Monday is Mammogram, pap and breast exam day, have you had yours?

I want to remind folks that you can go to CSPC on Monday and get a mammogram, pap and breast exam.  It is so important that we take time for ourselves to do self care and what a great place to receive these necessary services.  You will find links on the HOME page of Seattle Announcements linking you to the YWCA as I believe in supporting Ingrid and her work. 




Ingrid's email to the community:

The YWCA LBTHealth Outreach together with CSPC in Seattle, are conducting a mobile mammography screening on Monday May 3rd 2010 between 10- 4 pm. We have a free program for income eligible people over 40 who are un- or underinsured, it is called the Breast and Cervical Health Program and you will receive a pap test, clinical breast exam and a mammogram in a coach from Swedish Breast Center in front of the Center. People with insurance are welcome. For information and to make an appointment please contact: Ingrid at 206-436-8671 or lbthealth@ywcaworks.org

Transwomen, transmen, ciswomen -- anyone with who needs paps and mammograms are welcome

In the Annex.

Can it be you are too modest?? Please sign up, since if we do not have enough participation this event will be canceled. I am looking forward seeing you all at the mobile screening.

Be well

Ingrid Berkhout

LBTHealth YWCA

Seattle Erotic Art Festival at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, April 29 - May 2

The long awaited for Seattle Erotic Art Festival starts today and is back at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall (how appropriate!) with some workshops taking place at the Sharma Center.  Sunday they offer FREE admission with donations gladly accepted.  This event gets better and better each year and we are so fortunate to have such a great community of artists to droll over. The complete schedule is on the Seattle Announcements Calendar and I have posted it here.  How to get tickets I have provided from information that lovely Allena posted and is only as timely as that kind of information can be. 
I wish you all much viewing and doing pleasure.


Ticketing information from Allena at CSPC:

It is true. Online ticket sales for Saturday and Two-Day passes have SOLD OUT.

However, you still have many options:

1. We have one-day festival passes available online for Friday (noon to 2 a.m.), the public opening day, which is going to be amazing -- featuring the White Tie Affair, Naked Girls Reading, exhibition tours, Cabaret de Curiosités main stage show, and Salon des Curieux after-hours experience. And much, much, more ...
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/98999?prod_id=1659
2. Limited Fri, Sat and 2-day tickets are still available for in-person pickup at @BabelandSeattle (707 East Pike) and The Erotic Bakery (2323 North 45th) in Seattle. Only until 4/29 so get moving!

3. We have 8 luxurious Velvet Packages left. These passes are the only way to guarantee entry to the entire festival. Velvet packages include three fabulous days and nights of exhibition, performances, dancing, plus a special gift bag, VIP parking, special viewing area, entry to the invitation-only Artist Reception on 4/29, express service at the bar and coat check, and so much more... including a glamorous ride in Barbie's Dream Hearse!
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/97763?prod_id=1659
4. We will sell Saturday passes (good from noon-4 a.m. which includes the After Hours party) for $30 at the door on Saturday starting at Noon until they sell out.

5. We have sold out of the advance two-day passes. We WILL NOT be selling any more two-day passes for the Festival.

6. We will sell Saturday $10 after hours party tickets starting at midnight at the door on Saturday. We will not be pre-selling Saturday after hours party tickets. More info on the after hours experience on both nights:
http://seattleerotic.org/news/our-irresistible-after-party
7. For those who can't get tickets for the evening events and/or would prefer more quiet, reflective times to enjoy the festival, you can come view the exhibition and partake in the daytime workshops. Friday and Saturday from noon-6 p.m. for only $10; and Sunday from noon-4 p.m. FREE. Plus, you only have to be 18 or older for the daytime activities (21 or older after 6 p.m.).

So how do you get to still see it all if you don't yet have tickets?

-Rush down to @BabelandSeattle (707 East Pike) and The Erotic Bakery (2323 North 45th) in Seattle to pick up your Fri, Sat and/or 2-day tickets while they last! Sales end 4/29.

-Buy a Velvet Package
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/97763?prod_id=1659
or

-Buy a Friday Pass online and then come back for the Saturday After Hours Party
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/98999?prod_id=1659
http://seattleerotic.org/news/our-irresistible-after-party

The Fabulous Schedule:

The 2010 Festival features a variety of exciting events April 30-May 2. Most events are at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall (Mercer St. at 3rd Ave. N.). Some workshops are held at the Sharma Center (406 Dexter Ave. N.).

