GLOE

Kurlander Program for
GLBT Outreach & Engagement

 

 

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-UPCOMING GLOE EVENTS-  

 

FEBRUARY

Sat, February 4 -  You Had Me at Shalom! LGBT Jewish Speed Dating

Tue, February 14 - GLOE Night at Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks for President

Fri-Sun, February 17-19 - 2012 NUJLS Annual Conference

Tue, February 21 - GLOE's (Non-Valentine's/Post-Speed-Dating) Happy Hour at Cobalt

Sun, February 26 - LGBT Life Planning Series: Real Estate

 

MARCH

Sat, March 3 - 5th Annual Masquerade & Mischief Purim Party

Tue, March 6 - Nurturing Your Soul: Meditation, Visualization and Healing in the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz

 

APRIL

Sun, April 1 - 5th Annual National Rainbow Seder

Sun, April 29 - LGBT Life Planning Series: Financial Planning

 

MAY

Sun, May 20 - GLOE's Music Fest show (To be announced shortly... they are so good!)

Sun, May TBD - LGBT Life Planning Series: Family Building

 

JUNE

Sat, June 9 - Capital Pride Parade

Sun, June 10 - Capital Pride March

Tue, June 19 - Night OUT at the Nationals

 

OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY



Registration is now closed!
If you would like to attend as a fill-in, or simply to schmooze and enjoy the entertainment please email:
halleyc@washingtondcjcc.org! 


Saturday, February 4 | 7:30 pm

Palomar Washington DC, a Kimpton Hotel
Dupont Circle

Advance Registration Required (for Date Matching)!
Deadline: January 29 - noon*

Registration is now closed!
If you would like to attend as a fill-in, or simply to schmooze and enjoy the entertainment please email:
halleyc@washingtondcjcc.org! 

21+ event

(More info)

Schmoozing, sweets and all the romance
you can fit into a 6-minute date!

Find love (or just some fun) at this special fundraiser for GLOE at the beautiful Hotel Palomar!

Tell our crack team of romance mavens what you’re looking for, and you’ll be hand matched in advance with some fabulous LGBT Jews.

Get your tickets before this event sells out again, or you’ll miss our drag yenta emcee, Silvia Sparklestein, incredible door prizes and silent auction items from our sponsors, and maybe even the love of your life!


Fundraiser Tickets: $36 / $24 discounted (member, senior, under 25, limited income)


Official Schmooze Sponsor       Official Hotel Sponsor          Official Media Sponsor

              

  
Thank you to Little Shop of Flowers for providing the beautiful flowers for You Had Me at Shalom!
Tell them you're with GLOE and get 10% off
 

* Registration is now closed!
If you would like to attend as a fill-in, or simply to schmooze and enjoy the entertainment please email:
halleyc@washingtondcjcc.org! 


 
The Kinseys sold out last time! Don't miss their new show!

GLOE Night at
Electile Dysfunction:
The Kinsey Sicks for President

(Because Sometimes It's Hard Being a Republican)

Tuesday, February 14 | 7:30 pm
Post-show Talk Back with the Cast!

GLOE Discounted Tickets for this performance only!
Price: $30

(Purchase Tickets) or call 800-494-8497
Choose the Feb 14th show, and the Regular Ticket.
Enter code: GLOE

A World Premiere Commission from the creators of Oy Vey in a Manger

Join the Kinsey Sicks at the official launch of their groundbreaking campaign to become the first Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet to win the Republican nomination for President!

With an ear attuned to current events, watch the gals try to take America (a)back to a place it never was by out-pandering, out-conspiracy theorizing, and out-outlandishing even the most cynical of the current crop of Presidential candidates, all in glorious, tongue-in-cheek four-part harmony

Post-show Talk Back with the Kinseys, this performance only!

In partnership with Theater J


 
GLOE is proud to co-sponsor

2012 NUJLS Annual Conference
"Advocating Our Identities"

February 17-19, 2012
American University
Washington, DC

(More info)

 

Founded in 1997, the National Union of Jewish LGBT Students (NUJLS) supports Jewish LGBTQ college students across North America.

The 2012 Conference: "Advocating Our Identities," has students registered from across the country and over 25 campuses sending delegations. It is sure to be the most sucessful conference yet, with students engaging in a meaningful Shabbat experiences, education, identity building and a weekend of fun. Over the years, NUJLS has served over a thousand youths, now members of the NUJLS alumni Mishpacha (family).

GLOE is proud to co-sponsor the conference, and lead a session Sunday morning, February 19, on intersecting LGBTQ and Jewish identities.

For more information on how to get involved with NUJLS, visit nujls.org, or connect on Facebook or Twitter.


 
GLOE's (Non-Valentine's/Post-Speed-Dating)

Happy Hour at Cobalt


Tuesday, February 21 | 6:00-8:00 pm
Cobalt/30 Degrees (1st floor)
1639 R Street, NW (Corner of 17th and R) 

FREE ($5 suggested donation to support LGBT Jewish programming)

Join GLOE for a casual (non-Valentine's, post-speed-dating) happy hour at Cobalt/30 Degrees!

Chat with LGBT Jews (and our friends), and enjoy FREE (vegetarian) appetizers!
Drink specials: Buy 1-Get 1 rail drinks and $2 drafts.



