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Bloom Together Gardening Event
An interactive gardening session for everyone, from first-time growers to devoted plant lovers. Learn by doing alongside others who share an interest in plants.
West Side Farmers Market
Fresh produce from local growers anchors this neighborhood market at Cool Spring Park, alongside small business vendors and community programming. Created to expand access to healthy food for everyone, the market continues to reflect that mission with inclusive payment options. Shoppers can pay with cash or credit as well as SNAP/EBT, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits, and West Side Farmers Market wooden tokens. Seniors 60 and older receive a $5 credit, and SNAP/EBT purchases are matched up to $20 in tokens for fruits and vegetables. Redeem these benefits at the West Side Grows Together information table. Everyone is welcome.
West Side Farmers MarketMusical Celebration of Italy
In downtown Wilmington, Serafin Summer Music offers a multi-day celebration of Italian artistry at Grace Church United Methodist, featuring chamber works by Italian composers alongside pieces shaped by Italian culture. The series includes live performances with a livestream option. It begins with a free artist talk and reception featuring Italian concert pianist Francesco Cipolletta and photographer Flavia Loreto, and no tickets are required for this opening event. Concert programs span a wide range, including Menotti’s trio for violin, clarinet, and piano, Piatti’s Tarantella for cello and piano, Puccini’s Crisantemi for string quartet, and Corelli’s trio sonata for two violins with continuo. Vocal highlights include Monteverdi’s Pur ti miro for mezzo, countertenor, strings, and continuo, Pergolesi’s Se tu m’ami for mezzo and piano, Mozart’s Voi che sapete from Le Nozze di Figaro, Gluck’s Che farò senza Euridice from Orfeo, and Handel’s Son nata a lagrimar for two mezzo voices. Additional selections feature Salieri’s La Fuga for string quartet, Bottesini’s Gran Quintetto for string quartet and double bass, Bach’s Italian Concerto heard on both piano and harpsichord, Liszt’s Sposalizio for solo piano, and Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne for violin and piano.
Grace Church United MethodistFree Summer Concert Series
Held every Wednesday, this concert series blends live music with food. Blankets and chairs are welcome for comfortable seating. A pre-show set from GDash Jones leads into the main performance. The season features Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna, INNER, JETTIC, Ryan Jacobs, Lynn Riley, Keynote Jazz Singers, Cecily, Richard Raw and The Word Warrior Band, Vertical Current, Harvey Road Band, Del Shakes, and Terra Soul featuring Joseph Whitney, with one slot still to be announced.
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