Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 28, No. 10

That’s Entertainment!

Candidate Forum 2018

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Inside This Issue

In Brief....................................................................................... 4 CAMP Matters — It Takes Two.................................................. 6 CAMP Out — Slots of Fun.......................................................... 8 CAMP News — Jessica Lynn, Gay Games, CROP....................12 CAMP Stories — Pontooning.................................................... 14 CAMP Feature — That’s Entertainment...................................16 No More Suicides.................................................................... 20 Sundance 2018 — The Backstory........................................... 22 Intentionally Inclusive — Parli Inglese?................................... 24 CAMP Rehoboth Candidate Forum......................................... 29 It’s My Life — Dog Bites.......................................................... 38 Out and Proud —Queerly We Gaze......................................... 40 Millennial Times — The Other Closet...................................... 42 Volunteer Spotlight — Dee Farris............................................ 44 CAMP Cheers! ........................................................................ 48 Eating Out — Dos Locos.......................................................... 54 CAMP Critters ......................................................................... 58 View Point — Against Tyranny................................................ 60 CAMP Shots —Keeping Cool in the Dog Days........................ 68 Q Puzzle — Medication Frustration......................................... 70 Straight Talk — Build This Wall................................................ 76 The Real Dirt — Memories in the Garden............................... 86 Out and About — The Man on the $10 Bill.............................. 90 CAMP Arts — Summer School................................................. 92 Booked Solid — The Boys of Fairy Town................................ 96 CAMP Dates — July 27 – August 11........................................104 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.

On the cover

Clear Space Theatre’s Etta Grover, Andrew Cuccaro, and Erin Williams Bobby.

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 Counties............................................................. 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

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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, Michael Gilled, Fay Jacobs, Tricia Massella, Monica Parr, Eric C. Peterson, Mary Beth Ramsey, Richard Rosendall, Nancy Sakaduski, Terri Schlichenmeyer, James Adams Smith, Eric W. Wahl, Debbie Woods, Doug Yetter.

VOLUME 28, NUMBER 10 • July 27, 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.

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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 WITH THIS ISSUE OF LETTERS FROM CAMP REHOBOTH WE ARE TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY THROUGH our 2018 publishing calendar—only two more summer issues to go, and then back to our monthly schedule in September. Over the summer we have made a variety of changes to the publication, both in the way it looks and in the way it is produced. I am especially excited by the changes to our arts and entertainment pages because arts programing is vital to our community and to our organization. Beginning in early August and for most of the month (August 3-26), the CAMP Rehoboth Gallery will feature the work of the 2018 Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellows. On August 9, come and meet the artists at the Award Winners Reception, and see performances by selected Fellows.

THIS IS ALSO, AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER, OUR FIRST OFFICIAL “ENTERTAINMENT” ISSUE. ON the cover, we got a hand from our friends down the street at Clear Space Theatre. How could we resist? Frank N. Furter and Mary Poppins together at last! Be sure and check out our feature on Rehoboth’s entertainers, plus a conversation with Clear Space Artistic Director David Button and a couple of this summer’s cast members.

EVERY YEAR WITH A CITY ELECTION, CAMP REHOBOTH INVITES THE CANDIDATES TO PARTICIPATE in the Letters from CAMP Rehoboth Candidate Forum. This summer, three candidates are running for two seats, and all three candidates in this year’s City Commissioner’s race—Dick Byrne, Pat Coluzzi, and Gary Glass—responded to our questions. CAMP Rehoboth also partners with the Rehoboth Beach Homeowner’s Association to present a Candidate Forum at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center.

IN RECENT ISSUES WE HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE ARTICLE ON THE DEVASTATION THAT SINGLE use plastic is having on the waters of our world. Both articles focused attention on the millions of plastic straws being used every day—yes, 500,000,000 every day, in the US alone! So far this summer, my requests at many local establishments to omit the straw have largely fallen on deaf ears. The habit of opening a straw and sticking it in every glass sent to a table is often so habitual, even after repeated requests, we still get them. Though there are a few area restaurants leading the way forward on this, we can all pitch in: just say no to plastic straws!

SO FAR WE ARE GETTING A VERY POSITIVE RESPONSE TO OUR DECISION TO ADD STUDIO 54/SAINT DJ Robbie Leslie to the line-up for Sundance, and quite a few of our Hosts, Supporters, and Sponsors are looking forward to his Disco Twilight Tea at the beginning of the second night of Sundance (7-9:45 pm). Back in our New York days, Steve and I loved Robbie’s White Parties at The Saint. I’ll never forget the Saint’s 48 hour closing party in 1988—the list of Saint DJs was impressive and long and that event legendary. Robbie played the all-important closing set of the party. “In the Name of Love” was the third to last song he played. “In the Name of Love” is the theme of this year’s Sundance in memory of Steve. Interestingly, the Saint closed in 1988, and The Strand opened on Rehoboth Avenue that same year—and the first Sundance was the first big event in that space. One more bit of trivia: the last song Robbie played at the closing party?

Jimmy Ruffin’s “Hold on to My Love,” also a beloved song at The Strand in that never-to-beforgotten summer of 1988.

MAYBE IT IS STEVE’S DEATH, MAYBE JUST THE MATURING OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN Rehoboth Beach, but I keep finding myself in conversations about the history of our community.

Part of it, I’m happy to say, involves the new permanent collection at the Rehoboth Museum— and the ongoing LGBTQ history discussions taking place this month. More and more I’m intrigued by the idea that we need to gather personal stories from members of our community while we still can. Interested in exploring that idea? Please contact me at CAMP Rehoboth.▼

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Annual 6 Futcher Pool Party Raised Money (and temperatures!) for CAMP Rehoboth Despite a one day delay due to bad weather, and the July 4 midweek holiday, hosts Jeff Wilson, Dennis Konzelman, Patrick Bozak, Tony Sowers, Lynden Armstrong, DJ Mike Reimer, Alex Smith, Mike Deflavia, and Christian Becker raised $7,600 for CAMP Rehoboth at their Candyland themed Pool Party. The 2018 Pool Party was again sponsored by CAMP Rehoboth Annual Sponsor Smirnoff Vodka. ▼

A Love Story and Travels with Letters Donna Dolce visited the Netherlands with Letters from CAMP Rehoboth while traveling with the California-based Hour of Power Choir. Here she is at Kinderdyke enjoying the largest windmill field in the Netherlands. On July 11, longtime Rehoboth fans Dave Lyons and Rick Hardy were married on Poodle Beach. ▼

RB City Election Saturday August 11 Three candidates are vying for two Rehoboth Beach Commissioner seats on Saturday August 11. Check out the Letters from CAMP Rehoboth Candidate Forum on page 29 and read what candidates Richard Byrne, Pat Coluzzi, and Gary Glass have to say! ▼ Letters 4

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Bachelor Auction at Aqua­—August 12 Sundance Auction Call for Donations The 2018 Sundance Auction Team is now accepting amazing donations for this year’s event! Got impressive artwork, jewelry, trips, or collectible items to offer? Forms are available at CAMP Rehoboth, or sign up online at camprehoboth.com. Sundance 2018— In the Name of Love is in memory of CAMP Rehoboth and Sundance co-founder Steve Elkins. The silent and live auctions are responsible for half the revenue raised each year and depend on generous donations by businesses and individuals. ▼

The eighth annual CAMP Rehoboth Bachelor Auction at Agua Grill will be held on Sunday, August 12 from 5-7 p.m.

Sundance auctioneer Lorne Crawford, will once again keep the bidding fast and furious. Chris Beagle emcees with special guest Fancie P. Charmington.

The 2018 bachelor list is impressive, and will again feature a bachelorette and several of Aqua’s finest in the lineup—and all to help support the work of CAMP Rehoboth. Bachelors will model swimsuits donated by sponsor Beach Essentials—once again hosting a “Meet the Bachelors Happy Hour” on Friday, August 10 from 5-7 p.m. in their Baltimore Avenue store. Winning bidders at the Bachelor Auction will receive gift certificates from one of Rehoboth’s finest restaurants. Teaser alert, don’t miss the auction opening! ▼

What Was Lesbian Life Like in 1910?

On Thursday, August 2, at 7 p.m. come to CAMP Rehoboth and hear Ellen Levy, author of the novel Romance at Stonegate, as she gives a rare glimpse into the world of two courageous young lesbians in early 20th century America. The book is meticulously researched, authentic in its descriptions, and sizzling in its romance. Ellen will read from the book and describe her quest for accuracy in historical detail, settings, and creating the culture of the time—an era not yet ready for lesbian visibility. The reading is free and open to all. ▼

news and notes

Dancing, Drag and Deborah Cox in RB DC nightlife impresario Bruce Yelk and company are presenting Distrikt C Rehoboth Beach during the weekend of August 4 and 5.

The weekend kicks off Saturday night August 4, at Rehoboth Beach Convention Center with world renowned DJ Morabito showing a sure-tobe packed dance floor exactly why she is one of the most sought after DJs in the world today. Joining the entertainment will be Deborah Cox, fresh off of her national tour of The Bodyguard. Cox has been a recording superstar and dance music icon for decades.

On Sunday, August 5, there will be a Drag A Rama Drag Brunch at 11 a.m. hosted by Philadelphia institution Brittany Lynn. She will bring a cavalcade of girls with her to the Convention Center Brunch. Brittany also hosts a Drag Queen Story Time for kids that same morning from 9-10 a.m. Check it out on Facebook.

Later that night, after some beach time and back at the Convention Center there will be a Sunday T-Dance with DJ Deanne. Beth Sacks will be getting behind the mic for some of her signature big voiced dance anthems. For more information check out distrktc.com. ▼

Cabaret Weekend at CAMP Rehoboth Brings Laughter, Tears, and Music Tom Wilson Weinberg brought his original show Please Listen Closely as My Menu Has Changed to the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center on July 13, charming the audience with his clever lyrics, bouncy tunes, moving ballads and LGBTQ sensibility.

On July 14, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) delighted CAMP Rehoboth audiences with two encore performances of their cabaret act It Takes Two. ▼

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IT TAKES TWO

From CAMP Rehoboth we learned perseverance.

I’ve said for years that 90% of our success was simply not giving up.

We failed all the time, but from each failure we learned something.

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by Murray Archibald

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teve died four months ago.

Sundance 2018 would have been our 40th Anniversary—still is to me, for I am forever Steve and Murray.

I am staying busy and am proud of the good work we have done, and continue to do, to move CAMP Rehoboth forward even in our grief. I’m humbled by the extraordinary generosity of family, friends, and a community like none other.

I miss him with all my heart and mind and body and soul.

I miss his talents and his gifts.

I miss his weakness and his need. I miss the way he could make me laugh when I felt more like crying. I miss the way we could argue over something until we wrestled a compromise out of it— and I miss the lessons he inadvertently taught me in the process. I miss the way he could drain anxiety out of my body with a simple smile. I miss the way he would send me a secret signal when we were in public—and how he was so obvious about it that it wasn’t secret to anyone.

I miss our relationship.

For many years now, CAMP Rehoboth has partnered with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington to bring their cabaret show to the beach—as we did back in January of this year. On July 14 the GMCW cabaret show, It Takes Two, returned to the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center stage for two more performances.

It Takes Two is a show of duets—and therefore, a show about relationships.

Like all relationships and all good cabaret performances, there was laughter and tears.

Relationships are not inherently good or bad, and are simply defined as a state of being connected. On a personal or professional level, most of us want to create good relationships with the people in our lives. Toxic relationships are exhausting, and sap our strength, creativity, and happiness.

Relationships are powerful teachers; the way we interact with others shows us a mirror image of ourselves.

Relationships allow us the opportunity to test our reactions to one another, our feelings about what’s happening to us, and our opinions about everything from politics to personal hygiene.

Over the course of my life I’ve learned lessons from all kinds of relationships and situations, but none more important than the 40 years I spent with Steve, and the almost 30 years we spent growing CAMP Rehoboth into the organization it is today.

I was 24 when we met; he was 28.

We both had a lot of learning to do. From my family I had a deep sense of justice— and strong opinions about right and wrong. I also had a temper—especially when I felt that an injustice of some sort had occurred. I was not aware of that bit of self-knowledge until shortly before I met Steve in 1978. An incident took place in the theater company where I worked. I saw red. Literally, I felt like my eyeballs were filling up with blood and that I was standing outside of myself and witnessing the transformation. It was eye-opening in more ways than one.

That incident, while it did enlighten me somewhat, did not cure my temper.

Steve did—though not intentionally.

Over our years together we learned how to navigate the rough waters stirred up when two strong personalities have differing opinions—just as other couples do, I’m sure. It was a gift to both of us that served us well in our later efforts to build CAMP Rehoboth. Together we learned to trust, to negotiate compromise, to be kind to one another, to be patient. We were not perfect at any of them, and that was okay too.

Most of all we learned to be quick with forgiveness and generous in love.

Love Story was a popular movie in the ‘70s and gave us the tagline, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”

Baloney.

Every day of our lives we humans trespass upon the hearts and spirits of those around us—most of the time unintentionally. Even the non-religious among us are familiar with the line from the Lord’s Prayer—“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Sorry, my Methodist is showing.

Something that became obvious to the two of us after years of involvement with CAMP Rehoboth was that none us can know what’s happening in the mind and life of the people who walk through the doors of CAMP Rehoboth. In many instances there is stress, worry, loss, pain, heartache, family troubles, or relationship issues—private matters that we know nothing about and never will, but are of upmost importance in their lives. Sometimes they share—Steve was good at getting visitors to open up—most of the time they don’t.

All any of us can do is offer a warm welcome and guide them as best we can to whatever help is needed.

From CAMP Rehoboth we learned perseverance. I’ve said for years that 90% of our success was simply not giving up. We failed all the time, but from each failure we learned something.

We also learned that none of those lessons made us wise for there is always more to learn—and it can come from the most unexpected places and the most unlikely people.

In our efforts to live fully into the mission and vision of CAMP Rehoboth, both of us were challenged to push ourselves to do things we might never have learned to do. I still vividly remember the first time I was invited to a party to speak to the guests about CAMP Rehoboth. We were, at the time, still struggling to find the words to explain what we were doing to ourselves, much less to a room full of people. I felt awkward and nervous, but I did it—and the words came, and I heard in myself the first seeds of the deep passion for CAMP Rehoboth that would carry us both through all the years that followed.

Steve possessed a natural understanding of politics. He told me Donald Trump was going to be president long before I would even consider that thought. He had good instincts for dealing with the people in all walks of life—though his sense of humor warranted the occasional apology. I have my own strengths and weaknesses. Together we found a balance that worked for our relationship and for CAMP Rehoboth. For us it did take two.

One of the GMCW performers in the It Takes Two cabaret show of duets sang a solo. In speaking about it before his performance, he explained that he had come to believe there was no such thing as a solo performance, depending as it does on composers and accompanists and all the people it takes to bring a piece of music to life on the stage.

As we move CAMP Rehoboth into the future, we must continue to celebrate the diversity of the world around us, and to build strong relationships with those who will bring new perspectives, new inspirations, new leadership, and new talents to the work that we do.

A solo? A duet? No. A full orchestra and a choir! ▼ 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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by Fay Jacobs

It Was Slots of Fun

T

he last time I visited Las Vegas was the day Richard Nixon resigned and nobody in the hotel noticed.

So it’s been a while. But the more things change the more Las Vegas stays the same—a garish, 24/7 adult amusement park. I was secretly hoping for history to repeat itself with another presidential resignation, but no such luck—with that, or anything else Vegas-related.

The hotels have gone from ginormous to gargantuan, and every celebrity chef not caught up in the #MeToo movement is there searing steaks you can’t afford to eat. The casinos still have no windows or clocks. While the urban myth that casinos pump extra oxygen into the atmosphere to keep you awake and gambling longer has been debunked, some cosmic force kept me feeding Hamiltons into oblivion longer than good sense should have allowed.

There have, of course, been improvements in the slot machine industry in the 44 years since I last donated money to Wayne Newtonland.

Everything is digital now and casinos use theatrics to replicate the authentic slot machine experience. Gone are the buckets of nickels that once made us giddy and turned our palms filthy. Now,

Gone are the buckets of nickels that once made us giddy and turned our palms filthy. Now, when you cash out you get ear-splitting sound effects of nickels cascading into a nonexistent cup while a dreary paper receipt prints out.

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when you cash out you get ear-splitting sound effects of nickels cascading into a non-existent cup while a dreary paper receipt prints out. Way less satisfying.

And the one-armed bandits no longer have any arms at all. Their levers have been replaced by neon buttons, each bet requiring absolutely no physical exertion.

Gone is the illusion of losing weight along with your lunch money. I did find a retro machine, watched it gobble my ten-dollar bill, and pulled the handle. If not for the cacophony of casino bells and whistles, everybody would have heard me scream.

