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INSIDE

O&ACONTENTS

October 2011 | Vol. 24, No. 8 | www.outandaboutnow.com

FEATURES Publisher Gerald DuPhily Contributing Editor Bob Yearick

Director of Publications Jim Hunter Miller Director of Sales Marie Graham Creative/Production Manager Matthew Loeb Art Director Shawna Sneath

13-30 UP CLOSE: SPORTS & FOOD

Fueling the Machine: What Athletes Eat. By Scott Pruden ° ings that Grind My Gears in the NFL. By Geno Bisconte Bu˛ alo wings are still hot...red hot. By Pam George Plus: Where to watch the game; readers share favorite wing spots.

31-40 FOOD & DRINK

PrimoHoagies invades Delaware. By Larry Nagengast ° e realities of farm to table. By Roberth Lhulier Plus: Harvest ales a tasty autumn alternative. By Allan McKinley

45-49 MOVIES

Minor-league sports ﬂ icks that are worth a watch. By Mark Fields 5 Questions with Lucas co-star Ciro Poppiti—25 years later Plus: A review of Machine Gun Preacher. By Mark Fields

50- MUSIC

Hallowed Cain goes on hold. By Matt Amis Deadbeatz, Inc. wins Musikarmageddon crown. By Matt Amis Plus: My Name is Drew wins Philly competition. By Ben Young Contributing Writers Geno Bisconte, Mark Fields, Richard L. Gaw, Pam George, Carol Kipp, Robert Lhulier, Allan McKinley, J. Burke Morrison, Larry Nagengast, Scott Pruden, Ben Young Contributing Photographers Joe del Tufo, Dennis Dischler Tim Hawk, Les Kipp Tony Kukulich, Matt Urban Special Projects John Holton, Kelly Loeb

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The War

ON WORDS By Bob Yearick

A monthly column in which we attempt, however futilely, to correct some of the most common errors in English usage

Thanks, Irene

A reader sent along the following notice, issued by the New Castle Farmers Market during hurricane/tropical storm Irene, with this comment: “I want to be in the ‘driving band’ so I don’t have to march!” ˜ e Farmers Market will remain open unless a driving band is issued by the Governor. (Gov. Markell did indeed issue a ban on non-emergency driving during the storm. Thus, cars were banned from the highways and streets.)

Media Watch

Below are two examples from the local paper of record in which a word was added, making the sentences grammatically incorrect. (The offending words appear in italics). “That’s a contraction of furlough and vacation, which in plain English means a week of unpaid time off to help the company save money in this ever-increasingly diffi cult economy.” “. . . revealing the ominous facial expression of a man painfully aware of what awaited for him over the next 90 minutes.” And this, from Ricky Bottalico, former Phils pitcher and now an analyst for Comcast SportsNet: “The game didn’t go ﬂ uentlyfor the Phillies, and it didn’t go ﬂ uentlyfor the Mets either.” Once, we might overlook it, Ricky Bo, but twice, we gotta call ya out. (We’re assuming the word he was reaching for was “fluidly,” but that isn’t a good fit either.)

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WORD OF THE MONTH

Parvenu

Pronounced PAHR-vuh-noo, it’s a noun meaning one who has newly acquired wealth or status, but has not yet gained acceptance by others in that class.

Literally of the Month

Star Jones on Celebrity Apprentice to an audience of AMC employees: “You’ve literally got the whole world in your hands.”

Nuances

Many words are confusing because they sound the same but are spelled differently and have a different meaning. Three examples: •You get a pearl from an oyster, but you knit one, purl two. •You pour water, but you pore over a manuscript. (As a verb, pore almost always must be followed by “over.”) •You plant seeds in the ground, but an army cedes (yields) ground as it retreats. (Reader Jane Buck, of Newark, suggested a couple of these.)

BONUS

WORD OF THE MONTH Recondite Pronounced REK-uhn-dyt, it’s an adjective meaning concerned with a profound, esoteric, or difﬁ cult subject. A secondary meaning is little known, obscure.

C’mon, Lie a Little!

We’ve covered this before (then again, what haven’t we covered before?), but lay and lie continue to be problematic for most people, with “lay” used incorrectly for “lie” – which is hardly ever used at all. Lie means to recline or be situated. Thus, you lie down. But most people say, incorrectly, “I’m going to lay down.” Lay means to put, place, arrange. So you lay a pillow on a bed. Lay always needs a direct object. Some experts think people make this mistake more often than any other in the English language. (We don’t; misusing “literally” is our choice). It’s true that using “lie” correctly is an acquired taste, but you can do it. It’ll sound strange at first, but just keep repeating, “I’m going to lie down.”

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t first glace, the inside of Eric Keebler’s house in Wilmington would lead you to believe that he’s a professional musician. An organ and drum set fill the living room and acoustic guitars decorate every wall. The adjacent room houses a recording studio. But most of Keebler’s time is spent in the basement, building instruments rather than playing them. After years of perfecting his craft, he’s now on the brink of success with his standard and custom electric violins. Keebler began making the instruments around 1999 while attending UD. After a friend bought an electric violin with poor sound quality, Keebler took it as a challenge to make one better. The result was a violin made of PVC pipe with a Dean Markley acoustic guitar pickup. “I started showing people this in the music department and they said, ‘Hey that’s pretty cool. Can I buy one?’” says Keebler. He continued to build the violins, gradually improving them both tonally and aesthetically. When he put them on eBay, sales took off. After developing the precise neck, fingerboard, and pickup system used on each of his violins, he began to design custom violins for clients. Depending on the buyer’s wants and needs, Keebler can create a violin with almost anything.

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A customer once sent him a box ﬁlled with miscellaneous objects, including a pair of bull’s horns, to be used on a violin. The product became Keebler’s most outrageous violin to date. Named “Carnival,” it features the bull’s horns as well as LED lights and miniature sculptures. “Some players want practical and some people just want a showpiece to end the show,” Keebler says. Today, he produces about one violin a month. He recently developed the standard version of his violin, the Warhorse. He plans to keep the Warhorse affordable and reliable, like a Fender Stratocaster guitar or Shure SM57 microphone. “Most of the other electric violins out there have varying levels of tonal realism,” he says. “Some of them are really thin, really bright, and don’t respond dynamically. When you play louder or softer, the tone is exactly the same.” The Warhorse has the technology of an electric violin while maintaining a warm acoustic tone. It will be available for sale in the coming months. Keebler’s violins will be displayed at the Cab Calloway School of the Arts String Fling on Thursday, Oct. 13. At the fundraiser, Lucinda Williams, executive director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, will receive the Calloway Community Arts Award. Proceeds will beneﬁt the school’s string program (see ad pg. W-13). — Ben Young

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“The James Bond theme should provide an exciting twist to an already elegant event,” added his wife, Tara Quinn. While there will be plenty of glitz and glitter at this year’s Eleganza, the event’s mission is as basic as it gets: To support the Ministry of Caring’s four emergency homeless shelters for men, women and children. The ﬁ rst of those shelters, Mary Mother of Hope House, opened in 1977. The four shelters combine to offer shelter for as many as 189 homeless men, women and children each night. Advance tickets are $100 and can be ordered online at www.ministryofcaring.org. For additional information or to order tickets by phone call 428-3702.

veryone has an opinion on the best James Bond. On Saturday, October 15, you’ll have a chance to review several hundred new interpretations. This year’s Eleganza, the 22nd annual fashion fundraiser for the Ministry of Caring, is presenting a Diamonds Are Forever theme and inviting attendees to “come as your best Bond, Bond girl, or favorite villain.” The event will be held at World Cafe Live at The Queen (7pm-midnight) and features cocktails, dining, gaming, and a fashion show honoring the 40th anniversary of the ﬁ lmDiamonds Are Forever. “Tara and I are honored to be the Honorary Chairs for this year’s Eleganza event. We look forward to a wonderful evening at The Queen and a successful fundraiser for the Ministry of Caring,” said Gregg Galardi.

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all me cheesy, but I’m a big fan of the pay it forward concept. ˜ ere is a TV commercial that shows someone who witnesses a random act of kindness. It makes her smile, so later that day she performs a random act. Someone sees her, and so on. It makes me a little teary eyed. Kindness is contagious, but so is rudeness. And sometimes the rude seems much more abundant than the kind. Take, for instance, my recent trip to the grocery store. I was having a great day—the weather was beautiful, I ﬁ nished all my laundry, my son had just woken from a nice, long nap. ˜ ings were good. We hopped into the car and started cruising toward the store. I stopped at a red light that displays a no turn on red sign. ˜ e car behind me lays on the horn and in my rearview mirror I notice the driver ﬂ ailing his arms. Sorry, buddy, but the rest of us aren’t obligated to break traÿ c laws just because you’re either running late or simply feel the need to get everywhere as quickly as possible. Calm down. We all have somewhere to be; hence, we’re in our cars. 10 . O F

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Now I’m feeling a bit agitated. Next, I drive into the grocery store parking lot and begin to pull into a spot. I stop short because there is a shopping cart sitting right in the middle of the spot. ˜ is is one of my major pet peeves. What kind of person leaves a cart in the middle of a parking space? ˜ e rude and lazy kind. ˜ at is not ok. If it’s too much work for you to return your cart to the proper place, then don’t use it at all. Now you’ve inconvenienced me and the cars behind me because you didn’t feel like walking the 10 yards to the cart return. I make it from the parking into the store without any more issues. ˜ ings are looking up again, until I encounter a space invader in the cheese section. You know the type: ˜ ey’re interested in the same product you are, but instead of waiting until you’ve made your selection and moved on, they inch closer and closer. Ultimately they win, since you’ve become so uncomfortable that you decide to leave and come back to the cheese later. Naturally, you forget to do so. ˜ is is an example of someone who feels (consciously or not) her time is more valuable than

yours. Back up for 20 seconds and let me choose my Stilton. I promise I’m not going to take all of it, and I won’t be here all day. Moving right along, I head down an aisle in search of canned tomatoes only to fi nd myself at a road block. ˜ e culprit is another irresponsible cart user. ˜ is person has parked her cart horizontally while she looks for something a few feet away. I stop, assuming that my fellow shopper is going to move her cart out of the way. She notices me, doesn’t move the cart, and keeps browsing. Really? I say, “Excuse me,” she moves her cart slowly while avoiding eye contact and for some reason I apologize to her. Share the aisle, people. I’m sure I’m the victim of a grocery trip conspiracy at this point. I head to the self check-out with about 10-15 items in my cart. En route, I lock eyes with a guy whose cart is overfl owing, and I’m certain he is about to compete with me for the only open spot. You know that type too. In a moment of weakness, I start jogging to get there before him. What does he do? He stops and says, “Please, you go fi rst. You have fewer things than I do.” Color me embarrassed. He caught me in the act of “my time is more important that yours” and let me win—with a smile. It’s easy to take a random act of rudeness personally. Try not to let it make you feel entitled to be rude to someone else. Although their behavior was not OK, there’s a chance that they’re typically very pleasant, but just having a rough day. Your random act of kindness could be just the thing that puts a smile back on their face. Try it. I promise you’ll feel good.

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FUELING THE

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atching your favorite televised sport as you’re seated behind a beer and a plate full of Buffalo wings, it’s easy to forget that in addition to all the physical conditioning athletes undergo to maximize performance, their diets play a huge role in how well they kick, jump, run, throw and hit. Few athletes know that better than the triathlete, especially those who compete at the professional level, like Wilmington resident Jocelyn Wong. The triathlon in itself sounds like a menu of highly organized self-abuse: a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112-mile bike race, wrapping up with a full marathon—26.2 miles. So far, the 29-year-old Wong has competed in 20. The mix of events and their sheer brutality makes eating right a key element of her overall performance, she says. “As an endurance triathlete, it’s important to weigh as little as possible for running without sacrificing muscle mass and power needed for cycling,” she says. “It’s a delicate balance, and I’m not a naturally thin girl. I love food and I love to eat.” As a result, she found herself seesawing when she would decamp from her Wilmington home base to train with her team overseas for two to three months at a time. “My weight just kept yo-yoing depending on whether I was in camp or not. I would lose a lot of weight very quickly whenever I was in training camp, kind of like playing catch-up with the skinnier girls, but my weight would creep back up whenever I went home.” She quickly realized that some changes were in order, but wanted to make sure she maintained her calorie intake to compensate for her daily five to six hours of training So other than a taste for overachievement, what does the diet of someone who undergoes such a physical challenge include? Whenever possible, it doesn’t include grains, dairy and added sugar, Wong says, describing her daily diet as a variation on the “Paleo diet” that strives to mimic what prehistoric humans consumed as part of their hunter/gatherer lifestyle. That means nothing processed—no store-bought salad dressings, commercially produced snacks or processed meats. Favorites like ice cream and Greek yogurt got the boot, because not only are they not “Paleo,” as the diet’s followers say, but they are considered inflammatory foods and interfere with performance during a race and recovery afterward.

