Welcome to SAGE

Week View | Month View | Calendar View

The 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change

Dallas, Texas
February 3rd - 7th, 2010

Official Website

The 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change will be held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in beautiful downtown Dallas, Texas, Feb. 3 - 7, 2010. Produced by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Creating Change Conference (as it is affectionately known) is the nation's pre-eminent political, leadership and skills-building conference for the LGBT social justice movement. Since 1988, Creating Change has been the opportunity for thousands of committed people to develop and hone their skills, celebrate victories, build community, and to be inspired by visionaries of our LGBT movement and allied movements for justice and equality.

SAGE is facilitating the Thursday Preconference Institute on Aging and conducting several workshops and panels throughout the rest of the conferenceProduced

The primary goal of the Creating Change Conference is to build our movement's political power from the ground up to secure our overarching goal of full equality, social justice and dignity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States.

Please join us! Upwards of 2000 people attend the Creating Change Conference from all over the United States, with a few attendees from other countries. Attendees include:

people just like you who are creating change every day young and old activists

organizers and activists of color

paid and unpaid staff people at LGBT political or community organizations

lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates and straight allies

elected and appointed officials

leaders of campus communities and local community centers.

Creating Change is an annual gathering of organizers and activists working to create a world in which our sexual orientations and gender expressions will be welcomed and celebrated. Click here for more infomration. Please join us in Dallas, Feb. 3 - 7, 2010!

Stakeholder Meeting with the LGBT Community in New York
Please RSVP to Jasmin Varjavand at Jasmin.Varjavand@hud.gov Assistant Secretary, Policy Development and Research U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Raphael W. Bostic with the offices of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn Senator Charles Schumer Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Congressman Jerrold Nadler Council Member Erik Martin-Dilan Council Member Rosie Mendez Council Member Danny Dromm Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Invite you to a Stakeholder Meeting with the LGBT Community in New York to discuss HUD's First Ever Study Of Housing Discrimination Against LGBT Families And Individuals In The Rental And Sales Markets DATE: Monday, March 15th, 2010 TIME: 6:00 9:00pm LOCATION: New York LGBT Center, Room 101 208 West 13th Street (btwn 7th/8th Ave) Please RSVP to Jasmin Varjavand at Jasmin.Varjavand@hud.gov The Obama Administration has committed to ensure the inclusion of the LGBT community in HUD programs. In October 2009, the Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced to undertake the first-ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the rental and sale of housing. Raphael W. Bostic, Assistant Secretary of HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research, will be co-hosting a stakeholder meeting with the Mayors Office and NYC Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn as well as with Councilmembers Rosie Mendez, Danny Dromm, and Jimmy Van Bramer. The purpose of the field hearing will be to discuss the nature of the proposed study and receive remarks from interested groups and individuals. We would like to invite you to be a part of this ground-breaking effort. We look forward to meeting with you to address this important constituency and community.

Historic Congressional Briefing on LGBT Aging
The National LGBT Aging Roundtable, facilitated by SAGE, is taking place April 23-24th in Washington, DC. The meeting will be preceded with an historic Congressional Briefing on LGBT Aging, April 22nd from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Cannon Building, Room 121. Panelists will be:
* Laurie Young, The Task Force providing an overview of Outing Age and moderating the panel
* Hope Barrett, Howard Brown Health Center addressing health disparities
* Harper Jean Tobin, National Center for Transgender Equality addressing financial inequities
* Joyce Pierson, elder rights advocate addressing legal issues
* John Johnson, SAGE policy issues that affect LGBT older adults
We encourage you to invite your electeds and friends in the administration to join us for this briefing.

SAGE at 2010 Aging in America Conference
SAGE will be a strong presence at this year's Aging in America Conference. The Conference is the largest gathering of a diverse, multidisciplinary community of professionals from the fields of aging, healthcare and education. The conference provides attendees with the opportunity to network with new and old friends, gain insight from voices from the front line and find new grassroots and national partners for advocacy.

Fifth Annual University of Maine Geriatric Colloquium

Northport, ME: Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center

Sexuality and Aging: Dispelling the Myths

****

Including presentations and special training by:

Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D. Director, Geriatric Education and Research University of New England, Biddeford, Maine & SAGE Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders ****

This all day conference will address issues on

Affirmative Home Health Care
Sexuality and Gender Identity in Extended Care Housing
Managing Affirmative Retirement Housing
Diversity in Senior Center Membership
Sexuality and Chronic Illness
Legal and Practical Issues for Same-Sex Aging Couples
Aging with HIV
Clinical Issues When Addressing Sexuality with Elders
Ethics and Cultural Understanding

****

Who should attend?

Nurses, Social Workers, Counselors, CNAs, Nursing Home Administrators, Home Health Workers, Elders, Care Providers, Psychologists, Gerontologists, Geriatricians, Physicians, and Allied Health Professionals ****

This conference will be held at Point Lookout, the beautiful coastal resort in Northport, Maine

****

Supported by:

Maine Community Foundation Equity Fund **** For more information contact University of Maine Center on Aging 207-262-7920

Back to Back: Lily Tomlin & Kate Clinton

An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin
Opening Performance: Kate Clinton 3 Shows in 1!
45 minutes of Kate Clinton
45 minutes of Lily Tomlin
...and then a combined performance of extraordinary comedic talent
at The St. George Theatre (2 blocks from Staten Island Ferry)
35 Hyatt Street
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 442-2900
Tickets: $149 (includes VIP meet & greet)
$119 * $89 * $59 To purchase tickets:
St. George Theatre Box Office or 718-442-2900
Ticketmaster or 212-307-7171

All proceeds benefit the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation & Community Health Action of Staten Island

SAGE Women's Dance
SAGE Women's Dance The Best Women's Dance in New York City Sunday, May 16, 2010 " 3:30-8:30 pm GET TICKETS HERE! BRAND NEW CLUB & LOCATION! LQ-NY 511 Lexington Avenue (@ 48th Street) Music by DJ Susan Levine $20.00 in Advance " $25 at the Door $15 at the Door with Valid Student ID (Must be 21) Tickets Available ONLINE and at The Center, Room 207, 208 West 13th Street - M-F, 2-5pm Visa, MasterCard & Discover accepted at ticket outlets and at the door Reservations & Info: 212-741-2247 This dance is a fundraiser and all proceeds benefit SAGE Parking: Quick Park ST Garage Corp 306 East 48th Street, B/1st & 2nd: Only $13 for 12 hours with club stamp

Radical Lesbians: Then & Now
Radical Lesbians: Then & Now
An Intergenerational Conversation on Lesbian Feminist Activism
April 8, 2010
6:30PM - 9:30 PM
at The LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues
1,2,3, F, V and L Trains to 14th Street
FREE
Light hors d'oevres will be served
212-741-2247
Sponsored by SAGE & The LGBT Center
Radicalesbians, the first Lesbian organization with an explicitly Feminist agenda, spun off from the Gay Liberation Front in April 1970 when women of GLF held the first NYC all-women's dance. Later that Spring, lesbians from GLF and the Women's Movement, calling themselves the Lavender Menace, took over the NOW Congress to Unite Women and distributed the manifesto, woman-identified-woman, written by Radicalesbians. From these events, Lesbian-Feminist politics and culture were born. Radical Lesbian activism continues today embracing issues of class, racial justice, the arts, academic activism, and Queer and Trans Movements.

In celebration of an unbroken tradition of Radical Lesbian Activism, Hana Malia, Flavia Rando, Shawn(ta) Smith, Ellen Shumsky, and Fran Winant will share their experiences of activism in the turbulent times of the 1970's and today, and the impact activism has had on their lives. We invite you to participate in an intergenerational conversation about Lesbian Feminist activism - then and now. Marking the 40th Anniversary of Radicalesbians, there will also be a slide show of photographs from the book Portrait of a Decade 1968-1978: Photographs by Ellen Shumsky and panelists will be available to available to sign the book.

SAGE Launch of First-Ever National Resource Center

Staten Island Pride
Look for the SAGE Table at the outdoor Festival, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., in Tompkinsville Park at the corner of Bay Street and Victory Blvd.

Queens Pride
March with SAGE Queens! Look for the SAGE Table at the Multicultural Festival: 11:00AM - 6:00PM on 37th Road from 73rd Street to 77th Street.

Brooklyn Pride
Look for the SAGE Table at the Pride Festival: 11am - 6pm on Prospect Park West between 9th & 15th Streets.

SAGE's Gay Pride Social
Come celebrate the gayest party of them all. There will be music and dancing, libations, and a meal. $15 in advance/$20 at the door ($5 off for SAGE members). Call 212-741-2247 to reserve.

SAGE Women's Pride Party
Celebrate the season at our annual women's party with lunch, music, and fun for all. $5 suggested donation. Open to women 45+. For more info, visit www.sageusa.org, email akent@sageusa.org or call 212-741-2247.

SAGE Presents: An LGBT Activist Timeline
All are welcome to participate in this unique Pride event featuring speakers from the early LGBT rights movement in America. They will talk about their experiences then and how they feel things have progressed, followed by a Q&A/discussion session with the audience. $5 suggested donation. More info: 212-741-2247. Speakers include: Ellen Ensig-Brodsky Having come out soon after Stonewall and during the rise of the Feminist Movement, Ellen launched her LGBT activism as co-founder of the Unitarian-Universalist Gay Concerns Committee in Huntington, Long Island. She then moved back to her roots in NYC, where she co-founded Pride Senior Network, participated in the Empire State Pride Agenda's Health & Human Services Network, and served as President of the Manhattan Borough-Wide Inter Agency Council on Aging (MBIAC) Jim Fouratt Jim was a co-founder of the Youth International Party (YIPPIE!), the Gay Liberation Front, and Act UP, as well as a founding board member of the NYC LGBT Community Center. He has been featured in numerous documentaries and provided commentary on CNN and Stephen Colbert, among others. Jim was a witness to and participant in the Stonewall rebellion, and has been inciting, shaping, fomenting and provoking American culture for over 40 years. Jerry Hoose A West Village resident for over forty years, Jerry participated in all four nights of the Stonewall riots and was part of the Christopher Street Liberation Day committee that organized the first Pride March. He went on to help found the first militant gay organization, the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), and was instrumental in putting together the first dances by and for gay people. He has lived a completely gay-centric existence ever since. Rose Jordan Rose was a Stonewall Rebellion participant, a member of the original Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, a member of the New York Radical Feminists, a participant in the original Women's CoffeeHouse at 7th Avenue Southm, and co-chair of the NYC chapter of Daughters of Bilitis until it was disbanded. She was also host of The Lesbian Radio Show on WBAI-FM for six years, interviewing many feminist authors and activists. Jay Kallio Jay (formerly Joy) Kallio became an LGBT activist in 1972 after being fired for being a lesbian while employed by the NYS Division for Youth. Upon discovering that there were no laws or recourse to protect LGBT people from discrimination, Joy started with a position as Program Director for Lesbian Feminist Liberation, an offshoot of the Gay Activist Alliance, and spent many years fighting for legislative protections for LGBT people. Joy transitioned in 2006 to become Jay, and found there were few protections for transgender people in employment or health care access. He continues his fight for equal rights for all on this new frontier. Barbara Police One of the first women involved in the feminist movement, Barbara worked with Bella Abzug and other politicians on a number of projects, including Take Back the Night. She also worked on Majority Report, the first feminist newspaper, as well as many other publications over the years. Most recently, Barbara was one of the plaintiffs in Yetta Kurland's law suit to keep St. Vincent's open.

