Jimmy returned for the first time exactly one year after the accident. I was home alone. Dad was at the bar and Mom was dead. We’d crammed her into a pine box and shipped her off to the incinerator months ago.
I’d been sitting on the couch watching a plump cockroach scuttle across the coffee table, sipping whiskey that I’d liberated the previous night after Dad passed out. I wasn’t quite drunk yet. At eleven years old, my tolerance to alcohol was comparable to most local stumblebum drunks.
A knock came to the door, the gentle tap of brittle knuckles upon rotted wood. I paused with the rim of the bottle resting against my lips. Even the cockroach cocked its long antennae curiously toward the door.
The local trick-or-treaters knew better than to come here seeking candy. Our ramshackle abode was always one DHS visit away from being condemned, and the cobwebs and sundry creepy-crawlies in our front windows certainly weren’t decorative.
I reflexively choked out a sob when I opened the door and saw his ghostly form. The sheet draped over him was stained brown and soaked with stinking river water.
“Jimmy?” I asked, my voice croaking in disbelief.
As if to answer me, his jaw fell slack and I heard the tiniest groan emerge from under that sheet, like a whining door hinge in a quiet house. He raised his hand to me and I shrank back in fear, expecting him to thrust an accusatory finger and damn me as a liar and murderer. Instead, I realized that he was holding his hand open, expecting something. A dry, throaty sound whistled up from his slackened jaw and I suddenly understood what he wanted.
My little brother had come back for his favorite holiday.
I rushed up to my bedroom, reached under my bed, and grabbed Jimmy’s pumpkin-shaped Halloween bucket. I flicked off the roaches and shook out mouse shit then ran back to the front steps, where my little brother was waiting.
As Jimmy snatched his candy bucket from me, I saw them, watching us from the corner. It was the same group of older bullies that harassed us last year, on the night of the accident. Last time, they’d been wearing clown masks. They chose the Power Rangers this year.
Despite their masks, I could tell that those bullies didn’t quite believe what they were seeing. Jimmy had been presumed dead for a year, yet here he was, wearing the very same costume they’d seen him wearing on the night he went missing.
I’d had a growth spurt since that night. Rage and self-hatred did wonders for a growing boy’s physique.
Fueled by whiskey and a desperate urge to blame anyone other than myself for Jimmy’s death, I charged them. Outnumbered four-to-one, I took some shots, no doubt, but I routed them regardless, and I left one of them bleeding on the sidewalk, beaten nearly half-to-death.
Then I returned to Jimmy, smiling, and hooked my pinky around his before we set off to celebrate Halloween.
#
I sat on my couch, eyes trained on the flickering candle on my coffee table. The power had been out for a month and I hadn’t seen any good reason to turn it back on; I’d only be cutting into my meager booze budget and, besides, the city was kicking me out in a few days. The house had been bought and paid for by some long-dead relative then passed down to my parents as an act of pity. When Dad finally kicked the bucket, he left the house to me, but I was never quite able to stay ahead of the property taxes.
I wasn’t going to miss the place. It wasn’t exactly full of fond memories.
At this time of night, I’d normally be blackout drunk, but tonight was Halloween and I didn’t want to miss Jimmy. My entire life might have amounted to a hill of shit, but I’ve promised to never let my little brother down again.
I checked the time. Eight o’clock on the dot. I grabbed Jimmy’s Halloween bucket and headed out front.
Jimmy never did tell me why Halloween was his favorite holiday. He’d been a gentle kid, small for his age, fair-skinned and wispy. You wouldn’t have known it to look at him, but he preferred the schlock and gore of October grindhouse horror movie marathons to kiddie fare more appropriate to his age. He never flinched at the scary parts, when the reanimated undead wreaked havoc or dream demons emerged to slash open teenage throats.
I’d never attributed his love of Halloween to something so cliché as donning a mask to pretend to be someone else, though I wouldn’t have blamed him. No, I’d always suspected that Jimmy loved this time of year specifically because it was when the world went dim and happily embraced the horrific. Vampires and possessed dolls and werewolves made more sense than the more abstract horrors we faced at home.
Or, shit, maybe the kid just really liked candy.
I stepped outside and the riverwards were alive with grinning jack-o-lanterns, windows glowing orange and framed with fake spider webs, and scores of yuppie parents leading their kids door-to-door. I spotted him walking slowly toward the house. I swore, he got smaller every year.
I waved to him. He didn’t wave back, but he did cock his head slightly, as if he was struggling to remember who I was. As always, he was wearing the filthy sheet, soaked in river water. I felt a passing wave of revulsion and guilt when I glimpsed the faded bloodstains where the fabric hugged Jimmy’s misshapen occipital.
I smiled and offered him the bucket. Jimmy snatched it from my hand. Though there was only darkness within those crooked eye holes I’d cut into the sheet twenty-five years ago, somehow I knew that if he still had eyes, they’d have been gleaming.
I reached down to his hand, hooked my pinky around his, and I took my little brother trick-or-treating, like I’d done every year since he first returned.
This wasn’t our neighborhood anymore. Sure, the names of the streets were the same, but that was about it. The yuppie influx, with the ensuing rent increases and property tax hikes, had squashed out most of the old guard. The newbies didn’t care for the sturdy, century-old houses forged with brick and mortar. One by one, those stout homes were being flattened to make way for flimsier, but more stylish facades. Soon, our childhood home was going to suffer the same fate.
Jimmy must have sensed that something was amiss because he tightened his pinky around mine. Though I haven’t heard his voice since that night by the river, his pinky squeeze said enough.
It said, I’ve got you.
That was our private show of reassurance that helped sustain us through our childhood. When Mom wept at the dinner table as we split a dried hunk of welfare cheese for dinner, I’d give Jimmy a squeeze. When Dad staggered home drunk and started laying into Mom, I’d join Jimmy on his small twin mattress. We’d squeeze pinkies, eyes shut tight, with pillows over our ears so we wouldn’t have to hear Dad’s fist knocking against Mom’s head.
I’ve got you.
Tonight, we stopped at every house that still had its lights on. Our new neighbors smiled awkwardly, genuinely troubled by the sight of the neighborhood drunk escorting a child in a raggedy ghost costume. I didn’t give a shit what they thought as long as they tossed a few bite-sized Snickers bars into Jimmy’s bucket.
Soon, the streets began to empty and the trick-or-treaters went home. One by one, those grinning jack-o-lanterns went dark, those orange window lights dimmed, and it was just Jimmy and I wandering the lonely streets.
We headed back toward the house. This was where we would normally part ways, with Jimmy heading back on his own. Tonight, though, I remained at his side.
He cocked his head again, curious.
I squeezed his pinky.
#
Though I loved Jimmy, he was still my little brother and, often, I treated him as such. Just because I hated the neighborhood bullies didn’t mean I didn’t glean some pointers from their abuse. Sometimes, I’d slap Jimmy around or steal his toys because he’d annoyed me somehow. Other times, I just wanted to feel stronger than someone else.
The day of his death, Jimmy had put me in a particularly foul mood. Using the five-fingered discount, I’d gotten comic books from the drug store on York Street and I was looking forward to thumbing through them. Jimmy came rushing into our bedroom, crying because the rats had gotten to his hand-me-down Jason Voorhees costume. The critters had gnawed through the plastic hockey mask and left the (fake) blood-splattered overalls stinking like rat turds.
I told him to take it up with Mom and Dad, but he said Mom was passed out and Dad was at the bar, as usual.
My mood instantly turned black, not necessarily because of Jimmy, but because, once again, I’d have to pick up the slack for our parents. I cooked most of Jimmy’s meals. I scrubbed the stink off his clothes and got him ready for school every morning while Mom and Dad were off, drunk and doped. All I’d wanted was a night to myself, curled up in bed with some stolen comic books, but they couldn’t stay sober long enough to even give me that much.
Somehow, I kept my temper in check. I got him to stop sobbing by yanking the sheet off his bed, cutting out those mismatched eye holes, and draping it over him. “There,” I said. “You’re a ghost now.”
His green eyes were visible through the holes in the sheet. His cheeks perked up under the sheet and I could tell he was smiling.
“Can you take me trick-or-treating?” he asked.
No, I didn’t want to, but I also didn’t want him crying again and Mom would have beaten the shit out of me if I let Jimmy wander the neighborhood alone.
So we set out into the streets, amongst a legion of Ninja Turtles and Ghostbusters and Barbie dolls brought to life. Though it was simple, he enjoyed his makeshift costume. I was just hoping to get through the night without bumping into our enemies.
That was certainly naïve of me. It didn’t take long for them to zero in on us. There were four of them, all older boys. Even the smallest one towered over me.
They were wearing clown masks, thin plastic smiling red-nosed clowns that filled my stomach with dread. None of the parents milling about with their kids noticed the brewing confrontation, not with the dozens of trick-or-treaters clogging the sidewalk.
Jimmy clutched his candy bucket to his chest. One of the bullies reached for it, and that was when I snapped. I couldn’t help it. I might have been pissed off at him for dragging me out here, but this was Jimmy’s favorite night of the year. I couldn’t watch some assholes ruin it for him.
I swung, hard. My fist connected with the bully’s face and I heard a loud crunch right before blood trickled down from behind the clown’s visage.
I grabbed Jimmy by the wrist and we took off into the throngs of costumed kids. We rounded the next corner and disappeared into an alley.
We hid there, holding our breath as the bullies sped past. There was no way they were going to let this go. Two of them would likely roam the neighborhood looking for us, while the other two would lay in wait near our house.
“What are we going to do?” Jimmy asked, voice quivering in fear.
Every night, right before I blackout, I think about how I should have just squeezed his pinky.
But I didn’t. Instead, I blamed him. We wouldn’t have been in this trouble if he hadn’t been such a crybaby back home. That was why, of the dozens of places we could have gone to hide, I chose the river, because I knew he was terrified of the river.
#
Today, the Delaware riverfront was as gentrified as the rest of the neighborhood. A casino and towering condominiums loomed large and quaint pedestrian walkways were infested with pop-up beer gardens.
In our youth, the riverfront had been an industrial graveyard, dominated by long-shuttered factories with stretches of wilderness between them. Stinking sumac trees swayed overhead and plump river rats darted through the bushes.
This wasn’t the first time we had to hide back here. Jimmy always hated it. Although the neighborhood lay only a quarter-mile to the west, Jimmy thought the riverfront was too isolated. He feared that if our bullies ever caught us here, they could kill us and no one would ever know.
My mood hadn’t improved when we finally reached one of the piers, big gray concrete blocks jutting out fifty feet into the sloshing water, supported by a number of wood pilings underneath.
Jimmy remained a few feet behind me, still in his costume, nervously gripping his Halloween bucket. The tide was coming in and he jumped every time he felt a wave hit the pilings beneath us, as if the pier might collapse.
But what scared Jimmy the most was the possibility of falling into the water, that those rough green-brown waves might trap him under the pier, where he’d come up for air and smash his face against unyielding concrete instead.
“Can we just please try to go home?” he whined.
“No,” I snapped back. “Not unless you want those assholes to knock your teeth out.”
He lowered his head. “But I don’t like it back here.”
Looking at my whimpering little brother, I lost all sense of empathy. After running scared from our bullies, I was eager to assert myself as an alpha. I yanked him toward the edge of the pier.
“I’m so tired of you acting like a wimp,” I snarled. I shoved him closer to the edge, where the water sloshed violently ten feet below us. “There’s nothing to be afraid of back here.”
“I just want to go home,” he cried, the eye holes in the sheet now rimmed with tears.
“Stop being such a pussy!” I shouted then instinctively gave him a stiff right hook to the shoulder.
What happened next occurred within seconds, yet in my memory, it seems to play out for an eternity.
I’d hit him harder than I meant to. Jimmy dropped his candy bucket then staggered as his shoes got caught in the pool of fabric underfoot. I watched in muted disbelief as he flopped over the pier, arms waving, right before the back of his head cracked against the concrete edge.
There was a splash ten feet beneath me and my brother was gone, leaving behind nothing more than a red patch on the concrete and white bubbles breaking the water’s surface.
#
Pinkies locked, we maneuvered through condominium parking lots and empty beer garden stalls until we reached that old pier.
For a moment, my memories blended with the present and I saw myself, cold and shivering and soaked with river water, trudging back toward the neighborhood alone, clutching Jimmy’s candy bucket.
I remembered how cold and dark the river was when I dove in, fighting the waves, trying in vain to find my brother before finally giving up. I never told anyone what happened. That night, when I got home, Mom was still passed out and Dad hadn’t come back from the bar yet.
I hid my wet clothes then, later, told them that Jimmy had simply run away from me. I was terrified of what would happen if they knew the truth. There was a police search that amounted to nothing. Dad didn’t seem to care very much. Months later, Mom swallowed forty sleeping pills and never woke up.
I took to stealing swigs of Dad’s half-empty liquor bottles to soothe my guilt, a habit that had served me ever since. But even that relief has proved fleeting. As Jimmy and I walked along the pier, I tightened my pinky around his, content to die sober.
We stood at the edge of the pier. Though I couldn’t see his face, I could tell that he was no less afraid of the river now than he had been twenty-five years ago.
Jimmy stepped off the pier and disappeared into the water below. I wondered, once this pier was inevitably torn asunder to make way for a condo or another casino, would Jimmy still resurface on Halloween? If he did, and he ventured into the neighborhood, would he even recognize that the shiny new studio apartments were standing on the grave of our old house?
Either way, I was going to make sure that he didn’t go through it alone.
I stepped off the pier, just like Jimmy had that night. I cracked the base of my skull against that concrete lip. A lightning flash of pain shot across the world and I crashed hard into the water, pushed at once by the tide under the pier. A wave slammed me against one of the pilings and I felt something snap in my back and, when I tried to scream, filthy river water filled my mouth.
Yet, as I was thrashed about under the dock, my consciousness slowly fading, I felt Jimmy’s tiny pinky finger squeezing around my own.
I’ve got you.
#
That happened almost one year ago, last Halloween. Though I wanted nothing more than to slip into a watery slumber with my little brother, he must have felt otherwise. I woke up, weeks later, in a hospital. They removed patches of my skull to relieve the pressure from the brain bleed, courtesy of cracking my head on that concrete lip. My ribs had been shattered to splinters from the paramedics’ vigorous chest compressions.
They found me on the road, which meant Jimmy dragged me from the water, across the industrial wilderness, then out to the waiting blacktop. I asked the medics if there’d been a boy in a ratty ghost costume with me when they arrived. They said they hadn’t seen one.
Anyway, I’m writing this on the computer at the public library right off Girard Avenue, but I better finish up. The librarian is a real asshole. Doesn’t like it when street bums like me stink up the joint. It’s almost Halloween once again. Jimmy might not want me down in the water with him, but I’m going back to join him, regardless.
I’ve got his candy bucket, so we can hit the neighborhood one last time. I’ve also got a box cutter with the sharpest goddamn razors I could find. Once Jimmy slips back into the water, I’m going to open myself up – both wrists, then my carotid artery – and I’m jumping into that green-blue Delaware shitwater right along with him, because I’m Jimmy’s big brother, god damn it.
I won’t let him swim alone.

