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It’s Been Quite A
SHOW 25 Memorable Years for City Arts Scene
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It’s Been Quite a Show Highlighting 25 memorable years of Wilmington’s arts scene. By Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald
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WHAT’S ‘IN’ FOR
MARCH 2013
MUSIC
NOW - SAT, JUNE 15
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NOW - SATURDAY, MARCH 16
FOOD & DRINK
NOW - FRIDAY, MAY 31
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 8PM
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The Producers: A Mel Brooks Musical
State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle
LOL@THEGRAND, live @ the baby grand
DCCA • 200 S. Madison Street 302.656.6466 • bitly.com/XFJ9yi
New Candlelight Theatre • 2208 Millers Rd. 302.475.2313 • bitly.com/Wlytb4
Delaware Art Museum • 2301 Kentmere Parkway • 302.571.9590 bitly.com/XFJctG
818 N. Market Street • 302.658.7897 bitly.com/WlyvzM
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 9AM-9PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 8PM
WED, MAR 6 - SUN, MAR 17
WED, MAR 6 - SUN, MAR 10
Ninth Annual Drawing Marathon
Ballak Sissoko & Vincent Segal: Kora & Cello
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
MidAtlantic Wine & Food Festival benefitting 9 Delaware-based
Delaware College of Art and Design 600 North Market St. • 302.622.8000 bitly.com/XFJctI
Arden Gild Hall • 2126 The Highway 302.475.3126 • bitly.com/Wlytb8
Delaware Theatre Company 200 Water St. • 302.594.1100 bitly.com/XFJ9OP
FRI, MAR 8 - SUN, MAR 10
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 7PM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 5-7PM
Hooray for Hollywood
FullSet
$2 Night
Beethoven's World
DuPont Theatre • 11th & Market Streets 302.656.4401 • bitly.com/Wlytba
The Grand • 818 N. Market Street 302.658.7897 • bitly.com/WlyvzO
Delaware Children's Museum 550 Justison Street • 302.654.2340 bitly.com/XFJa5a
Laird Performing Arts Center at The Tatnall School • 1501 Barley Mill Road 302.998.2292 • bitly.com/WlyvzQ
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 5:30PM
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 8PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 12PM
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arts organizations! Various Locations #inWilm • bit.ly/RJnlFt
FRI, MAR 22 - SUN, MAR 24
Cirque Ziva
7th Annual Muttini Mixer
The Infamous Stringdusters
Easter Egg Hunt
The Grand Opera House 818 N. Market Street • 302.658.7897 bitly.com/WlyvQ4
Delaware Center for Horticulture 1810 North Dupont Street • 302.658.6262 bitly.com/Wlytrq
World Cafe Live at the Queen 500 North Market Street • 302.994.1400 bit.ly/XnwfFq
Marshall Steam Museum 3000 Creek Road • 302.239.2385 bitly.com/Wlytrs
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ART IS IN - EXHIBITS OPENING & CLOSING THIS MONTH
SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD Hagley Dollar Days Sundays thru Mar 24 200 Hagley Road • 302.658.2400
Artpratique
• Christine Kerrick: Characters 302.449.9540 • 302 W. 9th Street
Philadanco
Delaware Art Museum
• State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle thru Jun 1 302.571.9590 • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
• Benjamin Duke: Thresholds thru Mar 30 • John Williams: Homeward Reflections thru March 30 302.656.6466 • 200 South Madison Street
Burning Bridget Cleary
World Cafe live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371
Spring Photography Hike • Blue Ball Barn • 1914 West Park Drive • 302.577.1164
The Craft of Beer, MidAtlantic
Dream Friends Tea Party • DCCA The Yardless Garden • Bellevue State
Park • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963
Candlelight Comedy Club 2208 Millers Rd. • 302.475.2313
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 TH
Missing Links • The Queen • 302.994.1400
Bare Root Tree Workshop • TheDCH 1810 North Dupont Street • 302.658.6262
FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH
Jefferson Starship • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400
DFVA Spring Art Show • Hagley Museum 200 Hagley Rd. • 302.658.2400
THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST
WSTW’s The Homey Awards • The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400
Thurs. Noontime Concerts: David Schelat • First & Central • 302.761.4340
Desserts by Dana Extravaganza, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival
Think & Drink w/ DE Historical Society,
Hagley & WCL at The Queen • 302.295.2382
The Grand • 818 N. Market • 302.332.3788
FRIDAY, MARCH 22 ND
SATURDAY, MARCH 9 TH Sweet William Bakes, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival • Delaware Children’s
Peanut Butter and Jams welcomes Billy Kelly • World Cafe Live at The
Hike & Hot Chocolate • Brandywine Creek • 41 Adams Dam Rd • 302.577.3534
Artful Salsa Dancing • Delaware Art
Museum • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.571.9590
