December 2nd, 2012
This Holiday Season take some time to rest and avoid all that Holiday Stress!!
Here are a few highlights of “happenings” at the Delaware Beaches this coming week.
Monday, December 3rd – Santa will be visiting the Bethany Beach Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Santa will be arriving at 4 p.m. Carriage rides, refreshments, children’s entertainment, the Lord Baltimore Elementary School’s Holiday Ensemble and an outdoor train display. It is all Free! More info? Please call 302-539-8011 or visit http://www.townofbethanybeach.com.
Tuesday, December 4th – The Holidays are around the corner and Catch 54 located at 38931 Madison Ave. at Shark’s Cove Marina, in Fenwick Island, Delaware is getting into a festive mood. FREE Cooking Demo! This demonstration will showcase party hors d’ouevres and beverages sure to impress your Holiday guests. Cocktail hour will begin at 4:45 p.m. with small plates available followed by the Demo held from 6-7 p.m. To reserve your seat, please call Catch 54 at 302-436-8600 or email Jim@sodelconcepts.com. Website? http://www.catch54.com
Tuesday, December 4th – A tradition at this time of the year in Rehoboth Beach is the Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m. It is hosted by the Rehoboth Beach Fire Company. http://www.rehobothbeachfire.com. Party and awards ceremony following at the Convention Center, also located in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Refreshments, hot chocolate; Santa will be there. Details, information and everything else you want to know about it, please visit the Rehoboth Beach Main Street website, http://www.downtownrehoboth.com.
Wednesday, December 5th – Catching a film is definitely, a stress reliever. The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Around the World features critically acclaimed, award-winning, international independent films. At 7:00 p.m. first Wednesday of each month, from September until May. Location? The screening room upstairs at the Movies at Midway located on Coastal Highway. The screenings are free and open to the public. More info? Call 302-645-9095. Website? http://www.rehobothfilm.com
This month’s film is Amador. Marcela is a young immigrant with financial troubles. She finds a summer job looking after Amador, a bedridden elderly man whose family is away. Amador’s sudden death leaves Marcela jobless, something she can’t afford to let happen. Faced with a difficult moral dilema, Marcela will prove that death can’t always stop life. It is in Spanish with English subtitles.
Thursday, December 6th – Located in Lewes, the Cape Henlopen State Park offers a variety of recreational, historic and natural opportunities for all ages. The Park is gorgeous any time of the day. The programs offered meet at the Seaside Nature Center, unless otherwise noted. No entrance fee at this time of the year; just follow the signs to the Nature Center. On selected Thursdays…Lunch and Learn from Noon until 1 p.m. Learn about an interesting topic relating to the natural or cultural history of Cape Henlopen. Take your lunch, they will provide coffee and dessert. Pre-registration is required by calling 302-645-6852. On Thursday, 12/6, the topic will be Science in the Park. Find out what research has been going on in and near Cape Henlopen State Park. $3/person.
HOLIDAY SEASON COAT DRIVE – This event is on-going. Global Delaware Fund Hosts a Coat Drive for the Holiday Season. This non-profit organization was founded by Chef Matt Haley, SoDel Concepts, with the goal of administering goods and services to at risk children and to those in distressing situations, locally and internationally. Website? http://www.theglobaldelawarefund.com. Coats are being accepted at all of SoDel Concepts restaurants:
Fish On! located at 17300 North Village Main Blvd. in Lewes.
Lupo di Mare located at 247 Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach.
Matt’s Fish Camp located in North Bethany Beach at Tower Shores.
Bluecoast located at 111 Highway One in North Bethany.
Northeast Seafood Kitchen located at 29F Atlantic Ave. in Ocean View.
Catch 54 located at 38931 Madison Ave. at Sharks Cove Marina and Fenwick Island
New, or gently used coats for all ages, will be collected and transported to local organizations for donation at the end of the year, including Casa de Francisco Emergency Adult Shelter in Milton, Delaware.
In the Spirit of the Holidays, if you would like to make a donation, however small, and if able, to any one of the restaurants to help support those in need this season…thank you.
