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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PHILADELPHIA, PA PERMIT NO. 5411
P.2 Greetings from the Executive Director TAB Lighting up Open Air on National Coming Out Day P.3 October Calendar P.4 October at a Glance P.6 Around the Center This Month in LGBT History P.7 Queer Fear Cabaret and Costume Closet

EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNANCE
The William Way LGBT Community Center is honored and delighted to announce that it was recently awarded the prestigious H. Craig Lewis Good Governance Award by The Philadelphia Foundation (TPF). The H. Craig Lewis Good Governance Grants are named in honor of a past chair of The Philadelphia Foundations Board of Managers, who retired from the board in 2005. They are designed to support organizations that exemplify the nest traits in leadership, including governance, duciary responsibility and strategic thinking. Out of thirty applicants and eight nalists, William Way was one of only two nonprots in the city that received this distinction. Bia Vieira, The Philadelphia Foundations Vice President for Philanthropic Services, remarked, The William Way LGBT Community Center demonstrates exceptional leadership at both the staff and board levels, and it is The Philadelphia Foundations privilege to support and recognize them for this great achievement. The grant selection process was competitive, but William Way clearly stood out as an organization that operates with integrity and accountability. On Thursday, September 20, the Centers Executive Director, Chris Bartlett, and several staff and board members were welcomed by The Philadelphia Foundation to an award ceremony, at which they received the H. Craig Lewis Good Governance Award and a $5,000 unrestricted grant to commemorate the board and senior staffs exceptional leadership and commitment to the organization, its mission, and future success. Ive been with the Center for just over two years, said Bartlett, and having worked with and served on several boards in my lifetime, it has been apparent to me over the past two years that William Ways board is truly extraordinary. Its so wonderful that others see that, too, and not only acknowledge it, but award the board for being diverse, responsible, and wholly dedicated to the Center and Philadelphias entire LGBT community. We are truly honored. The H. Craig Lewis Good Governance Award rates nonprot boards based upon its nominating process, new board member orientation, measures for evaluating the executive director, the clarity of its organizational succession plan, how often the board of directors meet and how many members attend each meeting, duciary responsibility and clear nancial reporting, committee involvement, and commitment to designing and implementing a viable strategic plan. Being honored by The Philadelphia Foundation for good governance inspires us to continue to build and nurture a diverse, active, and engaged board for the health of the Center and consequently, the health of Philadelphias rich and vibrant LGBT community, stated Jeff Sotland, board co-chair. The William Way LGBT Community Center is truly grateful for the ongoing support of The Philadelphia Foundation and applauds its staff and board for making investments in the region that have signicant impact on the people that work and live in the region.

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LIGHTING UP OPEN AIR ON NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY

