C E N T E R H A P P E N I N G S Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center M A R C H & A P R I L 1 9 9 3 208 West 13 Street NYC 10011 212 620-7310 Center Mental Health and Social Services All services are free, and confidential. Winter/ Spring Group Cycle, runs from first week of February to mid-May. All groups require pre-group intake interview. All counseling by appointment. For pre-group interview, appointment, gen-eral mental health information or referral, call the Center Mental Health and Social Ser-vices staff at 620-7310. Project Connect Services for alcohol and drug abuse, co-dependency, adult child, and other addictive-compulsive disorders. CenterBridge AIDS-related bereavement services. Individual and group counseling, community forums, memorials. Winter/ Spring Group Cycle includes Gay Men's Grief Support Group; Lesbian Grief Support Group; Gay and Lesbian Latino/Latina Grief Support Group; Beyond Bereavement: Grief Survivors Support Group; Long-Term Survi-vors Support Group. Gender Identity Project Information, re-ferrals, and peer counseling for transexuals and the gender-conflicted. Male-to-female and female-to-male support groups. Center Youth Enrichment Services Creative arts workshops and special events for lesbians and gay men under 22 years old. Workshops include Painting, OutYouth Newsletter, Alternate Visions Improv Thea-ter, TV/Video Production, Creative Writing, Karate. Call for workshop schedule. Mon Mar 1 Alternate Visions Theater Troupe at the Club at La MaMa Another original work from the YES workshop. 8pm. Call theater for reservat'ns 475-7710. Center Dances Saturdays, 9pm-1am. Admission $8; $6 with Center Membership Card, senior or student ID, or flier. DJ, juice bar, cash bar. You must be 21; ID required. A Mar 13 Second Saturday Dance Center Dance Committee. Mar 27 Fourth Saturday Dance Center Dance Committee. DJ Nancy B. Apr 3 Women & Friends Dance Center Women & Friends Productions. Pri-marily for women but all welcome. Apr 10 Second Saturday Dance Center Dance Committee. Apr 24 No Dance because of March on Washington In Our Own Write Readings by emerging writers; workshops to foster new talent. For more information, leave message at Center for Pamela Pratt. Apr 22 Reading by Native Americans Ben Geboe and Nic Billey 7:30pm. $3. N 1st 3rd Mon Writers' Workshop Fiction, poetry, non-fiction. All welcome. Feel free to bring your work with you. 8-10pm. N Accessibility of Special Events for Persons with Disabilities Event codes: A=accessible; LA=limited accessibility; N=not accessible. Room assignments may change after we go to press. Call the Center, 620-7310, shortly before an event to confirm its accessibility. PROGRAMS AND EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE CENTER For more information, call the Center, (212) 620-7310, Mon-Fri 10am-10pm Notices of other special Center events appear elsewhere in this issue. Pat Parker/ & Vito Russo Center Library A joint project of The Publishing Triangle and the Center. For more information or if interested in donating books, call Kevin Jenkins, 505-6246. Library Hours: Mon & Wed, 6-8pm; Sat 1-4pm. A Reading Program For anyone who wants to learn to read or to improve his or her read-ing skills. If interested in being a student or a teacher, call Stan Leventhal, 966-8400. A Register to Vote by April 9! Register a Friend! Vote in School Board Elections May 4! We are mailing 25,000 voter registration forms in March. If you're already registered, please use the form to register a friend. The lesbian and gay vote will be crucial to the outcome of the NYC school board elections, with candidates running both in favor of and opposed to the `Children of the Rainbow' curriculum which teaches tolerance for lesbian and gay families. Anyone not registered to vote may do so at the Center Lob-by Reception Desk, 208 West 13th Street, 9am-11pm, seven days a week. Your vote is vital! Center Kids For lesbian and gay parents and their child-ren and those considering parenthood. Events take place at the Center unless noted otherwise. For more information, leave a message at the Center for Center Kids. 1st Sun Considering Adoption Group Usually facilitated by adoptive parent.6-7pm.A 1st Sun Adoption Support Group For those in process of adoption. 7-8:30pm. A Tue Mar 9 Planning Biological Parenthood Gay male couple discusses experience with surrogacy. 6-8pm. A Note, in April meeting returns to 1st Thu. 3rd Tue Keeping Connected: Gay & Lesbian Families Who Have Separated Monthly discussion, support. 