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>>> The Legend of Cult House

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In honor of Halloween, a look at 13 of the most disturbing fi lms we could fi nd. By Michael Pollock

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For decades, tales of Satanic cults, strange animals, and car chases have haunted Cossart Road. Is the truth out there? By Michael Pollock

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Media WatchHere’s a headline from the Cape Gazette blog:

“Th e facts mam, just the facts.” Th e abbreviation for madam or madame is ma’am, pronounced mam. Unfortunately, that’s exactly how some writers spell it. Go the extra mile, you ink-stained wretches, and look it up. (Also, there should be a comma after “facts.”)

Th en we have this group, all of which could come under the heading of So Close:

From a letter to Th e News Journal: “…given the dominate place of the United States in the world…” Th e word needed here is the adjective, dominant. Dominate is the verb.

A Wall Street Journal story mentioned a “plumb Washington job.” Th e word is plum, meaning something desirable (like the fruit, for instance, which is spelled the same way). Plumb, as an adjective, refers to something that is level, true.

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“No hidden surprises,” Benjamin Franklin Plumbing boasts about its estimates. Aren’t all surprises, by their nature, hidden?

“Made mention of.” Why can’t people simply say “mentioned” instead of using this stilted and superfl uous phrase?

“Ink pen”—a phrase we hadn’t heard since the 1960s, but it cropped up on an ESPN broadcast last month. Are there any pens that don’t contain ink?

And fi nally, one of our favorites: “viable options.” Perhaps there are options that aren’t viable, but the adjective is totally unnecessary. And anyway, “viable” is way overused.

Terms clarifi ed hereA friend recently sent an email that referred to

another friend being “a shoe-in” to win a contest. Th e term is “shoo-in,” which comes from the verb shoo, meaning to drive a person or an animal in a given direction by making noises or gestures, which in turn comes from the noise people often make when they do it.

Th e Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Phillies pitcher Ray Halladay had given teammates expensive watches that came with a thick instruction manual. Th e players, according to the Inky, sat at their lockers “fi nagling with the watches.” We’re guessing the writer meant “fi ddling with.” To fi nagle is to wangle, wheedle, or obtain by deceit.

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“The trees on Cossart Road bend. In their trunks. Away from the house. At almost ninety-degree angles. People have tried to explain

it, but none of the solutions make sense. Others have suggested that the house is so evil, the trees grow away from it the best they

can. Some say the devil screamed and the trees bent in response.”

— From the blog Snow and Lights, author unknown

“It’s Halloween. Everyone’s entitled to one good scare.”

— Halloween, 1978

For decades, tales of Satanic cults, strange animals, and car chases have haunted Cossart Road. Is the truth out there?

By Michael Pollock

The story goes that the man who owned the house went insane, killing his family, then himself. Or it has to do with the old asylum, across the fi eld. One night, an

inmate escaped, killing the family inside the house before the police found him. Long before that, they say, the devil walked the road, and the trees began growing sideways to avoid his evil. Th en the Du Ponts, in an eff ort to keep their wealth within the family, married cousins and got rid of the particularly off ensive off spring, burying them in the base of a large tree—Skull Tree—on the nearby road. Someone said a baby was killed there and buried in the tree, and that if you go there at night you can hear its cries. Now the place is a meeting ground for a Satanic cult. And the Ku Klux Klan. And biker gangs. It’s also a meth lab, an FBI safe house, or an animal-mutation facility. Depends who you ask.

Th e boring truth, of course, is that none of these stories—and there are many more, with wild variations, about a two-mile stretch of Cossart Road just over the Delaware-Pennsylvania border—is true. But every weekend, streams of

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cars can be spotted up and down the road, fi lled with teenagers and thrill-seekers, many of them convinced that evil indeed lurks behind those slanted trees.

I FIRST HEARD STORIESabout Cult House Road—also called Devil’s Road, Devil’s Backbone, and Satanville—in high school, about 15 years ago. It was practically a rite of passage for anyone in North Wilmington or Southeastern Pennsylvania with a driver’s license: you went to either Charcoal Pit or the mall, then Cult House. Th e stories that circulated all lined up the usual suspects: a windy road in the woods; weird trees that grow away from a house—the Cult House, whose windowpanes were supposedly outfi tted with inverted crucifi xes—set about a quarter-mile or so off the road; one giant tree, shaped like a skull, that was especially eerie. If you hung around too long back there, you’d get chased out by a black Ford Bronco, or a red one, or a white one. Apparently, these were the Satan worshippers and guardians of the house, and they didn’t want you knowing their secrets. It was taken as a friendly warning, and most kids, scared and satisfi ed, sped the hell home.

I went there with some friends a couple of times, and while nothing happened—no encounters with cult members, no odd sightings—it was hard to shake the creepy vibe the place gave off . It’s also one of those stories that can never be fully debunked, and the failure to get any real answers always bothered me. Th en I realized why: It’s an urban legend, and urban legends don’t go away quietly.

IN WRITING ABOUT URBAN LEGENDS, the author and professor Dr. Jan Harold Brunvand reveals these hallmarks: “…[T]hey contain three essential elements: a strong basic story-appeal, a foundation

in actual belief, and a meaningful message or ‘moral,’” Brunvand writes in Th e Vanishing Hitchhiker, a collection of popular urban legends. He would later add one more trait to the list: Urban legends always happen to a “friend of a friend.”

We’re familiar with plenty of them—the hitchhiker who mysteriously vanishes mid-ride; the hook on the car-door handle; the killer waiting in his victim’s backseat; the babysitter tormented by phone calls that turn out to be coming from upstairs; the escaped psychopath who murders roommates, dogs, etc. Urban legends have been told in various forms with various details for decades. So, too, has the tale of the Cult House.

In addition to the trees, trucks, and house in question, visitors to Cossart Road—or their friends—have reported seeing cult members dressed in robes (some with white faces or their eyes rolled back in their heads), animals they can’t identify, and power boxes with red lights that resemble “demon eyes.” Cell phones lose service or die; cars inexplicably run out of gas or stall. One person noted a 16-degree temperature drop every time his car entered the road.

Th ese and other stories can be found under the “House of the Unholy” forum on a website called Unexplained-Mysteries.com. True to the legend’s appeal, the forum collects nearly 700 posts over 46 pages.

Th e Cult House legend even inspired Lancaster photographer and UD fi ne-arts grad student Jeff rey Moser to construct a fi ctional history around it, Exposing Satanville. Moser, aware of the legend from a former student he taught, came into a cardboard box of negatives, all portraits of rural peoples estimated to be from the early 1900s. According to Moser’s history, a Philadelphia photographer, hoping to

escape the fl u outbreak, made his way into the countryside, photographing residents in exchange for money, food, or boarding. When the residents learned he was inadvertently spreading the fl u virus, they hanged him, on Halloween, from a nearby tree. Moser says the project, which he turned into book form, is his attempt “to dispel the urban legend. It’s just this ridiculous notion of a haunted road. Th e best way to destroy an urban legend is to explain it.”

Explanations exist for the trees: Th ey bend because they’re top-heavy; years ago, PECO had to cut them back to avoid interference with the power lines. As for the windowpanes, a previous owner of the house enjoyed plants in the windows, and their growth may have started to resemble inverted crosses. Th ere’s nothing to suggest this is where the devil does his dirty work.

“If you didn’t know the stories, you wouldn’t think twice,” one local says. “You would think it’s a beautiful country road.”

Apparently, that’s not enough to stop the theorizing.

“People want to believe there’s some spooky or horrifying history associated with urban legends,” says Ed Okonowicz, an author and folklore instructor at UD. “Since no one wants to return from a pilgrimage”—a practice known as legend-tripping—“empty-handed, there’s much more creativity than substance in the description of the visit and during each retelling. Th e people who hear the tale immediately pass the latest version, with more embellishments, onto other eager ears.”

One local resident put it this way, “As time goes on, it changes and gets added to. Someone saw the windows and ran with it. Someone saw a room in the house with pieces of art and ran with that. A deer jumps out in front of your car, and because it’s

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dark, you don’t see it clearly and you think it’s something else.” Th e resident adds: “It’s a non-story.”

Although most folks agree that the Cult House legend has been around for at least 30 years, pinpointing its exact origins gets murky. One nearby resident claims that the house was, in fact, owned by the Du Ponts back in the 1920s and used as a sort of clubhouse where male family members would drink, play cards, and hunt.

It’s just as tricky to contact the owner of the house. Attempts to interview the current occupant didn’t go far, and trespassing was out of the question. After all, this is someone’s home. Satanic cult or not, privacy should be respected.

But in speaking with a spokesperson from Pennsbury Township, where the property and road are located, as well as with local residents—all of whom requested anonymity—this much is known: Whoever lives in the house is most likely a harmless, little old woman who just wants to be left alone.

“Th ey’re private people out there,” the township spokesperson says. “Even if you wanted to paint a positive picture and dispel the rumors, they’re not interested in talking.”

One local says, “Th e theory on the part of the folks who live there is that if you do nothing, it’ll go away.”

But observers say the lack of response is actually driving the myth. “It’s a legend everybody who goes there wants to believe,” says Nick DeCristo, a 23-year-old Tinicum, Pa. resident who in 2008 made a documentary about the area, Th e Truth About Cult House, with a group of friends. “But there’s also so much secrecy. Nobody who lives there wants to talk about it.”

