Charlotte Business Expo
Saturday, March 21, 2009,12-4 p.m.
Lesbian & Gay Community Center
820 Hamilton St., Suite B-11, Charlotte
Marketing & Promoting Local Businesses:
Space (8-foot tables)
Guild Members: $65 Half; $100 Full
Non-Membeis: $110 Half; $145 Full
Non-Member Fee includes 1-year CBG membership
' ($50 value)
To Reserve or For More Informatiotv
Call 704-565-5075, email businessguild@yahoo.com,
or visit www.charlottebusinessguild.com.
Door prizes to be awarded.
Donations accepted. Recognition announced.
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CBG Business Expo
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March 21, 2009
12-4 p.m.
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and Lesbian Switchboard
by Lainey Millen & Matt Comer . Q-Notes staff and others. It has recently sold
pastries to benefit social action
needs in the community.
To participate, visit www.beth-el.com/GLBT.
For more information, call Rabbi Micah
Streiffer at 704-366-1948 or email
mstreiffer@beth-el.com.
Charlohe
Book signing on agenda
(IHARLOTTE — Author Frances Richter is
scheduled to appear at the CBG Business Expo
on March 21, where she will autograph copies
of her LGBT mystery novel, “Friend of the
Firm,” featuring lesbian homicide defense
attorney Sheldon Bailey
The book is Richter’s introductory novel,
but the second of the series. “Love Valley” is
due out later this year.
Bailey, an unconventional protagonist, not
only has time to solve murders and maintain
an active personal life, but has begun to pub
lish a monthly column for LGBT ezines, news
papers, newsletters and magazines under the
byline SheldonBailey.com.
For more Information, call Renae Elam,
Moonfest Publishing, at 704-502-2415 or visit
www.francesrichter.com.
Sing it out!
CHARLOTTE — The spring concert of
One Voice Chorus wiO be held on March 14 at
7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church,
501N.TryonSt.
The theme is “Within Me,” a recognition
and celebration of the civil and LGBT rights
movements in America in song and spoken
word. It is being produced in cooperation with
the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network.
A reception will follow the concert. There
will be a drawing of a signed and numbered
piece by photographer Jon Bidwell.
Tickets are $20 and will benefit the Chorus
and RAIN and are available at White Rabbit,
920 Central Ave., Paper Skyscraper, 330 East
Blvd. and at www.onevoicechorus.com.
Lend a hand
CHARLOTTE — Pride Charlotte is look
ing for two ambitious folks to head up volun
teer and vendor coordination for this year’s
event on July 25 at Gateway Village.
The following entertainers havw been
booked for this year’s event Amy Steinberg,
Joshua Klipp, Crys Matthews, Rodie Ray, Jill
Austin Band, Beledi Beat Dancers, One Voice
Chorus, Gay Men’s Chorus and more to be
announced at a later date.
For more information about these volun
teer committee positions, contact Jeff Schmehl
atjschmehl@carolina.rr.com or visit
www.pridecharlotte.com.
Survey seeks participants
CHARLOTTE — The Task Force on Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Inclusion, an
initiative of Temple Beth El, is asking its mem
bers, as well as those in the Jewish community
at large, to join in itysurvey to determine how
to best meet the needs of the congregation.
They want to gather information to better
serve the community
Also, the task force is seeking volunteers
who would like to help with the survey, organ
ize a focus group and aid in research.
The Temple’s Chavurah Keshet (Rainbow
Friends) has been a safe place for LGBT congre
gants to gather for lifecyde, holiday and other
events for over a decade. It vras started by the late
Alan Rosenberg who served as an advocate for
the Queen City community through his work
Rowan board votes for resolution
SALISBURY — More than 1(X) people turned
out to the Feb. 16 evening meeting of the Rowan
County Board of Commissioners as elected offi-
dals took up the issue of same-sex marriage. .
In a standing-room-only board chambers,
members of the board voted unanimously to
approve a resolution urging the North
Carolina General Assembly to pass a state con
stitutional amendment banning any relation
ship recognition for same-sex couples.
All board members, including the two
Democratic members Raymond Coltrain and
Tina Hall, said they were in favor of the reso
lution only because it urges state legislators to
allow citizens to vote on the contentious issue
of gay marriage.
The resolution had originally been placed
on the board’s consent agenda, which falls
immediately prior to the public comment
period. As the meeting started, the board
voted unanimously to remove the resolution
from the consent agenda. It was made the first
item on the board’s regular agenda, immedi
ately following public comment.
Despite having a massive list of dtizens desir
ing to address the board during public comment.
County Board Chairman Carl ford cut off the
public comment period after only 18 citizens had
spoken. Speakers were evenly split between those
against the resolution and those for it.
“Putting the rights of a minority to the vote
of the majority defies the very essence of our
republic,” EqualityNC board member and
S^bury resident Rod Goins said during the
public comment period. “The founding Fathers
set up our constitutional democracy to protect
the minority from the tyranny of the majorityf’
Chairman Carl Ford said that two state
senators — James Forrester and Jim Jacumin
— had asked every county commission to
draft resolutions in favor of the marriage
amendment. “I couldn’t ignore that,” he said.
The board’s resolution will be forwarded to
members of the North Carolina General
Assembly
To read the full story online, visit
www.q-notes.com.
Triangle
Mark your calendars!
RALEIGH — The Triangle Families/Gay
Dad’s Group Potluck Picnic will be held at
Pullen Park at Shelter #1 on June 20 at 1 p.m.
Gay parents, kids, family, friends and allies
are invited to attend and bring food to share.
The shelter is tucked away at the far end of
the pond inside the train tracks. Park rides
and concessions will be open.
Be sure to toss a Frisbee, ball or other toys
in your car to help make the day playful.
If interested, visit The Raleigh Area Gay
Parents Meetup Group at gayparents.meetup.
com/78/calendar/983I360 and sign up, along
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