The bandit’s arm was a phony and I almost dislocated my shoulder.

I was amused, however, by the newfangled slot machine games. No longer mere cherries, bars, and 7s, the digital animations present all animals great and small, tempting pots of gold, flying honey bees, monsters, and Kung-Fu legends.

Jurassic World dinosaurs in vivid 3D performed like a seizure starter kit.

Just like a lot of things these days, the distractions served to cover up what was really going on. I was losing, although these new machines seemed to toy with me longer before swallowing my moolah.

Eventually, I cut my losses and took a chance on the outdoors. And because global warming is a myth, it was 115 degrees out. Sure, you can give me that “it’s a dry heat” bull-puckey, but I got second degree burns grabbing a hot metal handrail. I should have packed oven mitts.

Once outside and gasping for air, all I had to do was whip across a footbridge above the famed Strip and enter another colossal hotel. I have to hand it to the architects and designers. Each hotel is more over the top than the next.

Truly, the buildings, inside and out, are works of art. I could have saved a lot of dough last winter, skipped Italy, and just visited Vegas. Who knew Venice’s Grand Canal, complete with gondolas and serenading gondoliers, runs right through the Venetian Hotel lobby?

When I go to Paris, France in two weeks I’ll have no need to ascend the Eiffel Tower. Been there, did that at the Las Vegas Paris Hotel. It’s only half the size of the Parisian attraction, but from the top, the bright lights of The Strip proved tres magnifique.

And ye gods! At Caesar’s Palace there are gods all over the place, ancient ruins, Ionic columns, and The Three Graces in the flesh. Well, plaster. It really is big, bold, cheesy fun.

Later, I joined a group of friends for a ride on a giant pod Ferris Wheel. The half-hour journey had us rise high above the concrete jungle and desert floor, as we gaped at surrounding mountains and the ridiculousness that is Las Vegas. We could see a Lawrence of Arabia dust storm brewing to the West and a lightning storm threatening from the East. It was a little scary, but impressive as hell.

Truth is, my Vegas weekend also included a literary conference, providing a modicum of quiet and culture for at least part of my stay. I also sampled my first In-N-Out Burger, which I believe bests Five Guys.

Then I prepared to take my first redeye flight home. By the time I dragged myself to the airport, the only thing to keep me upright before boarding was to play more slots. Yes, they are at every single airport gate.

I played Pompeii Times and got snuffed out. In the DaVinci Painting Game I was Mona Loser. The 101 Dalmatian Chase saw my money go up in smoke.

And Quack Pot, with spinning ducklings, made me giggle as another six bucks stayed in the local economy.

I’m home now. What happens in Vegas stays on your credit card. ▼ 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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CAMPNews Volunteers Continue to Be Stewards of the Environment

Team Rehoboth Heads to Paris for Gay Games A small but hardy contingent of golfers, bowlers, and runners are heading to Gay Paree for the August 4-12 Gay Games.

The team, sponsored by CAMP Rehoboth, includes bowlers Bill McManus, David Nelson, and Bruce Robertson. Golfers are Bonnie Quesenberry and Anne Geary, with Geary also running the 5K and half marathon. Rounding out the six-person contingent is Fay Jacobs, roving reporter and non-playing coach.

The competition has been inspiring LGBT athletes for 32 years. The quadrennial Gay Games have helped to empower tens of thousands of LGBT athletes through fellowship and friendly competition.

When the games were held in Chicago in 2006 and then Cleveland in 2014, there were large contingents from Rehoboth, including, in 2006, members of the CAMP Rehoboth Golf League. This year, going to Paris, the intrepid six team members will be representing CAMP Rehoboth and the entire community.

The team will march into the stadium for the opening ceremonies, hoisting the Team Rehoboth banner. They will join over 10,000 other athletes and coaches from over 80 countries, participating in 36 sports and many more cultural events.

For more information about the Games, check out Paris2018.com. ▼

Jessica Lynn Brings Butterfly Project Tour to Rehoboth The organization Rehoboth TransLiance will present an evening with Jessica Lynn’s Butterfly Project at CAMP Rehoboth on Monday, August 20, at 7 p.m.

The event will support Lynn’s mission of “creating a future where societies as a whole are more aware and accepting of the entire gender spectrum.” A unique tool—a Kaleidoscope of Butterflies—serves as the symbol of this mission, acting as a conversation starter.

Jessica Lynn is a world-renowned transgender advocate and activist.

Over the last several years, Lynn has crisscrossed the globe, sharing the story of her journey over 600 times in 18 different countries. She is now internationally considered one of the foremost transgender speakers due to her dynamic, refreshingly honest speaking style and signature ask-meanything question-and-answer sessions.

Lynn says, “Our mission is to eliminate the ignorance and discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ communities around the world through the friendly and open sharing of a diverse array of personal stories connected to gender and intersecting identities, as well as spreading information about the gender spectrum.”

To help support the ongoing mission of the Butterfly Project, a $10 donation at the door is suggested. For more information, check out jessicalynn.website. ▼ Letters 12

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Volunteering is a great way to educate yourself on environmental issues and work with others to make a real and lasting difference in our community.

CAMP Rehoboth Outreach Program (CROP) volunteers do just that. For the past eight years, volunteers have participated in cleaning up the trails and beaches in Cape Henlopen State Park each National Trails Day in June.

Recently, CROP volunteers joined forces with the hundreds of volunteers nurturing the Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG) at Pepper Creek in Dagsboro. DBG anticipates being a world-class public botanic garden for the enjoyment of all and will also foster environmental stewardship, education, and research.

In that spirit, on July 11, a team of eight CROP volunteers, along with two 9-year-old Trails Day veterans, performed a valuable service for DBG by weeding the stone paths that wind through the meadow. With CROP volunteers working alongside DBG staff and volunteers, great progress was made. The paths were much improved, and DBG staff members were extremely appreciative of CROP’s efforts. They were also quite impressed by how much was accomplished in “slightly warm” weather.

CROP is excited to form this new partnership with DBG, learning from their leadership about the gardens, meadow, and woodland area, and their plans for the future. CROP members found their passion and commitment quite evident.

We’re calling on folks who want to demonstrate their environmental stewardship. CROP hopes to assist DBG with a second project this fall. In the meantime, DBG is always looking for volunteers who want to be part of the birth of a new public garden. —Debbie Woods

Next Up For CROP AIDS Walk Delaware, Rehoboth Beach, Saturday, September 22, 2018

CROP volunteers will help as needed at this important AIDS fundraiser. It’s the largest in the state and benefits several service organizations including AIDS Delaware, Delaware HIV Consortium, and CAMP Rehoboth. Email Kathy Wiz at kathywiz13@gmail.com if you can help. If you’d rather be a walker, join the CAMP Rehoboth walking team by contacting Salvatore Seeley at salvatore@ camprehoboth.com. ▼

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CAMP Stories

by Rich Barnett

Pontooning

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s a Southerner, I’ve done a lot of things I don’t talk about and subdued dockside cocktail party. The men were all in polite company. I’ve eaten barbecued pork rinds at the wearing colorful polo-style shirts and shorts. The women Winston Cup NASCAR race in North Carolina and slurped down were decked out in sundresses and Lilly Pulitzer pants and cherry jello shots inside an RV at the Texas State Fair. I’ve “Shot sporting lots of pearls and straw hats. The bar featured the Hooch” in Georgia and gone wild boar hunting in Florida. cocktails and rosé wine and the lunch buffet consisted of I’ve pissed beneath the Peachoid in upstate South Carolina and spiced shrimp, chicken salad sandwiches, small quiches, screwed in the back of a U-Haul truck in southwest Virginia. deviled eggs, and fruit. Of course, I’d known deep down this I’ve even purchased illegal moonshine in West Virginia. would be the case and yours truly fit right in with an all-white But I never, ever thought I’d set foot clothing ensemble. I did, however, on a pontoon boat. A man must draw opt for a black and white mesh Tito’s the line somewhere. Partying on a Vodka baseball cap to add a flair of floating trailer in a lake or a river alredneck sensibility. ways seemed to me a step too far.

After about ninety minutes and Then I received an invitation from three stiff cocktails, the pontoon boats a very prominent gentleman, whose arrived. And wouldn’t you know it, not name I will not reveal, to attend a one of them had Astroturf, rusty lawn memorial service on a fleet of pontoon chairs, or big American flags. Instead boats in Rehoboth Bay. We were going of coolers of beer there were buckets to spread the ashes of a recently of cut zinnias. The seats were clean departed friend and her dog. and well upholstered. A nice awning I was flabbergasted. What does provided shade for those who wanted one wear to such an event on a ponit. toon boat? I don’t own a tank top. Was Frankly, I’d be hard pressed to call I expected to bring my own koozie? these “pontoon boats.” I wasn’t the Would there be proper cocktails or only one feeling a bit underwhelmed. just cans of beer in a humongous My partner Michael recounted how You know, big-breasted women Igloo cooler? Despite my reservations, last winter in Key West he spent I accepted the invitation, ignoring my an afternoon on a double-decker in tube tops and Daisy Duke line in the sand faster than Barack pontoon boat with a bunch of naked Obama did his in Syria. I was inporn stars. That one even had a shorts singing along to white trigued. How could I say no? water slide. Now that’s what I call trash Shania Twain songs while In case you’re wondering, a “pontooning.” pontoon boat is a flattish boat that We refilled our drinks and climbed big-bellied bubbas in baggy relies on pontoons (cylinder tubes) aboard for the short ride out into to float. These sorts of boats have cargo shorts guzzle cheap beer… Rehoboth Bay where the four boats been in use for centuries, but the linked up. Ashes were scattered and modern pontoon motorboat is said psychedelic colored zinnias were to have been invented by a farmer in tossed into the water. It was quite movMinnesota in the 1950s. The idea took off and pontoon boat ing and for a moment I thought maybe I’d gotten this pontoon companies sprang up throughout the Great Lakes region. boat thing all wrong.

This history surprised me because I’ve always thought of Then I smelled it: the distinct aroma of cannabis. Pearls be pontoon boats as a Southern thing. You know, big-breasted damned. A few of the deceased’s oldest friends were saying women in tube tops and Daisy Duke shorts singing along to goodbye in their own special way out here in the open, white trash Shania Twain songs while big-bellied bubbas in partying in slow motion. My faith in the myth of the pontoon baggy cargo shorts guzzle cheap beer and argue whether the boat was restored! ▼ East has overtaken the West as the best football division in the Southeastern Conference. Rebel flags and chicken bones Rich Barnett is the author of The Discreet Charms of a Bourgeois Beach are a-flying. Nobody’s using sunscreen and everyone is fat, Town, and Fun with Dick and James. pink, drunk, and Republican. At least that’s how I’ve always envisioned “pontooning.”

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REGULAR GIGS PAMALA STANLEY Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Avenue Sunday Brunch, 10 a.m.

Monday–Thursday, 6 p.m.

JOHN FLYNN Monday, Murph’s Open Mic Wednesday, Shorebreak Lodge, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Café Azafran, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Shorebreak Lodge, 5 p.m.

HOLLY LANE Thursday, Café Azafran, 6:30 p.m.

MATT KENWORTHY Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

La Fable, 5 p.m.

Monday, Rigby’s, 5 p.m.

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long with the coastal area’s vibrant restaurant scene, comes its reputation for live entertainment. We have legendary Rehoboth idols, entertainers who’ve become welcome regulars, and newcomers raising the roof in song.

On the legendary list, you can catch Pamala Stanley at the Blue Moon Sunday brunch or weeknights at Happy Hour. We’re thrilled to have this world-renowned disco diva here in town, performing from her 1979-80s hit albums like This is Hot and Coming Out of Hiding. She holds forth at the piano with bold banter, singing pop and Broadway, but gets up on her feet for the retro disco tunes. She’s the real deal and calls Rehoboth home.

Equally legendary is Viki Dee, an entertainer who practically invented live music for women’s happy hours—whether it was her famed nights at the late Cloud 9 Restaurant, or holding forth these days at Aqua, The Swell, Murph’s, the Rehoboth Jazz Festival, and so many more places. The annual Welcome Party at the CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST is one of her signature events.

Viki has been in the biz for over 25 years and here in town since the late 1990s, providing music for happy hours, holiday weekend dances, or private parties.

Viki tells us, “When I started a Ladies Happy Hour back in 2005 at Cloud 9, I was amazed by the comradery, the friendships established, and the growth of the event. So many people became Friday regulars! It always brought me so much joy to see the dance floor full of energy. Obviously, it also kept me on my toes, lol.

“I feel the same to this day. Living here and performing here has brought me a whole other family. There’ve been engagements, birthdays, political fund raisers, festivals—you name it—WE all came together. Music is the tapestry and we all are a part of it. I never leave a gig without thanking those that attend and reassuring them that ‘I can’t do it without them.’” Google Viki’s schedule and dance to the music!

John Francis Flynn has been the piano man around town since 2000, known for entertaining on his own at venues like Murph’s, Shorebreak Lodge, Blue Moon, and more. This Philly native has been at the keyboard since he was a kid and always knew exactly what he wanted to do for a living. Whether on his own or collaborating with Holly Lane at Café Azafran on Thursday nights, this music man has fans all over the coast.

“Playing in the Rehoboth area full time is a dream come true.

I’m grateful for our local friends here, and visitors too, who truly appreciate live music and are so supportive!”

And speaking of Holly Lane, catch her with John on Thursday nights only at Café Azafran. She sings while bartending, a delightful feat to show off both her mixology and her experience as an authentic French chanteuse—she sang in Parisian clubs for 15 years. She’s been in Rehoboth since the late ‘90s,

sang jazz at the former Sydney’s Jazz Restaurant on the avenue, and sang for a decade with the group Shore Jazz.

Nobody can have their way with “La Vie En Rose” better than Holly, and nobody can sing and shake a Cosmo like she does.

Matt Kenworthy, who can make a keyboard rock like nobody’s business, tickles the ivories around town at La Fable and Rigby’s. He’s a Carnegie Mellon grad, loves music, hails from New Jersey, and first came to Rehoboth about 14 years ago to play at the restaurant Partners, which is now Rigby’s— find him there for some fun. And he’s at the piano bar (seriously, the piano is the bar) at La Fable on weekends.

“My job at the piano at Fable reminds me of when I was playing at Marie’s Crisis, a staple piano bar in NYC. The talent present in this town rivals that of any major city! It’s wonderful to deliver that kind of city-style entertainment in our perfect little town.”

If you’re in the mood to rock ’n’ roll, catch The Girlfriends, a rock band revived for the new millennium. They’ve been rocking out at Paradise Grill a lot this summer, as well as entertaining at Murph’s, The Swell, Grey Hare Tavern, BJ’s on the Water, and more.

Pioneers in the “all-female” rock band genre, this hot Philly group, made up of musicians Kim Butler, Robin Rohr, and Jill Brady, sported the techno sound in the early to mid 1980s.

They reunited here at the beach in 2011, with acoustic guitar, bass, and drums, adding a bit of tech lately with Kim on the Electro-Harmonix “9” series of keyboard pedals.

Kim Butler says “We love playing in the Rehoboth area because live music is really ‘alive and well’ here! There are such a variety of venues, and audiences are extremely receptive to just about any music genre. There truly is something for everyone here, and the people don’t seem to mind that, well, we’re not exactly spring chickens anymore!”

And you’ve probably heard the name Bettenroo, a duo made up of Lori Jacobs and Anne Davey. Bettenroo is a dynamic, versatile duo with undeniable vocal strength. The gals’ blended harmony is complemented with the instrumental versatility of guitar, bass, and occasionally percussion. Bettenroo has an extensive list of tunes from popular covers across five decades, along with their own signature originals. They make beautiful music at venues like Rehoboth’s Blue Coast, Coconuts in Ocean City, Lefty’s Alley and Eats in Lewes, and the Rehoboth Ale House.

Lori says “Our hometown community is so supportive that it drives us to stay fresh and deliver the best we can everywhere we go. They make it easy to feed our musical passion since they are so much an integral part of it. We’re also fortunate to be surrounded by a very talented musical community here.” ▼ Images above, clockwise: Holly Lane, John Flynn, The Girlfriends, Viki Dee, Matt Kenworthy, Bettenroo, and Pamala Stanley.

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17 Letters

HIGH ENERGY THEATRE in Downtown Rehoboth Beach

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ounded in 2004, the Clear Space Theatre Company is a non-profit organization ensconced in the former Epworth Methodist Church at 20 Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach. It brings together a terrific team of full-time, part-time, and volunteer actors, directors, stagecraft pros, teachers, and administrators.