Deena Gitaitis Haiber made frequent trips to Cossart Road as a student at St. Mark’s High School. Now 37 and living in Florida, she says the Cult House legend is unlike anything she’s ever experienced. “It’s a little creepier than most roads. And if you have a house full of guards and no one’s explaining why, it makes

people wonder. It adds to the mystique and makes people curious.”

Th e guards and trucks Haiber mentions are real. Caretakers have been hired, for security purposes, to look after the property and literally drive away late-night tourists. Other times, kids from the nearby farm will have some fun with them, cracking branches and making noises in the woods. More often still, teens chase other teens. When DeCristo and his crew were making their documentary, they made it a point to jump out and confront anyone who chased them on the road. “Ninety-fi ve percent of the time, they drove right by us and we saw they were kids,” he says.

Eff orts have been made to dissuade visitors. About 10 years ago, the road was closed to non-residents. (Permits were required for those wishing or needing access.) Th is past summer, the infamous Skull Tree was removed. Th e township feels such measures decrease interest. But it only takes a slight move for things to pick back up.

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In late 2003, M. Night Shyamalan picked a fi eld off Cossart Road, owned by the Haskell family, to shoot Th e Village. Th e road was enjoying a chapter of peace and quiet. But seeing the set’s makeshift houses piqued the curiosity of passersby. “Th en things spiked again,” DeCristo says.

According to the township spokesperson, activity is at its peak during the summer months, when kids are out of school, and again around Halloween. Trooper Corey Monthei, of the Avondale barracks, says there have been 18 recorded incidents related to Cossart Road since March, many of them involving cars full of teenagers carrying drugs or alcohol.

“It’s kids who’ve traveled some distance to get here,” Monthei says. “Th ey’re younger kids, trying to get a feel for what’s there.” He adds that while activity on Cossart Road isn’t a top priority, offi cers patrol the area “frequently.”

IN A FITTING STAB OF IRONY, urban legends like to avoid the very real stories that are sometimes attached to them. When people speak of Cult House, they love to mention the spooky trees and car chases. But few care to mention, or even know, that on Dec. 30, 1978, Chester County police discovered the buried bodies of three murder victims in a woodpile off Cossart Road. Th ey’d been dumped there by members of the notorious Johnston Gang; a fourth body was never found. When Norman Johnston, one of the gang members, escaped from a maximum-security prison near Pittsburgh in the summer of 1999, he was recaptured not far from the murder scene.

Th at’s probably not on the minds of kids seeking their own piece of an urban legend. “I think more than anything, people go back there for the feeling,” Haiber says. “I’ve lived all over, and I look for urban legends wherever I go. Th ere’s nothing like Cult House.”

Th at might be why, as journalists, we don’t look too hard for the truth when we write about the legend of Cult House. It would only get in the way of a good story.

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Oct. 23: All Hallows’ Eve Costume Ball at the Brandywine River Museum. Fundraiser for the Brandywine Conservancy. (brandywinemuseum.org)

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Oct. 30: OktoberPets with Faithful Friends at Lums Pond. 12-4pm. Food and drinks, root beer for kids, games, and plenty of pets. (faithfulfriends.us)

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PUMPKIN PIE

The Back Burner’s

Pumpkin Mushroom

Soup

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Pumpkin is fl avorful, colorful, and a lot of fun

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By Pam George

photo by Dennis Dischler

When Kristin McGuigan became executive chef of the Back Burner

Restaurant in Hockessin, she was entrusted with a carefully guarded secret: the recipe for the restaurant’s legendary pumpkin-mushroom soup.

“I was told not to give the recipe to anyone,” she says. “Th ere is only one person other than myself who has the recipe. I hope we never get sick on the same day.”

Th e creamy, rich taste makes a lasting impression all year long, but it is particularly in demand when there’s a nip to the air. “During the fall, we triple our pumpkin-mushroom soup sales, McGuigan says. “Seems like the colder it gets, the more they want it.”

To be sure, when the holidays hit, the restaurant and its companion to-go shop run through 70 to 90 gallons a week, mailing soup across the country.

The soup is not the only item this fall that will tout the flavor of pumpkin. Both in restaurants and home kitchens, pumpkin takes a starring role, even if it’s just as the traditional pumpkin-pie dessert. But why stop there? Pumpkin, it seems, is one of nature’s most inspiring ingredients.

“It’s an amazing ingredient because of the versatility,” McGuigan says. “You can use it to make purees. Or you can roast or braise them.”

in York Springs, Pa. “It’s akin to apple butter,” says Laura Kassees, a Harvest Market employee. “It has sugar and spices, but you can get it without sugar.”

Pumpkin sauce, pumpkin butter—is there no end to its uses? Apparently not. Since 1994, Dogfi sh Head has been turning out its Punkin Ale, a full-bodied brown ale brewed with pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar, and spices. Chelsea Tavern put it on tap as soon as it was available. Th e Stone Balloon off ers a pumpkin-pie martini, a favorite on the menu on Th ursdays when ladies can take advantage of it for $5 a drink.

Th rifty chefs like McGuigan love pumpkin for its sustainability as well as its color and fl avor. She makes an “elegant oil,” using liquid leftover from roasting pumpkins. Fair Hill Inn sprinkles salted pumpkin seeds on dishes as a garnish, and they’re also good as a snack.

“When you’re fi nished with all of that, the skin can be used as feed for chickens and other farm-raised animals,” McGuigan says. “A 100-percent utilizable product—zero waste. It’s every chef ’s dream.”

If you’re making a pumpkin dish at

home, you can opt for the canned variety. But if you decide to make the dish from scratch, avoid the typical jack-o’-lantern pumpkin and try instead small varieties like the “sugar” pumpkin, suggests McGuigan. Since pumpkins hold a lot of water, strain after cooking.

“Pumpkin is an amazing ingredient

because of the versatility.”

A member of the Cucurbitaceaefamily, the squash encompass a diverse group that goes beyond the usual Halloween variety that we know and love. At Fair Hill Inn, in Fair Hill, Md., owners Phil Pyle Jr. and Brian Shaw this year grew several varieties of heirloom pumpkins in their garden, which they harvested and stored in their cave-line wine cellar to await the fall menu. “Th e uses for pumpkin are many,” Pyle says.

Soup is among the more common. Terri Kerner, owner of Via Medical Day Spa in the Trolley Square area, is proud of her “slammin’” coconut-pumpkin curry soup. She got the idea for it while staying at the Four Seasons on the island of Nevis. Although she primarily makes it in fall, the soup also reminds her of the Caribbean, where it’s a colorful mainstay.

Along with the pumpkin-mushroom soup, McGuigan this season will incorporate pumpkin into a quiche made

with blue cheese and thyme. She also will turn out plump

pumpkin ravioli, dressed with cracked sage and a

brown butter sauce.In September,

Mickey Donatello, co-owner of the Corner Bistro, was waffl ing between putting

pumpkin ravioli with a cream sauce or a

roasted pumpkin risotto on the menu. (Check out the

menu this month to see which dish won.)

Pumpkin can go casual—consider a puree served as an entrée side—or fancy. At the Stone Balloon Wine House in Newark, Chef Jason is preparing a pumpkin-and-goat-cheese croquette with quail, black pepper-sherry gastrique, winter greens, and house-made bacon.

Pumpkin can also go savory or sweet. Chelsea Tavern features pumpkin Belgian waffl es on its new brunch menu. Becky Wells of Nottingham, Pa., makes pumpkin waffl es at home. “Th ey are so good!” she says. McGuigan plans to make pumpkin strudel. “I can’t wait to see how that sells.”

At this time of year, Harvest Market Natural Foods in Hockessin features pumpkin butter by Latimore Farms


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The Great PUMPKIN BEER

Of all the things pumpkins have been used for, beer is surely one of the best, if not most overlooked. While histories and defi nitions clash, we can

agree that pumpkin beer existed in some form in the colonial times, while the more inventive versions we enjoy today have been brewing around for about 30 years. (It’s now a sub-category at the Great American Beer Festival.) Here are some of our favorites, local and beyond.

Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale

Dogfi sh Head Punkin Ale

Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale

Iron Hill Pumpkin Ale (on tap now in Newark; scheduled for Wilmington later this month)

Mavericks Pumpkin Harvest Ale

McKenzie’s Pumpkinfest

Post Road Pumpkin Ale (on tap at Buckley’s)

Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale

Saranac Pumpkin Ale

Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale

Southampton Pumpkin Ale

Southern Tier Imperial Pumking Ale

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Vinoteca 902 set to openChef Julio Lazzarini, owner of

Orillas in downtown Wilmington, has been putting the fi nishing touches on Vinoteca 902, a wine bar expected, as of press time, to open late last month. Situated in the space recently occupied by Th e Exchange (902 Market St.), Vinoteca specializes in Lazzarini’s “Medilatino” approach, a fusion of Mediterranean and Latin fl avors. True to name, the restaurant will also feature a wide selection of wines.

Harry’s acquires Kid’sHarry’s Hospitality Group, which

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Monster meals:When painstakingly prepareddishes go badBy Robert Lhulier

Have you ever had a meal that was so scary, so bone-chillingly frightening that it still haunts you to this day? You’re likely thinking

it’s one you’ve eaten. But what truly haunts a chef is the meal he has served.

