Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 30, No. 1

In This Issue LGBTQ+ YA Corner LOVE in Five Words C R E A T I N G

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February 7, 2020 Volume 30, Number 1 camprehoboth.com

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THIS ISSUE

4 In Brief

16 CAMP Neighbors

6 CAMP Matters

18 Out & Proud

MURRAY ARCHIBALD

STEFANI DEOUL

News & Notes Change Is Gonna Come

74 We Remember

Macedonia AME Church

78 Booked Solid Becoming Eve

The Ugly Hits Home

8 CAMP Out

20 CAMP Stories

FAY JACOBS

RICH BARNETT

Gay and Gray? No Way.

VOLUME 30, NUMBER 1 • FEBRUARY 7, 2020

TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

My Bitter Valentine

80 Health & Wellness

10 CAMP News

Have a Heart!

Happenings Around the Community

12 POP the Question LOVE in Five Words

14 Intentionally Inclusive

What’s Love Got to Do with It? WESLEY COMBS

22 The Real Dirt Love You

ERIC W. WAHL

24 Straight Talk An Amicable Divorce DAVID GARRETT

28 Out & About

48 CAMP Chorus

ERIC C. PETERSON

MICHAEL GILLES

Mad about the Boy

52 CAMP Arts

MICHAEL THOMAS FORD

DOUG YETTER

Unboxing a Life

34 Dining OUT Rigby’s

38 LGBTQ+ YA Corner

60 Our Supporters Make It Happen

See page 38

February 7–May 3

56 CAMP Shots

Holidays, Hosts, and Hotspots

Queer Pop Culture Moments

84 CAMP Dates

Irreplaceable

GLEN PRUITT

46 Q Puzzle

Letters from CAMP Rehoboth welcomes submissions. Email editor@camprehoboth.com.

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Documents should be sent as attachments in Microsoft Word®. Deadline for submissions is two weeks prior to the issue release date.

One-Name Wonders

32 It’s My Life

Meet Gemma

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MARJ SHANNON

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ON THE COVER

Photo by Murray Archibald

Become a Member Today

64 Community News 72 Good Queer Fun The Oscars

STEFANI DEOUL

PUBLISHER David Mariner EDITOR Mary Shockley COPY EDITOR Marj Shannon DESIGN AND LAYOUT Mary Beth Ramsey ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Tricia Massella ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Monica Parr, Barb Ralph DISTRIBUTION Corky Fitzpatrick, Mark Wolf CONTRIBUTORS Barbara Antlitz, Murray Archibald, Rich Barnett, Tony Burns, Wesley Combs, Porchia Dees, Stefani Deoul, Michael Thomas Ford, David Garrett, Michael Gilles, Fay Jacobs, Lee Lynch, Tricia Massella, Monica Parr, Eric C. Peterson, Glen Pruitt, Mary Beth Ramsey, Terri Schlichenmeyer, Marj Shannon, Mary Shockley, Eric W. Wahl, Doug Yetter

Letters from CAMP Rehoboth is published 15 times per year, between February and Thanksgiving, as a program of CAMP Rehoboth Inc., a non-profit community service organization.

CAMP Rehoboth seeks to create a more positive environment of cooperation and understanding among all people. Revenue generated by advertisements supports CAMP Rehoboth’s purpose as outlined in our mission statement.

The inclusion or mention of any person, group, or business in Letters from CAMP Rehoboth does not, nor is it intended to in any way, indicate sexual orientation. The content of the columns are the views and opinions of the writers and may not indicate the position of CAMP Rehoboth, Inc. © 2020 by CAMP Rehoboth, Inc. All rights reserved by CAMP Rehoboth. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of the editor.

CAMP REHOBOTH

MISSION STATEMENT AND PURPOSE CAMP Rehoboth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community service organization dedicated to creating a positive environment inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities in Rehoboth Beach and its related communities. We seek to promote cooperation and understanding among all people as we work to build a safer community 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:

The Way I See It

by David Mariner

LIVING IN REHOBOTH HAS BROUGHT MANY NEW SURPRISES; AMONG THEM ARE THE SNOW GEESE that have made themselves at home in my neighborhood. For those who may not know, hundreds of thousands of these birds take residence along the coast of Delaware in the winter months, taking refuge from the colder northern climates. As a newcomer, I have marveled at their beauty, and grace, and frankly, their sheer numbers.▽

Fundraising for other organizations,

FOR ME, THEY ARE A POWERFUL REMINDER OF SEASONAL CHANGE THAT IS UNIQUE TO REHOBOTH. Our area has its own unique rhythms, many of which I am still discovering: the influx and departure of summer visitors; the Sea Witch Festival; the Christmas tree lighting. There are many wonderful traditions that make Rehoboth such a great place to live.▽

Networking resources and information

AS MURRAY ARCHIBALD WRITES IN HIS COLUMN, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. ONE CHANGE YOU WILL notice in this issue is our managing editor, Mary Shockley, taking the reins from Fay Jacobs. Fay has always been an important part of Letters and CAMP Rehoboth, and we are thrilled that she will continue to write for Letters.▽

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. 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.

PRESIDENT Chris Beagle VICE PRESIDENT Leslie Sinclair SECRETARY Glen Pruitt TREASURER Natalie Moss, CPA AT-LARGE DIRECTORS Jane Blue, Wesley Combs, Mike DeFlavia, Max Dick, Linda Gregory Jack Morrison, Mark Purpura, Tara Sheldon, Kathy Wiz EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR David Mariner HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM DIRECTOR Salvatore Seeley

CAMP REHOBOTH 37 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 tel 302-227-5620 | fax 302-227-5604 email editor@camprehoboth.com | www.camprehoboth.com

JUST AS NATURAL AS CHANGE, HOWEVER, ARE THOSE CYCLES AND SEASONS THAT FILL OUR lives, and CAMP Rehoboth has plenty of these as well. One such tradition that I found very meaningful this year was our World AIDS Day event. Another annual event I look forward to is the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus Annual Spring Concert. The chorus concerts have been a wonderful addition to our community dating back to 2009.▽ A NEWER TRADITION IS OUR INVOLVEMENT IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WE WERE THRILLED TO partner with Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice this month for a bus trip to the National African American History Museum, and look forward to our 2nd Annual Black History Month Celebration and Art Exhibit. Be sure to read this issue for more details.▽ WE ALSO REMEMBER FEBRUARY 7TH AS NATIONAL BLACK AIDS AWARENESS DAY. HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately impact the African American community in Delaware. In this issue you’ll read more about our work doing HIV testing in partnership with the Macedonia AME Church in Seaford, Delaware. I look forward to seeing us continue this important work in the year ahead.▽ AND OF COURSE, AS WE EMBARK ON ANOTHER ANNUAL CYCLE, BEGINNING A NEW VOLUME OF Letters, it is important to note that this is not only the 30th volume of Letters, but also the 30th anniversary of CAMP Rehoboth.▽ THIS ANNIVERSARY PROVIDES A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT AND CELEBRATE OUR past and recommit to our future. This year we will be partnering with noted historian and author James Sears. You can look forward to some fascinating articles from James in upcoming issues on our history and the history of Rehoboth Beach. (And if you have a story to share with him, I’m sure he’ll want to hear it.) A 30th anniversary would not be complete without a celebration or two as well. Our 30th Anniversary Committee is hard at work planning exactly that. Stay tuned!▽ I LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR 30TH WITH YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING EVEN more of our history. And finally, I look forward to learning about and being part of all the traditions and events that make CAMP Rehoboth such a great place to be. ▼

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.

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GSAs Grow in Numbers; Offer Speakers Thanks to Barbara Antlitz, CAMP Rehoboth’s Youth Coordinator, students at Sussex Central, Milford, and Lake Forest High Schools had the opportunity to engage in courageous conversations dealing with transgender issues and the importance of promoting safe school environments for students. Students were able to participate in an open dialogue about genderexpansive issues in a safe environment.▼

Community Comes Together for Spaghetti Dinner

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ehoboth Beach’s Citizen of the Year, Rhonda Fitzhugh, was honored this past December at the annual Community Unity dinner. Fitzhugh has served downtown Rehoboth for 27 years and delivers every package with a smile.

Photo: Citizen of the Year Rhonda Fitzhugh, Rehoboth Beach Main Street Executive Director Dan Slagle, and President, Greer Maneval.

Generous Toiletry Donations

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(Photos, top to bottom): Left Christina Schefel Co-Advisor, Barbara Antlitz CAMP Rehoboth Youth Advisor, back Jeanne Cahoone guest speaker with Sussex Central High School GSA youth members Front Jay Johnson guest speaker and mentor, middle row Amber Graham guest speaker, back row Cami Morgan Co-Advisor, Daikiri Villa Co-Advsior Milford High School GSA with youth members.

Left Gemma Lockhart guest speaker, and middle Emily Villa advisor Lake Forest High Schools GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) with youth members.

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hank you to everybody from CAMP Rehoboth who donated toiletries. Our donation box was filled by a multitude of toiletry items!

Also, thank you to Unfinished Business and Metropolitan Community Church who also donated toiletries. In January, 44 students packed 80 dignity packs that will be distributed by area nonprofits to individuals returning to the community after incarceration. ▼

FREE Tax Help Is Here!

Just in time for tax season— FREE tax help for community members is offered through a partnership with the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program.

IRS-certified volunteers will be at CAMP Rehoboth on: FEB 11 FEB 15 FEB 25 MAR 10 MAR 24 APR 7

9 A.M.-1 P.M. 10 A.M.-1 P.M. 2-6 P.M. 9 A.M.-1 P.M. 2-6 P.M. 9 A.M.-1 P.M.

By appointment only.

RSVP by calling 302-227-5620 or email salvatore@ camprehoboth.com. ▼

SPEAKOut Women’s FEST Is on the Way!

Dear CAMP Rehoboth,

How do I buy a FEST pass?

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he key to the April 29-May 3 Women’s FEST 2020 is the FEST Pass. It will be sold at just $125 for a gigantic $190 value. A FEST Pass guarantees attendees a seat at all three headliner shows (Indigo Girls, Chely Wright, Funny Girlz), special events, keynote speakers, early headliner seating, a long-sleeved FEST t-shirt designed by artist Geri Dibiase, and much more. Tickets will go on sale mid-February at camprehoboth.com. If available, individual concert tickets will go on sale in early April.

The FEST Pass is the way to go. Look for an announcement of early sales for CAMP Rehoboth members, and we will let you know the minute FEST Passes are on sale. This is the 20th Anniversary of Women’s FEST and it is going to rock! ▼ ⊳

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The clients and team of the Wellness Clinic extend a BIG thank you to CAMP Rehoboth for the very generous donation of toys and outwear. Every year, the generosity of CAMP Rehoboth and the community goes above with the wonderful gifts provided. A big thank you to Salvatore for facilitating this wonderful experience and delivering the items.

What a wonderful act of kindness and generosity, which outshines itself every year.

The true spirit of the season is exemplified by the great community support of Sussex County.

We are deeply grateful for the toy drive every year and commend the volunteer efforts of all involved. We appreciate your support, kindness, and friendship. Again, thank you so much. Have a great holiday season and a Happy New Year.

Sincerely, Susan A Wilson, MSN Wellness Clinic-Stockley Center Georgetown, Delaware Send letters to the editor to editor@camprehoboth.com

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From left: the esteemed Col. Greta Cammermeyer with Fay Jacobs, and the entire Rehoboth crew cruising with Letters.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Mike Deflavia, CAMP Rehoboth at-large board member with his partner, Tony Sowers.

CHER CONCERT | WASHINGTON, DC Cindy Gruman and Angie Strano.

The two scored tickets at the Sundance Live Auction.

Become a Part of the Rainbow

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embership at CAMP Rehoboth is the best way to support and encourage the mission of “Creating A More Positive” community in Rehoboth and beyond. With a variety of levels available, there’s a color for every budget. Not a member? Please become one today. Already a member? We thank you! Looking to give more? Take a look at the higher membership levels and see if it’s time for an upgrade.▼

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CAMP Matters

BY MURRAY ARCHIBALD

Change Is Gonna Come

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hen I opened my eyes a little before 6 a.m. on a cold day in January, the thought occurred to me that every time I do so, I am a different person than I was the morning before.

In the 24 hours since I last awoke, I reasoned, I added 24 more hours of memory to my internal hard drive. My mind collected data around the clock— names, faces, experiences, mental and physical pain, moments of joy, revelations, fears and hopes, successes and failures.

We like to say to ourselves that we are who we are, but who we are is in a constant state of evolution.

Most of us don’t want to think much about change. We’re afraid of it—or at least the idea of it—and we move through life following the same patterns and stuck in a timeworn rut of our own making, in order to avoid it. We grow so comfortable in that rut we mistakenly believe that nothing can change us.

At least until something unexpected happens to snap us out of that delusion.

The day I learned Steve’s lymphoma had returned in a much more aggressive manner was one of those days for me. The knot that instantaneously formed in the pit of my stomach was a premonition of what was coming straight at

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us like an out-of-control freight train.

The uncertainty was as terrifying. I knew we were entering unknown territory for us.

Now, two years later, I can look back and understand I had no idea of the extent of the change coming our way. A good thing too, for if I had fully understood what was happening, I would have been paralyzed by fear and grief.

Instead, we got to work dealing with our changed lives one day at a time. Thus, the change was not instantaneous, after all, and week by week my abilities, and my resolve, and my faith, and my courage, evolved to cope with the everchanging world of our new reality.

We humans have a remarkable capacity to adapt to change. Really, we don’t have much choice. Life changes. We adapt or we die.

Perhaps my tiny revelation on that cold January morning was a sign that my creative spirit was reawaking after months of relentless adaptation and personal evolution.

In accepting that I am a changed man every time I open my eyes on a new day, I also find a way to honor the man I was yesterday—and the man I will be tomorrow.

I am still the little boy who loved theater and wrote plays for the neighborhood children (appreciated, or not!).

I am still the artist, the actor, the student, the husband that I once was.

I am the co-founder of CAMP Rehoboth, and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. I am a preacher’s son. I am a dancer. A poet and a designer.

I am all of those things and none of those things.

I am a man learning to be me—and that is a lifelong process.

The question for each one of us, is not will we change, but what we will do with the daily changes taking place in our lives.

Every day we have the opportunity to reimagine future possibilities—to climb out of whatever rut we have worn for ourselves.

For 30 years, my identity has been wrapped up in CAMP Rehoboth. Extracting myself from the daily operation of the organization was even more painful than I expected it to be. But sometimes it takes pain to push us on through a difficult transition in our lives—or at least to hasten us on through the various stages of change.

When I got my new phone a few months ago, Verizon gave me a year’s subscription to Disney+.

I’m a big enough Star Wars fan for The Mandalorian alone to make that exciting, but I confess I have also enjoyed all the other offerings from Disney. I had never heard of the Disney reality show Encore!

Each episode restages a high school theater production with the original cast, reunited after a decade or two—or more.

Each show is produced in five days, and guided by professional directors, choreographers, musicians, and designers.

As each cast reassembles, many have not seen one another for all or most of the time since leaving high school. They come back with a deep appreciation for old friends, and a new wisdom for what they have learned in the intervening years. The result is oddly sweet and moving to watch. They will never be the kids they were when the show was first produced, and yet, at the same time they will always be those kids—always rediscovering who they are and who they will be in the future.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! CAMP REHOBOTH PREMIER SPONSORS

We like to say to ourselves that we are who we are, but who we are is in a constant state of evolution.

As an organization, CAMP Rehoboth is also entering a new stage of its existence—a time of discovery, a time of reassessment. The growing pains for the organization will be as stressful as letting go was for me, but eventually, a new balance will come. New directions will be established, and the present will become the future.

A future anchored in the foundation of the past but free to shine on its own.

Like me. Like all of us. CAMP Rehoboth is in the process of becoming.

The concept of CAMP Rehoboth has always been to create positive change by living out and open lives, side by side with our neighbors and community. Living open and honest lives allows each of us—and the organization—to evolve and grow and find our place in the world around us.

On a personal note, I am not completely out of the picture, and will have a few responsibilities for another year, at least. I will still work with staff and volunteers to manage and produce Sundance. For now, I am still doing a small amount of design and photography for Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, and I’m working to create a photo archive for the organization. I will still write a column from time to time.

My new office is now a part of my studio next door to the main CAMP Rehoboth office complex. I can still be reached at murray@camprehoboth.com.

Happy 2020. ▼ Murray Archibald is an artist and CAMP Rehoboth co-founder. Email Murray at murray@camprehoboth.com

CAMP REHOBOTH SPONSOR

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CAMP Out Fay’s Rehoboth Journal

by Fay Jacobs

Gay and Gray? No Way.

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his is the first issue of Letters in a long, long time with my name absent on the masthead as either Editor or Feature Editor. For years, former editor Steve Elkins and I worked together, first by (remember?) floppy disk, then by email, text, phone, or running up and down the office stairs, laughing and sometimes even hollering at each other, to plan content and edit each issue.

In the last work-related conversation I had with Steve before he passed away, he and Murray were in the CAMP Rehoboth office late one night in January 2018. I was on the phone from Florida, Steve was ailing, and time was short in many ways.

I asked a question.

“You decide, you’re the editor,” Steve said, matter of-factly, the sad, real meaning of the words stinging hard.

So I edited the February issue and my mentor died in March.

Sondra Arkin came aboard with great ideas and a brilliant Letters reorganization plan.

Longtime Ad Manager Tricia Massella remained hard at work through it all, designer Mary Beth Ramsey joined up to do graphics with Murray.

Mary Shockley was hired as Communications Manager, and Marj Shannon became copy editor. All of us worked together and it was an honor and a pleasure.

And I loved working with our columnists (stellar names on page 2). Each of them creative and wise, with specifically queer points of view.

There have been lots of funny conversations over the years about “how far is too far,” the difference between wonderfully edgy and seriously gross, and “are you sure you want to say that???” I’ll miss working with them but I can’t wait to read their columns without a red pencil (okay, red Arial 12pt type) at the ready.

In my two years, or 30 issues as editor, we

You know, we used to have a column called Gay and Gray in this magazine, written by a Rehoboth elder, retired to Florida.

Good grief, is that now me?

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celebrated Sundances, Women’s FESTs, a bevy of drag queens, beloved local entertainers, everyone’s favorite dogs, Rehoboth Beach Bears, awesome weddings, and the holiday seasons from Halloween to the New Year as we donned our gay apparel.

