Event Calendar

Get your taste buds fired up for the the Delaware Wine and Beer Festival on Sunday, October 21 at Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village. Festival-goers at the Delaware Wine and Beer Festival will have the opportunity to meet Delaware's vintners and brewers and talk about their locations, their products and their processes. For a list of paricipating breweries and wineries at the Delaware Wine and Beer Festival, go to http://dewineandbeer.visitdover.com/. More

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of their chart-topping debut album, the four original members of the British supergroup—Geoffrey Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer and John Wetton—will rock out with hits “Heat of the Moment,” “Only Time Will Tell” and more! More

Nothing dampens a wonderful day of fishing on Delaware’s beaches like getting a vehicle stuck in the sand. This program will cover the basics of safe and courteous driving on Delaware State Parks’ surf-fishing beaches. If you’re new to the sport or interested in learning more about surf-fishing vehicle operations, this class will cover park rules, licensing, and equipment requirements, as well as tips and tricks from Delaware State Parks staff to maximize your enjoyment of this… More

Roll through beautiful Lums Pond State Park on our haywagon, and enjoy a 50-minute campfire after the ride. We’ll provide hot cider for the ride and marshmallows for the fire. $6/person; reservations required. More

Calling all fishermen and women! Whether in need of a refresher, or brand new to this popular local sport,e veryone is invited to learn the basics of surf fishing. The program covers tackle and baits to use, current rules and regulations, fish identification, and, weather permitting, an opportunity to catch (and release) a big one! Spinning rod and reel combos, tackle, and bait will be provided. All participants must have a current fishing license (if applicable) and FIN number. Please call with… More

Newark Symphony Orchestra October 21st, 3 pm, Independence school, 1300 Paper Mill Road, Newark DE. Music director, Simeone Tartaglione. Copland’s Fanfare for the common man. Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 featuring cello soloist Ovidiu Marinescu and Brahms Symphonies, the #4. Tickets are available at the door or on line at www.newarksymphony.org, or by phone. 302 369 3466. $20 general, $15 Senior, $10 student, Children 8th grade and younger free. Free parking and refreshments… More

The haywagon’s ready to roll! Book a hayride for $100. Price includes a 50-minute hayride and a 50-minute campfire. After the ride, relax and roast your own food around a campfire. Parking is at the campground store. Reservations required. Rides start at 3,4,5 & 6 p.m. every Sunday in October. More

6 Acre corn maze (with trivia stations) - Mini corn maze (5 and under) - Free small pumpkin included in admission - Pumpkin painting - Super straw slides - Straw castle - Mini straw maze - Tricycle races - Corn crib - Rubber ducky races - Pumpkin checkers - Free parking Saturdays Only: - Petting zoo - Hay rides - Pony rides - Face painting - Pumpkin train - Live entertainment - Lions Club Grille will be open with food and beverages - Kettle corn, caramel apples, and more *Call for prices and… 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

Nicholas Kripal: New Work E. Avery Draper Gallery September 22, 2012 – January 6, 2013 Kripal’s elegant ceramic forms derive their shape from disposable food containers of the past. His work straddles the line between fine art and design. More

Kripal’s elegant ceramic forms derive their shape from disposable food containers of the past. His work straddles the line between fine art and design. 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

Young Country specifically examines how artists living in “fringe” art centers are re-defining ideas of fine art, class, and “country” in America. More

Girandola uses duct tape to render local, national and global cultural icons. From the Taj Mahal to vintage cars and L.A. diners, his large-scale canvasses reflect layered social commentary through a folk vernacular. 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