MilfordLIVE Weekly Review – September 10, 2024

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This Week’s Top Stories Include: Storywalk provides reading opportunities along Riverwalk Final First Friday to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month MSD welcomes new administrators Event to give firsthand look at PACE Your LIFE planned Field Hockey Shines on Youth Day Click on the image below to view the PDF

Pop Up Opera to benefit Santa House

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Causey Mansion will be the site of a Pop Up Opera event that will benefit the Santa House. The event is free to attend on Saturday, September 28 from 1 to 3 PM and any donations collected that day will help support Downtown Milford Inc.’s (DMI) Santa House. “OperaDelaware’s Pop-up Opera program began as a necessity during the pandemic, but …

Hippiefest returns to Causey Mansion

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One of the most popular events of the summer, Milford Museum’s Hippiefest, will return to the lawn of the Causey Mansion on Saturday, August 17 from 3 PM to 8 PM. All proceeds from the event benefit the Milford Museum. “This is always a really fun event,” Tom Summers, Director of the museum said. “Although we always say costumes are …

MilfordLIVE Weekly Review – October 10, 2023

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This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Pallet village locations discussed at city workshop OperaDelaware to hold free event at Causey Mansion Milford postpones decisions on marijuana sales City Celebrates Public Power, Customer Service Week Bucs Sink Vikings 48-22 Click on the image below to view as a PDF

OperaDelaware to hold free event at Causey Mansion

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

In an exciting first, OperaDelaware will be partnering with the City of Milford and the historic Causey Mansion for a free Pop-Up Opera performance on Saturday, October 14 at 1 PM. The event is designed to highlight Milford’s rich cultural and artistic presence in Delaware. The raindate for the event is October 15. “It is a hub for arts-lovers,” said …

South Milford Walking Tour planned for September 10

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Join several Milford Historians on a guided tour of South Milford on Saturday, September 10. The tour begins at the Milford Museum where the walk starts promptly at 9 AM. The tour will cover some of the fascinating history of Milford, including the thriving shipyard industry of the late 1800s, some of the beautiful historic homes in the area as …

Hippiefest tickets to go on sale July 1

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If you are a member of the Milford Museum, you will be able to purchase tickets to Hippiefest, one of the museum’s most popular events of the year, starting July 1. Those who wish to attend who are not members by July 1 will be able to purchase tickets on July 7. “We wanted to do something special for our …

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“My Dear Douglass” documentary to air in November

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Parts of the documentary “My Dear Douglass” were filmed at Causey Mansion. The Johnson Victrola Museum, located at 375 South New Street in Dover, recently filmed a documentary entitled “My Dear Douglass,” the story of one of the little known founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, Leon Forrest Douglass. The documentary will air virtually through Zoom and on Facebook …

Second annual Walking Ghost Tour planned

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Milford Museum announced that tickets are now on sale for the Second Annual Milford Walking Ghost Tour. Milford Museum announced that tickets are now available for the Second Annual Milford Walking Ghost Tour, planned for Saturday, October 23. The tours will begin at The Towers, located at 101 Northwest Front Street and end at Causey Mansion, located at 2 Causey …

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Milford Museum plans second Hippiefest event

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Milford Museum will hold their second Hippiefest on the lawn of the Causey Mansion (Photo courtesy of Causey Mansion) Milford Museum will hold their second Hippiefest event on August 21 from 4:00 to 9:00 PM on the lawn of the Causey Mansion. The first event, held in August 2019, was to celebrate the anniversary of Woodstock. A second was planned …