UP to SPEED
performing and visual
arts for the entire family.
This year’s “Puttin’ on the
Ritz” theme celebrates the
1920s and ’30s golden era of
music, dance and theater.
The main tent, sponsored
by Wilmington Trust, features big band music and a
variety of styles of popular
ballroom dance. Bank of
America sponsors youth
and family entertainment,
and Delmarva Power sponsors the grand fireworks
finale over Rodney Square
at 10 p.m. Admission buttons are available at all New
Castle County Happy Harry’s beginning in December.
Downtown Wilmington,
Rodney Square. Dec. 31,
4-10 p.m. delawareonline.
com/firstnight.
Golden age of illustration: “Frank E. Schoonover:
An Artist for All Seasons”
showcases the work of the
prolific American illustrator during the “Golden Age
of Illustration,” the early
20th century. This overview
of his extensive career is
mounted to celebrate the
publication of a catalogue
raisonné of the illustrator’s
work, written and published
by The Frank E. Schoonover Fund. The exhibition
features works from private
collections and the Schoonover Fund Collection.
Delaware Art Museum.
Nov. 22-Feb. 1.
Delart.org.
RAIN: A Tribute to the
Beatles: A multimedia,
multidimensional happening. A fusion of live music,
historical footage and
hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights
Experience the du Pont
mansion, Winterthur, this
holiday season.
up video screens, as live
cameras zoom in for close-ups. Singing along is highly
recommended! Nov. 21-23.
duponttheatre.com.
Yuletide at Winterthur:
View elegant interiors of the
du Pont mansion bedecked
in holiday finery and be
inspired by dazzling holiday
displays, concerts, how-to
demos, family activities and
more. Come for the tour and
stay for the day. Reservations recommended. $5 for
members; $22 nonmembers.
Route 52, six miles north-west of Wilmington and five
miles south of U.S. Route 1.
Yuletide hours: Open daily
Picasso at the Lapin
Agile: A legendary bar in
1904 Paris is the setting for a
chance encounter between
the young Einstein and Picasso. What does the world
look like to a genius on the
verge of transforming it?
Their views on sex, fame
and the future collide amid
a colorful constellation of
characters. This comedy by
actor/comedian Steve Martin will delight and surprise
in an evening of magical
realism, quick wit and contagious laughter. Delaware
Theatre Company. Dec. 3-
21.
delawaretheatre.org.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until
8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays in
December. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Nov. 22-Jan. 4. 302.888.4907;
winterthur.org.
Frost/Nixon: Playing in
Wilmington just weeks
after the presidential elec-
tion, Frost/Nixon stars Stacy
Keach as Richard Nixon in
the Tony Award-winning
play by Peter Morgan
(screenwriter of The
Queen and The Last King
of Scotland). How did a
playboy talk-show host
elicit the apology the world
was waiting for? Dec. 9-14.
duponttheatre.com.
A Brandywine Christmas:
The museum celebrates
the season with fabulous
holiday displays including
an extensive O-gauge model
railroad, an elaborate Victorian dollhouse, and thousands of whimsical “critter”
ornaments on holiday trees.
Nov. 28-Jan. 11. Brandywine
museum.org.
For the Delaware events,
save 50 percent off the
best available rail fare for one
companion traveling in coach with
a paid regular (full) adult ticket on
Amtrak travel to Wilmington, DE.
Valid for sale through Dec. 10,
2008, and for travel through
Dec. 13, 2008. Request discount
code V256 when you book by
calling 800-USA-RAIL. See
page 98 for blackout dates and
other restrictions.
MARYLAND
Holiday Festival of Trains
at B&O Railroad Museum: All-new Thomas the
Tank Engine model layout
and Lionel and Williams
model train layout, complete with 12 fully operating