SAGE Celebrates Pride!
All LGBT Older Adults and their friends are welcome to join SAGE's contingent. You can march, ride the trolleys, or do a bit of each. Participants will get a SAGE t-shirt to wear. 2 ways to join us: Breakfast at the Center - 9:30am Meet us in the SAGE Drop-in Room (room 107) at the LGBT Community Center at 9:30am for breakfast. At 10:30 we'll board the trolleys and travel to the line-up location for the start of the March. Line Up - 11:00am Meet us at the formation area between 11:00 and 11:30. We'll be lining up with Section 2, on 40th street between Park & Madison. The march starts at 12, and we expect to step off around 12:30. Look for the trolley buses! At the end of the march, hop on the trolley to ride back to the Center for a "cool-down", featuring light snacks and plenty of cold beverages. For more information, call Bertis at 212-741-3592 (Mon-Fri)

SAGECAP Advisory Board Meeting
We want to hear from you! SAGECAP is looking for current or former LGBT caregivers to bring their unique experiences, knowledge and skills to provide feedback on SAGECAP services and to plan future programming. This meeting will give in an in-depth overview of the SAGECAP program; discuss the purpose, duration, and guidelines for the formation of the SAGECAP LGBT Caregiver Advisory Board.

SAGECAP: Coping with Loss
Speakers: Emily Vargas LMSW and Michelle Laguerre, LMSW Facing the loss of a loved one is a difficult challenge, yet it is often part of the journey of being a caregiver. Whether its caring for someone who is physically here, but is no longer mentally or psychologically present, or whether it is dealing with the death of a of a loved one; the grieving process often takes center stage in a caregivers life. As LGBT caregivers, our grief is not always acknowledged and therefore we are not fully supported. This workshop will discuss various ways that grief can manifest itself our lives, how we can coping it, and how we can get support.

Uptown Neighbors Pride Party
Join us as we cap off the season with a blow-out pride party, Upper West Side style, featuring entertainment from Vocal Ease, the fantastic cabaret singers who performed at SAGE's New Years party. Plenty of snacks and friendly faces, too. Newcomers, downtowners, etc - all are welcome, and its FREE! Uptown Neighbors meet at Rutgers Church, on 73rd St. just west of Broadway. For directions/info, call Alex at 212-741-2217.

Edie & Thea - A Very Long Engagement
SAGE co-sponsors this screening of a NewFest 2010 documentary about loving, caregiving & marrying the woman of your dreams. 646-290-8136 for more information.

Homo Harlem: A Film Retrospective
SAGE is a co-sponsor of the Homo Harlem Film Series with Michael Henry Adams at the Museum of the City of New York. For more information please call 917-492-3395.

SAGE Pride Brunch - Tequila Chito's:
Noon or 2PM Seatings! Enjoy your choice of nachos, tortilla soup, or quesadillas, plus steak and eggs, huevos rancheros, eggs with sausage, or avocado salad with chunks of chicken. Brunch includes an entr￩e, coffee or tea, and one standard brunch drink (sangria, frozen Margarita, bloody Mary, or wine)- all for $13.00. Please send your check made out to SAGE to SAGE, 305 Seventh Ave, 6th Floor, NY, NY 10001 or call 212 741-2247 to charge it. Let us know which seating you will be attending. Reserve by Wednesday, June 23rd.

Harlem Pride Day Celebration
SAGE is co-sponsoring the first ever Harlem Pride Celebration! Join Us and celebrate our diverse LGBT and SGL community in Harlem! Festival/Live Entertainment/Vendors

SAGE Harlem Pride Party
Join SAGE Harlem in a celebration of Pride! Food, entertainment and good times! FREE!

New York City Bar Honors LGBT Pride Month Reception
The NYC Bar Association will hold its annual reception and cocktail party celebrating LGBT Pride Month 2010 and honoring Victoria Neilson, Esq., Legal Director, Immigration Equality, & Joseph Evall, Esq., Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, for their significant contributions to LGBT communities. No fee & no reservation necessary. Business casual attire, please.

The Future of Aging is in Our Hands: National Constituent Conference
Based in the belief that LGBT older adults are the experts on their lives, this unique conference will bring together LGBT older adults from around the country for three days of interactive workshops, exciting plenary sessions and multiple networking opportunities. Click here for more information and to register>>

SAGE Welcomes: Moonfire - Holiday Jamboree
SAGE Welcomes: Moonfire,"Holiday Creative Jamboree," facilitated by Lorraine Gibney. Bring poems to read, art to show, etc. $6. 5-7pm. Also, grab bag gift exchange (bring an inexpensive wrapped gift if you want to participate).

SAGE OFFICES CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER
Due to the inclement weather, all SAGE offices are closed - including our offices at The LGBT Center and SAGE Harlem.

SAGE Harlem: Fabulous Fridays (Benefits Presentation)
Join SAGE Harlem for our monthly Fabulous Fridays - a Friday night filled with food, fun and friends. This Fabulous Friday will also feature "Benefits, Benefits & More Benefits." Learn about Food Stamps, Public Assistance, "One Shot" Deals, Free Cellular programs & more by CIDNY (5-6PM). All are welcome!

SAGE Welcomes: Women's Coffeehouse
Join us in the beginning of the month for a Women's Coffee house. $5 door charge - coffee and dessert available at no charge. All are welcome.

Open House at McBurney Y
Part of SAGE's LGBT Health Awareness Month series: SAGE and the McBurney Y (on West 14th Street) are collaborating on this special event to introduce LGBT Older Adults to all that the Y has to offer. Enjoy a tour of their facilities, free sample classes, and light refreshments and then help us decide what types of free/low-cost programs we might develop. Meet at 1pm in the SAGE drop-in to walk over as a group. Please RSVP to Alex: 212.741.2217

Make Hot Sex Safe! Safer Sex Workshop
Part of SAGE's LGBT Health Awareness Month Series: Safer sex doesn't have to be boring. Our friends from Callen-Lorde Community Health Project join SAGE's Men's 40+ Discussion Group to talk about the hazards of contracting sexually transmitted diseases and how gay men can protect themselves, without giving up sex. Callen-Lorde will return on March 31st at 7PM to do free one-on-one HIV counseling and testing - please call Bertis at 212-741- 3592 for an appointment.

SAGE Harlem: Tax Time! (occurs during HEAT meeting)
Operation HOPE will be at SAGE Harlem in order to provide info on how to file your income tax and how to get the most back.

SAGE Volunteer Orientation
Interested in becoming a SAGE volunteer? Join us for our volunteering session and learn how you can help! Contact Bertis Shankle a 212-741-3592 for more information.

Lesbian Cancer Initiative Health & Pleasure Fair
Part of series of SAGE events celebrating Women's History Month. A Free Event of the LGBT Center's Lesbian Cancer Initiative Promoting LBT Health and Well Being. Stop by the SAGE table and say hi! Call 646-556-9300 for more information. Click here for more information>>

Women of Color Game Night
SAGE Harlem, in collaboration with Center CARE Wellness, Lesbian Cancer Initiative, Gender Identity Project, Immigrant Support, & Center CARE Recovery, Lesbians Aids Project, is celebrating Women's History Month with a night of games and socializing for women who love the company of other women. Join us for a night of fun, games, music, & meet new people! FREE! Click here for more information>>

Kwanzaa Begins!

SAGE OFFICES CLOSED: Christmas Day
The SAGE offices will be closed on Christmas Day. The LGBT Center (208 W13th Street) will open at 5PM.

New! Walking Club Meet-n-Greet
Part of SAGE's LGBT Health Awareness Month Series: SAGE will be kicking off a walking club in April, with the help of Front Runners New York. Come meet the people who will be leading walks and find out more about the program. Light refreshments will be served. For more info, call Alex 212-741-2217.

SAGEWalks: St. John the Divine Cathedral Tour & Organ Demonstration
Meet SAGE walks guide Tom Keating at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine's visitor center at Amsterdam and 112th St. (take the #1 train to 110th St., Cathedral Parkway Station). Learn about the art, architecture and history of this great sacred space from 1892 to present. We have made special arrangements to have a tour of the great organ. Tour followed by tea-time pastry break at Hungarian Pastry Shop. Reservations begin March 10th. $16 fee. Limited to 20. MEET AT 1:45PM

SAGE Drop-In Birthday Party
Come join SAGE as we throw a party for our Drop-In Center! All are welcome!

SAGE Welcomes: Women's Coffeehouse
Location:The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street

Guest Lorraine Gibney discusses Paranormal Psychology, the investigation of ghostly phenomena. Share experiences. Coffee, dessert available at no charge. All Welcome.

Door:$5. 5:30-7:30pm.

SAGE OFFICES CLOSED!
The SAGE offices will be closed Monday, June 28, 2010. Happy Pride!

SAGE Walk: Dia 41 Cooper Square
For reservations, call 212-741-2247. Great Architecture or Alien Invader? Meet guide Sam Turn at the Alamo Sculpture (The Big Black Cube) on Astor Place. Our tour takes us inside 41 Cooper Square, the new academic building designed by Thom Mayne for Cooper Union. The building, with its advanced design and futuristic facade has created great controversy. Some call the effect "tough and sexy," as the architect extracts beauty from the crudest materials-raw concrete, steel I-beams, and metal screens. The walk is easy, but includes the grand staircase, the social heart of the building. Dutch treat lunch follows. Walk limited to 15. Registration begins July 20.

