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-UPCOMING GLOE EVENTS-
MAY
Sun, May 20 - Concert with trans Jewish punk band, Schmekel!
GLOE's Washington Jewish Music Festival show
JUNE
CAPITAL PRIDE WEEK
Mon, June 4 - Pride Week Film Screening: Melting Away
Sat, June 9- March with GLOE at the Capital Pride Parade
Sun, June 10 - Visit GLOE at the Capital Pride Festival
Tue, June 19- Night OUT at the Nationals
JULY
Sun, July 29 - LGBT Life Planning Series: Family Building
AUGUST
Fri, August 3 - Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion, and Spirituality
OutWrite LGBT Book Festival Opening Event
Sun, August 26 - 7th Annual GLOE Pool Party
SEPTEMBER
Sun, September 23 - GLOE Youth & Family: Tashlich Gathering at Rock Creek Park
OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST AT THE J
OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
Schmekel
Sunday, May 20 | 7:00 pm
Chief Ike’s Mambo Room
1725 Columbia Road NW
TICKETS*
$15; $12 Discounted Member, Senior, Student
Schmekel is Brooklyn's only 100% transgender, 100% Jewish, schtick-rock sensation!
Their music offers a Bar-Mitzvah buffet of punk, klezmer, jazz, rock and polka influences, while their lyrics combine bawdy humor and critical awareness, encouraging audiences to laugh at dirty jokes while deconstructing systems of oppression. Schmekel has been featured in The New York Times, The Jewish Daily Forward, Time Out New York and Jewcy.
“The music itself merges traditional klezmer scales and rhythms with the aggressive energy of early gay punk bands like Pansy Division. If the musical satirist Tom Lehrer were to write a hard-core anthem about sex reassignment surgery, with a driving guitar lick, a “Hava Nagila” breakdown and a keyboard line lifted from Super Mario Brothers, it might approximate the Schmekel sound.” –The New York Times
Check 'em out!
Co-sponsors: DC Trans Coalition and Jews United for Justice
*Want to come for free, and get a free ticket to another WJMF show? Volunteer! Email halleyc@washingtondcjcc.org.
Celebrate Capital Pride Week with GLOE!
Film Screening:
Melting Away
Monday, June 4 | 7:00-9:00 pm
DCJCC Theater
Followed by a discussion
TICKETS
$11 / $10 discounted (member, senior, student)
Special award for Breakthrough Performance to Chen Yani, Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
Don't miss this incredible new film that people are raving about!
This heartfelt drama follows the a family drawn into crisis on a rainy night, after parents discover their child has been secretly wearing women’s clothes and kick "him" out of the house. Years later, instead of the son they remember, they find a beautiful woman who supports herself by performing in Tel Aviv’s queer cabarets. As the father is stricken with cancer, they all struggle with acceptance, forgiveness, and the ways we let ourselves be cared for.
This is the first feature film in the history of Israeli cinema dealing with the parents' perspective on having a transgender child. Melting Away was conceived after the brutal attack and murders at the Tel Aviv LGBT Youth Center in 2009, and the deep shock felt by director Doron Eran, and his partner, screenwriter Bili Ben Moshe, after hearing of parents refusing to visit their injured kids at the hospital.
Followed by a discussion.
Presented by GLOE and WJFF Year-Round
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel
(Watch a clip and learn more!)
March with GLOE at the Capital Pride Parade
Saturday, June 9
Meet-up time: 3:30 pm
Parade steps off: 4:30 pm
Meeting location: TBD by parade organizers
Registration (no t-shirt): FREE
Registration with t-shirt: $7.00
March with GLOE at the fabulous 37th Annual Capital Pride Parade! Join our contingent of DC LGBTQ Jews and our friends for this fun event. Expect singing, dancing and maybe even a little skipping... These festivities are always a celebration of our community, plus just being a good time!
(Sign up to march here!)
Capital Pride Festival!
Sunday, June 10
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Come visit GLOE at the Capital Pride Festival! Join over 200,000 people in all the entertainment, refreshments, and festivities - all right on Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of our national capitol.! We'll reach out to festival-goers with information on our fab local LGBT Jewish community. Plus you don't want to miss all the fun swag we'll be giving away again this year!
(Want to meet lots of new people AND help us out? Volunteer for a slot at the booth! Email Halley at halleyc@washingtondcjcc.org.)
GLOE Youth & Family presents our LGBT Life Planning Series
LGBT Family Building
adoption, insemination and beyond
Sunday, July 29, 2012
2:00-4:00 pm
Washington DCJCC - Library (1st floor)
Cost: FREE - RSVP Requested
($5 Suggested Donation to support LGBT Jewish programming)
Join GLOE Youth & Family for the third event in our LGBT Life Planning Series, focusing on Family Building!