The next Detroit: The catastrophic collapse of Atlantic City

With the closure of almost half of Atlantic City's casinos, Newark set to vote on gambling and casinos or racinos in almost every state, it seems as if the reasons for the very existence of Atlantic City are in serious jeopardy.
Israel Joffe
Atlantic City, once a major vacation spot during the roaring 20s and 1930s, as seen on HBOs Boardwalk Empire, collapsed when cheap air fare became the norm and people had no reason to head to the many beach town resorts on the East Coast. Within a few decades, the city, known for being an ‘oasis of sin’ during the prohibition era, fell into serious decline and dilapidation.
New Jersey officials felt the only way to bring Atlantic City back from the brink of disaster would be to legalize gambling. Atlantic City’s first casino, Resorts, first opened its doors in 1978. People stood shoulder to shoulder, packed into the hotel as gambling officially made its way to the East Coast. Folks in the East Coast didn't have to make a special trip all the way to Vegas in order to enjoy some craps, slots, roulette and more.
As time wore on, Atlantic City became the premier gambling spots in the country.
While detractors felt that the area still remained poor and dilapidated, officials were quick to point out that the casinos didn't bring the mass gentrification to Atlantic City as much as they hoped but the billions of dollars in revenue and thousands of jobs for the surrounding communities was well worth it.
Atlantic City developed a reputation as more of a short-stay ‘day-cation’ type of place, yet managed to stand firm against the 'adult playground' and 'entertainment capital of the world' Las Vegas.
Through-out the 1980s, Atlantic City would become an integral part of American pop culture as a place for east coast residents to gamble, watch boxing, wrestling, concerts and other sporting events.
However in the late 1980s, a landmark ruling considered Native-American reservations to be sovereign entities not bound by state law. It was the first potential threat to the iron grip Atlantic City and Vegas had on the gambling and entertainment industry.
Huge 'mega casinos' were built on reservations that rivaled Atlantic City and Vegas. In turn, Vegas built even more impressive casinos.
Atlantic City, in an attempt to make the city more appealing to the ‘big whale’ millionaire and billionaire gamblers, and in effort to move away from its ‘seedy’ reputation, built the luxurious Borgata casino in 2003. Harrah’s created a billion dollar extension and other casinos in the area went through serious renovations and re-branded themselves.
It seemed as if the bite that the Native American casinos took out of AC and Vegas’ profits was negligible and that the dominance of those two cities in the world of gambling would remain unchallenged.
Then Macau, formally a colony of Portugal, was handed back to the Chinese in 1999. The gambling industry there had been operated under a government-issued monopoly license by Stanley Ho's Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau. The monopoly was ended in 2002 and several casino owners from Las Vegas attempted to enter the market.
Under the one country, two systems policy, the territory remained virtually unchanged aside from mega casinos popping up everywhere. All the rich ‘whales’ from the far east had no reason anymore to go to the United States to spend their money.
Then came the biggest threat.
As revenue from dog and horse racing tracks around the United States dried up, government officials needed a way to bring back jobs and revitalize the surrounding communities. Slot machines in race tracks started in Iowa in 1994 but took off in 2004 when Pennsylvania introduced ‘Racinos’ in an effort to reduce property taxes for the state and to help depressed areas bounce back.
As of 2013, racinos were legal in ten states: Delaware, Louisiana, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia with more expected in 2015.
Tracks like Delaware Park and West Virginia's Mountaineer Park, once considered places where local degenerates bet on broken-down nags in claiming races, are now among the wealthiest tracks around, with the best races.
The famous Aqueduct race track in Queens, NY, once facing an uncertain future, now possesses the most profitable casino in the United States.
From June 2012 to June 2013, Aqueduct matched a quarter of Atlantic City's total gaming revenue from its dozen casinos: $729.2 million compared with A.C.'s $2.9 billion. It has taken an estimated 15 percent hit on New Jersey casino revenue and climbing.
And it isn't just Aqueduct that's taking business away from them. Atlantic City's closest major city, Philadelphia, only 35-40 minutes away, and one of the largest cities in America, now has a casino that has contributed heavily to the decline in gamers visiting the area.
New Jersey is the third state in the U.S. to have authorized internet gambling. However, these online casinos are owned and controlled by Atlantic City casinos in an effort to boost profits in the face of fierce competition.
California, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Texas are hoping to join Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey and the U.S. Virgin Islands in offering online gambling to their residents.
With this in mind, it seems the very niche that Atlantic City once offered as a gambling and entertainment hub for east coast residents is heading toward the dustbin of history.
Time will tell if this city will end up like Detroit. However, the fact that they are losing their biggest industry to major competition, much like Detroit did, with depressed housing, casinos bankrupting/closing and businesses fleeing , it all makes Atlantic City’s fate seem eerily similar.

[Lost in the Sauce] Trump admin hides Paycheck Protection program details; lawmakers benefit from loans

Welcome to Lost in the Sauce, keeping you caught up on political and legal news that often gets buried in distractions and theater… or a global health crisis.
Title refers to: The Trump admin is blocking IGs from getting info on over $1 trillion in relief spending, including corporation bailouts. The admin is also withholding PPP info from Congress, meaning we don't know if Trump or his family took taxpayer money. Additionally, we learned that at least 4 members of Congress have benefited from PPP money, but aren't required to disclose it.
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Coronavirus

Inspectors general warned Congress last week that the Trump administration is blocking scrutiny of more than $1 trillion in spending related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the previously undisclosed letter, Department of Treasury attorneys concluded that the administration is not required to provide the watchdogs with information about the beneficiaries of programs like the $500 billion in loans for corporations.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin refused to provide Congress with the names of recipients of the taxpayer-funded coronavirus business loans. After criticism, Mnuchin began to walk back his denial, saying he will talk to lawmakers on a bipartisan basis “to strike the appropriate balance for proper oversight” of PPP loans “and appropriate protection of small business information.”
At least 4 lawmakers have benefited in some way from the Paycheck Protection program they helped create. Politico has been told there are almost certainly more -- but there are zero disclosure rules, even for members of Congress.

Republicans on the list include Rep. Roger Williams of Texas, a wealthy businessman who owns auto dealerships, body shops and car washes, and Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri, whose family owns multiple farms and equipment suppliers across the Midwest. The Democrats count Rep. Susie Lee of Nevada, whose husband is CEO of a regional casino developer, and Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell of Florida, whose husband is a senior executive at a restaurant chain that has since returned the loan.

Mick Mulvaney dumped as much as $550,000 in stocks the same day Trump assured the public the US economy was 'doing fantastically' amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Mulvaney unloaded his holdings in three different mutual funds, each of which is primarily made up of US stocks. The next day, the value of the mutual funds tanked.

