Two opportunities to donate things that might be building up, hoarder-like, around your house:

1) The owner of Hockessin gourmet store / cooking school Chef's Haven is from Schoharie, NY, one of the New England towns that was devastated by Hurricane Irene.  In this case, rising waters caused a dam to break, putting three entire towns under water.    The owner of Chef's Haven will be traveling to his hometown on Friday afternoon, and is accepting donations of  supplies that he will take up to Schoharie.   Clothing was one of the items he was asking for, but I see on the town's social networking page (disorganized, so there's no sense linking it here) that they are no longer taking clothing donations.   But they probably still need toiletries, diapers, baby formula, non-perishable food, etc.  You can leave your donations at Chef's Haven, 1304 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin DE 19707.  The number is 302-234-2040.

2) West End Neighborhood House, which provides community services on the western side of Wilmington, is holding a book drive this week.  You can donate your books, CDs and DVDs (doesn't matter how old or dusty) at West End's main lobby, or call Carolyn Gordon at 658-2800 or Tasha Warren at 658-4171 for pick up.  

Upcoming festivals

There are two major festival periods in Delaware.  There are the weeks in May/June when the Greek Festival, Italian Festival, Chinese Festival, and more happen one after another.  September is the other one.  So get your lederhosen/mushroom recipes/polka shoes ready now.

I'll post more detailed info on the appropriate weeks, but here's a heads up if you want to plan in advance.

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• 104th annual Arden Fair.  Saturday Sept. 3, 10am-6pm (raindate is Sunday Sept. 4, 10am-5pm).  Free admission, except for the antique market.

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• Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral, September 5th, 5:30pm (a silly event that I shouldn't even acknowledge, really.  Everyone without kids knows summer lasts into October, or UNTIL I SAY IT ENDS.  I'm being facetious here, but seriously - every year when I see notices about this event, it depresses the bejeesus out of me.  Why do it soon?). http://www.bethany-beach.net/jazzfuneral.htm

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• Newark Film Festival. September 8th-15th, Cinema Center 3.  http://www.newarkfilm.com/

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• Kennett Mushroom Festival.  September 9th-11th, center of town.  http://www.mushroomfestival.org/

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• St. Hedwig's Polish Festival.  September 12th-17th, Wilm. riverfront.  http://www.polishfestival.net/

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• Wilmington Film Festival. September 15th-18th, Delaware Art Museum. http://www.newarkfilm.com/?page_id=12&show=wilmfilm

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• Oktoberfest.  September 16th-18th, off Salem Church Rd. in Newark.  http://www.delawaresaengerbund.org/v5_Oktoberfest.shtml

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• Taiwan Film Festival.  Sept. 4, Sept. 11, and Sept. 25th, Delaware Art Museum.  Details.

A couple of hurricane-related Monday closings.

Most businesses and restaurants are open today, but if you have much of a drive, you should call to make sure.  Other than that, here are a couple of places that need a little more time to clean-up and repair.  I'll add to this if I see any more.

• The nature center (and surrounding trails) at White Clay Creek State Park, off of Hopkins Road, is closed until further notice.  The wooden bridge that connects Hopkins Rd with their parking lot was swept down the road and needs to be rebuilt.  I imagine that won't take more than a few days.  Other park entrances are open.

• Brandywine River Museum reports that they're still closed today, Monday, but they expect to be open on Tuesday.  I'd assume that means there's still some mopping to be done from the body of water it's named after.  All other area museums seem to be open.

• The Wilmington and Western Railroad fared relatively well, with no bridges or rails out, but there are some downed trees that need to be cleaned up.  They expect to be open for business by the weekend.

But maybe you own a small business that has been damaged.  Delaware Small Business Association has posted a link to a national small business association website that lists resources for rebuilding and helps business owners navigate the process.  Details here.