Fire Island Bus Trip
Call 212-741-2247 for more info and reservations. Limited seats. Board the bus at The Center at 9am. From the bus, we transfer to the Ferry for lunch at Jumpin Jacks in the paradise called Cherry Grove. Kick back on the beach or pay an extra $10 for day pool privileges at the Cherry Grove Hotel. We return to the real world on the 6pm ferry. $35 charge due at reservation covers bus, ferry and lunch. Reservations begin

SAGE Volunteer Orientation
Want to volunteer at SAGE? Come to a volunteer orientation and learn more about us and the various volunteer opportunities we offer. Participation in an orientation is mandatory for becoming a SAGE volunteer.

SAGE Open House!

SAGE is thrilled to invite you to our new home!

Monday, November 8, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 pm
305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY

SAGE now has a permanent home in New York City that will be dedicated to expanding our services and programs to LGBT older adults citywide.
You're invited to celebrate this exciting opening with us!

RSVP at 212-741-2247, ext. 251 or development@sageusa.org.

The 15th Annual SAGE Awards & Gala
SAGE Invites you to attend our
15th ANNUAL AWARDS & GALA
New York City
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25,2010
6:00 p.m. Cocktails
7:00 p.m. Dinner and Awards
Click here to purchase tickets!
Evening Host: CRAYTON ROBEY
Honorees
EDIE WINDSOR, Joyce Warshow Lifetime Achievement Award
URVASHI VAID, Ken Dawson Advocacy Award
METLIFE, SAGE Corporate Leadership Award

Celebrating Financial Reform: What Happened and What's Next?
Hosted by The Atlantic Philanthropies, - Financial Reform Celebrating Financial Reform: What Happened and What's Next? is open to SAGE Members, but registration on their website is required. Click here for more information and to register>> With President Obama's signature on 21 July 2010, consumer protections were established and strengthened regulations were put in place that will provide increased oversight and transparency of the financial sector as a whole. Throughout the campaign for financial reform, progressive advocates made sure that the interests of those most impacted by the financial crisis were among those that shaped the financial reform bill, and that their needs were addressed in the final legislation. In this panel discussion, advocates who were active in the campaign for reform will discuss the issues that created the crisis, the ways in which the campaign mobilized and worked to advocate for reform and, now that it has passed, what opportunities and challenges exist in terms of implementation.
A wine and cheese reception will follow. Panelists * Vivien Labaton, Atlantic Philanthropies, Moderator
* Rev. Eugene Barnes, Central Illinois Organizing Project
* Lisa Donner, Americans for Financial Reform (AFR)
* George Goehl, National People's Action (NPA)
* Heather McGhee, Demos
George Goehl George Goehl is the Executive Director for National People's Action (NPA). National People's Action, founded in 1972, exists to create a society in which racial and economic justice are realized in all aspects of society, resulting in more equity in work, housing, health, education, finance, and other systems central to our well-being. A community organizer, strategist, and trainer for 15 years, George has crafted national campaigns on affordable housing, predatory lending, and immigrant justice issues. He began his career as the founding president of the Coalition of the Low-Income and Homeless Citizens, an organization that won the fist Housing Trust Fund in the state of Indiana and the fist Housing Trust Fund campaign in the country run by low-income and homeless people. Then, as an organizer at Blocks Together, a multicultural organization on the Westside of Chicago, George led several successful campaigns to address inequalities in housing, safety and municipal services. George came to National People's Action for the first time in 1996 and designed a national campaign to pressure HUD to address fraud and abuse within the FHA home loan program. This three-year organizing effort resulted in the Credit Watch Program, which holds lenders accountable for excessive defaults on FHA-insured mortgages. Later, as organizing director, George supervised the team that forced statewide anti-predatory lending regulations and legislation in Illinois. In 2004, George moved to the Center for Community Change to work as a strategist and field organizer for the organization's Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM). His work there included the launch of a national summit of immigrant and allied organizations from more than 30 states, and culminated in the implementation of the national Stop the Raids movement, in response to a wave of immigration raids that separated young children from their parents. Returning to National People's Action in 2007 as the third executive director in its 35 year history, George has led the organization through a forward thinking reorganization and transformation. As a result, the organization has significantly expanded its affiliate base, built a new and talented staff team and opened the organization's first Washington DC office. George lives in Chicago, with his wife, Julienne, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Heather McGhee Heather McGhee is Director of the Washington office of Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization. Heather's writing and research on debt, financial services regulation, retirement and inequality have appeared in numerous outlets, including The American Prospect, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Detroit Free-Press, TIME, the New York Times, the Washington Post, MSNBC and CNN. In Heather was the Chair of the Systemic Risk and Resolution Authority Policy Task Force for the Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) coalition, providing expertise on issues ranging from "Too Big to Fail" financial institutions to the "Volcker Rule." Previously, she was the Deputy Policy Director for Domestic and Economic Policy in the John Edwards for President 2008 campaign. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law.

Webinar: "A Place for Everyone: Serving LGBT Older Adults at Your Senior Center"
The National Council on Aging (NCOA)/National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) will host a webinar with SAGE on October 21 at 1:30 pm EST. Join SAGE to learn how you can serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults at your center. Speakers include Doreen Bermudez, Training Coordinator, National Resource Center on LGBT Aging (www.lgbtagingcenter.org). To register for this webinar, visit https://cc.readytalk.com/r/40a6g85qy8da.

Viernes Para Recordar: An Older Latin@ LGBT Adult Party
A SAGE sponsored party for Latin@ Pride Week, Viernes Para Recordar: An Older Latin@ LGBT Adult Party, at James Weldon Johnson Senior Center/Union Settlement Association (2205 1st Avenue at 113th Street) from 1-3PM. Join us for lunch at JWJ Senior Center at a contribution of $1.50. Lunch will be served at 12pm and you need to RSVP. Wheelchair accessible. The party is free and everyone is welcome. Click here or contact SAGE Harlem Center for more information or to RSVP: 646-660-8953.

"Mi Casa es Su Casa" - SAGE Harlem Reception
The SAGE Harlem Center invites you to a welcome reception, "Mi Casa es Su Casa" - inviting the Latino community to an informative reception about services and programs for LGBT older adults. Please call 646-660-8953 for more information.
Click here to download our flier>>

Invitamos a la comunidad Latina a una recepción informativa sobre servicios y programas para personas adultas y mayores de 60 años LGBT.

Descargar el folleto aqui>>

November 4, 2010 4PM-7PM SAGE Harlem Center 2090 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. (7th Avenue and 125th Street)

A Formal Affair, GMAD at the LGBT Center 7pm
Enjoy an evening of dinner, entertainment and dancing in honor of Robert E. Spellman. This event is produced by The Elders of GMAD.
Dress: Black Tie, Tickets: $25 per person. For tickets contact: Ty Martin at SAGE Harlem Center, co-sponsor of the event, 646-660-8952.

Uptown Neighbors: Rocky Horror Halloween Party
Celebrate Halloween with the Neighbors. We'll screen the classic, with some inside history to boot, perhaps with a surprise guest! Newcomers are always welcome. Call Alex at 212-741-2217 for info.

SAGE Drop-In Center: Halloween Party!
Join us for some spooky pre-Halloween fun at the SAGE Drop-In Center! Snacks provided.

New York Life Dinner Party at SAGE Celebrating LGBT History
Volunteers from NYLPride, the LGBT Employee Network Group at New York Life, are hosting a special dinner party just for SAGE! The dinner will honor LGBT history and create an opportunity for NYLPride and SAGE members to come together in celebration of our diverse and vibrant community. The party will take place at the LGBT Community Center and will feature a lasagna dinner, an LGBT history bingo game with lots of prizes, and plenty of time to socialize. All SAGE members and participants are welcome. The whole evening is FREE, but reservations are requested - please call Carole at 212-741-2047.

SAGE Thanksgiving Party
Join SAGE for our annual Thanksgiving Party at the Center! Full Thanksgiving dinner served for lunch. All SAGE members are welcome to attend.

SAGE Harlem: Fabulous Friday - Thanksgiving Potluck!
Bring your favorite dish and share a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner with your family at SAGE Harlem Center.

SAGE Harlem: Hard Candy Lounge - Men's Mixer, 21+
In collaboration with MACT, Men of All Colors Together
$5 admission at the door
On Friday,ﾠNovember 5, MACT/NY and SAGEﾠwillﾠco-hostﾠHARD CANDY LOUNGE.ﾠThis event provides an opportunity for men to meet in a relaxed, casual atmosphere - a chance to mingle without pressure - a place to hang out, meet someone special, or just relax and socialize.
HARD CANDY LOUNGEﾠoffersﾠcool music, free snacks, andﾠfree beverages -- creating a welcoming environment for gay men of all races and ethnicities to meet.

The Future of Aging is in Our Hands: Opening Reception
Please click here for more information>>

SAGE Drop-In Birthday Party
Have a birthday to celebrate in November? Come join us at the November birthday party celebration at SAGE's drop-in room at the LGBT Center.

The Women's Coffeehouse
SAGE welcomes The Women's Coffeehouse at the LGBT Community Center with speial guest Jim Fouratt. $5 at the door with coffee, tea and dessert! All are welcome.

SAGE Uptown Neighbors Thanksgiving Potluck
Everyone is invited to this Upper West Side event. Bring your favorite dish (call if you'll need to reheat it) & enjoy an evening together. You don't have to live on the UWS! Newcomers always welcome. Call Alex 212-741-2217 for info.

The Women's Coffeehouse
SAGE welcomes The Women's Coffeehouse at the LGBT Community Center with special guest Professor Sarah Schulman. Professor Schulman is the author of 16 books and will speak on Israel/Palestine and Queer International. $5 at the door with coffee, tea and dessert included. All are welcome!

SAGE Holiday Social
Enjoy a holiday with your SAGE friends! We'll share a meal with libations and dessert, entertainment, and dancing. Members $10 in advance ($15/door). Non-members $15 ($20/door). Reserve now 212-741-2247.

