December 5th, 2014
Santa does have a schedule and it seems that it will be making its annual Boardwalk stop in Downtown Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Santa’s House is the cutest one, not many have a background of the Atlantic Ocean in an award winning Boardwalk. Santa will be there on Saturdays from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. until December 21st. On Sunday, December 21st from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. is Pet Time!! Bring your pets for a photo with Santa. It is all FREE! Donations are very much appreciated.
Santa’s House is Rehoboth Beach is remembered by many of those that make this seaside town their home. A “moment” at Christmas time with my own children.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH – COOKIES!! – It is called a Cookie Walk at Epworth United Methodist Church located at 19285 Holland Glade Rd., off Coastal Highway (Rt. 1) north of Rehoboth Beach. This Cookie Walk is an anticipated event at the beach. Arrive early because the “Walk” begins at 9 a.m. until they are all gone!! Tables and and tables of yummy homemade cookies will be available for you to select your favorites. They will also have pre-packaged cookie assortments wrapped with Christmas spirit, as well as gift baskets of Fair Exchange coffee and chocolate. Those selected cookies will be sold for $8 per pound.
The Heavenly Creations Cookie Cookbook contains 120 recipes from the kitchens of the Epworth family will be for sale. More info? Please call 302-227-7743.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH – THE REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE – 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. – All decorated for the Holidays the gallery will offer fine art, fine crafts and unique holiday gifts. There will be art demonstrations, music and singing….and refreshments. At 11:30 a.m. Sussex Tech “Bella Voice” and Concert Choir, Noon until 2:00 p.m. Pottery Demo by Carmela Coleman, 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. Roo Brown and Mixed Blessings-Acapella group, 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Watercolor Holiday Card demo and Make Your Own Card with Kacie Yakimowicz. The Rehoboth Art League is located at 12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres in Rehoboth Beach. Tel. 302-227-8408. Website? http://www.rehobothartleague.org.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7TH – REHOBOTH BEACH MAIN STREET INVITES ALL TO DOWNTOWN’S COMMUNITY UNITY DINNER – An invitation by Rehoboth Beach Main Street to kick-off the Holiday Season on Sunday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. This is an annual family event in Rehoboth Beach with plenty of food, fun, and entertainment for all ages. Taste local chefs/restaurants’ favorite dishes and desserts while enjoying live performances, crafts and even a visit from Santa from 5 until 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (65+) amd $5 for children. Children under 5? FREE. Guests are encouraged to donate a non-perishable food item for a person or pet.
For the children, enjoy a kids’ interactive art project with jewelry designer, Heidi Lowe, decorate gingerbread cookies with Joyce from The Bake Shoppe, and be entertained with Magic by Charlie.
The Rehoboth Beach Main Street continues its mission of the beautification and preservation of Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Proceeds from this event will go for this mission. For more info., please visit http://www.downtownrb.com. Or, call 302-227-2772.
Have a Good One!!
December 5th, 2013
Holiday Cookie Sale “9 a.m. till All Gone”. That’s how it is going to be. For some of us who are not bakers, this is a great opportunity to get some delicious homemade cookies for our Holidays!! Give them to others like the mail carrier, neighbor, child’s teacher, friend and the list goes on, as gifts, or, keep them for yourselves.
The Cookie Walk will be at Epworth Church located at 19285 Holland Galde Rd., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Tel. 302-227-7743. If you are driving north from Rehoboth Beach, turn right after Tomato Sunshine. The church is on that road.
You can fill your own container, select a gift box, a holiday basket….they are sold by the pound. $7.00/pound. Many others goodies will be available, as well….pre-packaged cookie assortment, gift boxes of Fair Trade, coffee, chocolates….
“Heavenly Creations” is a cookie cookbook; a collection of recipes from the kitchens of the Epworth family. It will sell for $15.00 and will be available at the Cookie Walk.
Have a good one!!
November 27th, 2012
Kicking off the 2012 Christmas Season in a big way is Historic Lewes, Delaware. This charming and quaint town is more than ready for this Holiday Season; the town, the merchants, and the residents….always welcome the visitors with open arms. This season, they are going all out.
