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January
2012
Pacific Pride Foundation has
been leading Santa Barbara County in HIV/AIDS and LGBT programs and
services for over 30 years. With offices in Santa Maria and Santa
Barbara, we continue to support our community in a variety of ways.
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Ask about volunteer
opportunities in North and
South County!
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Across
Addictions
This AA/NA support group meets every Wednesday from 6:30
to 8pm in the PPF Santa Barbara Office at 26 E Haley St in Suite A-12.
If you find you can not stop drinking and or using once
you start, please come by and see if we can help you.
Please contact Michael with questions at 637-3584.
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Community
Connections with Ameriprise
Plan
your financial future and help raise funds for Pacific Pride.
Find out more about his great opportunity
here!
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Pacific Pride Foundation is Supported By
Wallis Foundation
Fund for Santa
Barbara
MAC AIDS Fund
Towbes Foundation
Macy's Foundation
Herbert
and Gertrude Latkin Charitable Foundation
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New social networking site for Lesbians of Color.
Visit
Our Sista Circle
for more information.
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Burger
& Beer Monday!
Head
into Jill's Place to cheer on your team for Monday Night Football and
enjoy a Burger & Beer Special, only $10!
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Community Groups
Ladies
Supper Club: This ongoing monthly event is a
great way to get connected in our community. Contact Amy for
details!
Lez Mingle:
A lesbian social group that meets every 3rd Friday from 6:30-8:30 at
the GALA Center, 1060 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
Financial
Study Hall: Get your financial issues
handled, learn financial strategies, understand market outlook and
more. First Thursday of every month at 1625 State Street in Santa
Barbara. RSVP to Judy Pirkowitsch at 682-8187.
Burger
& Beer Monday: Head into Jill's
Place to cheer on your team for Monday Night Football and enjoy a
Burger & Beer Special, only $10! Jill's Place, 632 Santa
Barbara Street. Call for drink specials, 963-0378.
Great
Outdoors Santa Barbara / Ventura Chapter:
Meets monthly to discuss upcoming events and activities. For
more information visit their website.
Gay
Alcoholics Anonymous: Meets Sundays
at 11am in the Pacific Pride Foundation's office, 126 E. Haley St,
A-11.
PrimeTimers
Central Coast: Monthly Get Togethers and more!
UCSB Resource Center for Sexual & Gender
Diversity: Check out what's happening in and around
UCSB.
Pride
Nite at Gilli's Grill:
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month!
For updates and
highlights on what is happening in our community, visit Pacific Pride
Foundation's Queer
Social Scene!
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Greetings!
While we started the New Year on a somber note in Santa Barbara, we
here at Pacific Pride Foundation are proud of the support and solidarity we've
seen in our community. Here are some more
opportunities to come together and connect with each other, with more
in the works all the time. Stay tuned for more information
about the New Years Eve attack that was the subject of our previous
email - we aren't afraid and we're not going away!
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 Community
Spotlight
Paul Rinaldi
has been a Santa Barbara resident since 2003, and an HIV/AIDS
survivor since 1995. Paul serves as the client liaison on the board
of directors. In this role, his main responsibility is to maintain a
cohesive relationship between the clients and the board, and pass on
any concerns and ideas the clients may have to the board.
Paul has contributed to Pacific Pride Foundation as a volunteer in
various ways, including helping with office reception, fund raising,
and event mailings. He also is an ardent supporter of the annual AIDS
Walk, whether it be donating, walking, or fund raising.
Prior to moving to Santa Barbara, Paul lived in Denver, Colorado, and
worked as a limited variable annuities/securities advisor for a large
mutual funds company for nine years.
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Comfort Food
For The Eye
Thursday,
January 5
Reception
at 7pm, 117 W De La Guerra
First Solo Art
Show for Sue Van Horsen. Sue's show will run through the month of
January at Elsie's. Sue is a self-taught multi-media artist. Her
artwork reflects the comedy and tragedy of being human, while
allowing the viewer a unique vantage point into the human psyche.
When diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2000 Sue's life-long
fascination with advertising and commercial art encouraged her to
venture out as a freelance graphic designer.
