A New Season of Arts & Entertainment

Our friends at The Grand, The Baby Grand, The Playhouse, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Opera Delaware, and the First State Ballet Company recently announced their line-up for the 2016-2017 arts, culture, and entertainment season.

Here's Mark Fields, Executive Director of The Grand, and David Amado, Music Director for the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, to share just some of what's happening:

You can find out more by clicking here.

Whether you enjoy country, rock, classical, comedy, drama, or any kind of art, culture, or entertainment, we have it in Downtown Wilmington.

I hope to see you at our incredible venues!

Marty

Growing employment opportunities

Our friends at Wilmington Rotary and TEDx Wilmington are teaming up to present a program about expanding employment opportunities in our city.

Fourspeakers will give 4 TEDx talks on Expanding Employment in Wilmington over lunch in the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel du Pont, which is included in the ticket price of $25:

• Bryan Tracy will talk about Sustainable Strategies to Re-employ Delaware’s Human and Financial Capital for the Next Big Industry Success;
• Sebastian Kretschmer will talk about Green Prison Reentry- Growing New Farmers;
• Francisco Castellanos's talk is entitled"Turning Coffee into Code:The art of Stoicism”
• Harold Lathon will talk about Self-Sufficient Economic Empowerment- The Sustainable Alternative to a Career in Illegal Drugs

WHEN: Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (EDT)

WHERE: Hotel du Pont - 42 West 11th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Click Here for more details and tickets.

I hope you will join me in learning about these exciting ideas.

Marty

P.S. Here's a video invitation from the organizers:

Get ready for Richard Raw Week in Wilmington

Our friend, Richard Raw, consistently pours himself into the local community, provides quality entertainment, and mentors young people throughout the city.

The week of June 4-11 is Richard Raw Week, with concerts, block parties, film screenings, and more planned throughout the week.

Click Here for more information.

I hope you will bring your family and friends out to these great community events.

Marty

Coverage of our Farmers Market on Channel 6

Our friends at Channel 6 captured some great video of the opening of this season's Farmer's Market on Rodney Square:

Click Here for the complete story.

Marty

Farmers Market at Rodney Square

Join us & Mayor Dennis P. Williams for the officla grand opening of the 2016 season of the Downtown Wilmington Farmers Market at Rodney Square on May 18, 2016! This year at the market we are featuring several new food trucks including Outlandish Food truck, I Don’t Give A Fork, Brunch Box and Tyler’s Water Ice. We are also excited about the new Café Tables and Chairs. Other new vendors include Lionheart Coffee, World Café Live and L&D Fine Art. Also enjoy music by Tony Mowen!

The Farmer's Market begins on May 4th and operate every Wednesday, rain or shine, through October 26th from 10:00 AM. until 2:00 PM, except for June 22nd for the Jazz Fest

The Downtown Wilmington Farmers market opens for business everyWednesday in beautiful Rodney Square, between 10th & 11th Streets and Market & King Streets. Centrally located, Rodney Square has been the center of great events such as the annual Clifford Brown Jazz Festival and First Night Wilmington and is the perfect setting for the Farmers Market. The Square comes to life each Wednesday beneath the statue of Caesar Rodney, for whom the park is named. The Farmers Market offers an array of the freshest local produce, plants, herbs and cut flowers.

The Market also offers a large assortment of beautiful handmade and other items, including arts and crafts, unique jewelry and delicious home baked goods. Stroll the Square and then relax under an umbrella at one the many café tables. Enjoy a delicious breakfast or lunch while listening to a variety of free live entertainment.