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February 24, 2021 There’s a fun weekend in store at the Milton Theatre Feb. 26-28 with internet comedy sensation Aunt Mary Pat DiSabatino, Johnny Cash tribute band Folsom Prison Revival, and Paul Cullen with Hope For Success. All events are still at limited capacity with modified seating for social distancing. Face coverings are also required. Aunt Mary Pat DiSabatino will perform at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26. Aunt Mary Pat first came onto the scene in early 2018 through a viral vide...

Judy Kane sent us this image she captured recently during a misty morning on Burton’s Prong at Angola by the Bay.

Southern Delaware Tourism’s 2020 Photo Contest entry by Alan Wilder of Pikesville, Md. February 20, 2021 Submissions for Southern Delaware Tourism’s 5th Annual Photo Contest are due by 5 p.m., Friday, March 12. Both locals and visitors are encouraged to enter, and winners will be announced Friday, March 26. There will be one grand prize-winning photo as well as one winning photo in each of three categories, Southern Delaware Lifestyle, Favorite Southern Delaware Souvenirs, and ...

click to enlarge As usual, this month for 12 Minutes Max, the library has got a unique lineup of art, this time heavy on the music and dance side of things. Dance artist and teacher at the School of Dance at the University of Utah, Halie Bahr will kick things off with part of her work Rough Cuts (pictured), a six-dancer-assisted interpretation of the game many of us grew up playing, “the-floor-is-lava.” Also assisting the dan...

John McDonald February 20, 2021 2020-21 is now officially the coldest winter in 26 years. The polar vortex, formerly known as the Yankee Clipper, has blasted the entire Northern Hemisphere and this brief episode has lowered average annual temperatures by roughly 7 degrees. The weather folks’ narrative has dramatically changed. They now claim we’re influenced by La Nina and will enjoy a very cool summer. Townhall.com, generally considered progressive, has a Jan. 17 article that sta...

Thompson Island Gingerbread Ale named national champion Thompson Island Brewing Company’s gingerbread ale, Comfy Pants, was awarded the title of Best Holiday Spice Ale in the U.S. by the U.S. Beer Tasting Championship. SUBMITTED PHOTO February 19, 2021 The U.S. Beer Tasting Championship awarded its title of Best Holiday Spice Ale in the U.S. to Thompson Island Brewing Company’s gingerbread ale, Comfy Pants. “We are pleased to receive recognition on a national level for our brewi...

We’ve all heard the adage, “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” This is usually followed by an illustrative tale of woe. We’ve learned that if a price seems ridiculously low or a shortcut seems impossibly easy, the results may not be...

Lewes’ next public art project will be installed in Canalfront Park in April.  Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously approved the public art committee’s request to place a piece called Unbounded by Pittsburgh-based artist Rachel Mica Weiss in the park near the Lightship Overfalls.  Unbounded is a large-scale, site-specific and site-responsive architectural intervention, utilizing hand-chiseled obsidian rock and hand-dyed rope to create bound yet flowing textile surfaces. Committee Ch...

Jewelry designer Denise Sachs-Mishalanie will lead Milton Arts Guild’s Wrap-Loop Perfection for Jewelry classes offered online from 10 a.m. to noon or 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesdays, March 9 and 23. The wrap-loop technique is the basis for many jewelry...

The show returned to filming in the city last fall after a three-year hiatus