April 5, 2002 - In Brief

LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth

In Brief

Rehoboth Holistic Is Still Soothing Due to construction at 26 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Holistic Center has had to temporarily close its doors. (They are scheduled to re-open in early April.) Business, however, is uninterrupted! Massage therapists Kathleen Donelan, Konrad Noebel and Judy Turner are continuing to provide their outstanding massage therapy and bodywork out of several locations. For more information, or to schedule appointments, messages can be left on the Center's voicemail 302-227-5537, or you can contact the practitioners directly: Kathleen Donelan 302-228-7458, Konrad Noebel 302-245-0330, Judy Turner 302-344-8664. Konrad and Judy are also available for outcalls.

Serenity Gardens to Open In May Janice Mann and Brenda Ross-Greene, owners of Serenity By The Sea Books & Gifts, are pleased to announce that they will open Serenity Gardens on May 1st, 2002. The Garden is behind their place of business at 405 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach.

Located in a natural setting just 4 blocks from the Ocean, the space is graced with pine trees, bamboo, flowers, water gardens and songbirds. A space for wellness & healing, it will provide a serene place to relax, reflect, rest and meditate.

For more information on Serenity Gardens, or on Serenity By The Sea Books & Gifts, give Janice or Brenda a call at 302-227-6818.

Sussex AIDS Still Delivering Services The Sussex AIDS Program, sponsored by Children & Families First and formerly known as the Kent Sussex AIDS Program (KSAP), has narrowed its services to Sussex County.

The Sussex AIDS Services include discussion groups, presentations to civic and religious organizations, counseling and testing, leadership training, condom distribution, educational literature, and community collaboration through outreach services. All of the services are free. Resources and referrals are available. Volunteers are needed to help with community outreach services. For more information, contact Debbie Cheatwood at the Sussex AIDS Program, 302-856-2388 ext. 151. This project is funded by the Delaware Division of Public Health, Southern Health Services.

HTP Subscriptions Now on Sale The Henlopen Theater Project (HTP) has announced its schedule for Summer 2002. Shows will include Sweet & Low Down: A Gershwin Evening (July 5-7) featuring the original NY company KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler. This charming show won several awards during its lengthy NY run and features the glorious music of George and Ira Gershwin. The second show of the season is a full production of one of HTP's New Works/New Voices readings, Two on the Aisle, Three in a Van (July 11-20). This comedy concerns a summer theater trying to survive (sound familiar?) and features a cast of ten. Two on the Aisle...will be co-produced with Monmouth University in New Jersey. The final show of the season is the Off-Broadway hit Fully Committed, (July 25-August 3) about a day in the life of a reservations clerk at a very trendy restaurant. The play is a one-man tour-de-force and will star Jamie Beaman, who wowed audiences last season as Marlene Dietrich. Beaman will create almost 40 characters.

Subscriptions are on sale now; they are $75.00, which guarantees 1 ticket to each of HTP's three shows. That's a ten-dollar savings off the single ticket price.

Also make your reservations now for HTP's May 11th benefit Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs & Sass of Ethel Merman. This tribute to the legendary singer and actress stars Klea Blackhurst and the Pocket Change Trio, direct from their NY run. (Ms. Blackhurst most recently appeared on the Rosie O'Donnell show.) Tickets are $50.00 for the show and $60.00 for the show and post-performance reception. All proceeds will benefit the Henlopen Theater Project, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. So treat Mom to a great Mother's Day with a fabulous night of theater.

For tickets, subscriptions and information call 302-226-4103.

Realty Executives Opens in Rehoboth Curt Ayers, Bill Ferreri and Linda Bova of Bay Coast Development, Inc. are pleased to announce that they have opened a new real estate firm, Realty Executives. Their office is located at 4398 Highway One at the intersection of Highway One and Munchy Branch Rd behind Happy Harry's Drug Store.

The officers of BCDI are: Curt Ayers, President; Bill Ferreri, Vice President; and Linda Bova, Secretary and Treasurer. All three officers are REALTORs , and all have a history as

multi-million dollar producers. Ayers and Ferreri are also licensed real estate Brokers. Ferreri will serve as the broker of record and manage the new Rehoboth Beach offices of Realty Executives.

Realty ExecutivesBay Coast is a comprehensive real estate firm that will service clients who wish to sell or buy real estate. They will also have a Rental Department to manage year-round and seasonal properties.

For additional information on the Realty Executives office independently owned and operated by BCDI, call 302-226-9466 or 800-736-0459.

Gay Men's Chorus' Love Stories & Other Fairy Tales Sussex County AIDS Committee (SCAC) and members of the Washington DC Gay Mens Chorus have announced plans for a cabaret style show and dinner theater to be presented at the Atlantic Sands Ballroom on June 22.

