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TWN - The Weekly News: 03/17/2006 Table Of Contents:
Pride 2006 New Details!!!!!!!!!!!!!! March 22 AELCCA Proudly Presents: Eric Himan and Levi Kraus April 29th, 2006 Women With Wings - 10th Annual Concert March, April & May Events for the WOMEN'S Singles Group Board Meeting Schedule Changes For March and April AELCCA 2006 Now closed on Sunday!!! L March-June 2006 HIV Testing Day/ Hours Revised Schedule July and August 2006 American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. Consider this: Become a Center Member
New - NewsPride 2006 New Details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pride 2006 “Bringing it Home!!!” Be a part of the fun. Be a part of the planning.
There will be meetings about Pride every Thursday at 6:30PM at Ignition Gallery 324 Talent Avenue Talent, Oregon 535-7209
Everyone is invited to help in the planning. Contact Frances Marsh at 973-5563 for additional information.
If you have any Homo Handy Crafts you would like to sell we will have vending booths to flaunt your wears. Sign up information will be coming!! There will be dancing and entertainment galore. If you and your friends or your favorite non profit would like to fundraise with a Dyke/ Drag Queen Dunking Booth or a Guess Who is Kissing Who booth or a Gay Money Stamping Booth. Come to one of our meetings. Mark your Calendars for the best Pride Ever!!! Saturday June 10th Alba Park in Medford, from 10 am to 10 pm Pride 2006 “Bringing it Home!!!” Home is where your heart is.
PRIDE ’06 IS COMING!!!!!!
Men’s Potluck April 9th
To all you guys out there:
The Men's Potluck for the month of April will be hosted by Daniel at Daniel's Roost at 1984 Soda Mountain Rd., Ashland, telephone: 488-5100. Daniel will be hosting the April potluck weather permitting.
There is no host for the May pot luck. June is the next month when someone has agreed to host. Mark Chadwell will host it - details to follow. So, contact Michael Erceg, Potluck Coordinator, at michaele828@msn.com if you are interested in hosting the May event.
Rainbow Singles March 26Sunday, March 26, 2006, 3PM Gary is hosting a Gay Men's Potluck by RSVP only.
If a large turn out is expected and weather is permitting this Potluck will be held at Alba Park across from the Medford Post Office, all RSVP's will be notified prior to. Anyone wishing to help with hosting this Potluck is asked to contact Gary ASAP. When RSVPing to Gary, his Address or Alba Park Info will be given at that time. BYOB. Potluck Hosts Needed and Appreciated
Gay Men's Potluck Hosts: Volunteers please call Gary @ 608-7435
Lesbian Potluck Hosts: Volunteers please call Rhonda @ 621-5778
Also, in order for any and all Potluck Events to be posted promptly prior to said Potluck Events, please make sure to call and confirm with Gary @ 608-7435
March 22 AELCCA Proudly Presents: Eric Himan and Levi Kraus
The Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center Presents an evening of music with
ERIC HIMAN and LEVI KREIS
Wednesday, March 22nd A STREET MARKET PLACE 340 oak street, Ashland $8-20 Sliding Scale
Doors open at 7:00 pm, music starts at 7:30 PM All ages welcome Please support your community center and a night of music!
Eric Himan just been named to the 2005 OUT 100 list. His story has been covered by OUT, Instinct, Genre, The Advocate and even Curve Magazines. Eric has appeared on both LOGO and Q TV Networks. In 2005, Eric was included in the 2005 HRC release "Love Rocks" with his song "No Urgency". Eric has been featured at over 30 Pride celebrations nationally. He has also spent time raising money and awareness for LGBT Youth and Community Centers.
Levi Kreis was most recently seen on Donald Trump's Apprentice, where he composed and performed the winning song for the XM Challenge "Nothing". Levi's song "I Should Go" has just been picked up and is running on Days of Our Lives and the Young and the Restless is now playing “Hardly a Hero” both off of Levi’s debut disc, “One of the Ones”. Levi's captivating compositions and heartfelt delivery are winning folks over one performance at a time.
Please visit www.erichiman.com and www.levikreis.com to get a preview of these talented artists!
The Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center
A STREET MARKET PLACE
Wednesday, March 22nd
Doors open at 7:00 pm, music starts at 7:30 PM All ages welcome Please support your community center and a night of music! May 5th Center Post Deadline
Please turn in your submissions for The Center Post to Zach Zruckenmiller no later than May 5, 2006. All articles, poetry or prose will be considered for publication. Zach’s email is zax145@yahoo.com
WinterSpring needs volunteers
WINTERSPRING CENTER FOR LIVING WITH LOSS AND GRIEF, a nonprofit organization that provides grief and loss education and support services, needs compassionate people to help grieving children, youth or adults. LBGT and queer-friendly volunteers are especially needed. After training and a background check, grief support volunteers may have the opportunity to work in play-based groups, classes involving arts, crafts or poetry and journal writing, peer support discussion groups or with individuals. The required 28-hour grief and loss education series includes two weekends at an Ashland location: April 22-23, and 29-30. Early registration is encouraged, because this series usually fills quickly, and pre-registration is required. Actors, stage help and other volunteers are also needed for the WinterSpring Theater, without a training requirement. For information, call 772-2527 or visit www.winterspring.org
March 21st Next Spanish Class
Conversational Spanish classes, taught by Larry Crain and Zach Druckenmiller, will be held on Tuesdays in Medford. Class runs from 7:30 PM until 9:00 PM. In March and subsequent months, classes will be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The class is designed for beginning conversational level.
For location and directions Contact Zach 778-6126 or email Zach zax145@yahoo.com or Larry Crain at 779-9462.
April 29th, 2006 Women With Wings - 10th Annual Concert
Women With
Wings - 10th Annual Concert "Keeping The Fire Burning"
When: Saturday, April 29, 2006 @ 7 p.m. (Doors open @ 6:30) Arrive close to doors opening; seats fill quickly.
Where: First Presbyterian Church, Ashland (Siskiyou Blvd. and Walker Ave.)
Ticket Prices: $10-$15 ASL Signer
Women With Wings is a chorus of women drawn together by their love of singing; the desire to share in a community of mutual support; and the commitment to share with the broader community a feminist vision of peace and justice.
March, April & MayEvents for the WOMEN'S Singles Group
On March 18thWomen's Singles Group will meet at Cory's in Grants Pass for some dodge ball and pizza at 5pm. Please call 541-973-7169 for direction.
On March 17thWomen's Singles Group will go to Charlottes for movie night in Grants Pass. Please call Charlotte for directions. 541-479-0556.
On April 15thWomen's Singles Group will meet in Merlin for a guided hike along the Rogue River at 10:30 am. Please call 541-973-7169 or 541-621-5778 for directions.
On April 29thWomen's Singles Group will meet in Williams at B. C.'s home in the woods. Please call 541-218-7664 for directions. There we will meet at 1:00pm for a potluck.
May 19, 20 & 21 Diva Weekend Guernville, CA
More dates to follow as we are planning trips to Brookings, Shasta and other parts of the west. Please keep your eyes open for times and dates. All single women are welcome to join.
We will be meeting at the dance in Ashland on March 4th to support the community and there help for a sister in need.
For any other information or to join please call:
Rhonda Young, Leader 541-621-5778
Board Meeting Schedule Changes For March and April
No meeting on March 28th. The next Board Meeting of the Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center will be at 7:00 PM on the 4th of April. Then we meet again on April 25th. All meetings are open to the community and everyone is encouraged to participate.
Tee Corrine needs your help
March 10, 2006
As some of you already know, Tee Corinne has been diagnosed with cancer of the bile ducts, which has produced a 5.5 cm tumor in her liver.
Treatment options are now being discussed. She has stopped teaching (much to her distress) and is making as much order in her life as time and energy permit. Jean Sirius is staying with her for the duration. Jeanne Simington is handling her business affairs. She is pursuing both traditional and holistic options.
She does have emergency surgery insurance, but her bills are
mounting dramatically. Any financial assistance you might be able to offer
would be most appreciated. Please send checks made out to:
Mail to: P.O. Box 278 Wolf Creek, OR 97497 –––––––––––––––––––––– A website and a blog have been set up to share information about her condition. http://jeansirius.com/TeeACorinne/tee_update.html
Updates will be posted as we have them.
