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April 2005
Saturday, April 2
LGBT Civil Rights Training
A training opportunity coming up soon is in Bloomington, organized by the local Unitarian Church. 1 - 4:30 p.m. at Fellowship Hall - Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, 2120 North Fee Lane (at corner of Fee Lane and 45/46 Bypass)
MARK ST. JOHN: What You Need to Know About the Legislative Process and How to Be Effective in Witnessing and Intervening
REV. BILL BREEDEN & ALEISHA KROPF
How to interact with the public.
How to interact with and influence legislators
How to remain centered and non-violent in the face of threats
Wednesday, April 6
Indy Black Pride and Indy Rainbow Chamber Joint Social
5:30-7:30 at Agio Restaurant, 635 Massachusetts Ave. Please join IBP and the Indiana Rainbow Chamber of Commerce as we host a joint networking social to discuss upcoming events within our community .
Friday, April 8th
OUT presents....Miss Gay IU 2005
8pm at the IU Auditorium, because everybody loves a drag queen!
$10, general admission.
http://www.indiana.edu~out
Sunday, April 10th
Rock Indiana for Indiana Youth Group (IYG)!
Did you know that many of our GLBT youth are without a place to call home?
Did you know that Indiana Youth Group (IYG) provides an outreach program for these youth?
Their outreach program includes hosting "food nights" where IYG oversees a potluck dinner so these kids can have a hot meal and be among friends. IYG has been reaching out to youth for many years, and this year they lost their grant funding.
The Rock Indiana Campaign wants to help! We have formed a team for the Homeward Bound 5k Walk to Provide Housing and Fight Homelessness. We will walk on Sunday, April 10th at University Park, Indianapolis.
The best thing about participating in this walk is that we can choose to which organization our funds go, and we are making sure ALL of our funds go to IYG. And once the dollars are earmarked for IYG, they stay there!
But Wait! There's More!
Not only will we be raising money for our youth, we will also be using this opportunity to get the word out about the Rock Indiana Campaign against SJR7. Our t-shirts will include a memorable message conveying that SJR7 is discriminatory and bad for Indiana. Everyone walking will see our message!
Would you like to join the Rock Indiana Campaign Team Either by Walking & Donating or by Donating Only?
If so, go to http://www.homelesswalks.org , click on Central Indiana (Indianapolis), click on "Register Here" and follow the directions to join a team. You will see Rock Indiana Campaign as a listed team. Our goal for the Indianapolis walk is 100 people! Thus far many of our 26 organizers are walking. Help us meet our goal! (Where we will meet on April 10th TBD.)
What About T-Shirts?
This is one of the best parts about participating! We are creating a message for an iron-on transfer that you can print on your printer! All you'll need to do is find a t-shirt for the message! BUT, we do not have the message put together quite yet. Watch for further announcements in which the link for this transfer will be included.
What If I Can't Make it to Indianapolis to Walk?
Walks are taking place all over the state. If you would like to create a Rock Indiana Campaign team in one of the participating cities go to http://www.homelesswalks.org and join as a Rock Indiana Campaign team in your favorite city. You can use our iron-on transfer for t-shirts once they are available.
Please help IYG while sending the message that SJR7 is discriminatory and bad for Indiana!
Monday, April 11
Pamela Means in Concert
7pm at Out Word Bound bookstore, 625 N. East St, Downtown Indy
Tickets: $8 day of show; $6 in advance
Pamela Means is a Boston-based Out, Biracial indie folk artist whose "kamikaze guitar style" and punchy provocative songs have worn a hole in her guitar. Armed with razor wit poetry and irresistible charm, Pamela Means' "stark, defiant songs" (New York Times Magazine) set the status quo and the stage afire.
Pamela Means' many honors include being named Falcon Ridge Folk Festival's #1 "Most Wanted New Artist", and both Wisconsin's "Folk Artist of the Year", and "Female Vocalist of the Year". Pamela has also been a Boston Music Award Nominee ("Outstanding Contemporary Folk Artist").
www.PamelaMeans.com
Thursday, April 14
DINING OUT FOR LIFE 2005--An Event of the Damien Center
MAKE PLANS TO DINE OUT on THURSDAY, APRIL 14 at one of the participating Dining Out for Life restaurants:
Dining Out for Life is an annual fundraising event held in 33 cities across America with all the proceeds benefiting respective HIV/AIDS organizations in their communities.
On April 14th, these fine restaurants will be contributing 25% of their food sales to The Damien Center.
SO HELP LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE DAMIEN CENTER AND MAKE YOUR PLANS TO DINE OUT!!!
