🎤 From roundtables to performances — these are the folks holding space:
💬 MC & Keynote
🎙️ Panelists
🗣️ Roundtable facilitators
🎶 Performer
This isn’t just an event — it’s a gathering for us, by us.
🗓️ August 16
📍 Calgary
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Doors and sign up at 6pm
Open mic 7-10pm
Sign up is first come first serve, so please try and get there before 7pm if you want to perform. We will do our best to accommodate everyone.
And a reminder that we accept all types of performance - music, spoken word, comedy, theatre, dance, drag, art - even karaoke! The only requirement is being queer af and being kind to others 💖
Every Open Mic night will also feature our Pansy Club Cafe menu of drinks and treats ☕️✨️
Bell's Cafe is an accessible space, with a partially accessible bathroom. The front entrance is accessible, while the back entrance has stairs. Their is parking behind the cafe, as well as plenty of street parking in the area.
this is a recurring weekly event:
Morning Coffee - Prime Timers Calgary
Prime Timers Calgary (PTC) was re-established in September 2003 to provide opportunities to interact socially with other mature gay and bisexual men. Our goal is to foster positive interaction for our members by facilitating social, recreational and educational activities.
For more information: primetimerscalgary@gmail.com
https://chapters.theprimetimersww.com/calgary/
Keep the summer fun going and join us for a game of Capture the Flag and lunch! This event will take place on Saturday, August 16th from 12-3pm at Communitywise Resource Centre (223 12 Ave SW).
This event is open to 2SLGBTQ+ identifying youth ages 13-18 along with their friends, families and supporters. If you or someone you know wants to attend but are younger than 13, please let us know in the form or email the Manager of Volunteers and Programming at zak@calgaryoutlink.ca and we will follow up.
This event is free to attend. We will provide lunch and have snacks and drinks available. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or allergies in the registration form!
Registration is required. Please register here.
Accessibility
We'll be meeting at the back patio at Communitywise. There is a rocky driveway that leads to the gate to get to the patio, which can be difficult for some mobility aids to travel on without some assistance. There are no steps to get to the back patio from the outside. There are steps to get to the washroom through the door from the back patio. If needed, a ramp can be used by the main entrance to get inside to use the washroom.
All washrooms at Communitywise are all-gender washrooms.
We will be playing Capture the Flag at the Haultain Park, which is a block behind Communitywise. We will be using sidewalks and crosswalks to get there together. The park mostly consists of a field, with some tables and benches. Please bring whatever you need for being outside (hat, sunscreen, bug spray, etc).
The health of our communities is really important to us. Wearing a mask is always welcome. If you have any cold, flu, or Covid symptoms (cough, runny nose, fever, sore throat, etc), we ask that you please do not attend.
Getting Here
There is street parking in front of the CommunityWise building on 12 Ave, and adjacent blocks. There are bike parking racks on the sidewalk in front of the building. Nearby LRT stations to get to CommunityWise include Victoria Park, 1st Street, and 3rd Street stations.
Nearby bus stops include:
Eastbound 12 Ave SW @ 2 St SW: #90
Westbound 11 Ave SW @ 2 St SW: #13, #90, #449
Westbound 11 Ave S @ Centre St: #24
Northbound 4 St SW @ 12 Ave SW: #3, #17, #449
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