[PCNJ-news] PCNJ E-News - 5/29/08

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PRIDE CENTER OF NEW JERSEY
321 Raritan Avenue
Highland Park, New Jersey

May 29, 2008

Visit www.pridecenter.org for much more information on
events, groups, volunteer opportunities and more!


Stop by the Pride Center's table at Jersey Pride 2008
Sunday, June 1 - 12 noon - 5pm
For full details about New Jersey Pride, go to http://www.jerseypride.org/ 



1. NJ’s PRIDE WEEKEND!
2. YOUTH DROP-IN
3. ART SPACE OF NJ
4. PRIDE THEATER OF NJ
5. Rest of the Week


1.  NJ’s PRIDE WEEKEND!
This weekend is New Jersey Pride in Asbury Park!

* FOREPLAY 2008
- 1 to 7 PM
- Leather, Bear, Kink Block Party. A Block Party Block Party
for the Leather, Bear, BDSM/Kink communities and friends. 2nd Ave and
Kingsley St., Asbury Park, NJ. For more information visit
www.NJForeplay.com. Proceeds from FOREPLAY 2008 will benefit Jersey Pride.

* THE jsQSpot PRIDE PROM
- 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
- The First Annual Pride Prom, sponsored by the Jersey Shore
Qspot and Jersey Pride, Inc. will be held at the Bradley Beach
Firehouse Banquet Hall, 725 Rear Main Street, Bradley Beach, NJ. Dress
to impress at "A Night of Glamour and Glitz." Come with friends, your
partner, by yourself, singles, couples, everyone is welcome. The cost
is $20.00 per person (must register at
http://www.jsqspot.org/Prom_event.html to attend).

Sunday, June 1, 2008

* New Jersey's 17th Annual LGBTI Pride Celebration!
- All day
- The Pride Celebration takes place from noon to 7 PM, rain
or shine. It features a parade, headline performers, great food, arts
and crafts, exhibits and community information, activities for the
entire family, and the best in local, regional and national
entertainment. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.

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PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey's 17th Annual LGBTI Pride Celebration sponsored by Bank of
America and presented by Jersey Pride will be held on Sunday, June 1st
in Asbury Park, NJ. The Pride Celebration takes place from noon to 7
PM, rain or shine. It features a parade, headline performers, great
food, arts and crafts, exhibits and community information, activities
for the entire family, and the best in local, regional and national
entertainment. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Martha Wash will headline this year's outstanding entertainment
lineup. Martha Wash is the powerhouse vocalist for C+C Music Factory's
classic "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" and Black Box's
dance hits "Everybody Everybody", "I Don't Know Anybody Else" and
"Strike It Up". As part of the Weather Girls, Martha scored a Grammy
Nomination for the dance classic "It's Raining Men". In 2004, she
began her own record company, Purple Rose Records, and immediately saw
the first single, "You Lift Me Up" soar high into the top 5 on
Billboard Magazine's Club Play Chart. Martha's new smash single, "Keep
Your Body Working", hit the top of Billboard Magazine's Hot Dance Club
Play chart in December.

The pride parade, complete with floats, decorated vehicles,
motorcycles, and hundreds of marchers, will step off at Main Street
and Cookman Avenue at noon. The festival and entertainment grounds are
located at 5th and Kingsley Avenues. More than one hundred artisans,
crafters, merchants, and community organizations, as well as over a
dozen food establishments will have goods, services, and information
available. Among the many unique exhibits on the festival grounds is
NJ's largest outdoor display of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
The Atlantic Gay Rodeo Association will offer bull rides on the
festival grounds, and families will enjoy clowns, games, rides, and
Virago's children's show in the "Family Zone", sponsored by Prudential
Financial.

2. YOUTH DROP-IN
For LGBTIQ youth and their straight allies ages 17 and under. Meets second, third and fourth Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.

3. ART SPACE OF NJ
Calling all Artists and Art Models!
A new group...  The Art Space of New Jersey Life Drawing Group at The Pride Center of New Jersey.  The group is looking for artists of all skill levels interested in participating, as well as booking art models for available upcoming dates.  Model fee is $10 per session. If you are interested in participating as an Artist of a Model, please contact Tony at 732-895-7169 or contact the Pride Center at 732-846-2232 or go to www.pridecenter.org.  The group meets every Monday from 7 PM to 10 PM.

4.  PRIDE THEATER OF NJ
Pride Theatre of New Jersey Celebrates Pride Month with Premiere of The Little Dog Laughed 
 UNION, N.J. – The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane’s satirical comedy, will be presented at the Kean University Little Theatre located at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union, N.J., on June 6 and 7 and 12 to 15. 
The Little Dog Laughed is clever and funny with quick-witted dialogue that appeals to both gay and straight audiences. The plot follows the life of Mitchell Green, a movie star who could become a big hit if his agent, Diane, can keep him in the closet. This social commentary is a lampoon of Hollywood antics and moviegoers’ tolerance. Company members include Hilary Goldman (Ellen) of Princeton , N.J. ; Penny Paul (Diane) of Montclair, N.J. ; Jovanny Rosario (Alex) of Fort Lee , N.J. ; and Craig Tiede (Mitchell) of Jersey City , N.J. 
 The Kean University Department of Theatre uses professional and community actors and designers for The Little Dog Laughed, but the project is student-produced. Liz Ramey of Union , N.J. , a senior theatre major, is executive producer.  Phillip Sprayberry will serve as guest director. He directed Ten Percent Revue, Blithe Spirit and Manhattan ’s Village Light Opera’s production of The Merry Widow.
 Show times for The Little Dog Laughed are June 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14, at 8 p.m., and June 15, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 standard, and $5 for senior citizens and students. The play is for mature audiences. Seating is general admission, and tickets are available at the door. For directions and more information, contact Liz Ramey at 732-310-3004 or at pridetheaternj at yahoo.com.\

5. Rest of the Week
May 29 • 7:00 pm -9:00 pm : Unity Church Women's Ministry
May 30 • 7:00 pm -9:30 pm : Unity Church Men's Fellowship
May 31 • 9:00 am -1:00 pm : Unity Church Deacon Candidates
May 31 • 1:00 pm -3:00 pm : SBP Productions - Open Casting
May 31 • 3:00 pm -5:00 pm : BreathPlay 
May 1 • 9:00 am -10:30 am : Unity Church
May 2 • 7:00 pm -10:00 pm : The Art Space of NJ
May 2 • 7:30 pm -8:30 pm : Overeaters Anonymous
May 3 • 7:00 pm -9:00 pm : Ladies of Change Stand Up 
May 3 • 7:30 pm -10:00 pm : Pride Center Board of Trustees
May 4 • 7:30 pm : Men's Coming Out Group
May 4 • 7:30 pm -9:30 pm : Under the Rainbow 
May 4 • 7:30 pm -9:00 pm : Gay Dad's Coming Out/Support Group