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VIRTUAL ACRYLIC PAINTING

April 30, 2021, 6:00 PM - May 21, 2021, 8:00 PM @ Virtual Art Studio Program

Four 2-hour virtual classes. Learn fundamental painting techniques and create a painting from still life, landscapes or colorful abstraction. Explore adding mediums for transparency, texture, color mixing and mark making. Students will receive a list of materials they are asked to purchase on their own prior to the start of class. Zoom meeting invitation and material list will be sent out after registration. Ages: 16+

VIRTUAL OIL PAINTING

May 1, 2021, 10:00 AM - May 22, 2021, 12:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Art Studio Class

Four 2-hour virtual classes. Learn fundamental painting techniques and create a painting from still life, landscapes or colorful abstraction. Explore safe practices and technique for painting with oil. Students will receive a list of materials they are asked to purchase on their own prior to the start of class. Zoom meeting invitation and material list will be sent out after registration. Ages: 16+

Board of Adjustment Virtual Public Hearing

May 20, 2021, 6:00 PM @ New Castle Room NCC Government Center

Board of Adjustment Virtual Public Hearing

May 27, 2021, 6:00 PM @ New Castle Room NCC Government Center

Historic Review Board Virtual Public Hearing

May 18, 2021, 5:00 PM @ New Castle Room NCC Government Center

Planning Board Virtual Business Meeting

May 18, 2021, 9:00 AM @ New Castle Room

Resource Protection Area Technical Advisory Committee Public Hearing

May 26, 2021, 9:30 AM @ New Castle Room

License Inspection and Review Board Virtual Public Hearing

May 27, 2021, 2:30 PM @ New Castle Room

Boards and Commissions Subcommittee - CANCELLED

May 18, 2021, 2:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

Personnel Subcommittee

May 18, 2021, 2:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

Land Use Committee

May 18, 2021, 3:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

Executive Committee

May 25, 2021, 3:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

Community Services Committee

May 25, 2021, 4:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

Finance Committee

May 25, 2021, 5:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

Council Meeting

May 25, 2021, 6:30 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

Neighborhood Walk and Stretch

May 18, 2021, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Instructor: Andrew Holtz, Prime U Fitness This 60 minute class is geared to those seeking cardio exercise while enjoying local scenery. In this class walkers will focus on proper warm up, cool down and walk technique while exploring the local neighborhood. The participants should wear comfortable footwear and appropriate clothing. Bring your hand weights for a more intense workout. Adults Class meets in the parking lot for sign-in and temp checks. Please wear your mask.

Outdoor Line Dancing at Garfield Park

May 18, 2021, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Favorite GPRC instructor Winston shows you how to do basic line dances outdoors at Garfield Park from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Join the fun as you get basic line dance instruction then show off what you've learned in the last half of the class. Adults Drop-in. $6 fee due at time of class.

Neighborhood Walk and Stretch

May 20, 2021, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Instructor: Andrew Holtz, Prime U Fitness This 60 minute class is geared to those seeking cardio exercise while enjoying local scenery. In this class walkers will focus on proper warm up, cool down and walk technique while exploring the local neighborhood. The participants should wear comfortable footwear and appropriate clothing. Bring your hand weights for a more intense workout. Adults Class meets in the parking lot for sign-in and temp checks. Please wear your mask.

Outdoor Line Dancing at Garfield Park

May 20, 2021, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Favorite GPRC instructor Winston shows you how to do basic line dances outdoors at Garfield Park from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Join the fun as you get basic line dance instruction then show off what you've learned in the last half of the class. Adults Drop-in. $6 fee due at time of class.

Neighborhood Walk and Stretch

May 25, 2021, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Instructor: Andrew Holtz, Prime U Fitness This 60 minute class is geared to those seeking cardio exercise while enjoying local scenery. In this class walkers will focus on proper warm up, cool down and walk technique while exploring the local neighborhood. The participants should wear comfortable footwear and appropriate clothing. Bring your hand weights for a more intense workout. Adults Class meets in the parking lot for sign-in and temp checks. Please wear your mask.

