Sat, March 1 2008

David Henderson, Director of Communications (212) 620-7310 X227, dhenderson@gaycenter.org

March Events at the Center

Highlights

Advocacy
- Mara Keisling, Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality, 3/4

Culture/Arts & Appearances
The Beebo Brinker Chronicles with Author Ann Bannon, 3/4

Book Signing - Straight Acting: Gay Men, Masculinity,
and Finding True Love by Angelo Pezzote, 3/7

Boston Authors Stephanie Grant (Map of Ireland) and Amy Hoffman (An Army of Ex-Lovers), 3/13

Lesbian Cinema Arts Presents “Loving Annabelle,” 3/28

Men of All Colors Together (MACT) Book Event, Gentleman Jigger: A Novel of The Harlem Renaissance by black/gay author Richard Bruce Nugent, 3/7

Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, Benefit, 3/8-9

Information, Education & Career
"Not so straight to the top"
A Discussion with Out Partners of the Big 4 Firms , 3/27

Support & Spirituality
Kabbalah, What’s it All About?, 3/10

SAGE: Listen and Laugh – new group, 3/3

Fear of Success Workshop: How Self
Sabotage Can Lead To Underearning, Underachieving, and Vision Issues, 3/8

Social Life
Dance 208 Presents Juicy: A Sober Dance, 3/8

Center Bingo, 3/21

Dance 208 Presents Big 80s! Classics, 3/22 (DJ Lugnut - Alfredo of Big Lug)

4th Annual Tattooed Muscle Bear Celebration, 3/2

Big Men's Club of New York Spring Fling, 3/15

Advocacy
Center Voices Presents
Mara Keisling, Executive Director
National Center for Transgender Equality
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 7PM, $10

Mara Keisling, Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality, is best known as a key figure who lobbied for passage of a trans-inclusive federal hate crimes bill and a trans-inclusive employment non-discrimination act. The evening will focus on issues of gender identity that affect our daily lives: employment, societal exclusion, Social Security gender-record matching, a national ID card, bathroom use, and other challenging issues.
 
Keisling will explain how her staff brings our voices to the legislators in Washington, her plans for the future, and how you may be able to help to make our collective voice even louder.

Advocacy Listings
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 8:00-10:00PM
Queer Justice League General Meeting
Exciting topics up for discussion tonight! Human trafficking --what are the queer justice implications of the sex trade between Asia and the US? My So-Called Community -- how would you describe the L/G/B/T/Q community in New York City? Do you feel comfortable within it? Why or why not? All welcome. Joey, changebuilders@msn.com, Amanda, manderacg@yahoo.com.

Culture/Arts & Appearances
Broadway at the Center Presents
The Beebo Brinker Chronicles with Author Ann Bannon
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
RECEPTION 6:30PM, PERFORMANCE 8PM, TALKBACK 9:15PM
37 ARTS THEATER, 450 W. 37TH STREET

The Center is honored to host this special evening with legendary author Ann Bannon. Adapted from Bannon’s groundbreaking 1950s lesbian pulp novels, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles is set against the backdrop of 1950s Greenwich Village -- the era when lesbian love dared not speak its name.  Fueled by booze and furtive sex, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles will be an evening of theatre you won't soon forget.  For more information, visit www.beebobrinker.com.

Moderated by journalist Barbara Raabe, the talkback with Bannon will be immediately after the show.

We invite you to become a Center member at the $ 50 dollar level and enjoy this special evening.  Proceeds Benefit the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.  For reservations, visit www.gaycenter.org.  Limited seating.

Center Voices and the New York Historical Society
Celebrate International Women’s Day with historian Kathleen Huser
Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 3pm, $5

Noted and Notorious Women of the 19th Century From the murdered "beautiful cigar girl," a descendant of the Puritan Mathers, whose tragic fate inspired an Edgar Allen Poe story, to contraceptive maker M. Restell who served a term on Blackwell's Island, fascinating and little-known women people the history of Lower Manhattan. Although the Victorian stress on 19th century domesticity has filled our imaginations with dainty women in hoop skirts, the reality of feisty New York females often defies that stereotype. Make the acquaintance of fashionista Ellen Demorest, real estate speculator Susan King, publisher Mrs. Frank Leslie, "bridge builder" Emily Roebling, and America's first girl stunt reporter,
Nellie Bly. Kathleen Hulser has been public historian at the New-York Historical Society since 1999. She has curated or co-curated many shows including Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery; Petropolis: A Social History of Urban Animal Companions; The Rosenbergs Revisited: Capital Punishment in the Cold War Era; and Up on the Roof: Life on New York City's Rooftops

