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January 2011
We hope you had a joyous and restful holiday.
In 2011, Magnet saw over 11,000 customers. With the creation of our Express Lane model, we expect to see even more clients in the coming year. We appreciate your support and patronage as we continue to grow.
2012 promises to be an exciting year here at 4122 18th Street. As our clinical services continue to expand, so will our community programs. We've a lot planned and are looking forward to sharing the various programs and events with you throughout the year.
Returning this month is our monthly book club. We are starting off with a series of three novels by local writers: Justin Torres, Kemble Scott, and K.M. Soelhein. The authors will be joining the discussion in person each month. The book club meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7:30. Discounted copies of the books are able for purchase at Books, Inc. on Market Street.
In addition to the Magnet events listed below, our partner program, The Speed Project, has compiled a number of events in Broke But Not Bored.
We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
| January 6, 2012 |
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 Colors of Understanding: A Tribute to Courage and Strength
8:00 - 10:00pm
Join us for our monthly art opening featuring paintings by Marconi Calindas.
Marconi Calindas, born July 14, 1975, is an accomplished Filipino painter, writer, singer, and composer. For four years, he was a full-time reporter for the Saipan Tribune, a daily newspaper in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan). Marconi has chosen to focus his talents on his painting career. He has been called the "Britto of Micronesia," a moniker that describes his vibrant use of color and lines to convey his commitment to socially and environmentally relevant issues.
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| January 14, 2012 |
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Castro Dance Party at Magnet
7:00 - 9:30pm
Open dance!
Come dance Tango after the taster lessons. We run it like a traditional milonga with interlude songs in between tango songs... But, instead of the traditional swing song in between we also will play Swing or Salsa if requested.
Plus we before the dance we have taster lessons in Argentine Tango plus Salsa &/or Swing taster lessons by request with no partner and no experience needed. Tell your beginner friends about the lessons or just come to dance...
Doors open at 7pm with basic lessons followed by a dance practica until 9:30. Free and open to all ages.
More info at QueerBallroom.com or email GayJitterbug@yahoo.com or call (415) 305-8242!
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| January 18, 2012 |
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Smack Dab Open Mic
8:00 - 9:30pm
Our monthly open mic night, Smack Dab, is all ages, all genders, all the time.
If you'd like to perform at the open mic, please come beginning at 7:30pm and bring five minutes of whatever you want to share. Musicians, one song. Prose writers: that's about two and a half double spaced pages of prose. We’re the friendliest open mic you’ll find but we pay attention to time so that nobody accumulates further open mic-related PTSD.
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| January 31, 2012 |
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 Magnet Book Club: "We The Animals"
7:30 - 9:00pm
"We the Animals is a dark jewel of a book. It’s heartbreaking. It’s beautiful. It resembles no other book I’ve read. We should all be grateful for Justin Torres, a brilliant, ferocious new voice." --Michael Cunningham
The Magnet book club is back and in 2012 we are bringing in your favorite local queer authors to answer your burning questions, drink wine with us, and sign some books! January's selection, 'We the Animals,' is one of the best books of the year. After a brief discussion starting at 7:30pm, we will welcome author Justin Torres at 8pm to get his one-of-a-kind insight on his "blistering" debut.
Magnet Book Club selections are now available at Books, Inc. in the Castro for 15% off.
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