Afro-Cuban All Stars • The Grand
Museum • 550 Justison St. • 302.332.3788
300 South Madison Street • 302.656.6466
Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400
818 North Market Street • 800.37.GRAND
Sons of Cream • The Queen • 302.994.1400
SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD
POPS Concert • Dickinson Theatre Organ
A Taste for Art: Passport to France
Society • 1801 Miltown Rd. • 302.995.2603
benefiting Children & Families First Greenville Country Club • 302.777.9768
PBJ welcomes The Diggity Dudes
The Queen • 500 N. Market • 302.994.1400
Mythica & Melissa Cox • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
Woodside Farm Creamery Opening Day • 1310 Little Baltimore Rd. • 302.571.9590
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Bellevue Bunny Egg Hunt • Bellevue State Park • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963
Silver Screen Sundays: Prospero’s
Red Ribbon Runway benefiting AIDS
Books (1991) • Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.571.9590
Some Enchanted Evening, a Tribute to Marie Swajeski & Mar 3 • Delaware
Perpetuum Jazzile • The Grand
An Evening w/ Travis Tritt • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND
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TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH
An Evening w/ DSO Brass • Gold Ballroom at the Hotel du Pont • 800.37.GRAND
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy • World Cafe
THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH
Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371
Pee Wee Glee Club: The Obertones
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Floral Arranging: Lots of Luck
Tracey A and Roy Richardson
The Irish Rovers: The Beginning of the Long Goodbye Tour • World Cafe
Grace United Methodist • 900 Washington St.
300 South Madison Street • 302.656.6466
Wine+Food Festival • OperaDelaware Studios • 4 S. Poplar Street • 302.332.3788
Action! Animation Workshop • DCCA
818 North Market Street • 800.37.GRAND
SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH
Thurs. Noontime Concerts: Center City Chorale• First & Central Church
4651 Washington St. Extension • 302.761.4340
Gaelic Storm • The Grand
Spirits & Spirits: An Old West Ghost Tour • Rockwood Museum • 302.761.4340
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 300 S. Madison St. • 302.656.6466
Family In Conflict: Rockwood & The Civil War daily thru May 25
Market Street Music Festival Concert: Pyxis Piano Quartet • First & Central
TheDCH • 1810 N. Dupont St. • 302.658.6262
Out & About Magazine’s Shamrock Shuttle • outandaboutnow.com/loops
Art Salad 12pm every Thurs
Museum • 550 Justison Street • 302.654.2340
Children’s Theatre • 302.655.1014
Family Fun: Natural Egg Dyeing
THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH
Studios • 4 S. Poplar Street • 302.220.8285
Delaware • DCCA • 200 S. Madison Street
Bluebird Box Building • Brandywine Creek • 41 Adams Dam Rd • 302.577.3534
7pm every Wed • Shenanigans 125 N. Market St. • 302.691.8090
818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND
Evening Under the Stars benefiting Serviam Girls Academy • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market Street
Shipley Lofts • 701 Shipley Street
SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH
Open Mic Night w/ Mason Dunn
CTC presents On the Air! • Opera
Museum • 550 Justison St • 302.654.2340
CTC presents FEARLESS Improv
Museum • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.332.3788
Chris Botti • The Grand
Reading Rocks! (Read Across America Day) • Delaware Children's
Celebrity Chef Throw-Down Series
Wilmington Community Orchestra:
Brewery • 710 Justison Street • 302.472.2739
2301 Kentmere Parkway • 302.571.9590
DCM Gym thru Apr 28 • Delaware Children's
Magic Awakens• Music School of Delaware 4101 Washington St. • 302.762.1132
MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival Welcome Reception • Delaware Art
Museum • 505 N. Market St. • 302.655.7161
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 ND
Arm Chair Traveller Series & Mar 13 Woodlawn • 2020 W. 9th St. • 302.571.7425
Beer & Chocolate Pairing • Iron Hill
DelawareToday, Delaware Yesterday thru Mar 30 • Delaware History
World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
Butterflies Are Free thru March 24 Wilmington Drama League 10 West Lea Boulevard • 302.764.1172
World Cafe live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
Rockwood Museum & Park 4651 Washington St. Extension • 302.761.4340
Porchchops 25th Anniversary
Wee Have Fun Club 10am & 1pm Alternating Wed & Thurs thru March 14 Bellevue State Park • 302.761.6963
An Irish Connection thru Mar 30
Guest Lecture: The New Woman in Black and White • Delaware Art Museum
FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH
Bellevue • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
the DCCA, making the last return at approx. 8:30pm • 302.576.2135 • 200 S. Madison St.
