Here are some fun First State events to dive into this weekend.

By Andre Lamar; andre.lamar@doverpost.com; @302DoAndre; (302) 346-5438
1. There are fiddlers and then there's April Verch. She's a Canadian who poses a triple threat at fiddling, singing and step-dancing.

Verch has been leaping into new, nuanced places for more than two decades. On her milestone 10th album, "The Newpart," she dug deep into songs and tunes for the era before the mid-century heyday of bluegrass and folk.

Harkening back to vaudeville and beyond, Verch and her band members pared down their arrangements, highlighting the simple pleasures of upright bass, guitar, clawhammer banjo, mandolin, voices and fiddle.

Verch and her trifecta of talents will entertain guests at The Grand, 818 N. Market St., Wilmington at 8 p.m., Saturday. MORE INFO thegrandwilmingtonde.org or (800) 37-GRAND.