Wilmington Magazine -- March 2013

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ABOUT THE “IN” CAMPAIGNWilmington is truly in the middle of it all, and the “in” campaign is a celebration of the accomplishments we continue to achieve as a community to make our city stronger and more attractive. From neighborhood and business development to our arts and cultural scene, the people of Wilmington are working together to support our city’s ongoing growth and prosperity.

ABOUT WILMINGTON MAGAZINEThe mission of Wilmington Magazine is to capture, through stories and images, the ongoing energy present in the city. We aim to inform readers, both inside and outside Wilmington, of the city’s residential, financial, and cultural progress while remaining entertaining and vibrant.

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Highlighting 25 memorable yearsof Wilmington’s arts scene. By Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald

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ART IS IN - EXHIBITS OPENING& CLOSING THIS MONTH

MUSIC ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOOD & DRINK

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts• Benjamin Duke: Thresholds thru Mar 30• John Williams: Homeward Reflections thru March 30302.656.6466 • 200 South Madison Street

FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST

An Irish Connection thru Mar 30Rockwood Museum & Park4651 Washington St. Extension • 302.761.4340

Artpratique• Christine Kerrick: Characters 302.449.9540 • 302 W. 9th Street

WSTW’s The Homey Awards • The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

Burning Bridget ClearyWorld Cafe live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

The Station Gallery• Spring Break Group Show thru Mar 28302.654.8638 • 3922 Kennett Pike

A Taste for Art: Passport to France benef iting Children & Families FirstGreenville Country Club • 302.777.9768

Woodside Farm Creamery Opening Day • 1310 Little Baltimore Rd. • 302.571.9590

TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH

Art is Tasty: Tailed, Peter de SèveDelaware Art Museum • 302.571.9590

Art on the Town Buses leave 5:45pm from the DCCA, making the last return at approx. 8:30pm • 302.576.2135 • 200 S. Madison St.

Open Mic Night w/ Mason Dunn7pm every Wed • Shenanigans 125 N. Market St. • 302.691.8090

Action! Animation Workshop • DCCA300 South Madison Street • 302.656.6466

CTC presents On the Air! • Opera Studios • 4 S. Poplar Street • 302.220.8285

Peanut Butter and Jams welcomes Billy Kelly • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

Porchchops 25th Anniversary World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Flight Club every Tuesday 5:30-7:30Chelsea Tavern • 821 N. Market Street

TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH

THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH

Art Salad 12pm every ThursDelaware Center for the Contemporary Arts300 S. Madison St. • 302.656.6466

FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH

DFVA Spring Art Show • Hagley Museum200 Hagley Rd. • 302.658.2400

SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH

Hike & Hot Chocolate • Brandywine Creek • 41 Adams Dam Rd • 302.577.3534

Mythica & Melissa Cox • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

POPS Concert • Dickinson Theatre Organ Society • 1801 Miltown Rd. • 302.995.2603

Missing Links • The Queen • 302.994.1400

Perpetuum Jazzile • The Grand 818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND

Thursday Noontime Concerts: Eliezer Guttman & Lotus Cheng • First & Central • 1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371

Fountains of Wayne • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH

Bluebird Box Building • Brandywine Creek • 41 Adams Dam Rd • 302.577.3534

SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH

Out & About Magazine’s Shamrock Shuttle • outandaboutnow.com/loops

Spirits & Spirits: An Old West Ghost Tour • Rockwood Museum • 302.761.4340

SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH

Silver Screen Sundays: Prospero’s Books (1991) • Delaware Art Museum2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.571.9590

SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH

Spring Photography Hike • Blue Ball Barn • 1914 West Park Drive • 302.577.1164

Bare Root Tree Workshop • TheDCH 1810 North Dupont Street • 302.658.6262

Jefferson Starship • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST

FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND

Afro-Cuban All Stars • The Grand 818 North Market Street • 800.37.GRAND

Artful Salsa Dancing • Delaware Art Museum • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.571.9590

SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD

An Evening w/ Travis Tritt • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

PBJ welcomes The Diggity Dudes The Queen • 500 N. Market • 302.994.1400

THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH

Pee Wee Glee Club: The ObertonesDCM • 550 Justison St. • 302.654.2340

SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND

DelawareToday, Delaware Yesterday thru Mar 30 • Delaware History Museum • 505 N. Market St. • 302.655.7161

Opening Day: Winterthur Museum5105 Kennett Pike • 800.448.3883

Guest Lecture: The New Woman in Black and White • Delaware Art Museum2301 Kentmere Parkway • 302.571.9590