In this interactive session, our family building experts will discuss the unique planning needs of the LGBT community interested in have (or having more) children. We'll go over the variety of options available to LGBT families, with information specific to the DC-MD-VA area.
Panelists will help us explore possibilities with fostering; surrogacy and insemination; adoption; fertility issues, as well as adoption and legal topics. We'll also discuss support for LGBT people interested in parenting.
Find out more!
OTHER THINGS AT THE DCJCC...
Volunteer for the Washington Jewish Music Festival (and get free tix!)
May 3-21
Interested in getting free tickets to great concerts? Volunteer for the Washington Jewish Music Festival (May 3-21)! For each night you volunteer you will be given a free ticket to a different concert of your choice (subject to availability). For more information and to sign up, please click here.
Washington Jewish Music Festival: Great Deal on HADAG NAHASH Tickets!
May 10
Hadag Nahash, the bestselling hip-hop group in Israel (the "Sticker Song"), is coming to the Fillmore Silver Spring on May 10 (Lag B'Omer) to kick off the DCJCC's Washington Jewish Music Festival. There is a 20% reduced ticket price for groups of 10 or more! Because we love our GLOE folks, we'd like to offer you the opportunity to order a block of 10+ tickets directly through the DCJCC at 202-777-3251. In addition to the 20% discount you'll save $5.50 PER TICKET on ticket fees. You and your friends can band together and enjoy this phenomenal show at great price - over $20 off! (MORE CONCERT INFO)
EntryPointDC - Service for Survivors
Young Professionals Service Trip to Miami Beach
June 14-18 (DEPOSIT DUE MAY 14)
Join us, as the last generational link to the Holocaust, for a unique opportunity to socialize and assist Holocaust survivors in sunny South Florida. This is the chance to interact with a population in need of socialization while enjoying Miami Beach with other Jewish Young Professionals. With survivors passing away, we need to hear their stories so we can pass them on... and you can help! MORE INFO
OTHER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
BET MISHPACHAH - Adult Story-telling Brunch
Sunday, May 30 - 11:30-1:30 | at the DCJCC
(Register by May 14)
Don’t miss the Adult Story-telling Brunch, sponsored by the Bet Mishpachah education committee. Our storyteller, Bob Rovinsky, will weave information about the importance of storytelling in Jewish tradition and what makes a story "Jewish" into stories from different religious, cultural and ethnic origins. He will also focus on our value for this year and share stories about compassion. Bob has been telling stories for more than 25 years. He is a founding member of the “Voices in the Glen” Storytelling guild (www.voicesintheglen.org) who provides storytelling to groups and events throughout the Washington DC area. This is an event you won’t want to miss. Free to members, $5 for non-members in advance. Please RSVP through the PayPal button on the website (HERE) or via email to oneg@betmish.org by May 14 for this unique opportunity.
Big Gay Jewish Pride Happy Hour
Wednesday, June 6 - 6:00-9:00 pm
Number Nine - 1435 P St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Join Nice Jewish Girls, Nice Jewish Boys, Gayyim and Bet Mishpachah for the Gayest happy hour of the year at Number Nine for an amazing time. We will have pride trivia, Sashes, contests and more. As always happy hour 1/2 drinks are on! We will be upstairs till 9:00 with great music and the biggest schmooze fest in town. If you come to just one pridetastic event make it this Happy Hour. http://www.nicejewishgirlsdc.com/
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.
DISSERTATION SURVEY: Spiritual and Emotional Experiences of Gay Men
The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and is entirely optional (and you can quit at any time). If you complete the survey you will have the option to enter a raffle to win a Barnes and Noble NOOK Tablet. If you identify as a gay male and are over the age of 18, please follow the link below to read more about the survey, and, if you choose, to complete it. Thank you for your help. -Elizabeth Waters, M.S., N.C.C., L.C.P.C. 516-728-2836 ecwaters@loyola.edu
Survey: https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=146361
Job Opening: Development Coordinator for Corporate and Foundation Giving
PFLAG National's office has an opening for a Development Coordinator for Corporate and Foundation Giving. Interested applicants can find more information and apply here: http://jobsco.re/z5P25e.
2 LGBT Taglit-Birthright Israel Trips
Registration Now Open - Trips: Summer 2012
Click on both links to learn about each trip option. Contact these organizers directly to find out details.
Israel Experience (open to ages 18-26)
Israel Experts (open to ages 22-26)
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!
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.