“I eat a lot of meat, veggies, some fruits and nuts,” Wong says. “My main [carbohydrate] sources are potatoes and bananas.” There are limits, however. She maintains a deep affectio for bacon and eats it nearly every day. She’s a fan of Hello Panda Cookies—bite-sized biscuits she finds at the Seoul Oriental Grocery on Kirkwood Highway, and they definitely include sugar. She also makes an exception for race day, usually competing in the land-race portions of an Ironman competition with a Camelbak backpack canteen full of slightly diluted Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino spiked with electrolyte tablets. “I usually freeze it overnight and it’s thawed and ice-cold by the time I hit the marathon,” she says. “There’s dairy in it, so if I continue to be dairy-free I’ll probably end up making my own version of iced coffee to go in the Camelbak. One myth Wong had to overcome from years of “brainwashing” was that fat is bad. As a result, she has actually increased the amount of fat in her diet. “A lot of people suffer from fat-phobia since it gets such a bad rap, but it’s really processed carbs that make people fat,” she says. The benefits of the Paleo-style diet came to light recentl as Wong recovered from an accident during the biking portion of Ironman Korea on July 3. Her injuries, including a few cuts that required stitches and a bruised knee, have reduced her continued page 17

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training time considerably and kept her out of competition since then. She says the absence of infl ammatory foods has made a difference in the healing process. “I really believe that it’s helping my body heal and recover quicker and faster. Even the doctors thought my skin wounds healed rather quickly and mentioned that I must be very healthy,” she says. For an individual maintaining her own diet, the accountability for keeping on track comes back to the refl ection in the mirror. As someone in charge of handling an entire team of athletes, as strength and conditioning coach Kevin Miller does for the Philadelphia Union soccer team, the challenges are manifold. “It’s a very physical game. A lot of people get the impression that [soccer players] just run, but they don’t. They do have to be able to sprint at a moment’s notice,” he says. “Their bodies get beat up and nutritionally they have to do the best they can.” Miller’s fi rst step in preparing his team nutritionally is education, particularly with younger players just coming out of high school or college. “A lot of it is common sense—eat breakfast, eat lunch and eat dinner and have good, healthy snacks in between", he says. “With practices it’s about moving calories back into the body in the form of proteins, carbs and fats. These guys need healthy fat in their bodies to give them the energy to get through practice.” For a 7 p.m. game day, that means breakfast with a balance of carbs, protein and fats; a lunch at around noon with the same; then dinner at 3 p.m. with lean chicken, pasta and a vegetable with a Gatorade or other sports drink about two hours before game time. “Protein should be at every meal, and I think athletes sometimes make the mistake of just eating carbs,” Miller says. “I’m a big advocate of protein smoothies the guys make on their own.” Long practices can exact a signifi cant toll on players’ bodies, with the potential for each to lose as much as 10 pounds in water weight during one session. To avoid problems, Miller and his staff closely monitor players’ electrolytes and strive to keep their sodium levels up. Players must also submit to daily weigh-ins to make sure their weight hasn’t changed signifi cantly from the previous practice. “If they’re two or three pounds under what they were the day before, we might recommend some products and check on them the next day,” he says. Sports drink manufacturers like Gatorade provide plenty of products for players to use to recover. But there’s no corporate donor or sponsor to feed them at home. For that, Miller has to trust his players. “The older guys have been around a long time and they really know what their bodies need, while the younger players are often making the transition from high school or college,” he says. “Even though some of the guys are young, I treat them like adults. I just hope they use their common sense and keep an eye on what they’re eating. “Right now I think the team is in a good place and I think the guys really understand what they need,” he adds. “And my philosophy is that you can’t eat good 100 percent of the time. If 85 percent of the time you eat right and then you have a pizza or on a Sunday you have a cheesesteak, you’re OK. But on game day you really have to eat well and be conscious.”

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BBC Tavern & Grill 4019 Kennett Pike, Greenville; 655-3785 Number of TVs: 5 flat-screens Beers on tap: 16; bottled beers: 60+ NFL & NCAA specials (bar area): 50¢ wings; $3 Miller Lites; $3 domestic bottles; half-price nachos Monday Night Football Specials: $3 Miller Lites; $5 Eagle Drinks (mixed drinks); Tailgate Specials: ribs, pulled pork, burgers Phillies Specials (bar area): 50¢ wings; $1 off import and micro drafts; $3 Miller Lites bbctavernandgrill.com Buffalo Wild Wings Multiple locations: Bear, Dover, Limestone Rd., Middletown, Newark Number of TVs: 33+ w/NFL & NCAA packages Beers on tap: 20-24; bottled beers: 35 NFL specials: $3 tall Miller Lites during all pro games buffalowildwings.com Chelsea Tavern 821 N Market St, Wilmington; 482-3333 Number of TVs: 2 Beers on tap: 31; bottled beers: 69+ NFL specials: $5 Canyon Road Pinot Grigio; $4 Svedka vodka and Svedka flavored vodka drinks; $3 Rolling Rock pounders and Coronas; $2 Bud Light Limes; The $5 “Pence”ylvania Flight (three six-ounce pours) of Yards, Victory, and Stoudt’s. Food items for $5. chelseatavern.com Columbus Inn 2216 Pennsylvania Ave, Wilmington; 571-1492 Number of TVs: 3 Beers on tap: 8; bottled beers: 34 NFL specials: $2.50 lite pints, $3 dogfish pints, and a discounted food menu columbusinn.com C.R. Hooligans Sports Bar & Restaurant 1616 Delaware Ave., Trolley Square; 654-9700 Number of TVs: 25 plus one 92-inch screen; NFL, NCAA, & Big Ten packages Beers on tap: 7: bottled beers: 50+ NFL and NCAA Specials: Touchdown wings (order anytime during game)—choice of .OAAN.

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Jameson sauce, suicide sauce, honey bbq or hot. Football Combo deal: $7.99 sandwiches w/fries; $4 Heineken drafts; $10 Bud Light buckets; $4 Jack Daniel’s drinks; join the Home Team Mug Club, get $3 25-oz refills during any Philadelphia team game catherinerooneys.com/hooligans Dead Presidents 618 N. Union St., Wilmington; 652-7737 Number of TVs: 6 w/NFL package Beers on tap: 8; bottled beers: 66 NFL specials: $2 16-oz Miller Lite and Yuengling drafts NCAA specials: $3 craft beers deadpresidentspub.com Deer Park Tavern 108 W. Main St., Newark; 369-9414 Number of TVs: 24 w/NFL package Beers on tap: 12; bottled beers: 50+ NFL specials: Half-price wings and nachos; $3 vodka and Captain drinks; $2 Miller Lite; Coors Light and Yuengling drafts; $3 Orange Crushes and Bloody Marys deerparktavern.com Extreme Pizza 201 N Market St, Wilmington; 384-8012 Number of TVs: 7 HD w/ NFL Sunday Ticket and MLB Package Beers on tap: 5; bottled beers: 20 NFL specials: 25% off all drafts, $1 off mixed drinks, $1 wine by the glass wilmington.extremepizza.com Famous Taverns Newark, Wilmington, Hockessin Number of TVs: 10 HD in each tavern with MLB and NFL packages Beers on tap: 10; bottled beers: 20 NFL and NCAA specials: $2 drafts all day until 7 p.m. (changes to $3) famoustaverns.com FireStone 110 S. West St, Wilmington Riverfront; 658-6626 Number of TVs: 21 HD and 1 projector; w/ NFL package

Beers on tap: 5; bottled beers: 20 NFL specials: Tailgate menu; halftime halfpriced food specials; Sundays: $2 Bud Light draft and bottles; Two Reebok on-field jerseys raffled off every Sunday; Eagles ticket raffles; signed NFL memorabilia raffles firestoneriverfront.com James Street Tavern 2 S James Street, Newark; 998-6903 Number of TVs: 8 HD Beers on tap: 12; bottled beers: 24 NFL and NCAA specials: $7 draft and wings (half dozen, 4 sauces to choose from); $7 draft and cheese steak; $7 draft and burger; $2 Miller/ Coors drafts Wing-eating contest at half time of every Eagles game; prizes include UD football tickets, Ravens tickets, gift certificates and other prizes. jstavern.com Kid Shelleen’s 14th & Scott s., Wilmington; 658-4600 Number of TVs: 6 w/NFL & MLB packages Beers on tap: 10; bottled beers: 30+ NCAA Specials: Saturdays during games: $2.50 Yuenglings; half-price wings NFL specials: Sundays: $2.50 Bud Lights; Monday: $2.50 Bud Lights; $5 Patron margaritas; half-price wings; half-price nachos Phillies Playo˜ s: Dollar Dogs kidshelleens.com Klondike Kate’s 158 East Main St, Newark; 737-6100 Number of TVs: 5 HD and 100-inch projection screens (2 downstairs, 3 upstairs, 1 in private Rockwell room) Beers on tap: 8; bottled beers: 35-40 NFL specials: $2.50 bottles (Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Lite) klondikekates.com McGlynns Pub Polly Drummond, Peoples Plaza Number of TVs: 17 w/NFL package Beers on tap: 12-32; bottled beers: 45-50 NFL specials: Half-price pitchers of Miller Lite and Coors Light; half-price wings; halfprice nachos; Sundays: roast beef sandwich w/ any domestic beer on draft (or import for $2 charge) for $6.99 Get a 22oz Eagles mug for $2 Miller Lite and Coors Lite refills mcglynnspub.com

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Where to Watch the Game

Rocco Italian Grill & Sports Bar 701 N. Union St, Wilmington; 384-6052 Number of TVs: 8 big-screens from 32” to 52” Beers on tap: 6; bottled beers: 19 Football Specials: (5) 16oz. Bottles of Miller or Coors Light buckets $15; porkette sandwich & fries with Coors Light or Miller Light drafts $6.99. roccoitaliangrill.com Mexican Post 3100 Naamans Rd, Wilmington; 302-478-3939 Number of TVs: 6 flat-screen Beers on tap: 5; bottled beers: 22 Football Specials: Half-price nachos, half-price wings, $2 Bud Light pints, $3 Coronas. mexicanpost.com Timothy’s of Newark 100 Creek View Rd., Newark; 738-9915 Number of TVs: 30 w/NFL package Beers on tap: 30; bottled beers: 45 with one featured NFL specials: $2.50 Bud Light drafts; $2.50 Bud, Bud Light, Bud American Ale & Rolling Rock bottles; $4 Tall Captain Morgan Drinks, $4 Captain Morgan drinks and $6.99 food specials. timothysofnewark.com Stanley’s Tavern 2038 Foulk Rd., Wilmington; 475-1887 Number of TVs: 32 HD w/NFL package Beers on tap: 18; bottled beers: 58 NFL specials: 2-for-1 Buffalo wings; beer specials; Monday Night: half-price burgers. Eagles’ tickets w/limo ride raffle every week. Customers from now until December have a chance for a car giveaway on Superbowl Sunday. stanleys-tavern.com

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Stewart’s 219 Governors Place, Bear; 836-2739 Number of TVs: 11 HD w/ NFL and MLB packages Beers on tap: 14; on cask: 1 NFL specials: Sundays: VIP Club: 10% back to spend in Stewart’s Dollars; Monday: $5 Munchie menu stewartsbrewingcompany.com Two Stones Pub 2 Chesmar Plaza, Route 4, Newark; 294-1890 Number of TVs: 6 Beers on tap: 25; bottled beers: 100+ NFL specials (bar area): $3 22oz mug of beer during all NFL games; Sundays: $5 “Pizza vs Pizza” specials, “War of the Wings” (special-priced plate of Wings $10), $5 Smokehouse (massive three-meat sandwich), chef-designed sliders, and mini corndogs. twostonespub.com Washington Street Ale House 1206 Washington St., Wilmington; 658-2537 Number of TVs: 6 HD; NFL, MLB, and NCAA packages Beers on tap: 24; on cask: 1; bottled beers: 8 NFL and NCAA specials (bar area only): $2 Yuengling drafts; $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon drafts; 50-cent wings; $2 chili cheese dogs; $3 house cut UConn chips; $5 pulled pork nachos wsalehouse.com

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GENO on the

NFL

Yes, football is the greatest thing ever, but that doesn’t mean football season comes without its share of annual headaches. Here are a few things that grind my proverbial gears.