Prepayment required www.gaycenter.org

Center Voices Present Boston Authors
Stephanie Grant (Map of Ireland)
and Amy Hoffman (An Army of Ex-Lovers)
 Thursday, March 13, Reception 6PM, Program 7PM
Executive Director Richard Burns, a prominent figure in Ms. Hoffman’s memoir, will introduce the authors.

Author Amy Hoffman’s An Army of Ex-Lovers is an autobiographical history of her years at Boston's Gay Community News (GCN ).

Provocative, informative, and inspiring, with a small circulation but a huge influence, Gay Community News produced a generation of leaders, writers, and friends in addition to capturing the heady atmosphere of the times—the victories, controversies, and tragedies.

An Army of Ex-Lovers documents the period from 1978-82 when Hoffman was serving as one of the weekly newspaper's editors. This tumultuous period encompasses the flagship era of Gay liberation: the murder of Harvey Milk; the Anita Bryant crusade; and the beginning of the AIDS crisis. It was also a time of emerging lesbian activism, a subject this lesbian and Bostonian author covers with a wry sense of humor and candor. Hoffman's memoir is also her personal story, written with wit and insight, of growing up in a political movement; of her deepening relationships with charismatic, talented, and sometimes utterly weird coworkers; and of trying to explain it all to her large Jewish family.

Author Stephanie Grant’s Map of Ireland is a distinctive coming-of-age tale that uses the political as a counterpoint to the personal in a novel set amidst the tumult of Boston in 1974.
The desegregation of South Boston's public schools, the rise of Black Power and a young woman's exploration of her sexual identity are among the weighty themes explored here. A native of Southie, tough-talking teen Ann Ahern, the book's narrator/protagonist, is schooled in the folkways of her insular Irish-American community. She knows the kids who rioted when black students arrived in Southie's schools, and her mother has joined other Catholic matriarchs saying rosaries in protest of busing. But ever since she was caught with her tongue in the ear of another girl, Ann has been an outsider as much as an insider. At the start of her junior year, the tensions that define her existence coalesce in a single person: Mademoiselle Eugenie, the new French teacher. A Parisian of Senegalese descent, beautiful, exotic and self-possessed, she is everything Ann is not; the teen is at least as attracted to the possibility of escape that Mademoiselle Eugenie represents as to the woman herself. Ann's infatuation will lead her out of her claustrophobic community into both love and danger. Ultimately, Eugenie will compel Ann to pick a side, and it's to the author's credit that she lets her young heroine make choices that are not especially noble and not necessarily appealing. Ann is both keenly aware of the culture war being waged around her and utterly indifferent to the historical import of the events she's witnessing—she is, after all, a teenager. Her solipsism may leave readers thinking less of Ann as a person, but it's an essential element of her engagingly idiosyncratic voice.

Lesbian Cinema Arts Presents
Loving Annabelle
FRIDAY, MARCH 28
Social 630PM, Screening 7:30PM

One Student, One Teacher, One Secret. Rising heartthrob Erin Kelly stars as Annabelle, a precocious Senator's daughter who falls in love with her teacher Simone (gorgeous Diane Gaidry) at a stodgy Catholic boarding school for girls. Inspired by the classic lesbian drama Maedchen in Uniform, out writer-director Katherine Brooks unveils this passionate tale of forbidden love with intelligence, wit and sensitivity.

Loving Annabelle explores the complexity and controversy of the love and the struggle between two women who have every reason to deny their feelings. Blind to the world around them, the two journey into a love affair destined to change their lives forever.

Broadway at the Center Presents
Edward Albee and ‘The American Dream’
WEDNESAY, APRIL 9, 7PM, $15

The Center is pleased to present two-time Tony Award-winning playwright Edward Albee as part of our 25th Anniversary series of events.  This is a very special evening with the legendary playwright, who is currently directing two of his early one-act plays, The American Dream and The Sandbox, at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Both productions feature Tony Award winner Judith Ivey, Drama Desk Award winners Myra Carter and George Bartenieff, and Kathleen Butler and Harmon Walsh.