Post-Irene weekday events, 8/29-9/1:

Unrelated to the hurricane, I'm noticing that there are several shows at Johnny Brenda's, Kung Fu Necktie, and R5 productions that are either cancelled or sold-out, so check the websites if there was something you were thinking of going to.  I have not listed those shows here.
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Monday:  Double-check any Monday event you were planning on going to, in case the building sustained damage and needs another day to recouperate. 

• Foam party at Mojo Main.  Doors at 9, foam at 10.  I would assume this is exactly what it sounds like.  By the way, this one has been confirmed definitely on. 
• Singer/songwriter open mic at Mojo 13, 8pm-midnight, free.
• Showing of the movie Tabloid at Theatre N.  7pm, $7, free street parking.

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Tuesday:

• Rehoboth Farmers' Market, noon - 4.  To the left of the lighthouse circle.
• Thurston Moore, with Meg Baird (of nationally-acclaimed Philly freak-folk band Espers), at the1st Unitarian Church.  All ages, doors at 8, $17.
• Smoke Signals, with the Latebirds, at World Cafe Live Philly. 8pm, $6.
• Bruce Hornsby at Longwood Gardens. 7:30pm, $40-$80. Details.

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Wednesday:

• Wilmington Farmers' Market, Rodney Square, 10-2.
• Blues jam at the Queen Theatre, 7pm, free.
• Kuf Knotz presents the Boombox Collective, World Cafe Live Philly.  Details here. 8pm, free.

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Thursday:

• Brandywine Village Farmers' Market, Concord Ave. & Market, 4-7pm.
• UD Farmers' Market, next to the library, 10-2.
• Cool Springs Farmers' Market, 10th & Van Buren, 4-8pm.

Movies that were scheduled to play at Theatre N on Sunday are moved to Monday September 5th.

That means:

Woody Allen's Midnight In Paris will be playing at noon on Monday, September 5th, instead of today. Description. $5


Tabloid will be playing at 7pm on Monday, tomorrow, as regularly scheduled.  It will also play one more time on Monday September 5th.  Details.  $7

I wish that they had given us another showing of The Trip, since that played at 5pm last night and there can't have been many people there.  Who cares if they show Tabloid one more week?  Maybe it's me.

Theatre's website: http://www.theatern.org/Films

In case you're like my mother-in-law and don't watch the news,

there is still a driving ban in affect in New Castle County as of late-morning Sunday. 

In fact, around my neck of the woods, the wind is worse now that the hurricane has passed.  Roads around us are flooded and closed (including parts of Kirkwood Highway, 141, Governor Printz, and Rt. 13), and there is still some danger of falling trees and tree-limbs.  So you're best off staying put for now.

What I'm seeing is that museums and scheduled events are closed/cancelled today, but a lot of restaurants are opening for lunch, once the ban is lifted.  Just be aware that there are still a lot of flooded and closed roads out there, if you do venture out (personally, I can't wait to take a walk in the park to see the damage - wind is still too strong for that here).

The Wilmingtonic household made it just fine - not even a power outage, though we were prepared for one.  I hope everyone else fared just as well.

This weekend, 8/26-8/28:

UPDATE: I wrote all of this before people started talking about Irene being the worst east coast hurricane in decades.  Obviously, a lot of this is moot.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, take a look at http://www.weather.com/ .  Live your life on Friday and Saturday, but please take the time to make some basic preparations.
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NON-MUSIC (or free, casual shows): 

(Note: This is the weekend to see a film at downtown Wilmington's  Theatre N .  All weekend they're having one last showing of several films that were popular at the theater over the summer, including Woody Allen's Midnight In Paris, Morgan Spurlock's Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and the Sideways-esque British film The Trip.  The theater is cheap as hell and you can buy bottles of Twin Lakes and Guinness there - go! Don't wait for this stuff on Netflix - remember how much better it is to see good movies in the theater?)

Friday: 

• Free noon concert at the Queen with singer-songwriter Tom Esposito.
• Free noon concert at HB DuPont Park (12th & Tatnall) with The Miles. 
• Theatre N showing: Tabloid, 2pm & 8pm.  $5 & $7.

