Countdown!
Yup. That time of year when we are brought back to the reality that we live in a seasonal resort! No left turns, parking meters, crowded boardwalks and beaches…and all making us realize that we get to live here. Learn to use the Park-and-Ride and find out what a joy and relief it is to travel downtown in the summer. All locations are Rehoboth Beach, unless otherwise noted.
PERFORMING ARTS
Clear Space Theatre Company (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2270) the areas only professional theatre company begins their summer repertory season June 26 with an opening night reception for The Full Monty. Their summer season also includes Oliver!, and Sordid Lives starring Christopher Peterson as “Brother Boy.” Peterson will be offering his amazing one-man show Saturday and Sunday evenings through the summer. CSTC is offering a “Buy Four-Get Five” special this season, and with the three shows listed above, and On Golden Pond and She Loves Me coming later this year, you can’t go wrong. Check their website for complete show and summer camp schedule and reservations.
Possum Point Players (441 Old Laurel Road in Georgetown; 302-856-4560) is in rehearsals for their presentation of the fast-paced farce See How They Run June 6-15.
Rehoboth Beach Film Society (107 Truitt Avenue, 302-645-9095) and Cavedigger—two documentary shorts—Thursday, May 22 (7 p.m.) at Bear Trap Dunes and Friday, May 23 (7 p.m.) Upstairs Screening Room at Midway Movies. $4 (RBFS members)/$6 (future members). Visit their website for other events and details.
VISUAL ARTS
Galleries marked with an asterisk (*) are members of The Rehoboth Gallery Collective, MOSAIC. Join participating galleries for their next Second Saturdays: Destination ARTWALK—June 14 (6-9 p.m.)
*Amandeline Gallery (Galleries at 20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-226-0330) continues its exhibit of original plein air oil paintings by DC artist, Kate McConnell, through May. Florals and Gardening themes will be on display in the gallery featuring paintings of “city and urban landscapes” from various artists.
*Anita Peghini-Räber Gallery (49 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2888) features Original Local/Regional Expressive Naturalistic and Abstract Art and Sweeping Sensual Landscapes by Anita Peghini-Räber. Check out their weekly art motivation—a collaboration discussing your painting with Anita. Bring up to three paintings. Every Friday 4-5 p.m. registration is required: $15. Monthly Argentine Tango De Arte Milonga with a free introductory class (8-9 p.m.)—last Saturday of the month. Every Thursday Art & Belly with Viva Viviana (6:30-8 p.m.)—an introduction to Belly Dance open to fe/males. Hours: Friday-Saturday (10 a.m.-9 p.m.), Sunday (10 a.m.-5 p.m.).
Art for a Purpose, (135 Second Street, second floor, in Lewes; 302-245-4528) is a one-of-a-kind art gallery run by Midge Smith which assists tax-exempt organizations by turning donated art into cash for their unrestricted use. Gallery hours Friday-Sunday.
Barking Dog Gallery (29 Lake Shore Drive, Lewes; 856-577-1411) offering classes in watercolor/zentangle, and jewelry by Donna Whiteside.
*Delaware Art Gallery (239 Rehoboth Avenue) presents new and classic favorite Delaware photographs by Kevin Fleming, photography by Jay Fleming, Tony Pratt, and Pamela Bieler and hand-blown glass by Deb Appleby.
*Gallery 50/G-50 Fine Art Photography (50 Wilmington Avenue; 302-227-2050) proudly announces an exhibit of a variety of mediums and works from eight members of the Sussex County-based The Artists’ Exchange group. Marti Marino, Lee Wayne Mills, Aina Nergaard-Nammack, Peggy Sampogna, Barbara Warden, Col. Victor Letonoff, Michael Krausz, and Constance Costigan will have works exhibited in a group show.
The Happyrock Pottery (20 Baltimore Avenue at the Celebration Mall; 410-375-7120) encourages you to think spring, flowers, and mothers! Stop by to find a special container for those spring flowers!
*Heidi Lowe Gallery (328 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-9203) offers day and nighttime classes in metal-smithing. Learn to make rings, earrings, and bracelets! Call the gallery for details.
*Paintiques and The Galleries at 20 Baltimore (20 Baltimore Avenue; (302) 258-4203) is sprucing up for Spring! New art, new shoes, new pieces of artfully-painted furniture… call it Whimsical Chic. Enjoy some changes and surprises for you from the eclectic little group at 20 Baltimore Avenue. Thursday (11 a.m.-6 p.m.), Friday/Saturday (11 a.m.-8 p.m.), Sunday and Monday by chance!
*Peninsula Gallery (520 E. Savannah Rd in Lewes; 302-645-0551).
*Philip Morton Gallery (47 Baltimore Avenue; 302-727-0905) presents an exhibition featuring the work of the Sussex County-based The Artists’ Exchange group, including Col. Victor Letonoff, Marti Marino, Lee Wayne Mills, Aina Nergaard-Nammack, Peggy Sampogna, Barbara Warden, Michael Krausz, and Constance Constigan.
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 books, calendars, and cards.
Rehoboth Art League (12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres; 302-227-8408) has Three Exhibitions: Sound of Many Waters: Drawings and Paintings by Brooke Rogers in the Corkran Gallery. Rogers is currently the Chair of Salisbury University’s Art Department. Drawing Detroit: Works in Ink by Margi Weir in the Tubbs Gallery. Members Showcase: Juried Photography Show in the Homestead. All three exhibits are on display through May 25. Opening May 30 (5-7p.m.): 41st Members Craft Exhibition, RAL Instructors Figurative Member Showcase: Works Related to the Human Form. Tickets are on sale for June Salon: Art of Movement—Yoga and Tai Chi hosted by Robert Sessa and Tom Beall at their home in Rehoboth Beach, $50/advance purchase. Drop in to their new annex in McQuay’s Marketplace (510 Rehoboth Avenue). Please visit their website for complete details on their programming.
Rehoboth Beach Museum (511 Rehoboth Avenue at the Canal, 302-227-7310) has a variety of permanent exhibits, as well as special exhibits throughout the year. Admission is by donation. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday andSunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
*Ward Ellinger Gallery (CAMP Rehoboth Courtyard, 39 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2710) features Abstract Expressionism in different mediums by Ward Ellinger and Sondra N. Arkin. 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 and Studio 3 (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, as well as the work of Dolores Andrew, Joyce Blakeslee, Rose Doster, Wendy Kesler, Melissa McLean, and LaVerne McIntyre.