Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 29, No. 14

The Dark Under the Bed Magnificent Monsters V is for Vampires

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October 18, 2019 Volume 29, Number 14 camprehoboth.com

inside 4 In Brief

22 It’s My Life

6 CAMP Matters

MICHAEL THOMAS FORD

News & Notes

THIS ISSUE

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 14 • OCTOBER 18, 2019

82 CAMP Stories

Punchlines

The Dark Under the Bed

24 Ghost Stories‘

8 CAMP Out

STEFANI DEOUL

MURRAY ARCHIBALD

This Old Activist Is Pissed Off FAY JACOBS

10 CAMP News

Happenings Around the Community

12 Q&A With David Mariner

Get to Know Our New ED!

14 President’s View

94 CAMP Arts

DAVID GARRETT

DOUG YETTER

If I Only Had a Brain

32 Intentionally Inclusive

98 Booked Solid A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir

Do You See Yourself?

WESLEY COMBS

36 Out & Proud

Has it Gone to the Dogs?

STEFANI DEOUL

TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

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50 Eating OUT

Chesapeake & Maine FAY JACOBS

42 CAMP Cheers!

20 Sporty Gals

Screen Preview

Wooly Bully

18 Live Theatre Strikes Again MICHAEL GILLES

88 Film Festival

28 Straight Talk

40 Q Puzzle

New Show to Take the Stage

RICH BARNETT

‘Tis the Season for Ghosts

A Monster of a Party!

CHRIS BEAGLE

House of Horrors: A Halloween Poem

Satan, Sartorially 1776 Steak House

58 Historical Headliners

Magnificent Monsters: James Whale

44 The Real Dirt

ANN APTAKER

ERIC W. WAHL

A Death in the Family

Monsters in the Garden

Season Ending Stories

62 Out & About ERIC C. PETERSON

ANITA PETTITT

66 Health & Wellness

V is for Vampires

104 CAMP Critters 106 CAMP Dates

October 18 - December 1

MARJ SHANNON

68 Our Supporters Make It Happen

Become a Member Today

74 CAMP Shots

ON THE COVER Monster Mania

Bears and Bears and Bears, Oh My!

80 Community News

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PUBLISHER David Mariner EDITOR Fay Jacobs MANAGING EDITOR Mary Shockley DESIGN AND LAYOUT Mary Beth Ramsey EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Marj Shannon ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Tricia Massella ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Monica Parr, Barb Ralph DISTRIBUTION Corky Fitzpatrick, Mark Wolf CONTRIBUTORS Ann Aptaker, Murray Archibald, Sondra N. Arkin, Rich Barnett, Chris Beagle, Tony Burns, Wesley Combs, Stefani Deoul, Michael Thomas Ford, David Garrett, Michael Gilles, Fay Jacobs, Mary Jenkins, Tricia Massella, Monica Parr, Eric C. Peterson, Mary Beth Ramsey, Terri Schlichenmeyer, Mary Shockley, Eric W. Wahl, Doug Yetter

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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:

Fundraising for other organizations,

such as AIDS service organizations, gay and lesbian community organizations, recycling programs, environmental projects, literacy training, and other ventures for the general betterment of the community.

Networking resources and information

by publishing a newsletter, and functioning as an alternative tourist bureau and information center.

Promoting artistic expressions and creative thinking,

and giving aid to artists and craftspeople with an emphasis on the works of lesbians and gay men.

Education and outreach to the larger community,

including sensitivity training seminars, and printed materials to promote positive images of gay and lesbian people and others.

Promoting political awareness to build safe and inclusive community

through voter information, education, and registration; and analysis of issues and candidates.

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 CAMP Rehoboth, Inc. is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to CAMP Rehoboth are considered charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes and may be deducted to the fullest extent of the law.

A copy of our exemption document is available for public inspection.

The Way I See It

by Murray Archibald

THIS IS ISSUE NUMBER 14 IN THE 2019 VOLUME OF LETTERS FROM CAMP REHOBOTH—AND THE next-to-last issue of the year. In 2020 CAMP Rehoboth will celebrate its 30th anniversary. I don’t have details at this time, but I’m quite sure the party will be one to remember. This is the Halloween issue of Letters, and has a monster theme. Trick or treat?▽

BY THE TIME THIS ISSUE OF LETTERS FROM CAMP REHOBOTH IS AVAILABLE ON THE STREETS of Rehoboth, I will have stepped down from my role as Interim Executive Director of CAMP Rehoboth. I moved from my longtime position as President of the Board of Directors, into this role when Steve got too sick to continue his work. The intervening months have been a challenge, but I am grateful for the love and support shown to me by our community throughout this time.

ON MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, DAVID MARINER OFFICIALLY BECAME THE NEXT EXECUTIVE Director of CAMP Rehoboth. Staff, Board, and members of the Search and Transition Teams were present on that day to welcome David. All of us want CAMP Rehoboth to continue to serve the community at the same time it adapts to meet the needs of the future. Congratulations David! And welcome to CAMP Rehoboth. For more about David, check out the interview in this issue▽ CAMP REHOBOTH HAS BEEN A SPONSOR OF THE REHOBOTH BEACH INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL from its early days, and as we usually do, there is a preview of films in this issue of particular interest to LGBTQ viewers. The 2019 Film Festival takes place from October 31-November 10.

Unbelievably to me, as it seems like yesterday, the RB Film Festival is now in its 22nd year. The Festival continues to attract visitors from all over the mid-Atlantic region. Visit their website at rehobothfilm.com for information and details about this year’s event. In addition to the annual fall Film Festival, the Film Society also partners with CAMP Rehoboth for the LGBTQ mini-film festival CINE-brations, April 2-5, 2020.▽ I SOMETIMES ASK MYSELF WHY WE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE WORLD AIDS DAY CANDLELIGHT Walk and Service of Remembrance and Hope every December 1. The answer comes to me in the middle of the service every year. In the act of remembering our friends and family lost to AIDS, we acknowledge the scope of that generation-defining loss. The world would be a different place if all those brilliant and talented people, taken so abruptly from us, were still alive. I’ve said it before, I’m not even sure that CAMP Rehoboth would exist if not for the lessons we learned during the height of the AIDS crisis. The Candlelight Walk begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. To have a name added to the list of names read at the service, email worldaidsday@camprehoboth.com.▽ IN THE YEAR-AND-A-HALF SINCE STEVE PASSED AWAY, AND AS I PREPARED FOR THIS TRANSITION, I’ve had plenty of time to remember the past and speculate about the future. I don’t in any way expect the future to mirror the past, but I do hope the foundational principles that guided us along the way will continue to shape the decision-making process of the organization. Those principles are reflected in the updated vision statement created as a part of CAMP Rehoboth’s recent strategic planning process. “We create proud and safe communities where gender identity and sexual orientation are respected.” The phrases we used to describe CAMP Rehoboth for the past 30 years continue to be a part of our story. “Room for all, heart of the community,” and of course, the one embedded in the acronym that forms the word CAMP, “create a more positive.”

Anchoring them all was a deep commitment to welcome all people. There was a generosity of spirit. An easy forgiveness. And the ability to laugh at our own mistakes—and to learn from them.

My role in the future of CAMP Rehoboth is not entirely clear, but I will always be Founder, and that is enough. ▼ OCTOBER 18, 2019

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Talking ‘bout Bad Girls (and Boys) CAMP Rehoboth Chorus Ensemble’s first independent concert—“Bad Boys/Bad Girls”—was a sell-out! Singing to a packed house both nights, the ensemble presented a varied concert of solo and small group numbers, along with songs involving the entire ensemble. Engaging and entertaining, the ensemble was rewarded with standing ovations at both performances. Missed the ensemble’s debut concert? You can catch them at the CAMP Rehoboth Block Party on October 20, and at the World AIDS Service of Remembrance and Hope on December 1. The full CAMP Rehoboth Chorus is now in rehearsal for its 2020 season—and the ensemble is already planning for another concert all its own. ▼

Block Party Offers Fall Fun This is the last reminder to come out and have fun at CAMP Rehoboth Block Party 2019! The second block of Baltimore Avenue will be closed to traffic and open to footsteps crunching on fall leaves. The family-friendly event offers a healthy dose of fresh air, local restaurants, vendors, music, and fun for the kids. Don’t forget to bring the dog along for a stroll down the street! Block Party 2019 takes place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, October 20. ▼

Light a Candle for World AIDS Day The Rehoboth Beach World AIDS Day Candlelight Walk and Service of Remembrance and Hope has been a December tradition in Rehoboth Beach since the mid-1990s. There are multiple ways to participate in this important day of remembrance: take part in the Candlelight Walk, attend the Service of Remembrance and Hope (including the reading of the names), or volunteer to read names at the service. To add a name to be read during the service email worldaidsday@camprehoboth.com. For more info on volunteering visit camprehoboth.com.

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Convention Center’s New Mural After two weeks of painting during the fall heat wave, mural artist Brett Steeves completed his work outside the Convention Center. The mural, an ode to all things summer in Rehoboth Beach, is visible walking from Baltimore Avenue using Steve Elkins Way. ▼

Anti-Bullying Author Visits during National A League of Winners The Rehoboth Beach Senior Women’s Softball Bullying Prevention Month Sara Cunningham, author and activist, spent the weekend in Rehoboth Beach and attended several outreach events including press interviews, brunch at Nage with local LGBTQ organizations, a book signing, and a dine and donate event. Sara’s visit coincided with the kick off for National Bullying Prevention Month with hopes of reducing and eliminating bullying towards all students in local schools. ▼

season ended with a win for the Delaware Diamonds, sponsored by KMR Financial Network, who won the league this year with a record of 10-2. ▼

From left to right back row. Barb Ellis, Jacque Doyle, Barb Sweeney, Diane Steinbach, Cindy Knotts, Theresa Crivelli, Patty Lake, Mary Anderson, Kit Ryan, Dee Pecora (coach), Karen Dorris (scorekeeper), Dottie Pope (coach), Denise Guidice. Front row (kneeling). Gabby Dillard, Val Branch, Pat Battersby, Sandy Yanaga, Christy Duda, and Deb Dorris. Not pictured, Robin Verdery.

Annual AIDS Walk Raises Funds and Awareness CAMP Rehoboth AIDS Walk Team raised over $2,000 and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather. CROP Volunteers were on hand. Speakers discussed the importance of testing in Delaware and reminded walkers that the fight is not over. ▼

Photo top row: CAMP Rehoboth Board Member Tara Sheldon, Patty Rickman, Nan Martino, author Sara Cunningham, CAMP Rehoboth Executive Director David Mariner, and Jean Charles of PFLAG Second row left: Brunch sponsor Joli Martini of Cape Pharmacy and author Sara Cunningham.

Second row right: Local GSA members support visiting author. At left, Jayne Fetterman, Co-Advisor of Cape Henlopen High School’s GSA (Gay Straight Alliance); center, Barbara Antlitz, CAMP Rehoboth’s Youth Coordinator; with youth members of GSA.

In photo left to right. Lisa Rabigi, Salvatore Seeley, Barbara Clipper, Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns, Sharyn Warwick, Delaware Speaker of the House Pete Schwartzkopf, Mark Samuels, Debbie Woods, Leslie Sinclair, and Thomas Urban.

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CAMP Matters

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DARK UNDER THE BED

by Murray Archibald

The closet creates its own set of little monsters, nibbling away in the back of the mind at self-worth, pride, and the ability to love ourselves and others.

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hen I was seven years old, my bedroom had an outside door that led into the backyard garden. The bedroom in the old parsonage we called home was off the dining room, with French doors between them. From my bed in the corner, I could see a faint beam of light falling from the slightly ajar door and illuminating a narrow stripe across the floor of the room.

I took comfort in the beam of light— at least until the night I saw a snake slither through it and slide up under my bed. I yelled for help, not daring to put my bare feet down on the dark floor.

Mother and Daddy came quickly to the rescue, caught the snake, and settled me back in bed with comforting assurances that I had nothing to fear.

I was skeptical but kept my eyes on the beam of light. Only a short time passed before another snake slipped through the light in an almost identical path as the first.

One was an accident; two, an invasion. I was traumatized.

Understandably, there was a time in my life when I was frightened by the dark under my bed. The snakes were not that big. My imagination turned them into monsters.

Most of us were frightened by the dark under the bed at some point in our childhood. We get over the fear of the dark as we grow up, but as adults we discover a world of monsters around us. If we’re honest about it, we understand that the monsters are us. Anger, greed, addiction, obsession, envy, betrayal— the dark side of human nature is the playground of monsters.

Fortunately, the undesirable elements of the human psyche all have their counterparts in qualities like goodness, hope, love, and joy. When we are of healthy mind, spirit, and body, the good parts and the bad parts work together to keep us in balance.

But on our bad days, anything can

happen—and this is Halloween!

I didn’t realize that I had a temper until I was in my early twenties. On most occasions, my temper was triggered by what I perceived to be injustice in some form or another. Essentially, it was outrage, with a focus on the rage part.

As an adult, I learned to control it, but the first step in mastering our faults is knowing what they are.

The day I understood I had a temper is clear as glass in my mind. In a moment of outrage over the actions of a co-worker, I saw red. Literally, I felt my face flush and I had the distinct feeling my eyes were filling up with blood. In an odd twist, my awareness of what was happening was centered outside of my body and I experienced the moment as both participant and observer.

In that forever frozen-in-my-mind split second, I was staring at a red-eyed monster with steam escaping from the top of his head. A perfect Loony Tunes cartoon depiction of rage.

Halloween is all about monsters and demons. So is our culture. We are fascinated by Frankenstein and Dracula, by zombies and witches, and all manner of violent and strange behaviors. We are fascinated because we know that each one of us possesses the capacity to create both good and evil in the world.

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the monster discovers even his creator is horrified by him. “Accursed creator!

Why did you form a monster so hideous that even YOU turned from me in disgust? God, in pity, made man beautiful and alluring, after his own image; but my form is a filthy type of yours, more horrid even from the very resemblance.”

Unlike Frankenstein, the monsters we create are not conceived in a laboratory. We make them with our thoughts, our words, and our actions.

They live both inside of us and as wounds in the hearts and minds of those we bully, abuse, or mistreat in any way.

For anyone who ever struggled to come out of the closet, the dark is a familiar place. The closet creates its own set of little monsters, nibbling away in

the back of the mind at self-worth, pride, and the ability to love ourselves and others.

From its beginning almost 30 years ago, CAMP Rehoboth has worked to illuminate the dark places in the closet, under the bed, or anywhere else we can find them. We have worked tirelessly to build a safe and healthy community for all people.

We do that by advocating for legislation protecting people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We fight for equality. We support young people and our aging population.

We build community with our events and activities. We provide outlets for artists and performers. We offer a wide variety of support groups and health and wellness programs. We have expanded our successful HIV testing facilities to include five other cities in Southern Delaware. We operate a community center open to all. We publish a magazine that supports the community and promotes area non-profit organizations.

Most of all, we strive to be the heart of the community.

To many of us, the present age in American politics—in world politics—seems inhabited by incomprehensible monsters.

Evil seems present in ways more akin to comic book villains than real life leaders. In a world like this, we cry out for peace, we yearn for truth, and we pray for justice.

We grow weary but must not become complacent.

We all have tiny monsters in the back of our minds urging us to be afraid, to give up when a task seems too difficult, or to surrender to life’s ever-present temptations. Most of the time they are relatively benign little creatures we manage to subdue and control. Occasionally one of them becomes belligerent and comes forth snarling.

