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WHAT THOSE WOMYN IN ERIE ARE UP TO - - -

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WHAT THOSE WOMYN IN ERIE ARE UP TO - - -

January 2009

February 2009

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New Years Day

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P.G.C.H. Meeting 2pm-?

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Vertigo Dance Party 9pm-?

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Erie Gay News F/D Party 7pm-?

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Snowshoeing at Asbury Woods 11am-?

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1 P.G.C.H. Meeting 2pm-? Pride Picnic Meeting 2pm-?

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4 P.G.C.H. Open Mic Night 6pm-?

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Erie Gay Business Alliance Social Mixer 8pm-?

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Valentine's Day Parties at:The ZoneCraze LatoniaSneakers

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Trivia Night at P.G.C.H.

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President's Day

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Erie Gay Business Alliance Meeting 7pm-?

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21 Tubing at PeeknPeakMardi Gras Party at The Zone

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3rd Annual

Chil-E Cookoff @ Union Station 2pm-6pm

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Erie Gay News F/D Party 7pm-?

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Ash Wednesday

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P.G.C.H. Meeting 2pm-?

Pride Picnic Meeting 2pm-?

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P.G.C.H. Open Mic Night 6pm-?

Valentine's Day Parties at:
The Zone
Craze
Latonia
Sneakers

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Tubing at PeeknPeak

Mardi Gras Party at The Zone

Chil-E Cookoff
@ Union Station 2pm-6pm

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Erie Gay Business Alliance Social at Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel 6pm-8pm

Hurry Hill Farm

Craze Night Club: St Patrick's Party

O'Zone St Patick's Dance Party

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Rock the Dome!

Rally in Harrisburg for LGBT Equality in PA

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Lecture Series: Parenting a Gay Son at Edinboro University, Hendricks Hall Room 101 12pm-?

LaurieF16505 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:45:00 CST

kimmytoes — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:39:24 CST

hello all, whats new, picnics, parties, ?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Andrea and I will be going to the All An Act theater Saturday to see the play " Whose Wives are they Anyway?" A comedy. It starts at 7; 30, I recommend you check out the web site for more info and call for reservations. All proceeds from the November 28th performance benefit Community Shelter Services Christmas Drive and Erie's Homeless, so this is a goods time to enjoy a show and help others at the same time. Hope to see you there. KIM

Adults $10.00 Students and Seniors $5.00

www.allanact.net

kimmytoes — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:55:59 CST

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
1 P.G.C.H. Meeting 2pm-? Pride Picnic Meeting 2pm-?	2	3	4 P.G.C.H. Open Mic Night 6pm-?	5	6 Erie Gay Business Alliance Social Mixer 8pm-?	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14 Valentine's Day Parties at: The Zone Craze Latonia Sneakers
15	16 Trivia Night at P.G.C.H. 7pm-? President's Day	17	18 Erie Gay Business Alliance Meeting 7pm-?	19	20	21 Tubing at PeeknPeak Mardi Gras Party at The Zone
22 3rd Annual Chil-E Cookoff @ Union Station 2pm-6pm	23	24 Erie Gay News F/D Party 7pm-?	25 Ash Wednesday	26	27	28

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
1 P.G.C.H. Meeting 2pm-?	2	3	4	5	6 Erie Gay Business Alliance Social at Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel 6pm-8pm	7
8 Pride Picnic Meeting at Panera's at Yorktown 2pm-? Daylight Savings Time Begins	9	10	11	12	13	14 Maple Syrup Weekend at Hurry Hill Farm Craze Night Club: St Patrick's Party O'Zone St Patick's Dance Party
15 Maple Syrup Weekend at Hurry Hill Farm	16	17 Rock the Dome! Rally in Harrisburg for LGBT Equality in PA St. Patrick's Day	18 Lecture Series: Parenting a Gay Son at Edinboro University, Hendricks Hall Room 101 12pm-?	19	20 1st Day of Spring	21
22	23	24 Womyns Night at Claytopia 6pm-8pm	25 See Slumdog Millionare at Mercyhusrt College 8pm-?	26	27	28
29	30	31 The Renaissance Women's Choir @ Edinboror Uni 8pm-?