BREAKFAST
Hoaglin to Go Café & Marketplace
Qdoba Mexican Grill - IUPUI
Qdoba Mexican Grill - Clay Terrace
Qdoba Mexican Grill - Broad Ripple
Qdoba Mexican Grill - Downtown
T.G.I. Friday's Indy Downtown
LUNCH
The Abbey Coffeehouse
Arni's Restaurant
Athens on 86th
Dick's Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Broad Ripple
Greek Islands Restaurant
Marco's
The Melting Pot
Metro Restaurant & Nightclub
Oh Yumm! Bistro
Old Point Tavern
Palomino
Slippery Noodle Inn
T.G.I. Friday's Indy Downtown
DINNER
The Abbey Coffeehouse
Aesop's Tables
Agio
Amici's Italian Restaurant
Arni's Restaurant
Athens on 86th
Bazbeaux Pizza - Broad Ripple
Bazbeaux Pizza - Downtown
Boulevard Place Café
Broad Ripple Brewpub
Cobblestone Grill
Dick's Bodacious Bar-B-Q - Broad Ripple
D'Vine A Wine Bar
English Ivy's
Greek Islands Restaurant
H2O Sushi
Hella's Café Authentic Greek Cuisine
The Jazz Kitchen
La Margarita Restaurant
Marco's
The Melting Pot
Metro Restaurant & Nightclub
Oh Yumm! Bistro
Old Point Tavern
Pamfilio's Italian Restaurante
P.F. Chang's - Downtown
Puccini's Smiling Teeth - Dean
Puccini's Smiling Teeth - Geist
R bistro
Ralph's Great Divide
Santorini Greek Kitchen
Sangiovese Ristorante
T.G.I. Friday's Indy Downtown
Varsity Lounge
Villaggio Ristorante
Yat's - Broad Ripple
The Damien Center provides and coordinates comprehensive services and education to persons living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in our community and offers free and confidential testing designed to limit the spread of HIV.
Thursday, April 14
Lily Tomlin Headlines Unique Lives Program at Clowes
Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning actress-comedienne Lily Tomlin brings "Lily's X-Files" to Butler University's Clowes Memorial Hall on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 pm.
Tomlin's program is part of The Indianapolis Star Unique Lives & Experiences lecture series, presented by The Star with support from M/I Homes and Emmis Communications' radio stations B105 and WIBC.
Tickets starting at $37 are on sale now at the Clowes Hall box office, at all TicketMaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or charge-by-phone at 317/239.1000. A special VIP package that includes a post-show reception with Tomlin also is available.
Wherever Lily Tomlin appears, she brings along a cast of characters both poignant and hilarious. In "Lily's X-Files," Lily and her characters - including Ernestine the telephone operator and five-year old Edith Ann - sound off on modern life, love, childhood, the media, pop culture, the past and the future. One of the most versatile performers of our time, Tomlin has starred on television, on stage and in the movies, most recently in last year's "I Love Huckabees," with Dustin Hoffman and Jude Law.
Lily Tomlin's presentation is the third of four programs in the inaugural Unique Lives & Experiences series in Indianapolis. Kim Phuc, "The Girl in the Picture," launched the series in mid-February, followed by CBS-TV's Lesley Stahl in March. The series concludes May 9 with "An Evening with Maya Angelou," featuring the legendary writer, director, poet, and social activist. Tickets and VIP reception packages for the Angelou show also are on sale now.
For additional information, log on to the Unique Lives & Experiences website at www.uniquelives.com
April 21 - 24
2005 Indianapolis International Film Festival
50 Films - 19 Nations - 4 Days - 1 Theater The 2005 Indianapolis International Film Festival kicks off April 21, 2005 with the Indiana Premiere of "Lonesome Jim" - starring Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler. The Festival runs through Sunday, April 24 - closing with the Sundance Award-Winner for Best Documentary "Murderball".
Other films of interest include: "Oldboy" - the South Korean thriller that won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; "Tropical Malady" - the award-winning Thai film about a soldier and his young boyfriend who mysteriously disappears; and "Better Housekeeping" - a comedy full of bad manners, bad haircuts, and bad tempers.
All films screen at Hollywood Bar & Filmworks. Passes ($40 - $85) go on sale April 1 and Individual Tickets go on sale April 11 ($10).
To see the complete line-up, review the schedule, and to buy passes online, go to the Festival's website: www.indyfilmfest.org
Look for the Official Program in the April 13 issue of NUVO.
Indianapolis International Film Festival
dates: April 21-24, 2005
phone: 317.513.9379
web: http://indyfilmfest.org
email:
box office hours: Mon-Sat, Noon - 7 PM
phone hours : Mon-Fri, Noon - 7 PM
Saturday, April 23
Blow the Whistle on Workplace Discrimination
Lambda Legal, Indiana Equality & Indy NOW Present a ..... WORKPLACE EQUALITY POWER RALLY
10am at North United Methodist Church, 3808 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis IN
Do you know what the current legal employment protections in Indiana are?
What can be done when few or no legal protections exist?