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Saturday:

• Theatre N showings: The Trip (only showing all weekend), 5pm, $7.  POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, (only showing all weekend) 2pm, $5.  Tabloid, 8pm, $7.
• Pawpaw Folk Festival at the Blue Ball Barn in Alapocas Run State Park (off S. 202). 10am-3pm, free with park admission.  Includes folk music, raptor presentation, duck carver, steam cars, a storyteller, and more.

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Sunday:

• Cancelled: Theatre N showings: Midnight In Paris (only showing all weekend), noon, $5.  Tabloid, 6pm (also showing Monday at 7pm). $7.
• Confirmed not cancelled (but check the link before you head out): Outdoor movie showing at Piazza at Schmidt's, East Philly: Bangkok Knock-out, a Thai martial arts film.  Part of the "Awesome Fest", which has been bringing unique movies and presentations to Philly all month.   8pm, free.

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MUSIC:


Friday:

• Top Pick: Spinto Band, The Spring Standards, and Purples (which is the new project from the brothers who led the now-defunct but once-notorious local band The Teeth), at Mojo Main.  18+, 9pm, $10-$12.
• Brown Recluse and Arc In Round at Kung Fu Necktie.  21+, doors at 7:30, $8.

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Saturday:

• Great local folk-pop bill at Johnny Brenda's: Hezekiah Jones, Chris Kasper, and The Doublewides, in a show to benefit cancer research.  21+, doors at 8, $10.
• Final LoMa 'Summer Music Series' show at Film Bros. Co-Op (Market & 4th): Universal Funk Order with Joe Keys & the Latebloomers Band.  All ages, 6pm,  $6 (or 4 for $20).
• Locals Still Moon Servants, Robot House, The LGB Project, and Villains Like You at the Queen. 8pm, $6.

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Sunday:

• Cancelled: 4 band Bluesfest at New Candlelight Dinner Theatre, to benefit the American Cancer Society. 1pm-6pm, $20.
• Presumed cancelled: Spokey Speaky at Bellevue State Park.  6:30-8:30. Free with park admission.

This weekend at Theatre N

This weekend the theater is playing one new film, and several films that were popular over the last few months.  But these films only have one showing each, so plan accordingly.

Tabloid

"Thirty years before the antics of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears were regular gossip fodder, Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney made her mark as a tabloid staple ne plus ultra.

Academy Awardwinner Errol Morris’ Tabloid follows the much stranger-than-fiction adventures of McKinney, a former “beauty queen” whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across the globe and directly onto the front pages of the British tabloid newspapers. Joyce’s crusade for love and personal vindication takes her through a surreal world of gun point abduction, manacled Mormons, oddball accomplices, bondage modeling, magic underwear and dreams of celestial unions. "

Friday at 2 & 8 pm, Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 6pm, and Monday at 7pm. $5-$7

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POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Morgan Spurlock's latest, a fast-paced and entertaining look at the world of product placements.

One last showing only, Saturday at 2pm.  $5

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The Trip

Sideways but about restaurants instead of vineyards, the British countryside instead of Napa Valley, and spot-on impersonations (the preview had me at the Michael Caine voice) instead of womanizing.

Tapped by The Observerto review fine restaurants throughout the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, Steve (Coogan) finds himself without a traveling companion after his girlfriend decides not to go at the last minute. After being turned down by everyone else he knows, Steve extends an invitation to Rob (Brydon), and together the pair attempt to navigate the winding back roads of rural England, impersonating popular celebrities such as Michael Caine, Woody
Allen and Liam Neeson (among many others) and bickering along the way.

Over the course of six different meals at six different restaurants, the ultimate odd couple tests the limits of their friendship, questioning what is most important to them and along the way discover the limits of what they are and are not willing to give up for fame.

