March 19th, 2012

What’s Going On? Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Events, Entertainment, Delaware Beaches, Southern Delaware

Small towns, scenic  waterways, and beach resorts are part of what Southern Delaware is all about.  The best of both worlds; the beach and the bay.  Great eateries; shops with everything you can imagine for the casual living we all love at the beach.  One of those towns is Rehoboth Beach.  And if you are fortunate to be visiting during spring break or just getting out of your own city for some R & R, then check what’s going on.

Wednesday, 3/21 – Last Call from the Rehoboth Beach Film Festival for the Artwork Contest for the 2012 Independent Film Festival.  Deadline is by 4:45 p.m.  For more info., visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com/festival_artwork_guidelines.html.  The selected artwork will be used in the creation of a Festival Poster, programs, t-shirts, and other memorabilia and/or Film Society publicity.

Thursday, 3/22 – Summer House’s 2nd Annual Countdown to Spring Party!!  Starting at 8 p.m.  The Summer House is located at 228 Rehoboth Ave.  Website? www.summerhousesaloon.com.   Tickets are $15 each.  A percentage of the ticket sales will be donated to the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co., and the Rehoboth Beach Police Dept.

First 50 tickets sold get a double shot for the travel voucher.  There will be complimentary appetizers and special drink prices.  Fabulous Giveaways & Fun Prizes like Phillies Tickets, $500 Travel Voucher, Weber Grill and Golf for Two at Baywood.  So, stop by for awesome food, great drinks and good times.

Thursday, March 22nd – New weekday matinee!!  My Fair Lady is being presented by Clear Space Theatre Company, located at 20 Baltimore Ave. in dowtown Rehoboth Beach.  This Thursday, 3/22 the matinee will be at 11 a.m.  On Friday, 3/23 is “Pay What You Can” Night.  My Fair Lady opened 56 years ago.  The creative minds at Clear Space have scaled this show down to fit their intimate 150 seat theatre.  Tickets are $30 for General Admission, $25 for Seniors and students, $15 for children.  Check www.clearspacetheatre.org for more information, and to purchase tickets online.  There will be performances on other days, as well, so make sure to check the website.  You may also call 302-227-2270.

Friday, 3/23 – Rehoboth Beach Film Society is screening Man in the Chair, starring Christopher Plummer.  Monthly Screenings feature films and discussions about various cultures of our world including the many varied cultures in our own country.  The doors open at 6:30 p.m. but the screening starts at 7:00 p.m.  Admission is $4 for members and $6 for future members.  Check the website, and the trailer to find what this featured film is all about.  www.rehobothfilm.com/film_events_monthly_screenings.html.

Worthy of mention is – The DVD of The ’62 Storm is available now for $15.  On Ash Wednesday 50 years ago a powerful nor’easter struck the Delaware coast.  You can own a copy of the film directed by Delaware filmmaker Michael Oates, which documents the historical event.  Please visit www.rehobothfilm.com.

NEWS – The City of Rehoboth Beach goes Parkmobile  – Quarters or Cell….it will be your Choice!!  Visitors and residents of Rehoboth Beach will be able to conduct their parking transactions by mobile phone.  It will be a City Wide Program, available at All On-Street Meters.

For more info. visit www.parkmobile.com.  You can also contact locally, Carol Everhart at the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center at 302-227-6446.  Parking made simple?  I hope so!!

Saturday, 3/24 – Second annual Needlework Exhibit.  The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society will host its Second Annual Needlework Exhibit at the Rehoboth Beach Museum.  The show ill be judged by a nationally certified judge and ribbons will be awarded.  For more information, please visit www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org, call 302-227-7310 or stop by by the Museum located at 511 Rehoboth Ave.

Saturday, 4/14 – I know that it is still some weeks away but since it will be a popular screening, I am passing the info. in case you might want to purchase tickets in advance.  The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and Camp Rehoboth are co-sponsoring a screening of “Serving in Silent:  the Margarethe Cammermeyer Story” at Women’s Fest 2012.

The screening will be at 1:30 p.m. on 3/14 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Rehoboth Avenue.

Glen Close won the Outstanding Lead Acress Emmy for her performance in this made-for t.v. drama about the rights of homosexuals in the military.  This true story follows the legal challenge of Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer to her involuntary discharge.  After the screening, Grethe Cammermeyer will be present to discuss the journey of her fight against the system.

