World Cafe comes to Wilmington

I've heard rumors and read a couple articles over the past year or so about a World Cafe venue opening in Wilmington, but it wasn't until this past week that I saw a confirmed opening date and artist lineup.  A friend emailed me about the grand opening for the World Cafe Live at The Queen, which is on Friday April 1, 2011.  Ingrid Michaelson who has been a favorite of World Cafe Live in Philadelphia will be the venue's first performer that Saturday night.

World Cafe Live at The Queen is located on Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware, just a few blocks from another great venue, The Grand Opera House.   Founder Hal Real, who came up with the project, along with  the City of Wilmington and non-profits like Light Up The Queen, hope the opening will help revitalize the city.  I'm very excited for the opening (bought my tickets for opening night earlier today) and hope it succeeds.  Being in such close proximity to other major cities there's a good chance they can recruit some really talented artists.