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O&ACONTENTSAugust 2012 | Vol. 25, No. 6 | www.outandaboutnow.com

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By Bob Yearick

WORD OF THE MONTH

Seen a good (bad)

one lately? Send your

candidates toryearick@

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The War ON WORDS

Wherin we attempt, however futilely, to correct some of the most common errors in English usage

ON WORDSON WORDSON WORDS

BONUSWORD OF

THE MONTHinternment

Pronounced in-tern-mnt, it’s a noun

meaning the action of confi nement

within the limits of a country or place.

Most modern usage is about individuals, and there is a distinction between internment,

which is being confi ned usually for preventive or political reasons, and

imprisonment, which is being closely confi ned as a punishment for

crime.

IntermentPronounced in-ter-mnt, it’s a noun meaning burial of a corpse, usually accompanied by a funeral ceremony.

Department of Redundancies Dept.• Magic Johnson on LeBron James: “He did a self-evaluation of himself.”

• Tiger Woods, quoted in the Baltimore Sun during the storm-ravaged Congressional: “It felt strange playing in front of a small handful of people.”

• Mandatory requirement, which a reader, bombarded every day with corporate-speak, calls “redundant and annoying.”

All Philly, All the Time Th e Philadelphia media is always good for some

contributions. Th e latest:

• Normally, we hold with Winston Churchill’s comment when it comes to the alleged rule about not ending a sentence with a preposition: “Th at is the kind of nonsense up with which I will not put,” quoth the witty Winnie. But sometimes, ya gotta call foul, as in this from Inquirer Phillies writer Bob Brookover: “Tell me what planet that makes sense on?” Bob, we suggest you write it thusly: “Tell me on what planet that makes sense.” And, BTW, that should be a period, not a question mark, at the end of Bob’s sentence.

• Th e always shaky Derrick Gunn, on Comcast Sports, asked Joe Banner, former Eagles president, “Which entity is your most proudest?” A double superlative and strange use of “entity.”

• Tom McCarthy, Phillies TV play-by-play guy, in a pre-recorded intro to a recent game: “Th e Phillies got some off ense from someone who wasn’t even branding a bat.” Th e word, Tom, is brandishing.

Local MediaIn which Spark makes its monthly contributions.

First, two items from the same writer, who hasn’t learned about dangling modifi ers:

• “Available in regular or prescription, you can customize the frames and lens.” It’s the frames and lenses that are available in regular or prescription, not you.

• “Sponsored by the Chesapeake City Chamber of Commerce, folks can expect the signature event . . .” It’s the signature event that is sponsored, not folks.

• And the editor attempted a repurposing of a fi ne old verb: “She was donned in a red cut-off top that barely covered half her bosom . . .” Don is a transitive verb meaning to put on an article of clothing. So “she donned the red cut-off top.” “Was donned in” almost makes it sound as if someone was wearing her.

Most IrritatingWe recently came across a list of “the most

irritating words and phrases of the decade,” put together by a language expert. Th at prompted us to begin forming our own list. Th e fi rst fi ve:

1. Viable. Everything nowadays is “viable.” No, it isn’t. Th e word means “capable of growing,” which doesn’t describe about half the words it’s applied to.

2. Upside potential. Rampant in sports-speak. Really, what other kind of potential is there?

3. Score the ball (in basketball). Again, sports-speak. You can’t score without the ball, can you?

4. It is what it is. Th e lazy person’s go-to phrase. Followed closely by “whatever,” which has a slightly edgier connotation.

5. Literally. Need we say more?Are there words or phrases that annoy you?

Send ‘em in. Your contribution could make the column.

Buy The War on Words paperback on OutAndAboutNow.com, at Ninth Street Books in Wilmington, the Hockessin Book Shelf, or on Amazon. Check out the website: thewaronwords.com.

We’re back to featuring two similar words. This month’s entries are pronounced and spelled almost the same except for one letter— n—which makes all the difference.

OUTFRONT

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Every overhead smash, forehand blast and cross-court pass will be for much more than self-achievement at this year’s Sickle Cell Tennis Classic in Wilmington.

On the weekends of Aug. 4-5 and 11-12, the 35th annual tournament will be held at the Rodney Street tennis courts, raising research money for the Nemours Foundation and the A.I. DuPont Hospital’s sickle cell program.

� e tournament was founded in 1978 by Adam Clark and Wilbert Fletcher of the Rodney Street Players Tennis Club, who wanted to use their passion for tennis to increase community awareness of sickle cell disease. For the last seven years, however, the tourney has been hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Pearls of Hope Foundation.

“It was more a tennis carnival than the traditional tournament format. It was great fun,” says tournament offi cial Watson Brown, refl ecting on the initial years of the competition.

Last year, the tournament drew 223 entries with a wide range of skill levels. It has grown so rapidly that this year matches must be played at six additional locations, including Sanford School, Delcastle Tennis Center, Tower Hill School, Banning Park, � omas McKean High School, and Wilmington Friends School.

� e Sickle Cell Classic is one of the few tennis tournaments in the tri-state area that off ers various draws based on skill level, requiring competitors to rate themselves prior to entry. � is is based on the U.S. Tennis Association’s national rating program implemented in 1982.

In June, Alpha Kappa Alpha presented last year’s proceeds of $10,000 to the Nemours Foundation. Over the last 35 years, the Sickle Cell Classic has raised more than $250,000, with contributions directed to institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Howard University, and � e University of Pennsylvania.

“� e original idea of the Rodney Street Players to increase community awareness of sickle cell disease has been the big success,” says Brown.

� e entry fee for this year’s tournament is $25 for the singles draw and $20 a person for the doubles draw. Matches start at 8 a.m. For more information visit sctennistournament.org

— Scott Harrison

Serving for a CauseSickle Cell Tennis Classic celebrates 33rd year

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The third-place winner will be published in

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As the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware Weight Loss Challenge steamed into its fi nal days, all 20 participants seemed to be amping up their eff orts.

Sean Marcisin of Plexus Fitness reported that about three-fourths of the group were on pace to meet their weight-loss goals. To help them, Plexus had

added new classes, including 30-minute “body blitz” sessions three times a week. Scott Ciabattoni, a member of the organizing committee, continues to set the pace.

He’s not only losing weight, he’s turning into a virtual Adonis (well, that may be a slight exaggeration). Ciabattoni has lost 30 pounds—10 pounds more than his initial goal and 10 pounds less than his new, readjusted goal. He’s added size to his biceps, chest and legs while cutting 3.75 inches from his waist. � e marketing research analyst for ING Direct/Capital One says the committee had expected some attrition, but not one of the 20 participants has dropped out. “� ey are committed to helping themselves while helping the Boys & Girls Clubs,” he says.

As of mid-July, the Challenge had reached about 50 percent of its $10,000 goal. � e committee plans a guest bartending event on � ursday, Aug. 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. at BBC Tavern and Grill in Greenville. “We’ll have a silent auction, raffl es, a few local celebrities and live music, so it should be a great event,” Ciabattoni says.

� e Challenge ends Aug. 15. Anyone wishing to sponsor one or more of the participants may go to activegiving.com or contact Ciabattoni at [email protected].

— Bob Yearick

WEIGHING INBoys & Girls Clubs Weight Loss Challenge sets guest bartending event Aug. 9 at BBC

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1. The Avett Brothers perform as part of WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival in Philadelphia. Photo by Joe del Tufo

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3. Philly favorite Kathleen Edwards was a crowd pleaser at the XPoNential Music Festival. Photo by Joe del Tufo

4. Aaron (last name not provided) busts a move during the Ladybug Music Festival. Photo by Joe del Tufo

5. McKinley Shorts performs for the crowd at Extreme Pizza during the Ladybug Music Festival. Photo by Joe del Tufo

6. The inaugural Ladybug Music Festival proved to be a great showcase for local talent, including Peace Ike, pictured here at The Film Bros. Co-Op. Photo by Joe del Tufo

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Are you fed up with playing hide-and-seek for hours in the woods with your golf ball? Do you ever get so frustrated you’d like to crush the ball with, say, a mallet? If so, Bill

Dugdale, of Chadds Ford, may have a remedy for you. � at remedy was born 43 years ago when Bill’s uncle, Geordie

Laird, and his father, Glen Dugdale, became bored with their usual summer games at their parents’ home in Ligonier, Pa. Searching for a new diversion, Geordie salvaged a dusty croquet set from the house and created a game soon to be called croquet golf.

Today, croquet golf has morphed into the patented game Nine Holes Anywhere, an amalgam of croquet and golf that diff ers from the latter game in that it requires less space, time, and, most important, money and hassle.

As the name implies, Nine Holes Anywhere can be played on an assortment of terrains, including beaches, frozen lakes, and back yards. Participants use durable, specially modifi ed mallets that allow a full golf swing. Scoring is similar to golf, with pars being assigned to all holes.

Founder of Nine Holes Anywhere Bill Dugdale began creating customized mallets in his shop in Chadds Ford last year and selling them in sets of four mallets, six balls, and nine fl ag pins (with built-in bottle openers for true golfers). Each comes in a heavy-duty, easy-to-carry canvas bag. Sets are numbered and marked with a brass tag in the order produced. Mallets include made-to-order emblems such as beer caps, shot gun shells, and monograms, designed by Bill’s wife, Sydney Vandyke, who plays a large role in the company. Sets have been sold all over the country.

In June, Dugdale hosted a 90-player charity tournament at his home, raising nearly $3,000 for St. Michael’s School and Nursery on Walnut Street in downtown Wilmington. A client relationship manager for a money management fi rm, Dugdale has been on the board at St. Michaels for 12 years. He plans to use Nine Holes Anywhere for more charity events in the future.

“Non-profi ts are perfect partners because we love supporting good causes and we also get to promote the game,” he says.

To purchase your own Nine Holes Anywhere set, go to nineholesanywhere.com or visit the company’s Facebook page: facebook.com/croquetgolf. � e game is also sold locally at the Wilmington Country Store, Wild � yme and Artemis Outfi tters.

—Scott Harrison

CROQUET GOLF: Non-Frustrating FunBill Dugdale turns family whimsy intopatented game and clever fundraiser

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Our June issue introduced readers to Kym Lulu Fant, a 1993 graduate of McKean High School who is now a mother, pharmaceutical fi rm executive and world-class bicyclist who lives in Santa Rosa, Calif. with her husband and two-year-old son. On June 30, Fant and fi ve other women began riding the Tour de France

course one day ahead of the actual race, as part of a project organized and sponsored by Rêve, a company that promotes cycling worldwide. Rêve has organized two previous rides, but this is the fi rst all-female team to tackle the course. � e women were scheduled to fi nish in Paris on July 21.

We caught up with Fant via email as she approached the halfway point of the ride. Below are some of her comments.

“� e riding is the easiest part of this adventure. I love being on my bike and now that we’re in the mountains I am having so much fun. I love to climb and descend fast even more! � e fl at stages were tough mentally because they were so boring. Axl [her son], Glenn and my mom arrived Friday. It’s been great! Maybe not the sleeping. Partly because of a 2-yr old kicking me all night :).

