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WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR 1
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 2
MAY UPDATE 2
GSPOT COMMUNITY EVENTS 3
JUNE COMMUNITY EVENTS 3
PRIDE 2007 4
EVENTS 5
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Welcome to the June issue of the Girl Spot news-
letter! I don’t know about all of you, but June is my
favorite month of the year. I love the warmth of
summer, and I love all the events that take place in
Columbus in June. Most of all, I love that people seem
to be so much more social in the summer than when
it’s cold out. I recently spent the most wonderful
Friday evening sitting on a friend’s porch; it started off
with four people and three dogs, and the night evolved
constantly. We took the dogs home, came back, new
people arrived, we struck up conversations with the
neighbors, and had so much more fun than if we
really “did” anything.
the sunshine, the green grass, the occasional thunder-
storm, and the fabulous social atmosphere of this time
of year. Girl Spot wants to be part of that. We’ll be
hosting our monthly game night on June 3rd, a “drive-
in” movie on June 17th, weekly sports and rec events,
as well as volunteer meetings, special events for Pride,
and our unofficial socials every Wednesday at 8:00pm
at MoJoe Lounge in the Short North! If you’re just
learning about Girl Spot, come to any of our events,
check out our website, send us email, and get to know
us. You’ll be glad you did!
www.myspace.com/girlspotcolumbus
Email: girlspotnewsletter@yahoo.com

I am thrilled with how Girl Spot has grown in our -Emily Anderson
first two months, and look forward to even more
excitement and growth in June! I hope you all enjoy 1
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name: Stacy Panzarello

age: 25
where you live: Harrison West area, behind Giant Eagle
three things you love: My girlfriend, my cats, and everything my
girlfriend loves (becasue she’s sitting right next to me as I answer this...)
one thing you hate: Hypocrisy
favorite thing about living in columbus: Ohio State Football!!! GO
BUCKS!!!
describe your perfect day: It would involve lots of cuddle time with
Anjey as we ride roller coasters at Cedar Point overlooking an OSU
football game, while playing video games on the way up each coaster.
Yeah, that would be sweet.

about the desserts. Girl Spot definitely has some

talented cooks in our volunteer pool! One attendee
pd ate at each table also won a set of Pride Tags, for listen-
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May ing carefully to their hostess, and being the first to
correctly answer a question she posed. Great food,
prizes, what more could we have asked for?
The softball team has had several games, and are re-
After a great kick off in April, May saw a huge
ally playing well together as a team and having a great
amount of growth for Girl Spot. Our first and third
time. It’s a lot of fun to watch the games, just as an
Sunday events were both hugely successful, the softball
excuse to sit in the sun and chat with people. You can
team has been having a great time, and the sports and
see the schedule of games on the calendar on page
rec events are off and running.
5, so bring your dogs/kids/etc and come hang out at
Our second monthly game night was held on Sun-
Berliner Park for the next game!
day, May 6th. About 45 womyn spent a very fun eve-
We’ve also had some great recreational events
ning playing games, eating, drinking, talking, and making
in May: a canoe trip to Hocking Hills, a picnic/beach
new friends. I played Apples to Apples, and Scattergo-
event at Delaware State Park, and a trip to the Colum-
ries, then watched some friends playing a very enter-
bus Zoo. Check out the pictures on the website and
taining game called Mad Gab. There were card games,
come join us next time.
a very spirited game of Pictionary, and lots of other
-Emily Anderson
fun. Several of our attendees brought their children,
and the kids got to have a great time upstairs too.
Our third Sunday event was held on May 20th. We
called the event “Meat and Veg”. Several of the volun-
teers cooked dinner for small groups of attendees and
hosted informal dinner parties at Stonewall. There
was a lot of really good food – appetizers, salads, and a
variety of main dishes including Mexican lasagna, pasta,
chicken, jambalaya, and others, and let’s not forget

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June is such a fantastic month in Columbus! Check

out the June calendar on the back of the newsletter
for the lowdown but I wanted to talk briefly about
two of my favorite Columbus events (other than
Pride – see next page) that take place this month.
The Columbus Arts Festival runs Thursday, June 7th
– Sunday, June 10th in downtown Columbus along the
riverfront. There are tons of artists, food vendors, and
entertainment. The GirlSpot rec activity for Satur-
day, June 9th will be a trip to the arts festival. This
is a FREE event and very kid friendly. We’ll meet at
Stonewall at noon, then carpool downtown, and enjoy
the festivities. More information is available from the
Greater Columbus Arts Council at www.gcac.org/fest.
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Two weekends later is Comfest, the Community Festi-
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val. This will be the 34th year for the festival, and it is jun
now and always put on entirely by volunteers with no
corporate sponsors. The guiding principle of Com-
Game Night is back and will be better than ever on
fest is that it’s a “Party with a Purpose” and there is a
Sunday, June 3rd, from 5-7pm at Stonewall. As always,
political basis to the event. I won’t go on too long, but
this is a potluck event. Bring food or snacks, games if
check out www.comfest.com if it sounds like your cup
you’ve got them (although we have plenty as you can
of tea. It is a festival for everyone – children, adults,
see), or just bring yourself and come hang out. Kids
pets, all ages and walks of life, are invited to Goodale
are welcome, and our expert “kid spotters” will be on
Park to enjoy a weekend of music, food, drinks, ven-
hand to keep them entertained upstairs.
dors, and a relaxed fun atmosphere. Comfest always
Our third Sunday event is going to be great fun as
takes place the same weekend as Pride so it can be a
well. We’ll be doing a “drive-in” movie on Sunday,
bit of a juggling act to attend both, but I personally feel
June 17th, starting at 5pm in the parking lot behind
that it’s worth the effort!
Stonewall. The featured movie will be “Saving Face”, a
- Emily Anderson
romantic comedy about a Chinese-American lesbian
whose conservative mother suddenly moves in with
her. We’ll be projecting the movie outdoors, so bring
your truck, lawn chairs, or blankets and take advantage
of a warm summer night. Popcorn will be provided,
but feel free to bring snacks to share as well. We’re
asking for a suggested donation of $2 to cover the
cost of the projector.
There will be rec events every Saturday. Check the
calendar or our myspace page for more details! Hope
to see you all soon!
- Emily Anderson

