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Highlighted Events in 2007
  •  San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

    ***  Come marching with us!!!  ****

    On the night of March 3, we will be marching with red ponchos in the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade (year of the Pig).

    The theme of this year's float is "Love Without Boundaries," and the float will feature a 6-foot globe encircled with hearts and lights shining from the countries that currently have equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. There will be six same-sex couples married in San Francisco City Hall and their kids. Also, we will provide you with a free red "Marriage for All" poncho and light-up heart to wear en route! So, please RSVP as soon as possible.

    Join us this Saturday, March 3rd from 5:00 pm until 8:30 pm to march with a broad coalition of community, family, and religious organizations (such as API Wellness Center, NCLR, APIQWTC, Marriage Equality, Our Family Coalition and etc).
     
    Time to Meet: 5:00 pm. Check in with Andy Wong or Robert Bernardo, who will give you a red poncho and heart blinker to wear.

    Where to Meet:  Gather on the north side of Market Street, between Battery and Front Streets. This is halfway between Montgomery and Embarcadero BART/Muni. Look for GAPA in the red "Marriage for All" ponchos. If you have trouble finding the contingent, please call Clarence Wong at 415-370-3066.

    Note that we will gather at a place separate from where the float will be positioned, and there could be some waiting time before we get the sign to move into position. Parade marshals will tell us 20 minutes before we our float is ready to move, and at that time we will join up with the float. Our contingent number is Section G, Unit 101.

    *** This parade is the MOST watched Asian parade outside of the Asian continent --with nearly one million viewers worldwide!



     

  • APIQWTC's 2007 Lunar New Year Banquet
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    Saturday, April 12th
    6pm - Midnight
    Legendary Palace
    Oakland, CA

    The APIQWTC banquet committee has gone all out to make this year a celebration to remember. With all the goodies you’ve come to expect from the APIQWTC Banquet with a touch of glam.

    YES, it's the Year of the PIG! And APIQWTC's lunar new year / spring banquet is on again.  This is also our 20th annual banquet!!!

    Our guests last year loved the Legendary Palace, so we're having this traditional banquet in Oakland again.  Come see old friends and make new ones.

    This year's banquet entertainment is loaded with LOTS of FUN
    - performance, dancing, silence auction, and raffle drawing. Our celebrity emcees are Honey Labrador and Mia Riverton and this year's Phoenix Award Honoree is our community leader, Dipti Ghosh.

    Since space is limited, reservations are guaranteed by check only.  Please fill out the RSVP form, make your check payable to "API Banquet" and mail to:

    API Banquet
    4268 Suter St
    Oakland, CA 94619


    For more information about our banquet,
    please click here.

    And, the tradition continues - a free commemorative mug will be given away at the banquet. This year's design is once again a top secret!!! :-)
    Official Hotel of the APIQWTC Banquet 2007: 

    We always need volunteer to help out for the banquet, please contact us at banquet@apiqwtc.org to help out.


     
  • APIQWTC's Gatherings at Dinah Shore

    March 28th - April 1st
    Palm Springs, CA

    APIQWTC is making its 1st attempt to have the Gatherings at the biggest women's party, the Dinah Shore's at Palm Springs!

    The Gatherings will be held through out the weekend at the White Diamond Party and the Logo Pool Party. Look for the Banner and Come network with other members!

    Please contact Julie Chen at the Wyndham Hotel at 760.322.6000 or email her at jchen@apiqwtc.org for details.


     
  • "DreamSpeakers" by Purple Moon Dance

    Thursday, April 5th
    Zeum Theatre
    Yerba Buena Gardens
    221 Fourth Street at Howard
    San Francisco, CA (directions)

    You're Invited!

    In celebration of Purple Moon Dance Project's 15th Anniversary, we invite you to join us at this special fundraiser to help us continue our transformative work.

    In Honor of DreamSpeakers will honor 15 women artists whose work has inspired us and reflects the lives of lesbians and women of color, including:   Ellen Reiko Bepp, Melanie DeMore, Rhodessa Jones, Madeleine Lim, Sarah Crowell, Anna Maurine Lara, Donna Ozawa, Pam Peniston, Nancy Otto, Neela Banerjee, Arisika Razak.

    Ticket: $75. 
    To more information or to order tickets, please contact Felicia at (415) 552-1105 or project@purplemoondance.org. Or send a check payable to "Purple Moon Dance Project" to PMDP,
    465 Tenth Street #302, San Francisco, CA 94103.



