Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 28, No. 8 by CAMP Rehoboth

The Real Drag Queens of RB Mixing Up Red, White, and Blue Intentionally Inclusive

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June 29, 2018 Volume 28, Number 8 camprehoboth.com

Inside This Issue

Speak Out ................................................................................. 4 In Brief....................................................................................... 5 CAMP Matters — The Art of Color............................................. 6 CAMP Out — Anchors Aweigh................................................... 8 View Point — Despicable Misuse of Religion.......................... 12 North Shores: Where the Girls Are.......................................... 14 Intentionally Inclusive — Sue is Gluten-Free.......................... 16 Amazon Trails — Remember Summer.................................... 20 CROP — Ambassadors in the Community.............................. 26 Sundance Happens With Your Help ....................................... 28 A Legendary Splash — Fun Raising Funds............................. 32 CAMP Cheers! ........................................................................ 40 Straight Talk — All the Beauty They Possess Inside............... 44 Volunteer Spotlight — Bud Beehler........................................ 48 It’s My Life — Reclaiming the Pride......................................... 52 CAMP Critters ......................................................................... 56 The REAL Drag Queens of RB ................................................ 62 CAMP Shots — June Bugs and Summer Solstice!................... 68 Q Puzzle — Pronoun-Appropriate Love Songs....................... 74 The Real Dirt — Rain, Rain, Go Away...................................... 76 Out and About — Blessed Be the Fruit................................... 78 CAMP Stories — The Pie Ladies.............................................. 82 Millennial Times — The Prison of Cereal Boxes...................... 92 Out and Proud —Tony............................................................. 96 CAMP Arts — Play your Objective........................................... 98 Booked Solid — Tin Man .....................................................102 CAMP Dates — June 29 - July 14 ........................................114 Letters from CAMP Rehoboth welcomes submissions. Email editor@camprehoboth.com. Photographs must be high resolution (300 dpi). Documents should be sent as attachments in Microsoft Word®. Deadline for submissions is two weeks prior to the issue release date.

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Drag Stars (and Stripes) of RB. Photo by Murray Archibald; Cover Design by Mary Beth Ramsey.

Resources Serving Delaware’s Coastal Area ACLU of DE Lesbian & Gay Civil Rights Project .................................................. 302-654-3966 AIDS Delaware New Castle County.................................................................... 302-652-6776 AIDS Delaware Kent & Sussex County................................................................ 302-226-3519 AIDS Hotline (Delaware statewide).................................................................... 800-422-0429 CAMP Chorus a program of the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center................ 302-227-5620 CAMP Rehoboth Community Center LGBTQ Community Service Organization ..... 302-227-5620 CAMPsafe AIDS Education & Prevention program of CAMP Rehoboth ............ 302-227-5620 Christiana Care HIV Wellness Clinic AIDS Support Services, Georgetown............ 302-933-3420 Christiana Care LGBTQ Health Initiatives TRodden@christianacare.org................ 302-733-1227 Delaware HIV Consortium HIV Treatment & Prevention, Statewide ................... 302-654-5471 Delaware Human Relations Commission Housing & Public Accomodation .......... 877-544-8626 Delaware Pride Community events, annual Pride Festival............................... 302-265-3020 Delaware Transgender Support Support for Trans Men & Women....................... 302-402-3033 Gay/Lesbian Alcoholics Anonymous Call for other schedules................................ 302-856-6452 Saturdays at 6 pm: Epworth Church, 19285 Holland Glade Rd. (Step Meeting) Saturdays at 7:30 pm: All Saint’s Church, 18 Olive Ave. (Step Meeting) Tuesdays at Noon: St. Peter’s Church, 211 Mulberry St., Lewes (Step Meeting) Thursdays at Noon: CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave. (Open Discussion) Gay Men’s Support Group a program of the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center..........302-227-5620 LGBT Student Union University of DE, Newark.................................................... 302-831-8066 Lesbian Support Group a program of the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center...........302-227-5620 Letters from CAMP Rehoboth LGBTQ Magazine.................................................... 302-227-5620 National Alliance on Mental Illness of DE (NAMI)..................................................... 302-427-0787 PFLAG - Rehoboth 2nd Tuesday, Public Library, 111 Adams Ave., Lewes.......... 302-841-1339 SLAA and SAA — Thursdays at 7:30 pm............................................................. 302-745-7929 All Saint’s Church, 18 Olive Ave. (Church Hall-Lower Level), Rehoboth TransLiance of Delaware meets the 4th Sunday at 7 pm at MCC Church, 19369 Plantations Rd in Lewes.......Contact TransLiance@gmail.com

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CAMP Rehoboth Mission Statement and Purpose CAMP Rehoboth is a nonprofit community service organization dedicated to creating a more positive environment in Rehoboth Beach and its related communities. We seek to promote cooperation and understanding among all people, as we work to build safe, inclusive communities with room for all. We seek to promote community well-being on all levels; to foster the development of community groups; to develop community space; to promote human and civil rights; to work against prejudice and discrimination; to lessen tensions among the community at large; and to help foster the economic growth of the area. We work toward these ends through activities such as the following: Fundraising for other organizations, such as AIDS service organizations, gay and lesbian community organizations, recycling programs, environmental projects, literacy training, and other ventures for the general betterment of the community. Networking resources and information by publishing a newsletter, and functioning as an alternative tourist bureau and information center. Promoting artistic expressions and creative thinking, and giving aid to artists and craftspeople with an emphasis on the works of lesbians and gay men. Education and outreach to the larger community, including sensitivity training seminars, and printed materials to promote positive images of gay and lesbian people and others. Promoting political awareness to build safe and inclusive community through voter information, education, and registration; and analysis of issues and candidates.

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Murray Archibald INTERIM EDITOR Fay Jacobs DESIGN AND LAYOUT Mary Beth Ramsey EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Marj Shannon ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Tricia Massella ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Monica Parr, Barb Ralph DISTRIBUTION Tom Craft, Corky Fitzpatrick CONTRIBUTORS Murray Archibald, Sondra N. Arkin, Rich Barnett, Tony Burns, Wesley Combs, Stefani Deoul, Michael Thomas Ford, David Garrett, Fay Jacobs, Lee Lynch, Tricia Massella, Monica Parr, Eric C. Peterson, Glen Pruitt, Mary Beth Ramsey, Richard Rosendall, Terri Schlichenmeyer, James Adams Smith, Eric W. Wahl, Debbie Woods, Doug Yetter VOLUME 28, NUMBER 8 • June 29, 2018 Letters from CAMP Rehoboth is published 15 times per year, between February and Thanksgiving, as a program of CAMP Rehoboth Inc., a non-profit community service organization. CAMP Rehoboth seeks to create a more positive environment of cooperation and understanding among all people. Revenue generated by advertisements supports CAMP Rehoboth’s purpose as outlined in our mission statement. The inclusion or mention of any person, group, or business in Letters from CAMP Rehoboth does not, nor is it intended to in any way, indicate sexual orientation. The content of the columns are the views and opinions of the writers and may not indicate the position of CAMP Rehoboth, Inc.

PRESIDENT • Chris Beagle VICE PRESIDENT • Leslie Sinclair SECRETARY • Shelley Couch TREASURER • Natalie Moss, CPA AT-LARGE DIRECTORS Jane Blue, Mike DeFlavia, Max Dick, Kathy McGuiness, Jack Morrison, Glen Pruitt, Mark Purpura, Tara Sheldon, Kathy Wiz INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • Murray Archibald HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR • Sal Seeley CAMP Rehoboth 37 Baltimore Avenue Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 302-227-5620 • Fax 302-227-5604 e-mail: editor@camprehoboth.com www.camprehoboth.com CAMP Rehoboth, Inc. is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to CAMP Rehoboth are considered charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes and may be deducted to the fullest extent of the law. A copy of our exemption document is available for public inspection.

The Way I See It by Murray Archibald

THE FOURTH OF JULY ALWAYS SNEAKS UP ON ME. ONE DAY WE’RE CELEBRATING MEMORIAL DAY, then suddenly the summer season is a third of the way over. All the more reason to enjoy it while we can! This, if the cover does not make it obvious enough, is our Fourth of July edition of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth. We are especially excited about this issue because of our feature on the Drag Performers of Rehoboth Beach. From what I understand, this is the first time in Rehoboth’s history they have been gathered together, photographed, and interviewed as a group. The photoshoot was awesome, by the way, and a joyous occasion for all involved—how could it not, with all that red, white, and blue fabulousness in one room. My thanks to the performers, the writers, the interviewers—and to Chris Beagle for assistance and champagne for all! ▼ CAMP REHOBOTH HAS JOINED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN AN IMMEDIATE CALL FOR ACTION. In the last issue we reported our opposition to the revisions to Regulation 225. That opposition has now been expanded to include the original version, as well. In all forms, Regulation 225 violates nondiscrimination protections guaranteed by federal law under Title IX. That position was made clear by the opinion issued recently by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Even though it is clearly in violation of Title IX, the Department of Education has not rescinded its proposal. It is very important that everyone (Delaware resident or not) take the time to send an email opposing Regulation 225—and it needs to be done by the end of the day on Friday, July 6. We need a strong response on this. Email DOEregulations.comment@doe.k12.de.us. A copy of Regulation 225 is available on the Delaware Registrar of Regulation’s website. Read more on the next page, or call CAMP Rehoboth if you have questions. ▼ FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE STILL POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING IN DELAWARE. SB-65, THE BILL to ban conversion therapy for young people in Delaware, was passed in the Delaware Senate last year, and has now been passed by the House. Our champion, friend, and CAMP Rehoboth Board member Mark Purpura says it well, as he always does: “This sends a message to all children and parents in Delaware that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is normal and need not be ‘fixed.’ The practice of conversion therapy has been widely discredited by every major medical and mental health organization, and we look forward to Governor Carney signing the bill into law.” ▼ ON JULY 6, THE BOYS (AFTER ALL THIS TIME, I GUESS I BETTER SAY MEN) OF 6 FUTCHER AVENUE in Rehoboth Beach are once again hosting their annual—and by now infamous—pool party to raise money for CAMP Rehoboth. Suggested donation for this very popular event is only $15. Donations can be made on the CAMP Rehoboth website prior to the event or at door. This year’s theme is Candyland. Hot and sweet! Dress appropriately. Once again we are grateful to our amazing CAMP Rehoboth Premier Annual Sponsor Smirnoff and our friends at Breakthru Beverage for their special support of the Pool Party and of Sundance. ▼ AS WE HEAD INTO THE HEART OF THE SUMMER, OUR PLANS FOR SUNDANCE REALLY GET underway big time, and at this stage of production our attention is focused on signing up Hosts, Supporters, and Sponsors. Please take time to sign up now. From the first Sundance 31 years ago, Hosts (and now Supporters and Sponsors) have made the event possible. We are very excited about this year’s Sundance—now including a Sundance Disco Twilight Tea with legendary DJ Robbie Leslie (Studio 54 and the Saint) as well as our amazing headliner DJ/ Remixer Joe Gauthreaux. Plus, we want to make it a truly extraordinary weekend in memory of co-founder Steve Elkins. ▼ HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! HAVE A SAFE AND FUN HOLIDAY! AND TRY THE SEA DRAGON AT FUNLAND —the back seat! That always livens up a holiday for us and makes us laugh like crazy. ▼

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SpeakOut On behalf of the Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach (VIA), we want to thank you and Letters from CAMP Rehoboth for assisting us with the 2018 Designer Show House. We sincerely appreciate your generosity for participating as a partner again this year by including a full page ad in the magazine for three consecutive months. CAMP Rehoboth has been a great friend to the VIA, and we sincerely appreciate all that you do for us. Your contribution helped make this fundraising event very successful. Since its founding in 1909, members of the VIA have been making enduring contributions to the town of Rehoboth Beach as well as the surrounding Cape Henlopen communities. With the funds raised by the 2018 Designer Show House we will continue with our charitable activities. Carol Hall and Ann Sebastian, Co-Chairs 2018 Designer Show House, Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach, Inc. Email letters to editor@camprehoboth.com.

CALL TO ACTION—July 6, Deadline Regulation 225Update and Immediate Call to Action—Please Send Email Now CAMP Rehoboth has joined LGBTQ organizations across the country in opposing Delaware Department of Education (DOE) Regulation 225. Please take the time to send an email to DOE opposing this Regulation by July 6. There have been changes in CAMP Rehoboth’s position on Regulation 225 regarding LGBTQ students, and it now rejects the proposed revisions and the original Regulation as both are in violation of Title IX. The original intent was to protect Delaware students from discrimination in all educational programs and extracurricular activities, and to create a welcoming and inclusive environment. Due to an opinion issued by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals which affects Delaware, the regulation itself and the proposed changes clearly violate

the non-discrimination protections guaranteed by Federal Title IX legislation. Regulation 225 would force students to come out in order to be protected against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in school, subjecting students from unsupportive homes or schools to serious physical and mental health risks and violating their constitutional rights to privacy. Delaware residents and nonresidents have only until July 6 to submit comments to the Department of Education. Email comments to DOEregulations.comment@doe.k12. de.us. CAMP Rehoboth urges readers to comment opposing Regulation 225. It rolls back a decade of hard-fought nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ youth in Delaware. ▼

PFLAG Rehoboth, CAMP Rehoboth, Equality Delaware, and Delaware ACLU are United in Efforts to Fight Regulation 225 PFLAG Rehoboth provides tremendous support, education, and advocacy to parents, families, friends, and allies of the LGBTQ community in the Rehoboth/Lewes area. At a recent PFLAG meeting, the discussion revolved around Regulation 225 and how community organizations can work together to ensure that LGBTQ youth are protected from discrimination in schools. ▼ Letters 4

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Where in the World is Letters from CAMP Rehoboth? Herb Russell joined Jacques Wieciech when he played with the World Barbarians rugby team at the Bingham Cup in Amsterdam. Of course Letters went along. David Garrett traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica with his copy of Letters—and discovered another Blue Moon! The women of Rehoboth love to cruise with Olivia, and so does Letters—this time on the Fjords of Norway: Vicki Martina, Linda Kemp, Kate McQueen, Nancy Hewish, Nancy Himsel, Rose Schmidt, Carolyn Horn, Carolyn Haas, and Deb Williams. ▼

Delaware Stonewall Honors CAMP Rehoboth at Annual Summer Event At their annual summer event—this year at Rigby’s—Delaware Stonewall PAC honored Delaware State Representative Bryon Short and CAMP Rehoboth for its Ongoing Advocacy of the LGBTQ Community. The award was presented by Delaware Speaker of the House Pete Schwartzkopf. Photo: Shelley Couch, Kathy Wiz, Leslie Sinclair, Murray Archibald, Mark Purpura, US Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Tara Sheldon, Pete Schwartzkopf, RB Commissioner Kathy McGuiness, and Chris Beagle. ▼

Happy July 4th Things to Know... Please note that the Rehoboth Beach Fireworks are Sunday, July 1. Fireworks launch from the beach south of Rehoboth Avenue at 9:15 p.m. Get in place early, as weather can determine when the fireworks will be launched. If at all possible, leave the car at home. Try DART Park and Ride. While celebrating the July 4 holiday, don’t forget that Labor Day weekend is not far away. Now is the time to sign up to be a Host, Supporter, or Sponsor of Sundance 2018. Go to camprehoboth. com to purchase all ticket levels. ▼ JUNE 29, 2018

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THE ART OF COLOR MIXING UP THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE by Murray Archibald