Their ambitious show calendar, combined with their kids’ camps, classes, late-night comedy, and other projects bring live theatre and entertainment front and center in Rehoboth.

Clear Space has a professional acting company, with well-known local performers as well as imports from the New York audition circuit.

The Arts Institute educational program works with more than 500 students every year and provides plenty of performances for proud parents to attend and the local community to support.

This summer, Clear Space is offering three Broadway musicals in repertory. All cast and rehearsed in the spring, they are being performed on a rotating basis through the summer. In addition, there are late-night comedy shows and children’s productions.

For the month of August, the revolving performances include the hilarious and naughty Rocky Horror Show (and if you aren’t a movie groupie, experience the show here and learn all about the zany audience participation!), Footloose, a joyous dance extravaganza, and Mary Poppins, which will clearly provide a much-needed spoonful of sugar to balance the August traffic and the tourism crush.

Letters asked three of the Clear Space performers about their experiences at the theatre and got these gleeful replies.

Letters: What do you love most about participating (or performing) with Clear Space?

David Button—Artistic Director and actor: I love this company through and through and it’s been my life for nearly 13 years. Clear Space has allowed me to use all of my talents—onstage to directing to

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teaching to guiding the aesthetic.

Most of all, I love the community supporting Clear Space. They open themselves up to different types of art and go on the journey with us.

From the big splashy musicals to the risky plays they know very little about. The idea that Clear Space is offering so many options and giving audiences a multi-faceted theatre experience is tremendous.

Erin Bobby—actress—playing the title role in Mary Poppins: I love the professional atmosphere, the people, and despite the small backstage area, I love the thrust stage. And, of course, having the beach less than a block away is pretty special, too.

Andrew Cuccaro—actor—appearing as Dr. Frank N. Furter in the Rocky Horror Show: Clear Space is a wonderfully supportive company of professionals. They work as a team throughout the crazy three-show repertory season, and are not afraid to take artistic risks in their unique performing space.

Letters: When did you first become involved with the theatre company? In what capacity?

David: In 2006, I auditioned for Hello, Dolly! and played the role of Barnaby. Later that year I was asked to start teaching and then, by the end of 2007, was offered a full-time position.

Erin: I became involved in 2006 when Doug Yetter and Ken Skrzesz (the company’s co-founders) were looking for someone to play Belle in their original version of A Christmas Carol. I’ve been a member of the company ever since.

Andrew: Three years ago, Clear Space auditioned actors in New York City for their summer season, and I was hired to play Mark in Rent, The Cat in the Hat in Seussical, and Eugene in Grease.

Letters: What do you most want readers to know about the productions at Clear Space?

David: The company provides opportunities for students of all ages in its programming, and works

to fulfill its mission with works of integrity and risk.

Erin: The most interesting aspect of the summer shows is the manner in which they are produced. Three shows are rehearsed simultaneously and put together in about three weeks. That’s sort of astounding when you think about that—three full-length musicals being rehearsed and produced in only three weeks! I think what’s also really great about the summer shows in particular is that you very well may get to see a future Broadway actor or actress in the making. Many of the hired actors over the summer are still in school or new graduates who are just starting their careers. I think that’s pretty exciting.

David Button, Clear Space Theatre Company Artistic Director and actor.

rhythm and making it look real with the puppets was just something we couldn’t get past. Every time we’d come to that scene and my puppet was behind her puppet, Andrew: David Button, Clear pulling her puppet’s hair or her Space’s artistic director, is a magi- puppet “put her finger there” as cian when it comes to putting three the show says, we lost our minds. full length musicals together so Thank goodness we got it together quickly. As an actor, you typically by the time the show opened. are rehearsing and performing in one show at a time. This fast-paced Erin: One thing I love about live process helps develop an amazing theatre is that anything can happen, and you have to be ready. My sense of companionship and trust among the cast, crew, and creative favorite funny moment, however, might be last summer in Legally team very early on.

Blonde, when the actor playing Callahan completely blanked on Letters: What’s the funniest his lyrics and struggled for what experience you’ve had with the felt like eons to try to recover. theatre?

Many of us were in the scene with David: One of the funniest produc- him, but none of us could help him tions we’ve worked on is Avenue Q out in that moment, so we all just and not just because it was funny had to try to hold it together while but because the director, Sydney we watched him trying so hard to Gray, was pregnant with her first figure out what to do! I still laugh child at the time. Every time we out loud about it. said a cuss word or something inappropriate, all the cast members’ Andrew: The funniest experiheads would turn to Sydney like we ence I’ve had at Clear Space was definitely when a bat was flying were corrupting her unborn child. around the theatre during a perforThe funnier part is that she gave mance of Rent. I remember rushing birth the week after we opened! through dialogue on stage to get Who knows, maybe he was in there off as fast as I could. It was a little laughing as hard as we were, and scary in the moment, but pretty he decided it was time to see what hilarious in retrospect. all the hubbub was about.

Letters: Clear Space is a cherished Another funny moment in that show was having sex with my best part of our artistic community here in Rehoboth and a big draw for all friend (Erin Bobby)—as a puppet! of Southern Delaware and beyond.

She is a straight, married women, Check out the show calendar at and we knew we’d only ever be clearspacetheatre.org. ‘Cause friends, but the idea that we were talking about sexual positions and that’s entertainment! ▼

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19 Letters

NO MORE SUICIDES

by Stefani Deoul

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o more suicides. This is Linda Gregory’s mantra. A mantra that pushed her to form our local chapter of PFLAG (originally standing for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), one of only two chapters in the State of Delaware. It’s a mantra that keeps her going.

Linda’s journey to PFLAG isn’t particularly unique. One day her daughter came home and came out as a lesbian. Linda ruefully acknowledges she didn’t handle the revelation particularly well. She was not “okay.”

Fortunately for all of us, her impressively well-prepared daughter introduced her mother to PFLAG, a national organization which began in 1972 when (the world’s most woke Mom) Jeanne Manford marched with her son, Morty, in New York’s Christopher Street Liberation Day March—the precursor to today’s Pride parades.

After many gay and lesbian people ran up to Jeanne Manford during the parade and begged her to talk to their parents, she decided to begin a support group. The first formal meeting took place on March 11, 1973 at the Metropolitan-Duane Methodist Church in Greenwich Village (now the Church of the Village). Approximately 20 people attended.

From such humble roots, greatness began. By the time Linda met PFLAG, the organization was thriving around the country—but not in gay-friendly Rehoboth Beach. And as both the organization, and more importantly, her daughter, thrived, a little voice began chatting with Linda, telling her PFLAG was her destiny.

She kept pushing the voice urging her to start a chapter as far away and deep down as she could. Until one day, at a ladies’ group, she mentioned it; let it out of that tiny, cramped internal box; gave it a little voice; put it out there. And that was all it took.

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Seven years ago, at the Epworth United Methodist Church, with help from a few friends, PFLAG Rehoboth Beach held its inaugural meeting. Five years ago, they moved their second-Tuesdayof-the-month (at 6 p.m.) meetings to the Lewes Public Library.

A quote from the Metro DC PFLAG says it all: “One day, society will accept all its members as equals, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Until that day there is PFLAG.” And now, Linda’s passion to prevent suicides and to keep our local chapter thriving, needs your help.

So, upon reading this article, your first order of business should be to think if you know anyone who might benefit from a little support from this group and refer them. Whether you are, or know, the Parent, the Friend, the Family, or the Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, or Questioning person working their way into an understanding of their sexuality, please direct them to PFLAG as a welcoming, supportive, confidential, resource.

Next, you can recommend PFLAG for presentations or question-andanswer sessions for audiences who need the education or support. If a school’s Gay-Straight Alliance needs PFLAG, PFLAG will come. If a Fortune 500 Company needs PFLAG, PFLAG will answer the call. This ties in with one of the “big needs” PFLAG Rehoboth has.

They need to spread the word beyond Rehoboth, Lewes, and environs, and they would like your help.

There is only one other PFLAG chapter in our state—and it’s in Wilmington. Given our current political situation, the need is immense, and people don’t know where to turn. According to Linda, locally, publications such as Letters, The

Cape Gazette, and Delaware Beach Life have been incredibly generous and supportive with their ink. Linda is looking for help with press and publicity in towns such as Georgetown, Millsboro, Ellendale, and Dover, and in newspapers on the western side of the state.

Finally, PFLAG needs our help showing up, not necessarily to the monthly meetings, but to events. As Linda says, “If we aren’t there, we can’t reach the people who need us most.”

Many people get to know PFLAG at an event and ask a question or two “for a friend” before they can work up their courage to walk into a meeting. Simply put, there is not enough people-power to get everywhere PFLAG is invited.

And if PFLAG isn’t there, the lost moment may be haunting.

Gay History Month Library Displays, PRIDE in Dover, CAMP Rehoboth’s Block Party, Women’s FEST, VegFest…it takes people to reach people. Even an hour at an event can make a difference.

Volunteers are very welcome.

Young people are getting braver about who they are. They deserve our help with assuring parents have the tools they need to understand, love, and support them through their process. PFLAG members have actually gone to parent conferences to help out with issues in school—from lack of acceptance to outright bullying.

Back in the day, we all wanted Morty Manford’s Mom. Now, Linda Gregory is offering us all a moment to be Morty Manford’s Mom. We need to rise up and take it!

For more on PFLAG Rehoboth, check out their website: pflagrehobothbeach. org/links/. Contact Linda directly at Pflagrehobothbeach@gmail.com. ▼

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21 Letters

SUNDANCE 2018

by Nancy Sakaduski

The Backstory

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t’s more than just the party of the year.

Sundance, the two-day Labor Day weekend extravaganza held annually

by CAMP Rehoboth, has become the event of the year, and more than 1,500 people participate in one or both evening festivities. This year, Sundance 2018— Rainbow XXXI: In the Name of Love will be held September 1-2 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.

The live and silent auction night has become a must-attend opportunity, as has the New York club atmosphere of the dance.

The first Sundance was held on CAMP Rehoboth founders Steve Elkins and Murray Archibald’s 10th anniversary.

The couple had vacationed in Rehoboth for years, but by 1988, they had seen many friends die from AIDS. Wanting to do something, they created Sundance, conceived as a dance party that would raise funds for AIDS-related charities.

Initially, it was a modest event, but it brought the community together in a positive way and raised money for the cause. “At that time, there was no treatment for AIDS at all,” explained Archibald. “There was almost no hope at that point. People were dying left and right. The whole community here was devastated, losing so many friends.”

The event was named “Sundance” because it was originally designed to be a pool party. But it rained that day, so partiers moved inside, to The Strand nightclub on Rehoboth Avenue. That event raised about $6,000. The next year, organizers added an auction, which brought in an additional $3,500.

Since then, Sundance has grown with sponsorship from local businesses and individuals, moved from The Strand to the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, and raised more than $2 million overall.

Since its beginning nearly thirty years ago, CAMP (which stands for “Create A More Positive”) Rehoboth has been the catalyst for bringing together diverse parts of the community and providing valuable information and services for all. In the past year alone, Letters 22

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the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center on Baltimore Avenue hosted cultural exhibits, supplied social service and tourist information, donated community room space to 33 different nonprofits, and served 13,000 people.

CAMP Rehoboth provides health and wellness programs, which range from flu shots and physical fitness to mental health counseling and support groups.

More than 2,000 people were reached by its cultural programs and 7,500 were provided outreach, education, and advocacy programs in 2017 alone.

Nearly 500 volunteers support CAMP Rehoboth’s activities, which include programs at skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, clean-ups at Cape Henlopen State Park, Women’s FEST, and an array of community service functions. An estimated 5,000 people read each issue of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, which is published 15 times a year and is packed with information on local services, events, and activities.

CAMP Rehoboth’s commitment to AIDS prevention has continued to this day, with the opening of new HIV testing centers in Seaford, Laurel, Rehoboth Beach, and Georgetown, allowing a larger number of people to be tested than ever, totaling 800 in 2017. The group’s Safe Sex Outreach Program reached 5,582 individuals and distributed 82,601 Safe Sex kits in 2017. Sundance revenues support all this and more.

For many, the annual CAMP Rehoboth Sundance is the highlight of the summer season, and Sundance 2018 will likely set new records.

Over the years, the auction has been legendary for its wide array of dazzling and unique items. One year, a banner from a Sotheby’s auction of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ estate was up for bid.

Another memorable item was a poster from the movie Brokeback Mountain, signed by the cast.

The dance is known for Paul Turner’s spectacular light effects and DJ/Remixer Joe Gauthreaux’s signature club sound, as well as for the all-night cocktail buffet

and open bar. This year’s addition of an earlier dance segment, Sundance Disco Twilight Tea, featuring Studio 54/Saint DJ Robbie Leslie, will provide extra fun and allow participants to come early and leave early, come late and leave late, or have one long evening of fun.

But for many, Sundance is more than just an event; it’s a place to embrace old friends, meet new people, and celebrate community. And a way to support CAMP Rehoboth’s community services and outreach.

The recent loss of beloved Sundance (and CAMP Rehoboth) co-founder Steve Elkins has given the 2018 Sundance special significance. For more than 25 years, Steve’s leadership and vision allowed CAMP Rehoboth to become one of the most respected and successful nonprofit organizations in Delaware and contributed greatly to establishing Rehoboth as a widely recognized community with “room for all.” Organizers hope to make this a Sundance that Rehoboth will never forget.

Sundance was born from the creative partnership of Steve and his husband, Murray Archibald, and has become the flagship event for CAMP Rehoboth. “The first Sundance was a tenth anniversary party for us and we wanted to celebrate by doing something to help our community,” Murray says.

“This would have been our 40th. ‘In the Name of Love’ we will still celebrate that anniversary—and dance one for Steve.” ▼

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eing unfiltered can be funny, especially if you are a kid. Back in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, a man named Art Linkletter became a household name in part because of lighthearted interview segments with children on his daytime House Party program entitled “Kids Say the Darndest Things.”

If you are having a difficult day, spending a few minutes on YouTube watching some of these hysterical segments should bring a smile to your face.

At the same time, the advent of social media provides us with less flattering examples of adults sharing what’s on their minds across a range of sensitive topics like immigration.

Do you remember the viral video of New York lawyer Aaron Schlossberg berating a manager at a deli in midtown Manhattan because the staff was speaking Spanish to customers “when they should be speaking English?” He also threatened to call immigration enforcement authorities on the employees, alleging, with no evidence beyond the language they were speaking, that they were not legal residents.

Unfortunately, this was not an isolated case. Recently, a Caucasian man was captured on video verbally attacking a woman for wearing a Puerto Rico flag shirt while a police officer stood by and did nothing. When you combine this with shifts in our public policy which include building a border wall along with new travel restrictions for those living in certain countries, the United States seems to be sending the world a message: America is the standard that others must aspire to, which means speaking English, embracing our norms, and living by our rules.

If you fail to comply, you are not welcome in our communities and even worse, not worthy of becoming a citizen.

This is what I refer to as being intentionally exclusive.

However, what many people do not realize is how they interact with others on an everyday basis can have the same negative impact. A seemingly innocuous statement or action, whether intentional or unintentional, can be interpreted by those in marginalized groups as a slight, snub, or insult. One thing is clear: despite the heightened focus on making people from all backgrounds feel welcome in our society, we still have a long way to go before everyone is treated the same regardless of where they were born, how they dress, or what language they speak.

Before you get depressed, this story does have a silver lining. Taking corrective action is easier than you think as long as you remember the following adage: Never assume, it makes an ASS out of yoU and ME. This in also known as being multiculturally competent—having the ability to adapt and function effectively in a culturally diverse setting.

Let’s take a closer look at what this really means: having the intrinsic interest to acquire different cultural knowledge; possessing knowledge about other cultures; being aware of one’s own cultural values and beliefs, and their potential assumptions and biases; and being able to respond in a culturally appropriate manner.

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In short, multicultural competency encompasses motivation, knowledge, awareness, and skills.

Still not convinced? Here are a few scenarios where some people might feel like an outsider: • Providing catered meals at work: The individual placing the order eats meat and does not offer a vegetarian option. Not only are those with dietary restrictions offered fewer choices, they also likely feel their needs are less important than the rest of the group.

• Selecting a location when socializing after work: Events hosted in bars increase the likelihood of lower participation for those in recovery as well as those who do not consume alcohol because of their religious affiliation.

• Checking into a hotel: Front desk staff that offer same-sex couples a room with two beds even though they reserved a room with a king-sized bed leaves the guests wondering why.

If it makes you feel better, I too am a work in progress.

I recently returned from a vacation in Italy and all too often I found myself beginning conversations with the following question when speaking to taxi drivers, restaurant servers and retail staff: “Do you speak English?” My intent was to minimize possible confusion that would likely occur because I did not speak Italian. My attempt to find common ground may have actually done the exact opposite.

