September 21st, 2011
I was just thinking how many visitors are still enjoying the Delaware Beaches. Well, it is still fairly warm so you can shop, walk, bike and dine until you drop. And, soon those meters will be put to sleep.
The Delaware Beaches have been doing such a great job in order to keep everyone coming back. Festivals, arts and entertainment, at the heart of it all.
Here is what’s going on….
Thursday, 9/22 – At the Indian River Life-Saving Station, Rt. 1, 3 1/2 miles south of Dewey Beach, Brown Box Theatre Project will be presenting Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at 6:00 p.m. It is FREE. It will take place in the courtyard. Why don’t you bring your blankets, just in case.
Note: You can pre-order a boxed dinner from Matt’s Fish Camp and enjoy it during the performance. I can vouche for its food. Great!!
For more info. on the performance or if you would like to order a dinner from Matt’s Fish Camp, please call Indian River Live Saving Station at 302-227-6991.
Que Pasa en Dewey Beach? Mucho…. Dewey Beach is the coastal town where you can find the best music venues….So, it is the perfect place to hold, from Thursday, 9/22 until Saturday, 9/24 the Dewey Beach Music Conference. It will be a various venues in Dewey. The best way to get that info. is to visit http://www.deweybeachfest.com. Plenty of opportunities to work at furthering your music future. Or, enjoy the many performances.
Friday, 9/23 – The beautiful Historic Town of Lewes is going to be having such a fun day on Friday. An All Day Italian Festival from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Specialty shops in town will be offering Italian-themed merchandise and even some Italian refreshments. More Info.? Please visit www.leweschamber.com.
Friday, 9/23 – In Rehoboth Beach, it is Opening Night for “Broadway Rhythms” with a Gala and A Night “On the Town” Party. Appetizers and drinks at Clear Space Theatre located at 20 Baltimore Ave., plus a chance to bid on silent auction items.
Dinner at some of the most sought after eateries in town and then on to a show from the Great White Way. Festivities will start at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $100. More info? Please call 302-227-2270 or visit www.clearspacetheatre.org.
Please note that this is the opening night and you can find the rest of the schedule on the website above mentioned.
Friday, 9/23 – Thursday, 10/6 – Philip Morton Gallery presents new works by William Dunlop. The Gallery is located at 47 Baltimore Ave. A reception to meet the artist will be on Friday, 9/23 from 6 – 9 p.m. His paintings are abstract in nature and minimalist in tone. More info? Please call 302-727-0905. To preview the collection, please visit www.philipmortongallery.com.
Friday, 9/23 – Presented by the Rehoboth Film Society as part of their Monthly Screening Series is “In a Better World” winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. At 7 p.m. in the upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway. Members $3, non-members $5.
Monthly screenings feature films and discussions about various cultures in the world, including the diversity in our own country.
Note: The Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival will start on November 9th until November 13th.
For complete information, please call 302-645-9095 or visit www.rehobothfilm.com.
For the Kids:
Saturday, 9/24 – It is the 11th Annual Children’s Fun Fest presented by the Beebe Medical Center Auxiliary. It will be at Windswept Stables located on Rt. 24 (Lewes). Free admission, but some rides do require tickets, which are available for purchase at the event.
There will be games, horse shows, pony rides, food, baked goods and even a petting zoo.
I think this is a full week-end ahead. Have a great time. Officially, Fall starts on Friday!!
August 31st, 2011
Slowly the visitors are coming back to celebrate what a lot of people might think is the last hurrah for the beaches. Not so fast. The fall schedule for all the beaches is strong with activities, events, arts and entertainment to satisfy everyone, including the young ones.
The Labor Day Holiday week-end is looking so good. The weather? Those blue skies and that ocean keep us here week after week. September is one of the best months.
If you are visiting us, have a great time. Relax and kick back. Check the following events.
Friday, 9/2 – Rehoboth Beach Museum offers Guided Tour of the Anna Hazzard Tent House. It was built in 1895 for use as housing during religious camp meetings, the Anna Hazzard Tent House is located at 17 Christian St. It was originally located on Baltimore Ave., and moved to its current location in 1975 and opened as the first Historical Society museum in 1977. Natalie Becker will be your host.