Friday, April 30th

12:00pm to 9:00pm        Art Exhibition open
12:00pm to 12:00am      Festival Store open
1:30pm to 2:30pm          Presentation: Dianne Elliott, Sell Your Art
2:00pm to 3:30pm          Workshop: Katie Lake, Get into the Groove*
2:00pm to 3:00pm          Artist Led Exhibition Tour: Michael Rosen
3:30pm to 4:30pm          Literary Art Showcase - reading and Q&A by published author Jeanne Ainslie
4:00pm to 5:00pm          Docent Led Exhibition Tour
5:00pm to 6:30pm          Presentation: Dr. Eugene Burt, History of Erotic Art
6:00pm to 2:00am          A White Tie Affair. Bar and Concession Open
6:00pm to 7:00pm          Artist Led Exhibition Tour: Michele Serchuk
8:30pm to 9:30pm          Naked Girls Reading - from their own selections
9:00pm to 12:00am        Ambient Performances
9:00pm to 10:00pm        Docent Led Exhibition Tour
10:30pm                         Cabaret de Curiosités main stage show
12:00am to 2:00am        Salon des Curieux after-hours experience

Saturday, May 1st

12:00pm to 9:00pm        Art Exhibition open
12:00pm to 12:00am      Festival Store open
12:00pm to 4:00pm        Workshop: Jim Duvall, Hands-On Photography*
12:30pm to 2:00pm        Presentation: The Virgin Project
2:30pm to 4:00pm          Literary Art Showcase - reading by 2009 literary juror Ragsdale Madison
4:00pm to 5:00pm          Docent Led Exhibition Tour
4:30pm to 6:00pm          Presentation: Michael Rosen, Erotic Photography
6:00pm to 2:00am          Carnival of Curiosities. Bar and Concession Open
6:00pm to 7:00pm          Artist Led Exhibition Tour: Jim Duvall
6:30pm to 7:30pm          Literary Art Showcase - reading by Literary Art Showcase Director Shana Deon
7:00pm to 8:00pm          Art Installation Talk: Ellen Forney & Jacob Fennell
8:30pm to 9:30pm          Naked Girls Reading - from our three Literary Art Showcase finalists
9:00pm to 12:00am        Ambient Performances
9:00pm to 10:00pm        Docent Led Exhibition Tour
11:00pm                         Cabaret de Curiosités main stage show
12:00am to 4:00am        After-Hours Dance Party
2:00am                           Special late show performances

Sunday, May 2nd – Open House

12:00pm to 4:00pm        Exhibition open
12:00pm to 4:00pm        Festival Store open
12:00pm to 1:30pm        Literary Art Showcase - reading by 2009 literary juror Ragsdale Madison
12:15pm to 1:15pm        Docent Led Exhibition Tour
1:00pm to 2:00pm          Docent Led Exhibition Tour
1:30pm to 3:30pm          Workshop: IG Frederick, Writing Erotica* -- CANCELED
2:00pm to 3:00pm          Docent Led Exhibition Tour
2:00pm to 3:30pm          Sunday Forum: Diversity in the Arts
3:00pm to 4:00pm          Docent Led Exhibition Tour
6:00pm to 9:00pm          Patron purchased art pick-up
8:00pm to 10:00pm        Artist art pick-up

Sunday is our FREE Open House. Donations are gladly accepted at the door.

*Takes place at the Sharma Center, a 10 minute walk from the Exhibition Hall

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Aunt Flo FundRaiser at the Lobby Bar on Monday May 3rd

I enjoyed the artwork that advertised this event but it was huge even when optimized so if you have nothing else to do, check it out on the Lobby Bar's website.

Join us on Monday May 3rd 8pm to help the Lobby’s Exceptional Queen Aunt Flo.  Join us for drink specials, special Flo shots, commentary on how life is a bitch, and some fabulous drag numbers!


If you can’t make it to our event, please consider donating directly to Aunt Flo through the paypal link www.thelobbyseattle.com.  Although not tax deductible a donation will insure your placement in the Gay Mafia.


For more info visit www.thelobbyseattle.com
916 East Pike, Seattle, WA 98122, (206) 328-6703

Socialize on the Eastside with GSBA members on Tuesday May 4th

This is one of the few no cost events that the GSBA puts on.  It is a great way to connect with others in our community.  This is a professional chamber of commerce for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and allies in the Puget Sound area.  For information on the GSBA, see http://www.thegsba.org/.

2010 April Prime Time East     

Grand Cru is a wonderful place for GSBA members to gather regularly on the Eastside. Join us every month on the first Tuesday for this complimentary event. You don't sign up - just show up and mingle.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010    
5:30 - 7:30 am
Grand Cru Wine Bar & Shop,
1020 108th Ave NE Suite 100
Bellevue, WA 98004
(206) 363-9188

Free street parking and in parking lot below building.


On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Sharpen your Calendar Skills

This post will share how you can VERY SIMPLY copy and paste ONE code to access the Seattle Announcements Calendar from your own pc, your cell phone, any web browser at any time, as an addition to your own gmail or google calendar or via your RSS feed.  You will have access to a variety of over 700 either free, low cost, no cover, volunteer experiences to events and venues that offer exciting experiences that will only be made better by your participation.  WooHOO!!

I want to encourage you to utilize the Seattle Announcements Calendar. I am hoping that one of the events on the Seattle Announcements Calendar will entice you to leave your home and get out and about.   Maybe you don't feel you need to go out once you get home as it feels pretty darn good to relax after a long day working for the boss.