GREETINGS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Weve been excited to partner with the LGBT Elder Initiative, the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, the Mazzoni Center, and the Senior Law Project to create innovative programs for our LGBT seniors. By the time you receive this, we will have hosted a workshop addressing HIV in the senior community, and at noon on Saturday, October 27th we will be hosting a legal clinic at the William Way LGBT Community Center so that LGBT people (of all ages) can get free endof-life legal documents. These include durable health care power of attorney; nancial power of attorney; living will; and directive as to remains. You can prepare these documents for FREE on that dateand we can also connect you to a wills and trust attorney should you need one. Everyone should have these documents prepared in case of an emergency. Please join us! Weve been having a bunch of fun at the Center planning the programs that are developing out of our recent Pew Center for Arts and Heritage grant. The grant supports innovative and engaging music programs at the Centerand were going to be presenting them to you in the upcoming months. The kickoff concert on Friday, October 26th will feature a fantastic Halloween-themed Berlin cabaret performance by Justin Vivian Bond, an acclaimed New York chanteuse, along with the Bearded Ladies Cabaret offering a sneak peek into Marlene and the Machine, their new cabaret opening in December at Wilma Theater. On Saturday, January 12th, we are truly honored to welcome world-renowned composer Jennifer Higdon to the center to celebrate her music, which will be performed by pianist Ching-Yun Hu (who will play a Higdon piano composition) and who will then be joined by Philadelphia Orchestra violist Judy Geist for the Higdon Viola Sonata. Following the concert, the musicians and Higdon will participate in a discussion with the audience. Please mark this special date on your calendar, and keep your eyes on www.waygay.org for more information on how you can support the music series. I recently visited with our Tuesday MorningsOut group and was excited to see how energized the group is for the upcoming election. They are committed to making sure that every LGBT citizen is registered to vote on Tuesday, November 6th, and that every LGBT citizen exercises their right to vote. Your vote as an LGBT citizen or ally can make all the differenceand youll need a non-expired ID to vote in this election. Check out this site for more information about the kind of ID you need: http://www.seventy.org/ Elections_Voter_ID.aspx. Im very excited for the Indigo Ball on Saturday, October 6th at the Franklin Institute. Please join me and 300 other friends of the Center as we celebrate LGBT community building in Philadelphia. Well be joined by Mayor Michael Nutter who will help us award our rst Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian of the Year awards to Deb Francesco and Al Besse, respectively. Well also be honoring Optimal Sport Health Clubs as our community partner of the yearOptimal has stepped up in numerous ways to support the work of the Center. Were also excited to welcome back the marvelous Philadelphia Freedom Band to set the tune for the evening. The food and company will be marvelousplease join us for a delightful night by calling the front desk for your tickets: 215-732-2220. A warm welcome to the newest member of our Board of Directors, Kathy McLean. Kathy brings a wealth of experience to the Center as Senior Building Administrator at the University of Pennsylvania. Kathy will be aiding the Board in thinking through necessary renovations to our beautiful building. She also has strong experience in project and contract management, and she is eager to review all of our contracts to ensure that were getting exceptional service and products at affordable rates. Kathy has volunteered for the Center for many years and is a strong believer in our work. Thanks for your support of your Center, and have a marvelous autumn!

QUEER FEAR CABARET AND COSTUME CLOSET

In early 2012, we brought you a short series of live events, which were met with positive audience response as well as a nod from The Philadelphia Inquirers Classical Music critic, David Patrick Stearns. The series did not go unnoticed by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, who, through PCAHs Philadelphia Music Project, granted William Way seed money to cultivate a series of live music performances for the 2012-2013 season. Gordon Beeferman, an accomplished composer and pianist based out of New York, has been consulting with the William Way team to help envision the series. With work that spans genres and has included collaborations with dance and other elds of art, Beeferman has been a tremendous asset as we imagine the possibilities of bringing at least 4 events to the Center over the next year, each with an emphasis on innovation, diversity and audience engagement. The events will feature music and performances from across the stylistic spectrum. Our kick-off event for the series is an evening of incredible cabaret, preceded by an opportunity to get into the Halloween spirit (no pun intended) by dressing up at the Center. Beginning at 6:30pm, the general public is welcome to join us free on our rst oor for our Queer Fear Costume Closet. Bring your own costume and accessories or peruse what we will have available for purchase, courtesy of Philly AIDS Thrift. No doubt, there will be some great nds!

By the time you read this, you may have already seen the Benjamin Franklin Parkway lighting up in a way it never has before. Thats because Open Air, an interactive public art project commissioned by the Association for Public Art, is using two dozen searchlights to create tremendous threedimensional formations of light in the night sky. The installation, designed by internationally-renown artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is interactive in the sense that, when participants speak into a custom-made mobile app, the lights react in brightness and positioning based on how the voice of the speakers frequency, intonation and volume is analyzed by the app. Participants messages can be heard via speakers at Open Airs Project Information Center, while literally every sound uttered into the Open Air app will create a canopy of light as unique as the individual delivering it. Open Air begins September 20th and runs each night from 8pm-11pm until October 14th. William Way LGBT Community Center is honored to be one of the Featured Groups who will open an evening with ten 30-second messages. In the words of the Association for Public 2 continue on pg7

Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. Credit: Michael Doucette

Art, Open Air celebrates Philadelphias democratic potential, notions of tolerance, participation, bottom-up control, and the sense of public agency. Those concepts resonate with William Way and our mission to be a space where all can feel safe and welcome. We have chosen October 11th National Coming Out Day to be our Featured Night, a night when we take that philosophy outside of the Centers walls and invite all of Philadelphia to be a safe and welcoming space. Join us on Thursday, October 11th at Open Airs Project Information Center at Eakins Oval (24th Street and the Parkway); messages will promptly get started at 8pm. Dont be late! And feel free to hang out at the Information Center, which has been described as an outdoor living room and a great spot to come view and learn about the installation. Call for submissions What do you have to say about safe space? What message would you, as a member of the LGBTQ community, deliver on National Coming Out Day to the rest of your community, to Philadelphia, or to the whole world? Be creative, outspoken, sincere be what you feel, and submit your 30-second message at http:// tinyurl.com/openairwwcc by midnight, Sunday, October 7th. We will select seven of the submissions and notify the individuals on Tuesday, October 9th, inviting them to deliver their messages on Thursday, October 11th at 8pm at the Project Information Center at Eakins Oval. A personalized webpage will be created automatically for every participant, featuring their message, comments, rating and images of the light designs that their voice created.

Chris Bartlett Executive Director

At 7:30pm, ticket holders are invited to the Mark Segal Ballroom for Queer Fear Cabaret, headlined by the inimitable Mx. Justin Vivian Bond, a well known writer, singer, painter, and performance artist. Mx. Bond, a Radical Faerie, identies as trans and eschews gender-specic language, preferring instead the pronoun, v. V was nominated for a Tony Award for Kiki and Herb Alive On Broadway in 2007; Kiki was a role Bond created and played since the early 1990s. Mx. Bond has received numerous awards for vs musical work, including an Obie Award (2001), Bessie Award (2004), and Ethyl Eichelberger Award (2007). On the big screen, Justin played vself in John Cameron Mitchells 2006 lm, Shortbus. We are positively thrilled to be bringing such an amazing talent to Philadelphia Opening the cabaret will be the Bearded Ladies, an experimental cabaret group that uses the form to tackle the politics of popular culture, sex, gender, and artistic invention. The Bearded Ladies will offer a sneak peek into their new cabaret Marlene and the Machine. Coming to The Wilma Theater in December, this show combines the music of Marlene Dietrich and Lotte Lenya with the visual language of German Expressionism. Live recreations of Expressionist lms as well as a host of familiar songs all sung just a little off-key will mark this late night event. The Bearded Ladies have already made quite an impression on Philadelphias live arts scene. The Bearded Ladies have been bringing brand new works to The Wilma Theater since April 2011, and they are the recipients of a grant through the John S. and James L. Knight Foundations Knight Arts Challenge, an initiative funding innovative projects that engage and enrich Philadelphias communities.

The Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Join us for costumes, cabaret, and complimentary cocktails (Cabaret only), and help us kick-off our 20122013 live music series! Friday, October 26th, beginning at 6:30pm with the free Queer Free Costume Closet; showtime at 7:30pm with the Queer Fear Cabarat; $20 for non-members; $25 for members.. Go to www. waygay.org for more details.

