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Family Affairs Newsletter 2010-10-01 University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons FAN: Family Affairs Newsletter Newspapers 10-1-2010 Family Affairs Newsletter 2010-10-01 Zack Paakkonen Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/fan Part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons Recommended Citation Paakkonen, Zack, "Family Affairs Newsletter 2010-10-01" (2010). FAN: Family Affairs Newsletter. 19. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/fan/19 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FAN: Family Affairs Newsletter by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE (F)AMILY (A)FFAIRS ()EWSLETTER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND INTERSEX COMMUNITY FOLLOW YOUR HEART - DO YOUR PART - CHERISH OUR FAMILY OCTOBER 1, 2010 EWSLETTER EWS, OTES & REMIDERS : o news this issue. AOUCEMETS : This category is for non-social notices about GLBTQI community members that you think other GLBTQI community members might like to know about...things like: births, deaths, adoptions, commitments, graduations, promotions, awards, shows, ongoing classes, trying-to-start-a-group, etc. Annoucement #1: Effective September 29, 2010, PRYSM (Proud Rainbow Youth of Southern Maine) has moved its drop-in night to Wednesday evenings instead of Tuesday. Annoucement #2: BIKE FOR EQUALITY 2011 is looking for people who want to become involved in our next big bicycle event. We will need many volunteers from Northern and Southern Maine as well as those interested in bicycling. We will be looking for volunteers in many areas from collecting donations, setting up overnight stays for the cyclists, people willing to be lead and follow vehicles, food donations, endorsement seekers and much much more. We are hoping to make our second annual event bigger than even we can imagine with so much more time to plan and implement than we had before. If you are interested or just want more information please contact Kris at [email protected] . Remember, all proceeds go to the fight for Marriage Equality. Annoucement #3: October 11th is National Coming Out Day. The Bridge Alliance at this writing is getting coverage in two newspapers (Bangor Daily & The Edge), and WABI, channel 5 news in our area. We are celebrating Coming Out. Harvey Milk said, 'They can't hate us once they know us. Come out...' People are speaking in the local media about their experiences of Coming Out. We are getting our stories into the public eye. The hope is that this will encourage GLBT people in the area when we are on the news. We also hope to encourage those still in the closet that there are others like them. We want to educate our straight neighbors and families about our lives, and why coming out is such a big deal in the lives of LGBT people. Hopefully parents of a youngster will hear this & be alert when their child comes out to them. We hope to educate schools. Every week we read stories of young gay teens taking their lives. We have to change this. We hope to get some radio time as well. The party is a culmination of the month, a reason to celebrate as an LGBTA bunch of bunches of friends, & our fundraiser for youth, family & Pride events. Again, thank you all, for the work you do in bringing our community together, and informing folks - we are not alone. Happy Coming Out!! Celebrate who you are & share it with someone, change happens one person at a time... Announcement #4 : Some Portland community members have been discussing the need for a LGBTQIA community center to serve as a meeting place, a location for nonprofits to have offices, a community resource, etc. We’re looking for input. Is such a place needed? Any ideas? Anyone want to be involved? Please e-mail Zack at [email protected] with your thoughts. 1 OP/EDs : This is your chance to spout off (or offer your insightful thoughts and opinions) about AYTHIG related to the GLBTQI community. Any subscriber is welcomed to submit. Please keep your thoughts as succinct (and civilized) as possible. Subscribers should be willing to allow at least their first name and an email address to be listed with the posting . o one had any opinions this issue that they wanted to have published. EVETS (CHAGIG) : OCTOBER October 12 (Tuesday) Portland . Charity Hilarity: A Benefit to support Maine Transgender etwork . 