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Beauty and the BUTCH
A 2012 BUTCH Voices Benefit You are invited to indulge in an evening of deliciously BUTCH revelry… Bask in the decadent sights, bold sounds and the brilliant energy of everything BEAUTIFULLY BUTCH*! The mystique and myth are nothing compared to the raw beauty of butch truth… Saturday September 15th, 2012 7:00pm – Midnight at The City of Refuge UCC 1025 Howard Street – SF CA $5-15 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds 7:00pm – Doors Open 7:30pm – Butch Briefs Part Deux – a Mini Film Festival 8:00pm – Beauty and the Butch Live Performances and Fashion Show 9:00pm – Butch Ball with DJs JacATac, Black and Ryan FOR ADVANCED TICKETS RSVP HERE: http://beautyandthebutch.eventbrite.com/ BUTCH ATTIRE defies simple elegance… we have a swagger all our own that many have tried to duplicate but few have achieved BUTCH ART breathes a magnificently unique masculine mixture of the sacred and the profane into what is much more than a label… it is an experience BUTCH MUSIC gives us all permission to dig deep into our spirits and howl our TRUTH, our TENDERNESS, our unabashed BRAVERY and our brash movement without boundaries! On this evening of mythic proportion, a deluge of Brazen Artists will baptize us… immersing everyone present in a sea of glorious mayhem! • The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins (burlesque – “ribald mistress of sanctioned smolder”) • TuffNStuff: Drag King of the Blues • ChicoSuave (drag king extraordinaire) • Androgynous Fashion • Haute Butch Designs (fashion house) • Diva’s Closet Couture (fashion house) • Kymberly Jackson (the Pied Piper of the Bay) • Raw Drums (need we say more?!) • Little Sister (punk rock funk phenoms) • Skim Skima (hip hop) • Redwolf Painter (spoken word) • Terry De Grace (spoken word) • Raedorah Stewart (spoken word) • Griot Noir (spoken word – “soul sentinels of supernova linguistics”) • Troo Blu (hip hop fusion emcee, poet, percussionist, producer, and speaker) • TigerLily Tango (Winter and Mitch) • Dave Naz Photography GenderQueer Series • Roxy Jones (photographer) • Dawn Robinson - "My-Grations" (film) • Kai Green - "It Gets Messy in Here" (film) • DJ JacATac • DJ Black • DJ Ryan We are still accepting RAFFLE ITEMS, love offerings of performances, film shorts and photo/art exhibits - contact Monica Anderson at info@SankofaEvents.com PRODUCED in HONOR of BUTCH Voices by: Monica Anderson (Kinfolkz, Sista To Sista, SankofaEvents.com), Terry De Grace-Morris and the BUTCH Voices Board Our Wonderfully Raucous Raffle: Tickets are available online and at the event. Our Raffle Items So Far: Monster - special edition iSport Immersion headphones Laurie Ann Lepoff – A $100 Dance Lesson certificate Citabria Phillips – Two Dance Passes ($24 value) Alexandria Nichandros – Four Dance Lessons ($90 per lesson value) Carmen Apodoca – Two Bottles of Wine Ellen Seeling – Two Tickets to the MCWBB show at Yoshi’s Oakland) Margo Rivera Weiss - A Handmade Notecard Set HauteButch Design House – A Certificate Feelmore 510 – A $50 Gift Certificate & Various BUTCH Voices members (rumor has it there may be a date involved) WE ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL RAFFLE DONATIONS: If you have some service or goody to donate, please email us at info@sankofaevents.com All proceeds from this Benefit will support the 2013 BUTCH Voices Conference (taking place August 2013 in Oakland). Can’t make it to this stud-studded SEPT 15th event? You can still make a difference by: - Making a donation at www.BUTCHVoices.com - Sharing this event on your social network sites! - Inviting friends and family to attend in your stead! - Letting others know about www.BUTCHVoices.com and encouraging them to visit the site to learn more about our mission. * The Beauty and the Butch Benefit showcases the diversity present within our Masculine of Center communities regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, sexuality, ability, size, surgeries, age, hairstyle, or presentation! We welcome all who identify as butch, boi, genderqueer, tomboy, stud, butcha, drag king, jock, dyke, two-spirit, androgynous-with-a-butch twist, and trans-masculine. We welcome femmes, divas, and all other allies. We respect and appreciate all of our diverse self-definitions! We respect your definition of your self! With an emphasis on Community Building, Economic Social Justice, Health & Wellness, BUTCH Voices unites our voices as a collective – while still celebrating that which makes us beautifully unique. -- Joe LeBlanc Development Coordinator - Basic Rights Oregon Founder & Board Chair - BUTCH Voices |
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I know some of you are not into football, BUT we do mostly socialize together. So join us!
