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Pride Events for 2012

May10
2012
Written by RandyPhillips

Roof- Top Rubi was a tremendous success! Everyone who attended had a Gay-O time and the show was Hot, Hot, Hot. Toward the end of the party our host herself, the incomparable Ann Roberts stepped up to the microphone to challenge guests to raise more funds. She certainly came through with funds topping our goal. Ann, you rock!

Next on the Center’s agenda is the Annual Spring Community Dinner to be held this Saturday May 12 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 101 Huffman St, Dayton 45403. This FREE event is a potluck for all to enjoy. Our partnering sponsors will provide the main dish, Chicken, and each person should bring a side dish or dessert to share. Social hour begin at 5:30pm with dinner served at 6:30. We will share in community announcements around 7ish with a preview of the entertainment that you will see at Pride. The cast from Rocky Horror Picture Show will do a couple of numbers from their show. To see the full show you will want to attend the Annual Pride Dinner held at the Ponitz Center on June 1st.

The Family Picnic will be held May 28th at Taylorsville Reserve in Vandalia this year. This year our good friends from the Gay Volleyball League is spearheading this event. It starts at Noon til 4pm with volleyball, card games and lawn games for all to share. So bring your favorite picnic dish to share along with a favorite game and join in the fun.

Bar Crawl night will be Thursday May 31st starting at the Right Corner at around 10:30pm and traveling to each of the bars in the Gay Quad. Each bar promises some great Drink specials along with great entertainment. Don’t miss out on this fun filled night.

June 1st is 25th Annual Pride Dinner held at the Ponitz Center on the campus of Sinclair Community College. This evening begins at 5:30pm with a cocktail hour and business expo highlighting many of our fine gay friendly business in the area. The theme for the evening is an 80’s theme, so don your best ’80 outfit and enjoy the fun. Our keynote speaker is our very own Leon Bey, local historian and former board member of the Greater Dayton LGBT Center. Our entertainment will be outstanding with local gay comedian Vincent Holiday kicking off this portion of the evening and then a presentation of cult classic, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Leon, Vincent and Rocky alone will be worth the cost of the ticket. Tickets may be purchased at www.daytonlgbtcenter.org Early bird ticket sales still available till May 15 then ticket prices raise $5.00. so order today and save on a ticket or a table

June 2nd is the Annual Pride Parade and Festival! The festivities begin at 9am with a hearty breakfast at MJ’s Café. Line up for the parade starts at 11am with step-off at noon. The parade will wind through the streets of downtown to join the festival at Courthouse Square. At courthouse square over 35 vendors will be on hand to greet you with wares and information along with some great food and beverages. We have some great entertainment planned for the day featuring some recording artist that you may know: Frozen Feet, Adam Mardel, and (the) fundamentalists. And don’t forget our local Royality that will be bringing you a fierce show that is sure to entertain. So come and enjoy all the great festivities of the day. While the Festival winds up around 5:30 the evening is not over! At 8pm the Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus will present an estrABBAganza concert at the Victoria Theater, don’t miss this one. If you like the music of ABBA you will love this concert.

Lastly in our series of Pride Events for June is the Annual Pride Nite at the Neon. On June 28, at 7:30pm the Neon Theater in partnership with the Miami Valley Pride Partnership and Greater Dayton LGBT Center will present: “VITO” an HBO documentary about the life of gay rights activist Vito Russo. Every revolution needs a voice and Vito Russo stood up, spoke out and co-founded Act-Out. Make sure you see this documentary of: VITO.
See you at the movies.

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Roof Top Rubi is This Saturday – May 5 at 6:30pm

May01
2012
Written by RandyPhillips

Fundraiser
Roof-Top Rubi
Is this coming Saturday May 5, 2012 – The Party Begins at 6:30pm
Features: A Monte Carlo
Cash Bar
The Fabulous Rubi Girls!

Food Provided by: Meadowlark

Individual Tickets are: $20.00 Cash Bar available

VIP Tickets: $125.00 admits two,
Included Bar Drinks, & VIP Swag Bag

Tickets are available on line at: www.daytonlgbtcenter.org
Or available at Door: Cash-Check-Credit Card accepted

ALL TICKETS ARE HELD IN WILL CALL AT THE DOOR

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Join Us On The Greater Dayton LGBT Center Board

Apr05
2012
Written by RandyPhillips

We just wanted to take this time to remind you The Greater Dayton LGBT Center’s Annual meeting is April 15th, 2012 to be held at M.J.’s Community Room at 3pm.
During this annual meeting we nominate and elect new board members which will serve for a three year term. The board consist of 13 members and we currently we have openings for a couple of seats. If you would like to apply, simply email your desire to our president: joshua.west@daytonlgbtcenter.org by April 7th. In your note to him you should also explain why you would like to join the board as a way to introduce yourself. ALL ARE WELCOME!

