Calendar of Events

Glow: Living Lights

Date(s): 01/26/2013 - 05/27/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 9:30AM-4PM
Location: Delaware Museum of Natural History
Contact Email:dmccunney@delmnh.org
Wilmington, DE 19807
Phone: 302-658-9111
General Admission Adult: $9.
General Admission Child: $7.
General Admission Senior: $8.
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Have you ever wondered what makes a firefly glow? Or how strange sea creatures light up the deepest depths of the ocean? Exploring one of the most incredible, yet least understood phenomenons on the planet, Glow: Living Lights takes visitors on a journey into the world of bioluminescence, a living organism's ability to produce its own light. This fascinating special exhibit answers the questions of what bioluminescence is and how it differs from other forms of light. Created by ExhibitIQ and sponsored locally by Dupont.

imPERFECT CITY : A User-Generated Community

Date(s): 02/09/2013 - 06/16/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

The first in a series of DCCA exhibitions devoted to the art of social engagement and public participation in the curatorial process, imPERFECT CITY welcomes you to imagine an ideal community at the DCCA. Become a citizen of this unprecedented living exhibition by attending the Town Hall planning meetings and allowing your voice to shape the nature and future of imPERFECT CITY.

Winterthur in Spring

Date(s): 03/01/2013 - 06/30/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10AM-5PM
Location: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Address: 5105 Kennett Pike
Winterthur, DE 19735
Phone: 800-448-3883,302-888-4600
Admission: various
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Winterthur Museum houses the largest collection of early American decorative arts, dating from 1650-1860. General admission to this magnificent American country estate, formerly the home of collector Henry Francis duPont, includes the Galleries, naturalistic gardens, children's garden and an introductory house tour.  Additional tours of the 175-room house are available every day at extra cost.  Narrated garden tram rides are offered daily (10am-4pm) and the last house tour tickets are sold at 3:15.  Visit website for a listing of special events, Gallery exhibits, lectures, children's activities and more.

Watercolor Open Studio

Date(s): 03/31/2010 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Wednesday)
Times: 1PM-3:30PM
Location: Center for the Creative Arts
Address: 410 Upper Snuff Mill Road
Yorklyn, DE 19736
Phone: 302-239-2434

The Blue Studio will be open to practicing watercolorists of all ages to join in a spirit of camaraderie.

Brewery Tours and Tastings

Date(s): 05/01/2010 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Saturday)
Times: Wednesday 4:00 - 6:30 / Saturday 12:00 Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Producer/Sponsor: Twin Lakes Brewery
Location: Twin Lakes Brewing Company
Contact Email:fresh-local-delicious@hotmail.com
Address: 4210 Kennett Pike
Greenville, DE 19807
Phone: 302-658-1826
Admission: Other
General Admission Adult: $22.50
General Admission Senior: $20.00
Contact: Carol E. Tedesco
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Brewery Tours/Tastings

Columbus Inn Brunch

Date(s): 10/17/2010 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Sunday)
Times: 10AM-2PM
Location: Columbus Inn
Contact Email:info@columbusinn.com
Address: 2216 Pennsylvania Ave.
Wilmington, DE 19806
Phone: 302-571-1492
General Admission Adult: $20.00
General Admission Child: $10.00
General Admission Senior: $20.00
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THE Sunday Brunch Buffet is back and better than ever, featuring a whole pig roast, raw bar, eggs benny bar, wilmington waffles, french toast and SO much more. Also featuring Bloody Mary Bar...

Free admission on Sundays to the Delaware Art Museum

Date(s): 01/02/2011 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Sunday)
Times: noon - 4
Location: Delaware Art Museum
Address: 2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806
Phone: 302-571-9590
Admission: free
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Free admission on Sundays, thanks to support from AstraZeneca.

Daily Specials at Palettes

Date(s): 04/01/2011 (No End Date)   (Recurring daily)
Times: 5PM-close
Location: Palettes Restaurant & Lounge
Address: 4727 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone: 302-478-6000
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Children Assistance

Daily Specials every day from 5pm - close.

Family Night Cruise on the River Taxi

Date(s): 06/02/2011 - 08/29/2013   (Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Thursday)
Times: 5,6&7PM
Location: Riverfront Wilmington River Taxi
Address: 815 Justison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-425-4890x109
Admission: $15 for a family of 4

Combine a River Taxi ride on the Christina with a discount on ice cream at Molly's Old Fashioned Ice Cream & Deli.Cost is $15 per family of 4.Tickets may be purchased on board.Board at Dravo Plaza.

Live Music at Tutto Fresco by Scotto!