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Less Worry
More Wisdom
Thursday,
January 12
7-8:30pm,
21 W Anapamu
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 Hairspray at the Lobero
January 14-15
Lobero
Theatre, 33 E Canon Perdido
Big Stage Productions
presents Hairspray! In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, teenager Tracy
Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local T.V.
dance program. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a
celebrity overnight and uses her star power to affect social change.
Hairspray is not only a rocking song and dance spectacular, but it is
also a poignant social commentary for 1960s America. This show is fun
for the entire family and will have you dancing all the way
home!
Click
here to purchase tickets.
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 HIV+ Support
Group at Sansum
Tuesday, January 17, 5:30 - 7pm
Board Room
at Sansum Clinic, 317 W Pueblo St
Looking for an HIV+ Support Group?
Sansum Clinic will be starting a group in the New Year. You don't
have to be a Sansum client to attend. Attendance is free and
confidential.
If you are
interested, make sure you attend this first meeting - future meetings
will depend on how many people are present.
Contact Meri with questions (805) 898-3524.
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Free Legal and
Tax Issue Seminar for Same-Sex Spouses and Registered Domestic
Partners
Monday,
January 23
6-8pm,
21 E Victoria St
Presented by
Lori A. Lewis, Esq. of Mullen & Henzell Law Firm: Jane E.
Russell, CPA of MacFarlane Faletti; Jennifer Drury, Esq. of Drury
& Pullen Law Firm; and Northern Trust Bank
Come learn
about the estate planning, family law, tax and financial issues that
same-sex spouse and registered domestic partners face, in managing
their financial resources together, and what tools are available to
reduce stress and confusion at the time of registration or
dissolution as domestic partners, incapacity or death of one of the
spouses/partners, and reduce income, property and estate taxes.
Refreshments
will be provided.
Questions and
RSVPs encouraged to Lori Lewis
at 966-1501.
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Thursday, January 26 - Sunday, February 5
Stay tuned for more information!
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 Lavender
Elders Potluck
Friday,
January 27
12-1:30pm,
First Congregational Church
Join the
Lavender Elders/Mayores of Santa Barbara on Friday, January 27 at
the First Congregational Church, 2101 State St, Santa Barbara,
CA. This month learn about Santa Barbara Village, a new group
committed to empowering older adults to live happily, healthfully,
and successfully in their own homes as they age. Come hear their
director, Naomi Kovacs, speak about it.
We are LGBT seniors who are committed to improving the
quality of life for ourselves and others like us, and we welcome LGBT
Elders as well as our straight allies, family and
friends. All are welcome - Young and Old. Come join
us! The potluck will need all guests to bring something to eat
or drink.
Please RSVP to Barbara Faulker with
the dish you will be bringing. See you there!
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 Wine a bottle
of Oreana Wine!
It's the new year, and we here at PPF are always looking for new
ideas and inspiration for social events we can host in our
community. Is there an event you have always wanted someone to
host, or something you've really enjoyed in the past and would like
to see again? Let us know!
We'll be
taking suggestions for new events for the coming year until Tuesday,
January 31. The person who offers the
suggestion we like the best will receive a bottle of Oreana's 2009
Petit Deux. Email Tyson
with your event suggestions to put yourself in the running.
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Thoughts from the Executive Director's Desk
Welcome to 2012
Everyone,
If you received
our email
and Facebook blasts yesterday, you know about the hate crime that
took place on New Years Eve in downtown Santa Barbara. Have
information that could be relevant? Please contact Detective
Kushner at (805) 897-2345. Or feel the need to speak with a
counselor, please contact Cynthia, our Director of
Counseling Services.
It's tragic and
horrifying events like this that instill in me the tremendous power
our community pulling together in solidarity, and grateful that your
LGBT center is here to put in the work to make our community safer
and more inclusive. It does indeed take a village to make long
lasting change. Below are some photos from the press conference we
held in conjunction with Mayor Helene Schneider and the Santa Barbara
Police Department, because Santa Barbara is no place for hate.
Warmly,
David Selberg
    
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