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  Rehoboth Beach Film Society presents 'Family Talk' March 10

  Feb 22
  The Rehoboth Beach Film Society will present a screening of “Family Talk” as part of the On Screen/In Person tour. The screening will take place ...
  

• Dance Moves and Manners offers free dance lessons to celebrate spring

  Feb 21
  As part of a spring semester kickoff, Dance Moves and Manners is offering 15 hours of free dance lessons from Monday, Feb. 27, to Saturday, March ...
  
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  Cape Henlopen theatre program raises funds with battle of bands

  Feb 18
  The Cape Henlopen theatre program held its Second Annual Battle of the Bands Jan. 28, at the Cape Henlopen High School Theater. The theater ...
  

• Prize-winning pianist Amy Yang to solo with Great Hall Chamber Orchestra March 30

  Feb 18
  Prize-winning piano soloist Amy Yang will be featured in Beethoven’s dramatic "Fourth Piano Concerto" with the Great Hall Chamber Orchestra at ...
  

• Three Delaware nonprofits announce Plein Air Coastal Delaware

  Feb 17
  The Children’s Beach House, Food Bank of Delaware and Rehoboth Art League have announced a new fundraiser - Plein Air Coastal Delaware (PACD). ...
  

• Get creative with winter classes at Rehoboth Art League

  Feb 17
  The Rehoboth Art League is offering an interesting variety of classes this spring, including painting in oil and kids pottery, Oil Painting: ...
  

• Film society seeks art submissions for 2012 film festival

  Feb 16
  The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is seeking original art submissions to be adapted for the 2012 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival artwork. ...
  
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  Film society to screen Oscar-nominated shorts Feb. 23 and 24

  Feb 15
  The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Monthly Screening series will feature all five of this year's Oscar-nominated live-action shorts at 7 p.m., ...
  
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  Gallery 50 to screen 'Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film' Feb. 25

  Feb 14
  In its 2012 Winter Film Series, Gallery 50 in Rehoboth will present "Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film" (Part 1) by Ric Burns on Saturday, Feb. 25. ...
  

• Clear Space to honor cofounder Ken Skrzesz with celebration Feb. 25

  Feb 14
  Clear Space Theatre Company cofounder and Executive Director Ken Skrzesz has stepped down from his post with the organization to accept an arts ...
  
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  Magic world of glass-bead making

  By Olga Usova - Feb 13
  Marilyn Nugent, who has been teaching glass-bead making for 25 years, will present a class at Rehoboth Art League in February. Students will apply ...
  

• Division of Fish and Wildlife announces photo contest winners

  Feb 10
  The judges’ decisions are in: the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Fish and Wildlife’s first fishing and ...
  

• Millsboro Art League posts February and early March events

  Feb 10
  In its February Members Show which runs through the end of the month, the Millsboro Art League is featuring the work of member artists Dorothy ...
  

• Delaware Tech offers cooking classes starting Feb. 27

  Feb 10
  Delaware Technical Community College’s Owens Campus is offering cooking classes for all ages in the coming months. One class allows adults and ...
  
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  Superkind Gallery offers art by Rehoboth native Janine Bond

  By Molly MacMillan - Feb 10
  Last summer, when funky Rehoboth Avenue retailer Superkind would sell out of Janine Bond's artwork, getting more was easy. Bond worked at the ...
  
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  Pamella Bounds-Seemans to exhibit at The Buttery

  Feb 08
  The Buttery Restaurant will host an exhibit of works by local artist Pamella Bounds-Seemans with an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, ...
  

• Mispillion Art League offers classes for children and adults starting Feb. 12

  Feb 07
  Creative Hand building With Clay with Maria Sadler starts Feb. 12 Students will learn basic construction techniques and surface treatment for ...
  
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  Legates brings experience to Milton Historical Society

  By Nick Roth - Feb 06
  Milton Historical Society's new executive director was destined to work with history. “When I was in sixth grade, one of my social studies ...
  

• Delaware Nature Society offers action-packed summer camps

  Feb 02
  Preschoolers can catch tadpoles and frogs in a stream. Grade schoolers can canoe, kayak and tube down local waterways. Tweens and teens can dig ...
  

• Artists receive special recognition from Delaware Division of the Arts

  Feb 02
  The Delaware Division of the Arts has announced the fiscal year 2012 winners of its individual artist fellowship grants. Sixteen individual ...
  
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  Surf exhibit at Rehoboth Beach Museum to close March 11

  Feb 02
  Local residents are encouraged to get take a break from the cold weather and visit the Rehoboth Beach Museum to enjoy the surf and skim exhibit. Vi...
  
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  Zwaanendael Museum to present workshop on stipple drawing Feb. 9 and 23

  Feb 01
  The Zwaanendael Museum,102 Kings Highway in Lewes, will present a workshop, Archaeological Illustration Through Stipple Drawing: Tips of the Trade ...
  

