March 1st, 2013
This historical marker is found at the end of Rehoboth Avenue, right by the Bandstand and the award-winning Boardwalk. Then, it’s the Atlantic Ocean. I read it all the time..since 1873, then, the railroad came in 1878. In 1891 Rehoboth Beach was named Cape Henlopen City, then to be formally changed in 1893. And, the rest it’s history. Rehoboth Beach is known as the Nation’s Summer Capital.
Are you visiting us this week-end. Do you like music? Check what’s going on? The following venues are open and here are the links:
The Greene Turtle – http://www.thegreeneturtle.com
Conch Island – http://www.conchislandbar.com
Cultured Pearl – http://www.culturedpearl.us
Dogfish Head – http://www.dogfish.com
The Frogg Pond – http://www.thefroggpond.com
Rigby’s Bar & Grill – http://www.rigbysrehoboth.com
Blue Moon – http://www.bluemoonrehoboth.com
Seafood Shack – http://wwwseafoodshackrehoboth.com
Bethany Blues (Lewes) – http://www.bethanyblues.com
Until Sunday, 3/3 – Rediscovering Bertha Riley – At the Rehoboth Art League, located at 12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres. This is Rehoboth Art League’s first art exhibition for 2013 and it features selected works by Bertha Riley, who was an active member of Rehoboth’s art colony and a founding artists of the Art League. The Rehoboth Art League turns 75 this year and this exhibition marks the first of many events to celebrate its birthday. Please visit the website for more info on all their Diamond Celebration events at http://www.rehobothartleague.org.
Saturday, 3/2 – The much awaited Chocolate Festival is finally here!! Besides being the Chocolate Festival, this week-end opens a lot of establishments. They are looking forward to a good and prosperous 2013 season. The Chocolate Festival will be held only for one day; Saturday. Location? The Rehoboth Beach Convention Center right on Rehoboth Avenue in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. 11:30 until 3:30 p.m., or until the chocolate runs out. You can purchase tickets ahead of time. I did; only $2 admission. You can also purchase them at the door…..the line might be a little long. That admission gives you one tasting. You can buy more for 50 cents each. No carry out is permitted. Children under 5 get in free!!
This is the 23rd year and apparently the baking contest will feature more restaurant entries than ever before!! There will be chocolate, of course, tastes galore, definitely, vendors, a raffle, kids games and much more. For more information, please visit http://www.downtownrehoboth.com. Even though the festival is only one day, the Rehoboth Beach establishments will be honoring the chocolate festival with themed specials throughout the week-end.
Sunday, 3/3 – It is the 21st Annual Buffet Extravaganza at the Cultured Pearl, located at 301 Rehoboth Ave. One day only!! 2 hour seatings starting at 12 Noon. Call for your reservations at 302-227-8493. Special Guest, Bryan Clark will be entertaining from 4 p.m. until closing. Website? http://www.culturedpearl.us.
Have a good week-end!!
February 10th, 2013
The Rehoboth Beach Museum is the home of the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society. It is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue. Winter hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. until 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. Members and children 12 and under are free. Tel. 302-227-7310. Website? http://www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org.
Having lived at the Delaware Beaches for so many years, visiting the local museums, where you can unlock the past so that you can see where we are going, is a must if you are visiting or living, here at the beach. I know, I know, the beach, restaurants, and shops are probably what you are coming to the beach for…these museums will not take a long time. You never know, you might be retiring to the Delaware Beaches; low property taxes and tax free shopping!!!
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society’s mission is “to preserve and showcase artifacts that illustrate the development of our beautiful city by the sea”.
Until March 17h, the exhibit currently on display is “WWII: Rehoboth Beach” – In Rehoboth there were Coast Guardsmen on horseback, a Civil Air Patrol airfield…the Civil Air Patrol pilots kept our waters safe from the enemy. There were also blackouts and stage door canteens. You can view at the Museum the artifacts that help tell the story of a beach town during the war. A 1940’s kitchen, listen to the music of the Mills Brothers and the Tommy Dorsey Band. Children visiting the Museum can learn how to send a Morse Code. And you can grab a recipe for creamed chipped beef on toast!!
Thursday, February 14th – Valentine’s Day Stage Door Canteen, a Valentine’s Day Musical Revue. The response has been overwhelming, so, instead of holding it at the Rehoboth Museum, it has been moved to Clear Space Theatre located at 20 Baltimore Avenue in downtown Rehoboth Beach, It will start at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $14 (cash or check only for that night) in honor of the holiday and light refreshments will be served. A cash bar will be available, as well. Please call 302-227-7310 to reserve your seat.
This performance concurs with the WWII exhibit on display at the Rehoboth Museum. Clear Space, http://www.clearspacetheatre.org, will take the audience on a sentimental journey to another era with a presentation of popular wartime songs; Chattanooga Choo-Choo, You’ll Never Know, and I’ll Be Seeing You.
Stage Canteens were special clubs and the guests were the steady stream of GIs headed off to war. Many were leaving home for the first time and the Canteens offered a welcome opportunity to forget their anxieties, if only for a time, with entertainment, fellowship and a little American spirit.
Friday, March 8th – Documentary, “Top Secret Rosies”, in honor of Women’s History Month in March, at the Rehoboth Beach Museum located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue, by the roundabout. The documentary will start at 7:00 p.m. in the museum’s Cooper Gallery. Please note that reservations are required for this event, since the space is limited. All you have to do is call 302-227-7310 and make the reservation. Light refreshments will be served. Free for members of the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and $5 donation from non-members.
