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SUMMARY:Zwaanendael Museum Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Join the Zwaanendael Museum for a new speaker series! Through lectures\, music and historic theater\, History Revival: Coastal Chronicles seeks to widen the understanding of Delaware’s maritime history. Held in partnership with the Lewes Public Library with funding provided by a grant from the Delaware Humanities. All programs will be held at the Lewes Public Library. Registration is suggested\, but not required in person attendance. Some programs are available virtually via Zoom\, and registration is required to attend online. All programs are free. Visit the Lewes Public Library’s History Revival page for more information and to register\, or call 302-645-1148 or email Zmuseum@delaware.gov for more information. \nSEE THE DETAILS BY DATE BELOW: \nSaturday\, Sept. 8\, 2023: The Wreck of the Faithful Steward on Delaware’s False Cape. Join author Michael Dougherty as he discusses his book “The Wreck of the Faithful Steward on Delaware’s False Cape”. Dougherty tells the story of the wreck and the people on board the. Online and in-person\, 5 p.m. \n  \nSaturday\, Sept. 8\, 2023: Possum Point Players Radio Show – The Bickersons at Sea. The Possum Point Players return to Lewes for a night of radio entertainment! After a brief introduction to some of the popular shows of the “Golden Age of Radio”\, they will reach into their radio show archives and present a radio classic See and hear them live and in person! In-person\, 6:30 p.m. \nSaturday\, Sept. 9\, 2023: The Lightship Overfalls. John Bolster of the Overfalls Foundation will discuss the story of Overfalls (LV118) and its history as a lightship\, from when it was launched in 1938 to when it arrived in Lewes in 1973. Online and in-person\, 2:00 p.m. \n  \nSaturday\, Sept. 9\, 2023: The H.M.S. Debraak. Join Claudia Leister as she discusses her involvement with the shipwreck the H.M.S Debraak. Following the ship’s salvage in 1986\, Claudia was heavily involved in the processing\, cataloging\, and curating of artifacts from the shipwreck. Online and in-person\, 3:30 p.m. \n  \nFriday\, Sept. 15\, 2023: Delaware’s Naval Heritage. Presented by author and retired Navy Captain Bill Manthorpe Since retiring full time to the Delaware Coast in 1998\, Bill has been researching\, writing\, and speaking on the naval and maritime history of Delaware. He has contributed articles to Pull Together\, the publication of the Naval Historical Foundation\, and the Journal of the Lewes Historical Society. Online and in-person\, 6:30 p.m. \n  \nFriday\, Sept. 15\, 2023: Oysters Farming. Presented by Alan Davis\, owner and operator of Inland Bays Shellfisheries\, LLC\, an oyster farm in Rehoboth Bay. Mr. Davis will share his journey into oyster farming and what the farming process is like. Online and in-person\, 6:30 p.m. \n  \nSaturday\, Sept. 16\, 2023: Sea Shanty Sing- Along. Join Zwaanendael historic interpreters Thomas Pulmano and Laurie Conner as they explore the history of sea shanties. Then\, sailors young and old are encouraged to sing along to a few historic shanties. Online and in-person\, 3:30 p.m. \n  \nFriday\, Sept. 22\, 2023: The Impact of the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse on the US Lighthouse Service. Presenter Fred Dylla is a physicist with a long interest in the history of science and technology. Before retiring to Lewes in 2015\, he was the Executive Director of the American Institute of Physics. Dylla co-moderates the “Science and Society” series at the Lewes Public Library. The presentation will explain the role the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse played in the conversion to safer “Fresnel” lenses. In-person\, 5:00 p.m. \n  \nSaturday\, Sept. 23\, 2023: The Fenwick Island Lighthouse. Tracy Lewis will give a talk about the history of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse which still stands at the southern border of Delaware. In-person\, 2 p.m. \n  \nSunday\, Sept. 24\, 2023: Prince George’s Chapel open house. Tour this National-Register-of-Historic-Places-listed site that was built in 1755 as an Anglican chapel-of-ease named in honor of the English prince who would later become King George III. Prince George’s Chapel\, 32040 Chapel Lane\, Dagsboro. 1:30–4:30 p.m. Free admission. 302-321-9020. \nAll Pics and info from the website \n 
URL:https://delawareretiree.com/event/zwaanendael-museum-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Lewes Public Library\, 111 Adams Avenue\, Lewes\, DE\, 19958\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend
DESCRIPTION:The Rehoboth Beach Bears\, Inc. invites you to attend the Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend 2023. Our event will be held Wednesday\, September 13 to Sunday\, September 17\, 2023. The Rehoboth Beach Bears is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of camaraderie and inclusiveness. The Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend is our flagship event and fundraiser for our Scholarship Fund for LGBTQIA+ youth in Sussex and Kent Counties\, Delaware\, and other philanthropy efforts. \nThis year\, the event kicks off with a welcoming pre dinner on Wednesday night (open to anyone). Registration opens Thursday followed by a happy hour meet and greet – a luau-themed event. There will be events each day and night at a variety of our local sponsors\, restaurants\, bars\, and shops. Our main events will be on Friday night (a luau-themed party) and Saturday night entertainment show TBA at the hotel’s ballroom. \nOur host hotel continues to be the Atlantic Sands. We have a block of rooms reserved with a special Rehoboth Beach Bears rate. Make your reservations by calling the hotel directly at 302-227-2511. To receive our special rate\, you must give them group code #10641. \nWe hope you will join us! \nAll copy and pics from the website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rehoboth-beach-bear-weekend-8th-annual-event-tickets-586158163847
URL:https://delawareretiree.com/event/rehoboth-beach-bear-weekend/
LOCATION:Atlantic Sands Hotel\, 1 Baltimore Ave\, Rehoboth\, Delaware\, 19971
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SUMMARY:2023 Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend
DESCRIPTION:WeekendThe Rehoboth Beach Bears\, Inc. invites you to attend the Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend 2023. Our event will be held Thursday\, September 14 to Sunday\, September 17\, 2023. The Rehoboth Beach Bears is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of camaraderie and inclusiveness. The Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend is our flagship event and fundraiser for our Scholarship Fund for LGBTQIA+ youth in Sussex and Kent Counties\, Delaware\, and other philanthropy efforts.   \nThe Rehoboth Beach Bears are currently in the planning stages for our 8th Annual Rehoboth Beach Bears. \nAll pics and Infor from the website \nMore information from the website : Bear Weekend – Rehoboth Beach Bears
URL:https://delawareretiree.com/event/2023-rehoboth-beach-bear-weekend/
LOCATION:Rehoboth Beach\, Rehoboth Beach\, Delaware
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SUMMARY:Guided Birding Tour at Blackwater
DESCRIPTION:“Join a guided birding tour with a veteran birder at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. The tours are usually led by either Harry Armistead or Terry Allen. The tours meet at 9am at the Blackwater Visitor Center\, 2145 Key Wallace Drive\, Cambridge\, MD\, 21613. Tours may last 3-4 hours. Bring your binoculars and field guides\, and dress appropriately for the weather. The birding party will caravan via car to birding hotspots around the Wildlife Drive. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Blackwater Visitor Center is open Tuesday-Sunday\, 10am-4pm; closed Mondays and federal holidays. Wildlife Drive and trails are open daily\, dawn  to dusk. There are some port-a-pots available.” See the website for full up-to-date details: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/blackwater \n 
URL:https://delawareretiree.com/event/guided-birding-tour-at-blackwater/2023-09-17/
LOCATION:Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center\, 2145 Key Wallace Drive\, Cambridge\, 21613\, United States
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SUMMARY:22nd Annual Garden Tour featuring 7 gardens in Milton\, DE
DESCRIPTION:Who: The Milton Garden Club \n\n\n\n\nMotto: “Friendships and Flowers Growing Together” \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.themiltongardenclub.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat: 22nd annual garden tour featuring 7 gardens in Milton\, DE \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nWhen: Sunday September 17.  10am to 3pm \n\n\n\n\nNo rain date\, but hurricane/nor’easter date is Saturday September 23 10am to 3pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere: Advance ticket sales available at local businesses\, listed on MGC website \n\n\n\nhttps://www.themiltongardenclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/thumbnail_MGC-22nd-Annual-Garden-Tour-jpg-Final-1.jpg \n\n\n\n\n\nTickets for sale on the day of the event at the Milton Historical Society\, 210 Union Street\, Milton DE. \nSEE the DELAWARE RETIREE ARTICLE \nLewes Studio Tour and Milton Garden Tour \n \n  \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Milton\, Milton\, DE
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