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Food Fests, Fairies and Wishful Drinking
What better way to start the new year than with
an evening of Wishful Drinking—Carrie Fisher’s
honest and hysterical account of her Hollywood
life: “I always say, if my life weren’t funny, it would
just be true and that would not be acceptable,”
Fisher said during an interview to promote her
one-woman show, playing Baltimore’s Hippo-
drome Theatre Jan. 31 through Feb. 12 (see Mary-
land section). The first part of the year also serves
up some of the most creative cuisine dished out
by top chefs at food fests in Boston and Wilming-
ton (where you’ll get to meet TV’s newest Master
Chef ). Explore tales of “Folk and Fairies: The Life
and Work of Katharine Pyle” at the Delaware Art
Museum. And learn about ordinary Americans
with extraordinary legacies at the National Consti-
tution Center in Philly. Plus, so much more! Be sure
to check out event websites for special rail fare
discounts and other ways to save some cash.
—Compiled by miChael hammett
DELAWARE
“A Secret Book of
Designs: The Burne-Jones
Flower Book.” From 1892 to
1898, pre-Raphaelite artist
Edward Burne-Jones created
a series of circular images,
each inspired by the name
of a flower. In 1905, after the
artist’s death, these images
were published as individual,
hand-colored collotypes
that are so brilliantly printed
they are often mistaken
as original watercolors.
This exhibition features
all 38 images. Delaware Art
Museum. Jan. 28–April 22.
delart.org.
“Tales of Folk and Fairies: The Life and Work of
Katharine Pyle.” Between
1898 and 1934, Howard
Pyle’s youngest sibling
published more than 50
books—many of them
stories of fairies, animals and children’s tales.
This exhibition serves to
reintroduce the works of