We covered the hunt for and hiring of new Executive Director David Mariner, current events that stunned or supported our community, Stonewall at 50, Pride, LGBTQ health advocacy, strides made to help our LGBTQ youth, reenergizing the fight for our rights, and so much more. And for me, celebrating the new Steve Elkins Way from Baltimore Avenue to the Convention Center was sweetest of all.

So that’s the scoop. I’m a raging cliché. Retired and in Florida. (Yes, it’s warm here. I’m sorry.)

But I’m not totally retired. I’m delighted to have been asked to continue this column, beginning my 26th year writing for Letters. Naturally, I cannot forget to thank you, our loyal readers, who continue to follow these CAMPout commentaries wherever the heck they take me. Recently it was my car battery pooping out while the car was IN the car wash. Don’t ask. I’ll eventually tell.

So no, not totally retired. In fact, I’m just a Florida snow bird. I’ll be back in Reho April 8, just in time to write about the 20th anniversary of Women’s FEST and the 30th anniversary of CAMP Rehoboth.

You know, we used to have a column called Gay and Gray in this magazine, written by a Rehoboth elder, retired to Florida. Good grief, is that now me?

Don’t think so. First, I’m not giving up my crazy CAMPout adventures. I continue to refuse to act my age.

Besides, Gay and Gray wouldn’t work. It would have to be called Gay and Foil with Two Percent Peroxide. I don’t think my new editor would let that one go. ▼ Fay Jacobs is an author of five published memoirs, among them For Frying Out Loud, and Fried & Convicted: Rehoboth Beach Uncorked. As a humorist, she’s spent the past five years touring with her show Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay. See www. fayjacobs.com

Fe a t u r i n g t h e M u s i c of

Legends ABBA • ARETHA • BARBRA • BETTE CHER • DOLLY • ELTON • ELVIS • JUDY • MADONNA MANILOW • PATSY • QUEEN • SINATRA

2020 CONCERTS

FEB 14,15 - 7pm FEB 16 - 3pm Epworth United Methodist Church Rehoboth Beach, DE

APR 26 - 3pm Sussex Academy • Georgetown, DE

DOUG YETTER - Musical & Artistic Director DAVID ZIPSE - Collaborative Artist & Accompanist LIANE HANSEN & DONNA DEKUYPER - Guest Hosts

Tickets available at camprehoboth.com CAMP Rehoboth Chorus 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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CAMPNews Learn about Foster Care FEST Offering Biggest Weekend Yet! Rehoboth Women’s in Delaware TheFESTCAMP 2020, with presenting

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n honor of Foster Care Awareness month, CAMP Rehoboth will hold a discussion on Thursday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m., on supporting all youth—but particularly LGBTQ youth— in foster care. LGBTQ youth are consistently over-represented in the foster care system.

There are many ways to support youth in foster care. This includes advocating for youth in the foster care system as a court appointed special advocate (CASA), or by becoming a host, foster, respite, or foster-to-adopt family.

Come learn about the Delaware child welfare system, the need for LGBTQ-friendly host/foster families for older youth, and some of the many ways that you can make a difference in your community. No commitment necessary.

All are welcome!

We will be joined by Vera Greenplate from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.

For more information about this event, visit camprehoboth.com or call 302-227-5620. ▟

SAVE THE DATE CAMP Families Weekend August 21-23 More exciting news to come!

Keep up to date with all the events at facebook.com/ campfamilies.

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FAMILIES

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ELEANOR SMEAL

TONI VAN PELT

INDIGO GIRLS

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sponsor Olivia Travel, kicks off April 29 and runs through May 3. It’s a l-on-g weekend you won’t want to miss!

Wednesday night is Georgette’s Welcome Dance with music by Viki Dee; Thursday night, April 30, there is a concert by country singer and

LGBTQ advocate Chely Wright.

On Friday, May 1, there’s a night of hilarious comedy from Funny Girlz—a veteran trio composed of Lisa Koch, Vickie Shaw, and Roxanna Ward.

Then, on Saturday night, May 2, the Indigo Girls perform an intimate concert—with a full band! Also (just confirmed!) there will be keynote speakers Eleanor Smeal, co-founder of the Feminist Majority Foundation, and Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization for Women. These women will give us a look into the new fight for the ERA and the best moves for election 2020. Check out the Women’s FEST brochure— coming out next week—for more on these and other remarkable speakers and events. And make plans now to come help us celebrate 20 years of Women’s FEST! To view a full schedule and additional events, visit camprehoboth.com. ▟

Always Make Time for a Cabaret!

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hiladelphia Gay Men’s Chorus is scheduled to take the CAMP Rehoboth stage this April! This will be Brotherly Love's second year returning to Rehoboth Beach. Their first appearance, last year, was sold out! CAMP Rehoboth members received an advance opportunity to purchase tickets. This concert, created specifically for CAMP Rehoboth, will feature solos, duets, and small/full group numbers from the world of Broadway, from old style to contemporary hits. ▟

Get the Conversation Started

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ou're invited to join us at CAMP Rehoboth on Tuesday, February 11, at 6:30 p.m., for a presentation by our friends at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) entitled: "Talk Saves Lives." This is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on suicide prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Attendees will learn the risk

and warning signs of suicide, and how together, we can help prevent it.

Suicide continues to be an issue that disproportionately impacts the LGBTQ community. Join us. Learn what suicide is, who it affects, what we know about it, and what can be done to prevent it.

For more information about this event, visit camprehoboth.com or call 302-227-5620. ▟

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Some may say that love “is a many-splendored thing,” but some of our columnists had five other words to describe it:

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RICH BARNETT CAMP STORIES COLUMNIST

THE HEART OF A DOG.

ADVENTURE, PEACE, FIRE, LAUGHS, HOME.

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ANN APTAKER HISTORICAL HEADLINERS COLUMNIST

MICHAEL THOMAS FORD IT’S MY LIFE COLUMNIST

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GEMMA LOCKHART SPECIAL LETTERS CONTRIBUTOR

Exotic, erotic, spiritual, essential, passionate! ... ❤ ...

DAVID GARRETT STRAIGHT TALK COLUMNIST

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STEFANI DEOUL OUT & PROUD COLUMNIST

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Intentionally Inclusive

BY WESLEY COMBS

What’s Love Got to Do with It? Everything!

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hen you read this column, awards season will either be about over or coming to a close with the broadcast of the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday, February 9. Let’s see...we had the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, the British Academy Film Awards, and of course the Golden Globes.

Instead of focusing on the continued lack of diversity among the 2020 nominees across the board or the searing reviews of the various emcees, I want to direct your attention (pun intended) to a bright spot when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association bestowed the Carol Burnett Award upon comedienne Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres is only the second recipient of the award, following Burnett at the 2019 ceremony.

The award is given to “an honoree who has made outstand...more often than not ing contributions to the television medium on or off the screen.” While it is everyday people the producers failed to learn from previous mistakes by selectwe come to know in their ing Ricky Gervais who yet again the form of a teacher, delivered a lackluster and often offensive performance, their decision a neighbor, a relative, to have Kate McKinnon present with this coveted prize or friend that lets us DeGeneres saved the day.

Kate McKinnon introduced know it is okay to be DeGeneres by thanking her for being her true self and living her our true selves. life openly and honestly. It was because of that visibility that McKinnon believed she too, another young lesbian, had a chance to also make it in the entertainment industry.

Choking back tears (I was right there weeping with her at this point), McKinnon said that “if I hadn’t seen her on TV, I would have thought, ‘I could never be on TV. They don’t let LGBTQ people on TV.’” She closed by thanking Ellen “for giving me a shot.”

I know exactly how Kate McKinnon felt because as a young teenager in the early 80s, I too struggled with coming to terms with my own sexual orientation. Like Kate, I looked for others like me on television or in the movies. At the time, there was only one openly gay character on a primetime series and it was Billy Crystal who played Jodie Dallas on ABC’s Soap.

For those that never saw the show, let me give you a brief synopsis of who Jodie was and how he was portrayed. Jodie Dallas was a young gay man Letters 14 FEBRUARY 7, 2020

who lived at home with his mother and made a living directing television commercials. He was even dating a professional football player named Dennis. Not bad so far, right? Wait for it.

Jodie feels the only way he can legally marry Dennis is to have sex reassignment surgery which Dennis fears will expose their relationship and calls it quits. Jodie attempts suicide but survives, remains depressed, meets a woman, has a one-night stand, and she gets pregnant. They move in together and plan to get married but she leaves Jodie at the altar.

It goes on from there but I think you get the picture.

It was not until 1983 while attending Georgetown University that I met other people who were gay that looked like me and also had similar interests. Finally, I was no longer all alone and realized that my future could be much different than I had imagined. Most importantly, it gave me the courage to come out and experience a personal happiness I never thought possible. Is this ringing a bell for you?

While writing this column the story came full circle in a way that I had not unexpected. I turned on the Grammy Awards and saw Ellen DeGeneres pay it forward in her introduction of Lil Nas X, the openly gay 20-year-old rapper whose song “Old Town Road” has become the longest charting number one song in the history of Billboard’s Hot 100 list.

“Unwavering in the face of prejudice,” DeGeneres said, “he told the world that he was gay and then he became an inspiration to millions of young people around the world.” She went on to call the artist “courageous, brave, and groundbreaking” which proved to be a fact with Lil Nas X winning two Grammys for Best Video and Best Pop Duo/ Performance.

The moral of this story is that while people like Lil Nas X, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kate McKinnon truly inspire others to live freely, more often than not it is everyday people we come to know in the form of a teacher, a neighbor, a relative, or friend that let us know it is okay to be our true selves.

As RuPaul says at the end of every show, “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” ▼ 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. He serves on CAMP Rehoboth’s Board of Directors.

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15 Letters

CAMP Neighbors

BY JERRY FILBIN

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Rev. Tesha Miller, pastor at the Macedonia AME Church.

or over seven years, the Rev. Tesha Miller, a native of Sussex County (and Rehoboth Beach), has been pastor at the historic Macedonia AME Church in Seaford, Delaware. The nearly 140-year-old African-American congregation is in the heart of Seaford and serves the community spiritually.

But under Rev. Miller’s stewardship, the church has expanded its role in addressing the greater community’s needs.

Seaford, a city which the US Census Bureau estimates has a black population of about 32 percent, was heavily affected by the changes to the manufacturing economy in Delaware starting in the 70s; this created a host of economic and social problems. When Rev. Miller talks about her goals for the congregation, she notes that she wants to bring the church more outside of its doors, and stretch the mission beyond traditional limits to address community needs.

Needs she identifies include: a lack of economic opportunities, particularly for the young; a need for better housing; and a rising epidemic of drug use and with it, a rise in new HIV and hepatitis-C infections.

In early 2017, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) asked CAMP Rehoboth to extend its state-supported HIV testing program to western Sussex County to assist DPH in heading off an HIV epidemic in that part of the county.

At the same time, DPH approached Macedonia AME Church to see if they would be interested in hosting CAMP Rehoboth’s HIV testing program in Seaford.

From the beginning, Rev. Miller and the leadership of the congregation extended a warm and supportive invitation to CAMP Rehoboth, establishing regular, twice-monthly

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testing “clinics,” as well as a number of special testing events, all open to the entire community. The Macedonia leadership has also been instrumental in promoting the testing opportunities and leading by example. Rev. Miller is emphatic that a life of faith is also a life of service; in her words, “Faith is not faith unless you set a date to get things done.”

Rev. Miller is firm in her belief that a key aspect of serving the community is fostering a loving and supportive environment where people know they will be cared for and not judged. She also reflected on how important it was for the church to be a focal point for breaking down barriers of shame with love and compassion. She thinks it is particularly important to bring issues such as HIV and addiction out into the open because they won’t be addressed unless they are visible and discussed.

Rev. Miller strongly praises her Macedonia community for its willingness to help address the entire area’s larger needs, noting they support not only the HIV testing program but also efforts

by Habitat for Humanity to provide housing to those in need in Seaford. “We do nothing alone,” she says. Similarly, Rev. Miller praises CAMP Rehoboth for its willingness to engage, respect, and serve the community. Through this partnership, since 2017 CAMP Rehoboth has tested over 100 people at Macedonia AME, and provides resources and referrals to anyone in the community who seeks its services. ▼ Jerry Filbin is an HIV testing counselor for CAMP Rehoboth, working primarily on the western Sussex County program.

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17 Letters

Out & Proud

BY STEFANI DEOUL

The Ugly Hits Home

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hile we were away, ringing in the new year, toasting to health and happiness, there was an outbreak in Delaware. Not mumps, not measles, not even a new avian flu. This, in some ways, was much worse. This was an outbreak of local, homegrown ugliness; the latest in pandemics.

This was not the welcome back column I had been thinking to write. But it became the column that I had to write. Because if the age-old adage “all politics are local” is true, we need to look at our own backyard right now.

In Sussex County, Nelly Jordan, at the time Vice Chair of the Delaware Republican Party, went on Facebook to denounce impeachment by singling out Jewish people and claiming those who support impeachment are Jews “in name only.” The Sussex County Republican Committee responded timely, voting to remove Ms. Jordan from her position New Castle County Republican Party Chairman, Chris Rowe, is resigning after using a derogatory term for a gay man in a Facebook post. Rowe told the Associated Press he’s resigning “begrudgingly and only under duress.” He is quoted as saying, “I serve at her pleasure,” referencing GOP chairwoman Jane Brady, who appointed him to the post in June. However, Rowe told the Delaware News Journal he won’t apologize for using the slur calling it “locker room talk” with a close friend, saying he isn’t homophobic.

Welcome to our 2020 “local politics.” And the only longterm answer is to vote. You know, I can hear you saying, “but I vote.” But the hard truth is, not all of you do.

Now some people cannot vote for various reasons. Not an American, for example. But others, I don’t know, don’t understand, and can’t explain. So I went searching.

From the Williams Institute of Law I learned nearly nine million LGBT adults are registered and eligible to vote in the 2020 general election. Fifty percent of LGBT voters identify as Democrats, 15 percent Republicans, 22 percent Independents, and 13 percent with another party or undecided which party they most identify with. Also, LGBT voters are racially diverse, nearly half (47 percent) are under age 35, and one-third have at least a college education.

I’m thinking our youth quotient might perhaps be one of our strengths, but also, one of our challenges. LGBT voters, like the LGBT adult population overall, skew younger than non-LGBT voters.

The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 in 1971.

Flashback to Barry McGuire singing “Eve of Destruction”: we were “old enough to kill, but not for voting.” Young people were angry, demanding to be heard.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy stated, “We will gain a group of enthusiastic, sensitive, idealistic, and vigorous new voters.”

Alas, Senator Kennedy was wrong.

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them, not having access to proper IDs or paperwork, not thinking futuristically, as in ‘register now, so I can vote then,’ and some believe their vote won’t make a difference.

In a 2019 Williams Institute publication, The 2020 LGBT Vote, it’s reported that of the US’s adult LGBT community, 47 percent of voters are ages 18-34, compared to only 21 percent of non-LGBT voters. Add to this, we are racially and economically diverse causing a doubling down on some of the challenges we must meet to rock this vote.

For the record, only one-fifth (20 percent) of LGBT voters are age 55 and older compared to 40 percent of non-LGBT voters. (A statistic I think could explain Florida!)

Donald Trump won the 2016 election by 38 electoral votes.* If LGBTQ voters had swayed any combination of the following states, Hillary Clinton would have won instead: Michigan + Wisconsin + Pennsylvania, or Florida + Pennsylvania, or Florida + Michigan, or Florida + Wisconsin For the record: STATE

TRUMP’S MARGIN OF VICTORY

LGBTQ+ WHO DIDN’T VOTE

Michigan

13,081

152,330

Wisconsin

27,257

79,112

Pennsylvania

68,223

190,557

Florida

114,555

358,298

The takeaway: we can be the difference.

The time is NOW! Have a barbecue, invite friends over, and make sure everyone you know is registered. Talk about how slim this margin is, help unregistered voters with the process, tell them their voice counts—but their votes count even more.

According to HRC (the Human Rights Campaign), in 2017, anti-queer legislators in 30 states introduced 129 pieces of legislation curtailing LGBTQ rights, and it’s only gotten worse.

Look again at those numbers. Know we can be the change, but only if we take the initiative and make it happen. One thing I know for sure, if we don’t, Chris Rowe and Nelly Jordan are only the tip of that iceberg of unapologetic hate.▼ *From Fifty States of Queer, available at: them.us

Stefani Deoul is a television producer and author of the award-winning YA mystery series the Sid Rubin Silicon Alley Adventures, On a LARP, Zero Sum Game, and Say Her Name.

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19 Letters

CAMPStories

BY RICH BARNETT

My Bitter Valentine

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y first crush was on Skip Smith, a cute dark-haired boy with a big toothy smile. He was an extraordinarily accomplished skier, the best among our pack of mountain boys who hit the slopes every weekend in the winter months. In his tight jeans and mirrored Vuarnet sunglasses, Skip Smith was the epitome of cool—a Mick Jagger type on skis.

I remember holding my breath when it was his turn to pass out valentines in our seventh grade classroom. I grew up, you see, in the South and did not attend the most progressive middle school. There was no policy requiring you to give everyone in the classroom a valentine card. No way baby. It was the law of the jungle. The free market.

One’s social standing and self worth were measured by how many cards were received from your classmates on February 14.

Luckily, I always received one from Skip. Don’t you know I would’ve been devastated had I been passed over.

Other kids weren’t so lucky. You could see the shame and bitterness on the faces of those who received only one or two. Who ever decided this barbaric practice of exchanging Valentine’s Day cards in the classroom was a good idea?

It could have been worse. Have you ever heard of vinegar valentines?

By Victorian times in both England and the US it was becoming customary to send valentines to people you cared about. New manufacturing and printing processes were making it easier to produce them and entrepreneurs like Esther Howland in Worcester, Massachusetts, were launching companies dedicated solely to producing valentine cards.

Known as the “Mother of the American Valentine,” Esther grew very rich creating lacy valentines with images of cherubs and embellished with silk, ribbons, and paper flowers. She favored inside pockets to hold secret love messages and used flaps, folds, and springs to create the first “pop up” cards. Her valentines were lovely works of art and Letters 20 FEBRUARY 7, 2020

perfect to send to one’s beloved.

Interestingly, Esther never married.

