BUILDING COMMUNITY•NURTURING YOUTH•FIGHTING VIOLENCE•PROMOTING TECHNOLOGY•SUPPORTING WOMEN•TEACHING SKILLS•PREVENTING HIV•TRAINING PROFESSIONALS•SUSTAINING NUTRITION•ADVANCING CULTURE•DEVELOPING FAMILIES•enGAGING SENIORS center news+events June 2008 Proud to serve and proud of you! Since the move to our award-winning new And, providing additional incentive for our annual fundrais- Center on Halsted Hosts building at Halsted Street and Waveland Ave- ing campaign, “ComeOut and Support Center on Halsted,” nue one year ago, we’ve expanded the reach The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust/Sarah Schmidt & Julie National Anti-Violence Roundtable and breadth of our programming more than Matthei recently extended us a matching grant of $50,000—if anyone thought possible in such a short span we can raise that amount from our supporters by June 30. of time. As we enter LGBT Pride Month, We need your help to reach that goal. Please check our Web we’re proud to have been given the oppor- site for easy ways to contribute. tunity to make a difference in so many lives and in so many Bars throughout Chicagoland are also supporting us on ways—and equally proud of you for the tremendous support June 1 by donating a portion of their revenues to Center on that has made it all possible. Halsted. Your participation at your favorite watering hole will At Center on Halsted, we see pride every day in the faces help us continue providing the quality programming and ser- of the people whose lives our programs have transformed. A vices that strengthen and enrich our community. client named Mary is a perfect example. When she came to Throughout June, we’re offering numerous programs and our Seniors Program, she had just lost her longtime partner events to commemorate Pride Month. You’ll find the details and was struggling with overwhelming feelings of loss, isola- inside this new publication, which combines our calendar and newsletter. tion and fear. By taking advantage of opportunities offered at The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) brought the Center, she is creating an exciting new life—making new We invite you to participate in our diverse Pride offerings, more than 50 service providers from across the nation and Canada friends, engaging in new activities and enjoying the satisfac- which range from transgender discussion groups to the first to Center on Halsted for a two-day meeting. Experts presented tion of giving back to her community. all-city LGBT Rainbow Poetry Slam. The Jeff-nominated all- the latest information and statistics on domestic violence, and We couldn’t make a difference for people like Mary without Latina Teatro Luna Theater Company performance of Machos the generous support we receive from the LGBT community is also on our Pride schedule, and it’s an event you won’t related coping skills for providers to avoid compassion fatigue. and its allies. Our volunteer list is overflowing, with hundreds want to miss. Cap off your Pride Month celebrations by join- Participants also addressed prevention and community organizing. of people showing up every month to share their talents and ing us on June 28 for an all-community Center Pride celebra- The meeting also featured a Midwest Regional Training Academy lend their critical support to our efforts. Government, founda- tion. Bring your family, your partner and your friends. that provided LGBT and LGBT-friendly organizations, service providers tions and corporations have embraced our mission as well. It’s an exciting time to be Proud. We hope you’ll join us. and leaders with training, technical assistance and information In just the past month, Cubs Cares stepped up to the plate, to increase their capacity-building proficiency and Anti-Violence awarding the Center a grant to strengthen our youth recre- Programming knowledge and skills. ation program. Modesto Tico Valle Center on Halsted’s Anti-Violence Project celebrates is 20th Executive Director anniversary this year.

Center on Halsted’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute Youth land jobs at CTA, looks at the impact of HIV on LGBT Identity program expands hours The advisory council of Center on Halsted’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute (SOGI) met for its annual Ten young people who completed our summit in May. A highlight of the meeting was a roundtable discussion with the Department of Public Youth Career Development Center Health and members of the community addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on LGBT identity development and Program were recently hired by CTA. the civil rights movement. COH assisted them with writing their SOGI is dedicated to expanding national access to high-quality, culturally competent mental health care for resumes, applying for the positions LGBT individuals and their families. and developing interview skills. Aid-