If Steve and I had listened to those little monsters 30 years ago, we would never have founded CAMP Rehoboth. If our staff and volunteers gave in to those little monsters, they would never show up at work.

There will always be nights when the dark under bed harbors snakes, and the closet door opens to reveal our worst nightmares.

In the morning, we still put our bare feet on the floor, open the closet door, and get dressed to face a new day.

Happy Halloween.▼

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! CAMP REHOBOTH PREMIER SPONSORS

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Murray Archibald is an artist, CAMP Rehoboth Co-Founder, and longtime President of the CAMP Rehoboth Board of Directors. Email Murray at murray@camprehoboth.com

For information on how to become a CAMP Rehoboth Annual Sponsor, email info@camprehoboth.com, or contact Murray Archibald at 302-227-5620.

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CAMP Out Fay’s Rehoboth Journal

by Fay Jacobs

This Old Activist Is Pissed Off This is a horrible time to be a humorist.

These days, as vile as our political atmosphere is, I still try to write lightly about the excesses of Costco, the beastly hot weather, the ridiculous electronics in my new car, all universal subjects where we can chuckle along. Goodness knows, we all need a laugh.

But I cannot do it today. Right now, as I write, the US Supreme Court is hearing arguments from lawyers representing citizens who want to make discrimination against LGBTQ people the law of the land. Every lawyer I know thinks we will lose this case. We will be fair game for bigots.

So here I am. Pissed as hell and mad as a wet schnauzer, which is pretty mad. I considered going to stand on the steps at the court today, but in the end, the weather, the distance, and the futility of it all keeps me home.

Back in 1979, the first gay rights march in Washington, DC was attended by over 100,000 people. I didn’t march as I was just peeking out of my closet, but I devoured the newspapers.

Most of those picket signs said “Gay Rights Now!” We used the umbrella term “gay” back then, as lesbians, like all women, were second class picketers.

I was at the October 11, 1987 March on Washington for Gay Rights where we marched almost 750,000 strong (the newspapers said 500,000), under a threatening sky. We marched and shouted “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Homophobia’s Got to Go” as we

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passed panels from the AIDS quilt. Signs included the word “lesbian” by then. We had no rights at all and many of us threatened to put our taxes in escrow until we got those rights. Nobody had the guts to do it.

I held a “Silence= Death” sign as I marched and acted up to support my gay boyfriends.

By the 1993 March on Washington, there were well over a million marchers, but the US Park Service consistently underreported our numbers. I was there, tromping around with signs and buttons and demanding my rights.

Two years later, the fall of 1995, as I came to spend weekends on my boat on Rehoboth Bay, I was invited to write a column for Letters. The rest is almost 25 years of column history, mostly humor but speckled with activism.

In 1998, 21 years ago this month, Matthew Shephard was bludgeoned and left to die on a fence in rural Laramie, Wyoming. I hadn’t moved full-time to the beach yet, so Bonnie and I went to DC the night he died, taking part in the candlelight vigil on the Capitol steps. The murder of this young man, simply for being gay, was so sad and unnecessary and maddening; all we could do was stand there in the October chill and cry.

My becoming a full-time Delaware resident coincided with some of the first efforts to make Delaware safe for LGBT people (the Q came later). In March 1999, there was the first Gay Lobby Day at the State House in Dover. CAMP Rehoboth sent a contingent. I was there with many others, lobbying, holding up signs, wearing buttons.

I schlepped from Rehoboth to DC for the 2000 Millennium March on Washington for LGBT (still no Q) Rights. More signs, more buttons, same old “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho.” Lots of us laughed that the day trip exhausted us and we were getting “too old for this same shit.”

From there, it took years of lobbying, marching, writing, and picketing to pass an anti-discrimination bill in Delaware. When it finally passed, in 2009, the bill was signed by Governor Jack Markell at CAMP Rehoboth.

Then, we lobbied in Dover for civil unions, marriage equality, and an anti-discrimination law for transgender citizens. I testified, along with many others, and I was there for the votes. I sat in the balcony when the gavel came down, and we cheered wildly as Delawareans got access to marriage equality. It wasn’t federal marriage, of course, but we would join other states, like

Massachusetts, and be able to marry in our home state with some limited state rights.

On March 27, 2013, Bonnie and I stood on the steps of the Supreme Court as oral arguments took place in Edie Windsor’s case to overturn the notorious Defense of Marriage Act. If she won, citizens living in states with marriage equality laws would be granted federal marriage rights.

Bonnie and I held a sign that said “If Gay Marriage Was Legal, today would be our 31st Anniversary.” We were interviewed

by CNN, the Washington Post, and NPR, and were spit on by the Westboro Baptist Church. Eventually, the Supreme Court sided with Edie Windsor and Delaware, along with 11 other states, saw their citizens granted federal marriage rights.

We were at CAMP Rehoboth on June 26, 2015, when the Supreme Court declared gay marriage the law of the land for all the states in the union.

Spontaneously, people came, from all over the area, to the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center to celebrate and be with “family.” All LGBTQ of it. What a joyous day that was.

Now look, this is just my story. I’m far from the only one who did all these kinds of things. And I’m not even the most active activist at CAMP Rehoboth. But I have written activist screeds, marched, worn buttons, and shouted “We’re Queer, We’re Here, Get Used to It” more times than I can even remember.

And still, this morning, in effing 2019, although many attitudes have changed, and much progress has been achieved, lawyers are arguing about my basic civil rights, arguing to make it okay to fire me from a job and send me back to being a second-class citizen just for being a lesbian.

I’m irate and exhausted. It will be months, maybe into next summer, before we find out if we are once again bait for bigots.

My only comfort is that we’re queer, we’re here and we stand together. ▼ Fay Jacobs is an author of five published memoirs. Her newest is Fried & Convicted: Rehoboth Beach Uncorked. As a humorist, she’s touring with her show Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay. See www.fayjacobs.com OCTOBER 18, 2019

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CAMPNews CAMP Rehoboth Launches “Living a Positive Life: Project for People with HIV”

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AMP Rehoboth’s Health and Wellness program is kicking off an initiative to meet the needs of Delaware coastal area residents who have HIV. The project will be under the direction of Salvatore Seeley, Health and Wellness Program Director, and Peter Pizzolongo, the Living a Positive Life Project Coordinator. The initiative is designed to empower people with HIV; participants will have a major role in designing the project and constructing a group that best meets their needs.

The first session will be Tuesday, October 29, 6:30-7:45 pm, at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. Individuals with HIV—long-term survivors and those newly diagnosed—are invited to attend this opening meeting. The major focus will be on identifying topics for subse-

quent sessions. Sandwiches and beverages will be provided.

Living a Positive Life is funded by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and will involve six meetings with speakers; each will include time for discussion. Topics may include an overview of antiretroviral and integrative therapies, medical adherence fatigue, nutrition for people with HIV, strategies for maintaining good mental health, and advance care planning. The final selection of topics will be made by the project participants.

Living a Positive Life will also establish an online network to enable individuals to connect with one another and with local resources, such as healthcare providers, nutrition experts, mental health specialists, and others.

Salvatore (Sal) Seeley, has been on staff at CAMP Rehoboth since 2000.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Indigo Girls and Chely Wright Will Headline 2020 Women’s FEST

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es, it’s true. For the 20th anniversary of the CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST, the Indigo Girls AND Chely Wright, AND a trio of beloved comics called Funny Girlz will rejoice with us April 29-May 3 for the 20th Annual FEST. The FEST, expanded to five days to celebrate two decades of success, will open with the “locals” dance on Wednesday night, Chely Wright performing on Thursday night, Funny Girlz Vickie Shaw, Lisa Koch and Roxanna Ward on Friday, and an intimate concert with the Indigo Girls on Saturday. All evening events will be at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center and it will be one heck of a party. Save the dates and get ready for FEST Pass announcements just after New Year’s—the Convention Center is a small venue for the Indigo Girls and Chely Wright, so get ready for an enormous treat and a rush for tickets.

As always, the FEST will include sports favorites (more golf this year, we hope, and lots of pickleball and corn hole), dynamite speakers, the book fair and craft expo, Ladies 2000 Tea Dance, bingo, added entertainers, and the Broadwalk. Plus everything else that has made this event the largest gathering of its kind in the mid-Atlantic region.

Watch for even more details in the November issue of Letters and mark your spring 2020 calendars NOW. The 20th anniversary of Women’s FEST is going to rock! ▼

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He is a licensed clinical social worker and also holds a Doctorate of Human Sexuality. Sal serves as the CAMPsafe Program Director and LGBTQ Mental Health Project Director.

Peter Pizzolongo, Project Coordinator, holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education. He served as a volunteer for Baltimore’s HERO program and Washington DC’s Whitman-Walker Clinic, beginning in the mid-1980s. Peter’s other HIV-related work includes serving as director of the AIDS Training Institute for Public Health Professionals, and tech coordinator for Ryan White CARE Act Grantees, both projects funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

For further information about the project, contact Sal Seeley or Peter Pizzolongo at LWHPROJECT@camprehoboth.com. ▼

CAMP Rehoboth Golf League: Another Great Season

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he 2019 CAMP Rehoboth Women’s Golf League ended its season on September 19 with 36 women participating in the end-of-the-year tournament, followed by over 44 women enjoying a final banquet provided by staff at the American Classic golf course.

The final tournament winners were Connie Fox, Pam Gustovich, Jen Leonard, and Claire McCracken.

There were many challenging obstacles throughout the course, including closest to the pin, longest drive, closest to the line, and longest putt, with added obstacles on “flush it,” baggage claim, or hula hoop challenge.

Susan Shollenberger scored the fewest putts and Bev Lesher was the most “honest” golfer, recording the most putts. A festive banquet wwas enjoyed by all. The 2020 season will commence in April.

CAMP Rehoboth thanks league organizers, Donna Dolce and Jo Picone, for their time and effort in supporting this long-time popular league. ▼

Tournament winners Connie Fox, Pam Gustovich, Jen Leonard, and Claire McCracken.

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CAMP Staff Getting to Know David Mariner Q&A with Letters from CAMP Rehoboth

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AMP Rehoboth’s new Executive Director, David Mariner has officially relocated from Washington, DC to Rehoboth Beach and begun his new role! Letters from CAMP Rehoboth staff stole a few minutes of his time to get to know him a bit more.

For the past 11 years, you worked at the DC Center for the LGBTQ Community. How are CAMP Rehoboth and the DC Center alike?

How are they different? How might your experience there enrich the work we do here?

There are over 250 LGBTQ community centers across the country, and they all have a lot in common with each other. Most centers have arts and cultural programs, health and wellness initiatives, support groups, meeting space, and community resources. LGBTQ community centers are often the first resource people look to when they don’t know where to start.

In my years at the DC Center I’ve had the opportunity to see many different LGBTQ community centers across the country and to build relationships with the amazing people that run those centers. There is so much we can learn from each other.

You have done some work in advocating for health programs for young people. How does it feel to be moving to an area that is seen as a retirement destination?

It feels great! I’m equally proud of the work we’ve done at the DC Center supporting LGBTQ older adults, and look forward to continuing that work here. LGBTQ people face some unique challenges as we age. I think there is a lot we can do to support LGBTQ older adults.

I recently had a chance to talk with Doris Person, the Assistant Principal at Rehoboth Elementary, and learned about the growing population of students in local schools. So while Rehoboth is a retirement destination for many, there is also a growing youth population.

I’m proud that CAMP Rehoboth is a home to everyone, and particularly to folks on either end of the age spectrum.

What’s the one thing you most want people to know about you?

I hope folks know what an honor it is for me to be selected for this position. I’m excited to Letters 12 OCTOBER 18, 2019

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“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”

What kinds of activities do you enjoy doing when you are not making the world a better place?

I love to travel and spend time with my family, which is spread out across the United States and the United Kingdom. My husband, Khusan, and I are very much looking forward to getting a dog once we are settled.

When did you visit Rehoboth Beach for the first time, and what was your first impression?

When I first moved to DC many years ago I came to Rehoboth for a trip with my family. I remember Lambda Rising still had a store here, and being amazed at how many DC friends I bumped into. Attending Sundance this year, however, was when I truly began to understand what a special place Rehoboth is.

What’s your rejuvenating activity?

My husband, Khusan, and I set a New Year’s resolution to visit 50 different restaurants in 2019, and we are well on our way to achieving that goal. We love exploring cuisines from different cultures and countries.

I love everything Walking Dead and I’m excited that my friend Nico Tortorella will be starring in the new spinoff series. Nico is queer and non-binary, and recently released a new book, Space Between. I admire them as an activist and can’t wait to see them on the show.

Looking toward summer 2020: What’s already on your to-do list for your first summer at the beach?

I’m most looking forward to having friends and family come visit us in the summertime.

We hope to have a guest room set up to accommodate plenty of visitors. Everyone wants to come visit when you live by the beach!

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President’s View

by Chris Beagle

A Monster of a Party!

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hile Rehoboth has been coined the “Nation’s Summer Capital,” the longer I live here, the more I find the fall to be my favorite season of the year.

Beyond the obvious pluses of smaller crowds, warm ocean waters, no meters, locals’ restaurant specials, and being able to walk our beloved pups on the boardwalk, fall in Rehoboth boasts sidewalk sales, the Celebrity Chefs’ Beach Brunch, the Jazz Festival, Sea Witch® Festival, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Independent Film Festival and that’s just for starters.

Embedded within the fall calendar of Rehoboth events is our very own Block Party, created as part of CAMP Rehoboth’s 25th anniversary celebration weekend in 2015. The Block Party has seen steady and impressive growth and now, as its 5th anniversary is upon us, dare I say, its monstrous success has established it as our largest outdoor community event.

From 42 vendors in its inaugural year to a second straight sell-out and 112 vendors this year, the Block Party includes artists, entertainers, restaurants, non-profits,

churches, and businesses from across the region. At a time when that which divides us seems to be the dominating news story of the day, the Block Party celebrates that which unites us.

The idea behind the Block Party was to create an event that embraces and celebrates the entire Rehoboth Beach community, in much the same way that it has, for decades, embraced the LGBTQ community here.

Seeing the streets overflowing with people from all walks of life, many familiar faces, and many more new ones, with the Community Center as the anchor for the day’s festivities, is like seeing a live interpretation of the meaning of Rehoboth and “room for all” playing out before my eyes. We hope to see yet another beautiful day on Baltimore Avenue and many of you celebrating on the street along with us.

…and welcome, David!

October also marks a momentous occasion in the history of CAMP Rehoboth as we welcome our new Executive Director, David Mariner. After our

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extensive eight-month search process, the Board is excited to begin this next chapter and committed to working with David to ensure the future sustainability and viability of the organization.

I am proud of the work that the Board of Directors, our Search and Transition teams, and, of course, the staff, led by co-founder Murray Archibald, have undertaken this past year in order to bring us to this most important juncture. I extend my sincere thanks to each of you for your dedication and commitment during this time. I also thank our search consultant, Sonia Stamm, for her professional guidance and leadership.

And to you, our loyal members and supporters, in the days and weeks ahead, I encourage you to stop by CAMP Rehoboth and introduce yourself to David.

