What To Do: It’s all about Dad this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Tre Bella
The fun, food, music and activities are enough to draw you to Wilmington each June for the St. Anthony’s Italian Festival (St. Anthony of Padua Church, 901 North DuPont Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-421-2790, www.stanthonysfestival.com which is entering final weekend and will close on June 1.
This weekend, there is an added attraction with a...
What To Do: Kennett rolls out the party for Cinco De Mayo
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Cinco De Mayo
Cinco De Mayo is day for partying — one of the biggest party days of the year for the people of Mexican descent.
But, just as you don’t have to be Irish to party on St. Patrick’s Day or Indian to get colorful celebrating Holi, you don’t have to be Mexican to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.
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What To Do: Spring — no really — is finally here (probably)
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Winterthur
If spring in the Delaware Valley this year were a baby in the womb, the doctors would surely have been working on induced labor by now. The vestiges of a long, grueling winter refuse to go away and spring continues a rectangle to emerge.
According to the latest weather forecasts, warmer temperatures are on their way.
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What To Do: Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point is Sunday
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Brandywine Hills Point to Point race.
Without a doubt, the Brandywine Valley has established a reputation for being horse country. It is an area with many horse farms and an annual calendar filled with equestrian events.
Year after year, the local equestrian schedule features an array of top-flight horse shows, dressage events, Grand Prix events...
What To Do: Wearin’ of the green starts this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Wilmington
Even though next Saturday (March 17) is officially St. Patrick’s Day, this weekend is St. Patty’s Day Weekend for many area residents — a weekend when everyone’s homeland is Ireland and green is the preferred color for everything (clothes, food, hair, milkshakes, decorations and even beer and wine).
Dating...
What To Do: Being non-Christian at Christmas
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Everyone gets immersed in the Christmas holiday season but not everyone celebrates Christmas. Actually, there are many people who opt to not celebrate Christmas for a variety of valid reasons — most commonly because they are of a different religion.
For Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Muslims, Christmas is not a religious holiday.
Fortunately for them,...
What To Do: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The March to Valley Forge
The Christmas season is in full swing. The holiday spirit is in the air, traffic around malls and shopping centers is almost impassable and Christmas events are everywhere. Over the next week or so, you can head in any direction and find a holiday event to attend — and maybe even a few events that are not holiday-related.
On December...
What To Do: Unionville Fair means time for fall fun
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Unionville Community Fair
Each year, one of the first area events to welcome autumn is the annual Unionville Community Fair (101 East Street Road, Unionville, http://www.ucfairinc.org).
The fair, which is running now through October 8, is a real down-home country fair with a cow milking contest, farm equipment displays, cow pie bingo and a farm market. It...
What To Do: Hello, Summer, Memorial Day fun opens season
Longwood Gardens
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Memorial Day Weekend is a time for mini-vacations, barbecues and traditional events.
Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org) will have an eagerly-anticipated special event this weekend.
“Summer of Spectacle” will open on May 27 and run through September 30.
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What To Do: Off to the races at Willowdale
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, the Brandywine Valley is known for being horse country – an area famous for top-flight equestrian events.
The 2017 equestrian season is already underway with a big annual point-to-point event last weekend in Delaware and this weekend’s Annual Willowdale Steeplechase (Steeplechase grounds, routes 82 and 926, Unionville,...
