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Flirting: the Fun, the Skill, the Art

Wed. Feb. 27, 7 - 9 p.m. @ The Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz.

How do we begin things, and how do we keep them going once begun? This presentation is an opportunity to discuss and compare notes of some of the finer points and guidelines for fabulous flirting, playful engagement, and even successful seduction. It is relevant for people who have been together forever, as well as for someone who wants to get to that first hello. Come enjoy the evening and learn some useful skills while you're at it!

"Do I Look Fat?" Movie Night
Tues. Feb. 26, 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. Come see the movie and join the discussion on eating disorders in the gay community. Info: 831.502.7190 or www.doilookfatthemovie.com.

 

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The National Sexuality Resource Center in San Francisco is accepting applications for its 2008, 7th Annual Summer Institute. Scholarships are also available for those that wish to apply. For more information, contact Erik Martinez at erikm.nsrc@gmail.com. For more information, view the website here.

 

 Monday
 02.25.08

Queer & Questioning Women's Group meets today! 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center.

Queer Geeks meets today! 8 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center.

 

 Tuesday
 02.26.08

The Big Q Tues - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. CALLING ALL WRITERS, POETS, AND ARTISTS: The Big Q is now accepting submissions! Drop by with a sample of your work and have it published across campus! Info: Aaron White, awhite@ucsc.edu.

"Do I Look Fat?" Movie Night 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. Info: 831.502.7190 or www.doilookfatthemovie.com.

Tues. 02.26, Tues. 03.04, Tues. 03.11 Lenten Service of Worship and Reflection 8 p.m. @ Women's Center. FEAST--Progressive Christians at UCSC--will be beginning a three-week Lenten period of reflection dedicated to LGBT equality with an affirming worship service. Info: www.uccmsantacruz.org.

 

 Wednesday
 02.27.08

Queer and Questioning Menz Group Goes to the Flirting Workshop 6 - 9 p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. The Menz Group will tonight visit the Flirting workshop being put on by the Diversity Center! Meet at the Center at 6; limited rides will be provided. Info: Craig Metz, faciliator, bilygott@hotmail.com.

Flirting: the Fun, the Skill, the Art 7 - 9 p.m. @ The Diversity Center. Come enjoy the evening and learn some useful skills while you're at it!

Queer Coffee House meets today! Every Wed, 8 - 9:00 p.m. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

The Network meets today! Every Wed, 9:30 - 10:30 p.m. Info: thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.

 

 Thursday
 02.28.08

The Big Q Tues - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. CALLING ALL WRITERS, POETS, AND ARTISTS: The Big Q is now accepting submissions! Drop by with a sample of your work and have it published across campus! Info: Aaron White, awhite@ucsc.edu.

Drop-in Free & Anonymous HIV Testing Every Thurs. 5 - 7 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. It's free and confidential, and even better, it only takes about twenty minutes out of your busy schedule! Even if you don't think you have the HIVs, better safe than sorry, right? Info: 831.459.4679.

Thurs. 02.28, Thurs. 03.06, Thurs. 03.13 Subversive Bible Study 8 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. Join FEAST for a three-week Lenten period of reflection on those of us who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered...and Christian. Info: www.uccmsantacruz.org.

 

 Friday
 02.29.08

Family Day Planning Meeting 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. QParenting Week is on its way, and we have a plethora of events set up for it. However, we'd sincerely appreciate some help with said events. If interested in planning, publicizing, or just putting some input into QParenting Week, this is the time! Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

UCSC Furries and Allies Meeting 7 - 8 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. If you're a furry, a supporter of furries, or just want to know what the bleep a furry is, drop on by. Meet new friends, learn about upcoming furry events, and just plain have fun! Info: Michael Tierney, jtierney@ucsc.edu.

 

 Saturday & Sunday
 03.01.08 & 03.02.08

 

 Upcoming...
 

Tues. Mar. 4 The RADAR Reading Series 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. @ Main Library Latino/ Hispanic Room B, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco. This monthly series showcases the best emerging and underground writers--including the occasional superstar! Cindy Emch is the author of Autumn Leaves Don't Always Turn and Tobacco Brunette. Darin Klein is a curator, publisher and performance artist. Suzanne Kleid is a fiction writer, book critic, copy editor and bookseller. Toni Mirosevich wrote The Rooms We Make Our Own and co-wrote Trio.

Sat. Mar. 8 Theology on Tap 4 p.m. @ 99 Bottles Restaurant and Bar, 110 Walnut Ave. Join FEAST for a three-week Lenten period of reflection on those of us who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered...and Christian. Info: www.uccmsantacruz.org.