The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400
Walk & History 9am Weds thru Mar 20
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Art on the Town Buses leave 5:45pm from
Peace, Love & Poetry • World Cafe Live at
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 TH
• Spring Break Group Show thru Mar 28 302.654.8638 • 3922 Kennett Pike
5105 Kennett Pike • 800.448.3883
Fountains of Wayne • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400
Chelsea Tavern • 821 N. Market Street
The Station Gallery
Opening Day: Winterthur Museum
Place • Wilm. Country Club • 302.547.7477
Flight Club every Tuesday 5:30-7:30
• Yakime Akela Brown: Art You Can Feel thru March 30 800.37.GRAND • 818 N. Market Street
Delaware Art Museum • 302.571.9590
Light Up the Nightbenefiting Sojourner’s
The Grand • 818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND
TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH
The Grand
Art is Tasty: Tailed, Peter de Sève
Thursday Noontime Concerts: Eliezer
Guttman & Lotus Cheng • First & Central • 1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371
DCM • 550 Justison St. • 302.654.2340
FRIDAY, MARCH 29 TH
TheDCH • 1810 N. Dupont St. • 302.658.6262
World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
The Sermon! • World Cafe Live at The
Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400
Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
SATURDAY, MARCH 30 TH
THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH Pick: MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival
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Jimmie’s Chicken Shack • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400
Nature Explorers Club • Brandywine
Creek State Park • 41 Adams Dam Road
MUSIC
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
FOOD & DRINK
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Delaware Art Museum
David Bromberg
Nancy Josephsen
It’s Been Quite A
SHOW 25 Memorable Years for City Arts Scene By Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald
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n 1988, I was anticipating my freshman year as a Penn State visual arts major and a wide-open world ahead. (Back then, I would have typed this piece on my new Brother™ electronic typewriter.) In my 20-plus years since as a Delaware resident, I’ve been thrilled to witness a fabulous arts renaissance in Wilmington. The city experienced a cultural explosion that began in earnest in the late 1980s and early ‘90s that continues today. But before that, Lee Kimball recalls, the arts scene was quite different. The former OperaDelaware executive director and longtime arts scene-ster remembers a much less-varied cultural landscape.
1988: The Delaware Art Museum completes its first expansion, followed the next year by its first Biennial exhibition. Twenty-five years later, the Museum is twice as large (another renovation occurred in 2005) and celebrates its Centennial with an array of events, including the statewide “Art is Everywhere” Campaign. 1992: Wilmington celebrates the opening of what would become Cab Calloway School of the Arts (initially the Creative and Performing Arts Middle School). The high school was added in 1997, and its first senior class graduated in 6 . COVER STORY
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“OperaDelaware had just hired its first full-time staffer (myself) and started development of what would become its studios on the waterfront; the art museum hadn’t yet begun its expansion; the Grand, the Dupont and Delaware Theatre Company were well established, but there was no First State Ballet Theatre, no Wilmington Children’s Chorus, no City Theater Company, no Mélomanie…the list goes on. “Today, we’re a richer community. Wilmington arts would make any city envious.” Here are some cool highlights from the 25-year Wilmington Arts journey:
2000. Today, Cab educates nearly 1000 students in music, communication arts, visual arts, drama and dance. 2002: David Bromberg and his wife, artist Nancy Josephson, arrive in Wilmington and establish David Bromberg Fine Violins retail and repair shop. Since then, they’ve served as arts ambassadors, cheerleaders for Wilmington and catalysts for Wilmington arts projects, businesses and people to flourish. 2009: CityFest in the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs launches
FringeWilmington, a five-day celebration of avant-garde, outrageous performance, visual art, and film. Many embraced the Festival, including First State Ballet Theatre, moving “traditional” arts out of the box with performances like “Nonsense in the Sense of Innocence.” 2010: Shipley Artist Lofts open at 701 Shipley St. The 23-unit building was geared toward affordable housing options for artists and arts administrators. Today, the Lofts are consistently near capacity and house the Chris White Gallery, home to a showcase of residents’ works and monthly comedy improv nights. MARCH 2013