Chris Botti • The Grand 818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND


Wee Have Fun Club 10am & 1pm Alternating Wed & Thurs thru March 14Bellevue State Park • 302.761.6963

Walk & History 9am Weds thru Mar 20Bellevue • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963

Arm Chair Traveller Series & Mar 13Woodlawn • 2020 W. 9th St. • 302.571.7425

DCM Gym thru Apr 28 • Delaware Children's Museum • 550 Justison Street • 302.654.2340

Delaware Art Museum• State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle thru Jun 1302.571.9590 • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy

The Grand • Yakime Akela Brown: Art You Can Feel thru March 30800.37.GRAND • 818 N. Market Street

Family In Conflict: Rockwood & The Civil War daily thru May 254651 Washington St. Extension • 302.761.4340

Reading Rocks! (Read Across America Day) • Delaware Children's Museum • 550 Justison St • 302.654.2340

Evening Under the Stars benef iting Serviam Girls Academy • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market Street

Hagley Dollar Days Sundays thru Mar 24 200 Hagley Road • 302.658.2400

SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD

Red Ribbon Runway benef iting AIDS Delaware • DCCA • 200 S. Madison Street

Some Enchanted Evening, a Tribute to Marie Swajeski & Mar 3 • Delaware Children’s Theatre • 302.655.1014

PhiladancoThe Grand • 818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND

Celebrity Chef Throw-Down SeriesWorld Cafe live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

The Craft of Beer, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival • OperaDelaware Studios • 4 S. Poplar Street • 302.332.3788

Thurs. Noontime Concerts: Center City Chorale• First & Central Church1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371

Candlelight Comedy Club 2208 Millers Rd. • 302.475.2313

TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400


Floral Arranging: Lots of Luck TheDCH • 1810 N. Dupont St. • 302.658.6262

The Irish Rovers: The Beginning of the Long Goodbye Tour • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Peace, Love & Poetry • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

Light Up the Nightbenef iting Sojourner’s Place • Wilm. Country Club • 302.547.7477

Butterflies Are Free thru March 24Wilmington Drama League10 West Lea Boulevard • 302.764.1172

Wilmington Community Orchestra: Magic Awakens• Music School of Delaware 4101 Washington St. • 302.762.1132

CTC presents FEARLESS Improv Shipley Lofts • 701 Shipley Street

Family Fun: Natural Egg DyeingTheDCH • 1810 N. Dupont St. • 302.658.6262

Dream Friends Tea Party • DCCA300 South Madison Street • 302.656.6466

The Yardless Garden • Bellevue State Park • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963

Think & Drink w/ DE Historical Society, Hagley & WCL at The Queen • 302.295.2382

Thurs. Noontime Concerts: David Schelat • First & Central • 302.761.4340

Sons of Cream • The Queen • 302.994.1400

Tracey A and Roy Richardson World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Gaelic Storm • The Grand 818 North Market Street • 800.37.GRAND

Market Street Music Festival Concert: Pyxis Piano Quartet • First & Central1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371

Mélomanie Wilmington SeriesGrace United Methodist • 900 Washington St.

Bellevue Bunny Egg Hunt • Bellevue State Park • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963

An Evening w/ DSO Brass • Gold Ballroom at the Hotel du Pont • 800.37.GRAND

FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH

The Sermon! • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400


Jimmie’s Chicken Shack • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Beer & Chocolate Pairing • Iron Hill Brewery • 710 Justison Street • 302.472.2739

Desserts by Dana Extravaganza, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival The Grand • 818 N. Market • 302.332.3788

Sweet William Bakes, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival • Delaware Children’sMuseum • 550 Justison St. • 302.332.3788

MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival Welcome Reception • Delaware Art Museum • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.332.3788

Pick: MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival


Nature Explorers Club • Brandywine Creek State Park • 41 Adams Dam Road

WHAT’S ‘IN’ FOR

MARCH 2013


imPERFECT CITY: A User-Generated Community

MidAtlantic Wine & Food Festival benefi tting 9 Delaware-based arts organizations! Various Locations #inWilm • bit.ly/RJnlFt

Beethoven's World

Ninth Annual Drawing Marathon

The Producers: A Mel Brooks Musical

Hooray for Hollywood

Cirque Ziva

Ballak Sissoko & Vincent Segal: Kora & Cello

State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle

FullSet

7th Annual Muttini Mixer

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

LOL@THEGRAND, live @ the baby grand

$2 Night

The Infamous Stringdusters Easter Egg Hunt

DCCA • 200 S. Madison Street 302.656.6466 • bitly.com/XFJ9yi

Delaware Theatre Company 200 Water St. • 302.594.1100 bitly.com/XFJ9OP

Laird Performing Arts Center at The Tatnall School • 1501 Barley Mill Road 302.998.2292 • bitly.com/WlyvzQ

