November 21st, 2014

What’s Going On? Delaware Beaches, Southern Delaware….TGIF, DE Beaches, Activities, Events, Entertainment!!

I look out the window and it looks sunny…..but I don’t kid myself.  It is chilly and windy.  Oh, well it is that time of the year.  Second Season at the DE Beaches is great.  So, what are you up to?  Or, better yet, what would you like to do?  Here are a few of my picks.

THE CULTURED PEARL’S HOLIDAY GIFT CARD SALE – Until Monday, November 24th.  Buy one, then get one for 50% off!! The card will be accepted by The Cultured Pearl, Pearl Essence Gift Shop, The Cultured Pearl Liquor Company and Grub Grocery.  The Cultured Pearl is located at 302 Rehoboth Avenue in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Tel. 302-227-8493.  Website?  http://www.culturedpearl.us.

HIKING THOMPSON ISLAND – Starting your Saturday, November 22nd hiking Thompson Island Nature Preserve with a park interpreter at 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.  Lean about the island’s Native American presence and observe the abundant wildlife that calls this island home.  Space is limite so pre-registration is required.  Call 302-227-6991.  It is FREE!!  Location?  Indian River Life-Saving Station, by the Indian River Inlet Bridge.

REHOBOTH BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY – FALL LUNCHEON – It will be held at Kings Creek Country Club on Saturday, November 22nd.  Cash bar starts at 11 a.m.  and the luncheon buffet will begin at 11:30.  The cost is $30 for members and $34 for non-members.  For reservations, please call 302-227-7310.  Dennis Forney, Cape Gazette Publisher will take the audience on a visually descriptive ride of his cross country bicycle trip in 2013.  From “Sea to Shining Sea”.  He wrote pieces for the Cape Gazette on his travels.  The trip began May 10th and after many miles , Mr. Forney decided that America’s looking friendly and beautiful!!

SEASHORE WREATH-MAKING – Saturday, November 22nd from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Indian River Life-Saving Station, located at the Delaware Seashore State Park on Coastal Highway, by the Indian River Inlet Bridge.  Please call to register at 302-227-6991.  Ages 10 and up.  Only $20/person.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA at Cape Henlopen High School Theater in Lewes, Delaware.  The opera will begin at 12:55 p.m.  Admission:  $25 for adults, $22 for seniors, 65 years of age and over or Rehoboth Beach Film Society members, and MET members, as well.  $15 for students with I.D., $15 for a child, 12 years of age and under.  Gourmet lunches from Hobos will be available before the opera at Noon in the Atrium.  To purchase tickets and more info., please visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com.  Note:  The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is looking for help:  Office Associate needed for their office.  Part time.  Thursdays and Fridays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.  Position involves clerical support functions.  Must be proficient  with Excel, Word, and Database programs.  Customer service experience required.  Resumes can be sent to administrator@rehobothfilm.com.

FESTIVAL OF TREES AT BAYWOOD GREENS – Saturday, November 22nd, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m.  This is fun and festive fund raising event to benefit Delaware Hospice.  Baywood Greens will be beautifully decorated, showcasing the creations of area decorators.  An exciting menu of contemporary American fare awaits you.  Entertainment will be provided by Keith Mack, a native of Rehoboth Beach.  $75/person.  For more information and online registration, please visit http://www.delawarehospice.org/events/festival-of-trees-at-baywood-greens.

SEMRA’S – BELLY DANCING PARTY – Saturday, November 22nd at 7 p.m.  Asala will put a spectacular show.  Please call to reserve your table at 302-226-4976.  Semra’s is located on 19 Rehoboth Avenue in Downtown Rehoboth Beach.  This show is being brough back by popular demand.  Love Semra’s food, they offer dishes based on fragrantly spiced, sun-drenched Middle Eastern vegetables and beans, savory grains and homemade yogurt.

Going South...too cold here!!

“THANKSLIVING” DINNER – Cilantro Restaurant located in Downtown Rehoboth Beach is offering a 3-course, sit-down meal which will featured seasonal food creatively prepared by local chefs. Sunday, November 23rd, at 6:00 p.m.  The garden meat-free Turkey Roast will be provided by VegRehoboth.  You may purchase tickets at Good Earth Market located at 38121 Terrace Rd.

