Argghhh!!!
Where did the summer go? Okay…the calendar says we still have nearly one month of summer left, and we should enjoy every minute. This is my favorite time of year—it’s a bit easier to navigate Route 1, find a parking spot, and enjoy the ocean at its warmest. Time to start looking ahead to fall activities, and there are plenty of events to keep us all very busy! All locations are Rehoboth Beach, unless otherwise noted.
PERFORMING ARTS
Clear Space Theatre Company (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2270; Sussex County’s only year-round professional troupe finishes their summer season with Words and Music: By Gershwin (August 26-September 1) and 100 Years of Broadway (September 1-4). All performances are 7 p.m. CSTC kicks off their 2011-2012 season September 23 with a gala evening—silent auction at the theatre, dinner at your choice of four neighboring restaurants, opening night of Broadway Rhythms, and a post-show nightcap with the cast and crew. See website for details. Broadway Rhythms plays September 24-October 9 and features three moments each from nine fantastic musicals—from Show Boat to Sweeney Todd,and Cabaret to Gypsy.
Delaware Comedy Theatre presents their 6th anniversary show Have You Seen Us Yet? at Fish On (Lewes)—September 4 (7:30-9:30 p.m.). Special guests Schwartzlander, a hot new “long-form” improv group from New York City. Adult-themed. $10 at the door. Call Fish On for reservations: 302-645-9790.
Possum Point Players (441 Old Laurel Road in Georgetown; 302-856-4560; Brush Up Your Broadway—a musical fundraiser featuring some of Broadway’s funniest and most touching songs staged by John Hulse with Gail Kelso at the keyboard—August 26-28. $20, plus a silent auction and raffle. September 23-October 2: Ragtime: the musical based on the book by E. L. Doctorow. $20/$19 (Seniors/students)
Southern Delaware Choral Society (PO Box 444; 302-226-5231; begins rehearsals for The Messiah on September 6. Visit their website or call for information to join.
VISUAL ARTS
Galleries marked with an asterisk (*) are members of The Rehoboth Gallery Collective, MOSAIC. Join participating galleries for Second Saturdays: Destination Art Walk, September 10.
*AerieArt Gallery (45½ Lake Avenue; 302-227-5376/302-584-6402; features a solo show—the original acrylic on board paintings of Daniel Coston, featuring the Delaware beaches and inland Sussex County. Always on display are paintings from the 19th Century to the present.
Artworx19971 (20 Baltimore Avenue at The Celebration Mall; 302-727-1517) presents quality, original art by Rehoboth Beach area artists at affordable prices. The collective is owned, operated and staffed by eight local artists. Stop by the studios and visit with an artist and view the constantly changing displays or works in progress.
Back Porch Café (59 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-3674) displays the watercolor art of Rodney Cook with Sunny Side Up through September 22.
*Gallery 50 (50-A Wilmington Avenue; 302-227-2050; presents New Works by Michael Fitts—iconic American images painted on scrap metal in trompe l’oeil fashion—through September 8.
*G-50 Fine Art Photography (46 Baltimore, courtyard behind Universal Gear; 302-227-2240; presents Urban Landscapes by Pittsburgh-based artist Rob Larson, September 9-October 7 with an opening reception on September 10 from 6-9 p.m. September is Photo Month 2011—a juried photography exhibition and month-long celebration of the art of photography. In association with the Packard Reath Gallery.
The Happyrock Pottery (20 Baltimore Avenue at the Celebration Mall; 410-375-7120) Potter Susan Gladstone presents an assortment of handmade Raku and functional pottery.
*Heidi Lowe Gallery (328 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-9203; features handmade, contemporary jewelry by studio artists from around the world. Currently featuring Come Apart—work by The Opulent Projecta Portland, Oregon-based artist collective. Explore the Wallpaper exhibit too!
*Juleez (20 Baltimore Avenue at the Celebration Mall; 302-227-3792; features the unique and vibrant works of Julie Borden including hand-painted cellos, violins, miniature pianos, beautiful acrylic on canvas originals, and giclee prints. They also carry the dichroic glass sculptures of Mary Ann Borden.
Milton Art League (302-684-0232) holds a Sidewalk Art Show and Sale on Saturday September 10 (10 a.m.- 3 p.m.) at the corner of Union and Magnolia Streets in downtown Milton. Artists from around Delaware offer oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, photographs, and lithographs. Free.
Packard Reath Gallery (Located in The Hotel Rodney, 142 Second Street; Lewes; 302-644-7513; Specializing in Fine Art Photography—September is Photo Month 2011—a juried photography exhibition and month-long celebration of the art of photography. In association with G-50 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 Ballato; silver jewelry by Sue Bartley, handbags by Linanz, and new artist Sibyl MacKenzie’s colorful seaside-themed art.
*Philip Morton Gallery (47 Baltimore Avenue; 302-727-0905; features works by Alden Leonard, Gary Fisher, Vadim Palamarchuk, Dane Tilghman, Aina Nergaard, Anita Peghini-Raber, Deborah Rolig, Chisolm, Deborah Brisker Burk, John Whitney, Lulu Zheng and many more.
Rehoboth Art League (12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres; 302-227-8408; Members’ Fall Theme Exhibition: Octoberfest in the Corkran and Tubbs Galleries. The Presence of the Unseen: New Words by Constance Costigan in the Ventures Gallery and Schadenfreud: New Works by Cassie Taggart in the Homestead. Opening reception: Friday, September 2 (5-7 p.m.) Public invited to attend. Through October 31.
Rehoboth Beach Film Society (107 Truitt Avenue, 302-645-9095; Around the World: (international, independent films) Illegal—September 7 in the upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway 7 p.m. Free. Special Screening: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens—September 16 (check website for info). On Screen/In Person: Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives—September 17 (check website for info). Monthly Screenings: In a Better World—September 22 (7 p.m.), DiFebo’s (Bear Trap Dunes), and September 23 (7 p.m.) in the upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway. $3 (RBFS Members) $5 (non-members.) Another Take: (gay and lesbian films)—Bloomington—September 24 (2 p.m.) Private Romeo—September 25 (2 p.m.) Both in the upstairs screening room at Movies at Midway. $7.
Rehoboth Beach Museum (302-227-7310; Rehoboth Avenue at the Canal, invites you to stop and see their new exhibit: Skimming the Surface: Surfing, Skimboarding, and Floating off the Delaware Coast.
Surrattsart (20 Baltimore Avenue at the Celebration Mall; 302-227-3522; featuring the work of artist Sherry Surratt. Specializing in oils, acrylics, and gouache paintings in all sizes—from 4x5 inches to 4x5 feet, and abstract to realism to surrealism.
*Thunderbird Gallery (200 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-1900; presents original oils by John Powell (johnpowellfineart.com), an artist who lives in the hills of southern California and Maine.
*Ward Ellinger Gallery (CAMP Rehoboth Courtyard, 39 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2710; ) displays works by Ward Ellinger, Sondra N. Arkin, and select 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.
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