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Once upon a time, in what surely seems boys (an expression used in the ’60s). like a galaxy far far away to me now, Finally, the combination of light blue for Steve and I produced big events—many boys and pink for girls mixed up a lovely of them at the Strand nightclub on Rehoshade of…yes, lavender. both Avenue. Sundance grew out of that As we celebrate Independence Day in time period, but there were other huge 2018, “from sea to shining sea,” the good parties along the way—and quite a few of old USA is split right down the middle— them were July Fourth celebrations. conservative and liberal, red vs. blue. One year about killed us. We did We could use some color mixing three separate parties on the three here. Aren’t we supposed to be the great nights of the holiday weekend. Friday melting pot? night was The Red Party, Saturday night On June 16, Delaware Stonewall PAC was The White Party, and Sunday night honored CAMP Rehoboth at its annual was The Blue Party. Different décor each summer event, “For its ongoing advocacy night—and back then, the Strand was of the LGBT community.” open until dawn. By the time that last “I’m not frustrated,” proclaimed party ended we were more like black Keynote Speaker, US Congresswoman and blue. Lisa Blount Rochester when asked about At some point in that same general being in Washington during these difficult time period we did a July Fourth Laventimes. “I’m motivated!” der Party. Lavender? Unorthodox to be Delaware’s US Senator, Tom Carper, sure, but obvious quoted Edmund from the invitaBurke: “The only tion—a multi-panel necessary for “This country’s greatness thing folding card that the triumph of evil is read from panel to and true genius lies in for good men to do panel in big block nothing.” its diversity.” -JAMES COMEY letters: Art 101, Red What we heard over + White + Blue = and over again from all Lavender. the Stonewall speakers In popular culture through the was a call for action. Now is not the time decades, the color lavender has been to sit back and count our past successes associated with gay people. The Lavenas done deals. der Revolution was another name for the Throughout history, LGBTQ people— early gay liberation movement. Back in though they certainly weren’t called the 1920s lavender defined an effemthat—have helped to shape the culture inate style; by the 1950s and ’60s, of their time. The question is: what are lavender was a symbol of we going to do right now? homosexuality. A In the wake of Steve’s death, there Lavender marwas much written about the history of riage was CAMP Rehoboth and the way that the the organization went about integrating itself into the community around it. Our philosophy was not “in your face” activism; it was a steady and consistent demand for equality for all people. More than that, it was an absolute belief that we are all created equal, and that when we openly share who we are with our neighbors, we cease to be gay and straight and become simply neighbors— union of a man and a people living side by woman when one or both of side and trying to make them were gay. References abound: the best of life in a The Lavender Dragon (a gay bookworld that seems broken to us. store), The Lavender Panthers (gay Though I will leave its lineage to rights group in the ’70s), and lavender the historians, the road to the extreme

partisan politics we have today has been under construction for decades. We can easily see how it has been pumped into overdrive in recent years: the relentless bashing of the press, the devaluing of truth, the constant fearmongering about people who look and act and believe differently from ourselves. We are stuck fast in silos of like-minded people, and we cannot find the exit door. At some point we have to break free. We have to find ways to talk to people who are not like us. Most of all we need strong leaders who will guide us out of this mess, and mix us up, neighbor to neighbor, American to American. I can’t remember the exact words of Senator Carper, but his meaning was clear. Good leaders inspire the people, speak the truth, and accept responsibility for their actions. Take a look at the American flags flying this July Fourth weekend in red states and blue states. Republican or Democrat, Trump or Clinton, gay or straight, black or white or every color in between—look at that flag! Then look at children being separated from their families at the border. Is this the “land of the free and the home of the brave?” Back in January, James Comey tweeted “’Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!’ This country’s greatness and true genius lies in its diversity.” We have to fight for that diversity—not just for the children at our borders—but for the soul of our country. It is easy to become disillusioned by the lies, the deliberate attempts to divide us as a nation, and the careless scapegoating of minority communities for political gain. We cannot. “I’m not frustrated,” our Congresswoman says forcefully. “I’m motivated.” Are we motivated enough to dye our American flags purple this year? Are we motivated enough to carry the CAMP Rehoboth philosophy of room for all into communities where we are not welcome? Every morning I walk my dog Pete up and down Rehoboth Avenue. Even with the personal pain that I carry in my heart after Steve’s death, I find joy in that walk, and in this place where we live. We have worked for equality and freedom here. I feel safe here—and valued. This is home. But what happens next? I hope that as a part of our 2018 CAMP Rehoboth strategic planning process we will debate that question—and find ways to carry the “house and heart” into communities far beyond the safety and comfort of this one. One thing I know for sure, we don’t change minds with confrontation—only with love and respect for each and every person and their beliefs and opinions, no matter how different they are from our own. Time for a little color mixing, I do believe. Maybe purple stars and lavender stripes—with a few pansies thrown on for good measure. “Oh say can you see by the dawn’s early light…” ▼ Murray Archibald is an artist, CAMP Rehoboth Co-Founder, and longtime President of the CAMP Rehoboth Board of Directors. He is currently serving as CAMP Rehoboth Interim Executive Director and Editor in Chief of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth. Email Murray at murray@camprehoboth.com

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CAMPOut Fay’s Rehoboth Journal by Fay Jacobs

Anchors Aweigh on that Harbor Queen The publication date for this essay falls on the thirtieth anniversary of my fortieth birthday. The numerals shall remain unspoken. Now I’m not given to teeth gnashing over birthdays, but I am certainly well aware of them. So aware, in fact, that it gave me pause a few weeks ago when I met more of my peers in one day at Beebe Hospital than on one night at Women’s Happy Hour. What the hell? There I was, getting into a lobby elevator to visit my spouse (possible food poisoning), when I ran into a pal coming out of a CT Scan (potential arthritis complication), another heading to orthopedics (body part replacement), and a friend going to visit somebody else in the ER (pickleball injury). Is this the new abnormal? Are we going to start having the hospital cafeteria listed for gay women’s meet-ups? This cannot stand. Well, at least I still can. And fortunately, most of the medical emergencies I encountered were neither life threatening nor on the slippery slope of medical deterioration. I had to laugh when I got back into my car and the first thing I heard on the radio was Donna Summer’s “I Will Survive.” At first I was afraid, I was petrified…. Okay, so how am I going to cheer rather than fear my entry into this new decade? First, I am celebrating my birthday exactly as I did my 40th in 1988. Well, not exactly. Back then, Bonnie and I rented The Harbor Queen, a faux paddle-wheel tour boat out of Annapolis, hired a DJ and a caterer, and invited about a hundred of our family members, friends, and work colleagues for a night of dining, dancing, and drinking on Chesapeake Bay. It was rather expensive, not to mention gutsy (or do I mean foolish?) at the time, integrating our gay and straight Letters 8

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lives, hoping everyone would get along since nobody could get off the boat for three hours. We just hoped no one would be terribly shocked at two men or two women dancing together to Donna Summer. We made the DJ swear there would be no music for slow dancing. Happily, it worked out great: Bonnie’s mom danced with my mom, my best friend from high school met and liked all of my gay and lesbian pals, my boss made a new friend in Bonnie’s soft ball coach, and the whole thing was a grand, noisy night to remember. Etched in our psyches are visions of the whole mix of passengers dancing to the re-mix of Gloria Gaynor’s disco take on “I Am What I Am.” Well, as you read this, tomorrow night is the encore. Sort of. This time, there are the obvious negatives—our older family members are sadly gone, as are a few peers. As retirees, we no longer have the largesse to rent the whole boat, invite a cast of thousands, and cater the heck out of it. And many invitees, while still in touch, are scattered from Florida to L.A. to Mexico. But there are oh so many positives! We are gathering in Annapolis with a hearty band of survivors from that first cruise, and taking the silly onehour public tour on that very same rust bucket Harbor Queen along with a mob of unsuspecting tourists. Then we are gathering at a local watering hole for dining and drinking. Yes, we have nearby hotel rooms to keep our buzzed selves off the roads home. Besides, nobody likes to drive at night anymore. The gang will include a few survivors who now live in Rehoboth, several from Annapolis, folks coming up from Florida, and over from Virginia. We achieved the 20-plus numbers to qualify for a group rate on the tour tickets, and our group is officially named “The 30th Anniversary of Fay’s 40th.” And following this nostalgic night out, I have so many cool things to look forward to—a book conference in Las

Vegas this coming week; a gig with my show, Aging Gracelessly, at the LGBTQ Center of Greater Reading, PA; then an August trip with Team Rehoboth to the Gay Games in Paris. No, I’m not participating as an athlete. Because all I have ever wanted to do was walk into the stadium for the Opening Ceremonies carrying the Team Rehoboth banner, our Team Captain named me as a coach—as long as I promise not to give any advice to the athletes. So clearly, there’s no time for angst about birthdays! And the best news of all is that on Sunday night, September 2, the latenight Sundance contemporary club music dance party will be joined by an earlyevening Disco Twilight Tea featuring classic dance music with legendary Studio 54 DJ, Robbie Leslie. From 7 to 9-ish on that night, we’ll be dancing to The Village People, Gloria Gaynor, and Donna Summer. Did you think I’d crumble? That I’d lay down and die? Oh no not I… I will survive! ▼ Fay Jacobs is an author of five published memoirs. Her newest is Fried & Convicted: Rehoboth Beach Uncorked. As a humorist, she’s touring with her show Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay. See fayjacobs.com

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by Richard J. Rosendall

Battling the Despicable Misuse of Religion

Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Mixed Ruling Kicks the Cake Stand Down the Road Even many believers have their doubts about heaven, hell, and the jealous tribal deities that provide pretexts for so much human cruelty. As Satan says in Paradise Lost, “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” The hell we make for ourselves and one another is exemplified by those who use their faith to justify anti-gay discrimination. Which brings us to the latest gay-related Supreme Court ruling, issued June 4. James Esseks of the ACLU offers a good summary: “In the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled for a bakery that had refused to sell a wedding cake to a samesex couple. It did so on grounds that are specific to this particular case and will have little to no applicability to future cases. The opinion is full of reaffirmations of our country’s longstanding rule that states can bar businesses that are open to the public from turning customers away because of who they are.” Justice Anthony Kennedy, in his opinion for the majority, writes that “any decision in favor of the baker would have to be sufficiently constrained, lest all purveyors of goods and services who object to gay marriages for moral and religious reasons in effect be allowed to put up signs saying ‘no goods or services will be sold if they will be used for gay marriages,’ something that would impose a serious stigma on gay persons.” One Colorado civil rights commissioner is quoted saying, “[W]e can list hundreds of situations where freedom of religion has been used to justify discrimination. And to me it is one of the most despicable pieces of rhetoric that people can use—to use their religion to hurt others.” This perfectly accurate statement has been characterized as an attack on religion. But decrying those who dress up their homophobia and transphobia in religious garb is no more an attack on Letters 12

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“Phillips declined to make a cake he found offensive where the offensiveness of the product was determined solely by the identity of the customer requesting it.” –JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG

faith itself than objecting to racist police methods constitutes a generalized attack on policing. LGBTQ people ourselves embrace a diversity of beliefs. Calling out faith-based discrimination does not turn the discriminators into victims. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg writes in dissent, “I see no reason why the comments of one or two Commissioners should be taken to overcome Phillips’ refusal to sell a wedding cake to Craig and Mullins. The proceedings involved several layers of independent decisionmaking, of which the Commission was but one.” Ginsburg notes, “Phillips declined to make a cake he found offensive where the offensiveness of the product was determined solely by the identity of the customer requesting it.” I have defended the free speech rights of my religious foes, from marriage equality opponents advertising on Metrobuses to the homophobic owner of the Museum of the Bible to a Chick-fil-A outlet in the District. Equal rights are not only for those who agree with us. But for a business open to the public to deny service on religious grounds breaks the social contract whereby members of a diverse society put up with one another for the common good.

Imposing one group’s faith dictates in the public square is a threat to social cohesion. One-way respect is not respect at all but subjugation. Masterpiece Cakeshop yielded fast fruit. The Arizona Court of Appeals on June 7 cited it in upholding a Phoenix ordinance barring anti-LGBT discrimination. Meanwhile, Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented baker Jack Phillips, wants to broaden it to bar the denial of government contracts to religious organizations that discriminate against gay couples in adoption services. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” proclaim the ruling pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Under America’s aspiring autocrat, an anti-gay baker’s free speech is championed, while NFL players protesting police brutality are denounced as un-American. Those who consider Trump’s posturing patriotic are putting the symbols of our freedoms before the freedoms themselves. In religious terms, that is idolatry. The Trump regime may ultimately represent the last gasp of white Christian hetero male supremacy. But while it so furiously thrashes, and as the president quietly, steadily packs the federal courts, our struggle continues. ▼ Richard J. Rosendall is a writer and activist who can be reached at rrosendall@me.com.

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North Shores by Gordon’s Pond:

Where the Girls Are by Fay Jacobs

While both Poodle Beach at the South end of the Rehoboth boardwalk and Gordon’s Pond Beach in Cape Henlopen State Park attract a pretty mixed crowd of guys and gals these days, Poodle has long been known as the guys’ beach, with Gordon’s Pond a hit with the gals. It all started back in the late 1960s, when the Army used that Cape Henlopen park area as a military resort. Then, its name was Whiskey Beach. Why the name? Historical signs posted there reflect the beach’s history as drop-off point for illegal bootleg liquor in the 1920s. “In the late ’60s through the ’70s, it was a very rowdy spot,” recalls CAMP Rehoboth Treasurer Natalie Moss, who has been coming to the beaches here since then. “You could drink, and buy burgers from a little stand in the parking lot.” Rehoboth Beach resident Rich Barnett tells us that Whiskey Beach had quite a reputation through the mid to late ’70s, “as the epicenter of Rehoboth’s straight singles scene where hundreds of twenty and thirty-somethings would gather to dance, drink beer, play frisbee, and flirt.” At that same time, Rehoboth’s fledgling gay community/visitors flocked to the beach—Poodle Beach—at the southern end of the Rehoboth boardwalk. There, in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Poodle Beach was very mixed, with both men and women enjoying its attractions. Some people flouted the rules, drinking alcohol and (the women) sunbathing topless. There were arrests; there was antagonism between the crowd and the police. This was long before CAMP Rehoboth came into being, long before the late Steve Elkins and current CAMP Rehoboth Interim Executive Director Murray Archibald forged a better working relationship between the Rehoboth police and the LGBTQ community. “I remember the police standing on Letters 14

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the edge of boardwalk, just daring people to break the rules,” Natalie recalls. “And because of the police pressure on Poodle Beach, women started going to the newly developed state park beach above North Shores.” Located a mile up from the Rehoboth boardwalk, the new park no longer permitted liquor on the beach, or misbehavior in the dunes (need I say more?). So the straight singles scene migrated south to Dewey Beach where “they have lived happily ever after,” says Barnett. Misbehaving gay boys were also encouraged by the park rangers to move their activities elsewhere. At first, the girls congregated strictly on the right side of the rocks facing the ocean. If there were guys there, they stayed to the left side. Natalie remembers, “Every weekend, you’d see the same people there. We forged great, long-lasting friendships—it’s all about the people.” And the privacy. In those days, it was a delight to be at the beach with samesex pals, away from the prying eyes, stares, and overt disapproval of the straight family crowd. To keep it that way, the women who gathered on blankets and under umbrellas would react if they saw straight families encroaching on their territory. The women would start kissing their partners and inevitably, the interlopers would disappear further down the beach toward Rehoboth. Gordon’s Pond Beach was home to a huge community of women, and boasted lifeguards, concessions, rental chairs, umbrellas, and amazing friendships. In the late ’80s, through the ’90s and the turn of the century, “The women would gather there in the heat of the day, 10 till 2,” says Natalie. “If you weren’t in the parking lot at Gordon’s Pond by 10 or 10:30, it would fill up and you’d be out of luck.” She continues, “By the early ’90s,

One of the Gordon’s Pond traditions has been a July 4 “parade” led by longtime Rehoboth resident Karen Lukeman… scheduled again this year at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4.

a large group would spend the afternoon swimming in the pool at the Renegade dance club.” One of the Gordon’s Pond traditions has been a July 4 “parade” led by longtime Rehoboth resident Karen Lukeman. She and a group of about 20 women, dressed in over-the-top patriotic gear, celebrate on the beach, with other beachgoers falling in line for the parade. It’s a blast and it’s scheduled again this year at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4. The Gordon’s Pond beach area remains an extraordinarily popular spot for the women of the Rehoboth/Lewes area. These days, you are more likely to see men and women on both sides of the rocks. Leashed dogs are welcome—with their humans—on the left side. A renovation and expansion occurred in 2014, with the addition of a picnic pavilion. And as for the family crowd, the gayby boom has made the beach area much more hospitable to youngsters. Gay and straight couples or families mingle more and more. In an amusing twist, this year, it’s an unguarded beach (but you can still get a hot dog!)—so alcohol is once again permitted. No hanky-panky allowed in the dunes, though. The friendly park rangers still patrol! So head to North Shores, Gordon’s Pond for the July 4 holiday, the following weekend, or anytime. The park is accessible along Ocean Drive until it dead ends at the park. There’s a large parking area, but it still fills up quickly on the weekends. Out-of-state residents pay $10 admission fee; Delaware residents pay $5. An annual pass for locals is $35, while Seniors (65 and over) can get a lifetime pass for $65. You’ll see lots of gals congregating, lots of dolphins swimming by, a close-up look at the World War II towers on the beach, and a real landmark for the LGBTQ community. ▼ Fay Jacobs is the author of five published memoirs. Her newest is Fried and Convicted: Rehoboth Beach Uncorked. As a humorist, she’s touring with her show Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay. See fayjacobs.com.

