Rehoboth Beach NEWS & NOTES

LOVE 2002 WEEKEND LINE-UP
Help spread love over July 4th with the following LOVE events:

• Friday, July 5th (8 p.m.-2 a.m.)-Welcome Party at Cloud 9 with DJ Brian Norwood (234 Rehoboth Avenue).

• Saturday, July 6th (10 a.m.-4 p.m.)-Beach Party on Poodle Beach (South end of Boardwalk).

• Saturday Night, July 6th (8 p.m.-2 a.m.)-Main Dance event with DJ David Knapp (Rehoboth Convention Center)

• Sunday July 7th (Midnight until Late)-“Afterglow” after party at the Renegade with DJ Lydia Prim (4274 Highway 1).

• Sunday, July 7th (5-9 p.m.)-LOVE Tea Dance at Yum Yum Bistro with DJ Tommy Walton (37 Wilmington Avenue).

Tickets for the main event are $35 ($45 at the door.) Host tickets ($100), VIP weekend passes ($135) and Sponsorships ($300; $500; $1,000) are still available. Tickets may be purchased at CAMP Rehoboth and Lambda Rising locations. For more information visit www.LOVE2002.org.

RENEGADE & DENNIO SPICE UP JULY 4TH HOLIDAY
You’re gonna love what’s in store for you this July 4th weekend at The Renegade:

• Thursday, July 4th: DJ Julian Marsh in a special 8-hour DJ set with performances by Brian Sanders. Cover: $15.

• Friday, July 5th: DJ Alex Lauterstein with a special live production by Power Infiniti: Miami. Opening set by DJ Jeff Harrison. Cover: $20.

• Saturday, July 6th: DJ Lydia Prim with special guest performers Mega Men (NYC/PA). Opening set by DJ Jeff Harrison. Cover: $20

There will also be special surprise guest performers. Lighting by John Wilcox. Sound by Tripp: JBL/HLA. Doors open at 10 p.m. Dancing ‘til dawn. Full liquor bar ‘til 1 a.m. Under 21 entrance after 2 a.m. For information, 302-227-4713.

DJ NEWS FROM LOCAL HOT SPOTS
For mid-week beach-goers, the Blue Moon has added a DJ to its Monday through Thursday night festivities from 9 to close.

Meanwhile, the Double L Bar has added a Saturday Tea Dance from 4-8 p.m. with DJ Tommy Walton.

And Yum Yum Bistro’s Sunday Tea is still going strong from 5-9 p.m. with various DJ’s.

And last but not least, “there’s always a groove” at Cloud 9 with DJs: July 2-3, Tommy Walton; 4-7, Brian Norwood;

12-14, Michael DeCero; 19-21, Tommy Walton (Cloud 9 Anniversary Party, July 21); 26-28, Terry O’Connor.

CAMPSAFE “SAFE TEA” DANCES
Show your beach house spirit by helping out the CAMPsafe program. CAMPsafe is looking for beach houses to help with its SAFE Tea Dances on July 14th, August 4th and August 18th. They’re looking for creative beach houses to help decorate, work as event staff, pass out information and act as hosts. Call Sal at CAMP Rehoboth to sign-up. 302-227-5620.

FOLLIES COUNTDOWN
Just a few weeks remain until Saturday, July 27 when ten groups will perform their campy skits at the First Annual CAMP Rehoboth Follies. The entrees are The “Sexy Sussex Swingers” of 88 Sussex; 302 Laurel’s “Girls of LaMore LaMerrier Lounge”; 10 George’s “Georgie Girls”; 3 Victoria Square’s Super-Secret Stealth Skit; “The Power Surges of Scarborough Flair”; 1103 Eleventh’s Drag Volleyballers; 28 Robinson’s “Pearl’s Chokers”; Legends & Lore Gallery’s “Dancing Mermaid”; One-C Sixth Street’s “Puerto Rican Panorama” and the “Blue Hat Boys” of 3105 Eagles Landing. Secure your tickets now, as this event will likely sell out. See the ticket form in this issue of Letters.

UPCOMING HOUSE PARTIES
Get your glue guns out. Or at least run to the nearest costume shop. House parties are on the way:

Saturday, July 13th

• 5-8 p.m.: 228 Country Club hosts “Attack of the Clones.”

• 9-midnight: 312 Bayard hosts “Queens of the Screen.”