Just as popular as Esther’s creations were valentines designed to send to someone you didn’t like.

These “vinegar valentines” weren’t fancy. They were primarily postcards with insulting poems and illustrations and meant to be sent anonymously. And get this—the practice of the day required the recipient to pay the postage upon delivery.

Ouch.

The artwork on these vinegar valentines ranged from mildly amusing to downright cruel and often mocked some characteristic of the recipient: gluttons, drinkers, hen-pecked husbands, spinsters, bachelors, braggarts, cowards, lazy people, vain people, stupid people, ugly people, people who treated you badly, liars, cheapskates, spendthrifts, snoops, busybodies, dandies, and tarts.

As you might imagine, they were most prevalent in urban areas. New York publisher John McLoughlin was the leading purveyor of vinegar valentines in the US. His firm also sold paper dolls, children’s book, blocks, and board games. Cartoonist Charles Howard was the illustrator. So many vinegar valentines were sent one year in Chicago that the postmaster held back 25,000 of them as being unfit to send.

Politics often brought out the sour sentiments too. For example, the women’s suffrage movement inspired valentines targeting women who fought for the right to vote, challenging their femininity and motherhood. Not to be outdone, the suffragists sent their own cards to anti-suffrage men and politicians.

Vinegar valentines faded out with the advent of WWII and today there’s not much of a market for these cards. Any irreverent tastes tended toward funny humor and the sexually provocative cards we see today.

Not many vinegar valentines

survived. Think about it. Would you save a valentine criticizing your growing waistline or receding hairline?

Personally, I find them fascinating. I even own a few from the 1890s that are attributed to Charles Howland. My favorite is entitled “A Crawler,” which is a term for a person who uses excessive flattery to please another in order to gain a personal advantage. Ass-kissers.

Sycophants. Politicians. In fact, I kind of think “A Crawler” bears an uncanny resemblance to GOP Senator Lindsay Graham, one of the worst brownnosers in the US Senate today.

I haven’t sent a Valentine’s Day card since the 7th grade and I’ve never sent a vinegar valentine. But, you know, given the way things are going in Washington it’s never too late.… ▼ Rich Barnett is the author of The Discreet Charms of a Bourgeois Beach Town, and Fun with Dick and James.

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21 Letters

The REAL DIRT

BY ERIC W. WAHL

Love You

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nother year has quickly passed, and the cycle of the seasons keeps rolling on, even if the thermometer says it’s 70 degrees in January. In a typical winter, we would see freezing temperatures, maybe some snow or at least a cold rain, and bitter winds. We still might though, since the season doesn’t really end until late March. However, with the warm days in December and early January, one may see a few pops of color before their due time, like snowdrops, hellebores, or spring blooming camelias.

Pansies and other cool season plants are also staging a comeback.

It’s still a perfect time, though, to plan your garden for the coming growing season. Luther Burbank, an American botanist and horticulturalist, once said, “Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” Words to live by in my book. So, let’s talk a little about garden design and tips to help you plan your own garden.

Probably one of the most important items to consider before planting anything is determining what type of soil you are dealing with. There are different methods to do this, from a simple texture test with your hands, or a percolation test to see how fast it drains, to a soil test done in the lab through a local extension service. If you are already versed in gardening, you probably know your soil attributes through experience.

Next, observe the other horticultural conditions that exist in your yard. What path does the sun take? Is there a low, wet area? Is the yard often exposed to winds? Answering these questions will help you make better plant choices.

Pick a theme. This could be based on color, say a monochromatic scheme. Or maybe a garden based on texture would suit better. A specific garden style could also be a theme such as an English cottage garden, or one based on low water availability, called xeriscaping.

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attracting pollinators and birds, always a popular one.

Use design elements such as line, repetition, emphasis, and massing. These same design elements can be found in other artforms as well. If you are an artist in drawing, painting, or architecture, try applying the same principles to your landscape. Once you realize that your garden is a living and ever-evolving piece of art, your perception of it will forever change.

By implementing these design elements into your yards and private spaces, the year ahead will provide you with beauty and art in every season. The best part is, it doesn’t need to be done for anybody else but you. Yes, you can invite others into your world, even share in its bounty. But the garden will always be there for the moments you need it

most, for meditation, contemplation, and decompression.

I called this article “Love You,” because it’s truly important to take care of yourself, especially in these current, unpredictable times. And if you’re okay, then you are better able to help others.

Maybe 2020 can turn out to be the year of loving yourself. Why not start with planning a garden and feeding your soul? In the immortal words of our Queen, “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”

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23 Letters

Straight Talk

BY DAVID GARRETT

An Amicable Divorce

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hen you hear a friend talking about going through an amicable divorce, be prepared to hear a few caveats. In many cases, an amicable divorce is an oxymoron.

The second largest Protestant denomination in the United States is uniquely positioned to undergo an amicable divorce. The (not so) United Methodist Church (UMC) has been debating the pros and cons of homosexuality for nearly half a century. In 1972, key verbiage was added to the Book of Discipline stating “Homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.”

This statement laid the foundation for debate, division, and discord in the ranks of the UMC. If, in fact, the various parties’ impending divorce is amicable, their marriage has been anything but.

Families have split, congregations have created factions, and pastors have had their clergy credentials withdrawn. It became evident over the last couple years that when a pastor is silent on the matter, some church members will undermine his or her ministry simply because they know the pastor supports equality and is welcoming to all.

The voices of those supporting and advocating for acceptance of the LGBTQ community has grown much stronger in the last few years. The “Reconciling” movement, as it is called, has seen many more congregations and groups within churches declare themselves to be reconciling. Currently, there are 1,255 such groups across the country.

In the UMC, the world-wide body of delegates is called the General Conference and meets every four years. At its 2016 gathering, it was anticipated that a critical debate and vote would take place that could have led to Reconciling action.

However, early on in its deliberations, a motion passed to set aside this issue and schedule a special General Conference to act on this issue alone. It was scheduled for February 2019.

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prise of many, the conservative agenda was adopted. This meant that effective January 1, 2020, not only would the restrictive language remain in the Book of Discipline, but additional punitive actions would be enacted against any clergy who dared to officiate a same-sex wedding.

While the passing vote belonged to the Traditionalists within the UMC, it created an outrage and outreach that galvanized the Reconciling demographic.

Forty-eight years after the UMC took on an anti-gay agenda and platform, the time has come for it to gently and prayerfully split into separate entities.

Beginning in the summer of 2019, a new, diverse group of 16 church leaders met to negotiate a very amicable divorce.

These people came from around the world and represented the constituencies of the different doctrinal groups within the UMC. These 16 people hold high offices in the denomination or bear the title of Executive of various lay groups.

There was no reason to expect that this group of leaders could find enough common ground to lead to an amicable divorce for this church body. They sensed the need for a professional mediator, someone who had proven skills that might bring the fringes together in a mutually beneficial agreement.

The person who met those expectations is a Jewish attorney renowned in conflicted situations. Kenneth F. Feinberg has a resume that is unmatched in the legal community. He was the Special Master for the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund, and also served as the government-appointed counsel

for the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund.

What made Mr. Feinberg even more desired as the mediator in this religious setting was that he was donating his services. He led this Methodist group through months of strategic planning and negotiations pro bono. He was fully committed to the UMC in seeing it through to an amicable divorce. Many compromises were agreed upon among the parties, and they are currently of one mind.

They want to move forward, permitting those who desire to be welcoming of the LGBTQ community to do so, while allowing those who see these lifestyles as sinful to continue their own path of faith.

There is an interesting—and relevant—twist to this story. Our local Epworth United Methodist Church, known as a beacon of advocacy and acceptance of the LGBTQ community for decades, has a new pastor. Effective January 1, 2020, the Rev. Dr. Vicki Gordy-Stith became Senior Pastor of Epworth. A vocal advocate and ally of the LGBTQ community, she also happens to be the primary clergy delegate to General Conference in May. She is well-suited to lead the local delegation to the next meeting of that body, which will meet May 5-15, 2020, in Minneapolis.

Forty-eight years after the UMC took on an anti-gay agenda and platform, the time has come for it to gently and prayerfully split into separate entities.

These factions will celebrate the freedom they each claim as their rightful mantle as followers of faith. What joy will come with the many same-sex weddings being held in the church where those persons worship. These are the times when an amicable divorce brings forth the celebration of new love. ▼ 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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Out & About

BY ERIC C. PETERSON

Mad about the Boy

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hen I was in junior high, the music video was still in its infancy as an art form. The year was 1983, and I could sit and watch these four-minute art films, one after the other, for hours. Once, when I was transfixed in front of the television, my mother happened to walk into the room. Culture Club had just released their second album, and the video for their new single, “Karma Chameleon,” was playing. Mom liked the sound of it, and moved to the television to watch.

She smiled when the singer, heavily made up, bedecked in a patchwork suit with a hairstyle that was all braids and bows, appeared. But she did a double take when this same singer, began to sing, “I’m a man without conviction/I’m a ma-a-an, who doesn’t know.…”

Despite his low tenor range, my mother had been convinced that Boy George was a woman. I remember giggling at her shock. His androgyny had been well known to me for some time; in fact, it was his defining characteristic and why—in addition to the music—my friends and I were so drawn to him.

I suppose that’s why so many fans and onlookers were shocked when just last month, Boy George went on a small Twitter rant about the growing social norm of announcing one’s pronouns.

You’re seeing this trend more and more.

Non-binary and transgender people began it, and have been asking their cisgender allies to join them in declaring their pronouns when introducing themselves, in a standard email signature, or in a Twitter bio. If everyone states their pronouns, the prevailing wisdom goes, then it will be easier for those who need to in order to be acknowledged and respected.

Boy George, it seems, isn’t a fan of the practice. “Leave your pronoun’s [sic] at the door!” he tweeted on January 6.

In response to the question, “Do you not know what the [f***] pronouns are?” he responded: “A modern form of attention seeking?”

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The backlash was sudden and swift, and strong enough that his media representatives were eventually called in to respond. They simply said, “The concept of…asking whether Boy George is transphobic is so stupid it doesn’t warrant a response.”

Boy George is 58, nine years older than I am. And despite the fact that he’s been both openly gay and world famous for more than half his life, I suspect that he grew up with the same archaic views about sex and gender as I did: namely, that the two concepts are synonymous, and that they exist on a binary: you’re either male or female, a boy or a girl, one or the other.

… the idea that someone’s true gender might be somewhere in between [male and female] is not something many of us can quite get our heads around.

It’s taken a while for the LGBTQ community to grapple with the idea that sexual orientation can exist on a continuum, but even now bisexual and pansexual folks can find themselves erased by a silent belief that a person must either be entirely gay or entirely straight. In terms of gender, we’re even further behind.

Most of us understand that someone can be trans—either a woman born into a male body or a man born into a female one. But the idea that someone’s true gender might be somewhere in between is not something many of us can quite get our heads around.

I have many dear friends who strug-

gle with non-binary people—those who choose to be referred to with gender-neutral “they/them” pronouns. The reason they give is typically that “they” and “them” are plural, but I suspect this isn’t the case. In fact, I’ve already used these pronouns as singular terms in this column, which probably went unnoticed by most readers. I suspect the struggle occurs because they assign a person a gender, either man or woman, upon meeting them (did it again!), and mentally breaking free of that binary choice is very difficult.

Counterintuitively, I believe it’s easier for my friends—and possibly Boy George as well—to simply refuse to use gender-neutral pronouns than it would be to try. There’s a lot of effort in the trying, and no guarantee that we’ll always get it right. And then there’s the risk of unintentionally hurting someone when we mess up. Somehow, it’s more acceptable to offend them intentionally, so long as we’re standing on principle.

I’m afraid I don’t have much advice that will make the trying any easier. But here’s my counsel, in case Boy George is listening, or it applies to you, gentle reader: try anyway. You’ll mess up occasionally, and most non-binary folks won’t hold it against you, so long as the effort is both kind and sincere. And the next time you’re introducing yourself to a group of strangers, consider stating your pronouns. It will feel strange. But in exchange for that slight twinge of awkwardness, you might be bringing an overwhelming sense of comfort to someone without even knowing it. ▼ Eric Peterson is a diversity and inclusion practitioner, novelist, and podcast host who lives in Washington DC and visits Rehoboth as often as he can. Visit www.rewindpod.com for more on the podcast.

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CAMPCritters Lily FUN FACT Ten-year old, silver miniature poodle Lily does not like riding in the car, so she stays at home most of the time. This suits her very well, as her feline rescue brother, Montegue, and her humans, Gail Tannenbaum and Wendy Walker, are almost always with her.

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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It’s My Life

BY MICHAEL THOMAS FORD

Unboxing a Life THIS WEEK I MOVED for the 14th time in my adult life.

Since 2011, when a relationship ended and I left the house and city I had lived in for the previous decade, I and my belongings have inhabited other people’s homes. First, I landed in Texas, where I lived with a friend. Then I went to Maryland, where I lived with my sister and helped take care of our mother as Alzheimer’s slowly claimed her. Around this time last year, with my mother gone and no reason to be anywhere in particular, I accepted another friend’s invitation to come to Ohio.

I didn’t expect to fall in love with Ohio. I didn’t expect to meet a man and fall in love with him. And I didn’t expect to fall in love with a 150-year-old farmhouse in a tiny village very much like the one I grew up in and swore I would never live in again once I left it to go to college 35 years ago.

And yet, here we are.

Nothing forces you to For most of the last eight years, the boxes I packed and inventory your life quite moved when I left San Franlike a move does, and cisco have sat, unopened, in attics and garages, barns and looking at what I chose storage units. Without my own rooms to fill, I didn’t need the to bring with me when dishes and utensils inside them.

I didn’t have anywhere to put I left my old life for an the books and the records, or uncertain new one is an walls on which to hang the art. I only what I needed. interesting experience. unpacked Now that there are rooms to fill, I’m opening boxes and looking at things I haven’t seen in a very long time. Nothing forces you to inventory your life quite like a move does, and looking at what I chose to bring with me when I left my old life for an uncertain new one is an interesting experience.

I remember getting rid of a lot of stuff when I moved out of the last house I owned. I didn’t know where I would end up, and I didn’t want to drag along any unnecessary items. Partly this was because there was only so much room in the moving van I drove across the country, but it was also because I didn’t want to be weighted down with baggage, both literal and emotional.

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has gotten wet since I left. The chances of using it in southeastern Ohio are slim, so is that part of my life—one that used to consume large amounts of my time—over? And what about the boxes of vintage cameras and film and associated paraphernalia, also untouched in years? Once, I took photos that sold in galleries. Now, the only shots I take are on my phone. Will I go back to it, or is that too in the past?

When I left California, I had no idea what my life would become. There was no plan apart from moving on. Many of the things I decided to take were, I see now, based on what I hoped it would become or, more accurately, what it would remain. I didn’t want to give up diving, or photography, and so I packed those things up and carried them with me. I didn’t want to let go of my notion of becoming an interpreter for the Deaf, and so I filled several cartons with books and other materials from the program I’d been enrolled in for a year, telling myself I would find a new program wherever I settled.

As the years passed, these dreams faded, particularly once I began caring for my mother and her disease became all-encompassing. Diving and photography and studying American Sign Language became things I used to do. They were part of another life, of somebody I had been once but wasn’t anymore. The unopened boxes were things I moved from place to place because going through them was both too overwhelming and because they were all I had left of the life I’d once had.

Now, I’m building a new life in a new house with a new partner. How much it will resemble that old life, I don’t know. Some of the things in the boxes are finding places in the new house. Others are going into other boxes, to be donated or thrown out. What I will make with what remains, I’m not sure yet. I’m a different person than I was when I first packed these boxes into a moving truck and drove out of San Francisco. But more than eight years later, I’m also not entirely sure who I’m going to become. ▼ Michael Thomas Ford is a much-published Lambda Literary award-winning author. Visit Michael at michaelthomasford.com

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Eating Out

BY GLEN PRUITT

Rigby’s Continues to Shine All Year Long

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fixture of Rehoboth Beach’s nightlife for the past 11 years, Rigby’s Bar & Grill is probably best known for its bar. The bar itself, although small, is the setting for big fun almost every night of the week.

If you are in the mood to drink and sing, you can enjoy a moment in the spotlight during the karaoke parties held at Rigby’s each Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening. On the other hand, if you would rather leave the singing to the professionals, there is live entertainment there on Sunday and Monday nights.

You would be doing yourself a disservice, however, if you always walk past the door to the dining room on your way to the bar. Rigby’s also is a contemporary American neighborhood bistro, which serves up simple home cooking at its best. Glance through the doorway and you will discover a charming space that seats about 50. The crisp white and azure blue walls are decorated with several pieces of artwork that add pops of vivid color to the room without overpowering it. The décor beckons you to come inside and pull up a chair.

My dinner companion and I stopped

by Rigby’s on a recent Sunday evening. We were greeted promptly by our handsome server, Ricky, who guided us through the menu and offered us thoughtful suggestions about some of Rigby’s most popular dishes. His deep melodious voice made everything sound delicious! We were not surprised to hear that Ricky also serves as Rigby’s singing bartender on Wednesday evenings, and he has plans to audition for the television competition show, The Voice, next month.

On this night, we were content to listen to Ricky singing softly to himself as he bustled around the dining room.

As we noshed on dinner rolls still warm from the oven, we studied the menu and made our strategic choices. My dinner companion decided to focus on seafood dishes, while I would concentrate on choices for landlubbers. We started our meal with a couple of appetizers.

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got five large shrimp that quickly disappeared from their serving dish. I ordered the chicken quesadilla, which was served up quartered and artfully arranged on a small platter with sides of sour cream and salsa. The outsides of the quesadillas were a lovely golden brown, and the insides were filled with enough goodies to be tasty without becoming messy to eat. Delicious! The size of the quesadilla was large enough that it could stand alone as a small plate for someone with a smaller appetite.

No one would say that Kenny and I have small appetites, so we were ready to move to the entrées. Kenny ordered the wild salmon, which was pan-seared and flavored with house seasonings. It was tender and flaky. Kenny was just as impressed with the grilled asparagus that accompanied the fish. Like a culinary Goldilocks, he declared the asparagus to be “not over-cooked, not under-cooked, but just right!” My dinner selection was the flat-iron steak. It was grilled to perfection, drizzled with a blue cheese butter, and topped with fried onion straws.

I intended to take a photo of the dish to accompany this review, but when it was placed before me, I totally forgot. I grabbed my fork and started enjoying!