8:00pm - Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave (off outer Congress St), Portland, ME Maine Transgender Network, Inc is delighted to present a benefit stand-up comedy show featuring Ian Harvie and friends! Ian Harvie will be headlining a jam-packed show featuring: Leslie Downes Cummings, John Ater, Kevin Neales, Tuck Tucker, And perhaps a mystery guest or two!! We will also be hosting a silent auction and/or raffles of some fabulous prizes! Net proceeds benefit Maine Transgender Network, Inc. Tickets to this event may be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets. They are $10.00 each in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/128882 . Tickets must be purchased in advance! For more information, see the event Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=158213150861124&ref=ts OCTOBER 13 (Wednesday) Portland. Rainbow Business & Professional Association Member to Member Showcase . Showcase your organization at our community’s only business exposition! It’s your chance to gain greater visibility before Maine’s oldest and most recognized GLBT business and professional organization. Reserve a display table—available free to RBPA members on a first-come/first- served reservation basis. Attend, meet fellow members, and learn more about GLBT organizations and their allies. Sponsor one of our appetizer platters to be served throughout the evening. Sponsorships are $100. Located at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland. 5:30—Cash Bar opens in the showcase room, Appetizers Available All Evening, FREE to all RBPA Members and Guests, RSVP by October 8, 2010 at 207.775.0077 or [email protected] OCTOBER 18 (Monday) Portland. "Out and Allied" Theatre Performance . University of Southern Maine, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus 7:30pm. A collection of theatre pieces by and about LGBTQ youth and allies. Directed by Meghan Brodie. Co-sponsored by Add Verb Productions, USM's Theatre, Cultural Affairs Committee, Campus Safety Project, Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity, and Women & Gender Studies Program. *Free Admission* OCTOBER 21-24 (Thursday – Sunday) Linconville. Make Beautiful Tribe Fall Retreat . At the Tanglewood 4-H Camp in Lincolnville. A 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization of Gay men in Downeast Maine, welcomes all gay, bi, and transgendered men to its Fall Retreat. Get away from the rat-race and relax in the company of friendly Gay men for a weekend of sharing, spirituality, raucous fun, workshops, dancing, and absolutely incredible food, with our own Behr Garrecht serving as the Kitchen Queen and a visit from our own Queen Ivola! For more information and to register, visit the MBT website and click on 2010 Fall Retreat at: www.makebeautifultribe.org OCTOBER 22-24 (Friday – Sunday) Ogunquit. Harbormasters Sailway & Entre ous Pilgrimage . Located at the Admirals Inn in Ogunquit. Portland and Boston go to Ogunquit! Harbor Masters of Portland and Entre Nous of Boston are pleased to join together and invite you to a new and exciting location for their joint Run in 2010. The Run location is ideal. Located just 500 yards south from the center of Ogunquit village, the Inn is just a short walk into town, and about a 3-5 minute walk to the entrance of Marginal Way, leading to Perkins Cove. For more information visit: http://www.harbormastersofmaine.com/run.html OCTOBER 30 (Saturday) Hermon. Massacre at Morgan Hill - Bridge Alliance Coming Out Party 82 Morgan Hill Lane When darkness falls watch your back. Step down a back alley or cross over the wrong BRIDGE and you'll find us. We run this town and we own the night! LIVE WHILE YOU CAN.... 2 Saturday, October 30 th , 8PM – Midnight. Live music by The Blast Addicts (find them on Facebook). Halloween costume dance. Morgan Hill Event Center, http://www.morganhilleventcenter.com/ Directions: 4 miles straight out Rte 2 from the Odlin Rd/395 intersection-on the left. Age: 18+ (I.D. is required). Beer, wine, mixed drinks will be available. No menu available. Cash/credit/debit cards are accepted for beverages. Cost: $15 (cash or check)/ person at the door (The money from this event helps us cover the cost of PRIDE and GLBTA youth & family events). Everyone Welcome - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Straight - All Friendly People Wanted. OVEMBER ovember 3-7 (Wed-Sun) Portland. Play: My Gay Son's Wedding At the Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple Street, Downtown Portland. Pearwater Productions is bringing the Maine Premiere of its critically acclaimed and wonderfully funny Gay Romantic-Comedy, My Gay Son’s Wedding by local Maine playwright and director Jeffrey Kagan-McCann. When Eric and Jason decide to get married in New Haven, Connecticut. Eric must break the news to his feuding divorced parents, Richard and Sylvia. But once they arrive for the planning of the ceremony. Things doesn’t go quite smoothly as expected, especially when Richard brings his new, much younger, ditzy, former Exotic Dancer trophy wife, Heather. Also, Connor, Eric’s Ex Boyfriend, who dumped Eric wants to come back after being dumped, then the boys must contend with Maxine, an oft- kilter, Lesbian Wedding Consultant who thinks she’s a Clairvoyant. The play also uses flashbacks and surreal scenes to bring across Eric’s thoughts about the upcoming nuptials.
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