Thursday, December 3rd – Is the famous 100 Foot Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Old School Square on 51 N. Swinton (Swinton and Atlantic) from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Entertainment with Santa arriving at 6 p.m.
Thursday, December 3rd is Jazz on the Avenue – Downtown Atlantic Ave. has its open house for restaurants, art galleries and shops along the Avenue including live entertainment from 6 – 10 p.m. It is free!! Great!!
Monday, December 7th – Lite Up Delray City Wide Holiday Decorating Contest. It is an annual event. Homeowners, condominium owners and businesses are invited to paticipate. From 12/7 through 12/18, judges take to the evening tours looking for the season’s best displays. Streets and entrances are included and awards are given in various categories. All judges are residents of Delray Beach. For more info. or if you are a resident of Delray Beach and interested in judging, please call Carolyn Zimmerman at 561-276-1715.
I hope you check my past post as above mentioned for more events and then mark your calendar for all these great holiday activities that my beach towns have to offer.
Relax and Enjoy the Season……until later…
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