LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
BEACH Buzz |
by Chris Riss |
ChiliBillys becomes @ the beach ChiliBillys, 330 Rehoboth Avenue at the corner of State Street, has reopened as @ the beach. Happy hours start at 3:30 p.m. daily in the front lounge along Rehoboth Avenue. Familiar American cuisine will be served in a warm, casual setting among Carmen Mirandaesk pilasters adorned with Tutti Frutti hats. Dueling Piano players will sing show tunes and familiar favorites nightly in the front lounge from 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Plans are for the other side of the restaurant, conveniently dubbed "The Other Side," to host nightly shows and DJs after 10 p.m. @ the beach is conveniently located next to the gay owned Harlow's, and half-way between the other gay haunts of Cloud 9, Purple Parrot and Double L.
It's time to Dish! Hip, Upbeat, Cosmopolitan, Fun have been used to describe "Dish!" the latest addition to the Rehoboth restaurant scene. Twisting the classics around is the Dish! way say co-owners and chefs cutie-pie blonde Riche Griffin and cuisine queen Cyrus Keefer. Unexpected combinations of foods such as French and Asian fused together, spiced, jerked, simmered or aromatic, is what you can expect at Dish! Diners will find simple and clean decor highlighted by Mary Gaffeney designed mosaic mirrors. Dish! is open on the weekends now, 7 days a week at 5 p.m. after Memorial Day. 26 Baltimore Avenue (formerly Dream Caf), 302-226-2112. Rehoboth gets Tasteful Yet another addition to Rehoboth's Restaurant Roulette is Taste, 122 Rehoboth Avenue in Eden Cafs old location (Eden is now at 23 Baltimore Avenue). Eden's Chef-owner Rob Stitt developed the concept for Taste where diners are encouraged to share menu items. The cuisine is innovative and high quality, yet moderately priced with entrees averaging about $15. Some highlights are ratatouille, bruschetta, spicy crawfish and lobster spring rolls, Baja fish tacos and homemade buffalo meatloaf. In the great Rehoboth tradition the dining room also serves as a commercial art gallery with local artist Matt Adler's photos and paintings currently on display and for sale. Taste is open nightly from 6 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday in May, lunch and dinner everyday in summer. 302-226-4250. Who's that girl? If you've ever forgotten someone's name you can appreciate the value of The Beach Book, a directory of Rehoboth's gay summer community. For 10 summers it's been invaluable for remembering names or finding out what house that cute new boy is in. To be included, house mothers should fill out the form on page 68 of this issue of Letters and fax it to 302-227-5604, or email to beachbook@camprehoboth.com your beach address, beach house phone number, and the full names of each member of the house, or go to www.CAMPRehoboth.com and fill the form out online. Summer 2003 Party Calendar filling up Several house parties have already been booked on this summer's official open party calendar. If you're planning on having one please contact ChrisRiss@JackLingo.com ASAP to reserve the date and time. Heinie is ready to pump you up You want to have the most powerful pecs on Poodle, the best buns at Blue Moon, the most admired abs on the Avenue? Heinie Lund, now personal training and teaching spinning at Rehoboth Gold's Gym, can help you get there. He's been a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor in the DC area for over 10 years. To become Heinie's next personally trained hottie call 302-381-6636 or Gymdandydc@aol.com. Rainbow Chorale Rehoboth Concert May 24 The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware will perform its 2003 Spring concert, "I Have Had Singing," Saturday, May 24, 8 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church, 20 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth. Attendees will delight in arias and choruses from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, a jazzy arrangement of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and You Can't Stop the Beat from the Broadway smash Hairspray. Tickets $15 at CAMP Rehoboth or at the door if still available. Lesbians invade Dewey Whipped cream wrestling and a wet T-Shirt contest will be some of the fun at dj jame foks annual Memorial Day Weekend Ladies Tea Dance, Saturday, May 24 5-10 p.m. and Sunday, May 25 4-9 p.m. at Dewey's Baycenter. What's Black and White and Red all over? The third annual Black and White (and