World AIDS Day
Click here to access the World AIDS Day 2010 Events Calendar>>

SAGE Harlem: Annual Holiday Party
Join SAGE Harlem for our Traditional Holiday Celebration. Food, Music, Dancing and Kwaanza. All are welcome! Please bring a valid photo identification card - necessary for entry into the building.

Women's Holiday Party
Enjoy lunch, music and holiday cheer with SAGE friends old & new. Bring a small wrapped gift (under $5) for our grab-bag. Open to all women 45+.

Light for Rights: NYC World AIDS Day Event
Free, public event to turn off the lights in Washington Square Park from 5:30-6:30 pm Liza Minnelli, Kenneth Cole, Stockard Channing, Tyson Beckford, Christian Siriano, Carson Kressley, New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn Among Dignitaries to Commemorate World AIDS Day 2010 as Part of Light for Rights Campaign Lights to be extinguished throughout New York City: participating landmarks across the city include the Brook...lyn Bridge; the New York Stock Exchange; the Plaza Hotel; Madison Square Garden; Carnegie Hall; Museum of Modern Art; Washington Square Park Arch; the Beacon Theatre; Madison Square Parks art installation Scattered Light; Radio City Music Hall; the Apollo Theater; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Clock Tower; and 35 Broadway theaters Commemorating World AIDS Day 2010, Liza Minnelli, amfAR Chairman Kenneth Cole, New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Stockard Channing, Tyson Beckford, Christian Siriano, Carson Kressley, the Broadway Inspirational Voices choir, and others will lead an event to extinguish the lights on the historic Washington Square Park Memorial Arch to remember those lost to AIDS. Elsewhere in the city, lights will be turned off on other major landmarks. The event is free and open to the public. The event is part of the Light for Rights campaign, a global initiative organized by UNAIDS; amfAR; Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS; and the World AIDS Campaign. The campaign, in its second year, showcases the importance of fundamental human rights in the worldwide fight against AIDS. The New York event will be from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. Minnelli, Cole, Quinn, Channing, Beckford, and Carson Kressley will lead the proceedings and will be joined by the Broadway Inspirational Voices choir. During the event, the lights on the Washington Square Park Memorial Arch will be turned off and then re-illuminated as the speakers discuss the importance of emphasizing human rights when confronting the AIDS pandemic. Elsewhere in New York, the marquee lights on many New York City landmarks will be extinguished as part of the campaign. Participating venues include the Brooklyn Bridge; the New York Stock Exchange; the Plaza Hotel; Madison Square Garden; Carnegie Hall; Museum of Modern Art; the Beacon Theatre; Jim Campbells Madison Square Parks art installation Scattered Light; Radio City Music Hall; the Apollo Theater; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Clock Tower; and 35 Broadway theaters.

Out of the Darkeness: World AIDS Day Event
March with GMHC, SAGE and others from Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, 164 West 100th Street (at Amsterdam Avenue) and proceed to Broadway United Church of Christ, 2504 Broadway (at 93rd Street), for Time of Reflection and Reading of Names of Those We Have Lost to AIDS, which begins at 6:30 pm. The program for the World AIDS Day Gathering begins at 7:00 pm. Wheelchair accessible and ASL interpreted. Refreshments served following the gathering. For details, call Tom at 212-741-3590.

SAGE Lifelong Learning: Foreign Language Classes
Registration Required Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 12:00 PM Are you an active older adult looking to expand your horizons and learn something new? Then SAGE's new Lifelong Learning programs are for you! These special courses are led by experienced instructors and designed to provide an enriching experience within a supportive social environment. Foreign Language Classes (Sundays Beginning Oct. 3) SAGE is pleased to announce foreign language classes beginning this fall! Popular instructor Don Ventura will lead three beginner-level courses in Spanish, French and Italian. Each 10-session course will meet Sunday afternoons Oct 3 - Dec 12 (no class Nov 28) at the following times: Spanish: 12:00 - 1:15 Italian: 1:30 - 2:45 French: 3:00 - 4:15 There is a $50 fee for each course; scholarships are available. Note that one textbook ($10) is required for each language. Registration is required - please call Alex at 212-741-2217.

SAGE New Year's Party!
Join us for our annual New Year's party at The LGBT Center! Delicious snacks and excellent company provided! All are welcome.

Film Viewing: King - Man of Peace in a Time of War
Help SAGE honor the memory and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the important contributions he made to the Black Civil Rights Movement in America by watching this iconic film about his life. Movie includes tributes by Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell & Quincy Jones, as well as a commentary by Malcolm X and an interview with Dr. King conducted on the Mike Douglas Show in 1967.

SAGE Harlem: Fabulous Fridays
Join us for our monthly social gathering! Food and beverage and good company supplied.

SAGE Walks: Banking Halls of Wall Street
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! CALL 212-741-2248 TO RESERVE.
Our stroll down Wall St will include stops at 100 Broadway, #1, 14, 37,40, and 55 Wall St. The tour will end at #48, The Museum of American Finance. At least 4 of these will be interior visits. These halls were built from the 800s to 1930 and were significant architectural spaces constructed at a time when financial constraints were not a primary concern but rather to impress their competition and the public that visited the spaces. Also to be explored will be how these former grand spaces have been adapted for current day uses. Dutch treat lunch.
Limited to 20 people. Cost is $5 for admission to the museum payable at the time of registration. Difficulty is easy but dress warmly. Reservations start Tuesday, Jan 18th. Post lunch option is the 1:00PM piano recital at Trinity Church ($5 contribution suggested).

SAGE Drop-In Birthday Party
Is your birthday in January? Just want to celebrate? Join SAGE and have some refreshments with us at our Drop-In room at The LGBT Center.

The Best Women's Dance in NYC
The BEST Women's Dance in New York City is BACK! Join us at LQ for great dancing, company and drinks! Click here for more info and to purchase tickets.

Celebrando La Amistad: A Friendship Fiesta!
Location: James Weldon Johnson Senior Center: 2250 1st Avenue (E114th Street), East Harlem

Friday, February 11th, 1-3pm

A get-together party celebrating the love and the wonders of friendship in our community. Join us for lunch at JWJ Senior Center for a contribution of $1.50. Lunch will be served at 12pm. Please RSVP to Ruby 646-660- 8954. Party is free and everyone is welcome. Music, Dancing and Food. Wheelchair accessible. Co-sponsored by James Weldon Johnson/Union Settlement Association.

Valentines Party at the SAGE Drop-In
Location: The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street (@7th Avenue)

Join us as we celebrate Valentine's Day with treats and good friends at the Drop-In Center.

SAGE Volunteer Appreciation Party
Location: The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street (@7th Avenue)

Just after Valentine's Day, we'll show our love to the volunteers who make it all happen at SAGE. We will be celebrating the drop in hosts, our legal and benefits counselors and some Harlem volunteers. If you have volunteered in the past year and do not receive an invitation, please call Bertis at 212-741-3592.

SAGEWalks: Philadelphia Flower Show
Location: Meet at west side of 9th Ave and 31st Street

Reservations required! Please call 212-741-2247 to reserve your spot. Tour is Limited to 16. Cost: $45, payable at registration

Philadelphia Flower Show

March 9, 2011, 9:15 AM

Winter Weary? Escape to "Springtime in Paris" at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Meet SAGE guide Sam Turn at 9:15 AM sharp on the west side of 9th Ave., north of intersection of 9th Ave and 31 St. to board the nonstop Megabus to Philly.

We return by 8:30 PM to 7th Ave. & 28th St. in NYC. Lunch on your own at the historic Reading Terminal Market.

Registration begins Wednesday, Flower show tickets and transportation to and from Philadelphia are included in $45 cost.

SAGE Harlem: Fabulous Fridays
Location: SAGE Harlem: 2090 7th Avenue, Suite 201 (@ 125th Street)

Join us for our monthly social gathering! Food and beverage and good company supplied.

SAGE Drop-In Birthday Party
Is your birthday in March? Just want to celebrate? Join SAGE and have some refreshments with us at our Drop-In room at The LGBT Center.

SAGE Uptown/Downtown Mixer
SAGE Harlem, come on down! SAGE at the Center, come on up! SAGE from all over town, this is an opportunity to come together, mix, mingle and help us inaugurate our big, beautiful, new program space on the 15th Floor at 305 Seventh Avenue (between 27 & 28 St) where the SAGE main office is located. We will have games, food, prizes and fun! RSVP to Carole at 212-741-2047.

SAGE Welcomes: The Women's Coffee House
Joan Durant, prolific poet and an original Rosie the Riveter, reads her latest poetry. Coffee and dessert available at no charge. Door: $5.00. This is a women-only Event.

SAGE Women's Dance: Spring Fling!

ﾠ

APRIL 10, 2011
3:30-8:30 PM

Music by DJ Susan Levine

LQ @ 511 Lexington Avenue (@48th Street)
Ample parking available in the area.

BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE!
ﾠ

For more information or to order by phone, please call 212-741-2247.

This dance is a fundraiser and all proceeds benefit SAGE.

ﾠ

$20.00 in Advance

$25 at the Door

$15 at the Door with Valid Student ID (Must be 21)

SAGE Harlem: Income Tax Prep Services
A SAGE Harlem Special Event!
H&R Block Experts will assist you with your income taxes. 5 FREE vouchers to first come first served. $29 fee and FREE second looks.

STEP RIGHT UP! A Performance by Bridging the Gap
Step Right Up! and see the show created by Bridging the Gap, an intergenerational LGBT theater project. Join us for a comic and playful exploration of our community's foibles, differences and strengths, followed by an audience talk-back and reception. This lively mixture of improvised scenes in an LGBT carnival setting was created as younger and older LGBT people worked together for twelve sessions to bridge the generation gap through theater.ﾠ Step Right Up! is the culmination of a joint project of SAGE and The CUNY School of Professional Studies M.A. in Applied Theatre.ﾠ
FREE! For more info, call Alex: (212) 741-2217.ﾠ

Three Gay Authors
Gay male fiction writers read their work, sell their books and sign autographs.ﾠ Christopher Bram, author of Exiles in America & Father of Frankenstein (made into the film, Gods & Monsters), Jameson Currier, author of Where the Rainbow Ends and Still Dancing: New & Selected Stories and David Pratt, author of the newly published Bob, the Book.ﾠ Suggested donation $5. Open to all.