LGBT Life Planning Series
Panel 1: Real Estate

Fair Housing and Real Estate After the Bubble

Sunday, February 26, 2012
2:00-4:00 pm
Washington DCJCC - 16th Street Lobby (2nd floor)

Cost: FREE - RSVP Requested
($5 Suggested Donation to support LGBT Jewish programming)

(MORE INFO and RSVP)

Light refreshments served

PANELISTS
Sammy Dweck, Realtor (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)
Tammy Britt, Realtor (TTR Sotheby's International Realty)
Catherine Wallenmeyer, Senior Loan Officer (Presidential Mortgage)


Join GLOE Youth & Family for the first event in our LGBT Life Planning Series, focusing on Real Estate! The Series gathers experts to help navigate the unique issues and laws that LGBT people encounter at various stages of life, with information specific to the DC-MD-VA area.

In this interactive session, our real estate and lending experts will discuss Fair Housing laws and how protections apply differently in DC, MD and VA. They'll explain issues in shared property ownership and title issues, and resources for the LGBT community. Panelists will also give an update on the current DC-area property market, how to pick an agent and lender, leasing versus buying, and other key topics. Following the panel, you'll have time to speak with our panelists individually to ask any remaining questions!

Find out more!

Presented by GLOE Youth & Family


      
OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY

NICE JEWISH BOYS: Monthly Happy Hour
2nd Thursday each month
We are a DC-based social network geared around gay Jewish guys in their 20s. We meet regularly for events such as happy hours, movie nights, holiday parties and more. Contact nice.jb@gmail.com or Facebook for more info.

Participant Recruitment Notice: Perceptions of GLBT Health Care
We are conducting an on-line study at Colorado State University to assess gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons’ perceptions of their primary care medical providers.  The only requirements for participation in this study are that you are at least 18 years of age or older, self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, and currently have a primary care physician. If you are interested in participating in this research, please click on the link below for more information. https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=143991 This project has been approved by the Colorado State University Institutional Review Board (Protocol #11-2944H).

LAYC FOSTER CARE PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION
Monthly Meeting (2nd Wednesday each month, 6:00pm-7:30pm)
Whether you’re interested in becoming a foster parent, know someone who is or are just plain curious about foster care, this information session is right for you!  Sessions are FREE, open to the public, delivered in both English and Spanish and conveniently located less than two blocks from the Columbia Heights Metro station (the exact location will be given to those who pre-register). While no commitment to fostering is required, we do ask that folks pre-register so that we can properly prepare for the event (i.e. arrange for light refreshments and child care). For more information or to register for an upcoming information session, contact Vanessa León at (202) 413-7457 or vanessal@layc-dc.org. In the case that you can’t make it to a scheduled information session, give us a call anyways and we’d be happy to set up another time to provide you with more information!

INTERNSHIP at the HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
The Human Rights Campaign, America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, is currently looking for spring interns to work in a variety of departments.  Available internship opportunities include the Religion & Faith Program, the Workplace Project, Public Education & Outreach, Field Program and more.   Application materials should be submitted online https://hrcinternships.wufoo.com/forms/hrc-internship-application

This is an unpaid internship but it is eligible for college / grad school credit. Additionally HRC's internship program an excellent way to fight for equality while participating in a variety of professional development opportunities, networking and building your resume.  Learn more and apply online now at http://www.hrc.org/the-hrc-story/internships.

ROCKVILLE OPEN HOUSE: Monthly Meeting (1st Thursday each month, 7:00 pm)
Rockville Open House (ROH) is a supervised, safe gathering space for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer, questioning,or intersex (LGBTQQI) teens, and their friends and allies, between the ages of 13-18 yrs old. ROH is open once a month, from 7:00pm-9:45pm at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington Youth Lounge - 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD. For more information, please visit us at rockvilleopenhouse.org or facebook.org/rockvilleopenhouse.

FAIRFAX OPEN HOUSE: Monthly Meeting (2nd Monday each month, 7:00 pm)
Fairfax Open House is a monthly support group for LGBT Jewish teens that meets the second Monday a month at the JCC in Northern Virginia, Youth Lounge. For more information friend us on Facebook, Twitter or check us out on the web at www.fairfaxopenhouse.org

LezGetTogether.com
LezGetTogether.com is a social networking platform that connects an online community of lesbian, queer, bisexual and trans women. Search for friends and events. Add blogs and comments. Think Facebook... but just for lesbians and just in the greater DC Metro Area.

MAUTNER PROJECT: Bereavement Group for Lesbian, Bisexual and Same-gender Loving Women
Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Our Bereavement Group is a supportive gathering for lesbian, bisexual, and same-gender loving women who have recently lost a loved one due to any cause. The weekly meetings are a peer-facilitated safe space to connect and share experiences with other women. Discussion topics may include myths and realities of mourning, physical effects of grief, and coping skills. The group is free, but RSVP is required for your first session. Please contact us at 202.332.5536 or directservices@mautnerproject.org for more information.

WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH: Peer Support Groups
Various days
The Peer Support Program of Whitman-Walker Health promotes the mental health of the gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender community, people living HIV/AIDS and their loved ones through a variety of peer-based services. Support groups and individual peer counseling are free, but donations are accepted. If you are interested in individual peer counseling, a support group for LGBT and HIV/AIDS-related concerns, or simply getting more information, contact Jessica Moss at 202-797-3580 or email peersupport@whitman-walker.org.
Groups looking for members include: Caregivers Connect, Coming Out-Men, Coming Out of Marriage-Women, HIV/AIDS Support-Newly Diagnosed, Gay Men Over 50, HIV/AIDS Support.


Director: Halley Cohen
(202) 777-3253

Founder and Past Chair:
Stuart S. Kurlander

GLOE Committee
Co-Chairs:
Shira Frank, Alex Greenbaum and Joshua Siegel
Members: Marnie Abramson, Dana Beyer, Yoni Bock, Amy Cotton, Shane Cusumano, Erica Gloger, Denise Gold, William Kreisberg, Michael Plostock, Michael Singer and Robert Tracy