Date(s): 01/13/2012 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Friday)
Times: 6:30-9:30PM
Location: Tutto Fresco by Scotto
Contact Email:Contact@tuttofrescode.com
Address: 514 Philadelphia Pike
Wilmington, DE 19809
Phone: 302-762-9094
Admission: Free
Contact: Barbara Scotto
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Live Music @ the Bar every Friday Night.

First Friday Art Stroll

Date(s): 03/01/2012 - 01/01/2015   (Recurring monthly on the 1st)
Times: 6-9PM
Location: Historic Kennett Square
Contact Email:admin@historickennettsquare.com
Address: 106 W. State St.
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-444-8188
Admission: Free
Contact: Historic Kennett Square
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Every First Friday of the month, Historic Kennett Square sponsors an Art Stroll, where galleries and shops showcase work from local artists and offer guests light refreshments and live music.

Swingin' At Sully's

Date(s): 09/09/2012 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday)
Location: Sullivan's Steakhouse
Address: 5525 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone: 302-479-7970
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Join us in the bar every Thursday and Sunday for $6. signature cocktails, select wines, bar entrees and live music.

Sunday Brunch at Cantwell's Tavern

Date(s): 01/06/2013 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Sunday)
Times: 10AM-2PM
Location: Cantwell's Tavern
Address: 109 Main St.
Odessa, DE 19730
Phone: 302-376-0600
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Sunday Brunch featuring great homemade dishes and a make-your-own Bloody Mary bar, at the tavern in the Historic Brick Hotel.

Free Sunday mornings at Brandywine River Museum

Date(s): 01/13/2013 - 11/24/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday)
Times: 9:30AM-noon
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
Admission: free
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Visitors can also enjoy "Breakfast on the Brandywine"  from 9:30-11:30 am in the museum's cafeteria-style restaurant overlooking the river.  Museum admission is free for members all day, every day.

Clay Date

Date(s): 01/25/2013 - 05/24/2013   (Recurring monthly on the 4th Friday)
Times: 7-9PM
Location: Delaware Art Museum
Address: 2301 Kentmere Pkwy.
Wilmington, DE 19806
Phone: 302-571-9590
General Admission Adult: $30.members/$35. non-members
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Braille
• Children Assistance

Clay DateFridays,  January 25, and February 22 .$30 Members, $35 Non-Members (per person, per session). Participants will experiment with clay and complete a functional piece of pottery in a relaxed and social atmosphere. Clay Date fillsup quickly; be sure to register in advance at delart.org. No experience necessary. Supplies, beer, wine, and light snacks provided.

State of The Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle

Date(s): 02/09/2013 - 06/01/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10AM-4PM W-S, noon-4PM Sun.
Location: Delaware Art Museum
Address: 2301 Kentmere Pkwy.
Wilmington, DE 19806
Phone: 302-571-9590
Admission: various/free on Sundays
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Braille
• Children Assistance

This exhibit explores the wide range of American illustration built on the traditional skills of Pyle's era.

An Implied Narrative: Contemporary Figurative Drawing

Date(s): 02/16/2013 - 06/16/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Featuring DCCA artist members from the mid-Atlantic and the mid-West, An Implied Narrative focuses on contemporary drawing and how personal and cultural narratives are communicated through representations of the human figure.

Gertrude Kasebier's Photographs of Eight: Portraits for Promotion

Date(s): 02/23/2013 - 07/07/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10AM-4PM W-S, noon-4PM Sun.
Location: Delaware Art Museum
Address: 2301 Kentmere Pkwy.
Wilmington, DE 19806
Phone: 302-571-9590
Admission: various/free on Sundays
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Braille
• Children Assistance

This exhibit explores how one group of AMerican artists used photography and the media to promote themselves and their 1908 exhibition.

DRIFT: A Series of Citywide Engagements

Date(s): 03/01/2013 - 06/16/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

For the first DRIFT, Philadelphia-based artist Lauren Ruth will organize the world’s slowest marathon in the city of Wilmington. Evolving out of a running club that Ruth is organizing for ImPERFECT CITY, the artist brings local communities together through this interactive project. Ruth’s “marathon in installments” invites the public to participate in a 26.2-mile race, taking place over the course of two and a half months. The artist partners with participants to design their own marathon by suggesting running routes that highlight the neighborhoods they inhabit.