One last showing only, Saturday at 5pm.  $7

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Midnight In Paris

Woody Allen is said to make one great movie every 3-4 movies, and this is supposed to be that one.  Starring Owen Wilson, set in Paris.

One last showing only, Sunday at noon.   $5

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Theatre N is northern Delaware's best (and only) option for indie, foreign, and art house films.  Beer, wine, popcorn and candy are available very cheaply in the theater before showings.  The theater is located in the Nemours Building, between 10th & 11th on Orange St. (enter via the revolving doors on the courtyard side of the building).  Parking is free and plentiful on the weekends, or you can park in the Community parking lot across the street and get $1 validated parking.  Ask for a frequent viewer card - every 6th movie is free, if there are two of you. For more info about the films or the theater:
http://www.theatern.org/Films

Free all ages show at Piazza at Schmidt's tonight.

Piazza at Schmidt's is in the Northern Liberties section of east Philly, just a couple of blocks north of Market St., on 2nd.   This show is part of the Philadelphia Weekly concert series.

Nicos Gun, Cheers Elephant, and Hezekiah Jones are playing.  The show starts at 6pm, and is all ages and free.

In the news: earthquake that I didn't notice, and the passing of a cheesesteak/anti-immigration legend.

Remember that earthquake the east coast had yesterday?  Lucky you*.  I was driving in my car at the time and had no idea anything was going down until I got home and logged into Facebook.  When I saw the first related post, along the lines of "Earthquake at my house, baby!", I thought the friend who posted it was just being lewd.  By the third post,  I realized it wasn't a joke and I was not part of this massive shared experience.  Biggest earthquake to hit the East Coast in 67 years?  Check.  Felt from mid-Georgia to mid-Canada?  Check.  Totally passed me by without notice?  Check.

*Don't judge me for making light of this.  There were no injuries.  Also, all of California is laughing at us right now. 

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Joey Vento, 71 year old owner of Geno's Steaks in Philly, has passed away of a heart attack.  Vento gained worldwide notoriety a couple of years ago for posting a sign that said "This is America.  Speak English when ordering"  outside of his business. When the media started raising questions about the sign's ethics, Vento welcomed the publicity and became an overnight spokesperson for the anti-immigration crowd.  Europeans generally regarded him as an uneducated blow-hard, while American public opinion was generally polarized between those who thought he was racist and those who thought he had every right to post the notice.   The former stopped patronizing his steak stand; the latter flocked to it in droves. 

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Don't forget that today is the day to donate $10 gas cards to Meals On Wheels, for their volunteer drivers, via Groupon.  Here's the link: http://www.groupon.com/deals/gt-meals-on-wheels-delaware

"If 50 People Donate $10, Then Meals on Wheels Delaware Can Fund More Than 2,500 Miles to Deliver Meals to Homebound Seniors".   They've reached their goal of 50 donors, but still, only 66 Delawareans have participated so far.  Lets get that number up a little so Meals on Wheels is still around when the rest of us are old enough to need them. 

Philly FEASTIVAL, to benefit Philly Fringe Fest, to be held on September 14th.

From Foobooz:

The now annual FEASTIVAL will again bring together top Philadelphia chefs as the culinary arts raise fund for Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe.
The event, building on the success of last year’s gala will be held on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011. This year the event will be held at Pier 9, located at 121 N. Columbus Boulevard. More than seven hundred attendees are expected to attend the tasty cultural event.
FEASTIVAL will once again be co-hosted by Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov and Audrey Claire Taichman. This year’s event will honor Former Governor Edward Rendell for his role in Philadelphia’s cultural community.
“FEASTIVAL celebrates both our artistic and culinary scenes – two great economic engines that push Philadelphia forward,” said Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe Board President Richard Vague. This year’s FEASTIVAL will feature a culinary feast from the city’s top chefs, live performances by Live Arts artists, and a silent and live auction. All proceeds will benefit the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe.
For more information and tickets visit www.phillyfeastival.com

Two quick notices:

Today (Monday) is the last day to nominate someone for a Governor's Outstanding Volunteer award.