Outdoor Line Dancing at Garfield Park

May 25, 2021, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Favorite GPRC instructor Winston shows you how to do basic line dances outdoors at Garfield Park from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Join the fun as you get basic line dance instruction then show off what you've learned in the last half of the class. Adults Drop-in. $6 fee due at time of class.

Neighborhood Walk and Stretch

May 27, 2021, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Instructor: Andrew Holtz, Prime U Fitness This 60 minute class is geared to those seeking cardio exercise while enjoying local scenery. In this class walkers will focus on proper warm up, cool down and walk technique while exploring the local neighborhood. The participants should wear comfortable footwear and appropriate clothing. Bring your hand weights for a more intense workout. Adults Class meets in the parking lot for sign-in and temp checks. Please wear your mask.

Outdoor Line Dancing at Garfield Park

May 27, 2021, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM @ Garfield Park Recreation Center

Favorite GPRC instructor Winston shows you how to do basic line dances outdoors at Garfield Park from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Join the fun as you get basic line dance instruction then show off what you've learned in the last half of the class. Adults Drop-in. $6 fee due at time of class.

Tai Chi in Glasgow Park

May 18, 2021, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM @ Bank Barn

Tai Chi combines soft flowing movements with proper breathing techniques. Continued practice can relieve stress, increase strength and flexibility, energize the body and even lower blood pressure. Adults

Outdoor Yoga in Nature at Glasgow Park

May 18, 2021, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM @ Glasgow Regional Park

This weekly class is geared for people who are looking for an emphasis on anatomy and how to best move their body to minimize pain and increase ease of movement in everyday life. Bring your own yoga mat, two yoga blocks, small blanket or towel and water bottle. Social distancing should be practiced in combination with other everyday preventive actions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks, avoiding touching your face with unwashed hands, and frequently washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Please contact Heather.Mergenthaler@newcastlede.gov with any questions.

Family Yoga at Glasgow Park

May 18, 2021, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM @ Glasgow Regional Park

This weekly class is geared for the entire family! Let’s become familiar with yoga poses, breathing techniques, and reduce stress all while having fun with the family. Games, stories, and music will be incorporated into this fun, non-competitive class. Bring your own yoga mat and water bottle. All ages Social distancing should be practiced in combination with other everyday preventive actions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks, avoiding touching your face with unwashed hands, and frequently washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Please contact Heather.Mergenthaler@newcastlede.gov with any questions.

Glasgow Park Farmers Market

May 21, 2021, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Glasgow Regional Park

Market season opens at five locations, Route 9 Library, Bellevue Community Center in Claymont, Westside at Cool Spring Park (Wilmington), Glasgow Park and Carousel Park. All markets offer fresh and local produce and foods, entertainment, information and fresh air. All markets accept multiple forms of payment including credit cards, SNAP, EBT and WIC vouchers. All ages

Pollinator Party at Glasgow Park

May 22, 2021, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM @ Bank Barn

What’s the buzz? Come join the pollination party to learn the buzz about the process of pollination and pollinators. Meet a beekeeper and check out her safe, observation beehive to see bees at work. Create your own busy bee puppet from a paper bag. Take a stroll along the Trail Tale to read and learn about the process of pollination from Ruth Heller’s book, The Reason For A Flower. Participate in the Awaken Your Senses Scavenger Hunt to search for signs of pollination in the park. It will be quite a party (safe and socially distanced) so come join in the fun and learn about why pollination and pollinators are so important for our health and well-being. All ages. FREE

Tai Chi in Glasgow Park

May 25, 2021, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM @ Bank Barn

Tai Chi combines soft flowing movements with proper breathing techniques. Continued practice can relieve stress, increase strength and flexibility, energize the body and even lower blood pressure. Adults

Outdoor Yoga in Nature at Glasgow Park

May 25, 2021, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM @ Glasgow Regional Park

This weekly class is geared for people who are looking for an emphasis on anatomy and how to best move their body to minimize pain and increase ease of movement in everyday life. Bring your own yoga mat, two yoga blocks, small blanket or towel and water bottle. Social distancing should be practiced in combination with other everyday preventive actions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks, avoiding touching your face with unwashed hands, and frequently washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Please contact Heather.Mergenthaler@newcastlede.gov with any questions.