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT ed by a recent $225,000 grant from Chicago’s Department of Children and Finding time to volunteer is no trial — it’s a way of life Youth Services, the Center will serve more Attorney William Borah is a busy man these days, but not too busy to Bar Association’s Award for Community Activism. than 300 young adults throughout Chicago- give back to his community. As a devoted volunteer for Center on Hal- As if his legal practice, advocacy and volunteer work didn’t keep him land with career development services. sted’s Legal Services Program, Bill provides pro bono counseling every busy enough, Bill also serves as vice president of the Northern US Re- In addition to helping youth prepare for other Wednesday evening on a broad spectrum of legal issues, ranging gion of the Screen Actors Guild. the future, COH continues to respond from domestic battery to employment discrimination to contract law. “There’s no excuse to sit home,” Bill says. “Do something to share to their immediate needs. Due to “Everyone has an obligation to do something for your talents. It’s amazing how many good people the increased numbers of home- the community—or to pick some cause to work for,” you meet and how much good can be performed by less youth seeking services in Bill says. just one person.” the morning, we have begun Volunteerism, advocacy and activism have been a opening at 9:00 a.m. to major part of Bill’s life ever since his college days. Center on Halsted’s Legal Services Program offers provide them with a place His efforts on behalf of the LGBT community include a Legal Clinic on Wednesday evenings, each month, from to rest, eat breakfast and volunteering for Bonaventure House and for Howard 6pm to 8pm by appointment. This is a setting where receive services earlier in Brown Medical Center, which named him Volunteer of LGBT people can speak one-on-one with a volunteer the day than our previ- the Year in 1995. attorney about their specific legal concern and receive ous schedule permitted. As a member of the Greater Chicago Committee, appropriate information and referral options. There is no We have also ex- he assisted HIV- and AIDS-impacted African-Amer- fee for this service. panded evening hours. icans. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Teachers Net- The Youth Program pre- work recognized him for Outstanding Work toward All Center on Halsted Legal Services Program referrals viously closed at 7:00 Ending Homophobia in the Schools. support LGBT rights, oppose discrimination against LGBT p.m. following our groups Bill also worked on the historic effort in 2001 to individuals and welcome LGBT clients. For more informa- and dinner. Now we are amend the Illinois Human Rights Act to ban discrimi- tion about legal referrals or the Wednesday Legal Clinic, open until 9:00 p.m., allowing our young nation on the basis of sexual orientation or gender please contact our Anti-Violence Project and Legal Ser- people additional time to play board games, watch movies, dance and identity. On June 27, Bill will receive the Illinois State Attorney Bill Borah vices Manager at 773.472.6469, ext. 244. interact with each other in a safe and affirming environment. LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JUNE AT CENTER ON HALSTED > 2 June 2008 events calendar

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS COUNSELING & SUPPORT PROGRAMS BUILDING TOURs SUNDAY, JUNE 1 MONDAYS: JUNE 2 | JUNE 9 | JUNE 16 | JUNE 23 | JUNE 30 SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Come Out + Give Bar Events 11:00a – 2:00a LGBT Partner Loss Group 6:30p – 8:00p FREE RSVP required: [email protected] Kick off a month of Pride-centric events and celebrate the first Pre-registration required. anniversary of Center on Halsted at participating bars on June 1. For a Offered in partnership with Midwest Palliative and Hospice CareCenter, this 8-week 1:00p. FREE Meet in the Amy N. Maggio Lobby list of bars, visit www.centeronhalsted.org. group provides a safe and supportive forum for LGBT individuals who are grieving the loss of a spouse or partner. Contact Ellen Rieger, LCPC, at 847.556.1936. THURSDAY, JUNE 5 Volunteer Training Sessions American Veterans for Equal Rights 7:00p TUESDAY, JUNE 10 | 7:00p – 9:00p TUESDAYS: JUNE 3 | JUNE 10 | JUNE 17 | JUNE 24 Monthly meeting. Immigrant Support Group/Grupo de Apoyo para Immigrantes SATURDAY, JUNE 28 | 1:00p – 3:00p MONDAY, JUNE 9 6:30p – 8:00p FREE Pre-registration required. To sign up for a training session, send complete contact information to A weekly support group for Spanish-speaking lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender 5:30p – 7:30p FREE [email protected] Transgender Discussion Group immigrants, regardless of their immigrant status. Participants explore the chal- A peer-led discussion group open to anyone ages 18 and older who lenges of relocating and adjusting to the environment while building a support identifies as trans or gender-questioning. Join in a safe, supportive network and developing skills to cope with those challenges. Grupo de apoyo en environment to meet others, share resources, and learn. RECREATION PROGRAMS Espanol para immigrantes gay, lesbiana, bisexual & transgenero, independiente