Día Nacional de Decisiones Sobre Cuidados de Salud
Presentaremos una clínica legal con información fácil que te permitirá obtener el conocimiento necesario para asegurar que tus deseos sobre su salud y finanzas sean cumplidas. Las formas pueden ser llenadas y archivadas durante la clínica con la ayuda de abogados expertos de la Ciudad de Nueva York. Traiga por favor una identificación con foto para obtener sus documentos autenticados en el mismo momento y lugar. GRATIS!

Para más información:: 646-660-8953

National Healthcare Decisions Day at The Center
If a friend or loved one became unable to speak for themselves, would you know their wishes? Would anyone know yours? You can protect yourself and those you care for by filling out advance directiveslegally binding documents such as health care proxies & powers of attorney. Tom Sciacca, Esq. and some of the top law firms in New York City will be available to assist you. Please bring a photo ID to have your documents notarized on site.

Join us for National Healthcare Decisions Day at The LGBT Center and protect yourself! Suggested donation $5no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more info, call Alex at 212-741-2217.

National Healthcare Decisions Day at SAGE Queens
If a friend or loved one became unable to speak for themselves, would you know their wishes? Would anyone know yours? You can protect yourself and those you care for by filling out advance directives–legally binding documents such as health care proxies & powers of attorney. Tom Sciacca, Esq. proxies and some of the top law firms in New York City will be available to assist you. Please make sure to bring a photo ID to have your documents notarized on site. Please call 718-533-6459 for more information.

SAGEWorks: A Program for Mature LGBT Workers
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce LGBT-2-B Committee, Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and Gay City News are proud to present a special seminar on SAGEWorks, an employment assistance and work readiness program for LGBT people age 40 and over.

Age discrimination in the workplace is all too common - and SAGE is doing something about it. SAGEWorks is an employment assistance and work readiness program that helps LGBT people age 40 and over who are unemployed and underemployed get paid work. SAGEWorks started in New York City and has since been replicated in several locations across the country.

This free seminar is open to employers, community partners, LGBT individual age 40+ and anyone with an interest in workplace equity for LGBT older adults. Come learn more about this innovative and effective program.

Contact Michele D'Amato to RSVP - mdamato@sageusa.org.

Learn more about Manhattan Chamber of Commerce LGBT-2-B Committee at manhattancclgbt.org, and Gay City News at gaycitynews.com.

Vocal Ease Concert
SAGE favorite Vocal Ease will be performing a special Irving Berlin Tribute Show, and you're invited! 8 of the group's regular performers will perform more than 20 of Berlins most well known songs. The performance will be followed by Q&A with Berlin's daughter, Mary Ellin Barrett.

Get there on your own, or meet us at 305 7th Avenue (between 27th and 28th Streets) at 1:30 to take the subway (immediately following Lunch & Learn). Tickets are $2 and seating is limited call Alex at 212-741-2217 to reserve.

SAGE Gay Pride Social: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Kick off Pride Month with your SAGE friends. We'll share a meal with libations, dessert and dancing!

Members $10 in advance ($15/door if available). Non-members $15 ($20/door if available). Reserve your seat now by calling 212-741-2247.

SAGE Communities Gathering
Anyone who is interested in SAGE's present and future should attend this gathering.

Members of all SAGE's various communities will come together to hear Executive Director Michael Adams and SAGE staff discuss the past year at SAGE and discuss the future.

Don't miss this important and very special event! Refreshments provided. Please call 212-741-2247 for more information.

The event will also be broadcasted LIVE via SAGE's online web channel. Join the conversation!

Bronx LGBT Career Fair
Bronx LGBT Career Fair

Savoy Multipurpose Room at Hostos Community College 120 Walton Avenue, 2nd floor Bronx, New York

An LGBT Career Fair focusing on youth and older adults, but open to all, featuring LGBT friendly employers co-sponsored by the Bronx Community Pride Center, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC), Bronx AIDS Services, Community Healthcare Network, Hispanic AIDS Forum, The Center and SAGE/SAGEWorks.

"Our Stories"/30 Rock
By pledging $600 or more today - only $50 per month - you can help SAGE provide critical services in New York and change the national landscape on LGBT aging. In recognition of your pledge made between today and June 13, 2011, SAGE will invite you to an exclusive event at 30 Rockfeller Plaza (NBC) where you'll hear constituents, like Jerry, share their stories live.

Click here to make your donation and we can't wait to see you at 30 Rock!

Staten Island Pride Parade & Festival
Location: Tompkinsville Square Park, Staten Island Pride is here! The parade starts at Central Avenue and Slosson Terrace, winds through the streets of St. George, and culminates with a festival in Tompkinsville Square Park! The park will be filled with vendors, community partners, and the community while entertainers dance, sing, and make you laugh. Tell your friends, tell your family, and see you there! Look for the SAGE table at the outdoor Festival at the corner of Bay Street and Victory Blvd. For more information: Staten Island LGBT Center

Queens Pride Parade & Multicultural Festival
Look for the SAGE table at the Multicultural Festival, and march with SAGE Queens. For more information: Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride

Brooklyn Pride Festival
Look for the SAGE table at the Pride Festival! For more information: Brooklyn Pride website

Art Opening
Join us for the opening of a special exhibit celebrating LGBT Pride, created by an intergenerational group of artists mentored by up-and-coming gay artist Ryan McNamara. The project is sponsored by SAGE and by Making Art Work, a program of Carter Burden Center for the Aging. The exhibit will continue to run through June 15. Gallery 307 is owned by the Carter Burden Center and dedicated to giving an artistic voice to older artists. For more information and visiting hours call 646-400-5254.

NYC Council: A Celebration of LGBT Pride!
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn with Council Members Rosie Mendez, Danny Dromm, Jimmy Van Bramer and the members of the New York City Council invite you to join them for A Celebration of LGBT Pride! RSVP to Bertis Shankle at 212-741-3592 or via email at bshankle@sageusa.org.

Writing Aloud Celebrates Pride
Join NY Writers Coalition for a special installment of their Writing Aloud series, featuring NYWC workshop participants reading alongside established LGBT writers in the community. In this special evening celebrating Pride Month, LGBT older adults from SAGE will share the stage with homeless LGBT youth from New Alternatives, Ali Forney Center, and Ali Forney CAMP Brooklyn. Sponsored by SAGE. All are welcome.

Harlem Pride VIP Launch Party
SAGE is proud to be a sponsor of Harlem Pride. The launch party features DJ Mario, with guest DJ Andre Collins and award-winning recording artist Syl Simone! Tickets are $50 each. For more information, please visit the Harlem Pride website.

Harlem Pride Day 2011 Celebration
Join us for Harlem Pride Day! SAGE will host a health fair and workshops in the Harlem Public Library. For more information please visit the Harlem Pride website.

SAGE Celebrates Pride!
All LGBT older adults and their friends are welcome to join SAGE's contingent in the annual Pride March. Meet us in the SAGE Drop-in Room at the LGBT Community Center (208 West 13th Street at Seventh Avenue) at 9:30 am for breakfast, after which we'll travel by trolley to the line-up location for the start of the March. Want to meet us at the line-up? No problem! We'll be at 40th Street between Park and Madison by 11AM and marching at NOON! Come and get your SAGE shirt and MARCH!At the end of the day, join us for a cool-down back at the Center. For more information call 212-741-2247 or visit our Pride website.

SAGE Harlem: Arts & Minds
Join us at The Studio Museum, the nexus for black artists for work that has been inspired by black culture. Call (646) 660-8953 for specific meet-up information.

Pride Brunch at Mumbles
Come celebrate Pride with the SAGE Brunch Bunch. Please give your name to your host Larry Lincoln before being seated. The menu is as follows: grilled pesto chicken sandwich, raspberry Monte Cristo, smoked salmon Benedict, breakfast burrito, or buttermilk pancakes. One standard brunch drink and coffee/tea are included for $18. Please send your check (made out to SAGE Brunch) to 305 Seventh Ave. 15th Flr. New York, NY 10001 or call (212) 741-2247 to charge it, and let us know your seating choice. All reservations must be made by end of the business day Wednesday, June 22. You must reserve beforehand.

SAGE and FPWA Presents: Connect HIV & Aging Programs & Policies
SAGE and The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies(FPWA), cordially invite you to join an one-day event to learn about the intersection of HIV and Aging services and opportunities to develop better HIV and Aging programs and policies. You must RSVP to Doreen Bermudez (dbermudez@sageusa.org) to attend the event. Space is limited. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served Snapshots of the program: 10:00 - Noon: An educational workshop designed for program coordinators, social work students and workers, community-based researchers to gain a better understanding of HIV infection in older adult population and how HIV infection affect lives of older adults 1:00pm - 2:30pm: An interactive workshop designed for program development staff to learn about what approaches and resources that service providers may consider and types of outcome can be expected when developing or modifying programs to address the need of older adult living with HIV. 3:00pm - 4:30pm: An interactive work group meeting to identify opportunities for short term and long term policy changes and potential action steps. For more information, contact: Esther Lok, FPWA: 212.801.1312 or esther@fpwa.org Doreen Bermudez, SAGE: 212.741.2247 x242 or dbermudez@sageusa.org

SAGE Works Presentation: Summer Transition Strategies

RSVP by July 11, 2011 to Michele D’Amato – 212-741-2214 or mdamato@sageusa.org

Did you know that September is one of the most active months for employers to make hiring decisions?

If we want to be hired THEN, we need to be active RIGHT NOW.

Come to the session and "activate" your search strategy!

This session will focus on a few specifics: (1) setting clear targets; (2) updating your resume; and (3) preparing yourself better for interviews and meetings. We'll be informal, so bring your questions. It'll be a helpful and interesting session!

Douglas Jackis a leadership coach and organizational consultant who runs Develop2Change: People Solutions. His passion is to help both people and groups more effectively build leadership and career skills so that they achieve their goals.

PARTYSAGE POOL-less PARTY
Who needs a pool to be cool? Wear your water wings because its time to make a splash! Join us at the LGBT Community Center for sandwiches and other refreshments as we celebrate summer. Don your summer shorts, flower print shirts and straw hats for this poolside version of our Annual Summer Party. No reservations or sunscreen required.

SAGE Harlem: Fabulous Fridays
Join us for our monthly social gatherings in the Harlem space at the Theresa Hotel (suite 201). Fourth Fridays monthly.