Think of this...perhaps there is someone else in the community that could benefit from seeing you on occasion.  I think of you all as gifts and I know that many of you feel the same way when you see a friend that you don't get to visit with as often any more.  I know that one of the things I treasure the most is my relationships with others.  I want you all to value your own worth to those around you.

If you are not looking at the calendar on a regular basis, you are missing out on some fabulous events and wonderful FUN FREE things that occur in our greater community.  I am committed to resourcing many free, low cost, by donation and volunteer opportunities for us to peruse.

What do knives have to do with the GayZette?   PLENTY!  For example, until the end of the month you can take 2 knives a day to your local Sur la Table and they will sharpen them for you for free.  Maybe you want to take a free meditation class on Mondays? Or you have always wanted to learn ASL (FREE on Tuesdays).  There is so much going on that I would be emailing you constantly to fill you in.   If you are out of work there are several resources available for support or classes and I am adding more things over the next 2 weeks so keep checking back.

I have made it as EASY as possible for you to have access to the calendar via a HTML link.  If you need a ICAL or XML link, email me and I will send it to you.  I want you to use it, enjoy it and send me any feedback. 

You can access the calendar in the following ways: (do copy and paste the links)

• Click on a GayZette email and follow the link to Seattle Announcements home page
• Directly from this html link (copy and paste this link in your web browser http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nua8lafr9omu44orkuvp1i3rac%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles), save as a Bookmark for viewing anytime.
• You can save the calendar's email address to your own pc or cell phone and view it at anytime (http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nua8lafr9omu44orkuvp1i3rac%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles). 
• If you have a gmail or google account you can easily add the calendar to your own calendar views.  Looking at the calendar you will see the google calendar icon,  

click on the icon and you can add it to your own calendars.  You will have to sign into your gmail/google account if you are not signed in.  You can select the Seattle Announcements Calendar to view it, and de-select it when finished viewing it.

• You can save the calendar and view it in your RSS feed (I have to research this one. As with many things I am self taught and pass it onto you once I figure it out but you may already know). 

From the heart,

Cuff Wednesdays & Friday schedule

The Cuff continues to do a great job of hosting a variety of events for our community. They switch easily between two stepping to leather events and do not miss a beat! All puns intended. Ms T.

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 Open dancing, a mix of couples and line
8:30-9 Line dance lessons (usually an intermediate/advanced or new dance)
9-10:30 Line dancing, plus a few couples dances when requested


Cuff Country Fridays
Every Friday @ The Cuff
Dance floor opens at 7:00
7:15-8:15 lesson
8:15-11:00 open dancing

Fri. April 23 - Hoedown weekend
Lesson: Int. 2-step & review of last week's line dances
Instructor: Jim
DJ: Terry

Fri. April 30
Lesson: "Mojo Rhythm" & "Rio"
Instructor: Christa
DJ: Jim

Emerald City Hoedown April 23rd - 25th

The Emerald City Hoedown is returning to the Cuff and is sure to be a great time.  I love that this event has an open policy that they do not turn people away for lack of ability to pay.  This organization has a ton of heart and take care of each other.  Ms T.

April 23–25, 2010
The Cuff Complex
More Information

Register Online via PayPal
Only $75

Featuring the Hoedown Ball on Saturday night at the Polish Hall ballroom, a large and beautiful dance floor.

Not registered for the entire weekend?  Just pay $20 at the door.  (No one will be turned away for lack of funds.)

Dance workshops are $10 each at the door.



Friday, April 23
3:00–3:50 pm     Cuff Complex

Line Dances: “As If” and “Toes” (Beginner-Plus)
Instructor: Christa Erwin (Rain Country)

4:00–4:50 pm     Cuff Complex     East Coast Swing (Basic-Plus)
Instructor: Terry Felts (Rain Country)
5:00–6:00 pm     Cuff Complex     Two-Step (Intro)
Instructor: Klint Kendrick (Rain Country)
6:00–7:15 pm     Cuff Complex     Open Dancing
DJ: TBD



Register via PayPal

Registration is only $75 and includes admission to all of the dance events and workshops.  Rain Country members save $5 off the registration price (processed as a refund).

If you already have a PayPal account, you can use your account balance to pay for your registration, and if you don’t have sufficient balance to cover the registration, you can augment that with your credit card or with an eCheck from your bank account.

If you do not have a PayPal account already (or you can’t remember your password), you can still use your credit card on the PayPal site; you will have to enter some additional info in the process.

Become a “Friend of Dorothy”
Give extra to the Emerald City Hoedown
$115 (includes hoedown t-shirt and other perks!)

Register for the 2010
Emerald City Hoedown
$75

PLEASE NOTE: We need to have a signed waiver from you before you can attend the Emerald City Hoedown.  We will have a copy of the waiver with your name on it at Registration for you to sign when you check in.  Or if you prefer, you can download the Emerald City Hoedown registration form (Word) (PDF), fill it out and sign it, and mail it to the Rain Country address on the form.

Sorry, no refunds or cancellations!  Registrations may be transferred to other attendees.

Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. Contact us for more information about scholarships and volunteer opportunities.