February 6th, 2015
 
What temperature to serve beer? It has to do with one’s preference….mine? I love it ice cold….with a side of steamed crabs!!
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Lewes Historical Society are co-presenting Delmarva Connections. This is a 3-part film series that explore connections to the region around us. The final event of the 2015 series takes place on Friday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m. with a screening of the film, “Brewmore Baltimore” at The INN at Canal Square, 122 West Market Street in Lewes, Delaware.
For those comming to the Delaware Beaches for a week-end of fun and relaxation, March is a wonderful month at the beach. So, I am giving you plenty of time to make plans because this documentary is worth seeing if you are a beer aficionado.
 
This informative domentary chronicles the story of one of the most vibrant and popular industries in the U.S…..BEER!! With nealy one billion in annual sales, the U.S. beer market is growing rapidly. At its peak, in the early 1900s, the brewing industry in Baltimore distributed products by over 40 distinct breweries, and National Brewing Company was a producing over 1 million barrels per year. Although the industry declined, it made a resurgence in the mid-1980s and microbreweries started opening in neighborhoods throughout the city. “Brewing Baltimore” takes us on a journey through Baltimore’s past and present as historian Maureen O’Prey guides us through the city’s rich brewing history. We learn about the old stalwarts of the trade and are introduced to Baltimore’s newes set of modern day brewers. A review on http://www.baltimorepostexaminer.com says “When the film ends, it feels much like the introduction to something much larger. It’s like it’s setting up some grand adventure that is just beginning.” When you open the website above mentioned, put Brewmore Baltimore on the Search.
A post film discussion will be led by filmmaker Nicholas Kovacic and Baltimore historian Maureen O’Prey. Admission for this event is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.rehobothfilm.com, or by calling the Rehoboth Beach Film Society at 302-645-9095, ext. 1.
RBFS’ mission: To promote cinematic arts and to provide educational and cultural enrichment for our community. The Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival will be November 11-15, 2015….mark your calendars!!
Have a good one!!
Note: My photos are from The Boulder Beer Company in Boulder, Colorado, and Dogfish Head in Milton, Delaware….both tours are excellent!!!
December 2nd, 2012
This Holiday Season take some time to rest and avoid all that Holiday Stress!!
Here are a few highlights of “happenings” at the Delaware Beaches this coming week.
Monday, December 3rd – Santa will be visiting the Bethany Beach Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Santa will be arriving at 4 p.m. Carriage rides, refreshments, children’s entertainment, the Lord Baltimore Elementary School’s Holiday Ensemble and an outdoor train display. It is all Free! More info? Please call 302-539-8011 or visit http://www.townofbethanybeach.com.
Tuesday, December 4th – The Holidays are around the corner and Catch 54 located at 38931 Madison Ave. at Shark’s Cove Marina, in Fenwick Island, Delaware is getting into a festive mood. FREE Cooking Demo! This demonstration will showcase party hors d’ouevres and beverages sure to impress your Holiday guests. Cocktail hour will begin at 4:45 p.m. with small plates available followed by the Demo held from 6-7 p.m. To reserve your seat, please call Catch 54 at 302-436-8600 or email Jim@sodelconcepts.com. Website? http://www.catch54.com
Tuesday, December 4th – A tradition at this time of the year in Rehoboth Beach is the Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m. It is hosted by the Rehoboth Beach Fire Company. http://www.rehobothbeachfire.com. Party and awards ceremony following at the Convention Center, also located in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Refreshments, hot chocolate; Santa will be there. Details, information and everything else you want to know about it, please visit the Rehoboth Beach Main Street website, http://www.downtownrehoboth.com.
Wednesday, December 5th – Catching a film is definitely, a stress reliever. The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Around the World features critically acclaimed, award-winning, international independent films. At 7:00 p.m. first Wednesday of each month, from September until May. Location? The screening room upstairs at the Movies at Midway located on Coastal Highway. The screenings are free and open to the public. More info? Call 302-645-9095. Website? http://www.rehobothfilm.com
This month’s film is Amador. Marcela is a young immigrant with financial troubles. She finds a summer job looking after Amador, a bedridden elderly man whose family is away. Amador’s sudden death leaves Marcela jobless, something she can’t afford to let happen. Faced with a difficult moral dilema, Marcela will prove that death can’t always stop life. It is in Spanish with English subtitles.
