Women's History Month: Sita Sings the Blues

Join KhushDC to celebrate Women's History Month with wine, cheese, and a "tale of truth, justice and a woman’s cry for equal treatment" in Sita Sings the Blues. This movie explores the epic legend Ramanaya from the perspective of Sita. It's a quirky, funny, yet reverential treatment of the story set against Big Band/Jazz standards.

We're also excited to support Umang, a center for Lesbians, Bi-sexual Women and Trans Persons in Bombay, as part of our celebration for Women's History Month! Umang runs a community center with a number of needs and we hope to raise enough at our Sita Sings the Blues Women's History Month event to help where we can. KhushDC will match all donations given at the door! Suggested donation: $5

Even if you're unable to give, we still would love to have you there to celebrate Women's History Month.

Event name: Sita Sings the Blues, Khush enjoys wine and cheese
Date: Sunday, March 25th
Time: 5-8pm
Location: please RSVP for address

5:00 - 6:00 - Wine, cheese, and assorted snacks
6:00 - 7:30 - Watch movie, drink more wine, eat more cheese
7:30 - 8:00 - Discuss movie, drink more wine, eat more cheese

Note:  You must RSVP to attend this event (we have to let the venue know who all we're expecting) - secretary@khushdc.org or let us know using Facebook.  Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/events/287743417962537/.

Contact: board@khushdc.org

QPOC Happy Hour Celebrating Black History Month (2/27)

Queer People of Color (QPOC) Happy Hour
to Celebrate Black History Month

When: Monday, February 27, 2012, 6-8pm
Where: Number Nine (1435 P St NW, Washington, DC 20005)

Join DC Black Pride, DC Latino Pride and KhushDC for a social mixer to celebrate Black History Month and foster unity, leadership and collaboration. Join the leaders and supporters of DC's largest People of Color Pride celebrations as we celebrate our identity, diversity and history. This is an excellent networking opportunity with LGBTQ People of Color community advocates.

Join us at Number Nine (2nd floor) for 2-4-1 happy hour specials--- order any drink and get a second drink free.

Hosted by: DC Black Pride, DC Latino Pride Committee, KhushDC, International Federation of Black Prides, Latino GLBT History Project

Jalwa - DC's LGBTQ Bollywood Dance Party (March 2nd)

KhushDC is bringing back Jalwa parties – DC’s LGBTQ Bollywood dance party!

Date: Friday, March 2, 2012
Time: Doors open at 10pm
Location: Green Lantern (1335 Green Court NW, Washington, DC 20005)
Tickets: $12 before 11pm and $15 after
Doors open at 10pm!

DJ Sue from NYC will be spinning Bollywood beats all night long!  Everyone is welcome to attend (gay or straight).

Please help us spread the word to all of your East coast friends.

Special shout-out to our good friend, Macy Jablonski, for creating this awesome poster for us!

Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/events/241536829255450/
 
Send us your you song suggestions using the Facebook link above or visiting the KhushDC Yahoo! Groups page.

Website: http://www.KhushDC.org/
Contact: board@khushdc.org

Book club - Ninny's Natter (2/12)

KhushDC is excited to announce our first book club meeting of the year! This month's book will be Ninny's Natter by Ninad Jog. The book club meeting will take place on Sunday, February 12th, 2012 @ 2PM at The DC Center (1318 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009). Immediately following our discussion, KhushDC is pleased to host a special Q&A session with the author, Ninad Jog.

Please see below a description of the book:

"From being mistaken for a faith healer to being mistaken for a woman, the two dozen stories and vignettes in this collection describe some of the interesting incidents in Ninad Jog's life.

"When a woman approaches him and asks for money, he has to decide in an instant whether to accede to her demand. He wonders what he should tell an Israeli tourist who asks which country he considers to be his home. As a child, Ninad has no qualms about demanding a bottle of orange soda from his uncle. But as an adult, he agonizes over buying his father a small container of whole milk.

"Written in a plain, straightforward manner and infused with wry humor, the stories switch effortlessly between lighthearted and somber tones.

"Set mainly in the U.S. and India, they cover a period of forty years. From the antics of toddlers to the deaths of loved ones, the stories touch upon topics such as race, religion, names, vegetarianism, stamp collecting, homosexuality, and the pressure to conform to societal norms. The book is rounded off by one poem and dozens of one-liners."

To purchase a paperback copy of Ninny's Natter, please visit: http://amzn.to/xEgIIZ

To purchase the Kindle Version of Ninny's Natter, please visit: http://amzn.to/zypaeH

If you require assistance in obtaining a copy of the book, please feel free to contact Jeff at: vp@khushdc.org.