THIS MONTH IN LGBT HISTORY

BEFORE THERE WAS GAY PRIDE, THERE WAS HALLOWEEN
Lesbian poet and scholar Judy Grahn once called Halloween the great gay holiday. For many years, it was the one night of the year when many LGBTQ people felt safe to simply be who they were. Throughout the 1950s and 60s, throngs of transpeople and drag queens lit up the streets of what is now Philadelphias gayborhood on Halloween. Some years over a hundred participants marched west of Broad Street to Locust and 13th Street, parading by the bars: the Allegro, Maxines, the Pirate Ship and the Forrest. Costumes were extravagant and expensive; Locust Street sparkled with silk gowns, jewels and real furs. Some bars offered contests for the best costume and each year a Queen was crowned. As the spectacle grew larger and larger each year, so did the number of Frank DeNick, New Years Day 1960 spectators who stood behind barricades, clapping and cheering. A few blocks south, as blues and jazz wafted out of music clubs like Peps and the Showboat near Broad, crowds cheered the African-American drag queens and transpeople who strutted up and down South Street. For one night, Philadelphia rivaled San Francisco and New Orleans. All that came to a halt in 1962, under Police Inspector Frank Rizzo. Claiming that the throngs of spectators were becoming hostile, Rizzo forbade bars from serving anyone in drag and stopped the parade. Accounts vary as to whether there was really any problem or whether the LGBTQ spectacle had just gotten too big for the taste of the police, Rizzo and the Vice Squad. Philadelphias homophile organization, the Janus Society, had this to say in its newsletter the next month: The captains long standing, fervent campaign against homosexuals is familiar to all of us. . .A man like this . . .can and will make life unhappy for any group whom he personally dislikes. The annual Halloween parades ended, some participants going to private parties, some just staying home, but the celebrations didnt. Anyone whos been to a Henri David Halloween Ball knows that.

OCTOBER CALENDAR

AROUND THE CENTER

Liz, Mehran, Jaye, Patrick, Chris, and Bill enjoy the last PhilaVentures Valley Forge Fitness Walk of the season.

Attic Youth and guests have a ball at the closing reception (and dance party!) of the art exhibit, Crawl Space: The Attic Experience on Friday, August 24th.

Partygoers had a blast with Photobot3000 at the IndiGoGo preview parties, Stimulus PLUNGE and DJ Robert Drakes SEX DWARF

See more of the pictures on William Way LGBT Community Centers Facebook page and get ready for IndiGoGo at Voyeur on October 6th at 10pm!

OCTOBER AT A GLANCE
A Penny for Your Thoughts Saturday, October 20, 4-7 pm This guided discussion on all issues which impact lesbian, bisexual and questioning women will provide an opportunity to address a variety of topics including but not limited to sexuality, role playing, politics, relationships, etc No subject is off limits! Each question will be written on a 3 by 5 index card and folded in half and cards will be picked randomly by the co-facilitators, Trina Dorman and Yvette Lassiter, MSW, and read to the group at large. FREE. RSVP is required to info@waygay.org or 215732-2220 as space is limited. Art Gallery: Works from the Gender Reel Festival On view in the gallery: September 7 October 26, 2012 Gender Reel is the only multi-media festival dedicated to enhancing the visibility of gender non-conforming and transgender artists in lm, photography, art and performance. Book Club: A Queer and Present Danger: A Memoir Wednesday, October 17, 7-8 pm With wisdom, wit, and an unwavering resolution to tell the truth (I must not tell lies), Kate Bornstein shares her story: from a nice Jewish boy growing up in New Jersey to a strappingly handsome lieutenant of the Church of Scientologys Sea agship vessel, and later to 1990s Seattle, where she becomes a rising star in the lesbian community. A journey of selfdiscovery that will mesmerize readers. Guys Night Out @ Philadelphia Film Festival: Yossi Friday, October 19th, 6:45pm We will leave promptly at 6:45pm from WWCC for Ritz East (125 S. 2nd St, 1.2 mi), where the Philadelphia Film Festival presents Yossi. Following up on the 2002 Israeli lm Yossi & Jagger, the still-closeted Yossi uses work and routine to escape the pain of having lost his lover ten years earlier. That changes when he has a rare opportunity to deal with his trauma. Tickets are $8.50 and must be purchased in advance, by Thursday, Oct. 18th, 12pm. Purchase at www. waygay.org, at our Front Desk or 215732-2220. For more on the festival, go to www.lmadelphia.org. This diverse group of GBT men meets monthly for social and cultural opportunities of interest. LGBT Cancer Support Group Monday, October 1, RSVP for time This group is in partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and will provide LGBT cancer patients, families and friends in the Greater Philadelphia region with opportunities