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 This is our holiday – get involved, have fun, make the most of it!

run! save!
A group of Girl Spot members will be participat-
Purchase Pride Tags for $7.00 from Stonewall, or at
ing in the Run for Pride 5K on June 17th, starting
any Girl Spot event, and you’ll save $5.00 at Rockin’ in
at 9:30am at Goodale Park. Come run with us, or
the Streets, save $5.00 at the Pride festival at Bicen-
just cheer us on. All proceeds from registration and
tennial Park, and save money at local merchants and
sponsors go to Stonewall and this year’s Pride fes-
restaurants through the entire month of June.
tivities. If you want to run, you can register online
at www.premierraces.com/Races/Pride.html, by mail
(brochures are available at Stonewall), or the day
volu
of the race. If you want to run with the Girl Spot
ntee
womyn, we’ll be doing group runs on the weekends r!
before the race. Check out the schedule on the
website if you’re interested, or send Emily an email to
girlspotnewsletter@yahoo.com!
Girl Spot will have a booth at Pride and we still
need volunteers. See Melissa if you’re interested in

march!
helping out or email her at reedmelissa@hotmail.com.

We’ll be meeting at the gazebo in Goodale Park

at 11:00am. The official line-up time is noon, and the
parade steps off at 1:00pm. be proud!

party!
Rockin’ in the Streets is the kick off for Pride Week-
end. It will be Friday night, June 22nd both inside and
outside of East Village, the old Union Station, 630 N.
High Street. Gates open at 6:00pm and the event will
feature live music from Betty and other artists, djs, vjs,
drag kings, belly dancers, food, giveaways, and much
more!
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You can find a full schedule of Pride events at www.columbuspride.org
Saturday, June 23rd is the big day. The Pride Parade
will start at 1:00pm from Goodale Park and march
down High Street to Bicentennial Park. Come march
with us, or just watch the parade, then come to Bicen-
tennial Park and enjoy the Pride Festival. The festival
runs from noon to 7:00pm. Entertainers will be Ex-
pose, Marga Gomez, Ariel Angels, Eric Himan, plus all
your local favorites like Gay Men’s Chorus, Women’s
Chorus, Flaggots, Capital Pride Band, Habeeba’s Belly
Dancers, Columbus Stompers, & more.
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Run for Pride
First Friday Practice
9pm 10:00 am
Wall Street Gallery Hop
Nightclub 5pm - 9pm
G-Spot Sports &
Rec Event
TBA

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Run for Pride
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Run for Pride
Practice @ 10 am Columbus Art Columbus Art Practice
Unofficial Social
G-Spot Game Night Festival Festival 10:00 am
8pm
5 - 7pm Downtown Downtown Columbus Art
MoJoe Lounge in
Stonewall Riverfront Riverfront Festival
the Short North
Softball Game Roller Derby
4:45pm Doors @ 6 pm
Berliner field 20 $15 at door

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Columbus Art
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Girl Spot Rec
Festival Activity TBA
Unofficial Social
Run for Pride Equality Unmasked
8pm
Practice @ 10 am HRC Fundraiser
MoJoe Lounge in
Softball Game 5pm @ Hyatt
the Short North
4:45pm Regency Ballroom
Berliner field 20 $175/person
TOPS 4-6 @ MoJoe

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Run for Pride
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comfest
pride
9 am @ Goodale Pk. Unofficial Social
Softball Game 8pm
2:15pm Rockin’ in the
Berliner field 19
MoJoe Lounge in
the Short North
Streets 6pm @ &
Girl Spot Drive-In
Movie “Saving Face”
East Village
comfest
5-7pm @ Stonewall

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Unofficial Social
comfest 8pm
Girl Spot Rec
Activity TBA
MoJoe Lounge in
TOPS 4-6 @ MoJoe
the Short North

newsletter staff

Editor: Emily Anderson

Layout: Jaymee Miller

Email us at girlspotnewsletter@yahoo.com

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Check out www.myspace.com/girlspotcolumbus for more details on events.