Imagined Places: The Art of Alexi Natchev

Date(s): 03/02/2013 - 08/04/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10AM-4PM W-S, noon-4PM Sun.
Location: Delaware Art Museum
Address: 2301 Kentmere Pkwy.
Wilmington, DE 19806
Phone: 302-571-9590
Admission: various/free on Sundays
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Braille
• Children Assistance

An exhibit that features over 40 works by this Bulgarian-born children's book illustrator who is currently the Illustration Area Coordinator at Delaware College of Art and Design.

Centennial Afternoon Tea

Date(s): 03/14/2013 - 12/31/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 3-4:30PM
Location: Green Room at the Hotel du Pont
Contact Email:dining.reservations@usa.dupont.com
Address: 11th & Market Sts.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-594-3154
Admission: $28
Contact: Dining Reservations
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Children Assistance

The Centennial Tea features our new centennial tea blend, created especially for the Hotel du Pont’s centennial celebration. This tea is infused with a burst of pineapple, the international symbol of hospitality, to commemorate our commitment for 100 years. Also featured at our Centennial Tea are various blends from the Delaware Art Museum and several DuPont Estates in the Brandywine Valley. Choose from Longwood, Winterthur, Hagley, and Nemours teas.Throughout the year, the Green Room also will offer themed teas, such as Downton Abbey Tea, Patriotic Tea, Halloween Tea and Nutcracker Tea. $28 per person, not including gratuity.

Jazz Night at Basil

Date(s): 03/28/2013 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Thursday)
Times: 8-11PM
Location: Basil Restaurant
Address: 422 Delaware Ave.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-654-8300
General Admission Adult: $5
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Enjoy Live Jazz from different bands every Thursday night!

Philemona Williamson New Work

Date(s): 03/30/2013 - 07/13/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Philemona Williamson creates folk art-inspired, narrative paintings investigating the diverse lives of adolescents. Her work has been shown in many one-person and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad.

Andrew Wyeth Studio Tours

Date(s): 04/01/2013 - 11/24/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Daily, 9:30AM-4:30PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
General Admission Adult: $12
General Admission Child: $6/students w/ID and children 6-12; under 6/Free
General Admission Senior: $8
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

See where America's beloved artist created some of his most iconic works of art. Tours depart from the museum at timed intervals. Additional fee charged.

N.C. Wyeth House & Studio Tours

Date(s): 04/01/2013 - 11/24/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Daily, 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
Admission: Other
General Admission Adult: $12.00
General Admission Child: $6/students w/ID and children 6-12; under 6/Free
General Admission Senior: $8.00(65+)
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

The house where N.C. Wyeth raised his extraordinarily creative children and the studio in which he painted many of his memorable works of art have been restored. Tours depart from the museum at timed intervals. Additional fee charged.

Artists' Studios Tour

Date(s): 04/03/2013 - 11/23/2013   (Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10AM and 3PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
General Admission Adult: $45.00 Adult/$36.00 Members
General Admission Child: n/a
General Admission Senior: $40.00
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Discover fascinating studio spaces where three generations of Wyeth artists have painted. A docent-led tour of the Museum's renowned Wyeth Galleries provides an introduction to this talented family of artists. The program includes guided visits to both the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio and the Andrew Wyeth Studio and lunch in the Museum restaurant overlooking the scenic Brandywine River. Cost, including lunch, museum tour and all admission fees, is $45 for adults, $40 for seniors and $36 for members. For reservations, please visit www.brandywinemuseum or call 610-388-2700.

Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm Tour

Date(s): 04/04/2013 - 11/24/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday)
Times: Thursday and Sunday, 11:30AM to 4:15PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
General Admission Adult: $45.00 Adult/$36.00 Members
General Admission Child: N/A
General Admission Senior: $40.00
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Delve into the world of Andrew Wyeth with visits to two of his most significant Chadds Ford locations: his studio and Kuerner Farm. The program begins with a docent-led tour of the artist's masterworks in the Museum's Andrew Wyeth Gallery, followed by a leisurely lunch in the Museum restaurant overlooking the scenic Brandywine River. After lunch, board a shuttle bus for a short ride to the Andrew Wyeth Studio where, surrounded by props and the tools of the artist, a guide will discuss Wyeth's creative process. The discussion continues during a visit to nearby Kuerner Farm, a major source of inspiration to Wyeth for more than 70 years. Cost, including lunch, museum tour and all admission fees, is $45 for adults, $40 for seniors and $36 for members. For reservations, please click here or call 610-388-2700.

Taxonomy of Trash

Date(s): 04/05/2013 - 07/21/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Developed from a residency conducted at Philadelphia’s Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR), Taxonomy of Trash is a sound, video and photography based exhibition about the significance of garbage. This is an unprecedented collaboration of sculptor Tim Eads, photographer Carlos Avendano, sound engineer Austen Brown, videographer Paul Romero and biologist Stacey Dougherty.