Billie Jean King Recreation Hall del estratus migratorio. Call 773.472.6469, ext. 158. THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Open Gym: $5 admission; 18 years with ID Driving Tips for Sex on the Superhighway 6:00p – 9:00p FREE WEDNESDAYS: JUNE 4 | JUNE 11 | JUNE 18 | JUNE 25 A live podcast and panel discussion about gay sex on the Internet Schedules subject to change. Call 773.472.6469 for updates. Mental Health Rainbow Group 3:00p – 4:00p FREE sponsored by LifeLube, Project CRYSP and the Feast of Fools. Moderated Pre-registration required. by Feast of Fools’ Fausto Fernos and Marc Felion. Taping begins at MONDAYS: JUNE 2 | JUNE 9 | JUNE 16 | JUNE 23 | JUNE 30 Offered in partnership with Thresholds, this support group is for lesbian, gay, 7:00p. Space is limited; register online at www.lifelube.org or Co-Ed Volleyball 6:30p – 9:00p bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals with chronic mental call 312.334.0939. illness. This group provides a safe place to address the dual stigma directed at Hoover-Leppen Theatre mental health consumers who are also part of the LGBT community. The group’s CULTURAL PROGRAMS purpose is to foster a new sense of pride, share this experience with others who THURSDAY & FRIDAY, JUNE 5 & JUNE 6 7:00p – 9:00p FRIDAY, JUNE 13 are trying to cope with stigma and to carry that pride into daily living. SUNDAY, JUNE 8 3:00p – 5:00p; 7:00p – 9:00p MORE for Gay Men Movie Night: Prom Queen 6:30p – 9:30p $5 Call 773.472.6469, ext. 158 Teatro Luna Presents: MACHOS $20 It’s prom time, and out-and-proud gay teenager Marc Hall plans to bring his boyfriend to the big dance, but when the school board rules to prevent Be a man? Teatro Luna, Chicago’s All-Latina Theater Company, returns to Center THURSDAYS: JUNE 5 | JUNE 12 | JUNE 19 | JUNE 26 on Halsted for a one-week limited engagement June 5-8 with its recent smash the couple from attending, the media hone in on the issues and Marc hit, MACHOS, which was nominated for three Jeff awards. In 2006, frustrated finds himself at the center of a national debate. Marc fights for his rights Sexual Compulsivity Therapy Group 6:30p – 8:30p $30 with their boyfriends, brothers, and bosses, this company of Latina women set in this thoughtful, humorous tale based on true events. Admission price Pre-registration required. out to answer the question: What are men really thinking? The result is MACHOS, includes movie, facilitated discussion and light snacks. Presented by the A weekly psychotherapy group for gay or bisexual men who are struggling with a performance drawn from interviews with 50 men nationwide and performed in Gay Studies Program of the Wright Leadership Institute. sexual compulsivity issues. Process disorders and addictions do not respond drag by the all-Latina cast. From a young man’s relationship with his correctional to the same clinical interventions as do substance disorders and addictions. officer father to a man cheating on his wife with himself to an epic confrontation SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Participation in a psychotherapy group with others who are seeking recovery between fraternity brothers, MACHOS presents a range of true-life stories American Veterans for Equal Rights Flag Day Celebration from sexual compulsivity is strongly encouraged as an ancillary, if not primary, with Teatro Luna’s trademark humor and unique Latina point of view. MACHOS 3:00p – 8:00p $10 treatment modality among a complement of services which includes individual follows their critically acclaimed shows S-E-X-OH and LUNATIC (A)S and moves BBQ and Beer Bust. Hot dogs, hamburgers and all the trimmings. psychotherapy and attendance at 12-step groups. Call 773.472.6469, ext. 158. 7:00p – 8:30p FREE beyond the everyday stereotypes of gender, offering a complex look at how 50 Windy City Performing Arts Presents “Songs That Define Us” HIV Support Group for LGBT Individuals Pre-registration required. men (and eight Latina women) learned how to be men. Teatro Luna is cheeky, 5:00p & 8:00p $20 straightforward, and willing to ask even the most hard-hitting questions: Exactly A safe place to explore relationships, disclosure, health, wellness, identity, coping Join Windy City Gay Chorus and Aria: Windy City Women’s Ensemble for their how did you learn to use a urinal? MACHOS is presented In English with a with stress and other issues in a supportive environment. Call 773.472.6469, ext. 158 2008 Pride Concert under the direction of Alan Wellman. It’s a musical celebra- sprinkle of Spanish. For tickets visit www.centeronhalsted.org tion of the sights and sounds that have formed the “soundtracks” of the LGBT MONDAY, JUNE 2 experience—from swing to disco and beyond! Purchase tickets online at www. FRIDAY, JUNE 6 windycitysings.org or at the door one hour prior to performance. For group and Gender Qs: Queer, Questioning and Exploring 7:00p – 8:30p $15 Pritikin’s Time Capsule: A Glimpse of San Francisco in the 70s student rates, please call 773.404.9242. Pre-screening is required. A support group fostering discussion and community for those questioning and Reception: 6:30p – 9:30p; $5 donation. Exhibit runs through July 13. Hoover-Leppen Theatre exploring gender, who identify as gender queer, and other gender-variant persons As part of its celebration of Gay Pride Month, the Center presents this exhibit featuring photographs from Jerry Pritikin, which highlights photos of FRIDAY, JUNE 20 (regardless of transition status) who live with messages and cues that their San Francisco’s Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk in gender expression/role is problematic. Contact Gregory Gross at 773.472.6469, American Veterans for Equal Rights South Side Annual Party observance of the 30th anniversary of their assassinations. It also showcases ext. 478 or Jessica Jarka at 773.472.6469, ext. 477. 12:00p – 12:00a Jerry’s quick eye and sense of humor while capturing everyday life. The exhibition Call Jim Darby at 773.752.0058 for more information. is dedicated to Harvey Milk, Mayor Moscone and Pritikin’s teammates of the THURSDAY, JUNE 5

Championship 1978 Oil Can Harry’s Oilers. MONDAY, JUNE 23 LGBT Caregiver Support Group 6:00p – 7:00p FREE Offered in partnership with Rush University Medical Center, this is an educational

