COME ‘N’ HANG OUT COFFEE HOUR NOW IN NEW CAFE!! November 2, 4-6 PM

October 28, 2008

COME ‘N’ HANG OUT COFFEE HOUR NOW IN NEW CAFE!! November 2, 4-6 PM.
JOIN US!!!

Our Coffee Hour events are getting bigger and better, so we have found a spacious cafe to suit us. Join us at our new location! This is a monthly event for everyone who is queer, LBTQ, questioning, and curious! We are here to talk about our concerns, questions, coming-out, staying-in, joy, fear, and all things that happen along the way of these experiences! We’re here to support each other.We’re here to have fun! If you think you’re anywhere from 0.001% to 100% queer, join us at Come `N’ Hang Out Coffee Hour!

New location:

Juan Valdez Cafe
140 East 57th Street
(between Lexington and 3rd Avenue)
New York, NY 10022
(212) 421-8300

Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008 | Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm

Directions: (via subway): 4,5,6 to 59th Street & Lexington; N,R,W to 59th Street & Lexington; E,V to 53rd Street & Lexington OR F to 63rd Street & Lexington
NOTE TO DRIVERS: November 2 is the NYC marathon, try to take public transportation as much as possible as it will be very difficult to find parking.

Contact: karen47lee “at” yahoo dot com or 718-350-7279

COME ‘N’ HANG OUT COFFEE HOUR NOW IN NEW CAFE!! October 26, 4-6 PM

October 23, 2008

COME ‘N’ HANG OUT COFFEE HOUR NOW IN NEW CAFE!! October 26, 4-6 PM.
JOIN US!!!

Due to the popularity of our Coffee Hour, we are always seeking cafes that will suit us. So, we are going to a new cafe for our Coffee Hour Gatherings! This is a monthly event for everyone who is queer LBTQ, questioning, and curious! We are here to talk about our concerns, questions, coming-out, staying-in, joy, fear, and all things that happen along the way of these experiences! We’re here to support each other.We’re here to have fun! If you think you’re anywhere from  0.001% to 100% queer, join us at Come ‘n’ Hang Out Coffee Hour!

Please join us at the new cafe:

Alice’s Tea Cup
102 West 73rd Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam)
New York, NY 10023
(212) 799-3006

Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008 | Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm

Directions: (via subway): B or C to 72nd and Central Park OR 1,2, or 3 to 72nd and Broadway

Contact: karen47lee “at” yahoo dot com or 718-350-7279

Join Team Q-Wave on the Tour de Bronx 10/19

October 10, 2008

Do you enjoy biking? You wanna see more boroughs of NYC? You always wanted to be on a jazzy & fun-loving team? All your dreams can come true if you join Team Q-Wave on the Tour de Bronx!!! :)

This is a FREE 40 miles bike ride and we already have a spirit team leader and a bike mechanic! We are not super speedy, we just like to ride for fun. Come join our Queer Asian contingent on Sunday, October 19, 2008.

**So, if you have a bike, come on down!
**Don’t have a bike? No worries! Q-Wave member, Olympia,  might have an extra one you can use– just send her an email (omoy05@gmail.com)

Check-in Times/Locations:
Bronx County Building, 161st Street and the Grand Concourse
October 19th, 2008 at 10 am

Directions:
#4 or D to 161st Street, Yankee Stadium. Ride up small hill on E.161st
street to Grand Concourse OR #2 or #5 to 149th street, Grand
Concourse. Ride uptown on Grand Concourse to 161st Street.

Make sure you register for this FREE event:
http://www.tourdebronx.org/register
BIKE HELMETS ARE REQUIRED!!!!

Please send an email to me (karen47lee@yahoo.com) if you’re interested, so our spirit team leader includes you in our team look! ;)

Next GM: 10/17 Queer & Asian Health Series Part 2

October 10, 2008

Last month was our first part of the Queer & Asian Health Series and it was overwhelmingly well-received! It provided a wonderful discussion and led us right into the heart of the series – healthy relationships.

The next Q-Wave General Meeting, we will explore the self as a step into healthy relationships in all realms! We are dedicated to Queer Asian health and awareness, and that means and includes YOU!

Come join us with an open-mind and a spirit for fun and games!

::WHO:: YOU with Q-Wave!
::WHAT:: Arts and Crafts, Games and Exchanges
::WHEN:: Friday, 10/17/08 7-9 pm + Dinner afterwards
PLEASE, PLEASE try your best to be on time ;)
::WHERE:: CUNY Graduate Center /5th Ave btw 34th Street & 33rd Street / Rm 8301

DIRECTIONS: (via subway):
- B, D, F, V, N, R, Q, W to 34th Street/Broadway
- 6 to 33rd Street/Park Avenue and walk 2 blocks west
- 1, 2, 3, 9 to 34th Street/7th Avenue (Madison Square Garden) and
walk 2-3 blocks east
- A, C, E to 34th Street/8th Avenue and walk 3-4 blocks east

** Q-Wave is a safe space dedicated to lesbian and bi-sexual women, transfolks and gender-nonconformists of Asian and Pacific Islander decent; our Yahoo group, General Meetings and Coffee Hours are open to this particular community. Q-Wave welcomes all supporters, friends and families to join our other social events (ie BBQs, picnics, winter parties, film screenings, etc). Please respect our space and confidentiality. Thank you very much.**

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