FOOTBALL WIDOWS If you’re a woman who’s upset that your man plays fantasy football, get over it or get a grip on realty. If you’re looking for a guy who wants to spend Sunday morning watching HGTV before going out for shopping and spa treatments—I have bad news for you: that guy is looking for a man too. STUPID FANS If you are a Cowboys, Redskins, Giants fan or any fan of a team with a coveted Lombardi Trophy and ﬁnd your team losing to the Eagles this year, please do not snipe the ridiculous comeback, “Ughhh, how many Super Bowl rings do you have?” Just save us time and say, “I don’t know anything about my team other than what my father taught me about them when I was nine and he still thought I could be an athlete someday rather than an overweight, unhappy accountant.” ESPN’S MERRIL HOGE Is anyone else annoyed to no end with his over-hyped game analysis and his made-up words like “factor back,” which, by the way, is a fancy way of saying, “This guy plays the game like I never could in my mediocre-at-best eightyear career”? In 10 years no one will remember who you are, and judging from the fact it was concussions that forced your early retirement, neither will you. NORV TURNER As a lifelong fan of the San Diego Chargers, I just cannot stomach another season with this gloriﬁed

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offensive coordinator as head coach. Norv Turner coaches a game like Jimmy Fallon hosts a talk show, with a terrified look that says everyone is about to realize he doesn’t belong there. (Jimmy Fallon fans probably don’t get this because I’m not singing these words in a pop song cover). GAMBLING Please don’t think less of anyone who gambles on these games. Watching a football game and not gambling on it is like going to a wedding and not drinking—you’re not taking full advantage of it if you don’t wake up the following day on the couch in the same clothes with a ton of regrets. INSTANT REPLAY It’s ruined the game. Not only has it reduced us to spending as much time rooting for specific calls as much as we do the teams themselves, but it encourages officials to work less hard at their job because they know they can go back and review each call. That’s not how life works. Think I get to do a joke over when it bombs, or a doctor who loses a patient gets to hit the rewind button? If life were like this then Michael Vick would still be a mediocre QB living a double life in Atlanta and Charlie Sheen wouldn’t be calling his house the Sober Valley Lodge…or his bank the Bouncy Castle. — Geno can be heard every weekend on 94.1 WIP’s overnight Steve Trevelise Show and every Sunday morning at 10:30 on 950 ESPN radio’s Vinnie the Crumb’s Pregame show, or just go right to the source at www.genobisconte.com for his picks and podcast

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Blintzes with Sweet Potato Ice Cream Recipe by Delcastle Technical High School Culinary Arts. Serves 4. Crepes: 2 large eggs ¾ cup, milk ½ cup, water 2 Tablespoons, sugar 1 cup, all purpose ﬂour 3 Tablespoons, melted butter, unsalted Butter, for coating the pan In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. Rest the batter for at least an hour; overnight in the refrigerator is preferred. The batter will keep for two days. Heat a small non-stick pan or well-seasoned steel crepe pan. Add "top" butter to coat. Pour 1 ounce of batter into the center of the pan and swirl to spread evenly. Cook until the edges of the crepe begin to curl and the surface appears to move from glossy to matte. Turn over and cook until the crepe releases its grip on the pan. Remove to plate or sheet tray to cool. Repeat, using the remainder of the batter. Filling: 2 lbs. Ricotta Cheese ½ cup powdered sugar Combine cheese and sugar. Spread approximately 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture on the crepe and fold, burrito-style (bottom folded over ﬁlling, right side over, left side over, rolled to look like a burrito.) Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add butter and crisp the seamless side of the blintz, about 2 minutes. Turn and repeat on other side. Scoop of ice cream to garnish (recipe follows) or the more traditional sour cream. Allow two blintzes per person Sweet Potato Ice Cream 20oz milk 10 egg yolks 10oz sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 teaspoon cinnamon 20oz heavy cream 20oz sweet potatoes, baked, peeled, small diced Heat milk and set aside. Combine yolks, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Slowly stir warm milk into yolk mixture. Return mixture to pot and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in heavy cream and potatoes. Churn ice cream in an ice cream maker per manufacturer’s directions. Freeze to set.

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WING THING

Hot, spicy, extra-spicy, “mild” or suicide— area restaurants and bars have ‘em to suit every taste By Pam George

ootball, beer and wings—it doesn’t get much better than that. These days, any respectable tavern, pub, or casual restaurant with a bigscreen TV must have three menu staples: beer, burgers, and wings. Wings, however, have really taken flight since they landed in Delaware in the 1980s and 1990s. This nosh is so popular that it has its own championship: the Wing Bowl in Philadelphia. “It’s definitely the number one appetizer that we sell,” says Steve Torpey, owner of Stanley’s Tavern in Brandywine Hundred. “At our highest level, we were selling more than 80,000 pounds of Buffalo wings a year.”

The Buffalo wing’s rise to fame also has le to some creative interpretations and the opening of chain restaurants such as Buffalo Wild Wings and Wings to Go, which are devoted to the finger food. It all started at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, N. Y., which opened in the 1930s. According to wing lore, Teressa Bellissimo created the sauce and served them with blue cheese and celery because they were the only available accoutrements. In 1980, Teressa’s husband, Frank, toldThe New Yorker that the restaurant accidentally received a shipment of wings instead of other chicken parts. His son, Dominic, claimed Teressa created the dish as a midnight snack for his friends. All of the above could be true. Whatever the case, Buffalo has celebrated Chicken Wing Day every July 29 since 1977, and their fame spread south in the 1980s. “Wings knocked nachos out of the top ranking,” Torpey recalls. Most local restaurants pay homage to the original: tiny deep-fried drumsticks slathered with a sauce made from melted butter, hot sauce, and red pepper. But not everyone prepares them the same. Extreme Pizza in downtown Wilmington, for instance, marinates the chicken and then poaches the wings with seasonings and vegetables until nearly done. “Then we throw them in the oven and toss them in the sauce,” says co-owner James Baker. “They’re crispy, but the meat falls off th bone.” Up the street at Chelsea Tavern, executive chef Sean McNeice brines his wings for 24 hours in a mix of water, salt, sugar, rosemary, shallots, peppercorns, and bay leaves. The wings are then tossed in spices and baked. Afterward they’re chilled. Before serving, the wings visit the fryer. continued page 27

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There is no coating or breading. “Good, crispy skin doesn’t need it,” McNeice maintains. Many equate wings with spicy, and Stanley’s doesn’t disappoint. Wings are marinated in hot sauce for 24 hours, baked until nearly done and chilled. Upon ordering, the wings are tossed into the fryer and dosed with sauce. Warning: Even the mild is hot. “There’s nothing mild about the mild sauce,” Torpey agrees. And the suicide? “I use it for stripping paint,” Torpey says. “When they make it in the kitchen, your eyes water. If someone orders suicide wings, we recommend they get the sauce on the side. Otherwise, they send them back.” About 10 percent of Stanley’s must have an asbestos mouth; they order suicide. The rest are evenly split between mild and hot. Stanley’s customers can also get wings with barbecue sauce. Likewise, Chelsea Tavern offers a barbecue sauce made with Chelsea Pale Ale, and Extreme Pizza sells wings with a sweet barbecue sauce. Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant adds zing to its wings with a fiery chipotle sauce, made with chipotles in adobo sauce, lime juice, hot sauce and kosher salt. Chelsea Tavern has a chipotle-honey sauce. Increasingly, Thai-style wings are popping up on menus. Extreme Pizza’s version is made with hot chili oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, fresh peppers, ginger root, cilantro and dried peppers. “It’s very popular,” Baker says. “We also use the dressing on the Thai salad.” At Dead Presidents Pub & Restaurant, regulars started ordering wings with a mix of Buffalo sauce and Thai sauce. “Now we put it on the menu as 50-50,” owner Brian Raughley says. The restaurant also sells a Caribbean jerk flavor. Not surprisingly, wing-centric chains offer the largest variety. Buffalo Wild Wings’ sauce options run from Thai curry to spicy garlic to mango-habanero. At Wings to Go, flavors include honeymustard, Cajun, garlic-parmesan, and lemon-pepper. But sauce isn’t for everyone. At Chelsea Tavern, sample a plate of “baked naked” wings. “Our wings are so damn good without any sauce at all,” McNeice says proudly. For those who don’t like the mess that comes from handling wings, there are knife-and-fork-friendly boneless versions. These chicken-tender type nibbles are usually breaded. Otherwise the “wing” would fall apart. “It’s a totally different product,” Torpey says of boneless wings. Traditionally, wings are served with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. Many restaurants, like Iron Hill, have added carrot sticks to the mix. Since McNeice doesn’t like plain celery sticks, he whipped up a shaved celery salad with red onion, lemon juice and olive oil. “It’s very simple and refreshing—but not ordinary,” he says. Likewise, he only uses Gorgonzola blue cheese, not “cheap cheese.” Cheap or top shelf, blue cheese doesn’t pair well with all flavors. Baker recommends Thai dressing for the Thai wings and ranch dressing for barbecued wings. While the wing craze may have calmed down a bit since the turn of the century, they’re not migrating off menus anytime soon. “We’ve kept them on the menu because we have many guests who’ve been coming to us for years and they expect them,” says Kevin Davies, co-founder of Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant. Expect to see plenty of them this fall. Wings are half-price during NFL games at Dead Presidents. Extreme Pizza plans a promotion, and Stanley’s offers a two-for-one wing special during football games on Sundays and Monday nights. “Beer and wings,” Torpey says, “are a classic.” .OAAN.

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FESTIVAL October 1 & 2, 2011

Experience the sights and smells of harvest and have a grape stompin’ good time as the seven wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail celebrate the 2011 vintage! You’ll find grapes galore as the vineyards commence harvest activities. Enjoy pastoral settings for picnicking, live music to “sit n’ sip” or dance by, hayrides through the vineyards, BBQs, wine tastings, tours, and more!

Passport (ticket) info: $30, provides for tastings at all 7 member wineries. Valid 9/24/11 through 12/30/11. Can be purchased online or at any member winery. Last day to obtain a passport: 10/02/2011.

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4 salmon steaks or fillet skin on (6oz) 2 tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper Hot Root Beer BBQ (see below) Rub Salmon with olive oil on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Place on a hot grill skin side down, be sure to put them where you want them to cook, you will not be moving them until they are done. Grill for 3 min with the lid down, begin basting with HOT bbq sauce every min until fish is cooked to your desired temp. To remove fish from the grill wedge a spatula between the skin and the meat. Keep the spatula flat and push forward, the skin should stay on the grill and the meat on the spatula. Serve with more of the BBQ sauce for dipping. Bonus: Turn over the skins on the grill and cook until very crispy. These make great salmon skin chips and a crunch to the dish.

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PrimoHoagies Invades Delaware The super sandwich chain soon will have eight stores in the state, six in New Castle County By Larry Nagengast

oming from South Philly, Nick Papanier Sr. might not be pleased to hear his product described as “subs on steroids.” In Philly, of course, they’re called “hoagies.” But there’s something positively steroidal about a foot-long sandwich packed with a half pound of fresh roast beef or turkey breast, topped with lettuce, onions, tomato and whatever peppers and pickles you choose. It takes vise-like hands to hold it together but you won’t leave a thumbprint in a sturdy sesame roll that retains its contents in the fridge overnight — an important quality when www.OutAndAboutNow.com

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one of these super sandwiches proves more than an offensive lineman can handle at dinner. Welcome to PrimoHoagies, the Philadelphia chain that’s intent on gobbling up the regional sandwich market faster than the chicken disappears at the annual Wing Bowl. Papanier calls the chain’s growth “slow and strong,” but his numbers suggest it’s anything but slow. Started by Papanier and partner Rich “Primo” Neigre in Philadelphia 15 years ago, PrimoHoagies had 68 stores listed on its website in mid-September, with eight more “coming soon.” Between 45 and 50 of those stores have opened in the last three years, Papanier says. Gross revenue at the 52 stores open last year was about $35 million. As for this year, he said, “I’m not allowed to give projections, but if you do the math it should be $40 million or more.” Primo is all over the map. From its

modest south Philadelphia beginnings, it spread to the Jersey Shore, first in Wildwood and Ocean City, then just about everywhere in between. Primo now reaches north to Allentown, Pa., and south to Ocean City, Md., and Papanier talks about penetrating the Washington Beltway too. In Delaware, there are six Primo franchises in New Castle County, plus a brand new one in Rehoboth and another “coming soon” to Dover. While Primo plays heavily to the sports crowd — with Philly athletes and WIP radio hosts as celebrity endorsers — and does strong business on weekends with football tailgaters and NFL TV-watchers, its downtown Wilmington location on Market Street is doing well, even though it’s open weekdays only, from 10 to 3. “You can’t believe how much product they move in four or five hours,” says marketing chief Mike Aruanno. “It’s a huge lunchtime success.” continued on next page 31

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The secret, Papanier says, is living up to the name. Primo, after all, is “first” in Italian. That means, he says, offering “ primo product” that remains true to the chain’s roots as a Mom and Pop store. Aruann says the chain has developed “a cult following,” to the extent that some college students, including a few from UD who were regulars at the Newark location, have inquired about becoming franchisees. Another real-life example from Aruanno: Wilmington businessman Mike Schwartz took his children to a Primo’s in Philadelphia and they liked the hoagies so much that he ripped out the burgeroriented restaurant at his Mike’s Famous Harley-Davidson site on New Castle Avenue near the Delaware Memorial Bridge and offered the space for a Primo’s franchise. Schwartz has since sold the motorcycle business, but Primo’s remains. It’s got plenty of seats and the ambiance of a sports bar/motorcycle rest stop without the beer. “If we had a liquor license, we’d be killing it,” manager Nicole Distanisloa says. To test Primo’s quality, we visited the Mike’s Famous site, sampled some hoagies (a challenge with 59 choices on the menu) and took back some leftovers, side dishes and desserts for friends and family to test. As we started to dig in, the spread caught the attention of a Primo’s “cult follower,” Dave Lach, who was on his lunch break from Sanosil International, a disinfectant manufacturer in the industrial park across the way. Lach said he’s a regular at the Mike’s Famous location and often visits the Primo’s near his home in Glen Mills, Pa. He recommended the Whacked Chicken hoagie — a chicken cutlet with sharp provolone, pesto and bruschetta. Joining Lach was Chris Ungermann of Wilmington, hoisting a low-carb wrap. Ungermann, while not considering himself a regular, likes to “try something different every time” and said the wraps help keep him looking trim. If you listen to Papanier and Distanisloa, two must-haves are the Sharp Italian (prosciutto, provolone, capacola and Genoa salami) and the Tuna Diablo (Italian tuna with hot pepper, cheese and spices). The Sharp Italian did not disappoint. “It’s wonderful. The meat is great,” said Bob Phillips, a painter from Claymont.