If you are visiting, check what’s going on!
Tuesday, 11/27 – Nouveau Beaujolais Wine Tasting & Holiday Shopping Extravaganza at Irish Eyes, located at 213 Anglers Rd., from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets? $25 There will be great food, the 2012 Featured Wine and fabulous entertainment. You can do a little shopping; plenty of silent auction items available, including the auction of decorated holiday wreaths. A live auction, as well; a fundraising event for the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula. For tickets and information, please call 302-226-3333. Website? http://www.irisheyespub.com
Thursday, 11/29 – Beebe Auxiliary’s Gift Shop Open House & Hospitality Night from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. First Floor at Beebe Medical Center located on Savannah Rd.
Thursday, 11/29 – 17th Annual Beebe Holiday of Lights from 5:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Once again, the front lawn of Beebe Medical Center, located on Savannah Rd. will fill with the voices of children singing carols as the Christmas tree is lit with colorful lights representing friends and loved ones who are being honored and remembered. Following the tree lighting, refreshments will be served. Santa Claus will make a special appearance.
Thursday, 11/29 – Shop, Shop ’til you drop. Hospitality Night in Historic Lewes. Meet old friends, dance to the music, and enjoy complimentary light refreshments provided by the local businesses. The location? The Historic Lewes Commercial Area in downtown Lewes.
Friday, 11/30 – Children’s Beach House Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale Preview Party, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Part of the Lewes Christmas tradition, this event features the works of almost 100 local and regional artists. Funds raised at the event help support the Children’s Beach House general operating budget. It is an opening reception. Meet the artists and be the first to view the works of some amazing talent. Ticket ($65 general admission), includes food, cocktails, valet parking, and holiday entertainment. The Children’s Beach House is located at 1800 Bay Avenue (enter from Cedar Avenue). Note: The show continues on Saturday, 12/1 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Website? http://www.cbhinc.org
Saturday, 12/1 – Lewes Historical Society’s House Tour – This is one of the most beloved holiday traditions in Lewes. The Christmas Tour of Lewes benefiting The Lewes Historical Society. 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Also, part of the Christmas week-end in Lewes. Tickets are on sale by visiting http://www.historiclewes.org, or by calling 302-645-7670, ext. 12. Tickets can also be purchased at the Society’s Museum Shop, Lewes Chamber of Commerce, the Zwaanendael Museum, Community Bank Delaware, Habersham Peddlers and The Inn at Canal Square. In Rehoboth Beach, tickets can be purchased at the Rehoboth Beach Museum, and Browseabout Books on Rehoboth Ave. Advance tickets are $20 each. Tickets purchased the day of the tour are $25 each.
Showcasing a wonderful selection of homes; from colonial delights and 19th century beauties to 20th and 21 century masterpieces. In addition to the 8 private homes on tour this year, The Society’s museums will be open and decorated for the season.
A great selection of gifts will be on hand at the Society’s Museum Gift Shop the day of the tour. It is located in the Ryves Holt House on the corner of Second and Mulberry Streets.
A visit to the Christmas Antiques Bazaar and Bake Sale, which will be held at the Rabbit’s Ferry House at Third and Shipcarpenter Streets on the Lewes Historic Complex. Shop for the Holidays; enjoy hot coffee, chili and baked goods. Outside of the house, a Holiday Greens Sale featuring fresh magnolia, pine and holly, while supplies last.
Note: Bethel UMC, located at 129 West Fourth Street will host a Cookie Walk. Cookies are placed on a long table. You are given an empty cookie box and a disposable glove. Walk around the table, choosing the cookies you want. Select as many or as few of each kind you like. When finished, your box will be weighed and the cost calculated. $6 per pound!! They will offer candy and dog treats too.
Saturday, 12/1 – The 81st Annual Lewes Christmas Parade at 5:00 p.m. Parade Theme? Let it Snow!! Tom King, Chairman of The Lewes Christmas Parade, which is jointly sponsored by the City of Lewes and the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, has announced the selection of the Lewes Historical Society as the Honorary Grand Marshals for the Christmas Parade in honor of their 50th Anniversary. The Society was officially founded on January 19, 1962. It has been responsible for preserving some of Lewes’ most recognizable, historic buildings, as well as offering a rich array of activities for both Lewes residents and visitors.