WHEN: Monday, November 19th, 5:30 p.m. 49ers vs. Chicago Bears WHERE: White Horse Inn, 6551 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends WHAT: socializing get together after work WHAT ELSE: drink specials, pool tables, easy street parking, burgers/dogs/vegetarian options across the street and up a block at the Smokehouse Bring your single friends! See you there, Rope-- |
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I had to repair one more leak on the car, and the freaking JB Weld will not be cured in time to safely get us out to the SF. ![]() Good News ~ All Leaks have been Found and Repaired ![]() Bad News ~ We will miss mah Brutha Joe being this close and not being able to see him. ![]() But we plan to hit Portland in a couple months to make up for it. ![]() Have an awesome time everyone! ![]() ![]()
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Butch/Femme Socials does Toad Hall women's night in the Castro!
Casual after work get together. If you're specifically looking for 'us', look outside on the back patio bar. WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends WHERE: 4146-18th Street, San Francisco WHEN: Thursday, October 11th from 6-9:30 p.m. WHAT ELSE: carpool OR take public transportation, parking is hellish but there is a small lot on 18th before the bar entrance. IF YOU WANT A RIDE OR CAN OFFER A RIDE, POST TO butchfemmesocials@yahoogroups.com, list your cross streets and the time. AND: two for one drink specials, bring your single friends, couples encouraged to have a date night! |
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San Francisco Ms. Leather Contest!
Friday, October 26th at 7:30 p.m. Meet and Greet at Truck, 1900 Folsom St. at 15th Street, San Francisco ********************* Contest Saturday, October 27th 7 p.m. Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market St. (at 8th St.) San Francisco (block and half from Civic Center BART) Tickets at the door, Will Call OR less expensive through: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/273794 MORE information at: http://mssfleather.org/ |
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The Native American Services Committee of the Oakland Public Library
presents its 21st Native American Culture Day Honoring the Bay Area Two Spirit Community Saturday, November 10, 2012 Noon-4pm Oakland Main Library (near Lake Merritt BART, 5 blocks) 125-14th Street, Bradley Walters Auditorium (Lower Floor) Oakland, CA 94612 SINGING SPEAKERS SHORT FILMS HISTORY RAFFLE FRY BREAD EVERYONE OF ALL AGES WELCOME!! FREE EVENT!! Featuring Randy Burns (Northern Paiute) - Founder, Gay American Indians (GAI) L. Frank (Tongva-Ajachmem) - Singer & Artist Ruth Villasenor (Chiricuhua Apache) & Miko Thomas (Chickasaw) - Co-Chairs, Bay Area American Indian Two Spirit Bay Area American Indian Two Spirit Drum Slide Show - Brush Arbor Girlz Wicah Piluta (Rumsien Ohlone) - Clap Singer www.baaits.org |
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You do not have to be a football fan, just come hang out with some great singles and couples!
NO COVER CHARGE! WHEN: Monday, November 19th 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. 49ers vs. Chicago Bears WHERE: White Horse, 66th & Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (accessible via MacArthur BART, and a ten minute bus ride) POST if you're looking for a ride from BART or San Francisco into Oakland WHO: Butch/Femme folks and our friends WHAT: Social--for singles and couples WHAT ELSE: easy street parking, food at the Smokehouse across the street and up a block, smoking lounge, two pool tables, drink specials See you there! Rope and Toughy |
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