‘Round the Corner
Prom season has ended, the graduations are coming to an end, the meters are back up, and the cast of Jersey Shore has moved into the condo above my office. Summertime: when the livin’ is easy and the parking isn’t; when the tourists sport either a 6-pack or a full keg and when only 4% of the people wearing bikinis should. Fortunately, it’s also when the area feels the most alive. With as full as my off-season columns are, it’s hard to believe I crammed everything into one column this week! Now I just have to see if I can cram myself into last year’s swimsuit. All locations are Rehoboth Beach, unless otherwise noted.
PERFORMING ARTS
Clear Space Theatre Company (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2270; opening June 28, Clear Space presents their “ABC Summer” with Annie, Broadway at the Beach (pop-rock revue), and Cabaret in two-day rotations, six nights a week (Tuesday-Sunday) at 7:30 p.m. Join them for the opening night celebration of Cabaret and enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres (provided by Mixx), and a live auction. All tickets on sale now. If you have little ones in need of summer entertainment, check the website for their Musical Theatre Summer Intensives—Cinderella, Mary Poppins, Hello, Dolly!, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, as well as a new camp for young actors. Clear Space Acting Company members Michael Matthias and Lorraine Steinhoff (accompanied by yours truly at the keyboard) perform at their neighboring restaurant Mixx on the “Food and the Arts” theme for Rehoboth’s Restaurant Week with three shows per night June 8 and 9.
Possum Point Players (441 Old Laurel Road in Georgetown; 302-856-4560; presents the classic I Remember Mama; June 8-17, $18 (Adult)/$17 (Senior and Student)/$5 (12 and under). A Midsummer Night’s Dream; June 2, July 7, August 4; Outdoor Shakespeare in the Garden at the Rehoboth Art League; 12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres.
VISUAL ARTS
Galleries marked with an asterisk (*) are members of The Rehoboth Gallery Collective, MOSAIC. Join participating galleries for Second Saturdays: Destination Art Walk, June 9 from 6-9 p.m.
*AerieArt Gallery (45½ Lake Avenue; 302-227-5376 / 302-584-6402; features a selection of recent acquisitions of investment quality original fine paintings, many from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries on display 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Amandeline Gallery (1 N. First Street; 302-226-0330; representing nationally and internationally acclaimed artists Anne Packard and Sergey Cherep, original Romanian glass, canvas floor cloths, unique ceramics, and Rosanna tableware. They feature original oil paintings on board by award-winning artist Elaine Hahn, and new original acrylics by Amanda Ponko, and, beginning June 4, introduces canvas works by classic realist Marc Whitney. Please note their new location.
*Anita Peghini-Räber Gallery (49 Baltimore Ave.; 302-227 2888; Local and regional art; Thursday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-10 p.m. and Monday 10 a.m.-noon, with additional hours available by appointment.
*Gallery 50/G-50 Fine Art Photography (50 A-B Wilmington Avenue; 302-227-2050; New infrared photography works by Brandywine, Pennsylvania-based artist Mickey Freed, and Lewes-based Constance Costigan’s New Works on Canvas; plus Mixed Media Works by Brian Petro. Through June 14. Opening Saturday, June 22 (6-8 p.m.), Gallery 50 hosts an artist reception for Susan Finsen and her new show Twists and Turns—through July 12.
The Happyrock Pottery (20 Baltimore Avenue at the Celebration Mall; 410-375-7120) features the work of potter Susan Gladstone through an assortment of handmade Raku and functional pottery as well as beach decorated ikebanas (flower arrangers).
*Heidi Lowe Gallery (328 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-9203; ) hosts the opening reception for the 4th annual Earrings Galore Exhibition from 5-9 p.m. (earrings in all their forms, shapes, sizes, and colors through the summer) and Art in the Yard (1-8 p.m.) on Saturday, June 9. The gallery always features handmade, contemporary jewelry by studio artists from around the world.
*Juleez (1 North 1st Street; 302-227-3792; features the unique and vibrant works of Julie Borden including hand-painted cellos, violins, miniature pianos, giclee prints, dichroic glass sculptures of MAD Creations, and art work of Amandeline Gallery. Please note new address!
Midge Smith Fine Art Gallery (135 Second Street, second floor, in Lewes; 302-245-4528; Art for a Purpose assists tax-exempt organizations by turning donated art into cash for their use. Gallery hours are 2- 6 p.m., Friday-Sunday.
Packard Reath Gallery (located in The Hotel Rodney,142 Second Street; Lewes; 302-644-7513; Specializing in Fine Art Photography.
*Paintiques (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-258-4203) offers Sherry Biele’s unique and artfully-painted vintage furniture and accessories as well as glass art by Connie Barrato, silver jewelry by Sue Bartley, and handbags by Linanz. Thursday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment.
Peninsula Gallery (520 E. Savannah Rd in Lewes; 302-645-0551; has reopened under the new ownership of BJ Clark. The gallery specializes in presenting regional and national artists working in several media including pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and oil in addition to ceramics and glass. The first show highlights the work of over twenty resident artists of the gallery. Fine art framing is available under the direction of Ms Cathin Bishop.
*Philip Morton Gallery (47 Baltimore Avenue; 302-727-0905;
Proud Bookstore (Baltimore Avenue in Village By the Sea; 302-227-6969) featuring the artwork of Geri Dibiase, Jeffrey Todd Moore, David Kraft, Lynn Finaldi, Michael Gardner, Patrick Keating, and John Gress, as well as great books and cards.
Rehoboth Art League (12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres; 302-227-8408;
Rehoboth Beach Film Society (107 Truitt Avenue, 302-645-9095; Cinema by the Canal Outdoor Screening: The Great Outdoors, Wednesday June 27. Free films at Lewes Canalfront Park. Screenings begin at dusk. Bring your own chair and bug spray. Festival Film Reviews: Film Critics wanted to screen film submissions for upcoming Festival. Mondays, June 18 and 25 and July 2 at South Coastal Library, Bethany (7 p.m.). Free. Tuesdays: June 19 and 26 and July 3 in the upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway (7 p.m.) Admission $2.
Rehoboth Beach Museum (302-227-7310; 511 Rehoboth Avenue at the Canal, announces its Second Annual Needlework Exhibit. In conjunction with the exhibit are presentations on barn quilts, a lecture on an exhibit of 18th Century wedding gowns, and demonstrations on needlework techniques for children and adults.
Surrattsart (20 Baltimore Avenue at the Celebration Mall; 302-227-3522; invites you to check out paintings—both abstract and realistic—in acrylic, mixed media, and oils. Also some new photographs of beautiful Rehoboth Beach sunrises!
*Thunderbird Gallery (200 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-1900; presents original oils by John Powell, an artist who lives in the hills of southern California and Maine.
*Ward Ellinger Gallery (CAMP Rehoboth Courtyard, 39 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2710; features the work of Ward Ellinger, Sondra N. Arkin, and JS Adams. Come in and see the ever-popular Spiritiles (molten glass on copper) by Houston Llew, beautiful contemporary blown glass menorahs by Shardz Glass, recycled farm equipment transformed into contemporary side tables, hand blown glass, pottery and metal works by various American artists.
*WibergArt (20 Baltimore Avenue at the Celebration Mall; 302-226-0206 or 302-245-3615; features renowned marine artist, Jack Wiberg, and his original oils of sailing vessels and ships.