WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DELAWARE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
December 2011
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12/12/11The Arts Buzz: A blog about "A Creole Christmas" at the Schwartz Center, Tahira's Kwaanza celebration, "A Christmas Carol" and jazz by AniyaHot, Hot, Hot for the Holidays If you’d like a little Cajun spice with your holidays, be sure to see the Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s “Creole Christmas” concert at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover on Dec. 17. The venerable band, 50 years young 2011, will help the Schwartz celebrate its 10th anniversary by playing such favorites such as “Blue Christmas,” “Swinging in A Winter Wonderland,” “Bells Will Be Ringing” and “The Dreidel Song.” Before the show, hear an informal lecture about the history of jazz, blues and New Orleans music, followed by a short documentary on the story of Preservation Hall. The show is sure to start the season on the right note. 678-3583, schwartzcenter.com A Kwaanza... Posted at 10:00 AM | Permalink |
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12/05/11The Arts Buzz: A Blog about "A Little Night Music" at City Theater Company, Raul Malo at World Cafe Live, A Charlie Brown Christmas at The Baby Grand and "A Christmas Carol"A Classic Musical In celebration of its 18th birthday, City Theater Company revives one of Stephen Sondheim's “A Little Night Music,” which breezes through a weekend in the country with a perfectly Sondheim-ean score and unforgettable characters. CTC promises that “A Little Night Music” will “keep up our tradition of reinvigorating classic shows like ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’ with CTC's trademark bravado and intimacy.” See it Dec. 2-17. 220-8285, city-theater.org Holiday Music with a Different Flavor You may know Raul Malo best as the distinctive voice of The Mavericks. See him as never before in a special holiday show that melds Latin musical styles and instruments with country, blues and rock in... Posted at 02:25 PM | Permalink |
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11/28/11The Arts Buzz: A blog about Jamie Wyeth at Brandywine River Museum, "A Cappella Humana" at Delaware Theatre Company, Kennett Symphony's holiday concert, art exhibitions at H.L. Chalfant and The Mezzanine GalleryJamie Wyeth, as You’ve Never Seen Him Before Fans of Jamie Wyeth and of children’s literature will be pleased to see the next big exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum: 20 original Wyeth illustrations created for the new book “Sammy in the Sky.” “Sammy” was written by Pulitzer-winning journalist Barbara Walsh to explain the death of their dog to her pre-school daughters. A fellow resident of Maine, she sent the book to Wyeth, asking if he’d illustrate. Moved by the story, he agreed. See the mixed-media illustrations—on display for the first time anywhere—Dec. 6-Jan. 15. While you’re there, don’t forget to check out A Brandywine Christmas. You’ll find a dollhouse once owned by Ann Wyeth McCoy, and, as ever,... |
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11/21/11The Arts Buzz: A blog about Angel Band at Trinity, Serafin String Quartet, Yuletide at Winterthur, A Brandywine Christmas and a whole lot of ScroogesBig News in Local Music If you thought the music of Angel Band was heavenly, you couldn’t ask to see them perform in a more heavenly venue than Trinity Episcopal Church in Wilmington on Saturday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The angels—Nancy Josephson, Aly Paige and Kathleen Weber—will perform as part of Trinity’s arts and culture series. Hear old Angel favorites, as well as new ones from their latest CD, “Shoot the Moon!” Admission is free. For more, visit angelband.net. You’ll enjoy the videos, we promise. On the Subject of Angels… The Serafin are an order of angels, and Serafin String Quartet is an order of magnitude better than many (though it takes its name from a master violin maker, Sanctus Serafin). The... |
