LIX MONTHLY UPDATE

March 2006


Hi LIX Members,

As a result of the request for your feedback on our name, we are now officially the Lesbian Information Xchange (LIX). The vast majority of you really liked the new name...you told us it was 'cool' and 'fun' and 'sexy' as well as a great indicator of what we do...we are a community-based, not-for-profit network of lesbians exchanging information...some of it is business information and some of it is social or educational in nature.

So we encourage you to send us news of events and/or workshops that you are involved in so we can add the information to our Upcoming Events of Interest section of this monthly news update. We need to know the who's, what's, where's as well as cost, where tickets are available, if pre-registration is required, and if it's a fundraiser, what organization you're raising funds for. If the organization has a web site, that web address would be helpful.At our next coffee meeting on March 7th, we're going to have an open discussion about LIX...what are your visions for the future of LIX, what kinds of events would you like to see happening in the future, what are your ideas about increasing our membership, how can we improve the group, etc. This is your group...Kerry, Lucy, Wendy and I are simply the organizing committee. We want to hear from you.

 

Upcoming Events of Interest

1. First and foremost, LIX presents Proud Chicks Dance Party 2!!!! We have reserved Lakeside Gardens for Friday, August 25th for our second annual fabulous lesbian dance to celebrate PRIDE! Yeah!!!!! More info to come as we get closer to summer...we just wanted to share the great news that we have booked the space!

2. Our next Coffee Networking Meeting will be held at Bridgehead, 1277 Wellington Street (at Caroline) on Tuesday, March 7th from 7:00 - 9:00. Jen has reserved one of the Five Minute Infomercial spots but there's another spot available...if anyone wants to grab the opportunity to showcase their business, please contactl Marie at info@girlswanttoknow.com or Kerry at 237-7133.

3. Women's Voices Dance and Silent Auction, Saturday, March 4th from 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., Churchill Seniors' Centre, 345 Richmond Road. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door and can be purchased at After Stonewall, Venus Envy and mother tongue books.

4. Ten Oaks Project Bowlathon. A team of LIX Chicks will be bowling in this very important fundraiser on Saturday, March 4th from 4:00 - 6:00. If you're willing to sponsor one of the LIX Chicks (Lucy, Wendy, Kerry or Marie), please contact Marie at 231-4347. Each $600 raised, will send one kid to camp this summer. Ten Oaks Camp is a special camp for GLBTQ kids and kids of GLBTQ parents.

5. The Butch/Femme Workshop: 'Unravelling the Myths, Celebrating the Erotic' is back by popular demand. Our own LIX Chick, Marie Robertson, will be facilitating her Butch/Femme workshop at Venus Envy on Wednesday, April 19th from 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. The workshop fee is $25. Call Venus Envy at 789-4646 to reserve your spot. This exciting and fun workshop was presented twice last year and sold out both times! You don't need to identify as butch or femme to attend.

6. JIZZ! Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:00pm - 2:00am SAW Gallery 67 Nicholas Street

A New Queer Dance Experience
Presented by Agitate: Queer Women of Colour, Club SAW and Galerie SAW Gallery
INFO: (613) 236-6181 or check out our web site at www.galeriesawgallery.com
TICKETS: $7 in advance* or $10 at the door

*Advance tickets available at Venus Envy (320 Lisgar Street), Organized Sound (591A Bank Street) and SAW (67 Nicholas Street).
Sponsored by Capital Xtra!, Wellington Breweries and AxeNéo7. For wheelchair access, please use the entrance on the left of the main entrance of Arts Court at 2 Daly Avenue.

7. Lesbian Couples Group: a joint presentation of the Centretown Community Health Centre (CCHC) and the Sandy Hill Community Centre (SHCC). Wednesday evenings from March 22 - April 26. Free of charge. The group is being held at SHCC at 221 Nelson Street (corner of Rideau). Pre-registration and an interview are required. Please call one of the facilitators for information and/or pre-registration: Andrea Madan at 233-4443 X2193 or Carol McMurdo-Paton at 789-6309 X2116.
 


So...there you go! For more information about the network, feel free to call Kerry at 237-7133 or you can also send us an email (Kerry l Marie) or chat with one of the four of us (Kerry, Lucy, Wendy or Marie) at a coffee meeting. See you on March 7th!

Cheers,
Marie Robertson
for the Organizing Committee

Lesbian Information Xchange
community-based, not-for-profit network of lesbians exchanging information