Thom Goodrich and Ricky Oatman will co-host an evening based on music of the 50's and 60's (and Holiday's).  

Bring a dish to share and come to our biggest monthly gathering to celebrate the Holiday Season.   

If you need other information or directions, please contact Lee and Merlin at 207-5336 or leave a message for Davis at 325-4754 or by email at wilcoxgay@gmail.com.

Where & When
Casas Adobes Congregational Church
6801 N. Oricle Road
Tucson, Arizona
December 3rd, 2011
7:00PM-9:30PM

Lee of Lee and Merlin has once again arranged an outing to the Live Theater Workshop, 5317 E Speedway. The play is titled "Reckless," and the show is at 7:30P on Friday, December 9th.

Relentlessly cheerful and hopelessly optimistic, Rachel's seemingly perfect life is upended one Christmas Eve when her husband Tom announces he has taken a contract out on her life but is having second thoughts about his decision to do so. Wearing only a nightgown and slippers, she hastily leaves her Connecticut home in a blizzard to escape the fate he planned for her.

"This richly inventive dark comedy marked the arrival of an imaginative and resourceful young playwright...Mr. Lucas has given us a Christmasfable for our time."

  --The New York Times

The play will be followed by a gathering at the Village Inn at Speedway and Columbus.

Please contact Lee at 207-5336 to attend.

Live Theatre Workshop is located at i5317 E Speedway in the same plaza as Colors. Parking is quite limited, so please arrive early.

Tom and Joe continue with offerings from Tucson's newest film society, the Southwest LGBT Film Society. Films will be shown at the Screening Room, 127 E Congress Street, at 7:15 PM. All films are $7.00 unless other wise stated.

Mention MSN to receive a discount.

Baby Formula

(click above for trailer) 

Two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child. They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make sperm from their own stem cells. Pregnant with humor and unexpected twists, their journey ultimately confirms that all life is a gift and all families are crazy.

Wednesday, December 14th         

Make the Yuletide Gay  

(click above for trailer) 

Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his family. He keeps his cool as his quirky Midwestern-hearted parents try to set him up with his high school sweetheart, Abby. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?

Contact information: outinthedesertff@gmail.com

Joe Sprague  520-207-8358

Info line 520-207-8358

We have two free movies this month at Far Horizons East, one a little-shown Christmas movie from my childhood and one an affectionate look back at the early days of live television.

            In 1982, the early days of television, live television, were firmly in living memory and Mel Brooks, once a writer for "Your Show of Shows" executive produced this comedy with Peter O'Toole as a drunken Errol Flynn-like star scheduled to appear on a live broadcast. "My Favorite Year" is a film beloved by all who grew up with the ghostly flicker of early monochrome TV. If you lived through the era or not, this comedy is not to be missed.   "My Favorite Year" will be shown on Wednesday, December 7th.

Wednesday, December 21st

Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland" was a huge hit in 1903, but has only been on screen twice, once with Laurel and Hardy in 1934 and once by Walt Disney in 1961. Disney's version takes liberties with the stage original but is still a fun family film, now seldom shown. Come and share my Christmas memories on Wednesday, December 21st.

Both films will be shown at the Far Horizons East clubhouse, 7570 E Speedway, at 7PM. Please contact Davis at wilcoxgay@gmail.com or leave a message at 325-4754 to attend. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

 

Once again we return to one of our favorite locations, the Clubhouse at Far Horizons East. From 5-9:30P on Christmas Day, come share a meal, play games, sing Christmas carols, and watch Christmas favorites with MSN friends.

As in the past, this will be a partial pot luck. MSN will furnish plates, flatware, napkins, turkey, and dressing, but we can't do it all. We need volunteers to bring salads, sides, desserts, drinks...maybe even more meat.

I know MSN members seem hesitant to RSVP-and we won't turn anyone away who hasn't-but please, please let us know in advance if you plan to attend so we know how many are coming and what dishes to expect.

Christmas is a special day and no one should spend it alone. Call, volunteer, and come celebrate!

Please contact Davis at wilcoxgay@gmail.com or leave a message at 325-4754.

Sunday Dinners OUT            

We have three Sunday Dinners Out in December, two new based on recommendations, and one old favorite. (The fourth Sunday in December is Christmas.) All dinners are at 6:30P.

12/04             Paradise Bakery & Cafe, 4362 N Oracle (Pets Mart-Home Depot center across Wetmore from Tucson Mall)

12/11             Old Peking, 2522 E Speedway

12/18           Vito's Pizza Kitchen, 2921 E Ft Lowell

           Please contact Davis at wilcoxgay@gmail.com or leave a message at 325-4754 to attend.

In addition to all this, MSN offers Charades, Hand and Foot, Bowling, Pinochle, and a gay reading group. Keep busy this month and every month with your MSN!    

Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit are cancelled for December due to other commitments.  They will return in January, along with Bill and Darrin's Tuesday Night movies.

Don't let the end of the holidays get you down. Celebrate the New Year with lunch at the Caf� a la Carte and a guided tour of the current Tucson Museum of Art photo exhibit, "Who Shot Rock and Roll."

Joseph and Larry have planned this outing and every one of their museum tours has been a blast. This outing is on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

The caf�, on the museum grounds, offers a variety of sandwiches, salads, and desserts at moderate prices. Meet at the caf� for lunch at 1:30P.

The exhibit covers photos from the first two decades of rock and roll. The tour is expected to begin at 3P.

Larry and I have already been and will go back.  Most of the people in the photos you will recognize.  In addition to the nostalgia of the rock & roll stars, some of the photographs are outstanding works of photographic art.  I believe the guys will enjoy the outing.

Please contact Joseph to attend. His cell is 282-1995, his e-mail joskelx2@gmail.com.

Remember-the holidays only end when you let them end. Celebrate!