Years ago, I had two friends over for a fall evening of mushroom risotto and red wine. I had all my mis en place together (ingredients, tools, etc.); it was going to be a hassle-free meal I could easily cook and also enjoy. As I was leaving work, I spied a package of smoked chiles and thought it would be a nice twist. We had been using anchos, the dried poblano pepper that is the backbone of mole. Th ey are not particularly hot, though the heat on some can vary. It was the smokiness I was going for, certain that along with the six types of fungus freshly culled from the mushroom houses of Kennett Square, it would be an autumnal harmony worthy of my friend’s Chateauneuf du Pape.

As with using dried mushrooms, I soaked my chiles in warm water to both reconstitute them while also producing a fl avorful, complementary stock to make my risotto. As my friends arrived, I announced the menu and proudly identifi ed the various funky, exotic mushrooms we’d be feasting on, while explaining I’d be “kicking it up a notch” with some smoky dried peppers. Both my guests (one a vegetarian, the other freshly home from working the eclectic restaurants of the Northwest) slightly raised their eyebrows when they eyed my peppers. “Th ose are anchos?” asked one while the other looked on skeptically. “Sure,” I answered. “We use them at the restaurant.”

I began to get really involved in my dish as we fi nished our cheese snack, and my friends watched

with growing, uncertain anticipation. It was time to chop the chiles and add them to the rice. I added the chiles, seeds and all (gasp!), along with ladle after ladle of beautiful, earthy brown stock. By now, you’ve guessed that these were not harmless, mild ancho chiles, but another type of dried pepper—the pasilla. Spicy? Let’s just say if there were a patented technique for coaxing the extreme amount of heat from a dried chile, I’d be the Abe Froman of bottled-pepper extract. Th ings were compounded by the fact that we were starving, and I didn’t bother to check the seasonings until we were each leaning over our bowls of steaming, nostril-tingling risotto. Th e heat only exacerbated the pepper qualities of the wine, and when it was all done, we sat laughing, wiping our brows with sourdough bread and fanning ourselves with napkins. It was a complete and total nightmare from beginning to end.

Such is an honest, if boneheaded, mistake. But, what about a malicious, intentional act of sabotage? Kitchen legend has it that a young, budding American culinary student with signature bright orange hair (and clogs) was working for one extraordinarily demonic, egomaniacal, British chef. Th e dish: hollandaise. Th e charge: “You don’t know how to f---ing make hollandaise, you idiot!” Th e fallout: one fl ying pot of hot risotto, narrowly ducked by our young commis, with several more personal insults to follow. Upon deciding he was toast, much the way Dennis Hopper asked for a cigarette from his assassin in True Romance, the cook took off his apron, gathered his knife kit and proceeded for the door. However, on the way out, he grabbed several hands-full of salt and walked down the line, dumping an uncorrectable amount of seasoning into each of the chef ’s painstakingly made sauces. Th e cook: Mario Batalli. Th e chef: Gordon Ramsay. Th e lesson: a little-known Chinese proverb. “Beware chef with egg on face; chef may get salty with you.”


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Pumpkin

Courtesy of Roger Andrews of El Diablo Burritos

*Makes two nine-inch pies

Ingredients3 lbs cream cheese (room temp)2 tbsp honeyPinch of salt1 vanilla bean split and scraped(1 tsp vanilla extract also works)2 cups sugar2 tsp cinnamon, ground½ tsp ground allspice1 lemon, juiced and zested1 qt. heavy cream (room temp)4 c pumpkin puree¼ cup gelatin (bloomed in 1 ½ cups of cold water)

CheesecakeInstructionsMake sure to remove the cream cheese and cream from the refrigerator at least 4 to 6 hours before making this recipe. Th e cream cheese and cream need to be room temperature in order for them to blend well.

In a small mixing bowl, add the 1 ½ cups of cold water and sprinkle the ¼ cup of gelatin over the top. Let stand for 5 minutes while mixing the other ingredients.

In a large mixer, add the rest of the ingredients except the gelatin mixture and vanilla-bean pod, mixing on medium speed until well-combined. Meanwhile, warm the gelatin mixture over a double boiler until smooth and warm. If there are any lumps in the gelatin, strain through a strainer before the next step. Slowly pour the gelatin into the cream-cheese mixture while the mixer is running. Pour over the graham cracker crumbs* and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cutting.

*Graham Cracker Crust

Ingredients3 c graham cracker crumbs1 ½ c sugar1 c melted butterPinch of salt

InstructionsIn a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Slowly add the melted butter to the crumb mixture and mix until well-combined.

In either a pie pan or sheet tray, press a quarter-inch of the crumb mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until crust just begins to color. Cool to room temp before pouring in the cheese-cake mixture.



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Glazed

Root Vegetabes

Quinoa Stuff ed

Courtesy of Mark Eastman of Chef ’s Haven, using ingredients found at Harvest Market

Ingredients3 medium delicata squash,halved & seeded(Lancaster local)1 c quinoa2 c vegetable stock¼ c dried cranberries3 tbsp grapeseed oilGranny Smith apple or 2 Bosc pears, peeled, cored & diced1 medium onion, diced(Lancaster local)1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced2 medium cloves of garlic, minced(Avondale local)Pinch of nutmegPinch of cinnamonSalt & pepper to taste

InstructionsStart by pre-heating oven to 400°. Coat squash with oil, salt, and pepper, and place on a lined

Delicata Squashbaking sheet face down. Bake 30-40 minutes until tender and beginning to brown. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Scoop out some of the fl esh, leaving enough that the squash holds its shape.In a medium pot, bring vegetable stock to a boil. Add quinoa and cranberries. Cover and lower heat. Cook about 10 minutes, until water is absorbed.

In a sauté pan over medium-high heat, add 1 ½ tbsp oil until just smoking. Add onions, ginger, garlic, and apples or pears. Season with nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Cook about 5-7 more minutes, until tender and slightly browned. Take off heat and add fl esh from squash. Add to quinoa, mix well, and taste for seasoning.

Fill delicata squash halves and return to the oven for another 10 minutes. They should slightly brown.

Courtesy of Kristin McGuigan, executive chef at the Back Burner

*Serves 6

Ingredients5 small turnips, peeled & cut into 1-inch dice5 carrots, peeled & cut into 1-inch dice2 sweet potatoes, peeled & cut into 1-inch dice2 tsp white sugar¼ c balsamic vinegarSalt & pepper to taste

InstructionsSpread your vegetables in a single layer onto the bottom of a skillet. Pour enough water over them to cover but no submerge. Add sugar and balsamic vinegar. Bring to a boil. Continue to cook until liquid is evaporated and vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper. (“A very easy recipe that adds a nice touch to chicken and game dishes,” McGuigan says.)



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an urban farm near his row home in West Philadelphia. We

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GENO SAYS…Comedian and trivia host Geno Bisconte makes predictions for this month’s Monday Night Football matchups

When my good friends at the magazine heard I was the new host of the Monday Night

Football Trivia Tailgate at Kelly’s Logan House, they asked what made me such an expert. Rather than you bore you with my long sports-TV resume—and by that I mean ESPN restraining order—how about if I just give you the lowdown on this month’s four MNF games? Th en, if you have any questions or problems about these predictions, I’ll see you Monday nights at 7 p.m.!

Oct. 4: New England at MiamiTh e Patriots off ense, led by Tom Brady,

Randy Moss, and Wes, face the Miami Dolphins and the completely ineff ective Wildcat off ense. Let’s face it, there’s no comparison between the two, which is why Patriots fans are licking their chops at this matchup. I hope Miami realizes Brandon Marshall isn’t enough and that they need a better off ense, which is why the only person more embarrassed by the word “Wildcat” than a Miami fan is Goldie Hawn.

PATRIOTS win 37-14

At least the movie poster showed Goldie Hawn crushed at the box offi ce.

Oct. 11: Minnesota at NY JetsWith his surgically repaired arm,

hip, and ankle, Brett Favre has less of his original body than Heidi Montag. On the other side of the ball is the inconsistent Mark Sanchez, who the run-oriented Jets have passing the ball as often as Lindsay Lohan passes a drug test. Look for the Jets to ram the ball down the Vikings’ throat like Favre doing Vicodin in the ’90s.

JETS win 20-13

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Oct. 18: Tennessee at JacksonvilleTh e Titans are fl ying south in this Week 7 divisional

matchup, while the Jaguars are simply heading south in their division. Th e Titans have Chris Johnson, Vince Young, and an incredible defense; after Jones-Drew, the Jags have nobody. Dave Garrard is not a good QB in real life or in fantasy football. In fact, if you Google “Fantasy Failure Gerrard,” he comes up beforeGil Gerrard. Outmanned and out-coached, the Titans walk away with this game.

TITANS win 28-14Don’t expect the game to be this tight…

Oct. 25: Dallas at New YorkSporting News picked the Cowboys to win the NFC East

this year, while Sports Illustrated took the Giants. Yet as I write this, sipping on my breakfast scotch, the standings show these teams with only one combined win entering Week 3. But true football fans like you know that doesn’t matter, because in a Week 8 divisional game like this, everything goes out the window faster than a poorly installed air conditioner. Expect a tight, physical game, with more unexpected hits than Justin Bieber. Th is game ends in a late FG.