A Prideful First Friday at the Museum of Contemporary Art American Veterans for Equal Rights 6th Annual Salute to support group for LGBTQ caregivers who are attending to a partner, parent, family 6:00p – 10:00p Advance tickets: $15 ($7 MCA members); 21 or older GLBT Veterans 12:00p – 1:00p member or friend. Relax and celebrate your PRIDE after a long work week. Enjoy live music from Meet in Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago local DJs, the world’s only iMac G5 digital dating bar, and creation stations MONDAY, JUNE 9 right within the MCA’s open galleries. Price includes museum admission, live FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Monthly LGBT Grief Group 7:00p – 8:30p $5 entertainment, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres from Wolfgang Puck. Cash bar National HIV Testing Day 8:00a – 12:30p Offered in partnership with Rainbow Hospice, this monthly group is designed to until 9:30p. Order tickets online at www.mcachicago.org or call the MCA box RSVP required at www.centeronhalsted.org help grieving members of the LGBT communities find support and information as office at 312.397.4010. Doors open from 6:00p to 10:00p. In honor of National HIV Testing Day, Center on Halsted has planned they mourn someone they love. Pre-registration required for first-time attendees a morning program of information on HIV/AIDS prevention, HIV and only. Call Elizabeth K. at 847.685.6381, ext. 1125. MONDAY, JUNE 9 women, and substance abuse. Guest speakers include AIDS activist CenterPages Presents: A Reading by Gregg Shapiro Jeanne White. Includes breakfast and lunch. Free, rapid HIV testing pro- SATURDAY, JUNE 14 6:30p – 8:30p $5 vided. For more details, contact the Health Education Manager, Herminio Many Loves Seminar and Support Series 10:00a – 1:00p $15 Gay and Lesbian Hall of Famer and pop-culture journalist Gregg Shapiro will read Rodriguez-Guiliani at 773.472.6469, ext. 491 or visit A continuing series designed to provide a supportive and safe environment for from his new collection of poetry entitled “Protection.” Shapiro’s interviews and www.centeronhalsted.org people to explore issues of non-monogamous practice and identity. Contact David reviews are published in a variety of regional LGBT publications and Web sites Center on Halsted Pride Celebration 5:30p – 9:30p Rodemaker at 773.472.6643, ext. 472, for more details. and his poetry and fiction have appeared in numerous literary journals including $10 ($5 youth, seniors, families) Beltway, modern words, Bloom, White Crane Journal, Blithe House Quarterly, It’s a PRIDE celebration for all: families, youth, seniors and those in Mipoesias and the anthologies Sex & Chocolate: Tasty Morsels for Mind and WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 between. Join us for food, beverages and fun. Beverages only after Body, Queer Quarterly 2007 and Poetic Voices Without Borders. LGBT Survivors of Suicides Group 7:15p – 8:30p FREE 7:30p. Sponsored in part by: Pre-screening required.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26 This forum is an open support group for LGBT individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one from suicide. In an affirming and supportive space, participants First Annual Rainbow Slam 6:30p – 9:30p $10 Calling all poets! Come recite your work! Register today for this first-of-its-kind gather to discuss the unique issues of pain, grief and stigma that accompany event in celebration of Pride Month. If you’ve got a pride poem and can recite it suicides. Contact Edmond Yomtoob at 773.450.4434 for more information. in 3 minutes or less then you could be a winner! There are two divisions: Adults, SATURDAY, JUNE 28 THURSDAY, JUNE 19 21 and over and Youth, 16 – 20. First, second and third place winners in each American Veterans for Equal Rights Pride Fair 11:00a – 10:00p division. Registration required online by June 23 at [email protected] Rock Bottom: Documentary Screening/Panel Discussion Come visit our booth. 7:00p – 9:00p $10 donation Offered in partnership with Pride Institute, Rock Bottom follows seven gay men in SUNDAY, JUNE 29 New York City over a two-year period as they struggle with crystal meth addiction, 12:00p responsible for an alarming spike in the spread of HIV. Jay Corcoran, the film’s Watch the parade from Center on Halsted at Waveland and Halsted. director, will be the keynote speaker and a panel discussion will follow, comprised We’ll provide the bleachers! of local substance abuse providers working with Chicago’s LGBT community. American Veterans for Equal Rights Pride Parade March 12:00p Certain to stimulate challenging, thought-provoking debate, this event is open to Come join our Color Guard and help carry our giant flag. 11:00a line up both providers and the general public. Seating is available on a first-come, first- at Belmont & Halsted. serve basis. To make a reservation, call 773.472.6469, ext. 158. June 2008 events calendar The center of it all 3