The meat was so tender, I could cut it using only my fork, and the blue cheese butter was a surprising but pleasing addition to the entrée. The rest of my plate was filled with fried smashed red potatoes and all in all, it made for a hearty meal on a cold winter’s evening.

It just so happened that it was

“Chicken and Dumplings Night” the evening we visited Rigby’s. As a native of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, I grew up eating chicken and dumplings. I know what they are supposed to taste like, and I know that the chicken and dumplings served up in restaurants can often be bland and boring. My curiosity got the better of me. I convinced our server Ricky to bring me a small cup of the chicken and dumplings, just so I could sample it. I tasted it. And I was very pleasantly surprised. The chicken was shredded, the dumplings were appropriately slippery, and it all was deliciously seasoned.

I learned that the dish incorporated rosemary, parsley, and thyme freshly harvested from Rigby’s own herb garden.

Fresh makes all the difference.

Good desserts make a difference, too! We went with Rigby’s two signature desserts: Key Lime Pie and Cheese Cake. Both desserts are made in-house

by Chef John Glenstrup. Both desserts were light, creamy, and full-bodied. And both desserts were perfect endings to a delightful dinner.

We had a moment to talk with Rigby’s owner, John Black, before we left the restaurant that night. I told him that eating in a resort restaurant in the off-season can be risky for restaurant-goers. Sometimes when the kitchen and wait staff are not “busy and in the groove,” quality can suffer. That certainly was NOT the case with Rigby’s, which even on a quiet Sunday evening provided us with an exceptional dining experience. Rigby’s provides high quality food, made using local ingredients, available at a good price point, and served by friendly staff. We will definitely be back, and soon! ▼ Glen Pruitt has worked in Delaware’s HIV/ AIDS field for the past 25 years. He serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for CAMP Rehoboth, and he was delighted to write a restaurant review (instead of another set of meeting minutes) for CAMP Rehoboth this month.

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LGBTQ+ YA Corner Intro by BARBARA ANTLITZ

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elcome to the first LGBTQ+ YA Corner! This new column will be an ongoing part of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth—look for it in each issue.

It is an honor and pleasure to introduce Ms. Gemma Lockhart. I saw Gemma speak at the Transgender Day of Remembrance that was held at Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) in Rehoboth Beach on November 20, 2019. I was impressed by her courage and willingness to wholeheartedly speak about her journey. Since then, Gemma has spoken at several Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) meetings in Sussex and Kent County schools and serves on the GSA Leadership Planning Committee. Much gratitude for your presence.

Letters: Start by telling us about yourself!

Gemma: I was born in Dover and currently still reside there. I live with my amazing wife, Faith Lockhart—we just recently married in November—and our guinea pig, Lizzy. We also have a cat, though her grandparents babysit her a lot, so we don’t see her much. I have an Associate’s Degree in Human Services and a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science.

L: Explain to us what you do with local GSAs in our area schools?

G: After speaking at a service for the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Barbara asked me if I would like to speak with students from local GSAs. I decided to take this opportunity to share my experience and provide what information and knowledge I have to the youth in the community. During the time of talking with the students, we discuss many different aspects of transitioning that the students have questions about. I am able to provide them real life knowledge of how transitioning could look.

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L: What is a common question the students ask you?

L: What advice do you think is important for parents to hear?

G: I would say the most common question the students ask is what are some safe places for LGBTQ+ people in the community and how did my wife feel about my transition? Students also always ask if I faced any hardships during my transition and how I overcame them?

G: I would say that it’s okay if you don’t completely understand what your child is going through. The main thing is that you show you are trying and show you support them. Even if someone had a hard time relating to or understanding my experience, seeing that they were trying showed me they loved me.

L: Do you have an LGBTQ Hero?

L: What is your favorite memory with the students?

G: I have many people within the community I look up to and admire, though I would say the two that had made the most impact were Erin Armstrong and Laverne Cox. Erin is a YouTuber and an advocate who has documented her transition. She was the first transgender person I looked to who I could relate my experiences to. Laverne is a celebrity and a strong advocate in the community and one that I could particularly relate to due to her being a black transgender woman like myself.

G: My favorite moment in general when going to see the students is seeing how courageous they are for coming out and how brave they are to ask the questions they do. ▼ Barbara is CAMP Rehoboth’s Youth Coordinator, working with GSAs in middle and high schools in Sussex and Kent Counties, and with other groups supporting LGBTQ+ youth. She can be reached at bantlitz@camprehoboth.com

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gay Women of Rehoboth ®

Join Us At

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CAMP REHOBOTH BEACH GUIDE

WHERE TO GO WHAT TO DO

Visit the Business Partner Directory on the CAMP Rehoboth website to find links to these area businesses in BOLD. The Guide includes: Food and Wine, Shopping, Lodging, and Services—all at camprehoboth.com.

BEACH AREA LODGING 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 Summer Place Hotel, 1st St & Olive Ave........................................302-226-0766 The Shore Inn, 37239 Rehoboth Ave Ext.......................................302-227-8487

LEWES FOOD & DRINK Go Brit, 18388 Coastal Hwy...........................................................302-644-2250 Matt’s Fish Camp, 34401 Tenley Ct...............................................302-644-2267

OTHER AREA FOOD & DRINK Bluecoast Seafood, 1111 Hwy One, Bethany................................302-539-7111 Catch 54, 54 Madison Ave, Fenwick..............................................302-436-8600 Matt’s Fish Camp, 28635 Coastal Hwy, Bethany...........................302-539-2267

SERVICES AT THE BEACH REHOBOTH RETAIL SHOPS Atlantic Jewelry, 313 S. Boardwalk...............................................302-226-0675 Atlantique, 39 Baltimore Ave.........................................................302-727-5575 Browseabout Books, 133 Rehoboth Ave.......................................302-226-2665 Gallery 50, 50 Wilmington Ave......................................................302-227-2050 New Wave Spas, 20660 Coastal Hwy............................................302-227-8484 Ocean Boulevard Furniture, 19803 Hebron Rd.............................302-645-2626 One Day At A Time Gifts, 46-B Baltimore Ave................................302-212-5632 Shademakers, 33 Baltimore Ave....................................................302-226-2222 Unfinished Business, Rt. 1 behind Panera Bread..........................302-645-8700

REHOBOTH FOOD & DRINK 1776 Steakhouse, Midway Shopping Center................................302-645-9355 Back Porch Café, 59 Rehoboth Ave...............................................302-227-3674 Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave........................................................302-227-6515 Café Azafran, 18 Baltimore Ave.....................................................302-227-8100 Café Papillon, Penny Lane Mall......................................................302-227-7568 Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave................................302-227-0818 Dos Locos, 208 Rehoboth Ave............................................. 302-227-3353 Go Fish, 24 Rehoboth Ave..............................................................302-226-1044 Goolee’s Grille, 11 South 1st St.....................................................302-227-7653 Iguana Grill, 52 Baltimore Ave.......................................................302-727-5273 Just In Thyme, 38163 Robinsons Dr..............................................302-227-3100 Lori’s Café, 39 Baltimore Ave.........................................................302-226-3066 Loves Liquors, LLC, 305c Rehoboth Ave........................................302-227-6966 Lupo Italian Kitchen, 247 Rehoboth Ave.......................................302-226-2240 Palate Bistro, 19266 Coastal Hwy.................................................302-249-8489 Penny Lane Liquors, 42 Rehoboth Ave..........................................302-567-5245 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 The Pines, 56 Baltimore Avenue....................................................302-567-2726 The Pond, First & Rehoboth Ave....................................................302-227-2234

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BUILDING/CLEANING/REMODELING/LANDSCAPING

A.G. Renovations ...........................................................................302-947-4096 Country Life Homes, 34882 Picnic Basket Ct................................302-231-5001 Randall-Douglas.............................................................................302-245-1439 Ron’s Repairs..................................................................................302-727-3591

CHURCHES/SYNAGOGUES

All Saints’ Episcopal, 18 Olive Ave.................................................302-227-7202 Epworth UMC, 19285 Holland Glade Rd.......................................302-227-7743 Grace of God Lutheran, ELCA, 20689 Shoppes at Long Neck.......302-947-1044 M.C.C. of Rehoboth, 19369 Plantation Rd.....................................302-645-4945 Seaside Jewish Community, 18970 Holland Glade Rd..................302-226-8977 St. Peter’s Episcopal, 2nd & Market Sts, Lewes.............................302-645-8479 Unitarian Universalist, 30486 Lewes-G’Town Hwy........................302-313-5838 Unity of Rehoboth, 98 Rudder Rd, Millsboro.................................717-579-2612 Westminster Presbyterian, 301 King Charles Ave.........................302-227-2109

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

AARP of Delaware (age 50+)..........................................................866-227-7441 ACLU of DE—Lesbian & Gay Civil Rights Project............................302-654-3966 CAMP Chorus—Program of CAMP Rehoboth.................................302-227-5620 CAMP Rehoboth—LGBTQ Community Service Org........................302-227-5620 CAMP Rehoboth Families—LGBTQ parents connect......................302-227-5620 CAMP Rehoboth Parents of Transgender & Gender Non-conforming Children............................................302-227-5620 Cape Henlopen Senior Center—Rehoboth (age 50+)....................302-227-2055 CHEER Centers of Sussex County (age 50+)..................................302-515-3040 Delaware Aging & Disability Resource Center...............................800-223-9074 Delaware Human Relations Commission Housing & public accommodation............................................877-544-8626 Delaware Information Line............................................................................2-1-1 Delaware Pride—Community events, annual Pride Festival..........302-265-3020 Delaware Transgender Resources—transdelaware.net, delawarelgbtq@gmail.com Delaware Transgender Support.....................................................302-402-3033

Gay/Lesbian Alcoholics Anonymous—add’l schedules..................302-856-6452 Saturdays 6 pm: Epworth UMC, 19285 Holland Glade Rd (step meeting) Saturdays 7:30 pm: All Saints’ Church, 18 Olive Ave (step meeting) Tuesdays noon: St. Peter’s Church, 211 Mulberry St, Lewes (step meeting) Thursdays noon: CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave (open discussion) Sundays 9 am: CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave (open discussion) Tuesdays 8 pm: CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave (Young Persons) Gay Men’s Discussion Group—Program of CAMP Rehoboth.........302-227-5620 Lesbian Support Group—Program of CAMP Rehoboth..................302-227-5620 Lewes Senior Activity Center (age 50+).........................................302-645-9293 LGBTQ Student Union—University of DE, Newark.........................302-831-8066 Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth................................................302-645-7449 PFLAG-Rehoboth—2nd Tuesdays, Public Library, 111 Adams Ave, Lewes............................................................302-841-1339 SLAA and SAA—Thursdays, 7:30 pm, All Saints’ Church 18 Olive Ave ............................................................................302-745-7929 Social Security Administration—Lewes office................................800-772-1213 TransLiance of DE—Rehoboth—4th Tuesdays at 7 pm, MCC of Rehoboth; contact: TransLiance@gmail.com

Rehoboth Beach Dental, 19643 Blue Bird Ln....................... 302-226-0300 Steven B. Wright, D.M.D., 18912 J.J. Williams Hwy............. 302-645-6671 The Aesthetic Center......................................................................302-827-2125

COUNSELING/THERAPY/LIFE COACH

PET RETAIL

Karen Abato, ATR-BC, LPAT, Licensed Art Psychotherapist... 302-232-5330 Kevin J. Bliss, Personal/Professional Coaching.............................302-754-1954 Jewish Family Services........................................................ 302-478-9411

ERRANDS/PERSONAL NEEDS

Alternative Lifestyle Services.........................................................302-727-2050

EVENT PLANNING/CATERING

Big Fish Catering................................................................. 302-226-5500 Flair................................................................................................302-930-0709 Palate Bistro & Catering.................................................................302-249-8489 Plate Catering.................................................................................302-644-1200

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Bell Rock Capital, 19606 Coastal Hwy..........................................302-227-7608 Community Pride Financial............................................................302-227-2939 County Bank, 19927 Shuttle Rd.......................................... 302-226-9800 Jenn Harpel, Morgan Stanley.........................................................302-644-6620

FLORISTS

Windsor’s Florist, 20326 Coastal Hwy...........................................302-227-9481

FUNERAL SERVICES

Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium................................ 302-645-9520

HAIR SALONS/TATTOO & PIERCING

Beach Cuts, 214 Rehoboth Ave...........................................302-226-ROBB Gregory Meyers Hair Studio, 20245 Bay Vista Rd & Rt 1..............302-727-5331 Stephan & Co Salon & Spa, 19266 Coastal Hwy................... 302-260-9478

HEALTH-RELATED

AIDS Delaware – Kent & Sussex Counties.....................................302-226-3519 AIDS Delaware – New Castle County............................................302-652-6776 AIDS Hotline – Delaware statewide...............................................800-422-0429 Brandywine Urology Consultants...................................................302-824-7039 Beebe Healthcare, 26744 J.J. Williams Hwy.................................302-645-3300 CAMPsafe AIDS education & prevention program of CAMP Rehoboth........................................................................302-227-5620 Christiana Care HIV Wellness Clinic ..............................................302-933-3420 Christiana Care LGBTQ Health Initiatives.......................................302-733-1227 Delaware HIV Consortium - Statewide..........................................302-654-5471 Delaware Hospice..........................................................................800-838-9800 Delaware Total Foot & Ankle Center.................................... 302-433-6547 National Alliance on Mental Illness of DE (NAMI)...........................302-427-0787

INSURANCE

Eric Blondin, State Farm...................................................... 302-644-3276 George Bunting, State Farm................................................ 302-227-3891 Jeanine O’Donnell, State Farm............................................ 302-645-7283

LEGAL/ACCOUNTING/TRUST SERVICES

Steven Falcone CPA, Taxes & Planning..........................................302-644-8634 Lawson Firm, 402 Rehoboth Ave...................................................302-226-3700

LOCKSMITHS

Rock Lock/Robin Rohr/Your Community Locksmith.......................302-386-9166

MASSAGE THERAPY/FITNESS

Midway Fitness & Racquetball, Midway Center.............................302-645-0407 One Spirit Massage, 169 Rehoboth Ave........................................302-226-3552 Rehoboth Massage/Alignment.......................................................302-727-8428 Critter Beach, 156 Rehoboth Ave..................................................302-226-2690 Pet Portraits by Monique................................................................717-650-4626

PET SERVICES

Brandywine Valley SPCA, 22918 Dupont Blvd, G’twn.......... 302-856-6361 Delaware Humane Association, 18675 Coastal Hwy........... 302-200-7159 Parsell Pet Crematorium, 16961 Kings Hwy, Lewes............ 302-645-7445

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Elton and Elvis. Barbra and Judy. Aretha and Cher.

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ho are these people? Oh, c’mon. Everyone should know these songsters and songstresses. Who doesn’t know that Elton is the rocket man Elton John, or that Elvis is the hound dog Elvis Presley? How about Barbra Streisand, the quintessential funny girl, or the dreamer, Judy Garland? And Aretha Franklin demanding respect, and Cher, who is, well, Cher?

And why do you need to know this?

Because if you hurry up and buy your tickets, you’ll get a seat at the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus winter concert, “Legends.” The harmonizers will sing the songs of artists so famous that they are recognizable by a single name.

There’s Bette and Barry and Dolly and Patsy and Madonna and Frank. And just to round out the famous names, ABBA, and Queen. Okay, they’re groups, not individual singers. If this itty-bitty inconsistency bothers you, complain to Doug Yetter.

Yetter is the long-time Artistic and Musical Director of the chorus. The maestro’s magic shows in every aspect of the chorus, from creating complicated choral arrangements (he does arrangements for almost every song), to leading intense but fun rehearsals, to selecting accessories that reflect the sometimes zany selections in each concert. As Doug says, “If the concert is fantastic, we all share in the success. If it’s terrible...well, they’ll probably blame me!”

No worries, Doug. The chorus plays to packed houses every year. Why? Chorus veteran Gail Tannenbaum says it well: “This is my fifth year singing with the gang. I think we bring to the community a sense of excitement.

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giving standing ovations promotes lots of love each year.”

Yetter has high hopes for this concert, and putting it all together was challenging. When the chorus and the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus Music Committee presented him with the idea of singing the songs of artists so famous that they are recognizable by a single name, Doug panicked. (I doubt that, but Doug insists it’s true.) Yes, honoring legendary singers was a great idea, but how do you translate the music of

SOLO artists into a concert sung by a CHORUS with more than 100 voices? He started by narrowing the field of singers to those who could be identified by one name. He then decided to represent each singer with three or four songs spanning their career. Doug is happy with the final package. “It’s ended up being this incredible all-you-can-sing musical buffet. The audience will need no encouragement to sing along with this great music.”

Doug also has more to work with this year. After the early years, which featured 27 singers, the chorus count grew to 90 members, and now boasts 17 new members. Many music lovers sing the praises of experiencing 100+ singers in harmony, and it is one of the many joys of experiencing a CAMP Rehoboth Chorus concert.

Another feature of these chorus concerts is the amazing band, led by pianist David Zipse. Zipse not only accompanies every rehearsal, he also writes the instrumental arrangements

for the concerts and finds incredible musicians to play with him. He is a popular performer in local restaurants and clubs and performs at the Rehoboth Jazz Festival. The outstanding ensemble David has assembled includes Ken Schliefer on percussion (Ken taught instrumental music for the Cape Henlopen School District for 37 years), George Freeman on bass, Rosann Mattei on guitar, Glenn Luedtke on trumpet (Glenn is a retired Army band guy and also plays orchestral percussion regionally), and Dave Schiff on sax/clarinet/flute. (Dave had to turn down one chorus concert a few years back as Natalie Cole had asked him to play a Vegas gig for her!)

Finally, no CAMP Rehoboth Chorus concert can go on without the backstage machinations of production assistants Larry Rosen and Barry Bugg.

Both have worked in theater and choral production for many years, including stints as production managers for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC. They keep the engine well-oiled and turn many of Doug’s choral fantasies into reality.

So, take a minute and revisit that list of artists at the beginning of this feature.

If you still can’t identify these artists so famous that they are recognizable by a single name—well, here’s an idea: Come to the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus concert, “Legends,” and be introduced! You’ll be glad you did.

“Legends” plays February 14 and 15 at 7:00 p.m. and February 16 at 3:00 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church.

