The Wilmington Blue Rocks look to lead off their 2012 campaign with pitching and hitting through an array of youthful talent that has been glued together by new manager Vance Wilson. Join them this season for inexpensive family entertainment as they aim to provide Greater Wilmington with a championship!

For a sneak peek of the Wilmington Blue Rocks check out our exclusive preview video below!

Now through July 15 experience the art of Wilmington-based painter Mary Page Evans in the Delaware Art Museum's new exhibit Painted Poetry: The Art of Mary Page Evans.

Mary Page Evans works directly from nature, seeking to capture a specific landscape, figure, tree, or sky. She is engaged by particularity, making an effort to establish the locale, the time of day, and the quality of light and her expressive use of color and line evoke movement and light found in the natural world.

For a sneak peek of the Painted Poetry: The Art of Mary Page Evans check out our exclusive preview video below!

Hop on over to Auburn Heights next Saturday, April 7th, for a fun-filled afternoon with the Easter Bunny! Load the car with the kids and their baskets and join the hunt for more than 1,500 eggs hidden around Auburn Heights and the Marshall Steam Museum. Kids will have fun while scouring the grounds for golden eggs which will earn them a special prize from the Easter Bunny! In addition to the Easter Egg Hunt enjoy rides aboard the Auburn Valley Railroad, eating fresh steam-popped popcorn from a vintage popper, and see the electric trains and antique autos on display from T. Clarence Marshall's Collection!

For more information on Auburn Heights Easter Egg Hunt please click here.

Spring into action with cycling in Greater Wilmington!

The Wilmington Grand Prix and Delaware's Secretary of Transportation, Shailen Bhatt, played host to Professional Cyclist Tim Johnson as he pedaled through Greater Wilmington this past week. Tim Johnson's Ride on Washington pit stopped in Downtown Wilmington and Bhatt spoke with our visitors about how Delaware has gone to great lengths to ensure cycling enthusiasts have a safe place to ride trails and roads for years to come.

For more on Tim Johnson's visit and cycling in the Greater Wilmington areas check out our exclusive video below!

The earliest Irish immigrants of Greater Wilmington trace back to the 17th century with the founding of the New Castle Presbytery in 1706. And to this day, Wilmingtonians, Irish or not, take the celebration of their deep Irish heritage very seriously. Whether they are dressed head-to-toe in shamrock green outfits, marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, or tossing back a pint at a favorite watering hole, Wilmington knows how to get its Irish on.

If you plan to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Wilmington here are a few local restaurants and pubs that will help you do it right. May the luck of the Irish be with you and be safe.

St. Patty's Day Stout Celebration at Iron Hill

$2 Pot o' sliders w/ Guinness and Smithwicks specials at Union City Grille

Authentic Irish Food Specials, Irish Dancers, and a Bagpiper at Timothy's On The Riverfront

New Sweden blends traditional folk instruments with a modern twist at World Café Live at The Queen

DJ Cue and live Bag Pipers play at Kid Shelleen's

St. Pat's Menu, Live Music Entertainment, Irish Bagpipers, & Dancers at Kildare's Irish Pub

Corn beef and cabbage, Irish Stew, and Irish Dancers at Stoney's Pub

- The Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Win a Barrels on the Brandywine Passport courtesy of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail and VisitWilmingtonDE.com - $30 Value!

Each Passport provides access to seven unique wineries located on the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail where you can taste developing vintages right out of the barrel. Plus, you will have a chance to venture into the wineries cellars, see new wines firsthand, and enjoy music and other special events.

So hurry up and don't wait to sign up to win a free Barrels on the Brandywine Passport!

Brandywine Valley
Wine Trail

Penns Woods Winery
Chaddsford Winery
Kreutz Creek Vineyards
Patone Cellars
Paradocx Vineyard
Twin Brook Winery
Black Walnut Winery

Baseball is in the air!

Our Wilmington Blue Rocks are packed and headed to the warm climate of Arizona for Spring Training and the start of their 20th season in Wilmington.

Diehard fans from around Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley, joined by Mr. Celery, showed their enthusiasm as they turned out in large numbers at Frawley Stadium to get their hands on individual tickets for the 2012 season and a chance to watch some of Major League Baseball's rising young stars.