“Stage 12 will be very hard—long with lots of steep climbs. “� e stress is when we’re not on our bikes—worrying about our bikes, nutrition and

making sure we’re putting our feet up as much as possible. For example, the other night we arrived at 8 to a hotel after riding 120 miles with 10k climbing and had to walk to dinner. It was not close and I got lost and with the language barrier it was a challenge. I arrived and it was 95 degrees inside and it was Chinese buff et! Yikes, I thought. My teammate looked at me after I took a sip of my beer and said, 'Well, at least we will have 2 days to recover from food poisoning!'

“We are all at diff erent levels, so it makes it rough at times. I will arrive at the top of a climb and we will have to wait for others while we are getting cold and stiff , then have to start up again. We are a team but thrown together, only meeting twice, enduring the most physical challenge of our lives. We all have a little bit of selfi shness as we each need to fi nish and survive! � e fi rst few days I would drop back and try to pull up teammates

that may have fallen off the back but realized I am not strong enough and... if I continue to do this I may not make it myself.

“I feel stronger every day! If I can stay healthy and injury free I am confi dent I will make it to Paris!!”

Just before O&A went to press, we got word that all six members of the Rêve team made it to Paris in good shape and on schedule. Kym Fant’s mother and stepfather, Sheryl and Geoff Rogers, of Wilmington, were there to celebrate with her.

— Bob Yearick

Wilmingtonian Kym Lulu Fant and her teammates faced physical

and mental challenges as they followed the Tour de France route

Kym Fant is joined by her mother, Sheryl Rogers, at the Arc de Triumph in Paris, after Kym completed the Tour de France route with fi ve other American women.

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It has been said that social media has made the world a smaller place. For my friend Brian Ware, it also created a place where many offered him their final farewells.

On Monday, July 16, at the age of 43, Brian lost his battle with KRAS mutation colon cancer. In the weeks leading up to his death, Brian’s story touched thousands through Facebook.

Brian was a graduate of Glasgow High School, the University of Delaware, and Widener University Law School. He lived in North Wilmington with his dog Liberty and worked as an attorney in the banking industry. But many will remember Brian much more for the remarkable dignity and strength he displayed during his final months.

Years ago Brian became an early adopter of Facebook and Yelp, regularly commenting on “Lib,” the Phillies, social issues, and his favorite places to eat. He cultivated his friends carefully and fed them steady streams of his easy-going, humorous observations.

In Brian’s open and honest approach, cancer and chemotherapy treatments also

became Facebook topics. In November 2011, when his cancer was not responding to the chemo, he posted the following:

“The news was not good . . . Barring [a] miraculously positive reaction to this new therapy, I've got 3 years tops. Sorry to be blunt, but if we haven't seen each other in a while, we should try to catch up.”

Brian continued to use Facebook to share his triumphs and his setbacks. Along the way, friends joined his fight and followed him, like children chasing Rocky Balboa through the streets of Philadelphia. Strangers “friended” and prayed for him; and from everywhere they urged him to rally and fight one more day.

Brian became a hero not because people felt sorry for him, but because he represented the best of what we all aspire to be. He invited us into his life and showed us the face of bravery. His candid battle with cancer gave people cause to look in the mirror and ask themselves, “What would I do?”

On July 10, six days before his passing, friends established a Facebook page dedicated to Brian’s enduring battle. Within eight days, the page, cancerbware.org, had been visited more than 60,000 times and had more than 2,000 current “likes.”

Soon afterward, the related organization Cancer B Ware was created to raise money to cover Brian’s medical expenses and to fund research specific to the eradication of KRAS mutation colon cancer. The organization is currently planning T-shirt sales, guest bartending nights, a 5K run, and other events to raise awareness and funds.

Days before he died, Brian shared one last post. It concluded with a message that summed up his optimism, faith, and outlook:

“There’s still a lot of good in the world. Find it!”

Putting a ‘Face’ on a Battle with CancerBy Tommy Abel

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design was selected as the winner among more than 70 entries in Premier Wine & Spirits’ inaugural contest. The winning design earned Sneath a $2,000 cash prize and the honor of having her label used for Premier’s Limestone Cabernet and Newport Chardonnay, which will debut this fall.

But that is not what we’re most proud of.

In a moving act of generosity, Sneath has decided to donate the $2,000 cash prize to Cancer B-Ware, a new organization created in the memory of her friend, Brian Ware (see adjacent story). In addition, Sneath approached Premier about donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of its Limestone Cabaret and Newport Chardonnay to the Cancer B-Ware. Premier has agreed. Stay tuned to Out & About for ways you can support Cancer B-Ware, or simply visit cancerbware.org,

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Pizza may have arrived late to America—some time in the latter half of the 19th century—but once established, it took the country by storm. Whether it’s thin crust, Neapolitan, New York style, Chicago style, brick oven or gourmet, it has become America’s food favorite. And Delaware takes a back seat to no one when it comes to the quality and variety of this product of Italy. For everything you need to know about pizza, read on.

PASSION FOR PIZZA pg. 20 | FOOD FOR THOUGHT pg. 25 | READER FAVORITES pg. 27

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The quintessential American food may be apple pie, but its popularity pales in comparison to the national obsession with the pizza pie. No other food has received as warm a welcome in its adoptive home.

There are 70,000 pizza establishments in the U.S., and Americans gorge themselves on a staggering 100 acres of pizza a day, according to the National Association of Pizza Operators.

It took more than 3,000 years of culinary evolution for the pizza to reach its current ubiquitous state. It began with the migration of the tomato from South America to Italy in the 16th century. At first, the fruit was thought to be poisonous, but Neapolitan peasants eventually overcame their fears, began adding it to their flatbread recipes and, voila, the first pizza was created.

At about the same time, the product of another import was gaining popularity. Mozzarella cheese became available after the water buffalo was brought to Italy from India in the seventh century. Mozzarella was first made from water-buffalo milk. But it would take until the late 19th century for the cheese and the tomato to meet up on a pizza crust.

That seminal event took place in Naples in 1889 when tavern owner Raffaele Esposito was asked to prepare a menu of pies for the visiting Queen Margherita and King Umberto I. One of the varieties featured tomatoes, mozzarella and basil—ingredients that resembled the color of the Italian flag. It became the queen’s favorite and, thus, the modern-day pizza was born.

Pizza arrived in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century when Italian immigrants began opening their own bakeries, selling groceries as well as pizza. Many of these pizzerias were small neighborhood affairs that few if any non-Italians knew about. For the next 40 years, pizza would remain very much an ethnic delicacy eaten by Italians in the “Little Italies” where they settled.

The mainstreaming of pizza into American life began after World War II when GIs who had been stationed in Italy returned home with a hankering for the pie. Between 1945 and 1960, pizzerias sprang up all over the country. Many were taverns like Wilmington’s Pala’s Café, which served “the world’s worst pizza” from 1949 until it closed in 2008. The now-shuttered Remedio’s and Furio’s were also popular in the day.

What changed the pizza-scape were the large chains, which turned pizza into a commodity, making the dough, sauce and cheese in a central commissary, then shipping the pies to many locations. Pride in the pizza-maker’s craft nearly disappeared, but the chains were convenient, sold an inexpensive product, and prospered.

However, the ubiquity of the standardized pie produced counter-trends that the chains couldn’t ignore. The first was the commitment to preserve the classic American pizzeria, along with the authentic pizza and the art of the pizzaiuolo.

In Delaware, no one represents this quest for authenticity better than Neapolitan native Pino DiMeo. DiMeo, who learned his craft at his parents’ pizzeria, set up shop in downtown Wilmington in 2011 prepared to give patrons a taste of something they’d never before experienced. For DiMeo, it’s all about the ingredients—imported from Naples—and the preparation of the dough that goes through a double-fermentation process.

“That’s what gives it that ‘kick,’” says DiMeo, who describes

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Left: "The Shannon" pizza inside the wood-fired oven at Pizza by Elizabeths, topped with fig jam, gorgonzola cheese, thinly sliced prosciutto, and scallions.

his pizza crust as a Neapolitan/New York hybrid. “If you import the ingredients but don’t go through the fermentation of the dough, it’s still not the same.”

At Anthony’s Coal-Fired Pizza in north Wilmington and Pike Creek, it’s the oven that makes the difference. Coal-fired baking produces a pie that comes out crispy thin with a char that’s detectable but not overpowering.

“Wood gives more of a smoky flavor as opposed to the coal, which gives a nice char,” says general manager Sean McColligan. “It doesn’t overpower the pizza. You still taste all the ingredients.”

As for toppings, all of Anthony’s have an Italian pedigree. They’re made from plum tomatoes from Italy, Grande mozzarella, kalamata olives and Berio olive oil. The most daring offering from this Florida-based chain is a cauliflower concoction, one of the inspirations brought over from owner Anthony Bruno’s Runway 84 restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

“People love it,” says McColligan. “It really works together well.”The second reaction against the commodification of pizza was

the California-style or gourmet pizza that began in the 1980s. While many pizza lovers prefer traditional styles and toppings such as pepperoni, sausage, onions, pepper, mushrooms and olives, pizza connoisseurs are eager to try non-traditional fare in the pursuit of pizza nirvana. Some new toppings include seafood, such as shrimp and oysters, as well as game meats like venison and duck. More outlandish combinations include peanut butter and jelly and bacon and eggs.

“I don’t know that we’re trending in that direction,” says Dominick Pulieri, founder of Grotto Pizza, Delaware’s largest pizza chain. At the same time, he is experimenting with a “breakfast pizza” at his beach locations. “It’s an edge that some companies will use to get competitive advantage. Pizza has changed immensely since I’ve been in the business.”

The first restaurant to bring the gourmet trend to Delaware was Pizza by Elizabeths, which opened in Greenville in 1993. Owners Betsy LeRoy and Betsy Snyder got the inspiration from swapping their homemade pizza recipes and realizing the limitless potential of a good pizza crust.

“Once you have a really great-tasting crust, you can put anything on it,” says owner/manager LeRoy. Elizabeths’ crust gets its texture from a turn in a 600-degree wood-fired oven.

LeRoy makes sure the crust is topped with only the finest quality meats and cheeses, like beef filet strips, prosciutto and Parmegiana-Reggiano.

As for the vegetable toppings, she says, “We built two 4 X 8-foot raised planters outside our kitchen window for fresh herbs and vegetables. You can't get any more ‘farm to table’ than that! We think it helps our cooks understand the food they are preparing from start to finish and gives them a much greater appreciation for it. We are growing several types of tomatoes, six kinds of peppers, Italian basil, Thai basil, purple basil, mint, parsley, lemon grass, chives, oregano and sage. The kitchen staff takes turns watering and weeding.”

But does she ever worry that patrons might be intimidated by a menu containing 16 signature pizzas and 60 toppings?

“Our initial idea was that people wanted to create their own pizza, and that’s why we have so many choices,” she says. “We realize that is not the most popular way. People just want you to choose for them.”

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Hummus, shredded pork, black bean sauce and Portuguese linguica are among the ingredients in its off erings. � e menu features 22 signature pizzas, each with an average of fi ve ingredients. � e “Aviero,” for example, is topped with Portuguese linguica, smoked bacon, pepperoncini, roasted red peppers, tomato sauce, mozzarella and fresh cilantro. And if you can’t fi nd a pie to satisfy your taste buds, you can always create your own.