red all over) Beach Ball hosted by The Founders Circle of the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center will be held Saturday, May 31, 5-8 p.m. Peggy Raley, will entertain the crowd at The Atlantic Sands Ballroom at Baltimore Avenue and the Boardwalk, and paintings by a variety of artists will be sold in the HeART of the Community Art Auction. Preview the art at a reception Saturday, May 24, 4-6 p.m. at CAMP Rehoboth where it will be on display thru May 30. Proceeds help realize the dream of a bigger, better CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. Dress Black and White casual or all Red, i.e., red all over. Call 302-227-5620 by May 26 for $30 B&W Ball tickets. Curtains Up CAMP Rehoboth Follies 2003 is scheduled for Saturday, July 26. If you didn't get your tickets in time for last summers sold out Follies, you missed the signature event of the summer. Nine groups of Rehoboth regulars performed zany, campy skits on the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center stage. Who knows what crazy, comic concepts will emerge on this summer's Follies stage. Buy a ticket, and have a great time. Do a skit, and have the time of your life. Fill out and fax in a ticket reservation or the skit group sign-up form on page 80 of this issue of Letters or go to www.camprehoboth.com. New Rehoboth Gay Dance Club Opening May 23 The Renegade is a massive pile of rubble, but rising like a phoenix from the ashes next door is Rehoboth's next Gay After Hours Dance Club. 20,000+ square feet is being carved out of the 47,000 sf Ames space to become A.M. Opening next Friday, May 23 for late night dancing, plans are to keep it open at least on weekends through September. The large parking lot, 1,400 sf dance floor, and three bars totaling more than 60 feet, manned by shirtless bartenders, should be plenty to handle even holiday crowds. The gay heroes making this happen are Rob Dick and Eric Teves of Blue Moon, Steve Fallon of Shore Haus and Dan Contarino of Dennio Productions. Dan will be handling sound, lights, DJs, entertainment, promotions, etc. as he has done superbly at Philly's Shampoo and many other mid-Atlantic nightclubs including Renegade the last few summers. Cliff Lassahn will be our hostess, Ms. Laya Way. The name of the club, A.M., can stand for whatever you want: After Midnight, Animal Magnetism, Auntie Mames... one things for certain you'll be saying I AM WHAT I AM AT A.M. Showtime Controversial Film, Soldier's Girl On Saturday, May 31 at 9 p.m., SHOWTIME premieres Soldier's Girl, a film based on the true story of a young soldier who fell in love with a transgendered nightclub performer. Directed by award-winning director Frank Pierson, the film had its world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Soldier's Girl stars Troy Garity (Bandits), newcomer Lee Pace, and Shawn Hatosy (Outside Providence) and features Andre Braugher (Homicide: Life on the Street). Soldier's Girl recounts the story of Barry Winchell (Garity), a 21-year-old Private First Class who fell in love with Calpernia Addams (Pace), a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer. The movie details their relationship against the growing animosity of Winchell's roommate, Justin Fisher (Hatosy). Fisher ignited anti-gay sentiments in the barracks, which ultimately led to Winchell's death in 1999 by a drunken fellow soldier. The film is produced by Linda Gottlieb (Dirty Dancing, Citizen Cohn) and Doro Bachrach (Citizen Cohn, Truman). Soldier's Girl was written by Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, Mrs. Soffel) who also serves as the film's co-producer. LifeForce to Hold Second Annual Wellness Extravaganza LifeForce Massage and Wellness Center will hold their second annual Wellness Extravaganza at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Saturday, May 31. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will include a smorgasbord of holistic health and metaphysical practices to sample, such as: massage, hot stone therapy, chiropractic, aromatherapy, reflexology, reiki, yoga, feng shui, psychic readings, and an assortment of workshops. Stop by LifeForce Massage and Serenity Books by the Sea at 405 Rehoboth Avenue, or call 302-227-6818 to reserve a place. Tickets for the event will not be sold at the door. If you have any Rehoboth news to share via Rehoboth Beach Buzz please email it to ChrisRiss@JackLingo.com. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 13, No. 5, May 16, 2003 |