September 11th, 2013
I love the Rehoboth Beach Museum. Not only is a very manageable museum, it is also holding events that are “indigenous” to our beach community. For many that love Rehoboth Beach as a special place to vacation, the museum exhibits the story of a town then and now.
The Rehoboth Beach Museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue, by the roundabout as you enter Rehoboth Beach. Right next to the Chamber of Commerce and the Visitors’ Center. Tel. 302-227-7310. Website? http://www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org.
The Museum is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday to Friday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Plenty of available parking; it is handicap accessible.
So, what’s going on at the Museum?
Thursday, September 19th – Retired US. Navy Captain William Manthorpe, will introduce Jacob Jones and Thomas MacDonough, Delaware’s two naval heroes of the War of 1812, during a lecture taking place at 7:00 p.m. In the discussion Captain Manthorpe will describe the two men’s battles and the significance of their victories in determining the course taken during the War.
Manthorpe is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate. After 24 years of service he retired as a Captain. As a naval intelligence officer, duty assignments include overseas, at sea and in Washington, D.C. After Manthorpe left the navy he served another 16 years as a senior civilian executive in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
At the end of his civilian service Manthorpe retired as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence. He has been an adjunt professor at various military and civilian universities and is now teaching at Del Tech. Please note that this event is free for members. Non-members are asked to please make a donation.
Thursday, September 19th – The Museum’s Jolly Trolley Tour will begin at 10 a.m. at the Anna Hazzard Museum House, 11 Christian St. Sitting comfortably in the Jolly Trolley, travel through the streets of Rehoboth Beach, as you learn a little bit more about the ins and outs of this vacation destination. Call for reservations at 302-227-7310.
Anna Hazzard Museum House on Christian St.
Tuesday, September 24th – The ongoing exhibit at the Museum “Beach Eats” – Forum: panel discussion with Rehoboth’s past and present restauranteurs and their stories of both the present and the past. Panel members will include: Nancy Wolfe Wayson, Keith Fitzgerald, Sydney Artz, Terry Plowman and others.
Saturday, October 19th – A documentary on oysters and the opportunity to eat them at Dogfish Prew Pub, 320 Rehoboth Avenue. This event will be held in conjunction with the “Beach Eats” exhibit currently on display at the Museum.
Have a great day!!
October 23rd, 2012
The Rehoboth Beach Museum opened its doors in the original Ice House in Rehoboth Beach in 2007. Since then, they have been hosting exhibits, lectures and other programs that celebrate the history of having fun at the beach. Since the days when Rehoboth Beach was known as a Methodist summer retreat, this coastal town has evolved into a summer destination. While doing that, it has also kept is charm, while introducing contemporary excitement. The Second Season in Rehoboth is just as busy as the Summer Season…so, guess what’s happening? Sea Witch Festival is this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Jolly Trolley has joined forces with the Rehoboth Beach Museum and the Bake Shoppe to give visitors a special treat at the start of Sea Witch Week-End!!
To Locals & Visitors: An invitation to take a “Magical History Tour”. Please meet outside the Rehoboth Library located at 226 Rehoboth Avenue at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 26th.
The cost of the tour is $10.00 and includes a 40-minutwe trolley tour of historic sites around the downtown area.
Stop at the Bake Shoppe for a special treat at a special price and bring it with you on the tour.
Sites seen from the Trolley will include the Boardwalk, the Anna Hazzard Tent House, historic businesses and the Rehoboth Beach Museum.
The Anna Hazzard Tent House Museum is located in one of the original “tent” buildings dating to the 1870s.
Originating in 1970, the Jolly Trolley came to its touring fruition, when a group of jolly locals wanted to create a vehicle that would share the sights, smells, colors and characteristics of the Rehoboth Beach – Dewey Beach resort area, with many visitors and other locals.
The current exhibits at the Rehoboth Museum are: “Skimming the Surface” which tells the story of the active surfing community in the area, “Rehoboth Speaks”, the story of the founding and growth of Rehoboth Beach, and a photo tribute to Funland’s 50th Anniversary.
The Rehoboth Beach Museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Ave. Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Please note that beginning November 1st, the Museum will start its winter schedule; closing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
For more info. about the tour, please call the Jolly Trolley at 302-227-1197, or the Museum at 302-227-7310.
Have a great time!!
August 25th, 2012
Now that you have resigned yourselves that the week-end is going to be cloudy and rainy….what are you planning to do with the kids? It would be so easy if you were by yourselves; shopping, eating, drinking. Someday, right?
Downtown Rehoboth Beach is such a walkable town that, at least, you will not have to get back in the car and follow the masses to the outlets.