Cases rising in many states

Good summary: There was supposed to be a peak. But the stark turning point, when the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. finally crested and began descending sharply, never happened. Instead, America spent much of April on a disquieting plateau, with every day bringing about 30,000 new cases and about 2,000 new deaths. This pattern exists because different states have experienced the coronavirus pandemic in very different ways…The U.S. is dealing with a patchwork pandemic.
As of Friday, coronavirus cases were significantly climbing in 16 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington.
Oklahoma is experiencing a massive increase in coronavirus cases just days before Trump’s planned rally in Tulsa. In Tulsa county itself, 1 in roughly 390 people have tested positive. Yet Trump plans on cramming 20,000 people in an event with voluntary face mask policy and no social distancing. Attendees must sign a waiver that absolves the president’s campaign of any liability from virus-related illnesses.

On Monday, Pence lied saying that Oklahoma has “flattened the curve.” As you can see at any of the resources immediately below, this is not even close to true. Over the past 14 days, the state has seen a 124% increase in cases and reports 65% of ICU beds are in use.
Tulsa World Editorial Board: This is the wrong time and Tulsa is the wrong place for the Trump rally. "We don't know why he chose Tulsa, but we can’t see any way that his visit will be good for the city...Again, Tulsa will be largely alone in dealing with what happens at a time when the city’s budget resources have already been stretched thin."
Earlier in the day, Trump tweeted that he is a victim of double standards when it comes to perception of his decision to resume campaign rallies in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, declaring that attempts to “covid shame” his campaign “won’t work!”

Resources to track increases: There are many different sites with various methods of visualizing the spread of coronavirus. Here are some that may be particularly useful this summer… Topos COVID-19 compiler homepage and graphs of each state since re-opening. How we reopen Safely has stats on each state’s progress towards meeting benchmarks to reopen safely (hint: almost none have reached all the checkpoints). WaPo has a weekly national map of cases/deaths; the largest regional clusters are in the southeast.
On Monday, Trump twice said that “if we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any,” (video). Aside from the fact that cases exist even if we don’t test for them, we cannot explain the rising number of cases by increased testing capacity: In at least 14 states, the positive case rate is increasing faster than the increase in the average number of tests.

Reminder: In March Trump told Fox News that he didn't want infected patients from a cruise ship to disembark because it would increase the number of reported cases in the US. "I like the numbers being where they are," Trump said at the time. "I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault."

Fired scientist Rebekah Jones builds coronavirus dashboard to rival Florida’s… Her site shows thousands more people with the coronavirus, and hundreds of thousands fewer who have been tested, than the site run by the Florida Health Department.

Equipment and supplies

More studies prove wearing masks limits transmission and spread of coronavirus… One study from Britain found that routine face mask use by 50% or more of the population reduced COVID-19 spread to an R of less than 1.0. The R value measures the average number of people that one infected person will pass the disease on to. An R value above 1 can lead to exponential growth. The study found that if people wear masks whenever they are in public it is twice as effective at reducing the R value than if masks are only worn after symptoms appear.
Meanwhile, Trump officials refuse to wear masks and Trump supporters copy his behavior… VP Mike Pence, leader of the coronavirus task force, published a tweet showing himself in a room full of Trump staffers, none wearing masks or practicing social distancing. Pence deleted the tweet shortly after criticism. A poll last week showed that 66% of likely-Biden-voters “always wear a mask,” while 83% of likely-Trump-voters “neverarely wear a mask.”

Trump’s opposition to face masks hasn’t stopped him from selling them to his supporters, though. The online Trump Store is selling $20 cotton American flag-themed face masks.
Yesterday, we learned that South Carolina Republican Rep. Tom Rice and family have tested positive for the coronavirus. Just two weeks ago, Rice was on the House floor and halls of the Capitol without wearing a mask.

Internal FEMA data show that the government’s supply of surgical gowns has not meaningfully increased since March… The slides show FEMA’s plan to ramp up supply into June and July hinges on the reusing of N95 masks and surgical gowns, increasing the risk of contamination. Those are supposed to be disposed of after one use.
Nursing homes with urgent needs for personal protective equipment say they’re receiving defective equipment as part of Trump administration supply initiative. Officials say FEMA is sending them gowns that look more like large tarps -- with no holes for hands -- and surgical masks that are paper-thin.
More than 1,300 Chinese medical-device companies that registered to sell PPE in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic used bogus registration data… These companies listed as their American representative a purported Delaware entity that uses a false address and nonworking phone number.
Florida is sitting on more than 980,000 unused doses of hydroxychloroquine, but hospitals don’t want it… Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a million doses of the drug to show support for Trump, but very few hospitals have requested it.

Native American communities struggle

The CARES Act money for Native American tribes, meant to assist people during the pandemic, came with restrictions that are impeding efforts to limit the transmission of the virus. For instance, the funds can only be used to cover expenses that are "incurred due to the public health emergency." On the Navajo Nation, the public health emergency is inherently related to some basic infrastructure problems. 30% of Navajo don’t have running water to wash their hands, but the money can’t be used to build water lines.
Federal and state health agencies are refusing to give Native American tribes and organizations representing them access to data showing how the coronavirus is spreading around their lands, potentially widening health disparities and frustrating tribal leaders already ill-equipped to contain the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has turned down tribal epidemiologists’ requests for data that it’s making freely available to states.
A Hospital’s Secret Coronavirus Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns… Pregnant Native American women were singled out for COVID-19 testing based on their race and ZIP code, clinicians say. While awaiting results, some mothers were separated from their newborns, depriving them of the immediate contact doctors recommend. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that state officials would investigate the allegations.

Personnel & appointees

Former IG Steve Linick told Congress he was conducting five investigations into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the State Department before he was fired. In addition to investigating Pompeo's potential misuse of taxpayer funds and reviewing his decision to expedite an $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, Linick’s office was conducting an audit of Special Immigrant Visas, a review of the International Women of Courage Award, and another review "involving individuals in the Office of the Protocol."

Pompeo confidant emerges as enforcer in fight over watchdog’s firing: Linick testified that Undersecretary of State for Management Brian Bulatao, a decades-old friend of Pompeo’s, “tried to bully [him]” out of investigating Pompeo.

Trump has empowered John McEntee, director of the Presidential Personnel Office, to make significant staffing changes inside top federal agencies without the consent — and, in at least one case, without even the knowledge — of the agency head. Many senior officials in Trump's government are sounding alarms about the loss of expertise and institutional knowledge.
Trump’s nominee for under secretary of defense for policy, retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, has a history of making Islamophobic and inflammatory remarks against prominent Democratic politicians, including falsely calling former President Barack Obama a Muslim.
Amid racial justice marches, GOP advances Trump court pick hostile to civil rights. Cory Wilson, up for a lifetime seat on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, has denied that restrictive voting laws lead to voter suppression and called same-sex marriage “a pander to liberal interest groups.”
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has indefinitely extended the terms of the acting directors of the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service, sidestepping the typical Senate confirmation process for those posts and violating the Federal Vacancies Reform Act,

Courts and DOJ

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take a closer look at qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that shields law enforcement and government officials from lawsuits over their conduct. Developed in recent decades by the high court, the qualified immunity doctrine, as applied to police, initially asks two questions: Did police use excessive force, and if they did, should they have known that their conduct was illegal because it violated a "clearly established" prior court ruling that barred such conduct? In practice, however, lower courts have most often dismissed police misconduct lawsuits on grounds that there is no prior court decision with nearly identical facts.
The Supreme Court ruled that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender employees. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the court’s liberals in the 6 to 3 ruling. They said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because of sex,” includes LGBTQ employees.

Alito, writing more than 100 pages in dissent for himself and Thomas, accused the court's majority of writing legislation, not law. Kavanaugh wrote separately: "We are judges, not members of Congress...Under the Constitution and laws of the United States, this court is the wrong body to change American law in that way."
Just days before the SCOTUS opinion was released, the Trump administration finalized a rule that would remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people when it comes to health care and health insurance. The SCOTUS ruling may make it easier to challenge the changes made by Trump.

The Supreme Court also declined to take up California’s “sanctuary” law, denying the Trump administration’s appeal. This means that the lower court opinion upholding one of California's sanctuary laws is valid, limiting cooperation between law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two of the Court's conservative members, supported taking up the case.
A federal appeals court appeared unlikely Friday to stop a judge from examining why the Justice Department sought to walk away from its prosecution of Michael Flynn. "I don't see why we don't observe regular order," said Judge Karen Henderson. "Why not hold this in abeyance and see what happens?" Judge Robert Wilkins told Flynn's lawyer that if Sullivan doesn't let the government drop the case, "then you can come back here on appeal."

Other

Good read: Fiona Hill on being mistaken as a secretary by Trump, her efforts to make sure he was not left alone with Putin, and what the US, UK and Russia have in common. “It’s spitting in Merkel’s face,” said Vladimir Frolov, a former Russian diplomat who’s now a foreign-policy analyst. “But it’s in our interests.”

Russia’s Foreign Ministry welcomed Trump’s plan to withdraw more than a quarter of U.S. troops from Germany.
Op-Ed: Why cutting American forces in Germany will harm this alliance

According to a new book, the Secret Service had to seek more funding to cover the cost of protecting Melania Trump while she stayed in NYC to renegotiate her prenup - taxpayers paid tens of millions of dollars to allow her to get better terms. Additionally, NYPD estimated its own costs conservatively at $125,000 a day.
Georgia election 'catastrophe' in largely minority areas sparks investigation. Long lines, lack of voting machines, and shortages of primary ballots plagued voters. As of Monday night, there were still over 200,000 uncounted votes.
Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle’s protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Fox News Mocked After Mistaking Monty Python Joke for Seattle Protest Infighting
In addition to holding a rally on the day after Juneteenth (originally scheduled the day of), Trump will be accepting the GOP nomination in Jacksonville on the 60th anniversary of “Ax Handle Saturday,” a KKK attack on African Americans.
Environmental news:

Ruling against environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed $7.5 billion natural gas pipeline to cross under the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.
Trump administration has issued a new rule blocking tribes from protecting their waters from projects like pipelines, dams, and coal terminals.
The EPA published a proposal in the Federal Register that critics described as an assault on minority communities coping with the public health legacy of structural racism. The rule would bar EPA from giving special consideration to individual communities that bear the brunt of environmental risks — frequently populations of color.
The Trump administration is preparing to drill off Florida’s coast, but says it will wait until after the November election to avoid any backlash from Florida state leaders.