Limited Seating – Reservations at www.gaycenter.org

Arts Events
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 8-10PM
Center Library Book Discussion Group
Nightwood by Djuna Barnes (originally published in 1937, with multiple reprints including the 2006 reprint with a new intro by Jeanette Winterson) is not only a classic of lesbian literature, but was also acknowledged by no less than T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Graham Greene, and Dylan Thomas as one of the great novels of the 20th century. Eliot admired Djuna Barnes' rich, evocative language. Readers will admire the exquisite craftsmanship and Barnes' penetrating insights into obsessive passion. Come take part in this friendly group! http://www.howardwill.com/BookClub.htm.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 6-8PM
Book Signing - Straight Acting: Gay Men, Masculinity,
and Finding True Love by Angelo Pezzote
We as gay men internalize the homophobia of the world, thus imposing it upon ourselves. Many of us police our own behavior in an attempt to emulate the dominant group. This causes us problems including low self-esteem, self-destructive behavior, and loneliness. Drop the "real man" and find the right man. Break free from unconscious shame and find true love. Free. www.askangelo.com

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 8-10PM
Men of All Colors Together (MACT) Book Event
Written over 70 years ago, Gentleman Jigger: A Novel of The Harlem Renaissance by black/gay author Richard Bruce Nugent, has just been published by Da Capo Press. MACT/NY co-chair and editor of the book, Tom Wirth, will read from it and discuss the role of Nugent and other gay men in the Harlem Renaissance. $5. Tom Wirth, 908.289.3714.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 & 9, 8-10PM
Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues
Join this queer and trans cast and crew in celebration of V-Day’s tenth anniversary! Help raise awareness and end violence against women--all proceeds from this performance will benefit V-DAY and local queer-friendly, anti-violence organizations. $10. Melissa or McKenzie, 718.450.-6472, vday2008nyc@gmail.com , myspace.com/queer_transvday.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 3-5PM
Music Salon: Recital and Tea Party
Get classy with our bi-monthly classical recital and tea party. Drink in the music from baroque, classical, opera, cabaret, and everything in between. Enjoy Russian chocolate and tea with fellow music lovers in a cabaret-like setting. Make new friends and possibly meet that special someone! If you’re interested in performing, contact them in advance! $15. Ilya, 917.743.0838, www.xanga.com/musicsalon, ilya.cello@gmail.com

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 6-8PM
Seminars in the City . . . Larger than Life: Codes of Gender and Desire in Opera
What is it about opera that gay men and lesbians love? Much ink has been spilled addressing this question, and this series of seminars will try to find some answers, both exploring some of the literature that claims opera as a distinctly queer art form, and analyzing the operas themselves. ASL interpretation can be provided if requested 10 or more working days prior to the event. Series continues on 4/14 and 5/12. To RSVP and obtain a course reading packet contact CLAGS: 212.817.1955, clags@gc.cuny.edu, www.clags.org. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 7:30-10:30PM
Contra Dance
Lively folk dance that's easy to learn, aerobic, friendly and fun. With a live band playing fiddle-y, Irish-y reels and jigs. Each dance taught and prompted. No partner or experience needed. Everyone welcomed. Never dos-i-did it? Come dos-i-do! $12. Brooks, 347.275.7983, Carol
718.972.3191, www.lcfd.org/nyc

SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1-2:30PM
SAL Book Discussion Group
Newcomers are always welcome to join in discussions of classic and contemporary lesbian literature at this lesbian-only book club. Today’s book is Fat Girls and Lawn Chairs by Cheryl Peck. SalBookGroup@yahoo.com.

Culture/Information, Education & Career
"Not so straight to the top"
A Discussion with Out Partners of the Big 4 Firms
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, FREE
Cocktails 6PM, Panel 7PM

The Big 4 Accounting firms (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers) have been leaders in LGBT initiatives in recent years. While you probably know these companies employ hundreds of thousands of people, you may not know that many of the partners (owners) of the firms are LGBT and our strongest allies.