At the time of print, a limited number of tickets were still available for the February 14 show. Visit camprehoboth. com for ticket availability.▼

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CAMPArts Irreplaceable

by Doug Yetter

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n integral and beloved part of my life left this vale of tears just days after the start of the New Year.

There were signs that the end was near, but I kept hoping and praying for a little more time. The loss was devastating as the two of us were nearly inseparable.

Yes, friends, my iPhone 4s died—of old age.

I bet a lot of you get a new phone every year or two, and I applaud you and all that cutting-edge technology in your lives, but I see no reason to replace something if it still works. Point in case—I drive a 1995 Honda Del Sol with 183,000+ miles.

I was grousing to a friend about the cost of a new phone, and getting locked into another two-year contract with a carrier I loathe, when he pulled out his phone and said, “This was free and I have no contract. Just change carriers.” He had me at “free.”

As I began to explore my gigantic new phone, I started thinking about everything this gadget has replaced in my life—my wristwatch, alarm clock, atlas, checkbook, camera, radio, flashlight, encyclopedia.… Which made me ponder not only the objects in my life made obsolete by technology, but all of the workers who will be replaced by automation—cashiers, travel agents, postal workers, farmers, file clerks, garment and petroleum workers, lumberjacks, miners, meter maids.…

I’m sure you’re beginning to wonder what any of this has to do with the arts?! I realized that no computer will ever be able to replace an artist, or specifically what artists do. My computer can replicate digitized instruments and voices so I have an idea of what an arrangement will sound like when I have real singers and instrumentalists performing, but it will never replace the beauty of the human voice.

Computers may have the ability to whip up a copy of the Mona Lisa, or to be programmed to sculpt another Pieta, but they can’t develop an aesthetic. No machine will ever replace daVinci or Michelangelo or even Willie Nelson.

Perhaps instead of shelling out another grand on a new phone this year, you might consider donating that money to the arts, or spending it on tickets to shows, or buying a new watercolor, or encouraging a child to dance, or sing, or learn to play the oboe.

It’s a New Year. Make new goals. ▼

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o-hosted by CAMP Rehoboth and the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ), we proudly feature Shine a Light in the CAMP Rehoboth Gallery to honor Black History Month and to bring attention to the talent of black artists and the fullness of black humanity. Through broad brush strokes, textiles, and their personal lenses, the exhibiting artists will share their interpretations in a multitude of mediums and bring focus to the strength, resilience, achievement, and creativity of African-American artists.

The exhibition features works by Wilmington-based photographer Shannon Woodloe—a 2019 Delaware Division of the Arts Emerging Artist Fellow; Theresa Angela Taylor, whose art is inspired by social, political, and cultural aspects in a rhythmic Afrocentric theory and form; textile artist and quilter Ann B. Martin; emerging Delaware State University student artist Taylor Gordon; folk artist Nina Spencer; and student artist Justin Davis.

CAMP Rehoboth works to build safe, inclusive communities with room for all and the SDARJ educates, informs, and advocates for racial justice, equality, and fair opportunity. It’s a great match, and a fantastic show to start the year!

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arts+entertainment Handel’s Agrippina—March 7 and 9.

National Theatre Live: All My Sons— February 22, 24, and 25. Jewish Film Festival: March 11-15. Check their website for screenings and show times.

Clear Space Theatre Company (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2270; ClearSpaceTheatre.org) opens their 2020 season with Clue (through February 9), followed by The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (February 29-March 1), and Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate (March 6-22). Check their website to purchase tickets.

The Legend Returns by Taylor Gordon at CAMP Rehoboth.

PERFORMING ARTS CAMP Rehoboth Chorus (37 Baltimore Ave.; 302-227-5620; chorus@camprehoboth.com) presents “Legends”—February 14-16 at Epworth UMC (19285 Holland Glade Rd.). The concert salutes legendary performers Elton John, Madonna, Elvis, Dolly Parton, Aretha Franklin, Freddie Mercury, Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler, and more! The Chorus is adding another new concert to their season (June 5-7), so here’s your chance to join this wonderful group.

Coastal Concerts (in residence at Bethel UMC Hall; Fourth and Market Streets, Lewes; 888-212-6458; coastalconcerts.org) continues their season with Trio Valtorna (February 15, 2p.m.), followed by “Songs of Travel” with baritone Andrew Garland and pianist Warren Jones (March 14, 7p.m.).

Dickens Parlour Theatre (35715 Atlantic Avenue, Millville; 302-8291071; dptmagic.com) offers magic and comedy in an intimate setting. Comedy Tonight Show with Matt Scarpelli (February 14-15); A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters (February 21-29) with Bob Kemp and Liane Hansen.

The Milton Theatre (110 Union St. in Milton; 302-684-3038; miltontheatre. com) “keeps Milton weird”! February events: 8: The Launch (A tribute to Boston, Styx, & Queen); 14: He Said— She Said…Stand-Up Comedy; 15: Peeka-Boo Revue (18+); 21: Kathie Martin & The Hot Rods; 22: The Brit Pack; 23: Tea For Three—Lady Bird, Pat, & Betty; 28: Games with Magnolia Applebottom; 29: Folsom Prison Revival. March events: 6: One Lucky Night with The Dame!; 7: The Funsters Benefit Dance Party; 8: The Janglebacks. Check their website for details.

Possum Point Players (441 Old Laurel Road, Georgetown; 302-856-4560; possumpointplayers.org) offers the stage version of the film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, through February 9.

Second Street Players (2 South Walnut Street, Milford; 302-422-0220/800838-3006; secondstreetplayers. com) has Moon Over Buffalo, through February 9.

Southern Delaware Chorale (P.O. Box 444; 302-260-7022; southerndelawarechorale.org) salutes Black History Month with “A Choral Tapestry,” February 23.

Drop Your Weapon by Shannon Woodloe at CAMP Rehoboth

Capital Ringers (PO Box 35, Lewes; capitalringers.org) is hosting the “Spring Ring Festival” at Epworth UMC (19285 Holland Glade Road) on March 14 (7p.m.). The concert will feature local handbell choirs playing a wonderfully diverse program. Admission is free.

Cinema Art Theater (17701 Dartmouth Drive, Lewes; 302-3134032; rehobothfilm.com) screens new independent films through the Rehoboth Beach Film Society.

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arts+entertainment 9203; heidilowejewelry. com) has unique handmade pieces and classes in jewelry making. Heidi is rebuilding the gallery and will re-open Fall 2020, but is “in the studio” creating custom pieces.

Peninsula Gallery (520 E. Savannah Road, Lewes; 302-645-0551; peninsula-gallery.com) offers over 3000 square feet of display and custom framing.

Guitar Lessons in the Shade, by Dane Tilghman at Peninsula Gallery.

GALLERIES & MUSEUMS Abraxas Studio of Art (515 Federal Street, Lewes; 302-645-9119; abraxasart. com) features the oil portraits and landscape paintings of Abraxas.

The Brush Factory on Kings (830 Kings Highway, Lewes; 302-745-2229; Facebook@ brushlewes) houses a co-op of 50 local artisans and merchants.

CAMP Rehoboth Gallery (37 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-5620; camprehoboth.com) honors the strength, resilience, achievement, and creativity of African-American artists with Shine a Light. (See listing elsewhere in this column).

Cape Artists Gallery (110 W. 3rd Street, Lewes; 302-644-7733; capeartists. org) is a half-block from the Zwaanendael Museum and features the work of two dozen artists, with much of their art focused on beach scenes.

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Gallery 37 (8 South Walnut Street, Milford; 302-2652318; marciareedpainting. com) represents over 45 artists and artisans from around the country with fine art, wood-turned vessels, fibers, glass art, and more.

Gallery 50 (50 Wilmington Avenue; 302-227-2050; gallery50art.com) has original paintings, jewelry, glass, sculpture, ceramics, and mixed media.

Heidi Lowe Gallery (328 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-227-

Rehoboth Art League (12 Dodds Lane, Henlopen Acres; 302-227-8408; rehobothartleague.org) Juried Members’ Showcase—through April 19; the Regional Juried Photography Exhibition—through March 8. Check their website for details on their extensive class offerings in ceramics, stained glass, pottery, mosaic, pen and ink, watercolor, acrylics, and more.

Rehoboth Beach Museum (511 Rehoboth Avenue at the Canal, 302-227-7310; rehobothbeachmuseum. org) has fresh exhibits on their renovated second floor

Photo by Glenn Strachan, Rehoboth Art League.

The Crowded Beach, woodcut print on paper by Mary Mullineaux at Rehoboth Art League.

for you to enjoy, and lots of Rehoboth Beach history on the first floor. Check the calendar on their website for walking tours and special events.

Tideline Gallery (111 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-2274444; tidelinegallery.com) offers unique gifts, Judaica, jewelry, pottery, lamps, and art glass. ▼ Doug is the Artistic and Musical Director for CAMP Rehoboth Chorus, Director of Music Ministries at Epworth UMC, and co-founder and Artistic Director emeritus of the Clear Space Theater Company. Contact Doug at dougyetter@gmail.com if you want to add your events to the calendar. Check out CAMP Arts on our website at camprehoboth. com for links to all the listed theatres, galleries and museums

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

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SCENES FROM REHOBOTH BEACH Winter in RB­—Holidays, Hosts, and Hot Spots THIS PAGE 1) Fay Jacobs, Mark Purpura, Sarah McBride, Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, and Delaware Speaker of the House Pete Schwartzkopf at Sarah McBride Fundraiser. 2) Marilyn Kates, Richard Thibodeau, Deb Ward, and Dan Bartasavich at CAMP Rehoboth Gallery. 3) Sal Seeley, Khusan, Jerry Filbin, Janice Kamminga, Patricia Stiles, Bob Dobbs, Barb Ralph, Barbara Antlitz, Niki Nicholson, Natalie Moss, David Carder, Jack Morrison, Evelyn Maurmeyer, Peter Pizzolongo, David Mariner, Max Dick, Sandra Skidmore, Jonathan Handy, Mary Shockley, and Carlos Prugue at CAMP Rehoboth Tree Decorating Party.

4) Loree Arnold, Glen Pruitt, Ward Ellinger, Murray Archibald, Allen Jarmon, and Sharyn Warwick at World AIDS Day. 5) Karen Anderson, Brenda Quinn, Monica Parr, and Emilie Paternoster at CAMP Rehoboth.

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THIS PAGE 5) Justin Russell, Kim Strickland, Tyler Townsend, and Rob Weed, Mona Lotts, David Gonce, Michael Solonoski, Fancie P. Charmington, Steve Wunder, Rod Hastie, Gene Cavazos, Paul Frene, John Hackett, Joe Matassino, Tom Newton, Ryan Davila, Tim Murray, Blair Cappuccio, Marc Boutin, Jason Evans, Nancy Derrickson, Bob Suppies, JoJo Genevish, Ed Gmoch, Paulette Lanza, Romulus Barba, John Wallden, and Tony Burns at The Pines. 6) Dolores Bottinell, Virginia Anderson, Linda Wolf, Krys Johnson, and Nick Serratore at Rehoboth Art League. 7) Ginny Daley, Karen Ferguson, and Carole Ellison at RB Holiday Farmers’ Market. 8) Pedro Lezma, Michael Cohen, Matthew Stensrud, Mansie Eytan, and Tuan Huyhn at Michael & Matthews Pre-New Year’s Eve Party.

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CAMP REHOBOTH MEMBERSHIP 2020 Bob Chambers* Jim Chupella & Jim Wigand* Dottie Cirelli & Myrna Kelley X Austin Clayton Betsy Cohen Gary Colangelo & Gerald Duvall X Kay Creech & Sharon Still* Scott Davis & Chris Shaheen* Drexel Davison - Bad Hair Day?* Lewis & Greg Dawley-Becker* In Memory of Frank Dell'Aquila X Marianne DeLorenzo & Linda Van de Wiele* Fred DiBartolo & Steve Wood X Frank Dorn & Edward Schumacher* Albert Drulis & Scott Silber* Arlyce Dubbin & Kathleen Heintz* Sandy Duncan & Maddy Ewald Paul Dwyer Susan Eig & Ellen Schiff X Karen & Lisa Faber* Alice Fagans & Ruth Ann Mattingly* John Farley & Dennis Wilson X Dent Farr & Erick Lowe* Dee Farris* Diane Fisher & Kharma Amos Metropolitan Community Church of Rehoboth* Keven Fitzsimmons & Jeff Stroud X Monica Fleischmann & Lona Crist X John Flournoy & Jim Chrobot Connie Fox John Furbush & Tom Feng Susan Goudy* Bill Graff & Jeff Schuck* Ken Green & Joe Kearney* Michael Green & Robert Schwerdtfeger* Todd Hacker Jo Hamilton & Donna Voigt* Pete & Joanne Harrigan* David Herring & Karl Hornberger Carol Holland - Holland Jewelers X Larry Hooker X Caroline Huff & Brenda Robertson* Pete Jakubowski* Robert Jennings Philip Johnson* Rose Korten & Brenda Pinkney Roger Kramer Greg Kubiak* Susan Kutliroff & Barbara Snyder Glenn Lash & Mark Paugh Carol Lazzara & Sheila Maden* Monica Lewis & Ann Zimmerman* Frank Liptak & Joe Schnetzka* James Lonsdale & Bryan Hoffman Patricia Magee & Anita Pettitt X Jill Masterman & Tammy Jackson Tony Mazzarella Kathleen McCormick & Elizabeth Fish X Mickie McManamon* James Mease & Philip Vehslage* Howard Menaker & Patrick Gossett X Floyd Merchant Ray Michener & Tom Carlson* Linda Miniscalco & Jeanne Drake* Gaylon Morris & Rick Kinsey* Jack Morrison & Bob Dobbs* Sandy Neverett & Pam Cranston X Robert Nowak & David Bergman X

Judy Olsen & Joanne Kempton X Maggie Ottato X Dotti Outland & Diane Mead X Stephen Pape & Jerry Clark Marilyn Pate & Dorothy Smith* Peninsula Gallery - Tony & Carol Boyd-Heron* John Piccirillo & Jonathan Rose Joanne Picone & Kathy Bostedo Denny Pintello & Coke Farmer* Tom Poor & Tom Bachmann - Bin 66 Fine Wine* Jim Pressler X Sam Profeta X Lisa Rabigi & Bea Vuocolo Joie Rake & Nan Flesher X Charlotte Reid & Polly Smale* Marty Rendon & John Cianciosi* Gene Roe X Thomas Rose & Thomas Sechowicz X Lucien Rossignol & Tom Harris Kim Rutherford & Dalit Eyal Mark Saunders & Bob Thoman* Sheryl Schulte & Jeanne LaVigne* Mary Ann Slinkman & Sharyn Santel Susan Soderberg & Terri King X John Michael Sophos & Miss Dot Sophos* Diane Sozio & Patricia Hutchinson* Dee Speck & Linda Kauffman X Mary Spencer & Kathy Lingo* Russell & Patricia Stiles* Caroline Stites & Elizabeth Coit X Lenny Stumpf & John B. Pitchford* Brett Svensson & Bill Quinn Dust Doctors LLC* Gordon Tanner & Robert Patlan* David Theil* James Tucker & In Memory of Dennis Murphy* Lana Warfield & Pamela Notarangelo X Daniel Watkins & Micah Shockney Cal Weible & Daniel Halvorsen X Michael Weinert* Douglas Werner & JD Pryor John Wood & Mike Roob Tony Wright & Mary Jo Bennett X Jean Sutliff Young* Joanne Yurik Larry Zeigler X John Zingo & Rick Johnson*

ORANGE LEVEL Donna Adair Gwen Atwell & Marla Hoon Shannon & Sarah Avery* Pamela Baker & Diane Dixson* Romulus Barba & Dean Yanchulis* Paul Barbera & Joseph Nolan Kathleen Biggs & Maria Campos Deborah Bosick Linda Bova & Bridget Bauer – The Sea Bova Associates* Anita Broccolino – In Memory of Cathy Fisher Wendy Bromfeld* Barry Bugg Ronald Butt & Steve Cannon* Debbie Cali & Maddie Cunningham John Carr & Billy Cox*

Jean Chlastawa & Susan Griesemer Steve Clayton & Brad Lentz Michael Clement & Mac Gardner* Charlie Codacovi* Gregory Cole Community Bank Delaware* Mark Conheady* Lois Cortese & Jill Stokes X Kenneth Currier & Mike Tyler X John D’Amico* Scott & Donna de Kuyper – Hotel Blue* Robert Defendis & Ronald O. Dempsey Linda DeFeo X J. Lynne Dement & Lisa J. Snyder Jim DiLalla & In Memory of Frederick Episcopo* Tony DiMichele & Jeff Smith Joe DiSalvo* Donna Dolce* Kevin Doss & Arie Venema Brenda Dunn & Karen Anderson Martin Durkin & Chetan Patel* Jeanne Embich* Gary Espinas & Daniel Sherlock Maureen Ewadinger* Ellen Feinberg & Lesley Rogan X Jerry Filbin* Sara Ford & Anne Donick* Deb Fox & Deb Bonneau Christopher Galanty & James Apistolas Anne Geary William Gluth & Channing Daniel Ed Gmoch* Mike Gordy & Ed Brubaker Joe Gottschall & Scott Woody Suzanne Graefen & Tad Webb Deborah Grant & Carol Loewen Michele Grant & Michelle Meyers* DiMitri Guy* Wesley Hacker & David Block* Tracey & Erica Hellman Bill Hillegeist X Vance Hudgins & Denny Marcotte John Hulse X Mary Huntt & Angela Creager Janet Idema & Patricia Higgins* Bob Kabel Sharon Kanter & Cyndy Bennett* Marilyn Kates & Laura Glenn* Anne Kazak & Chris Coburn X Mark Kehoe X Maryl Kerley & Pat Sagat X Bonnie Kirkland & Wanda Bair X Judy Kolb & Martha Hanlon Jay Kottoff & Mark Matey* Rob & Jean Krapf X Barbara Lang & Diane Grillo Leslie Ledogar & Marilyn Hewitt* Edmund LeFevre & Keith Wiggs X Jim Lesko Dale & Sue Lomas* John Mackerey & Donald Filicetti Duncan MacLellan & Glenn Reighart* Marsha Mark & Judy Raynor Gina & Jules Marotta Vicki Martina & Nancy Hewish* Marie Martinucci & Pam Kozey* Michael & Stephan Maybroda Kathy & Steve McGuiness Kate McQueen Marvin Miller & Dan Kyle X Julia Monaghan & Carissa Meiklejohn Margaret Moore & Sheree Mixell X Thomas Moore & Richard Bost

