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Current Edition of Queer-e

Queer-e: Your Weekly List of LGBTQA Events in the Pioneer Valley
November 22, 2009

STONEWALL CENTER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
[For more information on Stonewall Center events, visit our website at
http://www.umass.edu/stonewall or call us at (413) 545-4824]

1. Free and Anonymous Rapid HIV Testing for World AIDS Day – 12/1, noon-3:30, 101 UMass Campus Center

LOCAL EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
2. "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House": Reflections on Feminism and Activism – 12/2, 4 p.m., 61 Bartlett Hall
3. UMass Pride Alliance AIDS Benefit Dance – 12/4, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., UMass Fine Arts Center Lobby
4. Auditions for the Valley V-Day 2010 Production of The Vagina Monologues – 12/6 and 12/8, Northampton.
5. "Naughty-Or-Nice" Afternoon Dance – 12/20, 3-7 p.m., Union Station, Northampton
6. New Year Eve Extravaganza w/ Comedian Michele Balan –12/31, 6 p.m., Clarion Hotel, Northampton
7. The Acoustic Couch: "Music for Women by Women" – 1/1, 3:30-7 p.m.,
Clarion Hotel, Northampton
8. Queer Idol Karaoke Contest – 1/2, 7 p.m., Diva's Night Club, Northampton
9. Noho Pride Looking for Student Volunteers/Interns for Web Design Work
10. Noho Pride Seeking Participants for a Talent/Comedy Night
11. Theo's Place Seeking Volunteers for a Trans Art/Performance Project
12. Trans Support Group at Theo's Place
13. Trans Support Group Meeting at Holyoke Community College

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
14. Femme of Color Symposium, 3/26-3/28, New Orleans, Louisiana

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STONEWALL CENTER

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Come check out The Stonewall Center! We have great resources, a free
lending library, and many other reasons to stop by. We are located at
256 Sunset Avenue, in Crampton Residence Hall on the UMass Amherst
campus. We are open M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. all year long.

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1. Free and Anonymous Rapid HIV Testing for World AIDS Day
Tuesday, Dec. 1, noon-3:30 p.m.
101 UMass Campus Center

No appointment necessary and no blood is involved, just oral swabs. An
HIV test will take about 20 minutes. Tests conducted by Tapestry Health.

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LOCAL EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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2. "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House": Reflections on Feminism and Activism
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m.
61 Bartlett Hall, UMass Amherst

A panel discussion with Alex Deschamps, Moderator (UMass - WGSS), Sonia Alvarez (UMass - Political Science), Margaret Cerullo (Hampshire College -Social Sciences), Shelly Perdomo (UMass - Education), and Diana Yoon (UMass - Legal Studies).

Part of Feminist Foundations/Feminist Futures: Reflecting on 35 Years of Women's Studies at UMass Amherst. Sponsored by Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (WGSS). For more information: (413) 545-1922.

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3. UMass Pride Alliance AIDS Benefit Dance
Friday, Dec. 4, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
UMass Fine Arts Center Lobby
Open to all students.

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4. Auditions for the Valley V-Day 2010 Production of The Vagina Monologues

Valley V-Day 2010 presents a community production of The Vagina Monologues to benefit the Prison Birth Project.

We will be holding auditions on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 4-6 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 7-9 p.m. at the Media Education Foundation's Community Room (behind Woodstar), 60 Masonic Street, Northampton.

No prior experience is needed, a passion for the subject matter is definitely desired. The performance will be Feb. 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. at the Northampton Center for the Arts. For more information, contact ValleyVday@gmail.com.

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5. "Naughty-Or-Nice" Afternoon Dance -- "Santa's Listening!"
Sunday, Dec. 20, 3-7 p.m.
Union Station, 125A Pleasant Street, Northampton

Food, cash bar, music by DJ Studebaker Hawk, voted the best DJ in the Valley 2 years in a row. $8/ $5 students w/ ID (18+)

Sponsored by Pride Promotions: nohopridepromos.com or (413) 588-1512.

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6. New Year Eve Extravaganza w/ comedian Michele Balan
Thursday, Dec. 31, 6 p.m.
Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 1 Atwood Drive, Northampton

Dinner, comedy show, dance party! Last year's show attracted more than 300 people. Tickets on sale now. Buy your tickets before Dec. 10 and receive free tickets to the
Acoustic Couch performance on Jan. 1 (see below).

