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• SBVC - Queer Book Club: Monstrilio

  • When
    Sat, October 26, 2024
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Cortona Point Apartments, Santa Barbara, CA

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  Queer Book Club: Monstrilio

  Come join us for our book club discussion on Gerardo Sámano Córdova's Monstrilio! We'll discuss what we thought of the story over some refreshments, then pick out our book for the next month.

  If you're not familiar with the novel, here is the Goodreads synopsis: "Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses—though curbed by his biological and chosen family’s communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life."

  If you'd like to get a start on November's book, we will be reading Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage. Feel free to bring suggestions for the December selection. While there's no hard-and-fast rules about what can be nominated, try to keep focused on stories that fit somewhere in the acronym: LGBTQIA+.

  You don't need to purchase the book each month to join. I personally use the smartphone apps Libby or Hoopla to borrow an e-book copy from the Santa Barbara Public Library, while other members borrow physical versions from the Library. If you do end up purchasing a copy, do try to support your local bookstores like Chaucer's Books on State Street. Audiobook readers are welcome as well- whatever works best for you!

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• PS - Speaker Series - Darin Furry: What Makes the Coachella Valley Unique?

  • When
    Tue, November 19, 2024
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    The Center, 1301 N. Palm Canyon, Palm Springs
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   Speaker Series:

  What Makes the Coachella Valley Unique?

  Why are our mountains so tall? Why is the Coachella Valley a desert? Do we need to conserve water in a drought? (spoiler: nope!) Join us as Darin Furry explains little known tidbits about the geography and climate of our area and what makes the Coachella Valley so unique.

  
  

  This presentation will be held before our monthly Core Group meeting.

  Light refreshments will be provided before the presentation.

  For questions about the event, contact Richard Dachman at [email protected] 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• PS - Monthly Membership Meeting - IN-PERSON

  • When
    Tue, November 19, 2024
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Room 3, Floor 3, LGBTQ Community Center, 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs
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    1 registrant

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  The GOPS Monthly Meeting is being held in person this month, as well as via Zoom.

  The meeting is a monthly business meeting of the Core Group Members, and is available to the public. The meeting will run from 6:30 pm to about 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

  The meeting will be held at the The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert,  1301 North Palm Canyon Dr, Room 3, 3rd Floor, Palm Springs, CA 92262. 

  GOPS Members and Core Group members need to register for the meeting.

  We will also offer the option of attending the meeting by Zoom. The Zoom login information will be provided in the registration reminder email.

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• PS - Monthly Membership Meeting - Online Using Zoom ONLY

  • When
    Tue, December 17, 2024
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom
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    29
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  GOPS Monthly Core Group Meetings are usually held on the fourth Tuesday of each month starting at 6:30 pm, subject to change due to holidays and conflicting events. Meetings can be attended online via Zoom each month. Meetings are held simultaneously in-person in January,  March,  May,  July,  September and November 2023. In-person meetings are held at the Center, 3rd floor Meeting Room 3, 1301 North Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA.

  Check the event registration details for the date and the particulars of the meeting.

  GOPS members can attend by registering for the meeting. For best results in attending via Zoom, plan to use a computer or tablet equipped with a camera and microphone. Information on how to enter the Zoom meeting will be provided to registrants in their Confirmation and Reminder emails.

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• LA - Holiday Party

  • When
    Sun, December 22, 2024
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    The Red Lion Tavern 2366 Glendale Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90039
  • Spaces left
    24
  • Registered
    15 registrants

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  Please join Great Outdoors Los Angeles 

  Noon, Sunday, December 22

  
  

  @ The Red Lion Tavern

  2366 Glendale Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90039

  For over 60 years, The Red Lion Tavern has been one of Los Angeles’ most beloved neighborhood taverns.  This L.A. landmark continues to serve up traditional German food and a wide selection of German beer in a cozy old world atmosphere.

  Our special holiday menu in the outdoor beer garden will include: 

  • Coffee, Tea, Water, or Soda
  • One drink coupon (Beer, cider or other)
  • Sausage Platters and Warm Pretzels to share
  • Individual starter of Small Dinner Salad or Small Caesar Salad
  • Individual entrées; with choice of:
  • • Hungarian Goulash (beef)
    • Red Lion Schnitzel (pork)
    • Chicken Schnitzel 
    • Bratwurst / Bratwurst on a roll
    • Nurnburger / Nurnburger on a roll
    • Veggie bratwurst / Veggie bratwurst on a roll (vegan)
    • Other by special request only
  • Dessert tbd

  Registration: The event is free for GOLA members.  However, a refundable $20 deposit from members will be required during registration. Refunds will be made in cash when members arrive. Members may bring a non-member guest for $25.  The $25 will include 1 year of GOLA membership. Payment must be made at time of registration and paid online with a credit card within 15 minutes. You must register before December 14, 2024.
  

  Cancellations: Contact John Butta no later than Dec 14, 2024.  No refunds will be made for cancellations after Dec 14, 2024. 

  Attendees are encouraged to dress in festive clothes. 

  
  

  
  

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