.. . ~..»APR+L-2006 LxnHt~In-themnumnlnws PUTNEY - Dream Group. Beginning Tuesday, April 11, 5:00-6:30 pm for six weeks —in Putney, VT. Cost $85 for series. Using a Jungian orientation, we will share and explore our dreams in a safe and supportive setting. Participants should be prepared to tell dreams to others in group as well as listen to the dreams of other group members. This is not group therapy, though some personal issues could reveal themselves in the process of working with our dreams. Leader: Janet Langdon, MDiv, is a pastoral counselor and psychoanalyst in private practice in Putney and Northampton. Wednesday 1 2 BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program - Core Group. 6:00pm potluck, 6:30pm discussion begins. Help guide the Men's Program. See the monthly agenda in our newsletter, "Connections". At the Mens- pace, Brattleboro. FMI Alex or Howie, 254-8263. HANOVER, NH - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) Meeting. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. ST JOHNSBURY - Vermont CARES - Oral HIV Testing. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. ST JOHNSBURY - Vermont CARES - Needle Exchange. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. Thursday 13 MONTPELIER - SafeSpace - Statewide Stakeholders Meeting of the Sexual Wolence Prevention Alliance Launch. Time: 9:30 am to 12 pm. Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel Montpelier Room 100 State St Montpelier VT. Contact person: Chani Waterhouse 223-1302 ext. 30 or chani@ vtnetworl<.org. Event details: Join col- leagues from around the state for the for- mal unveiling of ”The Vermont Approach: A Strategic Plan for Comprehensive, Collaborative Sexual lfiolence Preven- tion in Vermont 2006 — 2010". Hosted by Governor Jim Douglas, the Vermont Department of Health, the Anti-Violence Partnership and the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Friday 14 BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program - Social Lunch. Noon, Backside Cafe, Harmony Parking Lot, Brattleboro. Come have lunch with the Men's Program staff. FMI Alex or Howie, 254-8263. BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program - Spirituality Discussion Group. 7pm, the Menspace, Brattleboro. Join this wel- coming, informal group in our ongoing conversations about men and spirituality. FMI Alex or Howie, 254-8263. . BURLINGTON - Outright VT - Friday Night Group. See Friday 7"‘ for more information. KEENE, NH - AIDS Services for the Monadnock Regio - The Back Door Dance Party! DJ Rollin’ Rick from Boston, MA featured DJ. Club Music. Rainbow Friendly. From 9pm-1am. $10 at door. EF Lane Hotel. AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region 603-357-6855. www. asmron|ine.org. Saturday 1 5 BURLINGTON - Outright VT - Saturday Night Socials. See Saturday 1“ for more information. Sunday 1 6 BURLINGTON - Christ Church Presbyte- rian - Sunday Service. See Sunday 2"‘ for more information. BURLINGTON - VGSA — Volleyball. See Sunday 2"“ for more information.. Monday 17 ARLINGTON - Alcoholics Anonymous - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Meeting. See Monday 3" for more information. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - Movie Monday. Movie TBA. ‘Fume: 7 pm to 9 pm. Location: Spectrum Drop-in Center Burlington VT. Contact person: Elle Petcavage, 864-0555. Event details: Free movie showing followed by discussion. BURLINGTON - Ohavi Zedek Synagogue - Bubbles, Babies and Bagels. See Mon- day 3"‘ for more information. MONTPELIER - Survivors of Incest Anonymous — Meeting. See Monday 3"’ for more information. SHARON - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) Meeting. See Monday 3”‘ for more information. Tuesday 1 8 BENNINGTON - The Turning Point Club — Overeaters Anonymous. See Tuesday 4"‘ for more information. ’ BRATTLEBORO - AIDS Project of South- ern Vermont - Syringe Exchange. See Tuesday 4"‘ for more information. BURLINGTON - TOWANDA - Women's Volleyball. See Tuesday 4"‘ for more information. Wednesday 1 9 BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program — Connections. Connections, a fun and relaxed one-time, small group get-to- gether of men, to talk about how we meet, interrelate, and keep ourselves safe and healthy as gay and bi men in today's world. 