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Oak Lawn Newsletter - Friday, May 16
Greetings!
Memorial Day Weekend is only a week away!
If you have a community event that you would like to submit, please drop us an email at:
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| One Night in Bangkok raises $16,148.00
for Turtle Creek Chorale at annual event
Check presented
this past
Tuesday night at Turtle Creek rehearsal
Pictured (l to r) Howard Okon - Owner, The Brick Gregory Turner - Manager, The Brick Peter Marshall Anderson - Board Chair, TCC Waymon Sadler - Asst. Manager, The Brick Dr. Jonathan Palant - Artistic Director, TCC
Promoter Dannee Phann and event coordinator Howard Okon held the annual event, 'One Night in Bangkok', Saturday, May 3rd at The Brick. Donations from hosts, corporate sponsors and all proceeds from ticket sales and door cover was donated to the Turtle Creek Chorale. At the time of preparing for the check presentation, the amount had totaled $15,648.00. However, an additional $500.00 in donations came in by Tuesday night when the actual presentation was made, bringing the total to $16,148.00. There were 88 hosts. Corporate sponsors included The Club on Swiss Ave., Mickey's Dallas, Skivvie's, Outlines and Tapelenders. Media sponsors included Boys 4 Toys, Fierce Party, Gab Weekly and Oaklawn.TV. The check presentation was made during Turtle Creek Chorale rehearsal Tuesday night, May 13.
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Art Show and Sale
Benefiting
Turtle Creek Chorale Friday, May 16
6:00 - 9:00 pm Jon The Gallery at Oldfield Davis as they open the doors for an evening of art, wine and cheese and a chance to win fabulous wine baskets. No admission charge. Please RSVP
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Gay Bingo - 3rd Saturday each Month
Saturday, May 17 Super Villain Gaybingo It's okay to be bad, just be good at it!
Gaybingo is every third Saturday (except December) in The Rose Room at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs, Dallas 75219 -- in the heart of Oak Lawn. Doors open at 5PM. Games start at 6PM. Pre-sold tickets get first entry when the doors open. You must be 21+ to attend to Gaybingo. Presented by Resource Center Dallas.
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HX Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo
Tuesday, May 20 4:00 - 8:00 pm HILTON ANATOLE HOTEL 2201 Stemmons Frwy.
A one night, after work event that attracts 500-1000 GLBT travelers and travel professionals. The Gay Life Travel Expo offers an unprecedented opportunity to tap into the most lucrative, brand-loyal consumer market in the world! Admission is FREE and sponsored by Travelocity. 1-800-GAY EXPO
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Miss Gay USofA Pageant
Miss Gay USofA 2008 May 20-23, 2008 in Dallas, TX
Preliminaries will be held for five nights at The Round Up Saloon! Final Night will be at the Sheraton in downtown Dallas.
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Borders and Bridges Conference
May 23 - 25
Borders and Bridges is a conference for queer women, Butches and Femmes, lesbians, transgendered and transsexual persons and their allies. We understand that the umbrella of LGBT is more complex than just being a lesbian; our genders and identities are vast and diverse.The Borders & Bridges conference is an exciting and diverse conference, which spans over three days and is power packed with amazing presenters and performers from across the U.S. From lesbian to trans, our conference has workshops for a wide-variety of identities and genders. The performance line-up for both Saturday night performance at the all-new Sue Ellen's and the Sunday Afternoon performance at Buddies II is stellar. This is set to be an exciting three days. Complete information can be found online:
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| CRIME WATCH
MEETING
Oak Lawn Stakeholders Crime Watch meets on the Third Wednesday of each month at Noon at the Oak Lawn Library. Next meeting: Wednesday, May 21
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Invisible Ink Security Marking
Operation Identification is nationally recognized by law enforcement as theft prevention for use in home or business. With the use of Operation ID, it allows law enforcement to detect and return stolen or lost property to its rightful owner. Mark your property with an ultra violent marker that's only seen by a backlight which is nationally recognized by law enforcement in an attempt to help recover stolen property. Mark your property with an identifying mark, preferably your cell phone number or driver's license with state abbreviation followed by number. Example: Tx-B1234567
UV Pens are available to use at North West Patrol Substation. 9801 Harry Hines Dallas Tx 75220
214-670-6206
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