Women’s FEST Will Be Largest Ever; Tickets Now On Sale
April’s FEST is causing big buzz, as Chely Wright and Vickie Shaw head to town!
Even before tickets went on sale for this year’s CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST, April 11-14, calls were coming in and hype was happening! It must have been the buzz about country singer Chely Wright coming to town—perhaps as one of her last performances before having twins!
Not only do we have the happy news for Chely and her wife (we’re planning a baby shower in their honor, with gifts to charity) but the weekend will also include a visit from comic Vickie Shaw to the intimate room at CAMP Community Center. Also playing in that space will be musician Christine Havrilla (Saturday shows sponsored by Karen Gustafson of Move2Rehoboth.com), and there will be a new Welcome Party on the Thursday night at the Atlantic Sands Hotel.
FEST Passes ($65), including a ticket for Chely Wright, (sponsored by Jenn Harpel of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney) plus the Saturday workshops, a showing of Chely’s documentary Wish Me Away, FEST t-shirt with design by Geri DiBiase, and all kinds of dining discounts and perks, are now on sale. Last year they sold out early.
Individual tickets to events are on sale as well, including the Chely Wright Concert Friday, April 12, $25 (a very limited number of $100 seats were available at press time) and Vickie Shaw ($15) and Christine Havrilla ($15) at CAMP on Saturday.
Olivia Travel is the Presenting Sponsor of the CAMP Rehoboth Women’s FEST. They are joined by Platinum Sponsors: Karen Gustafson of Move2Rehoboth.com, Jenn Harpel of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Barb Hines and Nancy Froome of SSD, Inc., and Lana Warfield of Prudential Gallo.
It will be party time April 11-14, starting out with the Welcome Party at the Atlantic Sands, with music by Viki Dee and a Retro Disco theme. Come to the party to kick off the FEST, have your pictures taken in our fun Photo Booth compliments of Fortier Photography, and hear about everything planned for the entire big weekend.
Are you a golfer? Get set for the Friday golf outing. This year we are offering random draw for foursomes if you wish to meet people, or, you can sign up with your pals as a team. Lana Warfield, Realtor, at Prudential Gallo is your friendly sponsor for this event.
Also on Friday we will host a day-long writer’s event at Proud Books—some of your favorite lesbian writers will be in town for a meet and greet, readings and book signings—on the Roster so far are Georgia Beers, Laury Egan, and Amy Dawson Robertson, with many more to be announced soon.
Are you a poker player? Please join us for the Poker for Fun tournament on Sunday, April 14 at CAMP…it’s free to enter.
And for you tea dancers, this FEST will not disappoint. From 5:30-10 pm on Saturday, April 13, the Convention Center will be HOT! Ladies 2000 will host their awesome tea dance with their incredible DJ, flowing beverages and camaraderie. This is a dance party that will knock your socks off!
As is the tradition, we will once again be hosting (along with the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, the Sunday morning Broadwalk on the Boardwalk to fight breast cancer. Wear pink (or not!), dress up (or not!), bring your dogs (or not!) but show up in the CAMP courtyard on Sunday morning April 14 to raise money to fight this insidious disease and show solidarity with the cause in Rehoboth. Let’s make this walk historic in numbers, diversity, and fun! And thanks to Karen Gustafson, again, with Move2rehoboth.com for Broadwalk sponsorship and Barb Hines and Nancy Froome for their offer to match donations!
New this year will be a FEST wrap up party at CAMP, 10:30-noon on Sunday, with a kick-off for 2014 (new t-shirt design revealed!), authors in attendance, and the Corn Hole set raffle winner selected. The wrap-up party is a great place to meet up, say “til next year!” to folks you’ve met, make suggestions for next year’s FEST and so much more.
If you see them around town, thank our sponsors—Gold level: Gwen and Katie of Sign-A-Rama, Kathy Davison of Comcast Spotlight, Evie Simmons and Barb Thompson, and Fortier Photography. Our Silver sponsors: The Atlantic Sands Hotel, Doggies at the Beach, Jeanine O’Donnell of State Farm, Hotel Rehoboth, Randy Gross Interiors, Lori’s Oy Vey Café, RB PFLAG, and Virginia Cubberley. Thanks to all of you for making this event possible!
Discounted rooms for Women's FEST 2013 are available at the Atlantic Sands Hotel. Call 800-422-0600 and ask for Women’s FEST block #6785.