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January 25, 2021 In September 2020, the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce introduced a new campaign, Beach Fun & Bargains, an online calendar feature targeted to encourage visits to the resort area. Beach Fun & Bargains has seen huge success, with 46,000 hits since its debut. Given the positive response, chamber organizers have decided to maintain the calendar in the new year. Listings are updated daily. The calendar lists businesses featuring fun activities, special offe...

January 24, 2021 The Clear Space Theatre board of directors has announced its new officers and members for 2021. Donna L. West said she is honored to be named the board chair. Her executive team consists of Laura Mason, vice chair; Brian Ellis, treasurer; John Pitchford, secretary; and Kelsey Murphy, at-large member. Returning board members are Judy Rayner, Sharon Mack and Lou Katz. As Clear Space Theatre continues to grow, so does its board of directors, now with four new members, J...

January 23, 2021 Portrait from Shayne Davidsons exhibition 17 Men: Portraits of Black Civil War Soldiers, opening at the Lewes History Museum Feb. 12. SUBMITTED PHOTOS “Poetry for Young People” by Langston Hughes is the February book selection for the Lewes Historical Society’s Children’s Historic Adventures in Reading program. The Lewes Historical Society is launching a new program focused on introducing age-appropriate historic literature to third- and fourth-graders in the ...

January 20, 2021 “Waiting,” oil painting by Joe Terrone, Rehoboth Art League instructor. Rehoboth Art League will offer an online oil painting class with local artist Joe Terrone from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 27 to Feb. 24. The class is appropriate for beginners as well as more seasoned painters. Participants in this five-week virtual class will learn the basic tools of oil painting to create a work of art. Each class will begin with a specific discussion topic such ...

January 20, 2021 Acrylic painting by Kathy Fessenbecker, Milton Arts Guild instructor. Milton Arts Guild is accepting registration for Techniques in Acrylics For Beginners, a new class with local artist and instructor Kathy Fessenbecker, to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Feb. 2 and 16. This class will introduce students to the art of painting with acrylics, including different paints available and different surfaces on which to apply acrylics. Classes will begin with ...

January 20, 2021 Carey Mulligan in “The Dig.” SUBMITTED PHOTO The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater will present “The Dig,” starting Friday, Jan. 22. Based on a true story, this gripping historical drama reimagines the events of the 1939 excavation of a wooden ship and cemeteries from the Dark Ages. As World War II looms in England, a wealthy widow (Carey Mulligan) retains the services of an amateur archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate the earthen mounds ...

January 20, 2021 Acrylic painting by Kathy Fessenbecker, Milton Arts Guild instructor. Milton Arts Guild is accepting registration for Techniques in Acrylics For Beginners, a new class with local artist and instructor Kathy Fessenbecker, to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Feb. 2 and 16. This class will introduce students to the art of painting with acrylics, including different paints available and different surfaces on which to apply acrylics. Classes will begin with ...

Clear Space returns to Louisiana with ‘Steel Magnolias’ Jan. 22 Clear Space Theatre’s ”Steel Magnolias” cast members shown are (l-r) Marissa Wheaton, Lorraine Leavel, Debra Mengert, Elli Oechsler, Mary Gresock and Liane Hansen. SUBMITTED PHOTO January 20, 2021 Clear Space Theatre will open its 17th season with “Steel Magnolias” at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22. Returning to favorite shows, playwrights, and composers from Clear Space’s past is the inspiration for the 2021 sea...

January 18, 2021 Jeff Evans is one of many Miltonians who’ve been enjoying the town’s cool new riverfront scene, accentuated by lights from Irish Eyes at left, and the newly opened Dough Bar and its unique “dough balls,” clear heated tents that can seat from four to six people. Photographers should submit work to photos@capegazette.com for consideration in the Community Photography Showcase online feature. Please include your name, phone number and where the photo was made. Ph...

Wildfowl carving event to be virtually modified April 23-25 “Port Tern” by Jett Brunet won Best in World for Interpretive Wood Sculpture during the 2019 Ward World Championship. Brunet, along with Larry Barth and Dan Burgette, will be honored as a Living Legend during the 2021 virtual event. ALAN WYCHECK PHOTO January 17, 2021 The Ward Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art and hosts the historic Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition...