WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DELAWARE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
March 2011
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03/29/11Long Live The QueenThe moment has arrived.After two years of work and more than $20 million in renovation, The Queen Theatre in Wilmington will re-open as World Café Live on Friday. Modern music has just hit Wilmington in a very big way.The occasion will be marked by a ribbon cutting, then—rock on—a Free at Noon concert by guitar hero Sonny Landreth. Free at Noon is the one-hour concert performed weekly on Fridays, usually at the original World Café Live in Philadelphia, and broadcast on 88.5 WXPN-FM. Landreth is a Louisiana-based blues virtuoso amazing enough to lure guitar gods such as Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler and Eric Johnson to play on his latest album, “From the Reach.” Friday’s Free at Noon will be a real treat, but if you haven’t claimed your... |
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03/22/11Flower PowerIf you haven’t made it to Longwood Gardens yet for its annual Orchid Extravaganza, hurry—this is the final weekend. Every year Longwood transforms its famous Conservatory into a wonderland dripping with beautiful flowers. This weekend provides the bonus of Longwood’s International Orchid Show and Sale March 25-27. Dealers from around the world will show unique displays of common and rare varieties. Orchids, each uniquely adapted to a particular host plant, have fascinated horticulturalists since time immemorial. Some are so rare, they’re confined to environments of only a few square feet. It’s no wonder they’re so captivating. See and learn more this weekend, before the Conservatory is transformed yet again. For more, call (610) 388-5403, or visit... |
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03/15/11Celtic Folk, a Spirited Play and Cats at the CandlelightGet Your Green OnCeltic folk group De Danann has been described as the “Rolling Stones of traditional Irish music” in part for its mix of traditional music with older forms and rock ’n’ roll. What other kind of band could get away with naming albums “Hibernian Rhapsody” and “Welcome to the Hotel Connemara?” See them Friday, March 18—just one night after the madness of St. Patrick’s Day—at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington.De Danann formed in the early 1970s, released its first album in 1975, wracked a few gold and platinum discs, then broke up in 2003. The show at The Grand is part of its first tour since then. The lineup features founding members Alec Finn and Johnny ‘Ringo’ McDonagh, as well as other Irish... |
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03/08/11A Winning Trio“Made for the Trade: Native American Objects in the Winterthur Collection”It seems Native American arts and crafts, from beautiful baskets to cheap souvenirs of Western vacations, have always been part of our culture. We often neglect to think of the real historic objects and artifacts.Nor do we tend to think of Winterthur, with its Chippendale and antique silver and Campbell’s soup tureens, as a place where they would be valued or displayed. Yet the museum counts many pieces in its collection. Some will be displayed in “Made for the Trade: Native American Objects in the Winterthur Collection.”As the name suggests, these objects were made by Native Americans to be sold. Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont displayed his pieces—boxes, baskets,... |
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02/25/11Like Father, Like SonThe sharp-eyed Crowes show their photos of Ireland this month. |