 Docent Natalie Becker with Kristina Tour goers will then drive to the Rehoboth Beach Museum located at 511 Rehoboth Ave. The museum, formerly the town’s ice house, is currently hosting a few exhibits. “Rehoboth Speaks: The Story Nation’s Summer Capital” tells the story of the founding and growth of Rehoboth Beach. The other exhibit is “Skimming the Surface: Surfing, Skimboarding and Flotating off the Delmarva Coast. The exhibit celebrates the active surfing community that thrived in the 1960s and 1970s on coastal Delmarva.
The tour starts at the Anna Hazzard Tent House at 9:00 a.m. It is free of charge but space is limited. You must register by calling 302-227-7310 to reserve your space.
Funland – Exhibit – For many summers, locals and visitors alike have flocked to Funland, the popular amusement park on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, for games, rides, and fun. The Rehoboth Beach Museum is now celebrating Funlands’ 50th year in business with a display of photographs in the museum’s main corridor. The snapshots illustrate the fascinating history of the popular destination, which was originally called the Sport Center before it was bought by the Fasnacht family in 1961. After refurbishing the building and rides after the devastating storm of 1962, the Fasnachts opened Funland to the public, and since then, it has become one of the city’s treasured pastimes.
The Museum is open Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. unitl 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Regular admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, college students and military, $2 for children ages 13-17. For more info., please call 302-227-7310.
Tuesday, 9/6 – Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market from Noon until 4 p.m. at Grove Park. Baked goods, fresh produce and flowers. More info? Please visit www.rbfarmersmarket.com.
News from Clear Space Theatre Company located at 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach
Scrooge Auditions – Scrooge is coming back for another spirited holiday season. Clear Space Theatre Company’s own original musical version of the classic Charles Dickens tale has been revamped for its annual production, which starts November 25th at 7 p.m.
For auditions, please contact Michael Mathias at michael@clearspacetheatre.org, or you can visit www.clearspacetheatre.org for more info.
Clear Space Theatre Company opens it newest production, “Broadway Rhythms” on September 23rd and the organization will celebrate the start of their seventh season in a big way. The season kick-off event, “A Night ‘On the Town'”, will be an evening full of food, friends and great entertainment.
It will begin at 5:30 p.m. with drinks, appetizers and a silent auction at the theatre. Festivities then move to 4 of Rehoboth’s best restaurants for dinner at 7:00 p.m., with choices of Adriatico, Cafe Azafran, Eden and MIXX. at 9:00 p.m., patrons will be treated to the premier performance of Clear Space’s newest production, “Broadway Rhythms. Following the performance, audience members will have the chance to mingle with the cast and crew.
Limited tickets are available for the opening night gala, priced at $100 per person. It includes two drink tickets, appetizers, dinner and the show. No online purchase is available for this particular event. Please call the box office at 302-227-2270 to reserve. The run will continue from September 24th to October 9th. Tickets for those performances will be $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $15 for students and $5 for children 12 and under. They are available at www.clearspacetheatre.org, by phone at 302-227-2270 or in person in the box office located at 20 Baltimore Ave.
Saturday, 9/3 – Race – 21st Last Blast Prediction 5K – from 6:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. at The Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach by the roundabout. For more information, please visit www.seashorestriders.com. Or, contac Tim Bamford by emailing him at Tim@seashorestriders.com.
Saturday, Sunday, 9/3, 9/4 – Sundance 2011 – A benefit for CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. It is a 2-night event at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center located at 229 Rehoboth Ave. CAMP Rehoboth is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, gay and lesbian cummunity service organization originally created to create a more positive relationship among all the people in the Rehoboth Beach area. For more info., please visit http://www.camprehobothcom.
Opening on Saturday, 9/3 the Sundance Auction and Cocktail Buffet with open bar, silent and live auctions from 7 – 10 p.m.
Sunday will be The Sundance – The party begins at 8 p.m. with dancing until 2 a.m.
Tickets are $80 for both events or $45 for each one. They are available through the website above mentioned or at CAMP Rehoboth tel. 302-227-5620.
News from The Rehoboth Beach Film Society
Wednesday – 9/7 Screeing of Illegal at the Screening Room located at Movies at Midway on Rt. 1. It is FREE.
Tania is a former teacher from Russia, and is living in Belgium with her 13 year old son, Ivan. Living in constant fear of being discovered, one day she is stopped for a routine police chedk and subsequently arrested…90 minutes, not rated. It is in French and Russian with English subtitles.
Around the World is a series of critically acclaimed, award-winning, international independent films. It takes place on the first Wednesday of each month from September until May. For more info., please call the Film Society at 302-645-9095 or you can also visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com.