Join us for a panel discussion featuring partners from these four firms sharing different perspectives and stories – how they made it, what went right, what didn't, how they'd approach things differently today, and the specific challenges they faced as an LGBT person. 

Support & Spirituality
Center Voices Presents
Kabbalah, What’s it All About?
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 7PM, $10
 
Kabbalah — the world's oldest body of spiritual wisdom — contains the long-hidden keys to the secrets of the universe as well as the keys to the mysteries of the human heart and soul, according to many. Kabbalistic teachings explain the complexities of the material and the nonmaterial universe, as well as the physical and metaphysical nature of all humanity. Kabbalah shows in detail how to navigate that vast terrain in order to remove every form of chaos, pain, and suffering.

One of the most praised Kabbalah teachers, Michael Moskowitz, will be the guest speaker.

Limited Seating – Reservations at www.gaycenter.org! Additional information available at www.kabbalah.com.

This orientation will be followed by a 10-week class, The Power of Kabbalah.  Register on line at www.gaycenter.org.

Support & Spirituality Events
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 6-7:30PM
SAGE: Listen and Laugh
For Women's History Month, SAGE will kick-off a new group called Listen and Laugh.  Come join us on Mondays for a 10-week group designed to spark conversation and enhance communication.  Learn to keep the atmosphere light, even when sensitive and difficult topics emerge.  Two new SAGE volunteers - Claudette Duff, LCSW, and Mindy R. Schiffman, PhD, - will  lead to the group.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information, call 212.741.2214.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 8-10PM
Exploring Relationships Discussion Group
What do I do when my friends don't like my new lover? Do I have to ditch them? Or are there ways that I can keep them as friends? What's best for me in the long run? Tonight, share your experiences, teach, and learn with other men and women in a safe space. The doors close soon after 8PM, so please don't be late. $10. 718.473.0702, psychology.meetup.com/70

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9:30AM-6PM
Fear of Success Workshop: How Self Sabotage Can Lead To Underearning, Underachieving, and Vision Issues
If you feel that your life isn’t going in the direction you want, if people have said, "you are talented and creative" or "you could do so much more than you are doing now" this workshop will be helpful. Topics include: fear of success, how self esteem issues contribute to this, and how to find, clarify, and commit to a vision of change in your life. This workshop will be lead by psychologist Judith F. Chusid Ph.D. and social worker/author/actor Paul A. Zakrewski. Profits will be donated to DA and The Center. $40 in advance, $45 at door. 212 463-0080, judithsag@nyc.rr.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 5-7pm
Moonfire Empowerment & Spirituality Network
"Terror, fear, anxiety and worry: which do we need?" Confronted with scary feelings like these, most of us can't imagine they have any use. Yet, without fear (and its hyperactive sibling, terror), we’d miss out on internal resources that could save our lives at critical moments. Anxiety and worry are emotional states generated by our thinking, unnecessary and often paralyzing. In this workshop, learn how to tell the difference between these emotional states, understand their function in your life, and manage them more effectively. Facilitator Deborah Feller, LCSW, MFA, is a psychotherapist, art therapist, hypnotherapist, and EMDR practitioner. All welcome. $6. Amethyst, 212.222.2467.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 5-7PM
Moonfire Empowerment & Spirituality Network
All are welcome at the "Vernal Renewal Ritual," a workshop facilitated by Donna Henes. Here comes the sun, and with it the light (one-half of the year). Join in a ritual to shake off the stagnation of winter, and get ourselves moving again with enthusiasm and joy. Get ready for a new life, new beginnings and a brand new you this spring. Donna Henes is the Director of Mama Donna's Tea Garden & Healing Haven, a ceremonial center, ritual consultancy practice, and spirit shop in Brooklyn. $6. Amethyst, 212.222.2467.

