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DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – May 21, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Delaware still expects $963.5 surplus for 2024 budget School board elections: turnout low, but rising in places Revamped summer school lets students get ahead, stay active Culture Clifford Brown Jazz Fest releases lineup Darley House envisioned as home for Claymont entrepreneurs New York man …

Clifford Brown Jazz Festival

Clifford Brown Jazz Fest releases lineup

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival. set for June 21-24 in Rodney Square, will feature headliners Kamasi Washington, Kem, Cory Wong and Angelique Kidjo. The show includes a diverse set of musicians ethnically and musically, as well as a nod to history. “The 2023 Clifford Brown Jazz Festival has been curated to be similar to a life that is fully lived,” …

Clifford Brown Jazz Festival

Angelique Kidjo among Clifford Brown Jazz Fest performers

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

  Four-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo will be the opening headliner for the first night of the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival. which is being held June 21-24. Joining her will be Marquis Hill and Monty Alexander and the Harlem Kingston Express. The Jazz Festival, sponsored by the City of Wilmington, is the largest free jazz outdoor festival on the East …

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Clifford Brown Jazz Fest returns June 15-18 featuring Stanley Clarke

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

  The 35th rendition of the largest free jazz festival on the East Coast returns to Wilmington June 15-18 with the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival featuring Stanley Clark among its line-up. New this year: The festival will be cohosted by Clifford Brown Jr. The festival is named for trumpeter and Wilmington native resident Clifford Brown, known as “Brownie.” He died …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – August 8, 2021

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Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom. From here, you can scroll through the pdf, forward and backward, zoom in or out in 10% increments, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DelawareLive-Aug-8.pdf” title=”DelawareLive-Aug 8″] This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Hundreds gather to protest ChristianaCare’s vaccine mandate State urges unvaccinated to …

Clifford Brown Jazz Fest returns to Rodney Square

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

  The 34th annual Clifford Brown Jazz Festival returns to Rodney Park Wednesday and will wind up Sunday with a nationally known hip hop dancer and choreographer who was born in Wilmington. During the week, after-concert jam sessions will feature visiting and local musicians. The festival recommends following all state COVID-19 guidelines, including wearing a mask if you’re not vaccinated. …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – July 18, 2021

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom. From here, you can scroll through the pdf, forward and backward, zoom in or out in 10% increments, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DelawareLive-July-18.pdf” title=”DelawareLive-July 18″] This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Fishermen, scientist praise increased dredging in Sussex waters Here’s list of …

Clifford Brown jazz fest returns to Rodney Square in August

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival’s 2018 version in Rodney Square.     The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is coming home. The Wilmington event, named for a native trumpeter who died young in a car accident, was livestreamed during the pandemic, but returns to Rodney Square Aug. 4-8. Considered the largest jazz festival  on the East Coast, it will feature local …

Summer’s on the way, and so are some of your favorite events

Betsy PriceCulture, Don't Miss, Featured, Headlines, Scene About Town

A few events are canceled. Some are coy. But Firefly, Point-to-Point and others say they will go on this year.