to share experiences, exchange information, gain support, information, education and networking at the Center. For more information and to register, please contact Ilana Benyosef, LSW 610-238-0360 ext. 232 or ilana.benyosef@lls.org. IDentity Kit Workshop Thursdays, 4-5:30 pm (Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29) This highly interactive workshop geared towards teens and young adults will examine sexual orientation in terms of what the Bible really says. Join J. Mason and Crystal Cheatham for this 10 week workshop series. Find out more at www.YourIDK.com or download the eBook to read at home. Indigo Ball 2012 Saturday, October 6, 6-10 pm WWCCs annual gala will be at the Franklin Institute (222 N. 20th Street). Join 300 guests and Mayor Nutter to celebrate the Center and the diverse community it serves with butlered hors douevres, an open bar, 4-course dinner, access to exhibits, and music from the Philadelphia Freedom Band. This year, the Center is delighted to honor Al Besse with the Humanitarian of the Year Award, Deb Francesco with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Optimal Sport Health Clubs as our Community Partner of the Year. Visit http://www.waygay.org/events/ ib2011.asptoday to purchase tickets ($225 each). For more info, to buy an ad in the program book, or for sponsorship info, contact Michael at 215-732-2220 or mpomante@waygay. org. Guests receive freeadmission to IndiGoGo. IndiGoGo2012 Saturday, October 6, 10 pm-2 am Ready. Set. IndiGoGo! After a successful debut in 2011, the Center is proud to bring you IndiGoGo 2012, one of the hottest LGBTQ dance parties in Philadelphia. Were taking over Voyeur Nightclub (1221 St. James Street), with 3 oors of top 40, hip hop, and eighties music. On the Main Floor, DJ Deejay (SUPERBass, Big Gay Boat Party) presents DJ Nasty Sinatra. DJ Robert Drake (Sex Dwarf, Zombie Prom) spins downstairs in the Ruby Retro Lounge, and DJ Jovi Baby and DJ Kash of Stimulus with DJ TRPRKPR of NSFW battle it out upstairs. Stimulus girls and NSFW go-go boys dancing all night. $3 well drinks and domestics from 10pm-12am. Buytickets now for$15 at http://indigogo2012. brownpapertickets.com/ (or $20 at the door). All proceeds benet WWCC. Contact Paul at 215-7322220 or pblore@waygay.org for more information.

Making Up the Difference Tuesdays, 6:30-8 pm (Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) Learn the basics of natural makeup application from local makeup artist April Chatman-Royce. April will teach techniques to enhance a persons unique beauty while transitioning. There will be in-class demonstrations, discussions and personal attention for each participant. This pilot class is geared towards Trans-Feminine individuals. Each participant will use their own makeup. Limit 10 people and registration required to cthompson@waygay.org or to Candice at 215-732-2220. For maximum benet, it is asked that participants be able to attend all classes. Free. Out and Faithful Presents: Congregation Crawl: Unity Fellowship of Christ Church Philadelphia (Arch Street United Methodist Church Chapel, 55 North Broad Street) Sunday, October 14, 2pm Are you looking for a faith community? So are we! Come church shop with your friends by joining Crystal and Candice this fall for our Congregation Crawl. This month, we will visit the kind folks at Unity Fellowship.Regardless of your background you wont feel left out. The diverse congregation believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ, but does not dismiss other faiths and beliefs as wrong or second to their own. Their over all message says, God Is Love and Love Is For Everyone. RSVP is requested by October 12 to Candice atcthompson@waygay.orgor215732-2220. For directions and info on parking, please visithttp://www. ufccphiladelphia.org/mainsite/ PhilaVentures: Pinnacle Hike Sat, Oct 13, 8 am at WWCC sharp Back by popular demand, we will head up toward Hamburg, PA to the Pinnacle which is along the Lehigh Valley portion of the Appalachian Trail.This is a wonderful hike with a strong uphill climb at the beginning of the day, and mostly at thereafter. The hike is along a mountain ridge with several great views of the surrounding valley below us. (Plan on bringing lunch and water.) The return to the parking lot is along an easy bridle trail. Sneakers are okay, although lug-sole shoes or boots are recommended. Expected time of return to Philadelphia will be 7 p.m. without the dinner stop, later if you stay for dinner. See www. philaventures.org for cost. Drivers are needed for car pooling. Contact Bert to make a reservation and traveling arrangements. He can be reached at

