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LGBT Community Center Newsletter
www.centralpalgbtcenter.org
| June 2010
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Greetings,June is here and Pride season is officially upon us. On Tuesday, June 8th, Lancaster's Mayor Gray and City Council will declare June LGBT Pride Month. Lancaster Pride will follow on Saturday, June 19th, from noon-6:00 pm in Buchanan Park. Check out Lancaster Pride's website for more information on the event, and their events page with everything you'll need to know about leading up to Pride. Lancaster Pride is also looking for volunteers for the day of the event. Contact Erica Millner, volunteers@lancasterpapride.com, to sign up. 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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Lancaster Pride Art Auction and Wine Tasting  Twenty-six fabulous local artists have donated their work for this silent auction celebrating art,
culture and diversity in the city on Tuesday, June 8 from 5:30-9:30 pm. Join the group at Crush Wine
Bar at Carr's and Hagar Arcade, 50 West Grant Street, Lancaster. The silent auction ends at 9:00 pm, and there is free admission.
Guests will also have the chance to sample Pennsylvania wines from three
wineries in the Red Rose Tasting Room, presented by Tamanend Winery.
Featuring artwork by Noelle Turco, Marlin Bert, Veleska
Jewelry, Deborah S. Serdy-My Aunt Debbie, Mimi Shapiro, Abigail
Burnette-Peake, Leigh Lindsay, Beth Hacker, Becka Schiller, Mai
Orama Muniz, Carl Woerner - Pencilworks Studios and Gallery, Allan
Tegeri, Erica Millner, Molly Schlachter, Jude Sharp-j.a. sharp
Custom Jeweler, Dorothy Frey, Devon Jewelers, Positive Images
Studio, and more.
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Central Pennsylvania LGBT Aging Network Premiere Event
 What: Meet & Greet w/ Free Food, Raffle Prizes, and Great Company!
When: Sunday, June 6th, 3:30-5:30 pm
Where: Posada Resort (Old Days Inn on Eisenhower Blvd. Near Turnpike)
Whether you're proud to be old or just happen to be "of a certain age," CPLAN is for you!
The mission of the Central Pennsylvania LGBT Aging Network (CPLAN) is to promote a positive and healthy quality of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in central Pennsylvania by ensuring they continue to be supported, respected, and connected as they advance in age.
For more information, please contact Zack Ford at zacharyford@gmail.com.
CPLAN is a program of the LGBT Community Center.
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Miniature Golf Tournament to benefit the Center
MINIATURE
GOLF TOURNAMENT
SUNDAY, JUNE 13th - 4pm to 6 pm
Shotgun start
BUMBLE BEE HOLLOW
GOLF CENTER
4201 LINGLESTOWN ROAD, HARRISBURG
COME
OUT FOR LOTS OF FUN WHILE YOU SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE! HOLE PRIZES-TEAM PRIZES FOOD-ADULT BEVERAGES BRING
A FRIEND TO MAKE A TEAM OF TWO
(or we can match up singles) $20 DONATION pp (tax deductible) LIMITED TO FIRST 36 TEAMS Checks
made out to the LGBT Center Coalition HOSTS: Marsha Davis, Bev
Lesher, Rhea Singsen, Lorraine Klippel RAIN DATE:
Monday, June 14th 6
to 8 pm Same food and drinks RSVP: 233-1010 or marshad501@aol.com by
June 10th
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Gallery 141: pre-pride poetry and punk party
Join us as local poet and transgender activist Leah B. tugs at your heart and
pokes at your brain with her uncompromising spoken word performance and
self-published book "...and Her Brain." Prepare to be further
rocked by the Blood Sucking Fiends female fronted fuzz frenzy! Donations
support your local artists and muscians and show your dedication to the
celebration and liberation of LGBTQ people!
Friday, June 18 at 7:00 pm
Gallery 141, 113 N. Water St, Lancaster
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Hiking at Colonel Denning State Park
The Center's Outdoors Club is heading to Perry County for our June event! Join us for an afternoon of Hiking at Colonel Denning
State Park, 1599
Doubling Gap Rd,
Newville.
This is a moderate hike. The Flat
Rock Trail is 2.5 miles, The Doubling Gap Trail is 1 mile. The Hiking and Nature Trail Guide is available at the park office and
has a map and detailed description of the hiking trails in the park and
surrounding forest lands.
Late
spring is considered one of the best times to hike in this area.
The hike is on Saturday, June 26th. Meet the group at the park office at 1:00 pm.
To RSVP or find more information, please contact Sean Maloney at: (717) 920-9534 or smaloney@centralpalgbtcenter.org.
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Harrisburg Men's Chorus presents... "Because It's June"
Check out the Chorus's performance "Because It's June" on either Saturday, June 12th at 8:00 pm or Sunday,
June 13th at 2:00pm. The concerts will take place at the Harrisburg Maennerchor, 221 North Street. Tickets cost $15, for ticket information call (717) 236-3809 or email info@harrisburgmenschorus.org. The purpose of the Harrisburg Men's Chorus is to
provide musical training and worthwhile performance experiences for its
members; to provide a cultural experience and entertainment for
its audiences; to exemplify and enhance the status of
male choral singing as a significant art form by achieiving the highest
standards of excellence in presenting a diversity of music; and to
provide an opportunity for gay and gay-supportive men to build community
spirit by singing together to present positive aspects of being gay to
themselves, their audiences, and the public at large.
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