COWBOYS win 24-21

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OCTOBER

10/2: Main Street Mile (Main Street Newark; cash prizes for top fi nishers)

10/5: Grotto’s Run Eat Run (two-mile run/walk on Main Street in Newark—you’ll run or walk a mile, eat pizza, then run/walk the second mile)

10/9: Supporting Kidds 5K (downtown Wilmington run benefi tting grieving children and their families)

10/9: Doggie Doo 5K (beautiful course set on Hagley property and Brandywine River banks; benefi ts Canine Partners for Life)

10/10: Delaware Distance Classic 15K (Wilmington Riverfront course; for serious runners only)

10/10: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K (Rodney Square; benefi ts American Cancer Society)

10/16: Hockessin Fall Fest 5K (inaugural event beginning and ending in Lantana Square)

10/23: Th e Smith-McMillan Memorial 5K (scenic Alapocas course; benefi ts fi nancial-aid endowment at Wilmington Friends)

10/23: Have Joy. Spread Hope. 5K (inaugural run/walk supporting mitochondrial-disease research)

10/24: Caff e Gelato 10-Miler (trail-heavy run leading into White Clay Creek Park; benefi ts Friendship House)

10/30: Union City Grille Halloween Treat 5K (starts near restaurant and heads into Rockford Park; benefi tting the Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation)

10/31: E-Racing the Blues (choose from 5K run/walk or 10K run on the Riverfront; benefi ts the Mental Health Association in Delaware)

NOVEMBER

11/6: Delaware Futures 5K (starts and ends at Joe’s Crab Shack on Riverfront with loop around Frawley Stadium; benefi ts Delaware Futures)

11/7: Veterans Day 5K (starts at Kelly’s Logan House; proceeds go toward soldiers and families of soldiers experiencing hardships)

11/13: Girls on the Run Fall 5K (starts and fi nishes at Dravo Plaza on Riverfront; benefi ts Girls on the Run NCCo)

11/20: Turkey Trot (in Handloff Park in Newark with 10K and 5K runs)

11/25: PNC Bank Run/Walk for MS (10K run, 5K run, and 5K walk on Th anksgiving Day in downtown Wilmington)

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Q: So your real name is Mike Schmidt and you go by Schmitty?A: Yeah, it works well at a sports bar. Sometimes folks don’t believe me…

Q: How long have you been working here?A: I’ve been here four years. Started off waiting tables, but now I’m working bar at night: Tuesdays, Fridays, Sat-urdays and Mondays. Tuesday night is a huge night for us.

Q: What’s been the wildest thing you’ve seen here?A: When UD played the [I-AA] National Championship Game back 2007. It was wall-to-wall people, back to front… It’s funny, but when you are walking through the crowds with pitchers of beer, people make way. They respect the fact that their fellow fans may be in need of a beverage.

Q: You have a lot of space here so it really must have been crowded…A: Yeah, the only other thing that would compare to that UD game was when the Phillies won the World Series [in 2008]. We didn’t want to jinx it but we had champagne set up and ready in all of the corners of the bar. By the end of the night everyone was soaked head-to-toe with champagne, but no one cared!

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The Devil’s in the MoviesIn honor of Halloween, a look at 13 of the most disturbing fi lms we could fi nd

By Michael Pollock

Candyman (1992). A grad student goes in search of an urban legend and gets more than a thesis. Based, with much creative freedom, on Clive Barker’s short story and featuring a haunting score by Philip Glass, Candyman—and whether you had the stones to say his name fi ve times in a mirror—was all the rage at Talley Middle School upon its release. Gets a bit lost trying to decide whether it’s a slasher fl ick or psychological thriller. Still creepy: Candyman’s fi rst appearance. Played by the 6’5,” velvet-voiced Tony Todd, Candyman came off as a cross between WWE’s Undertaker and Priest from Super Fly.

Carnival of Souls (1962). An early example of how to stretch the limits of low-budget fi lmmaking—see Night of the Living Dead, Halloween, Th e Blair Witch Project et al—Carnival of Soulswas shot in black-and-white for roughly $30,000 and starred an unknown actress, Candace Hilligoss, in the lead. She plays a young woman, displaced after a car accident, who can’t escape ghoulish images that become increasingly real. Still creepy: the organ music; the ending.

The Descent (2005). A group of female friends reunites to go spelunking in the Appalachians. One of them has the brilliant idea—unbeknownst to the others—to explore an unknown cave, inhabited by sub-human creatures called crawlers. All sorts of interpersonal issues bubble up. Th ink of this as Open Water 2: Adrift, but on land. Still creepy: a realization, then a soundless scream. (Make sure to watch the U.K. version.)

Halloween (2007). Say what you will about Rob Zombie—he’s tacky; he’s sick; he committed sacrilege by remaking a masterpiece. Guilty on all counts. But Zombie’s also smart enough, in part because he’s such a dedicated fan, to expose the core of fright. His vision of John Carpenter’s baby spends a lot of time constructing a pathos for Michael Myers, something we’ve long struggled with. Up until the hospital breakout, we were on the young Myers’ side. Th ings go predictably downhill from there. Still creepy: Michael, in the psych ward, explaining why he makes masks.

The Hitcher (1986). Th e most graphically convincing PSA ever made about picking up hitchhikers. Relentless, brutal, and unapologetic, Th e Hitchergot written off by critics upon its release but has grown into a cult classic. (It even inspired a sequel and a remake.) Still creepy: French-fry fi ngers; the revving of the truck engine when Nash is tied up; Rutger Hauer.

It (1990). If you were 11 when It was broadcast on ABC over two nights in November, you went to school those next days shell-shocked and with a newfound fear of clowns. It’s unbelievable what they got away with on network television. Still creepy: Bev’s return to her childhood home; anytime Pennywise is onscreen.

Jacob’s Ladder (1990). A Vietnam vet is tormented by vivid hallucinations of demons, death, and spinning heads. With the intention of making the viewer feel as disoriented (and scared) as Tim Robbins’ Jacob Singer, the movie plays

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like the worst bad-acid trip imaginable. Still creepy: whatever that thing is that gets caught on the wheel of the gurney.

The Last House on the Left (1972). Horror master Wes Craven’s directorial debut about a pair of young women who leave the safety of the countryside to see a concert in the city, only to fall into the hands of a group of thugs. Every horrible crime you can think of ensues, quite graphically. Several Craven trademarks get their trial run: the brutal robbing of innocence, the concerned parents, the bumbling police, the bloodthirsty revenge. Still creepy: every scene in the woods.

Pet Sematary (1989). Stephen King adaptations don’t always get a piece of the ball, but when they do—Carrie, Salem’s Lot, Th e Shining, Christine, Misery—they’re homeruns. Pet Sematary isn’t one of them; the plot, let’s face it, is laughable. (Burying people in a cemetery for dead pets? And thinking it’s normal?) Worthwhile, though, for one particular fl ashback scene… Still creepy: two words: Zelda’s room. Two more words: clean underwear. You’ll need the second if you watch the fi rst.

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988). A Harvard anthropologist (Bill Pullman) travels to Haiti to investigate the eff ects of a drug, winds up exploring a voodoo practice that turns people into zombies. Based on Wade Davis’ controversial book and directed by our go-to fright pal, Wes Craven. Still creepy: Our protagonist, pale and staggering, fi ghting to be buried alive.

The Strangers (2008). A couple having commitment issues ends up at a secluded house after a wedding. Th ey’re soon joined by a trio of psychotic roamers, whose faces are never revealed. Inspired by the director’s childhood experience and the Keddie murders of 1981. Th is movie will shake you to your core. Still creepy: every scene. Especially the one with the record skipping.

Twisted (1986). A before-he-was-famous Christian Slater stars in this portrait of a serial killer as a young man. One who kills cats and listens to Nazi marching music. Still creepy: It’s been years since I’ve seen this movie, and even then, it was on Philly 57 on a Saturday afternoon. Still, it was disturbing enough to stay lodged in my memory. (Twisted is out-of-print on video and has yet to get a DVD release.)

Wolf Creek (2005). Friends get stuck in the Australian outback when their car dies. Along comes a helpful gentleman…Watch the rest at your own discretion. Still creepy: Th e fact that this movie is inspired by some very real Australian murder cases. And that director Greg McLean stopped one of the torture scenes because he thought it was going too far.

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A Vote for Original MusicLocal bands and their fans offer a lesson in democracy

By Jim Miller

It’s election time.Will the hopes of the voting public

be met, or should we prepare for a cacophony of phony baloney?

If you, too, are already feeling bombarded by the media blitz and searching for shelter, hang in there. Th ere’s a glimpse of light up ahead.

Recently, two old pals from the past election—hope and change—were seen hanging out in an unlikely place. If you’re interested, you can find them, too. Just go check out one of the several promising original bands playing around currently.

Or consider Musikarmageddon, a battle-of-the-band-type event series that Out & About holds each year in conjunction with the Grand, Miller Lite, Kelly’s Logan House, and 23rd Century Inc. Sixteen area bands entered the competition this year. The winners of each of the 12 head-to-head challenges were determined by a 50/50 combination of celebrity judging and audience participation: one fan, one vote.

Many aspects of this year’s Musikarmageddon have struck chords that harmonize with our American ideals. Th e voting, of course, is the most obvious. Another signifi cant similarity—stated in the vernacular of Lennon (not

Lenin!)—is power of the people.Th e public support for this

year’s Musikarmageddon has been overwhelming, so much so that Kelly’s Logan House recently announced they will showcase local original music on Th ursday nights. Both the bands and their fans have spoken.

As if truly harmonized, the bands have consistently behaved as if this was more of a cooperative eff ort than a competition. Th ey have been patient, understanding, and gracious. No rock-star attitudes. How refreshing.

Can you imagine for a moment if our elected offi cials—and the zealots on either side of the party lines—approached the whole democratic experience the same way? Working for a greater good?

