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Community Events
Q-NOTES • APRIL 24.2004
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Community Centers' contact info
Charlotte Lesbian & Gay Community Center:
704-333-0144
1401-B Central Ave. • Charlotte, NC 28205
communitycenter@gaychariotte.com
OutWilmington GLCC: 910-794-1720
4710 Wrightsville Ave, • Suite 3201
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.ouhA/iInlington.com
SC Pride Centen 803-771-7713
1108 Woodrow St. • Columbia, SC 29205
www.scgipmorg, SCPrideCenter@30l.com
April 24 - May 1 • Durham
Could it be 'Nixon's Nixon'
Held at Manbites Dog Theater, Tickets: $15
Friday - Sunday: SlOWednesdays and
Thursdays, Curtain at 8:15 p.m. except Sundays
at 3:15 p.m. 703 Foster St. Info: call 919-682-
3343 or visit www.manbitesdogtheater.org
April 24 • The Center, Charlotte
LGBT family support/sodal group forming
1:30 p.m.: Initial meeting of the Social/Support
Group for LGBT Families. Info: email
glbtfamilies@hotmail.com.
April 24 • The Center, Charlotte
Piano Party!
8:30-1 p.m.: Warm up those vocal cords once
again for The Center's second Piano Party!
Sing-along or just play cards or visit with friends.
Refreshments. Donations accepted at the door.
April 26 • The Center, Charlotte
A stitch in time...
1 p.m.: Learn basic crochet stitches with
Michelle Carmichael. Yarn and crochet hooks
will be supplied for the initial class. Free.
Servlnj; the Community
since 1989 at
Mctmllna AIDS Project
and now serving the
Community in private practice.
Micki McDonough, M.Ed.
licensed Professional Counselor
National Certified Counselor
704-517-9866
By appointment only.
General PsychotJierapy
&
Abuse
Gay/I Jtsbian
HIV
Trauma
Dissociation
April 27 • The Center,
Charlotte
Men's Power Dating
7-9 p.m.: A fun, facilitated format
to quickly meet up to 11 rhen in
one evening and perhaps meet a
new best friend or a special someone. Limited
to the first 12 to sign up. Advance registration
required. Tickets: $15 per person ($12.00 for
Center annual members).
Info: call 704-333-0144
April 28 • The Center, Charlotte
Women's Power Dating
7-9 p.m.: A fun, facilitated format to quickly
meet up to 11 women in one evening and per
haps meet a new best friend or a special some
one. Limited to the first 12 to sign up. Advance
registration required. Tickets: $15 per person
($12.00 for Center annual members).
Info: call 704-333-0144
April 28 • The Center, Charlotte
Take Control - Take The Test
5-7 p.m.: Free HIV and syphilis testing provided
by Metrolina AIDS Project.
April 29 - May 9 • Greensboro
Playin' the blues
Jazz and blues with W.C. Clark, Peter Cincotti,
Dewey Redman and New York Voices. Info:
www.piedmontjazzbluesfest.com
April 30 - May 2 • Charlotte
Show your Charlotte Pride!
Charlotte Pride 2004 - "ProgressThru Pride" at
Marshall Park in Uptown Charlotte.
For complete listing of events, visit
vwvw.charlottepride.com.
May 1 • Charlotte
Lift up your voice
8 p.m.:TheWOW! Factor — One Voice Concert
at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 1510 E. 7th St.
Sotto Voce joins forces with local crowd-pleaser
Impromptu for a small ensemble concert.
Tickets: $12
May 2 • Lumberton
Appalachian Blue
2 p.m.: Concerts Unlimited presents "An
Afternoon of Bluegrass" featuring Appalachian
Blue & Southland Boys. Carolina Civic Center
Tickets: $10.00 — available at CCC Box Office
and Fins Furs Feathers Pet Center. Info: call 910-
878-7821 or visit www.concertsunlimited.com
May 3 • The Center, Charlotte
Religion, faith and sexuality intersect
7 p.m.: Monthly meeting of lesbian and gay
faith leaders and some allies. Inter-faith dialogue
open to all community members. Free.
