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OUTSIDE IN - Discover Space by Leanna Bacani

The Delaware Contemporary
Through May 31

Open Mic Night with Christian "Anthem" Wills

The Grand Opera House
Through June 14

Student Recitals

The Music School of Delaware
Through June 10

Jam It! Bluegrass & Old-Time Acoustic Session

The Music School of Delaware
Through August 19

Suzuki Academy Solo Recitals

The Music School of Delaware
Through May 21

Suzuki Academy Solo Recitals

The Music School of Delaware
Through May 21

Adult Student Recital

The Music School of Delaware
Through June 14

Milford Student Recitals

Avenue United Methodist Church
Through June 10

Student Chamber Music Concert

The Music School of Delaware
Through April 29

Networking for Creatives

Dover Art League
Through December 1

ARTIFACT

The Delaware Contemporary
Through April 23

SETTING THE TABLE - Dana Sherwood and Beth Galton

The Delaware Contemporary
Through April 23

DOUBLE SKY

The Delaware Contemporary
Through May 28

HOW CAN A SPACE BE NOURISHING?

The Delaware Contemporary
Through May 28

MORE THAN A WOMAN?

The Delaware Contemporary
Through May 28

PLASTIC REEF - Federico Uribe

The Delaware Contemporary
Through May 28

THE SAINTS STEP IN CONGO TIME

The Delaware Contemporary
Through May 28

Loose Threads Fiber Group

Newark Arts Alliance
Through July 20

4th Friday Drum Circle

Newark Arts Alliance
Through October 27

THE PLATFORM GALLERY - Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

The Delaware Contemporary
Through August 27

Thursday Noontime Concert: Brad Rau, solo guitar

First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
March 30

Ephemeral: Works by Frank DePietro

Rehoboth Art League
March 31 - April 30

Past and Present: Howard Schroeder Sketch Group

Rehoboth Art League
March 31 - April 30

Vanishing Landscapes of Sussex County: Works by Michelle Marshall-Johnson

Rehoboth Art League
March 31 - April 30

Thursday Noontime Concert: Karlsruhe Konzert Duo

First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
April 13

Thursday Noontime Concert: Daniel Carunchio, solo piano

First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
April 20

Listening With Bob: A Special Pre-Concert Event

University of Delaware, Department of Music
April 23

Thursday Noontime Concert: Quey Percussion Duo

First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
April 27

Creating Flowers from Paper

Newark Free Library
April 29

Thursday Noontime Concert: Minas

First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
May 4

SECOND NATURE - Roberta Tucci

The Delaware Contemporary
May 4 - May 28

Spring Concert Series

Academy Building Lawn
May 4 - June 8

Gorge Walks: Works by Barbara Mink

Rehoboth Art League
May 5 - June 4

Stages of Blue II: Meditations on Loneliness and Beauty - Works by Emie Hughes

Rehoboth Art League
May 5 - June 4

Ties That Bind: Works by Morgan Thomas Shankweiler

Rehoboth Art League
May 5 - June 4

Thursday Noontime Concert: Center City Chorale: An Endless Alleluia

First & Central Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
May 11

50th Annual Members’ Fine Craft Exhibition

Rehoboth Art League
June 9 - July 16

4th of July Fireworks

University of Delaware, Athletic Complex
July 4

United Neighbors 2022: “Stand Together, Be the Change”