Immigration news

U.S. Customs and Border Protection used emergency funding meant for migrant families and children to pay for dirt bikes, canine supplies, computer equipment and other enforcement related-expenditures… The money was meant to be spent on “consumables and medical care” for migrants at the border.
ACLU files lawsuit against stringent border restrictions related to coronavirus that largely bar migrants from entering the United States.
Under Trump’s leadership, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has mismanaged its finances so badly that it has sought an emergency $1.2 billion infusion from taxpayers. When Trump took office, USCIS inherited a budget surplus. A large amount of funding is drained by its deliberate creation of more busy work for immigrants and their lawyers — as well as thousands of USCIS employees. These changes are designed to make it harder for people to apply for, receive or retain lawful immigration status.
Asylum-seeking migrants locked up inside an Arizona ICE detention center with one of the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases say they were forced to clean the facility and are 'begging' for protection from the virus
ICE plans to spend $18 million on thousands of new tasers and the training to use them

Trucker's Guide to When Every State is Reopening

[IDEA] Fallout: Pathfinder

Hi All,
This idea for a Fallout Game has been burrowing a hole in my head for the past few weeks and if I don't share it I feel I'm going to burst.
The Setting
Two of the most requested cities for a future Fallout game (on the East coast at least) are Philadelphia and New York City... but what if we could have both? In Fallout: Pathfinder, the game takes place in the space between these two metropolises - New Jersey, with Philadelphia and New York taking up the lower-left and top-right corners of the map.
The game takes place between the events of Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, in 2283, and charts the events that occur between the two games. Like Fallout 76 (clearly everyone's favorite Fallout game! /s), the map will also be split into biomes that will represent the diversity of landscape present in the state. These areas will be:
- The Gap: Following the mountainous area along the Delaware river on New Jersey's western border, this isolated and forested area will be the starting location for the player. Some major cities will include Hackettstown, home of Galaxy Confectionary HQ (producers of Big Pop's Bubblegum, Sugar Bombs, and other sugary goodness), and Morristown, the first major locale the player visits.
- The College: In the huge suburban sprawl between Rutgers University and Princeton University, this area will feature callbacks to the intense rivalry between the two schools, and will be where the player encounters the first main story beats. It is also where the first major post war settlement will be located.
- The Shore: Along the shoreline of New Jersey, this area will encompass the entire bottom right side of the map, full of high level ghouls due to the invention of the Rad-Bed, a tanning bed that used intense-but-short bursts of radiation to provide tanning, this area culminates in Atlantic City, a perverse reflection of New Vegas, where raider gangs roam the streets, and automated casinos provide these gambling-addicted raiders a fast way to dispose of their caps.
- The Barrens: The bottom middle map features a ghostly and misty expanse of pinewood and brambles. Very few locations here, but designed to give players an uneasy feeling when traversing. While not as plentiful as Far Harbor and the Mire, a few Anglers can be spotted in the marshy areas of the Barrens, as well as tales of one of the Game's few cryptids. Legend says the Jersey Devil stalks the woods.
- The Corridor: North of the College lies the corridor, an interminable series of Ghost towns that lead into New York City. Picked dry by prospectors and other entrepreneurial citizens of the College, the Corridor is one of the few relatively safe avenues for trade between the College and the warring gangs of lower Manhattan, flanked by the water on the right and the wilder sections of the Gap to its North and West.
- Manhattan: In the Great War, a bomb struck New York city in the heart of Central Park, levelling most of the city (but not all) above Midtown. And yet, in the remaining lower section of the Island, gangs of raiders fight over the spoils of a post-nuclear New York. These gangs include the 54s, who have occupied the northernmost section of what remains of the city, the Villagers who inhabit the area in and around Washington Square Park, and the Bulls who occupy the southernmost point of the island. While they stand divided now, a united coalition could cast a wide shadow over the surrounding area.
- Philadelphia: Inhabited by Enclave Reformers, these survivors (more below) seek to change and move past the legacy of war and genocide of their fathers, towards a different future, and they seek that future in the ruins of America's first capital, where it all began. Many in senior leadership however view the warring gangs of Manhattan as a threat that may have to be dealt with sooner rather than later. Will the wasteland cause their good intentions to die out?
- Staten Island: This island will be for "post-game" content. Isolated from the rest of the area, the creatures here have been forged in a crucible of violence and are significantly stronger than anywhere else in the area. Are you ready for the challenge?
The Factions
- The Enclave Remnants: In the aftermath of the fall of Adams Airforce Base and the collapse of their senior leadership, the shattered and broken remnants of the Enclave on the East Coast make their way North-East, braving the swamps of Delaware and losing many in the process, but finally making their way to the ruins of Philadelphia, America's first Capital, where the new generation is attempting to shrug off the warlike tendencies and mistakes of their fathers. They are hoping to reinvent what the Enclave stands for going forward. Will this new generation move past the ghosts of their past?
- The Brotherhood of Steel Recon Squad Artemis: Arthur Maxson has just taken control on the East Coast chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel and is beginning to chart a path to the Commonwealth. In order to do so, Recon Squads are being sent north to clear the way for the Prydwen. Led by Paladin Brandis, this squad has landed on the outskirts of the College, where rumors of the Enclave in Philadelphia are just beginning to reach them. Will they continue with their mission, or will they stamp out the Enclave the only way they know how? Violently.
- The College: The central point between the two urban sprawls, the College rose up as first a major trading post, then as a true post-war settlement, the shanty town echoes the sibling rivalry of the two universities upon which it stands: extreme factionalism divides the town between those who would side with their new southern neighbors, and those who remain skeptical and look to the north for answers, and beyond these both, a new faction that would see the College capitalize its position to the fullest and remain strong, proud, and most importantly, independent.
- The Manhattan Gangs: While these groups have been fighting for decades, to call them raiders would be reductive: each features their own distinct culture, identity and way of life in the shadow of the ruined husks of the city. A grand alliance between these factions could radically reshape the landscape of the Northeast. But, with the riches of the world's biggest city between them, will the ever-fighting gangs be able to forge a new path? And if they do, will the city that never sleeps awaken once more?
- The Shore Raiders: Headquartered in Atlantic City, the Shore Raiders spend their day gambling, slaving, raiding, and drinking. And that's how they like it. With the right leadership and organization, the Shore Raiders could come to dominate the Garden State and burn it to the ground.
The Story
As with all mainline Fallout games, the main character begins life in a Vault. Vault 110, located near Hackettstown, the player character is the child of the Vault's overseer. Vault 110's experiment, made in conjunction with the Galaxy Confectionary Company, was to see what the long term effects of consuming pre-packaged candy and chocolate would be in the presence of a limited diet. When the Vault door closed, Vault residents discovered that they had been the manufacturing ability to create a nearly limitless amount of Sugar Bombs, Big Pop's Bubblegum, Galaxy Chocolate Bars and more, but no simple way to grow vegetables and no reliable source of protein.
In order to solve this issue, the second Overseer of Vault 110, seeing his vault dwellers become hopelessly malnourished in spite of their high caloric intake, made some secret modifications to the manufacturing equipment that would reprocess the organic matter from dead vault dwellers and slowly redistribute those nutrients into the candy the Vault was eating. Each overseer vowed to keep this confectionarized cannibalism a secret from the rest of the Vault in order to avoid armed retaliation and/or an opening of the Vault Doors. On their nineteenth birthday, the player character discovers the ghastly truth, and confronting their father, they are exiled from the vault never to be seen again.
Exiting the vault and descending into Hackettstown, the main character, henceforth "the Exile", encounters a group of peaceful prospectors in the ruins. These prospectors belong to a faction called "The Pathfinders" who are seeking a safe path through the Gap in order to find trade routes in Eastern Pennsylvania and beyond. The Pathfinders point the Exile towards their nearby camp in Morristown, telling the Exile that they are not the first Vault 110 dweller to have left the Vault. In Morristown, the Exile finds the Pathfinder camp under assault by Shore Raiders. After successfully fighting them off, the leader of the Pathfinders, a woman named Isa Gonzalez, notes that the Shore Raiders must be getting desperate to attack settlements so far north, and points you in the direction of the College, down the old Interstate 278. When asking about the previous Vault 110 dweller, Isa hands you a holotape she found in the ruins of Morristown, the voice matches that of your grandfather, who had gone missing ten years ago, when your father took over the overseer position. You resolve to go searching for him.
Once at the College, the game opens up as you get involved in both the internal politics of the settlement and the broader game of factions, however the bread crumb trail of holotapes and stories from other Jersey residents lead the Exile down the Shore region until they reach Atlantic City, home of the Shore Raiders. Here you learn that the Exile's grandparent was one of the founders of the Shore Raiders faction and oversaw their transition from chem junkies and gambling addicts to organized slaving and raiding faction. Your grandfather, now the leader of the faction, justifies this by saying that in the Vault, you lived in a society dominated by rules, and that if you followed those rules to the letter you would be rewarded, but those rules were sick, they misled people, and the societies outside the vault have the same problem. Only by eliminating the rules, can the Wasteland be free. You are then given the choice: Join the Shore Raiders or leave and never return.
Themes
Each and every Fallout game has a recurring theme that informs the entire narrative. In Fallout: Pathfinder, that theme is legacy. In particular: how do we move past the legacy of our parents, of our forefathers? For the player character, this is quite central to their character, as the questionable moral decisionmaking of their father, and all previous overseers, is part of the character arc. In addition, each major faction (with the exception of the Shore Raiders) is grappling with the past in some way, and dealing with the legacy of their faction or their settlement.
Ultimately the moral of the story is that you get to define what your faction is and what their legacy will be going forward.
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I'm still fleshing out many of these ideas, but I'd love some feedback and if any modauthors/Fudgemuppeteers are reading this, let's talk!

The BIG LIST of 2015 Delaware holiday events!

I thought that this public info should be seen without any ads, pop-ups, or required surveys. I will update the entire list at least weekly but try to add info from users' comments at least daily. If you would like to add an event, please leave a comment below with all the details and I'll add it to the list.
LIST NOW UPDATED THROUGH 12/20, BUT PLEASE COMMENT BELOW WITH ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS. THANKS!
THURSDAY, Dec. 10
NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Holiday Event & Gift Card Drive 6 p.m. Kooma on the Riverfront, 400 Justison St., Wilmington. MJL Section, the Delaware Barristers, the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association and the South Asian Bar Association of Delaware event. Bring a gift card (minimum $10) for a homeless family or child in foster care.
Holiday Party 6 p.m. Nomad, 905 N Orange St., Wilmington. YPs party with ugly sweaters, food, drinks and more. $5, free/members. Benefits Adopt a Family.
Cartoon Christmas Trio 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. First and Central Presbytarian Church, 1101 N Market St., Wilmington. $3 donation encouraged. Music from Christmas specials including Charlie Brown.
PRSA Delaware Holiday Happy Hour and Tweetup 5:30 p.m. Grain Craft Bar & Kitchen, 270 East Main St., Newark. Appetizers, drink specials and mingling with public relations professionals, marketers, writers and journalists. Free; register in advance.
Share A Night 6-7 p.m. Holden Arboretum, Wilmington. House lighting of the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. Ronald McDonald, refreshments, entertainment and music.
Live Performance of “A Christmas Carol” 1 and 6 p.m. Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, 5105 Kennett Pike (Route 52), Wilmington. Performance only: $15-$18, and $10/younger than 12. Show and admission: $35, $20/children. One-man show by Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens.

KENT COUNTY

287th Army Band Holiday Concert 7 p.m. Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, 1131 N. DuPont Highway, Dover. Sounds of the season by the Delaware National Guard band. Free, all ages. Bring a nonperishable food item for the Food Bank of Delaware.
The Reminders 7 p.m. Schwartz Center for the Arts, 226 S State St. Dover. $25-28. A Country Gospel Christmas.