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By the Way, Sue is Gluten-free One thing I love about being in Rehoboth Over time, this had a demoralizing I felt terrible for many reasons, in the summer is knowing there is a good Jewish guilt notwithstanding. First, I had effect on me. The way I saw it, IBM was chance that dinner on a busy Friday or telling me being gay made me inferior in been told prior to that night she was a Saturday night will not require having some way to those who were not, that it vegetarian and completely forgot, Even to wait in line at some of our favorite was a barrier to my success at IBM, and worse, when she said this happens all restaurants. ultimately, that I was not welcome there. the time and not to worry, I realized that Before you get too excited that I In the end, I chose to leave IBM even my insensitivity may have made her feel am going to share information about a though I came to learn afterwards that, at unwelcome. secret VIP membership that gets you a that time, it was one of the most LGBTAs a diversity consultant for more table on a moment’s notice to Salt Air or friendly companies in the nation. than 25 years, I knew better. What was Henlopen Oyster House—that’s not the The moral of both of these stories a simple oversight on my part can be reason. is that when we make assumptions interpreted very differently by the other It’s because we have a group of about others based on our cultural and person, i.e., that their needs mattered friends who love to entersocial experiences, our tain, regularly inviting up words and actions can to 30 friends over for a caFirst, I had been told prior to that night she was communicate something sual dinner. Someone will entirely different to other offer to bring their favorite a vegetarian and completely forgot. Even worse, people, even though no salad or a few bottles of ill will was intended. This when she said this happens all the time and not is the essence of what wine and before you know it, we are enjoying a deliunconscious bias is all to worry, I realized that my insensitivity may cious three course meal about and how it can make with all the fixings. others feel as if they do have made her feel unwelcome. When we were not belong when we get it younger, we rarely asked wrong. if anyone was a vegetarian and assumed Being inclusive is an intentional act less than those of the rest of the guests. everyone would find something to their but it does not require much work. So, Before you say, “Give me a break, it’s liking. Times certainly have changed. Our impossible to please everybody all of the next time you are organizing a dinner palates have matured to allow the menu outing or hosting a group, stop for a the time,” let me try to explain how she to include grilled salmon and steak—but moment and think about who will be may feel using an analogy to which most one size may not fit all anymore. there. Taking the time to ask whether the readers will relate. More and more we get a call from a restaurant selection or menu will work for When I graduated college in the guest letting us know they have a dietary mid-80s, I began my career at IBM as everyone will show that you care about restriction, which can range from being whether or not those in attendance will a marketing representative, selling to a vegetarian to avoiding gluten because federal government accounts. This was a leave with a good taste in their mouths. ▼ they are living with celiac disease. Even big deal for me not only because working though we try to think ahead when at Big Blue was prestigious but more planning the menu to accommodate importantly it paid well and would enable Wesley Combs is a diversity and inclusion expert and a passionate social justice the various dietary restrictions and/or me to get a jump start on paying off my advocate. He is the founding Principal of preferences, there are times when we student loans. Combs Advisory Services where he works with forget to ask. Back then, success in sales at IBM clients who share his values of enabling equity, This happened when a friend we was based on the ability to sell large equality, and opportunity in the workplace and have come to know in recent years mainframe computers to customers, as the community. arrived at our home for a simple dinner well as fitting in with the male-dominated that featured only grilled chicken, corn culture. As a closeted gay man with a on the cob, and a large vegetable salad. boyfriend, this was no simple task. I noticed she only placed the corn and Survival meant laying low and salad on her plate. Being Jewish, making avoiding having to answer questions sure all guests have plenty to eat is an about my love life. I cannot tell you how obsession, so I immediately asked if I many times my colleagues, assuming could get her some chicken. She politely that I was heterosexual, wanted to set declined saying she is a vegetarian. me up on dates with women. Letters 16

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Remember Summer? I mean serious summer. When the season was all fireflies and sandcastles, ice cream trucks and taking the train to visit relatives for two whole weeks. It was hours of reading, amusement parks, and hitting tennis balls against the apartment building next door for hours. It was the public swimming pool, and cool sheets for sunburns. It was freedom. I’m not exactly sure what happened, or at what age summertime was stolen away, but it sure ain’t what it used to be. I am not a social person and I don’t have the energy I had when I played vigorous games of handball (with myself) at the P.S. 20 playground once school let out in June. These days, an interview fries me. My summer started with three of them in two weeks. The interviewers were terrific and the subjects dear to my heart. Then some good weather came and our handyman friend spent weeks hammering and slamming doors and muttering frustrated curses at snags in his work. I can’t just ignore someone who’s giving his all to install a new toilet or dig out a dead water feature to put in a bed of Shasta daisies. But it’s kind of challenging when trying to write a book. For those looking forward to retirement as a replay of the summers of our youths, forget about it. Even the lesbian body ages. Though I faithfully performed back exercises for a year, my leg hurts too badly to hotfoot it around the neighborhood two miles every day. Plus, I discovered a new way to hurt: pelvic arthritis. Too much dancing? Solution: a couple hours per week in physical therapy instead of writing. In the midst of all this, my right thumb just about rolled over and died. No one can figure out what’s wrong with it, but if I don’t wear a brace, we’re talking serious pain and loss of function. So, two hours a week with the Occupational Therapist an hour away and a recommendation to see a hand surgeon two hours away. By this time, I figure I’m falling apart. I returned to the acupuncturist I hadn’t seen in 10 years. Another hour plus a week. I’ve had to practically abandon my pun pals on Facebook, cut back on Twitter, switch to Google Home for news reports, and otherwise limit computer time to writing. Except for texting. Except for emails. Letters 20

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And then the Pine Siskins arrived. These friendly little birds are irruptive migrants—if they find free eats they chirp out the news to every Siskin for miles around and swarm feeders. They make a terrible mess and—if Salmonella-infected birds are among those feasting—spread the bacteria, which is fatal to Siskins. I finally pulled the feeder. We’ve got a couple of trips coming up and I started to dread being a silent bump on a log yet again. I know I’m not alone when I say I can’t hear well in groups, on panels, in an audience, at restaurants. Heck, I can’t hear well at home. The word “what?” was being worn out in our household, bringing on unprecedented irritability. So down to the audiologist we went, with plans to raid a retirement fund for $6,000 hearing aids. I wore demo hearing aids for a week and discovered I’d been guessing at words or doing the old smiling and nodding routine for years. My sweetheart, as usual, saved the day. She spent umpteen hours on research. Let me tell you about Costco, she said. It turns out that Costco’s volume buying lowers the price of what is essentially the same hearing aid to under $2,500. We became members at the executive level and applied for Costco credit cards and the price went down even more. Plus, they offer perks galore. Like roadside assistance. Which we may need, as the Costco nearest to us is an hour and a half away. Yes, at least three trips are required till I can hear well enough for our next road adventure, when we drive to the Golden Crown Literary Conference in Las Vegas. We stopped at AAA near Costco and my sweetheart plotted three-day routes to and from Vegas over the mountains, through the desert, and, knowing her, to every historical marker along the way. Our poet friend, Mercedes Lewis, is driving back with us to see the old west. Now that begins to sound more like summer and vacations. Remember summer? ▼ Lee Lynch is a pioneering, award-winning LGBT writer, author of the classic novel The Swashbuckler. Her latest novel is Rainbow Gap. Photo: Ryan Hafey on unsplash.

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Ambassadors in the Community CAMP Rehoboth Outreach Program (CROP) volunteers are great ambassadors, carrying forward CAMP Rehoboth’s mission of promoting cooperation and understanding among all people. Volunteers work to build safe, inclusive communities with room for all in Rehoboth and beyond. One ambassador extraordinaire is Ruthie Kloetzli, who orchestrated 25 volunteers to paint—in one day—the interior of the Group Home for Girls in Milford. People’s Place and the girls were so thrilled that they selected Ruthie as their Volunteer of the Year! Congratulations Ruthie! As boundless stewards of our natural resources, for the eighth year CROP volunteers joined others to support National Trails Day at Cape Henlopen State Park. Our team of 12 included two nine-year-olds, Justina and Em, who not only helped clean the beach but also had fun, meanwhile learning about the importance of preserving our environment. CROP supports those who share our purpose of promoting well-being on all levels. On June 9, a CROP team of nine assisted at VegFest Rehoboth 2018. This festival celebrates healthy, sustainable, and compassionate living, and it welcomes all—vegetarian, vegan, and veg curious! The wet weather did not dampen spirits as there was camaraderie with volunteers and vendors setting up inside Fellowship Hall at Epworth United Methodist Church. CROP passed out goodie bags, staffed the information table, served food samples, and helped with take-down. We’re calling on anyone who’s interested to be an ambassador this summer as CROP “serves love” and works to promote understanding and build safe and healthy communities. Email CROP@camprehoboth.com if you would like to help. It’s always fun! ▼

Upcoming CROPportunities Tuesday, July 17—Food Bank of Delaware, Milford, 1 to 4 p.m. A CROP team is heading to Milford, returning to the Delaware Food Bank to support them in their mission of providing nutritious foods to Delawareans in need. Four more volunteers are needed. Photos from top: Ruthie Kloetzli, Volunteer of the Year (by People’s Place), and Leslie Sinclair, CAMP Rehoboth Vice President; Volunteers support National Trails Day at Cape Henlopen State Park; CROP supports Epworth United Methodist Church food program.

Tuesday, August 14—ISOP, Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth, 4 to 8 p.m. CROP will partner with Epworth and the International Student Outreach Program to assure the international students visiting our area have a good meal. CROP will serve a meal and then be part of a cultural exchange as we interact with students from many countries. Three more volunteers are needed.

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Great Parties Don’t Just Happen Hosts at all levels come aboard now to underwrite the whole event.

What are the ingredients for a great party? Plenty of good food and drinks? Music that sets the right mood? A setting that makes the guests feel welcome and happy? Definitely! However, it takes a great host to bring all of these elements together. And when the party is as big and fabulous as Sundance, it literally takes hundreds of hosts to make it all happen. Sundance is a two-day fundraising party hosted by CAMP Rehoboth each Labor Day Weekend to celebrate family and raise funds for the work done all year long. It started as an anniversary party for Murray Archibald and Steve Elkins, and this year is in memory of Steve, who passed away from lymphoma in March. Sundance 2018—Rainbow XXXI: In The Name of Love returns to the RB Convention Center. Though it starts with the artistic vision of Sundance co-founder Murray Archibald, it relies on the efforts of a talented band of long-time volunteers who cut, glue, sew, fabricate, climb ladders, and otherwise do the impossible to turn the convention center into a chic and shiny urban club. The first night of Sundance features a huge silent auction. Typically, 450 to 600 items are donated by generous individuals and businesses for guests to admire and bid on, in the hope of taking some of them home. As soon as the silent auction closes, a live auction begins. Handsome auctioneer Lorne Crawford tempts the crowd with up to 20 items, including exotic trips, exquisite pieces of jewelry, and highly collectible pieces of art. And while folks are bidding, there’s delicious food, paired with beverages from the open bars. The second night of Sundance is all about dancing! New this year, the evening kicks off early (7 to 9-ish) with the Sundance Disco Twilight Tea featuring DJ legend Robbie Leslie. Best known for his work at Studio 54 and The Saint in NYC, Robbie will spin the first few hours until international Headliner DJ/Remixer Joe Gauthreaux takes over the booth to lift the room into his signature club sound, with dancing going until 2 a.m. Whether you want an early tea dance of retro sound, or a late night contemporary club, or both, one ticket equals two dances…and one great night brought to you by hundreds of hosts. Come join us for the party, or better still, become a host! ▼

Be a Host, and Be a Hero Sundance Hosts (including Supporters and Sponsors) are critical from the very beginning, long before any auctions or dancing takes place. Hosts at all levels come aboard now to underwrite the whole event. Hosts make the party happen. Becoming a Sundance Host, Supporter, or Sponsor signals your belief in the mission of CAMP Rehoboth and the work it does. Of course, it also gives you a ticket to the Auction Night and a ticket to the Dance Night (plus a Sundance 2018 t-shirt only available to hosts). Whether you can attend or not, your name goes Letters 28

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on the promotional materials. And you are part of the family. You can do all of this for as little as $100 (Individual Host), $200 (Couple) or $300 (Gold Host). Since ticket prices and host amounts have remained so low for so many years, each year more and more hosts upgrade to higher levels of giving to become Supporters and Sponsors with more substantial donations in support of the work of CAMP Rehoboth. We couldn’t do any of our work without this support. And as hosts, you enable 100% of the money from ticket sales and auction items to go to programs and

support the work CAMP Rehoboth does everyday. Step up and step out as a Sundance Host today! To be sure your name appears on the party invitation (and other Sundance promotional materials), sign up right now. Go to the website or stop by the office. The deadline is July 15. Come join the party today! ▼ Glen Pruitt, CAMP Rehoboth Board Member, currently does quality assurance work for non-profit organizations and government agencies.

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CAMPFeature A Legendary Splash— Fun Raising Funds

n July 6 at 6 Futcher Avenue in Rehoboth, a group of fun loving guys present the now-legendary summer pool party to raise funds for CAMP Rehoboth. With a suggested donation of only $15 (more is welcome!) payable at the door or at camprehoboth.com, this party is a giant celebration, attracting more than 500 people, with record years seeing the numbers splash towards 700. Party mastermind and CAMP Rehoboth Board Member Mike DeFlavia explains that the pool party is a natural extension of the huge theme parties a group of guys threw at a 5th Street rental house in the 90s and early 2000s. Mike joined forces with “house mom” Tony Sowers on July 4, 2000. Now, on Futcher Avenue, it’s gotten so huge, sponsors weigh in, like CAMP Annual Premier sponsor Smirnoff Vodka and support from Breakthru Beverage. The theme this year is Candyland, and like every year, the team looks forward to the arrival of the guests and their expressions and excitement when they see the decorations and the crowd gathering in and around the pool. More about the party can best be explained by some of the participants.

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When was your first pool party and what did you think of the event? Tony Sowers: In the late 90’s I first started coming to Rehoboth at the rental house. Back then, most large share houses were expected— some might say pressured—to host a themed party. The 6 Futcher party started several years later as a result of the “CAMP Rehoboth Beach House Competition” started by current CAMP Rehoboth Board President Chris Beagle. The goal was to see which house could raise the most money for CAMP Rehoboth. Greg Oehme: My first party was the last one on 5th Street. Egyptian Gods. I still remember those pyramids. Since then, I’ve been at almost every pool party and have hosted for the last eight years. There’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to make the event what it is. Mike Reimer: I’ve been the DJ since 2005 and friends with some of these guys for 20 years—since the rented house on 5th St. during the time of huge, themed house parties. I started spinning them back in 1998 with themes such as Saving Ryan’s Privates, Space Cowboys: Ride or be Ridden, and Egyptian Gods: Pleasure Amongst the Pyramids. Having a house with a pool and large backyard has added such an amazing element.

knew I was hooked and wanted to get involved with the decorating committee. I’m a Philadelphia Mummer, and feathers, sequins, glitter, costumes, and props are my thing. What’s your craziest pool party memory? Mike D: Hmmm. I don’t think my craziest pool party memory is suitable for printing. Mike R: Years ago, right in the middle of one of the parties, I noticed a line of paramedics and police entering the yard and thought it was a huge group in costume. Then someone told me a guest had tripped and required medical attention. The EMS asked me to turn the music down while they tended to the person, but it was only for 15 minutes, The party went on without (another) hitch and the injured guest ended up being fine. Greg: Craziest memory? Aren’t they all?