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Interest in Pride

Mar20
2012
Written by RandyPhillips

Each year we all look forward to our fabulous pride events. This year is no exception; we have some wonderful events planned for the whole family. Please visit our events page and see how you can participate by sponsoring or becoming a participant.

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Pride Celebrations 2012

Mar08
2012
Written by RandyPhillips

The Miami Valley LGBT Pride Committee has begun to work diligently on planning your 25th Anniversary of pride celebrations in Dayton and the Greater Miami Valley. We plan to treat this Silver Anniversary with all the pomp – circumstance and celebrations that a Silver event deserves!

We begin our celebrations on May 5th at 6:30pm with our Roof Top Rubi event. This is our Royal Red Carpet Event being held at the Firefly Building, 123 Webster Street, Dayton hosted once again by the incomparable Ann Roberts and John Smith. Tickets for this fundraising event are $20 for an individual ticket with cash bar. In honor of our 25th anniversary our VIP tickets are $125.00 which admits two, includes drinks and swag bag. Of course this evening features a Monte Carlo and the highlight of this evening will feature the wonderful talents of the fabulous Rubi Girls. If you attended last year you know this is an event you will not want to miss.

The Annual Pride Picnic takes on a new date and a greater feel as the Gay Volleyball group join and lead in all the festivities. This year we will picnic together on May 28th from noon till 4pm at Taylorsville Reserve, in Vandalia. The activities include: Volleyball, cards, board games, this is a fun filled event you will not want to miss. So bring the whole family and enjoy a day out.

Next up is our exciting Pub Crawl. On Thursday May 31st the hangover begins at the Right Corner at 10pm and traveling to each of the bars on the quad. Each bar is planning a special show and drinks, let the fun begin!!

As a big change up this year the Annual Pride Dinner will take place on Friday June 1st beginning at 5:30pm with a business expo and cocktail hour. Since we began celebrating pride in the 80’s here in the Miami Valley, our entire evening will take on an 80’s theme. So dig deep in your closet or visit a thrift store because the dress for the evening is also straight out of the 80’s. The evening gets underway with fantastic entertainment led by local comedian Vincent Holiday. Our keynote speaker is none other than our very own local historian and former Gay Center Board Member, Leon Bey. Our special entertainment for the evening will be provided by some very special friends that you know and love. Tickets may be purchased via our website at http://daytonlgbtcenter.org/?page_id=13

Our headline event begins Saturday June 2nd with Breakfast served at 9am courtesy of M.J.’s Café. Line up for the pride parade is 11am with check in for the parade meeting at the Natalie Clifford Barney Historical Marker in Cooper Park on Saint Clair Street. The parade steps off at noon as we travel through the streets to celebrate at Courthouse Square for a fabulous festival of entertainment, food, and frivolity. Entertainment for the day will be provided by our own entertainment royalty along with many dignitaries. Food, Beer, and Craft vendors alike will be on hand to round out a wonderful day. So make your plans to join us June 2nd for this fabulous day of Pride in the Greater Miami Valley.

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Applications Now Being Accepted for Scholarships

Jan08
2012
Written by RandyPhillips

The Greater Dayton LGBT Center is excited to once again offer a $1000 scholarship to a LGBT student in the Miami Valley. The scholarship application, administered through PFLAG Dayton, is now available. Submissions of the scholarship application must be postmarked and returned by Monday April 16, 2012. The Greater Dayton LGBT Center scholarship is designed to recognize an outstanding student and to contribute toward their continuing education. The awarding of the scholarship will be based on a combination of achievement in the areas of academic performance, leadership, and extracurricular activities.