Saturday, December 8th – Cape Henlopen State Park Programs – Fort Miles was a key part of the nation’s coastal defense during and after WWII and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On Saturday…Battery 519 Tour at 2:00 p.m. Discover how and why Fort Miles defended our coast during WWII on this tour inside Battery 519. Ages 7 and up with an adult. Limit to 30. Pre-registration is required by calling 302-645-6852. Admission is $5/person. Fort Miles programs meet at the Orientation Building in the Fort Miles Historic Area.
Tuesday, December 11th – TIPS FOR TOTS from the Greene Turtle – Staffs at 19 Greene Turtle locations will donate all tips they earn on December 11th to purchase toys for local “Toys for Tots” programs and help bring the joys of the season to underprivileged children.
Tips for Tots was started in 2006 by Corlie Brice, a bartender at The Greene Turtle in Salisbury, Maryland. “She arrived for her shift one cold December night in 2006 and noticed a sign on the neighboring business, designating it as a Toys for Tots drop-off site. She decided to use whatever tips she took in during her shift to purchase toys for the program; additionally, she enlisted her fellow employees and publicized her intentions to guests coming into the restaurant to increase the potential donation. That evening, she and fellow bartender, Chris Tingle, took in $700, an amount that proved even more valuable when the manager of a nearby Ollie’s Bargain Outlet agreed to give her a discount on her purchases once she explained her intentions.” Since that time, the Greene Turtle has donated more than $28,000 in purchase toys to local Toys for Tots programs, through the tips donated by restaurant employees, the corporate offices and additional gifts donated by other member of the community. Guests have rallied, as well, occasionally giving tips as large as $50 to $100!!
The Greene Turtle has locations in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. In Lewes, Delaware, they are located at the Villages of Five Points. To check the other locations and for more info., please visit http://www.thegreeneturtle.com/fundraising-community-support.
Wednesday, December 12th – “Read a Movie”, brought to you by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Rehoboth Beach Public Library is a club that began in September and meets on the second Wednesday of every month. Members receive an email link to the short story in advance, and copies of the story are also available at the front desk of the library located on Rehoboth Avenue. After the film is screened, members engage in a lively discussion, sharing thoughts about how well or not so well the story was expanded to the big screen. Membership is free. To sign up, and receive the stories in advance, email Greg Jones, Education/Outreach Coordinator at outreach@rehobothfilm.com, or call the Rehoboth Beach Public Library at 302-227-8044.
On Wednesday, 12/12 film enthusiasts are invited to celebrate the holidays with a screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Members are first invited to read the little-known short story called “The Greatest Gift”, which formed the basis for the beloved film. Then, the group will get together upstairs at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library, beginning at 4:00 p.m., to view its better known film version and hear about its page-to-screen evolution.
It a Wonderful Life was released in 1946 and was ranked the Number 20 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest Films of all Time. At the Read a Movie screening, members will learn little-known facts about the film and the story on which it was based, deepening their enjoyment of this Yuletide Classic.
Have a great day!!
May 1st, 2012
Driving or walking around Rehoboth Beach you will see that is in full bloom. The gorgeous azaleas are not yet at their peak, but getting there.
If you are in Rehoboth Beach today, well, at the time of this writing the weather does not look that great. The famous Rehoboth Beach Farmers’ Market is opening its doors today, May 1st. Rain or Shine!! From Noon to 4 p.m. the vendors will be there to show off their produce.
The Farmers’ Market is part of the Rehoboth Beach community, with 100% of the profits going to the farmers. Baked goods, flowers, chef demos, always on Tuesdays. You can find the Farmers’ Market by the only roundabout in Rehoboth Beach, behind the Chamber of Commerce.
Check their website, www.rbfarmersmarket.com.
It will be turning from this,
to this.
Tuesday, May 2nd – Clear Space Theatre Company, located at 20 Baltimore Ave., in Rehoboth Beach will be joining forces with Bethany Blues Lews to raise funds for and awareness of the non-profit organization, in support of the performing arts in our community. Tomorrow, Tuesday, 4/2 from 4 – 7 p.m.
During those hours, patrons who present a coupon provided by Clear Space to their server, will have a portion of their total bill donated directly back to Clear Space. Members of the Board of Directors will be on hand for the evening, as well as members of the acting company, staff and volunteers to field questions patrons may have about the organization.
