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Exhibits demonstrate the value and importance of silver in Delaware, "MacHomer" combines Shakespeare with the Simpsons at The Grand Opera House, St. Patrick's Day parades march in Dover and Wilmington, and where to find a suitable summer camp for your child.
We may consider silver a second-class citizen as a precious metal, but two exhibits this month explain its value and importance in the First State.
Now until May 17, “Spoons and Spectacles: Silver in Delaware Life” will tell the story of Delaware’s elite and of those who served them, at the Historical Society of Delaware in Wilmington. The Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover will host “Delaware Silver” March 5 through June.
Visitors to the historical society will see everything from everyday items like spectacles to several pieces by the famous Tiffany company, many of them owned by such historic figures as Phillip and Lydia Laird, the last private owners of the Read House and Gardens in New Castle, and famed abolitionist Thomas Garrett. The Biggs show unites examples from 45 silversmiths who worked in the state from 1700 to 1870.
Visitors to the Biggs will see exemplary coffee and tea services, a 19th-century sword, chatelaine hooks, and other objects of costume, watches, spectacles, flatware, and “what is probably the largest and most complete collection of Delaware silversmith identifying touch marks known to exist” by great silversmiths such as Richard Humphries, Bancroft Woodcock, Johannis Nys and Thomas Byrnes, says curator Ryan Grover.
For more, contact the Historical Society of Delaware at 651-7161, and call The Biggs at 674-2111.
Voicing the Bart, uh, Bard
Homer Simpson in a respectable place like The Grand Opera House? Canadian actor Rick Miller will channel everyone’s favorite working schlub in “MacHomer” on March 30 at The Grand Opera House. The one-man romp features impressions of Homer and 49 other raspy, dorky and inane voices from “The Simpsons,” who will then proceed to annihilate Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” In a more serious mood? RSVP for “Mary’s Wedding” through March 16 at the Delaware Theatre Company. The historical romance is about a young Canadian couple forced to stay connected despite World War I. The drama will make even hardcore curmudgeons think true love is possible. Bring a hanky. For “MacHomer,” call 652-5577. For “Mary’s Wedding,” call 594-1100.
A Cure for the Summertime Blues
Wondering what to do with the kids this summer? The Education and Summer Activity Expo in the Riverfront Ballroom at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on March 8 has all the answers. The expo presents options for education, including school choice, after-school care, daycare, community activities, sports, summer camps and higher education. “The expo is designed to provide local families with a one-stop resource for seeking the very best summer and long-term plans and activities for their children,” says producer Chris Baker, of Landmark Event Management. “In today’s busy world, families do not have the time to research, schedule and visit every option. The Education and Summer Activity Expo will bridge this gap and offer the opportunity to meet face-to-face with dozens of organizations and compare multiple camps and programs in one convenient location.” The Education and Summer Activity Expo will be held in conjunction with the Delaware Home Show. For more, visit www.landmarkeventmanagement.com
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