Kurlander Program for Gay & Lesbian Outreach and Engagement (GLOE)

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UPCOMING EVENTS
February 25-March 25 Mambo Y Màs: Queer Latin Dance Class
March 15, Volunteering at Food & Friends
March 21, 3rd Annual National Rainbow Seder
April 17, One Trans Show: The MANgina Monologues
May 2, Braiding with a Twist: Learn to Bake Challah
May 3, Eyes Wide Open Washington DC Premiere

June 12, March with GLOE at Capital Pride 2010 



Mambo Y Màs: Queer Latin Dance Class

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5 Thursdays
February 25-March 25
7:30-8:30 pm
Cost: $100 General Admission
$75 Discounted Washington DCJCC Member/Student/Senior/Limited Income
Register for the class


Ever heard a Latin beat blasting from a club or restaurant and wished you could join the fun? Learn to step, shimmy, and swing your hips to the hottest mambo and cha-cha beats in town!

Whether you are just beginning or looking to polish your Latin style, LGBTQ Latin Dance at the Washington DCJCC is the class for you. Even if you took the summer LGBTQ Club Latin class, you will learn two new dances which will improve upon the choreography you already know!

The class will cover rhythm, movement, lead-follow, and choreography—concepts applicable to dancers of all levels, from social to competitive. Take your inner Latin hips out in to the open and up to the next level in a fun and friendly LGBTQ setting.



Volunteering at Food & Friends

Monday, March 15
6:00-8:00 pm
Register Here

Join GLOE and MCCCS to help prepare meals with those living with HIV/AIDS and other life-challenging illnesses.



3rd Annual National Rainbow Seder

Sunday, March 21
Drinks and hors d'ouevres at 5:00 pm
Seder begins at 6:00 pm
Advanced Ticket Purchase REQUIRED
Cost: $35, $23 Washington DCJCC Member/Student/Senior/Limited Income
Register Here

Part ritual, part celebration, part feast and part conversation, this third annual Seder will raise your awareness about LGBT issues and concerns while participating in the timeless ceremonial Seder tradition.

Co-sponsored with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Metro DC GLBT Community Center.

 



One Trans Show: The MANgina Monologues
Starring Riki Wilchins

Riki Wilchins One Trans ShowSaturday, April 17
9:00 pm
Cost: $5 in advance, $10 at the door
Purchase tickets here

Just what America needed but didn't know it wanted: a lesbian Jewish comic with a sex-change and an attitude.

One of the country's most prominent trans-activists, Wilchins takes on binary genders, identity politics, passing, political correctness and the medical establishment in an evening of humor, sketch and improvisation that leaves no rhinestone unturned and no slip showing.


"Man-to-man, one of the best shows around."
      
-Who's Who in Trans-America

          


View a clip of Riki's show on Youtube

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Baking with a Twist: Learn to Braid Challah

Sunday, May 2
11:00 am- 2:00 pm 
Cost: $12 General Admission, $10 Washington DCJCC Member/Student/Senior
Register for the class 

Instructor: Adam Tenner

Ever wanted to learn to make your own Challah but didn't know where to begin?  Come learn with other GLOE participants how to create your own Challah masterpiece. 

In this class, you will learn a brief history of bread (relationship between bread and war in Hebrew, chametz - the original sourdough) as well as enjoy a topical conversation with Adam Tenner, Metro TeenAids Executive Director. 

Everyone is welcome.  At the end of the class you will have your very own Challah to bring home!


Eyes Wide Open
Washington DC Premiere

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Monday, May 3
7:30 pm
Cost: $10, $9 Washington DCJCC Member/Student/Senior
Tickets on sale soon!

2009 - Israel - Hebrew/Yiddish (with English subtitles) - 90 minutes
Directed by: Haim Tabakman

Aaron, a respectable butcher in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day, he hires Ezri, a handsome twenty-two year old student, as an apprentice and soon develops feelings for him.

As the relationship grows, Aaron starts to neglect his family and community life, swept away by his love--and lust--for Ezri. But a foreboding guilt, inner torment and intense condemnation from the community catch up with him, leading him to make a radical decision.

Presented in partnership with the 16th Street J's Screening Room



March with GLOE at Capital Pride 2010
 

Saturday, June 12
5:30 pm
Meet around 25th Street NW Between M and N
Look for the GLOE Banner
Register to March with GLOE

Join GLOE at the fabulous 35th Annual Capital Pride Parade. Last year GLOE provided a Jewish presence with 80 people strong, and this year we hope to have an even bigger presence.

Please arrive at 5:30 pm to receive your T-shirt.  Look for the GLOE banner.



GLOE Committee
Chair: Stuart S. Kurlander
Vice Chairs: Marnie Abramson, Alex Greenbaum
Members: Yoni Bock, Dana Beyer, Adam Falk, Shira Frank, Erica Gloger, William Kreisberg, Michael Singer, Robert Tracy

Contact
Director:
Justin Lerner
(202) 777-3253