UP to SPEED
Enjoy Fun in
the Sun … While
Supplies Last!
There’s plenty of time to have a little summer fun.
Enjoy Shakespeare under the stars in Delaware;
get moving with a little Midsummer Night Swing at
Lincoln Center in NYC; celebrate Andre Agassi’s
career at Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Cham-
pionships or witness a meteor shower in Rhode
Island; and experience a dragon boat festival in
Virginia. Or you can go indoors to experience the
art of “fooling the eye” in Delaware; “Mummies of
the World” in Philly; and Sister Act (pictured above)
and Born Yesterday, the latter starring Jim Belushi,
on Broadway. This is just the beginning of events
awaiting you this July and August, before summer
shuts down and we brace for winter. Check for rail
fare discounts and other offers at event websites
listed below. —COMPILED BY MICHAEL HAMMETT
DELAWARE
Shakespeare under the
stars: Delaware Shake-
speare Festival returns to
North Wilmington’s beau-
tiful Rockwood Mansion
Park, featuring Winter’s Tale,
the story of a suspicious
king who wrongly accuses
his wife of high treason and
a baby girl secretly raised by
shepherds. BYOB (or wine)
and preorder a delicious
boxed meal. July 15–30.
delshakes.org.
Trompe l’oeil (fooling the
eye): The Brandywine Tra-
dition, represented in the
Delaware Art Museum’s col-
lections, includes a style of
art dedicated to “fooling the
eye,” or trompe l’oeil, paint-
ing. Through shadow play,
CONNECTICUT
lights, mirrors and complex
mathematical equations,
Bluefish and oysters:
Greater New Haven’s sum-
the artists included in
“Perception/Deception:
Illusion in Contemporary
mer fairs and festivals offer
Art” move beyond this ear-
up culinary delights for
lier tradition, presenting
every taste. Events include
Clinton Bluefish Festival,
July 22–23; North Branford
3-D objects and installa-
tions that “fool the mind.”
Through Sept. 25. delart.org.
Corn & Potato Festival,
Aug. 5–7; Shoreline Wine
Festival, Aug. 13–14, in Guil-
Farm Work by Jamie
Wyeth: Jamie Wyeth’s
ford; Milford Oyster Festival, Brandywine farm has long
Aug. 20; and Odyssey, Sept.
2 and 5, in Orange. 800-332-
been a rich source of imag-
ery for the artist. This exhi-
STAY; visitne whaven.com.
bition of works spanning
his career features Wyeth’s
A rendezvous: The
lively depictions of farm
Antique & Classic Boat Ren- animals, equipment and
dezvous at Mystic Seaport
surrounding landscapes.
features a dazzling display
Brandywine River Museum.
of high-quality antique ves-
Through Sept. 11.
sels built before 1965. These Brandywinemuseum.org.
vessels create a colorful
spectacle along the museum Brandywine Treasure
waterfront all day Saturday
Trail Passport: Ten Bran-
and Sunday morning at this dywine Valley attractions
historic living museum.
offer discount admission to
July 23–24. Mysticseaport.org. locals and out-of-towners.
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