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The Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library opened an ambitious and wide-ranging exhibit telling the stories of its land and buildings, and the site's evolution from a private home to a center for scholarship and conservation.Called "At Home at Winterthur," the five-year exhibit brought together rarely seen objects from the site's centuries of history to mark Winterthur's 75th anniversary as a museum.And on this week's Arts Playlist, DPM's Martin Matheny spoke to Alexandra Deutsch, Winterthur's John L. and Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections.
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States who have enacted arts and culture districts have seen big impacts, creatively and economically.
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"The Thomas Crown Affair," "How to Steal a Million," "Ocean's 12" - art heists are a popular subject for films, TV, and books. A talk on Thursday, June 25, presented by the Biggs Museum of American Art brings two experts to Dover’s Schwartz Center for the Arts to talk about real-life art crimes.One of those experts is Robert Wittman, a former FBI special agent who founded the bureau's Art Crimes Team, and during his career helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of stolen art.On this week's Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny spoke with Wittman about the real world of art crime and his career.
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The concert focuses on the history of Juneteenth and the importance of Black joy.
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At a committee workshop on Wednesday, committee members seemed to agree that doing more events was the key to getting members of the public more involved in their work.
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Summertime at Rehoboth Beach means a lot of things - a stroll on the boardwalk, a day enjoying the surf and sand, and the chance to see dozens of free concerts at the city's bandstand.To find out more about this summer's shows, DPM's Martin Matheny spoke to Rehoboth Bandstand Director Corey Groll on this week's Arts Playlist.
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The show, which premiered in 2005, is set in the ‘80s on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, and features hits by Joan Jett, Bon Jovi, Poison, Def Leppard, Pat Benatar, and more.
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A seal for arts recognition is now available for high school diplomas in the First State.
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While the stage musical came along some 40 years later, audiences can expect an expansion of the story, not a complete reboot.
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The theatre has hired Wes Drummond as its new artistic director. Drummond, a veteran theatre director, comes to the First State from the Duluth Playhouse in Minnesota.