• Grant guidelines, eGrant system now available from Delaware Division of the Arts

  Jan 31
  The Delaware Division of the Arts has announced its fiscal year 2013 grant guidelines and the transition to electronic applications in a new ...
  
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  Super Bowl parties made easy with 'Great Food Fast'

  Jan 28
  Bestselling culinary expert Bob Warden’s latest book, "Great Food Fast" contains an assortment of easy and affordable pressure cooker recipes that ...
  
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  Abbott's Grill hosts Cooking up Art exhibit through March 6

  Jan 25
  Abbott's Grill offers Cooking Up Art, a new show of local painters which runs through Tuesday, March 6, with an artists' reception set for 6 to 8 ...
  
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  Special Howard Schroeder exhibit set Jan. 27 to March 4 at RAL

  Jan 20
  The Rehoboth Art League starts its 2012 season with a special exhibition, The Other Side of Howard Schroeder, Friday, Jan. 27, through Sunday, ...
  

• Warm up with art at Mispillion Art League starting Feb. 7

  Jan 10
  The Mispillion Art League will take a virtual trip to warm, tropical climates as students learn to paint in the styles of famous artists Henri ...
  
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  Rehoboth Beach Film Society presents 'Incendies' Dec. 30

  Dec 23
  Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Monthly Screening series will feature “Incendies” at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 30, in the upstairs screening room at the ...
  
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  Clear Space continues holiday celebrations with New Year's Eve 'Showstoppers'

  Dec 20
  After record numbers attended the seventh annual production of “Scrooge!” this year, Clear Space Theatre Company is preparing to continue the ...
  
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  Sussex Ballet stages Nutcracker Dec. 16-18

  Dec 15
  Sussex Dance Academy, under the direction of Kate Downes Walker, will take the stage with its annual presentation of the ballet classic, "The ...
  

• Milton Holiday House Tour kicks off Dec. 10

  Dec 07
  Milton kicks off the holiday season Saturday, Dec. 10, with the Milton Holiday House Tour and the Holly Festival. Enjoy a tour of eight of ...
  

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  "The Emperor's New Clothes" set March 3 in Rehoboth

  Feb 21
  Hans Christian Andersen is known for such beloved stories as "The Little Mermaid," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" and "The Ugly Duckling." Family ...
  

• Carpe Diem String Quartet to perform Feb. 25 in Lewes

  Feb 21
  The Carpe Diem String Quartet, featuring (l-r) Korine Fujiwara on viola, Charles Wetherbee on violin, Kristin Ostling on cello, and John Ewing on ...
  

• Entertainment Briefs

  Feb 18
  Lewes Men's Chorus seeks new members The Lewes Men’s Chorus is seeking new members for its 2012 spring concert, “This Land Is Your Land.” For more ...
  
• Steppin' Out

  Local nightlife listings

  Feb 17
  DEWEY BEACH• Lighthouse Raw Bar: 124 Dickinson Ave. Taco Toss every Friday, 4 to 9 p.m. 227-6444. • Port: 1205 Highway One. Thursdays - Thai’d Up ...
  
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  Market Street Studios holds opening fete in Lewes

  Feb 17
  Market Street Studios, located at 328 W. Market Street in Lewes, held an opening night party Feb. 10 for four-person group show. The studio, owned ...
  
• Movie Listings

  What's playing at the theater?

  Feb 16
  The following movie listings include those of the Movies at Midway starting Thursday, Feb. 16. Movie times and listings are subject to change. • ...
  
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  Diamondback terrapins arrive at Indian River Life-Saving Station

  Feb 15
  The staff at the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park recently welcomed two diamondback terrapins. Unable to be ...
  
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  Clear Space Theatre celebrates 2011 accomplishments

  By Molly MacMillan - Feb 15
  Celebrating the first full year at the Clear Space Theatre on Baltimore Ave., cast, crew, donors and administrators gathered in January to take a ...
  

• Chocolate Festival set for March 3 in Rehoboth Beach

  Feb 14
  It's a day for chocolate lovers as Rehoboth Beach Main Street and the Friends of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library sponsor the 22nd Annual ...
  
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  Coastal Concerts announces scholarship winners

  Feb 14
  Coastal Concerts has awarded $1,000 scholarship checks to Kourtney Bastianelli and Audric Baal, the winners of its 2011-12 competition. Kourtney, ...
  

• Colorful Carpe Diem String Quartet to visit Coastal Concerts Feb. 25

  Feb 10
  When the versatile Carpe Diem String Quartet takes the stage at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, at Coastal Concerts, the Lewes audience can expect to ...
  

• Clear Space releases all 2012 tickets for public sale with special deal

  Feb 10
  Clear Space Theatre Company is kicking off a year full of performances with a special ticket promotion: purchase a ticket to four productions in ...
  