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And Jesus Martinez of Wilmington, a general contractor who likes his hoagies hot and spicy, heartily endorsed the Tuna Diablo. Kristie Moore of Bellefonte, a former newspaper food editor, praised the tuna’s flavor, but thought it was short on condiments. “If you like your hoagies sloppy and gloppy, ask for more mayo,” she recommended. Moore gave the Bada Bing, a chicken cutlet with sharp provolone and fresh broccoli rabe, an A-plus rating. “All the elements harmonized, not one overwhelming the others,” she said. A meatless entry, Nonna’s Veggie, with eggplant, sharp provolone, broccoli rabe and roasted red peppers, also won praise from two testers, but one noted that Primo was a little too generous with its extra virgin olive oil. I didn’t need a scale to agree with Papanier’s claim that the foot-long Primo contains a full half-pound of meat. Both the turkey breast and roast beef varieties (made with Thumann’s meats from Carlstadt, N.J.) were as hefty as any hoagie I’ve encountered, and every bit as satisfying. The bread that holds the hoagies together drew raves. “Excellent,” said Dawn Lamb, owner of Lamb’s Loft resale shop in Claymont. She and others noted that the bread, made at Liscio’s Bakery in Glassboro, N.J., was not only chewy but also blessed with a plentiful supply of sesame seeds. With hoagies so filling, it would be easy to pass over the numerous side dishes and desserts. But the tortellini parmesan and marinated olives earned thumbs-up ratings. And the black forest cheesecake, served in a sealed plastic container, proved a pleasant surprise. “Very good, rich and flavorful,” said Brie Heggan of Wilmington. And Lamb managed to top that assessment. “Perfect. To die for,” she said. “The white cream is incredible and the whole dessert is not overly sweet.” P.S.: If you head to Primo’s in midOctober, Papanier promises a new menu item, the Turkey Pilgrim hoagie, with turkey breast, stuffing, cranberry sauc and all the fixins’. If Thanksgiving is you favorite holiday, this seems like the ideal way to get a head start on the celebration.

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those trucks, and less carbon released into the atmosphere. The next line of reasoning goes that with a whole region relying on local farms for meats, dairy and produce, it helps strengthen the job picture. And if it’s done in a sustainable way, this is an ideal scenario, a win-win. But it’s a false economy. Along with all this fresh and local we’re aspiring to achieve, there is the reality of geography and seasonality of product. Example: in the Mid-Atlantic, we’ve just finished summer and the only things really left to harvest now are pumpkins, squashes and root vegetables. If we are to follow the example of eating in season, you can forget your beloved tomatoes, asparagus, broccoli and corn until at least spring of next year. And some people do. But most do not. Try telling your five-year-old in winter to finish hi plate of mashed turnips and beets and see how that works for ya.

And then there’s the inherent and lazy nature of today’s consumer. Sure, it’s great to eat fresh summer corn. But the grocery stores know that come fall and winter, consumers want what they want, and they’re going to make sure you get it. We’ve become too used to getting everything we want in the market and now there is little or no regard for the quality of the product. Flavor takes a back burner to convenience. In the meantime, it seems every third restaurant that opens today purports to use local products and farm-fresh foods with a pedigree. At the bottom of a modern menu, credit is given not just to the chef, but to the farmer, fish monger, baker and the blessed cheesemaker. For an example of how “fresh and local” should truly work, we needn’t look much further than our own backyard: the Pennsylvania Dutch. The Amish adhere to an agrarian way of life. They’re completely self-sufficient for a 12-mont year of eating. They grow and harvest all their own fruits and vegetables. When the last of the summer vegetables come off the vine, they can and pickle them. Root vegetables, cabbages and potatoes are menu staples in the cold months, until they can plant and start the cycle all over again, rotating their crops, of course. They raise, slaughter and butcher their own livestock and make their own sausages, rarely wasting a single byproduct of the animal (ahem, scrapple?). What doesn’t keep fresh after the slaughter they dry or cure for later in the season. Milk, eggs, cheese and butter? All under one barn roof. Breads and pies? Nom, nom. After seeing the film Food, Inc. and reading all of Michael Pollan’s manifestos on being a socially aware eater in the 21st century, I’d have to say the Amish have pretty much shown us what’s up. Theirs is a system that we should emulate more. I don’t know if I could live without my IPod, and I’m not sure I could rock the beard and sideburns, but I’d definitely be down with rumpsringa. Now that’s fresh. Robert Lhulier is the executive chef at the University & Whist Club and author of the food blog forkncork.blogspot.com.

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uick, name your three favorite autumn beers. “Pumpkin ale, Oktoberfest and . . .” Turns out it’s not such an easy question after all. Pumpkin ales and Oktoberfest lagers are the undisputed heavyweights of autumn beer – and rightfully so. My torrid love affairs with Dogfish Head Punkin Ale and Ayinger Oktoberfest are well known. But I’d like to make a case for an equally sublime, yet somewhat unheralded alternative – the harvest ale. Sierra Nevada first pioneered the harvest ale in 1996 to showcase the bounty of the season’s hop harvest. The typical hop growing season wraps up each year in September. Ripe, green hops are harvested, dried and preserved, leaving them more stable, manageable, and predictable in the brewing process. The hops are then stored for use throughout the rest of the brewing year. Harvest ales, however, are born out of a much different approach to hop utilization. Fresh hops are pulled straight off the vine, unprocessed, and tossed directly into the boiling wort within hours of being picked. This technique is also known as “wet www.OutAndAboutNow.com

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hopping,” since the hops are still rather moist when they leave the vine. Harvest ales are unique in that they demand impeccable timing to execute, as unpreserved hops can begin losing their flavor profile immediately. And sinc fresh hops have yet to be dried out and compressed, harvest ales can sometimes require as many as seven times the amount of hops required of traditional ales. As a result, a successful harvest ale is seen as a true test of a brewer’s skill. Many harvest ales are brewed with Centennial and Cascade hops, Pacific Northwest varieties known for their citrusy, aromatic profiles. Consider a harvest ale a fresher, wet-hopped version of the classic pale ale or IPA. It sports a distinctly unique hop bitterness and aroma, a much softer, grassier and more complex finish than traditional ales, due in large part to the freshness of the hop oils. Looking for a well-executed version of the harvest ale? Check out Sierra Nevada’s Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale, the beer that started it all. Southern Tier Harvest Ale, available locally, is another fine example of this wonderfully nuanced style. Of course, there is no need to abandon the old staples of fall. Pumpkin ale and Oktoberfest are as autumn as hoodies, jeans and football. But consider this yearly prelude to winter a once-a-year opportunity to enjoy the best that the hop has to offer. — Allan McKinley is a local home brewer.

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MOT KICKBALL: After the games, they went back to our sponsor Sully’s Irish Pub and instead of having a few drinks and conversing over crabcake sandwiches, a dance off broke out thanks to “Where My Pitches At” Lauren Litwin, Nicki Fagioli, to get teams involved. Within minutes, they had members from four teams join in including “Money Shots” Evan O’Neill “Sons of Pitches” Nikki Shaw and Andrew Barnes. “Mark Wiggins and Richard Haas even had a boom box on their shoulders dancing around! DSL FALL BOWLING: We are looking to have a hotly contested Fall Bowling Season! We would like to welcome back The Pin Ups! Kristen Leida, Lindsey Ostafy, Erin McLaughlin, and one who shall be named later are back in full force. They are 3 original DSL’ers that were there when it all began. Welcome back you three! DSL CO-ED GRASS VOLLEYBALL: Well it took a little longer than normal but outdoor volleyball has begun. This past week we had clear and sunny skies with a slight breeze coming over the river. The breeze was so slight that it did knock over the nets a couple of times but no worries as all the teams battled the elements and brought the best out of us as we fought these winds.

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MOVIES

Man of the Cloth

AND THE GUN An unsettling true story of a complicated hero By Mark Fields

very once in a while, a critic encounters a film that he just can’t get a handle on, or more to the point, that he can’t figure out how to describe. Machine Gun Preacher, a new fall release, belongs in that rarefied category. Based on the life story of Sam Childers, a self-described hillbilly from Pennsylvania turned unlikely African activist, Machine Gun Preacher is a movie as self-contradictory as its apt but unfortunate title.

Sam Childers was a criminal with a penchant for resolving life’s issues with violence. After a stint in prison, Childers first discovered God and then, on a mission trip to East Africa, discovered in himself a passion for helping the orphaned children of southern Sudan. Yet, unlike the familiar arc of redemption and change of these types of savior stories, Childers never rejects his more aggressive, even violent method of conflict resolution. He never hesitates to make a threat, throw a continued next page

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This month’s DVD ﬁlm festival celebrates sports with some lesser-known players. They may be minor league movies but they all deliver an enjoyable evening’s entertainment.

Win Win (2011) Paul Giamatti plays a struggling lawyer who moonlights as a volunteer high school wrestling coach. When an athletic phenom (played by Alex Shaffer) shows up on his doorstep, it changes his life in unexpected ways. Shaffer was an actual state champion wrestler in New Jersey, where the ﬁlm is set. A solid supporting cast includes Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Bobby Cannavale, and the always amazing Amy Ryan.

Tin Cup (1996) Director Ron Shelton (who also helmed two other sports classics, Bull Durham and White Men Can’t Jump) turns his attention to the world of golf. Kevin Costner plays a failed pro golfer who seeks redemption and the girl by attempting to qualify for the U.S. Open. The ﬁlm manages to create some genuine tension and excitement about a rather sedate sport. More noteworthy, Shelton manages to ﬁnd an effective cinematic vehicle for Costner’s shaggy-dog personality.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) British amateur football (or soccer to us Yanks) is the driving force in the lives of two young women, one from a conservative Sikh family. The training and game sequences are fast-paced and engaging, but the real strength of the ﬁlm is the relationship between the two friends from vastly different worlds just miles apart in a modern, multiethnic Britain. Parminder Nagra plays Jess, and a very young Keira Knightley, in one of her ﬁrst major roles, is Jules.

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) An adolescent chess prodigy struggles against the rigidity of his demanding coach and the hopes of his parents in this off-beat ﬁlm directed by Steve Zaillian. Better known as a screenwriter (Schindler’s List, Gangs of New York),Zaillian brings a keen sense of dialogue and character to the ﬁlm, which is also helped by subtle performances from Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, and Laurence Fishburne.

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punch, or even take up arms to further his humanitarian cause. ˜ e fi lm refl ects the wildly divided nature of Childers’ personality. At most times an earnest, straight-forward biography, it suddenly lurches in tone to a shoot-‘em-up, then jumps again to moments of domestic drama with Childers’ family back home. ˜ at discordance provides an appropriate structure for this man’s narrative, but it makes it extremely diÿ cult for the viewer to keep pace with the constantly-shifting rhythms at play here. Gerard Butler plays Childers with an e˙ ective blend of menace and fervor. Butler and his character truly dominate the story, but there are nice turns in support roles by Michelle Monahan, Michael Shannon, and Kathy Baker. Souleymane Sy Savane has a quiet authority as Deng, Childers’ in-country tutor on matters of African war and poverty. Director Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland) brings a grim and grimy realism to both the hard-scrabble lives of the American characters and the even more desperate situation in an African nation in the midst of civil war. He has an eye for the subtle contrasts (and connections) between the two worlds of Sam Childers. I hope viewers will look past the title, which sounds like some horrid exploitation fi lm (“if you likedHobo with a Shotgun, then you’ll love…”), to experience this unusual story. With its shifting rhythms and complex hero fi gure,Machine Gun Preacher is a strange fi lm, one that is a challenge to watch but an even greater challenge to put out of your mind.