Monthly Screening Series from the Rehoboth Beach Film Society – The mission of RBFS is to promote the art of film and, through outreach initiatives, to entertain, educate, and enrich the cultural life of local and extended communities.
In a Better World – Thursday, 9/22 at 7:00 p.m. at DiFebo’s in Bear Trap Dunes, Friday, 9/23 at 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs screening room at the Movies at Midway.
In a Better World centers on Anton, a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness….Danish and Swedish with English subtitles, not rated, 119 minutes.
Following the screening, Eric Kafka (President, RBFS Board of Directors) will lead a discussion. Eric is a psychologist with a private practice in Lewes, DE. He has coordinated and let analytical discussions of the Film Society’s What Makes us Tick? program for the past 3 years.
Monthly screenings are $3 for members with current membership and card presented, and $5 for non-members. For more information, please call 302-645-9095. Or, visit www.rehobothfilm.com.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday – 9/9, 9/10, 9/11 – 15th Annual Delaware Antiques Show and Sale at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.
Friday and Saturday from 10 until 6 p.m.
Sunday from 10 until 5 p.m.
$6 Admission. For more info., please call 302-542-3286 or 302-226-5456.
The show and sale will feature selected exhibitors offering 18th and 19th century American, primitive and period furniture and accessories, among other items.
Rehoboth Beach Bandstand – Labor Day Week-End Entertainment at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, 9/2 – The Diamonds – It has been over 50 years since they released the hit called Little Darlin’….If you cannot remember, then you were too young so please visit www.thediamonds.com because they are still putting on a great show.
Saturday, 9/3 – Mario Rocco – He calls it The Parade of Stars, a mixture of some of the best of recognizable performers. He has opened for The Temptations, The Drifters, The Coasters and many others, including being chosen to perform for the President at a 911 benefit concert. More info.? please visit www.mariorocco.com.
Sunday, 9/4 – DSU Approaching Storm Marching Band – It has gained both national and international acclaim, performing in England, The Netherlands, and the National Football League at Veterans Stadium, Ravens Stadium, JFK Stadium and the Pontiac Silverdome.
That’s all for now. Please enjoy the beach and have fun….talk to you later….
August 19th, 2011
Joining us, here in Rehoboth Beach, this week-end? Then, check some of the events that are being held around town this Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday & Sunday, 8/20 & 8/21 – 38th Annual Outdoor Fine Arts & Craft Show – This is the last chance for your to check out more than 120 artists on the grounds of the Rehoboth Art League. Special activities for children will be provided by Kids Cottage on Saturday only. There will be music and food.
I went last week-end and it was very nice. If you need more info. please visit www.rehobothartleague.org. You can also call 302-227-8408. Rain or shine!!
Parking: Free Shuttle Service – On Saturday there will be 2 shuttles from K-Mart parking lot on Coastal Highway. The shuttles will begin at 9:45 a.m. and will end at 5:15 p.m. from the Art League. On Sunday there will be one shuttle running from 9:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. from the Art League.
Please note that parking in Henlopen Acres is limited. You need to adhere to parking restrictions including No Parking on Street. Unless there is a “no parking” sign, all vehicles must park on the grass with tires off the pavement. Really, is true.
Entry fee is $5.00. For a complete schedule, please visit the website above mentioned.
The Rehoboth Art League is located at 12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth Beach.
Saturday, 8/20 – Adopt-A-Thon for Safe Haven Dogs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at WSFS Rehoboth Parking Lot on Rt. 1 between Giant and Walgreens. Bring the whole family. Even family dogs on leashes are welcomed.
Schedule – 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. – Meet Safe Haven’s Rescue Dogs. Parade at 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. – Pet Contest for Family Dogs. Best in Show, Personality, & Kids Choice.
There will be face paining, a coloring station and mask making, as well.
Doggies at the Beach mascots, Biscuit & Freckles will be there too. Doggies at the Beach is offering free baths to all adoptions.
Animals bring so much love into people’s lives. Doggies at the Beach is a cage free facility with 24 hour human supervision. Always caring about the community, they are informing us of what’s also going on this week-end and beyond.
News from Doggies at the Beach – Nicole, known as the DE Dog Whisperer has been the puppy and doggie trainer for the last couple of years. She has joined their staff a their new Manager. She will still continue to hold the training classes.
September Schedule:
Wednesday 9/7 – 10/5 – Puppy – 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday 9/7 – 10/5 – Doggie – 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
or,
Saturday, 9/10 – 10/8 – Puppy – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, 9/10 – 10/8 – Doggie – 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Their next Discount Vet Day will be Saturday, 9/10 from 9 – 11 a.m. First come, first served. Puppies, doggies and cats can be vaccinated, as well.