What I failed to take into account was today’s polarizing debate about immigration along with the negative images of Americans being broadcast around the world. How was it possible I failed to consider this seemingly helpful gesture would instead be received very differently by each of these native speakers? At the end of the day, they probably saw me as just another arrogant American.

Next time, I hope I will do better. ▼ Wesley Combs is a diversity and inclusion expert, and a passionate social justice advocate. He is the founding Principal of Combs Advisory Services where he works with clients who share his values of enabling equity, equality, and opportunity in the workplace and the community.

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CANDIDATE FORUM

On Saturday, August 11, voters in Rehoboth Beach will go the polls to elect two City commissioners.

There are three candidates vying for the two seats. They are Richard Byrne, Pat Coluzzi, and Gary Glass. All three candidates responded to questions posed by CAMP Rehoboth.

Introduce yourself to the readers of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth and explain why you are running for office.

Richard Byrne: I am running for Rehoboth Beach Commissioner because I love living in this beautiful city and I have a great desire to contribute to keeping it the welcoming, clean, safe, and friendly city that has drawn me here for the past 25 years. My wife Sherri Wright and I have owned here since 2002 and have lived here full time since 2009. Our three children and their families, including three grandsons, love Rehoboth and visit us here several times each year.

I have over 30 years of leadership experience in the Extension Service at both University of Maryland and University of Minnesota. I had state wide responsibility for administering, managing and leading county Extension programs in 4-H, Family Consumer Science, and Agriculture. These programs were collaborations of citizens, volunteers, youth, and community organizations, along with University Extension, and other county, state, and federal government agencies.

Since retirement, I have spent the past nine years full-time in Rehoboth Beach serving on boards of directors and providing leadership with community-based groups. I am currently President of the Sussex Family YMCA Board of Governors, a member of the Delaware YMCA Association Board of Directors,

immediate past Vice-President of the DE SPCA, and President of the Park Place Homeowners Association.

Currently I chair the City of Rehoboth Beach Animal Issues Committee, serve on the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Trees, and Chair Representative Pete Schwartzkopf’s Representative District Committee.

In recent years I have been the recipient of the Delaware Governor’s Volunteer Award for work with the SPCA, the 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Delaware Democratic Party, and the Distinguished Service Award from the National 4-H Association.

I’m running for office because I have a commitment to work collaboratively with others to preserve and maintain our unique neighborhoods and businesses; to protect our natural environment; and to promote ethical, open, fair, and transparent government.

Pat Coluzzi: I have been a full-time resident in Rehoboth Beach for the past 15 years. I am founder and manager of the Rehoboth Beach Farmers’ Market which is now in its 12th year. I was a Rehoboth Beach Planning Commissioner in 2006, a Rehoboth Beach City Commissioner from 2007-2013, and a former Main Street Board Member. As a Board Member of the Lewes Rehoboth Canal Improvement Association, I am current-

ly pursuing funding from the State of Delaware for the construction of a dock in Grove Park. Most recently, I was appointed by Speaker of the House, Peter Schwartzkopf, as his representative on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays.

I am running for office because I feel I can contribute to making our City better. I have a proven track record of successfully tackling a variety of issues over the years and after a fiveyear break, I feel that I am uniquely positioned to address some of the issues that confront our City. Specifically: • Implement creative solutions for addressing parking for all citizens.

Promote a system that provides a multi-level approach.

• Create a plan that will provide an approach that will make safety paramount for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• Promote a sensible tree ordinance that preserves our canopy yet provides for the right tree in the right place.

• Provide an environment to help our businesses thrive. We want them to be successful.

• Promote a plan to beautify and enhance our public parks and common public areas.

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decades. With my partner of 22 years, I bought a second home in the Country Club Estates neighborhood in Rehoboth.

In the years since, I have been active with civic groups, including as a member of the board of the Country Club Estates Property Owners Association for more than 10 years, currently as treasurer. My partner, Brian, also is active in the city, as a longtime member of the Planning Commission.

I decided to run for Commissioner this year when I heard that Patrick Gossett and Jay Lagree might not seek re-election. Their departures will leave a huge void on the Board of Commissioners, which motivated me to get off the sidelines and throw my hat in the ring. I believe I have the experience and skills to keep the city moving on the right track. Over my 30-year career, I have worked as a cost accounting analyst, the director of finance for two non-profit associations, and in accounting, IT, and project management with a private finance company. I have a B.S. in accounting and finance from Louisiana State University.

What single issue do you feel defines the 2018 Rehoboth election, and how will you address it?

Richard Byrne: Managing and administering the balance between the various identities of our City…residential community and resort (business) community. The current Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP 2010) states, “… maintaining balance among these various identities is a continuing challenge of managing traffic, parking, oceanfront land use, municipal service, business stability, commercial and neighborhood appearance, and governance.” This continues to be a challenge and I believe is inevitable for a city whose brand is as a “beach and resort town.”

Sherri and I intentionally invested in our retirement home here to be a part of both of these vital communities. Most people here made a similar decision. My approach is to give constant attention to achieving a balance that is a win-win for all. Public officials have a serious responsibility to work in an intentional, collaborative, problem solving mode Letters 30

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on behalf of all to achieve agreement on a unified set of goals for the future.

This includes involving the broad community in developing a long-range, forward-looking plan with specific goals, strategies, and timelines.

Pat Coluzzi: I see the increased traffic coming into town as one of the biggest issues for residents and visitors. We need a multi-faceted approach to solve this problem. First, I favor an approach that promotes other modes of transportation. A bicycle/pedestrian bridge across route 1 would be a safer answer than the current red-light crossings. A bike share station at the Park and Ride would give visitors another option for coming into town. I also believe that we need to come up with a new approach to parking permits. Additionally, we should investigate a public/private partnership for a parking garage outside of town with free transportation into town. Good relationships with state, county, and local officials will be key to the implementation of a successful plan and over the years I have developed those relationships.

tivities sponsored by CAMP Rehoboth. I fervently believe in the mission of CAMP Rehoboth, “To create a more positive environment in Rehoboth Beach…..and to promote cooperation and understanding among all people, as we work to build safe, inclusive communities with room for all.”

I have worked diligently for years with a variety of organizations and in several communities to support human and civil rights and guard against prejudice and discrimination.

Whether elected or not, I will always be an active supporter and practitioner of the mission of CAMP Rehoboth. I consider CAMP Rehoboth not only an incredibly positive advocate for fairness and equal rights but also an enormous asset to all aspects of our community.

Pat Coluzzi: My message to the LGBT community is to stay vigilant. The national conversation threatens the lives of all LGBT persons. We are lucky that CAMP Rehoboth exists and continues to contribute to making sure that the Rehoboth Beach community remains safe and positive.

Gary Glass: The defining issue this year in Rehoboth is the commercialization of our residential neighborhoods by investors, generally through LLCs, which are turning homes into short-term rental businesses that are not consistent with the residential zoning. Past attempts to mitigate the impacts, such as noise and trash, have not been adequate. If elected, I will work on measures to stop and reverse the trend and protect our neighborhoods. Tourist destinations across the country are adopting stronger protections, including clarifying the permitted uses in residential homes, defining a minimum duration for shortterm rentals, and specifying a season for short-term rentals.

Gary Glass: For Rehoboth, LGBT people are absolutely crucial to the city’s charm and success as a resort destination and a special place to live. For the LGBT community across the Mid-Atlantic region, if not the entire country, Rehoboth is a unique haven and proof positive that, when LGBT people are embraced as full and equal members of our families and communities, we are strong and better as a result. The progress that has been made by CAMP Rehoboth and the interdependence of Rehoboth with the LGBT community must be nurtured and never taken for granted.

What message do you have for the LGBTQ community in Rehoboth Beach?

Richard Byrne: My experience in working for 30 years at the executive-administrative level in two major University systems with state-wide responsibility to create, resource, implement, and evaluate community-based programs on a broad scale makes me a unique candidate. I have many years of success-

Richard Byrne: Sherri and I have been proud members of CAMP Rehoboth for many years. We have benefited from and have enjoyed many programs and ac-

What makes your vision for Rehoboth Beach unique?

ful experiences partnering and collaborating with community volunteer groups, governmental agencies at all levels, corporate, and non-profits entities to develop and deliver programs that meet the needs of citizens. I will be able to leverage my professional and community board of director experiences to work with diverse groups and disparate opinions, search out opportunities, grasp challenges, and take action on behalf of the residents and business community of Rehoboth Beach.

Pat Coluzzi: I consider myself uniquely to be the “Community Candidate.” My focus has always been to create an environment that would bring the community together. The Rehoboth Beach Farmers’ Market is one example of creating a positive environment for our community. I consider myself to be a good listener and a good mediator. So, let’s work together and not against each other. I believe all our residents care deeply about our City and we must provide the environment that allows everyone to participate.

Gary Glass: I am the only candidate who is talking about the importance of protecting our neighborhoods from the threat of commercialization by investors, which is going to drastically change the character of our community if we do not take stronger action. We have a tradition in Rehoboth of summertime rentals, where the homeowner uses the home for most of the year. part-time residents who rent their homes in the summer, or for part of the summer. But rentals in these investment properties are offered by-the-night all year round, like a hotel business, and the properties are never used as a residence.

I want Rehoboth to continue to be a place where neighbors can get to know each other and share their lives.

What is your long term vision for the city, in five words or less?

Richard Byrne: Welcoming, clean, safe, and friendly.

Pat Coluzzi: Be Proactive Not Reactive.

Gary Glass: Charming, diverse, forested seaside village. ▼

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It’s My Life

by Michael Thomas Ford

Dog Bites

W

ith the Giant Orange Toddler out of the country, I’ve taken a short vacation from counting how many days are left until the 2020 presidential election (842) while our friends in the UK babysit him for a little bit. Sorry about the mess he’s leaving everywhere he goes, guys, but thanks for coming out in droves on a weekday to let him know how you feel about him being in your house. Good show there.

Especially the balloon baby. I’m hoping we see him in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade later this year.

This welcome break has given me a chance to deal with some bigger issues. Or, actually, a smaller one.

Namely, Smallest Dog, who has been on something of a hunger strike for the past two weeks. It’s not unusual for SD to decide she doesn’t like whatever it is you’re offering her, but this is excessive even for her. It’s become something like what I imagine it’s like dealing with Kim Jong-un.

It started with the kibble. One day at breakfast, SD sniffed the kibble she’s eaten twice a day for four years with absolutely no problems and decided it was no longer satisfactory. Okay. I can see how you might get tired of the routine. So I did what I always do when one of the dogs is being fussy and I topped the kibble with chopped chicken.

No go. SD looked at the chicken like a Kardashian looking at a knockoff Hermes bag.

This happens with dogs, so I didn’t worry. Except that she did the same thing at dinnertime. Then at breakfast the next day. Smallest Dog has never skipped that many meals in a row. She did deign to eat some of my scrambled eggs, but only a couple of bites. Then she looked at them with the same world-weary expression with which she’d regarded the kibble and turned her back, which in SD body language means, “I am done with you and your unacceptable offerings.”

Off to the vet we went, where SD had her blood taken, her temperature and

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other vitals checked out, and her anal glands expressed. I hesitate to mention this last thing as it’s of a Very Personal Nature, but I want to impress upon you how thorough the vet was in assessing SD’s condition.

She declared SD perfectly fine.

“She’s just being a Chihuahua,” she said.

“I bet she’ll be eating in a day or so.”

A day or so later, SD was very much not eating. She was not eating any of the six different canned foods I bought for her to sample. She was not eating the $26-a-bag specialty kibble the nice girl at the pet food store assured me even the most persnickety dogs could not resist. She was not eating roast pork, or lunch meat, or anything else placed in her bowl.

This is not entirely true. She did eat half a mini cinnamon doughnut and a shrimp. And some more scrambled eggs. But a dog, even a very small one, cannot live on cinnamon doughnuts and shrimp. Also, she turned her nose up at the other half of the doughnut and a second shrimp.

We went back to the vet, who this time stared at SD and said, “What are we going to do with you?” in a stern

I hesitate to mention this last thing as it’s of a Very Personal Nature, but I want to impress upon you how thorough the vet was in assessing SD’s condition.

tone. She then took an x-ray, just in case something inside SD was amiss. It was not. “She has a lot of gas,” the vet said. “And she’s been eating something, because there it is.”

I confessed to the cinnamon doughnut and the shrimp, at which point the vet stared at me and said in the same stern tone, “I don’t think Smallest Dog is the problem here.”

We were sent home with a bottle of cannabidiol (CBD) oil, a hemp-derived product that the vet said might help.

Among other things, it stimulates the appetite, provides pain relief (as a threelegger, Smallest Dog has wonky knees), and mellows out little dogs who might or might not be struggling with bad attitudes. I was also told to not give in to her pathetic little face and stuff it full of baked goods and seafood.

The next day, having had her first dose of CBD oil, SD ate three bites of canned food, but only after I put it in a real bowl and fed it to her on a spoon while she sat in my lap. And once she realized it was dog food, she refused any more of it. After that she spent the afternoon lounging in bed, listening to Phish albums and rambling on about how cool it would be if Burning Man happened every month and how she should totally start performing her spoken word pieces at open mic nights.

She’s since eaten some roast chicken, a piece of cheese, and more scrambled eggs. But kibble is still off the menu. Apart from not eating much, she seems fine. I’d be more worried, but I know supermodels who made it through the ‘80s on only cigarettes and Tab. Still, I hope she gets over this soon.

With 45 returning this week, I need to get back to fretting. ▼ Michael Thomas Ford is a much-published Lambda Literary award-winning author. Visit Michael at michaelthomasford.com

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Out & Proud

by Stefani Deoul

Queerly We Gaze

R

ecently I attended the Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) Conference in Las Vegas. GCLS was founded in 2004 to bring together authors, readers, and publishers to both celebrate lesbian literature and nurture writers.

This year’s event featured two special honorees: the extraordinary Dorothy Allison (Bastard Out of Carolina) and the exceptional Elana Dykewomon (Riverfinger Women), along with two speakers: Rachel Gold (Being Emily), and keynote speaker Lucy Jane Bledsoe (A Thin Bright Line).

For me, this annual conference is a wonderful time.

I catch up with old friends, make new ones, hear reader feedback, score insider tips from fellow writers, learn from motivating panels filled with insightful panelists, and finally, find myself enlightened by speakers whose accomplishments speak for themselves.

This year, as I took my seat in the ballroom for the keynote speech, a funny thing happened. I didn’t so much learn something or gain enlightenment, as I absolutely absorbed the message—eating it up, gulping it down, until it became part of my “conference five-pound-weightgain.” (What can I say? Las Vegas has great food!)

But for the weighty word part…we’re in the ballroom, with its round tables, beige walls, and hard-back chairs.

Lucy Jane Bledsoe rises, takes the mic, shares a smile, and begins—quietly, conversationally.

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“I’ve been actively calling myself a writer for about 50 years now. I knew as a very little girl that that’s what I wanted to do: tell stories, hopefully stories that made a difference.

This lifelong process of finding my voice has been, for me, a very long one, probably complicated by my lesbian gaze.

That’s g-a-z-e. Not g-a-y-s.

My view of the world through lesbian eyes: my lesbian gaze.”

And I’m thinking, “Now, that’s an interesting way to put that.”

But Lucy’s not waiting for my thoughts. She continues, “I gazed, and gazed, and gazed.” Pause for the small chuckle. “A lot has been written about the ‘male gaze.’

Again, that’s g-a-z-e, not g-ay-s. As I’m sure you all know, this basic tenet in feminist theory is about how women are depicted in the visual arts, and in literature, from the specific point of view of heterosexual men. Most often, I might add, heterosexual white men. And all the fall-out from that point of view, from that gaze, and its shortcomings and inaccuracies about women’s lives.”

All the fallout from that point of view. It was a small sentence, a fragment really, but it struck me hard and echoed as Lucy continued.

“Frankly, I’m bored to death by the white male heterosexual gaze. And more, I think America is too…despite so much detritus (notice I didn’t say evidence) to the contrary. I think the people in this country are done with the white male heterosexual gaze….

“Today, mostly, I want to talk about the lesbian gaze. Mine. And yours. What happens when we do the looking, the observing, the gazing? What do we see?

How do we communicate what we see? How are our stories different?”

Here, Lucy got a little less quiet, a little more pointed.

She paused for just a second before directly asking, “Why does that matter?”

Sitting there, I answer for myself. Simply put, it matters because without our gaze, our perspective, we will cease to exist.

What does happen when we do the looking, the observing, the gazing? What happens is Rehoboth Beach.

What happens is Letters from CAMP Rehoboth. What happens is, we see the world our way, through our own queer gaze.