West Side Grows
October 8

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• Now Showing: "The Capote Tapes"
  Tuesday, March 28 @ Dover Public Library
• Color Me Stress-Free
  Tuesday, March 28 @ Dover Public Library
• Spring Emergence
  Wednesday, March 29 through Wednesday, May 3 @ Gallery One
• Yappy Hour
  Thursday, March 30 through Thursday, November 30 @ Rockwood Park & Museum
• Folger Theatre Costume Display
  Saturday, April 1 through Friday, April 21 @ Lewes Public Library
• Feathered Friends: Bird Portraits from 10 Juried Artists
  Saturday, April 1 through Sunday, April 30 @ Peninsula Gallery
• Free First Sundays
  Sunday, April 2 @ Rockwood Park & Museum
• Conversation with Maya K. van Rossum | The Green Amendment
  Tuesday, April 4 @ Lewes Public Library
• Christiana Winds
  Wednesday, April 5 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• FreeWrite!
  Wednesday, April 5 through Wednesday, July 19 @ Lewes Public Library
• UD Wind Ensemble
  Thursday, April 6 @ University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
• Free Creative Art Saturday at The Art Studio
  Saturday, April 8 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• Black Food Book Discussion and Recipe Swap
  Tuesday, April 11 @ Brandywine Hundred Library
• Adventures in Bird Photography by Irene Sacilotto
  Wednesday, April 12
• Faculty Jazz
  Wednesday, April 12 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Armonia Trio, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence
  Thursday, April 13 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Workshop for Chapel of Tears
  Saturday, April 15 @ Chris White Gallery (Shipley Lofts Building)
• Jazz Chamber
  Wednesday, April 19 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• UD Jazz Chamber Ensemble
  Thursday, April 20 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Evening with Mary Roach - New Castle County Reads
  Thursday, April 20 @ Chase Center on the Riverfront
• U.S. Army Blues in Concert
  Friday, April 21 @ University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
• UD Chamber Orchestra
  Saturday, April 22 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• UD Percussion Ensemble: “The (Mis)Remembered Geography of My Percussive Motherland.”
  Saturday, April 22 @ University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
• ArtFest @ Whitehall- in partnership w/ New Castle County
  Saturday, April 22 @ New Castle County Art Studio
• The Hot Lanes Big Band with Bobby Jasinski
  Saturday, April 22 @ Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth
• Poetry in the Mansion
  Saturday, April 22 @ Rockwood Park & Museum
• Steelband and Practical Studies in World Percussion Concert.
  Sunday, April 23 @ University of Delaware, Loudis Recital Hall
• Tempest Brass Quintet, Graduate Ensemble-in-Residence
  Tuesday, April 25 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Spring Fling
  Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30 @ Milton Arts Guild
• University Strings
  Monday, May 1 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Woodwind Chamber Ensembles
  Monday, May 1 @ University of Delaware, Gore Hall, Room 318
• Collegium Musicum
  Tuesday, May 2 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Still Breathing
  Wednesday, May 3 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Free First Sundays
  Saturday, May 6 @ Rockwood Park & Museum
• Percussion Ensemble: "In Tandem."
  Monday, May 8 @ University of Delaware, Loudis Recital Hall
• UD Grad Percussion Group, Graduate Ensemble-In-Residence
  Tuesday, May 9 @ University of Delaware, Loudis Recital Hall
• UD Collegiate Band
  Thursday, May 11 @ University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
• Danceworks Year-End Performance
  Thursday, May 11 @ the baby grand
• New Music Delaware: 10,000 Birds
  Saturday, May 13 @ University of Delaware, Roselle Center for the Arts
• Brandywine River ShadFest Art Contest
  Saturday, May 20 @ Brandywine Creek State Park
• 11th Annual Wilmington Classical Guitar Members Concert
  Saturday, May 27 @ Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
• Rehoboth Concert Band at Lewes Summer Concert Series
  Tuesday, June 6 @ Stango Park
• Lewes Summer Concert Series
  Tuesday, June 6 through Tuesday, August 29 @ Stango Park
• Delware Days: Works by Joseph Barbaccia
  Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 16 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Special Lecture: Finding Freedom Across Two Centuries: Artwork of the Amistad
  Sunday, June 18 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• NCC heARTed Pop Up Art Show
  Thursday, June 22 @ Glasgow Park
• NCC heARTed Pop Up Art Show
  Thursday, June 22 @ Glasgow Park
• Swims, Flies or Crawls Art Exhibit
  Thursday, June 22 through Tuesday, August 15 @ Milton Arts Guild
• Mixing Colors: An Artist's Exploration: Works by Terri Yacovelli
  Friday, July 21 through Sunday, August 20 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Gallery Talk: From the Awards Judge with Michael Kalmbach
  Saturday, July 22 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Eastern Shore Plein Air: Works by Jim Rehak
  Friday, August 25 through Sunday, September 24 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Rebecca Raubacher: New Works
  Friday, August 25 through Sunday, September 24 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Forces of Nature: Sculptures and Prints by Luc Fiedler
  Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 29 @ Rehoboth Art League
• One Water, Native Spaces, Water? Oil Paintings by Geo McElroy
  Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 29 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Quilted Chronicles: Comforters for a Fraught Era. Fiber Art by Jo-Ann Morgan
  Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 29 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Members' Holiday Sales Gallery
  Friday, November 10 through Sunday, December 31 @ Rehoboth Art League
• Calidore String Quartet: Masterclass with cellist David Finckel.
  Saturday, January 20, 2024 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone, Guest Artist
  Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall in the Roselle Center for the Arts
• Around the World Book Club: France
  Tuesday, February 27, 2024 @ Kent County Public Library
• UD Lyric Theatre: Fairytale Cabaret
  Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ University of Delaware, Puglisi Orchestra Hall at Roselle Center for the Arts
• Hafla Bellydancing
  Through Sunday, October 15 @ Newark Arts Alliance
• Bad Art Night for TEENS
  Through Wednesday, December 27 @ Brandywine Hundred Library
• Project X
  Through Thursday, April 20 @ Delaware College of Art and Design
• Project X
  Through Thursday, April 20 @ Delaware College of Art and Design
• Free Tour: Women of the Biggs
  Through Friday, March 31 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• First Weekend: First Saturday - FREE Art Workshop (All Ages)
  Through Saturday, September 2 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• First Weekend: First Saturday - FREE Guided Tour
  Through Saturday, September 2 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• Sunday Spanish: FREE Workshop (Los Talleres)
  Through Sunday, September 3 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• Biggs Weekend: First Sunday - FREE Guided Tour
  Through Sunday, September 3 @ Biggs Museum of American Art
• In the Loop: Knitting and Crocheting Group
  Through Thursday, March 30 @ Lewes Public Library
• Connections
  Through Monday, April 17 @ CAMP Rehoboth
• Knit, Crochet & More
  Through Tuesday, March 28 @ Dover Public Library
• Elizabeth Endres: New Paintings
  Through Saturday, April 8 @ Somerville Manning Gallery
• Healing Through Writing: The Memoirs of Joan Didion
  Through Thursday, March 30 @ Lewes Public Library

