GAPIMNY

Dear friends,

We are days away from the first-ever Asian LGBTQ contingent in NYC’s Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade!!

We need you, your friends & family to come fly our colorful fish kites, hold banners, pass out beautiful postcards & pens, serve as marshals/security, or just be part of our historic contingent. If you cannot march with us, we still really need you to be an enthusiastic member of the crowd/cheerleader and join us for food afterwards!
(*The NYU Korean Drumming team is coaching a group of us to drum for the parade!!! :D)

PARADE DAY MEETING INFO
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It’s time to set those Oxen free and pounce into the new year. We’ll be heading downtown to Battery Park City to celebrate with a beautiful view of the Hudson and a specially prepared 10 course banquet meal from Chef Bai of Liberty View Chinese Restaurant. Join us in ringing in the new year with a feast fit for a Tiger!

Since the menu has been specially prepared reservations are a must so please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 17th to rsvp@gapimny.org.

Liberty View Chinese Restaurant
www.libertyviewrestaurant.com

Where: Battery Park City (at the southmost end)
21 South End Avenue [map]

When: 7:30 PM Friday, February 19th

The cost will be $28 per person, including soft drinks.

All are welcome.

Please note: This party is in lieu of our regular General Meeting; there will be no meeting at the Center this month.

The sparkling white snow has fallen as shimmering icicles adorn the city skyscrapers. Oh who am I kidding, it’s freakin’ cold out there but let’s make lemonade out of these lemons. Get those fuzzy hats, warm mittens, and fluffy scarves out to join GAPIMNY and friends SALGA & Q-WAVE in Bryant Park for some fun on the rink.

Gays on Ice!
Ice Skating in Bryant Park with our brothers and sisters!
http://www.thepondatbryantpark.com

Janurary 16th, 2010
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
please RSVP at rsvp@gapimny.org

Skate Rentals: $12
Locks: $9 (lockers free)
Visit the website for more details.

Celebrate the Holidays with GAPIMNY

Friday, December 18th, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Steering Committee of GAPIMNY cordially invites you, your friends, family, significant others, one and all, to our annual Holiday Party.

There will be a cash bar, raffle prizes, food, fun, and holiday cheer! Includes a buffet dinner to be served at 8:30 PM.

Where: Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion [map]
10 E 39th St (Between 5th and Madison Aves.)
Private room upstairs

When: Friday, Dec. 18th, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Door: $15 members, $20 non-members
$5 off member price if you sign up for a 2010
GAPIMNY membership

RSVP: rsvp@gapimny.org

On Friday, August 28th, grab a drink and get down with Jack.

Friend’s Tavern
Time: 8:00pm - midnight
Address: 78-11 Roosevelt Ave
Jackson Heights, Queens

* Free HIV testing
* Gift cards for the first 10

You can go straight to the party or grab dinner first with us at
Thai Son (Vietnamese cuisine)
Time: 7:30pm
Address: 40-10 74th St (map)
RSVP: Please RSVP for dinner by August 27th by emailing rsvp@gapimny.org

This event is open to all.

Hosted by GAPIMNY and Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA).

Trip to the Beach
Saturday July 11, to Jones Beach

Join the boys of GAPIMNY for fun in the sun and surf at Jones Beach State Park on the first beach outing of 2009!

Meet at the East Bathhouse at 1:15pm Saturday July 11.
Please RSVP by Thursday July 9.
Indicate if you are able to carpool and how many you can take in your car.

If we do not have enough cars, we will go by public transportation.

Directions by train
Take the Long Island Railroad to Freeport ($7.75 each way from Penn Station or Flatbush or $5.25 each way from Jamaica).
Leave Penn Station 12:10pm, OR Leave Flatbush Ave 12:12pm (change trains at Jamaica for the 12:35pm train to Freeport), arrive at Freeport 12:57pm.

FROM Freeport, Take Bus M88 from Freeport to Jones Beach ($2, Metro Cards accepted). meet at the East Bathhouse. (If you miss the train, there is one about every 30minutes. Once at Jones beach, walk east, or left when facing the water).

For driving directions, email RaphaeLkkL@Yahoo.com

Please RSVP Raphael at RaphaeLkkL@Yahoo.com before by Thursday July 9.
Indicate if you are able to carpool and how many you can take in your car.
Event is canceled if there is a 30% or more chance of rain. If there is doubt, call Raphael at 917-864-3483 the morning of event.

All are welcome!

Hey gals! Need some girl time? Sit down, relax, enjoy some froyo, and have a little chit chat session with DowneTime. DowneTime is collaborating with the Audre Lourde Project in conducting listening parties to hear your needs. So come tell us how we can better serve you and the froyo will be on us!

Afterward, join us gaggle of giggling girls in watching Emily Blunt and Amy Adams sparkle and clean on the silver screen in “Sunshine Cleaning.”

Space for the “party” is limited so please RSVP to downetime@gapimny.com by April 10th. If you’d like to join us for just the movie portion that’s cool too, but email us as well so we know to wait for you!

This survey is intended for the DowneTime membership as specified by the ALP instructions.
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Skating with the *stars*
Glide, spin, hold on to the rails with all your might or do the triple axel.
Remember we’re all here to have fun. Come and join us as we ring in the new
year on the rink with fellow friends.

Bring a lock or be prepared to pay for lock rental.

Where: Bryant Park
Meet at the fountain, located on the west side of the park.
When: Thursday, Jan. 8th, 7:30pm (Or earlier if you can. There will likely be a line.)
Cost: Rental skates cost is $12, but admission is free.

Celebrate the Holidays with GAPIMNY!
The Steering Committee of GAPIMNY cordially invites you, your friends, family, significant others, one and all, to our annual Holiday Party.

There will be a cash bar, raffle prizes, food, fun, and holiday cheer!

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GAPIMNY heartily invites you to another of our monthly Sunday brunches, this time for Shanghainese food in Chinatown. Join the boys of GAPIMNY for some good food, and good company.

Shanghai Cafe
Where: 100 Mott St., between Canal & Hester []
When: Sunday, Dec. 7th @ 12PM
RSVP: Please email gapimny@gapimny.org before the end of Sat.