In Brief

Have You Been Denied Access to Your Partner by a Hospital or Nursing Home?

Delaware Liberty Fund is collecting information from individuals who have experienced discrimination in caring for their partner. This would include denial of visitation, refusal to follow the instructions/wishes of a legally entitled advocate or any other instance where a domestic partner has not had the same status as a married spouse. The information will be used to underscore the need for protection of domestic partners rights. Information will remain confidential.

If you are interested in participating, contact Charles Ingersoll at clirealtor@aol.com, or at 610-388-1327.

Writers Conference Night of Music and Song Writing

The third annual "Writers at the Beach: Pure Sea Glass," conference, which has added songwriting to its offerings this year, is kicking off the event on Thursday, March 15, with music by the Shockley Brothers, Stuart Vining, Bill Larsen and friends at the Atlantic Sands Restaurant and Grill from 8-10 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. "A number of the authors and participants are arriving on Thursday, so we wanted to have something fun to start off the weekend," says conference founder, Maribeth Fischer. "And we want to show off some of our local musicians."

Also open to the public for a fee of $15.00 is the two-part Saturday morning discussion on the craft of songwriting, featuring Stuart Vining, Ed Shockley and songwriter and musician Randy Lee Ashcraft. The first half of the discussion, which starts at 9:30 and finishes at 10:40 will focus on the difficulty all writers face in trying to tell the same old story (the story about falling in love, falling out of love, being betrayed, etc.) in a new way. This difficulty is exacerbated for song writers who must also—ideally—do this within three to five minutes. The musicians will discuss their methods, performing songs—their own and others’—to illustrate their points.

The second half of the conversation will focus on the necessity of working with clichés, the "hook" that most songs need, how songwriters recognize a good "hook" and where in the writing process they need to know what exactly the hook is. Again, they will perform songs —their own and others—to illustrate their points.

For information or to purchase tickets for the Saturday morning (March 17) songwriting discussions go to www.writersatthebeach.com, e-mail mbfischer1@verizon.net or call 302-226-8210.

Fun to Fine Jewelers Is on the Move

Rehoboth Beach jewelers, Laurie and Vince Mullay, have opened a branch of their Fun to Fine Jewelry store at CityPlace, a high profile shopping center, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

"We are very proud of our new concept. It’s very upscale, and sets us apart from all other jewelry stores. We are looking forward to bringing our new look to our Rehoboth store," says Vince.

Visit Fun to Fine Jewelry in south Florida at CityPlace, 460 S. Rosemary Ave. in West Palm Beach, or in Rehoboth at First Street Station.

Old Phones Are Being Put to New Use

Donate your old wireless phone, it could save a life. The Donate-A-Phone project is a national wireless phone collection drive designed to provide domestic violence victims with a powerful tool—a wireless phone. CAMP Rehoboth is proud to support this partnership between the Wireless Foundation, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Motorola.

HTP to Host Trivia Fun(d)raiser

Theater Trivia Night, an evening of fun, food and frivolity to benefit the Henlopen Theater Project, will take place Sunday, March 11 at the Mariachi Restaurant, 14 Wilmington Ave, Rehoboth Beach, starting at 6 pm.

Tickets are $30 and include a 3 course meal and one free drink and are available by calling the Henlopen Theater Project ticket hotline 302-226-4103.

Democratic Groups Choose Local Residents

Congratulations to Peter Schott (left) who was recently elected as the Sussex County at-large delegate to the Delaware Democratic Executive Committee, and Rich Barnett, who was elected to serve as a member of the National Stonewall Democrats Board of Directors.

Winning Ingredients In Gumbo Cook-off

The owners and staff at Purple Parrot Grill, at 134 Rehoboth Avenue in downtown Rehoboth Beach get bragging rights (and a free ad from Delaware Beach Life magazine) as a result of their victory in the first downtown Rehoboth Beach Gumbo Cook-off on Feb. 18.

Local Businessman to Appear in The World Goes Round

Twenty-four years after he last walked on a stage, Jeff Haslow is joining Clear Space Productions for their staging of The World Goes Round on March 22, 23 and 24 at the Cape Henlopen High School’s Little Theatre. This review features the exciting and popular music of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret, New York New York, Liza with a Z and Kiss of the Spiderwoman) in a show, directed and choreographed by Ken Skrzesz with musical direction by Doug Yetter that features seven local performers.

Jeff is a co-owner of The Frogg Pond Tavern in Rehoboth Beach and is also a Vice President with Monogram Building & Design in Ocean City. He is thrilled to be joining Clear Space for this production. "...Having the opportunity to work with Ken, Doug and the crew has been amazing. Their professionalism and patience have enabled me to return to something I love after all these years... and to do so in a fun, musically rich show." Jeff moved to Rehoboth over five years ago and is pleased..."to participate with an organization that helps further the great artistic base that is developing in the beach communities."

Other cast members include Erin Williams, Shanna Locklair, Jerry Birl, Nancy Micciulla, David Button and Craig Porter. Yetter is joined in the pit by percussionist Ken Schleifer and bass player Barry Eli.

The performances, in the Little Theatre at Cape Henlopen High School, are Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m., Friday, March 23 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 24 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets, $25 general admission, $20 seniors and $15 for students, may be purchased by calling the Clear Space Box Office at 302-644-3810 x 1.