[PCNJ-news] PCNJ News & Updates - 11/1/04 Election Special

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The Pride Center of New Jersey
News & Updates – November 1, 2004

BE PART OF IT!  VOTE!  IT FEELS GOOD.
NOT SURE WHERE? http://www.mypollingplace.com

1. ELECTION NIGHT PARTY - Nov 1
2. NJ's L&G HAVURAH CALENDAR - Nov 4
3. WOMEN'S COFFEE HOUSE - Nov 6
4. NEW SOCIAL GROUP - Nov 11
5. KAREN RIPLEY AT MONMOUTH U BENEFITS PCNJ - Nov 12
6. DOM PARTNERSHIP PERSPECTIVES - Nov 12
7. FALL AFFAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE - Nov 19
8. ANNUAL BRUNCH - Nov 21
9. MISCELLANY


1. ELECTION NIGTH PARTY - Nov 1
Election Night Party
WHO:The GLBTI community, our friends and family 
WHAT: Scream with delight, weep, yell at the TV, visit
with friends.  In short, watch the election unfold,
all in the comfort of Central Jersey's oldest GLBTI
bar (serving the community through 15 presidential
elections).
WHERE:The Den Bar & Nightclub.  700 Hamilton St.
Somerset, NJ  732-545-7329 
WHEN: Election Night, of course.  Tuesday, Nov. 2,
2004 
 Doors open at 6.  Free hors d'oeuvres between 7 and
8.  
WHY: The 2004 presidential election shows every sign
of blowing the anticipation, the drama, the hope, and
the frustration of the 2000 election right out of the
water.  Not since the series finale of Friends, has
there been such a heralded night of television.  Need
more reasons to trade in your couch for a party on
Election Night? Free Hors D'oeuvres! Big Screen
Television coverage! Draq queen commentators
throughout the evening! 18 to party, 21 to Drink! 
Guaranteed to be a night to remember.  But don't
forget, we are celebrating the 2004 Elections.
Remember to VOTE before you come party!   Sponsored by
the New Jersey Lesbian and Gay Coalition. 
www.njlgc.org.

2. NJ's L&G HAVURAH CALENDAR - Nov 4
Here’s what’s coming up at New Jersey’s Lesbian & Gay
Havurah:
Thursday, November 4 - Coffee Social at Brewed
Awakening, 417 Main Street, Metuchen, 7:30 PM.  Call
732-650-1010, box 8, for more information and
directions.  [first Thursday each month]
Saturday, November 13 - Movie night at our members'
home in Middlesex, 8:00 PM.  Please bring a kosher
dessert to share, and a movie to share if you would
like.  (Attendees with allergies should also be aware
that the hosts have cats.)  Call 732-650-1010 for more
information and directions.  
Friday, November 12-Shabbat Services at our members'
home in Highland Park, 8:00 PM.  Call 732-650-1010 for
more information and directions.  

3. WOMEN'S COFFEE HOUSE - Nov 6
The November Women's Coffee house features the
performers Natalia Zukerman and Nadine Goellner. 
Coffeehouse is in Pride Center Loft from
7-10PM with refreshments served and donation of $5,
more if/less if, to Pride Center.

4. NEW SOCIAL GROUP - Nov 11
Mark your calendar for the inaugural night of the new
Men's Coffee House Night!

5. KAREN RIPLEY AT MONMOUTH U BENEFITS PCNJ - Nov 12
An Evening of Spontaneous, World-Altering Comedy 
Event: Comedienne Karen Ripley at Monmouth University 
Date:Friday, November 12, 2004 
Time:7:30 p.m. 
Where: Monmouth University                            
   400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ             
                       Pollak Theatre :  Contact Petra
Ludwig at 732-263-5507 or Monmouth University’s All
Lifestyles Included, ALI, (732) 923-4739 or
ali at monmouth.edu 
Cost:  Admission is free for students and staff. 
Suggested donation for the general public is $5.00. 