6pm to 9pm at the Menspace in Brattleboro. Participation is limited and we have a waiting list! Call Howie to regis- ter at 254-8263, or email men@sover.net. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - DUALITY: Disbanding secrecy and opening commu- nication on self-injury through expressive arts. Time: 6-8pm. Location: Community Room of Fletcher Free Library. Contact person: Connie Beal, 863-0003. Event details: A workshop for survivors, friends and families, and the community at large to promote dialogue around self-injury issues. A short film will be shown and participants will be encouraged to create their own expressive art piece. BURLINGTON - American Cancer Society - Look Good ...‘Feel Better Program. At the University Health Center, Arnold 2, Burlington. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association; and National Cos- metology Association. Third Wednesday of each month. Please register in advance by calling (802)655-2000. HANOVER, NH - Food Addicts in Recov- ery Anonymous (FA) Meeting. Wednes- day 5"‘ for more information. ST JOHNSBURY - Vermont CARES - Needle Exchange. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. ST JOHNSBURY - Vermont CARES - Oral HIV Testing. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. Thursday 20 BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program - Gay Men's Book Club. 7pm. FMI and RSVP to cgraf@sover.net. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - Joyful Sexuality: A feast for your senses. Time: 12-1 pm. Location: The Women's Center, 34 South Williams Street Contact person: Dana Kaplan, 656-2925. Event details: Join us for an afternoon of sensual exploration! This feast will provide you with an opportunity to reconnect, reclaim or discover the sensuality that exists- but is often shut down or constricted- in our world. Smell, taste, touch, hear, and see what it's like to slow down and share a sense ofjoy. As part of sexual violence awareness month and a critical step toward ending sexual violence, we will promote and support a vision for joyful and healthy sexuality. Everyone welcome! COLCHESTER - Women's Rape Crisis Center - The Clothesline Project. As part of Sexual Violence Awareness Month, the WRCC is presenting The Clothesline Project to raise awareness about sexual and domestic violence. The Clothesline Project is a powerful display of T-shirts made by survivors of sexual and domestic violence and their loved ones that ex- presses their pain, healing and strength. Survivors and their allies are welcome to attend free T-shirt making workshops throughout Chittenden County. T-shirts and ar supplies will be provided. Those who cannot attend but still want to par- ticipate are invited to submit completed T-shirts to the WRCC. Please contact the WRCC for more details at (802)864-0555. This year's Clothesline Project will be dis- played at: St. Michael's College on April 20-21 at the Alliot Student Center from 9:00am-4:00pm, Bur|ington‘s City Hall Park on April 22 from 10:30am-4:30pm and the University of Vermont outside of the Bailey Howe Library on April 26-27 from 9:00am-4:00pm. Events are free and open to the public. For more information contact the WRCC at 802-864-0555. Friday 21 BURLINGTON - Outright VT - Friday Night Group. See Friday 7"‘ for more ‘information. COLCHESTER - Women's Rape Crisis Center - The Clothesline Project. See Thursday 20"‘ for more information. EASTON, NY - Ecovillages: Where They Are, What They're Doing. Slideshow and talk presented by Diana Leafe Christian, editor of Communities magazine and au- thor of Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Inten- tional Communities. Easton Mountain Retreat Center, Easton, New York, 6 PM. light dinner, 7-9 P.M. presentation and questions. All are welcome. Suggested donation $20, no one will be turned away. RSVP by the Wednesday April 19th. 518- 692-8023, or www.eastonmountain.com for questions or directions. EASTON, NY - Starting and Nurturing a Successful Ecovillage or Intentional Community. Experiential workshop with Diana Leafe Christian, editor of Com- munities magazine and author of Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities. Lodging and commuter rates, scholar- ships available. Easton Mountain Retreat Center, Easton, New York. 518-692-8023, or www.eastonmountain.corn. KEENE, NH - AIDS Services for the Mo- nadnock Region - Dan Fyffe and Revived. Kick up your heels country tunes! Tix $15 advance, $20 door. Door 7p. Moose Lodge, Park Ave, Keene. AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region 603-357-6855. www.asmronline.org. Saturday 22 BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program - Open Social Night at the.Menspace in Brattleboro. Doors opening at 8pm and staying open late into the night. Purely a social evening, no events planned. Drop by to meet guys, hang out, socialize. Light refreshments and music. FMI Alex or Howie, 254-8263. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - Silhouette Project. Time: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. Location: City Hall Park, Burlington VT. Contact person: Elle Petcavage, 864-0555. Event details: Come view the massive silhouettes that hold stories, . statistics, and messages of sexual violence awareness, reality, and prevention. The Clothesline Project-a visual display of shirts with written messages and/or il- lustrations created by survivors and allies to reflect the experiences and the impact of violence-will also be present. BURLINGTON - Women's Rape Crisis Center - The Clothesline Project. See Thursday 20"‘ for more information. BURLINGTON - Outright VT - Saturday Night Socials. See Saturday 2"‘ for more information. Sunday 23 BURLINGTON - Christ Church Presbyte- rian - Sunday Service. See Sunday 2”“ for more information. BURLINGTON - VGSA — Volleyball. See Sunday 2"‘ for more‘information. Monday 24 ARLINGTON - Alcoholics Anonymous - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Meeting. See Monday 3" for more information. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - Monday Movie: Antwone Fisher. Time: 7 pm to 9 pm. Location: UVM Women's Center 34 So. Williams St Burlington VT. Contact person: Jim Leahy, 864-0555. Event details: The true story of Antwone Fisher tracks a remarkable young man on the path to recovery from physical and sexual abuse. Fisher navigates through difficult memories of his Cleveland childhood, mostly of life with a vicious foster mother who beats him on a regular basis and a foster sister who violates him sexually. A discussion will follow the movie. BURLINGTON - Ohavi Zedek Synagogue - Bubbles, Babies and Bagels. See Mon- day 3" for more information. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - Community Safety Forum: Child Sexual Abuse and Sex Offender Issues. Time: 6 pm to 8 pm. Location: Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, Burlington VT. Contact person: Elle Petcavage, 864-0555. Event details: The Seamless Response Task Force pres- ents a community safety forum to address the issue of child sexual abuse in our com- munity. Talk will include child sexual abuse warning signs, community resources, sex offender myths and facts, and sex of- fender registry information. Question and answer session to follow presentation. MONTPELIER - Survivors of Incest Anonymous — Meeting. See Monday 3"‘ for more information. SHARON _ Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) Meeting. See Monday 3" for more information. Tuesday 25 BENNINGTON - The Turning Point Club — Overeaters Anonymous. See Tuesday 4"‘ for more information. BRATTLEBORO - AIDS Project of South- ern Vermont - Syringe Exchange. See Tuesday 4"‘ for more information. BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program - Newsletter mailing night at the AIDS Project office, 67 Main Street. Help us mail out the latest issue of the Men's Program newsletter, "Connections". Pizza provided. FMI Alex or Howie, 254-8263. BURLINGTON - TOWANDA - Women's Volleyball. See Tuesday 4"‘ for more information. MONTPELIER - SafeSpace - Honor Survivors Day. Time: TBA. Location: Statehouse, Montpelier. Contact person: Bethany Pombar, 223-1302. Event details: TBA. Wednesday 26 BURLINGTON - Out in the Mountains - Stuffing Night. Come and join us as we prepare to send the newest edition to dis- tribution sites and subscribers around the region. Any time after 5pm at our offices at 34 Elmwood Ave. (acrossfrom the Post Office) in Burlington. Pizza provided, so come on down to see old friends and make new ones. For information call 861-OITM or opsmgr@mountainpridemedia.org. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace/Women's Rape Crisis Center - Clothesline Project. See Thursday 20"‘ for more information. BURLINGTON - R.U.1.2? - Cadre Training Workshop. Serve your community and make.new friendsll Help people in our community to get information, counseling and referrals on HIV prevention, quitting smoking, other health issues, civil unions, gaytourism, mental health, etc. Those looking for ways to serve their community are invited to attend volunteer training workshops at R.U.1.2? Queer Commu- nity Center in Burlington and join the Center's Volunteer Cadre. The Center_ Cadre provides, among its activities, front reception desk hospitality for those visit- ing the center. The Cadre will also offer social opportunities for its members. The next training workshop is scheduled for Wednesday night 26 April 2006, 6 — 9 pm. Required training for Cadre member- ship is 3 hours and begins promptly at 6 pm. Reservations are necessary. Call the center, 802 860 7812, or e-mail rwwo|ff@ innevi.com. If you would like to attend a weekend training workshop, please let us know. The workshops are conducted by Center Staff and a representative of the Board of Directors. - HANOVER, NH - Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) Meeting. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. ST JOHNSBURY - Vermont CARES - Oral HIV Testing. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. ST JOHNSBURY - Vermont CARES - Needle Exchange. See Wednesday 5"‘ for more information. Thursday 27 BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - Conference: Dismantling Rape Culture. Time: 8 am to 1 pm. Location: UVM Women's Center 34 So. Williams St, Burlington VT. Contact person: Windy Paz-Amor, 656-9538 or Dana Kaplan, 656-2925. Event details: This conference will explore several areas of our systems that sustain rape. It will also support acknowledgment of individual ownership and identify how we individually and systematically contrib- ute to the perpetuation of that system. Attendees will leave with the tools to begin to interrupt that structure. This conference is being offered to the UVM community, please RSVP. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace/Women's Rape Crisis Center - Clothesline Project. See Thursday 20"‘ for more information. Friday 28 BURLINGTON — Outright VT - Friday Night Group. See Friday 7"‘ for more information. Saturday 29 KEENE, NH - AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region - Jim Bailey is Judy Garland. Master character actor/illusion- ist Jim Bailey brings Judy Garland to The Colonial Stagel Tix on sale March 1 at the Colonial Box Office. Call 352- 2033 or on the web at www.thecoIonIaI. org to purchase. Limited Gold Circle seating availablel AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region 603-357-6855. www. asmronline.org. BURLINGTON - SafeSpace - Run Against Rape. Time: 10am, registration, 11am start. Location: Oakledge Park, Burling- ton VT. Contact person: Connie Beal, 863-0003. Event details: Join SafeSpace supporters for a fun 5K run/walk through Burlington in the spring-timel Participants collect $15 minimum (or $25 with a snazzy RAR T-shirt) in pledges for their run to ensure that SafeSpace can continue to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen- der, queer and questioning survivors of partner abuse, sexual violence, and hate crimes. BRATTLEBORO - The Men's Program - Mountain Biking & BBQ. Mountain Biking followed by BBQ at Brad Banks’ place. Mountain Biking from 10am to 1pm. BBC beginning at 2pm. FMI Alex or Howie, 254-8263. BURLINGTON - Outright Vermont - Fire Truck Pull. Noon Church St. Marketplace the 3rd Annual Burlington Fire Truck Pull to benefit Outright Vermont. RUTLAND - The Barony of All Vermont — Rain. Please join The Barony Of All Vermont Along with Squire Zeus For Rain. Proceeds to Benefit Translating Identity Conference. Door at 7PM Show time starts at 8PM. Admission Is $10 Per Person. Raffles & 50/50. 13 Evelyn Street Rutland VT. 802.773.6969. Please Join Us For The Coming Of Spring. Contact Dreujakob77@yahoo.com FMI. BURLINGTON—- Outright VT - Saturday Night Socials. See Saturday 1“ for more information. Sunday 30 BURLINGTON - Christ Church Presbyte- rian - Sunday Service. See Sunday 2"“ for more information. BURLINGTON - VGSA — Volleyball. See Sunday 2"‘ for more information.