|
|
| 1 - |
Playing Ball in Delaware | | 2 - | Fun and Fakes at the Bruce Museum | | 3 - | Join the War in Virginia | | 4 - | Bugaboo Creek is for Kids
|
| 5 - | Catch us Live in CT on Wednesday May 23 |
 | 1 - Playing Ball in Delaware
|
|
|
DE Exit 1B: The 2007 US Team Handball Open National Championships will be held in Newark, DE the weekend of April 6-8, 2007. This new exciting Olympic sport will have more than 350 athletes descend on the University of Delaware’s Newark campus to compete in 3 divisions: Men’s Elite, Men’s Open and Women’s Open.
Though the modern version of team handball was developed in Denmark in 1897, it traces its origins back to ancient Greece and is played in 183 countries, with 31 million players, trainers, officials and referees. Team Handball is a fast-paced game with 2 teams of 7 players, including a goalie. The sport combines elements of soccer and basketball as players pass, catch and dribble a small ball with their hands. Players score goals by throwing the ball past a goalkeeper into the net for one point. Games consist of two 30-minute halves with a typical match lasting about an hour and 15-minutes. Scores usually run into the mid-20s.
The games will be held at the Field House on Friday and Saturday from 10a m to 8 pm and Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the Carpenter Sports Building on Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m to 1 p.m. The finals of the Championships will occur on Sunday afternoon and spectators will be admitted free of charge throughout the entire event.
For more information, visit www.udel.edu for campus maps or call: (302) 831-2737 (Office of Sport Management Program) until Saturday April 7th. |
| 2 - Fun and Fakes at the Bruce Museum |
|
CT Exit 3: What fun you can have at an art museum. The Bruce Museum in Greenwich has an exhibit entitled “Bop and Whir: Toys of the 20th Century”, which is hands-on and family friendly, showing the evolution of toys that roll, float or fly and ones you can use to build with, as well as the technology that makes them work.
Then from May 12- Sept 2 “Fakes and Forgeries: The Art of Deception” will show you 50 examples of paintings and sculpture from the Middle Ages to the modern era using techniques of the most successful forgers. Explanations of the lengths to which they went to produce authentic looking art include scraping paint off old canvases, several forms of fabricating aging, and the use of authentic materials; this is balanced against the techniques used to expose the deceptions: x-rays, pigment analysis, spectrography, carbon dating, etc. Phone: (203) 869-0376. www.brucemuseum.org
|
| 3 - Join the War in Virginia |
|
|
VA Exit 52: Each year in Petersburg on the 3rd weekend of April (this year April 21-22), there is a Revolutionary war encampment commemorating the battle fought here on April 25, 1781 on the actual site that Lord Charles Cornwallis' troops occupied in May 1781. This event draws many authentically recreated American, British, German, French, Native American, and Spanish units that document their lineage to actual service in the American Revolution. It is held at Battersea Plantation on the West End of Washington St. (Less than 2 mi. from I-95!)
Throughout the weekend, on these 35 acres, there
are continuing military camp-life and battlefield demonstrations of infantry,
cavalry and artillery as well as a field hospital, various crafts, camp cooking,
and a range of “Sutlers” selling 18th century wares. A significant event is the
Saturday morning memorial service, held in honor of Major General William
Phillips who commanded the British Force in the Battle of Petersburg. Phillips
died of a fever 3 weeks following the battle and was buried nearby in Blandford
Church Cemetery on Crater Rd. Admission to the Plantation is free and there is plenty of free
parking. Hours: Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.petersburg-va.org/revwar/livinghistory.htm Phone: (800) 368-3595 or (804) 733-2400.
|
| 4 - Bugaboo Creek is for Kids
|
|
RI Exit 15: In July 2006 Consumer Reports did a survey of our favorite chain restaurants, both by flavor (steak, Italian, seafood) and by type: special occasions, take out, etc. For outings with children, Bugaboo Creek, a Canadian-themed (talking pine trees and buffalo) restaurant was near the top of the list. Adjectives to describe the food are borrowed from Canadiana: moosebreath burger, dog team sandwich, snowbird, Mountie. For all you hungry travelers, expect to find large shareable portions of prime rib and hearty steaks, baked onion and ale (ah, Canadian beer!) soup and Canadian salmon, but also chicken, salad and sandwiches for the others.
Try the delicious local IBC diet root beer while the kids crayon in their coloring books. Other location on I-95: Exit 4 in Delaware. Phone: (302) 283-0615. www.bugaboocreeksteakhouse.com
|
| 5 - Catch us in Fairfield, CT on Wed., May 23rd
|
|
CT Exit 21: If you want to meet us in person, ask questions about a summer vacation, plan on coming to the Borders in Fairfield, CT on May 23 at 7 pm. We will be participating in an authors’ round table discussion with several other authors: Elaine Alexander (mystery) DEATH AT DEACON POND, Michael Altieri (thriller) DOGWOOD SEASON, Ana Mollinedo Mims (business) KEEPING THE FAITH, Leisa Taylor (religion) THE GOD OF HUMAN BLOOD. It should be a fun discussion. Phone: (203) 256-1619.
|
| What's inside Drive I-95 : | |
Look ahead exit by exit to see which motels (with
800 numbers), gas stations, restaurants, campgrounds, 24-hour
pharmacies, auto mechanics, radio stations or radar traps are there, and where you can stay with your pet.
We share our stories of the road : history on I-95, museums, trivia,
towns to explore or places to run the kids. These can be read for
entertainment during the drive, and may entice you to stop, stretch
your legs and discover someplace new. |
| PS: Buy the book to plan your summer trip. Click here |
|
|
