Archive for March, 2009

From Bao Phi. Bao says: Folks, we are very, very honored to hear that the Equilibrium series is a finalist for several first-ever Minnesota Spoken Word awards, including Best Series! There will be an awards show April 3 – big, big props to MNSWA for putting this together. Come support and celebrate your local...
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From Sally Nixon, a reminder that Ruta Skujins has opened True Colors Bookstore in the old Amazon Bookstore location and it’s still a wonderful place for our community. A message from Ruta, from True Colors’ latest newsletter: By now some of you have heard that the store was held up on the afternoon of March 12th,...
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From Kim Coleman. Hello friends, Our band has been invited to perform in a TV Pilot for Oprah’s network. Taping is this Tuesday, March 31st at 8 pm at Trocaderos, Minneapolis. Come be in the shoot and support The Lovers Show. Free parking, free admission and of course, free love! www.trocaderos.com 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55401 (612) 465-0440 www.theloversshow.com www.myspace.com/loversshow
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From La Lupe. Dear Friends: Starting Saturday April 4th, District 202 will be holding a weekly Yard Sale in order to raise money and to clear out some of the stuff we’ve accumulated over the past 16 years. Many of these things are old donated items from wonderful folks like you, but that have outdated their...
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From Kim Coleman. HOUSE OF COLORS Safe, supportive and affirming space for all young transgender girls of color. Trans girls can bring their allied friends to to this ongoing group organized by Neecee Taylor: n.taylor@dist202.org, 612-871-5559, and other youth staff. Wednesdays and Fridays 6pm-730pm Snacks and other incentives provided! 1601 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
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From Kim Coleman. Want to go back to school? College Access at District 202 every other Saturday from 4-7pm for all college education, admissions, financial aid and scholarship help: 4/4, 4/18, 5/15, 5/30, 6/13, 6/27 1601 Nicollet Avenue South www.dist202.org collegeaccess@dist202.org 612-871-5559
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From Lori Lake. Pages On Fire: Novel Writing From Start to Finish Instructor: Lori L. Lake Wednesdays, 6PM – 8PM April 15 – June 3, 2009 (8 sessions) Cost: $169 You’ve pondered plot. You’ve dreamed up characters. The themes swirl in your head – but you’ve either gotten bogged down, or you’ve only written enough to know that you’re lost...
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One of the ways that the Twin Cities’ community is addressing this problem is through the GLBT Host Home Program of Avenues for Homeless Youth, which offers an exciting approach to providing homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth with safe homes. As volunteers of the program, adults open their homes and their hearts...
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Via What’s up Ladies. Thursday, April 2 St. Paul Student Center (U of M Campus) In Manhattan, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon Wil is surprised by the arrival of her forty-eight years old widow mother to her apartment. Ma was banished from Flushing, Queens, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. The presence of Ma affects...
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Via What’s Up Ladies. Join us for the Twin Cities GLBT Community Happy Hour hosted by Lavender and HRC Twin Cities – it’s a great opportunity to meet other community members in a fun, relaxed environment while enjoying drink specials, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and prize drawings. Each month is in a different location in the...
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