July 14th, 2014
Lewes, Delaware is the oldest settlement in Delaware. It was founded by the Dutch in 1631. It does have a nickname; “The First Town in the First State”. The town was incorporated in 1883. Plenty to do in this coastal town that provides acess to the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean beaches.
So, are you visiting Lewes or other Delaware Beaches? This is what’s going on in Lewes this week.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays – TOUR THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE COLLEGE OF EARTH, OCEAN, AND ENVIRONMENT – Free Guided Tours. Location? 700 Pillottown Rd. The idea is to introduce the public to marine science and the research activities of the college. They have state-of-the-art ocean laboratories where they and Delaware Sea Grant College Program researchers are tackling aspects of environmental challenges such as climate change, sea level rise, renewable energy, fish ecology and harmful algal blooms. The tours begin at 10 a.m. More info? Please visit http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/community/tours.
Tuesday, 7/15 – CHICKS FOR CHARITY – Gentlemen: You are invited too!! Don’t be shy. Once a month Chicks for Charity takes place at Fish On, located at the Villages of Five Points in Lewes. It opens at 6:30 p.m. $25/person includes gratuity…cash bar available. You get 2 delicious entrees to choose from along with appetizer and dessert. Plus you get to meet other people in the community and raise funds for local causes. Cash or Checks only.
Please RSVP to Chicksdinner@gmail.com. Please do not call the restaurant.
July’s charity dinner will benefit: Alex’s Lemonade Stand. This foundation emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). At the age of 4, while receiving chemo, Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help her doctors find a cure for all children with cancer. Between the time of her first stand and the time of her death, when she was 8 years old, Alex reached her goal…she raised $1,000,000. The foundation is led by her parents and bearing her name has raised more than $80 million, funding more than 450 research projects nationally.
To learn more about Alex Lemonade Stand, visit http://www.alexslemonade.org. To learn more about Chickes for Charity Southern Delaware, please visit http://www.chicksforcharity.us.
Tuesday, 7/15 – STANGO PARK – SUMMER CONCERT SERIES – Free concerts at Stango Park at campus of the Lewes Public Library. Take your chairs, friends and bug spray. Entertainers will be the Milford Community Band. In case of rain, the concert will be held at the Cape Henlopen High School.
What’s Happening at Canalfront Park? The site of the Canalfront Park was a center of activity from the time the earliest Dutch settlers built their homes and launched their ships there in 1631. For hundreds of years the local fishermen kept their boats there. Nowadays, it is also a center for the residents and visitors to enjoy a most scenic part of Historic Lewes.
Wednesday, 7/16 – ZUMBA – Canalfront Park on the Overlook Deck on Pillottown Rd. Zumba starts at 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. More info? Please call 302-420-5127. Check the weather before heading out!
Thursday, 7/17 – CINEMA BY THE CANAL – SAVING MR. BANKS – Free movie and open to the public at beautiful Canalfront Park. The movies are family oriented and start at dusk. Please take your own chair and bug repellent.
Saving Mr. Banks is an untold true story of how Walt Disney spent 20 years trying to obtain the rights to author P.L. Travers’ treasured story so that Mary Poppins could be brought to the big screen. The movie is 125 minutes long and it is rated PG-13. You can see the trailer by visiting http://www.rehobothfilm.com/film_events_cinema_by_canal.html.
Friday, 7/18 – LAUGHTER YOGA – Laugh out loud at the Lewes Library on Friday mornings from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. You have license to laugh for no reason!! Please contact Michele Buckler, Certified Laughter Yoga Leader. Tel. 302-645-0576. Website? http://www.laffyoga.com. Find them on Facebook as Laff Yoga and on Pintrest as Sand N Stones.
Saturday, 7/19 -HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET – This most popular market in Lewes opens at 8 a.m. until Noon at the Lewes Historical Society Complex. It is a community gathering where you can puchase the freshest local foods available. Check the website http://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org. They have great recipes, plus you can see ahead of time what will be happening on that particular Saturday.