Doggies at the Beach is located at 18806 John J. Williams Highway (Rt. 24). Tel. 302-644-8200.
Saturday, 8/20 – Delaware SPCA Run for the Paws 5k – Dewey Beach. Mascots Biscuit and Freckles will be in attendance, as they usually are in all doggie related events.
This will be their 3rd annual Run for the Paws begining at 8:00 a.m. on Dogsworthy Street in Dewey Beach.
Join animal lovers as they take to the streets to help homeless and abused animals. You can choose a 5k or a 1-mile dog trot. Stay after the race for fun, refreshments and an award ceremony hosted by The Starboard Restaurant.
Food Drive – Safe Haven has a drop off basket at Doggies at the Beach. Dry food for both, dogs and cats, would be appreciated.
If you would like to know about Safe Haven, please visit http://www.safehavensanctuary.com. Their tel. is 302-856-6460.
Summer Theater and Entertainment at Clear Space Theatre, located at 20 Baltimore Ave. Website? www.clearspacetheatre.org. Tel. 302-227-2270.
Tickets are available on line or you can stop by the Box Office.
Chicago – Saturday and Sunday 8/20 and 8/21
100 Years of Broadway – 8/23, /8/24, 8/25, 9/2, 9/3 and 9/4
Words & Music: By Gershwin – 8/26, 8/27, 8/28, 8/30, 8/31 and 9/1
Have a great week-end!!….talk to you later…
May 30th, 2011
“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.” stella adler
Rehoboth Beach offers its visitors plenty. It has a beautiful beach, a boardwalk, shops, restaurants; fine dining and junk food, as well. In the summer, this coastal town is a destination; arts and entertainment being at the head of it all.
I decided to write this post just on the arts and entertainment. This is in addition to all the venues that offer live music.
Since 1963 Rehoboth Beach has been offering FREE entertainment as part of the Summer Concert Series. These concerts are held at the bandstand in the Rehoboth Boardwalk. They start at 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise mentioned.
There is a full schedule with descriptions on its website; http://www.rehobothbandstand.com/schedule.
Friday, 6/17 – Kicking off the Summer Concert Season and a new one to the Bandstand is Deja Groove Party Band. This is a dance band. You can check their own website at www.dejagroove.net. It is a high energy performance, a diverse musical repertoire that will get you on your feet. This band will be performing the best music of the 60’s through the 90’s and right up to the chart topping hits of today.
Saturday, 6/18 – Vinyl Shockley is Rhythm & Blues. His website is www.vinylshockley.com. “Honest music that soothes the soul and moves the feet”. His music has been called “blue-eyed soul with a Stax/Volt Twist”.
Sunday, 6/19 – The Threetles. A tribute to the Beatles. 3 long-time friends who share the love for the music of the Beatles. All three bring great musical experience to the band.
The friends are:
Dennis Schocket, formerly fronted the Baltimore band, the Rattlecats and currently leads the harmony-laden band, Starbelly.
Pete Wiedmann is in Love Seed Mama Jump, the Delaware band.
Cliff Hillis has been in Philadelphia’s IKE. He also performs with Eric Bazilian of the Hooters in the Eric Bazilian Band.
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society is located at 511 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach. It is also the home of the Rehoboth Beach Museum. Tel. 302-227-7310. Website? www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org. The museum is located near the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center and Grove Park.
A new exhibit just opened: Skimming the Surface: Surfing, Skimboarding, and Floating off the Delaware Coast.
The following postcard is of the interior of Surf Shop East, Rehoboth Beach, from the 1960’s. It is on loan to the Rehoboth Beach Museum from Skip Savage, who owned the shop and who is also in the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame.
On display you will find vintage surfboards, skimboards and bathing suits. Surfing slang, board shaping and information about ancient Hawaiian surfing traditions will be featured.
The exhibit will continue until the first week of March, 2012. Gallery hours are: Mondays to Fridays 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Admission rates are: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and active duly military, $2 for young adults 13 to 17. Children 12 and younger are free and will receive a free gift.
The Museum welcomes group tours. Parking is free.
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society has something for everyone year-round. The address is 107 Truitt Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Tel. 302-645-9095. The website? http://www.rehobothfilm.com.