The show, Love Stories and Other Fairy Tales, will feature eight members of the DC Chorus, and explores gay relationships. It was first presented in Washington in November 2001.

The evening will feature cocktails at 7:00, dinner at 8:00, and the show at 10:00 p.m. Tickets for the event are $100 per person. For reservations, call SCAC at 302-644-1090.

Women's Health Conference Scheduled for May 2002 The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition and Screening for Life, a program of Delaware's Division of Public Health, and Corexcel are sponsoring a training workshop for health care providers about the needs of their lesbian clients. This training will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Delaware Technical and Community College, Terry Campus in Dover, DE. Interested individuals are encouraged to register early; space is limited to 50 participants.

Members of the lesbian population experience health concerns similar to those of heterosexual women, as well as unique concerns. Many lesbians do not receive routine health screenings and fear homophobic responses from health care providers. Lesbians experience increased risk factors for certain diseases, such as breast cancer, and guidelines for lesbian patients about safer sex and the need for Pap tests are lacking.

Through funding from the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer has developed a training program to improve access to health care services for lesbians. The Removing the Barriers: Providing Culturally Competent Care to Lesbians and Women Who Partner with Women training workshop uses the principles of cultural competency to build skills and enhance health care provider knowledge of the issues affecting lesbians and women who partner with women. The training describes the barriers faced by lesbians as they try to access health care services, and gives providers the tools they need to dismantle those barriers within their practices and/or institutions. Providers can work to increase their comfort discussing sexuality with their patients, develop a common language around sexuality and generally create an environment where all their patients, regardless of sexual orientation or behavior, feel comfortable and safe to share important personal information.

"The Mautner Project's training has been offered throughout the country, but this is the first time the training will be offered in Delaware," says Sandra Hoy, Program Coordinator at DBCC. "It will be a great opportunity for providers to learn about lesbian health concerns," adds Hoy.

For information or to register, contact Sandra Hoy at DBCC by phone at (302) 778-1102 or by e-mail at shoy@debreastcancer.org

CAMP Rehoboth Founder's Circle unveils HeART of the Community art project On Saturday, June 1, the second annual CAMP Rehoboth Founder's Circle event will take place at the Atlantic Sands Ballroom on Baltimore Avenue at the Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach. The event, called The Black and White Beach Ball, is designed to honor those who are providing financial support for the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center Project (CRCCP) and to encourage new members in the Founder's Circle. Founder's Circle levels range from $100 to $15,000 and above.

A highlight of the evening will be an art auction called the HeART of the Community. Using the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center house and heart logo for inspiration, sixteen artists have agreed to produce a painting for the event. "We've been talking about something like this for several years," says HeART of the Community project co-chair Sondra Arkin. "Murray [Archibald] and I wanted to create a project that would bring artists together to conceptualize and create a unique body of work." That body of work will be unveiled at the June Founder's Circle event, and will also be reproduced as a set of greeting cards to be sold during the coming year to raise additional funds for the Community Center Project.

"We started out to find ways of raising money for The Center," Sondra says, but we found we were raising something more important along the way. The foundation of a community center is people working togetherit's built on love and tolerance and community. That's what this project is about. I can't wait to see how all the artists interpret the theme."

Many of the artists involved in the project are well known to the Rehoboth Beach Community. The artists signed up for the project are: Murray Archibald, Sondra Arkin, Julie Baxendell, Tanja Bos, Rod Cook, Andrew Criss, Amy Elizabeth, Ward Ellinger, Gary Fisher, Barb Kinney, Lee Wayne Mills, Annette Mosiej, Brian Petro, Mary Beth Ramsey, Patti Shreeve, and Randy Wise.

"We are thrilled that The Heart of the Community Project will be a part of the Black and White Beach Ball," says Beach Ball co-chair Andrea Andrus. "The whole evening promises to be fun, as well as inspiring. We're also excited," she says, "because Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner will be with us to say a few words about community."

The Black and White Beach Ball will be Saturday, June 1, starting at 5 p.m. at the Atlantic Sands. Dress for the event is black and white casual. Tickets are $30 per person, and are complimentary for Founder's Circle members at the Friend level and above.

Of special interest to Founder's Circle members: all premiums due for pledging certain levels will be available at the Black and White Beach Ball or can be picked up at the CAMP office after the event.

For more information on the HeART of the Community Project, The CAMP Rehoboth Community Center Project or to make reservations for the Black and White Beach Ball, call Kathy Weir at CAMP at 302-227-5620 or e-mail kathy@camprehoboth.com.

LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 12, No. 03, April 5, 2002.