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Old Swedes to hold its first Swedish summer festival

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

  Old Swedes Historic Site, a quiet corner of First State National Historical Park, this month will hold its first summer festival, complete with a Swedish meatball competition. Organizers hope the Midsommar Festival, set for June 25 on Wilmington’s east side, will become an annual event and raise the profile of Old Swedes. LeonĂ© L. Cahill-Krout, who became executive director …

DelawareLive June 5

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – June 5, 2022

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Dem. bills would ban semi-automatics, under 21 possession Red Clay students lead charge on dress code changes State drops McGuiness case to reindict in Kent County Meet Delaware’s Teacher of the Year, Brandywine’s Jahsha Tabron Medical privacy bill threatens parental rights, GOP reps say Carney’s Chancery Court nomination draws fire from activists Culture 2 …

Greek favorites fill menu of Wilmington’s Festival to Go

Betsy PriceCulture, Drink, Featured, Food, Headlines

Souvlaki (Photo by Markus Winkler from Pexels) The to-go version of Wilmington’s Greek Festival will focus on food, with nightly dance performances. It will run 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. June 2-5 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 808 N. Broom St., Wilmington. The event – the largest Greek festival in the Delaware Valley – normally draws massive crowds for the food, entertainment …

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.