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
			1 April Fool's Day	2	3	4
5 P.G.C.H. Meeting 2pm-? Palm Sunday	6	7	8	9 Passover	10 Good Friday	11 ERIE ILLUSION vs Jersey Justice FIRST HOME GAME Mercyhurst Field
12 Easter	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22 Dueling Pianos at Jr's Last Laugh Comedy Club Bar Opens 5pm Show @ 6:30pm	23	24	25
26 March of Dimes	27	28	29	30

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
					1	2 Erie Illusion at home vs central pa vipers
3	4	5 Cinco De Mayo	6	7	8	9 Erie Illusion at home vs Holyoke Hurricanes
10 Mothers Day	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18 This website was created on this day!	19	20	21	22	23 Campbell's Pottery in Cambridge Springs 11am-?
24	25	26 Memorial Day	27	28	29	30
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ErieGayNews — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:41:31 CDT

A new group for Young Lesbians, Bisexuals & Transgender Women! Check out our wetpaint site at YLBT Women of Erie! :)

ErieGayNews — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:40:10 CDT

Are you a parent, or someone who aspires to be a parent? Then check out our friends at the Rainbow Families of Erie page!

Olga2008 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:28:29 CDT

When you have a problem and you don't know where to turn for help -

Some of the professional women in our community will be posted on this page in the near future. They are familiar with the local resources that are available in their respective fields, with specific needs of LBT women in mind. Contact one of them to receive a referral.

Gay Owed Real Estate Company - WPI NashDom Realty, Olga Antipovitch, Broker/Owner.
Visit me at www.NashDomUSA.com or simply call my cell at (814) 440-7411
Residential & Commercial Sales, Income Properties (Multifamily), Property Management

Rolfing Structural Integration - Emily Flowers, Certified Rolfer®
click my name for more information on Rolfing

GLBT Mental Health – by Martha

Drug & Alcohol Abuse – by Renee ras200427@yahoo.com Please refer to page added for more information.

Physical Therapy – by Laura

Massage Therapy - by Suann suann@neo.rr.com

Individuals & Couples Counseling - by Bethany Robson in Chautauqua County; brobson515@msn.com; (716)499-4817.
I am a Licensed Social Worker (LCSW) with a specialty in Life Coaching and Relationship Coaching.

Consider checking the Erie Gay News resources page for info.

ErieGayNews — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:16:44 CDT

This is a history and background on the Womynspace Coffeehouse, which was active from 1989 to about 2000.
It was written by Donna Kellison, also known as Kel or Aunt Killer. It was written some time in 1994.

Womynspace Coffeehouse Newsletter Occasional

Greetings from the office/studio/bedroom of Kel! This letter is my attempt at a small newsletter which will be published sporadically during this year. My product in no way tries to imitate those glorious issues that Lynne S. and Jo published. Nor do I pland to become sole editor (or publisher) of this newsletter. I hope there will be many other editors and contributors in future issues. This has always been, and will continue to be – OUR newsletter.

HERSTORY
It was those visionary womyn, "the founding mothers," who started the womyns gathering tradition in this area such as:

Pat S. who in 1988, invited women into her home in the spring and at Christmas to join in a celebration of womyn. It was a party as well as a feat which included womyns music (on tape) and our own lively conversations.

After visiting a womyns group in Cleveland, Joy came up with the idea to establish a womyns coffeehouse in Erie.

Mary Lou was the catalyst fpr changing the coffeehouse idea into reality. By approaching the Sisters of Mercy she was able (with the help of Joy and Tish Donze) to secure a meeting place at the GROW Center on a monthly basis.

Cathering R. printed the first coffeehouse announcement which invited womyn to the first Womynspace Coffeehouse on Oct. 7, 1989
Noreen, Barb D., Dor K. and Joy K. organized the actual event. They prepared Lez Fizz (punch) and Desert Tarts for refreshments. They organized a small art show and a poetry reading for the evening.

In Sept. 1993, just prior to the 4th anniversary of Womynspace, the GROW Center was forced to move due to the sale of the building. GROW combined with the womens’ shelter, Hope House, at the Holy Rosary convent. Tish Donze, director of GROW, explained that it would be impossible for Womynspace to continue meeting at the new GROW location because the women’s shelter was a 24 hour facility.

Barb D. arranged for Womynspace to meet Oct 2nd at the 1st United Methodist Church. The future location of the coffeehouse was discussed. Options were limited but it was decided that the Unitarian Universalist Congregation would be suitable.
Robin Green, as a member of the U.U., agreed to be the sponsor for Womynspace. On Nov. 6th the first coffeehouse at the UU was attended. The coffeehouse continues to meet at the UU Congregation monthly.

