In Brief

Four-legged friends and their two-legged companions will kick-off the beach season in The Delaware Humane Association’s (DHA’s) Fourth Annual Beach Walk For The Animals on Saturday, April 28. The event will be held on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk at Lake Avenue. Parking is available near the Henlopen Hotel. Registration begins at 11:00 a.m., and the walk will start at 12:00 noon. The walk is the length of the Boardwalk and back (about 2 miles), and walkers are welcome to bring their dog(s). Proceeds from the Beach Walk will benefit DHA and its mission.

The registration fee for adults is $15.00 by April 25 ($25.00 the day of the event); $5.00 for children (ages 6-16) pre-registration and the day of the event; children 5 and under are free. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Team rates are $60.00 for a team of 5 or more walkers; $120.00 for 10 or more walkers; $330.00 for 25 or more walkers. Since fundraising is the goal of the Walk for the Animals, DHA asks that all participants raise at least $50.00 in pledges.

There will be a post-walk Yappy Hour on Saturday after the walk (approx. 2 p.m.) in the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center Courtyard, 37 Baltimore Avenue. Dogs are welcome at the Yappy Hour.

Book Signing for Fried & True—Tales from Rehoboth Beach

On the heels of the hilarious As I Lay Frying—a Rehoboth Beach Memoir, by Letters columnist Fay Jacobs, released in 2004, comes a second volume of Jacobs’ very funny and provocative commentaries.

A&M Books of Rehoboth announces the release of Fried & True—Tales from Rehoboth Beach, a peek at Rehoboth life in this gay-friendly and very welcoming community.

In addition to Jacobs’ collected columns, Fried & True takes you inside the remarkable lives of two Rehoboth Beach icons and literary pioneers. Fay shares her close friendship with legendary feminist author Sarah Aldridge (the pen name of Anyda Marchant).

Marchant wrote 14 classic lesbian novels and founded, along with her partner Muriel Crawford, Naiad Press—arguably the most successful feminist publishing house in the country in the 70s and 80s.

Fay’s friendship with Anyda and Muriel gives readers an extraordinary and very personal glimpse of two long lives bravely and gloriously lived.

On Sunday, April 22 there will be a reading, book signing and author’s reception at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center from 3-5 p.m. Come celebrate the publication of Fay’s newest book.

For more information, call CAMP Rehoboth, 302-227-5620.

CAMP Rehoboth Hosts Public Allies Delaware

On March 23rd, CAMP Rehoboth hosted a luncheon and non-profit informational workshop at the Community Center for several representatives of the 2007 Public Allies of Delaware.

Public Allies Delaware is an AmeriCorps program of the University of Delaware's Center for Community Research and Service. They are the only program in Delaware that creates opportunities for diverse young leaders to strengthen our community through paid professional apprenticeships in nonprofit organizations, leadership training and team service projects.

CAMP and ACLU Hold GLBT Town Hall Meeting

More than 40 people came out for the CAMP Rehoboth and ACLU-Delaware GLBT Civil Rights Project’s town hall meeting in Rehoboth Beach last month. The meeting provided an opportunity for members of our community to share ideas about the current Delaware legislative session and future gay rights plans in the state. Updates were provided on issues concerning relationship recognition, partner benefits, employment non-discrimination, transgender concerns, parenting, and more.

Participating in the meeting were Delaware State Representative Pete Schwartzkopf, ACLU-Delaware Executive Director Drew Fennell, Community Legal Aid Managing Attorney Eleanor Kiesel, and Delaware Stonewall President Peter Schott.

Next on the agenda is the ACLU-GLBT Lobby Day in Legislative Hall on Thursday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate.

New Gay-Owned Bus Service Launched to Ease Rehoboth Beach Commute

Imagine starting your summer weekend before you reach the Bay Bridge, meeting new friends who share your enthusiasm for fun-filled summer weekends in Rehoboth as you settle into a comfortable, reclining seat on a newly appointed executive coach. Each seat has XM satellite radio, and they will have plenty of beverages on board.

With Rehobus, just getting to the beach can be half the fun. So grab a seat, meet a friend—and pray for traffic!