“I tell people it’s [gourmet] but with a sports bar atmosphere and lower prices,” says general manager James Baker, Jr.

While they might seem like gourmet fare, the stuff ed pizzas Bella Vista off ers at Easter and Christmas are as quintessentially Italian as the traditional Margherita pizza. � e tradition arose when the peasants had to come up

with a use for fl our and meats left over from those holidays. Now the recipes make a tasty addition to the restaurant’s standard menu. “It’s just trying to be diff erent, trying to distinguish yourself,” says Candace Roseo, who along with her husband, Nunzio, a native Neapolitan, owns the restaurant with locations in Pike Creek and on Wilmington’s Riverfront.

As proprietor of both the smallest brewery in the state and a pizzeria, Steve Powell is sure he’ll be experimenting with off erings in both areas. For now he’s concentrating on traditional pizza fare, although he has off ered a duck topping that was quite popular. More exotic game might eventually fi nd its way on to the menu. “We’ve thought about kangaroo meat, but haven’t ventured that far,” says Powell, who opened Argilla Brewing Co.@

Pietro’s Pizza in Newark last March. “We’d also like to do pizza/beer dinners.”

Can’t decide between lasagna and a pizza for dinner? At Ciao Pizza, you don’t have to. Here you can get a lasagna pizza as well as a baked ziti pizza, a chicken alfredo pizza, a chicken parmigiana pizza and an eggplant parmigiana pizza.

“Believe me, we do all kinds of pizza,” says owner John Esposito. “Around here there are so many restaurants, you have to try something edgy.”

He’s up to the challenge. He recalls the time a customer wanted potato chips on his pizza. “I told him I’d put it on—I’m a very easy-going guy,” he says. "� e fi rst time I put the chips on at the beginning and it burned. But the second time I put them on halfway along and he loved it.”

Above: Antimo DiMeo prepares a classic Margherita.

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Above: Antino DiMeo prepares a classic Margherita.

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Americans eat roughly 350 slices of pizza

Pizza-eaters in the United States eat about

of pizza a year.

This is roughly 46 slices.

was created in honor of Queen Margherita and made by Rafaelle around 1889. He used tomato, mozzarella cheese, and basil to

represent the Italian fl ag.

pizza in the world is the Luis XIII, Salerno, Italy, a Renato Viola Creation

for $12,000. It takes 72 hours to make (the dough must rest) and is topped

with bufala mozzarella, three types of caviar, lobster from Norway and Cilento, and it is lightly dusted with hand picked grains of pink Australian sea-salt from

the Murray River.

pizza ever made was at

Norwood Hypermarket in South Africa. It was 122 feet,

8 inches across, weighed 26,883 pounds, contained

3,968 pounds of cheese, and 1,984 pounds of sauce.

We consume around

of pepperonis every year,

making it the most popular topping in America.

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is said to reduce the risk of esophageal

cancer.

in North America was

opened on 53 1/3 Spring Street in New York City by

Gennaro Lombardi in 1905.

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soldiers were using the sun to bake fl atbreads on their shields, and topping them

with cheese and dates.

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"Pietro's Pizza has long been a favorite of mine. Now that they've turned themselves into a small brewery, they are even better."

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"The mixture of fresh toppings and cheese sit upon a perfectly bubbly and delicious crust. Plus, the in-house brews are wonderful."

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Chelsea Tavern821 N. Market Street, Wilmington482-3333, chelseatavern.com

“Chelsea Tavern’s brick oven pizzas are fresh, seasonal, and delicious. They have a pizza to complement any of their unique beers. Fun for sharing and big enough to take home for lunch the next day.”

— Kathleen Deitz

“The variety! They have everything from a traditional Margherita pie to a roasted pear pizza with gorgonzola and honey that will blow your mind.”

— Lauren Van Hise

Ciao Pizza Trolley SquareTrolley Square, Wilmington654-5331, ciaopizzatrolleysquare.com

“Consistently excellent pizza. Perfect crust.”— Maura Fulham

“Hands down, Ciao is the best. The baked ziti pizza is to die for! Also, there is always an excellent variety to choose from.”

— Antoinette Cubeta

DiMeo’s Pizza831 N. Market Street, Wilmington655-1427, dimeospizza.com

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“Just all around outstanding! Fresh, yeasty crusts, not too thin or thick with gorgeously fl avorful toppings. Perfect for a slice or pies for a party. And they deliver!” — Cassandra Marshall

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Bella Vista Pizzeria3 S. Orange Street, Wilmington, 302.652.10105337 Limestone Road, Wilmington, 302-239-4858bellavistatrattoria.com"When I resided in Brooklyn for a few years, I found the world’s perfect pizza at Luigi’s Pizzeria. While we have some great options in Wilmington, no local spots could ever match the airy crust and perfect sauce, cheese, and herb combinations I grew to love. I think I’ve fi nally found a Wilmington winner at Bella Vista Pizzeria. Imagine the perfect, New York-style pizza…this is it. If you check it out, I highly recommend one slice of cheese and a corner piece of their tomato pie."

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Sovana Bistro696 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, PA610-444-5600, sovanabistro.com"Many claim the best pizza is made in Italy. Well, I’ve been to Italy and while the pizza I tasted there is fi rst-rate, the pie served by Sovana Bistro is every bit its equal. Thin crust, zesty sauce, fresh ingredients, creative combinations…Sovana’s pizza is the best I’ve had on this continent. Try the corn pizza (served only in summer), which features fresh corn, salami, jalapeno peppers and feta cheese."

— Jerry DuPhily, publisher

Claymont Steak Shop3526 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, 302-798-0013Elkton Road & Amstel Avenue, Newark, 302-453-9500claymontsteakshop.com“This place is already famous for their cheesesteaks, but their lesser-known pizza should be equally embraced! The crust is somewhere in between a New York and Chicago style, and the bottom is always crisped to perfection. They have gourmet pizzas—including a Greek Spanakopita—but my favorite is still topped with broccoli, mushrooms and onions. Next time you're jonesin' for a pie, grab one from here—they make personal pan sizes, too."

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Tony’s Café366 Possum Park Road, Newark, 302-737-2411"When I lived in Newark I could walk to Tony’s Café, which was all too convenient. Their pizza was some of the best I ever had. I’m a bit of a purist, so plain or tomato pie was my favorite. My husband, on the other hand, suffered from a “Chicken Alfredo Pizza” addiction. We live in Wilmington now, and while we have our favorite spot here, we still make the trip to Tony’s occasionally for old time’s sakes. It’s worth it."

— Marie Graham, sales director

Café Verdi12A Trolley Square, Wilmington, 302-656-5411cafeverdi.biz"“The folks at Café Verdi have faithfully served the Trolley Square community for years, and on a recent Christmas Day opened exclusively for a few dozen under-privileged residents in the area. They make tasty pizza and are there to help out neighbors. Two good reasons to make this place worth trying.”

— Jim Miller, director of publications

Porto Fino Pizza730 Ferry Cut-off, New Castle322-3330, porto-fi nopizza.com

“I'm a huge fan of pizza at Porto Fino. Atmosphere is great and draft beer is nice and cold. I recommend bacon, pineapple, and crushed hot peppers as toppings.”

— Paul Woitko

“Porto Fino's pizza is the best pizza because they use the fi nest ingredients. It has that homemade taste that everyone loves! Their sauce is amazing, which to me makes the pizza. If you don't have good sauce, it's not a good pizza.”

— Stephanie Passwater

World Cafe Live at the Queen500 N. Market Street, Wilmington994-1400, queen.worldcafelive.com

“I make it a point to have WCL’s White Pizza at least once a week —I crave it all the time! Plenty of garlic, mozzarella, parmesan, feta, arugula and an amazing vinaigrette dressing - yum!’

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“Perfect size! Tastes great! Goes great with a beer.”— JW Hickman

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FRANCE

Tarte fl ambée is a popular French pizza, that includes a thin layer of dough—similar to a crêpe—topped with crème fraîche, sliced onions and bacon.

AUSTRALIA

A well-liked combination consists of barbecue sauce, emu, crocodile and kangaroo. Another popular combo is barbecue sauce, shrimp and pineapple.

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Costa Ricans keep it sweet with a thin layer of shaved coconut atop a variety of other fl avors.

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Pickled ginger, minced mutton, and paneer (a form of cottage cheese) is a favorite

RUSSIA

Pizza topped with sardines, tuna, mackerel, onions and salmon is known as “mockba” in Russia. The fi shy pie is typically served cold and packs a whole lot of fl avor.

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crème fraîche, sliced onions and bacon.

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Eel and squid are popular toppings, as well as a combination of mayonnaise, potato, and bacon given the name Mayo Jaga.

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Perhaps you saw it during the X Games telecast a few weeks ago: two stunt-car drivers defying gravity as they sped through a 66-foot-high double loop set up in the heart of Los Angeles.

The 52-mph spin on the oversized Hot Wheels track lasted only a couple of seconds—hardly enough time for the announcers to disclose the secret we’re

about to reveal: That mega loop merited a “MADE IN DELAWARE” sticker.Staging Dimensions Inc. built the huge orange helix in its plant in the Southgate Industrial

Park, off U.S. 13 and Interstate 95 near New Castle. The project required precisely shaping 300,000 pounds of steel into 48 curved sections, each one 8 feet wide with a 16-foot arc, according to Scott Humphrey, Staging Dimensions president.

From design to completion, the project took more than two months, says Kim Moore, the company’s vice president.

The pieces had to be shipped cross-country, to a secret location in California, for assembly and testing. Justin Phillips, the 24-year-old night manager who was responsible for production, made the trip to California. As he saw the sections pieced together for the fi rst time, he recalls saying to himself, “Man, that’s never going to work.”

Then, like magic, everything fi t almost perfectly when the bolts were tightened. “We just had to make some minor adjustments to some of the guardrail,” says Phillips. Testing went off without a hitch—and the proof came in the successful performance in Los Angeles on June 30.

“If anyone asked me if I ever thought I’d do anything like this, I’d have to say it wouldn’t have been on my radar at all,” says Humphrey, 49.

But Humphrey’s life has been fi lled with off-the-radar accomplishments, including owning four interrelated businesses.

While in high school in Cherry Hill, N.J., he got interested in theatrical lighting and staging. He came to Delaware for the fi rst time in 1983 to do lighting work for the Johnny Neel Band. Neel, renowned as a keyboardist who worked with the Allman Brothers, soon moved to Nashville, but Humphrey went on to handle the lighting for Tommy Conwell, Cyndi Lauper, the Kinks and others.

In 1984, Humphrey started his fi rst business, Light Action, providing lighting and staging for entertainment and business events. The business bumped along for a couple of years before getting its big break late in that decade: the contract to handle the lighting for all the fi ght scenes, both in Philadelphia and Los Angeles, for Rocky V. “That account was a great deal of money for a small company,” Humphrey says.