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“During my 16 years with DDOA, I’ve seen tremendous growth in Wilmington’s arts scene, not only in the number of offerings, but also the impact that the arts have on our city,” says Paul Weagraff, executive director of the Delaware Division of the Arts. “Revitalization of Market Street and the Riverfront are prime examples of how the arts —nonprofit and commercial—are essential to a healthy, vibrant, livable community.” Indeed, we’ve seen organizations expand and revamp our cityscape. In 2000, The Grand added its baby grand space, contributing to Market Street’s revitalization; the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts found its permanent home on South Madison Street, playing a critical role in Wilmington’s Riverfront rebirth. Since the early 1990s, music ensembles like Brandywine Baroque, Mélomanie, Pyxis Piano Quartet, and the Copeland String Quartet have enhanced the music scene. Each continues to develop exciting repertoire and enjoy packed-house performances. Music and arts series have risen out of rich church programming like Market Street Music, The Arts at Trinity, and Art Slam at SsAM. We’ve welcomed arts newcomers, large and small, all helping to bolster Wilmington’s energy: The Delaware College of Art & Design (1996); First State Ballet Theatre (1999); Chris White Gallery & Shipley Artist Lofts (2010); World Café Live at the Queen (2011); and most recently, The Creative Vision Factory (2012), a gallery/studio space that offers individuals support, self-expression and recovery through art. Some organizations have celebrated impressive milestones: the 10th anniversary of the Wilmington Children’s Chorus (2012); the 20th anniversary of City Theater Company and of Mélomanie (2013); Christina Cultural Arts Center’s 65th anniversary (2011); the Centennial of the Delaware Art Museum (2012). “The Wilmington arts scene has truly evolved,” says Wilmington resident and arts supporter Christine Serio. “Our community is full of arts options; organizations are reaching out to younger, more diverse audiences; there’s a spirit more open to collaboration and innovation.” The traditional take on “arts” has also changed in our city, as we see the evolution and availability of new spaces, events and methods for people to experience the arts and more collaboration among organizations.
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“The arts seem more democratized now,” observes JulieAnne Cross, PR and social media professional, and champion of Delaware arts. “The word ‘art’ doesn’t necessarily mean museum, gallery or seated theater anymore. With Art Loop and music promoters blurring the lines and nontraditional spaces like FilmBrothers, Poppycock Tattoo, Spaceboy and The Black Box at OperaDelaware, I think it all helps to cultivate populations who may not call themselves ‘artsy,’ but are discovering and enjoying these new experiences.” Social media have enormously impacted the arts from both an awareness and promotional perspective. Organizations and artists can now promote projects months in advance and build momentum quickly, organically and affordably. Nights out are planned virtually and often spur-of-the-moment. “Just post where you’re going, you’re sure to hook another friend into joining you,” says Cross. The same applies to social media promotions and “reviews.” But even with widespread Internet, — Lee Kimball social media and mobile technology access, says Danielle Rice, executive director of the Delaware Art Museum, “The continuing success of the museum proves there’s no substitute for the inspiration, excitement and creativity generated by contact with authentic, original art.” For a city of Wilmington’s size, we house a wealth of arts and culture. We’re fortunate to enjoy a professional orchestra (the Delaware Symphony Orchestra); a professional opera company (OperaDelaware); a professional ballet company (First State Ballet Theatre); world-class art museums (Delaware Art Museum and DCCA), an independent/art film house (Theatre N); a multi-genre arts institution helping to reach at-risk and socioeconomically challenged residents (Christina Cultural Arts Center); a nationally accredited, statewide music education institution (The Music School of Delaware); and a leading-edge visual arts educational institution (Delaware College of Arts & Design), all within city limits. Few comparable cities can make such a claim. “This is evidence of a tremendous boom—not just in Wilmington, but all over Delaware,” says Kate Ransom, president and CEO of The Music School of Delaware. “Our city and state have become major players in the Mid-Atlantic arts scene, providing a meaningful piece of the ‘arts engine’ along the northeast corridor.”
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Where can and do we go from here? A few thoughts to ponder…
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on 25 years of consistently presenting information about places, people and events that have made the Greater Wilmington area smarter, stronger and more fun. Wilmington Renaissance Corporation is proud to be a partner and a friend. We wish you many more exciting years to come.
