[PCNJ-news] PCNJ News & Updates - 6/17/05

Thu Jun 16 20:15:43 EDT 2005

The Pride Center of New Jersey
News & Updates - June 17, 2005

See www.pridecenter.org for lot's more group and
activity information!

1. OOTB - June 17
2. YOUTH DROP-IN GROUP
3. MARRIAGE CASE GOES TO SUPREME COURT
4. OLDER WISER LESBIANS - June 17
5. GAMES NIGHT - June 21
6. GREAT ADVENTURE TICKETS

1. OOTB - TONIGHT!  June 17
without further ado... YOU ARE INVITED to...
OUT OF THE BOX  the open mic series for all types of
performers & listeners
FRIDAY, June 17th 
8:00 to (approx) 10:30 pm at the PRIDE CENTER OF NEW
JERSEY (in North Brunswick, address/info below)
 COME share a POEM, a SONG, a THOUGHT, an IDEA, a
JOKE, an IMPULSE, a FIGURE OF SPEECH... anything you
like at this open-mic series that is now 2 and 1/2
years and running strong!!!

Featured Artist this Month is lead singer and
songwriter extraordinaire DANNY KATZ! 
While Danny is a big fan of all styles of music (yes,
including country and rap), those brave enough to
inquire as to how he describes his own are met with
"if Ani Difranco and Billy Joel had a baby with Elvis
Costello as the babysitter," a somewhat frightening
description! Even in New York City, Katz is likely the
only musician you will find who fits that description:
his guitar playing, thought provoking lyrics, heavy
performance schedule and performance energy level
remind listeners of Ani Difranco, his melodies and
skills on the piano bring about comparisons to early
Billy Joel and his sarcastic humor bordering on "punk"
has drawn him comparisons to Elvis Costello... for
more click here:
http://www.dannykatzmusic.com/
OUT OF THE BOX open-mic at the Pride Center of New
Jersey listeners and sharers alike welcome.
held at the PRIDE CENTER OF NEW JERSEY
1048 Livingston Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 
$5 suggested donation/ $3 for students
free low-octane beverages and light gnosh served
NEW NEW how this open-mic works... folks show up
around 7:45 pm or so.  the open-mic list is put out at
7:50 pm for those who want to sign up to share words,
music, etc... the first fifteen folks to sign up are
guaranteed 6-8 minutes...anyone signed up after that
may not make it up on the mic and/or may be asked to
share an abbreviated amount of material.  as always,
if anyone has something they really want to share that
would take longer, just email Pandora or Stephen to
see if we can make it happen.  at 8:00 pm we begin (or
thereabouts) and folks who signed up are called up to
share.  around 9:00 the featured artist for the
evening takes the stage for 20-30 minutes. afterwards,
we continue with the open-mic list.

2. YOUTH DROP-IN GROUP
The Youth Drop-In at the Pride Center -- a social and
discussion group for GLBTIQ youth 17 and under, and
their straight allies -- is now meeting on the second,
third and fourth Saturdays of the month from 1 to 4
p.m. The drop-in is a fun, caring place to talk about
everything from being out to the latest music and
movies. Meetings are supervised by adults. If you are
interested in finding out more information about the
youth-drop in, write to njyouthpride at yahoogroups.com
or call (732) 846-2232. 

3. MARRIAGE CASE GOES TO SUPREME COURT
AFTER THREE LONG YEARS, NEW JERSEY GAY MARRIAGE CASE
HEADED TO THE “SUPER BOWL OF JUSTICE” AT LAST
Town meeting on marriage equality on Sunday, July 10th
at 3:30 pm in Maplewood, St. George’s Episcopal
Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, with Congressman Barney
Frank
Statement of Steven Goldstein, chair of Garden State
Equality, cell (917) 449-8918, on today’s New Jersey
appellate court decision:
“Though we would have preferred a decision that
substantively went our way, make no mistake: This is
an unequivocal procedural victory on the way to what
we believe will be a decision by the state Supreme
Court to allow gay couples to marry. The dissent today
guarantees that the case will be heard by the state
Supreme Court. The dissent today presents a clear
basis for the State Supreme Court to rule in gay
couples' favor later this year or in early 2006.
“Now that this case is going to the state Supreme
Court, we're jubilant to be headed to the super bowl
of justice at last. And when the state Supreme Court
gives lesbian and gay couples the freedom to marry,
Garden State Equality and the entire lesbian and gay
community will protect the decision with the most
ambitious political and grassroots campaign this state
has ever seen. We've been preparing for years, and we
are absolutely going to win because New Jersey is the
state that doesn’t hate.
“We warn the national opponents of gay rights: If
you're even thinking of coming into New Jersey to stop
the tide of progress, here you'll meet your Waterloo.
New Jersey is the state that doesn't hate
“We won domestic partnership and we will win marriage
equality. The key is intensity. To the hatemongers,
marriage is an issue. To us, marriage is a fight for
our lives. We've been preparing for years and it's
paid off in the court of public opinion. According to
a May 2005 Garden State Equality-Zogby Poll, 55
percent of New Jersey supports the right of gay
couples to marry, with only 40 percent opposed. New
Jersey opposes a state constitutional amendment to ban
gay marriage by nearly 2 to 1, 61 to 33 percent.
"Moreover, marriage equality is important not just to
the lesbian and gay community, but to the 80 percent
of New Jerseyans who personally know someone lesbian
or gay.”
Garden State Equality, a combined political force of
both LGBTI and straight New Jerseyans, is a pioneering
model for the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and intersex civil rights. Garden State
Equality is led by both LGBTI and straight activists,
and aggressively works with the LGBTI and straight
communities alike. 

4. OLDER WISER LESBIANS - June 17
Join the OWLS on Friday June 17 for their monthly
meeting!

5. GAME NIGHT - June 21
Pride Center Game Night is held on the third Tuesday
of each month at 7:30 PM.  Come on out and have some
fun and meet some new friends! 

6. GREAT ADVENTURE TICKETS
ATTENTION **  the deadline has been extended to June
25, 2005!  ***
 New Jersey Six Flags /Great Adventure tickets on S A
L E 
GAY DAY in Great Adventure  Sept 9, 2005
for more info about Gay Day, go to www.njrad.org and
look on the left
OR YOU CAN BUY NOW AND USE ANYTIME BEFORE NOVEMBER
2005
New Jersey Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf is selling
tickets.
Theme Park/ Safari (1 day pass)  $27.00 (real price 
$50.83 - You save  $23.83)
Theme Park Season Pass - 80.00 (real price $90.09 -
You save $10.09)
Hurricane Harbor $26.00 (real price $29.99 - You save
$3.99) 
deadline  June 25 2005 
Children over age 3 -  price  same as adult
Children under age 3 and under are admitted free.
Parking: $10.00 per car
(If you buy Theme Park Season Pass - you can buy
$25.00 for unlimited parking)
If you are interested: please send check or money
order to:
Patty Trowbridge
814 Leland Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07062

write check / MO payable to N J R A D
Please included Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
1 to 3 tickets = 1 stamp  
4 to 7 tickets = 2 stamps   
8 to 11 tickets = 3 stamps

I will be including brouchure(s)   If you have any
questions,
please contact me  plt311 at comcast.net 

Theme Park ( Day Pass)       ___________  x $27.00 =
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Theme Park Season Pass       ___________  x $80.00 =
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Hurrican Harbor Day Pass     ___________  x $26.00 =
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