The venerable Playhouse on Rodney Square is one of downtown Wilmington’s most popular destinations, and it’s also one of America’s most unusual theaters. Opened in 1913, this 1,252-seat jewel-box…
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Outdoor theatre has been around since the Greeks and Romans built those massive open-air amphitheaters. Here in the US, we tend to think that outdoor Shakespeare began in the 19th and 20th centuries…
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Wilmington’s Grand Opera House – known to its devotees as The Grand – is a pivotal part of life on downtown’s busy Market Street. Built in 1871, this majestic performance hall has welcomed audiences…
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Whether you’re new to the beautiful Brandywine Valley or you live here, the Brandywine Museum of Art is always an enticing destination. But right now, there’s even more reason to visit this renovated…
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A dozen or more times a month, an audience streams into The Queen theater in downtown Wilmington. The renovated jewel is busy these days, as it has been for the past dozen years. And on March 2nd the…
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Looking ahead from the snows of winter to the warmth of spring, Delaware theaters are brimming with the sound of musicals! Here’s a sampling of your choices to brighten any day, even if it’s gray and…
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The Rossetti family has come to town! Well, famous painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti is always a resident in Wilmington: His emblematic Victorian works are central to the Delaware Art Museum’s…
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Just who is Ann Lowe? Except for a few fashion-world insiders, that’s a question most of us would ask – until now. This Black designer’s life is a remarkable story, a tale of exceptional talent…
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Outdoor theatre has been around since the Greeks and Romans built those massive open-air amphitheaters. Here in the US, we tend to think that outdoor Shakespeare began in the 19 th and 20 th centuries…
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The Ladybug Festival June 2, 2023 “Empowering Women in Music!” is the slogan of the “all-free, all-fun” Ladybug Festival. From its modest beginnings a decade ago, Ladybug has become the largest free…
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