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I missed last week's LIX networking meeting so, in order to give you the scoop, I'll be summarizing from the notes that roving reporter, Lucy, brought home for me. The evening began with one-minute introductions which were, apparently, great! With a little initial direction, women talked about themselves and got past the "I'm Agnes and I'm just here to socialize" rut. The new enthusiasm, predictably, made for much more interesting socializing later in the evening. Two LIX Chicks presented five-minute infomercials this month. First up was Allana Macintosh who is a Grief Recovery Specialist. Allana's been passionate about the benefits of dealing with grief & loss since she did her own 'work' in her 30's. She believes strongly that grief is not just about feeling the pain associated with the death of a loved one. Grief work includes all kinds of losses...from sickness to career change to moving one's home. Allana talked about the importance of doing grief work when the loss occurs; rather than letting the losses build up over time when they can have negative repercussions on our health and well-being. A number of women shared personal experiences of loss during the discussion after Allana's presentation. Clearly, loss touches people deeply and grief work is a powerful tool for the expression and exploration of our loss experiences. Allana can be reached at (613) 740-0223. Next up was Karen Molson, co-owner of Paradise Found Lectures. Karen talked about her latest project, 'Love of the Labyrinth' which will be presented at Centrepointe Theatre on Thursday, March 27th. Similar to the 'Vita, Virginia & Sissinghurst' lecture that Karen's company presented last year at the National Gallery Auditorium, 'Love of the Labyrinth' will also feature gorgeous visuals projected onto a huge screen during the lecture. Karen gave a brief history of labyrinths and pointed out how they have often been very 'female' in their symbolism. This particular lecture is the last that Paradise Found Lectures will be presenting in the live lecture format so don't miss it! 'Love of the Labyrinth' will be presented at 7:00 pm. on March 27th. Tickets are $50 + GST and are available at Centrepointe by calling (613) 580-2700 or on-line at www.centrepointetheatre.com. For more information about Paradise Found, go to www.paradisefoundlectures.ca. At the next LIX networking meeting on April 3rd, our presenter will be realtor, Kerstin Munk. The LIX Facebook page has taken off like wildfire! We already have 33 members, a lively group of posts on our 'Wall', photos from Pride, entries on our Discussion Board, and a video link to the recent Ellen Degeneres show where she spoke up as a dyke (finally!) in response to the recent murder of Larry King, a 15-year old gay boy from California who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime.
If you have any trouble joining or negotiating your way on Facebook, contact our official LIX Facebook administrator, Deanne Fountaine, at deannef@gmail.com. And I'm going to repeat last month's word of caution regarding Facebook...if you choose to join the LIX Facebook group, be aware that the other members of our group WILL be able to check out your personal profile and send you messages. This could, indeed, be an excellent thing and it's one of the reasons we started this Facebook page...so you could connect with each other more easily. Anyway....that's it from Pox Central. I hope to see many of you at the next LIX networking meeting on April 3rd. Take care.
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"Stand Together is the first comprehensive documentary on the gay liberation movement in Ontario, Canada. It draws together a rich body of documents, images and rarely seen archival footage with dramatizations and interviews, to bring to life a story of justice denied and victories won, outrage and humour, celebration and humanity. From the National Security Campaigns in the 1960s (when the RCMP investigated thousands of lesbians and gays working in the public service in Canada), to the Criminal Code Amendments decriminalizing homosexual acts between two consenting adults in 1969. From the 1981 bath raids in Toronto (when 286 men were arrested in raids on four gay baths, the largest mass arrest in Canadian history since the War Measure Act in Quebec) to the 1986 vote to include 'sexual orientation' as a prohibited ground of discrimination in the Ontario Human Right Code." This documentary features our own LIX Chick, Marie Robertson! Doors open at 7:00 pm; movie starts at 7:30. FREE admission; $5 suggested donation. Snacks for sale. Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street. For more information, visit the web site at http://DivergenceMovieNight.com.
Join LIX Chick, Karen Molson, and her partner Joanie in their fifth Paradise Found lecture. "Love of the Labyrinth" is about the vast and quirky history of, and present-day resurgence of interest in, labyrinths and mazes. Twin-prop plane rides and drifting in hot air balloons has added to the excitement of trying to capture on film some of what they will show you, and references ranging from Herodotus to Carol Shields will help enlighten the imagery. Centrepointe Theatre. Doors open at 6:30, show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $50 + GST and are available at Centrepointe by calling (613) 580-2700 or on-line at www.centrepointetheatre.com. For more information about Paradise Found, go to www.paradisefoundlectures.ca.
