Ernest Hardy is back on the East Coast, reading from Blood Beats: Vol. 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Lerner Hall (Satow Room) at Columbia University, 2920 Broadway in New York City.
See flyer for full details:
Stormy Leather Presents
Percussive Impact Play: Toys for the Body, Mind and Spirit by Heart©
Two hour Class: Lecture, Demonstration and Attendee Practice Workshop
Date: Thursday November 29, 2007
Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Where: 1158 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Toll free 800.486.9650 Phone 415.626.1672
Cost: $20 per person, RSVP’s appreciated by not required.
RSVPs: Kirsten@StormyLeather.com
http://www.stormyleather.com
Note: No Wheelchair access to the bottom floor where the class is going to be held. Bring your own water/coffee and snacks.
Come early, buy a ticket and and get 20% off store merchandise.
Dancing toys? Transform your style of playing with toys through beat and dance. The class emphasis is on using impact toys in a percussive, rhythmic and spiritual flow style.
Additionally, it will cover developing an intention prior to play, how to create energetic flow with various toys, energy building with your play partner, maintaining mindfulness, and safety.
The first hour consists of a lecture with handouts, and demonstrations with a demo-model. In the second hour the attendees will engage in hands-on play. Ms. Heart and her demo-model will assist attendees, answer individual play questions, and give tips.
Wear comfortable clothes, bring a few impact toys, (i.e. leather paddles, slappers, crops & etc.), pillow and a small blanket/yoga mat. The class is designed for those who are already playing and wish to learn new impact play styles and techniques.
Sincerely,
Ms. Heart
Check out: http://www.BayAreaWOC.com and http://www.MsHeart-SF.com
Lip Service will feature stellar Spoken Word Artists kissin’ the mic like you’ve never heard. So don’t miss this, don’t be told about it, be a part of it. Whether you’ve just written your first poem or have a collection of books and CD’s, we want to hear you. So join us, Wednesday, December 5th @ 7pm for a luscious evening within an atmosphere of creative feminine chi. Doors Open at 7pm. The poetry party starts at 7:30pm and the dance party at 10:00pm. Don’t miss the Drink Specials, offered only at Studio Diesel.
Contact L. Monique www.MySpace.com/lmonique2006
re; further details, bookings and interest in featuring.
For all the happenings at Studio Diesel, visit http://mystudiodiesel.carolinalesbian.com
What’s new this month:
Enjoy!
Kicked Out
Edited by: Sassafras Lowrey*
Publisher: Homofactus Press
Deadline: March 1, 2008
Kicked Out is an anthology, which chronicles the experiences of former queer youth and current queer youth who were forced to leave home as minors because of their sexuality and/or gender identity. Kicked Out tells our collective stories of survival, weaving together descriptions of abuse, and homelessness with poignant accounts of the ways in which the queer community offered sanctuary, and the power and importance of creating our own chosen families etc. Kicked Out offers advice and wisdom to the queer youth of today from former queer youth who have survived. Additionally, it provides the opportunity for readers to get a glimpse into the world of those queer youth who as a result of circumstance have had to leave home, while simultaneously shattering the stereotypes of who queer youth are, and what they have the potential to become.
Kicked Out showcases stories of overcoming obstacles, and not simply surviving but thriving in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity. Kicked Out will explore the diversity of our experiences across lines of race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and geographic region celebrating our differences, and showcases the ways in which they have contributed to our unique experiences.
Possible topics include but are not limited to:
• How being forced to leave home as a minor continues to impact your adult life
• What happened to you when you left home and how you survived
• Words of wisdom for today’s homeless queer youth—what you wished someone had told you
• Survival through the creation of “chosen family”
• Challenges of dealing with CPS or other agencies
• Success through adversity- overcoming a troubled past
Submissions should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words in length and previously unpublished. Submit your piece via e-mail in .doc format to KickedOutAntholog@gmail.com. Multiple submissions per contributor are welcome. Please include a short biography and contact information with your submission. Submissions must be received no later than March 1, 2008; contributors are encouraged to submit early. Rights revert to the authors upon publication. Contributors whose work appears in the anthology will receive TBA free copy(ies) as well as ongoing royalties.
For more information check us out online at: http://www.myspace.com/kickedoutanthology
**Sassafras Lowrey is a high femme writer, artist, and activist. Ze was forced to leave home as a teenager after suffering physical violence after coming out as queer. Sassafras found hir way to queer youth organizations and movements, which quite literally saved hir life. As an adult ze has never forgotten the impact those groups had on hir life and has volunteered regularly with the queer youth of today. Sassafras lives with hir partner, two cats and a dog in New York City. Hir first book “GSA to Marriage: Stories of a Life Lived Queerly” is scheduled for release Summer 2008.
Tongues Afire Creative Writing Workshop Reading.
Thursday, December 13th @ 7 pm
Audre Lorde Project
85 So. Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY
Questions? Please email tonguesafire@gmail.com or 347.451.0077.
Tongues Afire Creative Writing Workshop Reading
Saturday, December 8th @ 7 pm
Common Grounds
376 Tompkins Avenue (nr. Putnam Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY
Questions? Please email tonguesafire@
Hip Hop’s Hold on Young People:
A Conversation with Melina Abdullah and Joan Morgan
Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 pm
Golden Eagle Ballroom, 3rd floor, Golden Eagle Building
California State University, Los Angeles
Addressing the complexities of young people’s engagement with hip hop, this conversation explores the impact of hip hop on youth, people of color, women, and conceptions of love and romance. Conversation led by Dr. Melina Abdullah, Pan African Studies at Cal State L.A., and Joan Morgan, author, When Chickenheads Come Home To Roost.
Event is free. Nominal parking fee for off-campus guests. For more information, contact the Cal State L.A. Cross Cultural Centers at (323) 343-5001 or the Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities at (323) 343-6549.
Fiona Zedde: Every Dark Desire
Monday, November 5 at 6 pm
University Bookstore, 1st floor, Golden Eagle Building
California State University, Los Angeles
Fiona Zedde’s novels explore the lives of black women, sexuality, erotica, and romance. Her novels include BLISS and A TASTE OF SIN. Her latest, EVERY DARK DESIRE, continues the tradition with a twist – venturing into the world of vampires. Join us as Fiona reads from and signs her books.
Event is free. Nominal parking fee for off-campus guests. For more information, contact the Cross Cultural Centers at Cal State L.A. at (323) 343-5001.