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L to R: Charlie Sheen, Corey Haim, Kevin Wixted and Ciro Poppiti behind the scenes during the making of Lucas

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here will be no fanfare surrounding the 25th anniversary of the fi lmLucas this year. No cover of Entertainment Weekly. No special Blue-Ray edition release. Of course, the death of title-star Corey Haim in March and the recent fall from grace of co-star Charlie Sheen certainly would cast an uncomfortable if not ugly shadow on such a promotion. But the real reason for the silence is that Lucas is a fi lm that somehow got lost over the past three decades, which is a shame because it’s exactly the kind of movie the world could use now, for several reasons. More of a coming-of-age fi lm than a sports fl ick,Lucas is nonetheless an ode to the underdog. Sure, it treads across familiar territory, and there are a few slices of cheese served with all the sweetness. But there’s also something unique and charming about the fi lm’s resolute heart and honesty.

Hailing Lucas as one of the best fi lms of 1986, fi lm critic Roger Ebert commended writer/director David Seltzer with these words: “In a world where Hollywood has cheapened the teenage years into predictable vulgarity, [Seltzer] has remembered how urgent, how innocent, and how idealistic those years can be. He has put values into this movie.” Ebert also lauded the performances of the young, promising cast, which in addition to Haim and Sheen, included Kerri Green, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Piven, Courtney ˛ orne-Smith and Wilmington’s own Ciro Poppiti, who played Ben, one of Lucas’ few pals. Currently serving as New Castle County’s Register of Wills, Poppiti looks back at a fi lm that was an earnest yet modest touchstone amid a fl ood of sub-par teen fi lms in the ‘80s:

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Natural Attraction: Nature -Inspired Art October 7 – November 6, 2011 Enjoy the work of DCAD students in a collaborative exhibition held at the Delaware Museum of Natural History 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington Opening Reception during Art Loop Friday, October 7, 2011, 5 – 8 PM; FREE 302.622.8000 or www.dcad.edu 302.658.9111 or www.delmnh.org

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O&A: When you watch Lucas now, how well do you think it holds up to other fi lms of its genre? Poppiti: It may come as a surprise, but I have not watched Lucas in its entirety since it came out 25 years ago. Oh, I see bits and pieces of it on television now and again, but I generally live my life looking forward, not back. ° rough David Seltzer’s capable stewardship, the movie remains a favorite coming-of-age story, and based on its continuing popularity, I have to believe that Lucas holds up very well against other like fi lms. O&A: What memory of fi lming the movie is the most lasting to you? Poppiti: ° e fi rst is the adventure of the whole thing. Lucas was fi lmed on location in Chicago over the course of nearly 12 weeks. Living in a hotel in Chicago for those three months, having to go to “work” every day at 6 a.m., learning the ropes of acting in a fi lm, and being part of the whole moviemaking experience—it was exciting indeed. ° e second is that my sister, Louryn, joined in the fun as my chaperone. She had just graduated from the University of Delaware and spent her summer looking after me. Louryn even landed a bit part in Lucas. O&A: You’ve changed quite a bit from the husky teen you were when this was fi lmed. Do you get recognized from the fi lm, and if yes, what do people say to you about it? Poppiti: I have never been recognized. However, it seems like most of the people who went to high school in New Castle County in the mid-80s know me from Lucas. ° ose who have seen the movie generally love it. Obviously, I am thrilled to be associated with such a popular fi lm. O&A: Lucas joining the football team is a turning point in the fi lm. What do you think the fi lm is trying to say with its use of sports imagery? Poppiti: ° e character, Lucas [Haim], is a nerdy loner of a kid who falls for Maggie [Green], the pretty new girl in town. Unfortunately, she in turn falls for the captain of the football team [Sheen].

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° ere is no bigger big-man-on-campus in high school than the captain of the football team. ° erefore, Lucas decides to prove his worthiness for the pretty girl’s a˛ ection by going out for the football team. As my character, Ben, says in the movie, the nerdy Lucas playing football is tantamount to “suicide.” But through football, Lucas eventually earns the respect and admiration of his schoolmates. As it did with the Greeks and Romans centuries ago, sports continue to serve as an arena by which to prove one’s strength, courage and manliness. In the end, by joining the football team, that’s exactly what Lucas does in fact prove. O&A: Was Lucas your only fi lm? And how did you get the role, and did you look for any more fi lm work afterward? Poppiti: Lucas was not my only fi lm, nor my only professional work. It was certainly my most notable role. I landed the part by auditioning for it in New York City over the course of two days. I worked professionally as an actor through my mid-20s, landing roles here and there in commercials, television shows, and the like. ° e last project I did was a fi lm with comedic legend Jerry Stiller (George Costanza’s father in Seinfeld). I became type-cast as a fat, smart-aleck character. When I lost weight—I went from 250 pounds to 175—my acting career essentially ended. No one wanted to hire the “skinny” me. I did stay around show business by writing, directing and producing on di˛ erent projects. Overall, I had a great run. I worked with an unforgettable spectrum of personalities. Last year, I celebrated 25 years as a member of the Screen Actors Guild. A few years ago, I served on a national committee of SAG, screening all the major movies and voting on the fi lm nominees for the SAG Awards. And one never knows what tomorrow may bring. I just appeared on an episode of Ciao Italia!, the popular PBS cooking show starring Mary Ann Esposito. Under the glimmer of the lights, my juices started fl owing again…

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HALLOWED CAIN

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They’re focused on a 9-year-old’s fight against bone cancer By Matt Amis

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he story of Hallowed Cain took an abrupt detour in midMay, when the three members of the Cecil County-based hard rock band learned that Zach Lowe, the 9-year-old son of drummer Brian Lowe, was sick with osteosarcoma, an aggressive, malignant, bone cancer. Suddenly, for Lowe, bassist Pat Dougherty and frontman Dana Ortt, being bandmates didn’t seem as important as being friends, providing support, or as Dougherty says, “Giving Brian the ear that he needs, so he can vent.” For now, the promising band that rocked one of the first shows at World Café Live at the Queen is in a state of semi-limbo while Zach fights for his life. But in July, the band forged a great excuse to dust off their instruments. They hosted a benefit festival at Bank Shots 40 near Bear to raise muchneeded funds for the Lowe family. Fans and well-wishers packed the sweaty football bar for most of the day, participating in live and silent auctions and enjoying a barbecue and more than a dozen live musical acts. The headliners hadn’t played together in nearly two months, but guitarist and singer Ortt didn’t seem too worried. “It’ll always be smooooth,” he said with a somewhat deranged grin. Lanky, with pointed features, a shoulder-length ponytail and a black goatee, Ortt is the absolute face and riff-master of Hallowed Cain. “Dana was always the quiet guy who didn’t say much in school,” Dougherty says. “He just went home and played guitar. Everybody knew he could shred. He comes up with these awesome riffs that would be incredible to your or me, but to him they’re throwaways.” Those riffs began life in Bohemia Manner High School in Chesapeake City, Md., which Dougherty and Ortt attended together. Their origin story is undeniably metal; they actually rehearsed in a former munitions plant near Northeast, Md.

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“They used to make grenades and explosives there,” Dougherty says. “Blown out walls, underground bunkers--it definitely set the vibe.” Though the band has evolved through several musical styles (“We even had a conga phase,” Dougherty says), the vibe of the moment is tight, rhythmic hard rock. At times their songs are sludgy and bass-heavy, resembling bands like Primus and Marilyn Manson. Other times they exhibit tight musicality, with severe shifts in rhythm and time signature. Their best song at the Bank Shots benefit turned out to be the maniacal closer “Clown Laugh,” a number with chopper-fast riffs that showcases both Lowe’s considerable chops on drums and Ortt’s unsettling lyrics. The crowd, a mix of punk dudes in biker gear, men with cigarettes stashed behind their ears, and the band’s supportive older relatives, closed the set in a sweaty lather from 10 straight minutes of head-banging. It’s a sight concert promoters are used to seeing. In April, Hallowed Cain dispatched four other local bands to win “Cinema Jams” at the Queen Theatre in Wilmington--a competition where each band picked a favorite film to somehow incorporate into its performance. Hallowed Cain chose “A Clockwork Orange” and stormed the stage in bowler hats and codpieces. Their trademark projection screen showed a montage of creepy movie scenes and goofy homemade horror shows, courtesy of Dougherty’s production company, CineMavericks Media. For the past year or so, Bank Shots owner Scott Cahill has booked Hallowed Cain to perform at least once every other month. The band draws big crowds, he said, thanks to their quality tunes and professional stage show. “Honestly, I wish every band was like them,” he says. “They care about what they’re doing. They take the time to make it good. They work hard to earn your respect.” For now, that hard work continues to be directed toward a sick 9-year-old and his drummer dad. Being Hallowed Cain can wait. “If the band goes on hold, we go on hold,” Dougherty says. “We can get the train back on track.”

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Survival The Art of

Survival by Sarah Davenport

OCTOBER 7-31 Art Loop Opening Reception

October 7 at 5:00 pm

Poppycock

Tattoo Shoppe 115 W. 8th St. Wilm. DE 19801

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In The Art of Survival, artist & photographer Sarah Davenport captures the vulnerability, strength, beauty & courage of the Survivor in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This collection contains portraits of those affected by breast cancer either through their own personal experience or through the battle of a friend or family member.

Davenport feels, “We are all survivors, & allowing ourselves to expose our deepest vulnerabilities can be empowering, can help others in their journey and can ultimately free us from our fears.” A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition & the fight against breast cancer.

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am disappointed with the musicians who do not promote themselves, who have lost their passion and are more interested in their food and bar comp than their performance. I feel cultthat as an owner I have always been honorable and never once tried to renegotiate a pre-agreed fee because of a lackluster attendance. It is also understandable that acts from out of town will not, initially, have a following but can develop one given the time and exposure, providing they give a strong, quality, professional performance. I could never understand the mindset of musicians who have day jobs to help their night jobs of performing, expecting free drinks and food and doing little to promote themselves. With available tools like Facebook, email, posters and text messaging, it takes very little eff ort. Th ey show up to work on time, their bosses do not usually buy them cocktails and lunch, but yet they will not start on time and view their time here and elsewhere as a reason to as the economy, not a big enough play and party. I have little respect attraction to the small niche of for these musicians. I can honestly say that I have blues music we were trying to ﬁ ll, or simply my failure to re-invent spent enough money over past seven myself to keep the interest of the years to send a child to an Ivy League people that I so depend upon. But I university for 10 years, just so I would

fter seven years of trying to be a quality restaurant and a small, ﬁ rst-class music venue, we will not be featuring continuous live music any longer. Th is was a very diÿ decision for me. Being a musician myself for 45 years, I can relate to and sympathize with the typical struggling musician, and my heart goes out to all of them who are serious about their craft. In many ways feel I have let them down. nancially However, it is no longer fiﬁnancially feasible or a viable option. Th ere are many reasons that have led me to this decision, such

Farewell to Live Music

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not have to charge a cover to help defray music expenses. We will continue with rockabilly Th ursdays, featuring Th e Bullets with Michael, Bobby and Walt. Michael Davis, in my opinion, is not only one of the ﬁ nest guitarists locally but internationally as well. Th e Bullets have performed here for over six years, which has to be somewhat of a record. Th ey have been loyal and have worked with me through the good times and the lean times and I hope we can continue our relationship. We will feature a quality blues act that has a strong following on the last Saturday of every month, again without charging a cover. We are looking at other forms of entertainment, but not on a regular basis, and hopefully turn it into an occasional event. We have made a lot of friends over the past seven years and I sincerely thank each and every one of you who has supported us. No regrets, move forward, and every day that I wake up and see my family and friends is truly a blessing. — Mark Diamond, Owner

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Support your local music scene

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Coming this month

Revolution, I Love You Fri, Oct 7 • Doors 8pm/Show 9pm Upstairs Live at World Cafe Live at the Queen

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Battleshy Youths October 6: Burlap and Bean Coffee October 7: 20th Annual Delmarva Folk Festival October 14: Extreme Pizza October 15: Newark Arts Alliance Fall Harvest Festival

ike their name implies, Revolution, I Love You brings to stage an impulsive, often-explosive energy as well as a charming and fun sense of commitment to the music they create. As such, RILY is also a longtime favorite at the offices of Out & About. The lively duo (Rob Lindren and Jason Reynolds) is releasing its second album entitled, We Choose to Go to the Moon. To celebrate the launch, the band has picked Upstairs at World Cafe Live in which to host their Delaware CD Release Party. My Friends, Atlas and Alyson Greenfield join the festivities and sonic moon mission. It’s one small step for a band, and one big night for local original music.