She wishes to thank you all so very much.
Volunteer Profile Jim FrankOur Tuesday, sometimes Monday, volunteer, Jim, provided us with this brief bio.
Hi, I'm Monday Jim (aka "Jack"). That I'm a healthy, blue-eyed bear of a man is a personal ad’s given. That I'm extremely loyal, forthright and vulnerable to my loves and lovers is for the right man to appreciate.
I have retired to the valley from careers as a designer in the theatre, a university instructor, a newspaper writer/editor and an auditor for the US Treasury Department. The one constant in all my careers that I have enjoyed has been the interpersonal relationships nurtured with my clients, students and contemporaries.
Take responsibility for your actions and emotions. Live by the Golden Rule (not showers!). Laugh at yourself and f…'em if they can't take a joke! These guide my life - not always successfully.
One of my goals here is to find a new life partner. Remember, life is too short for brown shoes For a good time call 488 6990. (Resume available on request. Your nude photo gets mine!) Not so new – NewsFree Counseling at the Center
Counseling is still available free of charge, at the Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center. Three interns from the Southern Oregon University Masters in Applied Psychology Program are offering their services. Supervision is also being provided to the interns.
Anyone interested is asked to call the Center 488-6990 and the referral will be forwarded to the interns’ supervisor who will match the request with the appropriate intern. AELCCA 2006 Now closed on Sunday!!! L
The Center’s hours, effective immediately, March 02, are:
Monday through Friday: OPEN 3:00-6:00 PM Saturday: Noon until 3:00 PM NEW!!! Sunday: CLOSED L
We will resume Sunday hours when we have a volunteer who will be able to cover the desk that day.
Anyone interested in volunteering, either at the desk, on committees or for special events, please contact Leslie Sadur, Volunteer Coordinator, at 488-9168 to make the necessary arrangements.
In the event that you come by the Center during posted hours and do not find the Center open, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Things sometimes come up last minute and our volunteers may be unable to be at the Center that day.
March-June 2006 HIV Testing Day/ Hours Revised Schedule
Free HIV Testing is available at the Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center. Paul Garcia, Certified Nurse Assistant will be at the Center for confidential testing and counseling as follows:
· No testing On March 24th and March 31st. · Wednesdays, April 5th through June 14th from 4:00 to 6:00pm.
Always call the Center to confirm that testing will be conducted that day.
In the event that HIV testing is not available at the Center, please remember that Jackson County Health and Human Services
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Resources
Check out the web site www.abdellis.org for more resources!
July and August 2006 American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
Have you moved?
Are you receiving the Center Post, the print newsletter of the Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center? If you are a current Center Member then you should expect to receive the Center Post, published seasonally. So, Members on the move, please help us update our records by sending us your current mailing address. Email us at abdillellis@yahoo.com Thank you!
Women's Golf Update 2006
Well, ladies, it is almost time to get the golf clubs out and try to hit some balls. We are now meeting the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 12:00 Noon at Bear Creek in Medford. We have not been able to play because of the weather. So as soon as it gets better we will be out there. The driving range is great, and covered there and at Stewart Meadows.
I will be sending times and dates out soon for the golf club. Please let me know if any of you have any questions, ideas on improving our club, or dates and times you like. Give me a call and let's see what we can come up with this year.
All levels are welcome, and as always, Marla Corbin will be there for lessons.
Until next time.
Rhonda Young Leader 541-621-5778
Consider this: Become a Center Member
The Abdill-Ellis Lambda Community Center operates for you and because of you! We thank all the wonderful contributors and supporters who month after month, year after year have seen it in their hearts to donate their time and money so that we may exist. Some of you who receive this email have not yet become Center members. Please help support the Center by becoming a member and donating as much, and as often as you are able. Membership applications are available at the Center or on our web site www.abdellis.org.
Benefits of membership include discounts at businesses in the valley. See our website for a complete list of businesses that support the LGBTQA community of Southern Oregon. Your consideration of membership in the only GLBTQA Community Center in the state of Oregon is exquisitely appreciated.
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