Rehoboth Beach Local News

Local Breweries Unite with “Balance Beam” Creative Fundraiser for Beebe Medical Foundation

The Balance Beam benefit for Beebe featured a variety of silent auction items including monthly prize packages from Involution Yoga, along with special Class Packs from Beach Barre and Sea Barre. In keeping with the event’s theme, Quakertown Wellness offered a Chakra balance reading for bidders. The result is good news for the Beebe Medical Foundation which received a $1,650.80 donation for its wellness program. Learn about classes and workshops, as well as screenings and health fairs, by visiting Beebe’s online calendar at www.BeebeHealthcare.org/Calendar   and by following Beebe Healthcare on Facebook.  Information about 38°-75° Brewing Co., located at 2000 Coastal Highway in Dewey Beach, DE is online at www.3875brewing.com.   Crooked Hammock Brewery and Restaurant, located at 36707 Crooked Hammock Way in Lewes, DE., is open daily year-round from 11 to 1am. Phone 302.644-SUDS (7837). www.crookedhammock.com .

Rehoboth Beach Museum to Commence Second Floor Expansion; Museum will Temporarily Close January 1 to Facilitate Construction

    The Rehoboth Beach Museum announced that it will embark on a new era in 2018 by beginning construction in January of a second floor expansion of its facilities at 511 Rehoboth Avenue. Museum Director Nancy Alexander said, “With our plans to nearly double the museum’s usable space, we will be able to expand the museum’s permanent collection offerings, create more innovative special exhibitions, host more special lectures and musical events, have room for a research department, and make our facilities available for public and private events and celebrations.”
    The Museum also announced that to facilitate the second-floor construction, the Museum would be closed beginning Christmas Eve through the winter and spring months, with a hoped-for grand reopening of the new two-story facility by early June.

Closure of Jimtown Road for Road Improvements and Utilities
Lewes:  The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) would like to alert motorists that Jimtown Road between Beaver Dam Road and Robinsonville Road will be closed at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 9 until summer 2018, pending weather or unforeseen circumstances.   Local residents, emergency vehicles, and school buses will have access along Jimtown Road. These improvements include the following: installation of utilities; roadway widening; and sidewalks.

Detour Routes: Westbound: Beaver Dam Road to Kendale Road onto Robinson Road and return to Jimtown Road. 
Eastbound: Robinsonville Road to Kendale Road onto Beaver Dam Road and back to Jimtown Road.

Summer Theatre Seeks Understudies and Apprentices
The Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre is accepting applications for understudies and apprentices for 2018. The company, in it’s 37th season, is seeking male and female actors to learn various roles in Cinderella and Aladdin. Understudies will need to be available for specific performances in July and August. Applicants must age 18 or older with a flexible summer schedule. Apprentices will assist with younger children in theatre camps from 9 AM to Noon on various days thorughout the summer. Apprentices must be high school age or older. To apply, send a resume or cover letter to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , attn: Steve. Information on the theatre is available at www.rehobothechildrenstheatre.org. 

FAMILY THEATRE RETURNS TO THE DELAWARE SHORE
The RSCT professional company will perform three plays in rotation. Leading off is Cinderella, the well-loved story of royalty, romance and fabulous footwear. Opening night is Wednesday, June 27 with a 7:00 PM curtain. The next week genies, sorcerers and sultans appear in a spirited production of Aladdin.  Later in July audiences will travel back in time to the Greece of storyteller Aesop with Androcles and the Lion, the fable of a brave lad who pulls a thorn from the paw of a fierce lion. Each show is performed by two actors bringing all the characters to life in the unique format that has thrilled audiences since 1982..

Once again the Epworth Methodist Church is home base for these outstanding programs. The performance schedules as well as show tickets are available online at www.rehobothchildrenstheatre.org. Information is also available by contacting the RSCT office at 302-227-6766 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Rehoboth Beach Museum's Call for Volunteers
Members of the public who are looking for volunteer opportunities are encouraged to contact the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society. Volunteer opportunities include greeting visitors, working with the archives, and completing research on objects in the permanent collection. The museum offers a relaxed working atmosphere and is handicap accessible. Volunteers can work for a few hours a month or a regular weekly schedule. Those interested are encouraged to call (302) 227-7310 and ask for the museum director, Nancy Alexander.