Sunday, 7/20 – YOGA AT CANALFRONT PARK – At 8 a.m. on Pillottown Rd.
Have a great week!!
June 17th, 2013
Lewes was settled by the Dutch in 1631. It is located where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. It is great for beach goers; the bay and the ocean beaches to choose to sit back and relax or play.
Lewes is also a very comfortable walking town. Within approximately half square mile you can stroll, shop, dine, and visit museums or juts enjoy how quaint this coastal and historic town is.
This is the time of the year when the Delaware Beaches shine and if you are visiting Lewes this week…then, What’s Going On? Lewes.
Tuesday, 6/18 – CHICKS FOR CHARITY – June Dinner at Fish On! Restaurant, located at The Village of Five Points in Lewes. It is a great opportunity to meet new people in the community, have a nice dinner, maybe even win something and support a great cause. Once a month a local community is chosen and on Tuesday night the proceeds will benefit La Esperanza. The word esperanza means hope. Faith, Hope & Charity are 3 theological virtues. La Esperanza was founded in 1996 to primarily provide support to the increasing number of migrant workers arring in Sussex County. It is the only bi-cultural and bilingual (501(c)(3) multi-service agency in Sussex County, Delaware that provides free culturally and linguistically appropriate programs and services in the areas of family developmet, immigration, victim services, and education for Hispanic adults, children and families. More info? Please visit http://www.laesperanza.org.
So, why not join the many that once a month makes this a fun evening…6:30 p.m. Two delicious entrees to choose from along with appetizer and dessert. $25/person, includes gratuity. Cash Bar available. Cash or checks only please. Payable to Fish-On. There will be raffle items and a 50/50 too. Please RSVP to: chicksdinner@gmail.com. Please do not call the restaurant. Please note that the email address has changed. More info? http://www.chicksforcharity.us
Tuesday, 6/18 – SUMMER CONCERT AT STANGO PARK – The evening’s entertainment will be Dr. Harmonica & Rockett 88. Their genre? Blues! 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Grab your friends and family, bug spray, blanket or chair and enjoy an outdoor concert in Historic Lewes. Location? Stango Park, next to the Lewes Public Library along Kings Highway.
Wednesday, 6/19 through Sunday, 6/23 – DELAWARE BREAKWATER KAYAK ECO-TOURS – These tours are sponsored by the Cape Henlopen State Park. Take a tour of Delaware Bay and the Breakwater in a sit-on-top kayak! The tour is for beginning paddlers, but can be strenuous. 10 a.m. until Noon. All equipment is provided. Just bring water and sunscreen. Secure footwear only; no flip-flops. Ages 8 and up, but solo paddlers must be at least 13 years of age and all participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Limit to 10 people. $25 for a solo kayak, $35 for a tandem kayak. Please call 302-645-6852 for more info. or to pre-register. Meet at Kayak Shack at the Fishing Pier located at 42 Cape Henlopen Dr., Lewes, 19958. Please remember that this event is dependent on the weather, so call to confirm if you have weather related questions on the day of the tour.
The Breakwaters are on the National Register of Historic Places as the nation’s first offshore Historic District!
Wednesday, 6/19 – ZUMBA WITH KELLY – From 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. A good way to end your day or start your evening. Every Wednesday through August 28th. Location? Lewes Canalfront Park, located on 211 Front Street in Lewes. It is Free!
Wednesday, 6/19 – CINEMA BY THE CANAL BEGINS – The summer series of outdoor film screenings “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away” at the Lewes Canalfront Park, on 211 Front Street in Lewes. The film will begin at dusk; 8:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Admission is free! Please take a blanket, bug spray, and friends, if you want to.
“Cirque du Soleil” Worlds Away” – In this fantasy feature, a young woman in a small Mid-Western town goes to a traveling carnival one evening, where she is urged by a silent clown to visit the carnival’s circus and see The Aerialist, the show’s star attraction. She is entranced by The Aerialist, but during his act he misses a catch and falls to the ground. She rushes to help him, but then the ground beneath them gives away and they fall through into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil…..PG rated. Runtime: 91 minutes.
