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	January 18, 2011

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News of Note Watch for Our New Website - Coming Soon! We're putting together a new, improved, easier-to-navigate website. It's a fresh new look for a fresh new year. Watch for it at www.thecentersd.org! YPC Presents: Burlesque – An Evening of Spectacle, Glamour & Cabaret, Friday, Jan. 28, 7 pm Join us at THIN (852 5th Ave, downtown) for an evening of dance, drink and show when The Center's Young Professional's Council, in association with Cricket Wireless and Booz Allen Hamilton, brings Burlesque to San Diego! Svedka and Stone Brewing Co. will keep the drinks flowing all night while Paris, the Flirt Show and DJ Von Kiss combine the fabulousness of Hillcrest with the showmanship of burlesque. General admission is $25 and includes two drinks. VIP admission is $50 and includes a hosted bar. To purchase tickets and learn more about sponsorship opportunities, visit www.thecentersd.kintera.org/YPC.  Footnotes Growing up LGBT can be painful, due to mistreatment resulting from discrimination. A book in The Center's Bruce M. Abrams Lending Library that examines these issues is Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social and Religious Pain of Growing up Gay in America (edited by Mitchell Gold), which can be found in the "NF-G" section of the library. The Bruce M. Abrams, Esq. Lending Library contains nearly 7,000 LGBT-related books. With ID, borrowers may check out up to four items at once and keep them for one month. Save the Date Thursday, April 28 – Dining Out for Life 2011 Saturday, May 7 – Women's Fest Friday, May 20 – Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast Saturday, June 25 – Happy Birthday Frida Sunday, Sept. 25 – AIDS Walk San Diego Saturday, Oct. 22 – The Center's Annual Gala Saturday, Oct. 29 – Nightmare on Normal Street Spotlight Events NEW! Twenty-Somethings Discussion Groups for Men and Women – Starting Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 These brand NEW groups at The Center have been created to better connect LGBT 20-somethings to The Center and the community. Aimed at participants age 18-28, the groups will address issues pertinent to young adults – such as relationships, sexuality, activism, community building and more. The women's group will meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 pm; men's group will meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. Attend the first women's meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18 and the first men's group on Tuesday, Jan. 25! For more information, please contact Abby Schwartz, at (619) 692-2077, ext. 212, or aschwartz@thecentersd.org. Hillcrest Youth Center Film/Video Workshop, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 6:30 pm If you're 14-18 and interested in video editing, don't miss Hillcrest Youth Center's new Film/Video Workshop with film student Lauren Berliner. The 10-week series will repeat every Wednesday at 6:30 pm. Learn the fundamentals of film/video editing and create your own documentary-style film!For more information contact the HYC coordinator at HYC@thecentersd.org. Interview Skills Workshop, Thursday, Jan. 20, 7 pm Join us on Thursday, January 20 at 7 pm for "New Year, New Job, New You!" a workshop designed to hone your interview skills. Consultant Laura Diaz will cover how to properly prepare for an interview and will address strategies for answering some of the most commonly asked interview questions. There will be a period for questions and answers at the end of the presentation. This workshop is free, open to all, and will take place in The Center's library. RSVP to Abby Schwartz at (619) 692-2077, ext.212, or aschwartz@thecentersd.org. Annual Community Volunteer Fair, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 5:30 pm The Community Volunteer Fair was established in 2005 by the San Diego LGBT Community Leadership Council and is designed to provide San Diego community non-profit organizations with an opportunity to showcase their organizations and recruit for their year-round volunteer opportunities. It is also designed to make gathering information about organizations easy and painless for the hundreds of community members who make New Year's "resolutions" to volunteer. The sixth annual event will be held Wednesday, Jan. 26, 5:30-7 pm at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street. There is no cost either to participating organizations or to those seeking to volunteer. Organizations seeking to participate should contact Jessica Culpepper at jculpepper@thecentersd.org for an application. Those seeking to volunteer, just show up!		Support your community with a donation today!   Program Events: Youth, Seniors, Families, Men, Women, HIV Community and More   HIV Testing at The Center   HIV Behavioral Health Services & Counseling (English & Spanish)   50 & Better Together Bridge Group, Mondays at noon   Lunch & Learn Presents "Levels of Care: What you Need to Know," Jan. 19, 11:30 am    Interview Skills Workshop, Thursday, Jan. 20, 7 pm   Common Ground at Hillcrest Youth Center, Thursday, Jan. 20, 6:30 pm   Town Hall Forum with Dr. Susan Love: Lesbians and Breast Cancer, Saturday, Jan. 29, 9 am   Open Mic Night at Hillcrest Youth Center, Friday, Feb. 4, 7:30 pm   Coffee & Conversation with Maureen Steiner and Camille Davidson, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 7 pm   Community Celebrate the 38th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade with Dr. Susan Wicklund, Thursday, Jan. 20, 6 pm   Victory Fund Champagne Brunch, Sunday, Feb. 13, 11 am   CESCal Conference, Feb. 25-27   3rd Annual MARYAH Poker Tournament, Benefitting Youth Housing, Thursday, March 3   PFLAG Scholarship Applications Due March 11   Click on any story to see all of the latest news     A Fabulous Menu of Giving Opportunities! No matter what strikes your passion and heart most deeply -- youth, seniors, families, housing, equality work --   there are a menu of giving opportunities to help support the 46,000 service visits for LGBT San Diegans that we provide every year! Every dollar you can give helps to support the services, projects and programs that make a difference for so many in the LGBT San Diego community. You don't have to give thousands to make a difference in lives, give what you can and together we can all keep making a difference! Thank you so much for your generosity and for all you do!   Thursday, April 28, 2011 – Dining Out for Life Friday, May 20, 2011 – Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 – AIDS Walk San Diego Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 – The Center's Annual Gala Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 – Nightmare on Normal Street Visit us online for more details about our current openings.
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