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!

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!

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

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

Greater Wilmington, Delaware is heating up the cold winter months with hot weekend hotel rates and some very cool dates you will not want to miss.

Choose from eight area hotels offering up to 40% off your second night stay weekends now through March 2012.
Then, take your hot rates savings and explore some
cool dates this winter in Greater Wilmington. 

Cool Dates in Greater Wilmington

• Delaware Art Museum presents
  Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscovered
  Now through March 4, 2012
  
  
• Midatlantic Food + Wine Feast
  February 23 through 26, 2012
  
  
• Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens
  January 20 through March 25, 2012
  
  
• Wine & Chocolate Month
  Brandywine Valley Wine Trail
  Weekends in February

Save up to 40%.  Plan your weekend getaway now, visit GetawaytoWilmingtonDE.com. 

Let Amtrak get you here.
30% on an Amtrak Companion Fare to Wilmington, Delaware.

• View 25-foot-long skeletons of theropods Deltadromeus
  and Afrovenator
• Size yourself up against a six-foot-tall Jobaria leg bone
• Touch a plant-eater's skull and a petrified tree trunk
• Learn about Paul Sereno, Ph.D.'s paleontological adventures
• Look into the eyes of a Carcharodontosaurus head and imagine being chased by one of the largest predators ever to walk the earth

American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
Over 40 exhibits trace the past and future of rotary wing aircraft. You can climb aboard the interactive hands-on helicopters and experience a working wind tunnel. This is an exciting and fun place for the whole family to learn about helicopters and the science of their flight.

Historic Houses of Odessa
Visit the village of Odessa, Delaware and admire examples of 18th- and 19th-century architecture, and tour the Historic Odessa Foundation's five historic houses.


Click here to search all of the great attractions in Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley.

All of us at the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau join in saying thank you and wishing you and yours a happy holiday and a prosperous new year.

And for those procrastinators here are a few helpful links for those last minute holiday needs...

Sunday Brunch Hot Spots...
a brucnh gift card makes a great gift!

Find that elusive gift at one of our tax-free shops

Browse our selection of Getaway Packages -
another great gift idea!

Visit us over the holidays, we have several itineraries to chose from, including a one-day Spririt of Christmas visit.

Don't forget all that Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley has to offer this holiday season. From the the magnificent du Pont mansions to the quaint Historic Houses of Odessa you'll be sure to find something for everyone.

And to help you out we've created the following guides to help you experience a Greater Wilmington Holiday!

• All dressed up for the holidays; Hagley Museum, Longwood Gardens, Winterthur, & Nemours
  
  
• Historic Holiday Traditions
  
  
• A Brandywine Christmas
  
  
• The Spirit of Christmas: One Day Itinerary