Community Briefs 7/31/24
Freeman Arts Pavilion summer shows offer variety
Freeman Arts Pavilion’s August lineup is packed with diverse entertainment, ensuring there is something for everyone.
This month’s offerings at the outdoor performing arts venue include a variety of free shows, amazing tribute acts and Grammy Award winners. Upcoming events include: Voyage: Celebrating the Music of Journey, Friday, Aug. 2; The Greatest Love of All: A Tribute to Whitney Houston, Saturday, Aug. 3; SOJA , Sunday, Aug. 4; Air Supply, Tuesday, Aug. 6; Grace Potter, Wednesday, Aug. 7; Alabama, Thursday, Aug. 8; The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA, Friday, Aug. 9; Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Saturday, Aug. 10; Whiskey Myers, Sunday, Aug. 11; Arts & Jazz Festival, Wednesday, Aug. 14; Dark Star Orchestra, Saturday, Aug. 17; Old Crow Medicine Show, Sunday, Aug. 18; Go Go Gadjet, Wednesday, Aug. 21; The Broken Hearts: A Tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Friday, Aug. 23; First State Ballet, Thursday, Aug. 29; and Little Feat, Friday, Aug. 30. The Young Audience Series will also continue at 10 a.m. every Saturday morning through Aug. 31.
For more information, go to freemanarts.org.
Lions selling Seven Nights Out raffle tickets
Lord Baltimore Lions Club is selling raffle tickets for its Seven Nights Out fundraiser, which will offer a large number and variety of gift cards from choice local restaurants as prizes. “One winner will receive over $500 in restaurant gift cards from popular eating establishments in Ocean View, Bethany Beach and neighboring areas,” said Project Chair Thrynn Kirby. Prices are $2 per ticket and three tickets for $5. Lions causes supported by this fundraiser include vision, diabetes awareness, hunger relief, college and nursing scholarships, and disaster relief. The Lord Baltimore Lions Club also supports causes that directly impact the lives of local citizens in need. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to lordbaltimorelionsclub.org or email thrynnocean@mchsi.com or Secretary Kathy Brannan at tinkerbell@yahoo.com.
UUSD to meet Aug. 4
The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold a service at 10 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 4. The Rev. Heather Rion Starr said, “What are the questions you ask when you’re getting to know someone? How about the questions you hope you are never asked? Are there questions you long to ask, but don’t know how? In Unitarian Universalism, your big questions are welcome. Let’s have a go, shall we?” For more information, go to uussd.org.
UD Osher Lifelong Learning open house set Aug. 5 in Lewes
The University of Delaware Osher Lifelong Learning Institute invites community members to an open house from 10 a.m. to noon, Monday, Aug. 5, at Trinity Faith Christian Center education building, 15516 New Road, Lewes.
Visitors can tour OLLI classrooms, meet volunteers and fellow participants, and pick up a program catalog. In-person registration assistance will be available.
The program is a volunteer-based learning cooperative for adults age 50-plus and their spouses of any age to take and teach classes together with no grades, exams or educational prerequisites.
Fall classes start Tuesday, Sept. 3, at OLLI’s Sussex County locations in Lewes, Ocean View and Dover, as well as online. Membership benefits include UD library access, a UD email account and UD course auditing as well as student discounts, OLLI social opportunities, concerts and extracurricular activities.
For details including complete course listings and how to register, go to olli.udel.edu.
In Delaware and across the country, OLLI is affiliated with and receives partial support from the Bernard Osher Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on higher education, lifelong learning and the arts.
Blood drive set in Nassau Commons Aug. 6
In partnership with Dedicated Financial, Delaware Retiree Connection will host a blood drive with Blood Bank of Delmarva from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the Blood Bank van in the parking lot at 17527 Nassau Commons, Lewes. To register, go to donate.bbd.org or delmarvablood.org or call 888-825-6638.
‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ screening and talk set Aug. 7
The Lewes Public Library, Seaside Jewish Community and Speak Out Against Hate will present a screening of the 1947 film, “A Gentleman’s Agreement” at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the library, 111 Adams Ave., Lewes.
Based on the novel of the same name by Laura Z. Hobson, the film was directed by Elia Kazan and features actors Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield and Celeste Holm.
In this controversial portrayal of anti-Semitism, for a job assignment a reporter pretends to be a Jew and gains firsthand experience of prejudice in daily dealings with friends, workers and American society.
Before filming began, Samuel Goldwyn and other Jewish film executives are said to have approached Darryl Zanuck and asked him not to make the film, fearing it would stir up trouble.
In light of today’s rising anti-Semitism, the movie once again has relevance, showing how people benefit from walking in the another person's shoes. Attendees are welcome to stay afterward for a discussion moderated by a member of Speak Out Against Hate.
Registration is required. To sign up, go to lewes.lib.de.us and click on the calendar.