ALSO AT WORLD CAFE LIVE THIS MONTH Every Monday Night: Groove Night Every Tuesday Night: Acoustic/Electric Open Mic Every Wednesday Night: 4W5 Blues Jam 1 – Melton Brothers Band w/ Alfie Moss & Hank Carter 6 – Suzie Brown and Lizanne Knott 7 – Revolution, I Love You (CD Release Party) 8 – Jake Snider and Ryan Tennis 13 – Rod Kim & Friends: Avi Wisnia and Lyric Drive

14 – Still Moon Servants, Villains Like You, The LGB Project, and Robot House 15 – The Beekeepers 21 – Johnny Gallagher 22 – Aztec Two Step 27 – Twin Poets present The Rebirth 28 – Dan Bern 29 – THE HALLOWEEN LOOP

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Blue Parrot October 8: Todd Wolfe October 14: Lower Case Blues October 21: Mikey Jr. and Stone Cold Blues Electric Blue Concept October 7: The Sand Bar Tavern October 28: The Lighthouse The Grand October 2: Jerry Jeff Walker October 4: Commas & The Paul McKenna Band October 7: An Evening with Pat Metheny with Larry Grenadier October 8: Shirley Caesar October 9: Mary Chapin Carpenter October 19: Richard Thompson October 20: An Evening with Jackson Browne October 22: Andrew Bird November 6: Pixies w/ Surfer Blood November 12: IVA (baby grand) Home Grown Café October 1: Mad-Sweet Pangs w/ E. Company October 5: Bruce Anthony October 7: Stallions w/ Tail & Can You Canoe October 8: Bullbuckers October 14: Boomslang October 15: Scrapple Creek Runners October 19: Bruce Anthony October 21: Modern Exile October 22: Unity Reggae Band October 26: Rockabilly Wednesday w/ Hot Toddy & the Wilmington Wastoids October 28: Quimby Mountain Band October 29: Halloween Party Featuring Villains Like You

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Little Invisibles October 8: Kelly’s Logan House Mojo Main October 1: Dolchnakov Brigade October 6: Beatallica October 14: New Sweden October 25: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists The Parachuting Apostles (alternative/rock) October 1: Love Park October 22: The Legendary Dobbs

World Café Live at the Queen October 1: The Melton Brothers Band with special guests Alﬁe Moss & Hank Carter October 6: Railroad Earth October 6: Suzie Brown and Lizanne Knott October 7: PhillyBloco October 7: Revolution I Love You CD Release Party October 8: Peanut Butter and Jams welcomes The Rockdoves October 8: WXPN welcomes The Wood Brothers October 8: Jake Snider Band and Ryan Tennis October 9: The School of Rock Best of Show October 12: David Sanborn with special guest Joey DeFrancesco October 14: Wash, CellarDoor, Union Suns and Matt Cermanski Band October 14: Still Moon Servants, Villians Like You, The LBG Project and Robot House October 15: The Beekeepers October 18: WXPN welcomes North Mississippi Allstars October 20: Splintered Sunlight October 21: WXPN welcomes Steve Forbert with special guest Ben Arnold October 21: Johnny Gallagher October 28: WXPN welcomes Matthew Sweet (The 20th Anniversary of “Girlfriend” Tour) October 28: Dan Bern Villains Like You October 1: Kelly’s Logan House October 14: World Café Live at the Queen October 29: Home Grown Café 57 O  | O&A

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SET FOR TAKEOFF? After winning Philly radio competition,

Newark band goes indie recording route

ot many local acts can say they’ve shared the stage with nationally recognized bands Weezer or Panic at the Disco. After being together for only three years, Newark-based My Name is Drew has played with both. Made up of Ethan Freeman (vocals/ guitar), Curtis Jackson (guitar/vocals), Zach Schroeder (bass), and Rob Graves (drums), the band entered a competition held in early March by Philadelphia’s Radio 104.5, submitting an energetic performance video of their upbeat song “Never.” ˜ ey weren’t optimistic about their chances. “At ﬁ rst we were kind of like, ‘˜ ere’s no point,’” Freeman says. But after Radio 104.5 included the video as one of its 60 nominees, the band launched a campaign for votes. “We blew up the video as much as we could by promoting it at the University of Delaware and Penn State,” says Freeman. In time, the band would go on to win the next two rounds of the competition, clinching the opening spot for the show. On May 20, My Name is Drew took the stage at the outdoor venue Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing. “It started o˛ as kind of a weird day just ‘cause it was pouring rain in the beginning,” says Freeman. “But right as the set started it cleared up and literally you’d see 3,000 people there. When we saw that, we got really pumped up.” .OAAN.

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˜ e band succeeded in winning over the crowd, making it one of their most memorable shows. “I watch the video on radio1045.com occasionally and still can’t believe it,” Freeman says. “I never would’ve guessed we would be playing at Festival Pier let alone with Weezer and Panic at the Disco.” ˜ e show has left a lasting impact on the band. “We’re making good use of the big opportunities we are given, and the support we’re getting from everyone along the way does wonders for us,” says Freeman. My Name is Drew has since opened for mainstream act Red Jumpsuit Apparatus while maintaining support from Radio 104.5 and its growing fan base. Radio United Records in Fairfax, Va., has o˛ ered the band a contract, but they have opted to go the independent route for now. Using Kickstarter, a website designed to help fund independent projects, they hope to raise enough money to record a yet-to-be titled EP at Dark Horse Studios in Nashville. “When we signed up for the competition, we thought it was a long shot,” says Freeman. “But now looking back on it, as cliché as it is, it kind of shows that anything can happen.” – Ben Young

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hey did it with funky bass grooves. They did it with propulsive party lyrics. And they did it all in dazzling formalwear. When the dust ﬁ nally settled on a jam-packed Baby Grand, the members of Deadbeatz Inc. were the 2011 Musikarmageddon champions. “It feels f-ing awesome!” said frontman Dave Casey in the immediate aftermath. The band won the combined judges’ score and audience vote to capture the title from the three other ﬁnalists: The Collingwood, Little Invisibles, and Electric Blue Concept. And it wasn’t Deadbeatz’ only challenge that day.

The band zipped straight to the Baby Grand for the Sept. 17 Final Battle from the wedding of bassist Josh Bell, leaving no time for a wardrobe change. The Deadbeatz, as well as their hordes of fans, stormed the venue wearing suits, ties, tuxes and gowns. When the band dropped its ﬁrst note of the evening, the wedding reception continued, with Bell’s bride Ashlee leading a dance party in the aisles—in her bridal gown and blue four-inch heels. “I couldn’t believe how smooth everything went,” Casey says. “At ﬁrst I thought the wedding was going to get rained out, but it sprinkled just a tad. Then I was worried that we might be late to the show. It was nerve-wracking.”

THE FINAL B Deadbeatz, Inc. goes straight from a wedding to win the 5th annual competition By Matt Amis Photos by TIm Hawk

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MUSIC If Deadbeatz Inc. were anxious, they didn’t show it, launching into “Scaredy Cat,” a hip hop-fueled banger. They closed their set with “End in Victory,” a prophetic jam that whipped the sold-out crowd into a frenzy. The fifth annual Musikarmageddon unfolded over the course of three months, with the preliminary rounds taking place at Kelly’s Logan House in Wilmington. A starting field of 12 bands was pared down to four, with the winner taking home brand new gear, studio time, custom t-shirts, professional photography, and more. On the spacious Baby Grand stage, backlit with twinkling red and green lights, the ‘Beatz faced stiff competition. The Collingwood, a quartet based in Landenberg, Pa., sauntered on stage to an awkward silence, until frontman Christopher Malinowski asked politely, “Can you guys make some noise?” The band’s twitchy, three-song set was punctuated by Malinowski’s vocal acrobatics, shimmering guitars and complex song arrangements. They closed with a gigantic, crashing crescendo as bassist Adam MacKinnon collapsed to

the stage and plucked the final few bars from his backside. With baby blue EBC t-shirts and matching glow sticks, the fans of Newark’s Electric Blue Concept were an indelible Musikarmageddon presence. So too was the clean-cut power pop of their favorite five-piece, led by singer Rick Walsh’s booming voice. “This is what the glow sticks are for,” Walsh said, prompting the blue-clad mob to wave its sticks to “Be Alone,” the band’s monster ballad. Gina Degnars, the diminutive singer of the Little Invisibles, nearly disappeared when she stood behind her massive Yamaha keyboard. But her captivating voice and melancholy lyrics loomed large in the Musikarmageddon air. The Invisibles’ clubby beats, textured guitar work and Rich Degnar’s out-of-left-field 16-bar drum solo highlighted the set. But this night belonged to the grungy groomsmen of Deadbeatz Inc. “It felt weird that so many good things were all happening at once,” Casey says. “It was like joy overload.” Drummer Corey Bell’s tightly tuned snare hits and Casey’s rap-rock vocals

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at times evoked ‘90s surf-punk heroes 311 and Sublime. Guitarist Mike Maul’s face-melting guitar solos added to the focused, high-energy set. “Hip-pop-funk-punk is what I call it,” Casey says. “There’s all these hybrid bands out there; I see it and I get it. We’re a rock band that understands and utilizes the best aspects of hip hop.” The band’s current lineup sharpened its chops over the past eight months in and around West Chester and West Grove, Pa. The four have known each other for more than 15 years but until recently never intersected musically. Casey found himself in need of a fill-in drummer for a show in March, and Corey Bell was installed. When his bassist flaked a few weeks later, Josh (Corey’s brother) stepped in and brought Maul along. It took some convincing to get Maul and the Bell brothers, who played mostly in hardcore acts, to adapt to Casey’s funk-infused hip hop, but the band gelled quickly. A win at Musikarmageddon will no doubt advance them further. Casey says the winnings will go to new gear

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from Accent Music and studio time at Tribesound Productions in West Chester to produce an EP. More paying gigs, he hopes, will follow. “I’m a waiter and I don’t want to do that forever,” he says. “I think of myself as a musician and I work to fund it. Hopefully after this, people will recognize us and give us money to play from time to time. Beyond that, I want us to play for bigger bands, I want to be the middle band on a hot show.” “I’ve wanted to be a professional, successful musician for as long as I remember,” he adds. “I think if you sell out an opera house and have a show like that, that’s a pretty good start.” Catch Deadbeatz Inc. at The Note in West Chester, and around Wilmington this fall.

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Food Bank executive director Patricia Beebe with husband Dan at last year’s event

HUNGRY FOR A PARTY? Food Bank’s Blue Jean Ball returns Oct. 8

eeding the hungry is serious business, but even the Food Bank of Delaware needs a night to cut loose. On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Food Bank will do just that as its ﬁ fth annual Blue Jean Ball will transform the organization’s 33,000-square-foot warehouse into a psychedelic shack. Guests are encouraged to leave the tux in the closet and show up in tie-dye, bell bottoms or the most entertaining attire they can dig up from the ‘60S and ‘70s. Music from those decades will be provided by Strangers. ° e ball begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $100 and include food and drink. ° e theme might be lighthearted, but the event is an opportunity for the Food Bank to remind the public of its heavy load. ° e organization distributes between 7 and 10 million pounds of food and grocery products each year through its network of 440 hunger-relief program partners. It also provides thousands of meals a month for children through its After-School Feeding Program, the Summer Food Service Program and the Backpack Program. All told, the Food Bank assists more than 241,000 Delawareans. ° e Food Bank warehouse is located at 14 Garﬁ eld Way in Newark. For tickets visit www.fbdbluejeanball.org —Out & About

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Stone Balloon Wine House

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Phillies Host Game 1 NL Division Playoffs Game 2 on Oct. 2

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Contemporary thru September 25th • Anne Truitt:Art Luminosities • Pre-Raphaelites in Print: October 15th thru January 8th The Age of Photomechanical Reproduction • Expressions: Artists Presented thru September by Elwyn 17th October 8th thru November 13th • The Storyteller’s Reimagining 302.571.9590 • 2301Art: Kentmere Parkway America through Illustration September 7th thru December 2012 302.571.9590 • 2301 Kentmere Delaware Center forParkway the

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH

Market Street Music Noontime Concert Series every Thursday Hockessin Flyer Train Ride

Rhett Miller Still Hungry Tour John Pinette: w/ TheTheatre Spring Standards DuPont

First & Central Presbyterian & September 24th 1101 North Market Street Wilmington Western Railroad 302.998.1930 • 2201 Newport-Gap Pike

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An Evening w/ Jackson Browne The Grand Migration Celebration Monarch 800.37.GRAND Open House • 818 North Market Street

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DuPont Enviornmental Education Center 302.656.1490 • 1400 Delmarva Lane FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST

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Ghosts of Bellevue Grounds Tour Musikarmaggedon: The Final Battle Bellevue State Park The Grand 302.761.6963 • 800 Carr RoadMarket Street 800.37.GRAND • 818 North

Band Together forPat Kid’s Music An Evening with Metheny

Benefit for the Light up the Queen Foundation The Grand featuring Allgood, Angel Band & New Sweden 800.37.GRAND • 818 North Market Street World Live Cafe at the Queen 302.994.1400 • 500 Market Street

Steven Wright Zumbathon Fundrasier

The Grand benifiting Opera Delaware 800.37.GRAND • 818 North Market Street Opera Studios 302.442.7809 • 4 S. Poplar St.

Guest Chef: Richard Hebben Green Room at the Hotel du Pont

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Various Locations Buses leave at 5:45 PM from the DCCA 302.576.2135 • 200 South Madison Ignition: Deep House w/ Street Skinny White & Dt3ch every Friday re:Fresh C.R. Hummingbird to Mars When you’re done browsing, join us for live music at 302.654.9700 • 1616 Delaware Avenue the Riverfront Blues Festival, this month’s official after-party spot for Art on the Town! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH ADD ADDRESS HERE!