In addition, PFLAG Dayton offers two additional scholarships, one $2,000 scholarship for a LGBT student in the Miami Valley and one $2,000 scholarship for a straight ally. For complete information about the scholarships, including eligibility and application process, please visit the PFLAG Dayton website, http://www.pflagdayton.org/

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Planning our 25th Anniversary of Pride

Jan03
2012
Written by RandyPhillips

A small group of 10 people met on Thursday December 29th to further discussions on our Pride Celebrations to be held in June. This year we celebrate our 25th Anniversary of Pride Celebrations in the Dayton Area. Some committees were established but others still need volunteers. If you would like to volunteer your time at the pride celebrations or help with the planning, please contact Bret.Wendel@daytonlgbtcenter.org or info@daytonlgbtcenter.org and you will be notified when our next meetings will be. We do seek all the help we can get.
In the course of the meeting we discussed many fundraising ideas and opportunities. Of course fundraising can always be our largest challenge so we seek as many that can assist in this task as possible.
The 1st pride celebration in the Dayton Area was held in the 80’s so we will make our Pride Dinner for 2012 an 80’s theme party. So break out your favorite 80’s clothing or put an 80’s outfit together to wear. Don your gay apparel for a great night of fun as we share in our rich histories and exciting entertainment.
We next meet on January 22nd at 2pm for the “Big Gay Meeting”, the “Pride” meeting will take place at 3pm at MJ’s Community Room. See You Then!

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Join Us As We Began Planning for Pride Celebrations

Dec02
2011
Written by RandyPhillips

Our annual Holiday Dinner is now behind us and was a rousing success. Chef John Zimmerman did an outstanding job with all the food preparation. The turkey, mash potatoes and gravy was perfect!

Speaking of perfection, the Rubi Girls along with Amanda Punchfuck were a sheer delight. At the beginning of the performance there were some concerns of lighting from Heaven as the girls performed in the sanctuary of the historic church. But those concerns were soon turned to laughter as the girls entertained for a joyous evening.

Now our attentions are turned towards the planning of our annual pride celebrations. This year marks the 25th anniversary of pride celebrations in Dayton. So we want to pay tribute to those beginnings and those organizers who worked so diligently to make it happen.

Bret Wendel, the center’s vice president, has so graciously volunteered to chair the pride planning committees for our 2012 celebration. He has asked that ANYONE AND EVERYONE who has interest and would like help plan the celebration to meet Thursday December 29th at 7pm at the Dayton Women’s Club, 225 N. Ludlow Street, Dayton. Come join a committee or chair one, your input and cooperation is what will really make this celebration a lasting memory for all.

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Nov 19, the Annual Greater Dayton LGBT Community Thanksgiving Dinner.

Nov03
2011
Written by RandyPhillips

The holidays are ahead with many wonderful opportunities to share in the spirit of the season. We kick off the season with the family Holiday, Thanksgiving. Saturday night, November 19, 2011 the annual Greater Dayton LGBT Community Thanksgiving Dinner is offered for all our family and friends.

The LGBT family & friends plan to gather at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 101 Huffman Ave in Dayton to share with all this “Family” Holiday. The sponsors of the Thanksgiving will provide the ham, turkey and all the fixing’s. Bring a salad, dessert or side dish to share – the event sponsors will have the main entrees, tableware and beverages.

The evening begins at 5:30pm with a social hour followed by dinner at 6:30pm. After dinner we will share in a program with community announcements and entertainment by the Rubi Girls.

This is a free event for all LGBT family and friends.

On November 20th join us for the “Big Gay Meeting” as we all work together to strengthen and lead our community.

Visit our calendar for all events and times of events throughout our gay community.

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Re-Cap of Big Gay Meeting

Oct02
2011
Written by RandyPhillips

On Sunday September 25th many of our LGBT group’s leaders met once again for a Big Gay Meeting.
It is our desire to work together and encourage our LGBT friends and allies to partner together for a stronger more cohesive community. In our meeting we learned of some great fund raising avenues open to any of our groups.
In an effort to get to know the various groups better we are asking each group to host our monthly meetings so we may all learn more about them. Next month, Eternal Joy Metropolitan Community Church, 2383 Kennedy Ave, Dayton 45420 has graciously volunteered to host our next meeting.
We invite all groups, churches, gay friendly businesses and community stakeholders to come join us for our “Big Gay Meeting”. Who is a stakeholder?? We believe if you are LGBT or their allies this make you a stakeholder in our community, so please join us and allow your thoughts to be heard. As an LGBT community we will get stronger if we all work together. Together We Can!

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Upcoming Events

  • May 20, 2012 – Pride Fundraiser @ Club Masque
    11:00 pm, General
  • May 21, 2012 – GLSEN Dayton Teacher's Meeting
    7:00 pm, General
  • May 28, 2012 – Pride Picnic & Volleyball Holiday Picnic
    12:00 pm, General
  • June 1, 2012 – Annual Pride Dinner
    5:00 pm, General

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