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Northwest Corner is a Northwest Houston GLBT community organization that:
* organizes a variety of social and civic events & networking opportunities for our members
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Greetings!
As they used to say on The Mickey Mouse Club, we've got "big doin's" coming up this Spring! In this edition of Northwest Corner News, you'll find information about the following swell events: - Wine Tasting at Rainbow Lodge on 3/26
- Opera Outing on 3/27
- Motorcycle Ride on 4/17
- Civic Group Tree Planting Event on 4/24
- Happy Hour/Dining Out at Riva's on 4/30
- Updated info about Pride In The Park with the Astros on 7/10
- Voting for Pride Grand Marshals
We hope to see your smilin' faces at some of our upcoming gatherings!
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NWC Wine Tasting at Rainbow Lodge
Friday, March 26th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
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|  Rainbow Lodge, one of Houston's most beautiful restaurant venues, is holding a special Wine Tasting Event for Northwest Corner and our friends. These casual tastings feature four different pouring stations, with pairings of wines and wonderful food selections. The stations are spread throughout the restaurant and on the deck, to facilitate a "Sip and Stroll" atmosphere for mixing and mingling. The $29 admission fee allows you to visit each station as often as you like. Attendance is limited to 150. To make your reservations, call Rainbow Lodge at 713-861-8666. Be sure to specify that you are making a reservation for the March 26th tasting. These things tend to sell out, so don't count on being able to buy a ticket without a reservation! March is a great time of year at Rainbow Lodge. We'll be able to
take advantage of the extensive deck, which cascades down the back of
the restaurant to a beautifully landscaped yard complete with a creek
flowing through it.
Ranbow Lodge is a casual yet upscale place. Nice jeans or business
casual attire will be fine for our gathering. The restaurant is located
at 2011 Ella, at E. TC Jester, just a couple of blocks inside Loop 610.
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NWC Goes To The Opera
Saturday, March 27th at 10 am
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 Loyal NWC member Laura
Downing (not pictured here!) is creating a new special interest group
for Northwest Corner Opera Lovers, and for those who would like to
develop or enhance their appreciation for opera. If you'd like more information about the group, contact Laura.
As a first
event, the group will attend a showing of Hamlet at the Edwards Cinema
on I-10 just west of Loop 610. This show is part of the Metropolitan
Opera's award winning series "The Met: Live in HD". The performance
beings at 11 am, but the NWC Opera Group will gather at 10 at the Red
Robin Restaurant directly across from the theater for a beverage and
some socializing before the show. Tickets for the performance are $22
and Laura recommends that you purchase them in advance by clicking on
this link. You can buy your show tickets in advance by clicking on
this link.
The
works of Shakespeare have inspired more operatic adaptations than any
other
writer's. Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary
acting
and singing skills to two of the Bard's most unforgettable characters in
this
new production of Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia, the
French
composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in
opera. Conductor:
Louis Langrée; Production: Patrice Caurier/Moshe Leiser; Natalie Dessay,
Jennifer Larmore, Toby Spence, Simon Keenlyside, James Morris. Expected
Running time: 3 hours, 43 minutes, 2 intermissions
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Motorcycle Ride
to The San Jacinto Monument
Saturday, April 17th, 9 am to 3 pm
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|  Join The Northwest Corner Motorcycle Group for a great day trip. You'll ride to the San Jacinto Monument, then head over to Seabrook/Kemah area for lunch at Outriggers. Meet at Janet Youngker's house at 1537
Dorothy at 9 am. Janet says you'll be back by 3 pm. Please email Janet to reserve your spot, or call her at 713-503-8782.
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NWC Civic Event:
Chevron's "Let's Grow" Potting Event
Saturday, April 24th, 9 am to noon
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|  Please join
the NWC Civic group for the Chevron "Let's Grow" Potting Event. Volunteers
are needed to plant 7,000 seedlings, provided by Texas Forest Service, in pots
to grow out for next planting season, at Chevron's Humble tree farm at 4102 FM 1960. This event
is a fun family-friendly planting project, and lunch will be provided for all volunteers. Let's turn out a crowd to show that NWC folks are caring citizens of the Houston community!