bert12345@comcast.net or by phone at 215-271-8822. PhilaVentures: Lehigh Valley Gorge Fall Foliage Bike Ride Saturday, October 20, 10 am Enjoy a days ride through the fall leaves along the rail trails of the Poconos. Outbike New Jersey will join us, so this is a chance to meet some not-quite-local cyclists. The Lehigh Valley Gorge Trail runs 25 miles up a 2% grade to White Haven for a total distance of 50 miles round trip. The ride will start in the parking area within Glen Onoco Park. This ride is for mountain bikes and hybrids, not road bikes. The trails are loose gravel and cinders, with some hardpacked earth portions. Bike Rental Only - $28 p.p. Lehigh Gorge Shuttle Only - $19.40 p.p. Bike Rental & Lehigh Gorge Shuttle - $43.15 p.p. Cost: lunch, gas + tolls. Contact Jim Gerhard at 215-625-0521 or email him at jegerhard@verizon.net. Queer Fear Costume Closet Friday, October 26, 6:30pm Start off your Halloween weekend by shopping around in a treasure chest of fabulous and fearsome frocks, courtesy of Philly AIDS Thrift. Bring your own or purchase it here, get dressed at the Center and head to other haunts...OR stay for the Queer Fear Cabaret at 7:30pm. FREE. Queer Fear Cabaret Friday, October 26, 7:30pm, $20 members/$25 non-members Coming to you on Halloween weekend, the rst in our 20122013 series of provocative and engaging music events is sure to thrill. Enjoy (complimentary) drinks and a show as we bring you NYCs Tony Award-winning Mx. Justin Vivian Bond, notable writer, singer, painter and performance artist. Local KNIGHT Arts Challenge recipients, The Bearded Ladies will kick off the evening with a sneak peek into their new cabaretMarlene and the Machine.Coming toThe Wilma Theater in December, this showcombines the music of Marlene Dietrich and Lotte Lenya with the visual language of German Expressionism. For tickets call 215-732-2220 or www.waygay.org/ queerfear.asp Queer Writers Collective Saturday, October 27, 46 pm (Every 4th Saturday of the month) Join this free group for monthly workshops and discussions to develop your unique queer voice via the written word at the Center. Contact Candice for information at (215) 732-2220 or info@waygay.org. Free.

SageWorks Introduction Tuesday, October 9, 6 pm & Thursday, October 25, 12 pm (separate individual sessions) SageWorks is an employment assistance program for LGBT adults (40+) that provides access to online worksearch sites, job coaching, resume building, career workshops Friends of the Center enjoyed a night at the ball park on Thursday, August 28th at the Philadelphia Phillies and free computer trainer courses. This introduction Gay Community Night will provide you with information about the Tony Award-nominated Angels in program and how you can become America returns with its second involved. Registration required. For epic installment this fall at the Wilma more information or to RSVP please Theater. The Gershman Y has Bridge Club (Free) Peer Counseling contact Ed Miller at 215-732-2220 or organized a pre-show dinner and Mondays, 2-5pm Monday - Friday, 6:00-9:00 emiller@waygay.org discussion with the Wilmas own Party Bridge for the pm dramaturg Walter Bilderback about experienced player. One-to-one condential Silver Foxes the gay and Jewish elements of this Reservations required. Call counseling. We help with Sunday, October 28, 3-5 pm inuential play. Dinner and talk only: (215) 732-2220 to RSVP. issues such as coming (Every 4th Sunday of the month) $18; Dinner, talk and theater ticket: out, sexual identity and For LGBT 50+ folks. A monthly social $58. Purchase through Gershman Y and discussion group at the Center. Chess Club (Free) expression, relationships, at 215-545-4400 or at http://tinyurl. Light refreshments will be served Sundays, 4-6pm family issues, isolation, com/WilmaAngels. and feel welcome to bring other food.