YOUTH PROGRAMS SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Polk Bros. Foundation Youth Center SATURDAYS: JUNE 7 | JUNE 14 | JUNE 21 | JUNE 28 LGBT New Parent Peer Support Group It’s PRIDE Month at the Center! Celebrate with the Youth About Face Youth Theatre Workshops, Art Expression, 10:30a – 12:00p Donation requested Program by riding on our own float in the parade on Discussions and Movie Watching Offered in partnership with Chicago Women’s Health Center, this ongoing Sunday, June 29. Contact Paula Gilovich at [email protected] for more information. monthly drop-in group is for LGBTQ new parents with children up to age 5. Provides LGBT families a place to find support, share joys and challenges of Membership levels are in place at the Center. The higher your TUESDAY, JUNE 3 new parenthood and exchange resources and information. Young children are level, the more benefits AND responsibilities. Yoga Class 5:15p welcome to attend (up to age 5). See Antonio Jones, Drop-In Coordinator, for more information or e-mail him at [email protected] THURSDAY, JUNE 12 FRIDAY, JUNE 27 GLOCY (Gay Lesbian Outreach Center for Youth). 5:15p Beyond Words: Expressive Arts Workshop for Women Youth Career Development Center A group that talks about spiritual matters. 6:00p – 9:00p $60 Pre-registration required. Learn all you need to know to become job-ready! For more information, contact Are you someone who works hard, worries too easily, or manages a complex Natasha Gutman at [email protected] MONDAY, JUNE 16 life? Do you forget to be in the now or to smell the roses? Want to practice Lyric-Writing Workshops Lakeview Action Coalition Convention 7:00p living in the moment by using expressive arts to help connect to a deeper level? For a schedule, contact Val Newman at [email protected] Join COH Youth Program members and others to make Lakeview a safe In doing so, you will create a new space to experience yourself and the world. place for all. We’ll leave the Center at 6:30p and walk to the convention. This workshop teaches ritual making, sandtray and other expressive acts. Young Women’s Group Co-facilitated by Susan Ochwat, LCSW, and Cheryl Pripusich, LCSW & Jungian Under construction! For details, contact Sara Clemons at TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Analyst. To pre-register, call 773.472.6469, ext. 158. [email protected] Teens and Driving MONDAY – THURSDAY Group Time: 5:15p A guest speaker from the Illinois Secretary of State’s office with talk 12-STEP PROGRAMS SATURDAY PROGRAMMING: Noon – 5:00p unless otherwise noted about issues related to teens and driving. For more information, contact Cathy Jones at [email protected]

WEDNESDAYS: JUNE 4 | JUNE 11 | JUNE 18 | JUNE 25 CMA Beginners Group 6:30p – 8:30p MONDAYS: JUNE 2 | JUNE 9 | JUNE 16 | JUNE 23 | JUNE 30 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Meditation/Feelin’ Good After School Matters Mural Exhibit Learn relaxation techniques, practice the art of meditation and learn how to care FRIDAYS: JUNE 6 | JUNE 13 | JUNE 20 | JUNE 27 For details, contact Val Newman at for yourself. CMA Beginners Group 7:00p – 9:00p [email protected] Young Men’s Group SCA Group 7:00p – 9:00p Youth programming supported in part by: Call 773.243.2301 or visit www.scachicago.org. Discussion group for men who identify as gay, bisexual, and transgender. Zee’s Discussion Group SATURDAYS: JUNE 7 | JUNE 14 | JUNE 21 | JUNE 28 Youth-guided discussion with guest facilitator. Gay & Straight Together NA 11:30a – 1:00p Coming Out Group

SUNDAYS: JUNE 1 | JUNE 8 | JUNE 15 | JUNE 22 | JUNE 29 FREE and confidential HIV testing by BEHIV.3:30p – 5:30p. Sober Horizons 9:00a – 11:00a First and third Mondays SCA Group 7:00p – 9:00p Call 773.243.2301 or visit www.scachicago.org TUESDAYS: JUNE 3 | JUNE 10 | JUNE 17 | JUNE 24 Improv SPIRITUAL PROGRAMS Learn how to think on your feet, communicate effectively and have FUN! TUESDAYS: JUNE 3 | JUNE 17 Teen Talk Free2Be: A Time of Reflection, Meditation, Music and Prayer Discussion facilitated by youth, focusing on topics that impact teens’ lives. 7:15p FREE How to Deal Free2Be offers a contemplative, safe space for people from all faiths and Learn how to respond to stressful situations and changes in your life. spiritualities to reflect, pray, listen to music and meditate. Free2Be is hosted by FAMILY PROGRAMS achurch4me?/MCC and open to all. Youth Leadership Council WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Learn how to be a leader. Participate in our Justice Circle. Plan the monthly Parent/Tot Play Group 9:30a – 11:00a $5 per family SATURDAYS: JUNE 7 | JUNE 14 | JUNE 21 | JUNE 28 program calendar. Join with other parents and toddlers for a morning of play and conversation in The Bible and the H-Word: Transcending Myth and Rhetoric FREE and confidential HIV testing by CHRRPY the Center’s Butler-VanderLinden Child Center. 10:00a – 12:00p FREE Ask to speak with Luis. In this four-part interactive session, achurch4me?/MCC explores the Hebrew and WEDNESDAY, June 7 Christian Scriptures and digs beneath the hype and oft-used rhetoric. In this hands-on WEDNESDAYS: JUNE 4 | JUNE 11 | JUNE 18 | JUNE 25 First Saturday Family Play Date and Film Screening: workshop various translations and interpretations of the ancient texts are reviewed to Youth Gym 3:00p – 5:00p Dottie’s Magic Pockets 10:00a – 12:00p $5 per family better understand their context in the ancient world and see what hope and healing Pickup volleyball, basketball and badminton games. Join us for our First Saturday Family Play Date and a special screening in the these new understandings offer LGBTQ persons today. Session 1 is an overview; theater of Dottie’s Magic Pockets, the first kids’ show that features gay and Session 2 debunks the myths of the texts often used against LGBTQ persons; Session Groups: lesbian families. It’s Super-riffic Fun for everyone! Each zany episode is filled 3 examines the passages that affirm same-gender relationships and alternative Dance Class with catchy songs, cute cartoons—like purplish-pink Princess and her two families; and Session 4 looks at ways the Bible speaks positively to gender queers and Prepare for a performance. dads—and Dottie’s fabulous puppet friends. nontraditional gender roles. Bring a Bible if you have one. Drop-ins welcome; RSVP BELONG/Peer Education preferred: 773.661.0936 or [email protected] Learn the ABCs of HIV to inform your peers and save lives. SATURDAY, JUNE 21 LGBT New Parent Peer Support Group 10:30a – 12:00p SUNDAYS: JUNE 1 | JUNE 8 | JUNE 15 | JUNE 22 Membership Class I & II Donation requested Worship Services by achurch4me/MCC 11:00a FREE Become a member of the Youth Program Offered in partnership with Chicago Women’s Health Center, this ongoing For details on sermons and other special guests during June, visit www.achurch4me.org. Justice Circle Training monthly drop-in group is for LGBTQ new parents with children up to age 5. Hoover Leppen Theatre Make a difference! Make peace! Be a leader! Provides LGBT families a place to find support, share joys and challenges of new parenthood and exchange resources and information. Young children are Pillar of Love Fellowship Church Services 1:00p FREE welcome to attend (up to age 5). John Baran Senior Center THURSDAYS: JUNE 5 | JUNE 12 | JUNE 19 | JUNE 26 Youth Gym 3:00p – 5:00p SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Pickup volleyball, basketball and badminton games.