SAGE Walks: Green-wood Cemetery
Green-wood is more than a cemetery, it is 487 acres of natural terrain with panoramic views of Manhattan, a wide variety of mausoleum types, a place in history with a Civil War Discovery Trail, an arboretum experience with many different kinds of trees & shrubs and a wildlife refuge.

Take the R train to 25th St. in Brooklyn and walk one block east to the cemetery. Go through the gate and meet Stan Wright inside at the cemetery office. Our 2-hour guided tour will be on an air-conditioned trolley. Cost is $15 payable at registration. Some easy walking and steps will be required. Come hear the stories of Green-woods permanent residents and tread where George Washington & his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn. Lunch is on your own. Limited to 20 people. Reservations start Wednesday, July 6th at 9:30 am - call 212-741-2247 to reserve.

SAGE Brunch at Chelsea Ristorante
Come share a meal at a local restauarant, hosted by Larry Lincoln. This longstanding SAGE tradition brings people together across the brunch table. The menu is as follows: steak and eggs, grilled chicken panino, eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, ravioli, or frittata pancetta, spinach, pepper and onions). One standard brunch drink and coffee/tea are included for $18.

Please send your check (made out to SAGE Brunch) to 305 Seventh Avenue 15th Flr. NY NY 10001 or call (212) 741-2247 to charge it, and let us know your seating choice. All reservations must be made before 5 PM, Wednesday, July 27th. Please give your name at the restaurant to your host Larry Lincoln before being seated.

SAGE Drop-In Birthday Party
Is your birthday in July? Want to celebrate with SAGE? Join us for our monthly Drop-In Birthday Party!! All are welcome.

CANCELLED! SAGE Harlem: Walk with SAGE
Due to the possibility of Hurricane Irene, this SAGE event is CANCELLED.

SAGE will lead a health walking team as part of the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run and NYC Family Health Walk sponsored by New York Road Runners. Cost is $20. Call Cynthia Diao for details 646-660-8955 x220.

Harlem Day: SAGE Table
Stop by the SAGE Harlem info table at the Harlem Day festivities on West 135th St. btwn 5th & Malcolm X Blvd.

Atlantic City Bus Trip!
"Where Bourbon Street meets the Boardwalk." Try your luck on the slots or table games, take in the Mardi Gras parade, and dig into their fabulous buffet or jor just spend the day strolling the Boardwalk. Board the bus at the Center at 9:00am; we'll return by 10:00pm. Cost for the bus is $35, most of which will be refunded in casino vouchers. Buffet lunch optional for an additional fee. Reservations begin Friday August 19th at 9:30am, 212-741-2247.

SAGE Social: Happy Birthday to All!
Whenever your birthday, come celebrate it at the SAGE Birthday Social. We'll have lunch, wine, soda, snacks and, of course, birthday cake. Dance, Enjoy the Raffle, Socialize. SAGE members $10 in advance/$15 at door. Non-members $15/$20. Call 212-741-2247 to reserve.

Drop-In Ice Cream Social
In place of our monthly drop-in community meeting, we're holding a summer fun-for-all Ice Cream Social. Enjoy root beer floats and make-your-own sundaes. What better way to cool down from the August heat? All are welcome.

CANCELLED! SAGE Brunch at Nisos
Due to the possibility of Hurricane Irene, this SAGE Brunch is CANCELLED.

The menu is: potato pancakes with smoked salmon and fried egg, grilled chicken sandwich, French toast, buttermilk pancakes, or frittata (shrimp). Mini-muffins, one standard brunch drink & coffee/tea for $18, tip included. Send your check (made out to SAGE Brunch) to 305 Seventh Ave. 15th Flr. NY NY 10001 or call (212) 741-2247 to charge it, and let us know your seating choice. All reservations must be made before 5pm, Wednesday, Aug. 24th. Please give your name to your host Larry Lincoln before being seated.

Fire Island Bus Trip
Board the bus at The Center at 9am. From the bus, we transfer to the Ferry for lunch at Jumpin Jacks in the paradise called Cherry Grove. Kick back on the beach or pay an extra $10 for day pool privileges at the Cherry Grove Hotel. We return to the real world on the 6pm ferry. $35 charge due at reservation covers bus, ferry and lunch. Reservations begin July 19th at 9:30am (Call 212-741-2247). Limited seats. Info at 212-741-3592.

SAGE Brunch at Tequila's
Guacamole, nachos, tortilla soup, or quesadillas! It's a Mexican brunch for the SAGE brunch bunch!

The menu is as follows:

eggs with sausage, fries and tortillas;
chicken and avocado salad;
steak and eggs; or tortillas with eggs

One standard brunch drink and coffee/tea for $13, with tip included.

Please send your check (made out to SAGE Brunch) to SAGE, 305 Seventh Avenue 15th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or call (212) 741-2247 to charge it, and let us know your seating choice.

All reservations must be made before 5 PM, Wednesday, September 21st. This restaurant does not open until noon. At the restaurant, please give your name to your host Larry Lincoln before being seated.

SAGEWorks Seminar: Thinking about a Career in Non-Profit?
Please note this room is not wheelchair accessible.

Presenter Mary Tufts will provide a non-profit-sector overview which will cover the different types of employers/jobs available, assessing transferability of for-profit skills, the differences in institutional culture and salary considerations. Open discussion and Q&A format, with some time for networking. Mary has worked in the non-profit sector for nearly 20 years, currently as Director of Institutional Giving at the Community Service Society of NY and is the NY state representativeﾠofﾠthe Grant Professionals Association & is chair ofﾠGPA's Social Justice Special Interest Group. Mary spent many years with a law firm managing theﾠstart-up processﾠfor new non-profits.

RSVP to Michele at mdamato@sageusa.org by Oct. 17, or call 212-741-2214

SAGE Walks: Elliot Rabner Memorial Walk
Those attending the walk will meet in the lobby of the Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. at East 70th St., to honor SAGE member, Walks volunteer and member of the SAGE Constituent Advisory Council, Elliot Rabner. The tour will be led by Elliot's friend, docent Nancy Blume. Participation is limited, and the fee is waived by the Asia Society in memory of Elliot. All will be welcome to gather in the museum cafe after the walk (approx. 2:30pm) to celebrate his life and share informally. Please call 212-741-2247 to RSVP so we know how many to anticipate for both groups.

Gay Authors Reading: Felice Picano & Jameson Currier
Felice Picano will read from "True Stories," a series of memoirs in which he recounts meeting Tennessee Williams, W.H. Auden, Bette Midler, Diana Vreeland & others.ﾠAuthor Jameson Currier reads from his latest book, "The Third Buddha," a sweeping, multi-cultural novel of what it means to be a gay citizen of the world.ﾠ All welcome.ﾠ Suggested donation $3.

SAGE Happy Birthday Social
Whenever your birthday, come celebrate it at the SAGE Birthday Social. We'll have lunch, wine, soda, snacks and, of course, birthday cake. Dance, Enjoy the Raffle, Socialize. SAGE members $10 in advance/$15 at door. Non-members $15/$20. Call 212-741-2247 to reserve.

What's at Stake for LGBT Elders in the Debt Deal
Join SAGE and the Medicare Rights Center for a conversation on the "Super Committee," the Budget Control Act and federal benefit programs. Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, will discuss what decisions on the debt ceiling could mean for programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and how LGBT older adults may be affected. Get your questions answered and learn what you can do in New York to help prevent cuts to these programs. Because policymakers need to hear from you, there will also be an opportunity for attendees to tape personal stories about how your lives are affected by federal programs and healthcare policy.

At the event, attendees will also learn more about SAGE's benefits counseling services and can set up one-on-one appointments with social work staff for further benefits information. We hope you will join us for this important discussion. RSVPs encouraged.

RSVP to Bertis Shankle at bshankle@sageusa.org or 212-741-3592.

World Cafes: Coffee & Conversation
Final Day! Join SAGE this September as we host a series of World Cafes to bring together our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adult communities (age 50+) to collaborate in creating new, exciting and needed services, programs and activities in the Bronx! Metrocards (as needed) and a gift provided to our LGBT older adult participants. Refreshments and snacks served for all! To sign up or to learn more, please contact Bryan: Bpacheco@sageusa.org or 646.660.8956

Healthcare Reform and YOU: LGBT Elders & The Affordable Care Act
Join SAGE and Dr. Jaime Torres, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for a presentation on the Affordable Care Act and how it will affect LGBT older adults. Dr. Torres will give attendees an overview of the Affordable Care Act and new policies designed to improve your health, including:
- Increased prevention and wellness benefits
- Changes in prescription drug coverage
- Reforms in Medicare, Medicaid and broader healthcare policies
Healthcare reforms have already begun to take effectit's time to learn how you and your loved ones can benefit from new programs and policies.

RSVPs encouraged. RSVP to Alli Auldridge at aauldridge@sageusa.org or 212-741-2247.

Latino 60+ PRIDE Party
Join SAGE Harlem in celebrating Latino LGBT 60+ Pride.ﾠ Location: JWJ Senior Center; 2205 1st Ave. (East 114th Street) in the East Harlem section.ﾠ This location is wheelchair accessible. Everyone is welcomed and the party is FREE! We look forward to seeing you there.ﾠ For more information, please call: 646-660-8953.

SAGEWorks: Building the Workforce One Bookkeeper at a Time
Building the Workforce One Bookkeeper at a Time
Tuesday, November 1st at 2 PM

RSVP by Friday, October 28th to Zoraida Ramos, 212-741-2247, ext. 224 or zramos@sageusa.org. There is limited seating at this event.

The Bookkeeping Center is a non-profit organization that empowers talented individuals to find meaningful employment by providing affordable, specialized financial training, job readiness assistance and work experience. We offer our DISCOVERBOOKKEEPING program at no tuition. Our program prepares individuals for the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers Certified Bookkeepers Exam, teaches QuickBooks, Peachtree, and the fundamentals of accounting as well as offers job readiness workshops in personal branding, resume workshops, and networking workshops.

Lynn Mercredi is the Director of Programs for The Bookkeeping Center. She is head of admissions and will be the first person you meet as you go through the registration process. Joining her is the President of The Bookkeeping Company of NYC, Mathew Heggem, who oversees the Corporate Internship program for participants of DISCOVERBOOKKEEPING.

