September 21st, 2012
What’s Going On? Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Officially Summer’s Over, Hello Autumn!!, A chill in the air, blue skies…This Is Our Weather at the Delaware Beaches!!
Early this morning it was 68 degrees. It is going to be a little warmer than that at the Delaware Beaches. It is the perfect weather; blue skies and that crispiness in the air that says Fall is Here. The colors are changing too. Those bright oranges are amazing. Tomato Sunshine in Rehoboth Beach located on Rt., has huge pumpkins in all colors and sizes. You can’t miss Tomato Sunshine on the highway.
A sign that Autumn is here is the amount of events that are up and down the Delaware Beaches. Ocean City, Maryland with its own festivals is kicking the Second Season in a big way.
So, What’s Going On? Welcome to Rehoboth Beach!!
Saturday, 9/22 and Sunday, 9/23 – It is called Accept The Challenge – Bike MS: Bike to the Bay presented by NRG Indian River Generating Station. The online registration is officially closed but you can still register on Saturday, 9/22 from 6:30 a.m. until 8 a.m. at DelTech Terry Campus, 100 Campus Drive, Dover, Delaware, 19904.
Bike MS: Bike to the Bay is the largest cycling event in the state of Delaware and is open to all levels. Cyclists can choose from one day rides: the 100 mile century, 75 miles, 45 miles, or 17 miles. Or, cyclists can challenge themselves to the 2-day 150 or 175 mile route. All rides travel through scenic Southern Delaware. You can register as individual, a team of at least four or more people, or as a phantom rider if you would like to join the movement to create a world free of MS, but prefer to leave your bike at home. For more info. please visit http://bikeded.nationalmssociety.org.
Saturday, 9/22 – 2012 Beach Ball Grand Invitational – Lambda Car Club – Car Show on Baltimore Avenue from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Open to the public.
Saturday, 9/22 – 10th Annual Children’s Fun Fest at Windswept Stables, Rt. 24 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. This event is hosted by Beebe Medical Center Auxiliary. It is a family event which will have plenty of activities, a train ride, moon bounce, hay ride, obstacle course, petting zoo and much more. Free admission but some rides will require tickets, which will be available for sale at the event. More info? Please call 302-947-2640.
Saturday, 9/22 MERR Fest from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Oasis Boutique located at 415 Rehoboth Avenue. A DogFish Tasting!! Entertainment by Melisa Alesi. A silent auction with donated items from local businesses. All proceeds will benefit the MERR Institute. Info? 302-227-6260. Oasis website is http://www.oasisbathandbody.com.
MERR stands for Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute. This is a non-profit stranding response rehabilitation organization dedicated to the conservation of marine animals and sea turtles. They are first responders to stranded marine animals, alive or dead.
A couple of years ago I first saw them in action in Fenwick Island, Delaware when a whale washed up dead on the beach. They were there to inform the public and to take the whale for research and disposal.
For more information on MERR, please visit http://www.merrinstitute.org/about-merr.
Saturday, 9/22 – It is called On Screen/In Person Tour – The goal of this program is to bring the vision of some of the country’s best independent filmmakers to a broad audience throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Gen Silent will be featured at Movies at Midway on Coastal Highway in their Upstairs Screening Room at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $4 for members of the Film Society and $5 for future members. Through noon on Friday (today) you can purchase tickets online at http://www.rehobothfilm.com, at the RBFS office, 107 Truitt Ave. in Downtown Rehoboth Beach, or by calling 302-645-9095. Tickets will be available at the door, as well.
Gen Silent – What would you do it you were old, disabled or ill, and the person feeding you put down the spoon and said that you are going to hell unless you change your sexual preference? Sound absurd? Social workers around the world say it’s happening every day. Gen Silent is the critically acclaimed documentary from filmmaker Stu Maddux that asks 6 seniors from the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community if they will hide their friends, their spouses, their lives, in order to survive in the care system. Their surprising decisions…
Have a great time at the Beach!!
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