I acknowledge this isn’t earth-shattering news. CAMP Rehoboth exists because instead of seeing the world through the eyes of straight people, primarily men, we knew we needed to see our own world view. Without it, we cannot have a vision to share, a voice to demand, and the tools to build our community.

Without CAMP Rehoboth and its leadership, perhaps the Delaware powers that be would have happily maintained a gaze that allowed gay bashing, ignored equality, and offered little progress in anti-discrimination. Having, and using, our queer gaze gave us, and gives us, the ability to show all we are equal.

Our gaze. Our voice. Our Rehoboth.

CAMP Rehoboth cofounder, the late Steve Elkins, lived this. He and founding board president Murray Archibald lived this every day.

As interim executive director, Murray Archibald still does.

Current board president Chris Beagle does, VP Leslie Sinclair does, longtime treasurer Natalie Moss does. All of the board members do.

And with every column in these pages, Rich Barnett, Eric Peterson, Lee Lynch, Michael Ford, and Fay Jacobs do, too. Everyone in these pages does. So do CAMP Rehoboth staff members like Sal Seely, Monica Parr, and Barb Ralph—and a list of volunteers to fill page after page do it too!

So I thank Dorothy Allison, Elana Dykewomon, Rachel Gold, and Lucy Jane Bledsoe, for seeing the world and sharing it through their lesbian gazes.

A while ago, I wrote a column for Letters about Wonder Woman, arguing Wonder Woman did not defy expectations, nor under-deliver them.

Wonder Woman simply gazed at the world through a feminist gaze, and invited us to see it through her eyes. And you know, it looked amazing.

So too does Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s brand new book, The Evolution of Love. Treat yourself. I’m going to. ▼ Stefani Deoul is a television producer and author of the awardwinning YA mystery On a LARP.

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Millennial Times THE OTHER CLOSET

MENTAL ILLNESS

We’re afraid of mental illness.

What we fear about mental illness is usually wrong.

by James Adams Smith

I

’ve been in the closet for too long. I’m ready to come out. Not the gay closet. I’m talking about the other closet, the closet of mental illness.

So here it goes...I am a person with mental illness! There. I said it. I feel better already.

I’ve come out to friends before. The result? I’ll put it this way: it was no pride celebration. Some stopped talking to me completely. Others would only write me once a year, a simple “hope you are well.” If I had been diagnosed with leukemia, I would have at least had balloons and get well cards.

My coming out party involved being tackled by cops, strapped to a table, and locked in a windowless room for the holidays. I slept in a homeless shelter, under a bridge, outside a train station. I was treated like a criminal, even though I did no crime. I was treated as though I had done something morally wrong, even though I had an illness I couldn’t help. Others couldn’t “see” what I was going through, so they assumed I was making it all up.

I am college educated. I taught high school. I believe in nonviolence. I am pro-gun control. Mental illness does not discriminate.

Fortunately, some loving family members were willing to stand by me as I steadily recovered. People recover and an essential part of this recovery is support. Some in the LGBTQ community are at risk for suicide, and having mental illness can increase that risk.

For some, support is the only lifeline.

We’re afraid of mental illness. What we fear about mental illness is usually wrong.

The American Psychiatric Association reported in 2016 that, “Mass shootings by people with serious mental illness represent less

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than 1% of all yearly gun-related homicides....

The overall contribution of people with serious mental illness to violent crimes is only about 3%....Perpetrators of mass shootings are unlikely to have a history of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.”

Some of my closest friends live with mental illness. They are some of the kindest, most gentle people I have ever known. One of my friends was a talented songwriter. He looked fine from the outside; I knew he struggled with bipolar disorder, but I didn’t know the depth of his struggles. One night, he texted me: “U wanna hang out?” I was spending time with a family member and wrote back: “Busy tonight. Tomorrow?” The next morning, his body was found on the railroad tracks.

I wanted to go back in time. I could have saved him, I thought. How could this happen?

Then it happened to me. I became the guy waiting for a train. A man at a nearby tavern noticed me sitting alone by the tracks.

Cops showed up. They drove me to the hospital. One of the cops told me: “You’re lucky, kid. There’s more for you to do here.

Don’t give up.”

He was right. I am lucky.

The stigma is real. The more we talk about mental illness, the less power stigma has. The more we come out of the closet of mental illness and tell our stories, the more people know the truth. The truth is, in the words of FDR, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself….” ▼ James Adams Smith works as an English tutor at Delaware Technical & Community College and is studying to become an occupational therapist.

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CAMPVolunteer Spotlight

by Monica Parr

Dee Farris Dee Farris grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and North Carolina, graduating from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a BS in Dental Hygiene.

After working in that field for a while, Dee knew it wasn’t for her, so she applied to pharmaceutical companies and began working with Schering Plough in Virginia Beach.

Her girlfriend was in the service and was transferred to Maryland, where Dee applied and was selected for an oncology sales position with Schering.

For 22 years, she sold drugs for melanoma, Hep C, prostate cancer, brain tumors, and a drug named Emend, which can help prevent some side effects of chemotherapy. Ironically, this drug (Emend) helped her through her own cancer and chemo treatments.

Dee, a die-hard Tar Heels men’s basketball fan, was fortunate enough to see them live when they won the National Championship in April of 2017.

This was just a few days after her final radiation treatment.

Dee’s dad is now 90 and until last year, her family went on overseas trips every September. Dee and her brother called these trips “SKI Vacations” (Spending the Kids’ Inheritance). Dee’s mother died 12 years ago, and because her father liked travel, she and her brother said, “Let’s go.” Together, the family has been to Spain, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Canada, Russia, Estonia, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Japan, Korea, Guam, the Philippines, Italy, and Greece. Their last trip was a river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. Her bucket list trip is Australia.

Dee bought her first house here in 1997, becoming a full-timer in December 2012. She likes to garden, and says every year, “No more flowers,” but somehow they manage to get into her cart.

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When did you start volunteering at CAMP Rehoboth?

In 2014.

What events/activities have you been involved with as a volunteer?

I volunteered for various entertainment events at the Community Center, and also Women’s FEST email administration.

However, I‘d like to get involved with the CAMP Rehoboth Outreach Program (CROP).

Of the many events held by CAMP Rehoboth, which is your favorite?

I love the Women’s FEST events. It enables me to meet new women in our community, and also those who have traveled to attend FEST. And, of course, I love the entertainment.

Name a childhood mentor or someone who influenced you while growing up.

My mentors would be my parents, and all of my Girl Scout leaders. My mom taught me to be strong. My dad taught me to be kind, caring, and full of wonder.

If you could go back to the age of 18, what do you know now that you wish you knew then?

I wish I knew that politics were important. I would have been more involved.

Favorite season here at the beach?

I don’t have one—I have two! Spring and Fall, when the town isn’t filled with all of the tourists. Plus, I love the colors of those seasons.

Do you have an LGBTQ hero?

I don’t have a specific LGBTQ hero.

My heroes are all the brave men and women who fought for our rights, all the gay men (and women) who fought to get the AIDS studies and drugs out there, and those men and women who took care of our sick men in the early

years of the disease. We took care of our own. I volunteered at Food and Friends in Washington, D.C., a fantastic organization that has expanded from feeding the HIV/AIDS community to now supporting anyone in the community who needs help.

The LGBTQ community has made significant progress in the fight for equality. Did you expect to see this in your lifetime? Why or why not?

Not really. In many ways I’m surprised with the progress, even though I did try to help push things along. I joined the Human Rights Campaign in 1992, and I think they keep pushing for our LGBTQ rights every day.

Given the current political climate, are you concerned about the possible loss of rights for the LGBTQ community?

Yes, but we have learned to fight and mobilize, and we will not let it happen.

The Women’s March on Washington, D.C. was an awesome experience, and prompted all of us to do more.

Best year of your life and why?

2013. That’s the year I retired, and began living at the beach.

Favorite holiday?

Labor Day because we take back the beaches.

What advice would you give to the younger LGBTQ community?

I would tell them to get involved in their communities, volunteer whenever and wherever they can, and most importantly, if they are so inclined, RUN FOR OFFICE to help make change.

I would tell them to get involved in their communities, volunteer whenever and wherever they can, and most importantly, if they are so inclined, RUN FOR OFFICE to help make change.

Since you began coming to Rehoboth, name the biggest change(s) you’ve seen.

More diversity; families. In addition, I have seen more overall acceptance of the LGBTQ community.

Name three events that have shaped your life to where it is today.

Attending the University of North Carolina and being a Tar Heel; working to help patients get through cancer therapy; and fighting/surviving breast cancer in 2016/17.

Favorite US city and why?

I actually have two favorites. One in the US and one in Germany. My favorite US city is Seattle, Washington. I love the “artsyness” of the city. My favorite German city is Berlin because of the history, and the kindness of the people.

What are you most thankful for?

I am most thankful for this grand, caring community, and all of the wonderful friends I have met here. I have more good friends here than anywhere I have ever lived.

Dee, we are forever grateful to you and to all of our volunteers who take time to help when called upon. We hope you will continue to volunteer and be a part of CAMP Rehoboth’s growth going forward. ▼ Project1_Layout 1 4/1/2018 4:49 PM Page 1

thank you to all the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center Volunteers for the period: July 13 – July 18.

COMMUNITY CENTER Bud Beehler David Carder Shelley Couch Max Dick Ann Evans Corky Fitzpatrick Kathy Fitzpatrick Jack Morrison Natalie Moss Patricia Stiles Russell Stiles CAMP MAINTENANCE Eric Korpon CROP AT DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS Kamal Addo Karen Beck Linda DeFeo Kay Ellis Justina Goudy Sue Goudy Cindy Hull Shelly Murray Leslie Sinclair Debbie Woods CROP AT DELAWARE FOOD BANK Deb Carroll Max Dick Dee Farris Barbara Fishel Daphne Kaplan Diane Mead Dotti Outland Carol Scileppi Steve Sheffer

Dorothy Smith Jill Steiner Debbie Woods GMCW CABARET SHOW Chris Beagle Mike DeFlavia Max Dick Eric Engelhart Ed Hotaling Ed Miller LIGHT & MUSIC ART SHOW Leslie Sinclair Debbie Woods LETTERS MAILING TEAM Andy Brangenberg David Carder David Hagelin Nancy Hewish Grant Kingswell Vickie Martina Fran Sneider Russell Stiles Linda Yingst MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Jane Blue Don Crowl Kathy Davison Ann Evans Glen Pruitt Debbie Woods POOL PARTY Chris Beagle Charlie Browne David Carder Jim Chupella Rod Cook Max Dick

Eric Engelhart Steven Ennis Michael Fetchko Muriel Hogan Ed Hotaling Ed Miller Keith Petrack Kathy Wiz 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 SUNDANCE AUCTION MAILING Bud Beehler Sharon Bembry Chris Bowers Andy Brangenberg Randy Butt Max Dick Robert Dobbs Mark Eubanks Sue Gaggiotti Jerry Garmany Ron Glick Mark Goldstein Gail Gormley

David Hagelin Ellen McKeon Niki Nicholson Marilyn Pate Lois Powell Carol Scileppi Doug Sellers Sandra Skidmore Patricia Stiles Russell Stiles Sharyn Warwick THOMAS WILSON WEINBERG CONCERT Chris Beagle Mike DeFlavia Max Dick Eric Engelhart Jack Morrison Tony Sowers 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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REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE

80 th Annual Members’ Fine Art Exhibition

Nick Serratore, Prime Hook, 2018, pastel, 14” x 14”

Rebecca Raubacher, The Children, mixed media

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CAMP Cheers!

CAMP Rehoboth Volunteer Opportunities

BARTENDER’S FAVORITE Brennan Clarke, from Murph’s Beef & Ale JULY 28

Volunteer Opportunities Meeting and Breakfast* (please RSVP)

AUGUST 14 CROP/Int’l Student Outreach Program. (Positions full. Thank you volunteers!)

AUGUST 26 SUNDANCE 2018 Land & Sea Racing Festival

AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 3 SUNDANCE 2018 Auction & Dance

SEPTEMBER 22 Brennan has been slinging cocktails at Murph’s for nearly a year. He loves working at Murph’s because, “It’s a really great place, so very welcoming to everyone. The staff is friendly; Jo and Pat are great to work for. It really is like Cheers!” His favorite drink is the Watermelon Crush.

Watermelon Crush Start with ice in a pint glass Add 4 oz. of fresh watermelon puree 3 oz. of Skyy Watermelon Vodka 1 oz. Triple Sec Top with club soda Stir & garnish with a lime slice

Mocktail version Start with ice in a rocks glass Add ½ oz. fresh watermelon puree Top with club soda Stir & garnish with a lime slice

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AIDS Walk Delaware, Rehoboth Beach, 8 a.m. to noon. Email Kathy Wiz at kathywiz13@gmail.com

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.

To volunteer, contact Monica Parr at

volunteer@camprehoboth.com FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT

camprehoboth.com/volunteers

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Dover, DE. Art at your doorstep.

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

Audubon : Then and Now

Open at the Biggs Museum August 3 - November 25th

The Biggs Museum is proud to display an exhibition over 50 original, rarely seen before prints of John James Audubon.

Learn more at www.BiggsMuseum.org

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EatingOut

by Michael Gilles

Crazy for Dos Locos

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os Locos Fajita & Stonegrill has been a Rehoboth staple for lovers of Mexican food since 2001.

Nestled alongside the many shops on Rehoboth Avenue, the restaurant, known simply as Dos Locos, offers a huge menu of Mexican delights, plus American fare for those not in the mood for burritos, enchiladas, and many other Tex-Mex treats.

Dos Locos has recently changed ownership, but it has remained the restaurant that both locals and vacationers have learned to love. From host Joe’s greeting at the door to the servers expert service, the restaurant still looks and feels just like the Dos Locos that crowds have flocked to for years.

The Dos Locos menu is as varied as it is huge. For first-time diners, choices such as the Crab Quesadilla (lump crab, tomato, melted cheese, topped with sour cream and dusted with Old Bay) or the Three Amigos (three stuffed corn tortillas with a choice of pork, black bean chile, cheese, ground beef, or chicken and topped with cheese and sour cream) provide a sense of both the size and flavor of the menu items, as well as an incentive to keep visiting the restaurant.

One of the specialties of the house is the Stonegrill menu.

Stonegrill presents your The result is always meal cooking on a high temperature heated stone a meal cooked to at your table. There are many Stonegrill dishes perfection in a fun to choose from: ahi tuna, shrimp, scallops, lobpresentation. ster, lamb, and a variety of steaks. The result is always a meal cooked to perfection in a fun presentation.

The Dos Locos menu includes the usual list of Mexican favorites, many served in creative fashion (lobster enchiladas, salmon tacos, duck fajitas, to name just a few). Fajitas, another specialty of the house, come with a choice of steak, seafood, duck, vegetable, lamb, or sausage, and are delivered sizzling to your table. The helpings are huge. Just Letters 54

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watch the wait staff as they hustle food to hungry diners. The helpings are piled high on each plate, enough to satisfy both the hunger of diners driving into town or those walking the three blocks from the beach.

The menu also includes a large selection of American fare, from grilled salmon to burgers and wraps. There is also an ample children’s menu, so feel free to bring the kids. And for those with gluten allergies, there is a plentiful gluten-free menu.

The well-stocked bar is another feature of Dos Locos. A wide variety of drinks are served by friendly, knowledgeable bartenders. No conversation about Dos Locos drinks is complete without mention of their amazing margaritas. They come in three sizes (12, 25, or 60 ounces!), and are tasty enough, and large enough, to plan your meal around.

Which brings us to the skilled, experienced servers. Whether the first diners at Sunday lunch or the last table on a busy Saturday night, all receive the same friendly smile, the same attention, and the same efficiency with each visit.

Luis (an eight-year veteran of the wait staff and a crowd favorite) was asked why he has stayed at Dos Locos for so long. It turns out he likes working at Dos Locos because he likes Rehoboth, its friendly people, and the customers he meets.

Think about it. The servers (and the bartenders, chefs, cooks, and host staff) like working at Dos Locos because they like the customers. That’s a recipe for success!

Dos Locos, 208 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach (across the street from the Fire Station and Post Office, third block of Rehoboth Avenue). ▼ Michael Gilles is a writer, playwright and theatrical producer, retired to Milton, and gleefully scoping out the culinary coast.

SAVE THE DATE!

SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 NOON-4 PM On the 2nd block of Baltimore Avenue

Vendor information available at CAMP Rehoboth.