Recurring Programs

Free. Rocky Horror Picture Show Film Screening: Live with Cast! Saturday, October 12, 7 pm Doors open, 8pm Show starts! Join us as we welcome back Transylvanian Nipple Productions, Philadelphias Rocky Horror Picture Show cast, as they host an evening of Rocky Horror performed live, in front of the screen! $10 for members/$12 for non-members. Costumes are strongly encouraged. 215-732-2220 to register or online at www.waygay.org Tai Chi Classes Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm (Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6) Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese system of mind-body-spirit health, based on the wisdom of the Tao and the I Ching. You will learn the gentle movements and deep breathing of the Yang Style 37 Postures Form. Tai Chi can have many health benets including: lowering blood pressure; reducing leg, neck and back pain, etc. For this pilot workshop, all ages and all tness levels are welcome! Instructor, Zak Zaklad, PhD has been a practitioner of Tai Chi for 17 years and is afliated with the Patience Tai Chi Association of New York City. FREE. Theater Outing, Dinner & Talk: Angels In America, Part II The Gershman Y (401 S. Broad Street) Wednesday, October 17, Dinner and Talk, 6pm; Show, 7:30pm Tony Kushners Pulitzer and

Volunteer Orientation Wednesday, October 3, 7:30pm Volunteer Orientation is a monthly information session for new volunteers to learn about the Center and the various ways to get involved. Call (215) 732-2220 to register. Volunteer Velada & DinnerTuesday, October 16, 7 pm (Every 3rd Tuesday of the month) Help us fold and assemble our monthly mailing. Its a big job and we need your help! WeXist Sundays, October 14 & 28, 2-4 pm (Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month) Support group for transmen, those born female with gender identity questions, and female-to-male (FTM) transsexuals. Free. Womens Wednesdays: Pumpkin Carving Wednesday, October 17, 5:30-7:30 pm Come join us for this age old tradition. Use your imagination to create a scary pumpkin, a whimsical themed pumpkin, or your own unique creation. This year the Center will donate the pumpkins to the Womens group. Please bring any carving tools or stencils you may have at home. Oh and there will be a Prize for Best Pumpkin. Boo. Womens Wednesdays is a senior social group for women 50+. Light refreshments served. Free.

This is a new inclusive group seeking players of all skill levels interested in socializing and working on their game.

LGBT Age 50+ Rap Session Thursdays, 1-2pm This is a unique forum where people can discuss their feelings and experiences related to being LGBT and age 50 + in a casual, open and non-judgmental environment. This new outlet has been created by and for older adults. Stop in to share whats on your mind and to just listen to what others have to say. Library See Calendar on pg 3 for hours Over 10,000 LGBT themed books and DVDs available for check out. (Free) Mornings OUT Senior Social (Free) Tuesdays, 10:30am-12:30pm A social/educational group for older men with occasional outings, speakers and events. Light refreshments served. Mah-jongg (Free) Thursdays, 12pm & 7:30pm For experienced and new players. Mah-jongg is a game of skill, strategy, calculation, and luck for four players. Reservations required call (215) 732-2220.

substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, legal issues, health and safety concerns. This is a free and condential service. 215-732TALK (8255). PhilaVentures Wissahickon Hike Last Sun of Each Month, 2pm An opportunity for walking at a moderate pace with a talkative group of LGBT people who like fresh air and exercise. Some ups/downs and uneven paths. Meet at former Borders Books in Chestnut Hill. TransWay (Free) Thursdays, 7-9pm A weekly social group for the transgender and genderqueer community. Rainbow Buddhist Meditation (Free) Sundays, 5pm For Buddhists and those interested in Buddhism. Meditation and discussion. Rapid HIV Testing (Free) Mondays, 4-7pm Walk-in condential HIV testing using the OraQuick Advance oral swab test (no blood draw). Testing process takes 30- 45 minutes. Results provided during the appointment.