Patrick Bosak: I’ve been involved since the first pool party. I took on the task of designing party invites, and I’ve been doing that every year. It’s such fun for a great cause.

Patrick: I loved the year it rained, and we had to postpone. We had Mike dress up in rain gear and sprayed the hose at him and did a video like he was reporting the weather and getting drenched. We posted it to Facebook to let everyone know the event was being pushed to the rain date.

Cristian Becker: My first pool party was in 2010. I had just turned 21 and I remember having an amazing time and being shocked at the number of people there. There were people of all ages, backgrounds, shapes, and sizes, and everyone was having a fun afternoon with friends.

Cristian: About an hour before the party we were setting up the DJ equipment and realized one of the speakers wasn’t working. We found a music store in Lewes that had what we needed. We raced to Lewes in crazy traffic and made it back minutes before the party started.

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Dennis: The Studio 54th of July. With the red carpet entrance and paparazzi

(dressed in full disco drag) taking pictures, people arrived in buses, bikes, and vans. Why do you feel good helping raise money for CAMP Rehoboth? Mike D: It continues to provide programs, events, volunteer support, and health screenings for the entire (local) community and throughout Sussex County. Without CAMP Rehoboth, the LGBTQ community might not have enjoyed such a welcoming Rehoboth Beach. Tony: I look to CAMP Rehoboth as the glue that brings the community together. Greg: It’s an honor knowing that my contribution goes toward keeping a strong LGBTQ presence in Rehoboth. Patrick: When I was coming out, I had a tough time in my home town so I “ran away” to California. I was 18, had graduated high school, was alone and struggling with coming out. I was introduced to the LGBTQ center and went to events to get HIV information and condoms. Organizations like this are super important to our community. It was a life saver for me. It feels good to give back now. Cristian: We are all very thankful for all CAMP Rehoboth does and happy to support it while having fun with our 600 closest friends. Mike R: Rehoboth wasn’t always as open and friendly as it is now. CAMP Rehoboth transformed it into a welcoming, inclusive town. It feels good to give back to an

organization that has done so much for the community. What are you looking forward to this year at the party? Tony: Seeing friends who travel here from all over the country, once a year, primarily for our pool party. I am looking forward to hosting another successful event for CAMP Rehoboth, meeting lots of new people, and hopefully some hot sunny weather. Greg: Mike Reimer’s music and seeing who wears the skimpiest swimsuit. And believe me, many will try. Patrick: Spending time with friends, good music, and seeing what kind of sweets people will be eating, licking, and wearing. The theme should make things fun. Mike R: Despite knowing some of these guys for so long, this will be the first year that my husband and I are doing a share in the house. It will be fun to be part of all the preparations and décor-making. I look forward to DJ;ing, and I’m honored they continue to ask me to do it year after year. Cristian: Eight years after my first pool party, I am now married to DJ Mike Reimer. I’m am looking forward to spending the week at the house, being a part of the preparations and having fun with the 6 Futcher boys. Dennis: I am looking forward to hot weather and hot men! Mike D: Did some one say Jell-o shots? Wait, what? There’s gonna be Gummie Bears too? Sweet!! ▼

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Straight Talk

by David Garrett

All the Beauty They Possess Inside “Investing in [children] is not a national student’s parents refuse to agree that the Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The U.S. luxury or a national choice. It’s a national Court of Appeals for the Third District in student is gay/lesbian/transgender.” necessity.” Thus spoke Marian Wright Philadelphia unanimously ruled that the There are major issues involved Edelman, President and Founder of the Boyertown School District may continue in Regulation 225: forced outing of Children’s Defense Fund. its policy of allowing transgender transgender students, participation Edelman’s words were more prophetic in extracurricular activities apart from students to use bathrooms and locker than anyone could have realized. Today, rooms that are in line with their gender one’s preferred gender, no model policy our nation faces a crisis in its moral identity. The decision was based soul, a crisis in basic humanity upon adherence to Title IX antiof the current immigration policy discrimination language—which, Current state politics are such that that separates children from their by the way, Regulation 225 clearly parents. violates. the loudest voice at the party wins. As expected, many liberals are A conservative legal group Of the 11,000 comments submitted speaking out vehemently against filed suit on behalf of six students this action. But Laura Bush just claimed to feel uncomfortable since Regulation 225 was unveiled, the who stated, “I live in a border state. I seeing transgender students appreciate the need to enforce using the restroom of their choice. vast majority were from those whose and protect our international Circuit Judge McKee said the opinion is contrary to those of CAMP boundaries, but this zero-tolerance students who sued had not shown policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it that the school district’s policy Rehoboth, Equality Delaware, and the breaks my heart. Our government infringed on their rights to “bodily Delaware ACLU. You have a week left should not be in the business of privacy” or otherwise caused them warehousing children in converted irreparable harm. In a strategy to get this back in balance! box stores or making plans to being utilized more frequently by place them in tent cities….” conservatives, the students who Rev. Franklin Graham sued claimed they were victims of remarked, “It’s disgraceful, and it’s discrimination. for all school districts to adopt, and the terrible to see families ripped apart, and As reported by Mark Purpura, “The dangerous message that the State of I don’t support that one bit.” Liberal (?) Delaware may not assure these students’ Third Circuit made it clear that in states voices such as those of Laura Bush and like Delaware, it will protect the health, safety. Rev. Franklin Graham need to be heard! safety, and well-being of transgender The LGBTQ children of this state are There also are critical issues involving children, regardless of how many public not consistently given a forum to raise children in Delaware. The Board of comments are received.” [Italics added.] their voices, so we must raise ours on Directors of CAMP Rehoboth, in concert Whitney Houston’s famous song, their behalf. Current state politics are with Equality Delaware and the Delaware “Greatest Love of All,” speaks to our such that the loudest voice at the party ACLU, is asking everyone to oppose relationship with children. “I believe that wins. Of the eleven thousand comments Regulation 225 because it rolls back a children are our future. Teach them well submitted to DOE since Regulation 225 decade of nondiscrimination protections was unveiled, the vast majority were from and let them lead the way. Show them for LGBTQ youth. all the beauty they possess inside. Give those whose opinion is contrary to those CAMP Rehoboth Executive them a sense of pride to make it easier. of CAMP Rehoboth, Equality Delaware, Director Murray Archibald says: “It Let the children’s laughter remind us how and the Delaware ACLU. You have a violates nondiscrimination protections we used to be.” week left to get this back in balance! guaranteed by federal law under Title Please write your letter right now! ▼ Delaware residents have until July 6 IX. It also forces students to come out of to submit comments to the Department the closet in order to receive protections of Education. Send comments to David Garrett is a straight advocate for from discrimination based on sexual DOEregulations.comment@doe.k12. equality and inclusion. He is also the proud orientation or gender identity in school.” de.us. (See In Brief in this issue for father of an adult transdaughter. Email David Mark Purpura, Board Member of details.) This call to action comes at a Garrrett at dlgarrett4rb@gmail.com Equality Delaware and CAMP Rehoboth time when hatred flourishes across our says “Regulation 225 would affirmatively nation and our state. permit discrimination against LGBTQ Lest one be overwhelmed by all students in schools based on their sexual the setbacks in equality and lose hope orientation or gender identity if the for progress, good news comes from Letters 44

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Aloft by Erica Loustau Follow the birds through three floors of the Biggs impressive collection.

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Hold the date: Thursday, July 26th at 4 p.m. Join all your Sussex County friends at the Lewes Public Library for an overview of the Biggs collection featuring Rehobothâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Drexel Davison of Bad Hair Day!

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CAMPVolunteer Spotlight by Monica Parr

Bud Beehler Bud Beehler had a very rewarding 32-year career as a public educator. He came from a long line of school teachers: his great-grandfather was Superintendent of Schools in Canton, OH, both of his grandmothers were grade school teachers, and both of his parents were school teachers. He felt destined to be a teacher. During Bud’s career, he was a classroom teacher, a guidance counselor, and a school principal, retiring in June 2010. He worked in both Maryland and Delaware, and for four educational agencies. While he has many accomplishments of which he is very proud, he is most proud of his two adult sons. A divorced father of two, Bud describes his sons as successful, productive, and caring adults. The older, Grant, 35 and his wife Lesleh live in Houston, TX. Ross, 31, lives with his girlfriend, Laura, in Charles Town, WV. In the ’90s, when Bud was on the Board of Directors of the Gay Fathers Coalition of Baltimore, both of his sons attended many of the activities with him, meeting other children with gay fathers. Bud feels these early experiences with the LGBTQ community helped shape them into the accepting and kind adults they are today. Bud and his husband, Robert, have been together 10 years. They met in Baltimore, and prior to moving to Rehoboth Beach, lived in Charles Village, a vibrant city neighborhood adjacent to Johns Hopkins University. They were married on April 3, 2015 in the sculptural garden at the Baltimore Museum of Art surrounded by a small group of family and close friends. Travel is something Bud and Robert have in common. So far, Bud has visited 47 states in the continental US and hopes to visit Hawaii and Alaska in the near future. Since Robert grew up in Europe, and has family still living there, Bud and Robert visit several times a year. Together, they have travelled all Letters 48

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over the world. In the last few years, they checked off two “bucket list” trips. The first, in 2015, was a cross-country road trip from Rehoboth to Seattle. After a five-month stay in Seattle, they did a two-week return trip stopping at Glacier National Park, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Tetons, and Jackson Hole. Then, in October 2016, they purchased one-way tickets to Auckland, New Zealand. Upon arrival, they rented a truck with two good friends, and toured the country for two weeks. Then, for the next 12 weeks, without an itinerary, they traveled across Southeast Asia, deciding week-to-week where to jump next. They visited Bali, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Thailand. It was an “amazing, once in a lifetime trip,” and they feel truly blessed. One of Bud’s favorite quotes is from Margaret Meade: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” For Bud, CAMP Rehoboth is a prime example of these words. “Steve and Murray, along with a small group of others, changed our beach town for the better. Better for straight, gay, married, single, young, elder—all people have benefitted over the last 25 years because of the inclusive, positive community these thoughtful, committed citizens created in Rehoboth,” Bud says. “Thanks to them, we are very lucky to call Rehoboth Beach home.” When did you start volunteering at CAMP Rehoboth? In early 2015, when we settled into our new home, I attended a Volunteer Training session and started volunteering right away. I’ve met so many great people by volunteering for CAMP Rehoboth— at mailing parties, the Pool Party, the Sundance Silent Auction team, and while serving as the front desk concierge at the office on Wednesday mornings.

Name a childhood mentor or someone who influenced you. My mother was an inspiration to me. When my parents divorced in the early ’60s, we were the only divorced family at our elementary school in St. Petersburg, Florida. My mother was a single woman working and raising a family, well before this became an American norm. She was far ahead of her time. She was a strong, independent, and courageous woman, teaching kindergarten in the early ’60s and earning a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Then, in 1968, after accepting a supervisor’s position with the DC government, she moved our family to Washington. She was firmly opposed to the Vietnam War and we attended many protest marches and demonstrations together. She also was an active volunteer for local and national political campaigns. I credit her activism for instilling in me the desire for community involvement and volunteering for causes I support. I’m proud to say, I am my mother’s child. Favorite season here at the beach and why? I enjoy the quiet, small town feel of Rehoboth in the off-season, but I love the sun and fun of summers, beach days at Gordons Pond, and evenings with friends. There are always fun activities in the summer from house parties, dinner parties, pool parties, and BBQs. The summer months in Rehoboth are my favorite, but I sure do love Sunday nights year-round at the Purple Parrot drag shows. Best year of your life and why? This year, 2018, is the best so far. My husband and I are both in good health

and we have a wide circle of good friends in both Baltimore and in Rehoboth. My husband is a cancer survivor, diagnosed four years ago this month. After two years of treatment, he is celebrating two years cancer free. It’s a horrible, devastating disease, and it was a horrible point in our lives, but I chose to focus on the positive elements it brought to my life. Living with death looming over your shoulder, I learned an important life lesson—rejoice in the beauty of today. It all sounds so glib, but it’s truly my life’s motto. Cancer changed how we live our lives for the better. We live for today and don’t postpone the joy. We have dear friends and close family that we love. We are truly very lucky and blessed to have been given so much. Since you began coming to Rehoboth, name the biggest change(s) you have seen. Since my first visit in the early ’90s, Rehoboth has grown from a summer town into a thriving year-round town. However, without party places like The Renegade, The Strand, and Cloud 9, it seems to be lacking the vibrant gay nightlife it once had. Also, in the early ’90s, most of Route 1 was a sleepier section of town, offering few reasons to leave the city limits. And now, of course, Route 1 offers many great stores and restaurants. Rehoboth has grown into an easy, comfortable, and accepting place to live. How long have you been coming to Rehoboth Beach? I first came here in the early ’90s with my wife and sons. I was a school principal in Dover, and we’d take family trips. After my divorce, I started visiting with friends, which led to a house share on Silver Lake with a group of gay men. Those summers were always great, silly fun. My housemates introduced me to CAMP Rehoboth events, the Love Dance and Sundance, and many themed house parties. Back in those days, there was the Beach Book and competition was fierce among house shares to host the most over-the-top themed parties. Such great fun times. It was a special time in Rehoboth. Thank you, Bud, for your support of CAMP Rehoboth, and for being a bright light in the office as a CAMPcierge on Wednesdays. Even though you spend winters in Florida, we are very happy you continue to be a part of the CAMP family. ▼ Project1_Layout 1 4/1/2018 4:49 PM Page 1

thank you to all the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center Volunteers for the period: June 7 – June 20. COMMUNITY CENTER Bud Beehler David Carder Max Dick Ann Evans Corky Fitzpatrick Kathy Fitzpatrick Jack Morrison Natalie Moss Patricia Stiles Russell Stiles CAMP MAINTENANCE Eric Korpon CROP AT VEGFEST Lillian Berenberg Sharon Bembry Brian Cox Sue Goudy Muriel Hogan Rob Jasinski Ruth LaMothe Maryanne Manzi Marta Ortiz Mary Peck Leslie Sinclair Jeff Socorro Kathy Wiz Debbie Woods

LETTERS MAILING TEAM Andy Brangenberg David Carder David Hagelin Grant Kingswell Steve Palmer Fran Sneider Russell Stiles Linda Yingst MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Jane Blue Don Crowl Kathy Davison Ann Evans Glen Pruitt Debbie Woods RAINBOW THUMB CLUB Chris Bowers Carol Brice Linda DeFeo Karen DeSantis Ward Ellinger Monica Fleischmann Carolyn Ortwein Kim Schilpp Diane Scobey Ed Shockley Frank Shockley Theresa Shockley

Barb Thompson Jeffrey Trunzo Evie Simmons Elva Weininger George Yaksic VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Dusty Abshire Pat Catanzariti Donna Dolce Jaye Laszcynski Michael Safina Angie Strano Leslie Sinclair WOMEN’S FEST COMMITTEE Dottie Cirelli Fay Jacobs Susan Jimenez Nancy Hewish Pam Kozey Margie Moore Rebecca Moscoso Gail Tannenbaum Kathy Wiz