Alex Kent's Farewell Bash
Join us as we bid a fond farewell to Alex Kent, SAGE's amazing Program Manager (and so much more), at The Center. We'll be sending her off with funny stories, love and snacks. All are welcome!

SAGE Interfaith Memorial Service

SAGE Interfaith Memorial Service

Memorial Service

Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 2 PM
Historic St. Luke in the Fields Church
487 Hudson St. at Christopher St. in Greenwich Village

This memorial service to honor and remember those clients, members & friends of SAGE who have passed over the last 3 years will combine various Christian, Jewish, Eastern and other traditions to memorialize our losses. Helping us memorialize our friends and family will be CBST, MCCNY, Unity Fellowship, Integral Yoga, and others. Please see the reverse side for a list of some of those who will be remembered.

Come at 1:45 if you would like to bring a personal item - a photo, a poem, a flower that you can affix to the Memory Wall before the service. Volunteer assistants will be available to help you. Coffee and cake will be served in the church hall immediately following the service. Church is wheelchair accessible. For more information or to add a name to the list, call Bertis at 212-741-3592.

We will be remembering the following people:
If you would like to add a name to this list, please contact Bertis at 212-741-3592

Anthony Alvarez
Steve Allwell
Kay Anderson
Peter Bankers
Joseph Battle
Mike Berkowitz
Eli Berman
Glen Boles
Lester Bowman
John Brady
Herman Brownstein
Al Bulliner
Walter Caron
Frank Carter
George Cassa
Bob Cassul
James Celsi
Dan Clark
Jack Collins
Eleanor Cooper
William Dealtrey
Ralph DeLucci
Phillip Dimenna
Paul Drake
Frank Dunne
Cornell Edwards
Paula Ettelbrick
Rosemary Feigl
Liz Ferris
John Fludas
Roger Franklin

Sanford Friedman
John Fruciano
Roy Fusco
Fred Goldhaber
Frank Goodsir
Richard Granville
Ed Green
Robert Hubert
Fran Illgen
Jack Jacoby
Barbara Janos
Ira Jeffries
Douglas Juday
Frank Kameny
Bob Kaufmann
Chris Keenan
Perry Kirschner
Marvin Knobler
Robert Lackey
Barbara Leman
Jay Maiello
Helen "Blackie" Martin
Stephen McDermott
Roger McFarland
Daniel Mejia
Shelley Mowell
Larry Murphy
Nathalie Nevins
John O'Malley
Judy O'Neil
Francois Patenaude

Jack Phillips
Nunzio Pravata
James Purdy
Elliot Rabner
George Raybould
Raymond Razee
Elizabeth Retan
Marlene Ringleheim
Ismael Rivera
Santiago Rodriguez
Peter Romano
Mary Jeanne Sanford
Leonard Schneider
Martin Schwartz
Reginald Smith
Melvin Smith
Jim Sneed
Thea Spyer
Chuck Suttoni
Jo Taibi
Marilyn Tessler
Selma Uslaner
Alfredo Zelcer

Senator Liz Krueger's Fifth Annual Senior Resource Fair
If youre in the New York City area, Senator Liz Krueger is sponsoring the Fifth Annual Senior Resource Fair!

Over 50 Exhibitors Providing Information for Older Adults Free Admission - Refreshments - Wheelchair Accessible - Senior Resource Guide Free NO RSVP NECESSARY - 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. For further information, contact alicefisher.nyc@gmail.com, or call (212) 490-9535

Congressional LGBT Equality 'Equal Time' Briefing

Congressional LGBT Equality 'Equal Time' Briefing:
Improving the Lives of LGBT Seniors
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
2:00pm-3:00pm
2168 Rayburn House Office Building (Gold Room)

Dear Colleague:

On behalf of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, we would like to invite you to attend an upcoming briefing highlighting issues impacting American seniors who are LGBT. The briefing will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm in 2168 RHOB.

There are nearly 6 million American LGBT seniors, and it is estimated that this number will soon increase to 7 million. According to a recent study, one-third of lesbian and gay individuals who are part of the "baby boomer" generation identify discrimination due to sexual orientation as their greatest concern about aging. Indeed, LGBT elders have largely been shut out of the basic institutional supports, benefits, and safety nets that other older Americans rely on as foundational commitments of our democracy. For this reason, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) has identified LGBT issues as a key priority for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act this year.

While our current network of federal support for aging Americans fails LGBT seniors on many levels, efforts are being made to eliminate health disparities and ensure these seniors do not need to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity as they plan for a secure retirement. We’ll hear about the serious challenges impacting LGBT seniors, positive efforts currently underway at the Administration on Aging, and new legislation aimed at ending the aging crisis in the LGBT community.

The briefing will feature:

-Michael Adams, Executive Director, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
-Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, PhD, Director, Institute for Multigenerational Health, University of Washington
-Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
-Jeff Krehely, Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project, Center for American Progress

We hope you will be able to attend this timely briefing to learn more about these important issues. If you have any questions, please contact Amber Shipley of Rep. Baldwin's staff (5-2906 and amber.shipley@mail.house.gov), Diego Sanchez of Rep. Frank's staff (5-5931 diego.sanchez@mail.house.gov), Eve Lieberman of Rep. Polis' staff (5-2161 and eve.lieberman@mail.house.gov) and Jessica Lemos of Rep. Cicilline’s staff (5-4911 and jessica.lemos@mail.house.gov).

Sincerely,

Tammy Baldwin
Member of Congress

Barney Frank
Member of Congress

Jared Polis
Member of Congress

David Cicilline
Member of Congress

Paula Ettelbrick Memorial Service
A memorial service for Paula Ettelbrick has been announced for Monday, November 14, 2011. The service will take place at 6:30pm at the Fourth Unitarian Universalist Society located at 160 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023 (At the intersection of Central Park West and 76th Street).

Paula passed away on the morning of Friday, October 7, 2011 surrounded by friends and family after a heroic battle with ovarian cancer. As a lifelong advocate for LGBTQ people across the globe, Paula will be remembered for her leadership roles at many organizations, including Lambda Legal, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and the Stonewall Community Foundation.

Miss HIV NYC Film Festival
Join us on World AIDS Day and watch a feature length documentary exploring the international collision of HIV/AIDS policies while following the journey of two HIV+ women who enter a pageant in Botswana.ﾠ

Out of the Darkness Interfaith Gathering
Please join us for a Candlelight vigil at 6pm at Trinity Lutheran (100th and Amsterdam). We proceed to 93rd & Broadway for reading of names at 6:30pm & World AIDS Day Gathering at 7pm. This is a GMHC event that SAGE sponsors.

Women of Color Game Night
SAGE Harlem, in collaboration with Center CARE Wellness, Lesbian Cancer Initiative, Gender Identity Project, Immigrant Support, Center CARE Recovery and Lesbian Aids Project, is celebrating Women's Month with a night of games and socializing for women who love the company of other women. Join us for a night of fun, games, music, and meet new people! Please call (646) 660-8953 for more information.

SAGE Royal Holiday Social
Enjoy a holiday with your SAGE friends with a regal theme. We'll share a meal with libations, dessert and dancing to get you in a festive mood. Calvin Thompson from Concerts in Motion will perform and lead a holiday sing along. Members $10 in advance ($15 at the door if available). Non-members $15 ($20 at door if available). Reserve your seat now 212-741-2247.

SAGE Volunteer Orientation
Interested in becoming a SAGE volunteer? Come to the mandatory volunteer orientation to learn about ALL of the opportunities SAGE has to offer. Please contact Bertis Shankle for more information at 212-741-3592.

SAGE Walks: Dead Sea Scrolls & Biblical-Era Artifacts
This exhibit, The Life and Faith in Biblical Times, is a fascinating archaeological journey through the Holy Land featuring the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, a stone from the Western Wall of the Second Temple in Jerusalem & over 500 artifacts from biblical times. In addition there is an animated map and a reverse time line which help to explain the story. The show is more historical than religious and stresses what preceded the oldest known biblical texts over what followed them. Meet guide Stan Wright at the entrance on 44th Street at 2pm. Discounted SAGE cost is $20 payable at the time of registration (212-741-2247) starting Dec. 1st. Limited to 15. Stress level is easy.

An Operatic Holiday Party
Use this opportunity to acquaint yourself with the men and women of the "Monday at the Opera" group, which meets weekly at The Center. The opera group regulars will be bringing short clips of vocal operatic performances to share (Label your CD with your name and identify the track). This presentation format is called "potpourri." They will explain the usual format that you can enjoy most Mondays. As a special treat, a live vocal performance with piano will be provided by Concerts in Motion. You are invited to bring a sweet snack to add to the refreshments provided. ALL ARE WELCOME!

SAGE Harlem: Movie Night
December's movie is "This Christmas." A Christmastime movie centered on the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years. Join us for a nice, relaxing movie night. 3rd Tuesdays monthly.

SAGE Harlem: Buddy -2-Buddy Kick-Off Party!
For participants of the Buddy-2-Buddy program, join us for dinner and an orientation on the program. This is the first program meeting/dinner, so you don't want to miss it! To join or learn more, please contact Bryan at 646-660-8953 or at bpacheco@sageusa.org.

SAGE Uptown Neighbors: Holiday Gift Swap
Everyone is invited to this Upper West Side event for some holiday sing-along. Bring a small gift to contribute to the fun ($10 MAX) and share in the holiday cheer. You don't have to live on the UWS! Newcomers always welcome and encouraged! Please call Rebecca 212-741-2217 for information.

SAGE Drop In Birthday Party
Celebrating a birthday in December? Want to enjoy the company of others? Join us for our December Drop In Birthday Party! Light refreshments served - all are welcome!

SAGE Recognizes World AIDS Day
Out of the Darkness Interfaith Gathering
Thursday, December 01, 2011 - 6:00 PM
Location: Trinity Lutheran (100th and Amsterdam)

Please join us for a Candlelight vigil at 6pm at Trinity Lutheran (100th and Amsterdam). We proceed to 93rd & Broadway for reading of names at 6:30pm & World AIDS Day Gathering at 7pm. This is a GMHC event that SAGE sponsors.

SAGE Harlem Recognizes World AIDS Day

Join us in honor of World AIDs Day for a special FREE VIP screening of the new film Miss HIV. Bring a friend and learn more about this pandemic.

WHERE: SAGE Harlem Center, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd., Suite 201
WHEN: December 1, 2011, 4-6pm
CONTACT: Ty Martin. tmartin@sageusa.org or 646.660.8951 x245

DID YOU KNOW?