As Light Action grew, he soon found himself selling lighting equipment to clients almost as often as he was renting it out or managing projects. One deal involved selling a large number of dimmers made by Applied Electronics in Charlotte, N.C., to a casino in Atlantic City. Soon after, Humphrey learned that Applied was in danger of going out of business, and he feared losing one of his reliable suppliers of lighting and outdoor roofi ng systems. He contacted his father, who had recently sold his printing business. Together, they bought Applied in 1993 and moved it to Newport News, Va., three years later. ►

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In 2001, Humphrey recognized another need—a company to manufacture the indoor staging equipment that Light Action was using for its projects. Staging Dimensions started up in Newport News in 2001 and two years later moved to New Castle, in space adjacent to Light Action. With the acquisition in 2007 of Riverfront Audiovisual, primary provider of audiovisual services at the Chase Center, Humphrey now runs four businesses that manufacture, install, rent or sell seating, staging, roofing, light and sound systems for entertainment and special events.

Staging Dimensions, Moore says, makes “a full line of standard and portable staging products—stage decks, stair units, guard rails, carts, orchestra pit fillers, seating and risers, support systems and equipment ramps.” With its laser cutting capability, Stage Dimensions can customize stages, pit fillers, trade show booths, and even buildings to meet clients’ requests, she says.

Together, the four businesses gross more than $15 million a year and employ 75 to 85 people (about 35 with Applied Electronics and the rest in Delaware). “We’re very diverse,” says Humphrey. “No single client makes up more than 5 percent of our gross—and each business helps support the others if things get tough.”

In one important respect, he says, “We are the typical Delaware company. We’re here in Delaware, but 85 percent of what we earn comes from out of state, and we bring it back here.”

That out-of-state business accounts for Staging Dimensions’ and Light Action’s frequent behind-the-scenes presence at high-profile events and nationally known venues like the X Games.

Other examples: staging for DirecTV’s annual Celebrity Beach Bowl and Philadelphia’s Welcome America Fourth of July celebration; a custom pool cover for the Borgata Water Club in Atlantic City; tiered seating risers for the Phillies’ 2008 World Series celebration at Citizens Bank Park; custom lighting and orchestra pit filler for the World War II Museum in New Orleans.

In addition, Moore says, Stage Dimensions built a two-tier rolling stand that Major League Soccer uses each year for its championship trophy presentation. The league owns the structure and transports it each year to wherever the trophy will be presented, but it requests the services of the same Light Action technician each year to help with the setup.

Stage Dimensions landed the Hot Wheels project through Murphy Productions, a West Coast company that puts together major entertainment events for companies like DirecTV and Mattel, Humphrey says. Last year’s Hot Wheels project, he says, was “Fearless at the 500”—a 90-foot-high ramp that launched a stunt driver on a record 332-foot jump onto another ramp on the infield of the Indianapolis Speedway on the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500.

For the X Games project, Humphrey says, Mattel and Murphy “gave us a picture of the toy, Double Dare Snare. That’s all. They had all these grand ideas. We had to bring everything down to reality, and say, ‘Here’s what we can do.’”

And then they got it done. And it worked.“Considering what’s at stake, it was one of our more

challenging projects,” Humphrey says.But was it the biggest, or the best?Humphrey isn’t ready to make that pronouncement. Instead,

he says, “I’d say we haven’t done it yet.”

Scott Humphrey, Andy Rougvie and Justin Phillips stand by a bystronic laser that cut the metal used for the life-sized Hot Wheels loop for the X Games. Photo by Tim Hawk


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Wilmington, at least in August, tends to quiet down a bit. Matthew Curtis, owner of Union City Grille on Union Street, and Julianne Cross, Curtis’s PR consultant, want to change that. On Saturday, Aug. 25, Curtis and Cross will hold the fi rst

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Pizza and bier. Like peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, and drunk and disorderly, the words simply roll off the tongue with such ease, it’s hard to say the fi rst without the second right beside. And it should be no

surprise. After all, essentially, pizza is nothing more than fl atbread and cheese, which, along with bier, are among the older foodstuff s known to mankind.

In fact, there is some debate within the archaeological and historical communities as to whether bread or bier was the primary catalyst in the shift away from hunter-gatherer societies and the development of agriculture. Both bier and bread provided a means to preserve the nutritional value provided by grains. Similarly, a few centuries later saw the development of cheese production, thus off ering an opportunity for ancient peoples to preserve milk products. Combining them is just a logical next step.

And yes, I know about you folks out there who maintain that for pizza to be pizza, there need to be tomatoes somewhere in the process. However, as this is an article whose Prime Directive is to discuss bier, I’m not going to get into the whole Sicilian, � in Crust, Neapolitan, Chicago Style, etc., discussion. No off ense, but, in a word, the tomato advocates are, from a historical perspective, simply wrong. Bier, fl atbread and cheese can all be traced back to, at the very least, ancient Egypt. Tomatoes, on the other hand, are a product of the New World, and, upon their initial introduction to European society, were shunned and believed to be poisonous. � e notion of “tomato pie” is a purely modern construct.

� e point here is that progress is good and change a natural thing to be encouraged. Somewhere along the way, someone thought to add tomatoes to the equation, and….BOOM…all of a sudden, what people think of as pizza includes an entirely new

ingredient. � e same can be said of bier, Bier, at its most basic level, is nothing more than

fermented grain. � e rest is really just an extension or modifi cation of that basic process. Truth be told, most ancient bier was, in all likelihood, unfamiliar to modern sensibilities. In fact, most ancient brews would not be well received by most people today. � ey would be sweeter (from a relative lack of bittering agents), sourer (from a wild yeast “contamination”), and rather murky (from extremely primitive fi ltering methods) compared with modern biers. Over the millennia, technological improvements, stylistic innovations and ingredient modifi cations and additions have led to “modern bier” styles. � e same can be said of pizza.

Let’s face it, the “craft” movement is something bigger than bier. It really is more an approach to life. To be sure, industrialization and mechanization have done wonders for improving modern folks’ quality of life. However, with all the effi ciencies of modern technology come many trade-off s. In the food arena, mass production and processing has led to aff ordable, readily available food, but the resulting

product tends to be rather homogenized and lackluster. � e craft movement, including things like “Farm to Table”

restaurants and the like, is about bringing back some of the nuanced zest that tends to be stripped from mechanized, mass-produced, processed foods. It’s only

natural that the Craft Bier movement and the Craft Food movements would begin to combine. ►

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Enter Argilla Brewery at Pietro’s Pizza. After 35-plus years of running a standard pizzeria, Pietro’s—originally in Prices Corner and later in Pike Creek—the father and son team have taken two of the most popular trends in the culinary and beverage fi elds and combined them: Craft Bier and Craft Pizza (not quite as easy to roll off the tongue as, say, macaroni and cheese, perhaps, but soon to be the most logical combination around).

Now located on the Kirkwood Highway in the Meadowood Shopping Center, this little gem of a restaurant is really turning heads. And, when I say “little,” I really mean it. � e brewhouse at Argilla is really nothing more than a large homebrew system that one might put in one’s basement. Each batch of bier is a mere 45 gallons, approximately the equivalent of 3-1/2 kegs of bier.

As you can imagine, they spend a lot of time just trying to brew enough to keep up with demand. � e good news/bad news on this front is that they can’t always manage to keep up. When this happens, they keep it local, off ering their guests selections from other Delaware Breweries like 16Mile and Twin Lakes. Argilla’s is a great example of combining all the elements of “craftiness” with local ingredients, artisanal cheeses, homemade dough and homemade bier.

I recently attended � e Craft Brewer’s Conference in San Diego. � e brewing scene there is incredibly exciting. In San Diego County alone, there are more than 40 breweries and brewpubs. � e Brewer’s Association statistics indicate that the U. S. just surpassed the 2,000 mark for number of breweries. More striking, though, is that the association estimates there are an additional 1,000 breweries in the pipeline! � is number includes many operations like Argilla as well as traditional production facilities.

For consumers, this means there’s never been more choice available, and we’re about to increase that level of choice by 50 percent or more. Only time will tell how this increase will be received by consumers, but one thing is for sure, there will be an unprecedented level of attention paid to this new generation of brewers and breweries. I look forward to the challenge of trying them out and wish them all the best of luck in their new ventures.

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Margherita Pizza with Argilla Amber Ale“I love what we do. We use fresh mozzarella and fresh basil, but what people really like is the hunks of garlic we put on there. Our house amber ale brewed here was designed to be drunk with pizza. We toast the grains in the oven before we add it to the mash tank. This gives it a toasty maltiness that goes well with pizza. We tried not to make it hoppy cause that can sometimes be overwhelming.”

— Steve Powell, co-owner/head brewer of Argilla Brewing Co. at Pietro’s Pizza

The Betty Davis with Dogfi sh Head My Antonio “The Betty Davis pie—personally I prefer the honey wheat dough—and it comes topped with blackened chicken, bacon, fi re-roasted peppers, cheddar and aged provolone cheeses and gets fi nished with a honey Dijon drizzle. My favorite beer that we have on tap currently that will go great with this pizza is the Dogfi sh Head My Antonia. It is a continually hopped imperial pilsner so it’s on the lighter side of beers but it still gives you that hops punch to the nose when you bring your glass close. It’s a perfect summer time beer and pairs perfectly with the blackened chicken and the honey Dijon on the pizza.”

— Paul Egnor, executive chef at Pizza by Elizabeths

The Hanoi Fever Pizza with Allagash White “The Hanoi Fever is a homemade Hoisin sauce with slow cooked pulled pork, scallions, roasted peanuts, fresh jalapeno and mozzarella. It is topped with shredded carrots and fresh cilantro as a garnish. I like to serve this one with Allagash White, which is a traditional Belgian style wheat beer that helps take away some of the heat (spiciness) of the pizza.”

— Jim Baker, general manager at Extreme Pizza

Figaro Pizza/diParma with Twin Lakes Greenville Pale Ale“From our current menu, the two pizzas that are beer-friendliest are the Figaro (with fresh fi gs, pancetta and gorgonzola, fi nished with truffl e honey) and the diParma (goat cheese, prosciutto and arugula). Both pizzas feature two of beer’s favorite partners--cheese and the pig. But each pizza has its sophisticated twist. The Figaro has a touch of sweet and salty while the diParma has a peppery earthiness. The Twin Lakes Greenville Pale Ale is a full-fl avored ale that’s more malty than hoppy and seems to have a fl oral quality that the Figaro loves and earthiness that the diParma loves.”

— Dan Butler, owner/chef at Piccolina Toscana

We asked a few area restaurateurs with a reputation for good ‘pie’ to share one of their favorite pizza-and-beer pairings.

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The Perils (and Pleasures) of Expectationof ExpectationNolan brings a satisfying

conclusion to the Batman trilogy

By Mark Fields

Like many fanboys, I have awaited � e Dark Knight Rises, the fi nal chapter in writer-director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, with a mixture of anticipation and dread. Nolan, a compelling cinematic storyteller with a febrile

imagination, helped to set the audience bar high with � e Dark Knight, the accomplished second chapter. My expectations were raised even further by the intriguing, albeit non-Batman feature Inception, which Nolan released in 2010.