A Women’s Fest 2012 pass includes admission to this screening.  Otherwise, tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling RBFS at 302-645-9095 or online at www.rehobothfilm.com/film_events.

Note:  Doggies at the Beach located in Rehoboth Beach is looking for an experienced part time groomer.  Expanding their services mean adding another experienced groomer to their staff.  2 days per week/evenings.  Finders fee and sign on bonus for the hired experienced groomer.  Please call Jim at 302-644-8200.  Visit http://www.doggiesatthebeach.com.

Have a good one!!  Talk to you later.  And…remember to take a walk on the beach!!

March 6th, 2012

What’s Going On, Rehoboth Beach, Film Screenings, Artwork Contest, Documentary, Exhibits, Theatre, Delaware Beaches

On Spring Break?  If you are visiting Rehoboth Beach, check what’s going on this week.

Wednesday, March 7th – Around the World is a monthly film series presented by The Rehoboth Beach Film Society.  This series features critically acclaimed, award-winning international independent films.  Location?  Upstairs Screening Room, at Movies at Midway on Coastal Highway.

A Screaming Man – This drama explores the relationship between a father and son fraught with sacrifice, selfishness, and guilt….It is not rated and it is in French and Arabic with English sub-titles.  Visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com/film_events_around_the_world.html, if you want to see the trailer. 

Until Sunday, March 11th – This will be your last opportunity to see the Rehoboth Beach Museum Exhibit “Skimming the Surface”.  See vintage surf and skimming boards, bathing suits and images from the 60s and 70s.  The Rehoboth Museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Ave.  It opens Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.  More info.? Please call 302-227-7310.  Or, visit www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org.

Announcement  – Since AboutMyBeaches is a member of the Rehoboth Beach/Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce, e-mails are sent with info. and updates.  The following just came in.

Dewey Beach Arts Fest – Dewey Business Partnership is seeking artists and crafters for the first Dewey Beach Arts Fest scheduled for Saturday, May 12th.  So, they are calling all of you artists!!  For an application, email deweybusinesspartnership@yahoo.com.  The deadline is March 15th.

Saturday, March 10th – Second Saturdays Destination Art Walk.  Visit downtown Rehoboth Beach galleries from 2 until 5 p.m. as part of the Second Saturday Art Walks presented by Mosaic, the gallery collective for downtown Rehoboth Beach.  Stroll through the galleries, the art, enjoy the receptions and much more.  Please visit www.mosaicrehoboth.com.

Saturday, March 10th – Having been selected by the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation to be a host site for the first year of the On Screen/In Person Film Touring Program, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society is bringing on this date Family Talk (Fambul Tok).  Time? 7:00 p.m.  Location?  Movies at Midway at their Upstairs Screening Room, on Coastal Highway (Rt. 1).  Admission $4 for members and $5 for future members.  You can visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com/film_events_special_screenings_events.html.  You can purchase tickets through the website.  Tickets are also available at the door.

Family Talk – This documentary shows how victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war are finding methods of healing in an unprecedented program of tradition-based truth telling and forgiveness ceremonies. 

Artwork Contest for 2012 Film Festival – The Rehoboth Beach Film Festival is seeking original art submissions to be adapted for the 2012 Independent Film Festival.  The selected artwork will be used in the creation of the Festival’s poster, program, t-shirts, and other memorabilia and/or Film Society publicity.  Due date is March 21st at 4:45 p.m.  If you are interested please visit http://www.rehobothfilm.com/festival_artwork_guidelines.html.

My Fair Lady – March 16th until April 1st at Clear Space Theatre, at 20 Baltimore Ave., with performances Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 p.m., Sundays at 3:00 p.m., and a special matinee on Thursday, March 22nd at 11 a.m.  Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $15 for students/children.  You can purchase them online at www.clearspacetheatre.org, by phone at 302-227-2270, or in person at the Box Office, located at 20 Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach.

My Fair Lady is a timeless musical and the day it opens will be exactly 56 years since it originally opened on Broadway.  Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion”, My Fair Lady centers on cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as she is taken in by Professor Henry Higgins, who attempts to turn her into a proper English lady…

Have a great time!!  Talk to you later….