Last but not least, let’s not overlook the American virtue of ingenuity. Certainly we haven’t come as far as a country by imitating the blueprints of industrial advancements as we have by inventing the key components that defi ne the actual industries. Our nation has been home of the pioneers and the trailblazers of the world. As Americans, this defi nes us. We celebrate ingenuity.

Why should we treat local music any differently?

Reward those who create something new, or rehash the same old song? The

Beatles started off as a hard-working, raucous cover band. But one day, they made the decision to start playing their own songs. And that changed the world.

Music, it seems, may not be so diff erent than politics, after all.

On Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Baby Grand in Wilmington, four local, original bands will battle it out for a hearty Musikarmageddon grand-prize package. But they’ll also be staking a fl ag for the original-music scene.

If you’re looking for some hope and change locally, come out and support something unique to our area. You will be surprised. You will be inspired.

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Just in time for our favorite holiday, we look into the witches’

cauldron to brew up a couple of appropriately themed playlists.

Enjoy, if you dare...

By Michael Pollock

The UndeadHalloween isn’t Halloween without hearing these timeless tracks.

Blue Oyster Cult, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.” (Spoo)key lyric: “Baby, take my hand / We’ll be able to fl y…”

John Carpenter, Halloween theme. Carpenter, who also wrote and directed the 1978 classic, borrows a bit of punk-rock philosophy in composing the score, making just a few notes go a terrifyingly long way. (Spoo)key moment: 15 seconds in, the fi rst ominous chord.

The OthersLiven things up with these lesser-known selections.

The Knife, “Forest Families.” Something about the twitchy synths here call to mind that nightmare where you’re running but not really moving, like the scenery is on some kind of endless treadmill loop. And what kind of family lives in a forest, anyway? A crazy one, that’s what kind.

Marilyn Manson, “Mind of a Lunatic” (Geto Boys cover). Two of our favorite Halloween artists combine for this, Brian Warner’s ethereal, 10-minute spoken-word take on a song that almost got Houston’s fi nest banned from record stores 20 years ago.

Evil Nine’s VHS Halloween Party. Th is free mixtape from 2008, compiled by an English DJ duo and available at sites like Discobelle.net and Th eFader.com, is indebted to the golden age of

Above: Grinderman, in the pale moonlight.

Geto Boys, “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.” (Spoo)key lyric: “I sit alone in my four-cornered room staring at candles…”

Marilyn Manson, “Sweet Dreams” (Eurythmics cover). (Spoo)key lyric: “Some of them want to abuse you / Some of them want to be abused.”

Bauhaus, “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.” (Spoo)key lyric: “Th e bats have left the bell tower / Th e victims have been bled.”


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HelmetOct. 24: The Note (West Chester)The metal band, known for its grinding rhythms as much as its melodies, plays in support of its latest, Seeing Eye Dog.

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New Sweden (roots rock)Oct. 5: Catherine Rooney’s (Newark)myspace.com/newswedenmusic

The Sky Drops (shoegaze)Oct. 2: M Room (Philly)theskydrops.com

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horror movies and its format of choice. You can even hear videotape garble on some parts, which include scores and interludes from movies you’re more likely to catch on a VCR: Halloween III, Th e Video Dead, Dawn of the Mummy. Ends with Eagles of Death Metal’s “Kiss the Devil,” which should end every Halloween party.

Danzig, “Th irteen.” Ex-Misfi t Glenn Danzig wrote this song, about an unlucky soul, for Johnny Cash, who immortalized it on his 1994 comeback album American Recordings. Danzig later recorded his own crushing version, which became immortalized when it was included, inexplicably, in Th e Hangover.

Grinderman, “Grinderman.” Nick Cave at his gothic, haunted-chapel best. Also an excuse to put Nick Cave in the magazine and mention that Grinderman have a great new album out.

Horseback, Th e Invisible Mountain. Inspired by Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Th e Holy Mountain, Chapel Hill drone-metal enthusiast Jenks Miller called upon friends and fellow musicians to create this four-song, 38-minute masterwork of tension and paranoia. Recently reissued by juggernaut label Relapse. (Hear it and buy it at horseback.bandcamp.com.)

Gutter Twins, “Seven Stories Underground.” An especially bluesy cut by Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) and former Afghan Whig Greg Dulli’s great side project, which is like Morphine with less horns and more bad moods. All of Saturnalia could squeeze in here, really.

The Rapture, “Olio.” Th e restrained opener off the Brooklyn dance-rock band’s breakthrough album, Echoes, where the black magic lies in the stair-step piano. Plus: notice the Cure weren’t on this list? With Luke Jenner’s Robert Smith-pitched cries—“Over and over again…”—they are now.

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Look Who’s 31!The Halloween Loop is all grown up, but the fun remains the same

The biggest night out in the city of Wilmington is such a perennial favorite that we hardly need to write anything about it. All we need to do is tell you the date (it’s Saturday, Oct. 30) and which bars are participating (see the

ad opposite this page).It’s worth noting, however, that the Halloween Loop is now in its third decade.

(For those keeping score at home, it’s offi cially the 31st Loop.) And while we’ve seen the Loop grow and change through the years, some things will always be the same.

For one, the costumes get better (sometimes shorter and more revealing) every year. Pop-culture tie-ins are always popular; expect current events and public fi gures to infl uence costume decisions. Th at means we should see more than a few Christine O’Donnells, Lady Gaga meat dresses, Justin Biebers, and Jersey Shore cast members.

No. 2: Th e Loop is for love. Who says you can’t meet your future mate at a bar? Take Ashley Phillips, who met her husband Mike at Cavanaugh’s on the 1993 Halloween Loop. Th ey went on a few more Loops together, got married in 1999, and had two kids. Family commitments what they are, the Phillips haven’t been on a Loop in nearly 15 years. But Ashley recently wrote to us to say they’re coming back out for this one.

No. 3: Th e Loop is for questions about the Loop. In the weeks leading up to the big night, our offi ce is inundated with calls pertaining to any or all of the following: “Where can I get a wristband?” (At any of the participating Loop venues the night of. Th ey’re $10 each and can’t be purchased in advance.) “Where do I start?”(Anywhere you want. Buses start running at 8 p.m. and come by approximately every 15 minutes.) “Do I have to wear a costume?” (No, but everyone else will, so be a good sport and join in.)

And yet, there are still surprises. We’re thrilled to see the return of Market Street this year, as several venues along what was once a key corridor have been added to the mix. Th at bumps the total number of Loop spots to 20, easily the most we’ve had since the early ’90s. A sign of revitalization amidst the biggest party of the year? Hopefully, we’ll see more of that, too.

For all your Loop questions, go to OutAndAboutNow.com or call 655-6483.And check our Facebook page throughout the month for a chance to win wristbands!

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BBC Tavern & Grill4019 Kennett Pike, Greenville; 655-3785Number of TVs: 5 fl at-screensBeers on tap: 16; bottled beers: 60+NFL & NCAA specials: 50¢ wings; buckets of Miller Lite (5) for $12; $1 off domestic draft beers; $2 off craft and import drafts; “Burger and a Bloody” for $12.95 bbctavernandgrill.com

Deer Park Tavern108 W. Main St., Newark; 369-9414Number of TVs: 24 w/NFL packageBeers on tap: 12; bottled beers: 39NFL specials: half-price wingsdeerparktavern.com

FireStone 110 S. West St, Wilm. Riverfront; 658-6626Number of TVs: 24; w/NFL packageBeers on tap: 3; bottled beers: 25NFL specials: Tailgate Party on Sundays from 11:30am-6pm featuring a special “Tailgate Menu” cooked on an outside grill, ice cold beers, and tailgate games such as Bean Bag Toss and Ladder Toss. fi restoneriverfront.com

Grotto Pizza17 locations in DelawareNumber of TVs: 15-25; NFL & MLB packages at manyBeers on tap: 6-14; bottled beers: 16-22NFL, MLB, NCAA Specials: $3 big beers (Bud, Bud Light, Bud Select); $2 Coors Light pints; $9.99 XL pizza w/one topping; $5.99 wings; $1 pretzel sticksgrottopizza.com

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Buffalo Wild WingsBear, Dover, Limestone Rd., Middletown, NewarkNumber of TVs: 33+ w/NFL & NCAA packagesBeers on tap: 20-24; bottled beers: 35NFL specials: $3 Tall Miller Lite during all pro games; $3 appetizer menu on Mondays, 6 p.m. to close; daily bottle and drink specialsbuffalowildwings.com

C.R. Hooligans Sports Bar & Restaurant1616 Delaware Ave., Trolley Square; 654-9700Number of TVs: 25 plus one 92-inch big screen; NFL, NCAA, & Big Ten packagesBeers on tap: 7; bottled beers: 30+NFL & NCAA specials: 45¢ wings; 28 wings + domestic pitcher for $14.99; $2 domestic drafts; $8 domestic pitchers; Phillies specials: $2.50 Monster 23-oz. domestic drafts; $1 hot dogsbbctavernandgrill.com

Dead Presidents618 N. Union St., Wilmington; 652-7737 Number of TVs: 6 w/NFL packageBeers on tap: 8; bottled beers: 22NFL specials: $2 Bud Light drafts; special burger menu; wings special; Phillies specials: $2 Miller Lite drafts; half off any food item w/Phillies ticket before or after gamedeadpresidentspub.com