Thursday, December 6th – Located in Lewes, the Cape Henlopen State Park offers a variety of recreational, historic and natural opportunities for all ages. The Park is gorgeous any time of the day. The programs offered meet at the Seaside Nature Center, unless otherwise noted. No entrance fee at this time of the year; just follow the signs to the Nature Center. On selected Thursdays…Lunch and Learn from Noon until 1 p.m. Learn about an interesting topic relating to the natural or cultural history of Cape Henlopen. Take your lunch, they will provide coffee and dessert. Pre-registration is required by calling 302-645-6852. On Thursday, 12/6, the topic will be Science in the Park. Find out what research has been going on in and near Cape Henlopen State Park. $3/person.
HOLIDAY SEASON COAT DRIVE – This event is on-going. Global Delaware Fund Hosts a Coat Drive for the Holiday Season. This non-profit organization was founded by Chef Matt Haley, SoDel Concepts, with the goal of administering goods and services to at risk children and to those in distressing situations, locally and internationally. Website? http://www.theglobaldelawarefund.com. Coats are being accepted at all of SoDel Concepts restaurants:
Fish On! located at 17300 North Village Main Blvd. in Lewes.
Lupo di Mare located at 247 Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach.
Matt’s Fish Camp located in North Bethany Beach at Tower Shores.
Bluecoast located at 111 Highway One in North Bethany.
Northeast Seafood Kitchen located at 29F Atlantic Ave. in Ocean View.
Catch 54 located at 38931 Madison Ave. at Sharks Cove Marina and Fenwick Island
New, or gently used coats for all ages, will be collected and transported to local organizations for donation at the end of the year, including Casa de Francisco Emergency Adult Shelter in Milton, Delaware.
In the Spirit of the Holidays, if you would like to make a donation, however small, and if able, to any one of the restaurants to help support those in need this season…thank you.
Saturday, December 8th – Cape Henlopen State Park Programs – Fort Miles was a key part of the nation’s coastal defense during and after WWII and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On Saturday…Battery 519 Tour at 2:00 p.m. Discover how and why Fort Miles defended our coast during WWII on this tour inside Battery 519. Ages 7 and up with an adult. Limit to 30. Pre-registration is required by calling 302-645-6852. Admission is $5/person. Fort Miles programs meet at the Orientation Building in the Fort Miles Historic Area.
Tuesday, December 11th – TIPS FOR TOTS from the Greene Turtle – Staffs at 19 Greene Turtle locations will donate all tips they earn on December 11th to purchase toys for local “Toys for Tots” programs and help bring the joys of the season to underprivileged children.
Tips for Tots was started in 2006 by Corlie Brice, a bartender at The Greene Turtle in Salisbury, Maryland. “She arrived for her shift one cold December night in 2006 and noticed a sign on the neighboring business, designating it as a Toys for Tots drop-off site. She decided to use whatever tips she took in during her shift to purchase toys for the program; additionally, she enlisted her fellow employees and publicized her intentions to guests coming into the restaurant to increase the potential donation. That evening, she and fellow bartender, Chris Tingle, took in $700, an amount that proved even more valuable when the manager of a nearby Ollie’s Bargain Outlet agreed to give her a discount on her purchases once she explained her intentions.” Since that time, the Greene Turtle has donated more than $28,000 in purchase toys to local Toys for Tots programs, through the tips donated by restaurant employees, the corporate offices and additional gifts donated by other member of the community. Guests have rallied, as well, occasionally giving tips as large as $50 to $100!!
The Greene Turtle has locations in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. In Lewes, Delaware, they are located at the Villages of Five Points. To check the other locations and for more info., please visit http://www.thegreeneturtle.com/fundraising-community-support.