But third installments in other Hollywood series (Spiderman III, Return of the Jedi, to name two) have been major disappointments. So the jury was out on whether Nolan could deliver on the conclusion of this epic arc of a story. Although there are quibbles about some of the production aspects (especially sound), narratively and emotionally, � e Dark Knight Rises delivers on the promise of this dark and complex tale.

Eight years after Batman/Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) takes the fall for the murderous sins of Harvey Dent, Gotham City has achieved a peace and stability that few could have anticipated. But there remains a vague disquiet that soon surfaces. Bane (� omas Hardy), a mysterious and physically imposing mercenary, is plotting on a major scale. Simultaneously, the elite of the city are being plagued by the work of a lithe “cat” burglar, Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway). � ere is a growing need for the return of the city’s protector, who has languished in self-imposed exile.

Of course, these machinations build to a fevered pitch with a progression of dramatic eff ects-driven set pieces (a mid-air

skyjacking, a football stadium collapsing in the middle of a game, a nuclear time bomb). But the real core of � e Dark Knight Rises, what separates Nolan’s approach to superhero storytelling, is the tortured emotional journey for his protagonist into a wilderness of the soul and back again.

� ere are also deeply satisfying echoes of characters and themes from the previous two fi lms (none of which will be spoiled here!). And Nolan wraps up the biography of Bruce Wayne/Batman, honoring the mythology while maintaining his distinct directorial signature.

All is not perfect in Dark Knight. Hans Zimmer’s brooding score occasionally overpowers the intricate dialogue, and the villain’s gruesome face mask (and Hardy’s odd vocal delivery) obscures some of his character’s menace. � ere’s also a whiff of thematic pretension (and illogic) in the motivation of the bad guys. But in total, Christopher Nolan delivers on the promise of his dark superhero trilogy in this thrilling fi nale.

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Mystic Pizza (1988)The little movie that launched a huge career and introduced the world to Julia Roberts’ megawatt smile, Mystic Pizza could have been a throwaway story about teenage girls falling in and out of love. But set amidst the clashing cultures in a pizzeria in a Connecticut resort town, the fi lm is more about growing up in one’s understanding of the nature of love. The stellar cast also includes Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor, and the pre-Two-and-a-Half Men Conchata Ferrell.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)Another classic ‘80s movie that introduced us to a raft to future fi lm stars, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Eric Stoltz , and as ultimate stoned surfer dude Jeff Spicoli, a young and incredibly free-spirited Sean Penn. One of the movie’s many classic scenes has Spicoli getting a pizza delivery while in the classroom of his teacher nemesis, Mr. Hand (played by the wonderfully crusty Ray Walston).

Drive (2011)Ryan Gosling turns in another understated but effective performance as a man who makes a questionable living as a driver for all manner of activities, mostly illegal. His efforts to help his lonely neighbor bring him in contact with a set of ruthless gangsters using a pizza joint as a front for their other enterprises. Albert Brooks astonishes with his unlikely portrayal of the violent Bernie Rose.

Do The Right Thing (1989)Spike Lee’s sophomore directorial effort remains one of his most powerful and affecting fi lms. Set entirely within a tight but tensely diverse community in New York’s Bed-Stuy, the story charts the collisions and communions of daily life on one of the hottest days of the year. Provoked by the heat, barely contained racial divisions emerge with disastrous results. Propelled by another fabulous cast (Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez and Ossie Davis), it’s a fi lm that only grows in its truthful gravity with each viewing.

Cinema by the Slice

By Mark Fields

The little movie that launched a huge career and introduced the world to Julia Roberts’ megawatt smile, Mystic Pizza

Cinema by the SliceDVD treats with all the toppings

Cinema by the SliceCinema by the SliceSafety Not Guaranteed

It’s hard to imagine another fi lm more opposite � e Dark Knight Rises than the quirky independent fi lm Safety Not

Guaranteed. Starring Wilmington-born actress Aubrey Plaza in her fi rst lead role, the fi lm tells the story of a group of cynical magazine reporters who trek to a sleepy resort to track down the author of a strange classifi ed ad in a local paper. � e ad seeks a partner for a time-traveling adventurer, with the implied threat in the movie’s title as a possible consequence.

From there, Safety Not Guaranteed plays out its shaggy dog story with off beat charm. Jake Johnson, Mark Duplass, and Karan Soni all create characters that resonate. But the real delight of the fi lm is Plaza. Deftly playing on audience familiarity with her deadpan performance on NBC’s Parks and Recreation as well as her reputation as a candid yet loopy talk show guest, she takes a character that we think we know and understand and makes her rich and surprising. If the movie can transcend its modest limited-release shackles, Plaza’s performance could be a defi ning, even breakout role for the young Ursuline grad.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow from a script by Derek Connolly, the story loses its energy in the middle third of the fi lm but recovers for an optimistic and rewarding payoff .

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Aubrey Plaza, familiar to sit-com fans as April on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, was born in Wilmington and graduated from Ursuline Academy. She went on to NYU,

then followed the traditional rite of passage of internships and part-time jobs, including a stint as an NBC page (She later played such a page on an episode of 30 Rock). While at NYU, she joined the improv comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. UCB has been a great incubator for comedy talent, with alumni that include Amy Poehler, Scott Adsit and Aziz Ansari.

Aubrey has been a series regular on Parks and Recreation since its debut in 2009. Her signature dead-pan humor and guileless candor have made her a popular guest for talk shows and public appearances. After small roles in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Funny People, she scored her first lead with this summer’s Safety Not Guaranteed. Aubrey recently took a break from her busy schedule to answer these questions from Out and About movie critic Mark Fields:

How often do you listen to the Bread song (Aubrey) for which you were named?Hmm, I don’t know. I have always listened to it since I was a child. I think more and more as I’ve grown up, though. It means something different to me as I get older. It’s a beautiful song and I love it so much. My mother has great taste!

You’ve become known as a person who speaks her mind. Have you said anything in the media that you truly regret?I am not the best at giving interviews. I usually make too many jokes and they get misconstrued sometimes. But I try not to take it too seriously...I usually don’t read the interviews I do. So I probably would have more regrets if I allowed myself to read them. But I don’t. It’s too embarrassing.

Based on your personal experience, is Kenneth on 30 Rock a typical NBC page?He is pretty close. A lot of the pages at NBC are extremely positive and upbeat, like Kenneth.

Which co-star makes you laugh the most: Seth Rogen, Michael Cera or Jonah Hill?That is a hard one to answer. They’re all so funny in different ways. I do have to say that Michael Cera is by far one of the funniest, smartest people I have ever known. So he is up there...

What attracted you to Safety Not Guaranteed?I loved the script so much, and the character. I felt that the story was funny and smart and original; I’ve never read anything like it before. I also loved the journey that Darius—my character—goes through in the film. The transformation she has from the beginning to the end of the movie felt organic and compelling, and I wanted to bring that to life on screen. I also wanted to work with the other actors and the director. I felt that everyone’s talents would come together and we would make something truly special.

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As the President of the Brandywine Valley Association, Rob Grant knew something had to be done to bring attention to watershed conservation. Luckily, Grant had a rich history in local music and the BVA’s outdoor stage at his disposal.

Along with his friend Chip Porter, a member of Montana Wildaxe, Grant started the Jam on the Brandywine in 2005 by taking advantage of the huge outdoor event area at the Myrick Conservation Center in West Chester, Pa. The event quickly grew from about 200 ticketholders to an outdoor concert that draws more than 1600.

The popularity of the event is partially due to Grant’s experience in the field. He has helped plan numerous other music events, most notably the Rolling Stones tribute, Shine a Light, on March 3 of this year, and previous installments of Jam on the Brandywine. This event is part of Grant’s larger goal to bring local talent into the spotlight.

Along with the Jam, Grant has been involved with several events at The Queen on Market Street. Trying to restore Delaware’s once booming music scene is another of Grant’s priorities.

“The success of the Queen has been a huge boon to the music scene in Wilmington,” he says. “We now have two serious venues [The Grand Opera House and The Queen] which can bring national acts to Market Street and both venues have opportunities for local musicians to perform as well. Our sold-out Bob Dylan’s Birthday Celebration in May was a great example.”

Through his work planning local music events and his longtime membership as a bassist in the Cameltones, Grant has made strong connections with other homegrown bands, which make up the core group of Jam participants every year. Besides the Cameltones, they include Uncle Jimmy, Mallory Square, Montana Wildaxe, the Bullbuckers, singer/songwriters Nancy Micciulla, Mike O’Brien, and the Calabrese Sisters.

Jam musicians are not paid, but they’re fine with that. Not only do they get to join in a unique jam session, but the time and effort they donate goes to a good cause: The Brandywine Valley Association. The BVA fulfills an important role in educating people about living sustainably through watershed management. Founded in 1945, it was the first watershed conservation program in the country. Watersheds are the most fundamental part of the ecosystem, and their health is critical to everything living in them.

The seventh annual Jam on the Brandywine is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, from noon to 9 p.m. at the Myrick Conservation Center. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Brandywine Valley Association.

Directions and further information can be found at brandywinewatershed.org.

Green GroovesSpotlighting local bands, Jam on the Brandywine returns for the seventh year

By Dillon McLaughlin

They would be perfect material for Where Are They Now?.

The Hooters, the Philadelphia-based ska-reggae-rock band that burst onto the national music scene in the 1980s, will answer that question as they play a rare reunion concert on Saturday, Aug. 11, at The Bay Center (124 Dickinson St.) in Dewey Beach.

The event is the third in the Stone Balloon Reunion Series and the selection is appropriate because The Hooters packed the house at the legendary Newark concert hall for more than a decade. Perhaps the band’s biggest claim to fame, however, was opening the Philadelphia portion of the worldwide Live Aid benefit concert in 1985.

Band founders Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman, who met as University of Pennsylvania students in 1971, will be joined by David Uosikkinen, John Lilley and Fran Smith, Jr.

The band has released nine albums, including the platinum 1985 release Nervous Nights. Hit singles include “All You Zombies,” “Day By Day,” “And We Danced,” and “Where Do The Children Go?”

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at baycenterdewey.com or by calling 226-2680, Ext.101. Showtime is 8 p.m.

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Homegrown CaféAug 1 Bruce AnthonyAug 3 Alfred James BandAug 4 Katie Dill & No Sir EAug 5 Jazz Sundays featuring Andy Mowatt TrioAug 8 Rockabilly Wednesday with Hot Toddy & the Wilmington Wastiodes

Aug 10 Universal Funk OrderAug 11 Mad Sweet PangsAug 12 Jazz Sundays featuring Todd Clouser’s A Love ElectricAug 15 Bruce AnthonyAug 17 Rubber SkunkAug 19 Jazz Sundays with Jerome & the TownspeopleAug 22 Rockabilly Wednesday with Hot Toddy & the Wilmington WastiodesAug 24 Erik Mitchell BandAug 25 Unity Reggae BandAug 26 Izzy & the CatastrophicsAug 26 Jazz Sundays featuring Izzy & the CatastrophicsAug 29 Bruce AnthonyAug 31 Rory Sullivan & the Second Season

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Angela SheikThe sixth annual Musikarmageddon rocks on.� e intensity ratcheted up as the second group of fi rst round contestants

battled it out at Kelly’s Logan House, beginning on June 28, when � e Hold-Up defeated � e Honey Badgers, the upbeat folk duo from Newark. � e Hold-Up, who

brought a big crowd with them, also had saxophonist Bri Vinette from the band Fat Daddy Has Been playing with them and soon will pick up Matt Messatzia from Boomslang.

