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Tuesday
06.05.07
Women's Tuesday Evening Hike 6pm.
Info: Jamyrson, jamyrson@hotmail.com.
06.05.07 ~ Peace Corps General Information
Meeting 6-7:30pm, Charles E. Merrill
Lounge, Merrill College. A queer friendly
opportunity--www.lgbrpcv.org.
Info: Kirsten Roehler, 831.459.4470, peacecor@ucsc.edu
or www.peacecorps.gov.
Trans Meeting 7:30-9:30pm, Diversity
Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC. Resource and
support group for trans questioning,
identifying, and allies. Info: 831.425.5422.
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Thursday
06.07.07
HIV Testing for Women & Men 3-5pm,
Mobile Van, Laundromat at Barson and Bixby,
SC. Confidential testing. Info:
831.425.5422 or info@diversitycenter.org.
Tribe: Gay and Bi Men's Center HIV Testing
5-8pm, 113 Cooper St, SC. No needles; results
in just 20 minutes! Info: 831.427.3900 or info@scapsite.org.
SC Bi-Friendly Potluck and Social
7-9pm, Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, SC.
A relaxing social environment. We're friendly
and enjoy talking, laughing and having fun
together. Poly friends are welcome. Info: ="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scruz-bi/,
www.diversitycenter.org
or 831.425.5422.
Full Spectrum Chorus Seeks Singers
7-9:30pm, First Congregational Church of
Santa Cruz, 900 High St, SC. Open rehearsals
for a high-spirited GLBT chorus; open to all
persuasions and musical talents. Info:
831.458.3053 or lawson@redshift.com.
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Friday
06.08.07
 3rd
Annual Queer Women on Color Film Festival
Fri-Sun, Brava Theater, 2781 24th St, SF.
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
presents 32 brand new films bursting on
screen in 4 film programs that paint the
vivid, provocative, and kaleidoscopic stories
of queer women of color. From the luminous
romance between two queer Asian women to the
dynamic portraits of immigrant Latina
lesbians to the vibrant humor of Black
lesbians translating slang, these films
infuse lives with hilarity and hope.
Info: www.QWOCMAP.org,
events@qwocmap.org
or 415.752.0868.
Movie Night 7pm, Diversity Center, 1117
Soquel Ave, SC. Meet others in a friendly,
comfortable environment. Info: Mike Johnson,
831.425.5422 or www.diversitycenter.org/movie.
Pride Shabbat 7:30pm, Temple Beth El,
3055 Porter Gulch Road, Aptos. With guest
speaker Reuben Zellman, a third-year
rabbinical student at HUC-JIR.
A trans man who has been active in the
transgender community since 1999, Rueben will
share
his insights on the transgendered person
within the Reform Jewish movement. All are
welcome! Info: 831.479.3444 or
www.tbeaptos.org/index.shtml
What is Erotic? 8pm, The
418, 418 Front St, SC. A pan-sexual cabaret
in celebration of the senses exploring one
specific yet utterly open question.
Info: www.the418.org.
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Saturday & Sunday
06.09.07 & 06.10.07
Wunderlich County Park Sat,
9am-12:30pm. A fabulous park with
well-maintained trails, varied terrain, and
no bicycles! Info: Tina Mazzei, tina_mazzei@yahoo.com
or www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/wunderlich.html.
3rd Annual Queer Women on Color Film
Festival
Sat & Sun, Brava Theater, 2781 24th St, SF.
See Friday (above) for more information.
FierceWordsTender Open Mic Sat,
6:30-8pm, Sisterspirit Bookstore/ Billy De
Frank Center, 938 The Alameda, SJ. Share what
you have to say! Music, poetry, storytelling,
art... Info: www.defrank.org
or 408.293.2429.
What is Erotic? Sat, 8pm, The
418, 418 Front St, SC. See Friday (above)
for more information.
Fall Creek Hike Sun, 9am-4pm.
Hike through a lovely, cool redwood forest
with a stop at old Lime Kilns. Info: Cathy
Roberts, cdrdash@yahoo.com.
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Upcoming...
06.14.07 ~ QAC Annual Rainbow Ceremony
3pm, The Attic. Join us in a Santa Cruz
County-wide celebration of queer graduates.
Entertainment, food, rainbow tassels and
certificates! FREE! Info/ registration: Ray
Tsay,
831.459.1468 or qconnect.ucsc@gmail.com.
06.15.07 ~ Sacramento Dyke March
6:30pm, Sacramento Lesbian & Gay Center, 1927
L Street, Sacramento. Info: sacinthecity@sbcglobal.net.
06.17.07 ~ Arroyo Seco River
Hike-Scramble-Swim 10am-4pm. Not just a
hike, but an adventure. RSVP to the hike
leaders to reserve your spot. info: Lynne
Formigli, lformigli@sbcglobal.net
or Tina Mazzei, tina_mazzei@yahoo.com.
06.23.07 ~ 15th Annual SF Dyke March
3pm, Dolores Park, SF (18th and Dolores).
Info: http://www.thedykemarch.org/.
07.23.07 ~ K.D. Lang in Monterey!
7:30pm, The Golden State Theatre, 417
Alvarado Street, Monterey. Over the last
twenty years, K.D.
lang has lent her voice to
an astonishing range of material, from
Nashville tearjerkers to Tin Pan Alley torch
songs, from playful cow-punk tunes to sultry,
grown-up pop. Info: www.goldenstatetheatre.com/shows/072307_lang_lovett/072307_lylelovett.html
or www.kdlang.com.
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QPost
Get connected.
Lesbian who is planning to quit
smoking? Or
has quit smoking in the last six weeks? Earn
$100 for
a SOAR Women's Smoking Cessation & Relapse
Study at Kaiser Permanente's Division of
Research.
Info: 510.891.3269 or www.dor.kaiser.org/studies/soar.
Volunteer for The Diversity Center at San
Francisco Pride Have fun, meet incredible
people and raise funds for The Diversity
Center! Come join the crew! Info: 831.425.5422.
Call for Papers: 2007 Los Angeles Queer
Studies Conference Looking for
presentations/ papers of
research and other work in lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender studies, on queer
topics, sexuality and gender. Participation
of both graduate students and faculty
scholars encouraged. Deadline: 06.29.07.
Info: 310.206.0516 or lgbs@humnet.ucla.edu.
Jobs for Political Change Grassroots
Campaigns, a progressive political consulting
firm, is hiring graduating seniors to join
their campaign team. Work on the most
pressing issues of today. Info: Mari
Schimmer, mschimmer@grassrootscampaigns.com
or www.grassrootscampaigns.com.
The Survivors Healing Center A
therapy group for GLBTI survivors of child
sexual abuse starting mid-April. Cost per
session is flexible. Info: Maria,
831.423.7601, maria@survivorshealingcenter.org
or
http://survivorshealingcenter.org.
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