The film was produced and directed by Leann Erickson. The film explores, with four of the “Top Secret Rosies” the importance of their role in the Allied successes. The 4 vastly different women share what it was like as a human computer and how they sometimes worked night, day and night again. It was up to these women to make sure those in the air and on the battle grounds received the accurate calculations needed to achieve success in hitting their targets.
Have a great day!! Talk to you later.
December 14th, 2012
The 2012 tree was donated by the Donahue family.
Slow Down…Relax, you are at the Beach! It is hard to kick back and relax but if you are spending time in Rehoboth Beach during the Holidays, you will find that this town will let you do just that. Walk the award-winning boardwalk, have coffee, a little tax free shopping, dinner and entertainment….plus Rehoboth is fully decked out this year!!
Friday, 12/14, Saturday, 12/15, Sunday, 12/16 – Last weekend to see a never before seen Delaware production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The classic story with a script and music brand new to the Clear Space Stage. Journey with Ebenezer Scrooge through London of past, present, and future in a new Holiday Tradition at the beach!! Friday and Saturday nights performances will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, it will be at 3 p.m. Clear Space Theatre Co. is located in beautiful downtown Rehoboth Beach. You can grab something to eat and then just walk to enjoy a night of entertainment. Location? 20 Baltimore Avenue. Tel. 302-227-2270. Website? http://www.clearspacetheatre.org.
Monday, 12/31 – Save the Date and reserve your spot – Showstoppers on New Year’s Eve. A group of talented vocalists take the stage at 9 p.m. to perform an unforgettable selection of showtunes. Immediately following the show, dance into the New Year with a live swing band led by Doug Yetter. Enjoy a selection of hors d’oeuvres and cash bar all evening. All this plus dessert and a champagne toast at midnight for only $50.
Friday, 12/14 – Entertainment at Jakes Seafood, located at 19178 Coastal Highway, will be from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Performing will be John Remy who started performing professionally in 1977 in Ocean City, Maryland. Since the, he has played in countless venues. He is currently playing with Joe Smooth from No Byscuyts, 2 Much Stuff, Poole and the Gang, as well as many solo performances in the mid Atlantic region. Want to know more, please visit http://www.johnremy.com. More info. on Jakes Seafood can be found at http://www.jakesseafoodhouse.com.
Friday, 12/14 – Red Square Caviar Bar located at 162 Rehoboth Avenue has over 180 Vodkas. Specialty Martinis, Russian Caviar, French Foi Grass with or without truffles, smoked salmon are a few of the delicacies at Red Square. They also have smoked meats and desserts. Tonight, Friday, 12/14 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Everett Spells performs favorite soft, sweet, soul sounds with his magnificent Sax. Door prize drawings every hour for a Jazz Festival wine glass. Tel. 302-226-7782. Website? http://www.redsquarecaviar.net. You can find Red Square Caviar Bar on Facebook.
Friday, 12/14, Saturday, 12/15 – Sydney’s Music Revival at Bethany Blues, located at 18385 Coastal Highway, between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Performances begin at 8 p.m. On Friday, Elwood Bishop and No Byscuyts. On Saturday, Oh Boy Christmas Roc-a-Billy.
Saturday, 12/15 – “George’s Music for the Royal George” at 2:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of our Saviour, located on Bay Vista Rd. in Rehoboth Beach. It is being presented by the Brandywine Baroque. Arias from Handel’s “Samson” and songs by Teleman, Festing & Tessarini. $18 for students. Free for 16 and under. More info? Please call 302-594-4544. Website? http://www.brandywinebaroque.org.
Saturday, 12/14 and Sunday, 12/15 – Santa visits Rehoboth Beach. Right at the end of Rehoboth Avenue and the Boardwalk. On Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. On Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. No charge. Donations accepted. Bring your camera!!
Keep these films in mind: Rehoboth Beach Film Society
Friday, 12/28 – December Monthly’s Screening will present the award-winning documentary “Bill Cunningham New York” at 7:00 p.m. upstairs screening room at the Movies at Midway located on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach. This documentary traces the singular life and carer of the legendary New York Times fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham, whose iconic photos have spotlighted everything from hip-hop to haute couture. He is now in his 80s and continues to bike around NY shooting the New York Times “On the Street” photo section. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the film “deeply moving” and “visually stunning”. Admission $4 for current members (card must be presented). $6 for future members. Tickets are sold at the door on a first come, first serve basis.
Saturday, 12/29 – The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and CAMP Rehoboth are co-sponsoring a screening of “Cloudburst” starring Oscar winning Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker at 2:00 p.m. The screening will be held at the upstairs screening room at the Movies at Midway located on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach. This film was a 3-screening sellout at the 2012 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival and features virtuoso performances from Dukakis and Fricker. Thias uproarious comedy-drama centers on the 2 women, a committed couple for 31 years. Stella (Dukakis) has a foul mouth and a taste for confrontation. Dot (Fricker) is losing both her sight and her grip on reality. When Dot’s neurotic granddaughter shows up, announcing that she intends to break the couple up by putting Dot in a nursing home, Stella sees a way out; they must head to Canada and get married. What follows is an alternately poignant and riotous comedy that has much to say about the true nature of love and commitment. Tickets $7.00 can be purchased online by visiting http://www.rehobothfilm.com, or by calling 302-645-9095. Please note that tickets are non-refundable.
Transportation in Rehoboth Beach:
Beach Ride Taxi: 24 hour 7 Day – Dispatch Service. Serving Lewes, Rehoboth, Dewey, Bethany, All airports. You can find them on Facebook. 302-645-6800
Shamrock Taxi and Shuttle: Available 24/7, Airport Service, 15 passenger bus available. 302-360-8360
Jolly Trolley Car Service: Go anywhere service. 302-227-1197 Website? http://jollytrolley.com
Have a great week-end!!
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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