The weekend highlights December 2nd - 4th

Wow...I know that December is a busy time but trying to choose what to go to this year is head spinning as there are so many great events to pick from.  I feel like we are suffering from an abundance of riches!  I try to avoid overloading my beloved's with too many emails but December will make up for the summer months when I was ignoring you ;~).  I currently have a backlog of items to send out that have to wait until the partying stops!

For any event mentioned here, remember there are at least ten more on the calendar (800 - 1000 events per month).  If you are counting on my emails alone for all the social happenings, I sweetly suggest you peek at the Seattle Announcements Calendar.  I hope to see many of you out and about this weekend as I am going to be all over the place.





Here is a quick run down on some of the weekend's offerings and individual blog posts will follow:


On Friday:
Sylvia and Tor's Christmas Cabaret
Sistah Sinema & Gaymes Night - December
WHALEBONES// THE FIRST TIMES// CHARL...
Black and White Ball
  
Saturday:
CSPC Winter Vendor Fair (see blog post)
Hot Flash Goes Black & Pink!/SgoL's...
Toys for Tarts
Ingersoll Snoball 2011(see blog post)

Sunday:
LADIES ONLY Charity Clothing Swap!

Tuesday:
Rainbow Health Fair Planning Committ...  
  

Rainbow Health Fair is forming a Planning Committee

Rainbow Health Fair Needs You!

Dear Friends in Health:                                                                        
We are excited to be launching a planning committee for the 14th Annual Rainbow Health Fair and would like to invite you to be a member.  If you are passionate about the health and well being of the LBTQ community you are what we are looking for!  Please join us for an inspiring evening of brainstorming as we plan our next Health Fair.

The time commitment will be approximately one meeting a month in January, February, March, April and 2 meetings in May and June.  If you have motivation but not as much time, we still may find you a valuable member of the planning committee.  Access to email will be a plus.

Please join us:
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 – 6:30pm
OutWest Bar
5401 California Avenue SW
(between Brandon St & Findley St)
Seattle, WA 98136
206-937-1540

Please RSVP to Ingrid at lbthealth@ywcaworks.org.  We look forward to having you be part of this exciting team.

Ps. I think the way the world is going to have a day for people to get medical check- ups  by mostly peer-providers and other information for their overall well-being, is becoming more important than ever. So let’s make the 14th Rainbow Health Fair into an unforgettable event.  Please help spread the word!!

Thank you and be well,
Ingrid berkhout
Program Manager
Women’s Health Outreach
{p} 206.461.4493
{f}  206. 720.5901
1118 Fifth Ave Seattle,  WA  98101
twitter.com/ingridWHO
http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com/
give help. get help.
ywcaworks.org

Ladies ONLY Charity Clothing Swap Sunday, December 4th

This is going to be such a hoot!  What a great way to hang with some of your favorite girlfriends!  Have some brunch, catch up or meet up afterwards and show off your new-to-you clothes.  I cleaned out my closets and have about 10 bags of clothes I am so HAPPY to be removing from my life.  I cannot believe how many clothes I still have and that my closets are still full.  This has already been a blessing.  Join us!


Sunday December 4th
1pm - 4pm   
Tully's Building, 3100 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA
   
It’s a lot of information, but it’s relevant. PLEASE READ ALL!

It's the biggest and best women’s clothing swap in the Northwest! Make good on your resolution to get rid of everything you haven't worn for a year or more. Socialize with a bunch of cool women. Pick up a few new-to-you outfits. It's time! Forward to your gal friends. Bring a female neighbor. The more women, the merrier!

About the location: it's a big complex - we'll be on floor 6R of the red building that has the huge Tully's "T" on top. Enter from the back road by the freeway next to a large "3150" sign spray-painted on the wall. You can use the loading zone right by this door to drop off clothes, but park down below by the Tully's drive through. We will tape the door lock open and put big signs by the entrance to point the way to the elevator, then post the elevator code and floor # inside.

Our charities this time include:

Northwest Harvest. Go through your cupboards and contribute non-perishable food to this great local organization.

Additionally, we are asking for cash donations to help a young woman named Veronica Daudi of Tanzania go to college. There will be an info sheet at the event with more details about her, or you can check out info about her in Nora's 'notes' here on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150443018647328

Jubilee Women's Center will be receiving the leftovers that are in good condition for homeless women to 'shop' for at their boutique. Donation receipts will be available at the event.

No one likes them, but here are the RULES:

NO boys, men, children under 13, or items for them. There are no dressing rooms or childcare. This is a chick fest. Prepare to see (and participate in) full nudity, or wear modest undergarments if you prefer to be less exposed.