Nonviolent Resistance Training and Preparation for “American Groups: COME Family Outing” by Soulforce 1:00p – 3:00p FREE Let’s Talk About Sex Diverse families and allies are invited to join others from around the country Education about HIV and safer sex. to create meaningful dialogues about faith, families and LGBTQ people. Art Group Same-gender couples with or without children, supportive straight couples Express yourself! Come +CELEBRATE and families, single-parent families, and single individuals who want to CENTER HALSTED 1ST ANNIVERSARY participate with a member of their extended family, are invited to join this FRIDAYS: JUNE 6 | JUNE 13 | JUNE 20 | JUNE 27 historic dialogue. Learn how you can use nonviolent resistance techniques Youth Volleyball Games 2:00p – 4:00p BAR DAY - SUNDAY JUNE 1 employed by Gandhi and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King to resist oppression. Find Challenge other youth programs in a volleyball game. Ages 13–24 welcome. out how you can support and participate in the “American Family Outing” in June as families talk with mega-church leaders and congregation members. New Youth Orientation 4:00p – 5:00p Pot lucks, picnics and soulful talk are the order of the day as Soulforce, All new youth must attend an orientation. Membership classes and the Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), the National Black Justice volunteer trainings will occur all month long. For a schedule, contact Coalition (NBJC), COLAGE and other national organizations invite mega- Antonio Jones at [email protected] churches to talk the talk so everyone is free to walk the walk. FRIDAYS: JUNE 13 | JUNE 27 SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Summer Tennis Camp Pride Sunday Worship Celebration 9:00a Come out and play! Meet at the Center and walk to outdoor courts. Join achurch4me?/MCC at this special Pride worship service. Contact Cathy Jones at [email protected] Hoover-Leppen Theatre 4

Center Halsted June 2008 Events

SENIOR PROGRAMS Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) John Baran Senior Center LGBT Cinema Classics MONDAY, JUNE 16 Program Info Line 773.472.6469, ext. 444 In honor of PRIDE month, SAGE presents a few examples of seminal LGBT cinema. Iced Tea on the Rooftop 2:00p – 3:30p Registration required for outings. To register, please call 773.472.6469, ext. 160 Sure, we can pick apart these early films, but remember when seeing someone Enjoy some iced tea (or hot tea), sun and friendly conversation on our relaxing All events are free and held in the John Baran Senior Center unless who vaguely resembled yourself was an amazing thrill? See date listings for rooftop deck. otherwise noted. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY: All SAGE events at Center on movie descriptions. Halsted are fully accessible. Off-site events are not always accessible. For off-site TUESDAY, JUNE 17 events, please call ahead if you have any concerns. FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Planning Meeting 3:00p – 3:45p Friendly Visitor Program Paris Is Burning 2:00p Everyone is welcome at this monthly planning session. Trained volunteers provide companionship visits to isolated or homebound LGBT elder or disabled individuals. Volunteers are committed to one visit a week FRIDAY, JUNE 20 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 for a year. If you know an isolated LGBT elder who would enjoy a weekly visit, Boys in the Band 6:30p Yoga for Seniors 2:30p – 3:30p please contact Serena Worthington, SAGE Director at 773.472.6469, ext. 160 or Improve your flexibility, balance, breathing and overall fitness. This gentle chair [email protected]. MONDAY, JUNE 30 yoga will make you feel good all over. Taught by Yoga Alliance certified instructor Desert Hearts 2:00p Nathan Boland.