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Slaying the Dragon by Michael Ching Music Read-through

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Serafin String Quartet Trinity Episcopal Church

1108 North Adams Street Victorian Lecture Series

Pumpkin Painting & Hayride 10 TH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

World Live Cafe at the Queen 302.994.1400 • 500 Market Street Revolution, I Love You: CD Release

Rockwood Mansion Delaware Children’s Museum 302.761.4340 • 610 Shipley Road 302.654.2340 • 550 Justison Street

Delaware Art Museum THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 ND 302.571.9590 • 2301 Kentmere Parkway

World Cafe Live at The Queen 302.994.1400 • 500 North Market Street

Rockwood Mansion Ghost Tours everyRobots Saturday Shape

Candlelight Comedy Club 302.475.2313 • 2208 Millers Road Goblins, Ghosts & Ghouls

Garden Architecture and Water Features Shirley Caesar Winterthur

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One Step Away Kickoff/Fundraiser Pink & Black Ball Film Brothers Movie Co-Op Doubletree Hotel Street 205 North Market 302.420.0997 • 700 King Street

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Barn at Flintwoods Bellevue Noontime Concert Series 302.594.4544 • 205 Center Meeting Road 302.761.6965 • Bellevue State Park

DCCA’s Small Art / Big Auction Fundraiser

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts

Reel Talk

302.656.6466 • 200 South Madison Street

documentary on Gov. Jack Markell benefitting the 2011 Experience the Estuary Jewish Family Services of DE Celebration World Live Cafe at the Queen World Live Cafe at the Queen 302.944.1400 • 500 Market Street 302.994.1400• 500 Market Street

Harry’s Fall Bridal Fair Harry’s Savoy Grill and Ballroom Festival of Goblins 302.475.3000 • 2020 Naaman’s Road Delaware Art Museum 302.571.9590 • 2301 Kentmere Parkway

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 TH Louis C.K.

Halloween Hayride Fall Family Cruise

The Grand

An800.37.GRAND Intimate Evening • 818 North Market Street with Erin Mckeown

Bellevue State Park DuPont Enviornmental Education Center 302.761.6963 • 800 Carr Road 302.656.1490 • 1400 Delmarva Lane

World Live Cafe at the Queen

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH 302.994.1400• 500 Market Street

Melomanie October Performance FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 TH

Tric Town October w/ Marky The Life Ramones Blitzkreig

Trinity Episcopal Church 1108 North Adams Street

David Wilcox and Susan Werner

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Rodney Square 11th & North Market Street Brandywine Zoo

Brandywine Baroque: Music from the Theatre Bruce Anthony

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Curses, Spells & Other Bewitching Tales: Guided Tour & Tasting

Alo Brasil

Doubletree Hotel thru October 23rd 700 King NewStreet Candlelight Theatre 302.475.2313 • 2208 Millers Road

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Rockwood Museum 302.762.2075 • 610 Shipley Road

Bellevue State Park 302.761.6963 • 800 Carr Road

The Damn ONEworship Summit 2011 Yankees

World Live Cafe at The Queen 302.994.1400 • 500 Market Street

MUSIC MUSIC

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ARTS ENTERTAINMENT

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MUSIC IN THE CITY

Element K

Iron Hill Restaurant & Brewery You can enjoy acoustic music at Iron Hill on Wilmington Acoustic Thursdays, featuring live acts such as Element K, Chorduroy and Jenni and Geno. The performances will take place on the deck from 7-10 p.m. during nice weather and move inside in the winter. For more information, visit ironhillbrewery.com/Wilmington.

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You say you want to hear some live music? We got your music—all over the city, in all kinds of venues, in almost every genre, on nearly every night of the week. Don’t believe us? Take a look at the following list:

On the deck at FireStone

FireStone Roasting House If you’re looking for cover bands that play a mix of ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s favorites as well as today’s hits, look no farther than FireStone. Music will start at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 9:45 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. DJ Noj will spin dance music between sets. Depending on weather, acts may move to the outside stage. FireStone will be part of the Pink Loop and Halloween Loop this October. For more information, go to firestoneriverfront.com.

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patrons with many different types of quality, artistic entertainment.” An evening with singer/songwriter Jackson Browne is set for Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m., while indie-rockers the Pixies will perform Sunday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. Local operatic pop singer IVA is scheduled at the baby grand on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. For more information and a full schedule, visit thegrandwilmington.org.

DOWNTOWN

Revolution, I Love You

World Cafe Live at The Queen No matter what kind of music you’re into, the World Café Live at The Queen has something to offer. WCL has continued to feature national and local acts nearly every day and night. Grammy-nominated North Mississippi Allstars are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18, and local duo Revolution I Love You will have a CD release party on Friday, Oct. 7. Mondays, WCL has its Groove Night at 7 p.m. for $7, featuring artists performing a mix of funk, jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul. The venue also has provided a place for aspiring blues musicians with a Blues Jam every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Check out queen.worldcafelive.com for a full schedule of upcoming events.

Jazz Jam Session at Nomad

The Nomad For a unique beer selection and local music, check out the Nomad Bar on Orange Street. Local acts, such as The Hot Three Band (Saturday, Oct., 1, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.) perform every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, while jazz jam sessions take place every Saturday. For more information, go to thenomadbar.com.

Mean Lady

Extreme Pizza Extreme Pizza is fairly new to the music scene but its schedule doesn’t show it. Featuring acts such as Jazz Trio every Wednesday in October, Mean Lady (Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m.), and Chris Bruni (Friday, Oct. 7, from 7-10 p.m.), the restaurant has an eclectic mix of local music. “I have found that live music has been a great platform to draw people into the city at night,” says Extreme Pizza co-owner James Baker, Jr. Extreme Pizza also will be part of the Halloween Loop Monday, Oct. 31. For more information, visit wilmington.extremepizza.com.

Ernie & the Automatics perform at Public House

Trippy sounds of Spontaneous Underground

Jackson Browne

The Grand The Grand has proved to be one of the best venues on the East Coast for mainstream acts over the past few years, bringing bands such as Third Eye Blind and The White Stripes to its stage. This fall, the caliber of talent is of equal quality. “The Grand is all about artistic diversity,” says PR manager Kevin Liedel. “We want to provide our

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Chelsea Tavern Looking to hear familiar songs with a twist? The Chelsea Tavern is the place for you. Hosting cover acts on Thursdays and Saturdays in the main dining room, the tavern plans to feature one-of-a-kind entertainment. “Bands that do covers, but in a funky, tricked-out ways,” says general manager Joe Van Horn. “The kind of music that you first barely recognize, but by the end of the song you realize that it was the band’s version of the theme from The Flintstones.” For more information, go to chelseatavern.com.

Public House This fall the Public House will provide music for customers as well as opportunities for aspiring musicians. On Tuesday nights from 9 p.m.-12 a.m., bring your guitar and voice for Acoustic Karaoke and Open Mic. Thursdays through Saturdays will feature live rock and alternative performances from local original and cover acts. Occasionally, the Public House also will have a national act come through. “Last year we hosted the Soul Rebels Brass Band and Ryan Cabrera,” says general manager Chris DiNuzzo. “We’re good for one or two tricks up our sleeve every year, so stay tuned for a fall banger—probably coinciding with our two-year anniversary party!” For a full schedule, check out facebook.com/ph.wilmington. –continued on page 10

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p.m. you can join in on performances with a couple of the state’s best cover artists. Sing alongside Kaitlin Sweeney of Speaker City Band and former Burnt Sienna drummer Marty Mitchell as they play some of today’s most popular songs. You can also expect to see DJ Jimmy Ski and DJ H Mazz perform every Friday and live rock cover bands every Saturday. All music takes place at 10 p.m. in separate rooms. For more information, go to catherinerooneys.com.

Musikarmageddon upstairs at Kelly’s Logan House

Kelly’s Logan House Musikarmageddon wouldn’t have been the same if not for Kelly’s Logan House. This fall the Logan House will feature Hub and Friends Open Mic Night every Wednesday at 9 p.m. and Joel Marcus Duo at 8 p.m. every Saturday. For more information, go to loganhouse.com.

Kid Shelleen’s If you’re a fan of classic and modern rock, but would like to hear it at a lower volume while enjoying your drink and meal, Kid Shelleen’s is the place for you. The restaurant will feature live music every Wednesday from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. in the bar area, with acoustic acts and duos playing a mix of classic rock and current hits. For more information, check out harrys-savoy.com/kidshelleens.asp.

Bruce Anthony

C.R. Hummingbird to Mars C.R. Hummingbird to Mars is the perfect place to hang out and listen to jazz. Every Thursday night from 8 till 11, jazz musician Bruce Anthony and his acoustic guitar complete the relaxed atmosphere of this speakeasy-themed lounge. A lounge DJ also performs every Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, go to catherinerooneys.com/ hummingbird.

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On the dance ﬂ oor at Club 3

Club 3 Club 3 has become a premier dance club in Wilmington as well as a great live music venue. Every Friday it hosts the Dance Party with DJ Gizzmo. Cover acts such as Cougar Crossing and Speaker City occasionally perform at the venue. For a full schedule, check club3de.com.

Michael Davis at Blue Parrot

Anthony Gallucio & the Retreads

Kaitlin Sweeney

Catherine Rooney’s Catherine Rooney’s has it all when it comes to live music. Every Thursday through Saturday at 8:30

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Gallucio’s Cafe Anthony Gallucio, who was voted guitarist of the decade by the Philadelphia Music Awards, performs frequently at this familyoperated restaurant. You can see him perform every Monday with the Retreads from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. and unplugged every Friday from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Glamstar Karaoke with Rebel takes place from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. every Saturday. For more information, go to gallucios.com.

Blue Parrot October will be the last month you can catch live music at the Blue Parrot nearly every day of the week. Featured acts this month include Todd Wolfe on Saturday, Oct. 8, and Lower Case Blues on Friday, Oct. 14. Fortunately, after Nov. 1 you can still catch some great rockabilly every Thursday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., provided by the Bullets, featuring guitarist Michael Davis. “Michael Davis has been playing around Delaware for over 35 years,” says Blue Parrot owner Mark Diamond. “He’s really one of the finest guitarists around.” Keep an eye on blueparrotgrille. com for the occasional Saturday show featuring more original live acts.

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PARTYat the

ART MUSEUM!

Second Art Is Social night set for Oct. 14

night of free beer and wine tasting, salty snacks, experimental DJs, burlesque entertainment? Sounds like a Rabelaisian tour of Trolley Square bars, right? Wrong, but you’re in the right neighborhood. Right up the road, on Kentmere Parkway, the Delaware Art Museum will hold its second Art Is Social night on Friday, Oct. 14, from 8 to 11 p.m. In addition to the treats mentioned above, the evening will feature magazine illustrations by the late local artist and famed illustrator Howard Pyle as well as the opportunity to sketch burlesque models — from Dr. Sketchy’s in Philadelphia -- clad in period costumes. Never picked up a pad and pencil? Don’t worry, all amateurs are welcome (standing around and staring is allowed, too). Recession-priced drinks are $1 - $4. The Art Is Social series — the first was held in June — is aimed at introducing the museum to a younger crowd, says Molly Keresztury, manager of marketing and public relations. “Basically, we’re trying to shatter the notion that art museums are dusty, exclusive places where only certain audiences are welcome. We feel that if we can just get people in the door to experience our amazing collections and exhibitions, we can get them to think, ‘Wow, I never knew all this was right here in Wilmington.’”