The nomination must be post-marked by today, so you can still get it in by taking it to a post office today.  Click here for full details on how and who to nominate: http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/vc/62505/2011%20Nomination%20Form.pdf

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Upcoming business / resume-building classes for women, via the YWCA:

"Upcoming DCWEdge workshops have been scheduled in all three counties! Topics/dates are September: Quickbooks; October: eMarketing; and November: Websites. There is a small fee of $15.00. Please contact us at dcwe@ywcade.com for details and to register."

Weekday events of note, 8/22-8/25:

Fall is encroaching fast: I'm seeing reminders for Oktoberfest, the Polish Festival, the mushroom festival, football season - all great things, in their season, but I'm a summer lover.  Give me Beach Boys, give me fresh local tomatoes, give me steamed crabs and baseball.  And summer ain't over until I say it is, in my household.  Still, the reminders are everywhere, mocking me.   Fall just can't wait its turn, can it?  I think I need to get back to the beach, pronto, to ward off the chill I'm imagining in the air.  It is not yet time for me to cry Old Bay- and sunblock-scented tears over the vanishing of my favorite season.

Oh, and here's what's to do this week.

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Monday:

• One day left to get a Groupon for 6 tickets to the Newark Film Festival for $25. http://www.groupon.com/deals/newark-film-festival?c=dnb&p=4
• Theatre N showing (one last showing of a popular film that ran a couple of months ago): Winter In Wartime.  7pm, $7.
• Open mic night at Mojo Main, 9pm.
• Blues jam at the Kennett Flash, doors at 7, $3-$5.
• Groove Night (local r&b bands) at the Queen.  7pm, $7.  It looks like the Monday 4W5 acoustic jam has been shelved.  Probably a good idea to combine that with the 4W5 blues jam that happens on Wednesday, anyway.
• Fenwick Island Farmers' Market, Coastal Hwy, 8-noon.

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Tuesday

• The Tough Shits at Kung Fu Necktie.  21+, doors at 8, $8.
• Rehoboth Farmers' Market, Grove Park near the lighthouse circle, noon-4pm.

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Wednesday:

• 6th annual 'Tour De Lance' run/walk 5k along the Wilmington riverfront, to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation.  Registration at 5, race starts at 6:30, Dravo Plaza (next to outlets).  $25
• Wilmington Farmers' Market, Rodney Square, 10-2.
• A Johnny Cash tribute musician, David Stone, at White Clay Creek State Park. 6:30pm, free with park admission.
• Blues jam at the Queen, 7pm, free.
• Free all ages show at Piazza at Schmidt's, 6pm: Nicos Gun, Cheers Elephant, and Hezekiah Jones.
• Buckethead (guitar player who wears a bucket on his head and sometimes plays with Les Claypool) and Wolff at the TLA.  21+, doors at 7, $27+.
• And for those not on any particular budget, The Gipsy Kings are playing Longwood Gardens at 7:30.  Tickets are $50 - $140. 

(Don't try to go to the Birds Of Avalon show at JB's: it's been canceled.  Seems like there have been a lot of show cancellations this summer).

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Thursday:

• A Graffiti Radio Presents show at Mojo Main: Revolution I Love You, Look Out Houston and The Gut Strings. 21+, 9pm, $5.
• Top Pick: The Felice Brothers and New Sweden at the Queen.  (They sound interesting, but I find this part of FB's bio dubious: "They are self-taught, not one of them played an instrument prior to the band's inception in 2006 when they started busking in New York City subway station.".  You have to audition for a permit to busk in that subway system, and competition is extremely high - ever notice the calibre of musicians around NY subways? Not buying this story). 8pm, $13-$25.
• UD Farmers' Market, next to Morris Library, 11-2pm.
• Brandywine Village Farmers' Market, Concord Ave. & Market, 4-7pm.
• Cool Spring Farmers' Market, 10th & Van Buren, 4-8pm.

