Looking for an antidote to winter’s gloom? First State Ballet Theatre—Delaware’s professional ballet company—has the just the ticket. On Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8 in studio 1 of Wilmington’s Baby Grand Theater, FSBT presents its wildly popular “Up Front with FSBT.” “Up Front’s” one-hour performance of the most exciting and beautiful classical and contemporary ballet highlights is followed by a Chelsea Tavern-catered reception…
First State Ballet Theater is delighted to announce the election of longtime Chadds Ford resident Peter Scoville Wells to the company’s board of directors. First State Ballet Theatre is Delaware’s professional ballet company and the resident ballet company at Wilmington’s Grand Opera House. The company performs fully staged classical ballets, including major works commissioned from internationally renowned choreographers, in Delaware’s foremost theaters in all…
The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to present "Blessed are the Peacemakers": Violet Oakley's The Angel of Victory (1941), on view February 8 - May 25, 2014. Oakley's The Angel of Victory, originally painted for Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Airfield and now in the Museum's permanent collections, was the first of her 25 wartime altarpieces, completed just two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Thanks to…
Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery was recently awarded two “Double Gold – Best in Appellation” designations from Appellation America in Napa California. Galer Estate 2010 Cabernet Franc and 2012 Pinot Gris were evaluated by a blinded panel of professional wine evaluators who assess the wines for “the best wines defined by place, and the character of each appellation (wine growing region) defined by its best…