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The Green - October 4, 2019

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The transition from middle school to high school is a daunting one for many students.  So one Wilmington charter school is trying to ease that move with a new honors program called APEX.

Contributor Larry Nagengast spent some time learning about this program at Eastside charter- and how it connects to a handful of area private schools.

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Delaware Public Media's Tom Byrne and contributor Larry Nagengast discuss the APEX honors program at Eastside Charter School.

A new group is forming locally to offer support to parents, families and caregivers of transgender children and adults in the First State.

The Delmarva chapter of TransParent, a national organization headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, holds an organizational meeting Oct. 15 in Lewes.

Delaware Public Media’s Sarah Mueller recently caught up with the Delmarva chapter’s founder Rita Nelson to discuss her desire to create this support group, and her journey with her own transgender daughter.

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Delaware Public Media's Sarah Mueller interviews the founder of the Delmarva chapter of TransParent, Rita Nelson.

Serafin Ensemble, “The Serafins,” opens its 2019/2020 season in a few weeks at the The Arts at Trinity in Wilmington.

This group of internationally acclaimed performing artists devoted to collaborative chamber music performances will play October 20th at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wilmington.

One of the performers, playing cello, will be Atlanta-based Serafin artist Charae Krueger.

In this week's Arts Playlist, Krueger chats with Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele about “The Serafins” and what people attending the season opening concert can expect.

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Delaware Public Media's Kelli Steele interviews Serafin artist, cellist Charae Krueger.

The Delaware Historical Society launched a new exhibit this week - one that’s so big it will be rolled out in 5 parts between now and May 2020.

It’s called “Collecting Wilmington: Place, Perspective & Memory” – and features the Historical Society’s recently acquired Paul Preston Davis Collection of Delawareana.

For this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne sat down with the Delaware Historical Society’s Chief Curator Leigh Rifenburg to learn more about the collection, the man behind it, and getting ready to show it to the public.

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Delaware Public Media's Tom Byrne interviews Delaware Historical Society’s Chief Curator Leigh Rifenburg about the “Collecting Wilmington: Place, Perspective & Memory” exhibition.

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