Delaware College of Art and Design 600 North Market St. • 302.622.8000 bitly.com/XFJctI

New Candlelight Theatre • 2208 Millers Rd. 302.475.2313 • bitly.com/Wlytb4

DuPont Theatre • 11th & Market Streets 302.656.4401 • bitly.com/Wlytba

The Grand Opera House 818 N. Market Street • 302.658.7897 bitly.com/WlyvQ4

Arden Gild Hall • 2126 The Highway 302.475.3126 • bitly.com/Wlytb8

Delaware Art Museum • 2301 Kentmere Parkway • 302.571.9590 bitly.com/XFJctG

The Grand • 818 N. Market Street 302.658.7897 • bitly.com/WlyvzO

Delaware Center for Horticulture 1810 North Dupont Street • 302.658.6262 bitly.com/Wlytrq

818 N. Market Street • 302.658.7897 bitly.com/WlyvzM

Delaware Children's Museum 550 Justison Street • 302.654.2340 bitly.com/XFJa5a

World Cafe Live at the Queen 500 North Market Street • 302.994.1400 bit.ly/XnwfFq

NOW - SAT, JUNE 15

WED, MAR 6 - SUN, MAR 10

FRI, MAR 22 - SUN, MAR 24

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 9AM-9PM

NOW - SATURDAY, MARCH 16

FRI, MAR 8 - SUN, MAR 10

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 8PM

NOW - FRIDAY, MAY 31

SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 7PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 5:30PM

WED, MAR 6 - SUN, MAR 17

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 8PM

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 5-7PM

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 8PM SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 12PM

Marshall Steam Museum 3000 Creek Road • 302.239.2385 bitly.com/Wlytrs


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ART IS IN - EXHIBITS OPENING& CLOSING THIS MONTH


Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts• Benjamin Duke: Thresholds thru Mar 30• John Williams: Homeward Reflections thru March 30302.656.6466 • 200 South Madison Street

FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST

An Irish Connection thru Mar 30Rockwood Museum & Park4651 Washington St. Extension • 302.761.4340

Artpratique• Christine Kerrick: Characters 302.449.9540 • 302 W. 9th Street

WSTW’s The Homey Awards • The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

Burning Bridget ClearyWorld Cafe live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

The Station Gallery• Spring Break Group Show thru Mar 28302.654.8638 • 3922 Kennett Pike

A Taste for Art: Passport to France benef iting Children & Families FirstGreenville Country Club • 302.777.9768

Woodside Farm Creamery Opening Day • 1310 Little Baltimore Rd. • 302.571.9590

TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH

Art is Tasty: Tailed, Peter de SèveDelaware Art Museum • 302.571.9590

Art on the Town Buses leave 5:45pm from the DCCA, making the last return at approx. 8:30pm • 302.576.2135 • 200 S. Madison St.

Open Mic Night w/ Mason Dunn7pm every Wed • Shenanigans 125 N. Market St. • 302.691.8090

Action! Animation Workshop • DCCA300 South Madison Street • 302.656.6466

CTC presents On the Air! • Opera Studios • 4 S. Poplar Street • 302.220.8285

Peanut Butter and Jams welcomes Billy Kelly • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

Porchchops 25th Anniversary World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Flight Club every Tuesday 5:30-7:30Chelsea Tavern • 821 N. Market Street

TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH

THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH

Art Salad 12pm every ThursDelaware Center for the Contemporary Arts300 S. Madison St. • 302.656.6466

FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH

DFVA Spring Art Show • Hagley Museum200 Hagley Rd. • 302.658.2400

SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH

Hike & Hot Chocolate • Brandywine Creek • 41 Adams Dam Rd • 302.577.3534

Mythica & Melissa Cox • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

POPS Concert • Dickinson Theatre Organ Society • 1801 Miltown Rd. • 302.995.2603

Missing Links • The Queen • 302.994.1400

Perpetuum Jazzile • The Grand 818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND

Thursday Noontime Concerts: Eliezer Guttman & Lotus Cheng • First & Central • 1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371

Fountains of Wayne • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH

Bluebird Box Building • Brandywine Creek • 41 Adams Dam Rd • 302.577.3534


Out & About Magazine’s Shamrock Shuttle • outandaboutnow.com/loops

Spirits & Spirits: An Old West Ghost Tour • Rockwood Museum • 302.761.4340

SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH

Silver Screen Sundays: Prospero’s Books (1991) • Delaware Art Museum2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.571.9590

SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH


Spring Photography Hike • Blue Ball Barn • 1914 West Park Drive • 302.577.1164

Bare Root Tree Workshop • TheDCH 1810 North Dupont Street • 302.658.6262

Jefferson Starship • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

THURSDAY, MARCH 21ST

FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND

Afro-Cuban All Stars • The Grand 818 North Market Street • 800.37.GRAND

Artful Salsa Dancing • Delaware Art Museum • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.571.9590

SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD

An Evening w/ Travis Tritt • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

PBJ welcomes The Diggity Dudes The Queen • 500 N. Market • 302.994.1400


Pee Wee Glee Club: The ObertonesDCM • 550 Justison St. • 302.654.2340

SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND

DelawareToday, Delaware Yesterday thru Mar 30 • Delaware History Museum • 505 N. Market St. • 302.655.7161

Opening Day: Winterthur Museum5105 Kennett Pike • 800.448.3883

Guest Lecture: The New Woman in Black and White • Delaware Art Museum2301 Kentmere Parkway • 302.571.9590

Chris Botti • The Grand 818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND


Wee Have Fun Club 10am & 1pm Alternating Wed & Thurs thru March 14Bellevue State Park • 302.761.6963

Walk & History 9am Weds thru Mar 20Bellevue • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963

Arm Chair Traveller Series & Mar 13Woodlawn • 2020 W. 9th St. • 302.571.7425

DCM Gym thru Apr 28 • Delaware Children's Museum • 550 Justison Street • 302.654.2340

Delaware Art Museum• State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle thru Jun 1302.571.9590 • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy

The Grand • Yakime Akela Brown: Art You Can Feel thru March 30800.37.GRAND • 818 N. Market Street

Family In Conflict: Rockwood & The Civil War daily thru May 254651 Washington St. Extension • 302.761.4340

Reading Rocks! (Read Across America Day) • Delaware Children's Museum • 550 Justison St • 302.654.2340

Evening Under the Stars benef iting Serviam Girls Academy • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market Street

Hagley Dollar Days Sundays thru Mar 24 200 Hagley Road • 302.658.2400

SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD

Red Ribbon Runway benef iting AIDS Delaware • DCCA • 200 S. Madison Street

Some Enchanted Evening, a Tribute to Marie Swajeski & Mar 3 • Delaware Children’s Theatre • 302.655.1014

PhiladancoThe Grand • 818 N. Market • 800.37.GRAND

Celebrity Chef Throw-Down SeriesWorld Cafe live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

The Craft of Beer, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival • OperaDelaware Studios • 4 S. Poplar Street • 302.332.3788

Thurs. Noontime Concerts: Center City Chorale• First & Central Church1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371

Candlelight Comedy Club 2208 Millers Rd. • 302.475.2313

TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400


Floral Arranging: Lots of Luck TheDCH • 1810 N. Dupont St. • 302.658.6262

The Irish Rovers: The Beginning of the Long Goodbye Tour • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Peace, Love & Poetry • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400

Light Up the Nightbenef iting Sojourner’s Place • Wilm. Country Club • 302.547.7477

Butterflies Are Free thru March 24Wilmington Drama League10 West Lea Boulevard • 302.764.1172

Wilmington Community Orchestra: Magic Awakens• Music School of Delaware 4101 Washington St. • 302.762.1132

CTC presents FEARLESS Improv Shipley Lofts • 701 Shipley Street

Family Fun: Natural Egg DyeingTheDCH • 1810 N. Dupont St. • 302.658.6262

Dream Friends Tea Party • DCCA300 South Madison Street • 302.656.6466

The Yardless Garden • Bellevue State Park • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963

Think & Drink w/ DE Historical Society, Hagley & WCL at The Queen • 302.295.2382

Thurs. Noontime Concerts: David Schelat • First & Central • 302.761.4340

Sons of Cream • The Queen • 302.994.1400

Tracey A and Roy Richardson World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Gaelic Storm • The Grand 818 North Market Street • 800.37.GRAND

Market Street Music Festival Concert: Pyxis Piano Quartet • First & Central1101 N. Market St. • 302.654.5371

Mélomanie Wilmington SeriesGrace United Methodist • 900 Washington St.

