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This Month at Marin’s LGBTQ Spahr Center

To join the Spahr Senior Groupon Monday, 7 to 8 pm,click the purple button below the Butterfly Heart.
New participants are warmly welcomed!
Topical Thursdays
12:30 to 2 pm
October 8:Internalized AgeismCan we accept and even appreciate the changes that aging brings? Yes, we may have more wrinkles and aches and pains. But what about our wisdom, or the release from so much striving that our advancing age can bring? How can we be better allies to ourselves and each other as we share this experience together?

Check-in Mondays
7 to 8 pm
We catch up with each other on how we’re doing and have unstructured conversations focused on listening.
It’s LGBTQ+ History Month & opportunities abound!

The Spahr Center is once again sponsoring a film at the Mill Valley Film Festival. I Carry You with Me won the Innovator Award and the Audience NEXT Award at Sundance. This true story, here told with dramatization and documentary footage, is the tale of love between men who become separated by the border. It is streamed on Friday, Oct. 9 at 10 pm and Saturday, Oct. 10 at 6 pm. Run time is 111 minutes. Trailer and tix here.

This is Trans Empowerment Month. The organization Stand with Trans has a month’s worth of events: here.
The Spahr Center honors the Transgender Day of Remembrance,

Friday November 20th at 5 pm. Watch for more details.

The SF Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates its 43rd year with an online concert that features a world premier by Andrew Lippa and presents the Inspiration Award to Chasten Buttegieg for his advocacy for LGBTQ Youth. Oct. 17 @ 6 pm. The event is free but you must RSVP here.

OUTwatch Wine Country LGBTQI Virtual Film Festival streams four documentaries this year. It features 1989’s Tongues Untied, a powerful account in poetry and prose of black gay identity and the difficulties experienced in the straight Black community and the overall gay community. Tix and more here. 
October 11 is National Coming Out Day. Is there someone in your life who you might yet come out to? 
The Social Committee has been creating community for Marin LGBT seniors for the past 5 years. Here is a link to their activities for October:Social Committee October Activities
Now they’re asking us to help them help us. They would love to have you fill out a simple survey asking us about what events we want them to offer us. Please write to them to request a copy of their survey at socialcommittee@comcast.netAnd sign up for their emails if you haven’t yet! 
Also in this email:Volunteer opportunities to work from home to get people registered and committed to voting in November’s vital election. Spahr has skilled therapists ready to work with seniors on a sliding-scale basis.Rental Assistance available.Nutrition ResourcesBisexual Support zoom group forming at The Spahr Center.
Creating Community in the Midst of Sheltering-in-PlaceSee old friends and make new ones! Join us!
The Spahr Center’s LGBT Senior Discussion Groupscontinue every Monday, 7 to 8 pm on Zoom
To Join Group by Video using Computer, Smart Phone or TabletJust click this button at the start time, 7 pm:Join GroupTry it, it’s easy! 
To Join Group by Phone CallIf you don’t have internet connections or prefer joining by phone,call the following number at the start time, 7 pm:1-669-900-6833The Meeting id is 820 7368 6606#(no participant id required)The password, if requested, is 135296#
If you want the meeting to call you to bring you into the group, notify Bill Blackburn 415/450-5339
Volunteer opportunities!Work from home to get people registered and committed to voting in November’s vital election!



For Democrats and Independents:https://democrats.org/take-action/ http://m.floridadems.org/phonebankhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/postcardsforAmericaCA/ for sending postcards to swing districtsFor Republicans:https://www.gop.com/get-involved/volunteer/
Spahr’s skilled therapists are available to work with seniors on a sliding-scale basis. Write toinfo@thespahrcenter.org. 

A Bisexual Support Group is forming with The Spahr Center, facilitated by a therapist. Let Bill Blackburn know if you are interested.

Whistlestop, recently renamed Vivalon, provides access to resources including rides for older adults; there is a 3-week registration process so register now if you think you may need rides in the future. They also offer free classes including zumba, yoga, chair exercises, & ukulele! Click here.

