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Triad
Foundation to receive holiday donations
GREENSBORO — Fred and Dot Wagoner
Christmas Trees, 2609 Battleground Ave., is
helping Triad residents get all decked out for
the holidays while benefiting The Guilford
Green Foundation.
Trees are cut weekly. Also, select from
wreaths made daily onsite from Frazer fir,
magnolia, boxwood and Leyland cypress.
Additionally, buyers can choose from new
designer bows, centerpiece arrangements, ivy
topiaries and more.
A $5 donation will be given to Guilford
Green with every $50 purchase. The coupon
reprinted here must be provided at the time of
purchase.
For more information, call 336-288-4536.
info: ggnc.org.
— LM
Study seeks family participants
GREENSBORO — Roger Mills-Koonce,
an associate professor at the University of
North Carolina-Greensboro in the Human
Development and Family Studies department, is
seeking participants in a study on LGBT family
formation.
Interviews will take place in the spring of
2014, with possible home visits.
Children must be underthe age of 11.
The query's home visit includes comple
tion of questionnaires, interviews with parents
only, followed by observation of parents and
children interacting through play.
Interested parties should email r_millsk@
uncg.edu.
— LM
Triangle
Post-DOMA workshop slated
DURHAM — Life After DOMA, What You
Should Know and Why You Should Care will be
presented on Dec. 11,7:30 p.m., at Imani MCC,
3602-C View St.
The first presentation on Nov. 6 resulted
in a standing room only audience at the LGBT
Center of Raleigh, 411 Hillsborough St.
Angela Hass, J.D., Carla Daniel, E.A., and
Lorraine Johnson, CFA, CFP® will serve as the
presenters.
Hass is an attorney, certified mediator and
senior partner with Haas & Associates, P.A.
Daniel is a principal of Blackman & Sloop,
CPAs, P.A. Johnson is an accredited domes
tic partner advisor and president of Triangle
Financial Advisors, LLC.
Some issues and more to be addressed at
the program include: What is DOMA and how
has it changed? What are some of the ramifica
tions for those who live in N.C.? How is Social
Security affected?
The event is open to the community,
info/registration: 919-789-3098.
advisor@trianglefa.com.
— LM.
Kickball team to host holiday party
RALEIGH —The Stonewall Kickball - Raleigh
will host a season wrap and holiday party on
Dec. 14,6 p.m., at Solas, 419 Glenwood Ave.
Proceeds will benefit the LGBT Center of
Raleigh, 411 Hillsborough St.
Hors d'oeuvres and desserts from Bida
Manda, 222 S. Blount St., and Bia Restaurant,
419 Glenwood Ave., will be served, along with
complimentary champagne punch.
The Team Miss Congeniality Award will be
announced at 9 p.m. Online ticket purchases go
toward totals for the award.
Tickets are $5 online and are available
through Dec. 15. Door price is $10. Online
purchases entitle the ticket holder to free ad
mission to Legend's Nightclub, 330 W. Hargett
St, after the holiday party,
info/tickets: stonewallkickballraleigh.league
apps.com/events/25688-stonewall-kickball-
raleigh-holiday-party-2013.
— LM.
Western
Chorus sings for the season
ASHEVILLE — Cantaria, the Gay Men's
Chorus of Asheville, will hold a holiday concert.
International Holidays, on Dec. 19,7:30 p.m.,
at The Cathedral of All Souls, 9 Swan St in
Biltmore Village.
Tickets are $18/advance, $20/atthe door.
VIP seating is $25/single, $45/couple. Advanced
tickets can be purchased at Malaprops, 55
Haywood St, or online.
An open dress rehearsal will be held on
Dec. 15,4 p.m. atthe church. A contribution of
$10 atthe door is suggested,
info: cantariaasheville.org.
— LM.
Regional
Museum holds fundraiser
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National LGBT
Museum is holding a holiday fundraising raffle
worth $5,000 toward a shopping spree at
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.
Other prizes include a commissioned paint
ing by Rose Siersdale (valued at $2,000) and a
yoga session with the city's Marshall Sanders
(valued at $150).
The museum, organized by Tim Gold
and supported in part by his husband. North
Carolina furniture-maker and philanthropist
Mitchell Gold, will be the only one in the na
tion's capital dedicated to preserving and shar
ing the history of the LGBT communities. This
effort hopes to raise $15,000 toward funding the
space's creation.
The drawing takes place on Dec. 12.
Raffle tickets are available online. Cost is
$50/1; $75/2; and $100/4.
info/tickets: nationallgbtmuseum.org. raffle
creator.com/pages/662/holiday-party-raffle.
— LM.
Christian conference approaches
RALEIGH — The Gay Christian Network
(GCN) will hold its 10th Annual CGN
Conference, "Live It Out," in Chicago, III., from
Jan. 9-12,2014.
The theme this year is inspired by 1 John
3:18 that says: "Dear children, let us not love
with words or speech but with actions and in
truth." It reminds one that living out faith means
living out God's love in all that is done, be it lov
ing neighbors, praying for enemies or following
Jesus' example.
Practicing this in theory may be easy, but
doing so requires that one practice what one
preaches.
There will also be a "weconnect" women's
retreat prior to the start of the conference. It
offers a unique conference experience to any
female-identified attendee, with speakers, wor
ship and an all-female praise band.
A full schedule of workshops and activi
ties is available online, as well as speakers'
descriptions.
Registration for the conference and retreat
is available online at a cost of $140 per person
through Dec. 15, plus $25 for the retreat.
Volunteers are being sought to assist in all
areas of the event. Commemorative T-shirts
can be purchased for $15.
Host hotel is the Westin Chicago River
North, 320 N. Dearborn St. Reservations are
available online or by calling 888-627-8359. Rate
are $119 per night,
info: gcnconf.com.
— LM.
Org releases educational resources
JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. — Keshet,the
U.S. organization working for full inclusion of
LGBT Jews in Jewish life, has launched 30 new
additions to their LGBT Jewish Educational
Resources Collection.
This compilation includes materials suitable
for a broad range of age groups, from elemen
tary through college and into adulthood.
The free downloads include: 22 lesson plans
penned by Jewish educators from across the
U.S.; eight lesson plans written by Orthodox Rabbi
Steve Greenberg; and guidelines for introducing
LGBT content into the Jewish classrooms.
Rebecca Weiner serves as a curator of
Keshet's educational resources.
Rabbi Greenberg authored "Wrestling with
God and Men," as well as served as a producer
with Sandi Dubowski for "Wrestling Before
G-d," a documentary featuring Orthodox LGBT
Jews from across the world.
Areas of concentration include a plethora of
materials and content. Students can gain insight
when they study about what it means to be an
ally, with activities involving Talmudic teachings
about communal responsibility. Rabbi Greenberg
explores differences with seventh through 12th
graders. Pre-K through first graders begin an
exploration and affirmation into different family
structures. Students also look at overcoming
hate speech and how language can offend
others. Rabbi Greenberg also takes a look at an
exploration of Sodom with an adult audience.
Online collections surround topics like Torah
Queeries,the Marriage Project and Trans Texts.
To learn more about these resources and
to contribute comments about them, email
National Program Director Catherine Bell at
catherine@keshetonline.org. Keshet is also ac
cepting additional lessons for the collection.
In other news, two articles have been
released focusing on adults and children.
"For Interfaith Gay Couples, Another
Wedding Obstacle," by Samuel Freedman of
The New York Times, looks at how rabbis are
becoming more willing to perform same-sex
wedding with interfaith couples. Read it online
at nytimes.com/2013/11/02/us/for-interfaith-gay-
couples-another-wedding-obstacle.html?_r=0.
B.J. Epstein with PinkNews wrote "The Best
LGBT Picture Books for Children." Read the
online feature at pinknews.co.uk/2013/10/29/fea-
ture-the-best-lgbt-picture-books-for-children/.
This can be purchased online through Keshet.
Welcoming and affirming Jewish congre
gations in the Carolinas include, but are not
limited to: Asheville, Congregation Beth Ha
Tephilia, bethhatephila.org, Congregation Beth
Israel, bethisraelnc.org; Charlotte, Havurat
Tikvah, havurattikvah.org; Temple Beth El, beth-
el.com; and Chapel Hill, Kehillah Synagogue,
kehillahsynagogue.org.
info: keshetonline.org.
— LM.
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