Call: 302-227-5620 Visit: camprehoboth.com

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R E H OB OT H RETAI L SHOPS All Dried Up, 149 Rehoboth Avenue, Suite 6b..............484-667-7122 Atlantic Jewelry, 313 S. Boardwalk...............................302-226-0675 Beach Essentials, 33 Baltimore Ave..............................302-227-5210 Critter Beach, 156 Rehoboth Ave..................................302-226-2690 Elegant Slumming, 33 Baltimore Ave............................302-227-5551 Gallery 50, 50 Wilmington Ave......................................302-227-2050 Gidget’s Gadgets, 123 Rehoboth Ave...........................302-227-3959 Mod Cottage, 247A Rehoboth Ave...............................302-227-7277 New Wave Spas, 20660 Coastal Hwy...........................302-227-8484 Pelican Loft, 149 Rehoboth Ave....................................302-226-5080 M.G.T. & Company, 39 Baltimore Ave............................302-567-5976 Rehoboth Breeze, 117 Rehoboth Ave...........................302-226-5720 Salty Paws, 149 Rehoboth Avenue, Suite 6a................484-667-7122 Shademakers, 33 Baltimore Ave...................................302-226-2222 Sterling Optical, 19287 Miller Rd, Unit 12....................302-226-8800 The Linen Outlet, 19269 Coastal Hwy..........................302-727-5362 Unfinished Business, Rt. 1 behind Panera Bread.........302-645-8700 Ward Ellinger Gallery, 39 Baltimore Ave.......................302-227-2710 Wooden Indian, Ltd., 25 Baltimore Ave.........................302-227-8331 One Day At A Time Gifts, 46-B Baltimore Ave...............302-212-5632

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At Melissa’s B&B, 36 Delaware Ave..............................302-227-7504 Atlantic Sands Hotel, Boardwalk & Baltimore Ave........302-227-2511 Atlantis Inn, 154 Rehoboth Ave.....................................302-227-9446 Breakers Hotel, 105 2nd St & Baltimore Ave................302-227-6688 Canalside Inn, 34 6th St................................................866-412-2625 Rehoboth Guest House, 40 Maryland Ave....................302-227-4117 Sea ‘n Stars Guest Suites, 44 Delaware Ave.................302-226-2742 The Shore Inn, 37239 Rehoboth Ave Ext......................302-227-8487 Summer Place Hotel, First St & Olive Ave......................302-226-0766

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S ERVIC ES AT T HE B EAC H AUTOMOBILE SALES & SERVICE L1 Auto Gallery, 1144 Savannah Rd., Lewes.....................302-645-5353 75 Luxury Motors, 20575 Coastal Hwy..............................302-226-2100 BUILDING/CLEANING/REMODELING/LANDSCAPING •• A.G. Renovations...........................................................302-947-4096 96 Boardwalk Builders, behind Big Fish Grill.....................302-227-5754 •• DryZone.........................................................................866-771-9658 •• Mason Companies.........................................................302-227-2750 •• Randy’s Custom Window Treatments............................302-226-3244 CHURCHES/SYNAGOGUES 2 All Saints Episcopal, 18 Olive Ave.................................302-227-7202 98 Epworth UMC 19285 Holland Glade Rd........................302-227-7743 112 M.C.C. of Rehoboth, 19369 Plantation Rd....................302-645-4945 93 Seaside Jewish Community, Holland Glade Rd............302-226-8977 •• Unitarian Universalist, 30486 Lewes-G’Town Hwy ......302-313-5838 •• Unity of Rehoboth, 98 Rudder Rd., Millsboro...............717-579-2612 24 Westminster Presbyterian, King Charles Ave................302-227-2109 COUNSELING/THERAPY/LIFE COACH •• Dr. Michael Hurd, Rehoboth Beach...............................302-227-2829 83 Kevin J. Bliss, Personal/Professional Coaching.............302-754-1954

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Aqua, 57 Baltimore Ave.................................................302-226-9001 Back Porch Café, 59 Rehoboth Ave .............................302-227-3674 Bin 66, 20729 Coastal Hwy..........................................302-227-6161 Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave........................................302-227-6515 Café Azafran, 18 Baltimore Ave....................................302-227-8100 Café Papillon, Penny Lane Mall.....................................302-227-7568 Cilantro, 122 A Rehoboth Ave.......................................302-226-1000 Coffee Mill, Rehoboth Mews, 127 Rehoboth Ave ........302-227-7530 Diego’s Hideaway, 37298 Rehoboth Ave.....................302-227-0818 Dos Locos, 208 Rehoboth Ave......................................302-227-3353 Eden, 23 Baltimore Ave.................................................302-227-3330 Go Fish, 24 Rehoboth Ave.............................................302-226-1044 Iguana Grill, 52 Baltimore Ave.......................................302-727-5273 JAM Bistro, 21 Baltimore Ave........................................302-226-5266 Java Jukebox, 37169 Rehoboth Ave Ext......................302-440-5282 Just In Thyme, 38163 Robinsons Dr.............................302-227-3100 Lori’s Café, 39 Baltimore Ave........................................302-226-3066 Lupo Italian Kitchen, 247 Rehoboth Ave.......................302-226-2240 Palate Bistro, 19266 Coastal Hwy................................302-249-8489 Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave..........................302-226-1139 Rigby’s, 404 Rehoboth Ave...........................................302-227-6080 Shorebreak Lodge, 10 Wilmington Ave........................302-227-1007 Snyder’s Candy, 60 Rehoboth Ave................................302-226-3994 The Pond, First & Rehoboth Ave....................................302-227-2234

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DOCTORS/DENTISTS/REHAB/HOME CARE L4 Beebe Healthcare, 26744 J.J. Williams Hwy, Lewes....302-645-3300 101 Curtis Leciejewski, DDS.................................................302-226-7960 L5 Griswold Home Care, 16698 Kings Hwy, #D, Lewes....302-644-6990 •• Interim Healthcare, 17298 Coastal Hwy, Lewes...........302-322-2743 105 Shore Community Medical, 18947 JJ Williams Hwy....302-827-4365 120 Steven B. Wright, D.M.D. & Bruce B. Wright, D.D.S.......302-645-6671 ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES •• DJ Nan...........................................................................240-593-7704 EVENT PLANNING/CATERING •• Big Fish Catering...........................................................302-226-5500 •• Flair................................................................................302-930-0709 •• Plate Catering................................................................302-644-1200 FINANCIAL SERVICES •• Bell Rock Capital, 19606 Coastal Hwy #101................302-227-7608.

•• Community Pride Financial............................................302-227-2939 97 County Bank, 19927 Shuttle Rd....................................302-226-9800 90 Fairway Mortgage, 37156 Rehoboth Ave Ext...............302-227-5626 •• Jenn Harpel, Morgan Stanley........................................302-644-6620 FLORISTS 89 Bayberry Flowers, 715 Rehoboth Ave..........................302-227-5725 96 Windsor’s Florist, 20326 Coastal Hwy..........................302-227-9481

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FUNERAL SERVICES •• McCrery & Harra............................................................302-478-2204 •• Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium.........................302-645-9520 HAIR SALONS/TATTOO & PIERCING 72 Bad Hair Day? 20 Lake Ave............................................302-227-HAIR 62 Beach Cuts, 214 Rehoboth Ave................................... 302-226-ROBB •• Salon Milton, 517 Chestnut St., Milton..........................302-684-1880 99 Gregory Meyers Hair Studio, 20245 Bay Vista Rd & Rt 1.................................................................................302-727-5331 INSURANCE 100 George Bunting, State Farm..........................................302-227-3891 109 Jeanine O’Donnell, State Farm......................................302-645-7283 109 Eric Blondin, State Farm................................................302-644-3276 LEGAL/ACCOUNTING/TRUST SERVICES 79 Lawson Firm, 402 Rehoboth Ave..................................302-226-3700 79 Morris James, 402 Rehoboth Ave.................................302-260-7290 •• Fuqua, Willard, Stevens, & Schab, PA, 26 The Circle, Georgetown...................................................................302-856-7777 MASSAGE THERAPY/FITNESS 72 Bad Hair Day? 20 Lake Ave............................................302-227-HAIR •• Jeffrey Socorso, LMT.....................................................302-227-0731 8 Konrad Noebel, LMT, 26 Baltimore Ave........................302-226-8833

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OTHER •• Ocean Boulevard Furniture, 18467 Coastal Hwy.........302-645-2626 PET SERVICES •• Parsell Pet Crematorium................................................302-645-7445 REAL ESTATE 77 Allen Jarmon, RE/MAX, 317 Rehoboth Ave...................302-227-4800 18 Bill Peiffer, Patterson Schwartz, 18958 Coastal Hwy, Suite C...................................................................302-703-6987 87 Chris Beagle, Berkshire Hathaway, 37230 Reh Ave.....302-227-6101 77 Debbie Reed Team, 319 Rehoboth Ave........................800-263-5648 •• Eric Atkins, Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate, 18958 Coastal Highway.........................................................................302-727-1456 108 Eva Monteagudo, Keller Williams Realty.......................862-588-1342 81 Jim McAlister, Mann & Sons, 414 Rehoboth Ave..........302-227-9477 18 John Black, Patterson Schwartz, 18958 Coastal Hwy, Suite C...................................................................302-703-6987 90 Karen Gustafson, Long & Foster, 37156 Reh Ave.........302-227-2541 87 Lana Warfield, Berkshire Hathaway, 37230 Reh Ave...302-227-6101

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Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, 16698 Kings Hwy................302-645-6664 Lingo Realty, 246 Rehoboth Ave...................................302-227-3883 McGuiness Group, 246 Rehoboth Ave..........................302-227-3883 Randy Mason/Shirley Kalvinsky, Lingo Realty...............302-227-3883 Sea Bova Associates, 20250 Coastal Hwy, #3.............302-227-1222 Steve Janosik, Maggio Shields, 37169 Reh Ave...........302-226-3770 Suzanne Landon, Lingo Realty, 246 Rehoboth Ave......302-227-3883 Thompson Communities...............................................302-450-8147 Troy Roberts, Mann & Sons, 414 Rehoboth Ave...........302-228-7422

TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION 87 Accent On Travel, 37156 Rehoboth Ave.......................302-278-6100 28 Jolly Trolley, Rehoboth-Dewey Shuttle from Rehoboth Ave & Boardwalk. Call for schedule.........................................302-644-0400 POPULAR LGBTQ BEACHES Poodle Beach: south end of the Rehoboth Boardwalk Cape Henlopen State Park: Ocean Dr north to Cape Henlopen State Park.

Daily parking rate in effect March - November

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CAMPCritters SOPHIE AND CHLOE

Very Sophisticated Twosome FUN FACT Sophie and Chloe split their time between Garrett Park and Rehoboth Beach with Liz and Courtenay. Chloe is a rescue Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen (PBGV) from Clover, France who loves Thrasher’s Fries (they’re French)!

Interested in having your critter(s) featured in Letters from CAMP Rehoboth? Send a high resolution picture (300 dpi) along with their name(s) and one fun fact to editor@camprehoboth. com. Our roaming photographer will also take photos in the courtyard all summer long.

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DIRECTED BY SEASHORE STRIDERS AND BENEFITING CAMP REHOBOTH

5K RUN + 1 MILE WALK + 1/2 MILE SWIM BIATHLON: 1/2 MILE SWIM + 5K RUN Save the Date ⊲ Sunday, August 26 Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the bandstand on Rehoboth Avenue at the Boardwalk.

Race starts at 8 a.m.

JOIN US FOR THE 9TH ANNUAL

SUNDANCE LAND & SEA RACING FESTIVAL

Afterparty with lots of food, Bloody Marys, craft beer, and more, at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach.

Sign up at seashorestriders.com Refreshments served and prizes in all events, and to those in “best” costumes!

EVENT REGISTRATION FEES 5K RUN, 1 MILE WALK, OR 1/2 MILE SWIM Pre-Registration (July 1 –August 15) $35 Race weekend (August 16 –26) $40 BIATHLON (SWIM-RUN) Pre-Registration (July 1 – August 15) $40 Race weekend (August 16 –26) $45 SLEEPWALKER REGISTRATION OPTION Donate. if you’d rather stay in bed and dream about running, no sweat. Contribute $30 to the good work of CAMP Rehoboth Community Center.

Sleepwalkers are invited to come by to cheer on the runners and join us for a great afterparty! (includes t-shirt) $5 GUESTS if you bring a guest who will enjoy the food and festivities, include $5 per guest (please provide the name of your guest, and arrive early to receive a stamp).

If you are feeling generous, register as a sleep walker for $30, and your donation will go to CAMP Rehoboth, or encourage your guest to do the one mile walk and get a t-shirt—then you will both feel accomplished! (T-shirt not included with $5 donation)

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ViewPoint

by Richard J. Rosendall

Against Tyranny, We Need the Storm Liberals and Moderates Must Stop Acquiescing to Trumpist Deflection

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merica verges on an abyss. Compromise essential to governance is scorned, as firewalls against tyranny are knocked down.

Members of the ruling party, serving an entrenched minority, trample everyone in their way without a trace of honor, decency, or any identifiable standard other than power at any cost. Long-held norms and values are cast aside.

More people are awakening to the threat. We are like the woman in a horror movie when the policeman tells her, “We’ve traced the call... it’s coming from inside the house.” We must do more than scream.

The brazenness of the GOP’s vandalism is at least clarifying. Every branch of government is now aligned with our cut-rate Napoleon. His court packing absolves him of all sins in the eyes of his base, while any hopes for post-confirmation epiphanies of moderation are as likely as the president being struck by a meteorite on the 18th green.

This raging, heedless tribalism stems from what Times columnist Charles Blow calls White Extinction Anxiety, interwoven

We are like the woman in a horror movie when the policeman tells her, “We’ve traced the call... it’s coming from inside the house.”

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with misogyny, xenophobia, and religious bigotry. The battle by a shrinking demographic to maintain its historical supremacy is impervious to reason or feeling. Why care about children ripped from their mothers if you consider both less than human? Why hold your team to standards you apply to your opponents’ teams? For the sake of fairness? That is precisely what Trump’s mob rejects.

Trump demands that our NATO partners pay up, as if the alliance were a protection racket. That is not how it was set up; but coming from a mobbed-up New York real estate market, that’s all the juvenile delinquent in the executive mansion knows.

Allies who sent their soldiers to fight and die alongside ours do not deserve such high-handed treatment. Real strength requires respecting allies and understanding the role of soft power; but all that matters to Trump is his swagger. As exiled Putin critics continued to be murdered, Trump considered recognizing his pal’s annexation of Crimea, and eight Republican lawmakers spent Independence Day in Moscow brown-nosing Russian officials.

Last week, attorney Alan Dershowitz slammed friends on Martha’s Vineyard who shun him for defending Trump. I suggested that if Dershowitz is concerned about civility, he should take a long look at the man he is defending. A friend scolded me, “If we are not defending the constitution, we are no better than Trump. If attorneys are allowed to refuse to represent those they find despicable, none of us are safe.”

This high-minded pose is like Robespierre defending the guillotine. All of our necks are under the blade. Dershowitz effectively argues that Trump is above the law and cannot obstruct justice. A president has many powers, but not the right to use them for criminal purposes.

Rather than acknowledge this, Dershowitz pretends he is Joseph Welch staring

down Sen. Joe McCarthy.

Treating a bully as a victim, and attacking those who call him to account, turns truth on its head.

Some protests against Trump officials do reveal more passion than planning.

We are a diverse movement. But protest is constitutionally protected just like due process rights, which Trump would abolish as cavalierly as he breaks promises made to immigrant soldiers.

Autocratic behavior is not protected. If Dershowitz loves the Constitution so much, he should condemn the attacks on Robert Mueller. Instead, he joins in.

Speaking of bullies, Rep. Jim Jordan, co-founder of the Freedom Caucus, reacted like a coward to the Ohio State wrestling scandal. Credible claims that his late former colleague, Dr. Richard Strauss, committed sexual abuse are not erased by inventing a “deep state” conspiracy. The wrestlers who came forward expressed fondness for Jordan and dismay at his claimed ignorance. Instead of threatening to impeach Rod Rosenstein, Jordan should check a mirror.

Trumpists wear down the opposition with endless lies, conspiracy theories, and deflections. In the face of this onslaught, it is colossal folly to let Trump win the low-expectations game while chastising Maxine Waters for being harsh or Patricia Okoumou for inconveniencing tourists by climbing to Lady Liberty’s feet.

Enough with one-way calls for civility.

As Frederick Douglass said in 1852, “We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” ▼ Richard J. Rosendall is a writer and activist who can be reached at rrosendall@me.com.

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by David Garrett

Let’s Build This Wall

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he venue is buzzing, hundreds of people with red, white, and blue attire gather on stage and in the rows of seats. Many a red MAGA hat is seen. When President Trump walks on stage, the chant begins, “Build—The—Wall! Build—The—Wall!”

Of course, the wall will be built once Mexico writes the check for it. Let’s turn our attention here, however, to a very different wall.

Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter dated January 1, 1802 to the Danbury Baptist Association in Connecticut. It was subsequently published in a Massachusetts newspaper. Jefferson wrote: “I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.”

This statement referenced the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, where those exact words are found.

Interestingly enough, Jefferson was himself quoting Roger Williams, the founder of the Baptist church in America. Williams advocated in 1644, “…a hedge or wall of separation between the garden of the church and the wilderness of the world.”

The concept of separation of Church and State was first put to the test in a Supreme Court case in 1879, Reynolds v.

United States. George Reynolds, secretary to Brigham Young, stepped forward as a test case to uphold the Mormon Church’s practice of plural marriage. His defense centered on the right to freely practice his religion, as restricting all marriages to monogamy did not allow him to do so. Reynolds lost the case.

As the Supreme Court ruled against George Reynolds, it quoted Thomas Jefferson, our man of the hour. Jefferson wrote that there was a distinction between religious belief and the action that flowed from religious belief. The former “…lies solely between man and his God,…” therefore “…the legislative

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powers of the government reach actions only, and not opinions….” The Court believed the First Amendment forbade Congress from legislating against opinion, but allowed it to legislate against action. (Wikipedia is the source of this historical context.)

More recently, in one court case after another, the Supreme Court has exhibited a sharp turn to the right. It has been more inclined to protect the practice of religion, particularly that of the Christian faith. This results in sacrificing adherence to equal application of the law. Where did all those Constitutional Originalists go?

This slippery slope of recent Supreme Court rulings find their substance and rationale in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993. RFRA was passed almost unanimously by Congress, and was intended to protect Native American rights to use peyote in religious ceremonies. It was introduced

by Senator Chuck Schumer and accompanied by a similar bill by Senator Ted Kennedy. President Bill Clinton signed the bill. We must be very careful when pointing fingers at those we believe are destroying the wall of separation.

We are suffering the slings and arrows of RFRA misuse and misapplication today. Two cases in point include the Supreme Court rulings in the Hobby Lobby suit and the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision. The Supreme Court justices who ruled in the majority on behalf of Hobby Lobby did so in support of the right of religious groups to determine what medical benefits they offer employees, based on their faith values. This ruling was in opposition to federal law in the Affordable Care Act. The Masterpiece Cakeshop decision on June 4 centered on the narrow issue of religious neutrality in legal proceedings. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission was subjected to a 7-2 ruling against them by virtue of its comments about the baker and his religious interpretations of the Bible, which the Justice majority deemed “hostile.”

Jane Schacter, a Stanford University law professor, reflected in an interview with the Washington Post, “Both cases pit religious liberty against equality claims. In Hobby Lobby, the business argued that for religious reasons it objected to the Obamacare mandate to offer insurance that covered contraception—something many women argue is essential to gender equality.

“But that case was decided not under the First Amendment, but the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act....

That act grants stronger protection to religious liberty than does the First Amendment’s free-exercise clause. But because of an earlier precedent, the Supreme Court uses First Amendment as a standard in cases like Masterpiece involving the states....The conflict will almost certainly continue. The narrowness of the stated grounds in Masterpiece will invite continued litigation.”

This tidal wave of cries for “religious liberty” will certainly crash on the shore of equality rights, assuring further lawsuits to be settled by a conservativemajority Supreme Court. Those opposed to this agenda must decide what hat they will wear.

Our new man of the hour, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, now comes into the picture, further muddying the wall of separation between Church and State. We must raise our voices louder and louder: Build—The—Wall!

Build—The—Wall! ▼ David Garrett is a straight advocate for equality and inclusion. He is also the proud father of an adult transdaughter. Email David Garrrett at dlgarrett4rb@gmail.com

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by Eric W. Wahl

Memories in the Garden I’m a child of the eighties. I spent my formative years watching MTV, playing Nintendo, and eating TV dinners with the Golden Girls, Moonlighting, and Airwolf.

I also have vivid memories of outdoor activities: delivering newspapers on my Huffy, listening to Bon Jovi on my Walkman, and taking exhausting climbs. You’d think I’d be in better shape.

I recall skipping smooth, flat rocks across the creek nearby while encountering my first snake (I screamed like Newt in Aliens and ran away) and travelling to vacation spots once a year with the family—from the mountains of central Pennsylvania to the beaches of New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

I still have a few pebbles tumbled smooth by ocean waves, looking like they came straight from Romancing the Stone. My partner will confirm that I never throw anything away.

But perhaps my fondest memories are in the garden.

It’s strange how certain scents, tastes, and other sensory markers can put you in total recall mode. For me, the sense of smell is sometimes overwhelming. I love the smell of rain coming, freshly cut grass, and peonies.

Marigolds do it, too.

My mother had gardens all around the house, filling every nook and cranny. The south side was dedicated space for vegetables and fruits. A raised bed, 4-feet wide, extended the length of the house. Here, I found a menagerie of plants. Lilies, iris, clematis, and mums were interspersed with peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and tomatoes.

We often tried new things to see how they would do—broccoli (which my mom hates more than mayonnaise), watermelon, and cantaloupe. We even tried corn one year, a single row under my bedroom window. When the tassels reached the window glass and I could see them over my family of teddy bears and Transformers lined up like soldiers under the sill, I imagined we lived on a farm.

I don’t know if it was from Heloise’s Hints or the local paper, but we read that marigolds deter garden pests, so we planted some among the vegetables. They transferred their distinct aroma to our hands as we gently planted each one and tamped the soil around them. Now, I plant marigolds in my flower boxes to remind me of such pleasures.

Taste does it, too. I attended a private tour of Chanticleer Garden near Philadelphia, with my partner as my “plus one.” At the end of the tour, we walked through their testing gardens near the greenhouses. They had recently harvested asparagus, and a few spears had been overlooked. The tour guide said to help ourselves and my partner turned to me and Letters 86

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asked, “You can eat them right out of the ground?”

That wasn’t the best line of the day. After he bit into one spear, he said, quite astonished, “That’s what asparagus tastes like?”

The first time you eat straight from the garden can be a transformative moment. I remember when I worked for a market with fresh daily deliveries from Lancaster County. I used to go to the refrigerator truck to get fresh stock and I would inevitably sneak an ear of corn from the giant wooden bins.

They’d been picked the day before and I’d rip that husk off and devour the entire cob in minutes.

“Tastes like candy,” my boss would say as he sold it by the dozens. It sure did, even in its raw glory.

The point I’m trying to make from these memories in the garden is that even—maybe especially—in our busy, tumultuous, 21st century lives, with a phone in every human hand, a traffic accident daily on our heavily travelled roads, and news bombarding us 24/7 giving us “greesha” (mom’s Serbian slur for heartburn— roll your “R” when you say it), we should turn back to our gardens.

Get your kids, nieces and nephews, grandkids, and great-grandkids involved, even for a couple hours a week. Show them how to grow things; that seeds as tiny as pinheads can become flowers for mom’s kitchen window.

Show them that cutting the grass is not a chore, but maintains a wondrous landscape any father would be proud of (“Now get off my lawn!”).

Explain that eating vegetables and fruits planted months ago tastes better than anything from the store. Peppers for $3 per pound? No, thank you. Do you know how many peppers, cucumbers, and squash grow on one plant? We could have our own Farm Aid concert right here in Rehoboth!

I don’t know if I can work any more 1980s references into this column. I’ve been trying to figure out how to weave Tron into the mix, but it’s not working.

Maybe, after harvesting a bunch of produce from your own backyard, you can invite your friends to a dinner-and-a-movie party in the garden. Watch Tron, or Pretty in Pink, or Clue, and make your own memories in the garden.

Gertrude Jekyll, a horticulturalist and landscape artist from the late 1800s, said it best: “The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies.” ▼ Eric W. Wahl, RLA is a landscape architect at Element Design Group and president of the Delaware Native Plant Society.

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The Man on the Ten Dollar Bill I love the theatre. I studied it for many years, and once dreamed score. I was lucky, in that I saw a Sunday matinee with surtiof making my living in the rehearsal room, backstage, and on tles for the hearing-impaired—or in my case, the hopelessly stage. So back in May, I had purchased tickets for a preview square. But I caught every word. I could read it if I didn’t performance of the Broadway premiere of Mart Crowley’s catch it audibly, but it was there, and it was brilliant. landmark play The Boys in the Band. I was wildly disappointed For the uninitiated, the things you probably already know when the show was cancelled an hour before curtain. Jim about the show are that it’s largely told through rap and hipParsons had injured his ankle during the matinee, and the hop, and that the cast largely features people of color playing understudies weren’t quite ready famous founders of this country, for prime time. who were also famously white.

In addition to wanting to see What you might not realize is the show, I was also planning on that the score is also largely sung, writing a column about it here. I and that the songs are beautiful. was able to reschedule my tickets The funniest song in the show for August, so I’ll write about it belongs to the villain (King George then, even though the show will singing “You’ll Be Back” to the close soon after. (The 1970 film is revolutionaries who have hurt his I wonder if the serious still around, so I’ll claim relevance feelings by declaring their indein that regard). pendence), and the most poignant faces we see on our This week, I had planned to goes to Hamilton’s wife (Eliza sings currency have allowed write a column about a brand “Burn” as she torches his letters us to forget that these new musical based on the 1993 after a painful betrayal). film Dave, currently playing at What’s important to know people were BADASS. DC’s Arena Stage. But three days about the casting is that it’s not a They were powerless, before deadline, the theatre called. gimmick. The reason this show is and they took their Another actor required surgery, loved by so many, I believe, is that power. and my Sunday performance had it reminds us that our founders been cancelled. If my friends and weren’t just staid politicians. They I are able to reschedule, expect a were revolutionaries. It might seem column on that show in the future. obvious to describe men who led a (It may be on its way to Broadway, so…relevant!) Heavy sigh.

Revolutionary War that way, but I wonder if the serious faces I clearly am having a moment of bad theatre juju. So, this we see on our currency have allowed us to forget that these week, you’ll just have to settle for a column about a teeny-tipeople were BADASS. They were powerless, and they took ny show I saw recently that did manage to make it to the their power. They were dehumanized, and they seized their stage, a bit of fluff you’ve probably never heard of, a little humanity. They were oppressed, so they laid claim to their musical called Hamilton, by a promising unknown named own story and wrote their own rules.

Lin-Manuel Miranda.

And really—who better to embody those voices today This adorable trifle just happened to pick up 11 Tony Awards than people of African, Latino, and Asian descent? And what in 2016, as well as the Pulitzer Prize. If you’ve wanted to see better way to musically tell their story in the 21st century than this show sometime in the past three years, you’ve probably through the sounds of our streets? Hamilton reminds us of already done so. So I’ll speak instead to those who haven’t our origin story. But more importantly, it reminds us of what’s seen it yet, either because you haven’t gotten around to it yet, possible. And today, that’s an important reminder indeed. or because, well…it scares you, a little.

Don’t let it frighten you. See it. Embrace it. And sit next to the I’ll admit that I walked into the show with muted expecsurtitles if you have to. ▼ tations. Almost everyone I knew loved the show with such [Editor’s Note: Streaming music services such as Spotify and fervor, and I wondered if anything could live up to the hype. A Amazon Music each have a feature that scrolls the lyrics so few in my circle didn’t enjoy the show, mostly because of the listeners can “read” along for the extra studious.] hip-hop score; they reported finding it difficult to follow the story due to the rapid lyrics.

On that first point, I’ll be succinct: Hamilton absolutely Eric Peterson is a diversity and inclusion educator living in Washington lives up to the hype. To that second point…I’ll give it a maybe.

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by Doug Yetter Speaking of writers….Christopher Hitchens famously said, “Everyone does have a book in them, but in most cases that’s where it should stay.” But if you’re longing to add “writer” to your resume, here are some suggestions: August 1 is the deadline for writers (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction) to apply for a fellowship (established or emerging) with the Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA).

These fellowships are awarded annually to writers who live in Delaware. No entry fee. For guidelines and more information, visit arts.delaware.gov/grants-for-artists.

August 15 is the deadline for poets to apply for the annual Dogfish Head Poetry Prize. No entry fee. Recipient receives a prize of $500, publication of their manuscript into a fulllength book by the Broadkill River Press, and two cases of Dogfish head craft beer. For information, write to Linda Blaskey, Contest Coordinator, dogfishheadpoetryprize@ earthlink.net or visit the website: thebroadkillriverpress.com/ dogfish-head-poetry-prize.

In addition, readers can check out Browseabout Books (133 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-226-2665; browseaboutbooks. com), which supports writers throughout the year by hosting readings and book signings by local authors (and some notso-local). These events are usually held on weekends.

If you’re still honing your craft or looking to network with other writers, check out the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild’s (rehobothbeachwritersguild.com) monthly Tuesday evening readings and their Art in the A.M. programs (first Wednesday of every month).

Because I was (and still am) one of those oddballs who adored everything about school and learning, I have always hated summer. In an effort to keep my burgeoning brain active, I set the record for the most avid teen reader in the Denver Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, though I lost the title after discovering John Steinbeck and trying to read everything he wrote in one summer. I couldn’t digest The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden quickly enough to maintain the pace I had established in previous years.

This summer I’ve downloaded The Essential Classics to my Kindle—a collection made possible only through the wonders of technology, as trying to carry War and Peace, Great Expectations, Moby Dick, and Les Misérables in one book bag would necessitate a live-in chiropractor. So, gentle reader, I urge you put down that vodka and soda and stimulate your cerebral cortex with a minimum of two events listed here. All locations are Rehoboth Beach, unless otherwise noted. ▼ Letters 92

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS Call for Artists: Scratched

Everyone has an itch to scratch; what’s yours? CAMP Rehoboth is thrilled to announce the very “beary” art show, Scratched—which may answer the question or inspire new ones. This exciting and unique annual event is held in conjunction with the Rehoboth Beach Bears Weekend, and features works by area artists depicting the bear/cub community. Deadline for submission is August 4. More information on the website under CAMP Center/programs/visual arts.

Paintings, photographs, multimedia art, and smaller 3-D works will be considered. On display September 3-23, with a reception Saturday, September 22, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

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Dennis Beach, Wave #2 (detail), Acrylic on Plywood, 18" x 114" x 2", 2011

Opening soon is a traveling group show featuring the work of the 2018 Individual Artist Fellows—August 3-26, with a reception to recognize the artists of all disciplines Thursday, August 9 (5:30–7:30 p.m.). Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellowships recognize artists for their outstanding quality of work and provide monetary awards. Individual Artist Fellows, which include choreographers, composers, musicians, writers, and visual artists, are publicly acknowledged and benefit from the additional exposure to their work. Readings and performances will be included at the August 9 reception.

Let the work of these talented artists transform you!

Here’s a little on four of the talented artists who received Fellowships.

Sculptor Dennis Beach takes materials such as plywood and paint and transforms them into objects that “combine the beauty and order that I mine from our natural world. I edit, simplify, and bring out the essential elements from

arts+entertainment the everyday observation of nature. I abstract and synthesize these shapes, colors, repetitions, and motions into physical pieces that can become both visually exciting and contemplative.”

Painter Thomas Del Porte’s work is characterized by “a realism that stands on top of a thick textured world,” partially influenced by his life-long mentor, beloved Delaware painter Edward Loper. The younger artist first studied and then painted with Loper “as colleagues and friends until the day he died.” Del Porte also studied at The Barnes Foundation while it was still in Merion, PA. And as it did for him when he was young, museum going still proves to be a major source of inspiration.

Exploring issues of appearance, identity, and sexuality, painter Lauren E. Peters has studied the legendary statue of Venus de Milo, making that

marble icon the subject of her college thesis exhibition. Peters’ current work is a series of large-scale self-portraits painted from a single photograph.

“I was raised to think that being female came with a strict set of boundaries, and I didn’t always feel like I fit into those. Art was the thing that fully challenged me.”

Rehoboth Beach writer Maribeth Fischer’s favorite aspect of writing is “wrestling with a subject, grappling with it, trying to pin it down even as it slips from my grasp.” Fischer, a former creative writing instructor, also acts as the executive director of Writers at the Beach, a biannual writers’ conference, and as the president of the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild. At the August 9 artists’ reception, Fischer shares from her works “Happiness,” The Life You Longed For, and “The Fiction Writer.”

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August 19: Soja. They also have several FREE family shows on Saturday mornings and week nights.

Clear Space Theatre Company (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2270; ClearSpaceTheatre.org) has their summer repertory season: Footloose, Mary Poppins, and The Rocky Horror Show (Monday—Saturday), the Delaware Comedy Theatre’s post-show, The Late-R Night Show (selected Saturdays), their Summer Children’s Theatre (11 a.m.