6:30-8pm. Susan 201-284-0695. N 3rd Thu Gay & Lesbian Foster Parents Sup-port Group 8-10pm. A 4th Tue Lesbians Considering Parenthood Info sharing, support. 6:30-8pm. A Mon Mar 22 Educating our Children's Teachers: Gay Parents and Schools Share hor-ror and success stories about dealing with education establishment. Refresh-ments 6pm. Discussion 6:30-8pm. A Sat Apr 3 Meet the Authors and the Publisher of the Children of the Rainbow Books Forum with Q and A about lesbian and gay children's books and their future. Child-care provided, but pre-registration required. Leave message at Center by Mar 26 with name, phone, number and ages of children. Noon-4pm. N The authors will also read for children on Sun, Apr 4, 2-3pm, at B. Dalton, 6th Ave and 8th St. Mon Apr 26 Is That Your Grandma? Joys/Worries of Being an Older Parent. Refresh-ments 6pm. Discussion 6:30-8pm. A National Museum and Archive of Lesbian and Gay History thru 4/25 Men with Tattoos Exhibit of photo-graphs by Seth Gurvitz. N Thu Center Archive Open 8-10pm for scholars and other researchers, other times by appointment. A 2nd Tue Center Museum/Archive Committee Monthly meeting. New members wel-come. 8-10pm. N Benefits for the Center Sat Mar 6 New York's Entertainer of the Year Produced by Pretty Boy Productions. Hosted by Terry Douglas, Empress Saleen. Special guest Leslie Rage, Miss Gay America '93 and NY's Entertainer of the Year '92. Doors open 7pm, show at 8pm. Cash bar. $20. Tickets at Center Mon-Fri. N Fri Mar 26 Imperial Court Royal Command Per-formance Full drag lip-synch show by royalty from courts all over the coun-try in NYC for Night of 1,000 Gowns on March 27. 8pm at Limelight. $8. 475-0838. Wed Mar 31 Silent Dancing: A Serious Hour of Frivolous Poetry or a Frivolous Hour of Serious Poetry Poet R.D. Thomas. Piano/vocals Brad Ross, with Jadah Carroll, Dru Dempsey. 8pm. $5 don. more/less if. N Sun Apr 4 `THE BARRY Z SHOW' Special live taping at the Center. 1pm. Call Mark Tadlock at the Center for ticket info. N 2nd Tuesdays at the Center Presentations by noted Noted New Yorkers in the arts, academia, and politics. 8pm. $3 suggested donation.A Apr 13 Allen Ellenzweig Talk and slides by author of The Homoerotic Photograph Male Images from Durieu/Delacroix to Map-plethorpe. Books for sale. Center ILGA Committee 1st Thu Business Meeting for committee that represents the Center in the Int'l Les-bian & Gay Ass'n. 8-10pm. A 3rd Tue Information Meeting on networking and action in the international lesbian and gay community. All welcome. 8-10pm. N Orientation Wed Apr 14 Orientation Your best introduction to New York's lesbian and gay commu-nity. Representatives from 40 groups, literature from hundreds more, presenta-tions, socializing, entertainment. 7pm. $3 suggested donation. A Center Events for Women's History Month Sat Mar 6 Women & Friends Dance Center Wo-men & Friends Productions. Primarily for women but all welcome. 9pm-1am Admission $8; $6 with Center Membership Card, senior or student ID, or flier. DJ, juice bar, cash bar. You must be 21; ID req'd. A Tue Mar 9 2nd Tuesdays at the Center I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: The Life of Mabel Hampton as Told by a White Woman Music/slide presentation by Joan Nestle, author, co-founder of Lesbian Herstory Ar-chives, Queens College faculty member. 8pm. $3 donation requested. A Wed Mar 10 Lesbian Orientation A wonderful in-troduction to the lesbian community throughout the City. Organization rep-resentatives, literature, guest speakers, re-freshments, socializing, entertainment. 7pm $3 suggested donation. A Mar 10 In Our Own Write Benefit Reading at Nuyorican Poets Cafe featuring Joan Larkin, Sandra Scoppettone, Linsey Abrams Jess Wells. 236 East 3rd St., Manhattan. 7-9pm. $5. Sat Mar 13 Lesbian Health Fair Day-long fair (9am-5pm) offering free pap smears, BP screenings, mammographs, vid-eos, youth space, workshops, demonstra-tions. Topics include nutrition, breast health, orgasmic health, herbology, more. Co-sponsored by the Center and Communi-ty Health Project. For information and mam-mography registration, call Anne or Dana at CHP, 675-3559. A Mar 13 In Our Own Write Lesbian Writers Workshop with Leslea Newman 1-4 pm. $10. To register send name, address, phone, check (payable to The Center) to The Center, Attn: IOOW Workshop, 208 West 13th St, NY, NY 10011. Reg'n at door if space available. N Tue Mar 16 Lesbian Volunteer Night Lesbians learn about program opportunities es-pecially for them and how to contri-bute their time and talents. 