Bellevue Bunny Egg Hunt • Bellevue State Park • 800 Carr Road • 302.761.6963

An Evening w/ DSO Brass • Gold Ballroom at the Hotel du Pont • 800.37.GRAND

FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH

The Sermon! • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 500 N. Market St. • 302.994.1400


Jimmie’s Chicken Shack • World Cafe Live at The Queen • 302.994.1400

Beer & Chocolate Pairing • Iron Hill Brewery • 710 Justison Street • 302.472.2739

Desserts by Dana Extravaganza, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival The Grand • 818 N. Market • 302.332.3788

Sweet William Bakes, MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival • Delaware Children’sMuseum • 550 Justison St. • 302.332.3788

MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival Welcome Reception • Delaware Art Museum • 2301 Kentmere Pkwy • 302.332.3788

Pick: MidAtlantic Wine+Food Festival


Nature Explorers Club • Brandywine Creek State Park • 41 Adams Dam Road


In 1988, I was anticipating my freshman year as a Penn State visual arts major and a wide-open world ahead. (Back then, I would have typed this piece on my new Brother™ electronic typewriter.) In my 20-plus years since as a Delaware resident, I’ve been thrilled to

witness a fabulous arts renaissance in Wilmington. The city experienced a cultural explosion that began

in earnest in the late 1980s and early ‘90s that continues today. But before that, Lee Kimball recalls, the arts scene was quite different. The former OperaDelaware executive director and longtime arts scene-ster remembers a much less-varied cultural landscape.

“OperaDelaware had just hired its fi rst full-time staffer (myself) and started development of what would become its studios on the waterfront; the art museum hadn’t yet begun its expansion; the Grand, the Dupont and Delaware Theatre Company were well established, but there was no First State Ballet Theatre, no Wilmington Children’s Chorus, no City Theater Company, no Mélomanie…the list goes on.

“Today, we’re a richer community. Wilmington arts would make any city envious.”

Here are some cool highlights from the 25-year Wilmington Arts journey:


By Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald

1988: The Delaware Art Museum completes its first expansion, followed the next year by its first Biennial exhibition. Twenty-five years later, the Museum is twice as large (another renovation occurred in 2005) and celebrates its Centennial with an array of events, including the statewide “Art is Everywhere” Campaign.

1992: Wilmington celebrates the opening of what would become Cab Calloway School of the Arts (initially the Creative and Performing Arts Middle School). The high school was added in 1997, and its first senior class graduated in

2000. Today, Cab educates nearly 1000 students in music, communication arts, visual arts, drama and dance.

2002: David Bromberg and his wife, artist Nancy Josephson, arrive in Wilmington and establish David Bromberg Fine Violins retail and repair shop. Since then, they’ve served as arts ambassadors, cheerleaders for Wilmington and catalysts for Wilmington arts projects, businesses and people to flourish.

2009: CityFest in the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs launches

FringeWilmington, a five-day celebration of avant-garde, outrageous performance, visual art, and film. Many embraced the Festival, including First State Ballet Theatre, moving “traditional” arts out of the box with performances like “Nonsense in the Sense of Innocence.”

2010: Shipley Artist Lofts open at 701 Shipley St. The 23-unit building was geared toward affordable housing options for artists and arts administrators. Today, the Lofts are consistently near capacity and house the Chris White Gallery, home to a showcase of residents’ works and monthly comedy improv nights.

Delaware Art Museum David Bromberg Nancy Josephsen

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“During my 16 years with DDOA, I’ve seen tremendous growth in Wilmington’s arts scene, not only in the number of offerings, but also the impact that the arts have on our city,” says Paul Weagraff, executive director of the Delaware Division of the Arts. “Revitalization of Market Street and the Riverfront are prime examples of how the arts —nonprofit and commercial—are essential to a healthy, vibrant, livable community.”

Indeed, we’ve seen organizations expand and revamp our cityscape. In 2000, The Grand added its baby grand space, contributing to Market Street’s revitalization; the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts found its permanent home on South Madison Street, playing a critical role in Wilmington’s Riverfront rebirth.

Since the early 1990s, music ensembles like Brandywine Baroque, Mélomanie, Pyxis Piano Quartet, and the Copeland String Quartet have enhanced the music scene. Each continues to develop exciting repertoire and enjoy packed-house performances. Music and arts series have risen out of rich church programming like Market Street Music, The Arts at Trinity, and Art Slam at SsAM.

We’ve welcomed arts newcomers, large and small, all helping to bolster Wilmington’s energy: The Delaware College of Art & Design (1996); First State Ballet Theatre (1999); Chris White Gallery & Shipley Artist Lofts (2010); World Café Live at the Queen (2011); and most recently, The Creative Vision Factory (2012), a gallery/studio space that offers individuals support, self-expression and recovery through art.