Bethany Blues Lewes is located at 183 Coastal Highway (Rt. 1). To download the coupon, please visit www.clearspacetheatre.org, scroll down to the botton and on the right hand side, and under the heading In the Community, you will see this event. Just click and download the coupon.
Tuesday, May 2nd – From the Rehoboth Beach Film Society, the next Around the World screening will be taking place. Around the World features critically acclaimed, international, independent films. Free to the public.
The screening will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs room at Movies at Midway, located on Coastal Highway.
Before Their Eyes – It is a moving drama about ten-year old Gulistan and her younger brother, Firat, who live happily with their parents in the heart of Turkish Kurdistan. Suddenly, tragedy strikes when their mother and father are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their eyes.
Traumatized and orphaned, Gulistan and Firat try to care for the infant sister, but their money soon runs out and they’re forced onto the street. It is there that Gulistan meets the part-time escort Dilara. Accompanying her on a hotel call one day, Gulistan is shocked to discover Dilara’s client is the murderer of her parents, and quickly devises a plan for revenge. Running time is 102 minutes. Not rated. In Kurdish with English subtitles.
Until May 6th – Needlework Exhibit at The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum, located at 511 Rehoboth Ave., Tel. 302-227-7310. Website? www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org. It is a judged exhibit.
On Saturday, May 5th – Residents are invited to the Rehoboth Beach Museum at 2 p.m. for an unusual presentation of vintage wedding clothing. Mike Connolly, Director of the New Castle Historical Society will present a review of an exhibit titled Tying the Knot – New Castle Nuptials Since 1784.
Examples from the collection will be on view for the program. Images from the exhibit that took place in New Castle in 2010 will be shown. The original exhibit featured 14 wedding dresses dating from 1784 through 1935. Mr. Connolly will discuss how the exhibit was organized and the challenges in presenting such fragile items. Regular admission rates apply. $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, college students and military, $2 for children ages 13-17. Members and children 12 and under are free. There is also a AAA discount.
Please call 302-227-7310 to register for this event. Spaces are limited.
Unitl May 27th – The Rehoboth Art League looks gorgeous this time of the year. It is located at 12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres, in Rehoboth Beach. Tel. 302-227-8408 Website? www.rehobothartleague.org.
Two exhibits: Alan B. Tuttle: For the Sake of Art is located at the Corkran and Tubbs Galleries.
The other exhibit, ORBS is located at The Homestead.
Gallery hours: Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sundays, Noon to 4 p.m.
Friday, May 4th through Sunday, May 6th – Last week-end to see the Designer Show House. A vintage 1920 Rehoboth Beach Home, decorated by preeminent interior and landscape designers. It is located at 10 4th St.
This event is sponsored by The Village Improvement Association, Rehoboth Beach. For tickets ($25 at the door, $20 in advance), and information, please call 302-227-2598 or 302-227-1466. Website? www.rehobothbeachvia.org.
Have a great day!! Talk to you later…
January 4th, 2011
I took a drive to Rehoboth Avenue yesterday just to see how the town looked after all the holiday festivities are now a thing of the past. The Avenue had plenty of cars parked on both sides of the street. I guess not everyone had gone home or started school.
Then, I got out of the car to check the beach and the boardwalk. I was, practically, the only person there. Granted, it was 2:30 p.m. and 36 degrees; not windy, though, but still cold, nevertheless. North or south; empty.
The sight of the empty beach and the boardwalk made me realize that it is now definitely winter; a much slower pace at the beaches. Don’t get me wrong; I love it this way. A time to recharge and enjoy the area in a most unique way.
A lot of restaurants, bakeries, cafes are still open; but some have closed this week-end for a much deserved rest. They will be open soon; in a couple of months.
And then the scenes will be the ones that give reason to come to our beaches; the boardwalk, the fries, pizza and best of all the unobstructed Delaware beaches.
In the meantime there are a few things that might be of interest to you this week:
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is located in Rehoboth Beach. It offers something for everyone all year round; film events, youth events, the independent film festival, and so many more. Check their website www.rehobothfilm.com for all information pertaining to the Society.
Their event called Around the World is sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society, the Lewes Public Library and Movies at Midway. This series features critically, acclaimed, award-winning international independent films. It takes place at 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month from September through May, in the upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway on Rt. 1. For more info. call 302-645-9095.