6-8pm. N Fri Mar 19 Lesbian Comedy Night Another hum-orous evening produced by Center Women & Friends Productions. Social hour 8-9pm, showtime 9pm. Refresh-ments available. $6. N Thu Mar 25 In Our Own Write Reading by Jyl Lynn Felman and Ruthann Robson 7:30pm. $3 suggested donation. N Lesbian Movie Night Monthly series of fFilms and videos by, about, and of interest to lesbians. Soda available. 8pm sharp. $6 more/less if. Fri Mar 26 Lesbian Movie Night Avant Garde Women Video Makers Curated by Cheryl Dunye, including Ms. Dunye's work in progress, The Potluck and the Pas-sion, Sadie Bennings' It Wasn't Love, and Pamela Jennings' I've Never, among others. Soda available. 8pm sharp. $6 more/less. A Volunteer Night Wed Mar 31 Join the team that keeps the Center running! Choose from a host of com-mittees, special projects. 6-7pm. A March Mon Creation Meditation Circle Focus the mind, quiet the external noise, open and discover new possibilities, direct power toward unified creation. Led by Wilfred Hunt and Joe Veghte. Mondays 8:15-10:15pm.N Mon 1 Outmusic Performorama Lesbian and gay musicians share music for 5 min-utes each. 7:30pm. $4 don. 330-9197. N Mon 1 Come Out of Your Celluloid Closet! Teams forming to produce 5th Annual NY Internationa'l Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. All wel-come. Especially need fundraisers, publi-cists, media persons. 6-8pm. 807-1820. A Tue 2 1993 March on Washington for Les-bian-Gay-Bi Equal Rights & Liber-ation Organizing Ctte 7:30pm. 696-1301. A Tue 2 Personal Computer Literacy Work-shop presented by Stonewall Busi-ness Ass'n. For owners and potential purchasers. Basic info on systems, soft-ware. 8pm. SBA members free, $10 others with reservation, $13 at door. For reserva-tions call 439-1010 up to 11pm 3/1. N Wed 3 Spirit Center: Women's Circle for Healing (educational presentation of COLOURWRX) 6:30-8pm. $5 more/less. Eva 673-7909. LA Thu 4 Gay Vacation Expo! Places to go and best ways to get there. Travel displays, panel of experts, travel writers, mem-bers of International Gay Travel Ass'n, free snacks, low-priced drinks, surprises, dis-counts, giveaways, special offers. Spon-sored by NY Advertising & Communications Network and Out & About. 6:30-9:30pm. $5. 517-0380. LA (part on first floor, part on third floor)partially accessible Fri 5 19 Psychology Discussion Group Com-ing out of the closet is only the first step in a lifelong journey. Share your discoveries. 8-10pm. $3. 228-5153. LA Fri 5 Bring-Your-Own Party for Medical Students sponsored by Lesbian/Gay/ Bisexual People in Medicine NY. 7-10:30. Free. For more info call Jim, 481-0172, or Debby, 694-5187, before 11pm. A OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS SCHEDULED AT THE CENTER For more information, contact the sponsoring organizations. Fri 5 Psychologists for Human Dignity Up-date on Women and AIDS at monthly meeting. 8pm. 505-8024. A Sat 6 20 Life Drawing Seminar Open to all vis-ual artists regardless of experience. 10am-Noon. 242-6454. N Sun 7 Just Couples Tired of going to a bar and being the only couple? Tired of having only single gay and lesbian friends? Looking for support of your relationship? Looking for activities to do with other couples? Join us and make new friends. Monthly meet-ing 6-8pm. For more information call Linda & Pat 535-9873, Larry & Brian 989-0435. N Mon 8 `Mass Appeal' by Bill Davis with John Fedele and Roy Harry. Directed by Sue Riordan. Benefit for AmFAR. 8pm. $10. 201-569-3140. N Tue 9 Art Group for Gay and Lesbian Ar-tists For motivation, inspiration, sup-port and solidarity within the community for artists in all disciplines. 8pm. 838-3248. N Wed 10 GMHC Workshop: Men Meeting Men Enhance self-confidence and ability to negotiate safer sex. 8-10:30pm. Free. 807-6655, TDD 645-7470. N Thu 11 Body Positive Seminar How immune system works; what HIV infection is; tests of immune functioning. 8-10pm.721-1619.N Thu 11 How to Cut Body Fat Without Losing Muscle Nutrition seminar by Joan Gondola, professor at Baruch College, marathoner, multi-sport athlete. NY Physique Team. $2 team members, $5 others. 8pm. 718-230-9865. N Thu 11 DAAIR Introduction to Protocols & Products Direct AIDS Alternative Info. Resources. 6-8pm. $2. 689-8140. A Thu 11 Gay & Lesbian Two-Step Dance Fundraiser for March on Washington with Doug Stevens and Outband. 7-10:30 pm. $7. 718-728-5906. N Fri 12 26 Gentle Men Trust exercises, play, and talking from the heart. 