8,000 people die from HIV/AIDS each day and 11,800 people are newly infected? In Sub-Saharan Africa 1 in 4 adults live with the disease and the average life expectancy has fallen to around 40 years. Each year in the U.S., there are over 40,000 new HIV infections.

FILM SYNOPSIS: Miss HIV is the award-winning documentary by director Jim Hanon and producer Mart Green that brings into the open the little-known struggle for dominance over AIDS education and prevention. The film exposes the heated rhetoric, high stakes, and the heavy toll this battle has taken. Miss HIV also explores innovative strategies to counteract one of the largest obstacles in the battle against HIV: stigma- the paralyzing shame brought on by this disease. Miss HIV showcases women in Botswana participating in a stigma-free beauty pageant, college students in Uganda fighting the stigma of their choice to remain abstinent, and gay-rights activists at the International AIDS conference in Toronto combating stigmatization. Unapologetic and courageous yet consistently inspiring, Miss HIV shines a spotlight on the competing agendas that further complicate already complex global crisis.

Please join us December 1, 2011 for this very important screening and fight against HIV. After the film, join SAGEs Ty Martin for a special reception for the film off-site.

SAGECAP Lunch and Learn: The SAGE Center
The SAGE Center: A Citywide LGBT Senior Center will open in 2012 in SAGE's Chelsea space. Come talk to SAGE staff about The SAGE Center, learn about what it will offer, give your input & see how to get involved. RSVP REQUIRED! Call Carole 212-741-2047 to RSVP. $2 suggested donation.

The NEW SAGE Center: Orientations, Registrations & Dinner!
Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday

January 26th, 27th, 30th & 31st at 5:00 pm

Get registered for the new SAGE Center. Come for dinner and hear all about the programs the Center will have to offer. You MUST RSVP! Please call Rebecca Heisler at 212-741-2217. Suggested $2 donation. SAGE Center will be open for regular dinner service beginning in February.

The SAGE Center: Orientations, Registrations & Dinner!
Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday

January 26th, 27th, 30th & 31st at 5:00 pm

Get registered for The SAGE Center. Come for dinner and hear all about the programs The SAGE Center will have to offer. You MUST RSVP! Please call Rebecca Heisler at 212-741-2217. Suggested $2 donation. The SAGE Center will be open for regular dinner service beginning in February.

gOLD: The Extraordinary Side of Aging Revealed through Inspiring Conversations
SAGE (Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders) is pleased to present author Harry J. Getzov reading from his book gOLD: The Extraordinary Side of Aging Revealed through Inspiring Conversations.

What if growing old didn't have to mean being obsolete or over the hill? What if, instead, it meant being classic, venerable and wise? In gOld, Harry J. Getzov introduces us to many of the extraordinary senior citizens—including Hugh Downs, Maya Angelou and Louise L. Hay—he has interviewed from all walks of life as part of the Eldercation project he created to promote the concept of positive aging. These folks talk freely about lessons learned and wisdom gained and share their feelings about aging, demonstrating that life after 65 can, indeed, be passionate and beautiful. gOld opens the door to its revelation and suggests that it is time to change the way we think about aging and about our elder citizens.

About Mr. Getzov

Mr. Getzov is an accomplished attorney, educated at Emory University School of Law. Mr. Getzov obtained a bachelor's degree from Boston University's College of Liberal Arts and studied at the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College. As a prolific writer, his articles have appeared in the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Dallas Morning News, The Kansas City Star and amNew York, and he has been a guest on radio stations in the communities he has visited throughout the country. He spent many years in New York City and Hollywood as an entertainment lawyer. He has an insider's perspective on an industry most will never experience.

For more information on the reading visit SAGEUSA.org.

WHAT:	Reception, Reading and Book Signing by Author Harry J. Getzov
WHEN:	Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6PM
WHERE:	The SAGE Center, 305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor New York, New York 10001
ADMISSION:	FREE
CONTACT:	Judy Evans, Director of Marketing & Media Relations, (212) 741-2247 x 237 or visit us here for more information!

Happy New Year! Come Celebrate
Celebrate the New Year with SAGE on Thursday, January 12th, 1-3:30pm at the LGBT Community Center. Lunch will be served. Entertainment provided by the SAGE Singers. Bring a dessert to share. Reservations Required, Limited. Please call 212-741-2247

Uptown Neighbors: Healthy Living in 2012
Everyone is invited to this Upper West Side event. Usher in a healthier new year with a pep talk from SAGE's resident fitness guru, and learn about the partnership with the McBurney YMCA! Newcomers always welcome and encouraged! Please call Rebecca 212-741-2217 for information.

HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
HIDE/SEEK is an exhibition of over 100 works mainly by LGBT artists in media ranging from painting, works on paper, photography, to installation art.nIt explores the role of sexual identity innthe making of modern art. When itnopened at the National Portrait Gallerynlast year, the inclusion of David Wojnarowicz's "Fire in My Belly" caused a storm of criticism from homophobic groups and was pulled from the show unleashing counter protests of censorship. That work is on view in the current exhibition. Included are the artists O'Keeffe, Warhol, Leibovitz, Mapplethorpe, Haring, Marsden Hartley, Jasper Johns, Nan Goldin, & Tea Corine. Meet guide Jay Boda at the Admission Desk in the Grand Lobby of the museum. Take the 3 or 2 trains to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum.

Limited to 15; stress level is easy, $15 payable at registration beg. Jan 26th.

SAGE Harlem: Fabulous Friday
4-8pm
Join us for a relaxing monthly social gathering. All are welcome!

SAGE Offices Closed: MLK Day
SAGE offices will be closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The LGBT Center Opens at 5pm.

The Best Women's Dance in NYC: Winter
Join us for the The Best Women's Dance in NYC: Winter Version! Held at Club LQ, this dance is attended by women of all ages and is a blast! For more info and to purchase tickets online, visit: www.sageusa.org/womensdance. DJ Susan Levine will be spinning from 3:30-8:30! $20 in advance " $25 at the door " $15 at the door w/student ID (21+)

CBST & SAGE Monthly Brunch Series: The SAGE Center
The topic will be the new SAGE Center for Older Adults. Brunches are free with bagels, lox & all the trimmings! All are welcome! For more information or to RSVP email cbstoffice@cbst.org

SAGE New Year's Party
Celebrate the New Year with SAGE on Thursday, January 12th, 1-3:30pm at the LGBT Community Center. Lunch will be served. Entertainment provided by the SAGE Singers. Bring a dessert to share. Reservations Required, Limited. Please call 212-741-2247

SAGE Harlem: Fabulous Fridays
Join us for a relaxing monthly social gathering. All are welcome!

SAGEWalks: Architecture As Environment

Tour meets at 10:45 AM.ﾠ Reservations required.

New York City will look differently to you after viewing this exhibition of Kevin Roche's contribution to the fabric of the city's architecture. For 40 years he has been the master planner and architect for over 32 additions and renovations to Metropolitan Museum of Art, including the Temple of Dendur Pavillion, the American Wing, The Great Hall and welcoming entrance steps where everyone loves to sit. His goals have been to integrate architecture with nature using gardens as in the Ford Foundation Building, or placing buildings within their surrounding natural landscapes. He has also designed buildings on Wall Street. Times Square, United Nations Plaza, 5th Avenue, Battery Park, and renovations for Central Park Zoo, all worth being aware of. Meet guide, Sam Turn at 10:45 AM in the 5th Ave. lobby of the museum for a curator-led tour. Cost is $11 payable at time of registration starting January 3. After lunch in the museum cafeteria, the exhibitions on Cecil Beaton (anyone who loves theater, costume design or photography would appreciate this amazing exhibit) or the city gridﾠ exhibit can be viewed on your own. Limited to 15 persons.ﾠ To Reserve, call 212-741-2247

SAGE Women's Valentine's Party
Better than candy or flowers -- a sex educator from Women owned and operated Toys in Babeland will lead a fun- filled tour, "Sex Toys 101," and talk about maintaining and celebrating our sexual vitality as we age. Singles and couples welcome women aged 60+! Refreshments will be served. Call Rebecca at 212-741-2217 to R.S.V.P.

Black History Month: Genealogy Seminar
Genealogy expert, Stanton Biddle, talks about the importance of tracing ancestors through time and tells us how this can be done using modern computer technology. Please call Carole at 646-841-1350 to RSVP. RSVP is necessary.

SAGE Harlem: You & Your Heart - Health Presentation
Part of SAGE Harlem Health and Wellness series, this nurse presentation will help you find out how to take better care of your heart. Perfect for Valentine's Day!

Men's Valentine Party
Please join SAGE and a seasoned Body Electric Leader for a very special Valentine's Day celebration just for men. The experience - while rooted in Tantric and Taoist tradition - is focused on strengthening our connection with ourselves and those around us today. Singles and couples welcome. Men aged 60+ especially encouraged. Please call Bertis to RSVP at 212-741-3592.

SAGECAP Lunch and Learn: Unstuff Your Life
Andrew J. Mellen is back with his "Unstuff Your Life Workshop".ﾠ Want to be more organized? Simplify your living space? Be more productive?ﾠAndrew will teach you the three most important rules for getting and staying organized. Lunch provided.ﾠ Suggested donation $2.ﾠReservations are required,ﾠcall Carole at 212-741-2047.

SAGE Welcomes: The Women's CoffeeHouse
Joan Durant reads her essay "Living the Past," one woman's creation of a life based on characters from silent films. Others may later read their own writings. $5 door. Coffee, dessert available at no charge. This is a women-only event.

CBST & SAGE Monthly Brunch Series
Join Wendy Stark, Callen-Lorde Executive Director, as she talks about the variety of medical, dental and mental health services and programs offered by Callen-Lorde to the LGBT community. Brunches are free with bagels, lox and all the trimmings. For more information or to RSVP email cbstoffice@cbst.org.

Dallas, Texas February 3rd - 7th, 2010

Official Website

*Northport, ME: Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center*

Sexuality and Aging: Dispelling the Myths

Including presentations and special training by:

This all day conference will address issues on

Who should attend?

This conference will be held at Point Lookout, the beautiful coastal resort in Northport, Maine

Sponsored by:

Supported by:

Dallas, Texas
February 3rd - 7th, 2010

Northport, ME: Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center