Here and There - October / November 2001

Eight men attended each brunch in August and September at Dean Jurek's and Andy Mickel's homes. The next 2 brunches will be a little different: Sunday, October 21st at the Men's Center, 3249 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, 612/822-5892, will kickoff our 25th anniversary celebration and open house! The Sunday, November 18th brunch at Rick Gravrok's 2925 Monterey Ave S, St. Louis Park, 952/926-6655. (on the west side of Lake Calhoun, off Lake St.). will also be open to women. Eat and socialize at the next Monthly Men's Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up). Men hang out together and enjoy good food with no agenda whatsoever. These brunches are open to all men from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m; plan to come and chat and eat for a 1/2-hour to 2-hour period anytime . --inevitably some men stay on until 2 p.m. - Andy Mickel, 2001-09-22.

Mark your calendar for the Twin Cities Men's Health and Well-Being Symposium all day, Saturday, October 20th. So far early registration has been promising--see the insert in this issue of Men Talk . - Andy Mickel, 612/279-6417, 2001-09-22.

The next Minnesota New Warrior Training Adventure Weekend, produced by the Mankind Project Minnesota , is scheduled for this fall: November 2-4. Register by contacting Tracy Bridge; the tuition is still $595. Two no-cost, 1-1/2 hour "Open house" gatherings in men's homes are scheduled to help men learn whether this experiential-and-ritual process would be useful to them. These will be held on Monday, October 1st: contact Glen Stone, 612/827-6514 and on Tuesday, October 9th: contact Tracy Bridge, 651/482-0929. or to gain answers to other questions, please call enrollment coordinator Glen Stone, 612/827-6514. - Glen Stone, 2001-08-09.

The Gay and Bi-sexual Father's Group meets for dinner (always the last Saturday of every month; always from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m) October 27th at Steve Dobberstein's home, 2324 E. 37th Street, Minneapolis, 612-729-9416 for directions. - Denny Siemers, 952/897-1281 dennysiem@aol.com, 2001-08-20.

The Minnesota Mankind Project's September 14-16 Boys-to-Men Rites of Passage for boys 12-16 was a tremendous success. Challenge and gratitude abounded. Charlie Borden did a tremendous job of coordinating. Followups include regular meetings with assigned mentors and support for families of the boys for a year. People can join in for community activities every other week. Contact Rick 952/926-6655. - Rick Gravrok, 2001-09-25.

Jon Harper's Festival of Fathers held on Saturday, August 11, noon-4 at North Commons Park was a resounding success with more than 200 in attendance. - Andy Mickel, 2001-08-15.

Dads Make A Difference Teen Training November 11-12, Sheraton Midway, St. Paul, $50.00 per participant. Contact Jan Hayne at 651-704-2062 for registration information. - Gary Greenfield, 651-704-2060. - 2001-09-10.

MCFR "Males in Families" Forum , will be held, Thursday, November 24th, dinner 6 p.m., speaker 7 p.m. Ted Bowman, "Father Wounds" at the University of Minnesota - Gary Greenfield, 651-704-2060. green045@umn.edu - 2001-09-10.

Visit our web site, http://www.tcmc.org/ to browse our Men's Health and Wellness pages: www.tcmc.org/wellness.htm, www.tcmc.org/welltips.htm, www.tcmc.org/resource.htm#MHEALTH and for the latest news about the 2001 Twin Cities Men's Health and Well-Being Symposium http://www.tcmc.org/events2/conference.htm E-mail: tcmc@tcmc.org - Andy Mickel. - 2001-07-19.