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Cape Gazette Fun Fest brings smiles to Nassau Commons

Event benefits Harry K Foundation
Safety Officer Geoffrey Shevock makes honorary firemen of Ada Martin, 2, and her sister Vivian, 6, during the Cape Gazette Run & Fun Fest. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
May 15, 2025

The third annual Cape Gazette Run & Fun Fest May 10 welcomed hundreds of people on a perfect Saturday, offering a variety of fun activities such as a 5K, live music, food trucks, bouncy house, petting zoo, pickleball, beer garden and more.

The morning kicked off with a 5K produced by Seashore Striders. After the finish, runners could stick around for the all-day festival in the Nassau Commons parking lot.

Live music was provided by Drew Colegrove and Lower Case Blues.

The Cape Gazette Run & Fun Fest benefits the Harry K Foundation, which fights food insecurity for children in Delaware. To learn more, go to harrykfoundation.org.

 

Mina O’Malley, 3, left, and her sister Cece, 10, show off their painted faces.
Enjoying the day are (l-r) Harry K board member Michael Glascoe, Harry K Foundation President Harry Keswani, HKF Executive Director Laura Annan Glascoe, and HKF board members Dr. Uday Jani and Chris Rausch.
Joe Burdi, 5, feeds the animals at The Little Farm petting zoo.
Coco Turi, 5, left, jumps in the bouncy house with her sister Cleo, 3.
Drew Colegrove entertains the crowd in the beer garden.
Rebecca Wisniewski, left, and Kaia Novak give insurance info from Ron Krajewski State Farm.
Amy Greco, left, and Jesse Alvarado of Hearts in Rhythm give a dance demonstration at the event.
Hannah Lokken of Art Strong instructs fun painting with (l-r) Payton McKeon, 10; Morgan McKeon, 9; and James and Ashley Witherite, 5.
Joaquin Buccino, 6, builds a Lego station at the Snapology booth.
Kelly McKeon of Tommy Taylor State Farm gets a photo with Jake from State Farm.
Big Oyster reps Jim Roblero, left, and Nathaniel Zebley hand out tasty beers.
Ted Dabbs, left, owner of Seaside Dojo watches as his students Kavin Prattipati, center, and Graham Yeatman do a board-breaking demonstration.
Charlee Kinsler, 2, pets the rabbit and guinea pig from The Little Farm petting zoo.
FH Fuhr sales manager Mike Schmoyer, left, and Kevin Mezaache give out info about their services.
Maggie Burd, 5, shows off her face paint by Lindsay Waters from The Little Farm.
Enjoying a post-run beer are (l-r) Gail, Herb and Nicole Semans of Lewes.
Gar Bercury mans the Dewey Beer Co. booth.
Mark Banaszak of DB Wines shares his expertise of his tasty vino.
Working the Mispillian Beer booth are (l-r) Amy Zook, Scott Graham, and Anneke and Jeff Cerri.
Crooked Hammock founder Rich Garrahan shares his popular beer.
Anita and Ted Schwalm enjoy the festival with their friendly Australian Shepherds.
Henry Lokken, 2, tosses the bag at the cornhole game during the Cape Gazette Run & Fun Fest.
Representing Dogfish Head beer are Jason King, left, and Maddy Philiposian.
Jeff Shockley represents Brickworks beer.
Stella Serman shows off her unique face paint.
Lower Case Blues rocks the beer garden.
Working the County Bank booth are (l-r) Sue Houser, Jules Walls, Jim Kirschner, Junior Kirschner and Kori Stewart.
Working the Cape Gazette booth are (l-r) Carter Workman, Lauren and Addy Zaniewski and Kathy McGinty.
Rob Jennings displays his unique Big Sussex clothing.
Representing the Brandywine Valley SPCA in back are (l-r) Nathan and Kim Rogers, Mary Richardson and Mary Anderson. In front are Sara Rike and Pebbles, who was adopted at the event.
Representing PKLN Pickleball are (l-r) Ben, Mike and Kevin O’Malley.
Petting the goat-riding chicken from The Little Farm is Ellen Ball, 9, of Lewes.
Chad Boyle and Erin Cecil of Charm City Run display their merchandise at the event.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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