Today, we rank our top ten most talented and successful Wilmington Blue Rocks alumni to hit the Major Leagues.

10. Alex Gordon - Wilmington Blue Rocks: 2010 -Current team:Kansas City Royals
9. Chad Durbin - Wilmington Blue Rocks: 1998 - Current team: Cleveland Indians
8. Clay Buchholz - Wilmington Blue Rocks: 2006 - Current team:Boston Red Sox
7. Jed Lowrie - Wilmington Blue Rocks: 2006 - Current team:Boston Red Sox
6. Jacoby Ellsbury - Wilmington Blue Rocks: 2006 - Current team:Boston Red Sox
5. Mike Sweeney - Wilmington Blue Rocks: 1995 - Retired
4. Ryan Braun -Wilmington Blue Rocks: 2004 - Current team: Milwaukee Brewers
3. Carlos Beltran -Wilmington Blue Rocks: 1997, 1998 - Current team: St. Louis Cardinals
2. Zack Greinke - Wilmington Blue Rocks: 2002, 2003 - Current team: Milwaukee Brewers
1. Johnny Damon -Wilmington Blue Rocks: 1994 - Current team: Free Agent

This is our Top 10, what's yours?! Add a comment below to tell us!

We'd like to commend the Wilmington Blue Rocks for their accomplishments and developing such talented young players for the Major Leagues. And be sure to keep your eye on 2012 hot prospects Kevin Chapman, a 6'4" left-handed closer, and Tim Melville, a 6'5" right-handed starting pitcher.

Win 4 Box Seats to the Wilmington Blue Rocks 2012 Home Opener!.

- The Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitor's Bureau

If you're opting to stay home this Valentine's Day rather than venture out to one of the many great restaurants in Greater Wilmington, we are offering up several unique and creative ideas to have fun with your Valentine.

Learn more by visiting our special Valentine's Day Board on Pinterest.com. We've put together ideas that are sure to impress your Valentine and score points with the one you love.

Visit us on Pintrest.com today and get a little creative this Valentine's Day. And don't forget to keep checking back to our Pinterest Boards for more fun and creative ways to enjoy Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley!

- The Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitor's Bureau

In Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley there are some of us (Ravens Fans) that still feel the wounds delivered by Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots are fresh. For others (Eagles & Redskins Fans) it's been a long second half of the season with highs and lows that have left us fall much shorter then our friends from Baltimore. But, at the end of the season, we all have one thing in common - we tune in to watch the Big Game!

On this special weekend it's more than just Eagles, Ravens, and Redskins fans uniting at locations across Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley. This weekend it's sports enthusiasts, commercial lovers, and kids of all ages that tune in on their big screen TV's as our neighbors from the Northeast battle it out for supreme glory.

If you are still uncertain where to watch Sunday's biggest of big contests, let us help you choose the perfect spot right here in Greater Wilmington!

- The Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Great locations to catch the Big Game!

Theatre N
Timothy's on the Riverfront
Stoney's Pub
James Street Tavern
Kid Shelleen's
Kildare's Irish Pub
Washington Street Ale House
Iron Hill
Extreme Pizza
Bella Vista Trattoria & Pizzeria

As we continue to elude our traditional winter weather an occasional bite from Mother Nature tends to kick in exactly on our days off from work! Not to worry we have a couple solutions that you may want to consider to keep warm, stay dry, and relax with your friends and family!

This year to kickoff Greater Wilmington's 2012 Theatre and Performing Arts schedule we have three shows that you don't want to miss!

Time Stands Still, performed by Delaware Theatre Company, follows a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life!

Miss Saigon, performed by New Candlelight Theatre, is one of Broadway's most spectacular musicals that is set during the Vietnam War and is filled with intense drama, impossible romance, and a historical setting!

Dead Man's Cell Phone, performed by Bootless Artworks, humorously explores technology and the disconnect people are experiencing in the digital age!

We hope you have the chance to see all three performances and that you keep your eye out for more fantastic Theatre and Performing Arts around Greater Wilmington in 2012!

- The Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitor's Bureau