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Kid Shelleen’s14th & Scott sts., Wilmington; 658-4600Number of TVs: 6 w/NFL & MLB packagesBeers on tap: 10; bottled beers: 33NFL specials: Special appetizer menu during all games; drink specialskidshelleens.com

McGlynns PubPolly Drummond, Peoples PlazaNumber of TVs: 17 w/NFL packageBeers on tap: 12-15; bottled beers: 45-50NFL specials: half-price pitchers of Miller Lite and Coors Light; half-price wings; half-price nachosmcglynnspub.com

Timothy’s of Newark100 Creek View Rd., Newark; 738-9910Number of TVs: 30 w/NFL packageBeers on tap: 36; bottled beers: 40NFL specials: $2 Bud Light drafts $4 Captain Morgan drinks and $6.99 food specialstimothysofnewark.com

Stanley’s Tavern2038 Foulk Rd., Wilmington; 475-1887Number of TVs: 30 w/NFL packageBeers on tap: 18; bottled beers: 58NFL specials: 2-for-1 wings and $2.50 Miller Lite pints on Sundays; half-price burgers for MNF (also prizes and giveaways w/Bill Bergey); plus $2.50 ice-cold pints of Miller Lite, Coors Light, Yuengling, Blue Moon, Yuengling Light Lager, and Leinenkugelstanleys-tavern.com

Washington Street Ale House1206 Washington St., Wilmington; 658-2537Number of TVs: 8 plus 10-inch HD big screen upstairs for private parties; NFL, MLB, and NCAA packagesBeers on tap: 24; bottled beers: 8NFL specials: $2 Amstel Light and Yuengling drafts; $2 chili cheese dogs; $3 pretzels sticks; $5 pulled-pork nachos on Sat, Sun, and Mon during games in the barwsalehouse.com



Augusta Meets Main StreetThe Delaware Jaycees reintroduce Pub Putt Golfto Newark

Last month, teams of amateur golfers found themselves trying to get a

hole-in-one in places they would typically fi nd themselves trying to secure a spot at the bar.

That was due to the Delaware Jaycees’ Pub Putt Golf, which returned to Newark after a two-year hiatus. Participants thoroughly welcomed its return.

Teams of golfers strolled through downtown Newark playing a course made up of eight holes, one each at Santa Fe, Klondike Kate’s, Caffé Gelato, California Tortilla, Kildare’s, Grotto Pizza, Deer Park, and Pat’s MVP (where participants enjoyed Ursus vodka drinks at the offi cial after party).

The venues designed and created their own golf holes. Inventiveness ran rampant, with results ranging from a scaled model of an Irish Castle to a scaled model of Klondike Kate’s. In the end, Pat’s MVP won the prize for Best Pub Putt hole.

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Wastewater-control system almost complete

The city is nearing completion of a $27 million underground wastewater-control system

designed to decrease the amount of rainwater and sewage polluting the city’s waterways. The latest phase of the system is the $10 million Real Time Control (RTC) program, a state-of-the-art technology that enables the city to manage water-quality issues related to Wilmington’s sewage system. The complete RTC system is expected to be operational by February 2011.

Once operational, the RTC system will help Wilmington meet or possibly exceed the EPA mandate that the city “capture and treat” 85 percent of the flow (which comes by way of annual rainfall) from its combined sewer system; currently, Wilmington is only able to capture and treat approximately 50 percent.

Art Museum appoints fi rst chief curator in 8 years

The Delaware Art Museum recently appointed Dr. Margaretta Frederick as the institution’s chief

curator, a position that has been vacant since 2002.Dr. Frederick serves as the Curator of the

Museum’s Samuel and Mary F. Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art. As part of her expanded position, she will lead the curatorial vision for the museum’s upcoming centennial celebration, which includes a major exhibition of the works of Howard Pyle. In addition, Dr. Frederick will continue her role as curator of the Bancroft Collection, the museum’s prized collection of approximately 150 paintings, drawings, prints, and decorative arts. The museum’s Pre-Raphaelite holding is the largest such collection outside of Britain, and is supported by a significant archival collection.

New addition to Fish & Richardson offi ce

Fish & Richardson recently announced that W. Chad Shear, a principal in the firm’s Dallas

office, has relocated to its Wilmington office, where he will be a member of F&R’s growing Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Litigation Group. Over the past two years, Fish has handled 18 new patent cases based on Abbreviated New Drug Applications, in which branded pharmaceutical companies who sell patented drugs are pitted against generics seeking to enter the market. In total, Fish has 24 pending ANDA cases.

It’s that time of year again—the leaves have turned, temperatures have cooled, and the fall season has set in. Although the sizzle of summer is now a

memory, Wilmington is just heating up with its arts and culture scene.

It’s sometimes easy to forget how many cultural gems exist in Wilmington, not to mention in such close proximity to one another. World-renowned art collections and exhibits; international stars and actors performing onstage; quality teachers at the helms of art, dance, and vocal classes; independent films—Wilmington truly has it all.

The individual institutions could shine on their merits alone, but as a whole, the collection is an even greater treasure to our city, area, and region. At a time when people are experiencing hard times because of the economy, we need to be inspired, uplifted, entertained, and moved more than ever. The arts in Wilmington are the way to achieve that.

Find out more about the offerings of the city’s arts and culture community, and show your love for the many institutions that keep our city vibrant.

They include:Christina Cultural Arts Center • City Theater CompanyDelaware Art Museum • Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts • Delaware Symphony Orchestra • Delaware Theatre Company • DuPont Theatre • First State Ballet TheatreGrand Opera House • Opera Delaware • Theatre N

WRC’s Favorites

Every month, we’ll feature a few of the staff ’s favorite things happening in the city. Our favorites for September include (in no particular order!):

• Primo Hoagies recently opened at 823 Market St.

• The Riverfront Market is now home to Bella Vista Pizzeria.

• Paradise Palms at Ninth and King hosts Jazz on My Mind every Wednesday evening.

• WRC’s golf outing is Oct. 21, the Downtown Fall Fest is Nov. 6 on Market Street, and the CityLife Awards are Nov. 30 at Public House.

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City Notes

Red Light Camera program gets upgradesInstallation of the upgraded digital red-light cameras is

underway. The seven new locations, which will be activated on Monday, Oct. 4, are:

• Pennsylvania Avenue WB at North Lincoln Street• Lancaster Avenue EB at South Cleveland Avenue• Pennsylvania Avenue EB at North Franklin Street• South Heald Street SB at D Street• Fourth Street WB at Adams Street• Fourth Street WB at North Washington Street• Lancaster Avenue WB at South Cleveland AvenueThe city’s 27 existing red-light cameras are also being

upgraded to digital technology.

Wilmington University scholarship programannounced for fi refi ghters and police offi cers

Mayor Baker and Wilmington University president Jack Varsalona recently announced the establishment

of a scholarship program benefitting City of Wilmington firefighters and police officers.

The new program, which commences with the 2010-11 school year and ends with the 2013-14 school year, offers 20 tuition-free undergraduate or graduate classes (10 for the fire department and 10 for the police department) at Wilmington University per academic year. The program is open to any uniformed services officer or firefighter who has completed one year of service. The employee must have a satisfactory performance evaluation at the time of the request. Scholarships are limited to tuition only; books, travel, or other associated fees or costs are not covered. Eligible officers/firefighters may apply for more than one course per semester or school year. Scholarship recipients are expected to receive a grade of at least a C or a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for each course taken.

Market Street welcomes Italian, Irish fare

After many years of satisfying the unforgiving and discerning tastes of South Philly’s finest, Primo Hoagies

(primohoagies.com) has finally brought its renowned brand of classic Italian hoagies to downtown Wilmington—823 Market St., to be exact.

Known throughout the region for its diverse menu and specialty sandwiches, Primo is what Mayor Baker calls “the perfect ‘street-level’ food for the downtown community—delicious, affordable, and portable.”

Joining Primo down the street is Shenanigans (shenanigansonmarket.com), an Irish-flavored pub at 125 Market St. Boasting standard fare like burgers, wings, and drink specials, Shenanigans lives up to its heritage with homeland-inspired dishes (Guinness Irish stew, corned beef and cabbage).

The city’s Red Light Camera Safety Program recently underwent significant changes and upgrades, Mayor

Baker and Police Chief Szczerba announced. These include seven new camera locations and a system-wide upgrade to digital technology, which will enable the city to better enforce violations of the “right turn on red” laws, as well as violations of traveling through a red light. Digital technology will produce both still images and video of the violation, thus providing additional information to help determine whether a vehicle was forced into an intersection by an emergency vehicle, for example, and whether a vehicle made a right turn on red after coming to a complete stop, which is required by law.