Fashion Meets Science: Introducing Nylon

Date(s): 04/06/2013 - 03/31/2014   (Recurring daily)
Times: 9:30AM-4:30PM
Location: Hagley Museum and Library
Address: DE Rt. 141
Wilmington, DE 19807
Phone: 302-658-2400
General Admission Adult: $14
General Admission Child: $5
General Admission Senior: $10

Seventy-five years ago on October 27, 1938, a brand new material named nylon was announced to the public. Created in DuPont’s labs, nylon replaced silk in the ladies hosiery industry. Nylon was so popular that its early sales created near riots because demand was so high. Hagley’s exhibition will discuss the early development of nylon and its impact on the fashion industry. Exhibition included with admission. The exhibition will be open through March 31, 2014.

American Masters

Date(s): 04/19/2013 - 06/08/2013   (Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: Tues-Sat 10-5
Location: Somerville Manning Gallery
Contact Email:info@somervillemanning.com
Address: 101 Stone Block Row
Greenville, DE 19807
Phone: 302-652-0271
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

For over thirty years Somerville Manning Gallery has specialized in paintings by the Wyeth family. The 4th American Masters exhibition continues to follow the artworks of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth and the artists of their eras. The show of original paintings explores over 100 years of masters in the American art world. Along with paintings by N.C. Wyeth, will be works by American impressionist, Maurice Prendergast, American realists, Robert Henri and George Bellows, and Philadelphia native, Thomas Pollock Anshutz, among others.Paintings by the father of abstract expressionist, Hans Hofmann, will coincide with the Post-War period in which Andrew Wyeth was exploring realism. American modernists, Milton Avery and Alfred Henry Maurer will also be featured along side the Andrew Wyeth paintings, representing other realist painters in this period. The exhibition includes other works from many important American schools and traditions that transition from realism to abstraction, including The Ashcan School, The Eight, the Stieglitz circle, and Western art.

Common Destinations: Maps in the American Experience

Date(s): 04/20/2013 - 01/05/2014   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 10AM-5PM
Location: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Address: 5105 Kennett Pike
Winterthur, DE 19735
Phone: 302-888-4600
Admission: included in general admission
Contact: Winterthur Information
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

April 20, 2013–January 5, 2014. The latest major exhibition at Winterthur delves into how maps in the 18th and 19th centuries were key to the American experience and became the social glue that bound a young nation into a community. The exhibition features traditional maps on paper and rare and interesting map–related objects from Winterthur’s collection that illustrate American's changing interactions with maps.

Delaware Yesterday, Delaware Today exhibit extension

Date(s): 04/24/2013 - 06/14/2013   (Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 11AM-4PM
Location: Delaware History Museum
Address: 504 Market St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-295-2400
General Admission Adult: $6
General Admission Child: $4
General Admission Senior: $5
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The "Delaware Yesterday, Delaware Today" exhibit at the Delaware History Museum has been extended through June 15, 2013! The exhibit celebrates the 50th anniversary of Delaware Today magazine and showcases 50 years of Delaware History!$6-adults$5-military/seniors/students$4-youths(3-18)First Friday of every month is FREE Admission!Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 11am-4pmSaturday: 10am-4pm505 North Market StreetWilmington, DE, 19801

New Sweden at 375

Date(s): 04/24/2013 - 09/28/2013   (Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: 9AM-5PM
Location: Delaware Historical Society
Address: 505 N. Market St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-295-2400
Admission: Free
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New Sweden at 375—New exhibit in the Willingtown Square Gallery.This year marks the 375th anniversary of the founding of New Sweden, the first permanent European settlement in the Delaware River Valley. Despite its brief life, the colony left an indelible mark on the cultural memory of Wilmingtonians and Swedes alike.  Now open in the Willingtown Square Gallery, New Sweden at 375 tells the story of this unique colony and the efforts of Delawareans to keep its history alive. Come explore 17th century Delaware and learn more about our connections across the Atlantic. 505 N. Market Street Wilmington DE 19801M-F 9a.m.-5p.m.Free and open to the public

Margaret Morton: Makeshift Urban Gardens

Date(s): 05/01/2013 - 06/16/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Margaret Morton’s documentation of urban gardens created by homeless people living in New York City creates a compelling visual sociology of the metropolis. This work features a series of still frame black and white images edited into a single channel video.