Wednesday, January 5th – Jaffa – 7:00 p.m. at Movies at Midway – In the heart of the Israel city of Jaffa, Reuven’s garage is a family run business. The garage workers consist of Reuven’s daughter, Mali, his aggressive and distant son Meir, as well as the young Palestinian man, Toufik. No one suspects that Mali and Toufik have been in love for years, and that Mali is pregnant with Toufik’s child. As the two lovers secretly make their wedding arrangements, tension steadily builds between Toufic and Meir, who openly voices his disdain and prejudices about Arabs. As these relationships continue to intensify, emotions begin to boil, resulting in an astonishing conclusion.
This film is not rated and running time is 105 minutes. It is also in Hebrew with English subtitles, French and Kurdish with English subtitles.
Wednesday, January 5th – Fundraising event for the Rehoboth Beach Film Society at Striper’s Bites Bistro, located at 107 Savannah Rd., Lewes. I wrote about this very popular restaurant on November 5th and if you would like to see it just click on the month of November, 2010 and scroll down to the date.
5:00 – 9:00 Striper Bites will be hosting a special fundraiser program for non-profit organizations called Fork-in Fork-Out. If you dine at Striper Bites on Wednesday, 10% of your entire check will be donated to the Rehoboth Beach Film Society. Be sure to circle the name of the Rehoboth Beach Film Society on the “Give Back Slips” before you leave the restaurant.
The Cinema Cabaret is another series brought to all of us in the community by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society. It is now at a new location for this season. Fish On will be hosting this event which takes place 4 times a year.
Fish On is located at the Village of Five Points in Lewes. Watch an entertaining full-screen film and enjoy a delicious 3-course meal at Fish On; created to correspond with the film’s theme.
Friday, January 7th at 6:30 p.m. – NOTE: If you are interested in attending this event, please call 302-645-9095, ext. 1 as soon as possible. Tickets are non-refundable. They would like to complete the list by tomorrow. You can also buy tickets on-line by going to www.rehobothfilm.com/film_events_cinema_cabaret.html. You will be able to see the menu for that specific evening on the website.
The film is Woman on Top with Penelope Cruz who stars in this romantic fable as a gifted Brazilian chef. Happily married to her true love, Tonino, Isabella is content putting aside her culinary ambitions to be the chef at his local restaurant. But everything changes when her husband’s infidelities break her heart. Determined to start over and find the success that eluded her in Brazil, she travels to San Francisco where she begins hosting her own popular cooking television program called Passion Food. But Tonino’s restaurant struggles in Isabella’s absence and he soon comes to San Francisco to win her back. Can she find it in her heart to love him again? Released in 2000, runtime is 92 minutes. Rated R. English and Portuguese with English subtitles.
Please make sure you are on time to be seated at 6:30 to avoid film disruption. Thanks.
Doggies at the Beach – This is where I leave Addy when I am away from Rehoboth. It is a cage free facility and I cannot say enough good things about them. I have recommended them to everyone I meet that is a dog owner.
Their tel. is 302-644-8200. They are also located on Rt. 24 which is also called John J. Williams Highway. Their website is www.doggiesatthebeach.com.
They will have Discount Vet Vaccination Day on Saturday, January 8th, from 9 a.m. until Noon. First Come; First Served – dogs and cats welcomed. They will waive the vet wellness exam which will save you $52. Also a special for bath and nails on this day only $20.
Pupply only training class offered by Nicole the Dog Whisperer will start also on 1/8/11 until 2/5/11. Saturdays from 1 until 2 p.m.
Doggie Traning Class for over 1 year old dogs will start 1/8/11 until 2/5/11. Saturdays from 2:30 until 3:30 p.m.
Another Pupply Only Training class will start on Wednesdays 1/12/11 – 2/9/11 from 5 until 6 p.m.
Another Doggie Training class will start on Wednesdays 1/12/11 – 2/9/11 from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m.
Doggies at the Beach also have the best discounted Frontiline Plus prices for dogs and cats.
Saturday, January 8th – Jewelry Making Class at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library, located at 226 Rehoboth Ave., hosted by Bead Therapy. 12:15 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. This will be a basic beading class. For info. please call 302-227-5678.
Have a great first week of 2011!! Talk to you later……
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