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It’s My Life

by Michael Thomas Ford

Reclaiming the Pride I’ve been thinking a lot recently about my first Pride. It was, I folks. More than that, though, Pride feels political again. I think, in 1990, although I have never been the best with dates think part of my apathy about the whole thing had to do with and might be off by a year. I know I had recently moved into not feeling like I needed it. The party aspect of Pride was my first apartment, a studio on Carmine Street in New York’s admittedly fun, but what stirred me more was feeling like it was Greenwich Village. I know that I went with my lesbian friend a time for rallying the troops, for reminding one another that we Mary. I remember I had purchased new shorts to wear, red were—or could be—an unstoppable force for positive change plaid ones from the Gap. And I in the world. remember that it felt wonderful to I need to feel that again. We’ve be young and out (finally) in one of all seen what’s happening politically the gayest cities in the world. in our country. Day after day, we’re That was a strange time. Marbeing dragged further backwards riage equality was not yet on the into a time when we as queer people horizon. AIDS was still the focal were targeted, discriminated against, point of most of our lives, and dismissed as unequal. It’s time to be Pride reflected that. Back then, the reminded what it feels like when we Saturday of Pride weekend was gather together and say enough is about speeches; Sunday was for enough. the parade. That year, the people I’ve marched in ACT UP and who spoke talked about wanting to Queer Nation protests. I remember live. They talked about demanding how good it felt to feel like we better treatment options, more were doing something instead of education, and ending the stigma wishing that things would change. attached to being HIV-positive. I I remember how empowering it felt remember going home sunburned to be surrounded by a sea of queer from spending all day outside, bodies, our voices raised in anger falling asleep exhausted, but still and defiance and hope. Just as I waking up at dawn ready to do it remember those red plaid shorts I all over again at the parade and wore to my first Pride, I remember the dance afterward. buying a Silence=Death t-shirt. I took lots of photos that Tonight, I bought another one, from I remember how empowering it weekend. My favorite was of Mary the ACT UP NY website (actupny. felt to be surrounded by a sea of dancing on one of the floats in the com). I don’t know if I’ll be wearing parade. It hung on the wall of my it to the local Tractor Supply, but queer bodies, our voices raised in apartment for as long as I lived maybe I’ll wear it to Delaware Pride anger and defiance and hope. there. That photo has been lost, as in August. have all the others, in one of the I know that putting on a t-shirt many moves I’ve made since that won’t take me back 30 years. And time. Mary, too, disappeared somewhere over the years and we the issues we faced then are not the ones we face now. We are lost track of one another. But I remember her and that day very a different community now, a more diverse one that sometimes clearly. And I remember that we were happy and excited about struggles to find common ground. Sometimes, I admit, I don’t what was to come for us. even know if it’s a community that I belong to anymore, or one I attended a few more New York Prides, but I have not been where my voice is needed or wanted. A lot has changed since to another Pride event in about 25 years. my first Pride, both in myself and in the queer world. I’m not sure why I stopped going. Maybe the crowds were Still, I think it’s time to get back out there, to see the faces too big. Maybe the thought of being out in the sun all day was of my people, and hear their voices. Almost-50 me might unappealing. Maybe it stopped being political and became too recognize almost-22 me in them somewhere. It would be nice commercial. Whatever the reason, despite living in some of the to get reacquainted with him. ▼ gayest cities in the country (Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston) I have never experienced Pride in any of them. Now that I live in one of the smallest states in the country, Michael Thomas Ford is a much-published Lambda Literary awardand in a place that is barely a town let alone a city, it might be winning author. Visit Michael at michaelthomasford.com time to give Pride another chance. For one thing, it would be Photo by Jasmin Schreiber on Unsplash nice to spend a day away from the farm, among other queer Letters 52

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Drag queens are everywhere—100% mainstream. Thank you, RuPaul. That was the general consensus when the drag entertainers of Rehoboth Beach gathered in mid-June at CAMP Rehoboth to shoot the cover for this issue. It was mid-afternoon mid-week, when nine visions in red, white, and blue trooped in to sip champagne and talk about the scene, the audience, and what it takes to be a queen.

A conversation with our fabulous show girls Ivy Blue Austin Fancie P. Charmington Jenell Collins Magnolia Applebottom Mona Lotts Regina Cox Julia Sugarbaker II Monique L’Amor Roxy Overbrooke Anna Rexia

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CAMP Rehoboth has had a long history with drag queens—Gladys Kravitz was the original spokesperson for the safe sex program, CAMPsafe, nearly 20 years ago—but it has never been easier for a queen to show some cleavage, for the girls to find their voice, or for a fan to find a show. So hustle around Rehoboth Beach and enjoy what these girls have to offer.

Thanks to those queens who took the time to vogue for our cameras. Not everyone could make the shoot, but if they answered our questions, they are included. If you are doing drag in Rehoboth Beach and we missed you, please feel free to send a note to editor@camprehoboth. com, and we will include you in any updates. Special thanks to CAMP Rehoboth Board President Chris Beagle who put out the word and served as host extraordinaire, and to Board Members Shelley Couch and Glen Pruitt for helping with interviews.

Stay humble. The people you meet on the way up are the same people you’ll meet on the way down. And always wear fresh panties. -MONA LOTTS

How did you choose your name/persona? Ivy Blue Austin: From my all time favorite musician, Beyoncé, and my drag mother retired Drag Queen Tara Austin. Fancie P. Charmington: At a drag charity brunch when I walked out of the changing room, our host exclaimed “Well, aren’t you a Miss Fancy Pants!” I altered the spelling to Fancie, kept the P and added Charmington. My drag mother, Roxy Overbrooke, insisted I create the proper illusion, so I selected a southern personality and voila! Fancie was born. Monique L’Amor: I wanted something that would represent me. L’Amor means to love in Spanish. I am always willing to love. Regina Cox: I studied Latin in school and “Regina” is Latin for Queen. Since Regina is multisyllabic, I want something shorter for my last name. Cox was the last name of someone that rode in my father’s carpool. Julia Sugarbaker II: Growing up, my favorite TV show was Designing Women, and no one could be classier or have the wit of the late Dixie Cater portraying Julia Sugarbaker. Magnolia Applebottom: Magnolia’s persona is inspired by a combination of outgoing people through my life who pushed me to be more daring and courageous. However, the name came from a housekeeper named Magnolia who wore Applebottom jeans. Roxy Overbrooke: The oldest device ever, really. Overbrooke was the first street we lived on and our first dog was named Roxy.

I didn’t think that I’d be doing drag but once.

and I enjoy entertaining the audiences.

Mona Lotts: Mona comes from Dolly Parton’s role in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Lotts came from Big Lots stores.

Julia Sugarbaker II: You belong to a sisterhood, a sorority. Your sisters become family, and that is a uniqueness that is widely spread here in Rehoboth Beach.

Jenell Collins: My first name comes from the designer Coco Chanel, slightly altered to Janell, and the last from the incomparable Joan Collins from the TV show, Dynasty. Anna Rexia: My best friend gave it to me as a humorous way to incorporate my boy name.

Why do you do drag? Magnolia Applebottom: It allows me to be my most creative self. To be a drag queen you must master so many talents: makeup, fashion, hair design, costuming creation, interpersonal communication, and of course the performance. I live to perform. I have all my life. I never thought being a drag queen would be my full time job after college but I’m lucky to call it my career. Ivy Blue Austin: There’s nothing else I love doing more than performing and drag is an extension of my personality. Between donning hair and make-up, putting on beautiful costumes, then going out to entertain a crowd of people and seeing their reactions on my performances—that is why I love doing drag. Fancie P. Charmington: I simply love the art and respect my close friends who do drag for a living. It is my goal to make them proud each time I get into drag. Monique L’Amor: It allows me to express myself in a positive manner, so others can feel free to be themselves. Regina Cox: Having a theatre background/degree, I approach it strictly as a character that I create,

Roxy Overbrooke: Drag combines all of the things that I enjoy: costume, makeup, fashion, singing, performing. You have to excel at so many things. Jenell Collins: I love to entertain. In entertaining, people hear you and people see you. Entertaining is what I was born to do. Anna Rexia: It’s a way for me to express a creative side of me that is for me and the crowd.

Fancie P. Charmington: We use a lot of padding and shapers to create the illusion of the female body. My illusion was very appealing to an audience member who asked me out on a date. Monique L’Amor: I was performing and did a high kick on stage. My shoe got stuck in the ceiling. I kept dancing and when it fell back down, I slid it back on without missing a beat. Julia Sugarbaker II: My dear…it’s a secret! I can’t let that out! Magnolia Applebottom: When men actually think Magnolia is a real woman.

Mona Lotts: It was what I was born to do.

What is one of the funniest things that has happened to you in the drag world? Mona Lotts: My skirt fell off on stage at Ziegfelds in DC. Fortunately I was wearing underwear—I AM a lady after all! What did I do? I stepped out of it and kept on performing. I was singing “I Am What I Am” when the elastic in my skirt failed. The crowd thought it was part of the act. Ivy Blue Austin: Last year, a group of ladies came in and really enjoyed the show. The next day at my day job in boy drag, that same group came in without recognizing me and asked for a recommendation of what to do that night. I suggested the Parrot for Karaoke. They squealed that they been there the night before. I asked if they enjoyed “my show,” and they squealed even louder! Regina Cox: My heel got stuck in a floor grate while performing, and I pulled the grate out of the floor and drug it around during the number. JUNE 29, 2018

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Roxy Overbrooke: One time when I was performing and dashing across the stage, I went flying and my wig flew in a different direction. I just gathered myself up and plopped my wig back on my head and continued on. Jenell Collins: Once Mona Lotts and I did this brunch and Mona opened the dressing room door, which was visible to the crowd, and I wasn’t ready—I was in my undies and bald head! We got such a laugh out of it.

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Anna Rexia: The sweetest was this young onlooker at the block party, no more than six years old, who ran up to me, gave me a dollar, and hugged me. No fear just love.

Jenell Collins: I got my inspiration from older drag queens and performers. There was a drag queen named Mahogany, then there’s Ella Fitzgerald, and Lady Bunny.

Where do you get your style/fashion inspiration?

Ivy Blue Austin: I find inspiration from my favorite female performers.

Julia Sugarbaker II: As female impersonators or drag queens, we learn from and teach each other. My personal style is an inspiration of a multitude of drag queens, young and old, from traditional to androgyny. Regina Cox: I am constantly observing others and learning from them. The “style” depends on the number/song that I am performing as well. Magnolia Applebottom: I love anything bright, floral, loud, and retro. Magnolia is a chameleon. At anytime she could be in anything from a 50s inspired dress to an 80s punk rock costume. Roxy Overbrooke: For sure, from the women in my family, especially my mom and grandmother. I can remember at seven or eight years old, sitting on the bed and watching my mom at her vanity getting ready to go out. It was so glamorous. Mona Lotts: I am all original! My style grew as I grew as a performer. As I became more fabulous, so did my outfits. I am a girl of indeterminate girth, so there are only certain things I can wear.

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Fancie P. Charmington: From my drag mother, aunties, and great aunty. And from my fairy godmother, Mona Lotts.

Any advice or tips for aspiring divas? Mona Lotts: Stay humble. The people you meet on the way up are the same people you’ll meet on the way down. And always wear fresh panties. Ivy Blue Austin: Remember to be confidant when you are starting off, if you have that, it is how people will remember of you. Second is to work on bettering yourself and elevate your drag each season. Anna Rexia: Someone told me once: define who your character is first. Everything else will just fall in line. I say don’t be afraid to try something. If it fails, don’t do it again. If it’s a hit you had nothing to lose. Fancie P. Charmington: Go for it but understand drag is expensive. Don’t cut corners. Find an established drag queen to be a mentor. Jenell Collins: Stay humble. Learn your words to songs and always keep a creative mind.

Mona Lotts

Julia Sugarbaker II: In the words of Her Majesty RuPaul—You Betta Werk! Regina Cox: Always remain open to new ideas. This art form is constantly evolving. Magnolia Applebottom: Be original, be kind, and be professional. Monique L’Amor: Please be humble and listen to those trying to give you advice. You don’t know everything. Roxy Overbrooke: Drag is serious business. Anyone can get dressed but not everybody can be a drag queen.

What is your single most critical accessory? Jenell Collins: My body itself. Because it’s ever-changing and the costumes are not. Anna Rexia: Rhinestones. Fancie P. Charmington: Jewelry— very BIG and sparkling drag jewelry. Mona Lotts: Eyelashes. Monique L’Amor: Go Go boots. Roxy Overbrooke: Nails—a girl should never be without her nails. Ivy Blue Austin: Everything! Earrings, bracelets, rings, and necklaces. It all goes hand in hand. Magnolia Applebottom: Perfume! Smelling like a beautiful woman is key to keeping the illusion alive. Julia Sugarbaker II: My wig band.

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Julia Sugerbaker II

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Mona Lotts: I have 147 of them. Jenell Collins: I cannot even count how many wigs I own. Ivy Blue Austin: A nice handful but more are coming.

Where can we find you in Rehoboth Beach?

How many wigs do you own?

Regina Cox: Twice a month at the Blue Moon, once a month at the Drag Brunches at Goolee’s, and occasionally at the Purple Parrot. Julia Sugarbaker II: As M/C and Show Director at the Purple Parrot, catch me at 10 p.m. every Sunday night.

Regina Cox: About 75. I’ve lost count.

Anna Rexia: Purple Parrot, Blue Moon, The Swell.

Julia Sugarbaker II: Have you been to my dressing room? Oh, my God!

Games w/Magnolia Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Avenue, 9:30 p.m.

Bingo with the Blue Moon Divas Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Avenue, 9:30 p.m.

Fancie P. Charmington: 27—with two more on order.

Monique L’Amor: Maybe 15.

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The Birdcage Bad Girls Drag Show Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Avenue, 10 p.m.

Fancie P. Charmington: Purple Parrot, Goolee’s Grill, Blue Moon, and Aqua.

Magnolia Applebottom: The Blue Moon, five days a week, all year long. Magnolia is the host of her own game show Sunday nights, plus Bingo, Karaoke, The Spotlight Show, and a cast member of the Blue Moon Legends Show.

Anna Rexia: Not many, I’m a bald queen but it’s growing. I think about 20.

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Goolee’s Grille—The Home of Rehoboth’s Drag Brunch 11 S 1st Street. 1 - 3 p.m., 3rd Sunday of the month

Monique L’Amor: Once a month at Purple Parrot on Sundays and occasionally at the Blue Moon on Fridays.

Regina Cox: A queen must always have her jewels!

Anna Rexia

Ivy Blue Austin: Sunday nights at the Purple Parrot with the other Birdcage Bad Girls.

Roxy Overbrooke: Blue Moon.

It’s never seen by the crowd, and I have had the same one for many years. I would be lost without it!

Roxy Overbrooke

Magnolia Applebottom: Over 100.

Jenell Collins: Everywhere! You can find me supporting charity— you can find me everywhere in Rehoboth where Drag happens.

Roxy Overbrooke: I have a lot. Just tubs and tubs.

Mona Lotts: Exclusively at the Blue Moon. ▼

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Karaoke with the Blue Moon Divas Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Avenue, 9:30 p.m.

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Spotlight Show Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:45 p.m.

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Legends Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 p.m. Divas of the Sea The Swell, 37385 Rehoboth Avenue Ext. 10:30 p.m.

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June Bugs and Summer Solstice! Delaware Stonewall, Clear Space Tony Awards, Bras for a Cause, VegFest, Rehoboth Hot Spots and Cool Hideaways, and More Summertime 2018! THIS PAGE 1) Chris Beagle, Murray Archibald, Delaware Speaker of the House Pete Schwartzkopf, Senator Tom Carper, Kathleen Jennings, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Kathy McGuiness, Debbie Woods, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt-Rochester, Kathy Wiz, Leslie Sinclair, Mitch Crane, Peter Schott, Delaware State Representative Bryon Short, Charlie Browne, Alex Yearley, Tony Burns, John Workman, Rich Morgante, Ed McHale, and Jeffrey Davis at Delaware Stonewall’s Summer Event at Rigby’s.

OPPOSITE PAGE 2) Peter Rosenstein, Roddy Flynn, Sherie Wright and Dick Byrne at Delaware Stonewall at Rigby’s. 3) Mary McElhone, Nancy Kaiser, Jay Allen, Vicki Allen, David Button, Sharon Smith, Chris Weilminster, Dawn Weilminster, Carl Schloegel, Wes Paulson, Bronwen Adams, Andy Staton, Patrick Sparito, Ruth Dickerson, Kathy Davison, Laura Mason, Max Dick, Robert Patlan, and Gordon Tanner at the Clear Space Tony Award Party. 4) Steve Ortlieb, Bob Dobbs, Gene Roe, Bill Erlich, Ken Higham, Ed Panelko, Greg Brown, Brad Schlotterbeck, Tommy Paoletti, and David Walp at Rigby’s. 5) Andres Bonell, James Gargas, Eric Besler, and Bill Shields at the Aqua Benefit for Point Foundation.

