A Slice of Life
In honor of Pizza Week (June 3-8) and the 50th anniversary of St. Anthony’s Italian Festival (June 9-16), we’ve hidden four pizza slices in this month’s issue. Tell us the page numbers we’ve slid the slices and you could win lunch. To submit your answer by June 20, click here or email Contact@TSNPub.com with the subject line: Slide Me A Slice. We will choose three winners from correct submissions. Congrats to Elizabeth McGeever, James Metzger and Ryan Rice for finding the missing buses on pages 22, 31, 55, 63 in our May issue. And remember, Pizza Week is the perfect time to try a new pie! RSVP on Facebook.
Separation Day Celebrates History and Community
One of the state’s longest-running traditions returns June 7-8 with the Separation Day celebration in Historic New Castle. The event recognizes Delaware’s “separation” or declaration of independence from Pennsylvania and the British crown — an event that took place 248 years ago.
Separation Day festivities begin on Friday evening with an outdoor block party at The Wharf, featuring live music by Blue Cat Blues, food trucks and a beer/wine garden. Saturday commences with a Colonial-inspired parade at noon followed by an afternoon of activities in Battery Park featuring a vintage market, games and rides for kids, food/drink and live music from 1-9:30pm. Bands performing include the All American Band, JD Webb & The Good God Damn, Fuzaholics and What The Funk. The celebration culminates with fireworks over the Delaware River at 9:30pm.
Admission on Friday and Saturday is free, with ride tickets available for purchase on Saturday. Visit SeparationDayDe.com and RSVP on Facebook.
Wilmington Greek Festival Returns for 49th Year
Opa! Festival season officially kicks off with the Wilmington Greek Festival on Monday, June 3 through Saturday, June 8 from 11am to 11pm each day on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (808 N Broom Street). Take a trip to the Old Country and indulge in homemade traditional Greek foods while enjoying live music and dancing. Visit HolyTrinityWilmington.org.
Jazzing Up the Square
The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, the largest free jazz festival on the East Coast, returns to Wilmington’s Rodney Square for its 37th year June 19-22. This year’s lineup features Chief Adjuah (formerly known as Christian Scott), Jonathan Michel, Black Wonders Quintet, Linda May Han Oh, Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa, Dupont Brass, Incognito, Endea Owens & The Cookout, Grace Kelly, and the Clifford Brown Festival Orchestra. Performances begin at 5:30pm Wednesday through Friday; Saturday’s music starts at 1pm. Visit CliffordBrownJazzFest.org.
It’s Always Sunny at Kreston’s
Fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia can stop by Kreston’s Wine & Spirits in Wilmington on Thursday, June 27 to meet Glenn Howerton for a special Four Walls Whiskey bottle signing event from 6-7pm. Brought to you by the gang — Howerton, Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day — Four Walls is a mix of smooth, triple distilled grain and malt Irish whiskeys blended with bold American rye.
A Toast to State Parks
Wilmington Brew Works has teamed with Delaware State Parks and the Delaware Tourism Office to celebrate state parks throughout all three counties with the creation of a commemorative beer. Adventure Awaits, a Belgian-style wit bier, will be offered in four-packs with each can representing a different state park — Bellevue, Trap Pond, Fort Delaware and Cape Henlopen. WBW plans to produce the beer throughout the summer. Visit WilmingtonBrewWorks.com.
Cool Off at this Tasty Tradition
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! And there’s no shortage of the frozen treat at the Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival at Rockwood Park, set for Saturday, June 29. Get your licks in while enjoying a day dripping with fun: live music, kids’ activities, family entertainment, a maker’s market, food trucks, beer garden, fireworks and more. Visit NCCDE.org/ICF.
Get Outside and Ride
The Delaware Interscholastic Mountain Biking League is a project of the nonprofit National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) whose goal is to make biking accessible to youth from all communities and create a life-long love of riding. Students in grade 6-12 can join one of several teams across the state and learn what it takes to build a successful racer. For those new to mountain biking, the league is offering “Try-It-Rides” in June and July, giving students a chance to discover biking through games and activities (no mountain biking experience required). Learn more at DelawareMtb.org.