8-10pm. 529-0796. A Fri 12 DAAIR Update for Members Direct AIDS Alternative Information Resour-ces. 6-8pm. $2. 689-8140. A Sat 13 Gay Wrestling! First tournament by Metro Gay Wrestling Alliance. 8pm. $5. 563-7066. N Sun 14 Overcoming Addictions Lecture/de-monstration with psychologist/psy-choanalyst Dr. Judith Meyerowitz. 3:30-5 pm. $5. 675-1079. A Sun 14 Where the Orange Sun Don't Shine Ritual on the shadow side of a queer identity. Queer Pagans. 6-8pm. $5 dona-tion suggested. N Mon 15 Come Out of Your Celluloid Closet! See March 1.Teams forming to produce 5th Annual NY Internationa'l Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. All welcome. Especially need fundraisers, pub-licists, media persons. 6-8pm. 807-1820. A Mon 15 Southerners Pot Luck Menu divided by last name, call for list.:A-E potatoes/starches/ breads, F-J desserts, K-O entrees, P-Z veg-etables/salads. Drinks provided. 8pm. $2 Southerners members, $4 others. 642-8076. A Tue 16 Irish Lesbian & Gay Organization Pre-St. Patrick's Day Parade commu-nity update, forum.8pm.967-7711x3078.A Wed 17 GMHC Workshop: Eroticizing Safer Sex Learn to play safely while meet-ing other men. 8-10:30pm. Free. 807-6655 TDD 645-7470. N Wed 17 For Eye Openers: Designers and Illustrators Showcase '93 NY Adver-tising & Communications Network. Free for designers, illustrators, reps who pre-regis-ter. Non-members eligible. 6:30-9:30. $5 NYACN members, $8 others. 517-0380. N Wed 17 Write That Play! First session of 8 weekly workshops. Learn playwriting technique, take command of your creativity, dramatize your ideas. 8-10pm. Reg'n req'd. 718-789-5663. A Thu 18 Body Positive Seminar Choosing a physician; co-factors; safer sex. 8-10 pm. 721-1619. N Sat 20 Career Workshop with Kate Wendle-ton, author of Through the Brick Wall. 10am-1pm. $35 NYACN members, $45 others, add $13 for book used in workshop Info and reservations, 517-0380. N Sat 20 GMHC Workshop: What's In It For Me? For Black Gay Men, who are 18-30 years old, sexually active, health conscious, and interested in talking to talk about Safer Sex. 12-4pm. Free. Limited to 25. Reg'n req'd. 807-6655, TDD 645-7470. N Sat 20 HIV Negative Gay Men's Workshop Exercises to discover how to make a date, discuss sexual history, negotiate safer sex. Led by,. Patrick Suraci, PhD, author of Male Sexual Armor. 1:30-4:30pm. $25. Pre-reg-istration req'd. Call by 3/19, 473-5966. N Sun 21 Outmusic Showcase `To The Edge' with Stacey Dietz and Robert Pusilo, an original cabaret musical evening through the adventurous side of life and love. Plus Special Guests. 7:30pm. $6. 330-9197. N Mon 22 Network Summer Share-A-Thon Network of Business & Professional Organizations helps match those offering shares with those looking for shares. Look-ers $15. Offerers $35 for table with 1 per-son, $15 each add'l person. Free snacks, first beverage free. 6-9pm. For re-servations call 517-0771 (24-hours). N Wed 24 Lesbian & Gay Greek Group Organiz-ing meeting for new group. Bring your ideas. 8pm. Dean, 718-834-9648. N Thu 25 Body Positive Seminar Deciding on interventions, treatments; experimen-tal drug trials; women & AIDS. 8-10pm. 721-1619. N Fri 26 Tri-State Log Cabin Club General dis-cussion at meeting of gay Republi-cans. All welcome. 8pm. 886-1893.N Sat 27 Therapeutic Touch Workshop Inten-sive Introduction to basic phases of TT weaving theory with experiential sessions to get in touch with individual energy centers. Led by Larry Lee, MA, RN, TT instructor for NYU Division of Nursing Education, else-where. 9:30am registratio'n. 10am-4pm Intensive. $50 at door, no checks. Space limited, scholarships available. Info, registration, scholarships, 532-7800. N Sat 27 GMHC Workshop: Keep It Up! Learn what leads you to unsafe sex and how to handle unsafe situations. 11am-5pm. Reg'n req'd. 807-6655, TDD 645-7470. N Sat 27 Country Western Dance Workshops with Janet Sutta Basic: Lead and Fol-low, 12:30-2:30pm. Intermediate: Breaks, Strong Technique, 3-5:50pm. $20/couple/ workshop, $30/couple for both. Singles welcome. Info and reg'n, 473-6171. N Sat 27 Southerners Two-Step Dance 8pm lessons. Dancing 9pm-1am. $5 Southerners members & PWAs, $7 others (includes lessons). Check hotline for monthly discounts. 642-8076. N Sun 28 Tarot & Transformation Lecture by Assunta and guests. 2-3pm. $5 sug-gested contribution. 