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by Eric W. Wahl

Rain, Rain, Go Away Storms are getting worse and more frequent it appears. Every week there seems to be flash flood warnings throughout Delmarva. A lot contributes to this, and it seems it’s only going to get worse. I shouldn’t be so Debbie-downer, so let’s look to nature for some help in dealing with wet feet. Let’s go with the flow and talk about wet-tolerant plants, perfect for wet environments, pond edges, and rain gardens. A variety of plants can take “wet feet,” meaning plants whose roots can withstand being in water, and at differing levels of saturation, from occasionally wet to permanently inundated. Here are some of my favorites: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum): a magnificent deciduous conifer—a cone bearing tree that loses its needlelike leaves in autumn. This tree actually thrives in wet areas and can be found along rivers, lakes and pond edges, as well as in swamps, coastal marshes, and river bottoms. A unique feature of the bald cypress is its “knees” that form only in wet areas. An outstanding example in Delaware is the Cypress Swamp in Trap Pond State Park. Hauntingly beautiful, it is the northernmost stand of naturally occurring bald cypress. Red Maple (Acer rubrum): a beautiful deciduous tree that turns shades of golden yellows to flaming orange and reds in the fall. The red maple naturally occurs in wet areas and is tolerant of many soil types. It is more often multistemmed in low, wet areas but can grow from 50 up to 100 feet tall at maturity. When driving along the highway in the early springtime, you might see a reddish haze on the tree tops nearby. That is the red maples’ buds beginning to swell and preparing to leaf-out, a sure sign of warmer days ahead. Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides): a handsome evergreen tree that is characteristic of fresh water swamps and bogs. Growing up to 50 feet in height, it is more on the slender Letters 76

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side with a diameter averaging 15 feet. It does well in garden situations, but does not compete well with hardwoods nearby. Unique in that it is a wet-loving evergreen, groves of Atlantic white cedar can be found in swamps and along the coasts from Maine to Florida. A beautiful stand can be seen at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center in Milford. Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia): A fragrant shrub found typically in forested wetlands, swamps, bogs, and coastal river floodplains, it can tolerate some flooding of partly salty (brackish) water. Summersweet is also very valuable to a variety of wildlife including songbirds, waterfowl, butterflies, and a plethora of other beneficial insects. Its sweet-smelling fragrance fills the air, especially when planted in mass and its spikes of white and pink flowers are equally enjoyable to view. Redosier Dogwood (Cornus sericea): another one of my favorites, this shrubby dogwood loves moist areas and can be found mostly in wet, swampy situations. It’s adaptable to a wide range of soil types, and similar to Summersweet, beneficial to wildlife. Another important characteristic of this plant is that it is stoloniferous, i.e., it easily spreads by underground stems making it an excellent choice on banks and other conditions that require erosion control. Perhaps its best feature is its stem color. Redosier dogwoods have brilliant red stems that are spectacular in the autumn and winter, especially with snow providing contrast. Also available with yellow stems

(‘Flaviramea’), this shrubby dogwood goes a long way in the residential landscape. Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor): an herbaceous plant that loves wet soils, it can even grow in water up to 4 inches deep. It’s also considered deer tolerant, a plus for our area. It can colonize if left to its own devices, so give it room to spread. Naturally found in marshes, swamps, wet meadows, and ditches, it adds color and texture to the home garden. The genus, Iris, is named for the Greek goddess of the Rainbow, so there’s that, too. Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos): a fast growing perennial that has large four to five inch blooms through summer. They range from pink to white, and sometimes red. They can actually grow pretty large so give them some space. They tolerate wet soils, and naturally grow in marshes and along shorelines. For a stunning display, look no further than Canal Front Park in Lewes. Planted as part of a coastal resilient landscape, large beds of Rose Mallow can be seen in bloom during summer. These are just some of the many plants out there that can tolerate wet and saturated conditions. So don’t let the recent rain get you down. Make lemonade out of Mother Nature’s lemons and plan a rain garden for next year. Let’s garden together!. ▼ Eric W. Wahl, RLA is a landscape architect at Element Design Group and president of the Delaware Native Plant Society.

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Blessed Be the Fruit When I was asked to write a regular conversation turned to increased The mini-series turned out to be such column for Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, a hit that it was brought back in 2018 for a tensions between the US and Canada the request was specifically to write (seriously? Canada?) and the forced second season, taking the story beyond about popular culture, which is someseparation of children from their parents, the plot originally outlined by Margaret thing I love. It seemed to go without say- Atwood (though presumably with her the ninth episode of Season Two aired— ing that this wasn’t going to be a column in which the Waterfords went to Canada blessing, as she is a producer of both about politics. on a diplomatic trip, were rebuffed by seasons). A third season is expected. So I find myself in a quandary this the Canadian government for basically People seem to be divided into three week. Because it’s tough to avoid politics being awful humans, and had a surprise camps when it comes to this show: 1) when your current pop culture obsession encounter with Offred’s husband, with Those who don’t want to pay Hulu or is a television show based on Margaret whom she shares a daughter—who has Amazon for the ability to view it; 2) those Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. been forcibly removed from her family who appreciate what the show is trying For those out of the loop by the state. (and without Hulu, the streamAnd, even without the ing service that produces the uncanny reminders of our You see, a group of Christian radicals has show), The Handmaid’s Tale lived reality, the show would first appeared as Atwood’s overthrown the United States, and replaced still be disturbing. Women dystopian 1985 novel. It was a (and some men, particularly first-person account told from the gay ones) in this society it with the Republic of Gilead, a theocracy the point of view of a woman are abused in ways both wherein women are not permitted to work, large and small, and most of it known only as Offred. You see, a group of difficult to watch. read, or even speak out of turn. Christian radicals has And yet, I find the whole overthrown the United States, thing oddly inspiring. Because and replaced it with the despite the horrors of Gilead, Republic of Gilead, a theocracy wherein these characters still find a way to resist. to do, but can’t bring themselves to women are not permitted to work, read, Sometimes, resistance is simply holding watch something so disturbing; and 3) or even speak out of turn. Because of those who are obsessed with it. I’m firmly onto their sanity by refusing to be gaslit. unnamed environmental disasters, most Sometimes, it’s taking someone’s ensconced in that third group. woman are unable to conceive children; hand or forcing a smile out of them And yet, I understand where the first those that are still fertile are forced into when they’re about to lose hope. And and second groups are coming from. chattel slavery, where they are ritually There’s too much good television around sometimes, resistance is banding raped each month by their masters, in an together, sharing information, helping anyway, and if dystopian nightmares attempt to create a next generation. others escape, and overtly fighting the aren’t your thing, I get it. Also, in today’s People walk around greeting each patriarchy. Sometimes, it kicks ass. And political climate, The Handmaid’s Tale other with creepy, state-mandated in these troubled times, it feels good strikes some not as a form of escapism, catchphrases like “Blessed be the fruit” to witness a little ass-kicking here and but just the opposite. As citizens wrestle and “May the Lord open.” Yeah, it’s there. ▼ with the notion of a President with a cheery stuff. fondness for authoritarianism and a The book was made into a film in Congress who has shown little interest in 1990, starring the late Natasha Richardson curtailing that desire, Gilead is an unlikely Eric Peterson is a diversity and inclusion educator living in Washington D.C. and co-host as Offred and Robert Duvall and Faye place to choose to be. of a weekly podcast about pop culture. Visit Dunaway as Fred and Serena Waterford, Interestingly, when the series was him at poperationroom.com. the powerful couple who keep her. In being created, the showrunners, like 2017, the novel became a mini-series in 10 most everyone else, expected the show episodes on Hulu, starring Elisabeth Moss to premiere while Hillary Clinton lived in as Offred, Joseph Fiennes as Commander the White House. Surely, in the age of Waterford, Yvonne Strahovski as Serena our first female President, a show like this Joy, Ann Dowd as the terrifying Aunt would feel something like science fiction. Lydia, Samira Wiley as Offred’s (lesbian) Instead, it feels more real all the time. best friend Moira, and Alexis Bledel as a In fact, the show can be downright rebellious (also lesbian) handmaid. eerie in its prescience. When our national Letters 78

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Six Things to Know about the Pie Ladies Rehoboth is known for its family-friendly July 4 fireworks show. Thousands of folks decamp to the beach to watch the annual nighttime display over the Atlantic Ocean. But there’s an alternative display around the holiday, a campy affair for Rehoboth’s gay families and friends. For the past 15 years, an ad hoc troupe of drag performers known simply as The Pie Ladies have traveled about town delivering pies to celebrate Independence Day. Inquiring minds want to know…. 1. Who are the Pie Ladies? I could name the men behind the makeup, but I shall respect the Pie Ladies’ desire for discretion and keep their identities a secret. Did you know they were once mentioned on the Today Show with Hoda and Kathie Lee? No names, of course. Hush hush. 2. How did it all start? The Pie Ladies believe they delivered their first pie back in

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2003. The gesture of neighborliness and goodwill had its beginning in a small town in South Dakota where one of the ladies grew up. The first Pie Lady wore a vintage Lilly Pulitzer and her only makeup came from a tube of ruby red lipstick. My, how times have changed.

Diamond Jubilee in velvet, corsets, hats, high collars, and ruffles. In 107° heat! Needless to say, the Pie Ladies guard their theme as ferociously as they do their reputations, revealing all only on the big day. Let’s just say that this year’s theme is inspired by The Big Apple.

3. Who makes the pies? Pies are always procured from local farmers markets—first Bozie’s, and now Fifers. One time they were made by a caterer in Washington, DC, and included a whipped cream frosting, which meant they had to be driven three hours in a car chilled to 60 degrees. The first year they delivered seven pies. This year it will be 75.

5. Is liquor involved? It’s hard work performing skits and delivering pies over several hours in the July afternoon heat. So, naturally, a Pie Lady needs a little refreshment. In addition to hiring a sober driver, they brace themselves with shots of Fireball before each performance and guzzle cocktails at some stops where the hosts take pity on a thirsty girl. And while there have been a few injuries over the years—a broken rib, a lost tooth, and multiple twisted ankles from the high heels—only once has a Pie Lady suffered the indignity of tossing her cookies on Rehoboth Avenue.

4. What is this year’s theme? The Pie Ladies have explored a myriad of topics ranging from politics to the movies to baked good divas, i.e. Betty Crocker, Little Debbie, and Sara Lee. One year they celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s

6. What does the future hold? 4th of July pies have arrived by pontoon boat, convertible cars, a ’70s era Chevy Van, and, more recently, on the Jolly Trolley. The Pie Ladies one day dream of delivering pies via parachute onto Poodle Beach. What could go wrong? ▼ Editor’s note: Keep on the lookout on Thursday, July 5. If you’re lucky, you can catch the Pie Ladies at one of their many stops around town.

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OCTOBER 14 CAMP Rehoboth Block Party

NOVEMBER 8 Volunteer Opportunities Meeting and Dinner* (please RSVP) * The Volunteer Opportunities Meetings (Breakfast and Dinner) provide information for all volunteers to learn the details of upcoming opportunities and sign up for specific events. RSVPs are required so an appropriate amount of food can be prepared. Please RSVP to volunteer@camprehoboth.com.

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Millennial Times

by James Adams Smith

The Prison of Cereal Boxes The 2008 war film Hurt Locker features a powerful scene that stuck with me: Jeremy Renner’s character returns home from the Iraq war, and his wife sends him to the store to buy cereal. He stands motionless before the breakfast aisle, temporarily paralyzed by the hundreds of cereal boxes. In the face of war, this would seem to be a form of culture shock. However, according to psychologist Barry Schwartz, “Paralysis is a consequence of having too many choices.” In this way, we are being paralyzed all the time—whether grocery shopping, choosing relationships, or browsing the internet. Perhaps we are so used to being paralyzed that it would take returning home from a war zone to notice the fullness of it. But wait. Isn’t having plenty of choices a good thing? Not necessarily. In a TED talk, Schwartz attacks the popular Western dogma—”The way to maximize freedom is to maximize choice”—and argues that having too many choices can leave us feeling dissatisfied, having unrealistic expectations, and imagining something better. In essence, we’re not satisfied because maybe, just maybe, the grass

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is greener somewhere else. Even if it isn’t. I think about how much time I’ve wasted trying to make choices that don’t really matter in the long run. Should I buy toothpaste with or without fluoride? Would this film look better on Blu-Ray? It’s Saturday night: should I go to The Pond? The Blue Moon? The Purple Parrot? Rigby’s? Or Diego’s Hideaway? Or should I just stay home and watch Netflix? Or should I watch Hulu? Or Amazon Prime? Even worse, the problem of choice has spilled into the world of dating and relationships, thanks to mobile dating apps like Bumble, HER, Grindr, and Tinder, to name a few. Because these apps offer so many options when it comes to finding a date, it’s easy to look past even the best date and imagine someone better (Mr. or Ms. Right). As Schwartz mentions, “Adding options to people’s lives can’t help but increase the expectations people have.” High expectations = constant disappointment = unhappiness. So how do we find any peace in this sea of endless choices? The answer: learning to be happy with what we have, where we are, who we are with. Also: simplicity.

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For a while, when I lived in Lewes, I shopped at the quaint Lloyd’s Market. I must admit they were the happiest grocery shopping days I ever spent. Why? Not too many choices, and I was completely satisfied with every choice I made. Life was simple. Now that I’ve moved to a different neighborhood and shop at a major grocery store, my days of shopping bliss are over: I spent more than an entire minute this evening choosing among five brands of corn flakes. Perhaps by choosing smaller, locallyowned stores and with shopping lists in-hand before even setting foot in these stores, we can spend less time making unimportant decisions. By being present, accepting each moment as it is, and being satisfied with the choices we make, we can slowly begin to break free from the prison of cereal boxes. ▼ James Adams Smith works as an English tutor at Delaware Technical & Community College and is studying to become an occupational therapist. You can reach him at JamesAdamsSmith@gmail.com.

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5 and even more CAMPshots... OPPOSITE PAGE 1) Jack Morrison, Thomas Roberts, Patrick Abner, Bob Dobbs, Gail Purcell, Sandy Kraft, Anne Morillon, Shirley Cohee, Adam Linder, Mary Beth Ramsey, Terry Isner, Selena Smart, Kit Ryan, Nancie Allen, Michael Maybroda, Stephen Maybroda, Aileen DeLario, Viki Dee, Emilie Paternoster, and Monica Parr at Monica and Emilie’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. 2) Tony Gormley, Jorge Avarez, Kevin Fletcher, Brandon Abella, Jacob Anthony, Eric Ubaldini, Mark Switaj, Paul Renzi, Abby McClelland, Katie McClelland, Mike McConnell, Julie Hatch, Jack McClelland, Joe Petrone, Chris McClelland, and Becky McClelland at Purple Parrot. 3) Jane Blue, Bill Cooly, Louisa Watrel, John Newton, and Mowry Spencer at John and Mowry’s Cocktail Party. THIS PAGE 4) Tim Ragan, Paige Turner, Randy Haney, Chris Beagle, Matt Sokolowski, Bernie James, Matt Rice, James Rouchard, Chris Rouchard, Charles Bounds, Scott Beadle, Jeremy Bernstein, Steve Ennis, and Martin Thaler at Blue Moon. 5) Ah Bashir, Alan Hess, Marla Wapner, Gary Seiden, Wes Combs, Blair Cappucio, Jason Evans, Tim Murray, Joe Matassino, John Hackett, Tom Newton, Rich McDaniel, Tony Burns, David Lasher-Pennington, and Larry Lasher-Pennington at Rich and Tony’s Belmont Party.

