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Happenings
June
1
12th
ANNUAL
“DINE
OUT
DETROIT”
UNITES
AREA
RESTAURANTS
IN
THE
FIGHT
AGAINST
AIDS
“DINE
OUT
DETROIT”
will
give
area
residents
the
opportunity
to
fight
AIDS
by
doing
something
they
frequently
do:
GO
OUT
TO
EAT!
Nearly
100
metro
Detroit
area
restaurants
from
over
30
local
cities
will
participate
in
the
twelfth
annual
“DINE
OUT
DETROIT”
benefit
on
Friday,
June
1st.
Local
restaurants
will
donate
10%
of
that
day’s
breakfast,
lunch
and
dinner
sales
to
the
Midwest
AIDS
Prevention
Project
(MAPP),
Michigan’s
largest
non-profit
AIDS
education
organization.
DINE
OUT
DETROIT
has
raised
over
$250,000
and
has
gained
the
support
of
over
400
restaurants
in
the
last
11
years.
Current
participating
restaurants
include
the
Rattlesnake
Club,
Fiddleheads,
Buca
di
Beppo,
Atlas
Global
Bistro,
Ristorante
Café
Cortina,
Majestic
Café,
Bastone,
Antonio’s
Cucina
Italiana,
Via
Nove,
Union
Street,
Zumba,
Assaggi,
and
the
Traffic
Jam
and
Snug.
DINE
OUT
DETROIT
is
presented
by
the
MetroTimes,
and
is
sponsored
by
FOX2
News,
The
Detroit
News,
WDET-FM
and
Between
the
Lines.
For
more
information
about
“DINE
OUT
DETROIT”
or
for
a
complete
list
of
participating
restaurants,
check
the
Metro
Times,
visit
the
web
at
www.dineoutmichigan.org
or
call
MAPP
at
248-545-1435.
June
3
Motor
City
Pride,
Ferndale
www.pridesource.com
June
3
AFFIRMATIONS
Grand
Opening
official
ribbon-cutting
ceremony
kicked
off
on
the
mainstage
at
2:00pm
followed
by
an
afternoon
open
house
with tours.
www.goaffirmations.org
June
3
HAIR
CUT
PROCEEDS
BENEFIT
AIDS
EDUCATION
FLIP
SALON
TO
DONATE
DURING
PRIDE
FESTIVAL
(Ferndale)
For
the
second
year
in
a
row,
Flip
Salon
in
downtown
Ferndale
will
cut
hair
to
raise
money
for
HIV/AIDS
education
during
the
giant
Motor
City
Pride
celebration
Sunday
June
3rd.
Last
year,
hair
stylists
and
management
at
the
popular
salon
raised
nearly
$600
for
the
Midwest
AIDS
Prevention
Project
(MAPP).
During
the
same
day
at
the
pride
festival,
MAPP
staff
provide
free
HIV
testing
and
counseling
for
persons
at
risk
for
AIDS.
Last
year
two
dozen
people
were
tested
for
the
serious
disease.
Flip
is
located
at
251
W.
Nine
Mile
Road
in
downtown
Ferndale.
Haircuts
will
be
provided
on
a
walk-in
basis,
and
people
will
then
donate
any
amount
for
the
cut
to
MAPP.
The
hours
for
the
special
program
are
11
am
to
2
pm
Sunday
June
3rd.
“The
downtown
businesses
thrive
during
this
huge
festival
each
year,”
said
Craig
Covey,
MAPP
CEO,
“and
they
are
always
supportive
of
our
local
charity
groups.”
“Flip
is
no
exception,
and
besides
helping
us
out,
they
provide
a
cool
relaxing
respite
from
the
crowds
and
heat,”
he
added. The
annual
Gay
pride
festival
is
expected
to
draw
over
40,000
visitors
to
Ferndale
during
the
weekend
of
June
1
to
3.
Triangle
Foundation
organizes
the
event
each
year.
June
10
WINGS
Annual
Membership
Meeting
Sunday
at
2PM
WINGS
will
hold
it’s
annual
membership
June
13
22nd
Annual
Pride
Banquet
&
Awards
Ceremony.