Thursday, 6/20 – SUMMER SOLSTICE – 108 Sun Salutations from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Canalfront Park on 211 Front Street. This event is presented by Soul Yoga. Kick-off the summer out in the sun with a whole lotta sweat!! A celebration of the Summer Solstice. The teachers will guide you through 108 Sun Salutations. Get a team together and tag in and out like a relay…the more the merrier. Everyone is welcomed. $20 suggested donation, which will be collected at the park. All proceeds benefit Friends of the Canalfront Park. Rain or shine, but in the case of thunderstorms, the rain date will be Friday, 6/21.
Friday, 6/21 – HISTORY HAPPY HOURS – Every Friday from June 14th through September 27th, featured presentations will be offered free of charge at 4 p.m. for 20-30 minutes, followed by a question-answer period. At the conclusion of the presentations, a glass of wine will be offered. Indulge in interesting dialog lead by local history buffs, ranging in topic from early explorers of the Delaware Bay to Lewes during the Revolutionary War. On Friday Paul Collins presents “Early Explorers of the Delaware Bay” at the Cannonball House at 4 p.m. The Cannon Ball House is on Front Street in Historic Lewes. More info? Please visit http://www.historiclewes.org/events/history-happy-hour-4pm-O
Saturday, 6/22 – HISTORIC LEWES FARMER’S MARKET – On this date the market will meet at Shields Elementary School on 910 Shields Ave. in Lewes. 8 a.m. until Noon. Please remember that no pets are permitted. More info? http://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org
Saturday, 6/22 and Sunday, 6/23 – MID-ATLANTIC SEA GLASS & COASTAL ARTS FESTIVAL – It will take place at the Historic Complex of the Lewes Historical Society at Second and Shipcarpenter Streets in Lewes. 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 per person. Children under 12, free. A wrist band will be issued allowing entrance on both days. Wrist bands can be purchased in advance in Historic Lewes at Sand ‘n’ Stones on Front Street or the Society’s Museum Gif shop at the Ryves Holt House at Second and Mulberry Streets. Last year, about 3,000 visitors attended this event. Sea glass can be found all over the world, but the beaches of the northeast United States, California, northwest England, Mexico, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Nova Scotia Italy and southern Spain are famous for their bounty of sea glass, bottles, bottle lips and stoppers, art glass, marbles, and pottery shards. The best time to look are during spring tides and during the first low tide after a storm.
Saturday, 6/22 – TOUR THE LIGHTHOUSE! – Climb to the top of the Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse and take a trip to the Harbor of Regufe Lighthouse for photos. 10:00 a.m. Reservations are required. Please call 302-644-7046. Tours are subject to change and depend on the weather conditions. I have taken this tour and it was truly amazing. Tours depart from the pier located behind the Cape-May Lewes Ferry Terminal in Lewes. Arrive at leat 15 minutes in advance. No sandals or open toe shoes are allowed. Children must be 13 years of age except on dates noted when children as young as 6 are allowed. Please check http://www.delawarelights.org/tours.html.
Sunday, 6/23 – YOGA BY THE CANAL – Every Sunday at 8 a.m. through September 1st. A great way to start your day in Lewes, The First Town in The First State. Canalfront Park is located at 211 Front Street in Historic Lewes.
Have a great week!! Talk to you later.
August 4th, 2012
Lewes was named after the town of Lewes in England, which is also located in a county named Sussex, from which Sussex County takes its name. They also have the same seal.
Historic Lewes is a gem and visitors can’t wait to come back and visit this town whose residents are friendly and have made sure Lewes keeps it charm and small town atmosphere.
So…What’s Going On?
Saturday, 8/4 – The Historic Farmers’ Market will be held on this day at Shields Elementary School at 910 Shields Ave. in Lewes. 8 a.m. until Noon. Please do not bring pets. More info? Please visit http://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org.
