🌱 Captain Kidd's Pirate Day and 11 more events
Pike Creek Valley, Delaware Patch AM: a 3 min readHey hey Pike Creek Valley! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- 🍷 Wine Wednesday Paint & Sip – Newark, DE! 🎨✨Another Realm - $5 Off at Painting with a Twist
- Rockwood Book Club at New Castle County, DE Calendar
- Board of Education Meeting (Public Session) at West
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: An afternoon shower; breezy, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy; a morning shower, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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🍷 Wine Wednesday Paint & Sip – Newark, DE! 🎨✨Another Realm - $5 Off →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
7:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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Rockwood Book Club →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
6:00 pm -
Board of Education Meeting (Public Session)
West 1901 South College Avenue Newark DE 19702
7:00 pm -
Red Clay Board of Education Meeting
Mote Elementary Richardson Park Elementary School 16 Idella Ave., Wilmington, DE
7:00 pm -
Districtwide Spirit Week
Christina REACH Program Newark, DE 19711 -
Spirit Day - Camo Day
Maclary Newark, DE 19711 -
Rockwood Self-Guided Tour →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
10:00 am -
Budget Hearing - Council Budget Discussion (if needed) →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
2:00 pm -
Captain Kidd's Pirate Day →
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, 1124 E 7th St, Wilmington
12:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Saturday May 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Build a Thriving Garden for Wildlife at Home
Mt Cuba Center Mt Cuba, 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, 19707, United States
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Weekday Break: Flowers for Mom $5 Off →
Painting with a Twist, 400 Suburban Dr, Newark
12:00 pm -
More Adventures in Collage →
Newark Arts Alliance Inc, 207 Louviers Dr, Newark
1:00 pm -
McVey ES Spring Concert
McVey Elementary School, 908 Janice Drive, Newark, DE 19713
6:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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🗞 Nearby News
Hockessin
- From Delaware Firehouses to a National Mission: Former Volunteer Firefighter Builds Marketplace Helping Departments Save Millions (delawarelive.com)
- No more partying with ponies. Winterthur shifts to Field & Fête 2026 (delawareonline.com)
- Get Involved: Lawmakers to vote on dozens of bills; Dover to hear its state of the city (spotlightdelaware.org)
Newark
- Stopped Train Blocks Newark Rail Crossings, Causes Traffic Delays Before Tracks Reopen (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Newark considers relaxing ban on Airbnb and similar short-term rentals (newarkpostonline.com)
- Delaware Memorial Day 2026 parades & events to salute (delawareonline.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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