Brian Drouin
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Sequins, beads, humor and Voodoo flags: The art of Nancy Josephson
A self-taught artist, Nancy Josephson mixes ‘blingy stuff’ together with taxidermy and busts of people to make art that will ‘surprise and delight.’ → Read More
Animals, people and even family bring Delaware folk artist’s paintings to life
Kathy Buschi considers herself a folk artist, self-taught she adds life to her local scenes of Delaware by using people, animals and the occasional family member. → Read More
A tea caddy collection with a Broadway connection on display in Delaware
Mark Bramble is a Broadway author and producer best known for '42nd Street' and 'Barnum. A portion of his mother's tea caddy collection is on display now in historic Odessa. → Read More
That Olympic sport with the funky pants, curling comes to Delaware
From the rock to the broom and the hack, the sport of curling has its own vocabulary that takes some getting used to. → Read More
Artist finds still life is more than just bowls and flowers
For Robert Jackson, still life became a boring subject to paint. He wanted to be different and with the help of balloon dogs and childhood memories, he achieved his goal. → Read More
Delaware Art Museum goes deep into archives for first major John Sloan exhibit since the 80s
The Delaware Art Museum houses the largest collection of John Sloan’s work and materials and more than 100 works make up the first retrospective of his career since the 1980s. → Read More
Delaware's Brimming Horn Meadery is part myth, part magic, and part science
Mead is the oldest alcoholic beverage dating to over 9000 years old, and for John Talkington, The Brimming Horn Meadery has been a dream two decades in the making. → Read More
An effort to slow traffic becomes a Delaware Halloween tradition
Jim Bell wanted cars to not blow through the stop sign in front of his Dover home, so he decorated the house with elaborate decorations for Halloween, and the cars stopped. → Read More
Delaware artist left the banking world to ‘get back to her bliss'
Denise Dumont traded her office job for the life of a professional painter. Now her office is wherever she sets up her easel. → Read More
First Person: Louise Ballard
The wife of fallen Delaware state police trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is honoring the memory of her husband with a reading program. Louise Ballard is here on First to talk about her new program called 'Ballard's Reading Buddies,' which will pair adult volunteer readers with children. → Read More
Keeping model railroading alive in southern Delaware
The Delaware Seaside Railroad Club has two goals, educate children about model railroading and keep the hobby alive. → Read More
First Person: Education
Eugene Young ran for Wilmington mayor last year and is now the CEO of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League. Also with us is Elizabeth Lockman, director of PACE (Parent Advocacy Council for Education). They are here to discuss a new education initiative called No Ceilings on Success. → Read More
Deej, Byrd and the B's and more to see and do in Delaware this week
From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks: → Read More
First Person: Dorrell Green
It's nearly impossible to have a conversation about education in Delaware today without talking about the poor academic performance and disciplinary problems at so many traditional public schools especially in the city of Wilmington. With us today as our First Person to discuss possible solutions is Dorrell Green, head of Governor John Carney's new Office of Innovation and Improvement. → Read More
Brandywine Festival of the Arts, the Historic Odessa Brewfest and more to see and do in Delaware this week —
From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks: → Read More
For Delaware artist Rick Phillips, painting is like a 'religious experience' [video]
From illustration to fine art, Rick Phillips has always been an artist. But it's his fine art that made him happy. → Read More
The story of a family's survival, told through art [video]
Delaware artist Yolanda Chetwynd tells the story of her husband Suresh's family as they got caught up in the partitioning of India into India and Pakistan in 1947. → Read More
First Person: U.S. Senator Chris Coons
First person this week is U.S. Senator Chris Coons. From the President's new plan on Afghanistan to his latest address to the nation, Coons shares his thoughts on the President and his policies. → Read More
Family Story of Migration, Make America Sweet Again and more to see and do in Delaware this week —
From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks: → Read More
The environment takes center stage at the Rehoboth Art League [video]
Climate change has been a big topic in the news and the artists of the Rehoboth Art League turned an artist's eye to the topic in a new exhibit. → Read More