The Delaware Symphony Orchestra has announced the search for its next music director, expected to begin work in the 2025-26 season. The process started with forming a 13-member search committee for the person who will succeed David Amado, who served as the symphony’s music director and conductor for 20 years before stepping aside and becoming music director laureate in the …
Arts, business and political leaders will gather Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Milford Public Library Amphitheater to talk about the creative economy. The meeting at 10 a.m. will focus on the “Creative Economy and Cultural Tourism Recovery and Growth Plan” that’s been put together by the Delaware Arts Alliance and is expected to include government agencies at local, state and …
Old-school Motown, Disney costumes, favorite comedians, and world music are among the shows that the Grand will bring to Wilmington for its 2023-24 season. The season will start Sept. 6 with Byrds co-founder and acclaimed guitarist Roger McGuinn. Also set to appear are Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt Together on Stage Oct. 5; Disney Junior and Marvel characters Sept. 26 in …
New Castle County Police are investigating damages to the Rock Manor Golf Course caused Thursday by people who drove dirt bikes and all terrain vehicles on the course. The group did donuts and turfed large portions of the greens, causes thousands of dollars in damage, while posing a danger to patrons on the course. Some bystanders were able to film …
New public libraries are being built across Delaware, as part of a state government goal to have 1 square foot of library space for each resident. That space and that expansion is a shorthand way to understand librariesâ increasingly broad roles. They have a long history of lending books and answering reference questions, but todayâs libraries are adding to their …
Like ‘MacBeth’ doesn’t have enough problems to deal with — witches, an overly ambitious wife, forests that move — it also was clobbered with evening storms during its production at Rockford Museum in recent weeks. Because of so many rainouts, Delaware Shakespeare has added an extra production of “Macbeth” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, before its run ends Aug. …
Apparently, seeing a live production of “The Sound of Music” is among Candlelight Theatre fans’ list of favorite things. The current production at the Arden theater, which ends Aug. 26, had the largest opening weekends of any show at Candlelight since the COVID-19 pandemic started. “The Sound of Music,” which tells the story of the Von Trapp family and their …
Some maintain that Milton is like Lewes before the tourists arrived. Both are small towns with centuries-old buildings and rich histories. Heavy tourism only came to Lewes in mid-1960s, when the fish factoriesâand the aroma of menhadenâdeparted. A Friday stroll through Miltonâs historic section gave credibility to the claim. Located on the Broadkill River, the former shipbuilding town was favored …
Delaware is the most NFL-obsessed state in the country, judging by Google searches. It had 60,582 searches per 100,000 people, even though it isnât home to an National Football League team. But it does have a long history of betting related to the NFL, going back to 1976. Thatâs more than three times as high as the searches in Alabama, No. 50 …
The Resident Ensemble Players’ 2023-24 season will include a look at the power of words; a stage version of “In the Heat of the Night;” a mash-up of “Waiting for Godot” and “Exodus;” and the crowd-pleasing “Deathtrap.” The season is designed to reflect our lives. âAs theater fans you know this, but I never get tired of saying it, these …