“Bri brings a new kind of sound and energy that we haven’t had in the past, and I feel it truly adds a new life to our songs,” says the Hold-Up’s lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player, Jason Webb.

� e Hold-Up is about to release their debut self-titled EP. � e album will feature fi ve songs, one being a new live track called “Navajo Moan.” � is will give listeners a taste of what their full-length album, due out in November, will deliver.

� e second musical throw-down took place two � ursdays later between Mallory Square and Xtra Alltra. � is battle was the closest thus far. With the audience voting for Mallory Square by a few votes and the judges choosing Xtra Alltra by just one point, Mallory Square reigned victorious.

Judge Brad Wallace (of CineMavericks Media) says critiquing bands is a tough assignment. “Each band is a little diff erent, but that’s also my favorite part,” Wallace says.

Mallory Square heads into this month’s Semi-Finals optimistically, according to drummer and vocalist Kevin McCabe. “We will just play our music and hope for the best. We love playing, so any opportunity to do so is great for us,” he says.

� e fi rst round of Musikarmageddon closed on a very loud note on the night of July 17. Amid acrobatic heavy-metal guitar licks and banshee-like vocals, the show saw Delvolver get outscored by � e Last Valorians, the former getting the judges’ approval and the latter winning the match backed by the audience vote.

� is month’s Semi-Finals will take place on Aug. 2, 9 and 16. � e winner of those rounds will advance to the fi nals on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Baby Grand in downtown Wilmington.

— Scott Harrison

THE SAGA OF SOUND CONTINUES Musikarmageddon rambles on

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Thu 2 – Hot Club of Detroit with WOZ

Fri 3 – Universal Funk Order and The Bullbuckers

Sat 4 – Suzie Brown w/ Modern Inventors

Thu 9 – Bos Taurus and Wussy w/ Sam Smick

Fri 10 – Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

Sat 11 – The John Galla Band w/ Jason Ager

Thur 16 – Suite Franchon Presents: Peace, Love & Poetry

Fri 17 – Dan Kenneth: Debut Album Release

Sat 18 – Turning Violet Violet w/ Young Rapids and The Sky Drops

Thu 23 – Naive Melodies: Live Talking Heads

Fri 24 – Conquer Entertainment Showcase

Sat 25 – Forward Motion w/ Avi Wisnia

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Fighting MS with 12 Hours of Non-Stop MusicFundraiser is set for Aug. 25 in Bear

Along with 1,550 other Delawareans, John Smith, a resident of Newark, lives with multiple sclerosis every day. MS is an unpredictable and debilitating disease,

wreaking havoc on the central nervous system and disrupting the connection and fl ow of information between the brain and the body.

In an eff ort to combat MS, Smith is organizing the Second Annual Music Extravaganza—Living with MS Fundraiser. � e event is part of a new initiative—Do-It-Yourself Fundraising —created by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Do-It-Yourself fundraisers are events organized by individuals, businesses, and walking or biking teams who are dedicated to the eradication of MS.

Smith’s event is a celebration of local talent with 12 straight hours of music—noon to midnight—on Saturday, Aug. 25, at Aqua Sol Restaurant in Bear. More than a dozen local bands and musicians have signed on, including 45RPM, Katalyst, Stump Junction, Hot Breakfast, the Joe Trainor Trio, Joe Pettis and Friends, and Barrel House Blues. Members of � e Acoustic Jam will perform during band changes, meaning the music will be non-stop.

Every ticket purchased enters the ticketholder into the Offi cial MS Awareness Poker Crawl. Five information stations—What is MS?, MS Awareness, Treatment and � erapies, Living with MS, and Research—will be giving out playing cards. Each player gets one playing card from each station to make a hand. � e winning hand will be announced at 6 p.m., and the winner will receive a Gift Card Tree with up to $700 in gift cards.

All proceeds will benefi t the Delaware Chapter of the National MS Society. Tickets are $15 for singles and $25 for couples.

For more information and to purchase tickets, go to the event’s website: musicextravaganza.ticketleap.com/living-with-ms/.

— Dillon McLaughlin

Shine a Light Crew Set for Repeat Announcement will be made at screening of Rolling Stones concert movie at The Queen

Last March, more than 50 of Delaware’s best musicians came together to “Shine a Light on the Queen” with a sold-out evening of Rolling Stones music to benefi t the

Light Up The Queen Foundation. Now, the Shine a Light crew is set to repeat that success, and you can hear all about it by attending a screening of The Rolling Stones: Some Girls, Live in Texas, on Saturday, Aug 23.

The Light Up the Queen Foundation (LUQ) is a Delaware non-profi t corporation dedicated to the revival of The Queen Theater in Wilmington and to assuring that The Queen becomes a catalyst for building community by engaging diverse populations through programs in music, education, workforce development and mentoring. LUQ offers music enrichment programs to local schools and non-profi t organizations that lack funding for music and arts, with special focus on at-risk children and the special needs community.

Committee member Rob Grant, along with a dozen other committee members and local musicians, are excited for Shine a Light 2013. “Most of us have never had such a positive experience playing music [as we did in March],” he says. “Needless to say everyone is already tossing around song ideas for next year.”

“Matching the announcement with Some Girls is great,” Grant says. “That was one of my all-time favorite tours.”

Some Girls is a never-seen-before Stones concert movie that captures the band in 1978, at the height of its musical career. It opens with a Mick Jagger interview fi lmed in August 2011 in which he introduces the concert and offers an insight into its signifi cance in the band’s history. Featuring many Stones classics, including “Honky Tonk Woman,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Brown Sugar,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Miss You” and “Beast of Burden,” the fi lm was shot on 16mm at Fort Worth, Texas, and has been upgraded to high defi nition with a 5.1 audio track, thanks to SpectiCast. Paired with The Queen’s state-of-the-art sound system, the restaurant’s delectable offerings and bar selections, this promises to be a unique dining and fi lm experience.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with show time at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Queen at 994-1400 or at the door on Aug 23.

— Kelsey Kerrigan

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Acoustic BallousticKid Shelleen’s to host fall music competition

Calling all musicians.Beginning � ursday, Oct. 4,

Out & About Magazine will be teaming with Kid Shelleen’s to host a four-week, acoustic-music competition entitled Acoustic Balloustic in the restaurant’s Ballou Room. Out & About readers will determine the acts that will perform by going to outandaboutnow.com and submitting the name of the band they would like to see. � e nine bands with the most nominations will be selected. Nominations end Sept. 5.

� ree acts will be selected to perform each night. A winner will be chosen from each night (Oct. 4, 11, 18) based on audience votes combined with votes from a panel of judges. Each audience votes costs $2, with the proceeds benefi ting the Kid’s for Kids Foundation.

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WHAT’S ‘IN’ FOR AUGUST 2012

MUSIC ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FOOD & DRINK

IN Pin Design Contest

Saturday Bluegrass Jams

Gin Blossoms

2012 Shipyard Summer Concert Series

Fragile Boundaries

Happy Hour Yoga Session and Wine Tasting

Brandywine Family Film Festival

Art on the Town

Sunset Jazz Series

Bye Bye Birdie

PawPaw Folk Festival

Riverfront Blues Festival

Wednesdays on the Water Wine Cruise

Spin for Jim

Joan Osborne (Acoustic Duo Show)

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Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison Street • 302.656.6466 bitly.com/NO1o3l

5:30pm World Cafe Live at the Queen 500 N. Market St. • bitly.com/NO1ojD

Delaware Museum of Natural History 4840 Kennett Pike • bitly.com/NO1ojF

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New Candlelight Theatre 2208 Millers Rd. • 302.475.2313 bitly.com/MxgfO6

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IN Pin Design Contest

Saturday Bluegrass Jams

Gin Blossoms

2012 Shipyard Summer Concert Series

Fragile Boundaries

Happy Hour Yoga Session and Wine Tasting

Brandywine Family Film Festival

Art on the Town

Sunset Jazz Series

Bye Bye Birdie

PawPaw Folk Festival

Riverfront Blues Festival

Wednesdays on the Water Wine Cruise

Spin for Jim

Joan Osborne (Acoustic Duo Show)

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World Cafe Live at the Queen 500 North Market Street • 302.994.1400 bitly.com/Mxgg4k

Dravo Plaza • Justison St. • 302.425.4890 bitly.com/MxgfO0

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison Street • 302.656.6466 bitly.com/NO1o3l

5:30pm World Cafe Live at the Queen 500 N. Market St. • bitly.com/NO1ojD

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Cool Music Choices for a Hot Summer in the CityBy Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald

Finding relief from this summer’s heat has been a challenge, so I’ve found some “ArtStuff ” that’s cool for you and your wallet: a bevy of free Wilmington-area summer concert series that offer genres for every listening ear. Take a musical tour with me, complete with insider tips…

Summer Salon Series & Sunset Jazz Series at The Grand Opera House

The Grand gives you two chances to enjoy great local music. The Summer Salon Series features outdoor performances from the Grand’s Arts Academy students to world beats and classical works. Bring your lunch and relax with mid-day music on Market. Later, the Sunset Jazz Series—hosted by local musician Shaun Dougherty —delivers an end-of-day treat with the area’s best jazz musicians, along with happy hour specials and small plates from Chelsea Tavern. Insider tip: The “Sunset Signature Cocktail” is a winner. Give it a try.

Wednesdays at noon and 5 p.m., through Aug. 15Grand Opera House, 818 N. Market St.

IN the Park Summer Lunchtime Concert Series at H.B. DuPont Park

The City of Wilmington offers awesome summer sounds that drift upward between the tall bank buildings framing H.B. Dupont Park. This lunchtime concert series comes alive with a diverse line-up of acts like Second Chance Blues, Brooklyn 35 and my favorite, World music from the fabulously eclectic ensemble IKIBEAT. In the event of rain, concerts move indoors to Basil Restaurant in the Sheraton Suites Hotel. Insider tip: Just down the block from H.B., Presto! Gourmet has excellent take-out lunch choices as well as good coffee and smoothies. Tell them I sent you!

Fridays at noon through Aug. 31H.B. DuPont Park (Washington Street between 10th & 11th

Streets)

Shipyard Summer Concert Series at Dravo PlazaThis outdoor series under the colorful cranes at Dravo treats

concertgoers to jazz with Red Alert Band, folk with Danny Quinn, and Dixieland jazz with the Barbone Street Band, all with the scenic backdrop of Wilmo’s Riverfront. For more info, call 425-4890, ext.109. Insider tip: Stop by Big Fish Grill beforehand for delicious (and affordable) happy hour food and drink specials (at the bar only).

