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AFSC SPEAKER'S BUREAU
LOOKING FOR QUEER YOUTH The American Friends Service Committee's speaker's bureau, Out Spoken, is looking for Queer youth to interview about their life experiences and hopes for the future to expand and enrich their panel presentations. Participants will receive a gift card and much appreciation for helping out. Contact LT at ltan@AFSC.org for more information and to set up an interview. TEXT DONATE TO LIFELONG AIDS ALLIANCE CHICKEN SOUP BRIGADE Chicken Soup Brigade, Lifelong's nutrition-based food program, packs 1,000 grocery bags and distributes 3,000 meals a week to hungry people in the greater Seattle area. But they can't do it alone. You can help. Your $5 donation will give 2 meals to a hungry person today. Use your cell phone to donate $5 to Chicken Soup Brigade: 1) Text LIFELONG to 90999; 2) Reply to the automated text message with YES; 3) That's it! You just provide two meals with two texts! Visit the Lifelong AIDS Alliance website - www.lifelongaidsalliance.org - for more information or to donate online. (NOTE: A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed and payable to your mobile service provider. Proceeds benefit Lifelong AIDS Alliance and are collected by the MGF. Service is available on most carriers. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting "STOP" to 90999. For full terms, visit mgive.com/a.) LAMBERT HOUSE SEEKING VOLUNTEER GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lambert House, Seattle's LGBTQ youth center, is currently seeking a volunteer graphic designer. This position requires experience working in graphic design at a professional level. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Katie@lamberthouse.org or call 206-322-2515 ext *814. SEATTLE PRIDE PARADE REGISTRATION OPEN; GRAND MARSHALLS, OFFICIAL ARTISTS & VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT On Sunday, June 28, starting at 11 a.m. at 4th Ave. & Union St., Seattle Out & Proud presents Seattle's annual Pride Parade, this year celebrating its 35th anniversary. As in recent years, the parade will travel north on 4th Ave. to Denny Way. Immediately following the parade, the Seattle Pride Festival will be held again this year at the Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion and International Fountain. This year's theme is "Peace, Love and Equality" and celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots with an emphasis on marriage equality in Washington state. Online registration for participation in the parade is now open. Nominations for grand marshals are being solicited. Artists are being sought to reflect this year's theme in their work (painting, sculpture, music, dance, film, video, short stories, poetry) and become official artists for Seattle Pride 2009. Volunteers are also being sought. For complete information, visit www.seattlepride.org. PROP 8 DAY-OF-DECISION ACTION AT WESTLAKE CENTER The day the California Supreme Court rules on Proposition 8, cities throughout the country will gather in celebration or protest of their decision. If the court overturns Prop 8 we will celebrate our growing equality. If the court upholds Prop 8, it will deny LGBTQ people their right to marry in California and we will protest. Either way, we will take the national movement forward by working together for equality right here in Washington State. The action will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the day the decision is announced. Similar actions are being planned around the country. www.dayofdecision.org; www.dayofdecision.wetpaint.com. EMERALD CITY SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION SPRING LEAGUE UNDERWAY The Open Division Spring League is underway every Sunday through June 21 (except Memorial Day weekend) at the North SeaTac Park, S. 128th St. & 20th Ave. S., SeaTac, WA (C Division Teams) and Celebration Park, 11th Pl. S. & S. 324th St. (1111 S. 324th St.), Federal Way (A, B & D Division Teams). (Check website for possible rainout announcements and Saturday rainout day schedules.) Both fields are accessible by public transit. For further information, including teams, league sponsors and schedule of play, visit www.emeraldcitysoftball.org. (NOTE: Women's Division play will begin soon. Visit www.emeraldcitysoftball.org for updates.) GAY SOCIAL DINNER CLUB OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY The Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County is an informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County who meet for dinner every Monday at a different Snohomish County restaurant. "The intent of the club is not to hook up, but rather try different food, share a joke or life experience, create friendships and a social circle of people to hang out with. It's a lot of fun and it gives you a chance to try different restaurants, meet new people. The club has 175 people on their mailing list with about 18-20 guys getting together for dinner each week." For more information and to RSVP, contact Ricardo at knead2feelgood@yahoo.com. DUNSHEE HOUSE GAY & LESBIAN BOOK CLUB Come discuss the best of Gay and Lesbian novels at the new Seattle Gay and Lesbian Book Club. Join other book-lovers on a drop-in basis every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave. E. Come only once or come every meeting. Each month a different title will be discussed. The titles for the next three months are: April - The City and The Pillar by Gore Vidal; May - The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith; June - Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. For more information, call 206-322-2437; nickdimartin@earthlink.net. COUNTRY DOCTOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC OFFERS HEALTH CARE NIGHT FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITY Spectrum Natural Health at Country Doctor Community Health Clinic, 500 19th Ave. E., offers primary and naturopathic care for the LGBTQ community every Thursday, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Providers have been serving the LGBTQ community for many years. Cost is sliding scale - no one turned away for lack of funds. For information and to make an appointment, call 206-299-1600. Q-SQUARED BOOK GROUP The Q-Squared Book Group will meet on Saturday, April 18, at 1 p.m., at the Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave. E., to discuss Josh Kilmer-Purcell's book I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir. The memoir relates the unconventional love story between an alcohol abusing drag queen and a crack smoking S&M male escort. Q-Squared Book Group is open to men who are interested in Gay literature and always welcomes new members. For more information, visit www.qsquared.org. MUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE PRESENTS FREE CONCERT - "SPARKS OF GLORY: DIFFERENT TRAINS" On Saturday, April 18, at 2 p.m., at the Good Shepherd Center, Chapel Performance Space, 4th Floor, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., MOR's popular outreach series concludes this season with a double-bill from Seattle native Daniel Asia and New Yorker Steve Reich. Asia's song cycle "Breath in a Ram's Horn" draws on the poetry of Paul Pines, fueled by his troubled relationship with his parents. Reich's landmark "Different Trains" juxtaposes sounds of the American trains he rode as a child with images of German trains transporting people to death camps. MOR's artistic director Mina Miller discusses how these two contemporary American composers approach Jewish identity and memory in their work. www.musicofremembrance.org. NORTHWEST ORCHID SOCIETY PRESENTS ANNUAL SHOW On Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m. (sale opens to public) &10 a.m. (show opens to public)-6 p.m. and Sunday, April 19, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., enjoy the incredible beauty of orchids. The show will feature big displays of orchids, awards and orchid sales at the Center for Urban Horticulture/UW Botanical Gardens, 3501 NE 41st St. www.nwos.org. FLYING HOUSE PRESENTS "HAIRSPRAY - 13TH ANNUAL DINNER, DANCE & AUCTION" On Saturday, April 18, "with all the Aqua Net you could ever want, "Hairspray - The 13th Annual Dinner, Dance, and Auction," is sure to be the movie-turned-play-turned-movie-turned-auction event of the year. Critics are raving about the evening's star-studded performances, the upscale auction items, the gourmet food, and the alcoholic beverages & not necessarily in that order. And with a goal of raising $500,000, the auction is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Flying House Productions, home of Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus. So come for the cause, and stay for the party." Festivities start at 5 p.m., at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 8th Ave. & Pine St., Fourth Floor Skybridge. Tickets are: $145, $195 & $295. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.flyinghouse.org or call 206-388-1400. "OUR JEWISH FAMILIES: A PARENTING WORKSHOP FOR LGBTQ PARENTS" Raising Jewish children as an LGBTQ parent is a unique experience. Sometimes the Jewish community may feel inclusive and at other times it may feel exclusive. We may struggle to find visible Jewish role models from families like ours. How do Jewish and LGBTQ identities impact our role as parents? How does Jewish tradition and thought inform our unique experiences? Connect with other LGBTQ parents at this interactive workshop facilitated by Rabbi Beth Singer and Dr. Suzanne Engelberg. The workshop will be held on Sunday, April 19, from 12:30-2:30 p.m., at Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St. Jewish and Interfaith parents are welcome to attend. Cost is $10/person; scholarships available. Space is limited; advance registration requested. A limited amount of babysitting may be available with advance request. Contact Adam at 206-861-8784 or email familylife@jfsseattle.org. SEATTLE TWO-SPIRIT POTLUCK MEETING TO BE HELD All Native Two-Spirit people and their allies are invited to attend a meeting on Monday, April 20, from 6-8 p.m., at the Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1002 E. Seneca St., in the Lower Conference Room (entrance off lower parking lot) to kick-off a Seattle Native Two-Spirit organization. It has been a few years since a Two-Spirit group has been active in Seattle so it would be great to connect with everyone and address the concerns of the Two-Spirit community so we can move forward. We are hoping to establish a group that will not only meet the needs of the attendees, but also provide outreach to our community. To make this happen, please bring your ideas, thoughts, hopes, and efforts to make this group a success. This will be a potluck meeting, so if you are able to bring food/drink, great. If not, please come anyway. We want you! For more information, contact Phoenix at SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com. NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK COMPLEX SEEKING STEWARDS TO HELP WITH SPRING CLEANING DAYS AND A STEWARDSHIP WEEKEND The North Cascades National Park Complex celebrates National Park Week, April 18-26, with an invitation to explore, learn, and care for the park through a variety of stewardship programs. On Tuesday, April 21, enjoy camaraderie, tranquility, scenery and wildlife while helping to pick up litter on the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20). On Wednesday, April 22, celebrate Earth Day by helping to prepare the Newhalem Creek Campground for the busy season ahead. Landscape with native plants, maintain campsites, and improve trails. For more information, car-pooling and to sign-up for these projects, call Joyce Brown at 360-854-7301. On the weekend of May 1-3, join Park and North Cascades Institute staff in tending to the native flora and habitat surrounding the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. There will be projects for all abilities and interests, from thinning, weeding, and trail maintenance, to cataloging projects in the Wild Ginger Library. Your hard work will be rewarded when their talented kitchen crew serves up delicious meals using locally grown food and local experts share evening presentations and campfire discussions. Cost is $40 per person (includes two nights lodging and six meals). Register for the weekend at www.ncascades.org or by calling 360-856-5700 ext 209. GAY CITY HOSTS FREE SHIFT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION On Friday, April 24, from 7-9 p.m., Gay City Health Project hosts "Happy SHIFTiversary" to celebrate the first anniversary of SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network. The FREE celebration will be held at Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E. Pike St. SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network is a multi-agency collaboration that provides administrative, emotional, and supervisory support for volunteers and clients in the Seattle/King County area who are LGBTQ people struggling with drug/alcohol abuse and addiction issues. SHIFT is a collaborative project of Dunshee House, Gay City Health Project, Multifaith Works, and Seattle Counseling Services. For more information, visit www.multifaith.org. FREEDOM SOCIALIST PARTY PRESENTS FORUM ON OBAMA PRESIDENCY On Friday, April 24, the Freedom Socialist Party presents a public forum on "The Obama Presidency: A Critical Look at the First 100 Days." The event will be held at 7:30 p.m., at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S. Admission is $3 at the door. Tasty snack plates will be served for $6. For rides, childcare, or work exchanges, please call three days in advance. Bring food for the local food bank and they'll deliver. Take the #7 bus and get off at S. Hudson St. For more information, visit 206-722-2453 or email fspseattle@mindspring.com. EMERALD CITY HOEDOWN TO BENEFIT GAY CITY HEALTH PROJECT The weekend of April 24-26, Rain Country Dance Association will host the 2nd Annual Emerald City Hoedown. The hoedown will feature three days of dancing, workshops, and social events. The weekend is open to all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, body type, and skill level, and no partner is required. Registration is $75, with limited scholarships available for those with financial need. More details are available at www.raincountrydance.org/hoedown. Part of the proceeds from this year's Emerald City Hoedown will benefit Gay City Health Project, the premiere provider of HIV and STD testing in King County. A multicultural Gay men's health organization, Gay City promotes the health of Gay and Bisexual men and prevents HIV transmission by building community, fostering communication, and nurturing self-esteem. Founded in 2006, Rain Country Dance creates a friendly environment for GLBTQ people and friends to meet and dance in the Pacific Northwest. We support this Country Western dance community by providing opportunities to dance, learn, and perform. In addition to the Emerald City Hoedown, Rain Country produces "Cuff Country" dance nights on Fridays at the Cuff Complex, as well as regular skill building workshops at the Miller Community Center. ARBORETUM FOUNDATION PRESENTS "FLORABUNDANCE" ANNUAL PLANT SALE On Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., the Arboretum presents "FlorAbundance," the region's largest, most complete plant sale with more than 45 nurseries presenting their choice perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, ferns, rhododendrons, native plants and vegetable starts. The event will be held at Magnuson Park, 7400 Sandpoint Way NE, Building 30 and will feature an expanded selection of unusual annuals, heirloom tomatoes, vegetables, grasses, conifers, rare woodland orchids and other shade lovers. Plant prices are generally less than retail pricing, with a huge selection rarely seen in one location. FREE admission, with ample parking. The Washington Park Arboretum celebrates their 75th birthday this year. Help support the Arboretum at this fabulous plant sale. For more information, visit www.arboretumfoundation.org. OUT FOR SUSTAINABILITY SPONSORS "EARTH GAY" EARTH DAY SERVICE PROJECTS AND AFTER-PARTY SOCIAL On Sunday, April 26, join OUT for Sustainability as they partner with EOS (Environmental Outreach and Stewardship) Alliance for habitat restoration and Cascadian Edible Landscapes for low income garden projects. Afterwards join OUT for Sustainability for drink specials at their