Saturdays), or sign up your “star of tomorrow” for one of their outstanding summer camps. The ever-popular WellStrung Quartet takes the stage August 5.

Freeman Stage (31750 Lake View Drive in Selbyville; 800-840-9227; freemanstage.org) is an open-air venue offering a fantastic mix of shows: July 28: Mary Chapin Carpenter; August 2: Gin Blossoms; August 3: The Beach Boys; August 4: Classic Albums Live: Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers; August 6: The Piano Guys; August 9: O.A.R.—Just Like Paradise Tour; August 10: Cheap Trick; August 11: An Evening with Vince Gill; August 16: Voodoo Threauxdown featuring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; August 17: Step Afrika!; August 18: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox;

Premier Centre for the Arts at Milton Theater (110 Union St. in Milton; 302-684-3038; miltontheatre.com) has something on its calendar for everyone!

July 27: Roo Brown and Joe Holt; July 28: The Johnny Cash Experience by Terry Lee Goffee; August 3: Delaware Comedy Theatre; August 4: Beatlemania Now; August 9: Connor Filicko; August 11: Peek-a-Boo Revue (18+ only); August 17/18: The Calamari Sisters in “Beat Until Stiff”; August 23: Psychic Medium Deanna Fitzpatrick. We’re all wishing Fred and the gang the best as they begin their $2.5 million capital campaign to purchase the theater and make significant renovations!

Rehoboth Beach Bandstand (Rehoboth Avenue & the Atlantic Ocean; 302-644-2288; rehobothbandstand. com) celebrates its 56th season: July 27: Lower Case Blues; July 28: Vinyl Shockley; July 29: Clifford Keith Band; August 3: Yellow Brick Road—a Tribute to Elton John; August 4: U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters; August 5: Central City

Orchestra; August 10: Dance Candy; August 11: The B-Street Band; August 12: Boathouse Row; August 17: U.S. Navy Cruisers; August 18: U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors; August 19: The British Invasion Experience. 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 Cinderella, Androcles and the Lion, and Aladdin. Their weekly Theatre and Film/ TV camps run through August 24.

Stango Park Concerts (Kings Highway, next to the Lewes Library) offers free concerts every Tuesday: August 7: Chesapeake Brass Band; August 14: Free Range; August 21: Conley & Watson; August 28: U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters (at Cape Henlopen High School). Bring a chair!

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arts+entertainment VISUAL ARTS Abraxas Studio of Art (515 Federal Street, Lewes; 302-645-9119; abraxasart. com) features the oil portraits and landscape paintings of Abraxas and his own style of illuminated reality.

Anna Hazzard Museum (17 Christian Street; 302-2261119) is a captivating look at the early history of Rehoboth Beach as a religious retreat. The museum is housed in one of the original “tent” houses from Rehoboth’s 1870s camp-meeting era and is named for former owner and civic leader, Anna Hazzard.

CAMP Rehoboth Gallery (37 Baltimore Avenue; 302-2275620; camprehoboth.com) features Light & Music— works by Vincent Hughes and Yvonne Frankis (through July 31); Delaware Division of the Arts 2018 Award Winners, (August 3-26), with an Award Winners’ Reception, Thursday, August 9 (5:30-7:30 p.m.).

Cape Artists Gallery (110 W. 3rd Street, Lewes; 302-644-7733) represents two dozen artists, with much of their work focusing on beach scenes.

Delaware Art Gallery (239 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-853-5099; kevinfleming. com) offers new and classic Delaware photographs by Kevin Fleming.

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glass, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, mobiles, as well as special events.

Heidi Lowe Gallery (328 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-2279203; heidilowejewelry.com) has beautiful and unique hand-made pieces (including wedding rings!) and offers classes in jewelry making.

Painting With a Twist (17723 Coastal Highway, Lewes; 302-313-5769; paintingwithatwist.com/lewes/) offers painting classes and “pARTies” for all occasions.

Visit their website for details.

Peninsula Gallery (520 E. Savannah Road, Lewes; 302-645-0551; peninsula-gallery.com) presents the Coastal Camera Club Juried Exhibition—August 4-26, with an Opening Reception August 4.

Rehoboth Art League (12 Dodds Lane, Henlopen Acres; 302-227-8408; rehobothartleague.org) has a fantastic schedule of classes—pottery to pen and ink technique to jewelry making…. Something for everyone! Current exhibitions: Preservation Matters—over 700 pieces in RAL’s Permanent Collection, and the conservation efforts to maintain the Painting by Susan Frey, Rehoboth Art League.

collection—in the Marcia and Henry DeWitt Gallery (through September 6); The 45th Annual Outdoor Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Show (August 4-5 & 11-12 and not to be missed). Check their website for a complete schedule of exhibits, salons, gallery talks, and summer camps.

Rehoboth Beach Museum (511 Rehoboth Avenue at the Canal; 302-227-7310; rehobothbeachmuseum.org) has nearly completed renovations to their second floor and revamping of the permanent collection exhibits, and reopens soon! In the meantime, they still have some great walking tours of the area and fascinating lectures, and their 13th Annual Beach Ball fundraiser on August 4 (7-10:30 p.m. at Kings Creek Country Club) which will celebrate Funland.

Stuart Kingston (One Grenoble Place; 302-2272524; stuartkingston.com) is an auction house and retail store offering fine art and home furnishings.

The Bach Porch Café (59 Rehoboth Ave.; 302-2273674) presents New Work by Rodney Cook (rodcook.us) July 19 - August 16.

The Brush Factory on Kings (830 Kings Highway, Lewes; 302-745-2229; Facebook@ brushlewes) an artist/craft co-op: furniture, art, clothing, antiques, sea glass, decoys, vintage garden, books, home goods, candles, herbs, and more.

The Studio on 24 (20231 John J. Williams Highway, Lewes; 302-644-4424; thestudioon24.com) is

open during the summer by appointment only with owner and artisan Deb Appleby’s custom made glassware.

Tideline Gallery (146 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-4444; tidelinegallery.com) offers unique gifts, jewelry, pottery, and art glass.

Ward Ellinger Gallery (CAMP Rehoboth Courtyard, 39 Baltimore Avenue; 302-2272710) 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 & 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.

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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BOOKED SOLID The Boys of Fairy Town

by Jim Elledge

c.2018, Chicago Review Press. $29.99/higher in Canada 290 pages

Dates, times, and old dead guys.

When you were in school, that’s all history was to you: a list of years and names to memorize and then forget, twenty minutes after Finals Week. So maybe now it’s time to find a history book that’s relevant to you—a book like The Boys of Fairy Town by Jim Elledge.

Because Chicago was considered to be a “largely male frontier city” when it was established in 1837, the Windy City has always been home to a strong population of gay men, cross-dressers, and male sex workers. Here, Elledge tells the stories of some of the ones who might otherwise have been forgotten.

Take, for instance, John Wing who, says Elledge, “was a sodomite.”

That’s the word many post-Civil War Chicagoans would have used for Wing, although most people then only had a vague idea of what a sodomite was. They knew it was something bad, though, even as Wing did something good: he was a faithful diarist, and left his volumes for historical posterity.

Female impersonators were tolerated in Chicago in the latter 1800s, but sometimes only barely. Those who were most accepted were men who put their feminine sides to work as entertainers; for others, the desire for women’s clothing was meant for strictly private times.

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worked at a nearby military fort. Despite her final wishes, the “women at the fort” went to prepare her body upon her death, and discovered that Mrs. Noonan was a man.

Her third husband swore that he hadn’t known but he was ashamed, and killed himself.

Gay men posed nude for other gay men in perfectly respectful and artful ways that went mainstream. Newspapers reported on same-sex love—sometimes kindly, sometimes scandalously. Gay lectures were open to the public; entire neighborhoods became hubs of openly gay life; and living as another gender was easy until, alas, the tide started to turn in the 1940s and being gay could suddenly get a man arrested.

At first blush, it may seem like The Boys of Fairy Town is just another historical tome. Dates, times, old dead guys—but look deeper and you’ll see why you should want to read it: it’s bursting with stories that are irresistible.

In his introduction, Elledge explains how he chose the tales he shares in this book, and why recording these stories for public consumption is absolutely essential. In addition to being lively and ever-relevant, the tales show an interesting historical arc of acceptance and persecution, displaying a youthful America that’s just dipping her toes into the pool of difference and duality. Readers are lent a feeling of pride but may also be particularly affected when Elledge shows the tide turning.

The Boys of Fairy Town contains nudity, but also the kind of delight you get when you come across a pile of old newspapers in Grandma’s attic: it’s quaint, informative, and entertaining. It’s totally worth your time. ▼ 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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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

Women’s Coffee Talk A POSITIVE TOPIC GROUP 1st & 3rd Saturday | 10am Facilitator: Mary Brett (All are welcome)

214 Rehoboth Ave / Rehoboth Beach DE

BEACH CUTS

CAMP Rehoboth 37 Baltimore Avenue Rehoboth Beach

302.745.7622

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

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Being in sync with your partner can take different shapes.

You don’t have to know their every move, but at least learn what you need to know to sync up your safe sex. Take the lead. Talk about it. Know the steps before you take a twirl.

Tune in to Health.

Sponsored by CAMPsafe. © 2006 CAMP Rehoboth, Inc. Photography by Judy Rolfe. For more information, call CAMP Rehoboth at 302-227-5620, the Delaware HIV/STD Hotline at 1-800-422-0429 or the CDC National AIDS Hotline (English) 1-800-CDC-INFO. Funding provided through a contract with Delaware Health and Social Services Division of Public Health. CAMPsafe is a program of CAMP Rehoboth.

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CAMPDates SUNDAYS

• Alcoholics Anon. Open Discussion.

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 9 am.

• Brunch w/Pamala Stanley. 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 Delaware. 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

THURSDAYS

• Alcoholics Anon. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Balt.Ave. 12 noon. 302-856-6452 • 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 Balt. Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

FRIDAYS

• 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

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JULY 29 • Sol Knopf, Ed Shockley, Keith Mack, Cliff Hillis. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-6843038. 7:30 pm. Tickets: miltontheatre.com

JULY 30 • 11th Annual Beach Girls Golf Outing & After-Party to benefit the Julie Dickson Foundation. Kings Creek Country Club.

Information: Debbie Grant 512-633-2393 or juliedicksonfoundation@gmail.com • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Lindsey Alley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-6515. 9:30 pm. $25 pp.

JULY 31 • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

• 1st Friday. FURst Friday Bear Happy Hour.

The Pond, 3 S. First St. 302-227-2234

AUGUST 1

• John Flynn. Shorebreak Lodge, A Restaurant.

10 Wilmington Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-1007

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

• Karaoke. Rigby’s Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139

• The Rocky Horror Show. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270.

7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ buy-tickets

• Gear It UP Fridays. Diego’s Hideaway, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-1023

AUGUST 2

• Spotlight Show. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:45 pm. 302-227-6515

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• Showcase w/Mona Lotts. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

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• 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 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139 • ManDance. Diego’s Hideaway, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-1023 • Legends. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

• The Rocky Horror Show. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270.

7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ buy-tickets

• Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Roo Brown, Joe Holt. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-684-3038. 8 pm. miltontheatre.com

JULY 28 • Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. George H.P. Smith Park, Lewes 8 am-12 pm. 302-644-1436 • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 2 & 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

AUGUST 5 • 45th Annual Outdoor Fine Art and Fine Craft Show. Rehoboth Art League, 12 Dodds Lane.

10 am. rehobothartleague.org, 302-227-8408.

AUGUST 6 • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets • Linda Clifford. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-6515. 9:30 pm. $25 pp.

AUGUST 7 • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

AUGUST 8 • Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. Crooked Hammock, Lewes 8 am-11 am. 302-644-1436 • Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

AUGUST 9 • Delaware Division of the Arts 2018 Award Winners Reception. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Balt. Ave. 5:30 pm.

• Mary Poppins. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

AUGUST 3 – 26

AUGUST 10

• Delaware Division of the Arts 2018 Award Winners Exhibit. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave.

• The Rocky Horror Show. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270.

7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ buy-tickets

AUGUST 3 • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

AUGUST 4

• Divas of the Sea. The Swell, 37385 Rehoboth Ave. Ext. 10:30 pm. 302-227-9355 • Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. George H.P. Smith Park, Lewes 8 am-12 pm. 302-644-1436

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• Beatlemania Now. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-684-3038. 8 pm. Tickets: miltontheatre.com

AUGUST 11 • Historic Lewes Farmer’s Market. George H.P. Smith Park, Lewes 8 am-12 pm. 302-644-1436 • 45th Annual Outdoor Fine Art and Fine Craft Show. Rehoboth Art League, 12 Dodds Lane.

10 am. Visit rehobothartleague.org or call 302-227-8408.

• Delaware Pride Fest. Legislative Hall, Dover.

• 45th Annual Outdoor Fine Art and Fine Craft delawarepride.org Show. Rehoboth Art League, 12 Dodds Lane.

10 am. rehobothartleague.org, 302-227-8408. • The Rocky Horror Show. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270.

• Beatlemania Now. Milton Theatre, 110 7:30 pm. Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/ Union St. 302-684-3038. 3 pm. Tickets: buy-tickets miltontheatre.com • 13th Annual Rehoboth Museum Beach Ball.

Kings Creek Country Club, 1 Kings Creek Circle. 7-10:30 pm. 302-227-7310. Tickets: rehobothbeachmuseum.org • Julie Goldman. Java Jukebox, 37169 Reho.

Ave. $43 pp. 7 pm. Tickets: javajukebox.net • Footloose. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-2270. 7:30 pm.

Tickets: clearspacetheatre.org/buy-tickets

• Peek-A-Boo Revue. Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-684-3038. 8 pm. Tickets: miltontheatre.com

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FEATURED ARTISTS Barbara F. Warden – Lewes, DE (Guest Curator) Sondra N. Arkin – Washington DC Lisa Bartolozzi – Newark, DE Stephanie Chang – Arlington, VA David D’Orio & Henrik Sundqvist – Arlington, VA Ellen Durkan – Wilmington, DE Barbara Frank – Washington, DC Charles Guerin – Dover, DE Robyn Phillips-Pendleton – Newark, DE Michael Robear – Cecil County, MD

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM 2301 Kentmere Parkway | Wilmington, DE 19806 302.571.9590 | 866.232.3714 (Toll free) | www.delart.org All rights reserved. © 2018 Delaware Art Museum.

Delaware Division of the Arts The Delaware Art Museum is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

Support is provided, 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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All Saints’ 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. George’s Chapel, Rt. 23 - 20274 Beaver Dam Rd., Harbeson at 9:30 a.m.

Thursday Service • 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 • 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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If you need a referral for a doctor, lawyer, spiritual advisor, or just a place to hang out, call CAMP Rehoboth at 302-227-5620.

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BEEBE HEALTHCARE,

The Next Generation of Care Beebe Healthcare has become the premier healthcare facility in Sussex County, serving a thriving beach and vacation resort area and a growing year-round population.

For a complete listing of all Beebe job openings, please visit our website

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Attracting and retaining the best healthcare professionals is Beebe Healthcare’s top priority.

We offer an excellent patient-focused environment, exciting career opportunities, and leading-edge technology with supportive, progressive leadership.

Joining Beebe Healthcare means joining an exciting healthcare team that is deeply committed to the community. Our customer-service focus is recognized on a daily basis through our patient satisfaction surveys. Our clinical expertise strives to surpass patient expectations.

A variety of work/pay options are designed to meet the needs of team members, including: • Flexible schedules and shifts available based on the needs of the department • Full-time/comprehensive benefits • Part-time/pro-rated benefits • Per diem incentive plan • Competitive shift differential Join us now to take advantage of our excellent benefits and compensation package.

Beebe Healthcare is committed to hiring qualified professionals who provide the best patient care in the region.

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BYRNE for COMMISSIONER As a full-time resident in the City, I am committed to keeping Rehoboth Beach a welcoming, clean, safe, and friendly environment that has drawn me and my family here for over 25 years.

As Commissioner I will work hard to: • PRESERVE our unique Neighborhoods and Businesses - insure quality of life is maintained to a high standard in our residential living neighborhoods.

• PROTECT our Natural Environment – safeguard the health of the freshwater lakes, fix the storm-water runoff problem, preserve green space and trees, reduce traffic, create safe bike lanes, become more pedestrian friendly.

• PROMOTE ethical, fair, consistent and transparent government - elicit participation on issues, strengthen communication, host informal meetings, be available around town!

I pledge to listen to residents and businesses all over the City, take ideas and concerns to the Commissioners and communicate about plans and actions. I will do everything I can to support Rehoboth’s historic neighborhoods, residential housing, lovely parks, great restaurants, thriving businesses, unique boardwalk, and the best beach in the country!

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