The annual Cochecho Arts Festival enters its 36th year this week, on Friday, July 8, with the Headliner Series performance by the Compaq Big Band. In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce President Margaret Joyce and Community Events Manager Hope Anderson about what's lined up for this year's festival, including a new concert series: Concerts from the Patio, at the Children's Museum of Dover.
Later in this episode, Library Director Denise Lafrance returns to discuss summer programs at the Library, the elimination of fines, the launch of the Library's redesigned website, and a new digital service long requested by patrons.
In This Week in Dover History, Dover's Director of Media Services, Mike Gillis, recounts an Independence Day tradition that lasted for many years at a former Dover tavern on Silver Street.
