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THE DAILY TIMES DelmarvaNow.com INSIDE SHORELIFE Artist Spotlight: Art gives freedom to explore creativity D3 SUNDAY MAY 13, 2012 SHORE COMING MONDAY Be careful not to overdo it with earbuds JFE Vintage Delmarva A new technology to preserve the old in Wicomico County By Jeremy Cox Special to The Times SALISBURY Delmarva was largely shielded from modern development until the second half of the 20th I 111! If 4ajt frcrwmwBjS COX JsuBMinEO 0ad --Wa images Parsonsburg HOT PURSUITS WHERE YOU'LL GO THIS WEEK BROADWAY IN SALISBURY I MONDAY Featuring the new Mel Brooks musical comedy "Young Frankenstein." www.BroadwayinSalisbury.com. WHERE. Wicomico Youth Civic Center, Salisbury. WHEN. 7:30 p.m.

CALL 1-888-610-BWAY, 410-548-4911. DRUMS ON THE POCOMOKE NATIVE AMERICAN POW WOW AND FESTIVAL I SATURDAY Assateague Peoples Tribe of Delmarva will host a Native American festival with native dancing, singing, drumming, craft vendors and food. WHERE. Cypress Park, Pocomoke City. WHEN.

10a.m.-5p.m. COST. Adults $5, ages 2-12, under age 2, free. Two-Day wristband, $8. CALL.

757-824-5724. PREAKNESS PARTY I SATURDAY Heavy hors d'oeuvres, hat contest fun horse "wagering," music by The Larks. Proceeds will benefit public art in Ocean City. WHERE. Captain's Table Restaurant, Ocean City.

WHEN. p.m. COST. $40. CALL.

Call for reservations, 410-289-7739. WHAT YOU'LL WATCH Now playing in local theaters: "Dark Shadows," (PG-13) "Marvel's The Avengers," (PG-13) "The Five-Year Engagement," (R) "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," (PG) "Safe," (R) "Raven," (R) "Think Like a Man," (PG-13) "The Cabin in the Woods" (R) "The Three Stooges" (PG) "The Hunger Games" (PG-13) "Chimpanzee," (G) century, when two bridges one from the south, the other from the west finally connected the peninsula to the mainland. Even then, the ABOUT THIS SERIES This occasional series features photos taken across Wicomico County. area's agricultural ways ensured that many of its aging Wf 4 .1 fe mc woi Wfj Page D4 Cape Cods, saltboxes, colonials and other houses wouldn't get plowed under to make way for a new crop of buildings. They're still out there, barely.

Those ancient, decaying homes are the subject of a new, occasional The Daily Times series called "Vintage Delmarva;" the series begins today, featuring photos taken across Wicomico County. Future photo essays will spotlight Somerset and Worcester. As the accompanying photos illustrate, these old houses may be The iPod: Dt is only about the width of a stick of gum, as thick as a match pack and as long as one's little finger. I have been through the 45 records, 33 rpm albums, 8 tracks, mini cassettes and CDs, but this is the best a miracle known as the iPod. What makes this device particularly interesting to me is it makes me consider the dramatic change from the music of the wind-up Victrola days to digital recordings and how they are delivered.

I do not remember the days of floor and table-top models of wind-up record players. Yet I have interviewed a number of See VINTAGE, rn In theaters (wide release) Friday: "The Dictator," (R) New on DVD Tuesday: "One For the Money" "The Grey" "Chronicle" WHAT YOU'LL LISTEN TO New CD releases, Tuesday: "Trespassing," Adam Lambert "Shape Shifter," Santana "Heroes," Willie Nelson "Glee: The Music, Season Three The Graduation Album," Glee Cast "Rize Of The Fenix," Tenacious "Bloom," Beach House "Ten Stories," Mewithoutyou "Gol Popl Rye Rye WHAT YOU'LL PLAY New video games: "Diablo III: Standard Edition" (Windows Vista XP 7, Mac OS Intel) "Max Payne 3" (Xbox 360) "Mario Tennis Open" (Nintendo 3DS) GANNETT An electronic miracle that still amazes technology that has the power to hold, on some models, thousands of songs and be able to tell you people who have told me how these marvels of the day gave young folks, in particular, a time to "cut the carpet" Brice Stump and enjoy in-home social events in the parlor. I have seen the thick needles used, the hefty and robust tone arm with a sound enhancer at the head, the felt turn table and, of course, the crank that gave enough muscle power to the unit to spin a 78 rpm record from start to finish. I have seen models where the the name of each. But looking back, the Victrola was the right thing at the right time.

It brought families, friends and dates closer, and provided audio excitement when the newest song was finally at the music store. People drew close to it, like a piano or music box, anxious to hear the IPOD, Page D3 LIFE IN THE COUNTRY door opened in the sound chamber to enhance the volume, or the metal "morning glory." Who can forget the scratches that came to life every time a record was played. And what about those man-size cabinets and heavy records? So here I sit, holding an iPod. Of course, the "kids" in the newsroom take it for granted that music was always brought to life through such a small device with ear buds. I have been through the Walkmans and Discmans and the like, but this gizmo seems to be the epitome of a music delivery system.

The little marvel of See MM int MI Adults $10 Seniors $7 Available at SWAC Office Email: Tickets: in at the door in at the door Students FREE Wicomico Presbyterian Church or by Calling 410-749-8374 or salisburychambersingersgmail.com The Salisbury Chamber Singers Present "Battle of the Sexes" Friday, May 18 at Saturday, May 19 at 3pm Wicomico Presbyterian Church 129 Broad Street Salisbury, Maryland Phyllis Oldham, Director 7 National Endowment for the Arts. This program is made potable in part by a grant from Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council awarded by the Mary land Arte Council and.