TRET FURE HOUSE CONCERT
Saturday, May 31st 
Social hour
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Concert starts @ 7:00pm Suggested donation is
$10-$20
Tret is also going to be playing at the UU Fellowship church in Corvallis on May 30th. |
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There are some of you who are not able to view the slide shows I create from our Lavender Womyn events. Therefore, I have uploaded photos from our most recent events to a LW snapfish account where you can view and/or print any photos you'd like to have.
The user name is:
Password is "photos." |
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Keep Lavender Womyn
Up and Running
This group is supported by you, the women of our community. We have several expenses throughout the year that goes into keeping this group going, including this Newsletter which gets sent out every week. If you'd like to help keep Lavender Womyn up and running, please consider making a donation today. Click Here to donate. |
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Greetings!
It's hard to believe, but Lavender Womyn turns 5 years old tomorrow, June 1st. What's really amazing is that we continue to grow every week. Just this week we've had six new members join. In fact, I still don't think a week has gone by where we haven't had at least one new member join. You will still find several new faces at every Lavender Womyn's event.
There are some women I would like to acknowledge who take an active part in Lavender Womyn:
- The person who I get most of my information from is, Faith, of the Corvallis-Albany group. I don't know how she does it, but she is a wealth of information on events in our little corner of the world. She has also become very active in updating our LW calendar, which is great!
- I'd also like to acknowledge Wendy and Tania for keeping the Corvallis-Albany group up and running. It's not always easy or rewarding running a group, but they continue to keep on trucking.
- Then, there's Linda of the Portland LW group. She's great about letting the Portland women know about events happening in their area, plus she takes an active role in the Salem group with events like Bunco and Capitol PRIDE.
- And, where would we be without all of our great photos of our events. I do take some photos, but I've had lots of help from Dawn, Lisa, Nori, and Bea over the years.
- Thanks to Kathie S. of the Salem group. She has been our best advertiser, and has helped our group grow quickly. Plus, she has done many other things along the way to support the group in many different ways, like hosting our Capitol PRIDE booth and billards events.
- And last , but definitely not least, thanks to Diane and Cindy for hosting many of our Bunco events, until we outgrew their home.
Since June's weather is usually unpredictable, we will be celebrating our 5 years on a Sunday sometime in July or August. I will let you know once the date has been set.
This group continues to grow and exist because of each of you. Thank you for giving Salem and the surrounding communities a place where we can feel safe to be ourselves and have fun at the same time!! I will see many of you tonight at the Tret Fure concert at our home. If you haven't RSVP'd, it's not too late. We always have room for more since the weather is looking promising.
(Photo above: Lavender Womyn at last year's anniversary event) |
All Women's Poker Tournament - Eugene
All Women's Texas Hold'em. A Fundraiser for Soromundi, the Lesbian Choir of Eugene. Please Join us for a Poker Tournament When: Sunday, June 8th, 1:00 PM Where: Savoy Truffle, 4th & Willamette in Eugene All women welcome New players encouraged $20.00 donation buy-in FFI: Daryl, 541-485-5018 darylboon@efn.org |
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Stonewall Ball in Corvallis 
The 7th annual Stonewall Ball is scheduled for Friday, June 27th, from 7:00 to 11:00 PM at the Valley Catering Clubhouse in Adair Village, about 7 miles north of Corvallis. There will be a light buffet, no-host bar, and DANCING. This year's theme is "Western," but any kind of attire is OK.
This event is for LGBT people and friends ages 21 and over. Tickets are $20 until June 17 via mail order or at Grassroots Bookstore (227 SW 2nd St., Corvallis). From June 18 to June 26 they cost $25 at Grassroots. In order to plan for catering, no tickets will be sold at the door.
Mail your check, made out to Stonewall Ball, with your name and return address to: SWB 6025 NW Rosewood Corvallis, OR 97330
For details, including directions, see http://www.swbcorvallis.com (look for the links at the top of the page). Send any questions to swbcorvallis@yahoo.com |
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Beware of Scammers
Kathy and I recently went through the process of buying a car for our teenage daughter to drive. During the process, we almost fell victim to a scam and came frightening close to losing a lot of money. The whole process looked real and sounded legitimate. A word of caution...never send a money gram, money transfer, wire transfer, money order, and anything like that to anyone no matter how legitimate it may look or seem. We ran into two scammers. One on Craigslist and one on www.cars.com If you can't touch, see, feel, and test drive the car, don't do it!!
I'm sure this philosoghy pertains to anything you can buy over the internet. You really have to be careful these days. |
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The She Project 
The She Project is about women's community, creative process, and party games.
It's become a community-wide women's project.
