On the Fringe
The Fringe Wilmington Festival
offers a walk on the
(artistically) wild side
According to legend (or, at least, according to
the festival’s website), the Fringe Wilmington
Festival was born from a spontaneous, sug-ary-soda-fueled 2008 musical performance
by cofounders Tina Betz and Rich Neumann.
Three years later, Betz and Neumann have
found a more appropriate (and undoubtedly
ave
Date
Midtown
the
Brandywine
Festival of
the Arts
Sept. 10–11
A Wilmington tradition
since 1960, the festival
has brought hundreds of
local and national artists
to the buying public. A
visit to the Brandywine
Zoo in Brandywine Park
is included in the price
of admission. brandy
winearts.com
Chester County, Pa.
Kennett
Brewfest
Oct. 8
Over 60 local, regional
and craft breweries
offer their best beers
at this annual event,
which benefits the pres-
ervation of historic
Kennett Square. kennett
brewfest.com
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more appreciated) outlet for their sugar-induced creative outbursts in the Fringe
Festival, which is a showcase for unconventional and experimental film, theater and
visual media.
Now in its third year, the festival, which
will take place in several locations around
downtown Wilmington, Sept. 21–25, continues to be a hot spot for original and eclectic
art from locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Among its more unique offerings is
the 48-Hour Filmmaking Competition, which
gives both aspiring adult and younger directors just two days to shoot, edit and complete
a short film project in any of a variety of
genres. fringewilmingtonde.com.
Festival por Todos
as delaware’s his-
panic population
grows—from 37,000
to 73,000 since
2000—so grows the
richness of its cul-
tural diversity. among
its most vital aspects
is the annual festival
hispano, a weekend-
long celebration of
hispanic heritage and
the progress of the
wilmington hispanic
community. food,
music and children’s
riverfront
Vendemmia
da Vinci Wine
Festival
Oct. 9
Italian culture over-
whelms the senses at
the eighth annual fes-
tival, where guests can
sample the wine and
foods of Italy and hear
the sounds of that coun-
try’s opera and classical
music. societadavinci.
com/html/
wilMington
Hagley Craft
Fair
Oct. 15–16
For more than a quarter
century, the Hagley
Craft Fair has show-
cased the finest work
in wood, jewelry, metal
and other media from
select Mid-Atlantic
artisans. On the grounds
of the historic Hagley
Museum and Library.
hagley.lib.de.us
events from Cuba, the
dominican republic,
Mexico, Puerto rico
and other countries
are all part of the
festival’s lineup. tickets and information
can be found at the
festival’s new website, festivalhispano
delaware.com.
Chester County, Pa.
Chrysanthemum
Festival
Oct. 29–Nov. 20
Cultivated in China,
the chrysanthemum
has signified everything
throughout the cen-
turies, from grief and
mourning to joy and
honesty. T wenty thou-
sand of the flowers will
be on display at the
conservatory at Long-
wood Gardens. longwood
gardens.org