The Arts Are for Everyone “Every youth and adult should have the opportunity to explore self-expression through the arts,” says Raye Jones Avery, executive director of Christina Cultural Arts Center. “We must provide resources for those lacking income and exposure.” In addition, Avery notes, Wilmingtonians should look to support and expand artistic ventures that revive neighborhoods, making them safe, creative spaces. A colleague noted to me that we should make sure we’re bringing young people (i.e., school-age children) along on our artistic consumptions. Maybe push them to attend if they’re not so inclined – you never know what will speak to them when they’re afforded the experience. The Arts Are Local Let’s seek out more ways to promote the stories of our citizens and our city, and celebrate the works of Wilmington and Delaware artists. Some are already leading the charge: City Theater Company — known for offbeat edginess — embraces original work by local musicians/playwrights and will increase that spotlight in its coming seasons. Christina Cultural Arts Center’s Friday Live! concerts feature local artists, its faculty and students. Gable Music Ventures continue to promote local live music in venues all over the city. The Arts Are Evolving We must continue to create new arts experiences, and nontraditional and collaborative projects to entice new audiences. “Now more than ever, it’s important for us to engage by creating impactful live experiences,” comments OperaDelaware general manager Brendan Cooke. OperaDelaware focuses on that with the intimate nature of its Studio Series, as well as plans for more frequent offerings at its riverfront studios and reaching beyond the “top ten” operas. The Grand has expanded the genres and types of artists presented and increased its education and outreach programs. The Art Museum’s “Art is Social” series combines gallery walks with DJs, beer tastings, even burlesque. We’ve had an amazing evolution, and we’re certainly not done yet. Make Wilmington arts part of your next 25 years of fun in Delaware! It’s all good, it’s all Wilmington and it’s all happening…right in your backyard! Want more ArtStuff ? Follow @ArtsinMedia.
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Save the Date for WRC’s Annual Meeting!
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n Wednesday, April 24, Wilmington Renaissance Corporation will hold its seventh annual meeting at World Cafe Live at The Queen from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The theme is “Bringing Big Ideas to Life.” The purpose of the meeting is to update interested parties on the continuing development in the City, review WRC’s efforts through volunteer working groups, and release the 2012 annual report. The focus will be on WRC’s core strategic areas: education, infrastructure, quality of life and culture. Tickets are $50 and include a gourmet breakfast and complimentary parking at the Renaissance Center Garage on 5th Street, immediately adjacent to the World Cafe. (Enter 5th Street from either North Market or King streets.) Last year the event sold out, with more than 250 attendees. Go to http:// wrcbigideastolife.eventbrite.com/# for information regarding featured speakers and special guests, how to purchase tickets and sponsorship information. Staff Picks: Every month we highlight a few happenings in the City. Imperfect City at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Now-June 16 Imperfect City is a conversation-based exhibition that will evolve into a bustling, museum-scale town within the walls of the DCCA. The exhibition hinges upon interactivity and institutional transparency. The visitor is invited to become a citizen of Imperfect City by interfacing with the people involved and helping to decide the nature and future of this community. For more information go to: thedcca.org/imperfectcity Chris Botti at the Grand Opera House, Friday, March 1 The lush sounds of trumpet virtuoso Chris Botti once again will fill The Grand. With crossover appeal as both a jazz and pop musician, Botti has been called “adult contemporary’s darling” by The New York Times and has established himself as one of the important, innovative figures in contemporary music. For more information go to: http://www. thegrandwilmington.org
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Red Ribbon Runway at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Saturday, March 2 Join AIDS Delaware on Saturday, March 2, for Red Ribbon Runway—a stylish, sexy evening with an artsy fashion twist. After a red carpet entrance, enjoy a cocktail reception as our region’s hottest salons, artists, and designers highlight fashion as art and art as fashion. For more information go to: aidsdelaware.org Hooray for Hollywood at DuPont Theatre, Friday, March 8 Take a nostalgic journey through the most popular movie musicals of the last 50 years, including Singing in the Rain, The Glen Miller Story, Grease, Dirty Dancing and Titanic. Featuring a cast of 14 singers and dancers, a six-piece band, and more than 300 costume changes, the show will include more than 30 songs, including “Staying Alive,” “All that Jazz,” “Dancing Queen,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and many more. For more information go to: duponttheatre.com/hooray-hollywood Homey Awards at World Cafe Live at the Queen, Friday, March 8 Gable Music Ventures teams with WSTW’s Hometown Heroes to produce the Homey Awards at the World Cafe Live. This will be the first time Hometown Heroes has had an awards ceremony, so don’t miss it. Show time is 7 p.m. and tickets are $7. For more information go to: gablemusicventures.com “Beethoven’s World” at Laird Performing Arts Center/Tatnall School, Friday, March 22 Richard Wagner, moved by the buoyancy and physicality of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, called it “the apotheosis of the dance.” It’s filled with crackling energy, relentless drive and exuberance---qualities that characterize much of Beethoven’s output. For more information go to: delawaresymphony.org