Some organizations have celebrated impressive milestones: the 10th anniversary of the Wilmington Children’s Chorus (2012); the 20th anniversary of City Theater Company and of Mélomanie (2013); Christina Cultural Arts Center’s 65th anniversary (2011); the Centennial of the Delaware Art Museum (2012).

“The Wilmington arts scene has truly evolved,” says Wilmington resident and arts supporter Christine Serio. “Our community is full of arts options; organizations are reaching out to younger, more diverse audiences; there’s a spirit more open to collaboration and innovation.”

The traditional take on “arts” has also changed in our city, as we see the evolution and availability of new spaces, events and methods for people to experience the arts and more collaboration among organizations.

“The arts seem more democratized now,” observes JulieAnne Cross, PR and social media professional, and champion of Delaware arts. “The word ‘art’ doesn’t necessarily mean museum, gallery or seated theater anymore. With Art Loop and music promoters blurring the lines and nontraditional spaces like FilmBrothers, Poppycock Tattoo, Spaceboy and The Black Box at OperaDelaware, I think it all helps to cultivate populations who may not call themselves ‘artsy,’ but are discovering and enjoying these new

experiences.”Social media have enormously

impacted the arts from both an awareness and promotional perspective. Organizations and artists can now promote projects months in advance and build momentum quickly, organically and affordably. Nights out are planned virtually and often spur-of-the-moment. “Just post where you’re going, you’re sure to hook another friend into joining you,” says Cross. The same applies to social media promotions and “reviews.”

But even with widespread Internet, social media and mobile technology access, says Danielle Rice, executive

director of the Delaware Art Museum, “The continuing success of the museum proves there’s no substitute for the inspiration, excitement and creativity generated by contact with authentic, original art.”

For a city of Wilmington’s size, we house a wealth of arts and culture. We’re fortunate to enjoy a professional orchestra (the Delaware Symphony Orchestra); a professional opera company (OperaDelaware); a professional ballet company (First State Ballet Theatre); world-class art museums (Delaware Art Museum and DCCA), an independent/art film house (Theatre N); a multi-genre arts institution helping to reach at-risk and socioeconomically challenged residents (Christina Cultural Arts Center); a nationally accredited, statewide music education institution (The Music School of Delaware); and a leading-edge visual arts educational institution (Delaware College of Arts & Design), all within city limits. Few comparable cities can make such a claim.

“This is evidence of a tremendous boom—not just in Wilmington, but all over Delaware,” says Kate Ransom, president and CEO of The Music School of Delaware. “Our city and state have become major players in the Mid-Atlantic arts scene, providing a meaningful piece of the ‘arts engine’ along the northeast corridor.”

“Today, we’re a richer community. Wilmington arts would make any

city envious.”— Lee Kimball


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Where can and do we go from here?A few thoughts to ponder…

The Arts Are for Everyone“Every youth and adult should have the opportunity to

explore self-expression through the arts,” says Raye Jones Avery, executive director of Christina Cultural Arts Center. “We must provide resources for those lacking income and exposure.” In addition, Avery notes, Wilmingtonians should look to support and expand artistic ventures that revive neighborhoods, making them safe, creative spaces. A colleague noted to me that we should make sure we’re bringing young people (i.e., school-age children) along on our artistic consumptions. Maybe push them to attend if they’re not so inclined – you never know what will speak to them when they’re afforded the experience.

The Arts Are LocalLet’s seek out more ways to promote the stories of

our citizens and our city, and celebrate the works of Wilmington and Delaware artists. Some are already leading the charge: City Theater Company — known for offbeat edginess — embraces original work by local musicians/playwrights and will increase that spotlight in its coming seasons. Christina Cultural Arts Center’s Friday Live! concerts feature local artists, its faculty and students. Gable Music Ventures continue to promote local live music in venues all over the city.

The Arts Are EvolvingWe must continue to create new arts experiences,

and nontraditional and collaborative projects to entice new audiences. “Now more than ever, it’s important for us to engage by creating impactful live experiences,” comments OperaDelaware general manager Brendan Cooke. OperaDelaware focuses on that with the intimate nature of its Studio Series, as well as plans for more frequent offerings at its riverfront studios and reaching beyond the “top ten” operas. The Grand has expanded the genres and types of artists presented and increased its education and outreach programs. The Art Museum’s “Art is Social” series combines gallery walks with DJs, beer tastings, even burlesque.