Party on the Patio

Date(s): 05/01/2013 (No End Date)   (Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday)
Times: 6-9PM
Location: Hilton Wilmington/Christiana
Contact Email:plynch@hiltonestate.com
Address: 100 Continental Dr.
Newark, DE 19713
Phone: 302-631-1547
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Come check out Delaware's Hottest Patio! The Patio at the Christiana Hilton is a great place to check out live music Wednesday and Thursday nights! Food and drink specials offered every day. For more information email plynch@hiltonestate.com

"DCM Speedway" at The Delaware Children's Museum

Date(s): 05/04/2013 - 07/01/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 9AM-4:30PM
Location: Delaware Children's Museum
Address: 550 Justison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-654-2340
Admission: $12./free for members
General Admission Child: free for children under 12 months
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The DCM is open daily from 9AM-4:30PM.  DCM is speeding into summer with a physics-focused racetrack and activities that teach children about friction, force and momentum.

Erin Endicott Healing Sutras

Date(s): 05/04/2013 - 08/04/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM - 5PM
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Exploring the literal and metaphorical interpretations of the word stitching—from the ancient Sanskrit word “sutra”—Erin Endicott hand embroiders antique dresses. Her work suggests an intimate portrait of the past and the common thread that binds generations of women.

Hockessin in Bloom

Date(s): 05/04/2013 - 06/15/2013   (Recurring every 7 days)
Producer/Sponsor: Hockessin Business Association
Location: Destination Hockessin
Address: 1170 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 10707
Phone: 302-239-9071

Visit your favorite Hockessin businesses during this week for special springtime deals and unique events!  Come see what's new in Hockessin. Find us on Facebook: Destination Hockessin

SPY - The Exhibit: The Secret World of Espionage

Date(s): 05/04/2013 - 10/06/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 9:30AM-5PM
Location: The Franklin Institute
Address: 222 North 20th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-448-1200
General Admission Adult: $16.50
General Admission Child: $12.50 (ages 3-11)
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Children Assistance

Take a declassified look behind the newspaper headlines and Hollywood movies and experience the real life of spies!  More information available online.  Free with museum admission.

Visit Fort Delaware

Date(s): 05/04/2013 - 05/25/2013   (Recurring weekly on Saturday)
Location: Fort Delaware
Address: Pea Patch Island
Delaware City, DE 19706
Phone: 302-834-7941
Admission: various

The Fort Delaware historic site is open for the summer season.  The fort, near Delaware City on the Delaware River, is open Saturdays in May, weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend, and Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from June 12 through Labor Day.  Travel to the fort via ferry from either Delaware City or Barber's Basin in Salem, NJ.  Fort Delaware was a Union fortress dating to 1859 that once housed Confederate prisoners of war.  It was originally built to protect the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia.

"Dear Lou": Civil War Letters Home from Capt Charles Corbit

Date(s): 05/07/2013 - 08/02/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: Tues - Saturday 10AM - 4:30PM, Sunday 1PM - 4:30pm
Location: Historic Houses of Odessa
Address: Second and Main Sts.
Odessa, DE 19730
Phone: 302-378-4119
Admission: Free
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

The Historic Odessa Foundation archives contain numerous original letters from many of the family members who lived in the Foundation’s 18th century houses. Among them are letters from Captain Charles Corbit, son of Henry C. Corbit, to his beloved wife Louisa Anderson Corbit, daughter of Daniel Corbit and Eliza Naudain of Odessa. Captain Corbit was an officer in the First Delaware Cavalry Regiment and was stationed at several locations on the eastern shore. He is recognized as a hero of the small skirmish at an important rail and road junction in Westminster, Maryland (on what is now the campus of McDaniel College) on June 29, 1863, where he led 90 men in a charge against the larger numbers of Jeb Stuart’s cavalry. It resulted in capture of most of the Delaware soldiers, including Corbit who was also wounded, but was significant for delaying Stuart’s arrival at the battle of Gettysburg.The Corbit letters concentrate in the years 1863 to early 1865 and document many aspects of a soldier’s everyday life. Captain Corbit tells of the billeting of officers in local hotels and their horses in town stables. The letters are revealing of the harsh conditions, ailments and complaints of the men, and touching for their homesickness, and frank comments on both politicians and military leaders. During his time at the front lines in 1864 his wife, while living in St. George’s, Delaware, just 3 miles north of Odessa, informs him their only son has died. Captain Corbit’s letters are addressed "Dear Lou" his nickname for his wife Louisa and usually end with “Your Affectionate Husband Charles”.The exhibit also includes a number of Civil War objects and an elegant period dress of the era in the HOF collection that belonged to Mary Corbit Warner. The exhibit will be in the Historic Odessa Bank building from May 7 through August 2. Save the date April 26th to meet Louisa Corbit (played by HOF librarian Rita Ryor) for an evening candlelight tour of the Corbit-Sharp House followed by wine and savories in the Collins-Sharp House. Watch our website for announcements of lectures on the exhibit.