SUSSEX COUNTY

Eastern Sussex Democrats Holiday Celebration 5:30 p.m. Home of Paulette Rappa, 24516 Dimple Way, Millsboro. $35 for members and includes membership. $40 for non-members. RSVP to Lise Haupt: [email protected]

FRIDAY, Dec. 11
NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Tony Trischka, “Of a Winter’s Night” 8 p.m. Arden Gild Hall, 2126 The Highway, Arden. $20-$25. A banjo-driven celebration of the season.
Cookie Walk 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 200 Marrows Road, Newark. 27th annual Cookie Walk with cookies ($6 and $11) and homemade soups ($8 quart) for sale. Lunch ($10) of soup, sandwich, chips and drink available. For pre-orders, takeout or more information call (302) 738-4331 or visit www.standrewsnewark.org
8th and 9th RD Holiday Party 6:30 p.m. Dickie Burris’s Lodge, 1133 Marl Pit Road, Middletown.
“Elf” 7:30 p.m. Elkton Station, 107 Railroad Ave., Elkton. Movie, costume contest, raffles and snacks. Those who come in holiday or “Star Wars” costumes have a chance to win two premiere movie tickets. $5. Benefits Cecil’s Youth Scholarship Fund. To reserve seats (must be paid in cash), email [email protected] or call 443-907-1451.
Wilmington Children’s Chorus: Candlelight Holiday Concert 7:30 p.m. First and Central Presbytarian Church, 1101 N Market St., Wilmington.
Descendants Of Noah- Eric Rapp 5 p.m. Full Throttle Cafe, 28 Parkway Circle, Suite 8, Newark.
First State Symphonic Band Winter Concert 7:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, 4210 Limestone Road, Wilmington. Seasonal arrangements from old European through more modern classics.
Holiday Lights Express 5-9 p.m. (depart on the hour). Greenbank Station, 2201 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington. Reservations suggested. $10-$12. 45-minute ride aboard heated 1929 Pennsylvania Railroad “Doodlebug” railcar covered in holiday lights. www.wwrr.com.
Ladies’ Christmas Tea 6 p.m. Christiana Fire Company, 2 East Main St., Newark. $25/table. Christmas carols, food and Pastor Barbara’s insights.
“The Nutcracker” 7 p.m. (Also 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 12, and 2 p.m. Dec. 13) Mitchell Hall Theater, University of Delaware, South College Ave., Newark. $15-$30, $5 discount for seniors and children 10 and younger. Delaware Dance Company production. (302) 738-2023, DelawareDanceCompany.org/Nutcracker
“The Nutcracker” 10 a.m. (Also noon and 4 p.m. Dec. 12 and 19; 6 p.m. Dec. 13; 10 a.m. Dec. 17; and 2 p.m. Dec. 20). Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, 700 s. High St., West Chester, Pa. Brandywine Ballet production. $25-$45. www.brandywineballet.org.
Tree Lighting in Glasgow Park 5-8 p.m. Glasgow Park, Newark. Caroling, music, refreshments, hayrides, and Santa’s Workshop. Free; bring a non-perishable food item.
TubaChristmas 7 p.m. Town Square, Middletown. Part of international performance series with students to professionals. Free.
Elsmere Tree Lighting 6 p.m. (lighting, Santa’s arrival at 7). Town Hall, 11 Poplar Ave., Elsmere (rain date Dec. 12). Refreshments, visit from Santa, crafts and more. Performances by the McKean High School Band. www.townofelsmere.com
Winter Arts Festival 5 p.m. Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington. Free - $5. Shop for holiday gifts from 16 regional artisans, listen to festive music performed by local choirs, floral arrangements inspired by the works from Poetry in Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelite Art of Marie Spartali Stillman. Holiday-themed art projects for children. Visit delart.org for more details.
Parents Night Out: Natural Holiday at the DuPont Environmental Education Center, presented by the Delaware Nature Society. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Admission: Members: $15, Others: $20. Deck the halls and trim the tree. make holiday crafts from natural materials we collect in the marsh. Led by Lesley Bensinger Parent's Night Out: Set mom and dad loose to have dinner along Wilmington's Riverfront while you stay at DuPont Environmental Education Center and have all the fun with games. Dinner provided. Parents receive a coupon for Timothy's Riverfront Grill. Event link
Peek-A-Boo Revue at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Admission: $20. No sugar but all the spice, the “Slay Belles” of the Peek-A-Boo Revue are back to rock your holiday with good tidings and naughty sightings. Leave the little elves at home and put the bump in your holiday grind. The ladies will peel their stockings while the band is a-rocking. The emcees will prepare us for the arrival of the MAGIC MAN himself, and we ain’t talking about Santa. Kick the carols to the curb and shred this holiday with the Peek-A-Boo Revue. Event site

KENT COUNTY

“The Nutcracker” 7-8:30 p.m. Delaware State University Education and Humanities Auditorium, Delaware State University Dover. $10-$15. Delaware Ballet production.

SUSSEX COUNTY

Christmas Craft Night 6-8 p.m. Greenwood Public Library, 100 Mill St., Greenwood. Upcycle a book to make it into a Christmas tree. Ages 10 and older, adults. Registration required. (302) 349-5309.
Edwards Christmas Village and Craft Show 5-9 p.m. 18179 Robinsonville Road, Lewes. 24 years of collecting over 250 houses, animations, water features, working drive in. From Bethlehem to present. Food, Fellowship, and Santa including free hot dogs, Russian tea, coffee, cocoa, cookies. Bring a non-perishable food donation item for Jusst Sooup Ministries.

SATURDAY, Dec. 12
NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Delaware’s historic Buena Vista mansion will have an open house on December 12th, from 10am -2pm, for a holiday celebration called “Woodland Christmas and Jingle Bells.” In addition to tours of the home, the open house will include holiday craft-making activities for children, music and refreshments. The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, call 302-323-4430. http://buenavista.delaware.gov/
Breakfast with Santa at The Brandywine Zoo: This breakfast event is extra special because you'll get to dine with Santa! Breakfast is provided by Janssen's Market and Brew Ha Ha. Share your holiday wishes and take your photo with Santa, make decorations and enjoy a few up-close animal encounters all before the zoo opens. Finish the morning by strolling through the zoo at your leisure to watch our zoo keepers work and see the animals eating their breakfast! Admission: $18 adult, $15 child. 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Charlie Brown Christmas: The Eric Mintel Quartet returns to The Grand with their special Charlie Brown Jazz Holiday concert LIVE in the intimate Baby Grand setting. They will also be joined by a local choir in performance of some selections. 7:00 PM. $22-26. http://www.visitwilmingtonde.com/listings/Grand-Opera-House/583/
The Spirit of Christmas in Historic New Castle: This town-wide celebration, sponsored by the New Castle Presbyterian Church, presents private homes and churches decorated for the season, and musical events throughout the day. FREE. http://www.newcastlepreschurch.org/spirit/
Winter Arts Festival 10:00 AM Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington. Free - $5. Shop for holiday gifts from 16 regional artisans, listen to festive music performed by local choirs, floral arrangements inspired by the works from Poetry in Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelite Art of Marie Spartali Stillman. Holiday-themed art projects for children. Visit www.delart.org for more details.
Winter Workshop: Gourd Bowl Making at Brandywine Creek State Park. Learn how to turn this native vegetable into a decorative container or functional bowl. Makes a great homemade gift for the holiday season! Spaces are very limited so make sure to call in and sign up to hold your bowl! Materials Fee: $10. https://www.facebook.com/events/192175934452471/
"A Dickens Experience" in Historic New Castle: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Amstel House, 2 East Fourth St.. New Castle. FREE. The New Castle Historical Society will help bring the Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" to life on the streets of New Castle as part of the Spirit of Christmas! Admission will be free for the day at the Amstel House, which will be decorated for a traditional colonial holiday celebration, and the Dutch House, which will feature a celebration of St. Nicholas' Eve. http://www.newcastlehistory.org/events.html

KENT COUNTY

Christmas at Belmont Hall "Home for Christmas 1865": 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Belmont Hall, 217 Smyrna Leipsic Road in Smyrna, Price: Adults $5.00, ages 4-18 $2.00. Belmont Hall commemorates the end of the Civil War: Christmas at Home 1865. The event will feature traditional decorations in a unique historic setting, rides in a horse drawn sleigh, Sons of Union Veterans and 2nd Delaware Union Re-enactors, live traditional carols, and Civil War era music by Field Soup, wassail and gingerbread. Children can visit Santa, listen to readings of The Night Before Christmas, and make a period tree ornament. http://www.belmonthall.org/

SUSSEX COUNTY

Milton Holly Festival: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Milton Fire Station, 116 Front Street. The Milton Chamber of Commerce sponsors this annual holiday event which includes many Milton organizations joining in to bring visitors a spectacular day in historic Milton! The Holly Festival features many fine hand craftes in the Fire Hall, Goshen Hall, Milton Theater and Milton Library. Santa will be in town for little ones. A holly wreath-making demonstration is offered at the Historical Society Museum. http://www.historicmilton.com/events/event/287-Holly%20Festival.html
Milton Holiday House Tour: 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM, Historic Downtown Milton, 305 Federal Street Milton, DE, Price: $15.00 in advance $20.00 day of event. Join us for our annual Holiday House Tour of some of Milton's most charming homes, the Historical Society and Arts Guild. Tour can be enjoyed by car and on foot thru the historic district. All will be decorated in the holiday spirit. Refreshments served throughout the tour. Tickets on sale in advance and day of the event. http://miltoncenturyclub.com/11.html