Keresztury says Frank’s Union Wine Mart has donated free beer and wine tastings for the October event, and Sodexo, the museum’s in-house catering company, has discounted food and beverages. DJ Zip and DJ Skinny White also are donating their services. As for Dr. Sketchy’s, she says, “They provide models in period costume pieces for people to sketch. They also bring an emcee to keep the audience engaged throughout the show.” Keresztury says a third Art Is Social is planned for late winter/early spring 2012, adding, “Our plan is to make this into a quarterly event. If it continues to be successful, we’d consider making it even more frequent. “We want these events to be open and accessible, so we plan nights where art is not the central focus of the evening. Everyone who comes receives a free ticket to come back whenever they want. In addition to thinking of the museum as a fun and interesting place to be, we hope this audience also discovers art – whether it’s a whole collection, one particular painting, or even our Studio Art Classes.” Want to know more? Call 351-8520 or email handerson@ delart.org. Learn more about Dr. Sketchy at drsketchyphilly.com. — Bob Yearick

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MAP OF

1. Amtrak Station 2. Opera Delaware Studios/City Theater Co. 3. Wilmington Youth Rowing Assoc., WYRA.ORG 4. Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park 5. Residences at Christina Landing 6. Asnan Sushi Bar & Asian Cuisine, ASNANRESTAURANTS.COM 7. Harry’s Seafood Grill / Riverfront Market, HARRYS-SAVOY.COM 8. Delaware Theatre Co., DELAWARETHEATRE.ORG 9. FireStone Roasting House, FIRESTONERIVERFRONT.COM 10. Cosi at the Barclays Crescent Building, GETCOSI.COM

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11. Hare Pavilion/Riverwalk 12. AAA Mid-Atlantic Travel Center, AAAMIDATLANTIC.COM 13. Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, THEDCCA.ORG 14. Justison Landing, Currie Hair, Skin & Nails, CURRIEDAYSPA.COM Veritas Wine & Spirits, VERITASWINESHOP.COM 15. Kooma, KOOMASUSHI.COM CrossFit Riverfront, CFRIVERFRONT.COM 16. Delaware Children’s Museum, DELAWARECHILDRENSMUSEUM.ORG

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AIDS DELAWARE 25TH ANNIVERSARY WALK

HEAD OF THE CHRISTINA REGATTA

DELAWARE AUTO SHOW

October 1 9am Dravo Plaza

October 2 10am-5pm WYRA

October 7-9 10am-6pm Chase Center

17. Joe’s Crab Shack, JOESCRABSHACK.COM 18. Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, IRONHILLBREWERY.COM 19. Public Docks 20. Big Fish Grill, BIGFISHRIVERFRONT.COM 21. Frawley Stadium, BLUEROCKS.COM Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame 22. Chase Center on the Riverfront, CENTERONTHERIVERFRONT.COM 23. Dravo Plaza & Dock 24. Shipyard Center Planet Fitness, PLANETFITNESS.COM

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22 DELAWARE HOME SHOW October 22 10am-6pm October 23 11am-4pm Chase Center

25. Timothy’s Restaurant, TIMOTHYSONTHERIVERFRONT.COM Molly’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream, MOLLYSICECREAM.COM Ubon Thai Restaurant 26. Wilmington Rowing Center, WILMINGTONROWING.ORG 27. Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge/ Dupont Environmental Education Center, DUPONTEEC.ORG 28. DART Park-n-Ride Lot

Photo by Dick Dubroff of Final Focus Photography

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Head of the Christina Regatta

AIDS DELAWARE 25th ANNIvERSARy WALk October 1 9am Dravo Plaza hEAD of th E ChRISt INA REg Att A October 2 10am-5pm Wilmington Youth Rowing Association kISS fAMILy & f RIENDS 5k October 2 9am Dravo Plaza DELtECh 5k October 5 6:30 – 8:30pm Hare Pavilion

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DELAWARE Auto Sho W October 7-9 10am-6pm Chase Center $10 Adult. Children under 10 enter free. NEW 2012 models, sports stars, mascots and more! Perfect fun filled indoor event for the entire family.

DELAWARE DIStANCE CLASSIC October 9 9am-12noon Frawley Stadium

DELAWARE Auto Sho W BLACk tIE gALA October 7 7:30-11:30pm Chase Center $125 for one. $200 for two. Tickets limited.The exclusive formal affair of the 2011 auto show. Live band, open bar and hors d’oeuvres will be served. A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Needy Family Fund

NAt Io NAL kIDNEy f ou NDAt Io N WALk October 16 8:30am – 12noon Dravo Plaza

vENDEMMIA October 9 2-6pm Riverfront Park

DELAWARE fALL ho ME Sho W October 22: 10am-6pm October 23: 11am-4pm Chase Center Presented by the Homebuilders Association of Delaware ERACINg th E BLuES October 30 8:30-11:30am Dravo Plaza

MEMo Ry WALk October 22 8:30-11:30am Riverfront Park

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Cultural Crossroads Series: Music & Culture of the Andes

Sun., October 16, 1:30pm 4101 Washington Street Featuring Andes Manta ensemble, petting zoo, art exhibit & more! Tix: 302.762.1132

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New Arts & Culture Series in the City!

Sat., October 22, 7:30pm Trinity Episcopal Parish 1108 N. Adams Street Featuring the Serafin String Quartet Free admission! theartsattrinity.com

Looking For More To Do?

Opening Night

Sat., October 29, 8pm Grace Church 900 Washington Street Premiere by Mark Rimple Tix: 302.764.6338 melomanie.org

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Frank Serio (left) and Piedmont Club president Jimmy Lemmon are doing their part to keep the bocce tradition alive.

Grandfather’s Game Bocce is growing and keeping the Italian culture visible and accessible, even to younger, female players By Christine E. Serio Photos by Tim Hawk

“What are you—an 80-year-old Italian man? Ha ha ha.” That’s just one of the many wisecracks I’ve heard when I tell people I play in a bocce league. But that was a few years ago, when I began my love affair for the game and when a young woman in her late 20s wasn’t your typical bocce player. I suppose some would argue a young woman still isn’t typical in a game 14 . PROFILE

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that made its way to the U.S. with Italian immigrants and still has a following of mostly older men who speak broken English or their various dialects from the “old country.” But in recent years, the game seems to have come a long way in not only preserving an Italian tradition, but becoming more popular among different ages, cultures and backgrounds. One of the area’s largest chain stores has a

commercial that depicts young hipsters getting shown up on the bocce court by seniors who obviously know the tricks of the game. I have run into a number of people within the past year who have started up neighborhood bocce leagues with makeshift courts in the large medians of their community streets, and fewer and fewer folks ask me what the heck bocce is when I mention that I play. The Little Italy neighborhood in Wilmington has always been a hotbed for the Italian culture, with its worldfamous festival, St. Anthony of Padua Parish and schools, and restaurants. Two private clubs in the area originated as places for men of Italian descent to socialize, raise money for scholarships and build camaraderie in a time when SEPTEMBER 2011

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they were discriminated against. The clubs, Piedmont Lodge #475 and St. Anthony’s Holy Name Society, today have expanded membership to nonItalians and women. Both clubs have been true to the heritage and founding fathers by continuing to support scholarships for members’ children, serve as an outlet for socializing for people “from the neighborhood” who all know each other and grew up together, and keeping Italian traditions alive. Both clubs also are doing their part in keeping bocce active, accessible and visible in the Little Italy community. St. Anthony’s courts are indoors, allowing members to play in a league throughout the year. Last year, Piedmont transformed the front end of its parking lot on Lincoln Street into a beautiful, stone-walled, two-court bocce alley with seating for spectators and lighting for night games. The outdoor courts have drawn more attention to the sport from passers-by and neighbors who want to learn about the game. The laughter, jokes, and animated stories that seem to accompany any game always draw a crowd. One of the best parts of the game is that just about anybody can play, which helps bring generations together. I am lucky to play with my parents, my aunts, my uncle and great uncle, my 7-year-old nephew -- who can call a dead ball from a court away -- and women who are friends with my mom, as well as young people who learned from their grandparents. Another organization that is helping to keep the game alive and available to everyone is Bocce for Life. The founder, Dominick Albano, started playing bocce about 20 years ago at a friend’s house—where men gathered with homemade wine and limoncello and all brought an Italian dish

to games where you couldn’t have thin skin. He fell in love with the game, organized leagues and started the organization that pairs with nonprofits to create bocce tournaments that serve as fundraisers. “The organization introduces bocce to everyone and shows them that they can learn the basics in just 10 minutes and have a great time,” Albano says. “This game crosses all boundaries and it doesn’t matter what your age, ability, handicap, background—anyone can learn to play, thoroughly enjoy it and catch the bug for the game. I don’t know of any other sport that crosses all boundaries and allows the most complete novice to play so quickly and have so much fun.” Albano and his crew have already teamed up with various nonprofits like the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Delaware Humane Association and

American Cancer Society to create events where anyone can get the basics, play the game in a tournament, enjoy food and music and raise money for charities. Currently the tournaments are held either at the Piedmont or St. Anthony’s in the Hills, but Bocce for Life is in the process of creating portable courts so the tournament can go to anybody, anywhere. “Bocce started generations ago,” Albano says. “Bocce for Life is working to help it grow in popularity here in Wilmington and the area and helping to bring it to as many people as possible. The game shares the Italian culture and heritage in a way that is not exclusive, but welcoming and accessible.”

Valerie Kaiser plays bocce on the two-court alley in Little Italy.

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Blooming on Market Street

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Last month, Bloomsberry Flowers held a ribbon cutting at its new store at 207 N. Market St. Owned by Wilmington resident Ubaldo “Carlos” Valles, Bloomsberry Flowers has been serving the floral needs of the city since 1987. Previously located in the Trolley Square area, the shop recently relocated to the LOMA District (short for “Lower Market”)—the heart of Wilmington’s creative district. According to Valles, LOMA is a perfect location for Bloomsberry Flowers. “Bloomsberry is well known for our creative floral designs—particularly our signature natural style flower arrangements,” says Valles. “Our upscale designs include unusual and locally grown seasonal flowers typically not found at other florists. We feel righ at home in this exciting new neighborhood, which is filled with like-minded, creative thinkers. Bloomsberry is a full-service florist; in addition to day-to-day arrangements, the shop specializes in holiday décor and special events. Bloomsberry is also known for its friendly, knowledgeable customer service, which has helped build a loyal following over the years. Bloomsberry is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.bloomsberryflowers.com.

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New Line

Dimensions & Co. by Ace, a clothing boutique on the 200 block of Market Street, is expanding the clothing options for its customers. “I’m currently offering an eclectic mix of brands,” says owner Danny Valentine. “I am looking to cater to a more conservative customer by offering business casual, reasonably priced suits, women’s jeans, accessories and blazers. I’m also developing my Danny Valentine Original Collection, inspired by music and my mentorship from Andy Hilfiger. ” New brands in the store are Ben Sherman, Lacoste, Diesel, Vigoss for men and women, Puma, Vinci suits, Penguin, Seduka, and Mitchell & Ness. For more information, visit www. Dimensionsbyace.com or follow the store at Facebook/DimensionsbyAce and Twitter/ DimenionsbyAce.

Pizza by the Slice and So Much More

DiMeo’s Pizzaiuoli Napulitani (Neapolitan pizza makers) is now open at 831 N. Market St. Although you can run in and grab a slice to go, the spot is much more than a pizza shop. The large menu includes panini, grinders and wraps, as well as salads, pasta entrees, wings and cheesesteaks. Many of the ingredients are imported from the family’s “home country” -- Italy. The colorful venue is spacious and welcoming with the family/ restaurant history illustrated along the walls, along with images of Napoli. For more information, call 652-1427 or visit www. dimeospizza.com.

American Illustration Gallery Reinstalled

The Delaware Art Museum has announced that its popular American illustration galleries -- the Peggy H. Woolard Howard Pyle Galleries and the Sue Ann and John L. Weinberg Gallery -- recently underwent a complete redesign and reinstallation. Galleries 4, 5, 6 and 7 now feature “The Storyteller’s Art,” a new interpretation of the Museum’s illustration collection, on view through December, 2012. Located on the main level between Fusco Hall and East Court, these galleries are permanent home to the museum’s prize collection of American illustration and Howard Pyle works. In preparation for the upcoming retrospective exhibition “Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscovered,” the galleries were redesigned to incorporate innovative interpretive techniques. The Storyteller’s Art features new and never-before-seen works by Pyle and other prominent American illustrators, along with added seating, and a variety of interactive activities. It’s an exhibit for all ages. For more information, visit www.delart.org.

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ctober is rolling in with fall temperatures and school in full swing, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop planning the fun. WRC’s CityLife Awards is just around the corner -- on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Public House, 900 Market St. It’s a great opportunity to see unsung heroes of Wilmington honored, hob knob with local leaders, enjoy delicious food, and listen to music by Billy Logue and his band. The event always draws a great crowd. If you’re looking for something to do with the kiddies, mark your calendar for Saturday, Nov. 5. WRC’s Downtown Fall Fest will be held on Market Street from noon to 4 p.m. The free family-friendly event will feature hayrides, face painting, moon bounces, healthy and fun lifestyle activities, food vendors, music and so much more. You don’t want to miss out on one of the premiere family events in the city. Also, this year, the event will once again feature the AZ Challenge, presented by AstraZeneca. Children of all ages are encouraged to pick up a punch card from an information tent and participate in fun activities on each block of the festival. They will be asked to choose a school or organization they are representing and hand in the cards at the end of the day. The school or organization with the most completed punch cards will receive $500. New to the Downtown Fall Fest this year is the Cadence Cycling Foundation Time Trial and community youth time trial. Youth and a cycling mentor from AstraZeneca will race the clock around Rodney Square with everyone being a winner, but those with the best time receiving medals. The event is always a hit with children of all ages and families looking for a free way to enjoy fall activities and experience the City of Wilmington. For more information on either event, visit www. downtownwilmington.com.

WRCFavorites

very month we’ll feature a few of the staff ’s favorite things that are happening in the city. Our favorites for August include (in no particular order!):

• DiMeo’s at 831 Market Street is now open • Bloomsberry Flowers has a Flower Power Happy Hour with a sale on ﬂowers each Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. • Dimensions & Co. is offering a new line of clothing • Collars N Cuffs on the 700 block of Market Street has tuxedo rentals

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