May 29th – June 5th: Get The Led Out, DCAD: Continuing Education Exhibition and The Funsters

From concerts and movies to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware.  Here are some of our picks.   

New Castle County

Walking Tour: Rocks and Roll Mills, May 31st

Visitors explore the geology of the Brandywine Valley and its impact on the milling industry. Take home a piece of Delaware Blue Rock as a souvenir. Tour involves walking on uneven ground. Included in price of admission. Reservations requested, call (302) 658-2400, ext. 261. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington.

 

 

DCAD: Continuing Education Exhibition, June 5th – 26th

The Continuing Education Program offers courses open to the community and certificate programs in Art and Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, and Web Design, and a Combined Web and Graphic Design Certificate. All students and faculty in the Continuing Education Program are invited to participate in the annual exhibition which spotlights the work and assignments completed through the coursework in the program. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 5 from 5 to 8PM in the Toni & Stuart B. Young Gallery. Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington.

 

Kent County

Introduction to iPhone Photography, May 30th

More than just a snapshot device, the iPhone is a powerful tool for creating photographs and photo-based art. In this workshop, you’ll learn camera techniques that are exclusive to iPhone photography; find out which apps are best for image capture, editing and stylizing your images; and study combinations of apps that transform your images into photo-based art. iPhone 5 or greater, with most recent iOS downloaded to your iPhone. Pre-registration required. Please bring lunch. Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover.

 

Get The Led Out, June 4th

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, GTLO re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed. Schwartz Center for the Arts, Dover.

 

Sussex County

Lewes Summer Concerts – The Funsters, June 2nd

It would be hard to find a band that has more fun than The Funsters. This ten-piece band has been entertaining thousands of people for over 20 years. Their musical entertainment spans anything from Frank Sinatra to the Rolling Stones, from the Beatles to Al Green. With a three-piece horn section, four lead vocalists and a guitarist who has toured with Joe Cocker, The Funsters will kick off the free Lewes Summer Concert Series with fun-filled entertainment. Stango Park, Lewes.