Earth Gay after-party social at Grey Gallery and Lounge, 1512 11th Ave. To sign-up, visit www.OUTsustainability.com. "OUT for Sustainability brings together the LGBT community with the social and environmental sustainability movements, for the benefit of each. We work with our partners to bring awareness into action through events and advocacy." KCTS-TV BROADCASTS IN THE LIFE TV'S APRIL EPISODE: "REVISING GENDER" KCT-TV, Channel 9, broadcasts In The Life TV's April episode, "Revising Gender," on Sunday, April 26, at midnight. In this episode, In The Life examines the controversy raging over the inclusion of Gender Identity Disorder in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling and political theorist, Paisley Currah, discuss legislation designed to protect trans-people from discrimination at work and in gender-specific public spaces. The episode concludes with a segment on The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a global collective of Queer performance artists who defy expectation using the power of parody to promote human rights, respect for diversity, and spiritual enlightenment. In The Life TV's programming can also be watched online at your convenience at www.inthelifetv.org. FREE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING FOR LBT WOMEN On Monday, April 27, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the YWCA and the Center for Sex Positive Culture are conducting a mobile mammography screening focused on Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender women at the CSPC building, 1602 15th Ave. W. The mammograms are FREE for income-eligible women age 40 and older, who are uninsured or under insured. Women with insurance are also welcome. For an appointment or more information, please call the YWCA at 206-436-8623 or email LBTHealth@ywcaworks.org. "DINING OUT FOR LIFE" EVENT TO BENEFIT LIFELONG AIDS ALLIANCE On Thursday, April 30, visit one or more of the many participating restaurants in the Seattle-area and a portion of all proceeds from breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails will benefit the Lifelong AIDS Alliance. To see a full list of participating restaurants or for more information, visit www.DiningOutForLife.com. CAMP TEN TREES 2009 DINNER & AUCTION COMING UP IN MAY "All Around The Campfire," Camp Ten Trees 2009 dinner and auction benefit will be held on Saturday, May 23, starting at 6 p.m., at the South Lake Union Armory, Naval Reserve Building, Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. N. Tickets are $65, with an early discount of $55 if purchased by April 24. For more information and tickets, visit www.camptentrees,org or call 206-288-9568. PACIFIC NW LESBIAN ARCHIVES SPONSORING WOMEN'S WEEKEND IN THE WOODS IN JUNE The gathering you've only dreamed about is happening! Join us for a relaxing weekend on Kitsap Peninsula this summer. Choose to sleep under the stars or in the cabins at Camp Indianola. Visit http://www.pnwlesbianarchives.org for all the details. When you are on the website, you may need to follow a few links in order to find pricing, registration, etc. If you know of any women who do not have internet access, but may be interested in attending, please spread the word and let them know how to get in touch with us. Pacific NW Lesbian Archives, PO Box 27671, Seattle, WA 98165; 206-654-4477. "COMMUNITY STORIES" DOCUMENTS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES & HEALTH CARE STRUGGLE AROUND THE AIDS CRISIS IN SEATTLE IN THE 1980S The onset of AIDS "was a health crisis, but it was also a civil rights crisis," recalls Carol Sterling, former director of the Chicken Soup Brigade. Debuting recently on the Seattle Channel (Cable Channel 21), "Community Stories" looks back to the 1980s and the start of the AIDS epidemic in Seattle. This history is told through the words of people - including Sterling, City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Seattle Gay News editor George Bakan and King County AIDS Program Director Bob Wood - who lived and worked on the front lines in the community. Learn about this important history by following this link now: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3170902. HIV IS STILL A BIG DEAL ONLINE VIDEO SERIES TO HELP PREVENT HIV AMONG GAY MEN HIV Is Still a Big Deal follows Josh, a young Gay man living in Manhattan, as he deals with everything from love and friendships to online hookups and unsafe sex. To view the first two episodes, go to www.hivbigdeal.org SOLDIERS PROJECT NW OFFERS FREE COUNSELING FOR VETS/ACTIVE MILITARY & THEIR LOVES ONES Soldiers Project NW is a 100% volunteer organization whose purpose is to provide free counseling to those who have served or are serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to their families and loved ones, including LGBT active military/veterans and their loved ones. Many people choose to receive help directly from the military or the VA. Soldiers Project NW offers an alternative for those who, for whatever reason, do not or cannot utilize those benefits. Soldiers Project NW has put together a list of licensed private practice therapists from Olympia to Bellingham who are willing to see one client (or couple, or family) at no charge, for as long as they need to be seen to deal with any of the stressors that have come from being involved in combat or loving someone who has. For more information, call the Soldiers Project NW's 24-hour phone line, 206-290-1035. |
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