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Out & Proud

by Stefani Deoul

Tony This year, I joined the approximately Chita Rivera. In an emotional moment, dedicate this award to the countless six million theatre fans in what I think Melody Herzfeld was presented with the LGBTQ people who have fought and was a delightful broadcast of the 72nd 2018 Excellence in Theatre Education died for the right to live and love as we Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence Award for her heroism during the are created to.… We are all sacred and in Broadway Theatre. Hosted by Sara Parkland school shooting. Everyone we all belong, so let’s just bake a cake Bareilles and Josh Groban, it was a stood, visibly moved, as she was for everyone who wants a cake to be celebration for theatre nerds everywhere, baked.” serenaded by her own Marjory Stoneman executed with class. Fun lyrics. Douglas High School students Playful pokes. No debasing jokes singing “Seasons of Love,” from with unwilling, and unwitting, “…‘no’ to bigotry, ‘no’ to shame, ‘no’ to Rent. audience participants. Broadway Were there less subtle let Broadway speak for itself. exclusion. It is a spirit that says we are moments? Absolutely. Robert Which is precisely why I DeNiro’s bleeped shout-out— all made perfectly and we all belong.” thought this show shined. good taste or bad timing? Broadway delivered a realDepends on where you sit. – ACTOR ANDREW GARFIELD time, real-life message about Forcing the Tony audience to embracing inclusion, without sing happy birthday to your needing any extraordinary partner? Again, depends. It was measures. They made the political Cursed Child director, John Tiffany, Later, Lindsay Mendez, winning for personal, warm, and simply human. asking the whole audience to sing—to her portrayal of a New England girl Diversity was displayed everywhere, his boyfriend. in Carousel said, “When I moved to beginning way before Andrew Garfield’s Will people quibble there wasn’t New York, I was told to change my last exceptional thank-you speech. enough of this or that? Sure. For me, I’m name from Mendez to Matthews, or I Beginning, indeed, outside on the red still not sure how you honor Chita Rivera wouldn’t work. I’m so proud to be part carpet where David Zinn, nominated for and Andrew Lloyd Webber and don’t of a community that celebrates diversity two Tony Awards, arrived wearing a stark and individuality. Be your true self and give them five minutes of stage time, but black T-shirt with white lettering. It read this isn’t that article. the world will take note.” A theatre geek “Love is at the root of our resistance.” This article is about Tony Shalhoub, aside: Audra McDonald won her first And yes, he finished off his look with winning best leading actor in a musical Tony for that same role. a pink heart and some serious neck (The Band’s Visit) and using his speech When Ari’el Stachel won for his role accessorizing. to talk about immigration—his father’s— in The Band’s Visit, he began with, And no, we’re still not up to the from Lebanon in 1920. “Both my parents are here tonight. I Andrew Garfield moment. We’re at “He was then just a boy of eight. have avoided so many events with them the opening Bareilles-Groban number. Disembarked on Ellis Island, just a few because for so many years of my life I “This is for the people who lose/Both of short miles from this very spot.… So pretended I was not a Middle Eastern us have been in your shoes”—a good tonight I celebrate him and all of those person. And after 9/11 it was very, very natured smile for those who wouldn’t be whose family journeyed before him and difficult for me and so I concealed and crowned that evening. with him and after him. And I feel that I missed so many special events with Now, we’re with the first winner, this extremely generous gesture of yours them.… I am part of a cast of actors who Andrew Garfield, for his role in Angels in honors not only their aspirations, their never believed that they’d be able to America. Accepting the award, Andrew portray their own races and we are doing courage, their resourcefulness and their said, “At a moment in time, where maybe creativity, and their selflessness.…” that. And not only that but we’re getting the most important thing we remember And then, because when the political messages from kids all over the Middle right now is the sanctity of the human is personal, and the personal is filled with East thanking us and telling us how spirit, it is the profound privilege of my love and warmth, then you can impart a transformative our representation is for life to play Prior Walter in Angels in message for everyone to hear. them.” America, because he represents the “…May we, their descendants, never He concluded with, “I want any kid purest spirit of humanity and especially that’s watching to know that your biggest lose sight of what they taught us.” ▼ that of the LGBTQ community. It is a obstacle may turn into your purpose.” spirit that says ‘no’ to oppression;…‘no’ to Honorees ran the gamut from Britain’s Stefani Deoul is a television producer and bigotry, ‘no’ to shame, ‘no’ to exclusion. 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CAMPArts Play your Objective by Doug Yetter One of the first things you’re taught when you begin to study acting is, “Play your objective,” and the first response from a novice actor is generally, “WTH does that mean?!?” It’s quite simple, really. Every day each of us has at least one objective, whether it’s to finish a project, get to the beach, convince our spouse that we are not going to cook…. And to achieve those objectives, we use “actions.”

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CAMP Rehoboth Puts Art at the Heart of Our Community Let our summertime line-up of art inspire you! It doesn’t take a genius to make an action plan to clean their garage (though few of us ever do), and it’s common knowledge you go to the beach late Sunday afternoon or Tuesday if you want to avoid the crowds. “Let’s try that new place tonight!” will generally get you out of cooking. My objective is to get you involved in the myriad arts-related activities available this summer. Actions: Call Uber, use the Park and Ride, carpool! Play your objective and stop making excuses. Yes, adulting is hard, but that’s why there’s alcohol. All locations are Rehoboth Beach, unless otherwise noted.

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Light & Music | Vincent Hughes and Yvonne Frankis | July 2 - 31 Artists’ Reception: Friday, July 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m Our July exhibit in the CAMP Rehoboth Gallery is Light & Music, featuring the work of two vibrant community artists who have joined forces to present one remarkable show—Vincent Hughes and Yvonne Frankis. Join them for an Artists’ Reception at the Gallery on Friday, July 6, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.). A little background on this dynamic duo: Vincent Hughes captures the unique light, color, and texture of a particular moment and location. After receiving his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, he put aside fine art to pursue a career as an art director in Washington, D.C. He was inspired to begin painting in the 1990s while living in Rome—being surrounded by classical sculptures and the Italian landscape tends to do that! He now creates plein air landscapes and figurative works from life, switching between watercolor, oil, and encaustic paints. Vincent is a frequent contributor to CAMP Rehoboth art shows including HeART on a String and the annual Bear Art Show held each September. Music is always the driving force behind local artist Yvonne Frankis’ natureinspired pieces, which appeal to a variety of artistic tastes. Her art has been displayed in over 30 shows in the last 13 years. To date, Sky Rock was her largest solo project—featuring over 20 paintings of skies, each paired with a classic rock song whose title included the word “sky.” For last year’s CAMP Rehoboth block party, Yvonne compiled a show using only black and white paints to create intense contrast as well as subtle, foggy effects. Another wonderful reason to drop by CAMP Rehoboth! ▼

arts+entertainment Delaware Division of the Arts 2018 Award Winners at CAMP Rehoboth August 3 - 26 | Artists’ Reception: Thursday, August 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m Coming up next in the CAMP Rehoboth Gallery is a partnership with The Biggs Museum of American Art to celebrate Delaware talent. This exhibition brings the talents of artists from across the state to our community. The Delaware Division of the Arts 2018 Award Winners—a select group of artists representing a variety of art forms including choreography, music, sculpture, painting, photography, and more will be showcased! Mark your calendars for a lively Award Winners’ Reception with many of the visual and performing artists on Thursday, August 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. ▼

PERFORMING ARTS CAMP Rehoboth (37 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-5620; info@ camprehoboth.com) has some “don’t miss” events! The Skivvies (a duo who actually performs in their skivvies!)—June 30 (8 p.m.) at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. This “stripped down” group features New York-based singers/ actors/musicians Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley and their special guest, Broadway singer and actor Nick Adams. At the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, Tom Wilson Weinberg one-man show Please Listen Closely as my Menu has Changed at CAMP Rehoboth— July 13 (8 p.m.) and the Gay Men’s Chorus of DC’s Cabaret: It Takes Two!—July 14 (5 and 8 p.m.). Clear Space Theatre Company (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-2272270; ClearSpaceTheatre.org) has launched its ambitious summer season: Footloose, Mary Poppins, and The Rocky Horror Show—June 26 to September 1. Now’s the time to sign up those “stars of tomorrow” for one of their outstanding summer camps as well, or catch the Delaware Comedy Theatre’s The Late-R Night Show selected Saturday, July 7 to August 25.

Image opposite page: Vincent Hughes, Perkins Cove; Images (above) top to bottom: Yvonne Frankis, Changes_David Bowie, Telephone Line_ELO.

Freeman Stage (31750 Lake View Drive, Selbyville; 800-840-9227; freemanstage.org) is an open-air performing arts venue offering a fantastic mix of shows: June 29: Party Rock; June 30: Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers; July 2: The Four Tops; July 5: Lee Brice; July 6: Mike Delguidice and Big Shot; July 7: Jeff Foxworthy; July 12: Boyz II Men; July 19: Mary Poppins (Clear Space); July 20: The Celtic Tenors; July 21: Remember When Rock Was Young (Elton John Tribute); July 22: Pat Benatar with Rick Springfield. (HINT: Only purchase tickets through Eventbrite on their website.)

Possum Point Players (441 Old Laurel Road, Georgetown; 302-856-4560; possumpointplayers. org) is on summer hiatus for its Main Stage shows, but does have summer camps! Premier Centre for the Arts at Milton Theater (110 Union St., Milton; 302-684-3038; info@pcade. com) has something for everyone on its calendar! June 29: Johnny Gemini Lombardi Magic & Comedy; July 6: One Dame Summer Night; July 7: Milton Theatre Renaissance Initiative with Sean Reilly in the Sinatra Style; July 12 and 13: Simply Streisand; July 14: Kick It Out—A Heart Tribute; July 19: The Big Lebowski. Rehoboth Beach Bandstand (Rehoboth Avenue and the Atlantic Ocean; 302-644-2288; rehobothbandstand.com) celebrates their 56th season— June 29: Love Seed Mama Jump; June 30: Real Diamond; July 1: The Funsters (before and after the fireworks display); July 4: United States Navy Concert Band; July 6: U.S. Navy Country Current; July 7: Jesse Garron as “The King”; July 8: Tim Laushey Orchestra; July 13: SoHo Down; July 14: Billy Price Band; July 15: Still Surfin’. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. Rehoboth Beach Film Society (17701 Dartmouth Drive, Lewes; 302-313-4032; rehobothfilm.com) screens the best new Independent films at their Cinema Art Theatre. Check their website for updates and show times. Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre (in residence at Epworth UMC; 19285 Holland Glade Rd.; 302-227-6766; rehobothchildrenstheatre@gmail. com) has opened its 37th season with Cinderella, Androcles and the Lion, and Aladdin. Their Theatre and Film/TV camps run July 9 to August 24.

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arts+entertainment Second Street Players (2 South Walnut Street, Milford; 302-422-0220/ 800-838-3006; secondstreetplayers.com) are rehearsing for Shrek— opening July 13. Directed by John Moller. Stango Park Concerts (Kings Highway, next to the Lewes Library) has a FREE concert: Monday July 2: Delaware Army National Guard 287th Army Band; (all other concerts are Tuesdays); July 10: Jean Therapy; July 17: Glass Onion; July 24: Vinyl Shockley. Bring a chair!

VISUAL ARTS CAMP Rehoboth Gallery (37 Baltimore Avenue; 302-2275620; camprehoboth. com) Creativity2—Renata Price and Yona Zucker, an Artists’ Reception on Friday, June 29, 5:30 to 7:30p.m. Light & Music—works by Vincent Hughes and Yvonne Frankis, July 2 - 31, Artists’ Reception Friday, July 6 (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.). Delaware Division of the Arts 2018 Award Winners at CAMP Rehoboth, August 3 - 26. Award Winners’ Reception, Thursday, August 9 (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.). Delaware Art Gallery (239 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-853-5099; kevinfleming.com) offers new and classic Delaware photographs by Kevin Fleming. Need we say more? Gallery 50 Contemporary Art and Frame Shop (50 A-B Wilmington Avenue; 302- 227-2050; gallery50art. com) features a variety of artwork from renowned, Letters 100

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established, and emerging artists in painting, jewelry, glass, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, mobiles, as well as special events. Heidi Lowe Gallery (328 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-9203; heidilowejewelry.com) has beautiful and unique hand-made pieces for purchase (including wedding rings!), and offers classes in jewelry making. Painting With a Twist (17723 Coastal Highway; 302-313-5769; paintingwithatwist.com/lewes/) offers painting classes and “pARTies” for all occasions— days, evenings, weekdays, and weekends (age 7+). Visit their website for details. Peninsula Gallery (520 E. Savannah Rd., Lewes; 302-645-0551; peninsula-gallery.com), one of the largest Fine Art galleries in the area, is currently showing Silence and Solitude—through June 30. Opening July 7: Use Your Imagination—artists Sheila Cahill, Patrice Drago, Susan Frey, Nina Mickelsen, Clelia Cardano Sheppard, and Peter Stolvoort explore the world of contemporary abstract and abstract expressionism. Through July 29, with an Opening Reception on July 7. Whet your appetite with the virtual tour of the gallery online. Spring Peepers Sing by Peter Stolvoort

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Rehoboth Art League (12 Dodds Lane in Henlopen Acres; 302-227-8408; rehobothartleague.org) always has a fantastic schedule of classes— everything from pottery to pen and ink technique to jewelry making...something for everyone and for every age and skill level. Current exhibition: Preservation Matters—focusing on over 700 pieces in RAL’s Permanent Collection, and the conservation efforts to maintain the collection and those in most urgent need of restoration—in the Marcia and Henry DeWitt Gallery through September 6. Check their website for a complete schedule of exhibits, salons, gallery talks, and their summer camps. Rehoboth Beach Museum (511 Rehoboth Avenue at the Canal, 302-227-7310; rehobothbeachmuseum. org) has a “history” of fun at the beach—vintage bathing suits, post cards, photos and maps. However…the Museum is currently closed for complete renovations to their second floor and revamping of the permanent collection exhibits. It reopens soon, but in the meantime they still have some great walking tours of the area and fascinating lectures. The Brush Factory on Kings (830 Kings Hwy., Lewes; 302-745-2229; Facebook@

Ward Ellinger Gallery (39 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2710) resides in the CAMP Rehoboth Courtyard and features art in different mediums by abstract expressionist Ward Ellinger and Sondra N. Arkin. Zwaanendael Museum (102 Kings Highway, Lewes; 302-645-1148) commemorates Delaware’s first European colony, established by the Dutch in 1631, and serves as a showcase for the Lewes area’s maritime, military, and social history. ▼ Doug is the Artistic and Musical Director for CAMP Rehoboth Chorus, Director of Music Ministries at Epworth UMC, and co-founder and Artistic Director emeritus of the Clear Space Theater Company. Contact Doug at dougyetter@gmail.com if you want to add your events to the calendar. Check out CAMP Arts on our website at camprehoboth. com for links to all the listed theatres, galleries, and museums.

This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.

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9:45 pm No Cover. The Blue Moon cast as their favorite music divas.

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9:30 pm These legendary drag icons reunite in a no-holdsbarred, down ‘n’ dirty, anythinggoes…Battle of the B#*#*s! Watch as the dynamic drag duo (that the New York Times called “the Laurel & Hardy of drag”) take each other on, song by filthy song! Blindly picking their topic from a hat, each determined diva will belt out one of her world-famous, sick ‘n’ twisted song parodies. Whether the topic is POLITICS or POOP, never fear – these gorgeous gals will have the perfect parody to present. $25 per person

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9:30 pm These legendary drag icons reunite in a no-holds-barred, down ‘n’ dirty, anything-goes… Battle of the Bitches! Watch as the dynamic drag duo (that the New York Times called “the Laurel & Hardy of drag”) take each other on, song by filthy song! Blindly picking their topic from a hat, each determined diva will belt out one of her world-famous, sick ‘n’ twisted song parodies. Whether the topic is POLITICS, PENIS or POOP – these gorgeous gals will have the perfect parody to present. $25 per person

TUESDAYS BINGO

9:30 pm No Cover. All live show by the Blue Moon cast of celebrity impersonators.

SATURDAY NIGHT CLUB No Cover. Rehoboth’s best music and video experience.

SUNDAYS GAMES WITH MAGNOLIA

9:30 pm No Cover. A weekly game show hosted by the crazy Magnolia Applebottom.

9:30 pm No Cover. The Blue Moon Divas show you their balls with old fashion Bingo.

WEDNESDAYS SHOWCASE SHOW

9:30 pm No Cover. A new show every week with your host Mona Lotts, showcasing the best talent available in the beach area.

THURSDAYS KARAOKE

WITH THE BLUE MOON DIVAS 9:30 pm No Cover. The best karaoke in town with the ladies of the Blue Moon.