An easy one to entertain those young ones is that if it is just cloudy, let them run around on our award winning boardwalk and the beach!! That’s an easy one. If it’s raining, then, check the following activities. They might help.
Sunday, August 26th – Browseabout Books, located at 133 Rehoboth Ave. At 9 a.m. is an hour of activities, stories and crafts. Llama Llama will be there to pose for photos. Make sure you arrive by 9 a.m. to enjoy the whole hour. The meters do not go into effect until 10 a.m. so you will be fine.
Then, if you are here during the week, you can also go to Browseabout Books Monday through Thursday until August 30th for A time for Storytime.
8:30 a.m. until 9:10 the age group is 5 through 8 years of age.
9:15 a.m. until 9:45 the age group is 2 to 4 years of age.
For more information, please visit http://www.browseaboutbooks.com. They are open from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
They also have coffee and pastries and places to sit, catch your breath and check out the books.
Cake Break is a gourmet cupcake company located at 7 South First Street in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. It is a nut free facility with vegan and gluten free cupcakes. You can bring your young ones to decorate cupcakes. It is fun!! I have seen the kids there having a great time. You can have some coffee and enjoy some of the following:
The Blueberry muffins have been a hit. They are gluten free, vegan, and nut free. I have tried them myself.
I have also had the pleasure of trying Miss Piggy. This cupcake is the one with the bacon on top. It is a struessel cupcake with maple bacon icing and bacon on top. The other one on the tray is the Salty Dawg which has salted caramel.
The Cookie Monster is chocolate chip cookies, baked on chocolate ship cupcakes with or without mocha icing.
Cake Break opens at 6:30 a.m. daily. Carries pastries, NY Bagels, Homemade breads, cinnamon rolls, sticky buns, coffee, espresso and smoothies. http://www.cakebreakrehoboth.com
Crafts – Creatable Crafts is located at 146 Rehoboth Ave. Paint your own pottery, beading, glass fusing, mosaics, paint me t-shirts. Drop in basis. Paint today, pick up tomorrow. Tel. 302-227-1020. Website? http://www.creatablecrafts.com
Arcades:
Coastal towns have many arcades available for the young and the matured crowd. Rehoboth Beach has a 1 mile award-winning Boardwalk. Of course, we have arcades!!
The Beach Arcade is next to Dolle’s at 5 North Boardwalk. Tel. 302-227-1040.
Playland Arcade is on the South side of the Boardwalk.
Surfside Arcade is on the South side of the Boardwalk, as well.
Funland is located on the South side of the Boardwalk and it is a whole amusement and arcade complex. You will find rides and arcades for the whole family. Website? http://www.funlandrehoboth.com
If you are by yourselves, then, check the following:
The Rehoboth Art League is located at 12 Dodds Lane. Tel. 302-227-8408., Website? http://www.rehobothartleague.org. Until Sunday, August 26th the 74th Members Fine Art Exhibit is on display at the Corkran and Tubbs Galleries. The Members Showcase: Print Makers is at the Homestead Gallery.
From August 31st until September 30th is the 4th Regional Juried Show at the Corkran and Tubbs Galleries. Delaware and New Mexico Paintings-Color and Form: New work by Ray Petersen, Venture Gallery. By The Sea: New Works by Denise Dumont at the Homestead Gallery.
Opening Reception is on August 31st from 5 to 7 p.m.
Please keep your eyes open for Cinema & Art coming later on in October. Mark your calendars for the November 3rd Holiday Fair and later on in December, on the 8th is the Art League Holiday Open House.
Heidi Lowe Gallery is having a Barbara Klar Trunk Show this Saturday, 8/25, and Sunday, 8/26. The gallery is located at 328 Rehoboth Avenue. Check http://www.heidilowegallery.com. For more info. on Barbara Klar, please check http://www.clearmetals.com/bio.html.
The Rehoboth Beach Museum is the perfect place to get to know Rehoboth Beach better. If you have been coming to the beach for years, this museum will show you how far this coastal town has come. It is located at 511 Rehoboth Avenue near the traffic circle. The Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center is in the same complex. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, college students, and military. $2 for children 13 to 17 and the rest are free.
This museum used to be the town’s ice house and it is currently hosting two exhibits. “Rehoboth Speaks: The Story Nation’s Summer Capital” tells the story of the founding and growth of Rehoboth Beach. And, “World War II: Rehoboth Beach” tells the story of our beach town during the war. Visitors will learn how local citizens helped with Civil Defense and of the local boys who were sent overseas. Website? http://www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org.
Saturday – 8/25 – At the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand, at 8 p.m. is Sounds of Society, a Tribute to Chicago
Sunday – 8/26 – At the Bandstand is She Said Sunday, Cover Band, at 8 p.m.