Adult and Aging Service’s Information and Assistance Line, providing information and referrals to the full range of services available to older adults, adults with disabilities and their family caregivers, has a new phone number and email address: 415/473-INFO (4636) 8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays473INFO@marincounty.org
The Spahr Center is opening its Food Pantry to seniors who need support in meeting their nutrition needs. Items such as fresh meats, eggs and dairy, prepared meals, pasta, sauces, and canned goods are delivered weekly to people who sign up. Contact The Spahr Center for more information: info@thespahrcenter.org or 415/457.2487
Trouble paying rent? Check out these short videos from Marin County:1. Marin County Eviction Ban2. If you can’t pay your rent3. Paying the rent that you owe4.Help is available

Marin Center for Independent Living is offering various kinds of support to people with disabilities as well as older adults to prepare them for a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).Click here: MarinCIL
Has your employment or business been impacted by COVID-19? Check out these local resources…click here: WorkForce Alliance

Snap Back Assistance, up to $800 for COVID-19 affected workers:Call: 415/473-3300 

Free Covid-19 Testing 

Questions? Assistance? 
We have resources and volunteers for:grocery deliveryfood assistancehelp with technology issues such as using zoomproviding weekly comfort calls to check in on youtherapy with Spahr therapists on a sliding scale basisplus more!

Bill Blackburn, Senior Program Coordinatorbblackburn@thespahrcenter.org415/450-5339

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Heat May Overtax Power Supply so Conserve Today

California’s power grid operator is asking residents to conserve electricity Thursday evening, when a surge of air conditioning use amid sweltering temperatures could overtax the state’s power supply.

The statewide Flex Alert, a public appeal for power conservation, will start at 3 p.m. Thursday and last until 10 p.m., the California Independent System Operator said.

Temperatures in the mid-90s to low 100s are expected Thursday in the North Bay and extreme heat is also forecast for parts of Southern California.

If power levels drop too low, the operator may issue rolling power outages, as was done in mid-August, when record-breaking heat drove up energy use.

Californians are urged to turn off lights, unplug unused devices and avoid using large appliances during the Flex Alert period, the power operator said.

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San Francisco’s GLBT Museum Hosts Virtual Gala with Peaches Christ & Marga Gomez October 16

We’re thrilled to introduce the gracious hosts of our virtual Gala, Peaches Christ and Marga Gomez. Join them on October 16 for Reunion: Making History, an evening of powerful performances, inspiring presentations and a heartfelt celebration of LGBTQ History Makers.

Make sure to get your tickets now for Reunion: Making History, for access to the live broadcast on October 16, as well as sneak peeks of early content along the way!
Register for the virtual Gala
Peaches Christ is a filmmaker and cult leader living in San Francisco. Her infamous movie events are self-produced at the Castro Theatre and regularly draw over 1,000 attendees to each new production before they tour. Events have featured special guest stars John Waters, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Campbell, Barry Bostwick, Pam Grier and others. Peaches is the alter-ego of Joshua Grannell, the writer and director of the feature film All About Evil. This award-winning dark comedy gore film stars Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, Mink Stole and Peaches Christ herself. Peaches Christ has been featured in the films Milk, I Am Divine, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Mansfield 66/67, Scream Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street, You Don’t Nomi and more. Her website is peacheschrist.com.
Marga Gomez is a GLAAD Award winner and one of the first out lesbians in stand-up comedy. Robin Williams called her “Amazing…a lesbian Lenny Bruce.” Armistead Maupin called her “astonishing.” Gomez’s comedy has been featured on HBO, LOGO, Showtime, Comedy Central and PBS. She has been a guest on leading comedy podcasts, including Marc Maron’s WTF and Kevin Allison’s Risk. Her comic style has been described as “deliciously cheeky and incendiary” by the New York Times and “salaciously surreal” by the San Francisco Chronicle. She is also the author/performer of 13 solo plays which have been presented off-Broadway, nationally and internationally. Gomez can be seen in season two of the Netflix series Sense8. Her website is margagomez.com.
Interested in becoming a Sponsor or a Virtual Table Captain? Click on the buttons below to learn more about how you can get involved and help us raise funds to continue preserving and sharing our irreplaceable history.
Become a Sponsor

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Happening this Month at Marin’s LGBT Spahr Center

The Spahr Center is opening its Food Pantry to seniors who need support in meeting their nutrition needs. Items such as fresh meats, eggs and dairy, prepared meals, pasta, sauces, and canned goods are delivered weekly to people who sign up. Contact The Spahr Center for more information: info@thespahrcenter.org or 415/457.2487(I’m sorry, I listed the phone number incorrectly last Sunday)
Topical Thursdays12:30 to 2 pm

September 3: Nancy Flaxman facilitates. Work:As Labor Day approaches, we will talk about work. Most of us are retired, though some are still working. What role has work played in your life? Did you just kind of fall into jobs or did you choose your work? Did your work fully utilize your strengths? What parts of you can be more realized in retirement than in work? If you were just starting out and you could choose any profession, what would it be? What has and has not changed for LGBT people in the workplace?