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ (October 29, 2004) –– San
Francisco-based comedienne Karen Ripley will present
an evening of spontaneous, world-altering comedy at
Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre on Friday,
November 12, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.  Sponsored by Monmouth
University’s All Lifestyles Included, all donations
collected at this event will benefit The Pride Center
of New Jersey. 
Ripley has been performing stand-up comedy for two
decades and offers impeccable timing and deadpan
delivery.  Spontaneity is a large part of her
performance, and Ripley’s more serious material is
based upon her own experience with substance abuse and
sobriety.  If you ask why she performs gay and lesbian
humor, it’s “because I don’t want my career to go
anywhere…I decided to do gay and lesbian comedy
because I don’t ever want to be rich and famous, and
it’s working.”  However, “queer humor may change the
world, and that’s really what it’s all about.” 
The San Francisco Chronicle writes, “Ripley
crystallized the evening…She tore up the crowd with
one-liners.” 
Ripley has been teaching improvisation to children and
adults for 20 years, and she has been the in-house
Improv teacher for Harvey Milk Institute, San
Francisco, CA, for the past seven years. 

6. DOM PARTNERSHIP PERSPECTIVES - Nov 12
LGBT Caucus offers legal perspectives presentation on
Domestic Partnership registration in New Jersey
With the advent of legal same-sex domestic
partnerships in New Jersey, many questions have arisen
for same-sex couples that live or work in New Jersey. 
Couples wonder what new rights and new
responsibilities come with registration as a domestic
partner.  Couples have questions about the process of
registration, the impact on public and private
employees, the impact on real estate, property,
inheritance, retirement, child custody, medical
decisions, employer benefits, pensions, and other
financial and domestic arrangements.
To assist in answering these and other questions, the
NJEA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus
will feature Family Law Attorney Marianna C.
Pontoriero at their Friday, November 12, 2004 meeting.
 The meeting will commence at 7:30 PM at the
Burlington County Education Association office in
Willingboro, New Jersey.  All interested persons,
inside and outside of public education, are invited to
attend.  To register call or e-mail Carol Watchler at
609-448-5215 or njealgbc at comcast.net.

7. FALL AFFAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE - Nov 19
Metropolitan Community Church presents Fall Affair -
Extraordinaire II. A formal attire dinner with dancing
and entertainment. At The Embassy Suites, Piscataway,
NJ. Friday, November 19th from 9 PM to 2 AM. $45 per
person.  For information: 973-432-5906 or
ucargill at hotmail.com. 

8. ANNUAL BRUNCH - Nov 21
The Pride Center Annual Awards Brunch
Each year, the Pride Center of New Jersey, hosts an
elegant brunch to honor their most prominent donors
and volunteers.  It’s their way of saying “Thank you”
and recognizing them for all their efforts during the
past year.  The Pride Center wants to acknowledge
their invaluable contributions to the Center in the
form of a celebration.
This year, our annual brunch is to be held at the
beautiful private home of Janet Green in the gorgeous,
rolling hills of Tewksbury, New Jersey.  Come
experience a wonderful afternoon surrounded by the
Pride Center’s most distinguished members of our
community and enjoy a fabulous, scrumptious brunch
catered by Baker’s Treat of Flemington, New Jersey. 
Baker’s Treat donates 100% of their profits to
programs for women in early recovery from alcohol and
drug addiction, so your attendance will be supporting
two great causes at the same time!
A jazz quartet will compliment the afternoon and add
serenity to the event while you gaze through the huge
glass doors, past the enormous deck and inspect the
wooded scenery and in the distance, Princeton, New
Jersey, while sipping your mimosa…
This will not be an event to miss!  The cost is $30
for members, $40.00 for non-members.  Please make your
check payable and mail to:
The Pride Center of New Jersey
Att:  Brunch
P.O. Box 5130
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
Please register by November 5th, 2004.  All names will
be held on an RSVP list.  No tickets will be held at
the door.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email
jenniferhorsey at aggieland.net or call 908-803-6663

9. MISCELLANY
Don't forget to stop by the Center on 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays for LGMNB's regular drop-in socials - all
welcome. 
Under The Rainbow - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
GRAANJ - 1st Sundays from 1 PM to 5 PM
Boomers and Beyond (New Group!) - 3rd Mondays 7:30 PM
OWLS (Older Wilder Lesbians) - 3rd Fridays at 7:30 PM
SMOKEOUT - Assistance for LGBT individuals who are
interested in quitting smoking. Call Ellen at
973-342-1108. 
Men's Coming Out Group - Every Wednesday 7:30 PM

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