WE’RE WINNERS AGAIN!
 The City of Rehoboth Beach has received two new awards and recognitions – “Top 10 Family Beaches” from Family Vacation Critic and  “11 Mid-Atlantic Small Towns that Will Charm Your Socks Off” from www.WhereTraveler.com.

Rehoboth Beach Photographers Wins at International Show
   Rehoboth Beach photographers Joclynn Benton, Brittany Dirks, Maddison Fahey, Ann Haislett and Jennifer Ricci of Yesteryears Photographic Emporium were recognized at the 2017 Antique and Amusement Photographers International Photo Contest held February 1st in Las Vegas, Nevada. The studio received a total of eight (8) awards at the event.
   Ann Haislett, manager of Yesteryears Photographic Emporium, was the big winner earning four (4) ribbons including a First place ribbon for her Chromkey portrait, a Second place ribbon for her Native American portrait and two Honorable Mentions.  Dirks received a First place ribbon for her Creative not digitally enhanced portrait.  Benton earned a Second place ribbon for her Pet portrait.  Ricci earned a Third place ribbon for her Amusement portrait and Fahey earned an Honorable Mention for her Baby portrait.  Yesteryears Photographic Emporium is located at 21 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach and specializes in Old Time Photography.  For more information, call 302-227-1288 or visit their website at www.oldtimephotosrehoboth.com.

U.S. Lighthouse Society's Passport Stamps for Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse and the Lewes Life-Saving Station are Available at The Lewes Historical Society
The Lewes Historical Society is excited to now offer passports and stamps for the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Passport Program.  Lighthouse Passports are available at The Lewes Historical Society’s Zwaanendael Club Museum Store for $15.00.  The Lewes Historical Society stamp locations for Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse and the Lewes Life-Saving Station include the Cannonball House Maritime Museum at 118 Front Street, Ryves Holt House at 218 Second Street, and the Zwannendael Club Museum Store at 302 Savannah Road, all located in Lewes, Delaware. For more information about the U.S. Lighthouse Society, visit www.uslhs.org.  To learn more about The Lewes Historical Society, visit www.HistoricLewes.org.

Rehoboth Beach Ranked #2 in "Happiest Seaside Towns in America"
Coastal Living magazine rankes Rehoboth Beach second in it's contest. Many who live, work and visit here agree! By the way, #1 was Stuart, Florida.

Lewes Historical Society Joins Delaware Library Catalog, Receives Grant to Update Website
The Lewes Historical Society is adding its library collections to the Delaware Library Catalog thanks to the efforts of Society collections volunteer Barbara Nonnemaker who is entering close to 4,000 records from the Society's in-house database.  The Society expects to add select records from its archives to the Delaware Heritage Collection as well. The Lewes Historical Society's library and archives are available to use free of charge and by appointment.  Access to parts of the collection are available at www.historiclewes.org.  The Delaware Library Catalog is searchable at lib.de.us  to explore our library collection as well as libraries across Delaware. If you are interested in donating historical materials to the collection or scheduling a research visit, please contact the Society at 302-645-7670 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Additionally, the Society has recently been awarded a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund of Jacksonille, Florida to improve access to all its collections via its own website.

Delaware State Parks Tops in Nation
The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, announced Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Division of Parks and Recreation has won the 2016 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management in the state parks system category. Amenities include Cape Henlopen State Park and Delaware Seashore State Park, a water-park, Brandywine Zoo, two golf courses, two marinas and a Civil War fort, among others. Also the Gordons' Pond trail in Sussex County.

The City of Rehoboth Beach smoking ban is in effect.
The smoking ban includes the beach (except for up to 20 areas on the beach designated as smoking permitted areas which will be clearly marked), the Boardwalk, the Bandstand Plaza, City parks, and the street ends adjoining the Boardwalk. Signage is in place to delineate the designated smoking areas. The approved ordinance can be read by clicking here.

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