Wednesday shorts:

-For those looking for a cheap way to get away from it all on Valentine's, Delaware State Parks has a cabin rental special:  "You can get a 2-Night Stay at the Indian River Marina Cottages (50% off regular price) plus a bunch more."  Read about the special here: http://www.destateparks.com/camping/cottages/valentine-promo.asp

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- Delaware College of Art and Design is expanding.  They've bought the Brandywine Suites Hotel in Wilmington, near their campus, for new student housing.  Let's hope the students continue to drive the revitalization of that part of Market Street, .

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-The date of the next Bellefonte Arts Festival has been announced - mark your calendars for May 19th, 2012.  If interested in taking part: "Registration forms are available at the Gallery at 803 Brandywine Blvd. in Bellefonte.  Or they can be sent to you if you request them by emailing us at: bellefontearts@gmail.com"

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-The New Wilmington Art Association's Kickstarter campaign, which aims to fund their empty-storefronts-into-art-installations work, has been chosen by the Kickstarter website as one of their top 3 current arts related campaigns.  Kickstarter is being utilized by hundreds of bands, filmmakers, artists, organizations, and fledgling business to build funds.  To have your campaign highlighted by the website, amongst the myriad other campaigns, is an honor.

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-Mojo Main is looking for bands to fill spots on 2/1, 2/5, 2/15, and 2/19.  If you have a band that's interested in breaking in there, email primagirl26@yahoo.com .  Word to the wise: just showing up is half the battle when it comes to breaking into clubs in this state. 

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-Buckley's Tavern in Centreville recently shut its doors after losing its lease (after 30 some years).  I was told by a server that the ownership is very close to choosing a new location, and has the choice narrowed down to 3 locations. 

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-Winterthur is set to host an Antiques Roadshow-like new show on January 30th, and needs participation from local residents: "Winterthur will host National Geographic's new television program, "America's Lost Treasures," week of January 30. The program is immediately searching for local residents to submit objects for consideration for the show. The program is asking local residents to submit "culturally and regionally relevant" objects. Do you have a lost treasure? Check out the link to find out how to submit an object: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/america-s-lost-treasures/ "

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Environmental save-the-date: The Christina Watershed Clean-up will be held on April 21st, 2012.  Details here.

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