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on the riverfrontYOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING AT RIVERFRONT WILMINGTON

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Head to the river for this year’s Christina Regatta

Wheel into the Chase Center for the Delaware Auto Show

As any crew member will tell you, the real fun happens off the water. At this year’s Head of the Christina

Regatta on Sunday, Oct. 3, for example, you’ll find live jazz and great food in addition to the 2.75-mile competitive races, which include all levels and categories (novice through top-skilled; sculling and sweep; youth through masters; open and club; schools and open youth). Rowing is still a priority: First-place medals will be handed out for each event. (regattacentral.com, wyra.org)

Get a glimpse at what 28 auto dealers throughout the state are unveiling for 2011 at this year’s Delaware Auto Show,

taking place at the Chase Center the weekend of Oct. 8-10. A Corvette through-the-years exhibit will also be on display, as will Marvel superheroes Iron Man and the Green Goblin (for the kids, of course). Tickets are $10 for adults; kids get in free. (delawareautoshow.com)

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Take home-shopping to new levels at the Delaware Home Show

Have something to wine about at Vendemmia

First-time house-buyers and well-worn homeowners alike will find plenty of ideas at the Fall Delaware

Home Show, returning to the Chase Center the weekend of Oct. 16-17. More than 150 exhibits will be featured, covering landscaping, cabinetry and storage, heating and air, cleaning systems, flooring, weatherproofing, decorating, security, kitchens, baths, sunrooms, and more. (hbade.org)

You don’t have to be Italian to enjoy the popular Vendemmia Wine Festival, which returns to Tubman-

Garrett Riverfront Park on Sunday, Oct. 10. Dig into dishes that include rigatoni, veal, and pizzas, and sharpen your palate by sampling the many wines available, including those from the homemade-winemaking contest. Sergio Grasso, an actor, food writer, and renowned TV host from Venice, will also be there to host cooking demonstrations. Tickets are $45 and $50. (societadavinci.com)

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the competition will receive six months of free studio space at the co-op.

“Filmmakers will be able to contact Film Brothers and say, ‘We’re looking to do a casting call for actors and we need the space,’” says Ric Edevane, president of Delaware Independent Filmmakers. “It will be another venue for artists to sharpen their skills and showcase their work. The space is a win-win for both Delaware and the filmmakers who live here.”

A key motivation to begin the co-op, DelGiorno adds, was to dovetail the creative aspect of filmmaking with the needs of the business community. “We see the co-op as a place where business meets the arts. When businesses support the arts, it ties them in with their community and creates relationships. Yes, we will hand the keys to both new and established filmmakers, but we also want the location to be a place where those who aren’t even in the film industry can benefit from it.”

This year, In 200 Words or Lesswas screened at both national and international film festivals, was the recipient of the coveted Award of Merit from the Festival of Hollywood, and receives its Delaware premiere at Theatre N on Oct. 1-3 as part of Fringe Wilmington, the city’s experimental-arts gathering. When Giuffrida imagines his filmmaking career, he envisions “making the films I want, where I will have the ability to express myself and create my own stories.” No filmmaker does that in the solitude of an editing room, he says. “Wherever you go as a filmmaker, you have to make sure you make the right connections and meet the right people. I’ve seen the generosity of people in Delaware, who have a passion about filmmaking and really want to create art.

“For a filmmaker, it’s important to be part of people who gather in the same room to talk about films,” he says. “The new location will be a place where all of that passion can be shared under one roof.”

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In 2009, throughout parts of Wilmington and Philadelphia, Delaware filmmaker Mauro Giuffrida

shot In 200 Words or Less, his film about finding love in an age of online-dating technology. Once the shooting ended, Giuffrida retreated to his little studio on Montchanin Road to pare down the film to 84 minutes.

The world of filmmaking is both a splendor of unlimited ideas shot in wide-open spaces and a myopic drudgery of editing, looping, and voiceovers done in near hibernation. For months, Giuffrida pored over every frame of his film, and during the process, longed to be among other filmmakers, sharing ideas and stories. He’s not alone; throughout Delaware’s emerging filmmaking scene, there are many directors, actors, and producers who have wanted a social and work space to talk F-stops and POVs. Soon, they will have one, right here in Wilmington.

In November, Wilmington-based Film Brothers Productions will open the doors to Film Brothers’ Co-Op, a

2,500-square-foot, multi-purpose space in the heart of the LoMa District in Wilmington. (LoMa is short for Lower Market Street.) The facility, located at 205 N. Market St., will serve as a central meeting place for filmmakers, producers, cinematographers, and others involved in the local movie industry. According to Film Brothers’ co-owner Gordon DelGiorno, the facility will primarily serve as a gathering site for filmmakers: providing a high-speed wireless connection, access to film equipment for shooting and editing, and the opportunity to share ideas with other filmmakers using the space.

In addition, the co-op will play host to film festivals, showcase the work of Delaware filmmakers, provide studio space and editing technology, and provide fundraising, networking, and business-partnership opportunities through events held throughout the year. As a kick-off to the co-op, Film Brothers is sponsoring a contest for filmmakers to create their own two-minute film about the city of Wilmington. The winner of

By Richard L. Gaw

Filmmaker Mauro Giuffrida will have his 100 Words or Less screened at

Theatre N on Oct. 1-3.

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Rothrock’s Twin Obelisks for Brownie, a 14-foot granite piece at 16th Street and Clifford Brown Walk. Phases I and II have been unveiled; plans are soon to be announced for Phase III.

In May, a banner depicting musical legends with city ties was installed at the corner of Sixth and Market streets. The biggest of its kind in the country (based on it rounding a corner), the 2,500-square-foot banner features Clifford Brown, David Bromberg, Bob Marley, Cab Calloway, Susan Stroman, and George Thorogood. “We were asked to come up with something to liven up the building,” says Simon Cranny of Precision Graphics, which helped install the piece. “The frame system gives us the option to change out graphics at some point down the road.” In other words, don’t be surprised to see other familiar faces, and a new city space, added to the list.

While the historic mansion remains closed, the Coffi n Gardens at Gibraltar are open year-round.

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Places in 1998. Still, like many spaces in Wilmington, rediscovery is sometimes in order. Created between 1916 and 1923 by Marian Cruger Coffin, one of the first female landscape architects in the country, the Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar feature marble terraces and a grand staircase, plus plenty of foliage. (Open year-round, they’re a popular location for weddings.)

Walk just past the former Shipyard Shops on the Riverfront and behold the Russell W. Peterson Wildlife Refuge, more than 200 acres of restored marsh now home to urban wildlife and named after the former governor and activist. The refuge rests on the DuPont Environmental Education Center, which boasts a laboratory, exhibits, a botanical garden, and a boardwalk.

An office-building plaza might seem an unlikely setting for a modern work of wonder. But that’s where Kenneth Davis’ jaw-dropping Kinetic Sculpturescan be found. Watch as three marble spheres—one weighing 1,500 lbs.,

another weighing 3,000 lbs., and a third at 6,000 lbs.—spin on top of the tiniest bit of water at Hercules Plaza (1313 N. Market St.).

ReligionWe recently devoted a three-part

series in our City Sights department to historical Wilmington churches (see the June, July, and August issues of this year). We had to mention, of course, Old Swedes (606 Church St.), consecrated in 1699 for the Dutch settlers. It’s the oldest church, still standing as originally built, not only in Wilmington but in the entire country.

At the corner of Delaware Avenue and North Adams Street is Trinity Episcopal Church (used for the first time in 1891), notable for its stoic Gothic form and beautiful Tiffany windows. The Trinity Vicinity neighborhood gets its name from the church.

Several blocks away and a few decades earlier, Grace United Methodist Church (Ninth and Washington sts.) broke ground during the Civil War. Its stained-glass windows are a spiritual treasure, and can be viewed from both inside and outside the church.

Arts & CultureTravelers heading in and out of the

Wilmington Amtrak Station might be in a rush, but they’ve certainly noticed the mosaic that graces the station entrance. The piece was done by painter and muralist Joyce Kozloff, one tile at a time, over 1980-84. Kozloff, who was commissioned to do similar pieces in Philadelphia, Buffalo, Detroit, and San Francisco, has said of public art, “Decoration humanizes our living and working spaces.”

The Delaware Art Museum hosts some of the most recognized exhibits in the country, but peek around in the Copeland Sculpture Garden and you’ll find Tom Otterness’ Crying Giant, a 13-foot bronze sculpture created in 2002 and a favorite of younger visitors, as well as the labyrinth in the Anthony N. Fusco Reservoir. Take your time here. As the Art Museum website states, “A labyrinth is not a maze; if you follow the single, folded path, you will arrive in the center.”

The DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Fest won’t roll around again until June, but the trumpeter’s legacy lives on year-round with Wilmington sculptor Rick

At left, the Caesar Rodney statue depicts the determined Declaration signer mid-ride. Right: J. Ernest Smith was perhaps equally passionate when he had a fountain installed in Brandywine Park in honor of his wife, Josephine.

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Memorials for fallen soldiers—Vietnam at top left, WWI at right—give Brandywine Park a sense of history and humility.

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artists, likely because his work can be found in many of the city’s resting areas. American Youth, a statue of a boy and his two dogs commissioned for aesthetic purposes in 1967, sits in the triangle that separates Pennsylvania and Delaware avenues. Father and Son highlights Spencer Plaza (800 N. French St.), named after former slave Peter Spencer, who founded the first independent black Christian church on the premises. Parks also created the Vietnam Memorial in Brandywine Park (dedicated to Delawareans who served in the war), as well as the African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial across the lawn, which honors “supreme acts of heroism” during “actual conflict with an enemy.” Across

the street, and not the work of Parks, stands an angel of mercy, an untitled sculpture built in 1925 and dedicated to the Delaware soldiers and sailors who died in WWI.

Delaware also has Caesar Rodney to thank for its freedom, as he rode 80 miles, mostly on horseback, in order to sign the Declaration of Independence. That infamous journey is captured in Rodney Square, with a sculpture of Rodney and his horse, mid-ride, galloping through the city on their way to Philadelphia.