• Milford High School Drama Club to present 'Annie' March 1

  Feb 10
  Leapin’ lizards! The popular comic strip heroine Annie is going to take the stage at Milford High School when the classic musical "Annie" opens at ...
  
• Steppin' Out

  Local nightlife listings

  Feb 10
  DEWEY BEACH• Lighthouse Raw Bar: 124 Dickinson Ave. Taco Toss every Friday, 4 to 9 p.m. 227-6444. • Port: 1205 Highway One. Thursdays - Thai’d Up ...
  
• Movie Listings

  What's playing at the theater?

  Feb 09
  The following movie listings include those of the Movies at Midway starting Thursday, Feb. 9. Movie times and listings are subject to change. • ...
  
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  The Other Side of Howard Schroeder exhibit holds answer to former model's question

  Feb 07
  The Jan. 27 opening of The Other Side of Howard Schroeder exhibit at the Rehoboth Art League’s gallery held the answer to a question that had long ...
  
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  Rehoboth Art League announces staff promotions

  Feb 06
  Two employees of the Rehoboth Art League were recently promoted to new positions. Rose Murray has been promoted to development manager, and Nick ...
  
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  Local artist Geri Dibiase selected as finalist in photography contest

  Feb 03
  Local artist Geri Dibiase of Lewes has been selected as a finalist in the Philadelphia Inquirer Photography Contest with her photograph, "Christmas...
  
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  Southern Delaware Heart Ball slated for March 17

  Feb 02
  This year’s Southern Delaware Heart Ball to benefit the American Heart Association will be held from 6:30 p.m. to midnight, St. Patrick’s Day, ...
  
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  Martin Luther King Jr. honored in Lewes

  By Ron MacArthur - Feb 02
  Several churches, youth groups and First State Community Action Agency took part in a parade Jan. 13 in downtown Lewes to kick off a weekend of ...
  
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  Art for a Purpose supports eight nonprofit organizations

  Feb 01
  Art for A Purpose, A Midge Smith Fine Art Gallery of Lewes, presented checks Jan. 5 to support eight different nonprofit organizations - six local ...
  
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  Parrothead Club to host Tropical Icebreaker Feb. 25

  Jan 31
  For folks who are looking for a fun way to cure the winter blues, the Delaware Seashore Parrothead Club will be hosting the 4th Annual Tropical ...
  
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  Rehoboth Sunrise Rotary hosts annual Championship Sunday

  Jan 29
  The Rehoboth Beach Sunrise Rotary Club held its Ninth Annual Championship Sunday Jan. 22 at Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. The convention ...
  
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  Kathy McGuiness of Arlington, Va wins Rogers painting raffle

  Jan 27
  Kathy McGuiness of Arlington, Va., a part-time Lewes resident, won the recent Lewes Historical Society raffle for an original winter holiday ...
  
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  Glass bead making at Rehoboth Art League Feb. 29

  Jan 24
  Those looking for an out-of-the-ordinary class can try Glass Bead Making with Marilyn Nugent from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. ...
  
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  Young fiddler Andrew Vogt makes his mark

  By Billie Criswell - Jan 17
  It’s not what you would expect from a 10-year-old in a pair of red skinny jeans and a Spiderman sweatshirt. In fact, Andrew Vogt looks like any ...
  
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  Winter Wonderland opens Jan. 5 at Gallery One

  Jan 03
  Gallery One in Ocean View has announced its first show for 2012, Winter Wonderland, which will open Thursday, Jan. 5, and continue through ...
  

• Little Keepers learn about seals on the beach Dec. 28

  Dec 21
  Little Keepers preschool program continues its regular 10 a.m. sessions with Seals on the Beach, slated for Wednesday, Dec. 28. Students will be ...
  
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  Art for a Purpose and OA Sotheby's to host RAL fundraiser Dec. 18

  Dec 16
  Art for A Purpose, A Midge Smith Fine Art Gallery of Lewes, will be hosting an event which is free and open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m., ...
  
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  Coastal Dance Academy's Open House set for Dec. 16

  Dec 12
  Coastal Dance Academy will host an Open House from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16 at the Villages of Five Points in Lewes. Coastal Dance Academy's ...
  

• John Milton Celebration of Poets and Poetry set for Dec. 10

  Dec 06
  The 13th Annual John Milton Memorial Celebration of Poets and Poetry will be held from 12:30 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Milton Public ...
  

A & E Columnists

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  The Business of Eating

  By Bob Yesbek
  So many restaurants, so little time! Food writer Bob Yesbek exposes the inner workings of the local culinary industry, from the farm to the table ...
  
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  Wine

  By John McDonald
  Email John at chjonmc@yahoo.com.
  

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  Cape Flavors

  By Denise Clemons
  Send questions, comments and recipe ideas to Denise at capeflavors@comcast.net.
  
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  Movie Review

  By Rob Rector
  Rob is the head of the English and Communications Department at Delaware Technical & Community College, where he teaches film. He is also one of ...