This year,
the event
takes
place
on
June
13th at
6:00pm
at
the Ukrainian
Cultural
Center
in
Warren. Tickets
are
$38
per
person
(which
includes
dinner
w/
open
bar)
and may
be
purchased
online
through
the
following
link:
https://secure.ga1.org/05/trianglefoundation/events/pridebanquet/purchase.tcl or
by
calling
the
MAPP
office
at
248.545.1435.
June
16
Life
Ride
2007
to
Benefit
Local
AIDS
Net
64
and
32
mile
AIDS
Ride
8:00
AM
Start
&
17
mile
Family
Ride
12:00
noon
Start
At
400
W
High
Street
Ovid,
Michigan
48866
(Start
and
Finish
line)
The
Lansing
Area
AIDS
Network
(LAAN)
will
host
their
annual
Life
Ride
on
Saturday,
June
16th
to
help
raise
funds
and
build
awareness
about
HIV
and
AIDS
in
Michigan.
This
year,
Life
Ride
will
feature
a
17
mile,
35
mile
and
70
mile
course
and
will
begin
and
end
at
the
home
of
Patrick
Lombardi
in
Ovid,
Michigan.
The
2007
ride
will
traverse
the
back
country
roads
of
Clinton
County
to
Eagle,
Michigan,
and
the
half
way
mark
of
the
70
mile
ride.
The
35
mile
ride
will
end
in
Eagle
and
the
17
mile
course
will
incorporate
Sleepy
Hollow
State
Park,
also
beginning
and
ending
in
Ovid.
Registration
for
this
event
is
required
and
forms
are
available
online
at
www.laanonline.org
or
by
calling
the
LAAN
office
at
517
394
3719
ext
14.
Riders
collect
pledge
dollars
to
help
support
their
effort
and
to
raise
funds
to
support
the
programs
and
services
for
people
living
with
HIV
and
AIDS
in
11
mid-Michigan
counties.
The
2007
Life
Ride
will
begin
at
8:00
AM
and
will
finish
at
approximately
3
PM
with
a
barbeque
and
bonfire
in
Ovid
at
the
conclusion
of
the
ride.
Lunch
will
be
provided
in
Eagle
and
Support
and
Gear
(SAG)
vehicles
will
follow
the
riders
throughout
the
course,
providing
water
and
snacks
to
the
riders.
For
more
information
or
to
register
for
Life
Ride
2007,
please
contact
Patrick
Lombardi,
Lansing
Area
AIDS
Network
517
394
3719
ext
14
or
pwlombardi@laanonline.org
or visit
our
website
at:
www.laanonline.org
June
23
Twenty
Fifth
Annual
Detroit
Together
Men’s
Chorus
Spring
Concert
details
and
tickets
at
www.dtmc.org
June
30
Lansing
Pride
March
www.michiganpride.org
June
30
SENIOR
PROM
-
Timewarp
2007
APM’s
Annual
Gala
Benefit
complete
details
and
tickets
at
www.aidspartnership.org
July
8
28th
Annual
Metra
Picnic
www.metramagazine.com
July
14
Healing
Our
World
from
the
Inside
Out:
Is
a
Compassionate
Listening
workshop
building
skills
for
communicating
from
the
heart,
even
in
the
heat
of
conflict.
It’s
about
people
making
peace
in
their
families,
communities,
jobs
and
world.
Participants
cultivate:
Compassion
for
themselves
and
other
Freedom
from
judgment
Balance
in
stressful
relationships
listening
with
the
heart
speaking
from
the
heart
Facilitated
by
Andrea
Cohen
July
14th,
10:00
-
6
pm,
Sunday
July
15th,
10
am
-
5:00
pm,
NEW
Center,
Suite
208,
South,
1100
North
Main
Street,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48104.
Sliding
scale:
$150-$300.
Registration:
www.compassionatelistening.org/workshops.htm
l
or
360-297-2280.
Co-sponsor:
American
Friends
Service
Committee’s
Lesbian,
Gay,
Bisexual
and
Transgender
Issues
Program-Michigan
July
30-31
2007
National
Conference
on
Latinos
and
AIDS
The
2007
National
Conference
on
Latinos
and
AIDS
will
take
place
July
30-31,
in
Miami
Beach,
Florida.
The
featured
speaker
this
year
is
Rosie
Perez.
This
