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ARTS & ENTERTAINMi0000,00T
Steppin Out
emmett swimming wades into Rem00[,nth Sept. 14
By Jen EUingsworth
Fresh from touring the West
Coast, Fairfax, Va.-based emmet
swimming will bring its distinc-
tive sound to Rehoboth Beach this
weekend Saturday, Sept. 14, at
Dogfish Head.
emmet swimming, currently on
tour to promote its third album
"Arlington to Boston," made its
debut with the 1993 album "Dark
When the Snow Falls." The
album was produced under the
band's own Screaming Goddess
label. The follow-up album,
"Wake," was presented in 1994
under the band's label, and sold
8,000 copies before it was re-
issued on the Epic label.
The band took its name from the
story of Emmet Till, a black Mis-
sissippi teen who in the 1950s was
murdered and tossed in the river
for whistling at a white woman.
The subject matter of the songs on
emmet swimming's earlier offer-
ings is reminiscent of R.E.M.,
while the newer material has
evolved into a jazzier, more har-
monic sound. Singer-songwriter
and guitarist Todd Watts' baritone
voice, coupled with his striking,
thought-evoking lyrics lend the
album a cynical edge.
Newark-based Juliet's Wishing
Well will open for emmet swim-
ming Saturday night at 9 p.m. A
local favorite, JWW made its
debut at Dogfish in December of
1995, and since then has joined the
ranks of Delaware's most success-
ful bands. Juliet's Wishing Well
made its last appearance in the
Cape Region at Arena's on Sun-
day, Sept. 1.
Bass player Lou Lasprugato
said that the group enjoys playing
in Rehoboth, and has always felt
welcome.
"Both Dogfish and Arena's
have been really good to us," he
said. "We always meet new peo-
ple, and everyone is really laid
back."
Lasprugato added that similari-
ties between emmet swimming
and Juliet's Wishing Well have
been often noted.
Saturday night will be the sec-
ond half of a doubleheader perfor-
mance for JWW at Dogfish. The
band will play a full set on Friday
night.
In other entertainment news,
Cloud 9 will host a Delaware Cel-
ebration of Jazz fund-raiser on
Saturday, Sept. 14. The fund-rais-
er will feature a dance party with
DJ Scott Nita and a special live
performance by Ms. Gay
Delaware, Leighanna Richards. A
$2 donation will be taken at the
door, and 50-50 raffle chances
will be sold. Also, it will be the
first chance to purchase Autumn
Jazz T-shirts, hats and tickets ...
Suzzette Ortiz, a pianist, teacher,
vocalist, arranger and composer,
will bring her Latin, Rhythm and
Jazz sound to Woody's Bistro on
emmet swimming will be bringing its original songs to Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach this
Saturday.
Saturday, Sept. 14, at 9 p.m. Ortiz
performs a variety of situations:
Classical, Christian pop, Salsa and
Latin Jazz. For more information,
call 227-2561.
Here is your entertainment line-
up for other resort establishments:
REHOBOTH BEACH
• Arena's Bar and Deli: 149
Rehoboth Avenue (in the Village
by the Sea Mall); every Tuesday -
acoustic jam; Friday, Sept. 13 -
Grassdaddy; Saturday, Sept. 14 -
Scrapple. Friday, Sept. 20 - Tequi-
la Mockingbird; Saturday, Sept.
21 - Tisra Til; Sunday, Sept. 22 -
Ralph Freso. For information, call
227-1272.
• Crab Barn: 4345 Highway
One; For information, call 227-
6700.
• Club Potpourri: 316
Rehoboth Avenue; Live jazz Fri-
day and Saturday nights. For
information, call 227-4227.
• DogfLsh Head: 320 Rehoboth
Avenue; Friday, Sept. 13 - Juliet's
Wishing Well; Saturday, Sept. 14
- Juliet's Wishing Well with
emmet swimming; Sunday, Sept.
15 - Clifton Terranova; Saturday,
Sept. 21 - Ruthie and The Wran-
glers. For information, call 226-
BREW (2739).
• Dos Locos: 42 1/2 Baltimore
Ave.; every Sunday - live enter-
tainment from 4 to 6 p.m. For
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Lewes Historical Society to observe Pilots' 100th anniversary
The lore of the Delaware River and Bay,
and the lure of the sea will be high on the list
of yams to spin on Friday, Sept. 20, when
five members of the Delaware Bay and Riv-
er Pilots Association launch the Lewes His-
torical Society's 1996-97 program season.
The meeting will begin at 8 p.m. in the
Parish Hall of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church on Kings Highway and Franklin
Street.
The first meeting of representatives of all
of the pilot boats was on Oct. 23, 1896 to
approve the new organization's constitution
and by-laws. The first formal meeting of the
Delaware Bay and River Pilots Association
was in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning,
Dec. 1 of that same year.
Lewes resident and Association Historian
Andy Knopp has produced a commemora-
tive book, "One Hundred Year History of
the Pilot's Association, Bay and River
Delaware" to mark the formation of the
Pilot's Association. It chronicles the role of
the river pilots during the past century with
photos and anecdotes from the logs and
diaries of the men, many of whom were
Lewes natives or residents, who served as
river pilots.
Dick Buckaloo, an active pilot since com-
pleting his four-year apprenticeship in 1968,
will present a film on piloting and lead a
panel of active and retired pilots. Panelists
include Steve Roberts, a pilot since 1984;
his father Jim who retired last year with 36
years service; Bill Lowe Jr., an active pilot
since 1956; and Andy Knopp, who retired
last year after 35 years as a pilot.
According to Buckaloo, the River Pilots a
century ago were a "hardy breed of individ-
uals. They had to guide sailing vessels
through treacherous shoals without radio
communications or the accurate electronic
and satellite navigational aids we use
today."
He noted that prior to the formal establish-
ment of the association, piloting was a dan-
gerous undertaking: "There were many
independent pilot companies in the late 19th
Century. And, they were bitter rivals. They
would often engage in a race despite weath-
er conditions to be first to take on a mer-
chant ship." The first one on deck would
win the right to pilot the vessel.
In his book, "Pilots of the Bay and River
Delaware and Lewes Lore," Dr. James E.
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An old pilot boat, the CAPE HENLOPEN, rounds the inner breakwater off
Lewes. Otis Smith's fish processing plant can be seen in the background. The
Pilots Association marks its 100th anniversary in 1996 and a panel of active
and retired pilots will speak at the Lewes Historical Society meeting at 8 p.m.,
Friday, Sept. 20 in Lewes Presbyterian Church on Kings Highway. The meet.
ing is free and open to the public.