Have fun…relax!! You are at the beach!!
June 20th, 2012
For the ones that love, promote and are still discovering Rehoboth Beach, like me, the Rehoboth Beach Museum give us a starting point to show our guests, families and friends that are visiting Rehoboth Beach, how far this town has come.
The Museum was opened to the public in 2007 with a lot of help from the local community. You are experiencing the Rehoboth of now, but how was the Rehoboth of yesterday? Dive into the local history of the town. For example, both the Rehoboth Museum and the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society call the Old Ice House, home. Old Ice House? Yes, the history is all there. Then, you will realize why Rehoboth Beach, even though it is a year-round resort, it is also called the Nation’s Summer Capital.
The Rehoboth Museum is a small museum, but don’t let that fool you. It is packed with activities, exhibits, celebrations, and programs for all ages. Nancy Alexander is the Director. The Rehoboth Museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Tel. 302-227-7310. Website? www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org. There is plenty of parking available; handicap access, as well. It is in the same complex where the Visitors’ Center and the Rehoboth Beach Chamber of Commerce are located. Can’t miss it; right by the roundabout.
Nancy Alexander, Director and one of the girls.
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to help out in an event the Museum had for girls. It was an afternoon of tea, with their dolls. Also, it was a time for old fashioned games. The girls that visited talked about their dolls, wrote about them, new friends were met and ate delicious finger sandwiches, pastries and enjoy a delicious and refreshing punch.
So, what’s happening at the Museum? So much, that I decided to give them their own post. Let’s get started.
Friday, 6/22 – Fundraising Dinner at Fish On! at the Villages of Five Points in Lewes, at 6:30 p.m. The menu for the evening is inspired by the recipes of the 1940’s. The recipes were created during wartime and were the necessity of those on the home front to give up some basic food options. Don’t worry, though in the 1940s there was rationing, no Spam will be served. The menu, prepared by Chef Jen Blakemen and her team will consist of Hearty White Bread and Butter, Meatloaf, hearty, of course, Savory Herb Bread Pudding. Victory garden fresh veggies, and Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats. Note: Please call the Museum asap, since I am putting this post a little late. Tel. 302-227-7310. Tickets are $40 for members and $45 for future members.
Thursday, 6/28 – “WWII German Submarines in the Mid-Atlantic” – The presentation on Thursday will start at 7 p.m. at the Museum. Capt. William Manthorpe will discuss “Operation Drumroll” and the role of local residents thwarting German sub attacks. Free for members, $5 for future members , $3 for senior citizens, military personnel and students. Please call 302-227-7310 to reserve a seat.
This lecture will examine the real risk to the Atlantic coast by German coastal submarine attacks. Rehoboth Beach was often included in the concern of such threats. The naval defense heritage of Delaware in connection with Rehoboth Beach, and some physical effects of the war such as tar balls found on the shores. Also, the possibility of spies in the immediate are will be discussed.
Thursday, 7/5 – 7:00 p.m. – World War II: Rehoboth Beach. This exhibit was planned and created as a collaborative partnership between the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the Delaware Humanities Forum.
A WWII German Prisoner of War jacket from the Purnell Collection of the State of Delaware Office of Historical and Cultural Affairs
In a continuation of programs relating to the exhibit, Michael Morgan, a retired teacher, has been writing freelance newspaper and magazine articles for over 3 decades. He is currenly working on a book exploring Delaware’s role in the Civil War.
On Thursday, July 5th, the presentation by Mr. Morgan will encourage audience participation. He will reveal what is was like in the day-to-day life of those who lived in the town by the sea. “Rehoboth was literally on the frontlines with ships being sunk within sight of the coast throughout the war. Residents kept a careful eye on the ocean where enemy submarines were on the prowl.”
It will be an interesting evening at the Museum; German subs, blackouts, and Coast Guardsmen on horseback. Call 302-227-7310 to reserve a space.
Sunday, 7/8 – A new program for young writers will be offered at the Rehoboth Beach Museum starting on July 8th. The workshop is limited to 5 children, ages 10-12. The purpose of the small group is to offer a one on one experience and encourage the exploration of the wold of their own words. The group will be led by Barbara Smith, former writer and photographer for the Baltimore Sun. It will meet for 5 consecutive Sundays from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
During the sessions the children will read and discuss The Coastwatcher by Elise Weston, a story about a child living at the coast during World War II. The workshop is geared to the enjoyment of writing. The cost is $35. The Coastwatcher should be purchased or can be found at the library in advance of the session. Please call for more info. and to reserve a space 302-227-7310.
Have a great day!! Talk to you later…..
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