First Experience
Every week First Experience travels up and down the First State to find the people and the story behind the rich cultural experience available in Delaware.
That Olympic sport with the funky pants, curling comes to Delaware
From the rock to the broom and the hack, the sport of curling has its own vocabulary that takes some getting used to.
7 years ago
Artist finds still life is more than just bowls and flowers
For Robert Jackson, still life became a boring subject to paint. He wanted to be different and with the help of balloon dogs and childhood memories, he achieved his goal.
7 years ago
More than just music, Choir School of Delaware hits all the right notes
For over 100 years the Choir School of Delaware has trained people of all ages to sing, but for the kids who attend, the lessons learned will shape their lives.
7 years ago
Delaware Art Museum goes deep into archives for first major John Sloan exhibit since the 80s
The Delaware Art Museum houses the largest collection of John Sloan’s work and materials and more than 100 works make up the first retrospective of his career since the 1980s.
7 years ago
Going to the cleaners, Delaware Art Museum’s new exhibit gets some TLC
The Delaware Art Museum is hosting the first major retrospective of John Sloan’s work, but before these paintings went on display, they needed a little cleaning.
7 years ago
Delaware's Brimming Horn Meadery is part myth, part magic, and part science
Mead is the oldest alcoholic beverage dating to over 9000 years old, and for John Talkington, The Brimming Horn Meadery has been a dream two decades in the making.
7 years ago
An effort to slow traffic becomes a Delaware Halloween tradition
Jim Bell wanted cars to not blow through the stop sign in front of his Dover home, so he decorated the house with elaborate decorations for Halloween, and the cars stopped.
7 years ago
For Delaware artist Robert Straight, inspiration begins with the canvas itself
Have you ever looked at a blank canvas? Really looked at it? Those tiny little threads, woven together, it's that pattern gives Robert Straight his inspiration.
7 years ago
Delaware artist left the banking world to ‘get back to her bliss’
Denise Dumont traded her office job for the life of a professional painter. Now her office is wherever she sets up her easel.
7 years ago
Keeping model railroading alive in southern Delaware
The Delaware Seaside Railroad Club has two goals, educate children about model railroading and keep the hobby alive.
7 years ago
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth’s birth
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth's birth. The Brandywine River Museum of Art celebrates his life through an exhibit of his best work.
7 years ago
For Linda Harris Reynolds, painting is her ‘favorite thing in the whole wide world’
Linda Harris Reynolds was always fascinated with people and their faces, so much so that she made painting them her life's work.
8 years ago
Delaware artist’s camera is a doorway to ‘little worlds’ [video]
Alida Fish was given a camera as a child to capture her world. Now through her art, she creates worlds of her own.
8 years ago
Age is just a state of mind for Delaware team at National Senior Games
Ranging in age from 61 to 77, this group of five Delawareans is playing racquetball in the National Senior Games.
8 years ago
How two cats helped inspire Delaware’s Nancy Butler to make her hobby a business
Nancy Butler has been making jewelry since childhood, with the help of two stray cats she turned her hobby into a business.
8 years ago