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Sodelo, the Southern Delaware Orchestra, returns to the stage next weekend with its spring concerts in Rehoboth Beach and Lewes.The concert, titled "Old World/New World" features soprano Ellen Turi and bass/baritone Joseph Turi in music by Mozart, as well as Dvorak's "New World Symphony."For this week's Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Martin Matheny sits down with the Turis and Sodelo's music director James Allen Anderson for a preview.

The co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered Ari Shapiro is bringing his one-man cabaret show to the Baby Grand in Wilmington.“Thank You For Listening” adapts narratives from Shapiro’s best-selling memoir “The Best Strangers in the World” into a litany of stories and songs about the power of listening to bridge divides.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Martin Matheny is joined by Shapiro for more on “Thank You For Listening.”

As Delaware ramps up recreational marijuana sales, a new report finds that illegal cannabis, containing harmful contaminants and unknown synthetic cannabinoids, is being sold at high rates at gas stations and smoke shops across the First State.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sat down with Registered Nurse Laura Barrett – founder and executive director of the National Clinical Director Consortium – and Chris Lindsey – director of State Advocacy and Public Policy at the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp – for a closer look at the report’s findings and the dangers of black market marijuana.

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The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association recently announced it is moving the state’s high school football and field hockey championship games away from the University of Delaware – primarily citing the costs of holding football title games at Delaware Stadium and the field hockey final at UD’s Rullo Stadium.But some bitterness seems to be lurking beneath what seems to be a straightforward financial decision, with UD posting publicly on social media its disappointment with the move and laying out how much profit DIAA made last year with those events in Newark.Delaware Public Media’s Tom Bryne examines the decision and what lies ahead with News Journal/Delaware Online sportswriter Kevin Tresolini.

The autumn season is underway and with it comes fallen leaves of orange, yellow, and gold that blanket our yards.That also typically means the long and tedious process of raking and bagging leaves, but what if taking the lazy way out means a healthier, more environmentally friendly yard?In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Susan Barton – professor of plant and soil sciences at the University of Delaware – about the benefits of leaving the leaves alone this fall.

A 200-year-old hilltop mansion in Wilmington that once faced demolition now has a new lease on life.The Brown House is expected to offer apartments and community space under an agreement between The Wilmington Housing Partnership and a local developer.This week, Delaware Public Media contributor Larry Nagengast reports on this new agreement to reimagine the historic Browntown property.

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The 2024 presidential campaign is on track to be the most expensive election cycle in U.S. history, thanks in large part to the influence of political action committees, or PACs; independent groups that raise and spend money to elect and defeat candidates.In Delaware, an increasing number of PACs are both taking part in and significantly impacting the state’s political landscape.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Samuel Hoff – professor of history and political science at Delaware State University – about the growing role of PACs and out-of-state money in Delaware’s politics.

Candidate Conversations are part of Delaware Public Media’s 2024 Election coverage, and the Delaware Debates we are producing with the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication.Among the races we are examining is the race for Insurance Commissioner and in this interview, Republican Ralph Taylor.