Events Calendar

6 - 7:30 PM

Back by popular demand! Smoking Cessation at the Center. This is the third class in a four-week long program designed to get you ready and to get you to quit! It’s never too late to join our Smoking Cessation group! We have two remaining sessions this month, open to anyone who wants support in breaking their cigarette habit. Come learn about all the support you can get, including access to NYS free Nicotine Replacement Therapy. Come get information about ways to quit smoking, including access to NYS free Nicotine Replacement Therapy. This is a supportive LGBTQ peer group faciliated by Center staff and volunteers. Please RSVP to programs@lgbtqcenter.org or call the Center at 331-5300.

Thursdays, 6:30 - 8 PM

Come try the return of the women’s discussion group on a new night, with a new facilitator and new topics! If this is well attended and you like this, it could become on-going! Thursday, July 9 the discussion topic is Intimacy in Lesbian Relationships. You don’t want to miss this! Please RSVP to HOOPSJOHN1@aol.com to reserve your space at the meeting.

Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 PM

Tonight, meet with other men for interesting and engaging conversation in the 2nd Floor Conference Room.

Men's Group meets every Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. 1st and 3rd Thursdays are socials. 2nd and 4th Thursdays are discussion evenings. Topics are determined by participants.

6:30 - 9 PM

Due to the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend, we have postponed the OLOC meeting from our usual first Friday of the month to the second Friday of the month for this meeting only.

Please join us for a Potluck and evening of socializing. Please bring a dish to share.

Lesbians 60 and over are invited to be a part of our Hudson Valley chapter of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) which regularly meets on the first Friday of each month from 6:30-9:00 pm starting with a potluck.

6 - 7:30 PM

Smoking Cessation at the Center. This is the last class in a four-week long program designed to get you ready and to get you to quit! It’s never too late to join our Smoking Cessation group! It is open to anyone who wants support in breaking their cigarette habit. Come learn about all the support you can get, including access to NYS free Nicotine Replacement Therapy.Come get information about ways to quit smoking, including access to NYS free Nicotine Replacement Therapy. This is a supportive LGBTQ peer group faciliated by Center staff and volunteers. Please RSVP to programs@lgbtqcenter.org or call the Center at 331-5300.

2 - 6 PM

Free and open to the public. Confidential. No appointment necessary. 20 minute HIV rapid oral screening, no needles. Safer sex education, free condoms and dental dams. For women without insurance, you can file an application for further gynecological care including a free annual exam, HIV and STI testing. Services are provided through Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 56,300 new HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006 alone. Projections are that at least 1 million adults and adolescents in the United States are living with HIV with a full 21% (or one-in-five) who do not yet know they are HIV positive. Earlier detection and treatment can lead to healthier outcomes. The largest estimated proportion of HIV/AIDS diagnoses are for men who have sex with men. Women currently account for 25% of persons in the United States living with HIV (CDC, HIV/AIDS in the U.S., 2008).

Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 PM

This meeting will feature a film, title to be announced soon.

Men's Group meets every Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. 1st and 3rd Thursdays are socials. 2nd and 4th Thursdays are discussion evenings. Topics are determined by participants.

11 AM - 1 PM

Join Voices of Diversity for brunch. Bring a friend! And bring a dish to share. There is no charge for this Center event. For more information on the group or this event contact group facilitator: Anibal Garcia.

Voices of Diversity is a social and support group created to bring together the Hudson Valley's black, Latino and all people of color who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgender. Voices of Diversity builds community & friends & welcomes supporters.

6 - 7:30 PM

If interested in volunteering for the planning and hosting of women’s events at the Center, please join us at this on-going monthly meeting. Second floor conference room.

Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 PM

Tonight, meet with other men for interesting and engaging conversation in the 2nd Floor Conference Room.

Men's Group meets every Thursday at 7 pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays are socials. 2nd and 4th Thursdays are discussion evenings. Topics are determined by participants.

8 - 11 PM

Put some party in your summer! Come dance to the hot sounds of DJ Nikki while you chill with friends. This is a premier women’s event in the Hudson Valley, don’t miss it if you can make it! $10 General Admission, $8 for Center Members

1 - 3 PM

Join us for an exciting, new community wide project! UlsterCorps and Jewish Family Services have selected our site to be sure to include LGBTQ people in The Living History Project. They are seeking stories and history of elders from the Ulster County community. Once recorded, copies of the interviews will be given to the “storytellers” or other designated parties. Those willing will have their conversations uploaded to the UlsterCorps website and thus begin to build a Virtual Archive of Ulster County’s Living History. Find out more about the Living History Project.

Elders who wish to participate are asked to bring an old photograph or keepsake to start the conversation. You can also bring your own interviewer! Register for an interview time slot before July 20. To register, or obtain further details, please contact the Center by email at programs@lgbtqcenter.org, or phone 845-331-5300.

8 - 10 PM

At the July meeting of the Mid-Hudson Valley Transgender Association (MHVTA) the owner of Serendipity Hair Studio Red Hook, N.Y. will join us to provide hands-on practice for hairdressing and makeup application. Bring goodies and soda to share at the meeting. This meeting is open to MHVTA & LGBTQ Center members and visitors. If you have any questions, contact Jan Brown.

The LGBTQ Community Center at 300 Wall St. in Kingston welcomes the return of the MHVTA for their second summer of meetings here. The meetings are the last Monday of the month and start at 8:00 PM, but dressing rooms are available at 7:00 PM. Regular meetings will resume again in Poughkeepsie in September.

7 - 8:30 PM

PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy.

Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 PM

Picnic plans are underway. We'll have more to share as we get closer to the event.

Men's Group meets every Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. 1st and 3rd Thursdays are socials. 2nd and 4th Thursdays are discussion evenings. Topics are determined by participants.

Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 PM

Tonight, meet with other men for interesting and engaging conversation in the 2nd Floor Conference Room.

Men's Group meets every Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. 1st and 3rd Thursdays are socials. 2nd and 4th Thursdays are discussion evenings. Topics are determined by participants.