On a designated date, women responded-with words, images, color, texture-to a "She Phrase" that intrigues, provokes, and inspires us to explore, express, and discover ourselves.
Come see what 140 local women created in the main meeting room of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library (corner of 6th and Monroe in Corvallis) from 6:00 to 9:00 PM on June 6th. There will be a lot of creations to view. For more information about the She Project, visit: http://www.sheproject.com |
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JUST OUT Bunco Event - For Singles Only 
Please note - this is not the infamous Lavender Womyn Bunco event, and is different in that it is for "singles only", but is a great event to attend if you've never been to one.
Are you ready for summer fun and Portland Pride? Looking for dates, friends and maybe even more?
If the answer is yes, then you join JUST OUT and Marty Davis as they present the June 1st Great Big Old- Fashioned Lesbian Potluck and Bunco Extravaganza!
There will be food (because you're bringing it), wine and beverages (because I'm bringing those), and a room full of laughter and fun. How do I know this? Because this will be our fifth Bunco event and the first four have been a blast.
Please join us Sunday, June 1 at 5:00 at Portland's Q Center, at 69 SE Taylor St.
Bring a salad, appetizer, main dish, dessert, or whatever to share. As noted, adult beverages will be provided.
If you've been to an earlier Bunco game, please come back. If you haven't joined us yet, well, now's the time. Don't be shy, this is one of the friendliest and nicest groups of women that you could ever hope to find.
Hope to see you there! For additional information contact Marty Davis at marty@justout.com
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Portland PRIDE 
June 14th - 15th, 2008
The 2008 board for Pride Northwest Inc. has revealed this year's theme, "Pride. Bring It." The board believes that everyone in Oregon needs to bring their pride to the table in the form of activism and visibility in order to advance equality in the state of Oregon during these tumultuous times. They felt this was a simple and inclusive theme that calls for action from all citizens of the GLBTQQI community. Bring your PRIDE to Portland in June. For more information, visit: http://pridenw.org/ |
Eugene Hot Flash has a New Venue
Hey Eugene!
"I'm so excited! I just can't hide it! I'm about to lose control... and I KNOW I like it!"
HOT FLASH Eugene has a potential new home! I just sealed a deal in a great venue for Saturday, July 19th. We're moving to Diablo's Downtown Lounge -- street level (not downstairs) at 959 Pearl St. in Eugene. The Downtown Lounge was formerly Perry's, a club in which many of you came out. It's familiar, but altogether new! (Thank you, Margaret, for the suggestion.)
Put the date on your calendar NOW! We are auditioning on July 19 for a full-time slate on the club's calendar, so your attendance at this summer dance is important. The Downtown Lounge needs to know that they have made the right decision allowing us to use their space. Of course we'll announce this again before the date but I wanted everyone to know that Eugene Hot Flash is alive, thriving and coming back loud and strong. See you all either this Saturday, May 31 at Portland Hot Flash, at the 4th annual Portland PRIDE Hot Flash on Saturday, June 14th, and in Eugene in July!
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Absolute A'Capella Singing Group 
Absolute, our community a'capella singing group, will perform on: June 25th at noon, on the quad at OSU (this is a chance to hear them for an hour!) July 20th at 10:00 AM, on the shady stage at DaVinci Days.
Absolute performs a mix of original songs and covers, everything from South African freedom songs to doo-wop to contemporary folk music. Visit their MySpace web page: Absolute
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Indigo Girls in Eugene & Portland 
The Indigo Girls will perform in Eugene at the Secret House Vineyard on June 27th and will perform with Cowboy Junkies at 7:00 PM on June 28th at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. You can get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com
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Gay PRIDE Photo Scavenger Hunt 
First Annual Gay Pride Photo Scavenger Hunt
Date: Saturday June 14, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: 1000 acres park- Troutdale exit 18 off I84
Are you in for a morning of fun and games?
Get in a little exercise and have fun at the same time?
Entertainment for you and your dog(s)
Join us on the First Annual Gay Pride Photo scavenger hunt:
All you need is:
Sturdy shoes
Something to carry your water
A sense of adventure
A fully charged digital camera
The ability to walk 4-5 miles on flat terrain
RAIN OR SHINE
$10 per person
Dogs Free
Max 2 people per team
If you are coming by yourself we'll hook you up with someone else. We'll provide water before and healthy refreshments after for the 2 and 4 legged friends.
Great Prizes for the winning team
RSVP to pdxlesbiannet@yahoo.com
so that Danielle at pdxlesbiannet@yahoo.com (sponsor) can have a sense as to how many will attend.
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In Spirit ~
 Salem Lavender Womyn
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