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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
• Art Loop Wilmington · Northern Delaware
• Avon Grove Library
• B&B Music and Sound · Central Delaware
• 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
• City of Lewes Parks and Marina - Lewes, DE · Northern Delaware
• Cityfest, Inc.
• 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 Fun A Day · 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
• Delmar Public Library · Southern 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
• Elkton Community Kitchen
• Eyeball It! · Northern Delaware
• First Presbyterian Church of Milford · Southern 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
• Governor's Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC) · Central Delaware
• Grace United Methodist Church, Millsboro · Southern Delaware
• Greenhill Imaging · Northern Delaware
• Greenwood Public Library · Southern Delaware
• Hardcastle Gallery · Northern Delaware
• Haynes Park · Northern Delaware
• Heidi Lowe Gallery · Southern Delaware
• Herman W. Holloway, Sr. Park · Northern Delaware
• Holts Landing State Park · Southern Delaware
• House of Coffi · Central Delaware
• Howard Pyle Studio · Northern 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
• LaFate Gallery · Northern 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
• Mispillion Performance Series · Southern Delaware
• MoonCat Comedy · Southern Delaware
• Museum Square · Central Delaware
• New Wilmington Art Association · Northern Delaware
• Newark Community Band · Northern Delaware
• NextFab · Northern Delaware
• Out & About Magazine · Northern Delaware
• Pemberton Historical Park
• Peninsula Gallery · Southern Delaware
• People to People Delaware · Northern Delaware
• Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic
• Rehoboth Beach Bandstand · Southern Delaware
• Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild · Southern Delaware
• Seaford (city of) · Southern Delaware
• SouthEastern Delaware Artists Studio Tour (SEDAST) · Southern Delaware
• St. David's Episcopal Church · Northern Delaware
• St. Stephen's Lutheran Church · Northern Delaware
• Sussex County Stamp Club · Southern Delaware
• TECHSPO Philadelphia
• The Arts at Trinity · Northern Delaware
• The Greater Millsboro Art League · Southern Delaware
• The Labyrinth at First & Central · Northern Delaware
• The Mesothelioma Center
• The Old State House · Central Delaware
• The Station Gallery · Northern Delaware
• The Written Remains Writers Guild · Northern Delaware
• Trinity Episcopal Church · Northern Delaware
• United Neighbors
• United States Army Field Band
• University of Delaware, Biden Institute · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, History Department
• University of Delaware, Mechanical Hall Gallery · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, Mineralogical Museum · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, Morris Library · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, Old College Gallery · Northern Delaware
• University of Delaware, Special Collections Gallery · 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

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