Nature & OutdoorsYou see it every time you’re in

Rockford Park, but when’s the last time you took a trip to the top? Rockford

Tower, a 100-year-old stone structure, boasts a stunning panoramic view of the city and surrounding Brandywine Valley.

Poking through falling petals this time of year, Josephine Fountain, in Brandywine Park, is one man’s love letter to his wife. Local attorney J. Ernest Smith donated 114 Japanese flowering cherry trees to Brandywine Park in 1929. Four years later, as a memorial to his wife, Josephine Tatnall Smith, J. Ernest brought in the fountain.

Like Rockford Tower and Josephine Fountain, Gibraltar isn’t exactly a buried treasure—plenty of folks in and out of the city have seen its beauty; it was added to the National Register of Historic

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Murals & MarkingsAs the city was undergoing its

Riverfront-supported renaissance, the artist and marine-life lover Wyland created Whaling Wall (117 N. Market St., on the Trellist building) in August 1993. It was part of Wyland’s goal to paint 100 murals featuring life-size whales around the world. (He reached it in Beijing in 2008.)

Though it’s been converted into high-end living spaces and a hot urban restaurant (Public House Wilmington) on the ground floor, the former Delaware Trust Building (900 N. Market St.) still features remnants of its financial past. You can find the

old bank’s logo and details on the floor, walls, and balconies.

N.C. Wyeth’s Apotheosis of the Family graced the walls of WSFS’s former headquarters (at 838 Market St.) ever since the bank commissioned the piece in 1932. When the bank moved in 2007, however, the five-panel, 1,000-lb. Apotheosis was given to the Historical Society of Delaware, which is keeping the mural in storage until a permanent home can be arranged.

One of the latest additions to the city’s public-art catalog is the Little Italy Mural Project at 1025 N. Union St. The neighborhood association worked with M. Fierro

& Sons and local artists Louis Wilson and Maria Pepe to complete the 30’ x 70’ painting that adorns the M. Fierro building.

StatuesDedications to the city’s

historical figures can be found all over. For starters, there’s the Louis L. Redding statue, situated, fittingly, in front of the City/County Building at 800 N. French St. Redding was the first African American to be admitted to the bar, in 1929, and would go on to be a notable civil-rights lawyer in the ’50s.

Realist sculptor Charles Parks is one of Wilmington’s best-loved

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Exploring City SpacesEach day, we pass by places full of historic, artistic, and environmental value.

Here, we stop for a closer look.

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Friday, October 8• 2010 Delaware Auto ShowFriday, Oct. 8 - Sunday, Oct. 10Chase Center on the Riverfront 815 Justison Streetdelawareautoshow.com

Saturday, October 9• Brandi CarlileThe rising folk-rock star has already worked with T-Bone Burnett, Rick Rubin & Elton JohnThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org

Sunday, October 10• Poetry ReadingsSunday, October 10 - Sunday, December 5Delaware Art Museum, 1:30-2pmdelart.org• Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5KRodney Square, 8-11ammakingstrides.acsevents.org• Capital StepsThe Grand, 7-9pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org• Vendemmia Wine FestivalTubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, 2-6pmsocietadavinci.com

Thursday, October 14• ‘Intelligent Giving’ SeminarDelaware Art Museum, 5-8pm571-9590; delart.org

Friday, October 15• “The Rainbow Fish”Friday, October 15 - Monday, October 25DuPont Theatre, 9:30am-1:30pm10th & Market Streetsduponttheatre.com• Crystal J. TorresThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org• CoppeliaFirst State Ballet performanceFriday, October 15 & Saturday, October 16The Grand Opera House818 Market Street; 658-7897ticketsatthegrand.org

Saturday, October 16• Autumn with the AnimalsBrandywine Zoo, 1-3:30pm1001 N. Park Drive; 571-7747brandywinezoo.org• Delaware Home ShowSaturday, October 16 & Sunday, October 17Chase Center on the Riverfront, 10am-4pm815 Justison Street; hbade.org

Sunday, October 17• NBC's "Last Comic Standing"Live TourFeaturing the winner & fi nalists from thispast summer’s seasonThe Grand, 7-9pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org• Felipe EsparzaGrand Opera House, 7-9:30pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577ticketsatthegrand.org

• Kidney WalkDravo Plaza @ Wilmington Riverfront8:30am-12pmkidneywalk.org

Monday, October 18• Chucho ValdesThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org

Tuesday, October 19• ‘An Evening with Natalie Merchant’ and the Delaware Symphony OrchestraThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org

Wednesday, October 20• “Sylvia”The aftermath of one man’s decision to bring home a stray dog he found in the parkWednesday, Oct. 20 - Sunday, Nov. 7Delaware Theatre Company, 8-10pm200 Water Street; 594-1100delawaretheatre.org• Indigo GirlsThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org

Thursday, October 21• Museum Book ClubThursday, Oct. 21 - Thursday, Nov. 18Delaware Art Museum, 10am-12pm571-9590; delart.org• Richard ThompsonThe guitar master plays in support of his critically acclaimed new album, Dream Attic, which was recorded liveThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org• ‘Folk Traditions of the U.S.’Featuring music & discussion led byDavid BrombergThe Music School of Delaware, 6:45-8:30pm4101 Washington Street; 762-1132musicschoolofdelaware.org

Saturday, October 23• MélomanieConcert, wine tasting & partyBlue Ball Barn, 6-9pm1914 W. Park Drive; 764-6338melomanie.org• Autumn with the AnimalsBrandywine Zoo, 1-3:30pm1001 N. Park Drive; 571-7747brandywinezoo.org• DCCA’S ‘Small Art / Big Auction’Delaware Center for theContemporary Arts, 8-11pm200 S. Madison Street; thedcca.org• “The Wrong Shade of Black”Saturday, October 23 & Sunday, October 24DuPont Theatre, 6-8pm10th & Market Streets; 762-4776priesttyaire.com, duponttheatre.com• ‘Open Wings, Broken Strings’ TourFeaturing a slate of ‘90s alt.rock stars, including Everclear’s Art Alexakis, Live’s Ed Kowalczyk & Sixpence None the Richer’s Leigh Nash

The Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org

Tuesday, October 26• Buddy GuyAt 74, the blues legend still electrifi esThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org

Wednesday, October 27• ‘How to Plant Your New Bare Root Tree’Delaware Center for Horticulture, 5-6:30pm1810 North Dupont Streetdelhort.org

Friday, October 29• Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s‘Night of All Nights’ GalaChase Center on the Riverfront, 6:30-10pm815 Justison Street; 656-7442delawaresymphony.org

Saturday, October 30•Autumn with the AnimalsBrandywine Zoo, 1-3:30pm1001 N. Park Drive; 571-7747brandywinezoo.org• Festival of GoblinsDelaware Art Museum, 4:30-7:30pmdelart.org• Faithful Friends Fall FestivalRiverfront Wilmington427-8514; faithfulfriends.us• Cirque ProductionsDSO maestro David Amado conducts this colorful, costume-fi lled performanceThe Grand, 2-4pm818 N. Market Street; 656-7442delawaresymphony.org• Riverfront Tree PlantingWilmington Riverfront, 9am-12pmdelhort.org• 31st Annual Halloween Loop20 downtown nightspotsoutandaboutnow.com; 655-6483

Sunday, October 31• Mental Health Association in Delaware's 8th annual E-Racing the BluesDravo Plaza @ Riverfront Wilmington8am-12pmeracingtheblues.org• 2nd Annual Union City Grille Halloween Treat 5KUnion City Grille, 8am-1pmraces2run.com

Saturday, November 6• Downtown Fall FestMarket St, WilmingtonNoon–4pm, FREEdowntownwilmington.com

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10/19An Evening with Natalie Merchant & the DSO@ Grand Opera House

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An Evening with Natalie Merchant & the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.The former Maniac puts a classical twist on her hits, plus performs new songs at the Grand on Oct. 19.

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Friday, October 1• ‘On Assignment: AmericanIllustration 1850-1950’Thru Feb. 20, 2011Delaware Art Museumdelart.org• John Kimura ParkerFriday, October 1 - Saturday, October 2The Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 656-7442delawaresymphony.org• Fringe WilmingtonSecond annual experimental-arts festivalFriday, October 1 - Sunday, October 3Various downtown Wilmington locations576-2100; fringewilmingtonde.com

Saturday, October 2• 2010 India FestChase Center on the Riverfront, 11am-6pm815 Justison Street; iaadelaware.org

• Little Italy Mural Project unveilingM. Fierro building, 11am-12pm1025 Union Street; 658-7072

Sunday, October 3• Woofstock: 20th annualWalk for the AnimalsBanning Park, 10am-2pmdehumane.org• Hispanic Heritage Family DayDelaware Art Museum, 5:30-7pmdelart.org• Head of Christina RegattaRiverfront Wilmington, 10am-12pm777-4533; wyra.org

Tuesday, October 5• MegaBizFestTuesday, Oct. 5 - Thursday, Oct. 7Networking mixer for small businessesDoubletree Hotel (700 King St.)megabizfest.com, wilmingtonde.com

Wednesday, October 6• Judge Glenda Hatchett book signingCCAC's Clifford Brown Performance Center, 705 N. Market Street, 3:30-5pm652-0101; ccacde.org

Thursday, October 7• Luminaria Labyrinth WalksThursday, October 7 - Thursday, October 28Delaware Art Museum, 5:30-7pmdelart.org• Rhythm of DanceThe Grand, 8-10pm818 N. Market Street; 652-5577thegrandwilmington.org

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