I know he is eager to meet you! ▼ Chris Beagle is president of the CAMP Rehoboth Board of Directors and is a realtor at Berkshire-Hathaway-Gallo Realty in Rehoboth Beach. He can be reached at christopherbeagle1@gmail.com

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Live Theatre Strikes Again at CAMP Rehoboth New Show to Take the Stage in November

by Michael Gilles

Bear poop. Cheez Whiz. Garth Brooks.

What in the world do these have in common?

They are just a few of the offbeat topics explored in CAMP Rehoboth’s hilarious trilogy of one act plays coming in early November.

While each play in It’s Complicated 3.0 has an underlying dramatic theme, funny, rapid-fire dialogue and rich, humorous characters drive all three pieces.

Compiled by director Russell Stiles, the plays’ common thread is the sometimes humorous and sometimes complicated relationships of partners and friends within the LGBTQ community. The plays cleverly place characters in unusual situations forcing them to CAMP Rehoboth, Delaware Division come to grips with the problems these for the Arts, and The Robert Hoffer relationships can present.

Theatre Fund present The first play, The Gulf, by Audrey Cefaly, explores the differences in a lesbian relationship when each partner It’s Complicated 3.0 moves in different directions, all acted FRIDAY & SATURDAY, out on a fishing boat in the salt flats of rural Alabama.

NOVEMBER 1 & 2, AT 7:30 P.M. The second is Super Hot Raven and SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, AT 2 P.M. Raven II: The Ravening, by Megan GoAll performances are held at the gerty, set in an old Victorian mansion where a “super hot” Baltimore Ravens CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. fan becomes captivated by an ethereal Tickets are $20 and can be poet, all while fixing her radiator.

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The plays feature actors Ashlie Workman, Darci Vollero, Lauren Leone Baker, Richard Gamble, Bruce Ricketts, Peter Keeble, and Gwen Osborne. Many of these actors enjoy a rich relationship with CAMP Rehoboth, whether it be through the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus, past CAMP Rehoboth theatrical productions, or other volunteer contributions. Other cast members have acting credits ranging from shows in London’s West End, award-winning audiobook narration, and forays on the silver screen. One play even features a voiceover from Liane Hansen, erstwhile senior host of the National Public Radio newsmagazine Weekend Edition Sunday.

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verse group of plays making up It’s Complicated 3.0? First of all, he had to find funny LGBTQ-centric plays. He then began looking for shows with simple but intriguing sets, and plays with more men in them (you guessed it…a direct request from many male playgoers!). He found The Gulf and Super Hot Raven and Raven II: The Ravening, but these are stocked with female actors and female-based themes, so Stiles’ search was not over.

Then, F.J. Hartland, an award-winning playwright and a friend from Russell’s Pennsylvania theater days, offered up his one-act play, Scattered. The play features three gay men and one straight woman (Osborne proclaims that it’s her first straight role!)—and so, It’s Complicated 3.0 was born.

Russell brings his own sensitivity to the plays, especially when it comes to the themes of love, passion, and death. After years of vacationing in Rehoboth, Russell and Patricia, his wife of over 40 years, were lured to a permanent home here in 2016 by close friends Bob Hoffer and Max Dick. It was Bob (in Russell’s words, “a spark of a man”) who led Russell into volunteering at CAMP Rehoboth as a part of Sundance, the Block Party, and CAMPcierge programs.

Sadly, Bob died within the year.

Also, Russell’s wife Patricia has had breast cancer, and now, as a survivor, volunteers at the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. Russell himself has had a bout with prostate cancer. So both have chosen to spend their time giving back to their community, and in their words, “doing life.”

So, they have plunged into volunteering, working in homeless shelters, advocating for veterans and animals, and of course, doing theater.

Russell says, “I wish I had learned at a much earlier age to trust my heart much more than my head.” Stiles has chosen plays that portray just that, treading the complicated path of letting go of people we love and fiercely holding on to those still here.

By the way, bird poop, Cheez Wiz, and especially Garth Brooks do not actually appear in these plays. But they are talked about. To find out how, come see the funny, sad, complicated characters that make up It’s Complicated 3.0.

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SPORTY GALS

by Anita Pettit

Season Ending Stories, New Sports Opportunities

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he Rehoboth Beach Senior Women’s Softball season has officially come to an end. The winning team, the Delaware Diamonds, had a fantastic season, posting a 10-2 record and having a great time doing it.

The Diamonds’ line up consists of women ranging from 4877 years old. This group has lots of talented players, including Gabby Dillard who was named MVD (Most Valuable Diamond).

Gabby was moved from 3rd base to left center mid-year to cover for an injured player and she was amazing. That’s about the time that the team learned that, as a much younger player, Gabby was a Golden Glove outfielder for the state of Delaware.

Dottie Pope is the head coach, assistant coaches are Dee Pecora and Barb Sweeney, and the manager/scorekeeper is Karen Dorris. The players include: Mary Anderson, Patricia Battersby, Valendia Branch, Teresa Crivelli, Gabriella Dillard, Debbie Dorris, Christie Douda, Jackie Doyle, Barbara Ellis, Cindy Knotts, Patty Lake, Dee Pecora, Dorothy Pope, Kit Ryan, Dianne Steinbach, Barbara Sweeney, Robin Verdery, and Sandy Yanaga.

According to Dottie, the Diamonds are also a group of compassionate women, many of whom are in the helping professions like Dee Pecora. Dee is a nurse and decided it was important for the league to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) available during games, so she bought one for the league.

The Diamonds insist that their entire line-up is always ready to sub if needed, and their last game was a prime example. Dottie Pope, who hasn’t played in over 30 years, was called upon to take over 2nd base. She borrowed a glove, put on some cleats, and ended up going 2 for 3 at the plate and making some great plays at second base. She must have been some great player 30 years ago to sub like she did.

The Diamonds played their last game against the Shore Sharks and didn’t need the win in order to win the season. But Dottie’s philosophy is that the last game win of the season sets the momentum for the next season. The Diamonds won 10-7 and hope to use that momentum to take them to the national Senior Olympics in 2020.

that a Delaware team beat an out-of-state team to win the tournament. The Olympians included: Michelle Lee (coach and player), Patty Rickman (coach), Polly Bryan, Allison Dann, Val Jones, Dana Macelrevey, JR Fletcher, Nan Martino, Chris Hodakievic, Jackie Shahan (pitched 4 games in the heat!), Julia Spetz, Tami Murry, Nancy Kennedy-Howard, Michele Peters, Jackie Doyle, and Rina Pellegrini.

If you are interested in playing softball next year, either go to the website, https://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=rehobothsenior, or email Rina Pellegrini at rpelle6469@ gmail.com. The league would like to add another team for 2020.

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Anita Petit is a former marketing executive and current small business owner in Rehoboth and NJ. She’s played multiple sports all her life, but now concentrates primarily on her golf game.

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Goodbye Golf for now

Autumn means an end to the golf season for many locals. So instead of playing golf, a group of us decided to head over to Scotland to watch Team USA play against Team Europe in the Solheim Cup. The Solheim Cup is played every two years, alternating between a course in Europe and one in the US. This year the tournament was played at Gleneagles in Scotland (which is about an hour away from the most iconic course in the world—St. Andrews).

While in Scotland, local golfers Margie Moore and Sheree Mixell, along with this reporter, and Pattie Magee, took the iconic picture crossing the bridge at St. Andrews. The Solheim Cup was won by Team Europe, despite the best efforts of Team USA and the loud cheering (and patriotic outfits) of the American fans from Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach.

Bowling Is Up Next

One sport just getting started for fall is bowling. The Rainbow Ladies Bowling League meets on Tuesdays at Millsboro Lanes.

Don’t miss the chance to stay active this fall and get to know our local bowling legend, Rina Pellegrini, while you’re doing it. Rina is the league coordinator and you can contact her at rpelle6469@gmail.com if you’re interested. ▼

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It’s My Life

by Michael Thomas Ford

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couple of weeks ago, Cubby and I went to see Piff the Magic Dragon. Piff, a dragoncostumed magician with a deadpan sense of humor, is terrific.

Half comedian and half trickster, he combines seemingly impossible feats of magic with a quick wit in a show that relies heavily on audience interaction.

He also has an assistant, a typically buxom Vegas showgirl named Jade, who is both helper and delightfully sarcastic comic foil.

At one point in the show, Piff called up a boy from the audience to participate in one of the tricks. Because Piff asked, we knew that the boy was 10.

He was clearly excited to be there, and gamely participated in the skit, which among other things involved his face being pressed on multiple occasions into Jade’s ample cleavage. Every time this happened, it elicited howls of laughter from the audience. “Lucky kid!” a man behind us said. “Bet he’ll be thinking about this all week.”

As I said, I think Piff’s show is mostly brilliant. But this particular bit gave me pause, not only because of the boy’s age, but because of the assumptions underlying the audience’s approval. What boy wouldn’t like to have his face pressed in between a woman’s enormous breasts? Of course it’s exciting for him. Of course it’s something he’ll never forget.

Then, yesterday, we attended the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Like the Piff show, it was great fun. The performers clearly put a ton of work into what they do, and it’s mostly delightful. But during one show—a very loose reworking of the Hercules legend in which the titular character is a charming but stupid fellow called Jerkules—I was once again reminded of how people sometimes, well, just don’t get it.

In the show, written and performed by three gentlemen who call themselves Theater in the Ground, Jerkules is tasked with performing an errand for his father, Zeus. First, Zeus asks him

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whether or not he’s completed his other chores. “The Minotaur?” Zeus asks.

“Beheaded!” Jerkules assures him.

“And the Isle of Lesbos?” Zeus inquires.

“Converted!” Jerkules crows, thrusting his crotch out and grinning hugely.

Truthfully, I think the joke was lost on a significant portion of the audience. But there was enough laughter to show that a lot of them got it and found it amusing.

Now, I understand that the whole thing is supposed to be bawdy slapstick. After all, the action takes place in a literal mud pit that is supposed to be Zeus’s latrine.

I get that Jerkules is, well, a jerk. And as with the Piff show, I appreciated the effort that went into the performance.

When someone suggested something about Jerkules turning the lesbians straight with his prodigious appendage, did anyone pause and suggest that it might not be the funniest thing?

Again, though, I had to wonder if the creators had really thought about how that particular moment might come off to audience members who were, you know, not male and/or not heterosexual.

I pictured them in the writing room, throwing around potential bits. When someone suggested something about Jerkules turning the lesbians straight with his prodigious appendage, did anyone pause and suggest that it might not be the funniest thing? Or that it might actively hurt some of the people in their audience?

Notice that I don’t say offend some

of the people in their audience. I understand comedy. And I think there’s a big difference between jokes that give people a poke and jokes that actively cause harm.

Do I think the boy who participated in Piff’s show was traumatized?

Probably not. He seemed to take it in stride. But I don’t know. Maybe he was embarrassed. Maybe he wasn’t.

But what if he was a gay kid, or a questioning kid? What if hearing an auditorium of people laugh at his situation reinforced fears he has about himself and his feelings?

Would that be worth the laughs? I don’t think so. Also, I don’t think people would have reacted the same way if the child had been a girl having her face thrust into a grown man’s crotch.

And what about women in the audience at the Jerkules show, women who might be victims of sexual assault, or queer women who came to the Renaissance Festival to have a good time, not to be reminded that there are people who think “lesbians just haven’t met the right penis” jokes are hysterical? Should the performers have considered them when crafting their show? Or was the fact that enough people laughed proof to them that they’d made the right choice?

A lot of the comedians from my youth, most recently Eddie Murphy, are now apologizing for their jokes that treated queer people, women, and other groups as punchlines. Do I think they need to? Actually, I don’t. I think those were different times, although I do appreciate the sentiment.

But I do wish people writing for current audiences would give a little more thought to what their words might do to the people who hear them. ▼ Michael Thomas Ford is a much-published Lambda Literary award-winning author. Visit Michael at michaelthomasford.com

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Ghost Stories

by Stefani Deoul

‘Tis the Season for Ghosts

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t’s October. Time for trick or treat, outrageous costumes and the annual Pet Costume Parade. But this year, there’s more.

There will be a very special evening at CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, when Dr. Carol Pollio, Director of Intuitive Investigations®, will host a presentation of her findings of paranormal activity throughout Sussex County. This free event will be held on Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m.

Be a doubter or not; Dr. Pollio has conducted many scientific paranormal investigations at historic sites throughout Sussex County and she’s got info on them all.

And if you’re maybe rolling your eyes a bit, having a small snicker, it’s a good bet you won’t be the first skeptic Dr. Pollio has ever encountered. It’s why, as she says, she is inviting you to “skip the legend and weigh the evidence.”

Evidence is something the very scientific doctor has relied upon through three careers, including 38 years as an environmental scientist, 31 years as a member of the US Coast Guard Reserve (retired O-6/ CAPT), and 20 years as a professor in academia.

Dr. Pollio comes to this presentation with impressive credentials. She is the

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founder of Intuitive Investigations® and says she realized her abilities as a clairvoyant as a pre-teen.

She specializes in earthbound spirit communication and promises to share recordings of electronic voice phenomena.

People always want “proof,” the good doctor says. “But when you’re in court, and someone’s on trial, what’s presented is the evidence. I’ll bring you the evidence, where all the other things this could be, I’ve ruled out.”

Will her evidence convince you? We asked Dr. Pollio some questions to get you in the mood for some Sussex phenomena.

Letters: What is your “must have” piece of equipment for investigations?

Dr. P: You must have a decent digital recording device. The best evidence is digital audio. Also, what is now called an instant camera. What we all used to call a Polaroid. The 35mm cameras allow for too much image manipulation.

Letters: What was your first incident?

Dr. P: My first paranormal experience was when I was 20. I was living in an old officer’s club in New Jersey. All of a sudden there’s this banging in the room I was

sleeping in. And it was frankly, at the time, terrifying.

Letters: Who was your first believer?

Dr. P: The person who was living in that same club, and had stayed in that room.

He knew I was not making it up.

Letters: Who’s your favorite local spirit?

Dr. P: The horse at the Marvel Carriage Museum.

Letters: Your favorite fictional spirit?

Dr. P: Ghost, with Whoopi Goldberg Letters: What’s the difference between Spirit over Ghost?

Dr. P: Spirit is the more appropriate, more respectful term. Which, when working with historic sites, is important, because, I never thought about it, but it is a world filled with ancestors.

Letters: Why do some spirits haunt?

Dr. P: We’ll share that information on Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m., at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center.

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Straight Talk

by David Garrett

“Wooly Bully!”

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am the Sham and the Pharoahs had no idea when they recorded their famous 1965 song that the wooly bullies of 2019 would be so fierce. Nor did they envision the consequences of wooly bullying to become as drastic as they have turned out to be.

Bullying is clearly intended to hurt the one at the receiving end of the actions and words, either physically or emotionally. Sometimes, the one being bullied reaches their limit of tolerance, ending their own life.

Such was the tragic case of Channing Smith, a 16-year-old student from Manchester, Tennessee. Channing was struggling with coming out and had yet to share this with his family. He had a frank, private conversation on his phone with a friend which a fellow student then posted on social media. Early the next morning, Channing’s father discovered that his son had taken his life.

Crystal Smith, Channing’s mother, told local news, “Posting one little picture can destroy somebody’s life.

I can’t describe the pain. You can’t understand it. How somebody could be that mean to somebody just for the fun of it? It doesn’t make any sense.”

An interesting—and unfortunate— twist is that the Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott, overseeing the bullying investigation, is himself under investigation. The State Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Responsibility has Northcott under review for speaking to a group of pastors, telling them that he would not prosecute domestic violence cases involving same-sex couples.