September 10: What does your heart desire?Let’s share our dreams and yearnings, for we do still have them. Let’s support each other in going for them and determining next steps. Leon Brown, who served 30 years on death row in North Carolina before being exonerated by DNA evidence, has said: “Become the person you were meant to be, light your inner fire and follow your heart’s desire.” It’s not too late for hopes. That inner fire
can see us through these difficult times. 

Check-in Mondays7 to 8 pm
We catch up with each other on how we’re doing and have unstructured conversations focused on listening.
a pioneering 1978 documentary on the lives of lesbians and gays
Save the date!Spahr’s 1st Friday Night at the Movies September 25 @ 7 pm
Film trailer here: Word is Out
Also in this email:Volunteer opportunities to work from home to get people registered and committed to voting in November’s vital election.Updated Senior Resources link at the bottom of this email.Rental Assistance available.Upcoming Events link below, thanks to the Social Committee!Bisexual Support zoom group forming at The Spahr Center.
Creating Community in the Midst of Sheltering-in-PlaceSee old friends and make new ones! Join us!
The Spahr Center’s LGBT Senior Discussion Groupscontinue every Thursday, 12:30 t0 2 pm on Zoom
To Join Group by Video using Computer, Smart Phone or TabletJust click this button at the start time, 12:30 pm:Join GroupTry it, it’s easy! 
To Join Group by Phone CallIf you don’t have internet connections or prefer joining by phone,call the following number at the start time, 12:30 pm:1-669-900-6833The Meeting id is 820 7368 6606#(no participant id required)The password, if requested, is 135296#
If you want the meeting to call you to bring you into the group, notify Bill Blackburn 415/450-5339
A Bisexual Support Group is forming with The Spahr Center, facilitated by a therapist. Let Bill Blackburn know if you are interested.

Volunteer Opportunities to get people registered and committed to voting in the upcoming November election:Click here.

Whistlestop provides access to resources as well as free exercise classes, including zumba, yoga, chair exercises, & ukulele! Click here.

Adult and Aging Service’s Information and Assistance Line, providing information and referrals to the full range of services available to older adults, adults with disabilities and their family caregivers, has a new phone number and email address: 415/473-INFO (4636) 8:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays473INFO@marincounty.org
Trouble paying rent? Check out these short videos from Marin County:1. Marin County Eviction Ban2. If you can’t pay your rent3. Paying the rent that you owe4.Help is available

Marin Center for Independent Living is offering various kinds of support to people with disabilities as well as older adults to prepare them for a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).Click here: MarinCIL
Has your employment or business been impacted by COVID-19? Check out these local resources…click here: WorkForce Alliance

Snap Back Assistance, up to $800 for COVID-19 affected workers:Call: 415/473-3300 

click for More Senior ResourcesSocial Committee, Warmline, and LGBTQ Radio/Podcasts
click for Upcoming Eventsgames, birthday celebrations, women’s coffees & special eventsfrom the Social Committee
Free Covid-19 Testing 

Questions? Assistance? 
We have resources and volunteers for:grocery deliveryfood assistancehelp with technology issues such as using zoomproviding weekly comfort calls to check in on youtherapy with Spahr therapists on a sliding scale basis, plus more!

Bill Blackburn, Senior Program Coordinatorbblackburn@thespahrcenter.org415/450-5339

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Hair Salons, Barbershops and Malls May Open Today in SoCo

Sonoma County will allow barbershops, hair salons and shopping malls to resume indoor operations with modifications on Monday, county health officials said Sunday.

They are taking the action in accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new business reopening strategy amid the coronavirus pandemic, local officials said. The county’s move also will coincide with the state’s beginning of a four-stage process to determine how and when California’s 58 counties will continue to proceed during the pandemic with local resumption of commercial and public activities.

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