We’ve had an amazing evolution, and we’re certainly not done yet. Make Wilmington arts part of your next 25 years of fun in Delaware! It’s all good, it’s all Wilmington and it’s all happening…right in your backyard!

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Save the Date for WRC’s Annual Meeting!

On Wednesday, April 24, Wilmington Renaissance Corporation will hold its seventh annual meeting at World Cafe Live at The Queen from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The theme is “Bringing Big Ideas to Life.”

The purpose of the meeting is to update interested parties on the continuing development in the City, review WRC’s efforts through volunteer working groups, and release the 2012 annual report. The focus will be on WRC’s core strategic areas: education, infrastructure, quality of life and culture. Tickets are $50 and include a gourmet breakfast and complimentary parking at the Renaissance Center Garage on 5th Street, immediately adjacent to the World Cafe. (Enter 5th Street from either North Market or King streets.) Last year the event sold out, with more than 250 attendees. Go to http://wrcbigideastolife.eventbrite.com/# for information regarding featured speakers and special guests, how to purchase tickets and sponsorship information.

Staff Picks: Every month we highlight a few happenings in the City.

Imperfect City at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Now-June 16Imperfect City is a conversation-based exhibition that will evolve into a bustling, museum-scale town within the walls of the DCCA. The exhibition hinges upon interactivity and institutional transparency. The visitor is invited to become a citizen of Imperfect City by interfacing with the people involved and helping to decide the nature and future of this community. For more information go to: thedcca.org/imperfectcity

Chris Botti at the Grand Opera House, Friday, March 1The lush sounds of trumpet virtuoso Chris Botti once again will fill The Grand. With crossover appeal as both a jazz and pop musician, Botti has been called “adult contemporary’s darling” by The New York Times and has established himself as one of the important, innovative figures in contemporary music. For more information go to: http://www.thegrandwilmington.org

Red Ribbon Runway at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Saturday, March 2Join AIDS Delaware on Saturday, March 2, for Red Ribbon Runway—a stylish, sexy evening with an artsy fashion twist. After a red carpet entrance, enjoy a cocktail reception as our region’s hottest salons, artists, and designers highlight fashion as art and art as fashion. For more information go to: aidsdelaware.org

Hooray for Hollywood at DuPont Theatre, Friday, March 8Take a nostalgic journey through the most popular movie musicals of the last 50 years, including Singing in the Rain, The Glen Miller Story, Grease, Dirty Dancing and Titanic. Featuring a cast of 14 singers and dancers, a six-piece band, and more than 300 costume changes, the show will include more than 30 songs, including “Staying Alive,” “All that Jazz,” “Dancing Queen,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and many more. For more information go to: duponttheatre.com/hooray-hollywood

Homey Awards at World Cafe Live at the Queen, Friday, March 8Gable Music Ventures teams with WSTW’s Hometown Heroes to produce the Homey Awards at the World Cafe Live. This will be the first time Hometown Heroes has had an awards ceremony, so don’t miss it. Show time is 7 p.m. and tickets are $7. For more information go to: gablemusicventures.com

“Beethoven’s World” at Laird Performing Arts Center/Tatnall School, Friday, March 22Richard Wagner, moved by the buoyancy and physicality of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, called it “the apotheosis of the dance.” It’s filled with crackling energy, relentless drive and exuberance---qualities that characterize much of Beethoven’s output. For more information go to: delawaresymphony.org

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11. Hare Pavilion/Riverwalk12. AAA Mid-Atlantic Travel Center, AAAMIDATLANTIC.COM13. Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, THEDCCA.ORG14. Justison Landing, Currie Hair, Skin & Nails, CURRIEDAYSPA.COM Veritas Wine & Spirits, VERITASWINESHOP.COM 15. Kooma, KOOMASUSHI.COM CrossFit Riverfront, CFRIVERFRONT.COM16. Delaware Children’s Museum, DELAWARECHILDRENSMUSEUM.ORG

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17. Joe’s Crab Shack, JOESCRABSHACK.COM18. Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, IRONHILLBREWERY.COM19. Public Docks20. Big Fish Grill, BIGFISHRIVERFRONT.COM21. Frawley Stadium, BLUEROCKS.COM Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame22. Chase Center on the Riverfront, CENTERONTHERIVERFRONT.COM23. Dravo Plaza & Dock24. Shipyard Center Planet Fitness, PLANETFITNESS.COM

25. Timothy’s Restaurant, TIMOTHYSONTHERIVERFRONT.COM Molly’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream, MOLLYSICECREAM.COM Ubon Thai Restaurant26. Wilmington Rowing Center, WILMINGTONROWING.ORG27. Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge/ DuPont Environmental Education Center, DUPONTEEC.ORG28. DART Park-n-Ride Lot29. Penn Cinema Riverfront IMAX, PENNCINEMARIVERFRONT.COM

