PCNJ E-News March 19, 2009

[PCNJ News]

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

March 19, 2009

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

There's a lot going on at The Pride Center of New Jersey!

Send in a membership donation today at this address:
http://www.pridecenter.org/getinvolved/signup.shtml

1. LGBT MUSIC NIGHT - Mar 24
2. OUT OF THE BOX - Mar 20
3. CLUBFEST IS BACK! - Apr 4
4. McCARTER PRIDE NIGHT - Mar 19
5. AVOW - Apr 2
6. BIG GAY SKETCH SHOW
7. COFFEE HOUSE COORDINATOR NEEDED
8. HYACINTH BENEFIT - Apr 16
9. AND EVEN MORE...


1. LGBT MUSIC NIGHT - Mar 24

LGBT Music Night 

    featuring

           Josh Zuckerman

                  and

                        Dino3
 
Tuesday, March 24th 
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM 
At the Court Tavern
124 Church St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
 
$5.00 Donation to Benefit the Pride Center!
 
See you there!

The Court Tavern is located at 124 Church Street in New Brunswick, NJ, one block from George Street. There's plenty of parking right next door in the Ferren Mall Parking Deck. For more information, call 732-545-7265.


2. OUT OF THE BOX - Mar 20

OUT OF THE BOX is coming this Friday:

MARCH 20th 2009
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm

OUT OF THE BOX is an open-mic for ALL TYPES OF PERFORMERS
poets, singers, comedians, tragedians, musicians, jugglers, etc, etc, etc... 

It's held at
THE CAVE (at the Reformed Church of Highland Park)
19-21 South 2nd Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 

directions from New Brunswick: take Route 27/Raritan Avenue *past* 2nd Avenue. Look for a Municipal Parking Lot on your right. Turn right into the parking lot. Park anywhere. The entrance to the Cave is along the side Parking Lot. Look for a Purple Balloon.

Admission: $5 (donation) / $3 for students 
Light Gnosh and Low Octane Beverages Served 
Hosted by me and Stephen Jones 

...how this works...doors open around 7:45 pm. folks come on by and sign up on the list as they arrive. every effort is made to make sure everyone who signs up will be given time up on the mic to share. priority is given to those who get there earlier, but if there's room, we'll fit everyone in, if possible. count on having around 6 minutes if there are lots of folks (15 or more), and up to 8 if there aren't. if you have a piece that is more than 6 minutes, check in with either Pandora or Stephen and we'll figure something out! 

More info? Email pandorascooter at gmail.com. or Stephen at outoftheboxinfo at optonline.com

Hope to see you Friday.
Peace,
Pandora & Stephen


3. CLUBFEST IS BACK! - Apr 4

ClubFest is back for 2009!

Saturday, April 4 starting at 8pm

at The Club in Woodbridge.

Check back for full details!



4. McCARTER PRIDE NIGHT- Mar 19

Get IN with the OUT crowd!

Before the show, celebrate and mingle with other gay, lesbian and gay-friendly theatergoers at the hottest party in town! Enjoy delectable menus from some of Princeton’s finest restaurants and caterers, including The Ferry House and Jimmy Duffy’s. Plus, sample a selection of fine wines and hand-crafted beers, and enter to win door prizes from local businesses
Featuring Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare
Directed by Rebecca Taichman

Shakespeare’s bewitching comedy of unquenchable desire, self-deception and misdirected love.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
Matthews Theatre

Catering by The Ferry House
PLEASE NOTE: All parties begin at 6 PM. Central Jersey's night out at the Theater!
http://www.mccarter.org


5. AVOW - Apr 2

4th Wall Theatre presents  "AVOW"

A play by Bill C. Davis  (author of Mass Appeal)

3 Performances Only!

April 2, 3 & 4 @ 8pm

Meet playwright Bill C. Davis after the April 4 performance!
$15 General Admission, $12 Students/Srs.

Call 973-748-9008  ext 279

Westminster Arts Center  
Franklin & Fremont Sts.  Bloomfield, NJ

6. BIG GAY SKETCH SHOW
 
The Big Gay Sketch Show is coming back for another season of homocentric hilarity, and the Producers of the show are looking for your help in finding some fresh talent.  BigGayCasting.com is your chance to show the world you've got the goods to hang with the big boys and girls who make The Big Gay Sketch Show what it is.  Sign up as a hopeful and you'll be in the running to win an all expenses paid trip to New York to strut your stuff in front of the Producers personally!  Since votes are the name of this game, you'll have to post lots of videos and blogs so the voting public gets a feel for your particular brand of humor.   

You can enter and / or vote at:
    http://biggaycasting.com/

You can also vote for one of New Jersey's own entries, Rich Kiamco, at: 
   http://www.VOTEforRICH.com


7. COORDINATOR NEEDED

NEW Women's Coffeehouse Coordinator(s) Needed for 2009/2010!!

Passing of the torch!

The Women's Coffee House needs more volunteers for the new committee which will be starting up next October.  Responsibilities would be to book the entertainment (lists of previous performers available) make coffee, buy milk and cookies for serving with the coffee, collect donations at the door, clean up at the end of the night.  Please email Jennifer at jenniferhorsey at gmail.com


8. HYACINTH BENEFIT - Apr 16

    Hyacinth AIDS Foundation invites you to attend the Thursday, April 16, benefit performance of the sophisticated new comedy "New Year's Eve" at George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick.  Marlo Thomas stars in this world premiere by Tony Award-winning playwright Arthur Laurents.  Tickets for this performance are $60 and include a catered pre-curtain reception and the play, followed by a discussion with members of the playhouse staff.
    In "New Year's Eve," Gil, a successful playwright, and Isabel, an actress, struggle to be happy in their open marriage.  When their daughter rises to fame as an actress in her own right, questions arise about her famous parents, including her father's not-so-innocent relationship with Justin, the family accountant.
    All proceeds benefit the men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey.  To make reservations call Hyacinth's director of fundraising, Patrick Bocco, at 732-246-0204, ext. 256, or send an email to: pbocco (AT) hyacinth.org
    For more info about the play, go to www.georgestplayhouse.org and for more info about Hyacinth, visit www.hyacinth.org

9. AND EVEN MORE...
Mar 19 • 7:00 pm -8:30 pm : Writer's Group - Rm #1
Mar 20 • 7:30 pm -10:30 pm : "Out of the Box" Open Mike Night at THE CAVE
Mar 21 • 7:00 pm -10:00 pm : Long Yang Club - Rm #1 & #2
Mar 23 • 7:00 pm -10:00 pm : The Art Space of NJ - Room #1
Mar 23 • 7:30 pm -8:30 pm : Overeaters Anonymous - Rm #2
Mar 24 • 7:00 pm -9:30 pm : Stonewall Democrats - Rm #1
Mar 24 • 7:30 pm -11:00 pm : Gay/Lesbian music night at Court Tavern
Mar 24 • 8:30 pm -10:00 pm : Tuesday Mens' Social Group of LGMNB - Rm #2
Mar 25 • 7:30 pm : Men's Coming Out Group - Rm #1 or #3
Mar 25 • 7:30 pm -9:00 pm : Men's Living Out Group - Rm #2
Mar 26 • 7:00 pm -8:30 pm : Writer's Group - Rm #1     
Mar 28 • 1:00 pm -4:00 pm : Youth Drop In - Rm #1
Mar 28 • 7:00 pm -10:00 pm : Men's Games Night + Dessert