Marie Murray & Deb Ward X Debbie & Frank Navecky Robert Neighbour & Andrew Dan Pat Nickols Donna Ohle & Susan Gaggiotti X Sandra Oropel & Linda Frese* Carolyn Ortwein & Ann Barry* Rutland Paal & Robert Mittleman* Sandra Pace & Barbara Passikoff X Steve Parker* Ellen Passman X Emilie Paternoster & Monica Parr X Colleen Perry & Jane Kuhfuss* Marianne Perry & Jeanette Laszczynski Deena Pers X Grace Pesikey & Janet Urdahl* Russ Phipps & Stephen Jacobs* Peter Pizzolongo & Carlos Prugue* Roni Posner X Pat Powell Renata Price & Yona Zucker* Joseph Purdy & Anthony Pontorno Pierce Quinlan & Ginny Daly Thomas Ramsey & Chris Murray Susan Reinagel Pat Renninger & Tammy Plumley X Judy Rosenstein & Elva Weininger X Katherine Sams* Richard Sargent* Gary Schell & Jim DiRago Betsy Schmidt & Beth Greenapple X Rosemarie Schmidt & Carolyn Horn X Laurie Schneider & Margie Ripalda* Teri Seaton & Rena Frampton-Seaton Michael Seifert & Harvey Holthaus* Craig Sencindiver & Gary Alexander* Sue Shevlin & Ren Culp* Frank Shockley & Arthur Henry Matthew Stensrud & Michael Cohen Greig Stewart & Jake Hudson* Robert Stoltzfus & Gerald Warhola* Brian Straka* Sandra Sullivan & Lorie Seaman* David Szumski & James Carfagno Trudie Thompson Thrasher’s French Fries Jeffrey Trunzo & Herman Goodyear* James Vernicek & Jeff Dailey* Tama Viola Don Wainwright & Tom Jamison* Elizabeth Way & Dorothy Dougherty* Donald Wessel William Wheatley Ralph Wiest & Anthony Peraine* Daryle Williams & Steven Fretwell Terry Wise & Beth Shank* Sherri Wright & Dick Byrne* Niki Zaldivar & Cecil McNeil X Kathryn Zimmerman Helaine Zinaman & Roselyn Abitbol X

RED LEVEL Adrienne & Kim* Jim Affonco X Mark Aguirre & Wayne Gleason X Bill Alldredge X Stephani Allison & Judith Gorra X Alan Anderson X Daniel Anderson & Greg Melanson Lois Andreasen & Jean McCullough* Andrea Andrus & Maggie Shaw X Peter Antolini X Patricia Antonisse X Wanda Armwood & Illona Williams

Judith & Wanda Ashbrook Jan Atwell Terry August Jack Ay & James Krebsbach* Kathleen Bailey X David & Sandra Baker John Baker & Richard Latham X June Baker* Ruth Ball & Mary Ellen Jankowski* Susie Ball & Susan Delaney X Michael Barnes & Scott O’Neill Sarah Barnett Curtiss Barrows X Brian Bartels Eric Barton & Greg Nagel John Batchelor X Sherry Baxter & Robin O’Neil Karen Beck Beebe Medical Foundation* Mike Behringer & Nelson Correa Sheryl Bender & Doreen DiLorenzo* George Benes & Michael Mallee X Suzanne Bennethum & Deborah Smith Norman Bennett & Marco Morales Joel Berelson & Charles Maples* Lisa Beske Peter Bezrucik* Christine Bielenda & Karen Feuchtenberger* Thomas Biesiadny X Deb Bievenour & Susan Shollenberger Lorraine Biros Cathin Bishop & Laura Simon X Jason Blachek Ann Black & Kaye Wachsmuth X Carol Blair* Eric Blondin – State Farm Insurance Rehoboth Beach X Jacquelyn Blue X Rev. Dr. Tom Bohache & Tom Laughingwolf Simmons X Annabelle Boire Carl Bomberger & Mike Rhoads Robin Bond & Leanna Johannes* Bob Bonitati X Joy Boone & Marina Simmers X Randall Borgerson X Sheri & Carl Borrin Pete Borsari X Laura Borsdorf X Darice Bowles & Gerry Sue Davis* David & Donna Bowman X Deni Boyer & Loretta Imbrogono Beth Bozman Jim Brady & Mike Hays X Victor Branham & Mark Clark Kelly Brennan & Susan McVey William Briganti & Gary Moore Susan Brinsfield John & Bud Broda-Knudsen Debora Brooke * Cathy Brown Gladys Brown Kevin Brown X Lyn Brown & Winsome Boyd Tina Brown Diane Bruce & Annie Sorvillo* Daniel Bruner & Tim Beymer Marilyn Bryant Belinda Buras & Linda Simeone Geoffrey Burkhart & Bruce Williams* Lyn Burleson & Sharon Werner* Carol L. Burnett X Mary Jean Burns & Novalyn Winfield Rob Burns & Cris Hamer* Timothy B. Bush X Randy Butt & Emerson Bramble*

James Byrnes X Chris Cahill X Robertine Cale Ingrid Callmann & Karen Askins* Leslie Calman & Jane Gruenebaum* Michele Campisi & Julie A. Slick X Matt Carey X Jim Carlo X Justine Carpenter X Shirley Carpenter & Mary Coldren X Lisa Carrol & Deb Dubois X Marianna Carson & Laura Bobo Alice Casey Teresa Cason & Lynda Schepler X Linda Chaney & Irene Lawlor* Helen Chang & Pat Avery Dr. Harvey J. Chasser X Mike Chateauneuf X Anthony Chiffolo & Rusty Hesse* Dan Childers & Ted Hernandez* Tom Childers & John Hall X Sandra Chinchilla & Michelle Holmes X Curt Christensen & Ellen Heald* Billy J. Christian X Dennis Chupella & Rob White X Norma K. Clark X Terry Clark* Barbara Clipper Amy Clouse & Betty Long X Carolyn Cole & Sandy McDevitt X Nancy Commisso* Stuart Comstock-Gay X Inez Conover X Bill Cooley & Ken Watkins DVM X Joshua Cooper & Stephen Rathburn Jeffery A. Coover X Michael Cornell X Lois Corson & Mary Murdoch X Mary Costa & Kris Nygaard Becky & Tom Craft X Wendy Cramer & Carolyn Baranowski* Theresa-Ann Crivelli & Angela Murray Robert Crocetti X Bill Cross & David McCall X Donald Crowl* Richard Culver Mark Cunningham & Ken Tattersall X Howard Cyr & Lynn Ashley* Ellen Dahl Susan Daily Charles Daniels William T. Darley X Joseph Davey & H. Ralph Fletcher Marsha Davis & Bev Lesher X Kathy Davison & Ruth Dickerson X Frederick Dean & Steven Swierzy X Linda Dean & Donna Whiteside* Penny Lee Dean Scott Dechen & James Maino Michael Decker X Bernie Delia X Claire Dente & Leslie Campo* Stefani Deoul* Karen DeSantis & Carol Brice* Nancy DeToma & Meg Smith David DeVargas & Steven Champion X Barbara Devenport & Susan Brinsfield Carolyn DeVito Henry & Marcia DeWitt X Geri Dibiase Photography* Julie Dickson X Richard Dietz Phyllis Dillinger

Mary Dipietro & Wendy Schadt* Lin Dixon Romana Dobbs Deb Dobransky & Ketty Bennett* Arthur Dochterman X David & Lizann Dockety X Peg Dolan & Mary McDevitt X Debra Doricchi Andy Dorosky & Greg Oliver* Debbie & Karen Dorris* Kathryn Downs Frances Doyle X Diane Drabositz Paul Dradransky X Michael Driscoll & Ben McOmber X Susan Dube & Diana Patterson* Deanna Duby & Carol Bruce Barry Dunkin Gregory DuRoss Gene Dvornick X Sue Early X Frank Echols & Robert Robinson Eden Restaurant X Gail Elliott & Bea Hickey Pamela Elliott W. Kay Ellis Susan Farr & Joanne Pozzo Rene Fechter & Cynthia Smith Larry & Ro Fedorka Karen Ferguson Virginia Fessler & Chris Patton Jayne & Ro Fetterman* Irene & Edward Fick* Allen Fred Fielding X Joe Filipek & Larry Richardson X Mark Finkelstein & Michael Zeik X Paul Finn & Joseph Porporino Rick Fischer X Gary Fisher & Josh Bushey* Barbara Fitzpatrick & Denise Centinaro Chuck Flanagan & George Whitehouse X David Flohr & Steven Kuschuck* Paul Florentino & Chris Pedersen X Anthony Forrest & Glyn Edwards Roland Forster & David McDonald Daniel Foskey* John J. Foster Jr. Beebe Frazer X Phil Fretz X Billiemichelle & Evelyn Friel* Neil Frock & Bob Harrison* Marilyn Fuller & Teresa Marigliano Lorraine Gaasche & Jill Mayer* Charles Gable Frank Gainer & Ramon Santos* Lynn Gaites & Faye Koslow X Nina Galerstein* Marcia Gallo & Ann Cammett Jerry Gallucci & Conrad Welch Marilyn Gamble & Joan Morgan Karen Gantz & Jeanie Geist Kathryn Gantz & Kathryn Gehret Don Gardiner X Cheri Garnet & Cynthia Arno Mindy Gasthalter* Wilson Gates X Lisa Gaunt & Deborah Harrell* Charles George & Dennis Rivard X Tracey Gersh & Amy Johnson Gary Gillard X Jordan Gipple & Paul Weppner* Angela & Cheryl Gladowska Joan Glass X Ron Glick & Tien Pham* Karen Glooch X Jane Godfrey* Randall Godwin X

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Jackie Goff & Mary Vogt X Robert Gold X Mel Goldberg Suzanne Goldstein & Dana Greenwald X Milton Gordon & Bill Hromnak X Teresa Gordy & Barb Ford X Dan Goren & Peter Robinson X Anita Gossett & Ronnie Smith* Amy Grace & Karen Blood* Lisa Graff* Charles Graham Paul R. Grant & Marc Watrel* Linda Gregory Harvey Grider Kenneth Grier Richard Grifasi X John Grillone & Paul Schlear Jr. X Joseph Gritz X Carol Gross X James Gross X Arnold H. Grossman* Richard & Frances Grote* Paula Grubbs X Michael Guerriere Helene Guilfoy X Bill Gunning & Joe Greoski X Mary Gunning Marie & Ken Haag* Jay Haddock & Hector Torres* Gerard M. Haley & George D. Zahner X Cynthia Hall X Siobhan Halmos & Beth McLean* Sharon Hansen X Mark Hare & Mike Newman X Frederick Harke X Kelley Harp X David Harrer & Floyd Kanagy* Pat Harte & Nancy Sigman Jeff Haslow X Pat Hauptman* Janece Hausch* John & Mary Havrilla* John Hawkins & Silvia Ritchie Nancy Hawpe Daniel F.C. Hayes Ceil Hearn & Liv Ault Gail Hecky* Brook Hedge & Bonnie Osler Leslie Hegamaster & Jerry Stansberry* Linda Heisner X Mary Helms & George Beckerman* Matthew Hennesey* David Herchik & Richard Looman X Fred Hertrich X Howard Hicks & Stephen Carey X Barbara Hines & Nancy Froome X Howard C. Hines, MD X Janel Hino & Patricia Ann Scully X Connie Holdridge* Robert Holloran & Ed Davis Brad Holsinger & Ed Moore – Mod Cottage* Chris Holt & Emory Bevill X Mollyne Honor & Shelley Garfield Mary Anne Hoopes & Dianna Johnston Penni Hope* James T. Hopkins X Elaine Horan & Debbie Sciallo X Kenneth Horn James Hospital & Jack Faker* Robert Hotes X Corey Houlihan & Karen Abato Carol Huckabee Ron Hughes & Ben Cross Ellan Hylton

Batya Hyman & Belinda Cross* Thomas Ingold X Sue Isaacs* Chris Israel & John Stassi X Debbie Isser & Fran Leibowitz Geoffrey Jackson & Will Delany X Fay Jacobs & Bonnie Quesenberry X Sharon Janis X Steve Janosik & Rich Snell X Robert Jasinski* Mary Jenkins & Laura Reitman Sue Jernberg & Chris Hunt Susan Jimenez & Cathy Benson X Donna A. Johnson* Dorsey Johnson & Kay Jernigan* Ken Johnson X Cynthia Johnston & George Meili Jim Johnston Richard Jolly & Charles Ingersoll X D. J. Jones Gay Jones & Barb Bartels Glenn Jones X Rob Jones Sparky Jones & Lee Chrostowski Sue Jones & Dottie Stackhouse Tom Jones X Nola Joyce & Brenda Eich Frank Jump & Vincenzo Aiosa Wayne Juneau X Mick Kaczorowski X Darleen Kahl & Susan Poteet Jana Kamminga & Niki Nicholson* Bob Kaplan & Jeff Davis X Daphne Kaplan & Steve Scheffer Sharon Kaplan & Pamela Everett* Kevin P. Kaporch X Denise Karas & Katherine Bishop Peter Karsner X Peter Keeble & Tom Best Margaret Keefe & Dianne Conine* Alan Keffer* Donald Kelly* John Kelly & Randy Sutphin X Michael J. Kelly X John Kennedy Kate Kent Hunter Kesmodel X Ned Kesmodel & Matt Gaffney X Marge Keyes & Julie Arenstein X C. David Kimmel* Spencer Kingswell X Daniel Kinsella* Robyn Kirby Frank Klemens & Barry Brown Ruth Kloetzli & Lisa Scholl* Jane Knaus & Cindy Myers Stephen Kopp John Kort & Hung Lai* Robert Kovalcik & Bob Howard X Myra Kramer & John Hammett* Marcia Kratz Karen Kreiser & Beth Nevill* Kevin W. LaBarge X Adam Lamb & Eli Martinez Peter Lanzaro & Frank Bodsford X Dr. Mathilda Laschenski & Dr. Kathleen Heacock X Ruth Lauver & Judy Wetzel* Kate Lavelle X Patricia Layton Charlie Lee X Jon Leeking & Dieulifete Jean* Sherry Leichman & Keith Snyder Mary Lenney* Jen Leonard & Claire McCracken Chris & Mary Leslie Marsha Levine & Susan Hamadock X

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Barbara Lilien* Bill Lipsett & Eric Bolda* Duwayne Litz & Steve Triglia X Eleanor Lloyd & Celeste Beaupre George Long & Brian Johnson* Robert E. Long X Cynthia Lowe & Rae von Doehren James Lucas & Karen Davis* Debbie Lupton Diane Lusk X P. Michael Lutz* Donna Lynch Becky Lyons & Ebie Hamrick X Wendy Maclay & Sheree Davis* Christopher Magaha* Joe Maggio X Loretta Mahan* Bernadette Maher & Cheryl Tarlecky Jack Maher X Nancy Maihoff X Eddie Major X Bruce Majors X Harvey Manchester X Domenic Mannello X Stephanie Manos & Reber Whitner X Robb Mapou & Mike Zufall Anyda Marchant X Charles Marino & Alan Berman* Diane Markey & Randi Snader* Harold Marmon & Robert Hill* Bill Martin & Scott Freber* Norma Martin X Linda Martinak James Mastoris & Edward Chamberlain X Joe Matassino & Tim Murray Nancy Mathis John Matthews & Nick Polcini* Jonathan Mattner & Chad Rinker Eric Matuszak X Lewis Maurer Donna McCabe & Mac Ignacio X Sean McDonald Mary McElhone & Nancy Kaiser X Thomas McGlone X Alexis McKenzie Ellen McKeon & Kay Cummings Joe McMahon X Jeanne Ann McManus & Robin Robertson Joseph McNally & Terry Jones X Karen McNamara & Rebecca Della-Rodolfa* Chuck McSweeney & Michael Clay X Jim & Bruce McVey-Back* Mary Medlock & Susan Russell Buck Melton X John Messick X Marc Messner Alicia Mickenberg & Kathleen Fitzgerald Jamie Middelton* Dr. Phyllis J. Mihalas X Melissa Milar* Alicia Miller & Shawn Noel* Bruce R. Miller & Dean D. LaVigne X Frank Miller & Al Naylor X Marilyn K. Miller & Candice Zientek Todd A. Miller & Michele Frame X Chris & Joann Miller-Marcin Doreen Millon Stan Mills & Marcia Maldeis X Joan Misencik* Andrea Monetti & Karen Petermann* Sue Monismith X Jamie Moore Teri Moore & Barb Kulbaba*

Beverly Morgan Mary Morgan & Beth Fitton X Meg Morgan & Susan Lynham X Pearl Morris* Andrew K. Moss & Richard Blevins X Donna Mulder & Denise Delesio* Brent Mundt X Robbin Murray & De Raynes* Cynthia Myers Kathleen Nagle & Susan Blazey Marc Nasberg & Howard R. Nelson X Keith Neale X Cindy Necaise & Debbie Cole X Cindy Neff Lee Ann Nelson X Darrell Netherton & Robert Wheeler X James Newkirk & Leon Wilkowsky Janet Newkirk X J. E. Newton, Jr. Charitable Trust X Arletta Nicholl & Mary Anderson Konrad Noebel, MCAT, LMT* Rich Norcross Chuck Oakes & Robert Dellanoce* Susan O'Brien James O'Dell X Dan O'Flaherty & Mario Flores* James O'Malley X Richard O'Malley X Lisa Orem & Debby Armstrong* Missy Orlando & Patty Violini X Jeffrey & Lisa Osias X Kathy Osterholm Randy Overbaugh X Sharon Owens & Doreen Halbruner Sally Packard & Dinah Reath X Denise Page Bud Palmer X Carol Patterson & Carol Hughes* Tim Patterson & Harvey Sharpe X Peggy Paul X Wesley & Connie Paulson* Patricia Pawling & Jennifer Butz* Lucille & Dan Payne Michelle Peeling & Wendy Adams* Beverly Peltz* Thom Pemberton & Dean Donovan* Roy Perdue X Al Perez & Gary Kraft Susan Petersen Eric Peterson X Bruce Pfeufer X PFLAG-Rehoboth Beach Peggy Phillips & Norma McGrady* Frank Pileggi & Jon Blackman X Arleen Pinkos Terry Plowman X Jo Pokorny* Claire Pompei & Dolores Yurkovic* Mary Lu Pool Sue Potts & Karen Kohn X Denise Poulin Timothy Price & Gerard Sealy X Glen C. Pruitt* Jerry Pulaski & Carl Caratozzolo Sarajane Quinn* Elaine Raksis & Maxine Klane* Barb Ralph X Rob Ramoy X Bob & Mary Beth Ramsey X Linda Rancourt & M. Sue Sandmeyer* Lewis Rathbone* Thomas Rebuck Carole Redman Janet Redman X Carolyn Redmon & Nancy Allen* Randy Reed X