Family Yoga at Glasgow Park

May 25, 2021, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM @ Glasgow Regional Park

This weekly class is geared for the entire family! Let’s become familiar with yoga poses, breathing techniques, and reduce stress all while having fun with the family. Games, stories, and music will be incorporated into this fun, non-competitive class. Bring your own yoga mat and water bottle. All ages Social distancing should be practiced in combination with other everyday preventive actions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks, avoiding touching your face with unwashed hands, and frequently washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Please contact Heather.Mergenthaler@newcastlede.gov with any questions.

Full Moon Yoga at Glasgow Park

May 26, 2021, 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM @ Glasgow Regional Park

Full Moon Yoga on each full moon throughtout the spring and summer. Enjoy Glasgow Park at night, illuminated by the FULL MOON. Yoga lasts 45 minutes. Dress for outside and in comfortable clothes and bring your own yoga mat. $5 drop-in fee per full moon class. Registration required by emailing Heather.Mergenthaler@newcastlede.gov

Glasgow Park Farmers Market

May 28, 2021, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Glasgow Regional Park

Market season opens at five locations, Route 9 Library, Bellevue Community Center in Claymont, Westside at Cool Spring Park (Wilmington), Glasgow Park and Carousel Park. All markets offer fresh and local produce and foods, entertainment, information and fresh air. All markets accept multiple forms of payment including credit cards, SNAP, EBT and WIC vouchers. All ages

Surplus Hearing: 1 Penns Way, New Castle, DE, 19720

May 21, 2021, 1:00 PM @ Virtual Zoom Webinar - Meeting Link and Phone Number are posted on the agenda.

The New Castle County Department of Public Works will host a public hearing on May 21, 2021, at 1:00 pm to discuss declaring the property located at 1 Penns Way, New Castle, DE, 19720, surplus to be sold by New Castle County.

Rockwood's Historic Structures Walking Tour

May 16, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM @ Rockwood Park & Museum

Take a rare walk back in time to learn how the existing and lost structures of Rockwood completed a working estate. Your guide will be dressed in vintage clothing and will use vintage photographs to provide you with the history of Rockwood as you walk from structure to structure. Tour is approximately 90 minutes in length and covers approximately 1 mile to include surfaces of grass, gravel and paved areas. Comfortable walking shoes and ability to traverse locations of the tour are recommended. Face masks required, social distancing, temperature checks, and a brief COVID evaluation form. Ages 14+

Rockwood Flow Yoga

May 18, 2021, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Outdoor exercise with instructor Mary Ann Quinn Hendrix. Come for an hour of fun and relaxation at Rockwood Park and learn the art of Flow Yoga. Program is offered every Tuesday beginning May 4. Please bring a mat, blocks, towel, water. All COVID protocols will be in place to include social distancing, face masks (during class), temperature checks, and a brief COVID form will be required. ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED ONGOING PROGRAM - TUESDAYS, 9 A.M. FEE: 6.00 IN COUNTY; 9.00 OUT OF COUNTY AGE: ADULTS 16 AND UP REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Rockwood's Artistic Eye

May 18, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Rockwood Park & Museum