Go through your closets and dressers and bring whatever you’re willing to part with. Please sort your clothing items before the swap by size (12 and under, 14 and over) and type (skirts, dresses, pants, tops, etc). This is a very large event and it's necessary to create some order within the chaos! You can still “shop” in whatever section you like. Consider packaging jewelry individually in snack-size ziplock bags.

Please DO NOT bring items other than ladies clothing and accessories that are in good condition. This is NOT a place to get rid of your stained, holey, broken-zippered, ripped, paint-splattered clothes. However, out-of-season clothes, costumes, formal attire, decent shoes, lingerie, and hats are welcome! It is also NOT a place to bring housewares, books, or knick-knacks. We just do not have the resources to deal with that other stuff.

Don't forget to bring donations if you’re able: food, toys, and cash. Even a little can go a long way. Remember, this swap is FREE, and you’re likely to find some good stuff that you might have even been willing to pay real money for. Snacky lunch items to share are also appreciated.

Did we mention no males or children or items for men and children?

Ladies willing to stay after to help with packing up the leftover clothing will be rewarded with Karma points and a donation receipt from the charity of their choice. If you’ve enjoyed a few of these swaps, please consider contributing a bit of time afterwards to help the process finish up that much faster. No one is getting paid to do this. Extra garbage bags are extremely useful, as are shopping bags for the Jubilee Women's center to re-purpose.

This is going to be so great! See you soon!

Camp Ten Trees Benefit Concert Saturday, December 3rd

Camp Ten Trees is KEXP's featured Community Partner organization for the month of November 2011!  Celebrate this partnership and Camp Ten Trees by attending a benefit concert on Saturday, December 3rd at Sunset Tavern in Ballard. 
Sunset tavern, 5422 Ballard AVE NW, Seattle,

9pm - 1am

Get your tickets here:  http://tinyurl.com/7qh86am

WHO IS PERFORMING? 
10-10:45 p.m The Anunnaki  
http://www.theanunnaki.com/fr_news.cfm
11-11:45 pm Pony Time  
http://www.facebook.com/ponytime
12:-12:45 am Jordan Cook 
http://www.jordancook.com/

RAFFLE.....RAFFLE.....RAFFLE
Each attendee will get a free entry into the evening's raffle...with an option to purchase additional raffle tickets!
NOTE:  Sunset Tavern is a 21+ establishment.

Camp Ten Trees is a non-profit organization offering the Pacific Northwest's only residential summer camp for children and youth of LGBTQ communities.  Since 2001, Camp Ten Trees summer camp sessions have provided opportunities for campers to strengthen inner courage, make new friends, and develop leadership skills through traditional camp activities and innovative social justice programming.  Camp tuition is sliding scale, and full scholarships are available; no camper has ever been turned away due to lack of funds. 

Learn more about Camp Ten Trees at http://camptentrees.org.

http://www.facebook.com/events/241283599260988/

Snoball 2011 Saturday, December 3rd

I love Snoball, the event that Ingersoll puts on every year and this year the party is going to be grand.  If you have not been it is a fun party!  Consider putting this on your calendar and supporting an organization that does so much for our community. 

December 3, 2011 6:30PM

Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room
600 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98124
Tickets ONLY $20.00 per person


Catered dinner, entertainment, dancing, awards and celebration!

Every year Ingersoll Gender Center throws a big party to bring the community back together to celebrate and review the year, to look forward and to connect with friends old and new.

This year SnowBall2011: The Snowball Effect is all about the amazing momentum building for justice and equality for our communities.  While there is still so much to do, the velocity for change is undeniable and our community is on a roll.

Come join us for good food and friends; stay for the entertainment, schmooze and celebration.  This year we are so excited to be holding SnowBall2011 at the beautiful Seattle City Hall Bertha Knight Landes room in downtown Seattle.  We will be joined by many friends including our gracious host city councilperson Sally Clark.

Inferno Hotflash bringing the heat on Saturday December 3rd

I am looking forward to attending this Saturday's Hotflash!  It is great to meet friends and remind folks that on the following Saturday(10th) they can get a breast exam, pap test or mammogram.  I hope that many of you will come out to the best dance in town and shake off some of that holiday food!  Ms. T.

 The Seattle girls of Leather will be bringing the heat - and some naughtiness - to INFERNO.   

Raffle with some awesome prizes and lots of great entertainment.    

Have you been bad?  Do you need a spanking?  Lady Vi can help out in her sexy spanking booth,   

Would you like your boots to shine?  Come get them blacked by our very own Ruin, 2012 NW Community Boot Black.  She'll be blacking in her Leather girl bikini.