Wednesday, December 12th – “Read a Movie”, brought to you by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Rehoboth Beach Public Library is a club that began in September and meets on the second Wednesday of every month. Members receive an email link to the short story in advance, and copies of the story are also available at the front desk of the library located on Rehoboth Avenue. After the film is screened, members engage in a lively discussion, sharing thoughts about how well or not so well the story was expanded to the big screen. Membership is free. To sign up, and receive the stories in advance, email Greg Jones, Education/Outreach Coordinator at outreach@rehobothfilm.com, or call the Rehoboth Beach Public Library at 302-227-8044.
On Wednesday, 12/12 film enthusiasts are invited to celebrate the holidays with a screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Members are first invited to read the little-known short story called “The Greatest Gift”, which formed the basis for the beloved film. Then, the group will get together upstairs at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library, beginning at 4:00 p.m., to view its better known film version and hear about its page-to-screen evolution.
It a Wonderful Life was released in 1946 and was ranked the Number 20 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest Films of all Time. At the Read a Movie screening, members will learn little-known facts about the film and the story on which it was based, deepening their enjoyment of this Yuletide Classic.
Have a great day!!
March 21st, 2011
There are plenty of new places opening up at this time of the year at the Delware Beaches. There are a few changes, as well.
Remember how Big Fish Grill in Rehoboth had a Tiki Bar? Well that is now their new Raw Bar. What was originally the Tiki Bar has more high top tables that are on a first come, first serve and are located in front of the raw bar. It is colorful and alreay a huge success!!
For lunch and dinner? At least 2 different freshly shucked oysters and middleneck clams. All shellfish is shucked fresh to order. Lots of seafood and lots of Bluen Moon on tap.
Big Fish Grill is located at 20298 Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach. Tel. is 302-227-Fish. Website? www.bigfishgrill.com.
Friday, 3/25 – A Film Event – The Monthly Screenings are presented by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society. They feature films and discussions about the various cultures in the world, including the diversity in our own country. The screenings are held the 4th Friday of each month. Time? 7:00 p.m. in the upstairs screening room at the Movies at Midway. Admission is $2 for card-carrying members and $4 for the rest of us.
On Friday the film will be Lovely, Still. – The approach of Christmas causes Robert Malone (Martin Landau) to feel lonely in life and love. One snowy day he arrives home from his job at the grocery store to find a beautiful stranger named Mary (Ellen Burstyn) standing in his home. What begins as an odd and awkward encounter quickly blossoms into what appears to be a romantic late-life love affair…..Rated P
Sunday, 3/27 – 1st Annual Chef’s Challenge – Paws for the Cause. This is a fundraising event for research for the cure of canine cancer. It will be held at the Cordrey Center in Millsboro, Delaware from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
There will be so many things to enjoy; food, the chef’s challence, auctions, etc. I wrote a post on this event on February 26th. If you would like to check it out please just click on the month of February, 2011 and scroll down to the date. Also the website is www.pawsforthecausefoundation.org.
Thursday, 3/31 – Cinema & Art – Another film event presented by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society, the Rehoboth Art League, and the Inn at Canal Square present this bi-annual film series which brings art and artists to the big screen. The Inn at Canal Square is located at 122 Market Square, Lewes, Delaware; the perfect setting and ambiance to enhance a celebration of art and cinema.
Light reception begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by a film screening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, and may be purchased by calling the Rehoboth Art League at 302-227-8408. Reservations are required.
On Thursday you will see Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies – It is produced and narrated by Martin Scorsese. It a cinematic tour through the effects of the technological revolution of the early 20th century. Artists such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and other members of the avant-garde in pre World War I Paris were thrilled and challenged by many new inventions, none more than the new artistic medium called “motion pictures”…..Not Rated
It is great to see the towns waking up. Landscaping, and prepping for the upcoming Summer Season….me? I am just waiting patiently for a few things like these ones to be around….
 Freemans Corn
January 29th, 2011
Well, if we can get through the month of February, we will be in great shape. If you are visiting this week-end the Beaches, it is cold; but very pretty, as well.
Even though it is cold and quiet at the beaches, as I was walking my dog, Addy, this morning I noticed buds on the pear trees. I hope that is a sign that winter will not last another 6 weeks. Wishful thinking? I think so.
