WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DELAWARE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
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08/13/12Happy Birthday to UsDT Turns 50—With a Bang In 1962, the interstate highway system was just getting traction, the Delaware Memorial Bridge had only one span, and the Cape May-Lewes Ferry had not yet set sail. Fifty years later, the state is a much different place, and through it all, Delaware Today has been there to document the changes. See how in “Delaware Yesterday, Delaware Today: 1962-2012” at the Delaware History Center in Wilmington beginning Aug. 18. The exhibit shows how the magazine has evolved from a small black-and-white publication with regular features like the quaint Flo Knows Fashion into the glossy, full-color publication you read today for the latest on great restaurants, the arts, emerging lifestyle trends, home design, interesting personalities and more. Objects... |
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08/06/12Get Your Tickets Now!The Show of Shows Act now: Tickets for Winterthur’s peerless Delaware Antiques Show are officially on sale. This year, join internationally renowned designer Carolyne Roehm Nov. 9-11 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. Roehm, with Gov. Jack Markell and first lady Carla Markell, is a Delaware Antiques Show co-chair. Author of “A Passion for Interiors,” Roehm is known for her classic style and tastes. Meet her at the opening party on Nov. 8 and take a sneak peek of wares from 60 of the best dealers in the country. Special for this show, the “Color Counts” exhibition will reveal Henry Francis du Pont's unerring eye for decorating. There’s more, of course. Stay tuned as the date draws near. 888-4907, winterthur.org... |
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07/30/12More Wyeth, More Shakespeare, More CelebratingExtended Tours If you were disappointed to learn that tours of Andrew Wyeth’s recently opened studio were sold out, here’s relief: The Brandywine River Museum has added eight new dates. Schedule a Tuesday—and soon—to see the studio, which shows how a true American master thought and worked. The Chadds Ford studio was Wyeth’s workplace from 1940 until 2008, the place where he created some of his most famous works. Wyeth was the son of renowned artist N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), famous for illustrating “Treasure Island” and other classic tales, and father of Jamie Wyeth, a famous painter is his own right. Tours take place every Tuesday through Nov. 13. The tours on July 31, Aug. 14, Aug. 28, Sept. 11, Sept. 25, Oct. 9, Oct. 23 and Nov. 6 are... Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink |
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07/23/12Get Your Shakespeare—Quick!Celebrating the Bard—For a Bit Longer Hurry, hurry, hurry. The annual Delaware Shakespeare Festival at Rockwood Mansion Park in Wilmington concludes this week on July 28. This year the festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with a production of the hilarious “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” During one enchanting forest night, a fairy king and queen duel for supremacy, young lovers fall wildly out of and into love, and the world's worst acting troupe puts on a remarkable show. It’s a magical way to celebrate the season—and one very important event. 415-3373, delshakes.org If you miss the fest, you can catch a performance by Delaware Shakespeare Theatre on Aug. 2 at The Freeman Stage at Bayside in Fenwick Island. (436-3015, freemanstage.org).... Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink |
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07/16/12Celebrating Shakespeare, The Wonderful Brandywiners and a Rock Show to End AllCelebrating the Bard—at Last We’re deep into the annual Delaware Shakespeare Festival at Rockwood Mansion Park in Wilmington. This year the festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with a production of the hilarious “A Midsummer Night's Dream” through July 28. During one enchanting forest night, a fairy king and queen duel for supremacy, young lovers fall wildly out of and into love, and the world's worst acting troupe puts on a remarkable show. It’s a magical way to celebrate the season—and one very important event. 415-3373, delshakes.org If you miss the fest, don’t forget “A Midsummer Night's Dream” as part of Shakespeare in the Garden at the Rehoboth Art League. Meet the New Faces of Shakespeare, a company... |
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07/09/12Inside the Wyeth StudioWhy Not Wyeth? Do yourself a favor and carve out a Tuesday for a tour of Andrew Wyeth’s recently opened studio, which shows how a true American master thought and worked. Docents offer “Three Generations of Wyeth Art” from the Brandywine River Museum's collections, followed by lunch in the museum restaurant. The Chadds Ford studio was Wyeth’s workplace from1940 until 2008, the place where he created some of his most famous works. Wyeth was the son of renowned artist N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), famous for illustrating “Treasure Island” and other classic tales, and father of Jamie Wyeth, a famous painter is his own right. To celebrate the studio’s opening, the museum offers “A Painter's View: The Andrew Wyeth Studio,”... |
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07/02/12The Biggs Honors the Award Winners, Hear "The Word"Feting the Fellows A highlight of every season at the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover is “Award Winners,” an annual celebration of achievements of Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships recipients. “Award Winners XII” honors Newark violinist Xiang Gao, “a rare and soulful virtuoso,” according to The New York Times, who has performed for heads of state around the world, among other top-tier visual and performing artists and writers. They are: Mahasveta Barua, William Bretzger, David Brinley, Anne Marie Cammarato, Fostina Dixon-Kilgoe, Gary Hanna, Ramona Maziarz, Abby Millager, James Miller, Ellen Priest, Nicholas Serratore, Jessica Stephens, Sally Van Orden and Carol Woolworth. “Award Winners” is one of the... |
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06/25/12Lots of Great TheaterLife is a Cabaret Clear Space Theatre Company’s Summer Repertory Season begins on June 28 with the opening of “Cabaret,” followed by the opening of “Annie” on June 30 and “Broadway at the Beach” on July 5. The three shows play in two-day rotations, Tuesday-Sunday through Sept. 2. In “Cabaret,” Katharine Ariyan, a seven-year veteran of Clear Space, will take on the iconic role of Sally Bowles. Ariyan began performing at the age of 8 when she attended a summer theater camp at the Delaware Theatre Company. She joined Clear Space at age 12. “Since my first year of ‘Scrooge!’ I’ve been taught by the Clear Space staff in their Broadway Bound program, my high school theater classes, and in numerous productions... |
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06/18/12Flamenco, Photos and FilmOlé Here’s a spicy event for a warm summer night: Guitarra—An Evening of Classical and Flamenco Guitar, Song and Dance! presented by the Kennett Symphony at the Open Air Theatre of Longwood Gardens on June 23 (rain date June 24). See and hear classical and flamenco guitarist and singer Marija Temo perform a tribute to writer and poet Garcia Lorca in a composition by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, followed by Rodrigo's beloved guitar concerto. In the second half, flamenco dancer Ulrika Frank will join Temo as she performs Manuel deFalla’s El Amor Brujo (“The Love Sorcerer”). Temo is recognized as a virtuoso classical-flamenco guitarist, vocalist, dancer and conductor. She artfully combines her unique flamenco and classical talents in... |
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06/11/12The Centennial ContinuesTo 100 Years Admission to Delaware Art Museum will be free June 23 to celebrate the opening of two exhibitions. First “Once Upon a Time in Delaware/In Quest of the Perfect Book” explores decorative book covers through the eyes of artist Nina Katchadourian and local collector Mary G. Sawyer. Katchadourian used volumes from Sawyer's collection of 2,000 rare books to makes photographs of books grouped so their titles can be read as a sequence. The results are both humorous and insightful. Meet Katchadourian at 1:30 p.m. for discussion and a dessert reception. Reservations are requested. In commemoration of the museum’s centennial, “100 Works for 100 Years” displays a fraction of the 12,000 objects in its collection, each selected for its... |
