IT'S THE WEEKEND! Given all that mid-week celebrating, I almost forgot!

But before I get to that, let's take one short detour...I saw my first 3D movie today! I know I know, laugh all you want, but I admit to geekery when it comes to cultural dancing. Well, dancing in general, really. I saw Michael Flatley's King of the Dance.


Now, just stop laughing right there. As it turns out, I have nothing to compare it to, so I really can't judge, but I do have some observations. I would have liked to have seen Riverdance instead. I liked the dance and music so much more. LotD is kinda, well...Vegas. But, that said, I can see a purpose in this kind of 3D filming. Spending $12 to feel like you are sitting just off stage is a hell of a lot cheaper than whatever live tickets go for these days...$412 per? 
And if you can forget you are wearing big oversized glasses, you do *sorta* feel like you are right there...but for one tiny little bit of oddity. And I do mean tiny. I don't know if is just something that happens in 3D videography, or whether it just happened in this film, but the people in the foreground appeared really, really tiny. But it was fun to have things fly out at me and when they dropped confetti at the end, I thought some landed on me. But it won't be in theaters long, so go see it this weekend if you haven't quite gotten over the green yet.


There was a trailer for the next Pirates movie...3D...already on my agenda. Johnny Depp in 3D? Yeah, I'm there.


OK, so that said... I have a few odd-ball items on the list for this weekend, as follows:


In appreciation of former Gov. Russell Peterson, take a trip to the DuPont Environmental Education Center at the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge, right near the Blue Rocks stadium on the riverfront in Wilmington. Great place to take kids.  Info:  http://www.duponteec.org/


Saturday, March 19th (Happy 89th Birthday, Mom!):

In Lewes: 

Women’s Clothing in the 18th Century; Zwaanendael Women’s Club, 3rd St. & Savannah Rd. Lewes, 302-645-1148.

Wilmington: 

Theatre N: Bhutto, A film by Duane Baughman & Johnny O'Hara 

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT

Saturday, March 19th at 8 pm

Sunday, March 20th at 3 pm

Info:

http://www.theatren.org/Films/2011/March/Bhutto

Sunday, March 20th:

In Newark:

Winter Farmers Market, at the Newark Natural Foods 

http://www.newarknaturalfoods.coop/calendar/818/winter-farmers-market?utm_source=Co-op+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6e13c54bf2-Enews_3.11.11&utm_medium=email

“Tips Toward Better Photographic Portraits” 3-4:30 PM, $10, Newark Arts Alliance, 276 E. Main St., Newark.

www.newarkartsalliance.org

Get your tickets now for the One Act Theatre Festival at Tatnall, on the 26th:

 http://www.dtafest.org/FAQ1.htm