The weekend kicks-off with a round of golf at 12:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon at the Rookery Golf Course. The outing will be a casual 9-hole, random team, best ball round with a variety of prizes to make it a fun and entertaining afternoon for all participants.

Friday evening entertainment will be provided by Suede, singer/songwriter and consummate performer. Suede has been described as a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and Bette Midler with a dash of Louis Armstrong. Whether it is jazz, blues, pop or folk, you are in for a treat.

Delaware Governor, Ruth Ann Minner will open the Women’s Conference at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 14. Her presentation will be followed by the conference workshops, three 50-minute sessions in the morning, each offering a choice of five different subjects from which to choose. An additional workshop will be featured after lunch. The sessions are quite varied and include topics such as business ownership, women’s health, country line dancing, personal finances, estate planning for same sex individuals, and home construction and remodeling. 

The keynote address will be given at lunchtime by Paula L. Ettelbrick, Executive Director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, a US-based global organization that engages in and supports global sexual and gender rights advocacy. A lawyer by profession, Paula has a 20-year history in leadership positions within lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy non-profits. She was the legal director at Lambda Legal Defense, policy director at National Center for Lesbian Rights, legislative counsel for the Empire State Pride Agenda, and family policy director at the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. She is an adjunct professor of law at New York University Law School, where she teaches Sexuality and the Law.

Karen Williams, M. Ed., an internationally acclaimed and nationally-known comedienne, humorist and creator of the HaHA Institute, will provide the Saturday evening entertainment. Karen has over twenty years of theatrical training, improvisational comedy, dance and movement, and psychodrama. A frequent entertainer aboard Olivia cruises, Karen receives standing ovations worldwide.

The Women’s Weekend will conclude with a buffet brunch on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at Cloud 9 restaurant. Jazz singer, Viki Dee will provide the entertainment for the final event of the weekend.

For a schedule of weekend events, including the conference workshops call 302-227-5620.