Rehoboth/Dewey Happenings This Weekend!

There is plenty happening in Rehoboth and Dewey Beaches this weekend! Besides the beach fun, here are some other ideas:

The 28th Annual Skimboarding Championships, part of the Zap East Coast Pro/Am Tour, takes place this Saturday and Sunday in Dewey Beach! Come to the beach at Swedes St. to see some of the best competitors in the world show their stuff for prizes, glory, and the sheer joy of mastering the wave. Need more details? Log onto www.skimusa.org.

Then in the afternoon, the Rehoboth Beach Museum is sponsoring the First Annual Watermelon Festival this Saturday, August 15, from 4-7pm at the museum and Grove Park (Rehoboth Ave. and the Canal). There will be a Seed Spitting Contest (of course), prizes, food and crafts for sale! Admission is a mere $2/adults; $1 kids 6 and older. Children under 5 are free. Go to http://www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org/j/ for further info.

If you missed it last week, you're not too late! The Rehoboth Art League is holding its annual Outdoor Art Show this Saturday and Sunday, August 15 & 16, from 10am-5pm each day, at the Art League campus in Henlopen Acres (12 Dodd's Lane). Stroll the beautiful grounds and visit 120 artists and artisans featuring painting, glass, pottery, jewelry, drawing, sculpture and more. (http://www.rehobothartleague.org/outdoor.html) There is no admission charge. Free offsite parking with a convenient shuttle bus is available from the Little League Field on Holland Glade Rd. (adjacent to the Seaside Outlet Mall).

Several exciting offerings will be heard at the Rehoboth Bandstand this weekend as well. All performances begin at 8pm, although I would suggest you come early or bring a lawn chair if you want a seat. The shows August 13-16 are:

• Thursday - The Delaware Comedy Theatre providing entertaining improv suitable for the whole family
• Friday - Julian Fleischer, Singer who describes himself as "jazz dominant, pop submissive and rock-and-roll curious."
• Saturday - US Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus, premiere touring musical representative for the U.S. Army
• Sunday - Hindsight 20-20, Classic Rock, the Cape Henlopen School District's "House Band," made of hard-working teachers and administrators

So, come to the beach this weekend and have a ball!