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LGBT Community Center Newsletter
www.centralpalgbtcenter.org
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May 2010
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Greetings,Who can believe that it's already May? We hope those of you who headed to Philadelphia for Equality Forum had a great visit, and are excited about another great year of Pride festivals right here in central Pennsylvania. Visit www.lancasterpride.com and www.prideofcentralpa.org for the latest on Lancaster Pride on June 19th in Buchanan Park, Lancaster, and Pride Festival of Central Pennsylvania and Unity Parade on July 24th in Riverfront Park, Harrisburg. In the meantime, there are a number of ways to get connected in the community this month with special events and ongoing programs. Be sure to read all about them below. As always, make sure to send us the details about your organization's events so we can post them on our Community Calendar. Regards,
LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central Pennsylvania
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BBQ in the Park: A benefit for Common Roads
Presented by Rebel Chef Karen Oldenburg & Mary Emelio
Sunday,
May 16, 2010
County Park
in Lancaster, Pavilion 22
Noon to 6 pm
This event is rain or shine!
Featuring:
Bobbi
& Annie Carmitchell
Gretta
Messner & Wanda Cromwell
Dancing with DJ Big Daddy D
and MC Tiny Boom
Tickets are $20 ($10 for students) and must be purchased in advance. Please contact
Mary Emelio at (717) 393-9972 or Roadboots55@yahoo.com or Tiny at TinyBogusz@gmail.com
Please join us
for a good cause, entertainment, great food, silent auctions, door prizes, and fun!
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The Outdoors Club is going to the dogs!
Join us May 16, 2010 at the Lebanon
Valley
Expo
Center for the Lancaster Red Rose Kennel Club Dog Show.
Meet us at the entrance of the building at
1pm! The
Expo
Center is located at: 80 Rocherty Rd,
Lebanon, 5 miles from the PA Turnpike. From PA Turnpike:
Take Exit 266 Lebanon/Lancaster and go north on Route
72 to the
second traffic light. Turn right
onto Rocherty Road. Just after first traffic light (Cornwell
Road) turn right into Lebanon Fairgrounds/Expo
Center. The event costs $5.00.
Spend a few hours admiring thousands of beautiful dogs,
shopping the vendor booths and enjoy events such as Obedience,
Rally and Confirmation. Learn everything you want to know about buying, training and
caring for a dog... all under one roof! Talk face-to-face
with experts on any dog-related topic and learn about more
than 80 different breeds.
Many of the top-winning show dogs in the country
representing every breed recognized by the American Kennel
Club will attend the Lancaster Kennel
Club Dog Shows. Here's a chance to see rare breeds and
extraordinarily
well-trained performance dogs!
For more information, please contact Sean Maloney at (717)
920-9534 or smaloney@centralpalgbtcenter.org.
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Black & White Party returns tonight
The Black and White Party, Inc. is a national non-profit
organization that raises money for local HIV/AIDS organizations. We are
headquartered in York, PA, and are available to collaborate with any
city in the United States.
The Party is a Celebration of
Life, and this year's event in York will take place on Friday, May 7th at Club XS. The theme is Alice in Boogie Wonderland, and will feature a performance by Deborah Cox.
General admission tickets are $35 and VIP are $125. Ticket price includes all food and live entertainment on two stages. There will be a silent auction for many items and services. Read more about the tickets and the party at www.theblackandwhiteparty.com.
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Milk Day March
On Saturday, May 22nd in State College, activists,
organizers, and community members will come together to remember and
celebrate the actions, words, and spirit of Pioneer/Visionary Harvey
Milk who ignited the flame of the fight for LGBTQ equality. Over the
course of the march the group will be making stops at different locations of
significance and giving voice to stories about discrimination there.
After the march, screenings of the movie Milk and documentary Still Black (which chronicles the lives and experiences of black trans men in
America) will be held. The organizers are asking for personal
accounts of discrimination perpetrated by local institutions upon
individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. To share, please submit your stories by email to Shani at
srobin2@pride.hofstra.edu, to Caryn at caryn@psu.edu, or to Audrey
at justiceleagueactivate@gmail.com, who thank you in advance for your
courage and solidarity in the continued fight for LGBTQ equality. This event is being organized by the State College, PA Justice League-Activate! Organization. Click here to view the event's facebook page.
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Central PA Womyn's Chorus holding two upcoming events
 First, check out the Central PA Womyn's Chorus's Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 15 from 7:30 - 11:30 am. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at the door for this All You Can Eat meal! Take-out is available. Join the fun at Colonial Park UCC, 5000 Devonshire Road, Harrisburg (behind Best Buy).
The following Saturday, May 22, the Chorus presents their American Quilt Dinner and a Show at the Unity Church of Harrisburg (927 Wertzville Road, Enola). Tickets are $10 per person, available at the door, and include the dinner beginning at 6:30 pm, the concert beginning at 7:30 pm, and a desert reception to follow. This will be an evening of all-American food and all-American classic songs from each
decade. Hear favorites like Blue Skies and Down By The
Riverside. It's an evening you won't want to miss!
The Central Pennsylvania Womyn's Chorus brings together a diverse group
of
women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and
to
affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.
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Chamber's May Networking Mixer heads to Four Points by SheratonJoin the Central Pennsylvania Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce for May's Networking Mixer at the Four Points By Sheraton Hershey/Harrisburg. Business or
business casual dress is requested. Advanced registration for this event
is requested. Register by sending
an email to info@cpglcc.org. This event is free for members, and costs $5 for non-members.
Bring your business cards and a 30 second
elevator speech to share.
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