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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 2002)
(irne 21.2002 * rTTTTTTTnTïnetus The Questions: S eattle C ommunity C enter O pens To register or for more information contact Larry Rogers at 503-781 -6542 or larryr@teleport.com. he Seattle LG BT Community Center will he unveiled officially during a grand open ing festival, street fair and ribbon-cutting cere mony June 22. All of the events are free and open to the public. The center, which is located at 1115 E. Pike St. on Capitol Hill, will open its doors with an open house featuring tours and community information tables sponsored hy organizational members at 2 p.m. A ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Mayor Greg Nickels starts at 4. A festival and street fair will feature music, ftxxl and a beer garden from 5 to 9 p.m. Enter tainers will include Jennifer Jasper, the Timber- line Bucks, the Visqueens, Mark Finley, Those Fabulous Fakes, Lisa Welch, Mr. Washington Leather Tony Buffalini and Tara Hardy. Seattle Pride ’02 will he held June 29 and 30 at Volunteer Park. The parade starts 11 a.m. June 30. J ewish P otluck P lanned T For more information call 206-323-2227, e-mail infa@seattlelgbt.org or visit www.seattlelgbt.org. S eminar H eals E motional W ounds of H omophobia ay counselor Larry Rogers will hold a sem inar to help people heal the emotional wounds of homophobia July 12 to 14 at Breiten- hush Hot Springs, a retreat center located in the middle of an old-growth forest about two hours southeast of Portland near Detroit. Prejudice, shame and fear touch virtually all sexual minorities and their families, according to Rogers. How people view themselves deeply affects how they live in the world today and how they relate to others. “1 invite all people affected hy prejudice to this safe place and time to experience new ways of being and feeling," Rogers says. “Find a whole new level of acceptance of yourself and others. Enjoy the freedom that comes from taking off the masks that hide our tme magnificence.” Rogers is a counselor and hypnotherapist with a private practice in Portland. He has more than 12 years of experience facilitating seminars on diversity, homophobia, psychosiKial AIDS issues, public speaking, mind-body medicine and team building for schmls, universities and corporations. The seminar will he assisted hy Lynne Accetta, a mental health counselor and hypnotherapist with more than 10 years of experience. Her pri vate practice is located in the Seattle area. The sliding-scale cost of the seminar is $275 to $475, which includes two nights of lodging and meals. Scholarships are available. ( J CPP2 401 IB? L I F E I NSURANCE? • Roth IRA? Ammm FLOREID WALKER The ewish Family & Child Service, which drew 30 people to its first sexual minority potluck last month, has scheduled another dinner for 6:30 p.m. June 30. The theme will he mentor ship for queer youth. 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She is hoping 24 generous people will write a check for $20 to the nonprofit and pop it in the mail while paying their hills this month. For more information call 5 0 3-232-6003, e-mail othrwrds@teleport.com or visit www. inotherwords. org. F ollow the L eaders he Portland Area Business Association cel ebrated its 10th anniversary during the net working organization’s annual meeting June 12 at the Lloyd Center DoubleTree Inn. It also announced a number of newly elected officers: president James Giardina of La Rog Jewelers, vice president Christina Sigwart o f And Baby magazine, secretary Phillip Richardson of W estin Portland Hotel and treasurer Scott Ringsage of KeyBank. T he hoard members are businessmen Brian Kurth and John O tt, photographer John Gress, attorney Kevin Redmond and travel agent Norm Nevers. “D ie membership elected a great new roster of hoard members,” said Meg Grace, outgoing vice president. “The new group’s energy will mesh well with those hoard members continu ing on in a two-year term. My last two years on the board were energizing. Best of all, I have made some great friends.” J D T 'e r r e t Domestic Partners You just gotta know where to go! See The Boys At Dick's Mackenzie Ford Bill Huff Haris Akhtar Roger Johnson Dick's Mackenzie Ford • No Credit • Bad Credit • Good Credit 4151 S E T V Hwy Hillsboro, OR 97123 503 - 693-1133 Not good with any other offer «er A C lW £ <9 fu ll :i< i6 C ir c le P ° r tla n w Te U 1 P 'C o ? b ,a » * 0 C h o ir O C o t is e r ° fO unity r e ien tts regon “ oS*'*** " te gon Compiled by JlM RADOSTA When you buy or sell a home with me, you’ll know your dollars are helping support a greater cause. 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