American Cancer Society benefit set at Delaware Field House

10:19 a.m., March 11, 2011--The American Cancer Society Relay for Life event will be held from 3 p.m., Saturday, April 30, through 6 a.m., Sunday, May 1, at the Delaware Field House on the University of Delaware campus in Newark.

This will be the 10th anniversary of the Relay at UD and organizers say they are hoping it will be the most successful yet, adding that the goal is more than $120,000 in donations with 1,400 participants.

There will be food, Red Bull pong, UD dance performance groups, wing eating contest, scavenger hunt, moon bounce and a dance party.

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May 24: Adelante

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• May 24: Adelante
• June 6-9: Garden symposium
• June 10-14: Osher lecture series
• July 16: Evening at Guggenheim

Also, a Relay for Life benefit concert featuring the Newark Symphony Orchestra will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 22, at Appoquinimink High School in Middletown. The concert will feature works by Mussorgsky, Dvorak, Wieniawsky and Stravinsky. Tickets cost $15, $12 for senior citizens and $9 for students.

For more information on Relay for Life, to register or to make a donation, see the Relay for Life website.