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Delaware Home Show March 2, 10-6pm March 3, 11-4pm Chase Center on the Riverfront
2013 American Girl Fashion Show March 9- 10am, 2pm, and 6pm March 10- noon and 4pm Chase Center on the Riverfront
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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Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show March 23-24, 10-4pm Chase Center on the Riverfront
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 29. Penn Cinema Riverfront IMAX, PENNCINEMARIVERFRONT.COM Photo by Dick Dubroff of Final Focus Photography
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MARCH RIVERFRONT EVENTS DSWA Household Hazardous Waste Collection March 2, 8-4pm DSWA operates Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events at different locations throughout the year. Delaware residents can bring their HHW to the event free of charge. Frawley Stadium www.dswa.com Delaware Home Show March 2, 10-6pm March 3, 11-4pm Special guest—Garden Guru Mike McGrath is host of the nationally syndicated Public Radio show You Bet Your Garden and Garden Editor for WTOP news radio in Washington, D.C. It’s the only show in Delaware dedicated solely to the consumer home improvement field. The show has been going on for 20 years and each year it gets better and better! Chase Center on the Riverfront www.delawarehomeshow.com Wilmington Heart Ball March 2, 6:30pm Our evening celebrates: our work and mission; our donors and volunteers; and—most importantly—the lives saved and improved because of everyone’s effort. Join us for an evening of dancing, hors d’ oeuvres, seated dinner with wine, and a silent and live auction. Chase Center on the Riverfront www.heart.org/wilmingtonheartball.com LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE March 6-10 and 13-17, Show times vary by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron Proving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, with its compulsively entertaining subject matter, has become an international hit among both women and the men who love them. This intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron is based on the best-selling book, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons’ friends. Like the popular book, the show
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uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories that all women can relate to, creating one of the most enduring theatergoing experiences in New York and now across the country. Delaware Theatre Company www.delawaretheatre.org
Welcome Back Osprey March 20, 1-2:30pm Celebrate spring migration and the return of the DEEC osprey. View the spring migrant through binoculars, play an osprey game and read an osprey story. DuPont Environmental Education Center www.duponteec.org
Parents Night Out! Nocturnal Animals March 8, 6:40-8:30pm Set mom and dad loose to have dinner along Wilmington’s Riverfront while you stay at DEEC and have all the fun with games, a scavenger hunt and an evening hike. Dinner provided. Parents receive a coupon for Timothy’s Riverfront Grill. DuPont Environmental Education Center www.duponteec.org
Third Annual Delaware Chili Run March 23 2 Mile Run.Eat.Run Registration begins at 8:30am. Race begins at 10:30am Benefiting the Boy Scouts of America Dravo Plaza www.kintera.org/faf/home/ default.asp?ievent=1052175
2013 “Girls Can Do Anything!” 5K run/walk March 9 Registration begins at 11am Race begins at Noon For more information please visit our website! Benefits One Village Alliance Dravo Plaza www.iamthevillage.org 2013 American Girl Fashion Show March 9- 10am, 2pm, and 6pm March 10- noon and 4pm Ticket Price: $35 per person (includes a meal, American Girl goodie bag for children, program book for adult and door prizes) All proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House of Delaware Chase Center on the Riverfront www.rmhde.org Harriet Tubman Journey Centennial Walk/Run/Ride Celebration March 10 Registration starts at 8:30am Run starts at 9:45am Walk starts at 10am Dravo Plaza www.harietttubmanjourney.org
Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show March 23-24, 10-4pm Visit the country’s largest train and toy show! See hundreds of tables of trains and toys for sale, huge operating model railroads, activities for kids and more! Kids 12 and under are FREE admittance- adult admission is just $7- tickets are good for both event days. Chase Center on the Riverfront www.greenbergshows.com Bird Watching for Beginners March 28, 5:30-7:30pm If you like to look for birds but do not know what they are or how to find out, then join bird expert Jim White to learn the ins and outs of birding as you walk the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge looking for the birds of spring. DuPont Environmental Education Center www.duponteec.org Grace Church United Methodist Sunrise Service March 31, 5:30am Hare Pavilion www.gracechurchum.org
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