Check out our website to see a complete listing of entertainment! 35 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 302.227.6515 BlueMoonRehoboth.com JUNE 29, 2018

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BOOKED SOLID Tin Man: A Novel by Sarah Winman

c.2018, Putnam, $23.00 hardcover/$22.95 paperback Canada; 214 pages

The picture reminds you of a thousand things. You recall the day it was taken: the smell of the air, the background sounds, food and drink, laughter, and the sense that this was forever. You’ve seen that photo many times throughout the years, but it never fails to remind you of the best of times. Or, as in the new book Tin Man, by Sarah Winman, it may represent the worst. Ellis Judd rarely thought of reading anymore, though there were books piled around his apartment. They were Annie’s, so he ignored them. He mostly ignored the picture sitting among them, too, and he tried not to think about the people in it. But, of course, that was impossible; his face was one of the three in the photograph. And there was Annie, his wife and the love of his life, five years dead from an automobile accident. And Michael, his best childhood friend. He’d never forget the day he and Michael met: Ellis was visiting Mabel, an older woman and the local greengrocer, when Michael arrived to stay. Both twelve years old, they’d become on-the-spot friends. Years later, Michael was the reason Ellis met Annie, and she instantly loved him, too. Ellis was glad for it. But then, not too long after Annie and Ellis were married,

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Michael seemed to disappear and Annie pestered Ellis on and off. Didn’t he wonder where Michael had gone? Didn’t he want him back in his life? Didn’t Ellis miss his best friend? He did—and one day, Michael walked back in, as if nothing had happened and things seemed to pick up where they’d left off. Ellis was content again with his day-to-day until the car accident, and his entire world died. It took awhile to heal—as if that would ever fully happen— but his losses made distant memories keener and Ellis began thinking about a painting that his mother and Michael had particularly loved. Having it would mean a lot so, knowing that it was stored in his father’s attic, Ellis fetched it. That’s when he found a boxful of Michael’s things, including a notebook…. There are a thousand emotions that you’ll feel when you read Tin Man, starting with a melancholy sense of foreboding. Don’t beat yourself up for it, though. Every character here has reason to feel that life is no good. That alone might make you not want to read this book— why try something when you know it’s going to depress you, right? Wrong: author Sarah Winman also repeatedly offers a most persistent flame of hope in her story, from Ellis’ mother, who finds beauty in a booby-prize painting; to Annie, who happily understands Michael’s needs; and Ellis himself, who learns again what he already knew. Truth be told, readers will know it, too, long before they get to the pinnacle of this book—but the love-story-not-lovestory that pulses to the lingering end is worth the journey, times two. And that makes Tin Man a book you should picture yourself reading. ▼ Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was three years old and never goes anywhere without a book. Always Overbooked, she lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 15,000 books.

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7 the last CAMPshots... OPPOSITE PAGE 1) Ken Donahue, George Stakias, Nat Tickner, David Voight, Tom McCafferty, Russ Phipps, Sam Profeta, Bob Jones, Julio Quiles, Chris Skivers, and Rick Spriggs at Diego’s Hideaway. 2) Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Lisa Schlosser, Fay Jacobs, Bev Lesher, Darryl Ciarlante, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Kathy McGuiness, Joe Zuber, Dick Byrne, and Pat Coluzzi at the Party for Kathy at Diego’s Hideaway. 3) Trent Berrier, Gavin McKay, Cody Berry, Brent Quinn, Chad Hathorne, Andrew Smyth, Christopher Carcia, Antonid Luis, Salim Rounayhela, Will Tuttle, Mike Wilkinson, Erin Lett, David Bediz, Tim Meimke, John McCall, and John Hicks at Poodle Beach. 4) Megan Bryan, Jessamine Bryan, Noell Bryan, Lyn Traxler, and Emily Alexander at VegFest. THIS PAGE 5) Brenda Mitstifer, Renee Ezrin, Michelle Youngken, Karyn Brennan, Deb Griffin, Greer Maneval, Nate Linton, James Conaway, Donna Davis, Gail Jackson, Lillian Rubin-Berenberg, Kathy Wiz, Muriel Hogan, Rebecca Davidson, and Tara Sheldon at VegFest. 6) David Carder, Ron Feuerlein, and Donnie Barnett at CAMP Rehoboth. 7) Soren Callahan, Mash Callahan, John Burchett, Jean Callahan, Joanne Harrigan, Peter Harrigan, Tony Burns, Mark Sewell, and Rich McDaniel at Dos Locos. 8) Della Miller, Jim Miller, Ed Hotaling, Ed Miller, and Katie Hotaling at Iguana.

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All Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Episcopal Church

Westminster Presbyterian Church

18 Olive Avenue Rehoboth Beach (302) 227-7202 SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Breakfast in the Parish Hall

WELCOMES YOU!

St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel, Rt. 23 - 20274 Beaver Dam Rd., Harbeson at 9:30 a.m.

Thursday Service â&#x20AC;˘ 11:30 a.m. Holy Communion and Healing

A friendly and fully inclusive parish. www.allsaintsandstgeorges.org

Seaside Jewish Community an unaffiliated, egalitarian congregation

18970 Holland Glade Road Rehoboth Beach, Delaware www.seasidejewishcommunity.com 302-226-8977 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1472, Rehoboth, DE 19971

Shabbat services, 7:30 pm first Fridays; 10 am third Saturdays. Weekly summer services. Holiday services. Educational programs, social events, school.

First Street â&#x20AC;˘ 4 blocks south of Rehoboth Avenue 302-227-2109

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. (Summer 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.) We invite you to make us your church family!

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CAMPDates SUNDAYS

• Alcoholics Anon. Open Discussion. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 9 am. • Brunch w/Carey Smith. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 10 am. 302-227-6515 • 3rd Sunday. Drag Brunch. Goolee’s Grille, 11 S. 1st St. 1-3 pm. 302-227-7653 • 4th Sunday. Healing Circle. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 5 pm. • Ed Mills. Rigby’s Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-6080 • Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-6515 • Last Sunday of each month. TransSocial of DE. Metropolitan Community Church, 19369 Plantations Rd., Lewes. 7 pm. Visit meetup. com/Rehoboth-TransLiance • Games w/Magnolia. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515 • The Birdcage Bad Girls Drag Show. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 10 pm. 302-226-1139

MONDAYS

• Insight Meditation. St. Peters, Mulberry St, Lewes. 4 pm. 302-644-2514 • Matthew Kenworthy. Rigby’s Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-6080 • Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-6515 • Pass the Mic Night w/John Flynn. Murph’s Beef & Ale, 37169 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm. 302-212-5355

TUESDAYS

• Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-6515 • 2nd Tuesday. PFLAG. Lewes Library, 111 Adams St. 6 pm. pflagrehobothbeach@ gmail.com. • 3rd Tuesday. Kent County LGBT Dover Support and Social Group. Christ Episcopal Church, 523 South State St., Dover. 7 pm. lgbtdover_kent@yahoo.com • Young People’s AA. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 8 pm. • Bingo w/the Blue Moon Divas. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

WEDNESDAYS

• John Flynn. Shorebreak Lodge, A Restaurant. 10 Wilmington Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-1007 • Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-6515 • 2nd Wednesday. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group. MCC of Rehoboth, 19369 Plantations Road. 6:30 pm. 302-227-5620 • Alt. Wednesdays. Men’s Discussion Group. Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Rd. 7 pm. 302-227-5620 • Karaoke. Rigby’s Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080 • Showcase w/Mona Lotts. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

THURSDAYS

• Alcoholics Anon. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 12 noon. 302-856-6452

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• Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-6515 • John Flynn w/Holly Lane. Café Azafran, 18 Baltimore Ave. 6:30 pm. 302-227-8100 • SLAA/SAA Meeting. All Saints Church Hall, Lower Level, 18 Olive Ave. 7:30 pm. 302-745-7929 • Karaoke. Rigby’s Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139 • Karaoke with the Blue Moon Divas. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

JULY 2

FRIDAYS

• Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. Crooked Hammock, Lewes 8 am – 11 am. 302-644-1436

• 1st Friday. FURst Friday Bear Happy Hour. The Pond, 3 S. First St. 302-227-2234 • John Flynn. Shorebreak Lodge, A Restaurant. 10 Wilmington Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-1007 • Karaoke. Rigby’s Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139 • Gear It UP Fridays. Diego’s Hideaway, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-1023 • Spotlight Show. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:45 pm. 302-227-6515

SATURDAYS

• Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Sherry Vine & Jackie Beat. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-6515. $25 pp. 9:30 pm.

JULY 3 • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

• Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. George H.P. Smith Park, Lewes 8 am – 12 pm. 302-644-1436 • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • The Skivvies. Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. Tickets: camprehoboth.com

JULY 2 – 31 • Light & Music Art by Vincent Hughes and Yvonne Frankis. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave.

JULY 12

• The Rocky Horror Show. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ buy-tickets

• The Rocky Horror Show. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ buy-tickets • Simply Streisand. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-684-3038. 8 pm. Tickets: miltontheatre.com • Focus on the Delaware Coast Series: Offshore Wind in Delaware and the MidAtlantic, Bethany Beach Ocean Suites 99 Hollywood St, Bethany Beach, 8 am to noon, registration is free. Light breakfast and coffee provided.

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• Light & Music Artists’ Reception for Vincent Hughes and Yvonne Frankis. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 5:30 pm. • Suzanne Westenhoefer. Java Jukebox, 37169 Rehoboth Ave. $43 pp. 7 pm. Tickets: javajukebox.net • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays. Women’s Coffee Talk. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 10 am. 302-227-5620 • Karaoke. Rigby’s Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-6080 JULY 7 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth • Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. George Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139 H.P. Smith Park, Lewes 8 am – 12 pm. • ManDance. Diego’s Hideaway, 37298 • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-1023 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 2 pm and • Legends. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515 buy-tickets • Divas of the Sea. The Swell, 37385 • Suzanne Westenhoefer. Java Jukebox, Rehoboth Ave. Ext. 10:30 pm. 302-227-9355 37169 Rehoboth Ave. $43 pp. 7 pm. Tickets: javajukebox.net JUNE 29 • The Late R Night Show w/the Delaware • Creativity2 Artists’ Reception for Renata Price Comedy Theatre. Clear Space Theatre, and Yona Zucker. CAMP Rehoboth Community 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 10 pm. Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 5:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, • Sean Reilly and the Sinatra Centennial 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Orchestra. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets 684-3038. 8 pm. Tickets: miltontheatre.com

JUNE 30

• Drag Bingo Extravaganza to benefit Immanuel Shelter. Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. 6 pm $40 pp Tickets: immanuelshelter.org-drag bingo page • The Rocky Horror Show. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ buy-tickets

JULY 9 • Pinky Returns Golf Tournament – Registration deadline. • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Sherry Vine & Sutton Lee Seymour. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-6515. $25 pp. 9:30 pm

JULY 10 • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

JULY 11 • Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. Crooked Hammock, Lewes 8 am – 11 am.

• Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Simply Streisand. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-684-3038. 8 pm. Tickets: miltontheatre.com • Tom Wilson Weinberg in Please Listen Closely as my Menu has Changed. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 8 pm. $25 pp. Tickets: camprehoboth.com

JULY 14 • Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. George H.P. Smith Park, Lewes 8 am – 12 pm. • Gay Men’s Chorus Cabaret presents It Takes Two! CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. $25 pp. 5 pm. Tickets: camprehoboth.com • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Kick It Out – Heart Tribute. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-684-3038. 8 pm. Tickets: miltontheatre.com • The Late R Night Show w/the Delaware Comedy Theatre. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 10 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

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Immanuel Shelter serves those experiencing homelessness in Rehoboth Beach, Lewes and surrounding areas. Your generous support allows us to continue our mission and helps our community provide assistance for those in need.

FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN VOLUNTEER OR DONATE, PLEASE VISIT www.immanuelshelter.org 17601 Coastal Hwy, Unit 11, #431 Nassau, DE 19969 1-888-634-9992

All monies raised go directly to Immanuel located in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, DE.

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HAPPY HOUR WITH YOUR DOG! Join DHA for one or more of our dogfriendly happy hours in Rehoboth Beach! Help support the animals and celebrate with food, drinks, a 50/50 raffle, DHA retail, and fun! Visit delawarehumane.org for more information. Sat, July 21 4-7pm - Purple Parrot Biergarten Thurs, July 26 5-7pm - Rehoboth Adoption Center (free food and drinks at this location) Sat, Aug.18 4-7pm - Rigby’s Bar & Grill Sat, Sept. 15 4-7pm - Purple Parrot Biergarten

45th Annual Members’ Fine Craft Exhibition

Senior Adult Resources ADVOCACY

AARP of Delaware ............................................................... 302-498-6511

HOTLINES

Delaware Senior Services Help Line ................................... 800-223-9074 Delaware Information Line .......................................................... Dial 2-1-1

MEALS

Meals on Wheels ................................................................. 302-856-5187

SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTERS

CAMP Rehoboth................................................................... 302-227-5620 Cape Henlopen Senior Center - Rehoboth Beach .............. 303-227-2055 Cheer Center of Sussex County .......................................... 302-856-5187 Lewes Senior Center ........................................................... 302-645-9293

BENEFITS/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Delaware Division of Human Services ................................ 302-856-5586 Social Security ..................................................................... 866-864-1803

June 15 - July 22

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Delaware Hospice ............................................................... 800-838-9800

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Did you know that CAMP Rehoboth provides • Community Space, Meeting Rooms, Public Courtyard • Diversity Training for City & Park Police •Advocacy for GLBT & Other Human Rights Issues • Sexual Health Counseling (Couples & Individuals) • Health Testing (partnership/Beebe Medical Center) • HIV Prevention, Education & Testing • CAMP Rehoboth Chorus • Support Groups • Safe Haven for Youth • Grief Counseling • Public WiFi • Information Resources on Area Services • Tourist Information Services • Gallery & Performance Space for Artists • Fundraising Assistance for Other Area Non-Profits • Ticket Sales for Other Organizations • Women’s FEST Weekend • Promotion for Local Non-profit Events

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Gregory Meyers Hair Studio................................18 Historic Lewes Farmers Market..........................51 HIV Testing.........................................................30 Houses Of Worship............................................ 112 Iguana Grill......................................................... 67 Immanuel Shelter.............................................. 115 Jack Lingo, Realtor.............................................53 Java Jukebox ..................................................... 43 Jenn Harpel, Morgan Stanley..............................21 John Black, Bill Peiffer, Realtors ........................22 Jolly Trolley........................................................38 Just In Thyme Restaurant...................................58 Lana Warfield, Realtor.........................................10 Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, Realtors....................38 Lori’s Café..........................................................56 Luxury Motors......................................................15 M.G.T. & Co Toggery Shop..................................22 McGuiness Group, Realtors................................24 Midway Fitness & Racquetball.......................... 119 Milton Theatre...................................................107 Mirabelle............................................................42 Morris James LLP................................................17 Murph’s Beef & Ale.............................................40 Mytesi..................................................................13 Nancy Sakaduski............................................... 118 Olivia Travel.........................................................31 One Day At A Time Gifts.....................................85 One Spirit Massage.............................................18 Palate..................................................................81 Pet Portraits by Monique....................................23 Philip Lowe, Prudential Insurance Company ....45 Photo Restoration..............................................42 Pinky Returns 2018 Golf Tournament ................50 Purple Parrot......................................................66

Randy Mason / Shirley Kalvinsky, Realtors......... 74 Randy’s Custom Window Treatments................ 79 Rehoboth Art League........................................ 116 Rehoboth Beach Bears .................................... 106 Rehoboth Beach Dental.....................................38 Rehoboth Beach Museum..................................84 Rehoboth Guest House......................................85 Rehoboth Massage & Alignment.........................81 Rehoboth Museum Beach Ball........................... 97 Ron Whitesell, Realtor.........................................18 Ron’s Repairs .....................................................80 Sea Bova Associates, Realtors......................... 120 Senior Adult Resources..................................... 116 Shademakers......................................................15 So Del Concepts ................................................39 State Farm—Eric Blondin & Jeanine O’Donnell..............................................85 State Farm—George Bunting.............................54 Sundance 2018...................................................83 Sundance Land & Sea Racing Festival.............. 113 Sussex Family YMCA..........................................90 The Lawson Firm................................................ 72 The ManKind Project ..........................................91 The Pond Store................................................... 27 The Skivvies.......................................................25 Thompson Heritage Village ................................10 Troy Roberts, Realtor..........................................86 True Blue Jazz Festival.......................................59 Unfinished Business......................................... 102 Union Home Mortgage.......................................86 Volunteer Thank You .........................................49 Ward Ellinger Gallery..........................................90 Windsor’s Flowers ............................................ 115 Women’s Coffee Talk ..........................................18

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