Uncorked at
Winterthur
Presenting our past and
present as seen through the
prism of a wineglass
From the ancient world to the digital age,
wine has played a major role in the way we
mark the passage of time. One’s life could, in
fact, be measured by glasses of wine, from the
celebration of a birth to a toast in memory of
a passing. The history of wine and its varied
functions in society is explored in “Uncorked!
Wine, Objects & Tradition,” an expansive
exhibit at the Winterthur Museum, Garden
and Library that runs through 2012.
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Date
DOVER
the
Capital City
Celebration
May 4–6
For 78 years, visitors
have come to the First
State’s capital to celebrate its history through
costumed parades, rides,
reenactments and more
than 200 vendors on
its sprawling Green.
doverdaysfestival.com
BRANDYWINE CREEK
A Century of
Automobiles
May 5, 12, 19
and 26
Classic cars, from Jazz
Age roadsters to pre-
1969 custom creations,
roll out at Winterthur
each Saturday in May.
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Champagne Charlie, Downs Collection Col. 240, 73x171.
More than 300 objects from around the
world, from Roman wine vessels and Chinese
bottles to British engravings and editorial cartoons and colonial American drinking games,
trace wine from production to marketing and
distribution. The core of the exhibit, however,
naturally focuses on the consumption of
wine—where it was imbibed, for what reasons,
and the effect of wine on the social, political
and religious views of past centuries, including
a section on the temperance movement.
Because Wilmington is home to a wide
and celebrated collection of wineries in its
own right, programming also includes a look
at regional wine production through lectures
and (best of all) wine tastings. Consider it
the history of civilization, with a plummy
nose and a refined finish. Admission to
“Uncorked!” is included in the ticket price
for entry into the museum and is free for
members. winterthur.org.
Summer Begins
with a Bang
Longwood Gar-
dens’ Fireworks
and Fountains
extravaganza
resumes May 26
with a light-and-
sound spectacular
that has been
enchanting visi-
tors for 29 years.
Fireworks streak
across the night
sky above the
graceful Norway
maples on Long-
wood’s 1,077-acre
grounds, while
waterworks trace
delicate designs
in time to a sound-
track of classical
and all-American
compositions. The
May event is the
first of six such
shows taking place
throughout the
summer and end-
ing Sept. 29. long
woodgardens.org.
MARKET STREET
Out, Out,
Damned Bart!
May 20
The Grand Wilmington
hosts internationally
celebrated MacHomer,
Shakespeare’s Macbeth
as enacted by 50 charac-
ters from The Simpsons,
all voiced by actor Rick
Miller in an uproarious
multimedia production.
thegrandwilmington.org
WILMINGTON
All Things
Italian
June 10–17
One of the most popular
festivals in Delaware,
the St. Anthony’s Italian
Festival pays tribute to
Italian culture with this
annual event. This year
celebrates the region
of Tuscany and the
Renaissance. stanthonys
festival.com
CHESTER COUN TY, PA.
The Smoother
Side of Jazz
June 29–July 1
National and regional
smooth jazz acts converge on locations
throughout West
Chester for three days
of music and exhibitions
against the beautiful
backdrop of Chester
County. chestercounty
jazzfestival.com