Participants will choose a color swatch (provided) that matches something found in nature (e.g., sky, grass, plants, etc.). Participants will draw and color an item they see in the Park that matches their swatch and write a poem or words that go with their theme. Objective is to combine color, art, nature and writing. Comfortable walking shoes are required. Instructor: Donna L. Downs, Former Art Teacher Meet your instructor, Donna Downs, in the courtyard of the Visitor's Entrance to the museum. In the event of rain, program will be held in the covered patio area of the Museum. Social distancing and face masks required. Pre-registration required. Brief COVID form and temperature checks will be done prior to the start of class. AGE: Family Activity for ages 6 AND UP

Rockwood House Tours

May 21, 2021, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Rockwood Museum

Take a tour of the mansion rooms to see how the Bringhurst family and their staff lived at Rockwood at the turn of the twentieth century. Masks required for the duration of the tour. Reservations required. Space is limited. Tours at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Get your tickets now

Rockwood House Tours

May 22, 2021, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Rockwood Museum

Take a tour of the mansion rooms to see how the Bringhurst family and their staff lived at Rockwood at the turn of the twentieth century. Masks required for the duration of the tour. Reservations required. Space is limited. Tours at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Get your tickets now

Rockwood's Historic Structures Walking Tour

May 23, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM @ Rockwood Park & Museum

Take a rare walk back in time to learn how the existing and lost structures of Rockwood completed a working estate. Your guide will be dressed in vintage clothing and will use vintage photographs to provide you with the history of Rockwood as you walk from structure to structure. Tour is approximately 90 minutes in length and covers approximately 1 mile to include surfaces of grass, gravel and paved areas. Comfortable walking shoes and ability to traverse locations of the tour are recommended. Face masks required, social distancing, temperature checks, and a brief COVID evaluation form. Ages 14+

Rockwood Flow Yoga

May 25, 2021, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Outdoor exercise with instructor Mary Ann Quinn Hendrix. Come for an hour of fun and relaxation at Rockwood Park and learn the art of Flow Yoga. Program is offered every Tuesday beginning May 4. Please bring a mat, blocks, towel, water. All COVID protocols will be in place to include social distancing, face masks (during class), temperature checks, and a brief COVID form will be required. ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED ONGOING PROGRAM - TUESDAYS, 9 A.M. FEE: 6.00 IN COUNTY; 9.00 OUT OF COUNTY AGE: ADULTS 16 AND UP REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Rockwood's Watercolors

May 25, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Rockwood Park & Museum

Instructor Donna Downs will help kids choose a scene from the beautiful grounds of Rockwood and learn the technique of watercolor painting. Objective is to combine color, art and nature. No experience required. Comfortable walking shoes are required. Meet in the courtyard of the Visitor's Entrance to the museum. In the event of rain, program may be held in the covered patio area of the Museum. Social distancing and face masks required. Pre-registration required. Brief COVID form and temperature checks will be done prior to the start of class. $3 NCC Residents, $6 out-of-county residents. Ages 6-12. Rockwood's Watercolors Wednesday, May 25, 5 p.m. 4651 Washington Street Extension, North Wilmington

Rockwood House Tours

May 28, 2021, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Rockwood Museum

Take a tour of the mansion rooms to see how the Bringhurst family and their staff lived at Rockwood at the turn of the twentieth century. Masks required for the duration of the tour. Reservations required. Space is limited. Tours at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Get your tickets now

Rockwood House Tours

May 29, 2021, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Rockwood Museum

Take a tour of the mansion rooms to see how the Bringhurst family and their staff lived at Rockwood at the turn of the twentieth century. Masks required for the duration of the tour. Reservations required. Space is limited. Tours at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Get your tickets now

A Gentleman’s House and Garden Tour at Rockwood

May 29, 2021, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Rockwood Park & Museum

History lovers will enjoy a garden walk as your guide shares the story behind the building of Rockwood Mansion and Gardens. Topics covered include architecture of the mansion, the history of Joseph Shipley's family, and the garden's unique design. Please visit Rockwood.org to view a short video about the history of Rockwood. Please meet your tour guide in the courtyard. Online registration required. Participants are asked to bring a folding chair.