“William Penn Day” among four special events at the New Castle Court House Museum in October 2016
Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 6, 2016
“William Penn Day,” “The Spirit of New Castle Past,” “1781 Surrender: End of War,” and the River Towns Ride and Festival to be featured.
Delaware Awarded Record $282,636 to Support Local Export Activities
Department of State | International Trade and Development | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016
The Small Business Administration has granted Global Delaware an FY 2016 State Trade and Export Promotion Program award totaling $282,636 to support the state’s efforts to help Delaware companies enter and develop markets overseas. This year’s grant is the largest STEP award the state has ever received.
Launch of Plazas Comunitarias at the Bear Library
Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Friday, September 30, 2016
What: Launch of Plazas Comunitarias at the Bear Library Plazas Comunitarias is a program for Spanish speaking adults in Delaware to complete Elementary education courses in Spanish online. The program first originated through a memorandum of understanding on education established between the Mexican and U.S. governments in 1990, aimed at raising the living standards of […]
Delaware Youth Wins Top Prize in Library of Congress Contest
Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The Library of Congress recently announced the winners of its “A Book That Shaped Me” Summer Writing Contest, a program that asks rising fifth- and sixth-graders to reflect on a book that has made a personal impact in their lives. A Brandywine Hundred Library patron, Rachel Smookler, was the 1st Place Grand Prize & Delaware […]
The Mezzanine Galllery to Exhibit Ron Meick’s ‘Twenty Questions and Other Works on Paper’
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016
THE MEZZANINE GALLERY TO EXHIBIT RON MEICK’S ‘TWENTY QUESTIONS AND OTHER WORKS ON PAPER’ “Twenty Questions” refers to the title of a series of prints in the show and is a playful reference to the game in which questions are asked about an object to discover its identity. Meick’s work explores the artists’ role in […]