Paul Rehak Rehoboth Art League* Peter S. Reichertz X Ken Reilly & Tony Ghigi X Virginia Reime & Gene Tadlock Jeff Reinhart & Jack Miller* Thomas Resh & Jeffrey Meyers X Judith Retchin & Elyse Wander X Deborah Reuter & Deborah Bea* Sarah Reznek & Babette Pennay Gloria Richards Sandie Riddell & Eileen Siner* Patricia Ridge Marion Ridley & Mark Lundy X John & Jane Robbert Joel Robbins & Michael Linder X Sandra Robbins X William Robbins & Gary Ralph Rob Robertson & Carlos Taylor X Teri & Amy Robinson-Guy Craig Rocklin X Tim Rodden & Randy Clayton X John & Susan Roehmer* Jeanne Rogers & Barbara Black* Roy Rollins X Lauren Romig X Debbie Ronemus & Peggy Sander* Ed Rose & Sandra Robbins X Peter Rosenstein X Deborah & Charles Ross X Larry L. Ross X Ellen & Terry Roth Perreault X Barb Rowe & Pat Hansen X Ski Rowland & Gary Mosher X Joan Rubenstein X Herbert Russell Mary K. Ryan Kelly Sabol & Erin Reid Steve Sage & Thom Swiger X Joe & Nancy Sakaduski* Margaret Salamon Cindy Sanders & Donna Smith* Sanford & Doris Slavin Foundation X Richard Scalenghe & Thomas Panetta Kim Schilpp* Jack Schissler & Ed Igle Michael Schlechter & Kevin Sharp X Lisa Schlosser & Sherri Brown Kirk Schneck Holly Schneider & Linda Haake Jaime Schneider & Glenn Randall X Peter Schott & Jeffrey Davis* Carol Schwartz X Craig Schwartz & William Pullen X Mona Schwartz & Joanne Tramposch* Rich Schwarz & Bill Sarvey* Carol Scileppi & Valerie McNickol John Scotti & Greg Landers David Scuccimarra & Dorothy Fedorka* Clifton C. Seale & Charles A. Gilmore* Nancy Bradley Seibert* Shirley Semple* Marj Shannon* Dale Sheldon & Pat Coluzzi X Tara Sheldon Kelly Sheridan & Debra Quinton David Sherman X George Shevlin & Jack Suwanlert* Cathy Sieber & Brenda Kriegel Frank Silverio X Marc Silverman & John Campbell* Terry Simon & Marcia Kass Thomas Simpson & Gino Bortoluzzi Joanne Sinsheimer & Margaret Beatty*

Sandra Skidmore & Jonathan Handy X Ken Skrzesz X Kim Smitas & Peg Wilfong Carol Smith* Cheryl Smith Harlan Joe Smith & Dustin Abshire* Peg Smith* Robert Smith Rosanne Smith & Brenda Butterfield* Sam & Anita Smulyan Tina Snapp Sandra Sommerfield & Cindy Scott X Sandy Souder - Unity of Rehoboth Beach* Lynda Sowbel & Elizabeth Van Ness Jim Spellman X Joey Stalnaker & Forrest Moyer Lorraine Stanish & Beverly Miller* Christine Stanley & Joyce Rocko* Christy Steer X Frank Sterner X Lisa Stewart X Libby Stiff & Bea Wagner X Allison Stine & Pete Jamieson Terry Stinson Tracy Stith & Laura McCarthy Dr. Frederick C. Stoner * Michael Stover* Christine Strauss X Lois Strauss X Terrence Sullivan Jill Sungenis & Nicole Bano Frank Surprenant, DDS & Chris Wisner X David Svatos & Chris McMackin John Swift & Ron Bowman X Gail Tannenbaum & Wendy Walker* Ronald Tate & Jacob Schiavo X Micaela Tedford X Richard Thibodeau Dave Thomas X The Hon. Henry E. Thomas IV & John-Kevin Litschgi X Thomas Tibbetts X David Tiburzio Otto F. Tidwell X Cassandra Toroian X Manny Tortosa X Anne Tracy & Mary Gilligan Cheryll & Bill Trefzger Patricia Truitt Abby Tschoepe & Pat Dunn* Angela Turcotte Ed Turner & Steve Baker X Judy Twell & Cheri Himmelheber Bruce Uliss X Thomas Urban & Marc Samuels* Donna Valla Debra Van Dyke* Jennifer Varone V. James Villareale & Dale Ebert* Beverly Vogt & Waneeta Mack X Darlene Waddell & Cindy Campbell Patrick Wadsworth & Mike Converse X Scott Wagner & John Sohonage* Eric Wahl & Eric Coverdale Marianne Walch X David Wall & Robert Houck* Kenneth E. Walz & Robert G. Ward, Jr. X Garold Wampler X Michael E. Ward X Barbara Warden* Robert Warmkessel X Jack Warren*

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CommunityNews Federally Compliant Delaware Driver’s License Deadline Set

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elaware driver’s license and non-driver’s identification (ID) holders are being asked to check whether they have a gold star in the top right corner of their license or ID. If a gold star is not there, the license/ID is not “Real ID” federally compliant.

Beginning Thursday, October 1, anyone who does not have a federally compliant credential will not be able to board a domestic flight without carrying additional identifying information. They may also be denied access to federal buildings and more.

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star in the top right corner are among the 72 percent of Delaware residents who hold a Real ID credential that meets all standards for federal compliance.

To upgrade a driver’s license or identification card, Delawareans must go to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). For a complete list of acceptable documentation and more information, go to secureid.dmv. de.gov. In Sussex County, the DMV is at 23737 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, and hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 12 to 8 p.m., Wednesday. ▼

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laddin Market will be opening their new space in the Village by the Sea Shops at the Baltimore Avenue end soon. The space was recently occupied by All Dried Out. The market is relocating to downtown Rehoboth from their Tenley Court location which opened in 2013.

Owner Jamil Ahmad is from Jordan and the market is known for its variety of European, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean selection of cheeses, spices, nuts, and housewares. With the new location they will be expanding their merchandise. ▼

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Always Check Medicare Summaries

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ust as people are willing to check bank accounts and protect their credit cards from hacking or abuse, Medicare recipients must be willing to keep a close eye on the billing information on their Medicare Summary Notices, or MSNs. The way to do this is to review the MSNs that arrive quarterly.

Every three months Medicare. gov sends recipients a multi-page document. Because this document states that it is not a bill, many do not read the rest of the document. It is critical that Medicare recipients read their MSNs carefully and check the listed services for accuracy. To find any errors, individuals must keep accurate records of all doctor visits, lab, x-ray, and other services along with dates.

If an entry appears to be incorrect or questionable, the first thing the Medicare recipient should do is call the provider to ask about the service. If providers are unwilling to make a change or refuses to speak about the billing then call Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP).

SMP will be hosting presentations at local libraries. Contact the Delaware Senior Medicare Patrol at 1-800-2239074 or visit smpresource.org. ▼

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Q Puzzle Queer Pop Culture Moments ACROSS 1 The sound of music 5 Women live together here 10 Sally who rode into space 14 Nat. counterpart in MLB 15 Scary Movie Cheri 16 River in Nureyev’s homeland 17 The first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time, in 2014 19 Where to vote against Trump 20 Scene with Mary 21 Olympic diver Greg 23 Reagon of the Big Lovely band 25 Aetna rival, for short 26 Thigh-length skirts 29 Old Spanish queen 31 Full House twin name 35 Of a rear entrance 36 California city 38 In Cold Blood writer, to pals 39 Monae, who came out as pansexual in 2018 41 Apple CEO who just came out in 2014 43 Xtra’s prov.

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Granola lesbian’s bit Maupin stories Blow away Picture puzzle Homes of women who don’t do guys Dwell (on) Marlene’s role in Blue Angel She wore a Pride Flag to the Met Gala in 2018 10 C-notes Leave your lover in bed Cock’s cry Strip a fruit Push forward Game groups, to Billy Jean

DOWN 1 It might go right to the bottom 2 Barbra’s Funny Girl guy 3 Campbell of The Company 4 Type of dysfunction 5 Puts an edge on 6 Pigged out 7 Get ready for sex in an easy chair 8 Switch suffix 9 Snafu 10 Drag queen of Drag Race which premiered in 2009 11 Branding tool 12 Lover of Lorca, perhaps

13 Pipe elbows 18 Greek consonants 22 One who handles your horse 24 From___Eternity 26 Ursa ___ (nighttime bear) 27 Bananas 28 Divine Comedy poet 30 Penetrating 32 Seat at the Stonewall Inn 33 Lose ground 34 Cooks in a hurry 36 Sore throat producer 37 Mar. basketball tourney 40 My Fair Lady composer 42 Moby Dick, et al.

45 Edible root 48 Dan, cofounder of “It Gets Better” in 2010 50 Biggest brass instrument 52 Big name in Chinese history 54 Something you have when you have guts 55 Hoofbeat of a stallion 56 Eugene O’Neill’s daughter 57 NY Met or LA Dodger 58 School year division 60 Verb of Verlaine 61 I __ Andy Warhol 62 Works under Edith Head, perhaps 65 Org. for bears

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13) Scott Button and David Streit at their Holiday Party. 14) Nancy Kaiser, Mary McElhone, David Mariner, Khusan, Chris Beagle, Marie Haag, Ken Haag, Eric Engelhart, Lois Powell, and Sharon Bembry at Chris & Eric’s Holiday Party. 15) Tim Ragan, Randy Haney, Sandra Young, Pamala Stanley, Robin Rogers, Lion Gardner, Meghan Gardner, Beth Yocum, Rick Hardy, and Deb Kennedy at Tim & Randy’s Holiday Party. 16) Gary Seiden, Ah Bashir, and Frank Suprenant at Frank’s New Year’s Eve Party.

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GOOD QUEER FUN by Stefani Deoul

THIS MONTH’S QUIZ draws inspiration from this year’s Oscar nominations, which have seemingly taken themselves down a “straight and narrow” path. Ergo, 20 Picks for Oscars so Queer.…

Match stars to their movies. But be aware, some movies have more than one star. (And yes, we know they may not all be “Oscar Worthy,” some might be just plain fun, some might not be brilliant, but they’re all here— and they’re all queer.)

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WE REMEMBER

Eric Kafka

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ric Kafka, 81, of Lewes passed away from complications of pancreatic cancer Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family.

Eric was born July 9, 1938, in Queens, New York. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the State University of New York in Albany. He spent two years teaching social studies on Long Island, New York, before receiving his doctorate degree in 1968 from Michigan State University.

Shortly thereafter, Eric became director of international services at the University of Pennsylvania. From there, he moved to Maryland and began a career of more than 30 years with the State of Maryland, first at the University of Maryland, then at Prince Georges County Community

Mental Health Clinic, where he met his wife, Dorothy Cartagena, and finally at St. Mary’s College. After retiring from St. Mary’s, he spent a year providing mental health services to the elderly. He settled in Lewes in 2004 and established a private psychology practice, which he operated until his retirement in 2013.

In retirement, Eric found great pleasure in playing pickleball, and in the discovery of music and song. Music became an integral part of his life. He studied piano and voice, and joined CAMP Rehoboth Chorus and Cape Henlopen Senior Center Chorus. He was also very active with the Rehoboth Beach Film Society, part of the time serving as president. Eric also participated at the Food for Thought gatherings at the Lewes Public Library.

Eric prided himself on keeping physically fit, regularly visiting the gym and doing scores of push-ups and chin-ups with ease. An avid walker, he enjoyed walking

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ohn A. Wood Jr., 76, of Lewes died Sunday, December 22, 2019, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes.

John was born June 4, 1943, to the late Alice Hanks Webster and John Arthur Wood Sr. in Easton, Maryland. He graduated from Easton High School in 1961, from McDaniel College in Western Maryland in 1965, and from the University of Maryland Dental School in 1969. John served in the US Air Force as a captain, in Germany. He worked for the US government in the Defense Contract Department until his retirement.

Upon retirement he moved to Lewes, where he enjoyed gardening, cooking, decorating, and the beach.

John is survived by his partner of 43 years, Michael Roob; his two sisters, Joan Woodward of Cambridge, Maryland, and Phyllis McCoy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; two nieces, Karen Remeto and Colleen Rhodes; four nephews, Craig McCoy, Kevin Woodward, Steve Woodward, and David Woodward; and grand-nieces and -nephews.

Along with his parents, John was preceded in death by brothers-in-law Charles R. Woodward Sr. and James A. McCoy; niece, Sheila McCoy; and nephew, Charles Woodward Jr. Services were held on December 31 in Easton, Maryland, with a graveside service following at Oxford Cemetery.

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around his community and on the beach.

Eric also had a lifelong love of fashion and looking sharp—he was named Best Dressed his senior year of high school— and took immense joy in shopping and finding hidden gems in thrift shops.

In addition to his wife, Dorothy, Eric is survived by his children Evan Kafka, Sara Ganoza, and Katie Kafka; daughter-in-law Christiane Kafka and son-in-law Alejandro Ganoza; brother Paul Kafka and sister-inlaw Marjorie Kafka; and grandchildren Sophie and Wyatt Kafka, and Camila, Alexa, and Santiago Ganoza.

A memorial service was held Saturday, January 18, at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes. Donations may be made to Eric’s oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital Cancer Center, Daniel Laheru, MD, 1650 Orleans St., CRB1 4M09, Baltimore, MD 21287. Please note on the check memo line “In Memory of Eric Kafka.” ▼

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alvatore R. “Sal” Rinaudo, age 77, of Selbyville, Delaware, formerly of Catonsville, Maryland, passed away on December 5, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Sal was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 19, 1942 to the late Anthony Rinaudo and the late Josephine (Provenza) Rinaudo. Sal taught middle school science for the Baltimore City Schools before becoming a guidance counselor for the Howard County School District, retiring in 1994.

Sal loved travel, photography, and creating beautiful stained glass and pottery that were often given as gifts to his friends and family. He also enjoyed going out to dinner with his friends, gardening, and maintaining his beautiful yard.

He is survived by his sister, Angela M. Rinaudo of Selbyville, Delaware; his two Yorkies, Toto and Dorothy, and many cousins, friends, and godchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held December 12, 2019 at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Baltimore, Maryland; interment followed at New Cathedral Cemetery.

The family suggests memorial contributions in Salvatore’s name to VITAS Hospice, 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 302, Newark, Delaware 19713 or to a charity of your choice. ▼

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by Terri Schlichenmeyer

BOOKED SOLID Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman by Abby Chava Stein c. 2019, Seal Press, $28.00/$35.00 Canada, 272 pages

Who are you?

There are many possibilities. You can answer with ethnicity, gender, social stratum, or surname, mention your species, family origins, religion, or hobbies. So many things and yet, as in the new book Becoming Eve, by Abby Chava Stein, only one answer really matters.

Yisroel Avrom Ben Menachem Mendel was born on the 24th of Tishrei in the year 5752—or, for those who are not Ultra-Orthodox Jews, the first of October, 1991. The sixth child and firstborn son, Yisroel’s birth was the cause of great jubilation: one main forebearer was Baal Shem Tov, a holy leader and the founder of Hasidism. In their Brooklyn community, that made Yisroel a member of royalty.

Almost from the moment of birth, the future was set: Yisroel would follow the same path laid out for the males of the family, starting with ritual circumcision and religious observances, then yeshiva to study the Torah and Jewish law, marriage at age 18, and hope for sons to continue the line.

There was no alternative. The entire family lived like this, like “eighteenth-century Eastern Europeans,� and had done so for centuries.

The exception came when then-four-year-old Yisroel insisted on having always been a girl.

Later, though other childish things were forgotten, those thoughts never were. They were constant, remembered, boxed up, ignored, or excused. Even when theological questions roared, when religious texts seemed to confirm Yisroel’s

suspicions of girlhood, when sex—a subject no Ultra-Orthodox Jew was supposed to know about until days before marriage—made an all-boy yeshiva more bearable, questions of gender were suppressed. At 18, “matched� with and married to a woman who was nearly a stranger, Yisroel burned with envy that wearing a bridal gown would forever be denied. Naming their firstborn son was devastating. “Oh, and gender?� says author Abby Chava Stein today. “It started punching me in the face.�

Without a doubt, Becoming Eve may be one of the most fascinating books you’ll read this winter. Certainly, it’ll be one of the most unusual.

Set in a community that is meant only for adherents, author Stein’s story is told in rich detail that lets readers imagine everyday life with restrictions that most of us would chafe under, and without the internet, blue jeans, fast food, or English. These day-to-day details are relayed in a matterof-fact tone that makes the severity of the “laws� seem even more astounding because of the seeming scarcity of emotion associated in their telling.

Stein’s lifelong question of gender almost seems secondary to those astonishments, but as the tale progresses, her demand for answers grows quietly in a way you almost won’t notice until it pounces on you. Whoosh, it’s a relief you never knew you were waiting for.

And yet, relief is fleeting: Stein leaves readers hanging by not including an up-to-date which could be frustrating in any other story, but this unusual book’s end still feels just right. For that, Becoming Eve is a most satisfyingly unsatisfying book, and you’ll love it no matter who you are. ▟ 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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by Marj Shannon

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ebruary—long a month featuring lots of hearts (and some flowers)—has also, since 1963, been American Heart Month. It was an inspired (if seemingly obvious) choice: how better to promote heart health than to piggyback onto a month already rife with appropriate symbols?!

So—what happens during American Heart Month? Well, for one thing, the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, works especially hard this month to raise awareness about heart health, and to urge us to take some specific steps to reduce our risk of developing heart disease.

What, exactly, is “heart disease”?

It’s many things. This broad term includes conditions such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, heart failure, and heart attacks.