924-5205. N Sun 28 Oldies But Goodies Tea Dance to raise funds for 1994 Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference to be held in NYC. 5-10pm. $10. A Mon 29 `In Our Own Voice' Slide show, lec-ture on how, why transgender op-pression arose, by writer, long-time activist Leslie Feinberg, author of Stone Butch Blues, contributor to Persistent Desire. 8pm. Contact Bill Weaver 633-6646255-0352. N Mon Awareness Through Movement Be-ginners class. Learn to bring ease, ef-ficiency into everyday movements. Felden-krais Method. Six Mon, 2/22-3/29. 6-7:30. pm. $30 for series. All proceeds benefit Center. For iInfo/enrollment, leave message at 529-6879. Class size limited. N Early April Tue Art Group for Gay and Lesbian Ar-tists For artists in all disciplines for mMotivation, inspiration, support, and solidarity within the community. All disciplines. 8pm. 838-3248. N Fri 2 16 Psychology Discussion Group See March 5 & 19.Com-ing out of the closet is only the first step in a lifelong journey. Share your discoveries. 8-10pm. $3. 228-5153. LA Sat 3 17 Life Drawing Seminar Open to all vis-ual artists regardless of experience. 10am-Noon. 242-6454. N Sat 3 Connections for Gay Men Dating and intimacy workshop led by clinical psy-chologist Dr. Wayne Swift and Grant Foster, founder of ManMate. Friendly, informal at-mosphere to dis-cussion issues with other men who are serious about dating and intimacy. Small group interaction, mini lectures, guest speakers, problem solving. 10am-4:45pm. Information and /registra-tio'n, ManMate 580-9595 after 7pm.N Sat 3 Hey, Daddy Three truly fabulous female impersonators in one truly stupen-dous singing group, RSVP. Elegance, and ex- AGENCIES WITH OFFICES AT THE CENTER Call them for complete information about their services and activities. Coalition for Lesbian & Gay Rights 627-1398 3rd Tue Bus Mtg 6:30pm & Forum 8pm. 4th Thu Board/Gen Mtg 6-8pm. Community Health Project 675-3559 Walk-In STD Clinic Mon-Thu 7-9pm. Walk-in Peer Counseling Mon-Thu 7-9pm. Wellness Grp 2nd-5th Mon 5:45-7:15pm, Fri 12-1:30pm. Stress Reduction Fri 2-3pm. Lesbian Health Program: Gynecology and general health care by appointment, and walk-in screening and treatment for STDs and other vaginal in-fections, Mon-Wed 7-9pm; All Lesbian Health Program, 1st & 3rd Sat 11am-2pm. HIV+ Lesbian Switchboard 741-2610 (Mon-Fri 6-10pm) Gen Mtg last Thu 7-8pm. Metropolitan Community Church of NY 242-1212 Worship Service/Sunday School Sun 10am at Center. Worship Service Sun 7pm at Church 135 West 4th Street. Spirituality and HIV Sup Grp Sun 3pm. NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project 807-6761 24-Hour Hotline 807-0197 SAGE: Senior Action in a Gay Environment 741-2247 Women's 50+ Rap Grp Fri 7:30 pm. Women's 40+ Rap Grp Fri 7pm. Men's 50+ Rap Grp Wed 5:30 pm & Fri 6pm. Men's 40+ Rap Grp Thu 7pm. cess, as they offer advice on how to catch and keep a man. Doors open 8pm, performance 8:30pm. $10. 516-481-1201. N Sat 3 Dignity/Big Apple Day of Recollec-tion 10am-5pm. 818-1309. A Sun 4 An Hour with Android Performance artist Android and all his accessories. Big music, big moves, big boys. 7:30pm. $8. 627-0659. N Sun 4 Just Couples Tired of going to a bar and being the only couple? Tired of having only single gay and lesbian friends? Looking for support of your relationship? See March 7. Looking for activities to do with other couples? Join us and make new friends. Monthly meet-ing 6-8pm. For more information call Larry & Brian 989-0435, Pat & Linda 535-9873. N Mon 5 Outmusic Performorama See March 1.Lesbian and gay musicians share music for 5 min-utes each. 7:30pm. $4 don. 330-9197. N Tue 6 1993 March on Washington for Les-bian, Gay & Bi Equal Rights & Liber-ation Organizing Ctte 7:30pm. 696-1301. A Wed 7 Spirit Center: Women's Circle for Healing (educational presentation of COLOURWRX) 6:30-8pm. $5 more/less. Eva 673-7909. LA Wed 7 Gay Games IV Volunteer Orientation World's largest and fastest-growing sports and cultural event seeks volun-teers for office support, networking, speci-fic needs for '94 Games in NYC. 7pm. 633-9494.A Wed 7 Finding a Therapist Lecture/demon-stration with psychologist/psycho-analyst Dr. Judith Meyerowitz. 6-7:30 pm. $5. 675-1079. A Wed 7 GLAAD/New York Orientation Find out what's happening in the media; get involved with Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. 8pm. 807-1700. N Thu 8 Body Positive Seminar See March 11.How immune system works; what HIV infection is; tests of immune functioning. 8-10pm. 721-1619. N Thu 8 DAAIR Introduction to Protocols & Products Direct AIDS Alternative Info. Resources. 6-8pm. $2. 689-8140. N Fri 9 23 Gentle Men Trust exercises, play, talking from the heart. 