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.
Tenth Annual Grand Prix
Thousands of cyclists and fans are coming to Wilmington for the 10th Annual Wilmington Grand Prix! This event has grown from a regional bicycle race to one of the premier cycling events on the East Coast. This year’s race will be the eighth stop on USA Cycling’s Pro Road Tour and will attract pro cyclists from around the world.
May 13 - 15, you will want to come out to see these truly awesome athletes as they make their way through Downtown Wilmington and the surrounding area.
Here's some great photos from Leslie W. Kipp from previous years:
I hope you can come out and join in the fun! Click Here to learn more.
Marty
Wilmington welcomes "Jersey Boys"
"Jersey Boys" is the Tony Award winning musical that tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
The show is coming to The Playhouse on Rodney Square May 10 -15, and the star of the show, Russell Fischer, came to town early to check the city out.
He was also kind enough to sit down and share his experiences and his views on Wilmington - here's the video:
I hope you get to take advantage of the incredible talent that is brought to Wilmington on a regular basis.
Click Here for more on the shows at The Playhouse.
Marty
Great Opportunities at the Wilmington Library
We have some really incredible resources at the Wilmington Library's Inspiration Space, and our friend Carl Shaw is offering some remarkable services this month.
From working with 3D printers to getting started in the entertainment industry, you can find just about anything at the Inspiration Space this month.
Check out the schedule below, and click here for more details.
Marty
Wilmington is in the center of Arts and Culture
I want to pass along this message from our friend Brendan Cooke, Executive Director at OperaDelaware:
Please join OperaDelaware for the historic East Coast Premiere of Franco Faccio's lost Hamlet, and Verdi's Falstaff. Our first ever grand opera festival is attracting press attention from all over the world. So far, over 500 people are attending from outside a 30 mile radius of Wilmington, and almost 700 attendees who are new to our patron base. We'd obviously love to have the critics from Paris, Milan and London see full houses.
I continue to be impressed with the truly incredible talent that Wilmington attracts. I hope you'll join me in enjoying these beautiful and powerful productions!
Click Here for more information.