May 6 • The Center, Charlotte
Come out, come out
7-8:30 p.m.: Coming Out Support Group is a
free group for women and men who are coping
with the struggles of coming out to themselves
and to family, friends and co-workers. Safe, con
fidential setting. The group will be facilitated by
Dori Luke, MSW, LCSW. Free.
May 7 - 9 • Charlotte
City Test Live
Features live rock, country, bluegrass, blues and
folk music. Info: www.cityfestiive.com
May 7 • Charlotte
Trailer Park BINGO
6:30 p.m.: RAIN'S wildly successful Gay Bingo
at the Carole A. Hoefner Center, 610 East 7th
St. Tickets ($20) available at Paper Skyscraper,
330 East Blvd; White Rabbit Books & Things,
1401 Central Ave; City Supply Co., 1219Thomas
Ave., The Furniture Connector, 5800-B
Brookshire Blvd., or by calling RAIN at 704-372-
7246 or visiting www.gaybingocharlotte.org.
May 7-9 • Black Mountain, NC
Lake Eden Arts Festival
Celebrate music, discover community, and
experience culture at LEAF in a beautiful lake-
front setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Day
tickets: $18-$35; weekend camping passes:
$74-$100; Community passes: $43-$55. Info:
828-686-8742 or visit www.theLEAFcom
May 7 • Greenville
Gay Prom
Affirm, a support organization for GLBTQ youth
in the Upstate, will host a prom at the Hyatt
Regency in downtown Greenville. Affirm invites
all GLBTQ youth ages 16-22 to attend.The
theme will be Midnight Masquerade. Tickets:
$25-$35 per person with limited Prom sponsor
ships available. Info: call Heidi Anderson at 864-
787-6168
May 7 - June 3 • Charlotte
Visual art
Jimmy O'Neal's "Works from the Rose
Museum" painting exhibition. Joie Lassiter
Gallery, 525 North Tryon St. (Odell Building)
ground floor.
Info: visit www.lassitergallery.com
May 7 • The Center, Charlotte
Lend your voice
7-9:00 p.m.: Voices: Brothers Speak Out is a
dynamic monthly discussion group open to all
same-gender loving men. Dialogue includes
African-American issues, sexuality, faith, etc.
Refreshments. Free.
May 7 - June 3 • Charlotte
Maja Godlewska exhibits
Exhibit of new work at the Joie Lassiter Gallery,
525 North Tryon St. (Odell Building) ground floor.
Rich hues and textures are intrinsic to
Godlewska's canvases. Melding classical sub
ject matter with contemporary handling makes
Godlewska's pieces compelling and challenging.
May 8 • The Center, Charlotte
Love makes a family
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Family Planning: A Free
Seminar on Lesbian & Gay Parenting with Dori
Luke, MSW, LCSW, and Connie Vetter, Attorney
at Law. Free. Registration is required for child
care. Info: call Dori Luke at 704-567-3635 or
Connie Vetter at 704-567-5530
May 12 • Charlotte
Blast from the past
1 p.m.: Gay Men's Spiritual Direction Group
Reunion is for anyone who attended the Gay
Men's Spiritual Direction Group that met at St. .
Peter's and then St. Ann's Catholic Church on
Wednesday nights. The group met once a
month for almost five years and this will be an
opportunity for everyone to meet and reconnect,
make new friends, etc. A purely social event.
May 15 • Charlotte-
Supporting MAP
8:30-11:30 p.m.: Guess Who's Coming To
Dinner concludes at the Wachovia Atrium in
Uptown Charlotte.
Info: www.metrolinaaidsproject.org/
volunteer/main.html
May 15 • Columbia
S.C. Pride 2004
info: Announce your community event in Out & About.
Email: outandabout@q-nofes.com or fax 704-531-1361.
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