The parade takes place on December 1st…rain/snow date: Sunday, December 2nd at the same time. Prizes will be awarded in many categories. The parade begins on Savannah Road at Sussex Drive and will end in front of King’s Ice Cream Shop on Second Street. The Chamber’s board of directors will be leading the parade, carrying a huge Frosty the Snowman helium balloon. After the parade, the Christmas tree in Zwaanendael Park will be illuminated, followed by candlelight caroling in the park led by Christy Taylor with sound by Bill Larsen.
The Lewes Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center is located in the Fisher-Martin House on Kings Highway behind the Zwaanendael Museum. It is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. On Saturday, December 1st, it will open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Website? http://www.leweschamber.com
Have a great time!!
December 8th, 2011
“One good thing about Christmas shopping; it toughens you for the January sales.” grace kriley
Fridays, 12/9 and 12/16 – Be a Deer, Shop Downtown Rehoboth Beach. The downtown merchants will be keeping their shops open for extended hours. They will also be serving some nibbles, as well. At 6 p.m. on both nights, please stop by and pick up a gift bag at Grotto Gelato; shopping, dining coupons and specials will be found inside. Also, enter to win more than $500 in prizes. Free gift wrapping will be available too.
Friday, 12/9 – It will be Fawn Frenzy. A Ladies Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Enter a chance to win gifts worth more than $500 with a Favorite Things Wish Card. Ladies will be served beverages by “handsome bucks”. No kidding, that’s what I heard. The Ladies will also receive a gift bag filled with shopping and dining coupons and specials. Strolling carolers with the Cape Henlopen High School Choir; please join in. The ladies’ gifts will be wrapped for free. If you are participating, I can’t imagine why you would not, please pick up the gift bags at Grotto Gelato at 6 p.m. More info? www.downtownrehoboth.com
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12/9-12/11 – Festival of Trees event at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Sponsored by Delaware Hospice. Vendors will have specialty items. Holiday decor for sale. On Saturday, 12/10 pictures with Santa, fun and pizza from 10 until 2 p.m. Also on Saturday a Wine, Cheese & Dessert Tasting from 5 – 9 p.m. Tickets available at the door. Sunday, 12/11 there will be a Sunday Brunch from 9:30 until 1:30 p.m.; tickets sold in advance. More info. and schedule of events can be found at www.delawarehospice.org.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12/9/, 12/10 and 12/11 – Scrooge!! Last Week-End to catch the Holiday Spirit. Friday’s and Saturday’s performance will be at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s performance will be at 3 p.m. Location? Clear Space Theatre Company located at 20 Baltimore Ave., in Rehoboth Beach. More info? Please visit www.clearspacetheatre.org. Please note that this production changes every year. The 15 ft x 30 ft backdrop was painted by our own Rehoboth artist, Anita Peghini-Raber. This poster depicts a detail of the whole painting. More on Anita? Please visit http://www.rehobothart.com.
Saturday, 12/10 – 3rd Annual Cookie Walk at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach. 9:00 a.m. until “All Gone”. There will be tables and more tables of home-made cookies by the Epworth congregation bakers. $7/pound. Pre-packaged cookie assortments and gift boxes of Fair Trade coffee and chocolate; priced individually. The Heavenly Creations Cookie Cookbook is a collection of over 120 recipes from the Epworth family kitchens…It is new and out for $15.00.
Santa’s House is located at the end of Rehoboth Avenue, right on the famous Rehoboth Boardwalk. The backdrop is the Atlantic Ocean. Please bring the kids for photos at no charge; donations are appreciated, though. On Saturday, 12/18 you can bring your pet too, from 3 to 5 p.m. For a full schedule, please visit www.beach-fun.com/holiday-fun.
Wondering what to give a friend that loves shopping or dining in Rehoboth Beach? How about some gift certificates? These certificates are only for downtown Rehoboth Beach. Please call 302-227-2772 or visit http://www.downtownrehoboth.com/spending_your_downtown_gift_certificates.htm.
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