Wednesday

It's too hot not to swim!

Saturday, June 25
4:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Bill & Andy
Call for directions: 817-718-2424

Clothing optional
What to bring: (swim suit), towel, sunscreen, potluck dinner item, your own beverages

Dinner Details:
  • Grill will be fired up at 5:30 PM; potluck dinner to begin at 6:00 PM
  • Sign-up in the comments section below with what you plan to bring for potluck
  • BYOB (bring your own beverages); ice chest/ice provided
So that we can get a guesstimate of the number of men attending for the food/paper products/tables and chairs, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting, or email dfwteddy1955@yahoo.com. THANKS!

June Supper Gathering

Pool Party & Potluck Dinner
Saturday, June 18
4:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Darwin & Dirk
Location: 2019 Ravinia Drive, Arlington, TX 76012
Call for directions: 214-924-6787

Clothing Optional
What to bring: (bathing suit), towel, sunscreen, and something for the potluck dinner

Dinner Details:
  • Grill will be fired up at 5:30 PM; potluck dinner to begin at 6:00 PM
  • Sign-up in the comments section below with what you plan to bring for potluck
  • BYOB (bring your own beverages); ice chest/ice provided
So that we can get a guesstimate of the number of men attending for the food/paper products/tables and chairs, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting, or email dfwteddy1955@yahoo.com. THANKS!

May-June Book Club

Thursday, June 16, 7:30 P.M.
Host: Bill
Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006
Call for directions: 817-718-2424


Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire) From Publishers Weekly: The inspired concept of Maguire's praised debut, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, was not a fluke. Here [in his second novel] he presents an equally beguiling reconstruction of the Cinderella story, set in the 17th century, in which the protagonist is not the beautiful princess-to-be but her plain stepsister. Iris Fisher is an intelligent young woman struggling with poverty and plain looks. She, her mother, Margarethe, and her retarded sister, Ruth, flee their English country village in the wake of her father's violent death, hoping to find welcome in Margarethe's native Holland. But the practical Dutch are fighting the plague and have no sympathy for the needy family. Finally, a portrait painter agrees to hire them as servants, specifying that Iris will be his model. Iris is heartbroken the first time she sees her likeness on canvas, but she begins to understand the function of art. She gains a wider vision of the world when a wealthy merchant named van den Meer becomes the artist's patron, and employs the Fishers to deal with his demanding wife and beautiful but difficult daughter, Clara. Margarethe eventually marries van den Meer, making Clara Iris's stepsister. As her family's hardships ease, Iris begins to long for things inappropriate for a homely girl of her station, like love and beautiful objects. She finds solace and identity as she begins to study painting. Maguire's sophisticated storytelling refreshingly reimagines age-old themes and folklore-familiar characters. Shrewd, pushy, desperate Margarethe is one of his best creations, while his prose is an inventive blend of historically accurate but zesty dialogue and lyrical passages about saving power of art. The narrative is both "magical," as in fairy tales, and anchored in the reality of the 17th century, an astute balance of the ideal and sordid sides of human nature in a vision that fantasy lovers will find hard to resist.

1. Get the book. (Books available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com)
2. Read it.
3. Sign-in on the comments for this blog entry so we know how much dessert to get.
4. Come share dessert, as well as your thoughts and insights on the book.

NOTE: Although Book Club normally meets the fourth Thursday of the month, due to the holiday weekends at the end of May and June, we'll split the difference for the next meeting. Book Club will resume its fourth Thursday of the month schedule in July.

All are welcome. See you there!

Come See Andy Saturday Night!

Kandace (Andy Perez), Miss Gay Pride Week 2011, will perform at the Rainbow Lounge on Saturday evening (6/11), 8:00 P.M. in order to raise money for next October's Fort Worth Pride activities. Andy/Kandace invites everyone to join him/her for this performance!

June Movie Mania


THURSDAY, JUNE 2

  • 7:30 p.m. Going Down in La-La Land
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
  • 6:30 p.m. Our Shorts Are Showing
  • 8:45 p.m. eCupid
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
  • Noon   Our Shorts Are Showing 2
  • 2 p.m. The Cost of Love
  • 4 p.m. Trigger
  • 6 p.m. 2 Frogs in the West
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
  • Noon  We Were Here
  • 3 p.m. Bloomington
  • 5 p.m. Gun Hill Road
  • 7 p.m. Judas Kiss
All films will be shown at the Rose Marine Theatre (1440 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX). From the main page of the QCinema website, click on the SCHEDULE link to get a description of the films. (Ticket information coming soon.)

Use the comment section here to connect with others that might want to see the same film(s) that interest you. Leave your name, email, time, and film you're interested in seeing so others may contact you about seeing the film(s).

June Hump-day Happy Hour

Wednesday, June 1, 6:00-8:00
Arlington Highlands, 4001 Bagpipe Lane
Happy Hour Specials: Half-price Drafts, Calls, Martinis, House Wine and $6 Appetizers.

Come early - stay later - just plan to be there! (If you're new to the group, ask the restaurant host at the entrance for the ASC group.) Sign the comment section for this entry (including your email address) so we can be on the look-out for you.