He also stated he does not recognize “homosexual marriage.”

A life has ended due to bullying.

Smith’s family will live with only memories of a son or brother. The void in this household will bring tears, fears, and frustration for a world that allows such bullying to prosper. Yet we acknowledge that Channing is but one of many whose lives ended too soon.

Here in Delaware, bullying seems as much a part of school life as recess

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and band practice. Cape Henlopen School District discussed updating its Bully Prevention Policy at a recent Board meeting. Theirs is a very thorough policy which dictates steps to take if someone commits bullying acts.

There is involvement on the part

“Here in Delaware, bullying is as much a part of school life as recess and band practice..” of parents of both the bully and the bullied. Teachers are held accountable for ignoring bullying actions. A “Bully Committee” meets to discuss any incidents and to determine an appropriate course of action. Much of this policy is template verbiage from the state level, sent to all school districts.

Having a policy in place does not always translate to action taken. But it is a start.

In addition to the Bully Prevention Policy, the District’s Nondiscrimination Policy is being similarly updated. “Sexual orientation” is already a protected class and the Board seems ready to add “gender identity” and “gender fluidity” to the list. As this policy affects the Bully Prevention Policy, it would be a significant step forward to provide relief to any transgender or gender fluid student attending school. At its most basic level, it is an acknowledgment that these students are part of the district’s education system, deserving the same protections from bullying as any other student.

Bullying can migrate from the student level to envelop the parents of bullies and the bullied. One parent of a transgender girl has been bullied by parents of the students who have bullied her daughter. This mother shares,

“Parents have harassed me online and at parent pick-up. I fought for [this school administration] to hold parents accountable. I pleaded with them to add this language to the Code of Conduct, and this year, they did.”

The Code of Conduct now includes this statement: “Parents and guardians play an important role in their children’s understanding and respect for human diversity. Parents have a responsibility to encourage their children to conduct themselves in ways that contribute to a safe and inclusive school environment.

Parents also have a personal responsibility to conduct themselves in a way that respects the human diversity as well.”

This mother has decided that the best support she can provide her transgender daughter is to withdraw her from the local school district and enroll her in a cyber-school. Since numerous incidents of bullying have gone unabated and unresolved over the last couple years, the time for change has come for this family.

The social environment in which we presently exist is one that gives permission to, and indeed perpetuates, bullying. From the march in Charlottesville to the suicides of LGBTQ youth, bullying has never been more in evidence. We can learn from people such as Sara Cunningham, who founded the Free Mom Hugs campaign. Her basic message is—Do SOMEthing! A simple hug can convey to LGBTQ youth they are loved and accepted, thereby reducing the power of antagonistic bullies. ▼ 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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Intentionally Inclusive

by Wesley Combs

Do you see yourself on the Silver Screen?

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or years, the film industry has been criticized for its lack of diversity, not only among the directors and producers but in the storylines that make it to a theater near you. A 2018 study funded by the Annenberg Foundation examined 48,757 characters in 1,100 films released between 2007 to 2017.

Despite the many efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in Hollywood, there has been little to no change in the percentage of female characters and characters from underrepresented racial groups.

Here are a few sobering statistics: Even though women make up half of the US population, only 30.6 percent of the roles were female. In another statistic, white actors were cast in 70.7 percent of all speaking roles. In the past three years, only 2.5 percent of all speaking roles were people with disabilities.

The story is even more bleak for LGBTQ characters on screen. Of the 4,403 characters examined for their apparent sexuality, only 31 were lesbian, gay or bisexual—less than one percent of the roles. Even worse, there has been only one transgender character out of the 400 popular films where members of our community were featured.

This report provides further evidence that bridging the diversity gap in the entertainment business is no different than in other industries. Moving the needle happens when organizations embed diversity and inclusion into their processes and hold everyone accountable for achieving sustainable outcomes. That means not only must the composition of creative and production teams reflect the demographic diversity of the today’s ticket buyers but also the types of films they choose to fund.

Major film studios have long argued that there was not a solid business case to justify making movies about Latinx, African American, and LGBTQ communities because they fail to earn enough profits. Thankfully, there is mounting evidence to the contrary as shown in

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2018 with the whopping success of two films in particular.

The superhero flick Black Panther, which garnered more than $1.3 billion in global box office sales, had a predominantly African American cast. Jon Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians film broke records too, earning $235 million worldwide, becoming the sixth highest grossing romantic comedy of all time. Let’s take a closer look at the multitude of factors that may have contributed to these movies getting a green light.

Some might say that the MeToo and BlackLivesMatter movements helped tip the balance by shining an even brighter light on the slow pace of progress.

This resulted in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences taking the intentional step of launching a global campaign to identify and recruit qualified new members who represent greater diversity.

Of the 4,403 characters examined for their apparent sexuality, only 31 were lesbian, gay or bisexual—less than one percent of the roles.

Film festivals are doing their part by encouraging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds to make submissions. At Utah’s Sundance Film Festival this year, 40 percent of the 112 films were directed by one or more women and 13 percent were directed by one or more people who identify as LGBTQ. Of all the films screened at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, 38 percent came from female directors. This in turn attracted more women to attend the annual event. The festival’s artistic director, Tricia Tuttle, said, “You need to create a

program that feels inclusive and welcoming and accessible...the best way to do that is provide a range of films so people see themselves reflected in your priorities as a program team.”

The researchers of the Annenberg Foundation Report made specific recommendations on how to increase diversity in films. This included having A-List actors demand an inclusion rider be added to their contracts requiring directors and producers to hire underrepresented people for both on-screen and off-screen positions on the project. They also suggested local governments provide tax incentives for productions with greater diversity and for film companies to set specific inclusion goals.

For those who say these changes equate to setting quotas, I offer this analogy. In a manufacturing environment, there are rules and regulations in place designed to prevent accidents that can result in injury and even death. Companies like Chevron create a safety culture—upper management is committed to workplace safety and responsibility trickles down to all employees. If one person fails to follow the rules, the entire organization is at risk.

Making diversity and inclusion a reality happens when everyone has shared accountability. Take the upcoming Rehoboth Independent Film Festival for example. In 2017, the first-place documentary audience award winner was The Lavender Scare, and Moving Stories and Liyana tied for second-place.

All three films focused on underrepresented segments of the population, sending a loud message to organizers that the Rehoboth community places a high value on these themes. ▼ Wesley Combs is a diversity and inclusion expert and a passionate social justice advocate. He is the founding Principal of Combs Advisory Services where he works with clients who share his values of enabling equity, equality and opportunity in the workplace and the community.

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Out & Proud

by Stefani Deoul

Has It Gone to the Dogs?

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alloween is such an amazing time in Rehoboth Beach.

Everywhere you turn, there’s a goblin, a ghost, a ghoul, and well, maybe even a fairy—or two! The oppressive heat of summer lifts, giving way to breezes carrying the smell of ocean far and wide.

And as beach waft meets boardwalk, our senses skyrocket, tricked into believing there is no better treat, no savory delight more necessary to our very survival, than that sugar-pizza-fries oasis lying just ahead.

So grab your treat and push toward the bandstand, for this year is 30(!) years of the Sea Witch® Festival, an event which includes the human costume parade, pet parade, Sea Witch® Hunt, kid’s games on the beach, trick or treating, hayrides, vendor area, and free live entertainment at the bandstand all weekend long.

Yes my friends, most importantly, it is pet parade time, which means mostly dogs. Pugs in tutus and beagles in superhero capes are just the very tip of this four-legged, costumed iceberg.

But there’s News!

Because while celebrating 30 years of Sea Witch® is special, this year our community gets to double down and celebrate something else exciting: the first year of our First State becoming the first (and ONLY) state in the union to be rated a no-kill state.

On August 5, Brandywine Valley SPCA tweeted out “NEWS! Delaware is officially the first AND ONLY nokill state in the country! That’s the news from the national Best Friends Animal Society Conference, where we received an award for our leadership in that achievement and for other nokill initiatives like our Second Chance program and disaster relief work.”

“When every shelter in a community achieves a 90 percent save rate for all cats and dogs, that community is designated as no-kill,” the Best Friends Animal Shelter notes on its website.

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The 10 percent margin of error factors in euthanasia for pets who are suffering from irremediable medical or behavioral issues that compromise their quality of life and prevent them from being rehomed.”

Delaware boasts a 92.9 percent save rate, meaning about 12,000 of the approximately 13,000 pets in its shelters were saved. Best Friends Animal Society defines “saved” as pets “returned to their owners or provided with expert care and safe places to call home.”

Brandywine Valley SPCA tweeted out “NEWS! Delaware is officially the first AND ONLY no-kill state in the country!”

Linda Torelli, marketing director of Brandywine Valley SPCA, recently told CNN, “The Brandywine Valley SPCA has a live release rate of 95 percent for the more than 14,000 animals a year we intake. Within Delaware, we intake more than 60 percent of the animals entering shelters and more than four times the next largest shelter, so our policies have had a significant impact on the state becoming no-kill.”

Pretty darn celebratory, isn’t it?

So now I’m wondering if they have a poodle in need of leading a parade?

You see, once upon a time, as in nine years ago, television’s TLC aired a special, Extreme Poodles. It was what you’d call a one-off. And that was that.

At least until they did what the business calls “repurposing” and brought it back out this past September with a new title, Wait! That’s a Dog? As one critic noted, “think Toddlers &

Tiaras with poodles and neon dye and you’re about 80 percent there.”

Enter the world of creative grooming—a special kind of dog grooming that involves transforming poodles into all sorts of creatures via strategic scissoring and paints. You will be either amazed or appalled watching a poodle become a roller derby girl, bemused as one becomes a lion, and astonished by the tale of the owner, the poodle, and the camel. And so it goes.

(If you can’t catch the whole show, there is a trailer floating around on YouTube.)

So for me, this year the pet parade’s Grand Marshall should be the Brandywine Valley SPCA, for its role in making the First State First in Care for our Animals. And I think they should bring a poodle, white, black, or tie-dyed, in need of a home. So if someone in our community is in need of a poodle, they could easily find their new addition leading the way!

I also think, while this is all great, it doesn’t have to stop here. Maybe next year we can follow Holland and become the First State to have NO STRAY DOGS. No tricks. No treats. Just your love, your time, your commitment, with a visionary SPCA. And, a 31st pet parade to woof, yap, and celebrate!

Until then, walk, watch, enjoy. We done good!

(And one last note: It’s Halloween.

Please remember black cats are not bad omens. In some countries, they are even considered good omens, harbingers of great luck. So if you have a black cat, keep it safe. If you see a black cat, do no harm. And if you need a cat, think black, and adopt!) ▼ Stefani Deoul is a television producer and author of the award-winning YA mystery series Sid Rubin Silicon Alley Adventures, with On a LARP and Zero Sum Game.

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THE REAL DIRT

by Eric W. Wahl

Monsters in the Garden “The gorgeous flowers have a smell, That causes one to feel unwell.”

EDWARD GOREY, THE EVIL GARDEN

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love writer and illustrator Edward Gorey, from the opening of PBS’s Masterpiece Mystery to the Gashlycrumb Tinies: A Very Gorey Alphabet Book. When I came upon The Evil Garden, I literally stood in the store spellbound and read it cover to cover.

It’s a delight, not just for the rhyming cadence that easily drips off the page, but also for the story’s staging in the garden, of course.

I am also reminded of a valuable piece of advice given by one of my horticultural professors: it’s better to eat an animal you don’t know, than a plant you don’t know. This is because the number of plants out in the wild that can inflict severe damage to one’s body is astounding. The wondrous thing about plants is not only how some have evolved to have a symbiotic relationship with specific insects, but also the many that have toxic parts that help them survive the ages.

The most common evil plants we all know would be the plants that can cause irritation to the skin if their plant parts rub against us. Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac come to mind.

However, some nettles and even trumpet creeper can cause similar irritations.

Once, when I was younger, I was looking for natural décor to place in my first apartment. It was wintertime, so the leaves had already fallen. I spotted a thick vine with beautiful white berries hanging near a bridge that crossed our creek. I got out my hacksaw and took a few limbs. The sawdust got everywhere—hands, under my jacket sleeves, face, lips, and down my neck.

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Well, now I know what poison ivy looks like in the wintertime. I also came to find out that its branches are most poisonous in the winter because all the sap is being stored there rather than in their leaves. The more you know….

Then, there are the plants which, if ingested, can cause much internal discomfort and sometimes even death.

American yew’s seeds, within its red, berrylike fruit, along with its leaves, contain taxine, an alkaloid that damages the heart. Yews are common foundation plants as they are evergreen and are attractive all year. But avoid the seeds.

Hollies are a common garden plant just like the yews, because of their evergreen characteristic and their showy berries. Be careful of the berries though, as, if ingested, they are known to cause vomiting and diarrhea. They can affect your pets as well, so just be aware of what your beloved animal gets into.

Horse chestnut is a large tree with spikes of beautiful blooms in spring.

Buckeyes are a related species with a similar appearance. Both have a nut inside a thick husk. All parts of the tree

are toxic, and the nuts should never be eaten. It’s Ironic that the candy called Buckeyes is one of my favorite sweets and resembles the nut of the horse chestnut tree.

Hemlock—the biennial, not the tree— is a poisonous herbaceous plant that can cause paralysis and death. Socrates died from drinking a brew made from its leaves. It has fern-like foliage and flattopped white flower clusters. The stems are smooth and spotted with purple.

Of course, a plant with a name like nightshade is bound to have a dark side.

There are many nightshades out there.

Their berries can be fatal if eaten in large quantities. They can be a bushy plant or even trailing vines, but they all have beak-like yellow anthers in their flowers.

I’m sure many of you are familiar with pokeweed, which can be found almost anywhere. It’s red stems and purple-black berries are obvious in autumn.

The roots, seeds, stems, and leaves are all poisonous. Steer clear of this one and remove it from your garden. Birds will spread the seed easily.

I think I’ll end this monster bash with mushrooms. There are so many species of mushrooms, and I am no mycologist (someone who studies fungi). All I know is that there are tasty ones and there are deadly ones, and I’ll just trust that the ones on the grocery store shelf are safe.

Be aware that evil lurks in the garden and some things that are the most beautiful can also be monstrous. And if you find yourself lost in the woods or stranded on an island…it’s better to eat an animal you don’t know, than a plant you don’t know.

Happy Halloween! ▼ Eric W. Wahl, RLA is a landscape architect at Element Design Group and president of the Delaware Native Plant Society.

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The Rehoboth Beach Candlelight Walk and Service of Remembrance and Hope

Schedule 0f Events WORLD AIDS DAY | DECEMBER 1 6:15-6:30 PM ▶ Pre-Walk gathering and candle lighting at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand, Rehoboth Avenue at the Boardwalk 6:30 PM ▶ Candlelight Walk begins at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand and proceeds down Rehoboth Avenue, ending at All Saints’ Church, 18 Olive Avenue in Rehoboth Beach 7:00 PM ▶ Service of Remembrance and Hope—including the reading of the names at All Saints’ Church, 18 Olive Avenue in Rehoboth Beach

7:45 PM ▶ Light supper at All Saints’ Episcopal Church TO VOLUNTEER or to have the name of a family member or friend who has died from AIDS added to the list of names to be read at the service, call the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 302-227-5620 or email worldaidsday@camprehoboth.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION visit the CAMP Rehoboth website at camprehoboth.com.