SAGE SPECIAL EVENTS Men’s RAP Group 7:00p – 9:00p The PRIDE Parade is June 29! A limited number of SAGE participants with TUESDAYS: JUNE 3 | JUNE 10 | JUNE 17 | JUNE 24 Coffee and Conversation 12:00p – 3:00p We are excited to offer this evening peer-led discussion group for SAGE men. physical challenges due to age or disability will be granted special access to the Meeting Room 202 Join us in the John Baran Senior Center. This is a safe, confidential place for John Baran Senior Center to view the parade. If you are a SAGE participant and viewing the parade from the street presents a significant challenge for you, you participants to gather, socialize, and discuss concerns and ideas. Lunch begins FRIDAY, JUNE 20 may request a spot in the Senior Center instead. Please make your request no at 12:00p. Friday Night at the Movies—Boys in the Band 6:30p – 9:30p later than June 23 at 773.472.6469, ext. 160. In the event that we have a huge A sensitive yet humorous adaptation of the stage play, this 1970 film directed response, selections will be based on a lottery drawing on June 24. THURSDAYS: JUNE 5 | JUNE 26 by William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist) is one of the first Crochet! Knit! Needlepoint! 6:30p – 8:30p films to openly address gay issues in a matter-of-fact style that largely avoids Bring whatever needlework you have and enjoy an evening of crafting and conversation. THURSDAY, JUNE 5 stereotyping. Shot on one set and featuring a birthday party as the festive setting, Old Loves, Old Losses 6:30p – 8:00p a group of friends assemble to celebrate, reminisce, and discuss their lives This spring marks the twenty-seventh anniversary of the AIDS epidemic. Our and the travails of being gay, even as one friend insists he’s straight. The night losses continue to haunt us and shape us. If you would like to talk about who SAGE MONTHLY EVENTS turns from a light celebration to a sometimes vindictive ordeal of revelation and you miss, your memories of caring for the sick and dying, the discrimination and TUESDAY, JUNE 3 betrayal, as each man in turn must confess his true feelings. Performed by the ignorance of those early years and the way it feels now to get older without the Get to Know Our Community Partners 12:30p – 1:00p original cast of the stage production, the film may feel dated to some, but it still company of those you expected to grow old with, come to this support group for Once a month, in conjunction with the weekly Coffee and Conversation, SAGE invites manages to be truthful and entertaining as it explores a subject that to this day is lovers, friends and family members who lost loved ones. This group is facilitated Center on Halsted Community Partners to speak about their organizations. Christina not often addressed. —Robert Lane by a Center mental health professional. Pinson, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, will drop by and introduce us to her organization. TUESDAY, JUNE 24 SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Poetry Reading: Gregg Shapiro 1:00p – 2:00p A Historic Exploration of Chicago’s LBGT Neighborhoods WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Chicago Lesbian and Gay Hall of Fame member Gregg Shapiro will read from his Reception: 6:00p; Program: 7:00p Home Is Where the ______Is. 7:00p new collection, Protection. Shapiro’s interviews and reviews run in a variety of Join us for a discussion of neighborhood change from a variety of perspectives Get a group of seniors together and the talk inevitably turns to housing. For LGBT regional GLBT publications and Web sites. His poetry and fiction have appeared moderated by Don Reuter, author of Welcome to the Gayborhood. (Copies will seniors the conversations often include the desire for a LGBT affirming living in numerous outlets including Blithe House Quarterly, Beltway, modern words, be on sale; proceeds benefit Center on Halsted.) Panelists include Rick Storer, environment, but what does that really look like? These two focus groups are an Bloom, and the anthologies Sex & Chocolate: Tasty Morsels for Mind and Body executive director, Leather Archives and Museum; Ron Pajak, documentary open forum for you to imagine and describe what your ideal living situation will be and Poetic Voices Without Borders. filmmaker, Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Gay & Lesbian Chicago; as you age. What is home to you? Join the conversation! Refreshments provided. Art Johnson, owner, Sidetrack; and Vernita Gray, community activist. Reception WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 courtesy of Gentry. TUESDAY, JUNE 3 Walking Club 1:30p – 2:30p