PURPOSE
These coffeehouse gatherings provided a welcoming and safe pace to be themselves in a relaxed atmosphere. The coffeehouse has been an alternative space from the bars where womyn could talk without yelling over dance music, breathe smokeless air and enjoy each other’s company in an alcohol-free environment.

The coffeehouse has provided a place for womyn new to this area to meet other women. The coffeehouse has been a place to network for causes and plan activities. It has been a place to meet old friends and make new ones.

CONCERNS
Since the demise of the Lynne/Jo newsletter and subsequently the move of the coffeehouse from G.R.O.W. to the U.S., attendance has decreased. The April coffeehouse was attended by 12 womyn, a gathering which was regularly attended by forty when it was located at G.R.O.W. and the Lynne/Jo newsletter was a regular and substantial part of the whole experience.

My concern is not merely for attendance numbers. My concern is that our womyns community is dissolving and I for one do not wish to return to the darker ages, B.C., before coffeehouse. I remember it as a time when the bar was the only social outlet apart from the softball fields. I recall the tightly knit cliques that were not particularly welcoming of new members. And let us not forget the closet.

Comparatively speaking, there have been many contributions made to our community by the coffeehouse. And the newsletter threaded us together by sharing out experiences and adventures. The newsletter went way beyond listing upcoming events and reporting on past events. We were appl;auded for gread deeds and small favors. We were all thanked and acknowledged. No one was left out from a kind word of support so rarely found in the world in which we work and live.

FUTURE
We have many things to consider about our community. Have we finished building our womyns community or just briefly paused at the beginning of construction? Does our community require a coffeehouse, a newsletter, and activities? Or will a few component parts suffice? If we elect to keep the coffeehouse going, what changes do we make to improve it? Shall we re-locate it? Do we want to simplify the operation of the coffeehouse by discontinuing the host program? Would the coffeehouse be easier to maintain it it were bi-monthly or even quarterly? Should these meetings be pot-luck or shall we just serve coffee? We can make our gatherings anything we want. But we should not lose sight of what the coffeehouse is for. The coffeehouse is a welcoming place for lesbian and bisexual women. It is an alternative space from the bars for womyn to meet, socialize and plan other activities.

SUPPORT
I encourage you to attend your coffeehouse as often as you can. Support it in anyway that you can. Support our womyns community. Support the Gay community. Attend the dances, the concerts and all of the other activities that are for les/bi/gay people.

The Womynspace coffeespace is coming up on its fifth anniversary. In oct. 1994, please join us in this celebration. But until then, please show your support by attending each month so that we may continue these gatherings for years to come.

IN MEMORIAM
Catherine Rettger, OSB, died April 18, 1994. She was 63.

Sister Catherine was a member of Integrity and a founding mother of the Womynspace coffeehouse. She was an elementary and secondary teacher for 20 years. She was the editor of a newsletter published by Communication Ministry, Inc. C.M.I. is a national organization that “promotes the integration of sexuality, spirituality, and ministry for lesbian/gay religious and clergy.” As a founding mother of Womynspace, Sister Catherine was instrumental in notifying womyn about the (then) new coffeehouse by printing an announcement reproduced here on page 3 [not included in this version of newsletter]. She will be missed by the womyn at the coffeehouse and her efforts to promote the coffeehouse will be remembered and appreciated.

LaurieF16505 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:54:26 CDT

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ErieGayNews — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:05:13 CST

Latest headlines. Check Erie Gay News for more news.

ErieGayNews — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:03:36 CST

Upcoming LGBT events. Visit the Erie Gay News calendar for a complete list!

loungingpixie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:56:56 CST

Whats Happening in Erie, Pa?

Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse- Open Mike Night
This event occurs ever other Wednesday starting 01/07/09 from 6-8 PM
http://picoffeehouse.com/default.aspx

Andy's Pub
Pool is FREE every Wednesday evening - it's Ladies' Night! Come shoot pool, make plans, get ready for the Womens' presentation at Pride!