Monday, 1/31 – At the Lewes Library, located at 111 Adams Ave., “A Random Soldier”. This book was written by Milton, Delaware, Teri Clifton. Teri Clifton will read from and discuss her book, which was written on behalf of her son, Chad, who did not make it home from Iraq to tell his own story. It will be at 7:00 p.m. and the sale of the books will benefit the library. For more info. please call 302-645-4633.
Wednesday, 2/2 – At the Lewes Library is Special Music Storytime, at 10:00 a.m., by singer and songwriter “Miss Jackie” McCabe. The winter songs and stories program will feature winte-themed stories and music. The program is free ans suitable for infants, toddlers and children up to elementary school age.
Wednesday, 2/2 – Once a month the Rehoboth Beach Film Society, the Lewes Public Library and Movies at Midway are the sponsors of a film series called Around the World. It features acclaimed, award-winning international independent films. At 7:00 p.m. It is free. Location? The upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway. For more info., please call the Film Society at 302-645-9095 or the Lewes Public Library at 302-645-2733.
This Wednesday’s film is Bomber. It is a bittersweet comedy. Alistar and Vallerie have been planning a special trip to Germany for a very long time. When their son Ross stops by the house to send them off, happenstance turns into an impromptu family road trip of the most tortuous kind. Alistar berates Ross for all that he is not in life, while Valerie tries to keep the peace. It is soon discovered that Alistar’s reason for the often comic sometimes painful trip is to shed a guilt he’s been carrying for years. Ultimately, the family learns they need each other more than they imagined. Not rated, Runtime is 85 minutes.
Thursdays, 2/3, 2/10 and 2/7 – Salsa for Seniors and Argentine Tango. At the Cape Henlopen Senior Center, 11 Christian Street, Rehoboth Beach. The Tango class will be held from Noon until 1:30 p.m. and the Salsa class will be from 1:30 p.m. until 2:55 p.m. Each 3 hour series is $25 or $20 for senior center members. Reservations are requested and no partner is necessary.
Contact Ivonne Cimo at Dance Moves and Manners at 302-222-3755 or visit www.dancemovesandmanners.com. I went on the website and there are so many classes for all ages. If you like to dance, please do go on the website and check it out. I have friends that have taken the Tango class and have had too much fun.
From Clear Space Theatre Company comes the following:
Please visit the website www.clearspacetheatre.org.
Tuesdays, February 1st until April 12 – Classes for Children – Catch the Theatre Bug. Broadway Bound. All levels. There will be a final performance on Tuesday, 4/12 at 5:30 p.m. This 10 weeks of classes are $175 and will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Classes will be in dance, voice, acting and more for all ages and experience levels taught at the theatre by professional actors and educators. The theather is located at 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach.
This semester, Clear space welcomes guests instructions to incorporate new concentrations in costuming, play-writing, improvisation and much more.
February 3 – 5 and 10 – 12 at 7:00 p..m. and February 6 and 13 at 3:00 p.m. – This is She’s No Angel: Clear Space Presents Mae West Story in “Dirty Blonde”. This show is part Mae West biography, part contemporary love story. For more information and for tickets please check the above mentioned website.
Please put this one also on your calendar:
February 19th – Cashore Marionettes Kick Off Clear Space Guest Artist Series as the first entertainer. Joseph Cashore fills dual roles of puppet craftsman and puppeteer. He had his first marionette at the age of 11. He started performing as a full-time puppeteer in 1990.
Two shows in his repertoire, Simple Gifts and Life in Motion, will be presented at the Clear Space Theatre. Simple Gifts is a series of poignant scenes from everyday life set to stunning music. Simple Gifts provides an entertaining and sensitive vision of what is to be human. Life in Motion is intended for a more grown-up audience. This show contains even more exciting marionettes.
The shows will be presented on:
Saturday, 2/19 – Simple Gifts begins at 3:00 p.m. and Life in Motion will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 – $30 and are available on-line on the above mentioned website, by calling 302-227-2270 or by visiting the box office Tuesdays – Fridays 9:00 – 5:00, at 20 Baltimore Ave.
Have a great day….talk to you later….
January 4th, 2011
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……
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