8-10pm. 529-0796. A Fri 9 DAAIR Update for Members Direct AIDS Alternative Information Resour-ces. 6-8pm. $2. 689-8140. A Sat 10 Easter Vigil Liturgy & Social Dignity/ Big Apple. 7:30-10:30. 818-1309. N Sat 10 Out & About Comedy presented by The Mary Jo Comedy Show and Nancy Goldman Productions. Social hour 7:30-8:30pm. Showtime 8:45pm. $8. Information and re-servations 586-7824 or 718-366-8487. A 7.4/4=(1.9*3)=5.7For more information, call the numbers in the listings. Do not send mail to these organizations in care of the Center. ACT UP/AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power Gen Mtg Mon 7:30pm. Treatment & Data Ctte Wed 8pm. Call for other meetings 564-2437 Adult Children of Alcoholics/ ACOA Gay Lesbian Bisexual Mon 6pm. Huggy Bear, Healing the Inner Child Fri 9:15pm. Lesbians Fri 8pm. Literature Mtg Sun 7pm. Relationships Mon 6pm. Regular Mtg Tue 8pm. Struggle for Inti-macy Sat 10am. Topic Mtgs: Thu 6pm. 12 Step Mtg Wed 6pm. AFREE Artists Collective (African Free-Expressionists) Call for date 491-7228 African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change Thu 8-10:30pm Al-Anon Gay Men Double Winners Thu 6-8pm. Gay Men Fri 8:30-10pm. Gay Men Beginners Fri 7:30-8:30pm. GLAD Gay & Lesbian Discussion Sat 8pm. 40 Plus Lesbians Sun 3:15-4:45pm Alcoholics Anonymous After Five (Men) Wed 9:15pm. High Noon Sun noon. Lesbiana y Gay Grupo Identidad Wed 8pm. Lesbian & Gay People of Color Sat 4:30pm. NY Women's Discussion Thu 6pm. S/M Sober Miracles Sat 9:30pm. Village Agnostics Sun 4:15-5:45pm (last Sun 4-6pm). West-wingers Tue 8pm. Women Now Tue 6-7:15pm. Women Together Be-ginners Wed 6:15pm. Women Together Step Mtgs Wed 7:30pm, Sat 6:45pm, Sun 5:15pm. Intergrp 683-3900 Asian Lesbians of New York/ ALNY Workshop/discussion 3rd Sat 1:30-3pm. ALNY, POB 1742, NYC 10025 Asians & Friends of NY Social 3rd Sat 8pm-1am 718-488-0630 POB 6628, NYC 10163 Axios Eastern & Orthodox Christians 2nd Fri 8pm 718-229-0217 BiPAC Bisexual Public Action Committee Education/activist grp 3rd Thu 8-10pm 459-4784 Bisexual S/M Discussion Group 1st Sun 6-7:15pm 459-4784 Bisexual, Gay, & Lesbian Youth of NY/BiGLYNY Discussion Grp Sat 3-6pm, contact Center Youth staff 620-7310 Bisexual Pride Discussion & Sup-port Group Sun 3-4:30pm 459-4784 Bisexual Women of Color 1st/3rd Fri 6:30-8pm 459-4784 Bisexual Women of All Colors 2nd Thu 6-8pm POB 3787 NYC 10185-0032 246-7550 x111 Bisexual Women's Group 2nd/4th Wed 6:30-8pm, PO Box 1254 NYC 10002 Bi Social Party for bisexuals 2nd Fri 6-8pm, BYO food/drink, no smoking/alcohol, $5 459-4784 Body Positive of NY Magazine, seminars, socials, forums, sup grps for HIV+. Orientations 2nd/4th Tue 8pm 721-1619. Breast Cancer Support Group 2nd Mon 7:30pm, 4th Tue 8pm, 718-855-8824 Business Owners Support System/BOSS 3rd Thu 6-8pm 228-8683 Butch/Femme Society 3rd Wed 6:30-8pm 388-2736 REGULARLY-SCHEDULED MEETINGS & EVENTS AT THE CENTER For more information, call the numbers in the listings. Please do not send mail to these organizations in care of the Center. Chapter 9 12-step mtg for committed couples in 12-step recov'y pro-grams Mon 6:15-7:45pm Christian Science Group Thu 8-9pm 532-8379 Club Frottage 1st Thu 8-11pm 388-2572 Cocaine Anonymous Gay/Lesbian Open Mtg Sat 6pm 966-0189. Reg Mtg Sun 12:30pm. 496-4266 Co-Dependents Anonymous/ CODA Sun 8:30-10:30pm. Mon 9:15-10:45pm. Women's Mtg Tue 9:15-10:45pm. Step Mtg Thu 9:15-10:45pm. Intergroup 769-1386, Box E13 496A Hudson NYC 10014 Conference for Catholic Lesbians 4th Fri 6-8pm 982-0098 718-680-6107 Couples Together (Identity House) Sun 3-5pm 243-8181 Debtors Anonymous Lesbian & Gay Step Mtg Mon 7:30-9pm Diff'rent Spokes Bicycling Club Call for dates 472-8297 Dignity/Big Apple Liturgy, social for lesbian/gay Catholics Sat 7:30pm 818-1309 Dignity/New York Steering Ctte 2nd Wed 8pm. Call for liturgy info 866-8047 Education in a Disabled Gay Envi-ronment/EDGE 2nd Sun, Bd of Dirs noon, Sup Grp 2-4pm, accessible, signers welcome. 