LBT Women of Erie

"There is only one thing that is stronger than a woman, and that is a group of women, supporting, helping, and befriending each other..."

by Laurie Finch for Erie Gay News:

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We had a great time at Peak N Peek for our LBT Tubing party. It was a beautiful sunny day and though it was a bit brisk, we had all dressed properly and so it was a fun time! We were there the two full hours, and took pics and some videos. Between members and friends and family there were seven of us attending. Hope more can make the next event!

At the March meeting of the “LBT Women of Erie” at Presque Isle Gallery we had two new women attend. It’s always good to see more faces involved because those new faces bring fresh ideas and the possibility of a new friendship increases as well!

We discussed the “business cards” to hand out when one of us does a random act of kindness. We decided that the cards should read: “You have just been helped by a member of the gay community”.....”You’re Welcome!” We felt that “gay community” was a better choice then “lesbian community” because it is inclusive of the whole community and gives the receiver a feeling that there are many more of us out there who would have offered help as well, not just the person who helped, then and then gave them the card. We feel it would be a positive way to show that we are all caring helpful people who do go out of their way to help strangers we come across on a daily basis. The design for the cards is still not set in stone, but we have a couple good ones submitted. I think if no more are submitted, we should go with it and see what happens.


Our excursion to Hurry Hill Farms on Maple Syrup Weekend was very enjoyable! Five of us attended and the tour was excellent, Jan Woods, who is passionate about her maple syrup making, gave a wonderful presentation right in the sugar shack as we actually watched the process in front of our eyes.There is a new museum there which you can learn alot more about maple syrup making and purchase various items such as syrup, maple cotton candy, maple candy, maple mustard, maple butter creme ( our favorite ) and more! Afterwards we enjoyed a nice brunch and pleasant conversation at Perkin’s Restaurant in Edinboro.

Upcoming events:


Sunday April 5th LBT Women of Erie meeting, at 1 PM (note the time change for this meeting only - gay musician Tim Goss and Jeremiah Clark are performing at 2PM (see “Java Buzz” this issue.) Wednesday, April 22nd we will be attending “Dueling Pianos” at Jr’s Last Laugh Comedy Club in Erie, Pa. The bar opens at 5 pm and pianos begin at 6:30 pm. No Cover, no reservations necessary. We would like feedback on this though, because if there is a better Wednesday date in April for everyone, we can change the date. Pianos IS every Wednesday. So please, drop us a line on http://womynoferie.wetpaint.com/. You can post it on the Discussion Page by adding it to the Dueling Pianos thread. If we have more interest for another date, it can easily be changed, but let’s decide as soon as we can please.

Saturday May 23rd at 11 am we are going to meet at Campbell’s Pottery in Cambridge Springs.They will have a Master Glass Artist, Herb Thomas there creating glass vases, paperweights and other items while you watch. Rain or shine, it is under the pavilion. For more info see: www.campbellpotterystore.com/upcoming-events/. Again, please reply on http://womynoferie.wetpaint.com/ if you plan to attend.

We have several going to each event so far. More info on each event is available on each of our websites.

Also two activities that we can carpool to:

Monday March 30 The Vagina Monologues wil be presented at Allegheny Collge. The Vagina Monologues will be performed on March 30th at 8pm in Shaffer Auditorium in the Allegheny College Campus Center. Is anyone interested in going to see this? We can carpool. They will be selling tickets at the door or you can make advance reservations by emailing Melissa Porter at porterm2@alleghey.edu $3 non-students/$2 students.

And last, but not least: Tuesday March 31st at 8 pm at Edinboro “The Renaissance Women’s Choir: Lesbians Creating Change Through Music” will bring their talents to Edinboro University’s Alexander Music Center on the University’s campus. I would really like us to go as a group and give them our support! Again, please reply at the Women’s Choir Thread on the Discussion Page at: http://womynoferie.wetpaint.com/

Later, Laurie

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