Center News and Events
Town Hall Meeting on LGBTQ Older Adults
Don't miss this historical chance to make your voice heard and help to shape important legislation. Join us at the Center Thursday, September 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM for a Town Hall Meeting on LGBTQ Older Adults. Michael J. Burgess, Director of the NYS Office for the Aging, will be joining us to listen to our concerns.
This is the first Town Hall meeting in New York to focus on LGBTQ issues and is part of the nationwide drive to include the LGBTQ community in the Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Mr. Burgess and a panel of area officials will listen to comments from our community regarding the Federal Older Americans Act, which will be reauthorized in 2011.
Join us and speak up for the rights of LGBT older adults in the Hudson Valley and across the nation. Join us, too, on Thursday, September 16, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm for an advocacy prep session which will offer constituents the opportunity to prepare brief, clear and powerful comments for the September 23 Town Hall.
Find out if you're eligible for many New York State health and human services programs. Click the link above. Center staff members are available to answer questions and help with the application process.
Special Events
October 15 & 16 Save the Weekend!
The middle weekend in October is jam packed with interesting and fun things to do. Saturday October 16 is our 5th Annual Come OUT & Find OUT Conference at the Holiday Inn in Kingston. The preconference Institute on Friday October 16 is open to health care providers and members of the community. We'll soon have details about the Come OUT & Find OUT Educational Conference, so watch this space.
Saturday October 16 Halloween Dance
And if the Conference is not enough, don't miss the Halloween Dance the evening of Saturday October 16. The event will be held just down the street from the Center at Backstage Productions, 323 Wall Street. Details will follow soon.
Swinging Time at the Barn Dance
Everyone who made it to the August 21 Barn Dance seemed to have a great time. There was super music, plenty to eat and drink, a fantastic, bucolic setting (thanks Donn and Mary Ann Avallone) and even a rope swing in the barn.
Thank you to everyone who worked on the event and to all those who came and helped make it a highlight of the summer.
This Week at the Center
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Center Hours: The Center is now open Saturdays for drop-in hours. Stop by between 10AM and 2PM and see what's going on. Also, check out the wonderful food at the Kingston Farmer's Market.
Links
"Ask The Expert" The SAGE on-line question and answer forum.
Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Council, Inc.
Gay and Lesbian Educational Network (GLSEN) Hudson Valley
