WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DELAWARE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
April 2012
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04/23/12Winterthur celebrates wine, DSO presents "Holst: The Planets," Clear Space premieres its children's theaterWine of the Times Cheers to Winterthur. On April 28 it opens “Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition,” a celebration of 300 objects and imagery created in response to our love of wine. “Uncorked!” shows how wine was marketed and consumed in America and Britain from the 1600s through the 1800s. See unique wine bottles, decanters and cellarettes, lead figures of Bacchus, “Champagne Charlie” song sheets, advertisements and more. Special events include wine dinners, cellar tours, local winery tastings, and a lunchtime lecture series by wine historians, collectors and curators of drinking vessels. There’s something for every wine enthusiast. The exhibition will be on view through January 6. winterthur.org/uncorked. Heavenly Music... |
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04/16/12World music, poetry and more Howard PyleWorld Music, Mozart and More Delaware Friends of Folk Coffeehouse presents Ustad Shafaat Khan at Wesley College Chapel in Dover on April 21. Ustad Shafaat Khan, a virtuoso of the sitar, tabl and surbahar, has performed at prestigious concert halls, music festivals and universities around the world. At Wesley, you can see why he has become one of India’s most renowned musicans. If you haven’t been to a DFF coffeehouse, this is a terrific opportunity to see what they’re all about. 877-delfolk On April 19 the Market Street Music Thursday Noontime Concert Series features Terra Soul Project at First & Central Presbyterian Church. Led by bassist Rob Swanson, this jazz group plays original works influenced by world music. Members have played with Ray Charles,... |
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04/09/12A week of amazing music, a slate of great art exhibitionsMagical Music This is a week of heaven for music lovers, with several great concerts in rapid succession. First, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra strings will perform Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, and Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 at the Hotel du Pont on April 10. See the Gold Ballroom transformed into an 18th century German concert hall to celebrate J.S. Bach, considered the father of modern music. You will be transported. 652-5577, delawaresymphony.org Newark Symphony Orchestra ends its chamber seriies with Emotions of a Virtuoso on April 14. Pianist Antonio Di Cristofano will perform a program of Schumann and Chopin at Newark High School. 369-3466, newarksymphony.org The market Street Music Thursday Noontime Concert Series on... |
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04/02/12Poet Laureate Joanne Ballingit reads, poet E. Jean Lanyon shows paintings at The Biggs Museum, and Fred Comegys visits Rehoboth Beach MuseumA Page From Her Own Book Mary Page Evans is without question one of Delaware’s most beloved painters. See a retrospective exhibition of her work in “Painted Poetry: The Art of Mary Page Evans,” at Delaware Art Museum through July 15. The show displays about 50 paintings that show Evans’ deft use of color and form in figure painting, as well as subjects and scenes taken directly from nature—gardens here and abroad, the Florida Coast and the Shenandoah Valley. You’ll see her influences—the impressionists, post-impressionists and abstract expressionists, as well as music, dance and writing. You’ll also see why her artist friends and critics have always been impressed. 571-9590, delart.org Speaking of Poetry Delaware Poet... |
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03/26/12Mary Page Evans at Delaware Art Museum, illustration at Brandywine River Museum, Celtic Harps in Smyrna, more great theaterLocal Treasure If you want to see a major exhibition of the work of one our most treasured local artists, head to the Delaware Art Museum for “Painted Poetry: The Art of Mary Page Evans," a retrospective that opens March 31. You’ll see beautiful depictions of nature as Evans has experienced it in favored places such as the Shenandoah Valley and the Florida coast, as well as local gardens and gardens in France, including Claude Monet’s Giverny. “In Evans’ work there is always a balance between the representational and the abstract as well as between impulsive and meditative applications of paint to her canvas,” painter Bill Scott has said. “She camouflages the numerous decisions and immense effort required to make her works look so... |