THANKSGIVING GABBY GOBBLE 5k – Thursday, November 27th at Irish Eyes Pub, 213 Anglers Rd. in Lewes.  It is the first year for this event and proceeds from the race will go to the Get Well Gabby Foundation.  This foundation started in honor and memory of Gabriella Vogel, who was a valiant fighter of childhood cancer, but passed away at the age of 5.  Her family and the foundation have pledged $125,000 to the A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children to build and furnish a playroom in the new oncology department in Wilmington.  They have also collected 14,000 new books and donated them to the Ronald McDonald House, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Hershey Medical Center.  To learn more go to http://www.getwellgabby.org.

This course is USATF certified with chip timing.  Entrants receive long-sleeved T-shirts and awards will go to the top 3 male and female finishers in 10-year age categories, 9 and under to 70 and over and to top fundraisers.  The post-race party includes beer for participants over 21 years of age.  Race participants are encouraged to wear festive costumes and enjoy Turkey Day!!  Registration is availabe online at http://www.races2run.com for $25 until Noon, Monday, 11/14, or at the Rehoboth Beach Running Company.  Packet pickup and late registration will be then at Irish Eyes in Lewes for $30 from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26th.  And, in case you decide to run on the day of….registration can also be done on the day of the event.  Additional donations are greately appreciated to the Get Well Gabby website above mentioned.  This foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

SHOPPING – TANGER OUTLETS – Moonlight Madness Sales , Stores open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day!  Finish your dinner, then it is time for some serious shopping…tax free!!.  The stores will stay open until 2 a.m. so that you can find all those madness deals!  Offers and specials savings?  Visit http://www.tangeroutlet.com/rehoboth/events.

That’s all for now….have a great week-end!!

May 23rd, 2014

Flags For Heroes, Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club, Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, Delaware, Memorial Week-End, Delaware Beaches, Southern Delaware, Honoring Veterans, Men and Women Currently Serving in the Military, and Personal Heroes

What a beautiful day!  This week-end pretty much starts the summer season at the Delaware Beaches.  These coastal towns are ready….I have seen them fixing streets, painting and sprucing up.

Last year Flags for Heroes got underway….all of a sudden visitors and residents were surprised to see the grounds of Cape Henlopen High School full of American Flags!  Cape Henlopen High School is located at 1250 Kings Highway in Lewes, Delaware.  It was so impressive and it overcame all of us with patriotism.

I believe last year they had a goal of 300 flags.  This year’s event had a goal of 500 flags.  It looks like they have met the goal.  You have to drive by it.  It is so neat.

The sponsorships were sold by the Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club for $50 and would honor veterans and men and women currently serving in the military, as well as first  responders and personal heroes.

Last year’s proceeds funded 2 scholarships to veterans in Delaware Tech’s Wounded Warriors Program and helped purchase a new ambulance for the Lewes Fire Dept.  Proceeds from this year’s sponsorship will continue to support first responders and military organizations, as well as scholarships to students participating in ROTC programs in college.

The Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club has a Facebook page.  You can also get to know them better by visiting http://www.lewes-rehobothrotary.org.

NOTE:  Deadline for purchasing a sponsorship is today, Friday, May 23rd.  Call 302-645-5896.

Have a beautiful day!!

December 15th, 2013

Winter Concert, Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, Delaware, Southern Delaware Choral Society, Christmas Oratorio, J.S. Bach, Handel’s Messiah Sing-A-Long on Sunday, December 22nd in Lewes, Delaware Beaches

The location was the beautiful Cape Henlopen High School….Sunday afternoon we had the opportunity to get into the Holiday Spirit.  Many of us have had a very trying year, nevertheless, we carry the spirit of the season, reflecting, and yes, celebrating, as well.

It was the Winter Concert…Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach, presented by the Southern Delaware Choral Society, accompanied by a chamber orchestra.

The Southern Delaware Choral Society is a cultural entity in Delaware, established in 1985.  The Society performs winter concerts in Georgetown and Lewes, Delaware, in the winter…spring concerts in Rehoboth Beach.  More info?  Please visit http://www.southerndelawarechoralsociety.org.

The Christmas Oratorio was such a special treat for us to enjoy these classic pieces of choral music.  Guest Conductor, Simeone Tartaglione, explained Johann Sebastian Bach to the audience.  J.S. Back composed the Christmas Oratorio for the Christmas Season in 1734-1735.

The English translation used by the Southern Delaware Choral Society was by the Revd. Dr. J. Troutbeck, who translated many of J.S. Bach’s works from the original German.

The beautiful voices, the musicians and most of all the Conductor gave us a something delightful today!!

Merry Christmas!

NOTE:  Handel’s Messiah Sing-A-Long will be next Sunday, December 22nd at 3 p.m. in the Hall at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Lewes, Delaware.