The Ottawa Children's Aid Society is actively recruiting adoptive and foster parents in the LGBT community. They hold two information sessions a month. The first Thursday of every month is for LGBT people interested in adoption. The last Thursday of the month is for those interested in fostering. Sessions take place at the CAS offices, 1602 Telesat Court, Gloucester from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. If you're interested in attending, please RSVP to Anik at (613) 747-7800 x2857.
Are you interested in a morning of fun sports activities with other lesbians? If so, then join Julie at the Ottawa Athletic Club. The morning includes playing racquetball, squash and wallyball (volleyball inside the racquetball court). Equipment is provided. Be ready to start at 9:30 am. and the activities will run until noon. An instructor will be available to help you with your racquet skills. To participate, call the OAC at (613) 523-1540 and register for "FUN ON THE COURTS". Cost is $12 + tax. A maximum of 24 women will be allowed to register...deadline for registration is Wednesday, March 26th.
Meetings are held at Swizzles at 246B Queen Street (below the Green Papaya...entrance on the west side of the building) from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. You don't have to be self-employed and/or promoting a business to attend...at least half of the gals come to check out lesbian businesses and to socialize. If you have any interest in presenting a five-minute infomercial about your business/volunteer work/special interest group, etc. at one of the networking meetings, please contact Lucy at info@girlswanttoknow.com.
For the third year in a row, the wacky gang at Tone Cluster has organized Show Tune Showdown...a unique blend of 'Canadian Idol', 'Name That Tune' and 'Family Feud'...all with the glitter of Broadway thrown in! Three teams of four people will sing a selection of Broadway songs in front of local celebrity judges. Teams set to compete include: Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company, Suzart Productions, and returning champions Zucchini Grotto Theatre Company. Audience members will also have an opportunity to support their favourite teams by volunteering to sing songs randomly selected by the MC throughout the evening. Those brave enough to take on the challenge will be awarded points which they can donate to their favourite team. Proceeds of the event will be used to raise funds to support Tone Cluster's 15th season which will encompass an ambitious schedule of concerts, festivals and recordings. The show takes place at the Bronson Centre Theatre at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For information and advance tickets, contact Fiona at f.bladon@sympatico.ca.
"Rewriting the Script" features frank discussions with parents, siblings and extended family members of South Asian gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people. Poignant testimonies are shared not only about the coming out experience but how these families transformed themselves to include their queer children, changing the larger South Asian community in the process. Sponsored by Agitate. Doors open at 7:00 pm; movie starts at 7:30. FREE admission; $5 suggested donation. Snacks for sale. Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street. For more information, visit the web site at http://DivergenceMovieNight.com.
LGBT women are invited to attend the monthly PTS Women’s Night at 7:00 pm. at Pink Triangle Services, 251 Bank St, 3rd floor. Women’s Night is a peer-support and social group for queer women at all stages of coming out. The meetings are open to all LGBT people who identify as women. For more information, please contact ptswomen@yahoo.ca.
A sexy and scandalous event for all women! This year the show will feature two seductive evenings of Burlesque-style entertainment for women. Friday night catch the Luscious Lounge Cabaret...doors open at 8:00 pm. and the show runs from 9:00 - midnight. On Saturday, come on down to the Spicy Girly Show...doors open at 8:00 pm. and the show runs from 9:00 - 1:00 am. Both evenings of entertainment take place at SAW Gallery and feature our own LIX Chick, Karen Munro-Caple, as Mistress of Ceremonies. For information, contact heartonburlesque@gmail.com. Proceeds from this year's show will go to The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa and to SAW Gallery. Tickets are $15 in advance at Venus Envy.
Are you on your own again and looking for wise ways to continue on your relationship journey? Do you want to move on after ending a relationship? Then you may be interested in this FREE four-week workshop series presented as a joint project of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre and the Centretown Community Health Centre. Topics include: healing, learning, finding hope, moving on. The workshops take place at CCHC, 420 Cooper Street on four Monday evenings from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. For more information and to register, please call Andrea Madan at (613) 233-4443 x2193 or Carol McMurdo-Paton at (613) 789-6309 x2113.
