December 2nd, 2012
What’s Going On? Delaware Beaches, Santa in Bethany Beach, Cooking Demo at Catch 54 in Fenwick Island, Christmas Parade, Films in Rehoboth Beach, Cape Henlopen State Park Programs in Lewes, The Greene Turtle Tips for Tots, Holiday Season Coat Drive from Global Delaware…Celebrating Christmas at the Delaware Beaches!!
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!!
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