How does the NHLBI (as well as the rest of us) raise awareness? One way: this issue hits the street on National Wear Red Day (always the first Friday or February). The purpose of the day is to draw attention to heart disease. You may have seen this red dress logo; it was developed in 2002 as part of the NHBLI’s The Heart Truth® campaign, intended to draw particular attention to heart disease among women.

Women’s heart disease merited special focus for a reason: historically, there had been a lack of recognition of women’s propensity to develop heart disease, and a lack of understanding of the symptoms which might accompany heart disease in women. These symptoms often differed from those occurring among men, and could be misinterpreted or discounted—even among the women experiencing them.

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death among Americans. Looking at the most current available mortality data for the US (2017), heart disease accounted for 24 percent of deaths among men and 22 percent of deaths among women.

This may come as a surprise, as people often believe cancer is the leading cause of death among Americans. Cancer does run a close second, but heart disease still ranks first. An article published by Harvard Medical School in March, 2017, “Gender Matters: Heart Disease Risk in Women,” noted that although heart disease kills six times as many women per year as breast cancer, women still worry more about getting breast cancer than heart disease.

The news appears to be even worse for people who are LGBTQ. In an abstract published in the journal Circulation (June 29, 2018), it was reported that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults are more likely to experience poor cardiovascular health than heterosexual adults. Indeed, LGB participants were found to be about 36 percent less likely to have “ideal” cardiovascular health than heterosexual participants, as determined by evaluating people’s risk factors for the disease.

There are both modifiable risk factors for heart disease (i.e., ones we can do something about) and non-modifiable ones (ones we can’t).

There are just two of the latter: a family history of early heart disease, and age.

Heart disease risk—especially among women—increases markedly after age 55, apparently because the hormone estrogen protects women against heart disease at younger ages.

The study published in Circulation focused on modifiable risk factors.

Included were: smoking, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, diet, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and blood glucose.

One modifiable risk found to be especially problematic: smoking. LGB participants were almost twice as likely to smoke as were their straight counterparts (nearly 40 percent v.

20 percent). Both groups scored poorly on diet, with about 65 percent of heterosexual participants and 60 percent of LGB participants reporting a poor diet; nearly two-thirds of each group had a poor or intermediate BMI—i.e., was obese or overweight.

Another study, this one on cardiovascular disease risk among women, was published in the American Journal of Public Health (October 2013). That study found that lesbians are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease than heterosexual women. Again, a higher prevalence of smoking among lesbians surfaced as a likely contributing factor.

How does CAMP Rehoboth help with heart health?

OH, LET ME COUNT THE WAYS!

HEALTH SCREENINGS ⊲ We’ve partnered with Beebe Healthcare to host a Health Fair at CAMP Rehoboth for women attending Women’s FEST. Beebe nurses will staff the fair and offer multiple free health screenings, including ones for blood pressure, cholesterol, and BMI. SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES ⊲ Our 2020 sessions of You Can Quit Too kick off on Saturday, March 21, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and Saturday, May 9, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

MOVE INTO 2020 ⊲ Looking to make physical activity a bigger part of your day-to-day life? We’ve got the class for you! We’ll discuss the health benefits of being active, identify ways to bring movement into our everyday lives, and discover how to create a plan of action that works.

CREATING A LONG-LASTING HEALTH PLAN ⊲ Are you ready to make some health changes, but don’t know where to start? Start with this class! It’ll meet on Wednesday, May 13, from 6:00-7:15 p.m. We’ll discuss elements of a healthy life (e.g., diet, sleep, activity, mindset), identify goals, and create individualized plans to achieve those goals.

Young at Heart

Unfortunately, the prevalence of smoking is not limited to the (mostly) older adults who were among the participants in the above studies. It’s also true of LGBTQ young adults (age 18-24 years) who participated in the 2016 National Health Interview Survey, where it was found that LGBTQ youth were twice as likely to smoke as their straight counterparts. That does not bode well for long-term heart health of the next generation of LGBTQ individuals.

Nor do things look any brighter for Delaware’s LGBQ youth (transgender youth could not be identified in the data captured). Between 2003 and 2009, Delaware participated in a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that analyzed Youth Risk Behavior Survey data for more than 150,000 high school students across seven states and six large metropolitan areas. The results of the analysis were published in the

CDC’s June 6, 2011 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The study found that high school students who self-identified as LGBQ were more likely to engage in health risk behaviors— including tobacco use—than were students who were not LGBQ.

Take Heart!

So—what to do?! Happily, there are things we all can do to reduce our risk of developing heart disease. First up: • Don’t smoke! Or if you already do, STOP. • Know your blood pressure—and work with your health care professional to manage it, if it’s high.

• Know your cholesterol numbers—and (again) work with your health care professional to manage them.

• Achieve—and maintain—a healthy weight.

• Find ways to be physically active, whether that’s walking the dog, aquaaerobics, pickleball, dancing, tai chi, or work-outs at the gym.

• Follow a healthy diet. There are multiple options; find one that works for you.

We also can all raise awareness—our own, and that of others—of heart disease and heart health. Here are some ideas from the NHLBI: • Join the #OurHearts movement by sharing on social media what we’re doing to be heart healthy.

• Start (or participate in) a walking club or other physical activity.

• Host a pot-luck or a cook-off that features heart-healthy recipes.

• Partner with a local health care provider to do heart-related screenings. (Did someone say “Women’s FEST Health Fair”?!)

One final thought: why not combine your celebration of that other February heart-related holiday with American Heart Month? You could join your Valentine for a walk or a heart-healthy meal. Breathe deeply (sans the tobacco), and enjoy some quality companionship: Reduced stress and strong connections are also good ways to promote heart health. ▼ Marj is an epidemiologist and wordsmith who has devoted her life to minutiae. She reports that yes, the devils are in the details.

Aren’t they always?

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CAMPDates SUNDAYS

• Alcoholics Anon. Open Discussion. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 9 am.

• 2nd Sunday. Conversations with Caffeine hosted by Delaware Pride. Panera Bread, 3650 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington. 1-3 pm. delawarepride.org • 4th Sunday of each month. Healing Circle.

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 5 pm. nate@natemetz.com • Ed Mills. Rigby’s Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-6080 • Last Sunday of each month. TransSocial of Delaware. Metropolitan Community Church, 19369 Plantations Rd., Lewes. 7 pm. meetup. com/Rehoboth-TransLiance • The Birdcage Bad Girls Drag Show. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 10 pm.

302-226-1139

MONDAYS

• HIV Testing. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 12:30-4:30 pm.

302-227-5620 • 2nd & 4th Mondays. HIV Testing. CAMP Rehoboth at Jewish Family Services, 20684 John J Williams Hwy., Lewes. 302-227-5620 • Matthew Kenworthy. Rigby’s Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-6080

TUESDAYS

• HIV Testing. CAMP Rehoboth at ACE Georgetown, 20707 DuPont Blvd., Georgetown. 10 am-2 pm. 302-227-5620.

• 1st & 3rd Tuesdays. HIV Testing, Macedonia AME Church, 431 North St., Seaford. 10 am2 pm. 302-227-5620.

• 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.

WEDNESDAYS

• HIV Testing. CAMP Rehoboth at the Laurel State Service Center, 31039 North Poplar St., Laurel. 10 am-2 pm. 302-227-5620 • Tai Chi. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 1 pm. FREE. 302-227-5620.

• 1st Wednesday. PTK South (Parents of Transgender Kids). Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus, Milford. 6:30 pm. parentstranskidssouth@gmail.com • 2nd Wednesday. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6:30 pm. 302-227-5620 • 2nd & 4th Wednesdays. Men’s Discussion Group. Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Rd. 7 pm. 302-227-5620 • Karaoke w/Rick. Rigby’s Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080

THURSDAYS

• HIV Testing. CAMP Rehoboth at ACE Seaford, 547 N. Bradford St., Seaford. 10 am-2 pm.

302-227-5620.

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• Alcoholics Anon. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 12 noon. 302-856-6452 • 3rd Thursday. PFLAG Middletown. St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 406 Main St., Odessa. 6:30 pm. 802-279-8100. pflagmiddletowndelaware@gmail.com • Holly Lane w/John Flynn. Café Azafran, 18 Baltimore Ave. 7 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 Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139

FRIDAYS

• Karaoke w/Mike & Scott. Rigby’s Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139

SATURDAYS

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays. Coffee Talk. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 10 am.

• Karaoke w/Mike & Scott. Rigby’s Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-6080 • Karaoke. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-226-1139

• He Said…She Said. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

FEBRUARY 15 • CAMP Rehoboth Chorus presents “Legends.”

Epworth Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Rd. 7 pm. $25. camprehoboth.com— SOLD OUT! • Peek-a-Boo Revue presents Heart & Soul.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm.

302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

FEBRUARY 16 • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film screening. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com • CAMP Rehoboth Chorus presents “Legends.”

Epworth Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Rd. 3 pm. $25. camprehoboth.com— SOLD OUT!

FEBRUARY 19 • Positively Trans. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm.

302-227-5620.

FEBRUARY 20 • Deanna Fitzpatrick Psychic Medium. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-6843038 or miltontheatre.com

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FEBRUARY 21

• Black History Month Artist Reception. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-5620.

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 9 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

• Kathie Martin & The Hot Rods. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

FEBRUARY 8 • Brandywine Baroque presents “Enchanting Love.” The Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 20276 Bay Vista Road. 2:30 pm. 302-6524190 or brandywinebaroque.org • The Launch. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

FEBRUARY 9 • Italian Sunday Supper and Concert with Paul Cullen. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 7 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

FEBRUARY 12 • Positively Trans. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm.

302-227-5620.

FEBRUARY 13 • Dirty Dancing film screening. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 2 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com • Dirty Dancing film screening. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 7 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

FEBRUARY 14 • CAMP Rehoboth Chorus presents “Legends.” Epworth Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Rd. 7 pm. $25. camprehoboth.com

FEBRUARY 22 • The Brit Pack. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

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MARCH 3 • Philadelphia Flower Show Bus Trip.

CAMP Rehoboth. 302-227-5620. phillyflowershowmar2020.eventbrite.com

MARCH 4 • Positively Trans. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm.

302-227-5620.

MARCH 6 • One Lucky Night with the Dame: Dame Edna Tribute. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

MARCH 7 • The Funsters. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

MARCH 8 • Janglebachs: Music of the Woodstock Generation. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 7 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

MARCH 11 • Positively Trans. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm.

302-227-5620.

MARCH 13 • Split Man: Andy Gross. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

MARCH 14 • Brandywine Baroque presents The Duenna.

The Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 20276 Bay Vista Road. 2:30 pm. 302-652-4190 or brandywinebaroque.org

• Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 3 pm.

302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com • Tea for Three: Lady Bird, Pat & Betty.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 7 pm.

302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

MARCH 18

FEBRUARY 26

• Volunteer Opportunities Meeting. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-5620 or volunteer@ camprehoboth.com

• Positively Trans. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm.

302-227-5620.

FEBRUARY 28 • Games with Magnolia. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

FEBRUARY 29 • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-2270 or clearspacetheatre.org • Folsom Prison Revival. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. 302-684-3038 or miltontheatre.com

MARCH 1 • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. 2 pm. 302-227-2270 or clearspacetheatre.org

• Positively Trans. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm.

302-227-5620.

MARCH 19

APRIL 2-5 • Delaware LGBTQ+ CINE-Brations. Mini-film festival offering a selection of various perspectives on LGBTQ+ experiences.

Cinema Art Theater, 17701 Dartmouth Dr. Lewes. Rehobothfilm.com

APRIL 18 • Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus presents “Broadway Cabaret.” CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 4 pm. $25 pp. 302-227-5620. camprehoboth.com • Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus presents “Broadway Cabaret.” CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 8 pm. $25 pp. 302-227-5620. camprehoboth.com

FEBRUARY 7–MAY 3 • Volunteer Appreciation Party. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 302-227-5620. camprehoboth.com

APRIL 26 • 23rd Annual Celebrity Chefs’ Brunch to benefit Meals on Wheels Delaware.

DuPont Country Club, Wilmington.

11:30 am. mealsonwheelsde.org • CAMP Rehoboth Chorus presents “Legends.” Sussex Academy, 21150 Airport Rd. Georgetown. 3 pm. $25. camprehoboth.com

APRIL 29—MAY 3 • CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST.

APRIL 29 • Women’s FEST Welcome Dance w/Viki Dee and DJ Jamie Fox. Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, 229 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com

APRIL 30 • Women’s FEST Golf Outing (weather permitting). The Rookery South, 27052 Broadkill Road. 9 am. $70 pp (max. 80 players). camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Chely Wright.

Rehoboth Beach Convention Cntr., 229 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm. Included with FEST Pass. Tickets $50 pp if available. camprehoboth.com

MAY 1 • Women’s FEST Pickleball Doubles Tournament. Dave Marshall Tennis Club, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Lewes. 8:30 am. $24 per team. camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST and Beebe Healthcare Health Fair. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 9 am-2 pm. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Yoga on the Beach (weather permitting). Atlantic Sands Hotel, 1 Baltimore Ave. 9 am. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women;s FEST Bingo with Vicki Shaw and Lisa Koch. Atlantic Sands Hotel, 1 Baltimore Ave. 10 am. $10 pp at the door. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Book Fair. Atlantic Sands Hotel, 1 Baltimore Ave. 10 am. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Rehoboth Walking Tour (max 30 people) (weather permitting). CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave. 10 am. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Lewes-Rehoboth Bike Ride (weather permitting). Cape Henlopen State Park Trail. 10 am. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Lecture w/Marcia Gallo.

Atlantic Sands Hotel, 1 Baltimore Ave. 11 am.

FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Liz Bradbury, Art Talk. Atlantic Sands, 1 Baltimore Ave. 1:30 pm.

FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com

CROSSWORD PUZZLE SOLUTION (puzzle on page 66)

• Women’s FEST Art Show. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 3-5 pm. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Singles Mixer. G Restaurant, 234 Rehoboth Ave. 4 pm. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Funny Girlz Lisa Koch, Roxanna Ward, and Vickie Shaw.

Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, 229 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. Included with FEST Pass. Tickets $40 pp if available. camprehoboth.com

MAY 2 • Women’s FEST EXPO. Rehoboth Beach Fire Hall. 219 Rehoboth Ave. 9 am. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Yoga on the Beach (weather permitting). Atlantic Sands Hotel, 1 Baltimore Ave. 9 am. FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Nine-hole Golf Scramble (weather permitting). Heritage Golf Course, One Heritage Shores Circle, Bridgeville. 9 am. $36 pp (max. 36 players). camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Pickleball 101 (beginners only). Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, 229 Rehoboth Ave. 9 am. $10 pp. camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Cornhole Doubles Tournament (weather permitting). Atlantic Sands Hotel Patio, 1 Baltimore Ave. 10 am. $10 pp (one person registers team of two)

(max. 25 teams). camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Phase 2. Rehoboth Beach Fire Station, 219 Rehoboth Ave. 11 am.

FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Regina Sayles.

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 2 pm. camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST Film Screening of All We’ve Got and discussion w/filmmaker Alexis Clements. Atlantic Sands Ballroom, 1 Baltimore Ave. 2 pm. $5. camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents The Indigo Girls.

Rehoboth Beach Convention Cntr., 229 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. $65 pp. camprehoboth.com

MAY 3 • Broadwalk on the Boardwalk. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 9 am. 302-227-5620 or debreastcancer. org • Women’s FEST Tea Dance w/Viki Dee. G Restaurant, 234 Rehoboth Ave. Noon.

FREE. 302-227-5620 or camprehoboth.com • Women’s FEST presents Fay Jacobs updated STILL Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 3 pm. $20 pp. camprehoboth.com

GOOD QUEER FUN QUIZ SOLUTION (quiz on page 72) FILMS

ACTORS

FILMS

ACTORS

1. Rocketman...........................I

13. The Heiresses......................E

2. Tell It to the Bees.................S

14. Pain & Glory........................ O

3. Portrait of a Lady on Fire.....C

15. Judy.................................... N

4. Downton Abbey...................P

16. Her Smell............................. J

5. Bombshell.......................... D

17. Booksmart...........................K

6. Rafiki................................... F

18. The Blonde One................... T

7. Port Authority......................A

19. Consequences.....................R

8. And Then We Danced......... Q

20. Charlie’s Angels...................B

9. End of the Century............... L 10. Wild Nights with Emily.........G 11. This Is Not Berlin................ H 12. Kanarie...............................M FEBRUARY 7, 2020

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HIV Testing....................................................82

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CAMP Rehoboth Chorus Legends...................9

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CAMP Rehoboth Letters Subscription...........83

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Jewish Family Services of Delaware.............46

Clear Space Theatre......................................69

John Black/Bill Peiffer, Realtors....................35

Community Pride Financial Advisors............. 21

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The Aesthetic Center.....................................23

Milton Theatre...............................................79

The Lawson Firm...........................................26

New Wave Spas ............................................72

Troy Roberts, Realtor.....................................30

Olivia Travel................................................... 13

Unfinished Business......................................36

Palate............................................................ 21

Village Volunteers.........................................64

Penny Lane Liquors ......................................86

Volunteer Opportunities................................83

PFLAG............................................................40

Volunteer Thank You.....................................83

Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus.....................17

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Purple Parrot.................................................43 Randall-Douglas............................................79 Randy Mason/Shirley Kalvinsky, Realtors..... 19 Rehoboth Beach Dental................................76 Rehoboth Beach Museum.............................66 Rehoboth Guest House.................................26 Rehoboth Massage & Alignment...................76 Rigby’s Bar & Grill..........................................35 Ron’s Repairs.................................................30 Saved Souls Animal Rescue..........................75 Sea Bova Associates, Realtors......................88

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Corner lot. Pool & just 3 miles to boardwalk. $60,000

COLONIAL EAST - Rehoboth.

1980 2BR/2BA home has been nicely remodeled. Laminate flooring, new carpet, & fresh paint. Olympic-size pool. 4 miles to beach. $71,000

SILVER VIEW FARM Rehoboth. 1978 3BR/2BA doublewide. Remodeled. LV w/sitting room. Kitchen adjoins dining area. Pool & just 3 miles to the boardwalk. $80,000

(152420) Lot Rent $680/mt.

(145916)

(148334) Lot Rent $581/mt.

(151378) Lot Rent $581/mt.

(144240) Lot Rent $564/mt.

Lot Rent $741/mt.

(146986) Lot Rent $581/mt.

20250 Coastal Highway - Suite 3, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

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