September 7th, 2009
After Labor Day, there are still plenty of Events in the Delmarva Peninsula
Lewes, Delaware
Saturday, Sept. 12th – Parade of Ponds – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Starting at Garden Ponds & Landscaping. Location is 14680 Coastal Highway, Milton, DE 19968. Tel. 302-645-7841. Website is www.gardenpondsandlandscaping.com. This event is to benefit the Children’s Beach House in Lewes, Delaware.
Saturday, Sept. 12th – Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. until Noon at the Lewes Historical Society located at 110 Shipcarpenter St. Tel. 302-645-7670. Website http://www.historiclewes.org .
Saturday, Sept. 12th – 4th Annual Chocolate Tasting, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. sponsored by the Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park at the Biden Center at the Cape Henlopen State Park.
Sunday, Sept. 13th until Sept. 17th – Annual Delmarva Antique Bottle & Sea Glass Club’s Show and Sale at the Cape Henlopen High School on 1250 Kings Highway. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Winswept Stables Petting Zoo is open daily from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. On Saturdays, pony rides are available for a fee. The address is 34184 Eventers Way. It is off of Rt. 24 which is also John J. Williams Highway, Tel. 302-645-1651
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Tuesday, September 8th – Farmers’ Market, Noon until 4 p.m. at Grove Park, behind the Chamber of Commerce. Parking available at the Chamber of Commerce and at Columbia and Henlopen avenues. Website http://www.RBFarmersmarket.com.
At the Farmers’ Market you will find the Empty Bowls Project. This is a joint project between the Rehoboth Art League and the Rehoboth Beach Farmers’ Market. Purchase a bowl and it will be filled with soup for $20. Cash or check only, please. This is to benefit “Just Soup Ministry”.
Started by a teacher in Michigan in 1990, the Empty Bowls Project holds events around the country to raise awareness and funds to alleviate hunger.
Thursday, September 10th, 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. – Fund Raise for the Delaware Humane Society (http://www.dehumane.org), at the Seafood Shack on 42 1/2 Baltimore Ave., in Rehoboth Beach. Dogs are welcomed out back in the patio.
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase. Some of the items are: 2 Ravens football tickets and also certificates for grooming, day care and night care donated by Doggies at The Beach, www.doggiesatthebeach.com (302-644-8200). Please attend and support the DE Humane Society (all pets).
Friday, September 11th, 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. – Exhibit opening at Philip Morton Gallery, 47 Baltimore Ave.-Members of the Delaware based Artist Exchange. Visit the website www.philipmortongallery.com
Friday Sept. 11th, until Sunday, Sept. 13th – Delaware Coast Antiques Show and Sale at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in Rehoboth Beach, located on 229 Rehoboth Ave.- 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday and on Sunday 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. It is a collector and dealer show. Admission with ad is $5.00, otherwise general admission will be $6.00. For information, please call 302-226-5456 or 302-542-3286
Saturday, September 12th – Mosaic Second Saturdays – Destination Art Walk. Visit a dozen of Rehoboth, downtown art galleries from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Mosaic is the new gallery collective for downtown Rehoboth. Website is www.mosaicrehoboth.com
Saturday, September 12th – Rehoboth Walk to Defeat ALS. Boardwalk 2 Mile Walk to raise funds for ALS Assoc. to support patients and research. Registration at 8 a.m. and walk begins at 9 a.m. For more info. call Mary Ann Wollten at 302-684-4151. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects cells in the brain and the spinal cord.
Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, Sept. 13th – In Millsboro, Delaware is the Annual Nanticoke Indian Powwow. For information and directions, please check the website www.nanticokeindians.org/news.cfm.
Dewey Beach, Delaware
Saturday, September 12th – Bottle & Cork 10 Miler/5K – Seven Sisters, Two Brothers Running/Walking Series 2009. Event starts at 7:45 a.m. for the 10 miler, with registration at 6:45 a.m. and for the 5K the starting time will be 8 a.m. Checks and cash only, please. For more information, please go to the website www.sevensistersdeweybeach.com
Bethany Beach, Delaware
Saturday, September 12th – 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. is the 31st Annual Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival. It is sponsored by the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce. Location is the boardwalk and adjacent streets. More than 100 artists will display their work. Live music. Silent auction of works donated by participating artists will benefit local schools. It is a juried show as well. For more information, please call 800-962-7873.
In Berlin, Maryland, near Ocean City, Maryland
Saturday, Sept. 12th from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. A Fundraising Event for Paws of Tomorrow – Pet Rescue Association. It will be at A Novel Idea on 11033 Cathill Rd. in Berlin, Maryland, 21811. Tel. 410-641-5211. A successful fundraising event will let them continue their pet rescue effort which has been very well received by the community. Donations are welcomed too.
A Novel Idea is the sponsor of this event and they will be donating many items for Paws of Tomorrow to sell.
Please go to Paws of Tomorrow’s website www.pawsoftomorrow.com and see which pets will be atending this event, in case you see a pet on their website and would like see it. In their website you will be able to see what other events are coming in the next weeks.
Paws of Tomorrow is located in Ocean View, Delaware. They need foster parents for the pets until they find their forever home, as well as people that really want to adopt a pet. So, if you are not sure if you are ready for a pet full time, this might be an opportunity to foster a pet and see if you are ready.
I do know this organization, because this past May, I adopted Addy from them and she is great. I will talking about her one of these days on this blog.
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