March 4th – 11th Serafin, Tom Sawyer, and Paragon

Serafin String Quartet

The popular Serafins will thrill noontime audience members as they play movements of Philadelphia composer Jennifer Higdon’s Sky Quartet (from their yet-to-be-released Naxos recording) and Beethoven’s String Quartet in C Major, Opus 59 #3.  First & Central Presbyterian Church, March 10th, 12:30 p.m.

 

 

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Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain’s “All American Boy” will delight both children and adults. The sleepy little town of Hannibal, Missouri is the backdrop for the antics of Tom and is best friend Huck Finn…storytelling at its very best!  Delaware Children’s Theatre, through March 12th.

 

 

Biggs Kids: Imaginary Landscapes

Participants will be lead through the Biggs Picture: Juried Landscape Competition and Exhibition in order to learn about the different types of landscapes. Then each child will be encouraged to explore their imaginations in order to create a one-of-a-kind landscape using the provided materials.  Biggs Museum of American Art, March 5th, 2 p.m.

 

 

Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Cabaret presents: Chocolat

In a tantalizing tale about desire, single mother Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her six-year-old daughter open a chocolate shop in a provincial French village. The townspeople are shocked when Vianne leaves her shop open during Lent, but her confections are too tempting for them to resist, and the local residents are coaxed into enjoying her delicious chocolates and soon begin sharing their secretes with her.  Fish On, March 4th, 6:30 p.m.

 

 

PARAGON RAGTIME ORCHESTRA

Founder and conductor Rick Benjamin leads a group of nationally-recognized musicians in a journey through vintage American popular music. Featuring musical styles ranging from the blues to the waltz, novelty numbers and marches, and of course, the classic rag, “Scott Joplin & The Original Kings of Ragtime” features authentic orchestrations by Scott Joplin, George M. Cohan, John Philip Sousa, and more!  Clear Space Theater, March 5th, 7 p.m. and March 6th, 3 p.m.

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