If you would like to participate in
this event please provide your contact information (name, email and
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Happy Hour/Dining Out
Friday, April 30th, 6 pm at Riva's Italian
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The Dinette Set (our NWC Dining Out Group) is holding a combo happy hour/dinner at Riva's Italian Restaurant. The happy hour will be held on Riva's lovely patio, from 6 to 7 pm. Dinner starts at 7, with open seating. You can attend either the happy hour, the dinner or both. Please RSVP to Pat Walker. Riva's is located at 1117 Missouri, just a block north and west of Westheimer/Montrose.
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Pride In The Park with the Astros:
GLBT Recognition Night
Deadline for signing up with NWC: May 1st
Date of Game: Saturday, July 10th at 6 pm |
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 For the first time ever, the Houston Astros are honoring their GLBT fans with a special Pride In
The Park Day on July 10th. The 'Stros will play their fierce rivals, the Louis Cardinals - should be a great game! The Gay Men's Chorus and the Bayou City
Women's Chorus will be performing the national anthem. Very cool!
Northwest Corner will be attending as a group. We've already sold 53 of the 100 seats the Astros have set aside for us, but there's still room for you! Tickets are $32 for lower level seats along the left field
line, and $10 of that will go to GLBT charities.
Northwest Corner will also have a private refreshment area, just behind our
seats in Section 109. Participation in this part of the evening is
optional. The area, which will be open 2 hours before the game through the 7th inning for our
partying pleasure, features a private cash bar, and complementary hot
dogs, chips and popcorn. Tickets for the refreshment area are $12 for
singles and $20 for couples. Note: Even if you're not sitting with NWC, you are welcome to join our hospitality area.
The
deadline for signing up to attend as part of the Northwest Corner group
is May 1st. Once we get details nailed down with the Astros, we'll mail out purchasing info to all of you who signed up via Evite.
Please RSVP via Evite, whether you're signing up for the game and/or the hospitality area. Since Evite is pretty quirky about
links, we're going to give you two links, with hopes that at least one
of them will work for you.
Link #1
Link #2
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Other Community Events Which
Might Be of Interest to Our Members
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These events aren't produced by Northwest Corner, but we thought you'd like to know about them anyway! For more info about any of these events, check Carol's Social Notes website. - Southern Country Sweethearts in Texas Spring Fling at BRB, Friday through Sunday, 3/19 to 3/21
- Gay Men's Chorus Concert: "Can't Stop the Beat", Tuesday, 3/23 at Jones Hall
- Bayou City Performing Arts "Just 'N Auction", Thursday, 4/1 at Alley Theater
- Kindred Spirits Charity Golf Tournament, Saturday 4/24
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Vote On-Line for Pride Grand Marshals
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Unlike many cities, in which the Pride Grand Marshals are simply designated by the local Pride organization, in Houston we solicit nominations and then invite the community to vote. Pride Houston makes it easy
for everyone to cast your ballots - all voting is being
done on-line and it only takes
a few minutes. The categories are Male, Female, Organization and
Honorary, and the nominees are: Male: Edward Sanchez, Gary Wood, Keville Ware, and Pete Rodriguez
Female: Carol Wyatt, Cristan Williams, and Delma Cummings
Organization: AssistHers, ERSICSS, Lesbian Health Initative of Houston, Montrose
Counseling Center, and Montrose Softball Leagues
Honorary: Ann Robison
You can find out more about each nominee by clicking here. Deadline for voting is April 8th. The 2010 Pride Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, June 26th.
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 Well, that's all for this edition of Northwest Corner News. We hope to see you all at the Rainbow Lodge Wine Tasting. It's been a while since our big group has gotten together, and we've missed you! Come say hello to old friends and meet some new ones next week at the Lodge. You'll be "hoppy" you did!
Sincerely,
The Northwest Corner
Steering Committee
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