March 3rd, 2011

What’s Happening?, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Beaches, Arts, Entertainment, Mardi Gras, Gumbo Cook-off, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, Film, Chocolat, The 21st Chocolate Festival

Rehoboth Beach is a resort town and a year-round community.  The town has over 200 shops, galleries and spas, 40 hotels and B & B’s, and over 100 gourmet restaurants, casual eateries, bakeries and coffee shops.

I can feel it, and I can smell it too.   Slowly spring is around the corner.  People are working on their yards; sprucing things up for the upcoming summer season.  That’s the first sign.

This upcoming week-end is a big one for Rehoboth Beach.  There is something for everyone.  So, here it goes.

Friday – Tuesday, 3/4 until 3/8 – It’s a Mardi Gras week-end in downtown Rehoboth Beach.  There will be festivities, raffles, beads and more beads.  The participating restaurants are going all out to offer the Cajun cooking that defines New Orleans.  So, until Fat Tuesday, be ready to party, to eat and to have a good time!!  There will be a Gumbo Cook-off on Sunday, 3/6 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.    For all information, please log on to http://www.downtownrehoboth.com.  You will find the information on the Gumbo Cook-off, the participating restaurants and so much more.  You can also call tel. 302-227-2772.

Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday and Ash Wednesday is 46 days before Easter.  Easter can fall on any Sunday from March 23rd to April 25th with the exact date to coincide with the first sunday after the full moon following a Spring Equinox.  More Mardi Gras info.?  Then log on to www.mardigrasneworleans.com.

Friday, 3/4 – Cinema Cabaret – Dinner & Film Series, presented by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society and Fish On, located at the Village of Five Points in Lewes.  Tickets are $30 and will include a 3-course meal, coffee or tea, and the film.  Alcohol and gratuity is not included.  You may purchase the tickets on line at www.rehobothfilm.com or by calling the Film Society at 302-645-9095, ext. 1.

On Friday the film will be Chocolat at 6:30 p.m. – In a tantalizing tale about desire, single mother Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her 6 year old daughter open a chocolate shop in a provincial French Village.  The townspeople are shocked when Vianne leaves her shop open during Lent, but her confections are too tempting to resist…..Also starring Alfred Molina and Johnny Depp.  PG-13.  The film is in English and French with English subtitles.

Saturday, 3/5 – It is the 21st Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center located in Rehoboth Avenue, right in the heart of downtown Rehoboth Beach.  The $2 admission will give you 1 taste.  Children under 5 are free.  More info?  Please call 302-227-2772 or log on to www.downrehoboth.com.

The tastings will start at 11:30 a.m., but for a complete list of all that will be happening please visit the website above mentioned.

Saturday, 3/5 – Chocolate Festival at Outlet Liquors located at 19724 Coastal Highway.  Tel. 302-227-7700.   2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. will be a time to sample chocolate creations from local restaurants, a variety of chocolate wines, beers and liquors.  There will be live music and it is completely Free!!  Their website is www.outletliquors.net but at the moment is under redevelopment.

Saturday and Sunday, 3/5 and 3/6 – Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, at Clear Space Theatre Company located at 20 Baltimore Ave.  Saturday’s performance will be at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s performance will be at 3 p.m.  It will feature musical styles from blues to waltz, novelty numbers and marches.  The classic rag, Scott Joplin & the Original Kings of Ragtime feature authentic orchestrations.  Visit www.clearspacetheatre.org for more info. and to purchase tickets on line.  You may also purchase tickets by calling 302-227-2270.

Saturday and Sunday, 3/12 and 3/13.  Clear Space Theatre Company located at 20 Rehoboth Ave. will be bringing to you the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico.  Saturday, the 12th, the performance will be at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, the 13th it will be at 3 p.m.  You can obtain tickets by calling 302-227-2270, by visiting the Theatre during the week and by going to their website, www.clearspacetheatre.org.

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico is a group of energetic dancers gathered from all over the world to celebrate the cultural diversity that is steeped in the rich, ancient history of Mexico.  The group was created by the Avila siblings in 1972 to preserve Mexican folk dances and to make these performances widely available for others to appreciate the diverse Mexican culture.  The group has traveled around the world with their dances and received official commendations from the Mexican Government Tourism Office.  Visit www.balletamalia.com if you would like to learn more about this group.

Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, $20 for students and $10 for children.  If you mention this article you will receive $5.00 off the ticket price.

Until April 8th – Back on April 23, 2010, I wrote a post on Avery’s Rest, the beautiful archaeological exhibit at the Rehoboth Beach Museum.  If you would like to see it just click on the month of April 2010 on the left hand side of this website and scroll down to the date.

The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society would like to invite local residents who have not yet visited the Avery’s Rest archaeological exhibit at the Rehoboth Beach Museum before it moves on.  The exhibit features objects from an archaeological dig on the former property of Captain John Avery who resided in the area in the late 1600’s; Delaware’s Frontier.  On view are farming tools, Native American artifacts, tobacco pipes, German pottery and other objects more than 300 years old. 

From now until the exhibit ends, visitors showing a Delaware driver’s license will get $2 off the regular admission price.

The museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Ave.  Winter hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.  Regular admission for adults is $5, $3 for seniors, college students and military and $2 for children 13 to 17 years of age.  Members and children 12 and under are free.  Memberships are available.  Please call 302-227-7310.

As you can see Rehoboth is starting to wake up and believe me once it does….well you know, this town is a lot of fun….

Talk to you later…

January 4th, 2011

Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Beaches, Rehoboth Beach Film Society, Doggies at the Beach, Striper Bites Bistro, Fish On, What’s Going On?, 1/4/11 – 1/8/11

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……