MONDAY, MARCH 24, 6:15-8PM
Build Your Self Esteem
Are you tired of being unhappy, judging yourself, or not feeling good enough? This workshop will teach you how to end patterns of self doubt and low self esteem, and how to build your life to be happier and increase your confidence. You'll learn easy to implement tools to reduce the negative thinking that keeps you stuck, so you can move forward! We’ll also discuss how you can use the Law of Attraction to create more success in your life. RSVP requested. $10. Robert Notter, 212.541.8794, www.RobertNotter.com

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 8-10PM
Blood Types, Diet and Stress: Secrets to Weight Loss and Optimal Living
Have you tried every diet out there and nothing seems to work? Are you working out regularly and not seeing results? Are you a constant victim to colds/flu? Maybe it is time to find out your blood type, as it contains all the information needed to stay healthy, disease-free and to achieve your ideal weight. Sultrix’ Marcus, FIFHI, CPT protégé of Dr. D’Adamo (Eat Right for Your Type) explains how blood type is linked to weight management and your immune system. Blood types, as well as food combining detoxification techniques and choosing the right multi-vitamin, will be discussed. Reservations recommended. $10. 646.262.9628, www.themarcusmethod.com/events

Social Life
Dance 208 Presents
Juicy: A Sober Dance
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9PM, $10
Saturday, March 8, 9pm, $10
Dance: 208 debuts a new party in honor of the Center’s commitment to the recovery community!  Juicy is an alcohol-free, but spirit-ful evening, of great music and cool vibes for our sober friends and their friends. All are invited to this high-powered evening.
Sponsors: HX, NY Metrobears, Mark Nelson and Will Clark Events

Center Bingo
Friday, March 21, 7pm
Register on line www.gaycenter.org

Dance 208 Presents
Big 80s! Classics
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 9PM, $10
DJ Lugnut (Alfredo of Big Lug)
 
Come join Dance: 208 DJ Lugnut (Alfredo of East Village Big Lug party) for a night of Duran Duran, Rick  Astley & big, big hair.  Alfredo (whose Big Lug party & bar was a smash bear party) comes to us now from Chicago for one special night!  DJ Lugnut knows how to get the lugs moving to the big room sound of the 80s.  Big hair, bears and your favorite 80s hits . . . sounds like a winner to us.  Get out your lug-warmers!  $6 admission all night for NY Bear clubs. 

Social Life Events
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 9PM-1AM
Orgullo Boricua 2008
Saludos Amigos/as. The Puerto Rican Initiative to Develop Empowerment (PRIDE) cordially invites all friends and supporters to the first Fundraising Dance of 2008, “Orgullo Boricua, ” with the hot, hot music of D.J. Bori-Luis. $10 in advance. lrobles@prideny.org, www.prideny.org.
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 3-6PM
4th Annual Tattooed Muscle Bear Celebration
Come show off (in the light of day) your perfectly sculpted and inked body – each one a work of art in progress. Enjoy the return of our contest for ‘Best Body’ and ‘Best Tattoo’, an art show (artist TBA), lots of socializing, and a surprise or two. Co-sponsored with BigMuscleBear.com. $5 for Bear Cafe and Metrobear members (with card); $10 for Non-Members, plus a large bottle of a NON-alcoholic beverage OR an appetizer/fruit/cheese/munchies/dessert to share potluck-style. Free coffee and tea available.  866.749.8180, www.bearcafe.org, info@bearcafe.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 6-7:30PM
SAGE: Listen and Laugh
For Women's History Month, SAGE will kick-off a new group called Listen and Laugh.  Come join us on Mondays for a 10-week group designed to spark conversation and enhance communication.  Learn to keep the atmosphere light, even when sensitive and difficult topics emerge.  Two new SAGE volunteers - Claudette Duff, LCSW, and Mindy R. Schiffman, PhD, - will  lead to the group.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information, call 212.741.2214.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 7:30-10:30PM
Contra Dance
Lively folk dance that's easy to learn, aerobic, friendly and fun. With a live band playing fiddle-y, Irish-y reels and jigs. Each dance taught and prompted. No partner or experience needed. Everyone welcomed. Never dos-i-did it? Come dos-i-do! $12. Brooks, 347.275.7983, Carol
718.972.3191, www.lcfd.org/nyc