HIV/AIDS 101 for Seniors 2:00p – 3:00p We’ll go on a 25-minute walk along the lakefront and end at Horizon’s Café for a SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Get up-to-date information about HIV transmission and prevention in this quick cup of Joe and some conviviality. We’ll depart from the lobby at 1:30p, so World Wide Crochet and Knit in Public Day 1:00p – 6:00p workshop for seniors. Roughly 78,000 people in the United States age 50 or over don’t be late! Get out of the house and do your thing in public! Join fellow crafters from all have AIDS. This is about 10% to 15% of all people with AIDS. In some cities, over the world for a day of public crocheting, knitting, needlepoint, cross-stitch, people with AIDS 50 or over reaches 15% to 25%. The number of older people Chicago Prime Timers/Center on Halsted Book Group 7:30p – 9:00p whatever you fancy. We’ll be out on the sidewalk from 1:00p – 6:00p with chairs, diagnosed with AIDS is increasing. About half of the older people with AIDS All are welcome at this Prime Timers led, Center on Halsted hosted book group. lemonade and friendly hosts to welcome you. Bring your hooks, needles and yarn have been infected for one year or less. From AIDSinfonet.com The June book is Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. One of Waugh’s most and let your crafter flag fly! We affirm and celebrate all forms of needle craft. Co- Free testing will be available after the workshop. famous books, Brideshead Revisited tells the story of the difficult loves of insular sponsored by the Hull-House Museum and Arcadia Knitting. Englishman Charles Ryder, and his peculiarly intense relationship with the THURSDAY, JUNE 5 wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. Taking place in the THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Caregiver Support Group 6:00p – 7:00p years after World War II, Brideshead Revisited shows us a part of upper-class English culture that has been disappearing steadily. —From Amazon Black Music Month Special Presentation 7:00p – 9:00p Offered in partnership with Rush University Medical Center, this is an educational

Black music historian Darrell Gordon will present music and video of the most support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender caregivers who are influential and important African American singers and musicians from the 70s on attending to a partner, parent, family member or friend. Mental Health Room 223 FRIDAY, JUNE 27 back. Refreshments provided. Chicago Cultural Center Outing 1:00p FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Gaze at the world’s largest Tiffany stained-glass dome, as well as beautifully TAP INTO YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT ornate multicolored mosaics, marble and molding during this guided architectural Hot Topics for Lesbians 6:30p – 8:30p We are excited to offer these introductory art classes. All art materials provided. tour of the Chicago Cultural Center. RSVP required by June 25. RSVP to Serena A social event for older women and their allies. Come have some fun and make All ages welcome. To register please contact Serena Worthington, SAGE Director Worthington, SAGE Director, at 773.472.6469, ext. 160 or new friends. This is a casual evening and all women are welcome. Arrive anytime at 773.472.6469, ext. 160 or at [email protected]. [email protected] between 6:00p and 7:00p. Light refreshments provided. THURSDAY, JUNE 5 7:00p – 9:30p Night at the Opera: Opera Appreciation 6:30p – 9:00p SUNDAY, JUNE 8 1:00p – 3:30p TUESDAY, JUNE 10 Hosted by Jason McVicker, COH’s Director of Mental Health Services, and a writer Free Your Mind: Drawing A Conversation with an Artist 2:00p – 3:00p and lecturer on all aspects of opera. Limber and stretch your hand, eye and brain through art exercises. If you have Jerry Pritikin, Center on Halsted’s featured artist for June, will lead a tour and been scared to take an art class because of how you felt others would judge your discussion of his work on exhibit in the Center’s second-floor living room space. MONDAY, JUNE 30 work (including yourself!) this is the class for you. Pritikin’s show features 70s era photographs of seminal people and events in San Monday Movie—Desert Hearts 2:00p Francisco including some of the last shots taken of Harvey Milk. The exhibition Uptight literature professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) heads to Reno, Nev., in THURSDAY, JUNE 12 7:00p – 9:30p is dedicated to Harvey Milk, Mayor Moscone and Pritikin’s teammates of the 1959 for a quickie divorce. While staying with Frances Parker (Audra Lindley) at Go with the Flow: Chinese Water Painting Championship 1978 Oil Can Harry’s Oilers. her ranch to establish residency, Bell meets Parker’s adopted daughter (Patricia Explore a painting technique from the East rooted in tradition and grace. Observe an Charbonneau), a casino worker 10 years her junior. Bell finds herself increasingly expert creating in this style and participate yourself. Sharon, who is a native of Taiwan, FRIDAY, JUNE 13 drawn to the open and self-assured lesbian, and their developing intimacy will be leading this session. If you have taken the class before and want to practice, Afternoon Movie: Paris Is Burning 2:00p – 4:00p FREE releases buried emotions Bell has never explored. —From Netflix you are welcome to attend this class. Penetrating the tight-knit community of minority drag queens living in New York City, Jennie Livingston’s acclaimed documentary was one of several films to be shut out of Oscar contention for its unconventional content, prompting the Academy to reevaluate its standards in the face of critical backlash. The film offers an early glimpse at the art of “voguing,” the underground dance style COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN RESIDENCE: popularized by Madonna in her No. 1 single “Vogue.”—From Netflix 4+1 PRODUCTIONS • ACHURCH4ME / METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH • THE ASSOCIATION OF LATINO MEN FOR ACTION • AMIGAS LATINAS • THE CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GAYCO PRODUCTIONS • THE NAMES PROJECT CHICAGO CHAPTER • PILLAR OF LOVE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH • WINDY CITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION • WINDY CITY PERFORMING ARTS • WINDY CITY RAINBOW ALLIANCE OF THE DEAF Center on Halsted Programs and contact Information

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