Festival Film Reviews – Film Critics Wanted!! Always thought you wanted to be a film critic? Well, then this might be your opportunity. Be a part of the film selection process for the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, which will be celebrating its 14th year.
Each session will include the screening of a short and a documentary or a feature, time permitting. Reviewers are asked to complete a rating form and may also join in the post film discussion.
Film titles and descriptions will not be provided in advance as they want everyone to arrive with an open mind for a new experience. Most submitted films have not received a MPAA rating, and film review screenings are recommended for mature audiences only.
Once the viewer leaves the screening room, please do not publicize any information about the films in any format; website, newsletter, etc.
Please visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com/festival_film_reviews.html for schedules and location.
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society would like you to know that you can enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner at Cake Bar on Second St., Lewes. 10% of your entire check will be donated to the Rehoboth Beach Film Society. Be sure to request a “Give Back Slip” and circle the Film Society’s name before leaving.
I have been to Cake Bar and if you would like to see my review with pictures, please visit http://www.aboutmybeaches.com. Then, click on the month of April, 2011 and scroll down to the 28th.
Clear Space Theatre Company is located at 20 Baltimore Ave. in downtown Rehoboth Beach. Website? www.clearspacetheatre.org. Tel. 302-227-2270.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 6/7 – 6/8 – OperaDelaware brings Opera Hits to Clear Space. Delaware’s only professional opera company will bring their talents to the beach when Clear Space Theatre Company presents OperaDelaware’s “Opera Pops…And Sizzles!” These performers will bring to life some of the greatest moments in opera, from such well known shows as “Carmen”, “La Boheme”, and from OperaDelaware’s current season, “The Merry Widow”.
OperaDelaware was founded in 1945 by Chick Laird, and in addition to operating as Delaware’s only professional opera company,it is also currently, the nation’s 14th oldest.
The performances will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Clear Space Theatre, located on 20 Baltimore Ave. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $15 for students and $5 for children 12 and under. You can purchase them online by visiting the website, by phone at 302-227-2270 or by visiting the box office in person.
Saturday, 6/18 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, 6/19 at 3:00 p.m. Clear Space Theatre Company presents Opus Nine. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $15 for students and $5 for children 12 and under. They are available online by visiting the website, by phone at 302-227-2270 or in person at the box office.
A new twist on classical music to the beach. Opus Nine, an ensemble of twenty-somethings from New York, will bring their impeccable musicianship and youthful vigor to Rehoboth Beach for two evening concerts.
Opus Nine was started in early 2009 by Alysia Lee and Jarvis Benson. They wanted to start an ensemble that mirrored their lives and represented their generation – to “embrace their differences and work together harmoniously”.
With degrees from such prestigious schools as Julliard and the Peabody Conservatory, members of Opus Nine have performed all across the country, including recitals at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
This Theatre Company is ready to offer a new year full of shows for the whole family. These productions will take place during the 2011-2012 season. It will be the 7th season of performing arts at the beach.
So, get your calendar ready. Visit the above mentioned website so that you can have further information on what’s on the schedule. Here is a little teaser.
It will kick off the season with “100 Years of Broadway IV from September 23rd to October 9th. Then, Clear Space Theatre will take part in Rehoboth Beach’s Annual Sea Witch Festival by creating their own Haunted Theatre. That will be from October 21st until October 30th. Scrooge will follow from November 25th until December 11th. On December 31st “Showstoppers” which will have members of the acting company take the stage to perform big Broadway tunes, followed by dancing, live music and a champagne toast at midnight. On January 27 – 29, 2012 a new version of “An American Songbook” will start the new year. Then, immediately after that “Blithe Spirit” will open on February 2nd until February 19th. This classic comedy by Noel Coward follows a British novelist whose second marriage is disrupted by the ghost of this first wife.
Spring will have a roster full of musicals. “Little Shop of Horrors”, March 15th until April 1st. Ted Keegan will return for a new concert series April 27 – 29. A production of “My Fair Lady” will run from May 10 – 27.
The company will wrap up performances with their summer repertory season, which begins June 19th and runs through September 2nd. Three shows will run in rotation all summer long. The productions of “100 Years of Broadway IV” and “My Fair Lady” will be welcomed back in addition to the new production “Words & Music: The 1950’s”, a celebration of the sounds of the era.
I remember when I moved to the Delaware Beaches in 1981. Not much was going on and people would ask “What are you going to do there year-round?”….How times have changed. Those same people have either bought properties here, have moved here, or can’t wait to visit time and time again….have a good one.
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