Rehobus will offer roundtrip weekend service from Washington, DC to downtown Rehoboth Beach starting Memorial Day 2007. Departing from central locations in downtown Washington after work on Friday, they’ll pull into Rehoboth just in time to catch the end of happy hour. And on Sunday (Monday on holiday weekends), grab some extra beach time or a drink at a tea-dance, and leave the driving to Rehobus. They’ll depart Rehoboth after tea and have you home in time to catch up on all the sleep you missed over the weekend.

Reserve your space early on their website (www.Rehobus.com), or just call by Friday afternoon to let them know you’re coming down on the bus. All tickets are one-way (so you can ride home with a friend), with discounts available for multi-ticket packages.

Your beach house can even share a book of tickets. And their website will have loads of tips for making the most of your Rehoboth weekend once you arrive—get all of the latest on the shows, benefits and happy hours that make Rehoboth such a unique summer community.

Best of all, by riding with Rehobus you’ll save on Rehoboth parking, bridge tolls and gas, while joining with Al Gore in saving the planet. Fewer cars on Route 1 is good news for everyone. Come join in for a fun weekend at the beach—and leave the driving to Rehobus.

For more information, contact the owners of Rehobus, Mark Bromley, Till Bruett, Jim Nastus or David Salie, or send them a note at rehobus@gmail.com.

April Has Been Designated as National Fair Housing Month

Governor Ruth Ann Minner, on April 3, 2007, signed a Proclamation recognizing April as Fair Housing Month.

The Division of Human Relations, along with Delaware Reinvestment Action Council, Inc., will hold its 14th Annual Fair Housing Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at the Dover Downs Hotel, 1131 N. DuPont Hwy, Dover, Delaware.

The theme of this year’s conference is "There’s No Fair Housing without Fair Lending."The mission of this years’ conference is to provide participants with the basic understanding of discrimination and remedies, and lawful practices, related to Fair Housing and Fair Lending.

The training topics will include FairLending and the Fair Housing Act, and there will be Round Table discussions on Credit Scores, Predatory Lending, Fair Housing & Disability, Fair Housing and Race, and Fair Housing and Familial Status.

For more information call, Division of Human Relations toll free at 1-877-54-HUMAN (48626).

Women Build 2007 Begin Work in Sussex County

Sussex County Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build 2007 will hold its first build day on April 21 at Lot 16 in Concord Village in Seaford. Build days will be Saturdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for approximately three months.

Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program empowers women to build Habitat homes enabling them to positively influence the lives of children by making homeownership a present reality for families.

To volunteer for any of the build days, call Chris Lecates at 856-7111 or sign up on line at sussexcountyhabitat.org.

New Music from the Global Groove Tour with David Knapp

The much anticipated 2007 Global Groove Tour is officially underway and Centaur is thrilled to announce the release of Global Groove: Live, the official CD of the Tour mixed by DJ David Knapp. Global Groove: Live becomes the 28th volume in the Global Groove CD series, with many music highlights taken directly from the Global Groove Tour, including the exclusive new dance mix of the multiple Grammy Award winning song "Not Ready To Make Nice."

"David has once again delivered an upbeat mix that will go down as one of the classic Global Groove CDs," says Centaur’s Chief Operating Officer Jamie Baxter. "The track selection is a perfect blend of new songs and familiar favorites, and there is no question the dance artists included are among the best in the business."

The similar philosophy and long standing relationship that David Knapp has with Centaur is truly the magic behind everyone of his compilation mixes. David is not restricted to one style of music and his sets are in small ways catered to his audience, always offering his crowd something that makes them feel recognized and sprinkling in tracks that people already know and love.

"Global Groove has become a gay household name I am proud to represent," says DJ David Knapp. "The brand is successful thanks to the quality of the music and DJs. The Global Groove series is the best opportunity a DJ has to bring dance music to so many different people in the gay community."

"Global Groove: Live" features highly recognized tracks that are re-energized into dance mixes, including the Grammy winning Dixie Chicks’ original "Not Ready To Make Nice," and the Billy Davis classic "Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher."

The release date for Global Groove: Live is April 17.