Kuerner Sounds

Date(s): 05/13/2013 - 05/24/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Times: daily at 2&3:15PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-8326
General Admission Adult: $12
General Admission Child: $6/students w/ID and children 6-12; under 6/Free
General Admission Senior: $8(65+)
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

For two weeks only, visitors to the Kuerner Farm will hear Kuerner Sounds, a pop-up experience by noted Philadelphia-based artist and composer Michael Kiley, as part of the guided tour of the historic property. A working farm located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Kuerner Farm served as a site of creative inspiration for artist Andrew Wyeth for more than 70 years. Wyeth's attraction to the farm involved all of his senses, including hearing, and his works depicting the site evoke the richness of his experiences there.To create Kuerner Sounds, Kiley manipulated existing sounds from the farm and layered them with original tones to create an atmospheric piece representing his personal aural response to the site. Intended to bring attention to both the creative process of the artist and the specific sound qualities of the farm, this temporary installation is supported by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.Tours of the farm including the sound element leave from the museum daily at 2 and 3:15 p.m. and cost $8 in addition to regular museum admission. Tickets are limited and may be purchased in advance online or by calling 610-388-8326. Same day tickets may be available at the museum admission desk.

Live Race Season at Delaware Park

Date(s): 05/18/2013 - 10/07/2013   (Recurring weekly on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday)
Times: first race post time is 1:15PM
Location: Delaware Park
Address: 777 Delaware Park Blvd.
Wilmington, DE 19804
Phone: 302-994-2521

The 76th season of live racing at Delaware Park !

The Flowering of American Tinware

Date(s): 05/18/2013 - 05/04/2014   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM-5PM
Location: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Contact Email:pressroom@winterthur.org
Address: 5105 Kennett Pike
Winterthur, DE 19735
Phone: 302-888-4600
Admission: included in general admission
Contact: Winterthur Information
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

This pocket-size exhibition highlights the collection of decorated tinware that Henry Francis du Pont acquired from antiques dealers in New England and Pennsylvania, particularly from Ephrata, Lancaster, Carlisle, and York. These beautiful, hand-painted objects feature decorative techniques that have been in use from the early 1700s to today, and include cups, coffee pots, toys, and household items, brightly colored and hand painted with fruit, flowers, birds, and borders.

Name The Otters Contest

Date(s): 05/21/2013 - 07/04/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10AM-4PM
Location: Brandywine Zoo
Address: 1001 North Park Dr.
Wilmington, DE 19802
Phone: 302-571-7747
Admission: various
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You are invited to help name the two playful otters that made the Brandywine Zoo their new home!  Come to the Zoo and fill out a ballot - $1 per vote.  Choose from 3 sets of names and be eligible to win a $50. gift certificate to Zootique.  Contributions will benefit the not-for-profit volunteer organization, the Delaware Zoological Society, which supports the mission at the Brandywine Zoo.

Fountains at Longwood

Date(s): 05/22/2013 - 10/17/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 9AM- 5PM
Location: Longwood Gardens
Address: 1001 Longwood Rd.
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-388-1000
Admission: various
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Be delighted by fountains featured throughout our outdoor gardens!  These water displays run from 9am-5pm daily, and until dusk on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Register for 2013 Summer Art Camps at DCCA: Imagine, Explore, Create

Date(s): 05/22/2013 - 08/09/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: various
Location: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Address: 200 S. Madison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-6466x7101
General Admission Adult:
General Admission Child: various
General Admission Senior:
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Children Assistance

The DCCA offers six sessions of summer camp for ages 4-15.  Participants working  with professionally trained Teaching Artists will explore contemporary takes on a number of art themes, including color, performance and recycled materials.  Information and registration available online!

Blue Rocks vs. Lynchburg Hillcats

Date(s): 05/23/2013
Times: 10:30AM
Location: Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball
Address: Frawley Stadium
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-888-2015
Admission: various
Accessibility:

• Children Assistance

Blue Rocks Jersey Pillows Giveaway presented by DE College Investment Plan and School Kids Special

"Gimme The Loot"

Date(s): 05/24/2013 - 05/26/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: various
Location: Theatre N at Nemours
Address: 1007 N. Orange St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-571-4699
Admission: various
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A film by Adam Leon.  See website for film information and showtimes.