Janssen's Market in Greenville now composting their vegetable trimmings.

From Janssen's:

"Janssen's Market is now composting 100% of our produce trimmings..including the orange rinds from our fresh squeezed orange juice. We are on track to be composting 100% of our kitchen food waste by September 1."

Good move, Janssen's.   Now just reduce those cheese counter prices a hair (even DiBruno Bros. are lower), and you and I are cool.

Are you a member of Group On, and would you like to support Meals On Wheels?

From August 23rd to August 25th, Meals On Wheels will partner with Group On to offer a Group-On that allows you to buy and donate gas cards to the volunteers who deliver food for the Meals On Wheels organization.  These volunteers not only give their time and vehicles, but they must usually pay for their own gas.

So if you're already a Group On member, check your inbox on August 23rd to find out the details (I don't know what the specifics will be).  If you're not a member, you can sign up at groupon.com.

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Here's a caveat about Group On that's totally unrelated to this Meals On Wheels fundraiser.  Yes, you can occasionally find good discounts through Group On.  I'm a member, and I've gotten some sweet deals.  But if you buy a restaurant gift certificate, don't hold onto it for too long.  There are rumors out there that some businesses, that know they'll be going out of business soon, will sign up to be featured with Group On.  Then they'll collect some of the money (I believe Group On pays them in 3 installments), but shut down operations before all of the Group On certificate holders have a chance to use the coupon.  This happened a couple of times with Philadelphia restaurants in the past year.  It may have been a coincidence and may be no cause for concern, but ever since I heard that I've made it a point to not  hold onto Group On certificates for months and months. 

The News Journal's 'Second Helpings' blog reports that Domaine Hudson has been sold to 2 veterinarians from PA.

http://blogs.delawareonline.com/secondhelpings/2011/08/16/chadds-ford-veterinarians-buy-domaine-hudson/

Well that explains why a friend-of-a-friend who worked there just lost his job. 

Apparently, this husband-and-wife team of veterinarians had been big fans of the restaurant.  They plan on keeping the focus on good food and wine, while renovating the interior and expanding the wine list.

I've always thought they should expand that teeny tiny bar since, you know, it's called a 'wine bar'.  There was an incident a few years ago when my husband and I wandered in after a movie, thinking we'd have a glass of 'wine' at the 'bar'.  We ended up ordering appetizers as well (and it was not a busy night for them).  We were then chastised by the young waitress for not ordering dinner entrees.  So much for getting a glass of wine at the wine bar. 

Good luck to the new ownership!

Reminder about emergency preparedness exercise (cars needed to drive through a practice checkpoint).

Emergency Preparedness and Safety Exercise

"Please volunteer to drive through a
Point of Distribution (POD) and receive a
FREE case of water!
...

Thursday, August 25, 2011
10:30am-12:30pm
Southern Patrol Headquarters
605 N. Broad St. Middletown, DE 19709 (Rt. 71)

If you’d like to participate please contact
Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)
302-659-3362 or email Training.DEMA@state.de.us"

This weekend, 8/19-8/21:

Tinkering with the format again - instead of lumping all music together, I'll put incidental shows like the free lunchtime, museum or park performances in the upper category.   I'm assuming that most readers will skip over my indie-rock-flavor-of-the-month music listings, and I don't want the little free shows to get lost in that. 

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GENERAL EVENTS (and free, incidental shows):

Friday:

• Free lunchtime concert at HB DuPont Park (11th & Tatnall), with The Jollies (from Media, PA).  Noon.
• Chad Jervis plays a free lunchtime show at the Queen, noon.
• Improv jazz(-ish) violinist Diane Monroe at Philadelphia Museum of Art's Art After 5 show.  Free with museum admission, cash bar, 5pm.
• 1st annual Philly Geek Awards, Phila. Academy of Natural Sciences. 8pm, $5 (res. required).
• Carousel Park Farmers' Market, Limestone Rd. 2-7pm.
• Kennett Square Farmers' Market, main drag, 2-6pm.
• Fenwick Island Farmers' Market, Coastal Hwy, 8-noon.
• Theatre N movies: World on a Wire at 2pm, Rejoice and Shout at 8pm.