SUNDAY, Dec. 13
NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Breakfast with Santa at The Brandywine Zoo: This breakfast event is extra special because you'll get to dine with Santa! Breakfast is provided by Janssen's Market and Brew Ha Ha. Share your holiday wishes and take your photo with Santa, make decorations and enjoy a few up-close animal encounters all before the zoo opens. Finish the morning by strolling through the zoo at your leisure to watch our zoo keepers work and see the animals eating their breakfast! Admission: $18 adult, $15 child. 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Christina Cultural Arts Center presents “Carols in Color” featuring Eleone Dance Theatre: Christina Cultural Arts Center presents “Carols in Color” featuring Eleone Dance Theatre. “Carols in Color” is a holiday dance musical that retells the story of Christ’s birth according to the gospel of St, Matthew, by using contemporary music, exuberant dance and powerful narration. Tickets available at www.TicketsAtTheGrand.org or call 800-37-GRAND. 4:00 PM, $25 ($14.99 for children).
Newark Symphony Holiday Concert: 3:00 PM, The Independence School. Simeone Tartaglione, Music Director. Tickets (at the door) General $20; Senior $15; Student $10; Eighth Grade & under FREE OR through the NSO website: www.newarksymphony.org. The Newark Symphony Orchestra celebrates the Holiday Season with the spotlight focused on choral works--John Rutter's Gloria and the Hallelelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. Choruses featuring 140 voices will represent the Mastersingers of Archmere Academy, Cab Calloway School of the Arts, Concord High School, and Kennett High School. The concert concludes with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, Winter Daydreams. For information, call (302) 369-3466.
Sankta Lucia Celebration: 1:00 PM & 3:30PM at Old Swedes Historic Site, 606 Church St. in Wilmington. The celebration of Sankta Lucia is a Swedish tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Join us at Old Swedes Church to celebrate the season of light with music, children costumed as Star Boys and Tomtes, and the candle-crowned Lucia. Adults $10; children ages 5-15, $5. The church will be open at 12:30 and 3 pm. The adjacent Hendrickson House, a 17th c. Swedish farmhouse, will also be open. Experience a Swedish Christmas and visit the gift shop for Swedish holiday goods. Tickets available on Eventbrite: https://eventbrite.com/2014-lucia-celebrations-wilmington-de
Hockessin Ladies Auxiliary Breakfast With Santa: 8:00 to 11:30 AM, $10 for adults and discounts for kids. Scrambles eggs, made-to-order omelettes, pancakes, bacon, sausage, potatoes, and much more! Breakfast is held at Hockessin Memorial Hall at 610 Yorklyn Road in Hockessin. https://www.instagram.com/p/_AxuY2jibP/
"Carols in Color" performed by Eleone Dance Theatre at The Grand Opera House, presented by: Christina Cultural Arts Center, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Tickets: $14.99-$35. “Carols in Color” is a holiday dance musical that retells the story of Christ’s birth according to the gospel of St, Matthew, by using contemporary music, exuberant dance and powerful narration. “Carols” features some of Philadelphia’s premiere vocalists and the soul-stirring movements of Eleone Dance Theatre and Eleone Connection. Ticket link

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16
NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Yuletide Jazz & Wine Series: The Tony Smith Trio: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Winterthur Museum, 5105 Kennett Pike (Route 52), Wilmington, Price: $10 for performance and includes live jazz and entry to Galleries. After an evening Yuletide tour, relax and celebrate the season with live jazz and a glass of wine in the festive atmosphere of Winterthur’s Galleries Reception Atrium. Cash wine and beer bar; fruit and cheese for purchase. Free for members. http://www.winterthur.org/?p=1243

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis at The Playhouse on Rodney Square, 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm, Tickets: $55-$80. Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features the beloved Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. Ticket link

ONGOING EVENTS

Holiday Adventures in Wonderland Runs through Dec. 31 (10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturdays; 1-4:30 p.m. Sundays; by reservation Mondays). Historic Houses of Odessa, 109 Main St., Odessa. $8-$10, free/members and children younger than 6. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” See the Wilson-Warner House transformed by holiday vignettes.
Holiday Tours at Read House & Gardens Through Dec. 31 (11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays). Read House & Gardens, 42 The Strand, New Castle. Learn how the Reads celebrated Christmas in the 1820s and how it differed from those who worked in their house. Tours end with 20th century traditions in restored rooms. $6-$7, free/members, younger than 10. Group tours: (302) 295-3284.
Yuletide at Winterthur 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, 5105 Kennett Pike (Route 52) Wilmington. $18-$20, $5/ages 2-11, free/members, children younger than 2. www.winterthur.org
Holidays at Hagley Through Jan. 3. Hagley Museum and Library, 200 Hagley Creek Road, Wilmington. Free - $14. See the 1803 du Pont family ancestral home decorated for the holidays with interpretation on the French traditions of exchanging gifts on New Year’s Day and the celebration of Twelfth Night. Exhibit included in admission. www.hagley.org.
Nemours Mansion Christmas Through Jan. 3 (9:30 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; noon and 3 p.m. Sundays. Evening tours Dec. 2 and 16). Nemours Mansion, 850 Alapocas Drive, Wilmington. See the former duPont estate decorated with Christmas trees, hand-painted ornaments and antiques; hear how Jesse and Alfred duPont celebrated; and see historical artifacts. $15. Reservations: 302-651-6913 or www.nemoursmansion.org.
Swedish Christmas & Gifts 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, 606 N Church St., Wilmington. Decorated in colonial Swedish style, the house will be open for tours and holiday shopping Dec. 3-31; Wed-Sat 10 am-4 pm. Closed Dec. 24-25. The museum shop features the new 2015 Old Swedes ornament, full-color 2016 calendar, 5x7 matted photos of the historic site, and Swedish Christmas items, both gifts and food. Free parking on site.
A Brandywine Christmas 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Runs through Jan. 7 (Hours are 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily except Dec. 25. Open until 9 p.m. Dec. 3, 10 and 17). Brandywine River Museum of Art, U.S. 1, Chadds Ford, Pa. $15, $10/ages 65 and older, $6/students, free/age 5 and younger and members. Free Sundays until noon. (601) 388-2700, brandywine.org
Chesapeake City Winterfest of Lights Lighting displays line the C&D Canal and the streets of historic Chesapeake City, Md. See the winners of the decorating contest, take horse and carriage rides and carol on weekends. Santa’s Workshop set up. Outdoor synthetic ice skating rink is open Fridays-Sundays. Sunday skating lessons by former Olympic figure skater and coach. (410) 885-5298.
Santa’s House Through Dec. 20. (5-8 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays). Riverwalk Park, Milford. Children get a picture with Santa, candy cane, stocking with candy and chance to win a gift card. Christmas Carol Band plays from 11-11:30 a.m. Dec. 5.
Santa’s House Through Dec. 20. (3-5 p.m. Saturdays; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 18; and pet time from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 20). Rehoboth Avenue and the Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach. Visit Santa, take a photo. Free; donations appreciated.
The Seaford Museum has a great train exhibit open to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. through January 2016. Admission to the Museum for a tour and to see the Trains is $5.00 for adults. Admission to the Train Exhibit ONLY is $3.00 for adults.
Victorian Christmas event with historical reenactors at the Ross Mansion in Seaford, runs December 10th - 13th.

What's happening around town (Wed, Feb 21st - Tue, Feb 27th)

Oklahoma City's event list.

Ongoing

Prairie Moderns: The Artwork of Don Holladay (University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma - Chickasha) Thru Fri, Mar 16th Come to the Nesbitt Gallery at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma for an exhibition of works by Oklahoma…

Wednesday, Feb 21st

♪ Anthem Drown Night! (HiLo Club - Oklahoma City) Our local friends at Anthem Brewing Co. have some great beers! Every Wednesday night from 9pm to close enjoy $8 Drown Night! Their Power Pils will be flowing!
🎨 Beyond ART: Lunch with an Artist - Beth Hammack (JRB Art at the Elms - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 11:30pm Bring your lunch and join us for our BEYOND ART: Lunch with an Artist Series. Eat, converse, and make connections to our art and artists. Artist Beth Hammack will be in attendance. Artwork: https://www.jrbartgallery.com/artist/Beth_Hammack/works/list/
Bi-Weekly Meetup (51st st. Speakeasy - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 5:00pm
🏆 Central OK: University of Central Oklahoma Baseball vs Southwestern (Edmond) Start Time: 2:00pm University of Central Oklahoma Baseball vs Southwestern http://www.bronchosports.com/calendar.aspx?id=5869
🏆 Central OK: University of Central Oklahoma Women's Tennis vs Cameron (Edmond) Start Time: 1:00pm University of Central Oklahoma Women's Tennis vs Cameron http://www.bronchosports.com/calendar.aspx?id=5653
Hippie Sabotage (Farmer's Market - Oklahoma City)
Lyric Theatre's Crowns: A Gospel Musical (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Feb 25th Start Time: 7:00pm Get ready for an uplifting celebration of life as Lyric Theatre presents: Crowns. This show, which will be held at…
NF (Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City) With chart-topping hits under his belt, NF is well versed in the art of performance and songwriting. Fans can hear some…
NF | OKC (Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:30pm NF Wed - Feb 21 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK PERCEPTION TOUR Tickets On Sale FRI 10/13 at 10am Ticket Link: http://bit.ly/nf_OKC Buy For Less Stores & Uptown Grocery in OKC Brady Box Office & Starship Records in Tulsa Charge by phone @ 866.977.6849 online @ protix.com Doors open at 6:30pm All Ages Welcome
OU Sooners vs Abilene Christian Wildcats (L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park - Norman) Cheer on the OU Sooners as they take on the Abilene Christian Wildcats in Norman. The University of Oklahoma…
OU Sooners vs Iowa State Cyclones (The Lloyd Noble Center - Norman) Head to Norman to watch as the Oklahoma Sooners Women's Basketball take on the Iowa State Cyclones. Since the…
🏆 ROAP Certificate Course at Remington Park (Remington Park - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00am
Saints - Aaron Hale & The Human Beings (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00pm
SHIFT (Factory Obscura - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Feb 25th Join the creatives behind the OKC art collective Factory Obscura for a fully-immersive, experiential art…
😂 Steve McGrew (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) Thru Sat, Feb 24th
Sunbeam Family Services (Othello's - Edmond) Start Time: 10:00am
Together OK Moore Meeting (The Boxcar - Moore) Start Time: 5:30pm If you live in the Moore area, come join our first meeting of the Moore Chapter of Together Oklahoma! We'll discuss legislative priorities like the importance of adequitely funding vital state services, how we can talk to our elected representatives about these priorities, and how we can help move our state forward towards a prosperous Oklahoma.…
Waxahatchee et al. (Tower Theatre Studio - Oklahoma City) Enjoy an evening of lo-fi musical magic when Waxahatchee takes over OKC's historic Tower Theatre. At the heart of…
Wednesday Game Night (Remington Park - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:00pm Play the games you love for jackpots and then play more games you love for Extra Cash & Prizes on Game Night at Remington Park, every Wednesday! Starting at 6pm on Wednesday nights at Remington Park, just make sure to use your Club Remington Card as you play in the casino. Doing so may get you selected via hot seat drawings to make Free Spins,…

