FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LGBT Center Opens in CWE
St. Louis, MO – July 29, 2008 -- Welcome Home!
The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis will open this Tuesday, July 29, 2008. After a four year journey, the goal of a community center for the St. Louis Metropolitan area that services the LGBT community has been reached. This is a place the LGBT community of the St. Louis and Metro East area can find resources, gather and experience cultural outlets. The Center consists of two meeting rooms, a developing multimedia library, a staff office and a lobby lounge area. The location is 625 North Euclid, Suite 420 in the Euclid Plaza Building in The Central West End of St. Louis, Missouri.
The days and times of operation for The Center will be Noon to 9PM Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please alert the guard at the front desk that you are going to room 420. For privacy issues, attendees do NOT need to sign in. If you have any issues in this matter, please contact or ask for Linda Davis, property manager. After 7PM the main doors will be locked and one will have to call up to The Center at 314-367-1166 for access.
The Grand Opening Celebration will be held on Friday, August 29th at 7PM. Please come and celebrate with us and be introduced to the new location.
The Center is extremely grateful to all of our granters and donors who have allowed us to open our doors and begin to service the community. All of our interns and volunteers have been an invaluable element to the opening of The Center and we are very happy with all of their teamwork and efforts. We welcome all to our open doors and again say, “Welcome Home”.
Contact:
Muriel Lynn Jones (Blue)
Executive Director
The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis
625 North Euclid Avenue
Suite 420
St. Louis, MO 63108
http://www.findmycenter.com
info@findmycenter.com
Ph: (314) 367-1166
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The past...
Hello all,
In light of my transfer of blogs to Blogger, I'm going to paste our past blogs first. Enjoy - Shän
February 10, 2007 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
September 10, 2006 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
Let me first start you off with the local news (paper, that is): www.thevitalvoice.com and available in print at most gay-friendly places everywhere in the metro St. Louis area. It should give you a feel of the community... sort of :-)
In light of my transfer of blogs to Blogger, I'm going to paste our past blogs first. Enjoy - Shän
February 10, 2007 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
Hello all. As you see, I've finished the brand-new website format! Our E.D. gave it the "thumbs up" just last week and I was able to post some new info (like our sample newsletter and more community organization info). Also, make sure to check out our Photo Gallery (also available through the Timeline pages), which should be getting some new pictures for the 2007 season very soon. Until then, we'll keep you updated on the latest happenings via our Newsletter (emailed to you once per month) and on the website www.findmycenter.com . Looking forward to seeing you at our events/activities (check the top of the Home page for more info).
November 16, 2006 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
Creating Change 2006 was just as I remembered... with a little extra splash here and there. Thank you to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for having created yet another successful year! This year's conference was particularly special to me because it was the first time I was able to attend the all-day Pre-Conference Community Center Institute, held on the Thursday before the main conference and workshops began. On a personal note, I was able to get up-to-date on the current Transgender Community's issues as well as see some local films that documented the life of local Trans people (click here for a description of the film, "The Same But Different", presented by INDYoutties.com).
I look forward to the new year, the new regime of the Center project, and the upcoming monthly newsletter! See the FAQ section on our FAQs page for more information.
September 10, 2006 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
Thanks to St. Louis Black Pride for yet another successful year! The new location of Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis not only brought new people to Black Pride, but also formally introduced St. Louis to a celebration that was formally held at Steinberg Ice Ring in Forest Park. We gave away three top prizes (a Noah's Arc Season One DVD pack, a RuPaul pack, and a Sharon Bridgforth bull jeans stories pack) and gift certificates from local LGBT-friendly and/or LGBT-owned venues Java Joe's Coffeehouse, Natural Uhuru Massage and Natural Hair Stylists, MoKaBe's Coffeehouse, and Coffee Cartel. See our homepage for links and contact information from some of our gift donors.
Also, a special THANK YOU to our volunteers Carl B. and Mike S. for helping us at this year's booth!
August 13, 2006 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
Thanks to Ragged Blade Theatre for another fundraising opportunity for the Center! We gave away gift certificates from Mokabe's, CheapTRX, Java Joe's Coffeehouse, Left Bank Books, and Cicero's. All shops who gave us gift certificates are local LGBT-owned and/or -friendly businesses! See our homepage for links and contact information from some of our gift donors.
August 7, 2006 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
I wrote the email below to a person who just moved to the St. Louis area and was looking for queer friendly businesses. I decided to tell him a little about our area and give my opinion on each. I hope this helps anyone looking for a little crash course in queer St. Louis. -- L. M. Lewis
Let me first start you off with the local news (paper, that is): www.thevitalvoice.
Then, I'll tell you the central "gay" areas of town: Central West End (CWE), South Grand, Manchester Strip in Dogtown, and University City (U City). My suggestion is that you hang out in each area and get a feel of them. I've given some details of each area below:
The CWE is more of the higher-priced end of town and is currently turning into Condos. One of its main intersections is Euclid and Maryland streets with Euclid being the main shop street. It's right off highway 40 on the Kingshighway (north) exit towards the huge hospital, Barnes. This was gay-central in the past, but now it's moving moreso to the South Grand area.
The South Grand/Tower Grove Park area is the up-and-coming "gay" area of town with many LGBT people and families moving into the many homes in the area's Tower Grove neighborhood. Its main intersection is South Grand and Arsenal with Grand being its main shop street. The local coffeehouse, Mokabe's is lesbian-owned and really kinda contains a good heart of the community. Tower Grove Park is pretty dog-friendly, so if you have a pooch, feel free to walk him/her there. Also, Tower Grove Park is the site of the annual PrideFest celebration in June along with other LGBT-friendly gatherings.
The Manchester Strip is the "gay" bar area of town. Its main intersection is Vandeventer and Manchester with Manchester being its main shop street. Many bars cater to the male population with the exception of Novak's (traditional lesbian sports bar) and Attitude's (lesbian dance club). Most places on that street isn't open until after 4pm.
University City is actually not in St. Louis, but right on the cusp and is primarily leaning towards the college-age crowd. Its main intersection is Delmar and Skinker with Delmar being its main shop street. Its pretty active on the weekends, with musicians playing on the street and some late night venues like Blueberry Hill and The Red Sea that feature up-and-coming local artists and local record shop, Vintage Vinyl. The Pageant venue features both new and local artists and is a pretty cool place to see a show, there's virtually not a bad seat in the house!
Well, that's it for now. You'll also want to check www.gaystlouis.
Okay, hope everyone got that and now know the good gist of things going on in the St. Louis area as far as where to go and how to stay informed. There's a variety of other things to go to and see, but these areas contain the most concentration of gay/queer-friendly businesses!
June 26, 2006 - by L. M. Lewis, Interim Co-Finance Director
PrideFest was a success! We were able to raise money and, well, make connections as always. A lot of people who filled out the survey from last year stopped by and spoke to us and wanted to know the updates. We were more than happy to share our trials, tribulations, and thoughts. After months of research, I feel as though we're getting a tight grasp on this concept of renewed vigor in building, financing and running the Center. We recently went to a workshop in the St. Louis Library's Grants and Foundation Center, which is a great resource for those looking to get more information about grants, financing, and volunteer management. Check them out at http://www.slpl.org.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Liz M., Michael S., and John Z. for helping us this year's at the booth! They were awesome sales-folks and quickly made use of their charm for raising money to benefit both the Center and Pride St. Louis.
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