About seven years after Greg and Dawn Shelton moved into Poplar Hall, an 18th-century home and farm near Newark, they began hosting a Christmas wreath-making dinner party in one of the barns on the 7-acre property. The old-fashioned, early December party, featuring some of the couple’s modern, signature twists, soon became a much-anticipated holiday event among their family and friends.The guest list eventually grew to 35 and the popularity of the large gatherings got Greg Shelton thinking: Why not throw an even bigger English-style Christmas party at the English-style home?This Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., he and his wife will be hosting a free, open-to-the-public European-style Christmas Market at Historic Poplar Hall that they hope will “take people back to the way Christmas was meant to be.”The inaugural market will feature about 30 vendors; craft beer, hard cider and wine makers; food by Wilmington chef/restaurateur Bryan Sikora; performances by the musical trio Hotsy Totsy; and demonstrations by a Delaware City blacksmith. It will be held in six buildings on the property at 3176 Denny Road in Newark.The market was recently featured on Food & Wine magazine’s website highlighting some of the best holiday shopping experiences in America. The couple expect anywhere from 300 to 500 people at the one-day-only event.Shelton, who has worked as a marketing consultant and has… Read full this story
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