Here and There - June / July 2000
| Monthly Men's Sunday Morning Brunches (bring something to share/cook up) continue to be an enjoyable time for men to hang out together and enjoy good food with no agenda whatsoever. Next brunches: Sunday, June 18 (Father's Day--children welcome) at Jim Lovestar's, 2626 Upton Ave N, Minneapolis (just east of Victory Memorial Parkway), 612/588-8984, and Sunday, July 16 at Frank Brandon's, 975 E. Como Blvd, St. Paul, 651/487-3008. These brunches are open to all men. Plan to come for a 1/2-hour to 2-hour period anytime between 10 a.m. until noon or 1 p.m. – inevitably some men stay on until 2 p.m. – Andy Mickel, 2000-05-14.
You’re invited to help answer questions about Men's Health. How do men age? A research study across the US will investigate Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (called Mr.OS) and involves 6 University medical centers, including the University of Minnesota, 612/625-8022. The goal is to involve 6000 men in the study: to see if you can qualify for the study, you will go to the U of M for a no-cost clinic visit for Muscle Strength and Bone Density Measurements, Spine X-rays, and Nutritional Evaluation. All volunteers must be at least 65 years of age. - Jim Lovestar, Institute for Men's Health and Wellbeing, 2000-05-23. The 16th Annual Minnesota Men's Conference will be held at Camp Miller in Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, September 19-24 with Robert Bly, Martin Prechtel and other teachers. Contact Craig Ungerman, 612/823-4366. E-mail: hiddenwine@earthlink.net. FFI: http://www.hiddenwine.com. - Paul Feroe, Ally Press Center, E-mail: pferoe@pclink.com, FFI: http://www.catalog.com/ally, 2000-04-02. The Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minnesota has created a low-cost, 2-day workshop June 16 & 17 entitled, 7 Things I Hate About Sex to give recovering couples or individuals of any sexual orientation a safe setting to receive accurate information, process needs and concerns, and talk about questions and fears regarding healthy sexual expression and intimacy. Questions: Thomas Stewart, 612/377-2458, Anne McBean, 625-1500. Thomas and Anne are licensed psychologists together with over 25 years of experience in treating compulsive sexual behavior, sexual shame and relationship intimacy concerns. FFI: PHS, 1300 S. 2nd Street, Suite 180, Minneapolis, 55454, - Randy Genrich, 2000-05-01. June is the 5th International Men's Month - June 1-30, 2000 Men's Health Week (US & CANADA) is June 12-18 |
The National Men's Resource Center, http://www.menstuff.org/ has planned daily info for the month of June, including Men's Health Week focussing on a specific men's issue and a "Book of the Day" on that issue.
Each morning at 12:01 AM, starting June 1, a new message will come up on our web site by clicking on "Today" or subscribing to this free daily service. The following is a listing of the daily topics. If any of the people on your list would like to have information, books they have published and are still in print, or resources included, the sooner they E-mail us on the information, the better. (Please keep information in text of E-mail and not in an attachment. Thanks.) We don't accept paid advertising. It's all free. Two Dog River is a gut-grabbing novel just for men. This work presents men's issues in the wet-and-wild outdoor setting of whitewater rafting and kayaking. Two Dog River is available at by contacting Mike Ryan, E-mail: Sutt319102@cs.com, or via http://www.twodogriver.com - Mike Ryan, 2000-04-07. New Moon Circle - an intentional gathering of women and men meets monthly on the Friday closest to the New Moon: June 2, June 30, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 24 and December 22. Dinner at 6:30 (bring a potluck item to share), or 7:30 for the Circle only. Bring a $5.00 contribution for the Circle. Place: Lake Harriet Community Church, 44th and Upton Ave S, downstairs Green Room. The Circle is being called and stewarded by Lisa Curry (612-929-1349), Marina Telfer (612-374-9251), Michael Leverentz (612-545-0906) and Bob Senden (763-537-8838) who will hold the container, set the intention and will eventually welcome others to help facilitate. Our web site, http://www.tcmc.org/ is undergoing a revised "look and feel" by a team including Bill Dobbs, Andy Mickel, Craig Johnson and Scott Benson. The informal team of folks who answer queries to the Men's Center web site will now include Herb Jaehne and Randy Genrich as well as David Kaar, Bill Dobbs, Jim Lovestar, Scott Benson, Dave Mueller and Andy Mickel tcmc@tcmc.org - Andy Mickel. -2000-05-13. |
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