Saturday, 8/4 – Lewes Historical Society’s Antique Show from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Lewes Historical Society celebrates its 49th Annual Antique Show. Admission will be $5 per person, children under 12 are free. If you wish to enter the show earlier than 9 a.m. for a sneak preview, then, the admission will be $15/person. This event benefits educational preservation programs at The Lewes Historical Society. For more info, please visit http://www.historiclewes.org.
Saturday, 8/4 – Lewes Night Out from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. This event will be held at Blockhouse Pond/Smith Park, located at the corner of Park Ave. and Johnson Street in Lewes. It is sponsored by the Lewes Police Dept., and it is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support and participation in local crime efforts. Residents in neighborhoods throughout Lewes and across the nation for National Night Out are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police.
The events planned for the evening include a cookout, youth and family events, visits from police officers and a variety of entertainment. More info? Please visit http://www.leweschamber.com.
Saturday, 8/4 – Concert on the Green at The Villages of Five Points from 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., at The Gazebo, featuring “33 1/3”. Bring friends, family and your own chair. This event is sponsored and coordinated by Make My Day Event Planning. Check http://www.thevillagesoffivepoints.com.
Sunday, 8/5 – Yoga with Dimitra at Lewes Canalfront Park, located at 211 Front St. in Lewes. 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. every Sunday morning until September 15th. Please bring a towel or your own mat. It is free!!
Sunday, 8/5 – Market on the Green at The Villages of Five Points from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This local and organic market will be at the Villages of Five Points Town Center until 9/30. More info? Please visit http://www.thevillagesoffivepoints.com.
Sunday, 8/5 – Valhallas Pirates – Cape May Lewes Ferry – Reservations are required. Please call 1-800-643-3779. The Crew of the Valhalla is a dangerous lot, planning to seize the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. Led by the fierce Captain Charles Black…Historical and Theatrical entertainment for children and adults. The crew is renowned for their realistic portrayal of pirates and sailors. More info? Visit http://www.valhallaspirates.com. Also, please visit http://www.capemaylewesferry.com. CM Departures: 4:30SB Show/6:15 at leisure. LW Departures: 6:15NB Show/8:00SB at leisure. Cost $18 for 14 years of age and older. $13.50 for children 6-13 years old. $9.00 for children 5 years old and younger.
Tuesday, 8/7 – Summer Concerts at Stango Park, next to the Lewes Public Library. 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., featuring Oh Boy! Rockabilly. Bring your chair.
Saturday, 8/11 – It is the 6th Annual Tomato Festival from 8 a.m. until Noon, at the Lewes Historical Society Complex located at 110 Shipcarpenter St. Bring everyone to celebrate National Farmers Market Week. Visit the tasting tent. Learn the history and lore. In May of 1883, the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato was not a fruit but a vegetable. Visit http://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org.
Saturday, 8/11 – Delaware Lighthouse Festival from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Location? On the Green at the Lewes Terminal of the Cape May Lewes Ferry, 43 Cape Henlopen Drive. This festival features a variety of exhibits, programs, and activities highlighting a number of Delaware lighthouses, including Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, the Harbor of Refuge Light Station and more. Musical entertainment, food and drinks from area restaurants, children’s activities, raffles, display booths and so much more. More info? Please visit http://www.delawarelighthousefestival.com
Tuesday, 8/14 – Lewes Terminal Hosts “Phantoms of the Ferry”. 7:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m., spend a night with the “Phantoms of the Ferry”. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry has teamed up with Delmarva Historic Haunts, the lab group of Gettysburg Paranormal, to bring you a night of haunted history uncovering the mysterious past of long ago sailors. Hundreds of unidentified sailors’ bodies washed ashore on the beaches of Lewes. The land beneath the Lewes Ferry Terminal served as burial grounds for these lost seafarers, and some say they are still with us today. Buffet dinner followed by a Paranormal 101 class. Students will learn the skills it takes to be an investigator from a real, on the road crew. $35 per person. Not recommended for children under 12 years of age. Reservations are recommended. To reserve your tickets, please call our Customer Contact Center at 1-800-643-3779.
More info? Please visit http://www.cmlf.com/programs/phantom-of-the-ferry.
Have a good one!!
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