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Dogfish’s Analog-A-Go-Go festival back after 2-year hiatus

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

Dogfish Head Craft Breweryā€™s annual Analog-A-Go-Go festival will return after a two-year hiatus. The festival will happen Saturday, Nov. 5 from noon to 5 p.m. at Dogfishā€™s Milton Tasting Room and Kitchen. The celebration will feature more than 20 unique independent artisans, a music lineup curated by Chicago-based record label Numero Group, 14 exclusive beer and spirit samples, and the …

Hunting

Multiple hunting seasons to open in November

Staff WriterCulture, Headlines

Next monthā€™s general firearm deer season, commonly known as the ā€œNovember shotgun season,ā€ will be open from Nov. 11 through Nov. 20. Thatā€™s just one of many hunting seasons set to open next month, along with the special deer hunt open only to youth and non-ambulatory hunters on Saturday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 6. Duck, Canada goose, and other …

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Rosenfeld’s Big Fish closes in Brandywine Hundred

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

North Wilmington residents craving matzoh ball soup, fresh mahi or a Reuben sandwich were disappointed today. Rosenfeldā€™s Big Fish on Marsh Road has closed. A sign on the restaurant door in the Plaza III shopping center noted that the closing was effective as of Oct. 24, after only being open six months. Neither Warren Rosenfeld, who founded theĀ Rosenfeldā€™s Jewish DeliĀ concept …

Farmers

Senate Republicans unveil mini-doc on Delaware farmers

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

When you think about ā€œgovernment communications,ā€ you might automatically tune out. Press releases, statements, political jargon — it can all be a bit dull. When the Delaware Senate Republican Caucus decided to focus on the challenges being faced by the First Stateā€™s agricultural community, its members knew a press release wouldnā€™t cut it. Thatā€™s why Matt Revel, the caucusā€™s communications …

Delaware Shakespeare bilingual Twelfth Night

DelShakes’ bilingual musical ‘Twelfth Night’ ends this weekend

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Three years ago, Delaware Shakespeare decided to stop out on a ledge and produce a musical version of “Twelfth Night” for its 2020 community tour. Then writer Liz Filios of Philadelphia had another inspiration: What if the musical was also bilingual, partly because they have Spanish-speaking audience members? Go for it, DelShakes Executive Editor David Stradley told her. They asked …

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Tate Museum exhibit to travel to Delaware Art Museum in 2023

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

    An exhibit from the Tate Museum in London will travel to the Delaware Art Museum in October 2023. It’s a major get for the Wilmington institution, which will be the exhibit’s only stop in the United States. The Tate show “The Rossettis” will focus on the family of British Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti and will feature several …

The Revisionists

‘Revisionists’ is latest addition to haunted NCC scene

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Some might call “The Revisionists: A Haunted Victorian Walk” a charming amble about the grounds of Rockwood Park. Producer Gregory Shelton calls it “a live-action mobile theater macabre play.” The latest addition to New Castle County’s lineup of Halloween thrills, “The Revisionists” is part whodunnit and part spooky frights meant for those aged 13 and older. “It’s not blood-and-guts slasher …

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Food Bank, DART kick off Thanksgiving food drives

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

With 45 days to go, two of Delaware’s biggest Thanksgiving food drives have kicked off. The Food Bank of Delaware and DART’s Stuff the Bus announced the details of their drives Monday. The Food Bank said it expects demand for Thanksgiving food to be high this year because of the costs of inflation and threats of recession. ā€œMore than 100,000 …

Cremation art DOGS Greg Losco makes glass memorials that use ashes from cremations. This set uses ashes from the dogs Duke and Abby. (Greg Losco photo)

Wilmington glass artisan specializes in cremation art

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Glass artist Greg Losco was giving a demonstration in Lewes when he met a woman wearing a keepsake pendant holding her motherā€™s cremated ashes in a vial with a cork. He had heard of a better way to memorialize loved ones: encasing the ashes in the glass. He tried the technique in front of her, and thus was born his …

Longwood Gardens bonsai Kennett Collection

It’s raining bonsai at Longwood Gardens

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Longwood Gardens this week received a gift of 150 extraordinary bonsai trees and will receive a $1 million bequest to take care of the eminent Kennett Collection. Hailing the donation as the finest private collection of bonsai in the Western World, Longwood officials said the addition raises the garden’s collection to world-class. ā€œThese important bonsai trees, which have been so …