Once again this year, dozens of Ottawa restaurants will be participating in the annual 'A Taste for Life' event to raise money for Bruce House and the Snowy Owl AIDS Foundation. Twenty-five percent of the cost of your dinner will be donated by the restaurant where you eat. Every year LIX Chick Kerry Beckett books a restaurant and fills it with luscious lesbians. Last year at Savana Cafe, more money was raised than any other restaurant...quite amazing for one of the smaller venues! This year Kerry has switched venues. She's chosen to move to The Foolish Chicken at 79 Holland Avenue (between Wellington and Scott) and she invites you to join her there! LIX Chicks who are interested need to call The Foolish Chicken directly at (613) 321-4715 and book a table...tell them that you're part of the LIX gang and that you want a table UPSTAIRS. To see the menu, go to www.foolishchicken.ca. For more information about 'A Taste for Life' including a list of participating restaurants, check out the web site at www.atasteforlife.org.
It's worth the trip to London, Ontario for the 17th Annual London Lesbian Film Festival (LLFF)! Rainbow Cinemas, Galleria Mall. This fabulous weekend of films and entertainment starts on Friday evening at 7:00 for the first film screening (doors open at 6:30) followed by a private reception for women only at 10:00 pm. at the Music Hall Lounge, 185 Queens Avenue (enter from the City parking lot between Clarence and Richmond). You must show a valid LLFF ticket from any screening to get in. On Saturday, there's a film screening at 3:00 pm. (doors open at 2:30) followed by comedian Maggie Cassella and a Womyn's Dance at Rum Runners Music Hall, 178 Dundas St. 2nd floor (between Clarence & Richmond). Doors open at 8:30 pm., show starts at 9:00; then dance the night away with DJ Cass...this is a women-only event; tickets are $20. On Sunday there's a film screening at 2:00 (doors open at 1:30). Films are $10 per screening or $25 for 3 days of fabulous movies. For more information, visit www.llff.ca, send an email llff@sympatico.ca or call (519) 434-0246. Tickets will be available at the following places in London as of April 1st: The Village Idiot, Wortley at Askin (519-434-9594); City Lights Bookshop, 356 Richmond St. (519-679-8420); Gift of Art, 575 Richmond St. (519-642-4095).
Come and check out Ottawa's largest exposition of LGBT businesses and community groups at the Jack Purcell Community Centre, Elgin & Lewis. 10:00 am. - 5:00 pm. There are still some tables available for businesses...contact Kevin Falkingham at (613) 237-7133 x27 or email him at kevin.falkingham@capital.xtra.ca. A number of LIX Chicks will be showcasing their businesses...we love visitors so drop in on May 3rd!
Join your sisters (if there are any tickets left!) to see one of our favourite Canadian lesbian icons in concert at the NAC Southam Hall at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations or by calling (613) 755-1111. You can also order tickets online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
The "Keep it Simple" group of Al-Anon meets every Sunday evening at 7:30 pm. at the Jack Purcell Community Centre on Elgin Street. Millions of people are affected by the excessive drinking of someone close to them. If you fall into this category and are looking for a safe GLBTQ space to get help and support, this meeting is for you. For more information call (613) 860-3431 or go to the web site at www.al-anon.alateen.on.ca.
... is an Ottawa-based women's literary fundraising magazine...that will donate its proceeds back into various events and charities in the community. The creators are looking for interested subscribers as well as women who wish to submit writing, photography or artwork for upcoming issues. The yearly subscription rate is $18. Find details on advertising, sponsorship, subscriptions, submitting work and more at www.mwdesign.ca/TheVoice.
... takes place on the first Sunday of each month at the Church of the Ascension, 253 Echo Drive, Ottawa at 7:00 pm. Integrity Ottawa is a gathering of gay men, lesbians and straight friends living in the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. They are interested in supporting the lives of LGBTTQ people in the Anglican Church of Canada and abroad in the wider Anglican Communion. For more information, check out: www.ottawa.integritycanada.org.
... regularly holds workshops of interest to women. To see what's happening, check out the web site at www.venusenvy.ca. Venus Envy is located at 320 Lisgar Street. |
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So...there you go! For more information about the LIX network, check out our web site at www.girlswanttoknow.com, send us an email at info@girlswanttoknow.com or chat with one of us at a networking meeting at Swizzles. Cheers, |
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I am SO over this bloody winter. Enough already...I could just scream! To make matters worse our daughter, Ana, has chicken pox so Lucy and I have been cooped up in a cesspool of virus since last week. Ana is looking decidedly better today...if hundreds of scabby sores can look better...so I think we're near the end. 
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