Event Calendar

The race is designed to be a tour of historic Lewes – beginning and ending at The Lewes Historical Society’s Historic Complex at 110 Shipcarpenter Street, Lewes, Delaware 19958, the course includes breath-taking scenery along Pilottown Road, and views of the Great Marsh, Shipcarpenter Square, Second Street, and the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal. A description of the historic sites along the race route is included in your registration papers. The award ceremony and post race party will… More

Browse through more than 500 antique and restored cars that date from the early 1900s-1980s. The show features vehicle parades, motoring music, video and go-kart racing, and a festival food court. Activities are on Hagley’s upper property. Admission charged. Advanced ticket sales begin August 15. Free for Hagley members and children five and under. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. More

Morse code is an alphabetic code of long and short sounds, originally transmitted by telegraph and is still being used today by Maritime, Military, and Amateur Radio Services. Join us as we learn about the history of Morse code and combine it with simple beading techniques to create a unique piece of jewelry. Participants will use beads and silk cord to make a necklace that will spell out their own secret message in Morse code. Pre-register. Ages 6 and up Cost: $5 More

So you found a beautiful piece of sea glass! What do you do with it now? Join us at the Indian River Life-Saving Station to learn how to turn your unique piece of sea glass into a treasured piece of jewelry. Participants will make a simple wire wrap sea glass pendant using a few basic wire wrapping tools, some wire of your choice, and a piece of sea glass that you have found. Haven’t found the perfect piece yet? We will have plenty to choose from. Pre-register. Ages: 12 and up Cost: $15 More

Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies begin their southward migration to Mexico, traveling up to 100 miles a day and eventually covering more than 2,000 miles! Learn about the incredible life-cycle of the monarch, and find out if they will really make it all the way to Mexico. Learn about an international research project to catch, tag, and release these insects, and maybe tag some monarchs of our own! No pre-registration necessary. Age: All Cost $4 More

Philadelphia artist Jenny Drumgoole’s work questions our cultural obsession with celebrity. Real Women of Philadelphia is a mockumentary of her own quest to meet Southern culinary star Paula Dean. More

The Co-op Farmers Market is sponsored by area farmers and the Newark Natural Foods Cooperative. The market meets every Sunday, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the front parking lot of Newark Natural Foods. The season runs from the first Sunday in May to the Sunday before Thanksgiving of each year. At the Co-op Farmers Market, you will be able to: shop for local foods and handcrafted goods; talk about food with real farmers who grow it; see many friends and make new ones there-it is… More

Alison Stigora Natural Forces Constance S. and Robert J. Hennessy Project Space September 7 – December 9, 2012 Stigora creates elaborate gallery installations using burnt wood. Her work explores human activity and the destructive forces of nature. More

Kozma presents colorful, hand-embroidered pencil drawings of organo-geometric forms that generate a dialogue about the natural and built environment. More

The image of the eagle has been an important icon in the history of the du Pont family. The du Pont family came to America on the ship “American Eagle," the DuPont Company's first product was Eagle Gun Powder, and decorative arts collected by Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield were adorned with eagles, a common symbolic element in Federal-style furnishings. This exhibit is on display in the du Pont family ancestral home, Eleutherian Mills. Included in regular admission and tour. Free for members.… More

Commemorating the nation’s most successful university-museum partnership, A Lasting Legacy explores the changing roles of conservation and curatorial scholarship over the past 60 years. More

Winterthur’s major new exhibition, Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition, is a joyous celebration of objects and imagery created in response to society’s love of wine. Featuring more than 300 objects, Uncorked! explores how wine was marketed, consumed, and enjoyed in America and Britain from the 1600s through the 1800s. A wide range of materials are represented, from wine bottles, decanters, and cellarettes to lead figures of Bacchus and “Champagne Charlie” song sheets.… More

Amazing food, value and fun for the entire family! Over 70 individual owner operated shoping including PA dutch meats, baked good and much more!.  More