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Eating Out

by Fay Jacobs

Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Maine Favorites Mix Seamlessly on the Avenue

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s I sat on a comfy corner bench at Chesapeake & Maine, carefully tying a knot in my plastic lobster bib, I reflected on how much I love this part of my job for Letters.

Not only do I love the dining adventures and writing these articles, but my favorite part is letting readers know about the amazing restaurants we are lucky to have here on Delaware’s culinary coast.

Rehoboth Avenue’s Chesapeake & Maine, part of the Dogfish Head family, provided me with a scrumptious tour of both the Chesapeake Bay (a body of water I am very familiar with from decades of boating and dining from its waters) and Maine (which I have visited numerous times, with its lobster pounds and oyster festivals).

Chef Ray Giangerudo, a graduate of the Culinary Institute at Hyde Park, New York, has been with C&M since it opened several years ago. He is now head chef, responsible for a very adventurous, authentic menu, with locally sourced ingredients, and seafood straight from the Chesapeake Bay or direct from the chilly waters of coastal Maine.

Chef Ray, restaurant manager Caitlyn, and server Renah gave us the scoop on the menu choices and the fresh ingredients—and we had a feast.

Because I have an inconvenient oyster allergy, my spouse, Bonnie, had the treat of sampling the raw bar selections, from C&M’s special smoky, sea salt flavor-infused oysters from nearby Hooper’s Island to Maine’s salty cold-water bivalves. “They all were really clean, with sparkling flavor,” she noted, with her favorite being the Moon Dancers from Maine’s Damariscotta River. The oysters are served with Golden Beet cocktail sauce, horseradish on demand.

Next, we tasted the delicious crab vegetable soup, combining fresh local veggies with large shards of sweet crab meat. It echoed great Baltimore crab soup recipes but with a contemporary take—the veggies did not have to be

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cooked to mush. I appreciate that.

Then came the Buffalo Catfish Bites, catfish being something, I admit, this New Yorker has always avoided. But I was reminded that while its reputa-

tion as a bottom feeder persists, in the Chesapeake Bay the bottom feeders dine on crab meat, so what could be so bad? And of course, Buffalo sauce is not just for chicken wings any more. I loved the catfish appetizer. And according to the chef, we should eat more catfish, as it removes them from the Chesapeake Bay where they threaten the rockfish.

Do a good deed for rockfish. Eat catfish.

We had one more taste before heading to the entrees—the Crab Scotch Egg, a combo of soft-boiled egg, authentic Chesapeake Crab Cake, mustard mayo, and pickled onions on the side. I loved it, even at peril of filling up before our main (or Maine) course.

Yes, I ordered the lobster. Bib on, butter at the ready, I tackled the slightly soft-shelled crustacean, and one taste instantly transported me back to our Rockport Lobster Festival days. Sweet, delicious, meaty, messy, the whole real deal. For the record, the $20 lobster was fabulous, and while you can add $5 to

have it pulled apart and presented readyto-eat from the kitchen, I enjoyed the whole hands-on, butter-up-your-sleeves experience.

Meanwhile, Bonnie chose the less do-it-yourself option of pan-seared scallops atop a bed of lime and coconut risotto, (“First you taste the lime, then the coconut. It’s great!” ) accompanied by crisp green beans, onions, and cherry tomatoes. “The scallops are amazing!” said Bonnie.

Our server, Renah, suggested the special fall salad accompaniment—kale, butternut squash, Honeycrisp apples, toasted almonds, pickled red onion, and goat cheese. It may have been 93 degrees outside, but inside, with the air conditioning pumping, we adored the fall salad with apple cider vinaigrette.

Although nearing a food coma, we could not leave without tasting the tiny wild blueberries Maine has made famous. Sure enough, the menu offered the Maine staple—Blueberry Crisp with a rich blueberry compote, properly crispy, crusty flour/sugar, all topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Thought we’d need a crane to get us up from the table.

We managed.

And the good news is, that along with its regular menu, Chesapeake & Maine has already started its Sunday lobster special, beginning at noon, reservations taken. On Sundays they serve one-anda-quarter-pound lobsters for $12 and I certainly can recommend the experience.

In fact, Bonnie and I have already made plans for an upcoming Sunday.

So overall, whether it’s the Maryland crab in the soup, or the Maine lobster and blueberries, Chesapeake & Maine is totally faithful to its geographic name, with a mouthwatering array of seafood, soups, salads, and more, served in comfy surroundings with excellent service. C&M takes you right to the Bay and New England, all without leaving Rehoboth. ▼

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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.

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 The Linen Outlet, 19269 Coastal Hwy...........................................302-727-5362 Unfinished Business, Rt. 1 behind Panera Bread..........................302-645-8700 Ward Ellinger Gallery, 39 Baltimore Ave........................................302-227-2710

REHOBOTH FOOD & DRINK 1776 Steakhouse, Midway Shopping Center................................302-645-9355 Aqua, 57 Baltimore Ave.................................................................302-226-9001 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 Cuvée Ray Wine Bar & Restaurant, 236 Rehoboth Ave.................302-567-2942 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

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Shorebreak Lodge, 10 Wilmington Ave.........................................302-227-1007 The Pines, 56 Baltimore Avenue....................................................302-567-2726 The Pond, First & Rehoboth Ave....................................................302-227-2234

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 BUILDING/CLEANING/REMODELING/LANDSCAPING

A.G. Renovations ...........................................................................302-947-4096 Country Life Homes, 34882 Picnic Basket Ct................................302-231-5001 Paint & Patches................................................................... 302-827-7393 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

COUNSELING/THERAPY/LIFE COACH

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 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 National Alliance on Mental Illness of DE (NAMI)...........................302-427-0787 Rehoboth Beach Dental, 19643 Blue Bird Ln....................... 302-226-0300 Steven B. Wright, D.M.D., 18912 J.J. Williams Hwy............. 302-645-6671

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

PET RETAIL

All Dried Out, 149 Rehoboth Ave......................................... 484-667-7122 Critter Beach, 156 Rehoboth Ave..................................................302-226-2690 Pet Portraits by Monique................................................................717-650-4626 Salty Paws, 149 Rehoboth Ave............................................ 484-667-7122

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

REAL ESTATE

Allen Jarmon, RE/MAX, 317 Rehoboth Ave...................................302-227-4800 Bill Peiffer, Patterson Schwartz, 18958 Coastal Hwy....................302-703-6987 Chris Beagle, Berkshire Hathaway, 37230 Rehoboth Ave............302-227-6101 Debbie Reed Team, 319 Rehoboth Ave.........................................800-263-5648 Donna Whiteside, Berkshire Hathaway, 16712 Kings Hwy...........302-381-4871 Ellie Maher, Berkshire Hathaway, 16712 Kings Hwy.....................302-448-1927 Eric Atkins, Patterson-Schwartz, 18958 Coastal Hwy...................302-727-1456 Hugh Fuller, Realtor........................................................................302-745-1866 John Black, Patterson Schwartz, 18958 Coastal Hwy...................302-703-6987 Lana Warfield, Berkshire Hathaway, 37230 Rehoboth Ave...........302-227-6101 Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, 16698 Kings Hwy....................... 302-645-6664 Lingo Realty, 246 Rehoboth Ave....................................................302-227-3883 McGuiness Group, 246 Rehoboth Ave...........................................302-227-3883 Randy Mason/Shirley Kalvinsky, Lingo Realty................................302-227-3883 Sea Bova Associates, 20250 Coastal Hwy........................... 302-227-1222 Troy Roberts, Mann & Sons, 414 Rehoboth Ave............................302-228-7422

TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION

Accent On Travel, 37156 Rehoboth Ave.............................. 302-278-6100 CHEER Transportation (age 50+)....................................................302-856-4909 ITN Southern Delaware (age 60+ or disabled)...............................302-448-8486 Jolly Trolley Shuttle from Rehoboth Ave & Boardwalk...................302-644-0400

POPULAR LGBTQ BEACHES

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HISTORICAL HEADLINERS

by Ann Aptaker

Master of Magnificent Monsters: James Whale

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ollywood: that irresistible place which knows our deepest dreams, and keeps giving us delicious new ones to feed our personal fantasies. Hollywood knows our nightmares, too. From its earliest silent chillers right up to the techno-frights of today, Hollywood has tapped into our need for monsters, the fears they unleash, the power they represent.

So what better time than the Halloween season to have a look at one of Hollywood’s classiest monster makers, James Whale.

Born in Worcestershire, England in 1889, an odd turn of events brought Whale into show business. As a second lieutenant in the Flanders trenches during World War One, Whale was captured by the Germans and sent to Holzminden POW camp, a facility for captured officers.

Among the privileges accorded their rank were theatricals created by the soldiers themselves. In the July 1919 issue of Wide World Magazine, Whale described his participation in these productions as actor, set designer, stage manager, and director, as a “source of great pleasure and amusement.”

After the war and a successful stint in the London theater, particularly notable for his acclaimed direction of R.C. Sherriff’s play Journey's End, and another triumph for his direction of the same play on Broadway, Hollywood knocked on Whale’s door. The year was 1929, and the impact of the first talkie, The Jazz Singer, sent Hollywood scampering for directors with experience working with actors who actually knew how to enunciate words.

Whale’s first assignment was as a dialogue director at Paramount. The assignment was brief, and the studio didn’t renew his contract. All was not lost, though. It was then that Whale met his lifelong companion, David Lewis, who would become a prominent producer in the 1930s and 40s.

The movie fates of Tinseltown finally danced on James Whale’s shoulders in 1931, when Universal, then headed by Carl Laemmle, offered Whale a five-year directing contract. Whale’s first picture for Universal, Waterloo Bridge, was a hit, securing Whale in Laemmle’s good graces.

According to David J. Skal’s The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror, Laemmle rewarded Whale by offering him his choice to direct anything Universal had in its file of studioowned stories. Whale chose Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel, Frankenstein. The rest, as they say, is history.

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has been singing the praises of the two films from the moment the first frames rolled through the projectors. Arguments have ensued over which is the truer masterpiece.

Permeating these praises and debates has been the question of just how much Whale’s homosexuality influenced the narrative of each film. Gay and lesbian life in Hollywood during Whale’s era was a hidden existence, lest the moviegoing public get wind that their favorite idols were engaged in a societal taboo. Complicating these discussions is the fact that Whale didn’t hide his homosexuality in his private life. He lived openly. Did this openness find its way into his films?

Certain scenes in the films still invite vigorous debate, particularly regarding the relationship between the monster and the blind violinist in the original Frankenstein film. One school of thought considers the monster’s living arrangement with the violinist as a kind of marriage.

It satisfied their mutual need for companionship but is destroyed by the unforgiving world represented by the characters of hunters passing by.

Since Whale and David Lewis were living together at the time, there are conflicting opinions that Whale’s handling of this scene may reflect his pride in his domestic life or his fears for the safety of it.

And then there’s the whole business in Bride of Frankenstein where the monster’s bride rejects him out of fear, an insult suffered by generations of LGBTQ people. These debates go on and on about this and other scenes in both films. Fascinating as these debates are among the cine-queer cognoscenti, I wonder if any of that really matters.

Whale made other films, notably the well-received first film version of the musical Show Boat, but his insistence on living an open life is what separated him—some would say elevated him—from the rest of Hollywood. His daring has been considered a leading cause of the decline of his career. He posed a threat to Hollywood’s closeted lives.

In his heyday, James Whale lived a life of creativity, honesty, and joy. He left us two horror film masterpieces to savor and argue about with our popcorn. Now, isn’t that just the perfect queer Halloween party? ▼ Ann Aptaker’s series featuring dapper lesbian art thief and smuggler Cantor Gold has won Lambda Literary and Goldie Awards. In addition to writing crime fiction, Ann is an adjunct Professor of art and art history at New York Institute of Technology.

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Out & About

by Eric C. Peterson

A Death in the Family

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couple of weeks ago, my friend Bobby died. Bobby was a man who didn’t believe in small feelings. If he was annoyed (infuriated), moved (sobbing), nervous (frantic), or amused (howling with laughter)—you knew it. He could drive me up a wall, in a way that only a member of your family could. But in keeping with the “extra” he gave to every moment of his life, he never just said goodbye. He always insisted on a hug, and always said he loved you, prompting the expected “love you back.”

Bobby was hospitalized on a Wednesday. There was bleeding in his brain, which required emergency surgery. On Thursday, a CT scan indicated very little activity in his brain stem. On Friday, we learned that a complete MRI would be done, just to be sure.

On Saturday, the results confirmed what we already suspected: that Bobby had essentially died three days before.

On Sunday, calls were made to line up potential recipients of Bobby’s kidneys, lungs, and liver.

To be honest, we had some doubts about passing his liver on to anyone else; in keeping with his emotional state, Bobby rarely limited himself to just one drink. But tests confirmed that his liver could be donated to someone in need of one, and I posited that his liver was simply superhuman.

Plans were made to turn off the machines the next evening. On Monday, Bobby was early for once in his life: he passed away hours before he was scheduled to. This meant that no one would be gifted with his superhuman liver, but it also meant that no one had to make that painful decision on his behalf.

I met Bobby 10 years earlier, when I joined the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington because I realized that all of my close friends were straight. Almost immediately, I had a little gay family, which consisted of Bobby, his boyfriend (later husband) Matt, our friends John and John (who would eventually marry

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and divorce and remain friends through it all), and then my boyfriend and me (we would thankfully not marry, and I’ll leave it there).

For a decade, we sang together, laughed together, drank together, fought together, and made up together. We saw each other through marriages, new pets, breakups, newly discovered siblings (another column for another day), career changes, home purchases, and many, many, many cocktails—although Bobby usually opted for a simple shot of vodka.

Over time, the family grew and changed, but Bobby and I never left each other’s inner, inner circles.

It was the first time Bobby’s family of origin had ever met his family of choice, and while it was a truly beautiful experience, Bobby wasn’t there to see it, which just amplified the tragedy.

The last time I saw Bobby was the Sunday before he was hospitalized.

It was a boozy brunch that happily coincided with his 49th birthday.

When we parted, I had no idea that I’d never see him alive again. After I said goodbye, he hugged me tight. “I love you,” he said. I might have rolled my eyes, but I told him that I loved him back.

I’m grateful that those were the last words I spoke to him.

It was just the next Wednesday when I joined seven other friends at the Washington Hospital Center to sit and wait with Matty as Bobby underwent

surgery. After he had been transferred to the ICU, I filled out the paperwork so Matt could ask the nurses questions.

On Friday, Bobby’s family came to town from Arkansas. Some of us played chauffer, some of us opened our homes so that people could be nearer to the hospital, some of us made enough food for an army.

On Sunday night, Bobby’s father, mother, and sister sat and ate with over 20 gay men who laughed, cried, and told funny stories. It was the first time Bobby’s family of origin had ever met his family of choice, and while it was a truly beautiful experience, Bobby wasn’t there to see it, which just amplified the tragedy.

Bobby and I were born in 1970.

Unlike the gay men just a little bit older than we were, we didn’t know what it was like to spend weeks in hospitals and attend funerals on a weekly basis.

Having just missed the plague, this was a new experience for me. And as profoundly sad as I was and still am, I’m also so very proud of our little family—the way we’ve carried each other through this, with a strength that we learned from the families of choice that came before us, whether we knew it or not.

