WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DELAWARE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
May 2012
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05/21/12Screening "A Separation," great art goes onWhat’s on the Line? If you’re curious about life in contemporary Iran, see The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s screening series feature for this month, “A Separation,” a 2011 Oscar nominee for Best Original Screenplay, May 24-25. The film tells about Simin’s desire to give her daughter Temeh more opportunities by living abroad, though patriarch Nader stays in Iran to care for his father, who suffers from Alzheimers. After an unsuccessful attempt to sue for divorce, Simin moves back in with her parents. When Nader hires a deceitful a young religious woman to help him, he realizes that there is more at stake than his marriage. See it at 7 p.m. Friday at DiFebo’s in Bear Trap Dunes, and on May 25 in the screening room of Movies at Midway.... Posted at 09:00 AM | Permalink |
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05/14/12Music, Music, Music: The Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Newark Symphony Orchestra, Brandywine BaroqueA Week of Magical Music In Reflections, the concluding concert of DSO’s 2011-12 classic series, violinist Jaime Laredo joins DSO favorite Jennifer Koh for two concertos: David Ludwig's new work and its muse, the famous Bach Double Concerto. The program includes Strauss’ Metamorphosen, Ludwig’s Concerto for two violins and Ravel’s La Valse. Want to lean more? Don’t miss conductor David Amado’s pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. 652-5577, delawaresymphony.org The incomparable Brandywine Baroque's annual weekend of harpsichord music, The Dumont Concerts, happens May 18-20. Your performers: Karen Flint on Friday, Matthew Hall and Beatrice Martin on Saturday, then, on Sunday, Davitt Moroney, playing The Complete French Suites of Johann... |
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05/07/12Poetry for Mary Page Evans, Brahms and Friends winds down, Music School of Delaware rocks and rollsPaintings and Poetry for “Painted Poetry” We love the art of Mary Page Evans, and we love the show of her work, “Painted Poetry,” currently at the Delaware Art Museum. Go there May 9 to hear some of the poetry that inspires the painter. Barbara Crooker and Elizabeth Seydel Morgan will read their original works. Evans—one of our most beloved local painters and a great aficionado of art, music, dance and poetry—will introduce the show, which includes more than 40 years of paintings and mixed-media representations of her favorite gardens, landscapes and seascapes. The exhibition is a fascinating window into the artist’s evolution. 571-9590, delart.org School of Rock and Cool Concertos Rock around the clock—or at least... |
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04/30/12Bromberg Makes a Big Noise, Andrew Jackson Rocks the OperaDelaware Black Box, OperaDelaware does "Porgy and Bess"Bombastic Bromberg When the inimitable David Bromberg puts on a show, anything could happen, especially when you add top-notch singers and a rockin’ big band. See the fireworks when the guitar virtuoso returns to The Grand Opera House in Wilmington May 5. Mandolins, fiddles, horns and, of course, guitar range through tunes from blues to folk to bluegrass as the players trade leads and solos during group jams. See why the 2008 Grammy-nominated Bromberg has become a legend. 652-5577, thegrandwilmington.org Behind the Music Ever wonder what happened to music? UD history prof David Suisman will explain on May 2 when he talks about his recently published book, “Selling Sounds: The Commercial Revolution in American Music.” From Tin Pan Alley to grand... |