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 8PM-12AM
Big Men's Club of New York Spring Fling
Come on down to the Big Men’s Club Spring Fling! Enjoy snacks, beverages, and music catering to big men and their admirers. 800.838.6990, www.bigmensclubofny.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 8-10PM
Qwik Dates: Ages 30s/40s Night
At this speed-dating event, meet lots of guys in their 30s and 40s one-on-one for a series of three-minute dates, then get a free mingling period to meet anyone else in the room. Tell them which men you want a second date with, and minutes later you find out your matches. This is a great opportunity to meet guys for time-efficient, face-to-face contact and see what kind of chemistry is there. It’s a lot of fun and could lead to meeting someone special! $20. 212.971.1084, www.qwikdates.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 3-6PM
Mates Coffee House
Whether you're lookin' for new buddies, a date or a (future) spouse, come meet a variety of friendly, attractive men of all ages, races, sizes, types and interests here! Enjoyable activities include: easy-listening music, plenty of seating for quiet conversation, fun puzzles and games, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. It’s an inexpensive way to meet new friends and socialize. $5 for Bear Cafe members (with card), $10 for Non-Members, plus a large bottle of a non-alcoholic beverage or an appetizer/fruit/cheese/munchies/dessert to share potluck-style. Free Coffee and Tea.  866.749.8180, www.bearcafe.org, info@bearcafe.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 8-10PM
Date Bait: Professionals Event
Meet doctors, lawyers, teachers, business execs, and other career-minded men at this fun, structured singles mixer. After meeting most of the guys in the room, you hand in a list of men you want to date, and the computer tells you your mutual matches. Internet hook-ups can only take you so far, and sometimes you need to meet quality men face-to-face for a chance at a relationship. Date Bait has been running gay singles events for 11 years. Give it a try - you’ll probably get a date out of it! $20. 212.971.1084, www.datebait.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 7-10PM
Deeper Dating For Men
The city is filled with nice single men trying to live their lives based on deeper values such as personal growth, spirituality, building family and community and/or recovery—but where do you find them? Tonight John Salvato leads a brief meditation, after which you'll engage in a series of fun exercises enabling you to meet other men and share in more personal ways. Built into the evening will be the opportunity to exchange phone numbers with potential matches. Time Out New York calls Deeper Dating "The New-Craze Dating Event"—check it out and judge for yourself! Free refreshments. 10% of profits donated to Pride For Youth. $20 in advance, $25 at door, www.DeeperDating.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 8-10PM
Dating Madness: Gay Men 30s, 40s
At this dynamic dating/social event meet attractive, hip single men in one on one mini dates about 2-3 minutes each, meet in "double dating" groups of four with stimulating questions, and meet in groups based on areas of mutual interest. Exchange numbers in a structured format. You don't stand up in front of group. Run by a comedian, it's fun, relaxed and trauma free. A great alternative to the bar scene that is empowering and conducive to making meaningful connections. $20 pre-pd. online to guarantee a spot. 212.989.8549, www.nyclavenderlounge.com 

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 8-10PM
Women's Compatibility Game
In this fun, revolutionary singles event, answer four questions about your interests, values, and lifestyle, and get assigned to four different groups of women who gave answers similar to yours.  Also meet women one-on-one in a free mingling period. Finally, hand in a list of the ones you want to date, and minutes later you find out your mutual matches. It’s a unique way to meet women you are compatible with, thereby increasing your odds that a relationship could work.  $20. 212.971.1084, www.compatgame.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1:30-3:30PM
Instant Date: Lesbians 40s, 50s  
At this fun speed dating event with a twist (also known as A Danish, A Dame and A Date) meet hip professional lesbians one on one in mini dates 3-5 minutes long, and meet more women during the break. Fed up with the bar scene and games? At this drama free event, find great women, danishes, and refreshments, but no U-Hauls. Great success rate for connecting women looking for meaningful quality relationships whether friendship or lover. Entertaining and empowering, run by a comedian. $25 door, $22 pre-pd. Pay online and guarantee a spot. 212.989.8549, www.nyclavenderlounge.com.

About the Center

A beacon of hope for 29 years, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center builds and supports our community through arts and culture, wellness and recovery, family services and life-saving youth programs designed to foster healthy development in a safe, affirming environment. The Center envisions a world where LGBT people will no longer face discrimination or isolation because of who we are or who we love. We offer a welcoming home to 300,000 visitors each year and we are committed to serving all LGBT people through a variety of programs, services and activities that are designed to meet existing and emerging needs.The Center is many things to many people. We invite you to experience our home at 208 West 13th Street in person and online at gaycenter.org