Rest in peace, Bobby T. Boaz. I lift a shot of vodka in your memory…and then I pour it into a martini glass filled with cranberry juice with a dash of Triple Sec, because I’m not an animal. And I love you back…always. ▼ Eric Peterson is a diversity & inclusion educator and pop culture enthusiast living in Washington DC. He is the co-host of a weekly podcast about old movies; visit his website at www.rewindpod.com.

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by Marj Shannon

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t least, that was my first thought as I considered this issue’s “monsters” theme. But then it occurred to me that there’s a health-related monster that is more lethal (in the real world) than vampires, and that also starts with “V”: viruses.

There are lots of viruses. We’re all familiar with the famous ones, e.g., the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human papilloma virus (HPV), which have turned up in previous columns.

Then there are the ubiquitous viruses responsible for the common cold—about 200 of them—which rapidly mutate, accounting for a lifetime of colds: as soon as we develop immunity to one, a different cold virus or a newand-improved version of a previouslyencountered one arrives to infect us.

With winter approaching, we’ve all been hearing lots about another disease that’s caused by a virus: influenza, or “flu.” This virus comes in many strains, some of which have been given names, e.g., “swine flu” and “avian flu.” Or, you may have heard of “H1N1” flu, or of flu types “A” and “B.” Whatever it’s called, you’ve probably experienced the symptoms: fever, cough, muscle aches, runny or stuffy nose, headaches, fatigue. Some people (usually children) have vomiting and diarrhea.

Happily, there’s another good “V” word when it comes to combating viruses: vaccines!

Vaccines provide protection against flu, and now is the best time to get your flu shot, before the flu season is in full swing (that usually occurs around January or February). It takes about two to four weeks for the body to fully respond to the vaccine, so the longer you wait, the more likely you are to encounter the virus before your system is fully prepared to ward it off.

That lag time, by the way, is often what lies behind those stories you hear about people “getting the worst case of flu I ever had right after I got that shot.”

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People sometimes conclude the flu resulted from the shot, and vow to avoid flu vaccines in the future.

In actuality, you can’t get flu from the flu shot: the virus strains used in the vaccine are dead. Those folks most likely developed flu from being exposed to the virus before they could develop immunity to it.

There are a couple other reasons you may develop flu despite having received the vaccine. For one, each year’s vaccine is developed using the best-available information on what strains of flu will be circulating in a given flu season. Some years the strains used in the vaccine are a good match for the strains that show up; other years—not so much.

The occasional mismatch is not surprising, given the selection of each year’s virus strains has to be made months in advance: late-February for vaccines developed for the northern hemisphere, and late-September for vaccines developed for the southern hemisphere. (The selections are made by influenza experts meeting at the World Health Organization and are based on surveillance data provided by countries around the world.)

Another reason you might develop the flu despite having been vaccinated: if you’re older, your immune response (to the vaccine) may not be as robust as it is in a younger person. So, immunity may wane across time, leaving you increasingly susceptible to the virus as the season progresses. That possible reduced response is the reason behind the higher-dose vaccines developed for people over the age of 65: the higher dose vaccines may provoke a stronger response.

The limited duration of the immune response to the vaccine, and the differing composition of the vaccine from one year to another (to accommodate differing viral strains of

the disease), mean that it’s important to get a flu shot annually. Vaccination for flu, unlike vaccination for some other viral diseases, is (sadly) not a case of “one and done.”

For the 2019-20 season, there are multiple versions of the flu vaccine available: → For people age 65 or older: highdose, trivalent vaccines (effective against three flu viruses—two type A viruses and one type B virus). → For anyone age six months or older: quadrivalent vaccines (effective against four flu viruses—the same two type A viruses and type B virus as the trivalent vaccine, plus one more B virus). There are differing strengths of the vaccine, to accommodate a broad range of ages. → For some people who want to avoid an injection: a quadrivalent nasal spray vaccine (effective against the same four flu viruses) for non-pregnant people age two through 49 years who do not have certain medical conditions or care for people who do.

The reason for the more-restrictive use of the nasal spray is that it contains live—though weakened—virus.

Consequently, it should be avoided by those who are immunosuppressed— due to either illness or treatment of an illness—and by those who care for people who are immunosuppressed.

As there also are other conditions, such as certain chronic diseases, which may

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argue against the use of the nasal spray vaccine, people considering it should discuss their vaccine options with their health care providers.

Although flu vaccination is recommended for almost everyone age six months or older, there are people who should not be vaccinated. This includes people who have had a severe, life-threatening reaction to a prior flu vaccine or to any of its ingredients.

There also are people who should talk to their health care providers before getting a flu shot; this includes those with a less-than-life-threatening allergic reaction to eggs or to any ingredient in the flu shot, and those who have ever had Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

If you’re thinking you’ll skip vaccination due to cost, please reconsider.

Vaccination against flu is covered by most insurers, often with no co-pay.

Many local organizations offer no-cost flu vaccinations (e.g., on October 9, CAMP Rehoboth partnered with

Beebe Healthcare to provide free flu shots to anyone in the community who was age 18 or older) and the Delaware Division of Public Health operates flu clinics throughout the state (details at: https://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dph/ fluclinics.html).

Maybe you’re thinking you just don’t have time? Oh, sure you do! Vaccination is easy to “schedule,” as many pharmacies offer it on a walk-in basis. Combine a trip to the grocery with a stop at the store’s pharmacy, and you’re done.

Still ambivalent about getting the vaccine? Maybe a few statistics will help you decide. In Delaware, during the 2018-2019 flu season:1 → Statewide, 6,387 people had laboratory-confirmed flu.* Just over one-third of those (36 percent) were in Sussex County. → Over a thousand (1,051) Delawareans were hospitalized due to flu-related conditions. → Twenty-four Delawareans’ deaths were related to flu. *This represents an undercount of the

actual number of people who had flu: not everyone with flu seeks medical attention (so there’s no opportunity to collect a specimen for laboratory testing), and not everyone who seeks medical attention is tested.

Convinced? We hope so. Unless you’re among the very small number of people who should not be vaccinated, please get a flu shot!

Want to follow Delaware’s flu cases for the 2019-2020 season? Weekly reports will be posted at: https://dhss. delaware.gov/dph/epi/influenzawkly. html starting in October.

Want to know more about flu in general? Go to cdc.gov/flu. ▼ 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?

1 Delaware Division of Public Health. Delaware Weekly Influenza Report. Available at: https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/ dph/epi/files/flu2019wk20.pdf

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Brandywine Baroque at t h e B e ac h D e l awa r e ’ s P r e m i e r E a r l y M u s i c E n s e m b l e P r e s e n t s C h a m b e r M u s i c C o n c e r t s at Th e L u t h e r a n C h u r c h o f O u r S av i o r R e h o b o t h B e a c h , D e l awa r e

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SCENES FROM REHOBOTH BEACH Bears and Bears and Bears, Oh My! RB Bear Weekend, Chorus Ensemble Bad Boys/Bad Girls Concert, Celebrity Chefs Brunch and More!

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THIS PAGE 1) Gregory Poole, Eric Pisani, Kevin Barni, Jack Melvin, Michelle Turner, Nick Cuadrado, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Steve Scheffer, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Lisa Schlosser, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Edward Chrazanowski, Rehoboth Beach Mayor Paul Kuhns, Terry Kistler, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Dick Byrne, Michael Muller, Salvatore Seeley, Eric Wahl, Grand Arnold Anderson, Joe Sterner, and Joe Thomas at Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend at CAMP Rehoboth. 2) Richard deGeus, Ben Reazis, and Michael Douglas at Bear Weekend at Blue Moon.

OPPOSITE PAGE 3) James Martin, Marcuis Warren, Andy Myers, and David Walker at Bear Weekend at Blue Moon. 4) Chris Terrone, Fancie P. Charmington, Bobby Hughes, Tom Selby, Peter Pizzolongo, Carlos Prugue, Danny Watkins, and John Hertzke at Bear Weekend at Aqua. 5) John Lucas, Tyler Townsend, Scott Burdette, Tony DiMichele, Will Koshin, Jeff Smith, Benny Chan, and Jeff Trunzo at Bear Weekend at The Pines. 6) Stephen Facenda, Todd Babish, Rex Rogosch, Kenny Mahan, Bryan Hecksher, Nathan Euhman, and George Stakias at Bear Weekend at Purple Parrot. 7) Tara Sheldon, Sara Cunningham, Natalie Heskett, Shelley O’Connor, and Kate Rokosz at Browseabout Books. 8) Stan Iwamo, Brian Dicont, Kay Hickman, Bob Lynam, Jan Fleming, Carl Pearson, John Hackett, and Geoff Tobias at The Glades Tennis Club.

Photos by Murray Archibald, Tony Burns, and Tricia Massella.

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OPPOSITE PAGE 1) David Deibel, Jeffrey Davis, Peter Schott, Jim Barnes, Jim Afonco, Steve Ortlieb, Diane Scobey, Brenda Dunn, Karen Anderson, Wolfgang Sander, Darryl Ciarlante, Steph Dalee, Lisa Scholl, Suzanne Krupa, Wynston, Jon Worthington, Bryan Houlette, Dusty Abshire, Harlan Joe Smith, Bob Dobbs, Jack Morrison, Jeffrey Davis, Ed Hotaling, Ed Miller, Bob Kaplan, DJ Sandra Chinchilla, Nicole Strike, Flip, Joli Martini, Hattie, Tammy Waldman, Andrea Vennell, Deb Bievenour, Susan Shollenberger, Emerson Bramble, Randy Butt, Michele Allen, Kim Chase, Patti Layton, Sue Craley, Monique Gibson, Ruth Kloetzli, Diane Lusk, Grace, Ken Donahue, David Bradley, Rick Leichtwies, Dan Foskey, and Chris Costas at Diego’s Bar Nightclub.

THIS PAGE 2) Joe DiSalvo, Arlen Herb, David Scuccimarra, Sandra Skidmore, Ron Parks, Matthew Brown, Max Dick, Dave Minges, Anthony Chiffolo, David Hagelin, Diane Bruce, Ruth LaMothe, Cheryl Graves, Neil Frock, Gail Hecky, Mary McElhone, Patricia Magee, Judy Olsen, Jill Stokes, Andrea Monetti, and Doug Yetter at CAMP Rehoboth Chorus Ensemble Bad Boys/Bad Girls Concert at UUSD. 3) Dennis Morgan, Jon Worthington, Paul Christensen, Bill Teaney, David Kycia, Michael Francioi, Greg Oliver, Andy Dorosky, Lou Fiori, and Jim Burke at Straight 8’s Car Club Show. 4) Lillian Berenberg, Rob Jasinski, Muriel Hogan, Sharon Bembry, and Kathy Wiz at AIDS Walk Rehoboth.

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CommunityNews Zombie Fest Is Back from the Dead

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ombies, once thought dead, are actually alive. Or not. The Milton Theatre's annual Zombie Fest will invade Dewey Beach on October 19.

The Fest, the largest benefit event for the Milton Theatre, was unable to obtain permission from the City of Milton to be held this year. But coming to wake the dead festival is Highway One Companies, which arranged to bring the event to Dewey Beach this year.

Zombie FEST kicks off at Northbeach (4-8 p.m.) with live music from bands including Lower Case Blues, Indian River Band, and Kategory 5. Northbeach will host various food vendors, retail

merchants, zombie make-up stations, the Kids Zombie Zone, costume contests, and of course, the Zombie Car Contest. The revamped Zombie Walk at 8 p.m. will move the party to Bottle & Cork (8-11 p.m.) for a party (age 21+) with 3AM Tokyo.

Tickets are $10. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets include gate entrance at Northbeach, Zombie Walk, and entrance to Bottle & Cork for guests 21+. The Zombie Fest supports the Milton Theatre Capital Campaign, Milton Public Library, Milton Fire Department, and Milton Community Food Pantry. Tickets and information are available at miltontheatre.com. ▼

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rab your dabbers and get into the Halloween spirit while helping a good cause! The Immanuel Shelter is offering their Bubbles and Bites Halloween Bingo again this year. Arrive in costume or dress up your table for an opportunity to win prizes!

This popular event takes place at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Wednesday, October 30. Doors will

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open at 6 p.m.

Purchase tickets before the event for $55 which includes eight games of bingo, snacks, and prizes. Tickets will be sold at the door, the day of, for $60.

Additional beverages will be for sale including beer and wine.

Tickets can be purchased at immanuelshelter.org and all proceeds help the homeless in our community. ▼

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lacklight. Body paint. Fresh beats. And yoga!

Come get your glow paint on and practice under blacklight! Kari Nietert of Dimitra YOGA, will lead a 60 minute fun-filled yoga class appropriate for all levels on Friday, November 1, from 6-7 p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Dimitra YOGA studio, located at 43A Rehoboth Avenue. Come early at 5:30 p.m. to adorn yourself with body paint!

Cost is $25 per person with a $5 per person donation to CAMP Rehoboth.

Register and pay in advance at dimitrayoga.com or email studio@dimitrayoga.com with questions.

The studio is proud to partner with CAMP Rehoboth for this special event.

EVERYONE is welcome!

In addition to mat classes in both Rehoboth and Lewes studios, Dimitra YOGA offers aerial yoga and wellness services in Rehoboth, plus yoga teacher training and yoga adventures. ▼

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CAMPStories

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House of Horrors: A Halloween Poem A sticky floor, And chairs that squeak, Children who cry and kick your seat.

The passing of gas.

The crunching of ice.

Jerks who still talk when they turn down the lights.

Slurping through straws.

Oohs and loud aahs.

LED screens that glow in the dark.

People take calls.

And start family brawls.

You’d think it was a shopping mall.

Sugar Babies!

Sugar Babies!

Junior Mints!

Call me a cynic, But there’s always a critic, Asinine narration, minute by minute.

When seats are aplenty, Please tell me why, Some nut case inevitably sits so close by?

Popcorn and fake butter Can’t mask body odor.

You can’t bring yourself to look over your shoulder.

So many little horrors, I pronounce and announce, A movie theatre to me is but a haunted house.

And just when I think it cannot get worse, Under the seat I feel a wad of gum, The final sign I should not have come.

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Junior Mints! ▼ Rich Barnett is the author of The Discreet Charms of a Bourgeois Beach Town and Fun with Dick and James.

He has not set foot in a movie theatre since 2010, but he is seriously considering a trip to the Movies at Midway to see Downton Abbey in The Cube, a 6,300 square foot theatre with a floor to ceiling screen. What could go wrong?

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OPPOSITE PAGE 1) Sherri Brown, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Lisa Schlosser, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Steve Scheffer, Daphne Kaplan, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Richard Byrne, Sherri Byrne, Roger West, Donna West, Chris Berg, Terry Kistler, David McCarthy, Sharon Covington, Walt Cassell, Chris Weilminster, David Button, Dawn Weilminster, Wes Paulson, Laura Mason, Stephanie Whitcomb, Linda Miniscalco, Jeanne Drake, and Judith Davidson at the Clear Space Bowtie and Barefoot Benefit. 2) Deb Kennedy, Paulette Lanza, Beth Yocum, Dave Suchoski, Robert Deak, Corbin Warfe, Shawn McClary, Matt Jenks, Tom Shima, Daniel Pauley, Ryan Burrows, Natalie Tawil, Mike Coraggio, David Hernandez, Paul Frene, and Troy Evans at Aqua. 3) Tony Boyd-Heron, David Stevens, Haley Manehon, and Sydney McGinley at Peninsula Gallery. 4) Albert Zamiello and Blake Ayers at their Fall Party Dinner.

