Finally! January and February are in the rear view and the rush toward all-things-spring is underway. And CAMP Rehoboth is ready: Women’s FEST kicks off April 25 with fun, entertainment, sports, an expo, and more.
Read about this year’s headliners—Lea DeLaria and Crys Matthews—on page 12, and about a pop-up bookstore, filled with books sure to appeal to FEST-goers, on page 14. And (if you haven’t already) get those tickets and come on down! We can’t wait to see you.
Of course, there’s lots else to read about in this issue, too. March is Women’s History Month, and Clarence Fluker has something to say about feminism. Ann Aptaker introduces us to an extraordinary writer (and woman), Marguerite Yourcenar.
March also is Youth Art Month—see Mary Jo Tarallo’s piece for more on that. Both CAMP Rehoboth and the Rehoboth Art League celebrate youth in the arts this month; you can get a glimpse of a few of the entries in CAMP Rehoboth’s exhibit on page 66. Do find time to come by the Gallery to enjoy the full show.
Soon, you can visit CAMP Rehoboth’s library, relocated to the first floor. For a preview—and an introduction to CAMP Library Coordinator Glenn Lash—see Nancy Sakaduski’s piece on page 16.
Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31; Julian Harbaugh has some important things to say about that, on page 50.
Looking ahead—April is STI Awareness Month; Stephen Raskauskas underscores the importance of prevention, testing, and treatment in his column. It’s a timely reminder, given that in spring, a young (or not-so-young) person’s fancy turns to….
Speaking of love, Christopher Moore already finds himself with six weddings to attend this year. He shares some thoughts on the politics surrounding those joyful (and sometimes fraught) celebrations.
And glancing back—Tara Lynn Johnson lobbies for moving Leap Day to a month she’d prefer was longer; see page 46.
This year’s Leap Day—February 29—was the deadline for 2024’s Six Word Memoir contest (SixWordMemoirs.com, if you’re not familiar). In honor of the day, we invited Letters’ contributors to submit to us a six-word memoir of their own—and they delivered! See the fun results on page 32.
We think you just might be inspired to write your own six-word memoir and are holding space in the April issue for readers’ submissions. Just send those to me at editor@camprehoboth.com.
There’s yet more between these covers—browse, read, enjoy, repeat. ▼