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DELAWARE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Music School of Delaware
Through June 1

HALF : HALF, A Draper Experiment

The Delaware Contemporary
Through February 24

ORIGINS

The Delaware Contemporary
Through April 22

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Delaware Art Museum
January 21

The Rosedale Beach Hotel and Resort

Delaware Public Archives
February 2

EYEBALL IT!™ ART

New Castle County Art Studio
February 19 - February 20

Thursday Noontime Concert: Passarinho

First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
March 28

Other Worlds Book Club: Grey Fox Grille

Dover Public Library
January 16

Toddler Dance Party

Kent County Public Library
January 16

A SENSE OF PLACE 47°-80° N

The Delaware Contemporary
Through May 12

CCArts Open Mic Night

Center for the Creative Arts
January 17 - December 19

Selma

Kent County Public Library
January 18

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• Celebrate the Arts: Snowy Owl & Back Yard Bird Feeder
  Friday, January 18 @ Dover Public Library
• Student Recitals
  Saturday, January 19 through Saturday, June 15 @ The Music School of Delaware
• Author Readings with the Eastern Shore Writers Association
  Sunday, January 20 @ Dover Public Library
• 2sdays: "Bill Nye the Science Guy"
  Tuesday, January 22 @ Dover Public Library
• Last Friday: "Tea With the Dames"
  Friday, January 25 @ Dover Public Library
• The Theory of Everything
  Friday, January 25 @ Kent County Public Library
• Teen Writing Group
  Saturday, January 26 @ Kent County Public Library
• Student Recitals
  Saturday, January 26 through Saturday, June 8 @ The Music School of Delaware, Milford Branch
• Photographing Wildlife in our National Parks
  Monday, January 28 @ Cokesbury Village
• 2sdays: "BlacKkKlansman"
  Tuesday, January 29 @ Dover Public Library
• Tuesday Talks: "Shovel Bums" Show n' Tell Artifacts
  Tuesday, January 29 @ Dover Public Library
• Art Loop at Arden: New Work in Old Traditions - Alan Burslem
  Friday, February 1 @ Arden Buzz Ware Village Center
• Self Portraits and Art Exhibit
  Friday, February 1 through Friday, February 15 @ Market Place Gallery
• Winter Group Show
  Friday, February 1 through Saturday, February 23 @ The Station Gallery
• Mike Hines & The Look
  Saturday, February 2 @ Kent County Public Library
• The Arts at Trinity presents Serafin String Quartet
  Sunday, February 3 @ Trinity Episcopal Church
• First Sundays For Families
  Sunday, February 3 @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
• First Sunday Music Jam
  Sunday, February 3 through Monday, January 6, 2020 @ Newark Arts Alliance
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  Monday, February 4 @ Kent County Public Library
• New Directions in African American History
  Monday, February 4 @ Delaware History Museum
• Breakfast Book Club
  Monday, February 4 @ Kent County Public Library
• Breakfast Book Club
  Monday, February 4 @ Kent County Public Library
• Poetry Out Loud - Semi-Finals
  Tuesday, February 5 @ Modern Maturity Center
• The Other Einstein (Benedict)
  Wednesday, February 6 @ Kent County Public Library
• Adult Writers Critique Group
  Thursday, February 7 through Thursday, February 28 @ Kent County Public Library
• Old State House Concert Series
  Friday, February 8 @ The Old State House
• Film: Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
  Friday, February 8 @ Kent County Public Library
• Shakespeare Reading: Measure for Measure
  Saturday, February 9 @ Kent County Public Library
• FAMILY EVENT: Drumming & Dancing
  Saturday, February 9 @ The Music School of Delaware
• Chinese New Year Celebration: Year of the Pig
  Sunday, February 10 @ Delaware Art Museum
• Seven Deadly Sins Gala
  Sunday, February 10 @ Grace United Methodist Church
• DELAWARE WOMEN’S CHORUS: The 11th Annual Spiritual Festival
  Sunday, February 10 @ The Music School of Delaware
• FISH WIND SOCKS
  Sunday, February 10 @ Bear Public Library
• Beginner Zentangle
  Tuesday, February 12 @ Kent County Public Library
• Man on Fire - On Screen/In Person Film Series
  Wednesday, February 13 @ The Queen
• Film: Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
  Friday, February 15 @ Kent County Public Library
• Dance! Party
  Wednesday, February 20 @ Kent County Public Library
• Film: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
  Friday, February 22 @ Kent County Public Library
• Teen Writing Group
  Saturday, February 23 @ Kent County Public Library
• Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition
  Monday, February 25 through Monday, March 18 @ Delaware State University, Arts Center/Gallery
• ARTZ at Brandywine
  Tuesday, February 26 @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
• Poetry Out Loud - State Finals
  Tuesday, February 26 @ Smyrna Opera House
• Happy Hour Season Preview Party
  Thursday, February 28 @ Smyrna Opera House
• Christina Wilmington Art Loop - "Eye Shadow" Women's Art Exhibit
  Friday, March 1 through Tuesday, April 30 @ Christina Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
• 2019 Mezzanine Gallery Exhibitions
  Friday, March 1 through Friday, August 2 @ Mezzanine Gallery
• The Forgotten Women of the Lincoln Assassination
  Saturday, March 2 @ Delaware Public Archives
• First Annual Rising Scholars in American Art Lecture: 2019
  Saturday, March 2 through Saturday, May 4 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• First Sundays For Families
  Sunday, March 3 through Sunday, April 7 @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
• Music School Open Houses - Wilmington & Milford