THIS PAGE 5) Ed McGann, Dale McGann, David Berman, Kate Mason, and Michael Letts at Gallery 50. 6) Janece Hausch, Bev Lesher, Jo Picone, Kathy Bostedo, Susan Reinagel, Tama Viola, Donna Ohle, Donna Dolce, Angie Strano, Pat Catanzariti, Kelly Sabol, Lynn DeCourcey, Candy Zientek, Marilyn Miller, Patty DiModugno, Jan Tricarico, Joanne Kempton, Judy Olsen, Linda Porto, Yona Zucker, Novalyn Winfield, Mary Jean Burns, Jill Stokes, and Sandy Sullivan at CAMP Rehoboth Golf League. 7) Jane St. Clair, Zoe Vette, Rina Pellegrini, and Roxanne Master at The Pond.

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The Brandywine Valley SPCA Animal Health Center is a full service veterinary clinic offering the same high quality care available at a private practice with lower pricing. Services include: • Sick visits • Preventive care

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Meet the Vet:

Sarah Landon, DVM Dr. Landon has been caring for pets in our community for eight years. She started with Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital in 2011 then moved to the BVSPCA a year ago. Dr. Landon is the primary veterinarian for patients at the Georgetown Animal Health Center and enjoys helping family pets as well as our shelter animals.

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22nd Annual Rehoboth Beach Film Festival Returns October 31- November 10

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he Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival is back for its 22nd year. For 11 days, October 31-November 10, the festival presents dozens of American and international features, documentaries, and shorts. This is the oldest and largest event of its kind in the State of Delaware.

Screenings will take place at the Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater on Route One, the large Cape Henlopen High School Theater in Lewes, and the comfortable sanctuary at the Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware on Route 9.

An expanded festival program for 2019 presents a total of six IN DEMAND schedule slots on Sunday (November 10), designated for encore screenings of films that are popular and/or highly rated by audiences. The films selected for these slots will be announced at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, on the Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s website and at the box office. Tickets will be available for online purchase at the same time.

In order to purchase tickets to festival screenings, you must have a Festival Pass. Both pre-festival sales and sales during the festival will be processed online. Festival Pass level determines when online ticketing is available to the passholder.

The Film Society presents “Delaware LGBTQ+ CINE-brations” (April, 2020) in partnership with CAMP Rehoboth. The strategy is to save the best LGBTQ+ films for that event but several films are programmed into this festival as well and are listed below.

Get information about films, the screening schedule, and instructions on how to purchase tickets at rehobothfilm.com.

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LGBTQ+ FILMS Cunningham Cunningham traces the career of Merce Cunningham, one of the world’s greatest modern dance artists. From his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York, to his emergence as a visionary choreographer, the film follows his artistic evolution over three decades of risk and discovery. The 3D technology weaves together Merce’s philosophies and stories, creating a visceral journey into his innovative work. A breathtaking explosion of dance, music, and never-before-seen archival material.

Bloodroot

This Is Not Berlin

At Bloodroot, vegetarian food is served with a heaping helping of activism.

Through the lives of Noel Furie and Selma Miriam, the film documents their restaurant/lesbian bookstore in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The venue has been covered by the New York Times, and attracts some of the most visible and influential members of the women’s movement. The two share their radical views on everything from open relationships to abortion to ecology. Footage of women’s rallies and famous feminists’ voices are interspersed throughout the film.

Seventeen-year-old Carlos (Xabiani Ponce de León) starts to feel like he doesn’t fit in anywhere—not in his family, nor with his friends at school.

But everything changes when he is invited to a mythical nightclub where he discovers the underground postpunk nightlife scene. Set against the backdrop of 1980s Mexico City, Carlos discovers his passion for art, while struggling to maintain his relationship with his best friend. Contains scenes of nudity and drug use.

[Dir. Douglas Tirola, 2019, USA, 97 minutes. Rating: NR]

[Dir. Hari Sama, 2019, Mexico, 112 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. Rating: NR]

[Dir. Alla Kovgan, 2019, USA, 93 minutes.

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Gay Chorus Deep South In response to a wave of discrimination against LGBTQ people in the South, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on a tour to bring a message of music, love, and acceptance to communities confronting intolerance. Lead by conductor Dr. Tim Seelig and joined by the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, they perform in community centers and concert halls to unite audiences with hope and understanding.

[Dir. David Charles Rodrigues, 2019, USA, 100 minutes. Rating: NR]

And Then We Danced From a young age, Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) has been training at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary (Ana Javakishvili). His world is suddenly turned upside down when the charismatic and carefree Irakli (Bachi Valishvili) arrives and becomes Merab’s fiercest rival and the object of his deepest desire. In this conservative setting, Merab finds himself having to break free and risk it all.

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Don’t let the gossiping neighborhood antics throw you off course. It doesn’t matter what happens in the next house. Behind closed doors, you should practice good habits all of the time, use a condom and water-based lube every time. Tune in to Health.

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

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Allow me to see if introducing you to a few simple psychological concepts may help you through the confusion. We’ll start here: Cognitive Dissonance—the mental discomfort you feel when you hold two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values.

Example: You read a study that links rum to cancer, but you really love your nightly rum and tonic.

You are so disturbed by this revelation that you polish off an entire bottle of Bacardi. A monstrously bad choice.

Confirmation Bias—the tendency to search for or recall information that confirms what you already believe.

Example: That cousin who smokes two packs a day, and swears that cigarettes “don’t hurt nobody” because he isn’t dead. Yet. Dunning-Kruger Effect— when people believe their cognitive ability is greater than it is in actuality. Also known as “Illusory Superiority”—an inability to recognize your lack of ability. Example: You don’t know you’re dead when you’re dead. Same thing with stupid. As with many people in this world, Frankenstein’s monster may Letters 94 OCTOBER 18, 2019

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I have a whacky uncle in Florida who has become a different sort of monster—a vampire! Those ridiculous conspiracy theories he posts may be confirmation bias for him, but they just suck the life right out of me.

So when I see a new one, I hit the internet—not so much to prove him wrong (okay, it’s to prove him wrong), but to see if he’s finally posted something with an iota of truth at its core. Luckily, he also posts a ton of fantastic recipes—“Best Shrimp EVER” really was, and “Simple, Perfect Chili” was both simple and perfect. However, Snopes and I know that if he posts something that’s not about food it’s probably a monstrous lie.

But how does any of this connect with the arts? The arts—particularly music— helps preserve our sanity in these truly horrifying times.

An hour listening to a recording or concert, or wandering through a gallery, or losing yourself in a theatrical performance creates new synapses—mental bridges between brain cells.

Welcome the arts into your lives and vanquish those demons—monsters past, present, and future. Be strong, gentle readers. Winter is coming… ▼

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CAMP Rehoboth Puts Art at The Heart of Our Community Inspiration, Vision, and Voice

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ocal artist Dan Bartasavich’s new show—Great Repair 2019—has opened at the CAMP Rehoboth Gallery and is getting great reviews. His multiyear project focuses on “found objects” and giving new life to items which otherwise may be headed for the trash can.

Dan has embraced Kintsugi—the Japanese art of reconstructing broken pottery—and uses the technique as a way to embrace flaws and imperfections. He believes that by using this metaphor, he can create a stronger, more beautiful piece of art.

I know that many of us have personally experienced being broken and finding that the experience made us stronger, and more resilient. Come on down and see how Dan reframes hardship and embraces imperfections through his unique artwork. Great Repair 2019 runs through October 31. ▼

Image above: Details, by Dan Bartasavich.

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here are times when I’m doing research for this column and have to sit back and just say, “Wow!” and this is one of those times. While I expect summers to be jam-packed with events, there are wonderful fall events catering to an incredibly wide variety of tastes.

If you’re a jazz devotee, I’ll leave it to you to do the searching—Rehoboth Jazz Fest 2019 (rehobothjazz.com), and

the 2019 True Blue Jazz Festival (truebluejazz.org)—since I don’t have near enough space to list everything going on around town. Hopefully both of these “monster” festivals have already made it onto your calendar, because it’s gonna be rough finding tickets to most of the bigger events. Through October 20.

Then we have the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival—11 days of

fantastic films in three locations. And visit their website—rehobothfilm.com— to grab some tickets. It’s incredibly popular, so it may be worth it to invest in one of the upper-level passes. You’ll have access to tickets sooner, and you’ll be supporting a very worthy organization.

All locations (below) are Rehoboth Beach unless otherwise noted. ▼

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Coastal Concerts (in residence at Bethel UMC Hall; Fourth and Market Streets, Lewes; 888-212-6458; coastalconcerts.org) opens their season by welcoming back the award-winning Brasil Guitar Duo—October 19— followed by pianist Benjamin Hochman on November 16. Check out the rest of their fantastic season online.

Dvorak’s String Serenade, Vivaldi’s Two Cello Concerto, and Haydn’s D Major Piano Concerto.

Cinema Art Theater (17701 Dartmouth Drive, Lewes; 302-3134032; rehobothfilm.com) screens new independent films through the Rehoboth Beach Film Society. Try their Food & Film Wednesday special—$10 dinner at Lefty’s Alley and Eats, and $8 admission to a film. You absolutely cannot miss the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival—October 31-November 10. The Met Live in HD: Puccini’s Turandot—October 19, 21, & 22. Check their website for Festival details, screenings, and show times.

Clear Space Theatre Company (20 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2270; ClearSpaceTheatre.org) presents Ghost: The Musical—October 18-27.

Their Spotlight on Young Performers has James and the Giant Peach on the boards November 8-10.

Dreaming, by Dan Bartasavich.

Dickens Parlour Theatre (35715 Atlantic Avenue, Millville; 302-8291071; dptmagic.com) offers magic and comedy in an intimate setting. Mentalist Brian Curry—through October 19; Rich Bloch—October 25 & 26; Randy Forster—October 31-November 2; Keith Fields & Lady Sarah—November 7-9.

Mid-Atlantic Symphony (P. O. Box 3381; Easton, MD 21601; 888-846-8600; midatlanticsymphony.org) features Appalachian Spring in Easton, Ocean View, and Ocean Pines—November 7, 9, & 10. The program also includes

The Milton Theatre (110 Union Street, Milton; 302-684-3038; miltontheatre. com) “keeps Milton weird”! October events: 19: Milton Theatre Zombie Fest (in Dewey Beach); 20: Mr. Puppet Halloween (both family and adult versions); 25: Magnolia Applebottom’s Hallowqueen; 26: Kick it Out: A Tribute to Heart; 27: Monster Mash Murders Dinner Theater; 31: Live Wire: The Ultimate AC/DC Experience. November events: 1: Guitar Legends: Hendrix Meets Clapton; 2 & 3: Comedy & Hypnotism with Flip Orley; 8-10: 13 the Musical; 9: The Music of Joni Mitchell; 14: The Rock Orchestra—Music of INXS; 15: Clean Stand-Up Comedy; 16: Jesse Garron’s Tribute to Elvis. Check their website for details.

Possum Point Players (441 Old Laurel Road, Georgetown; 302-856-4560; possumpointplayers.org) is in rehearsal for their holiday production—Christmas from the Heart. Check out their 2020 season: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Godspell, The Producers, Hay Fever, and Elf. Rehoboth Concert Band (rehobothconcertband.org) presents Music That Goes “Boo!”—October 27 (3 p.m.) at Love Creek Elementary.

Second Street Players (2 South Walnut Street, Milford; 302-422-0220/800-8383006; secondstreetplayers.com), Elf: The Musical—November 29-December 15.

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

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.

Young Baby and Mother, by Sydney McGinley 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) features Great Repair 2019—through October 31. (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 50 (50 Wilmington Avenue; 302-227-2050; gallery50art.com) original paintings, jewelry, glass, sculpture, ceramics, and mixed media. New Works by Susan Webster featuring her latest 3D paintings—through October 31.

Heidi Lowe Gallery (328 Rehoboth Avenue; 302-2279203; heidilowejewelry. com) has unique hand-made pieces and classes in jewelry making. Currently showing: Earrings Galore—through December 31, with pop-up shows in Chicago and NYC. Heidi is rebuilding the gallery and will re-open fall 2020, but is “in the studio” creating custom pieces.

Kneeling Figure, by David Stevens at Peninsula Gallery.

Peninsula Gallery (520 E. Savannah Road, Lewes; 302-645-0551; peninsulagallery.com) offers over 3,000 square feet of display and custom framing.

Figuratively Speaking— works depicting the human figure by Haley Manchon, Syd McGinley, and Beth Trepper—through October 29. Pastel artist Nick Serratore: Interpreting My Observations—opening reception: November 2 (5-7).

Rehoboth Art League (12 Dodds Lane, Henlopen Acres; 302-227-8408; rehobothartleague.org) continues Rehoboth Dreaming—Juried Members’ Showcase through October 20; Somewhere Else & Most Wanted (works by Mark Harris)—October 18-November 24; From Substance to Silver (works

by Leyla D. Rzayeva)— October 18-November 8.

35th Annual Holiday Fair— Fine Craft Show: November 2 & 3 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.)—rain or shine. Check their website for details and class offerings.

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

Illuminated, by Haley Manchon at Peninsula Gallery.

Ward Ellinger Gallery (CAMP Rehoboth Courtyard, 39 Baltimore Avenue; 302-227-2710) features art in different mediums by abstract expressionist Ward Ellinger and Sondra N. Arkin. ▼ 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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by Terri Schlichenmeyer

BOOKED SOLID A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir by Edie Windsor with Joshua Lyon c.2019, St. Martin’s Press $27.99/$37.99 Canada, 274 pages There’s a long line of people behind you.

Some are afraid to be seen, to speak up, or to show up. Others don’t want to get involved, so they’re sitting this one out. One thing, though: they’re all watching to see what you do next because, as in the new memoir, A Wild and Precious Life by Edie Windsor with Joshua Lyon, someone’s got to be first.

There was never any doubt that little Edie Schlain was fiercely adored.

The youngest child of the family, Edie grew up wanting to be like her big sister, protected by her big brother, and the apple of her parents’ eyes. She admits that she was “spoiled� then, not in a bad way but just enough to give her the confidence and brass a child of the Depression might need.

She remembered the beginning of World War II, although not in the sense that most did: her recollections were of a houseful of boys, her brother’s friends, laughing and eating and gathering in her parents’ home before going off to war, and mourning when word arrived of those who’d never come home. Edie always liked boys and as she matured, she bantered with her brother’s friends although she occasionally thought it odd how much she liked watching other girls. “The idea that anything physically intimate with a girl could happen simply did not exist,� she said.

But eventually, it did, with a tennis partner in college, then with a female roommate she loved before realizing that there was “no other available reality� than to fall into lockstep with other young women of the 1950s, settle down, and marry a nice man.

The marriage lasted six months.

At the end, Edie, who’d convinced her husband to adapt the surname “Windsor,â€? realized that she needed to tell him the truth. Pondering how to tell him, she immersed herself in Judy Garland “fantasyâ€? musicals, and she planned: “Guess what, Judy? I’m a lesbian.â€? “If you’re looking to read about Edie’s Supreme Court case, put this down‌â€? says co-author Joshua Lyon in his preface.

But don’t be too hasty: A Wild and Precious Life has enough to offer, all by itself.