     
  • Kulture Kulcha 2007

    Friday, April 6th
    7pm - 1am
    (11am - 1am for Dance Only)
    The California Ballroom

    1736 Franklin St. (at 19th St.)
    Oakland, CA 94612

    KULTURE KULTCHA means a "mix of culture". It has been a successfull annual event, hosted by Trikone for the past seven years It is a night filled with an array of talented South Asian LGBT performances, a delicious indian dinner and dancing to some of the best desi beats by our very own DJ. This year we will feature our first ever KK Fashion Show, a KK Art Exhibition, amazing raffle prizes, Trikone merchandise sales, and a cash bar. For more info and tickets, please visit http://www.kulturekulcha.org/


     
  • Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble --
    Spring Concert


    8pm, Saturday, April 21
    Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
    1330 Lakeshore Avenue
    Oakland, CA

    Come listen and enjoy our singing!!!

    Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble is a diverse group of women that strives, through an eclectic mix of a cappella music, to reflect the lives of women and the varied communities to which we belong, to fight oppression in all its forms, and to offer strength and inspiration to others with our visibility as lesbians. Voices formed in 1988 and rehearses on Tuesday nights in Oakland.

    Ticket: (no one turned away for lake of funds)
        $15 in advance
        $20 at the door

    For more info, please call (510) 486-8984 or email voicesinfo@gmail.com. Website: www.voiceslce.org



     
  • HIV MATTERS: Looking Forward
    by A&PI Wellness Center


    The 3rd Annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day to be followed by Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's Annual Fundraiser celebrating 20 years

    Saturday, May 19
    Metreon Fourth Floor Terrace

    101 4th Street
    San Francisco, California

    Join A&PI Wellness Center for HIV Matters: Looking Forward — a special event commemorating the 3rd Annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This event also marks Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's 20th anniversary in the fight against HIV/AIDS within A&PI communities. This year, we will host our festivities in the newly re-opened Metreon 4th Floor Terrace. Be among the first to view this unique venue and help make this a memorable and fantastic evening!

    5:00 - 6:30pm — The Banyan Tree Project photography exhibit

    LenScape is a pictorial autobiography that chronicles the lives of five Asians & Pacific Islanders living with HIV in the San Francisco-Bay Area. Join us for this powerful and vivid exposition! Free and open to the public


    6:30 - 9:30pm — Annual A&PI Wellness Center fundraiser — commemorate our 20th year while raising funds for A&PIs living with HIV/AIDS!

    Program will include:
     - Local/national celebrities and entertainers
     - Community awards
     - Silent auction
     - Delectable food & an array of alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages

    For more information and to sponsor or purchase tickets online, visit www.apiwellnesscenter.org


     
  • 3rd Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival

    presented by Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
    (QWOCMAP)



    June 8 to 10, 2007
    Brava Theater

    2781 24th Street
    San Francisco, CA

    32 brand new films burst on screen in 4 film programs that paint the vivid, provocative, and kaleidoscopic stories of queer women of color.

    From the luminous romance between two queer Asian women to the dynamic portraits of immigrant Latina lesbians to the vibrant humor of Black lesbians translating slang, these films infuse our lives with hilarity and hope.

    Friday, June 8
    7pm: LOVING IN THE WAR YEARS

    Saturday, June 9
    3pm: Featured Panel
    4:30pm: Cocktail Fundraiser
    7pm: REELS OF RESISTANCE - Queer Black Women’s Films

    Sunday, June 10
    3pm: COMPASSIONATE OUTBURSTS – Documentary Showcase
    7pm: INFINITE BEAUTY: STORIES OF LOVE

    Please click here for more detailed information on the films and the festival focus.

    4 Film Screenings: FREE
    Featured Panel: $15
    Cocktail Fundraiser: $35

    For more information:
    www.QWOCMAP.org
    events@qwocmap.org
    415-752-0868

    More Films! More Seats! More Fun!

     

    San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade


    On the night of March 3, we marched with red ponchos in the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade (year of the Pig).

    The theme of this year's float is "Love Without Boundaries," and the float featured a 6-foot globe encircled with hearts and lights shining from the countries that currently have equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. There were five same-sex couples married in San Francisco City Hall and their kids.




     

     

     

     

     



Last updated at March 20, 2007