718-723-6620 TTY 749-9438 Family Diversity Coalition Working on NYC domestic part-nership legislation. Call for schedule 627-1398 Fat is a Lesbian Issue Fat-positive anti-diet discussion grp for fat women & their allies 4th Sun 5-6:30pm Gail/Shira 865-5170 FIRE-FLAG Gen mtg for paid les-bian/gay firefighters 2nd Tue 8pm 914-762-6261 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/GLAAD-New York Orientations 1st Wed even months 8pm. Forums call for date. 807-1700 Gay & Lesbian Independent Democrats/GLID 2nd Wed 8pm 727-0008 Gay & Lesbian Italians (Italian heritage only) Sup Grp 1st/3rd Sat 7:30-9:30pm Gay & Lesbian Justice Project Counseling/referrals for ex-offenders 242-3900 Gay & Lesbian Polyglot Group 1st/3rd Mon 8-11pm 718-816-7295 Gay & Lesbian Reading Group 2nd Thu 8-10pm 213-1813 Gay & Lesbian Social Workers (NASW/NYC) Call for date3rd Fri 8-11pm 989-6083 Gay Asian & Pacific Islander Men of NY 3rd Fri 8-10pm John 718-788-5608 T.Y. 569-6748 Gay Circles 8-week cycles of sharing grps for gay men; info & date of next orientation John 242-9165 Gay Fathers Forum 1st Fri 7-10pm 721-4216 Gay Male S/M Activists Gen Mtgs 2nd/4th Wed 8:30pm; Bd of Dirs 3rd Wed 8pm; 727-9878 Gay Men of African Descent Fri 8-11pm, some at Center, call 741-3462 Gay Men Together Discsn Grp 2nd/4th Mon 8-10pm 431-7616 Gay Men's Health Crisis Safer Sex Workshops See Special EventsMen Meeting Men 2nd Wed 8pm. Eroticizing Safer Sex 3rd Wed 8pm 807-6655 TDD 645-7470 Gay Officers Action League/GOAL Membership Mtg 2nd Tue 8pm 982-4138 Gay Pilots Association Gay/lesbi-an pilots & non-pilots interested in aviation & flying. Last Thu 8pm 777-8578 Gay Veterans Association 3rd Mon 8pm 787-0329 Gejaro, Lesbian & Gay Esperanto Language Club Mon 6-8pm 254-7508 Girls Night Out (TV/TS/TG) Write/ cCall for date/info. SASE to PO Box 369 Brooklyn NY 11235, 201-794-1665 x 201 Girth & Mirth Club of NY 3rd Sat, Bd of Dirs 6pm, Party 8:30pm, 914-699-7735 Greater Gotham Gaylaxians Social grp for sci-fi fans (lit/film/ video) 3rd Sun 3:30-5:30pm 255-9247 Group Psychotherapy for Gay Men Led by Bruce Dorval, PhD, Sun 8:45-10:15pm 307-5583 Healing the Healers Support Grp Facilitated self-help grp for HIV+ AIDS professionals 2nd-5th Wed 6-8pm Betty 718-382-1703 Health-Education-AIDS Liaison/ HEAL Info/sup grp for alterna-tive/holistic approaches to AIDS-related conditions Wed 8pm 674-HOPE Heritage of Pride Organizers of Pride Weekend. Monthly Mtg 2nd Mon 8pm 691-1774 Herpes Social Group for Lesbi-ans & Gay Men 1st Wed 8-10:30pm Imperial Queens of NY Monthly mtg by/for DQs, TVs, TSs in fun, helpful, democratic form. 1st Fri 8pm. 580-9862, 516-889-1999 Incest & Sexual Abuse Survivors Anonymous-Gay Men Reg Mtg Fri 6-8pm. 11th Step Mtg Sun 5:15-6:45pm Irish Lesbian & Gay Organization 1st Mon 8-10pm 967-7711 x3078 Israelis & Friends Call for new location, schedule. 642-1086. Just Couples Discussion of topics relevant to couples 1st Sun 6-8 pm. Also outside weekly activi-ties. Linda & Pat 535-9873, Larry & Brian 989-0435 Kambal Sa L£sog Pilipinas Lesbi-ans Bisexuals & Gays for Pro-gress 2nd Sun 7-10pm Paul 718-832-0327 Knights Wrestling Club Women's Wrestling Sat 12-2pm. Men's Training Sat 2-5pm. Men's Wrestling Sun 7-11pm. 969-8560 Las Buenas Amigas Latina Lesbi-ans 1st/3rd Sun 2-4pm 749-0405 201-868-7816 Latino Gay Men of NY Call for schedule 718-834-8785 Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Not all rooms are accessible for people with disabilities and regular events are not always held in the same room. To check the accessibility of an event, call the Center, 620-7310. Lavender Bytes Lesbians in Com-puters 2nd Thu 6:30-8pm Nancy 753-0490 Legal Clinic Lesbian & Gay Law Assn of Greater NY free legal consultations Tue 6:30-8:30pm Lesbian & Gay Community Mediation Ser-vice Walk-In Clinic to help resolve your disputes 4th Tue 6:30-8:30pm 713-5089 Lesbian & Gay Labor Network Call for date 923-8690 Lesbian & Gay Teachers Associ-ation 1st Wed: Gen Mtg 1st Wed 6-8pm, Steering Ctte 8-9pm 718-596-1864 Lesbian Avengers Direct action grp focussed on issues vital to lesbian visibility & survival. Tue 8pm 967-7711 x3204 Life Drawing Seminar 1st/3rd Sat 10am-Noon 242-6454 Meditation for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals 1st/3rd Wed 8-9pm Carson 242-7980 Men of All Colors Together/MACT Gen Mtg Fri 7:45-11pm. Board of Dirs 2nd Sun 2:30-7:30. 