Pieces of Dreams - Monday, May 23


Pieces of Dreams

Pieces of Dreams
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"Pieces of Dreams" is a musical theatre experience, telling the story of a man's journey. As a child, he was bullied for being "different". Eventually, hardened by hostility and violence, he became a bully himself. While serving four years as a Navy Hospital Corpsman during the VietNam era, like many young people during that time, he had a spiritual awakening. The experience lifted him out of self-hatred and anger that had largely resulted from a lifelong struggle with his sexuality. He joined the Evangelical movement and held onto the false hope that was promised without wavering - that God would make him a heterosexual. After twenty years running an active inner-city and international ministry, serving real people with real needs, he came to the logical conclusion: condemning LGBT people is all wrong. "Coming out" has changed everything, and what were once his dreams have become reality.

Let's help LGBT young people in crisis. Come to "Pieces Of Dreams", a Benefit Concert for Trinity Place Shelter, Monday May 23 in New York City at theBroadway Comedy Club.

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Interweave/ICNY present: 3rd Annual "Divine Drag and Outrageous Talent" a fundraiser for Trinity Place Shelter

Saturday, February 19 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
4th Universalist Society of New York
160 Central Park West
New York, NY
Created By Divine Drag and Outrageous Talent
More Info --Make sure to "like" the main organization page to get updates, photos and more!--

A family-friendly night of drag, music, dance and wonderful talent! Interweave is also proud to present a first-time co-production with the fabulous Imperial Court of New York, which we hope will take our usual outrageousness quotient right through the roof!

This year's theme is "Love Encore," so expect our acts to romance, entrance, and leave you wanting more!

We'll be posting updates periodically as far as highlighted talent for the evening, and hopefully plenty of photos of the fun we're having planning and putting this on.

Bar and snacks will be available. Suggested donation at the door of 10$ with all proceeds to benefit the Trinity Place Shelter (a transitional shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth) as a part of ICNY's Trinity Shower Renovation Project.

Learn more about our fabulous co-producers here: www.icny.org
Learn about the wonderful work of Trinity here: www.trinityplaceshelter.org
and Learn more about our liberal religious community here: www.4thu.org

Twas the night before Christmas...

Twas the night before Christmas and all throughout Trinity Place Shelter, not a homeless LGBTQ youth was stirring nor was a mouse! The youth all slept snug in their cots with full stockings of goodies, presents, gift cards donated by church and community members. A perfectly decorated Christmas Tree lighting up the night, donated by Trinity HS GSA. Stomachs filled with an array of holiday food and individual-sized homemade bread loaves baked by a church member. Donated blankets from a gay Fire Island hotel. Aside each cot was a stash of new warm woolen mittens, hats and scarves handmade by queer knitters in Ithaca and Lutheran women in Wisconsin.  

The shelter MSW intern sleeping overnight as the volunteer shelter monitor. The shelter director at home frenetically trying to finish annual reports with the volunteer coordinator aiding him from London as is a shelter board member from rural PA. The outreach coordinator deep in thank you note writing, the shelter executive director busy adding touches of holiday spirit wherever she goes. The shelter treasurer dutifully typing end of year donor receipts. The shelter webmaster in Chicago skillfully posting photos of our youth's Christmas joy. Shelter social worker  in Baltimore and shelter monitor in San Francisco, pausing from non-stop work for a rare night of rest. Shelter volunteers, donors and friends, angels of ours who have earned their "wings," fulfilled from their boundless generous contributions. All overflowing with love, joy and gratitude for the support and "Christmas promise" of countless...

Yours united in the struggle, triumph, friendship and love. May peace be yours now, and always, 
Kevin

Kevin V. Lotz, LCSW, CASAC, ACSW  
Director, Trinity Place Shelter 
164 West 100th Street
New York, NY 10025 
Email: director@trinityplaceshelter.org  
Please visit our website: www.trinityplaceshelter.org  
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/trinityplaceshelter

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