November 5th, 2010
If you are visiting our beaches this week-end, the town of Lewes, Delaware is offering on Saturday, 11/6/10:
Tails on the Trail 5K – Race at the Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes. It starts at 9 a.m. and it is sponsored by the Seashore Striders to benefit Safe Haven Sanctuary. Information on this race can be obtained by visiting www.seashorestriders.com or by calling 302-644-8952.
This is a No Kill Sanctuary and I wrote a post on it on 10/22/10. If you would like to see it, just click on October under Archives and scroll down to the date.
Fort Miles Open House starting at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Cape Henlopen State Park. It will be an event for the whole family. For more information please call 302-645-0753 or visit www.fortmilesha.org.
Fort Miles was a key part of the nation’s coastal defense during and after World War II. Fort Miles is a member of the National Register of Historic Places.
On Saturday you will be able to see the latest efforts to restore this WWII battery. Food, beverages and merchandise will be on sale. It is a free admission but all sales and donations benefit the Fort Miles Historical Association and their efforts to help Delaware State Parks restore Battery 519.
At the Zwaanendael Museum, 102 Kings Highway in Lewes you will find Lightship Overall Presentation. More info? Please call 302-645-1148.
The Zwaanendael Museum commemorates the founding of Delaware’s first European settlement by the Dutch in 1631.
MERR-Fin-Raiser at 6 p.m. at the Lewes Yacht Club. Live music from 33 and 1/3, hor d’oeuvres and wine tasting. Auction? You bet, with items like week-end getaways, spa days and outdoor adventures. $35 at the door. For more information, please call 302-228-5029.
Back on March 21st I wrote a post about a washed up whale in Fenwick Island, Delaware. If you would like to see it just click on the month of March under Archives, on the left hand side of this website and scroll down to the 21st.
For all of us that were there it was an amazing sight to see this giant whale. I had never seen anything like it. Thanks to MERR, we were able to understand more of what had happened.
MERR stands for The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. It responds to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles whether they are dead or alive. For more information, please visit www.merrinstitute.org.
Enjoy the week-end!!! Talk to you later…
September 10th, 2010
A little bit of everything in most of our beach towns:
Lewes
Friday, 9/10 and Saturday, 9/11 is the Quilt and Arts Festival at Cadbury at Lewes, Gills Neck Rd., Lewes. Preview reception Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. $20. Festival Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Watercolors, woodworking, jewelry, pottery, and photography, in addition to quilts. More info.? Please visit www.cadbury.org/foundation or call 866-798-4483.
Saturday, 9/11 – Chocolate Tasting, sponsored by the Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park, near Lewes. 1 to 4 p.m. at the Biden Center at the park. $5, plus Park admission fees, will get you 6 tastes. For more info. please call 302-945-8584, 302-644-4923. Website is www.friendsofcapehenlopen.org.
Sunday, 9/12 – Beebe Walk 4 Wellness 5K, at Blockhouse Pond in Lewes at 8 a.m. For information please call 302-654-6400 or visit www.races2run.com.
Sunday, 9/12 – Antique Bottle, Sea Glass, Insulators and Collectible Show at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Beacon Middle School, Lewes. $3, free for children under 12. Info. call 302-645-0576 or e-mail kdmoon@verizon.net.
Rehoboth Beach
Friday, 9/10, Saturday, 9/11 and Sunday, 9/12 is the Delaware Coast Antiques Show & Sale at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Friday and Saturday 10 to 6 p.m. and on Sunday 10 to 5 p.m. $6.00. For more info. please call 302-542-3286 or 302-226-5456.
Dewey Beach
Saturday, 9/11 – Is the Gary P. Lister Bottle & Cork 10-Miler/5K. Starting at the Bottle & Cork, Rt. 1 and McKinley St., Dewey Beach, at 7:45 a.m. For more information please call 302-654-6400 or visit www.races2run.com.
Bethany Beach
Saturday, 9/11 is the Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival, on the boardwalk and adjacent streets in Bethany Beach from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
A juried art show, including live music and a silent auction. Sponsored by the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce. Free. For information please call 302-539-2100 or visit www.bethany-fenwick.org.
Have a wonderful week-end!!! Kick back and relax…..talk to you later….
July 9th, 2010
What’s Going On at the Beaches? A lot. You can pick and choose and here are a few things that might be of interest to you, whether, a resident or a visitor.
Please note that Betty’s is now open for lunch, from Noon until 4:00 p.m. so if you are shopping at the outlets or going to see a movie; just remember that this restaurant has been received very well. Betty’s is located at 8585 Coastal Highway #23, right there at Midway Shopping Center. For more information, please call 302-645-6160 or visit www.bettypureandsimple.com. On 3/17 I posted a blog on this restaurant. All you have to do to see it is go on the left hand side of this blog and click on the month of March and scroll down to the date.
Saturday, 7/10 – Addiction and Subtraction. A jewelry show opening at Heidi Lowe Gallery on 328 Rehoboth Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. For info. please go to www.heidilowegallery.com or call 302-227-9203.
This is a very innovative jewelry studio and I wrote a post on 9/20. If you are interested in seeing it please click on the month of September on the left hand side of this blog and scroll down.
Saturday, 7/10 – Good For You Market Cheese Class. What goes around becomes a rind. We know what’s inside; let’s explore the outer edges. $35/person. The location is on Rt. 9 West., Lewes. Call 302-684-8330 and class stars at 1:00 p.m. On June 22nd I wrote a post on Good for You Market so all you have to do to see it is click on the month of June and scroll down to the date.
Saturday, 7/10 – Second Saturdays Destination Art Walk. Check out downtown galleries from 6 – 9 p.m. as part of Second Saturdays Art Walks presented by Mosaic, a gallery collective for downtown Rehoboth Beach. Need more info? Please visit www.mosaicrehoboth.com.
Saturday, 7/10 – Delaware Seashore Sandcastle Contest at the Delaware Seashore State Park, South of Dewey Beach. Free but daily entrance fee to the park applies. 9:30 a. with prizes awarded at 2:00 p.m. Rain date 7/17.
Saturday, 7/10 – Touch-A-Truck – A benefit for the March of Dimes at Rehoboth K-Mart on Rt. 1 from 10:00 until 2:00 p.m. Trucks for kids to explore as well as entertainment, raffles and refreshments. $5 for children 2 – 12 and free for everyone else. Info. at www.touchatruckde.com.
Saturday, 7/10 – The 14th Annual Running of the Bull, Noon, at the Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach. More info? Please visit www.thestarboard.com.
Sunday, 7/11 – Race – 10th North Beach 5K. For more info. please go to www.sevensistersdeweybeach.com
Thursday, 7/15 – “The Way We Were” – Join the Rehoboth Historical Society in a lively discussion of immigration trade, and culture in 17th Century Delaware, at 7:00 p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Museum located at 511 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach.
Learn about who the early colonists were, where they came from and where they have gone; who traded with them and what was going on in the rest of the world while Delaware was coming into being.
This program is presented in conjuction with the exhibit “Captain John and Sarah Avery: A 17th Century Family on Delaware”s Frontier.
Please RSVP by calling 302-227-7310 for the presentation which will be free to members and non-members are asked to make a $3 donation.
Have a great week-end!!!
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