A Slice of Life
You can work a lime into any drink. So, in celebration of this month’s Sipping Through Summer focus, we’ve hidden four lime slices in this issue. Tell us what four pages (the image on this page doesn’t count) and we might buy you lunch. Three winners will be selected from those who answer correctly by July 17. Email your answer to Contact@TSNPub.com. Congratulations to last month’s winners of the Slide Me A Slice contest. Lauren Tyre, Amanda Robins and Greg Windeler found the pizza slices on pages 23, 39, 53, 63.
Debut Novel by Delaware Restaurateur
Eric Sugrue, co-owner and managing partner of Big Fish Restaurant Group, can now add novelist to his resumé. A fan of crime fiction, the restauranteur recently celebrated the launch of his first novel, Seat 3A, about restaurateur and crime-fiction fanatic, Christian Stone, who gets drawn into a murder investigation. This is his first book in what Sugrue hopes develops into a series of Christian Stone adventures. Find Seat 3A at your local bookstore or library.
Single Tickets for Broadway in Wilmington on Sale July 12
The Grand has announced that single tickets for shows in its Broadway in Wilmington series at The Playhouse on Rodney Square will go on sale Friday, July 12. All five musicals are Wilmington premieres and include TINA: The Tina Turner Musical (Oct. 11-13); Mean Girls (Nov. 15-17); The Cher Show (Jan 31-Feb. 1); Dear Evan Hansen (Apr. 11-13); and Hadestown (May 2-4). Subscription packages are also available. Visit TheGrandWilmington.org.
Summer Camps for Creative Kids
For parents looking for summer camps that will engage their kids and build confidence, two Wilmington theater companies offer a solution. City Theater Company’s Summer Improv Camp, for ages 11-14, teaches the art of comedy improvisation in a one-week course, July 8-12 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Register by July 5 at City-Theater.org. Campers ages 8-15 at Delaware Theatre Company’s Premiere! Camp create and perform a brand-new play in just three weeks. The camp runs July 22 to Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; register at DelawareTheatre.org.
First State Ballet Theatre Announces 2024-25 Season
Tickets are now on sale for First State Ballet Theatre’s new season, which includes Romeo & Juliet (Oct. 19 & 20), The Nutcracker (Dec. 14, 15, 21 & 22), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Apr. 5 & 6), all performed in Copeland Hall at The Grand. Delaware’s only professional ballet company also presents Up Front on Market (Nov. 15 & 17), a mixed program of classical and contemporary work in the intimate Studio One at The Grand, and Triple Bill (Feb. 21-23), an evening of premiering ballets by three choreographers performed in The Baby Grand. Visit TheGrandWilmington.org.
The Northside Food and Culture Market Unites Community
A new farmers and artisan market has been launched in Wilmington’s Northside to bring fresh food options to residents and support local artists and small businesses. The Northside Food and Culture Market will be hosted at the North Wilmington Library on July 6 & 20 and in Haynes Park on August 3, 17 & 31, from 10am-12:30pm on all dates, and features diverse artisans, farm vendors, and community resources. Visit bit.ly/NFCM302.
Shakespeare Under the Stars
The political thriller Julius Caesar comes to Rockwood Park, July 18-Aug. 4, for Delaware Shakespeare’s 22nd season under the stars. In an innovative interpretation directed by Tai Verley, the classic story of political intrigue and betrayal is performed by a gender-expansive cast. General admission tickets are $28 with a Pay What You Can program on Wednesdays. Saved Seats and Festival Pass pricing are also available. Visit DelShakes.org.
Individual Artist Fellowship Applications
The Delaware Division of the Arts is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Individual Artist Fellowships. Fellowships are available to choreographers, composers, writers, musicians, and folk, media and visual artists. The awards all artists to pursue advanced training, purchase equipment and materials, or fulfill other needs that will help advance their careers. Recipients will also be showcased in a group exhibition in Delaware. Deadline for applications is August 1st by 11:59 p.m. Apply at
Arts.Delaware.gov/Grants-For-Artists.