Thursdays at 7 p.m. through Aug. 26Under the cranes at Dravo Plaza, Justison Street next to the

Shipyard Shops

Rockford Tower Summer Concert SeriesBring a picnic and lawn chair, and relax under the shadow of

Rockford Tower for music variety featuring the likes of the Karen Rodriguez Latin Jazz Ensemble and Pette Gumbo & Who Dat Band. For more info, call the Concert Hotline at 222-7436. Insider tip: During the concerts, access to Rockford Tower is available.

Mondays at 6:30 p.m. through Aug. 132000 Lookout Drive

Lunchtime Concert Series & Summer Concert Series at Bellevue Park

Bellevue’s a truly beautiful setting for this series, with its outdoor amphitheater featuring everything from reggae to the bluegrass/folky sounds of Whirled Peas to show tunes. Enjoy the sounds as you stroll through the property, which is filled with historic charm. For more info, call the Concert Hotline at 761-6965. Insider tip: Afterward, head to nearby Bellefonte Café on Brandywine Boulevard for nosh and a solid bar menu…say hello to proprietor Donna Rego for me.

Wednesdays at noon Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. through Aug. 26800 Carr Road

Saturday Bluegrass Jams at Woodside Farm CreameryRegional bluegrass musicians gather to play on the grounds

of Woodside Farm Creamery (weather permitting). Performances are free for audiences and jam participants. Insider tip: Woodside’s homemade ice cream is a “don’t miss.” Sample the fun flavors like peanut butter & jelly, cake batter, and dirt.

Saturdays at 1 p.m., Aug. 4 through 251310 Little Baltimore Road, Hockessin

Finally, in a fun twist—connecting art and this month’s pizza theme—noted Delaware folk artist Eunice LaFate will unveil new works during Wilmington’s Art on the Town on Friday, Aug. 3. Her exhibition, “Diverse Perspectives,” will feature paintings “The Art of Pizza.” Her venue? None other than the LoMa hot spot, Extreme Pizza at 201 N. Market St.

Enjoy the rest of your summer, arts pals, and get ready for an art-filled fall just around the corner!

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Aug. 3-5 marks the 15th annual event

By Scott Harrison

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RIVERFRONT BLUES FEST FEATURES 27 BANDS

If you’re part of that legion of people who believe “there ain’t nothin’ like the blues,” then make plans to head to the

Wilmington Riverfront on the first weekend in August. That’s when Wilmington will host its 15th annual Riverfront Blues Festival.

“We have a heck of a line up this year; a really stellar selection,” says Gene Fontana, founder of the Diamond State Blues Society (DSBS).

The event will showcase 27 bands on two stages. Other features include a harmonica workshop conducted by Gary Allegretto, winner of the festival’s 2011 “Keeping the Blues Alive” award, and a jam band session tent led by veteran Delaware bluesman Gary Cogdell, who will discuss the history of the blues in Delaware.

The DSBS, whose goal is to preserve this musical genre, was formed in1997 and was inspired by

a vast local following and Fontana’s passion for the blues. DSBS, which put on the first St.Georges Blues Fest earlier this summer, works closely with Tina Betz, Wilmington’s director of Cultural Affairs, and others to make the festival as pure as possible.

Despite this close working relationship with the city, Fontana, who has been in charge of selecting the performers for the last 11 years, expresses concern about a new administration.

“I hope the festival continues,” he says. “I would hate to see something that’s become so big and loved end, but we have a new mayor coming in next year and they may have a different outlook on the event.”

The blues celebration generates plenty of business for restaurants, bars, and hotels. It also demonstrates the cultural growth of the city.

James Cottonphoto by Paul Natkin

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JoAnn Clark and Mike Gutierrez of Newark watch Kenny Wayne Sheppard at the Blues Fest. photo By Tim Hawk

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Bandwagon Stage

Friday6:15 PM:

Club Phred

8:00 PM: Second Chance Blues Band

Saturday1:00 PM:

alicia Maxwell & the diamond dawgs

2:45 PM: gary allegretto

4:30 PM: the Billy Pierce Band

6:15 PM: Johnny never & the Solar Pimps

8:00 PM: lower case blues band

Sunday2:00 PM:

James day

4:00 PM: nuthin’ But trouble

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5:00 PM: Southern hospitality

featuring J.P Soars, damon Fowler & Victor wainwright

6:45 pm: Mitch woods & his

rocket 88’s

8:30 pm: Lil ed & the Blues imperials

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diamond State Blues Society

aFterParty hosted by Mikey

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LineupSat., aug. 4th11aM - gateS oPen

12:00 PM: Blue Cat Blues

1:30 PM: albert Castiglia

3:15 PM: Zac harmon

5:00 PM: Chris Cain

6:45 PM: Maria Muldaur

8:30 PM: Kenny neal Family Band

Check out Garry Cogdell & His Sessions Tent between

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12:30 PM: the nighthawks

2:30 PM: royal Southern Brother-

hood featuring devon allman, Mike Zito, Cyril neville, Charlie wooten

& willie green

4:30 PM: Brooks Family Blues

dynasty featuring Lonnie Brooks, ronnie Brooks &

wayne Baker Brooks

Check out Garry Cogdell & His Sessions Tent between

acts on the Main Stage


Ronnie Brooks Lil Ed

“We get a good turnout as far as guests in the hotel and we get a good amount of business from that,” says Courtney Hall, chef at Basil Restaurant. “It doesn’t just help us, though; it’s good for the public too.”

This year the DSBS will sponsor two after-parties at Basil, in the Sheraton Hotel on Delaware Avenue, starting at 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. There will be live music by Mikey Junior and Stone Cold Blues as well as Dave Fields.

The Friday night headliner at the festival will be Lil’ Ed Williams and his band, the Blues Imperials. Born in Chicago in 1955, Williams was surrounded by music as a kid, playing three instruments by the time he was 12. He formed the Blues Imperials in 1975.

The band will play cuts from its current CD, Jump Start, which includes electrifying slides, picking, and, according to Williams, meaningful lyrics that his wife helped to write.

“Blues is more than the music, it’s how you live day by day,” Williams says. “It’s what you see around you and how you feel. Everyone has the blues in some sort of way because everyone has their ups and downs.”

Williams has played the festival before, and he says

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Left: Lonnie Brooks Above: Wayne Baker Brooksphotos by Connie Dee Taylor

The Lowrider Band

he enjoys the vibe of the crowd at the festival and the camaraderie of other musicians.

“Us musicians should stick together,” he says. “We’re all out here for the same purpose—to make people forget about their troubles.”

Tickets are available at inwilmington.com in a three-day package for $50 and as individual day passes for $20. Children 12 and under are free. All tickets must be picked up at two will-call locations: the corner of French Street and Rosa Parks Drive or Market Street and Rosa Parks Drive.


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11. Hare Pavilion/Riverwalk12. AAA Mid-Atlantic Travel Center, AAAMIDATLANTIC.COM13. Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, THEDCCA.ORG14. Justison Landing, Currie Hair, Skin & Nails, CURRIEDAYSPA.COM Veritas Wine & Spirits, VERITASWINESHOP.COM 15. Kooma, KOOMASUSHI.COM CrossFit Riverfront, CFRIVERFRONT.COM16. Delaware Children’s Museum, DELAWARECHILDRENSMUSEUM.ORG

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17. Joe’s Crab Shack, JOESCRABSHACK.COM18. Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, IRONHILLBREWERY.COM19. Public Docks20. Big Fish Grill, BIGFISHRIVERFRONT.COM21. Frawley Stadium, BLUEROCKS.COM Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame22. Chase Center on the Riverfront, CENTERONTHERIVERFRONT.COM23. Dravo Plaza & Dock24. Shipyard Center Planet Fitness, PLANETFITNESS.COM

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RIVEFRONT FAMILY FEST

August 18Chase Center

WEDNESDAYS ONTHE WATER WINE CRUISE

Wednesdaysthroughout AugustDravo Dock

RIVEFRONTBLUES FESTIVAL

August 3,4,5Tubman-GarrettRiverfront Park

THE AMAZING RIVERFRONT WILMINGTON RACE

Part of Riverfront Family Fest August 18 Chase Center


AUGUSTRiverfrontEvents

Wednesday on the Water Wine CruiseEnjoy a wine tasting on the river, every Wednesday in August. Board at the Dravo Dock near the Shipyard at 5:30, 6:30, or 7:30pm, for a one-hour cruise with hand selected wines from Veritas Wine + Spirits. This unique outing is perfect for happy hour or an after-dinner drink! Cost is $15 per person, which includes wine. Must be 21 or older. Cash only.Dravo Plazariverfrontwilm.com/destinations/river-taxi

shipyard summer ConCert seriesThursday nights throughout August7-8:30 p.m

August 2:Tony Sands August 9: Urband Ledgend August 16: The Barbone Street BandAugust 23: Danny Quinn August 30: Red Alert Band

Concert attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets to enjoyentertainment. For more information or questions regarding concert status due to inclement weather please call 302-425-4890 ext. 109 or visit our website.Dravo Plazariverfrontwilm.com

Family nights on the river taxiEvery Tuesday and Thursday night in August –Cost is $15.00 for families of (4) people or $6.00 per person. After your 45 minute ride up the Christina receive a coupon to receive 10% off of Molly’s Old Fashion Ice Cream. Dravo Dockriverfrontwilm.com/destinations/river-taxi

riverboat Queen all-you-Can-eat-Crab CruiseEvery Thursday and Friday, 7pmLooking for something fun and exciting to do this summer in the Wilmington Area? Price is $44 dollars per Adult and $14 for Children 10 and under. *includes fried chicken and corn on the cob.So come enjoy all the crabs you can eat down on the River. Reservations are required and space will be limited again this year, so purchase your tickets online now to reserve your spot! The Riverboat Queen is docked at the Public Docks behind Iron Hill Brewery.wilmingtonriverboat.com

digital photography in nature seriesWednesdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 6:30-8:30 pmCapture beauty through the lens of the camera. Learn how to use your digital camera effectively and to compose the perfect photo with instruction from the Delaware Photographic Society. Bring your own camera or we can provide one.DuPont Environmental Education Centerriverfrontwilm.com

riverFront blues FestivalAugust 3, 10:00amAugust 4, 11:00amAugust 5, 11:30amThe Riverfront Blues Festival is a 3 day, outdoor music festival held on the riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.Please visit: www.RiverfrontBluesFest.com for a schedule and more information!Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Parkriverfrontbluefest.com

blue roCks vs. Winston-salem dashAugust 7-9Frawley StadiumPlease visit: bluerocks.com for moreinformation on game times and promotions.

parents night out!August 10, 6:30 - 8:30pm Set mom and dad loose to have dinner along Wilmington’s Riverfront while you stay at DEEC and have all the fun with games, a scavenger hunt and an evening hike. Dinner provided. Parents receive a coupon for Timothy’s Riverfront Grill.DuPont Environmental Education Centerriverfrontwilm.com

paCe For prevention 5kAugust 11, 8:45amBenefits Tancredi Colon Cancer Prevention Foundation. Race begins at Iron Hill Brewery. Registrations opens at 7:45am.Iron Hill Breweryraces2run.com

blue roCks vs. salem red soxAugust 10-12, 6:00pmFrawley StadiumPlease visit: bluerocks.com for moreinformation on game times and promotions.

kk’s 5k run/Walk For eosinophiliC esophagitisAugust 13, 6:30pmCome Join us for the Sixth Annual KK’s 5k! Event benefits: Eosinophilic Esophagitis Research at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. Registration opens at 5:30pm.Hare Pavilliongiving.chop.edu/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=7540&fr_id=1030&pg=fund

blue roCks vs. lynChburg hillCatsAugust 16-19Frawley StadiumPlease visit: bluerocks.com for moreinformation on game times and promotions.