"To The Wonder"

Date(s): 05/24/2013 - 05/26/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: various
Location: Theatre N at Nemours
Address: 1007 N. Orange St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-571-4699
Admission: various
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A film by Terrence Malick, starring Ben Affleck.   See website for film information and showtimes.

Gatsby Gala at Sullivan's

Date(s): 05/24/2013
Times: 7PM
Location: Sullivan's Steakhouse
Contact Email:SullivansSteakhouse.com/Gatsby
Address: 5525 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803

Doll yourself up for this year's can't miss soiree - costumes encouraged at this gala. $6 select cocktails, live music to cut a rug, raffle prizes and more!  Featuring a swell photo contest to win your own Gatsby Bash for 10.  Visit facebook.com/SullivansSteak to enter.

Kennett Square Farmers Market

Date(s): 05/24/2013 - 10/25/2013   (Recurring weekly on Friday)
Times: 2-6PM
Location: Historic Kennett Square
Contact Email:admin@historickennettsquare.com
Address: 106 W. State St.
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-444-8188
Admission: Free
Contact: Historic Kennett Square
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Come enjoy the abundance of the beautiful and historic Brandywine Valley at the Kennett Square Farmers Market. Savor the colorful produce, grass-fed meats, artisan cheeses, hearty breads and pastries, flower bouquets, live plants and lots more at the market!

Volunteers' Antiques Show Preview Party

Date(s): 05/24/2013
Times: 6-9PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

A preview of the Brandywine River Museum's 41st annual Antiques Show with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and music. For more information, visit www.brandywinemuseum.org or call 610-388-2700.

41st Annual Antiques Show

Date(s): 05/25/2013 - 05/27/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Saturday)
Times: 10AM-5PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
Admission: $15
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Outstanding antiques from across the nation are featured at the Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show. This event, hosted by the Museum Volunteers, presents a variety of American and English furniture, glass, metalware, ceramics, folk art, quilts, Oriental and European porcelain, rugs and other fine collectibles. $15 fee includes museum admission. Music each day from 2 to 4 p.m. Proceeds support the Museum Volunteers' Art Purchase Fund.

Afternoon Tea in the Visitors Center at Winterthur

Date(s): 05/25/2013 - 05/26/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 3PM
Location: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Address: 5105 Kennett Pike
Winterthur, DE 19735
Phone: 302-888-4826
General Admission Adult: $30
General Admission Child: $15 for children under 12
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Enjoy a delightful afternoon tea at the beautiful Winterthur estate.  By reservation only.

Antiques Show Breakfast and lecture

Date(s): 05/25/2013
Times: 9-10:30AM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
Admission: $25
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Take a tour of the "Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique Americans Weathervanes" exhibition with Jennifer Mass, senior scientist in the conservation department at Winterthur. $25 per person.

Canoeing the River and Marsh

Date(s): 05/25/2013
Times: 11:30AM-3:30PM
Location: DuPont Environmental Education Center
Address: 1400 Delmarva Lane
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-656-1490
General Admission Adult: Member/Non-Member: $20/$35
General Admission Child: n/a
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Saturday, May 25, 11:30am – 3:30pmDelaware Nature Society Member/Non-Member: $20/$35Canoe along the Christina River and through the marshes’ winding channels in search of wildlife including Great Blue Herons and American Beaver. No experience necessary and equipment provided. For Adults and Teens.

Rocket Man: Music of Elton John

Date(s): 05/25/2013
Times: 9:15PM
Location: Longwood Gardens
Address: 1001 Longwood Rd.
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-388-1000
Admission: various
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Fountains and fireworks dance to the iconic pop star's biggest hits!

Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique American Weathervanes

Date(s): 05/25/2013 - 07/28/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: Daily, 9:30AM-4:30PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
General Admission Adult: $12
General Admission Child: $6/students w/ID and children 6-12; under 6/Free
General Admission Senior: $8 (65+)
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Functional and artistic, weathervanes roosted over American buildings both humble and high style-barns and banks, churches and courthouses. Viewed today as folk art, weathervanes were one of the earliest sculptural forms in the United States. Weathervane forms run the gamut through history beginning at the Temple of the Winds in ancient Athens, where the figure of Triton-cleverly designed to always face the direction of the wind-topped the structure. In America, colonial craftsmen fashioned unique weathervanes, such as Shem Drowne's grasshopper atop Boston's Faneuil Hall, which were later imitated, mass-produced and offered through mail-order catalogues. The exhibition, which will include 28 weather-vanes, covers the variety of forms popular in this country as well as the finer points of interest to collectors including finishes, manufacturers and matters of authenticity.