  Monday, March 4 through Wednesday, March 6 @ The Music School of Delaware
• Thursday Noontime Concert: Center City Chorale - Sing a Psalm for Me
  Thursday, March 7 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• Old State House Concert Series
  Friday, March 8 @ The Old State House
• ST. PATRICK'S PARADE DAY FREE CONCERTS
  Sunday, March 10 @ Milton Theatre
• Thursday Noontime Concert: Hiroya Tsukamoto - "Cinematic Guitar Poetry"
  Thursday, March 14 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• Thursday Noontime Concert: David Schelat, organist
  Thursday, March 21 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• 2nd Annual Book Festival
  Saturday, March 23 @ Smyrna Opera House
• CANTABILE WOMEN’S CHORUS: Women’s History Month Concert in Support of People’s Place
  Sunday, March 24 @ Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware
• Copeland String Quartet
  Wednesday, March 27 @ Wesley College, College Center
• From the Second Wave to the Tidal Wave
  Wednesday, March 27 @ The Queen
• Wesley College Presents the Copeland String Quartet
  Wednesday, March 27 @ Wesley College, College Center
• 86th Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography
  Sunday, March 31 @ Arsht Hall (UD Wilmington Campus)
• Thursday Noontime Concert: Ovidiu Marinescu, cello
  Thursday, April 4 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• 86th Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography
  Sunday, April 7 @ Arsht Hall (UD Wilmington Campus)
• Thursday Noontime Concert: OperaDelaware Sneak Preview
  Thursday, April 11 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• Pro Series Concert: University of Delaware's Vocal Point
  Friday, April 12 @ Hanover Presbyterian Church
• Thursday Noontime Concert: La Bernardinia Baroque Ensemble
  Thursday, April 25 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• Chavela - On Screen/In Person Film Series
  Sunday, April 28 @ The Queen
• Thursday Noontime Concert: John Bullard, banjo & David Schelat, organ
  Thursday, May 2 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• The Arts at Trinity presents Serafin String Quartet
  Sunday, May 5 @ Trinity Episcopal Church
• Thursday Noontime Concert: The Art of Song
  Thursday, May 9 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• Thursday Noontime Concert: Center City Chorale - A Choral Miscellany
  Thursday, May 16 @ First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
• FAMILY EVENT: EARLY CHILDHOOD GRADUATION CONCERT
  Saturday, May 18 @ The Music School of Delaware
• SUZUKI ACADEMY GRADUATION
  Saturday, May 18 through Sunday, June 16 @ The Music School of Delaware
• Awards and Alumni Recital - Rising Stars and Shining Stars
  Friday, May 31 @ The Music School of Delaware
• ANNUAL SPRING CHORAL CONCERT
  Saturday, June 1 @ Avenue United Methodist Church
• 135th Anniversary Evensong
  Sunday, June 16 @ Cathedral Church of St. John, Wilmington
• DELAWARE WOMEN’S CHORUS: Baltic Tour Send-Off Concert
  Tuesday, June 25 @ The Music School of Delaware
• Sunday Studio
  Through Monday, March 11 @ Delaware Art Museum
• Purl-fectly Knit
  Through Tuesday, July 2 @ Dover Public Library
• Farm Stand at Winterthur
  Through Friday, July 12 @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
• OPEN MIC NIGHT
  Through Thursday, May 9 @ The Music School of Delaware
• JAM IT! BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME ACOUSTIC SESSION
  Through Saturday, June 15 @ The Music School of Delaware
• Suzuki Academy Solo Recitals
  Through Sunday, June 9 @ The Music School of Delaware
• CONFLUENCE
  Through Sunday, March 17 @ The Delaware Contemporary
• Recent Acquisitions : The Permanent Collection of the Rehoboth Art League
  Through Thursday, June 6 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Inside Look
  Through Sunday, February 3 @ Delaware Art Museum
• Traveling Peace Youth Art Exhibition I
  Through Tuesday, February 26 @ Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
• Christina Wilmington Art Loop - Joe Repetti, featured artist
  Through Friday, January 25 @ Christina Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
• "Through the Eyes of Two Sisters"
  Through Tuesday, April 2 @ Janekav Gallery
• CREATIVE ART SATURDAY
  Through Saturday, December 14 @ Garfield Park Community Recreation Center
• Sunday Studio
  Through Sunday, February 10 @ Delaware Art Museum
• Winter Group Show
  Through Saturday, January 26 @ The Station Gallery
• Celebrating the Diversity of Life
  Through Friday, February 1 @ Newark Arts Alliance
• Painting, Sculpture and Ceramics by Bernie Felch
  Through Saturday, January 19 @ Delaware College of Art and Design
• RAL Regional Juried Photography Exhibition
  Through Thursday, February 7 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Volunteers
  Through Thursday, February 7 @ Rehoboth Art League
• THE FAR IS NEAR
  Through Thursday, January 31 @ The Delaware Contemporary
• Writers Breakfast Club
  Through Saturday, June 1 @ Newark Arts Alliance
• CREATIVE ART SATURDAY
  Through Saturday, December 7 @ Appoquinimink Community Recreation Center
• Open Mic Night
  Through Tuesday, June 4 @ Newark Arts Alliance
• Learn to Play Dulcimer
  Through Friday, January 25 @ Kent County Public Library
• NEW HEIGHTS
  Through Wednesday, December 11 @ The Delaware Contemporary
• Cover to Cover
  Through Monday, March 11 @ Kent County Public Library
• Poet's Retreat
  Tuesday, January 15 @ Dover Public Library
• 2sdays: "Support the Girls"
  Tuesday, January 15 @ Dover Public Library
• Click Art Exhibit
  Through Saturday, February 16 @ Mispillion Art League