Mon. Mar. 10 Dipstick and Lipstick Lipz's next meeting will be today, and it will feature the deliciously shameless lesbian columnists Lipstick and Dipstick as guests! Info: Julia Schwab, at jschwab@ucsc.edu

Tues. Mar. 11 For the Bible Tells Me So 7 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. Documentary screening with the Cantù Center. QMovies series and the Cowell Diversity Encouragement Council.

Fri. Mar. 14 - 15 Margaret Cho will be doing two performances of her new show 'Beautiful' at San Francisco's The Warfield. Info and tickets: http://www.margaretcho.com/tour/tour.htm.

Fri. Mar. 21 Queer Queens of Qomedy 8 p.m. @ Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. Tickets: $25. If you want to spend the night laughing, then come spend the night with Poppy Champlin, Michele Balan, Marga Gomez, and Karen Ripley. All hail the Queens! Info: www.riotheatre.com.

Apr. 18 - 20 Western Regional LGBT Conference @ UCLA. The deadline for early registration is Feb. 29; the deadline for late registration ends on Apr. 4. Proposal deadline is on Feb. 29. If interested, keep in touch with the Network: the organizing party behind the UCSC contingent. Info: Queerconference2008@gmail.com or www.queerconference.com.

 

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Author: Oscar Wilde
Section: Poetry
Genre: Poetry
Rating: 8.5

Plot Rundown Written during his imprisonment, the Ballad of Reading Gaol is a thoughtful and uncertain meditation on the law and the death penalty. The narrator addresses the role of crime in society and the motivators rather than the punishments. The poem encourages charity not anger towards the offender.

Review: Oscar Wilde commentates on the suffering of those condemned by the law. Told through narrative, Wilde sympathizes with a fellow inmate, imprisoned for the murder of his wife, and society's misunderstanding of both individuals. The emotion in this works seems genuine as Wilde highlights the public and humanity in a condition of internal struggle and torment. His view of the world is altered from behind iron bars. The stark beauty and innocence of the world without has become dearest to him. Wilde's work takes a great turn from his usually satire and creates an image and reflection on a people and a man he considers deeply disturbed. This poem is certainly worth taking a look at.

~Ian Sentelik 

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Queer & Questioning Women's Group Meets Mon, 6:30 - 8 p.m. A safe, confidential space for women from all tracks of life to converse and bond over light refreshments. Newcomers will be welcomed! Contact: Akhila Kolesar, akhila.kolesar@gmail.com.

Queer Geeks Every Mon, 8 - 9:30 p.m. Do you like board games? How about card games? Perhaps you enjoy video games? No? Do you read for fun? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, come to Queer Geeks, where the play is noncompetitive and half the fun is in the sarcasm! Info: Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/ Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.

Lipz The next meeting of this wonderful women's group will be on March 10, and will feature the deliciously shameless lesbian columnists Lipstick and Dipstick as guests. Info: Julia Schwab, at jschwab@ucsc.edu

The Big Q Tues - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ Cantù Queer Center. Interested in writing, helping, or just learning how to produce a zine of your own? Here's your chance! Now accepting submissions! Info: Aaron White, awhite@ucsc.edu.

Queer and Questioning Menz Group Every Wed, 6 - 7:30 p.m. This Men's Group is an opportunity to meet other queer and questioning men and discuss issues, challenges, and general life concerns in an informal and comfortable atmosphere. Info: Craig Metz, faciliator, bilygott@hotmail.com.

Queer Coffee House Every Wed, 8 - 9 p.m. Come content yourself with coffee, comestibles, and good company at the Cantù Queer Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.

The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30 p.m. The Network is a dynamic bunch of queers and allies that meet to plan events and discuss issues affecting our campus queer community. Be a part of the organization at the fore of UCSC's queervolution! Info: thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.

 

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Third Eye View is a radio collective of strong womyn of color, armed with mics and an arsenal of honored guests, ready to radiate our fierceness over the airwaves of Santa Cruz. We broadcast live every Sunday on KZSC 88.1 FM (in Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey County Areas) from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. You can also stream us live online at http://streaming.kzsc.org. We welcome thoughts, ideas, and of course encouragement. Info: thirdeyeview.kzsc@gmail.com.

Trans-identified individuals needed for a student film The intent of this short, fictional, still-image film is to present the idea of double consciousness: an awareness of one's self as well as an awareness of how others perceive that person in relation to trans-life history. The director is looking for individuals who want to help create the dialogue and modify the storyline based on lived experience. No acting experience required. Info: Kas, kocasiop@ucsc.edu.

Searching for Queer Spawn QParenting week is coming up, and we are looking for input from the children of queer parents. Multiple other events along these lines will be coming up soon; please contact us! Info: Kas, kocasiop@ucsc.edu.