Discussion on current Lambda employment cases and their implications for female and HIV+ employees. Plus, concrete steps to advance LGBT rights in the workplace and the critical role straight allies can and do play in fighting for equal rights on the job.
In addition, Lambda Legal will highlight some successful workplace discrimination cases and help individuals learn ways they can participate in both Lambda Legal's "Blow the Whistle on Workplace Discrimination" campaign and local campaigns for workplace equality.
For more info: (312) 663-4413 ext 27
Monday, April 25, 2004
Rock Indiana and Spend $2 Bills! April 25th until SJR7 is Defeated
GET THE WORD OUT TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
The Rock Indiana economic power campaign is all about $2 Bills! It is a tried and true statement to reflect the spending power of GLBT folks and our fair-minded friends who denounce SJR7.
Since $2 bills stand out in our economy it will be a method by which retailers and those in receipt of $2 bills will know they are handling money in favor of equal rights; in opposition to SJR7.
Here are the particulars:
When
Campaign rollout is April 25. We will NOT begin $2 bill saturation before that time.
How Do We Obtain $2 Bills?
Churches & GLBT businesses as well as GLBT-friendly businesses are being contacted for participation in changing money, getting the word out and, if retail, making sure the $2 bills get back into circulation (i.e. giving change). We will distribute a list of participating retailers and churches as soon as we have a fairly comprehensive list.
Order from Banks: The participating churches and businesses will be asked to order $2 bills from their banks. BUT we as individuals should also order from banks. We have not found one yet (including credit unions) that will not order.
When ordering from banks there is a 5-7 day turnaround. So we should all order our $2 bills at least one week prior to April 25th.
There is no bank fee for ordering; it is just an equal exchange of money.
Will People Know Why They Are Receiving $2 Bills? We plan to give this campaign an approximate two-week saturation period before a press conference and press release. At that time people will realize why they are receiving $2 bills.
Where Should We Use $2 Bills? Everywhere! Anywhere! Restaurants, theatres . . .anyplace you shop! If you are inclined to pay creditors with $2 bills, go for it.
We are hoping for re-circulation by all retail establishments, but since there is no room in cash register drawers it is possible that the $2 bills will not be recirculated. We will have to keep flooding the market as much as possible and hope that our business friends will keep them going.
How Will We Know That the Campaign is a Success? We plan to keep tabs on the Federal Reserve $2 bill order rate from Indiana if we can. We are still working out details on this part, but the only way this will not be successful is if you do not participate! PLEASE PARTICIPATE! We all spend money and it only takes the extra step of exchanging our money.
But What if I Don't Carry Cash Anymore? Give those debit cards a vacation from time to time in order to make this successful! When planning to go out to eat; to patronize the arts, etc., plan to take your $2 bills!
This Sounds Like A Lot of Work There is no doubt that it will take some effort to exchange your money. But you do not have to exchange daily or even weekly. And how much you exchange is up to you. It is important to make that initial order and/or exchange money with the participating businesses or churches. After that it is up to each of us to determine how often we want to place orders. However, if you receive a $2 bill in change, get it back out there in circulation!
Watch for periodic Rock Indiana $2 Equal Rights Campaign updates and notices and even a flyer!
Let's ROCK INDIANA with GLBT and fair-minded-Hoosier spending power by getting $2 bills into circulation! But remember . . . . . even though you can order now, don't start until April 25th!
REMEMBER - $2 Bills = Equal Rights!
Thursday, April 28
Laura Connallon in Concert
7pm Out Word Bound bookstore, 625 N. East St, Downtown Indy
Tickets: $8 day of show; $6 in advance
www.LauraConnallon.com
May 2005
Wednesday, May 4
Joni Laurence in Concert
7pm Out Word Bound bookstore, 625 N. East St, Downtown Indy
Tickets: $8 day of show; $6 in advance
Joni Laurence sings, plays guitar and writes songs with strong vocals that are a unique blend of irony, imagination and introspection. On her newest record "Daphne Speaks" Joni experiments with a variety of musical styles including a traditional folk sound along with blues and pop. Joni was greatly influenced by musicians such as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Suzanne Vega, Nanci Griffith, and the Indigo Girls. Her songs of love and relationships are distinctively realistic, and she writes of common occurrences in the human experience like performance anxiety, self-confidence and growing affections for people and places.
The wagging butt of a tailless dog, a philosophical conversation between a tattered trash bag and a shard of glass, plus all the real-life expressions of love and laughter and hope and heartache that color everyday people’s lives. These are the experiences of Trashbag Birdie, the third solo CD by singer-songwriter Joni Laurence, a girl with a guitar who is anything but "just another" girl with a guitar.
www.JoniLaurence.com
Thursday, May 12
Margaret Cho at the Murat Theatre
Margaret Cho will be at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 12, 2005, tickets go on sale February 22, www.margaretcho.com for additional information.