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• Abraxas Studio of Art and Gallery · Southern Delaware
• AerieArt Gallery · Southern Delaware
• African-American Heritage Center · Northern Delaware
• Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware · Northern Delaware
• AIDS Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Air Mobility Command Museum · Central Delaware
• Alapocas Run State Park · Northern Delaware
• Arden Buzz Ware Village Center · Northern Delaware
• Arden Craft Shop Museum · Northern Delaware
• Arden Group Motion · Northern Delaware
• ARIANNA Alliance · Northern Delaware
• Art Loop Wilmington · Northern Delaware
• Avon Grove Library
• Bellefonte Arts Festival · Northern Delaware
• Bethany Beach Ocean Suites · Southern Delaware
• Biggs Museum of American Art · Central Delaware
• Bowers Beach Maritime Museum · Central Delaware
• Bridgeville Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Copeland String Quartet · Northern Delaware
• Cornerstone Church · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Center for Horticulture · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs · Central Delaware
• Delaware Division of Human Relations · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Heritage Commission · Central Delaware
• Delaware Improvised Theater · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Medical Reserve Corps · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Nature Society · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Playwrights · Northern Delaware
• Delaware Public Archives · Central Delaware
• Dover Art League · Central Delaware
• Dover Public Library · Central Delaware
• Duck Creek Historical Society · Central Delaware
• DuPont Environmental Education Center · Northern Delaware
• DuPont Nature Center · Central Delaware
• First State Heritage Park · Central Delaware
• First State Heritage Park Welcome Center · Central Delaware
• Gallery 107 · Southern Delaware
• Gallery 37- A Destination for Artful Living · Southern Delaware
• Gallery One · Southern Delaware
• Greenhill Imaging · Northern Delaware
• Greenwood Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Hardcastle Gallery · Northern Delaware
• Heidi Lowe Gallery · Southern Delaware
• Holts Landing State Park · Southern Delaware
• JD Kurtz/ New Moon Rugs · Northern Delaware
• John Dickinson Plantation · Central Delaware
• Johnson Victrola Museum · Central Delaware
• Joshua M. Freeman Foundation · Southern Delaware
• Kemblesville United Methodist Church · Northern Delaware
• Kent County Public Library · Central Delaware
• La Esperanza · Southern Delaware
• Laurel Historical Society · Southern Delaware
• Laurel Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Lewes Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Little Italy Neighborhood Association · Northern Delaware
• Lums Pond State Park · Northern Delaware
• Lydia Black Cannon Museum · Southern Delaware
• Market Street Music · Northern Delaware
• Mezzanine Auditorium · Northern Delaware
• Mezzanine Gallery · Northern Delaware
• Middletown Main Street Inc · Northern Delaware
• Milford Community Bands · Central Delaware
• Milton Historical Society · Southern Delaware
• MoonCat Comedy · Southern Delaware
• Museum Square · Central Delaware
• New Wilmington Art Association · Northern Delaware
• Newark Community Band · Northern Delaware
• Pemberton Historical Park
• Peninsula Gallery · Southern Delaware
• People to People Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic
• Red Mohawk Gallery and Studio · Northern Delaware
• Rehoboth Beach Bandstand · Southern Delaware
• Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild · Southern Delaware
• Seaford (city of) · Southern Delaware
• Sussex County Stamp Club · Southern Delaware
• The Arts at Trinity · Northern Delaware
• The Greater Millsboro Art League · Southern Delaware
• The Labyrinth at First & Central · Northern Delaware
• The Old State House · Central Delaware
• The Station Gallery · Northern Delaware
• The Written Remains Writers Guild · Northern Delaware
• Trinity Episcopal Church · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, History Department
• University of Delaware, Library · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, Mineralogical Museum · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, University Museums · Northern Delaware
• Urban Sketchers Delaware · Central Delaware
• Wilmington Public Library · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington State Parks · Northern Delaware
• Wilmington, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs · Northern Delaware
• Zwaanendael Museum · Southern Delaware