The Zone Dance Club
http://www.thezonedanceclub.com/index.html

Craze Night Club
http://www.crazeerie.com/

Erie Zoo
Your Erie Zoo offers FREE admission to everyone from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM on Sundays.
http://www.eriezoo.org/index.html

Erie Art Museum
FREE admission to all on Wednesdays 11:00am until 5:00pm.
http://www.erieartmuseum.org/index.html

The Erie Playhouse
The stars shine bright over the Erie Playhouse, one of the oldest and largest community theatres in the nation. Recognized as one of the 10 best community theatres in national competition, it remains at the forefront of the arts not only in Northwest Pennsylvania, but the entire state.
http://www.erieplayhouse.org/

Warner Theatre
Opened in 1931, the Warner Theatre with its famous and timeless elegance is a cherished regional landmark. With seating for 2250, it serves as a venue for concerts, seminars, Broadway shows, and the Erie Philharmonic.
http://www.erieevents.com/warner.html

Tom Ridge Envirionmental Center
The Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) is an educational center at heart, dedicated to teaching visitors about the unique 3,200 acres of Presque Isle and the many different forms of life that inhabit the peninsula.
http://www.trecpi.org/
Does your New Year’s resolution include getting creative or trying something new? Join artist Lee Steadman, writer John Repp and park naturalists for “Imagining Nature,” a series of workshops at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on interpreting Presque Isle’s natural world through painting and writing. Sponsored by The Friends of the Tom Ridge Center and ArtsErie this year long, monthly series of workshops is for adults age 16 and up with no experience in art or writing needed. Participants may attend one or all sessions and must pre-register with a $5 per workshop fee. All materials and instruction are provided. Sessions meet at the TREC and may involve both indoor and outdoor activities. The “Imagining Nature” series of workshops will culminate in a public exhibit of participants’ work in early 2010.
http://www.trecpi.org/imagining-nature.html

Out-of-Area Events

The Latonia Oil City, Pa
http://www.myspace/thelatonia.com
http://www.thelatonia.com/

Dining with Dykes in upstate NY
from Dining with Dykes
Dining with Dykes is a fun social group for queer identified women, their friends and allies who support the queer community and who reside in Upstate New York. Our widely diverse membership includes queer women from all walks of life who are seeking social interaction with other like minded individuals. Starting in January 2009, we will be hosting potluck dinners and social outtings twice a month. Places for gatherings will vary and will cover Syracuse to Rochester to Buffalo and towns in between!
Email it to us at: dining.with.dykes@frontiernet.net
http://www.dining-with-dykes.com/
http://www.myspace.com/dining_w_dykes

Eriebabe — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:34:57 CDT

Here are acouple of books I have benefitted from so much, I want to share them with you!
I hope you'll add books that you want to share with other women, too!

Codependant No More - How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring For Yourself
by Melody Beattie

Honoring The Self - Self-Esteem and Personal transformation
by Nathaniel Branden

The Psychology of Romantic Love by Nathaniel Branden

The Road Less Traveled and Further Down The Road Less Traveled
by M. Scott Peck

Choices by Melodie Beattie

FitFan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:12:56 CDT

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FitFan — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:22:07 CDT

Hey gang,
I just thought I'd add this page if folks had any news they wanted to share or any announcements to make. My first one's not real big or anything, but I've got some excercise clothes that don't fit anymore. If anyone's interested let me know.

Rae08 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:52:48 CDT

Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA (Excerpt) Alcoholism, also known as “alcohol dependence,” is a disease that includes four symptoms: • Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. • Loss of control: The inability to limit one’s drinking on any given occasion. • Physical dependence: Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, occur when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. • Tolerance: The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol in order to “get high.” People who are not alcoholic sometimes do not understand why an alcoholic can’t just “use a little willpower” to stop drinking.
However, alcoholism has little to do with willpower. Alcoholics are in the grip of a powerful “craving,” or uncontrollable need, for alcohol that overrides their ability to stop drinking. This need can be as strong as the need for f ood or water. (Source: excerpt from Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA)

Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA (Excerpt)

How can you tell whether you may have a drinking problem?
Answering the following four questions can help you find out:

• Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
• Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
• Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
• Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning (as an “eye opener”) to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?

One “yes” answer suggests a possible alcohol problem. If you answered “yes” to more than one question, it is highly likely that a problem exists. In either case, it is important that you see your doctor or other health care provider right away to discuss your answers to these questions. He or she can help you determine whether you have a drinking problem and, if so, recommend the best course of action. (Source: excerpt from Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA)

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New Years Day

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P.G.C.H. Meeting 2pm-?

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Vertigo Dance Party 9pm-?

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Erie Gay News F/D Party 7pm-?

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Snowshoeing at Asbury Woods 11am-?