home. An explosive secret
from Joe’s past, however,
threatens to tear this “
All-American” family apart.
Set in the wake of WWII,
this electrifying drama won
Arthur Miller the 1947 Tony
Award for Best Play and
established his place as one
of America’s greatest playwrights. Delaware Theatre
Company. Oct. 19—Nov. 6.
Delawaretheatre.org.
OperaDelaware: Studio
Series at Opera Studios:
Enjoy a glass of wine at a
cabaret-style table while
experiencing your favorite
arias and scenes, presented
up-close and personal by the
best talent the region has
to offer. Witness the beauty
of the human voice in the
intimate surroundings of
Opera Studios overlooking
the Christina River. General
admission and cabaret-style
VIP tables are available.
Last year’s series sold out
quickly. Sept. 23–25. 800-
37GRAND; 302-652-5577.
A symphonic odyssey:
Brilliant Russian pianist
Vassily Primakov opens the
season playing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
This concert also features
music by Strauss, featured
in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001:
A Space Odyssey. The Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Music director, David
Amado. Grand Opera
House. Sept. 23–24.
Delawaresymphony.org.
Champagne and symphony: Join The DSO
Winds for an evening of
enchanting music, featuring
the principal players of the
orchestra, performing solos
and works for chamber
What’s more classic
than a Corvair?
ensemble. Champagne,
coffee and a dessert buffet
are included with price of
admission. Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Hotel du
Pont, Gold Ballroom. Oct. 4.
Delawaresymphony.org.
March on: A core group of
living history “marchers”
celebrates the Washington
Rochambeau Revolutionary
Route’s ( W3R) designation as a National Historic
Trail with a 700-mile trek
that begins in Newport,
R.I., June 18, and concludes
in Yorktown, Va., in early
October. The marchers
will travel the length of the
W3R, retracing the route
taken by French soldiers in
1781 during the war for independence and the defeat of
the British at Yorktown. A
six-day encampment takes
place in Delaware, Sept. 2–7.
Themarchers.org.
Enchanted evening: The
2011–’ 12 Broadway Series
opens with a new production of South Pacific, based
on the 2008 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center
Theater production. Set
on a tropical island during
WWII, the musical tells the
sweeping romantic story of
two couples and how their
happiness is threatened by
the realities of war and by
their own prejudices. Song
favorites include “Some
Enchanted Evening” and
“I’m Gonna Wash that
Man Right Outa My Hair.”
DuPont Theatre. Oct. 18–23.
302-656-4401, 800-338-0881
or Duponttheatre.com.
The Magic Flute:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s
masterpiece is directed by
Joe Banno. If 18th-century
opera had an Academy
Award, The Magic Flute
would have been honored
in several categories. This
opera is sheer entertainment and has something
for everyone: a fairy tale
story, heroes, villains, comic
characters, pageantry,
mystery, magic and a happy
ending—light conquers
darkness, good overcomes
evil, boy gets girl. Opera
Delaware. Oct. 30, Nov. 4–5.
800-37GRAND; operade.org.
Caution: extreme art
ahead! The third-annual
Fringe Wilmington Festival, Delaware’s great arts
adventure, celebrates five
days of experimental and
unconventional art in venues throughout downtown.
Choose from more than 60
wild and wacky theatrical
performances, films and art
exhibitions presented by
some of the nation’s most
innovative artists. Tickets
are $5 per show, or enjoy
unlimited performances
with an all-access pass
for only $25! Sept. 21–25.
FringeWilmingtonde.com.
the original illustrations
(minus one) will be exhibited together. Sept. 10–Nov.
20. Brandywinemuseum.org.
Classic cars: Browse
more than 500 antique
and restored cars from the
early 1900s through 1980s.
The show features vehicle
parades, motoring music,
video and go-cart racing
and a festival food court.
Activities take place on
Hagley’s upper property.
Admission charged. Free
for Hagley members and
children five and under.
Sept. 18. Hagley.org.
For the Delaware events, save 30 percent on the
best available coach rail fare
for one companion traveling in
coach with a paid regular (full)
fare adult. Valid for travel on the
Northeast Regional service to
Wilmington, Del. Valid for sale
through Dec. 17, and for travel
through Dec. 20, 2011. Reservations are exclusively available
through visitwilmingtonde.com/
amtrak-discount. See page 105
for blackout dates and other
restrictions.
MARYLAND
Treasure Island: “N.C.
Wyeth’s Treasure Island,
Classic Illustrations for a
Classic Tale” is an exhibi-
tion celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the publica-
tion of N. C. Wyeth’s illus-
trations for Treasure Island.
This is the first time all of
Joust for fun: The Mary-
land Renaissance Festival,
celebrating its 35th season
at Revel Grove, has become
the region’s premier out-
door event and the second
largest renaissance fes-
tival in the country. The
22-acre, re-creation of a
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