Antique Show - Dealer Booth Talks

Date(s): 05/26/2013 - 05/27/2013   (Recurring daily)
Times: 10:30AM-1:30PM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
Admission: $15
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

Free with Antiques Show admission.

Environmental Book Club

Date(s): 05/30/2013
Times: 6-7:30PM
Location: DuPont Environmental Education Center
Contact Email:brenna@delawarenaturesociety.org
Address: 1400 Delmarva Lane
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-239-2334,et132
Admission: Free
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Thursday, May 30, 6:00pm – 7:30pmNo pre-registration required.Join a lively discussion of selected books related to our natural world. The current selection is The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan. For more contact Brenna Goggin at brenna@delawarenaturesociety.org or 302-239-2334, ext. 132.

Art is Social

Date(s): 05/31/2013
Times: 8-11PM
Location: Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE 19806
Phone: 302-351-8520
General Admission Adult: free for museum members/$5. non-members
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Braille
• Children Assistance

Celebrate the final days of the exhibition: State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle, which features over 60 works of art by eight important  contemporary illustrators.  Featuring music, art activities, and cariacture portraits by local artists.  $1-4 beers & glasses of wine available.

Blue Rocks vs. Frederick Keys

Date(s): 05/31/2013
Times: 7PM
Location: Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball
Address: Frawley Stadium
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-888-2015
Admission: various
Accessibility:

• Children Assistance

Fireworks Fridays, Superheros Night, and Blue Rocks Dance Team

Annual Bonsai Show

Date(s): 06/01/2013 - 06/02/2013   (Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday)
Times: 9:30AM - 4:30PPM
Location: Brandywine River Museum
Address: US Rt. 1
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-388-2700
General Admission Adult: $12.00
General Admission Child: $6/students w/ID and children 6-12; under 6/Free
General Admission Senior: $8.00 (65+)
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility

An outstanding selection of bonsai (ornamental trees and shrubs whose growth is trained using an ancient Japanese craft) will be on display in the Brandywine River Museum Courtyard. Members of the Brandywine Bonsai Society will be present to demonstrate handling techniques and answer questions regarding special care of the trees. Free with museum admission.

Newark Day 2013

Date(s): 06/01/2013
Times: noon-5PM
Location: Downtown Newark
Address: 220 S. Main St.
Newark, DE 19711

This annual community event to welcome summer,  formerly known as "Newark Nite," becomes a daytine celebration this year.  Main Street is closed to traffic and pedestrians take over.  The street is filled with live music and performances, shopping, games and children's activities.  Restaurants and stores on Main Street are open during the event and many will have special booths outside.  No pets please.  Rain date is Sunday, June 2.

Reaching For the Stars: Music from West Side Story

Date(s): 06/01/2013
Times: 7:30PM
Location: Grand Opera House
Contact Email:info@MusicSchoolofDelaware.org
Address: 818 N. Market St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-762-1132
Admission: Other
General Admission Adult: $12.00
General Admission Child: $12.00
General Admission Senior: $12.00
Contact: The Music School of Delaware
Accessibility:

• Full Handicap Accessibility
• Children Assistance

The Music School of Delaware presents an evening of Leonard Bernstein's most amazing and beloved music on the majestic stage of The Grand Opera House!  Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" are performed by the Music School's Festival Orchestra with a number of young soloist winners from the Delaware Concerto Competition for Young Musicians: Gray Scott, piano, David Clark, violin & Marius Sander, saxophone. Program conducted by Simeone Tartaglione.

Wine & Jazz Festival at Longwood Gardens

Date(s): 06/01/2013
Times: noon-5:30PM
Location: Longwood Gardens
Address: 1001 Longwood Rd.
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-388-1000
General Admission Adult: Various prices from $21 to $40
General Admission Child: n/a
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Start your summer on the right note. Savor fine wines as you enjoy the sights and sounds of live jazz in our Gardens.Featuring Branford Marsalis Quartet, Anat Cohen Quartet, Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, and Joanna Pascale. Buy tickets online at www.longwoodgardens.org or by calling 610-388-1000 (additional fees apply for phone orders).$40 Adults ages 21+; $34 Members ages 21+; $25 Designated drivers; $21 Member designated driversTickets limited. Sell out likely. No outside food allowed in the Gardens. The festival is rain or shine. The Wine & Jazz Picnic Basket- Our Wine & Jazz Picnic Basket is packed with a savory sampling of gourmet cheeses, hummus, fruits, salad, crackers, and baguettes. Each basket serves two people. Pre-order online $65 / $58 for Members