Saturday:

• Little Italy Farmers' Market, Bancroft Pkwy, 9-1.
• Winterthur farm stand, Rt. 52, 9-1.
• Lewes Farmers' Market, downtown, 8-noon.
• Theatre N movies: World on a Wire at 6pm, Rejoice and Shout at 3pm.

Sunday:

• Bird walk at Bucktoe Creek Preserve (nearby PA), 8-10 am. Free.
• Newark Co-Op farmers' market, E. Main. 10-2.
• SPCA 5k in Dewey, "Run for the Paws & Dog Trot". 8am, $25.
• Green Turtle 5K in Lewes, benefits The Wellness Community.  8:15 start, $22. 
• Free admission to both Delaware Art Museum and Brandywine River Museum.  Every Sunday.  The Philadelphia Museum of Art goes "pay what you want" on Sundays.
• Theatre N movies: World on a Wire at 3:15pm, Rejoice and Shout at 12:30pm. 

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ORIGINAL MUSIC:

Friday:

• Philadelphia Folk Festival.  Friday's line-up includes Hoots & Hellmouth, Birdie Busch, Justin Townes Earle, John Flynn, and many more. 
• Schroeder reunion show (the 2nd of 2) at Mojo Main, with the excellent The Sky Drops opening (they're from Delaware, but usually tour outside of the state).  21+, 9pm, $5
• My Friends & Atlas split-release show at the Queen. Easy Pyramids and Troubled Hips open.  8:30pm, $6.
• Slutever (yes this is an actual band, yes they have a following) at Johnny Brenda's.  21+, doors at 8
• The Wave Pictures (from England) at the North Star.  21+, show at 9, $10.

Saturday:

• Philadelphia Folk Festival.  Saturday's line-up includes: Jim Boggia, David Bromberg, Trombone Shorty, Arlo Guthrie, Angel Band, and many more.
• Pearls and Brass, with Purling Hiss, at Johnny Brenda's.  21+, doors at 8, $10
• Penrose, The Gang Age and Villains Like You at Mojo 13, 9pm.

Sunday:

• Philadelphia Folk Festival.  Sunday's line-up includes: David Wax Museum, Levon Helm, and several workshops that include the festival's most notable performers.

This opportunity is for anyone who might want a foot in the door of the wine / vineyard industry.

"Looking to get a little bit closer to your wine? Kreutz Creek Vineyards is looking for some volunteers. Call Carole: (610) 869-4412"

Kreutz Creek Vineyards is in West Grove, PA.  Their website: http://www.kreutzcreekvineyards.com/

The Trocadero, a historic Philly music venue often mentioned here, has filed for bankruptcy.

Philly.com has the story: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Trocadero-Theatre-in-bankruptcy-court.html

This doesn't necessarily mean it will close.  The Electric Factory, for instance, has been struggling for at least a couple of years, and has been able to ride it out so far.   But let's face it: the news is more than a little depressing, especially in light of the new music venues opening in Philly this year (for instance: Union Transfer, set to open in about 5 weeks with a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah show).   Will the new venues put the already struggling venues out of business?  Will the new venues be able to make it, themselves?  (I'm encouraged on this point by Union Transfer's opening month calendar, which includes St. Vincent, Gillian Welch, Mogwai, The Felice Brothers, and RJD2, with shows by Kurt Vile and The Sea and The Cake in November).

As part of the filing, by the way, Trocadero blames their revenue losses on the high price of doing business with Ticketmaster, and are seeking to end their contract with the dominating ticket giant.  I hope they succeed.