Indeed, though he still touches upon the fight that helped achieve marriage equality, Lyon says that Windsor “desperately wanted� readers to know about her pioneering work in computers and technology, which was a “core part of her identity� and of which she was enormously proud. In her words here, which Lyon indicates that she edited herself, Windsor also woos readers with breezy wit, racy love stories, and seemingly casual-not-casual, semi-nonchalant depictions of being a lesbian in the mid-twentieth century, and what it was like living in the shadows but flirting hard with the light.

Early in this book, Lyon says he fretted about how to finish it after Windsor died, but he needn’t have worried. Though its ending feels a little rushed, A Wild and Precious Life flows perfectly and entertains delightfully, making it a book you’ll want in front of you.▟ 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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Supporting LGBTQ families in our community

The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. is a non-profit stranding response and rehabilitation organization dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals and sea turtles in Delaware.

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OPPOSITE PAGE 1) Donna Hitchens, Anita Broccolino, Ren Cos, Kelly Sabol, Kim Ferguson, Pete Borsari, Tamara Glenn, Kim Chase, Lori Kline, Sharon Conover, Alexis McKenzie, Angela Kontoulas, Denise Miles, Lita Weiss, Tricia Massella, and Mary Shockley at The Pond. 2) Mike Tipton, Scott Burdette, Eric Tipton, Richard Macey, Steve White, Steve Fallon, Nick Vitiello, Rob Fallar, and Jeff Kilmer at Rigby’s. 3) Adrian Priovolos, Scott Krupa, Tuan Huynh, Justin Myers, Prateek Ghawani, Michael Cohen, Martin Tadashi, Wes McNealy, Paul Pfizenmayer, Zachary Taylor, and Brendan Patrick at Dos Locos. 4) Sam Chasin, Magnolia Applebottom, Robbie Hazel, Patrick Thompson, Rich Barnett, Ned Kesmodel, and Matt Gaffney at Blue Moon. 5) Jim Kemp and David Gonce at The Pines.

THIS PAGE 6) Michael Solonski, John Flynn, Tracy Limmer, and Wayne Hodge at The Pines. 7) Kathy Casey, Jean Burgess, Natalie Moss, Evelyn Maurmeyer, Paige Reynolds, Ginger Breneman, Mara Runne, Sean Corea, Tom Little, Andy Staton, Will Freshwater, Stephen Cremen, Patrick Saparito, Chris Cappriotti, John Rainer, Alyse Squillaete, Colin McGonegal, Khusan, David Mariner, Chris Beagle, Leslie Sinclair, Eric Engelhart, Debbie Woods, Mark Purpura, Tony Burns, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Edward Chrazanowski, Curt Leciejewski, and Tracy Rossetto at Celebrity Chef’s Beach Brunch. 8) Tom Balling, Rex Varner, Dave Lyons, and Matt Delao at Tom and Rex’s Cocktail Party.

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— OZ — Meet the great and powerful Oz! He is the owner of Ann Evans—CAMP Rehoboth’s membership coordinator—and her partner, Wayne. His days are spent in restful relaxation and at night he patrols the three sliding glass doors of their home.

FUN FACT He reminded us of an ocelot-hence the name Oz, but we also notice a slightly greenish tint to his fur when he is sunbathing. #offtoseethewizard

Interested in having your critter featured in Letters?

Send a high resolution picture (300 dpi) along with its name and one fun fact to editor@camprehoboth.com.

Our roaming photographer will take photos in the courtyard all year long.

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS A Community Thrift Shop Open 7 days a week.

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CAMPDates SUNDAYS

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

• Brunch with Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 10 am. 302-227-6515.

• 2nd Sunday. Conversations with Caffeine hosted by Delaware Pride. Panera Bread, 3650 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilmington. 1-3 pm. delawarepride.org • T-Dance. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 3 pm. 302-227-1023 • Last 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 • T-Dance with Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-6515 • Last Sunday of each month. TransSocial of Delaware. Metropolitan Community Church, 19369 Plantations Rd., Lewes. 7 pm. meetup. com/Rehoboth-TransLiance • Karaoke. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-1023 • Climax! w/Magnolia. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515 • The Birdcage Bad Girls Drag Show. Purple Parrot Grill, 134 Rehoboth Ave. 10 pm.

302-226-1139

MONDAYS

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

302-227-5620 • Yappy Hour. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 3-8 pm. 302-227-1023 • Matthew Kenworthy. Rigby’s Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-6080 • Pamala Stanley. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-6515 • Bandeoke! Karaoke with a live band. Murph’s Beef & Ale, 37169 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm.

302-212-5355 • Mingo (Music Bingo). Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-1023

TUESDAYS

• Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market. Grove Park. 11 am-2 pm.

• Yappy Hour. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 3-8 pm. 302-227-1023 • Matt Lafferty. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-1023 • 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.

• International Dance Party. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm.

302-227-1023 • Bingo w/The Ladies of the Blue Moon. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm.

302-227-6515

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WEDNESDAYS

• Yappy Hour. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 3-8 pm. 302-227-1023 • 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 Balt. 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 • Open Mic w/John Flynn. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm.

302-227-1023 • Karaoke w/Rick. Rigby’s Bar & Grill, 404 Rehoboth Ave. 8 pm. 302-227-6080

THURSDAYS

• Alcoholics Anon. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. 12 noon.

302-856-6452 • Yappy Hour. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 3-8 pm. 302-227-1023 • CAMP Rehoboth Women’s Golf League.

American Classic Golf Course. 5 pm. See Ad • Cathy Gorman. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 5 pm. 302-227-1023 • 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 • Flashback Thursdays w/music from the 80s & 90s. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-1023 • Karaoke w/The Ladies of the Blue Moon.

Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm.

302-227-6515

FRIDAYS

• Yappy Hour. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 3-8 pm. 302-227-1023 • Ladies Happy Hour w/DJ Sandra and Steph Dalee. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 4-8 pm. 302-227-1023 • FURst Friday Bear Happy Hour. The Pond, 3 S. First St. 302-227-2234 • Drag Show. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm. 302-227-1023 • 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 • Fantasy Friday. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-1023 • Spotlight Show. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

SATURDAYS

• Yappy Hour. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 3-8 pm. 302-227-1023 • Historic Lewes Farmers Market. Shields Elementary School. 9 am-noon (Oct.-Nov.)

• 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 • Legends. Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave. 9:30 pm. 302-227-6515

OCTOBER 16-20 • Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival. rehobothjazz.com • True Blue Jazz Festival. truebluejazz.org

OCTOBER 18-OCTOBER 27 • Ghost: the Musical. Clear Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. clearspacetheatre.org

OCTOBER 18-NOVEMBER 4 • From Substance to Silver—works by Leyla Rzayeva. rehobothartleague.org

OCTOBER 18-NOVEMBER 24 • Somewhere Else—Fiber work by New Image Artists. rehobothartleague.org • Most Wanted: Printmaking, public art & political action—Work by Mark Harris. rehobothartleague.org

OCTOBER 18 • Van Williamson, Jazz Guitar. Back Porch Café, 59 Rehoboth Ave. 11 am. 302-227-3674 • The Tim Laushey Trio. Just In Thyme, Hwy 1 and Robinson Dr. 6 pm. 302-227-3100 • John Ewart Trio. Back Porch Café, 59 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm. 302-227-3674 • Kat Edmonson. The Boardwalk Plaza Hotel, 2 Olive Ave. $40 pp. Two shows 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm. truebluejazz.org

OCTOBER 19 • Bark on the Boards presented by Brandywine Valley SPCA. Rehoboth Beach Bandstand.

10 am-2 pm. barkontheboards.org • John Ewart Jazz Duo. Back Porch Café, 59 Rehoboth Ave. 11 am. 302-227-3674 • Tim Laushey Jazz Trio. Dos Locos, 208 Rehoboth Ave. 12 pm. 302-227-3353 • Greg Hatza ORGANization & Big Band Six-Hour Marathon. Rehoboth Beach Firehouse, 219 Rehoboth Ave. 12 pm. $30 pp. truebluejazz.org • Milton Zombie Fest 2019 (in Dewey Beach).

See website for details. miltontheatre.com • The Alfie Moss and Dexter Koonce Project.

Just In Thyme, Hwy One and Robinson Dr. 6 pm. 302-227-3100.

• John Ewart Trio. Back Porch Café, 59 Rehoboth Ave. 7 pm. 302-227-3674 • The Bill Charlap Trio. The Boardwalk Plaza Hotel, 2 Olive Ave. $50 pp. Two shows 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm. truebluejazz.org • Harness Dance w/DJ Brian K. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm.

302-227-1023

OCTOBER 20 • 5th Annual CAMP Rehoboth Block Party. Baltimore Avenue. 11 am-4 pm. camprehoboth.com

• Van Williamson Trio. Back Porch Café, 59 Rehoboth Ave. 11 am. 302-227-3674 • True Blue Jazz Brunch Bash Closing Party with Eddie Sherman featuring Peggy Raley w/guest artist Cody Leavel. The Pines, 56 Baltimore Ave. Two shows 11 am and 1 pm. $25 for show only. truebluejazz.org. Brunch reservations required. thepinesrb.com or 302-567-2726.

• Tim Laushey Jazz Trio. Dos Locos, 208 Rehoboth Ave. 12 pm. 302-227-3353 • Shore Jazz with Roo Brown. Just In Thyme, Hwy 1 and Robinson Dr. 6 pm. 302-227-3100

OCTOBER 23 • Ghosts of Delaware. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Balt. Ave. 6 pm. camprehoboth.com • Cabin Fever (2002) film screening.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 7 pm. miltontheatre.com

OCTOBER 24 • The Great Gatsby Gala to benefit children and families in need. Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, 229 Rehoboth Ave. 6 pm. sussex2019.givesmart.com • Accent on Travel—2021 Australia Cruise Presentation. CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave. 5 pm. RSVP to RSVP@accentontravel.com

OCTOBER 25 • The Girlfriends. Murph’s Beef & Ale, 37169 Rehoboth Ave. Ext. 7 pm. 302-212-5355 • Magnolia Applebottom’s Halloween Drag Show. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. miltontheatre.com

OCTOBER 25-27 • 30th Annual Sea Witch® Festival. beach-fun. com/sea-witch-Halloween-fiddlers-festival

OCTOBER 26 • Storytime with Mirabelle. Browseabout Books, 133 Rehoboth Ave. 9 am.

302-226-2665 • Crossfires. Murph’s Beef & Ale, 37169 Rehoboth Ave. Ext. 7 pm. 302-212-5355 • Kick It Out: A Tribute to Heart. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. miltontheatre.com • HellYeah Halloween Party w/DJ Steve Stevens. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm. 302-227-1023

OCTOBER 27 • Rehoboth Concert Bands Presents “Music that Goes Boo!” Love Creek Elementary, 19488 John J. Williams Hwy. 3 pm. $10 at the door—cash only, 18 and under FREE. • Scarecrow T-Dance. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 4 pm. 302-227-1023 • Monster Mash Murders Dinner Theatre.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 7 pm. miltontheatre.com

OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 10 • Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival.

302-645-9095 or rehobothfilm.com

OCTOBER 18 – DECEMBER 1

OCTOBER 31

NOVEMBER 8

• Live Wire: The Ultimate AC/DC Experience.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. miltontheatre.com

• 13 The Musical. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 7 pm. miltontheatre.com

NOVEMBER 1 • It’s Complicated 3.0, three one-act plays.

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Balt. Ave., $20. 8 pm. camprehoboth.com

NOVEMBER 2 • 35th Annual Holiday Fair—Fine Craft Show.

Rehoboth Art League, 12 Dodds Lane. 10 am.

302-227-8408 • It’s Complicated 3.0, three one-act plays.

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Balt. Ave., $20. 8 pm. camprehoboth.com

NOVEMBER 3 • 35th Annual Holiday Fair—Fine Craft Show.

Rehoboth Art League, 12 Dodds Lane. 10 am.

302-227-8408 • It’s Complicated 3.0, three one-act plays.

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Balt. Ave., $20. 2 pm. camprehoboth.com

NOVEMBER 7

NOVEMBER 9 • 13 The Musical. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 2 pm. miltontheatre.com • The Music of Joni Mitchell w/Natalie Hamilton. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. miltontheatre.com • Dance Party w/DJ Riddic. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm.

302-227-1023

NOVEMBER 10 • 13 The Musical. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. Two shows 2 pm/7 pm. miltontheatre.com

NOVEMBER 14 • Grief Group. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, 37 Baltimore Ave. kevin@ kevinblisscoaching.com or 302-754-1954.

NOVEMBER 16-DECEMBER 31 • Winter WonderFEST. WonderFESTDE.org

NOVEMBER 16

• CAMP Rehoboth Volunteer Opportunities • Jesse Garron’s Tribute to Elvis. The Milton meeting. CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, Theatre, 110 Union St. Two shows 3 pm and 37 Baltimore Ave. 6 pm. 302-227-5620 8 pm. miltontheatre.com

• 32nd Annual Beebe Ball. Rehoboth Beach Country Club. 6 pm. beebemedicalfoundation.org

NOVEMBER 17 • Mary Poppins (1964) Anniversary film screening. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 3 pm. miltontheatre.com

NOVEMBER 22 • Best of Broadway with Grace Field.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. miltontheatre.com

NOVEMBER 23 • Dance Party w/DJ Riddic. Diego’s Bar Nightclub, 37298 Rehoboth Ave. 9 pm.

302-227-1023

NOVEMBER 29 • Rehoboth Beach Holiday Tree Lighting.

Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. 6:30 pm. cityofrehoboth.com • Sister’s Christmas Catechism. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm. miltontheatre.com

NOVEMBER 30 • Holiday Rehoboth Beach Farmer’s Market.

Grove Park. rbfarmersmarket.com • Assisted Living the Musical. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. Two Shows 2 pm/7 pm. miltontheatre.com

DECEMBER 1

• Assisted Living the Musical. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 2 pm.

NOVEMBER 27 miltontheatre.com • The Sound of Music film screening and sing • World AIDS Day Walk of Remembrance.

Rehoboth Ave to All Saints’ Episcopal along. The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. Church.

7 pm. miltontheatre.com 6 pm. camprehoboth.com NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 15 • Close to You: A Carpenter’s Christmas.

The Milton Theatre, 110 Union St. 8 pm.

• A Christmas Story: the Musical. Clear miltontheatre.com ▼ Space Theatre, 20 Baltimore Ave. clearspacetheatre.org

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Rehoboth Art League.........................................39 Rehoboth Beach Bears Thank You.....................53 Rehoboth Beach Dental..................................... 34 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival......90 Rehoboth Beach Museum..................................52 Rehoboth Guest House......................................54 Rehoboth Massage & Alignment........................59 Ricciardi Brothers...............................................45 Ron’s Repairs .....................................................23 Sea Bova Associates, Realtors.......................... 112 Shademakers......................................................15 SoDel Concepts - Thompson Island Brewing Co..55 State Farm - Eric Blondin/Jeanine O’Donnell......16 State Farm - George Bunting.............................54 Sussex Family YMCA..........................................64 The Great Gatsby Gala - SCAOR.........................35 The Lawson Firm................................................54 The Linen Outlet................................................. 43 The Pines Restaurant.........................................26 Troy Roberts, Realtor..........................................59 Unfinished Business......................................... 104 Village Volunteers.............................................. 67 Volunteer Opportunities..................................... 87 Volunteer Thank You.......................................... 87 Ward Ellinger Gallery........................................ 108 Windsor’s Flowers............................................. 101 Women’s Coffee Talk ........................................ 101 World AIDS Day.................................................. 47

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