Thursday, Feb 22nd

2018 Job Fair (Oklahoma City Dodgers - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 4:00pm The OKC Dodgers are seeking multi-talented, highly motivated team players to join our seasonal staff! Available positions include: • Ushers • Gate Attendants • Ticket Window Attendants • Retail Workers • Field Crew • Cashiers • Cooks • Kitchen/Stand Managers • Premium-Level Wait Staff The Job Fair will be held in the Legends…
🎓 Atlantis Aquarius / Acie James (The Deli - Norman) Start Time: 10:00pm Atlantis Aquarius out of Texas make their second ever Deli appearance with their brand of country rock and psych. With the constellations in mind it could also be called Astro rock and cosmic country. https://www.atlantisaquarius.org/
Andy Brewer aka Acie James also shares the bill. Action at 10pm. 21+ $5
🍴 Big Read Book Discussion: Five Skies by Ron Carlson (Pioneer Library System - Tecumseh) Start Time: 6:30pm Join us for a potluck meal and lively book discussion of the 2018 PLS Big Read title, "Five Skies" by author Ron Carlson. Get your free book by checking with the information desk, while supplies last. Digital versions are available on Overdrive. The discussion will be led by award winning author Rilla Askew. Rilla Askew is a novelist and short…
Brandon Hobson to sign Where the Dead Sit Talking (Full Circle Bookstore - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:30pm Set in rural Oklahoma during the late 1980s, Where the Dead Sit Talking is a startling, authentically voiced and lyrically written Native American coming-of-age story.
With his single mother in jail, Sequoya, a fifteen-year-old Cherokee boy, is placed in foster care with the Troutt family. Literally and figuratively scarred by his mother's…
🏆 Central OK: University of Central Oklahoma Men's Basketball vs Washburn (Edmond) Start Time: 7:30pm University of Central Oklahoma Men's Basketball vs Washburn http://www.bronchosports.com/calendar.aspx?id=5790
🏆 Central OK: University of Central Oklahoma Softball vs Texas A&M-Commerce (Edmond) Start Time: 1:00pm University of Central Oklahoma Softball vs Texas A&M-Commerce http://www.bronchosports.com/calendar.aspx?id=5795
🏆 Central OK: University of Central Oklahoma Softball vs Texas A&M-Commerce (Edmond) Start Time: 3:00pm University of Central Oklahoma Softball vs Texas A&M-Commerce http://www.bronchosports.com/calendar.aspx?id=5796
🏆 Central OK: University of Central Oklahoma Women's Basketball vs Washburn (Edmond) Start Time: 5:30pm University of Central Oklahoma Women's Basketball vs Washburn http://www.bronchosports.com/calendar.aspx?id=5758
♪ CMGT: Dan Martin // Brad Fielder (The Deli - Norman) Start Time: 7:00pm Country Music Group Therapy presents Dan Martin Music and Brad Fielder for another round of songs being swapped, red cups being quaffed and you not getting completely sloshed--'cause it's an early show, dammit! Free, 7-9 pm
🎨 Drink + Draw (Evoke - Edmond) Start Time: 7:00pm Join us as we host our very first Drink and Draw at EVOKE! Wine and Beer will be $1 off ($4 after tax) all night. Drink stuff. Draw stuff. Hang! This will be a monthly event!
🎨 Lewis & Clark Revisited, OLLI OSU afternoon class (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 1:30pm Instructor: Western historian and educator Luann Sewell Waters. The journey made by the Corps of Discovery, led by Lewis and William Clark, is looked upon as the opening of the American West. Explore the journey through journal entries, works of art, historical photos, and more. This class, held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum,…
Lyric Theatre's Crowns: A Gospel Musical (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Feb 25th Start Time: 7:00pm Get ready for an uplifting celebration of life as Lyric Theatre presents: Crowns. This show, which will be held at…
Meditation Class (St Stephen's United Methodist - Norman) Start Time: 6:00pm Weekly meditation and discussion group conducted by the monks from Oklahoma Buddhist Vihara.
St. Stephens UMC 6-7pm Look for the shoes.
Moms' Night Out (Edmond) Start Time: 4:00pm Join us for the Launch of the renovated "Back Room". Lots of fun, food, prizes and friendship.
Old Town Moore Public Meeting (Moore Central Park - Moore) Start Time: 6:30pm We invite you to come, share, and discuss Old Town Moore's history, culture and existing conditions that will help shape our community and future development within Old Town Moore.
Saints - Jared Cathey Quartet (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00pm
♪ School of Music: Kuleshov International Piano Competition (University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond) Thru Sat, Feb 24th Start Time: 7:30pm
SHIFT (Factory Obscura - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Feb 25th Join the creatives behind the OKC art collective Factory Obscura for a fully-immersive, experiential art…
😂 Steve McGrew (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) Thru Sat, Feb 24th
Stinky Gringos (Blue Note - Oklahoma City)
🏆 Surf and Turf at The Bricktown Brewery at Remington Park (Remington Park - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 4:00pm
Together Oklahoma - Norman Chapter Monthly Meeting (Interurban Restaurant - Norman) Start Time: 5:30pm We are a nonpartisan group that encourages and helps citiizens become more engaged with their state legislature on a personal basis. We focus on budget issues but also health, mental health, criminal justice reform, education, etc. We are sponsored by the Oklahoma Policty Institute.
♪ Unlocking the West, OLLI OSU class (Western Heritage Museum - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 10:30am The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Glenn D. Shirley Western Americana Collection is a treasure trove of documents, photographs, movie memorabilia, books, and magazines. This series provides an overview about this fascinating collection in storage and online and showcases the art of paperback book covers for western tales of…

Friday, Feb 23rd

🏆 Oklahoma City Blue G-League TICKETS (Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:00pm
🏆 Oklahoma City Blue vs. Austin Spurs (Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:00pm
Blue Water Highway Band (VZD's - Oklahoma City)
♪ Brothers Griiin (of The Flaming Lips) // DJ Laine // Nix Nix (The Deli - Norman) Start Time: 10:00pm Brothers Griiin (of The Flaming Lips) take over The Deli with their musical sidekicks DJ Laine and Nix Nix. Put your VIP party face on and witness the gladiators of style and taste as they wreck your eardrums. 10pm $5 21+ http://newsok.com/article/5528084
🏆 Central OK: University of Central Oklahoma Women's Tennis vs Dallas Baptist (Edmond) Start Time: 3:00pm University of Central Oklahoma Women's Tennis vs Dallas Baptist http://www.bronchosports.com/calendar.aspx?id=5654
Crobone (EP release), Psychotic Reaction, Metabaron (Blue Note - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:00pm Crobone (EP release party) https://www.facebook.com/croboneok/ Psychotic Reaction psychoticreaction.bandcamp.com Metabaron
🎓 Doc Doc Goose (Edmond Fine Arts - Edmond) Start Time: 7:00pm Just think about those old-fashioned nursery rhymes and it's easy to see why Mother Goose went to medical school and opened up a clinic in Nurseryland. There's no "happily ever after" here! These poor nursery rhyme characters are plagued with freak accidents! A typical morning in Dr. Goose's clinic includes a cow with a sore calf from…
Front Men Of Country Music (Firelake Arena - Shawnee)
♪ Funny AF Friday Comedy Show (ICE Event Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:00pm Funny AF Fridays is the weekly comedy show that features celebrity comedians and provides a platform for local comedians to get their shine. If you are interested in getting your "5 min" of comedy, contact Marc Flemon at 4052084240.
KC & the Sunshine Band in Concert (Riverwind Casino - Norman) Start Time: 8:00pm Get ready to "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" with KC & the Sunshine Band at the Riverwind Casino…
♪ Kevin Welch At Blue Door To Celebrate The Release Of Kevin Welch The Dead Reckoning Years (The Blue Door - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00pm
🎨 Kevin Welch Vinyl Release (The Blue Door - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00pm Kevin Welch – “ The Dead Reckoning Years” double album. Limited Edition of 500, signed and numbered. Tracks re-mastered by Alex McCollough and original artwork by Olivia Hellman. We’re excited to announce that the pre-sale is now available on this limited edition retrospective of Kevin’s tracks during the Reckoner years. Click below to…
Leake Collector Car Show & Auction (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 1 of 2 The Leake Auction Company will present their annual Oklahoma City auction in the Cox Pavilion at Oklahoma's State…
Lyric Theatre's Crowns: A Gospel Musical (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Feb 25th Start Time: 7:00pm Get ready for an uplifting celebration of life as Lyric Theatre presents: Crowns. This show, which will be held at…
♪ Martin & Lewis Love Italian Style (The Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre - Moore) Start Time: 6:30pm Come join us for a very special Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Show, Love Italian Style. Comedy, music, live skits you never know what Jerry might do. A very special tribute show to the kings of comedy, with an awesome meal of your choice of Smoked Chicken or Barbecue Brisket and if your in VIP seating you can get Italian food. Call now for a…
Michael Cavanaugh - Songs of Elton John (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) Day 1 of 2 Join the Oklahoma City Philharmonic's Pops Concert Series for a memorable performance starring Michael Cavanaugh.…
♪ Midtown Rotary Spelling Beer (Tower Theatre Studio - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:00pm The OKC Midtown Rotary Spelling Bee/Beer Tasting fundraiser everyone loves is back! Bigger, better and now in the historic Tower Theatre in Uptown! For the cost of your ticket you get food, beer, and entrance into the Spelling Bee! Several local breweries will be on hand to provide a variety of beer tastings. Don't worry, you don't HAVE to enter…
🎓 Multicultural Education Institute (University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond) Start Time: 12:00pm The 35th annual Multicultural Education Institute (MEI) at UCO is set for Feb. 23-24 at the Nigh University Center. Samuel Betances, Ph.D., will provide the keynote on Feb. 23. Other speakers include: Sedelta Oohsahwee, senior program/policy analyst/specialist at National Education Association in Washington, D.C.; Bill Pink, Ph.D., president of…
OU Sooners vs Texas Tech Red Raiders (The Lloyd Noble Center - Norman) Thru Sun, Feb 25th Head to Norman to watch as the Oklahoma Sooners Women's Basketball take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Since the…
Pink & Black Ball 2018 (Molly Shi Boren Ballroom - Norman) Start Time: 8:00pm
🍴 Restaurant Week (Edmond Chamber of Commerce - Edmond) Day 1 of 2 Start Time: 8:00am It's that time of year again! Discover Edmond's great Eats and Drinks during Edmond Restaurant Week 2018: Feb. 23- March 2. All you have to do is show the special menu at a participating restaurant location and get great food for great prices! Menus can be found on the Chamber website at:…
Saints - Stephen Salewon Band (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:00pm
♪ School of Music: Kuleshov International Piano Competition (University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond) 1 day left Start Time: 7:30pm
SHIFT (Factory Obscura - Oklahoma City) Thru Sun, Feb 25th Join the creatives behind the OKC art collective Factory Obscura for a fully-immersive, experiential art…
Spring Remodel and Landscape Show (Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 12:00pm
😂 Steve McGrew (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) 1 day left
♪ World Premieres from the Composers of Project 21 (Oklahoma City University - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 8:00pm Join the composers of Project 21: Music for the Twenty First Century for an eclectic Friday night program of OCU-created world premieres. Music begins 8 p.m. in the BMC's Medium Rehearsal Hall. Free and open to all!