222-9794 Metro Gay Wrestling Alliance Sun noon-3pm Brian or David 563-7066 Metropolitan Tennis Group Call for date 718-852-8562 Moonfire Women's Spirituality Circle Sabbat rituals. Call Amethyst 472-1724 Narcotics Anonymous Tue 7:30pm. Thu 5:45pm. Fri 6pm. Sun 2:15pm Nar-Anon Mon 8pm Nationa'l Lesbian & Gay Journalists Associatio'n 2nd Thu 7pm Jun-Sep, 3rd Sun 7pm Oct-May 864-2457 Natural History Group Lesbian & Gay Naturalists of NY. Field trips/ programs. Mtg 1st Thu 8pm 718-965-0013 New Harmony Gay & lesbian community of faith. Lecture, prayer, open dialogue. Spiritual lectures for gay men 1st/3rd Thu 8-10pm 677-9792 NY Advertising & Communica-tions Network 3rd Wed 6:30pm 517-0380 NY Bankers Group Call for date 807-9584 x24 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian-Gay-Bi Equal Rights & Liberation Organizing Ctte 1st Tue 7:30pm 696-1301 Organization of Lesbian+Gay Architects+Designers All design disciplines & students 4th Tue 7:30pm 475-7652 Other Countries: Black Gay Men Writing Workshop Sat 5-8pm 505-0506 Outmusic Performorama 1st Mon 7:30pm. Showcase 3rd Sun 7:30pm. 330-9197 OutWatch Gen Mtg 1st Tue 8pm 967-7711 x3037 Overeaters Anonymous Discus-sion Wed 1pm. Gay Men Sun 7pm & Thu 8pm 718-951-6037. Gay Dignity, Fri, Beginners 8pm, Reg Mtg 8:35pm. Open Gay Mtg Sat 5pm. Open Lesbian Mtg Sun 12:30pm. West Side Gay Mtg Wed 6:15pm Positive Action of NY Orientations for HIV sup grps 1st/3rd Mon 8pm 268-4196 Pride Alumni Recent grads & friends of Pride Institute continu-ing in 12-step recovery 1st Sun 3:30-5:30pm 877-5169 Prime Timers Social club for men 40+ & friends Gen Mtg 2nd/4th Sat 2-5pm POB 291 NYC 10018 787-0329 Psychologists for Human Dignity/ PHD call for date 505-8024 Psychology Discussion Group Share your discoveries 1st/3rd Fri 8-10pm 228-5153 Queer Nation Gen Mtg Thu 7:30pm 978-8720 Ramblers Soccer Club Bd of Dirs, call for date 989-6986 Scrabble-Players Club All levels, bring boards, 2nd/4th Mon 8-11pm 714-7735 914-352-6328 Sexual Abuse Therapy/Support Group for Women facilitator Joyce Z. Meyers, CSW, Mon 7-8:30pm SAGE 741-2247 Sexual Compulsives Anonymous/ SCA Closed mtgs (for those who want to stop having compulsive sex) Sun 5/6:30/8:30 Mon Noon Tue 7:30 Wed Noon/5:45 Thu 4/ 7:30 Fri 5:45/7:30, Sat 5/6/7:45 Open mtgs (all welcome) Sun 5/7 Thu 5:45 439-1123 SCA en Espa¤ol Compulsivos Sexuales An¢nimos 3rd Sat 3:30pm 388-9124 SCA-Anon Tue 5:45-7:15pm Sirens Motorcycle Club 3rd Tue 8-10pm Diane 807-8211 Social Activities for Lesbians/SAL Fun & Games Night 3rd Thu 8pm 718-965-7578 South Asian Lesbian & Gay Association/SALGA 3rd Sun 6-8pm Haresh 475-6486 Gayatri 889-0993 Spirit Center: Women's Circle for Healing Presentation/workshop on creative body/mind/spirit practices that heal and affirm us as women. 1st Wed 6:30-8pm. $5 more/less if. 673-7909 Southerners: Lesbians & Gay Men in New York Pot Luck 3rd Mon 8-11pm. Also see Special Events. 642-8076 Stonewall Democratic Club 4th Wed 8pm 969-8854 Stonewall 25 Monthly Mtg 4th Thu 6:30-8pm 582-6907 Sundance Outdoor Adventure Society Bd of Dirs: call for date 598-4726 Support Group for Family & Friends of Transexuals Moved to new location; call for date, time, location, 222-3843 Support Group for Single Lesbians Tue & Fri 6:30-8pm Survivors of Incest Anonymous/ SIA (women) Beginners Fri 6:30-8pm. Reg Mtg Fri 8:15-10:15pm Survivors of Transexuality Anonymous/STA 12-step self-help sup grp, Tue 6:30-8pm, Sun 7:30-9pm 969-0888 Tai Chi Chuan Tue & Fri 5-6pm 675-8223 Times Squares Square Dancing 2nd/4th Fri 7:30pm, call first if nonmember 873-3962 Twentysomething 1st/3rd Tue, Steering Ctte 6:30pm, Rap Grp 8-9:30pm. 967-7711 x3163 Unity Fellowship Church of Christ NYC Sun New Membership Class 2-3pm, Service 3-5pm, POB 2708 Church St Sta NYC 10008-2708 Village Dive Club Gay/lesbian scuba club 4th Sun 3:30-5pm 366-9079 Village Playwrights Tue 6-8pm 718-596-9905 WeWah & BarCheeAmpe Lesbi-an/Gay Native Americans 4th Sat 7-9pm Curtis Harris 598-0100 Water of Life (Urine Therapy) 3rd Sun 4-6pm 795-6625 Women About Quarterly Planning Mtgs call for date 642-5257 Women Entrepreneurs in Busi-ness 1st Tue 6:30-8pm 718-237-2399 Women Playwrights Collective 1st/3rd/5th Wed 6-8pm 885-1119 Women's Incest Survival Group Thu 6:30-8:30pm 691-2981 OTHER AGENCY WITH OFFICES AT THE CENTER Call them for complete information about their services and activities. Coalition for Lesbian & Gay Rights 627-1398 3rd Tue Busi-ness Mtg 6:30pm & Forum 8pm. 4th Thu Board/Gen Mtg 6-8pm. Community Health Project 675-3559 Walk-In STD Clinic Mon-Thu 7-9pm. HIV+ Wellness Grp 2nd-5th Mon 5:45-7:15pm, Fri 1212-1:30pm. Stress Reduction Fri 2-3pm. Lesbian Switchboard 741-2610 (Mon-Fri 6-10pm) Gen Mtg last Thu 7-8pm. Metropolitan Community Church of NY 242-1212 Worship Ser-vice/Sunday School Sun 10am at Center. Worship Service Sun 7pm at Church 135 W 4th Street. Spirituality and HIV Sup Grp Sun 3pm. NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project 807-6761 24-Hour Hotline 807-0197 SAGE: Senior Action in a Gay Environment 741-2247 Wo-men's 50+ Rap Grp Fri 7:30pm. Women's 40+ Rap Grp Fri 7pm. Men's 50+ Rap Grp Wed 5:30 pm & Fri 6pm. Men's 40+ Rap Grp Thu 7pm.