Sponsored by Pride Promotions: nohopridepromos.com or (413) 588-1512.

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7. The Acoustic Couch: "Music for Women by Women"
Friday, Jan. 1, 3:30 - 7 p.m.
Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 1Atwood Drive, Northampton

"Hang with friends old and new in a relaxing atmosphere on New Year's day and listen to the enchanting acoustic music of local New England artists. Artist line-up includes Antara, Amy Petty, Susan Lyons (from GirlGang) and more."

Sponsored by Pride Promotions: nohopridepromos.com or (413) 588-1512.

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8. Queer Idol Karaoke Contest
Saturday, Jan. 2, 7 p.m.
Diva's Night Club, 492 Pleasant Street, Northampton

Join Pride Promotions for their 2nd Queer Idol Karaoke contest. Open to all. Great prizes. After the contest, dance the night away to the music of the DJs, Mel & Dawn of King's Karaoke.

Sponsored by Pride Promotions: nohopridepromos.com or (413) 588-1512

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9. Noho Pride Looking for Student Volunteers/Interns for Web Design Work

Noho Pride (the organizers of Northampton Pride) are seeking one or two student
volunteers or interns to design and maintain their website, www.nohopride.org.
Commitment expected would be now through May 1, 2010. If interested, contact:
info@nohopride.org or (413) 586-5602.

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10. Noho Pride Seeking Participants for a Talent/Comedy Night

Noho Pride (the organizers of Northampton Pride) are looking to hold a
talent/comedy night to raise money for next year's event. If you are interested
in participating, contact fundraisers@nohopride.org and tell them about your talent – whether it's singing, dancing, telling jokes, playing a musical instrument, or more.

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11. Theo's Place Seeking Volunteers for a Trans Art/Performance Project

Theo's Place, a resource/social networking/arts center for the trans community based in the Northampton area is seeking volunteers to participate in the planning of a new Trans Art/Performance Project. All that is needed is a willingness to help the trans community to showcase their talents in a variety of media/medium/venues. Contact: info@theos-place.org or kellyd@theos-place.org.

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12. Trans Support Group at Theo's Place

Theo's Place, at 30 North Maple Street in Florence, is hosting an all-inclusive trans peer support group on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m.-noon and the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month from 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

"Anyone who identifies as transgendered/transsexual/genderqueer/gender fluid/questioning/supporter is invited to attend. This will be a peer-facilitated informal group. We are hoping to create a safe/supportive/caring environment where trans folk can share information, ask questions, socialize, and in general celebrate their uniqueness."

For more information: info@theos-place.org or 413-588-1496.

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13. Trans Support Group Meeting at Holyoke Community College

"A community run support group is forming in Western MA. We will meet weekly at Holyoke Community College on Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. The group is open to all individuals whose identity or expression does not fit into the gender binary, including genderqueer, genderfluid folks, transfolk of all genders and sexual orientations, non-op, pre-op, post-op folk, and is community-run, opening, affirming, and feminist at its core. For more information, including specific location, contact Luka at midnights.sun@gmail.com."

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14. Call for Workshops, Papers, Performance, and Art
Femme of Color Symposium (FOCS) 2010: Celebrations and Reflections
March 26-28, New Orleans, Louisiana

"FOCS2010: Celebrations and Reflections, the inaugural symposium by and for self-identified FEMMES of COLOR, will create the opportunity through workshops, community building/social activities, presentations, panels, and/or performances to uncover and discover our similarities, our differences, our needs and how to build the bridges that will allow us to support each other in all of who we are. It will serve as a launch point for a real-time and virtual nation-wide network of diverse individuals, prompt dialogue, and empower us to cultivate, sustain, and celebrate the vibrant connections we have made and will make among femmes of color."

"We hope to draw participants from across disciplinary, medium, and social boundaries. We encourage submissions from anyone interested, regardless of sexual identity. We do ask that you read our mission statement before submitting. Though we would not be able to live, love and/or laugh without our many allies, this conference is for self-identified femmes of color only."

Submission deadline is December 7, 2009. For more information: http://www.focs2010.com.

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