Saturday, Feb 24th

2018 Job Fair (Oklahoma City Dodgers - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 10:00am The OKC Dodgers are seeking multi-talented, highly motivated team players to join our seasonal staff! Available positions include: • Ushers • Gate Attendants • Ticket Window Attendants • Retail Workers • Field Crew • Cashiers • Cooks • Kitchen/Stand Managers • Premium-Level Wait Staff The Job Fair will be held in the Legends…
🏆 Oklahoma City Blue vs. Delaware 87ers (Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:00pm Cheer on the OKC Blue as they take on the Delaware 87ers at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. Get in…
🎨 Coffee with the Artist featuring Suzanne Randall (Howell Gallery - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 11:00am Coffee with the Artist featuring Suzanne Randall. Join us for coffee and chat with Suzanne while seeing her new paintings and ceramic bird brains.
🎨 Creature Creations Family Workshop (Sam Noble Museum - Norman) Start Time: 10:00am What would a painting created by a bird look like? How could an Apatosaurus reach the paper to draw a portrait? Capture the wonder of the wild as we explore silly ways to make art like the animals do. We’ll get inspiration from exploring the amazing animals in our museum galleries and investigate creative art techniques. This event is for…
🎓 Free Device Workshop to Winterize your Phone (US Cellular - Midwest City) Start Time: 9:00am The cold temperatures can be taxing on people and even technology. As you layer your clothing in preparation for wintry conditions, don’t forget to protect your mobile device with the latest accessories.
U.S. Cellular will host a free Device Workshop in Midwest City on February 24th from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 101 N Douglas, Suite J, where…
🎓 Free Device Workshop to Winterize your Phone (U.S. Cellular - Moore) Start Time: 9:00am The cold temperatures can be taxing on people and even technology. As you layer your clothing in preparation for wintry conditions, don’t forget to protect your mobile device with the latest accessories. U.S. Cellular will host a free Device Workshop in Moore on February 24th from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 705 SW 19th Street, where associates will…
🎓 Free Device Workshop to Winterize your Phone (U.S. Cellular - Norman) Start Time: 9:00am The cold temperatures can be taxing on people and even technology. As you layer your clothing in preparation for wintry conditions, don’t forget to protect your mobile device with the latest accessories.
U.S. Cellular will host a free Device Workshop in Norman on February 24th from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 1411 24th Ave. N.W., where associates…
🎓 Free Device Workshop to Winterize your Phone (U.S. Cellular - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:00am The cold temperatures can be taxing on people and even technology. As you layer your clothing in preparation for wintry conditions, don’t forget to protect your mobile device with the latest accessories.
U.S. Cellular will host a free Device Workshop in Oklahoma City on February 24th from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 7000 N.W. Expressway Suite A,…
🎓 Free Device Workshop to Winterize your Phone (U.S. Cellular - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 11:00am The cold temperatures can be taxing on people and even technology. As you layer your clothing in preparation for wintry conditions, don’t forget to protect your mobile device with the latest accessories.
U.S. Cellular will host a free Device Workshop in Oklahoma City on February 24th from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 9200 S Pennsylvania Ave, where…
Friends of the Metropolitan Library System Annual Book Sale (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 1 of 2 The Friends of the Metropolitan Library System Annual Booksale is one of the biggest yearly book sales in the state and…
Leake Collector Car Show & Auction (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 2 of 2 The Leake Auction Company will present their annual Oklahoma City auction in the Cox Pavilion at Oklahoma's State…
Lyric Theatre's Crowns: A Gospel Musical (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) 1 day left Start Time: 7:00pm Get ready for an uplifting celebration of life as Lyric Theatre presents: Crowns. This show, which will be held at…
Michael Cavanaugh - Songs of Elton John (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) Day 2 of 2 Join the Oklahoma City Philharmonic's Pops Concert Series for a memorable performance starring Michael Cavanaugh.…
🏃 ODHA Mighty Mouth 5K and Fun Run (Stars & Stripes Park - Oklahoma City) Funds from the 5K & Fun Run will be used to educate the public about oral hygiene, to improve access to preventive care for the underserved and invest in mobile/portable dental equipment and supplies to use in future public health projects such as health fairs, school screenings, sealant programs and projects for underserved children and adults…
Oklahoma Motorcycle & Car Show (Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Jim Norick Arena - Oklahoma City) Day 1 of 2 Start Time: 10:00am The annual Oklahoma Motorcycle & Car Show held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City is a great opportunity to see classic and modern cars as well as get some great deals on parts and accessories at the swap meet. There will be rare antique and one-of-a-kind custom motorcycles and cars on display for your enjoyment. The day also includes a live…
Oklahoma Motorcycle Show (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 1 of 2 The annual Oklahoma Motorcycle & Car Show held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City is a great opportunity to see…
Harrah Open Disc Golf Tournament (Harrah Heritage Park - Harrah) Whether you're a disc golf fanatic or just love to play, head to Harrah for a great time at the annual Harrah Open…
OU Sooners vs Kansas State Wildcats (The Lloyd Noble Center - Norman) Experience the action and excitement in Norman as the Oklahoma Sooners take on the Kansas State Wildcats. Since the…
OU Sooners vs Texas Tech Red Raiders (The Lloyd Noble Center - Norman) 1 day left Head to Norman to watch as the Oklahoma Sooners Women's Basketball take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Since the…
🏆 Oklahoma City Polar Plunge (White Water Bay - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:00am

Freezin' for a Reason! To learn more and/or register, please visit https://www.mysook.org/oklahomacitypolarplunge. ❄️
What is a Plunge? A Polar Plunge is a fundraising challenge made to an individual or group challenging them to dive into a cold body of water in order to raise money for Special Olympics. Each participant collects pledges…
🍴 Restaurant Week (Edmond Chamber of Commerce - Edmond) Day 2 of 2 Start Time: 8:00am It's that time of year again! Discover Edmond's great Eats and Drinks during Edmond Restaurant Week 2018: Feb. 23- March 2. All you have to do is show the special menu at a participating restaurant location and get great food for great prices! Menus can be found on the Chamber website at:…
♪ School of Music: Kuleshov International Piano Competition (University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond) Last Day Start Time: 7:30pm
SHIFT (Factory Obscura - Oklahoma City) 1 day left Join the creatives behind the OKC art collective Factory Obscura for a fully-immersive, experiential art…
😂 Steve McGrew (Loony Bin Comedy Club - Oklahoma City) Last Day
Thunder Run (Bricktown Entertainment District - Oklahoma City) Embark on an energizing run through the Bricktown Entertainment District during the Thunder 5K. This Oklahoma City…
🏃 Thunder Run (Chesapeake Energy Arena - Oklahoma City) Join us for Rumble’s Family Fun Run and the Thunder 5K on Saturday, February 24, 2018. The route will begin at Chesapeake Energy Arena, wind through downtown Oklahoma City, and will end on Center Court at Chesapeake Energy Arena. All proceeds will benefit the Thunder Cares Foundation.

Sunday, Feb 25th

The 2nd Annual Producer Competition (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 2:00pm
Donavon Frankenreiter (VZD's - Oklahoma City)
Friends of the Metropolitan Library System Annual Book Sale (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 2 of 2 The Friends of the Metropolitan Library System Annual Booksale is one of the biggest yearly book sales in the state and…
International Food Festival (Oklahoma Academy - Harrah) Take a culinary world tour at the Oklahoma Academy in Harrah. Explore vegetarian foods from many different countries…
Lyric Theatre's Crowns: A Gospel Musical (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Last Day Start Time: 7:00pm Get ready for an uplifting celebration of life as Lyric Theatre presents: Crowns. This show, which will be held at…
Oklahoma Motorcycle & Car Show (Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Jim Norick Arena - Oklahoma City) Day 2 of 2 Start Time: 10:00am The annual Oklahoma Motorcycle & Car Show held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City is a great opportunity to see classic and modern cars as well as get some great deals on parts and accessories at the swap meet. There will be rare antique and one-of-a-kind custom motorcycles and cars on display for your enjoyment. The day also includes a live…
Oklahoma Motorcycle Show (Oklahoma State Fair Park - Oklahoma City) Day 2 of 2 The annual Oklahoma Motorcycle & Car Show held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City is a great opportunity to see…
OU Sooners vs Texas Tech Red Raiders (The Lloyd Noble Center - Norman) Last Day Head to Norman to watch as the Oklahoma Sooners Women's Basketball take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Since the…
Pirates, Sailors & the Sea (Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City) Bring your little ones out to the Oklahoma City Cic Center Music Hall for a day of "Pirates, Sailors & the…
Saints - Grand Delusions: an OKC StorySLAM (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:00pm
SHIFT (Factory Obscura - Oklahoma City) Last Day Join the creatives behind the OKC art collective Factory Obscura for a fully-immersive, experiential art…
The Venue OKC - Open Mic Night (The Venue OKC - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 6:30pm

Monday, Feb 26th

Saints - Lyricist Lounge (Plaza District - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 9:30pm
🏆 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Orlando Magic (Chesapeake Energy Arena - Oklahoma City) Start Time: 7:00pm Experience the thrill of fast-paced pro basketball as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Orlando Magic. Wear your…

Tuesday, Feb 27th

The Ghost of Paul Revere in Concert (Tower Theatre Studio - Oklahoma City) Get ready to stomp and shout as The Ghost of Paul Revere takes over OKC's historic Tower Theatre for a very special…

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The BIG LIST of 2015 Delaware holiday events!

What's happening around town (Wed, Feb 21st - Tue, Feb 27th)

Ongoing

Wednesday, Feb 21st

Thursday, Feb 22nd

Friday, Feb 23rd

Saturday, Feb 24th

Freezin' for a Reason! To learn more and/or register, please visit https://www.mysook.org/oklahomacitypolarplunge. ❄️

Sunday, Feb 25th

Monday, Feb 26th

Tuesday, Feb 27th

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[WEEKEND RECAP] Miguel Vazquez vs Denis Shafikov, Zou Shiming vs Yokthong Kokietgym, Tommy Coyle vs Daniel Brizuela, Daniel Geale vs Garth Wood + more

Monday February 17th

Manuel Avila defeated Enrique Quevedo by UD

Paul Mendez defeated Raul Casarez by KO3

Wednesday February 19th

Daniel Geale stopped Garth Wood in the 6th round

Thursday February 20

Luis Concepcion won a technical decision over Carlos Fontes over 9 rounds

Friday February 21

Ray Robinson defeated Aslanbek Kozaev by 12 round unanimous decision

Chris Rudd defeated Yakubu Amidu by unanimous decision

Petr Petrov defeated Fedor Papazov by unanimous decision

Miguel Gonzalez defeated Miguel Angel Mendoza by split decision

Fernanco Carcamo defeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye by 2nd round TKO

Saturday February 22nd

Zou Shiming knocked out Yokthong Kokietgym in the 7th round

Miguel Vazquez retained his IBF lightweight title over 12 rounds against Denis Shafikov

Mavin Sonsona knocked out Akifumi Shimoda in the 3rd round

Rex Tso stopped Mako Matsuyama in the 7th round

Ryota Murata stopped Carlos Nascimento in the 4th round

Egor Mekhontsev stopped Atthaporn Jaritram in the 2nd round

Tony Conquest defeated Daniel Ammann by unanimous decision

Chris Eubank Jr defeated Alistair Warren by 3rd round stoppage

Tommy Coyle stopped Daniel Brizuela in the 12th round

Gavin McDonnell stopped Leigh Wood in the 6th round

Curtis Woodhouse won a split decision over Darren Hamilton

Luke Campbell stopped Scott Moises in the 8th and final round

Alexis Santiago defeated Hanzel Martinez by unanimous decision

Siarhei Liakhovich defeated Chad Davis by unanimous decision

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