3rd annual riverFront Family FestAugust 18, 11:00amThe fun starts at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, where families can play on the mega blow up obstacle courses and slides, soccer kick, Hooley ball and tee-ball. Check out the “Get up and Move Stage” with programs every hour. Move to the sounds of local entertainment. There will be food, beverages and snacks available for purchase.riverfrontfamilyfest.com

amazing riverFront Wilmington raCePart of the 3rd Annual Riverfront Family FestAugust 18, 12pmFamilies will race to complete the hunt, searching for clues, answers to riddles, collecting pictures and tokens to complete the map at participating attractions and businesses on Riverfront Wilmington. Families of 3 or more will use their skill to win great prizes including the grand prize trip–four round-trip Amtrak tickets to Baltimore, with hotel stay included!Chase Centerriverfrontfamilyfest.com

7th tour de lanCe run/WalkAugust 22, 6:30pmBenefits the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Cancer Care Connection, and Gift of Life Donor program. Registration begins at 5pm.Dravo Plazaraces2run.com

august QuarterlyAugust 25, 12:30-6pmAugust 26, 12-6pmTubman-Garrett Riverfront Park

Christina river saFariAugust 25, 1 – 3pm Cruise Wilmington’s rivers on a pontoon boat and search for wildlife. Use binoculars to identify birds, try your luck at fishing with a cast net, and spy basking turtles. How many species of riverside animals can we find? The results of the cruise will be posted on the DNS blog, so keep your eyes peeled!DuPont Environmental Education Centerriverfrontwilm.com

blue roCks vs. myrtle beaCh peliCansAugust 27-30Frawley StadiumPlease visit: bluerocks.com for moreinformation on game times and promotions.

12 August 2012


Gemma and Jack Buckley were on the brink. After 35 years of running their beloved Ninth Street Book Shop in downtown Wilmington, “We

were about two weeks away from announcing we were retiring,” Jack Buckley says. “We had been looking for a new place for two years, and frankly, we were ready to close up and call it a day.”

Then the Buckleys were approached by representatives from the development firm Buccini/Pollin Group, who presented them with an opportunity to relocate to a building the firm owned on Market Street.

“As soon as relocation became a possibility, it just kept sounding better and better,” Jack says.

In the spring, extensive renovations unfolded at 730 N. Market St., the former site of Genelle’s Café. And the Buckleys, along with a crew of volunteers, a pick-up truck, and an army of hand carts, relocated their entire operation in about 10 days. “We just started hauling shelves and books, a lot of the time right down Market Street at 5:30 in the morning,” Jack says. “We did have a truck, but I’d say the majority of the store came via little hand trucks, one piece at a time.”

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Ninth Street Moves to Market StreetIt’s a new look at a new

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Gemma and Jack Buckley have owned Ninth Street Book Shop for 35 years.

The brand new, back-from-the brink Ninth Street Book Shop re-opened on Monday, June 18. But one small issue remained: It wasn’t on Ninth Street anymore.

Jack suggested they change the name to the Eighth Street Book Shop (the new location is at Eighth and Market streets), but Gemma sensed their customers’ deep connection with the name, and thought it should remain as it had been since 1983.

The store’s history actually began in 1977. That’s when the Buckleys, both former teachers, purchased the Paperbook Gallery near the corner of Wilmington’s Ninth and Orange streets. For a period, they sold both books and potted plants out of the shop as they slyly attempted a name-change by printing two-sided bookmarks with “Paperbook Gallery” on one side and “Ninth Street Book Shop” on the other. Six years later, they relocated to Ninth Street. Since then, the store has become a neighborhood landmark, endearing itself to Wilmington bookworms thanks to its impressive selection and personalized attention from the owners.

A new name would almost seem like sacrilege.

“It’s how we’re identified,” Gemma says. “A lot of people feel ownership over this place besides us.”

The Buckleys put the decision to a customer vote, and a ballot box inside the shop revealed an overwhelming verdict: keep the old name. More than 400 customers voted. “It was something like a three-to-one margin,” Jack says with a laugh. “It was pretty bad.”

Their name (and iconic lamppost logo) reinstalled, the couple collaborated with Buccini/Pollin designer Sarah Lamb to create a bright, cozy and modern-looking storefront that pays homage to the area’s history. There are exposed brick walls, and natural light

shining through bold, wall-length windows. “Very sharp,” Jack says. A few hanging photos chronicle Market Street history. A corner for children’s books is awash in oranges, yellows and greens, with ornate hanging lamps.

“It’s bright, it’s not overbearing,” Jack says. “Perfect for a bookstore.”

Ninth Street has been the perfect bookstore for its loyal customers, whether they’re dropping in to browse the shelves, grabbing a summer reading book, or picking up a best-seller, like 50 Shades of Gray. (“Those runaway hits do help,” Gemma says.)

The Buckleys credit their customers for helping the store survive lean times. “We’ve been at this long enough to know we’re not going to get rich doing it,” she says. “But it’s an avocation as much as it’s a job.”

The store survived major changes in the industry, including discount outlets like Books-A-Million and Encore Books, big-box stores like Borders and Barnes & Noble, and online retailers and the advent of digital readers.

But the Buckleys endured, thanks in no small part to their affable, personal interface with customers, and plenty of know-how.

“Books are a very personal business,” Jack says. “We know our customers’ likes and dislikes and we buy specifically for them.

“We know so many people. There are something like 6,000 to 7,000 people in our customer base that we think of as frequent buyers. You know, we still are the bookstore for the people in this city.”

The Buckleys hope to remain active at Ninth Street Book Shop for another five to 10 years. Along with their new modern space, the couple is developing their first website, which will enable online browsing and ordering. They’ve also ramped up their Facebook presence—their page kept customers abreast of construction with pictures and videos.

That the shop has survived is a victory for loyal fans. “Most cities this size don’t have a bookstore like this,” Jack says. “But we didn’t want to give it up, and our customers certainly didn’t either.”

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The Wilmington Trolley serves Route 32 and provides a little extra character to our downtown by replicating a turn-of-the-20th-century streetcar. While you may have noticed the trolley as it travels down Market Street, have you ever taken a ride on it? Now is your chance. In mid-July DART bus route changes took effect and there are two important changes that you should take advantage of, particularly if you’re not already a public transportation user.

First, the Trolley will now have shorter head-way times—only 10 minutes! You can easily get from one end of Market Street to the other on your lunch break. Everyone who works in Downtown Wilmington can now jump aboard. If you work on 12th Street, you can ride the trolley down to the 200 block for lunch at Zaikka Indian Grill or pick up a bouquet of fl owers from Bloomsberry

Flowers. You’ll be able to make the roundtrip during your lunch hour. Another major difference in the Trolley route is that it will no longer go to the Riverfront area. It will make its fi nal stop at the AMTRAK Station.

Besides the Trolley route changes, the Route 12, which does go to the Riverfront, will now feature later hours. If you have ever wanted to ride the bus to go to dinner at Ubon or stroll the Riverwalk, now you can. And in a few months you’ll also be able to go to the new IMAX Theater, which is expected to open by the end of 2012. Now all of that is available by bus with the Route 12 late night service. Learn about all the bus changes and schedules at dartfi rststate.com.

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Mark Your Calendar for IN Week

IN Wilmington Week is coming! This inaugural event will offer a wide array of programming that includes diverse organizations in the city. Many restaurants, arts and entertainment venues, and organizations will showcase the vibrancy of the city.

Mark your calendars now for Sept. 22-29. With the Fringe Festival, special IN Week discounts and promotions, concerts and other activities, Wilmington will be alive with fun for all. Whether you work here, live here, or are just visiting, IN Wilmington Week will display the unique features of the city. Check out all that’s “IN” at inwilmingtonde.com.

Uschy’s Cafe Opens on Market Street

Got a hankering for bratwurst or schnitzel? How about some German potato salad? If you’re a fan of German fare, we’ve got good news for you. New to Downtown is Uschy’s Café, located at 913 N. Market St. It features modern German cuisine and catering menus, and owner Ursula Roehm will greet you with a smile and encourage you to try one of the restaurant’s amazing German bakery items. Take out, sit down, catering, outdoor seating and Wi-Fi are all featured at Uschy’s. Call 654-9131 for more information and keep an eye on Facebook and Twitter for updates.

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It’s hard to believe how quickly the summer is fl ying by and that August is already here. Before we know it, school will be back in session and those lazy days of summer will be gone. But with summer still in full swing, there’s still plenty to do in Wilmington this month – especially if live music is what you’re

seeking.If you’re looking to duck out of your offi ce for a few minutes and enjoy the

summer weather, why not take in the IN the Park Summer Lunchtime Concert Series. Hosted by the Mayor’s Offi ce of Cultural Affairs, concerts take place every Friday in HB DuPont Park from noon to 1:30 p.m. through August. Located on West Street between 10th and 11th, this is a great park with lots of shade and a beautiful fountain. Check out www.facebook.com/InTheParkLunchtimeConcerts for more information.

If an after-work outdoor concert series is more your speed, stop by the Shipyard Summer Concert Series on the Wilmington Riverfront. Every Thursday evening through Aug. 30, the Riverfront’s DRAVO Plaza comes alive with foot-stomping music for all ages. Concerts start at 7 and attendees should bring their own seating. You can bring a picnic dinner or pick up dinner to go at any of the riverfront restaurants, including Molly’s, Timothy’s and Ubon in the Shipyard Shops. Go to www.riverfrontwilm.com for more information.

If a whole weekend of live blues music sounds like what you’re looking for, don’t miss the Riverfront Blues Festival. This three-day event will take place at Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park from Friday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 5. For information on artists, the schedule, parking, how to purchase tickets and more, visit www.inwilmingtonde.com.

This is only a sampling of all the fun that’s happening in Wilmington this month. Be sure to stay up on everything that’s going on by visiting www.inwilmingtonde.com or sign up for WRC’s weekly Downtown News by visiting www.downtownwilmington.com.

See you around town!

Staff Picks

Every month we feature a few of the staff’s favorite things that are happening in the city. Our favorites for July include (in no particular order):

1. “Spielberg Under the Stars,” a fi lm series featuring all of Steven Spielberg’s classics, is on the roof of the ShopRite on the Riverfront every Tuesday night in August. Check out theatren.org or www.facebook.com/UnderTheStarsRooftopMovies for more info.

2. The Delaware Art Museum has launched “Art Is Everywhere,” a pop-up art campaign that will use main streets and landmark outdoor spaces across the state as its gallery space. Visit delart.org for locations and information.

3. The Delaware College of Art & Design’s new student housing building will open on Market Street later this month in the 700 block. See dcad.edu for more info.

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