December 3rd

6pm - 10pm

$10

CSPC Winter Vendor Fair is Saturday, December 3rd

It is time for the CSPC Winter Vendor Fair and I will be there to share with LBTQ members the upcoming LBTQ Health Screening at the Wildrose on December 10th.  The vendor fair is a fabulous, fun and sexy opportunity to check out all kinds of wares.  Stop by, say hi and shop, shop, shop!  Ms T.

It's the CSPC Winter Vendor Fair!!

Saturday, December 03 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM

CSPC Everywhere, enter main space doors

Open to all 18+$5 suggested donation 

Let's get ready!! Time to SHOP!! It's the CSPC Winter Vendor Fair!!

Lot's of pretty things..ready to go under the Christmas tree!

Many Vendors to choose from including...

• Axovus
• Kinky Medical
• Painful Pleasure
• WIAN Studios
• Renaissance Rope
• Pure Romance
• Mommy Ogre
• ConZept DeZigns
• Twisted Toys
• Moonsong Chainmail
• Boss Bondage
• Play PiercingKits
• Hammerfell Armoury
• Black Hanky Enterprise
• Doghouse Leathers
• Firstlight Photography
• Wild at Heart
• Trease's Trees & Treasures
• Tormented Artifacts
• Conzept Dezigns
• FrogSpank Leatherworks
• Accessorize_Naturally

Sistah Sinema presents The Owls Movie, Friday December 2nd

The last Sistah Sinema of the year!!! 

The Owls Movie

Friday, December 2nd

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Chao Bistro and Bar

1200 E. Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122

At Sistah Sinemea - October, we had about 30 womyn in attendance, the size was perfect for networking and great conversation! Watermelon Woman is my favorite Sistah Sinema movie (is that like a mom choosing favorite??). However, most importantly, I LOVE Cherly Dunye! I really enjoyed our conversation with her.

This Friday, we are screening The OWLS, Cherly's latest work. We will once again have the legendary Cheryl Dunye with us via Skype! Watch the movie trailer here: http://www.theowlsmovie.com/trailer.html

Buy tickets online for $5 here: http://sistahsinema.webs.com/tickets.htm
Tickets are $10 at the door

in community,
isis

PS: To allow us to further support the movie producers, fly them to Seattle when relevant, and bring you an amazing event; we are increasing our prices to $10 online and $15 at the door in January. Email me with questions at sistahsinema@gmail.com

Community Meeting on Danny Vega Death, Wednesday 6pm

My Facebook page lit up about midnight with news about a community meeting that will take place tonight to discuss the death of Danny Vega who sadly died Sunday.  Danny's death came 12 days after he was severely beaten and robbed by 3 teenagers in what Danny's family and many others believe is a hate crime due to his being openly gay.  There have been no arrests and his death/beating has not been considered a hate crime by law enforcement as of yet.

Danny was a beloved member of the Filipino American community who worked as a hair stylist out of his home shop.  The outcry from the community is loud and will certainly be heard from the gay and Filipino community tomorrow I believe.  Mac S MacGregor,  a Seattle City Commissioner on the LGBT Commission will be one of the speakers at the meeting.  I am looking forward to this meeting as when a community gathers, it grows stronger.  Ms T.

In partnership and at the request of the family of Danny Vega, the Seattle Police Department Filipino Advisory Council and the Filipino Community of Seattle, Seattle Police is holding a community meeting to address concerns of Vega’s homicide, criminal investigation process, crime prevention opportunities, and answer other questions tomorrow Wednesday, November 30 at 6 p.m. at the Filipino Community Center, 5740 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Seattle.

We suggest anyone who wishes to attend this meeting to please consider carpooling or using public transportation as parking is limited.

Captain Ron Wilson
Community Outreach Section
Seattle Police Department

A couple recent articles:
http://today.seattletimes.com/2011/11/community-meeting-to-address-hairdressers-homicide/#.TtWADbCceY4.facebook

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016882628_vega29m.html

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Danny-Vega-Seattle-hairdresser-brutally-attacked-by-teens-dies-134566063.html

Women of Wisdom Friday Night Qi Gong Warm Up and Dance

WOW Blissed-Out Qi-Dances

For Women

$5!

 Friday December 2nd, 8pm - 10pm

Standing Stone Healing & Arts

We're getting into the thick of the holidays and it's time to generate the energetic glow that only dance can bring!  Come join your sisters in a safe and supportive atmosphere as we explore the ecstasy of dance!  

Partly facilitated, partly free-form, we'll be movin' and a groovin' to an eclectic mix of DJ'd music and dancin' down Rhythm Road after a Qi Gong warm up led by Karen Fletcher!  YES!

$5, click here WOW Dances to pre-register  - Goes to support Women of Wisdom Foundation www.womenofwisdom.org    

Standing Stone Healing & Arts 

                                943 North 89th St., Seattle, WA 98103 -

                              just off Aurora Ave./Hwy 99