The Snow Queen Set for Del. Arts Conservatory
Performances are Dec. 13, 14
Members of the Delaware Arts Conservatory are hosting a theater performance of The Snow Queen, which is based on an original Hans Christian Andersen book that inspired Disney’s Frozen. This is the third annual performance, slated this year for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and 14, at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Backstage passes after the Saturday evening show are available for $5 per person. Meet some of the cast and see the sets, props, costumes, sound and light booth, and more. At 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, join the Snow Queen herself for hot cocoa, cookies, and pictures for $10.
For more information, visit delarts.com.
UD’s REP Theater Group Presents Macbeth
Performances end Dec. 7
The University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players are in the last week of performing Shakespeare’s Macbeth at Thompson Theatre.
Directed by Leslie Reidel, the play will be presented Thursday, Dec. 4, through Sunday, Dec. 7.
For more information, visit rep.udel.edu.
Delaware Art Museum Hosts Winter Arts Festival
Monthly event is Dec. 12
Celebrate the holiday season at the Delaware Art Museum’s Art is After Dark winter arts festival on Friday, Dec. 12. Finish (or start) your holiday shopping at this event, which features 19 area artisans. Tour festive works in the collection and enjoy a blend of holiday and pop music performed by the University of Delaware’s a cappella group, Vocal Point. Cash bar and snacks are available. The event is from 6-10 p.m.
For more information, visit delart.org.
Happy Birthday, Beethoven
Party at Music School of Delaware
Celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s birthday at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 16 and 17, at the Music School of Delaware in Wilmington. Join cellist Lawrence Stomberg and pianist Neal Kurz for a performance of Beethoven’s five sonatas for piano and cello, followed by a birthday party, complete with delicious food, cold beer and cake.
Tickets are $15 for both nights; students and senior tickets are $9. A single night ticket is $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.
For more information, visit musicschoolofdelaware.org.
Fusion Sponsors Fundraiser
Help raise funds for a customized bike for a 6-year-old with a disability
Join Fusion Fitness in Newark in raising funds for 6-year-old Hayden Schlenner, who has cerebellar hypoplasia. His condition limits his mobility, requiring him to use a walker much of the time. Fusion is raising money to provide an adaptive recreational bicycle for him. The goal is to raise $1800 through challenge participation and individual donations by Saturday, Dec. 6. The fundraiser is through Preston’s March for Energy, an organization whose members raise funds for customized bicycles for children with disabilities.
For more information on Preston’s March for Energy, visit prestonsmarch.org. Donations can be made through the website or by contacting Fusion owner Nick DeCaire at nic@fusionfitnesscenter.com.
A Blue Ribbon Garden
TheDCH wins award for greening efforts
Transformed from an abandoned lot between row homes, the Secret Garden is located in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood. It serves as an outdoor classroom piloted by The Delaware Center for Horticulture to engage, inspire and educate preschoolers in underserved neighborhoods.
The Secret Garden, maintained primarily by the supervised children, is a recent Blue Ribbon Award Winner in the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society Gardening and Greening Contest. The award recognizes gardeners and organizations whose greening efforts greatly enhance neighborhoods and landscapes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. TheDCH Secret Garden won in the Children’s Garden category.
The garden, transformed 18 years ago from unused urban space, is the centerpiece of a year-round horticulture and environmental education program of TheDCH for Ministry of Caring preschools.
Remembering Blue Hen Beer
Memorabilia celebrate its would-have-been 25th anniversary
In 2015, the late, great Blue Hen Beer would’ve been 25. In honor of that memory, official t-shirts, posters, art prints, drinkware, and coasters featuring the Blue Hen Beer label are now available.
Launched in May 1990 by Jeff Johnson, Blue Hen Beer won several awards for its traditional lager, chocolate porter, and black and tan varieties. In 1998, the brand was sold to Philadelphia’s Independence Brewing, which ceased all operations two years later.
All memorabilia may be purchased at BlueHenBeer.com.
Winterfest Ale Release Party
Stewart’s Brewing Co. hosts event Dec. 21
Support your local brewery at Stewart’s Brewing Co.’s Winterfest Ale Release Party on Sunday, Dec. 21.
Beer for December is Winterfest, Dark Helmet: The Imperial Schwarzbier, Smoked Porter, Off-Kilter Scottish Ale, Big Bear Amber Ale, Amarillo IPA, Stumblin’ Monk Abbey Tripel and assorted vintage Barleywines.
Visit stewartsbrewingcompany.com for more information.