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Delaware Home ShowMarch 2, 10-6pmMarch 3, 11-4pmChase Center on the Riverfront

2013 American Girl Fashion ShowMarch 9- 10am, 2pm, and 6pmMarch 10- noon and 4pmChase Center on the Riverfront

Greenberg’s Train & Toy ShowMarch 23-24, 10-4pmChase Center on the Riverfront


DSWA HouSeHolD HAzArDouS WASte ColleCtionMarch 2, 8-4pmDSWA operates Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events at different locations throughout the year. Delaware residents can bring their HHW to the event free of charge.Frawley Stadiumwww.dswa.com

DelAWAre Home SHoWMarch 2, 10-6pmMarch 3, 11-4pmSpecial guest—Garden Guru Mike McGrath is host of the nationally syndicated Public Radio show You Bet Your Garden and Garden Editor for WTOP news radio in Washington, D.C. It’s the only show in Delaware dedicated solely to the consumer home improvement field. The show has been going on for 20 years and each year it gets better and better!Chase Center on the Riverfrontwww.delawarehomeshow.com

Wilmington HeArt BAllMarch 2, 6:30pm Our evening celebrates: our work and mission; our donors and volunteers; and—most importantly—the lives saved and improved because of everyone’s effort. Join us for an evening of dancing, hors d’ oeuvres, seated dinner with wine, and a silent and live auction.Chase Center on the Riverfrontwww.heart.org/wilmingtonheartball.com

loVe, loSS, AnD WHAt i WoreMarch 6-10 and 13-17, Show times varyby Nora Ephron and Delia EphronProving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, with its compulsively entertaining subject matter, has become an international hit among both women and the men who love them. This intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron is based on the best-selling book, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons’ friends. Like the popular book, the show

uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories that all women can relate to, creating one of the most enduring theatergoing experiences in New York and now across the country.Delaware Theatre Companywww.delawaretheatre.org

PArentS nigHt out! noCturnAl AnimAlSMarch 8, 6:40-8:30pmSet mom and dad loose to have dinner along Wilmington’s Riverfront while you stay at DEEC and have all the fun with games, a scavenger hunt and an evening hike. Dinner provided. Parents receive a coupon for Timothy’s Riverfront Grill.DuPont Environmental Education Centerwww.duponteec.org

2013 “girlS CAn Do AnytHing!” 5K run/WAlKMarch 9Registration begins at 11amRace begins at NoonFor more information please visit our website!Benefits One Village AllianceDravo Plazawww.iamthevillage.org

2013 AmeriCAn girl FASHion SHoWMarch 9- 10am, 2pm, and 6pmMarch 10- noon and 4pmTicket Price: $35 per person (includes a meal, American Girl goodie bag for children, program book for adult and door prizes) All proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House of DelawareChase Center on the Riverfrontwww.rmhde.org

HArriet tuBmAn Journey CentenniAl WAlK/run/riDe CeleBrAtionMarch 10Registration starts at 8:30amRun starts at 9:45amWalk starts at 10amDravo Plazawww.harietttubmanjourney.org

MARCH RIVERFRONT EVENTSWelCome BACK oSPreyMarch 20, 1-2:30pmCelebrate spring migration and the return of the DEEC osprey. View the spring migrant through binoculars, play an osprey game and read an osprey story.DuPont Environmental Education Centerwww.duponteec.org

tHirD AnnuAl DelAWAre CHili runMarch 232 Mile Run.Eat.RunRegistration begins at 8:30am.Race begins at 10:30amBenefiting the Boy Scouts of America Dravo Plaza www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1052175

greenBerg’S trAin & toy SHoWMarch 23-24, 10-4pmVisit the country’s largest train and toy show! See hundreds of tables of trains and toys for sale, huge operating model railroads, activities for kids and more! Kids 12 and under are FREE admittance- adult admission is just $7- tickets are good for both event days.Chase Center on the Riverfrontwww.greenbergshows.com

BirD WAtCHing For BeginnerSMarch 28, 5:30-7:30pmIf you like to look for birds but do not know what they are or how to find out, then join bird expert Jim White to learn the ins and outs of birding as you walk the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge looking for the birds of spring.DuPont Environmental Education Centerwww.duponteec.org

grACe CHurCH uniteD metHoDiSt SunriSe SerViCeMarch 31, 5:30amHare Pavilionwww.gracechurchum.org

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