Please note the Men’s Center’s new E-mail address: <tcmc at tcmc.org>. - Andy Mickel, 2003-05-11.

Father’s Day is June 15th this year. The Urban Ventures Center for Fathering sponsors a Run for Fathers on Father’s Day morning. - Jim Lovestar, 612-588-8984, 2003-05-19.

The 13th annual Twin Cities Festival of Fathers and Families is scheduled for August 9th this year. - Zachary Tift, MELD Young Dads, 612-332-7563, 2003-05-19.

Eat and socialize at the next Monthly Men’s Sunday Brunches (bring something to share/cook up). Sunday, June 15th (Father’s Day—children welcome) at Jim Lovestar’s backyard picnic table, 2629 Upton Ave N, Minneapolis (just east of Victory Memorial Parkway), 612-588-8984. Sunday, July 20th at Tom Weaver’s & Steve Dobberstein’s, 2324 E 37th St, Minneapolis (just east of Cedar Ave S and north of E 38th St) 612-729-9416. Sunday, August 17th at Dean Jurek’s, 3620 W 32nd St #102, Minneapolis (just off Excelsior Blvd, west of Lake Calhoun), 612-922-8604. 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. 20 men attended April’s men’s brunch hosted by Harry Greenberg and 8 men attended last month’s brunch at Rick Gravrok’s “superkitchen”. - Andy Mickel, 612-331-8396, 2003-05-19.

Call for Submissions: Unpublished Short Fiction by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Authors Blithe House Quarterly, http://www.blithe.com/, the leading online journal of lesbian and gay literary fiction, is pleased to open submissions for its 2003 issues. Now in its seventh year of online publication, Blithe House Quarterly features new short stories by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) authors — both emerging and established. With an average of over 24,000 readers per issue, Blithe House Quarterly is the most widely read of LGBT literary periodicals. OUT Magazine has called us “the central publishing arm of new queer fiction.” A recipient of Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Internet Guide Award, we are also a featured site on Internet hubs. - Aldo Alvarez, 2003-05-11.

The 19th Annual Minnesota Men’s Conference, The Dragon of Grandiosity, will be held September 9-14 2003 at Camp Miller on Sturgeon Lake in northern MN and led by Robert Bly, Robert Moore, Malidoma Some, Miguel Rivera, Doug von Koss and Tom Gambell. The Dragon can be compared to that little bit of grandiosity we have in ourselves, but we can see what happens when a country becomes too grandiose. How can we participate in dragon power without encouraging it to kill thousands of people? The Grandiose One in us has a twin – Utter Worthlessness.

Malidoma, from the Dagara Tribe in Burkina Faso, has written an autobiography, Of Water and the Spirit and is an astonishing teacher, able to bring in ideas almost unheard of in the West. Robert Moore is an expert on the partnership between psychology and spirituality whose latest books are: The Archetype of Initiation: Sacred Space, Ritual Process & Personal Transformation; and Facing the Dragon: Confronting Personal and Spiritual Grandiosity. Robert Bly, internationally known author and poet has taught men how to create a home for what is best in them and inspires men and women to lead a life of intensity and beauty. Musician & drummer Miguel Rivera recites poetry in Spanish and English. Doug von Koss will lead early morning chanting. Tom Gambell, will teach Aikido workshops.

Conference is limited to 100 adult men and 20 young men; $625; $325 youth 13-20. FFI: Craig Ungerman: 877/333-3136, <hiddenwine@earthlink.net>, <http://www.hiddenwine.com/> - Mark Stanley, 2003-05-14.

Stop it Now! Minnesota is a new group with a campaign to prevent child sexual abuse. FFI: <stopitnowmn@projectpathfinder.org> 1821 University Ave W, #385, St. Paul, MN 55104, 651/644-8515, - Randy Genrich, 2003-05-19.

The next regular meeting of the Twin Cities Chapter of the Coalition of Free Men promoting “Equal Rights and Equal Responsibilities” is on their website: <http://ncfm-tc.8m.com/> P.O. Box 582023, Minneapolis, MN 55458-2023 (888) 223-1280. - Andy Mickel, 2003-05-19.

The University of Minnesota Institute on Domestic Violence in the Afro-American Community’s Spring Forum, June 5-6 at the Minneapolis Convention Center is entitled: “African-American Children and Domestic Violence: Prevention and Intervention.” FFI: 1-877/643-8222 or 612/624-5357.

Minnesota AIDS Project ‘s HIV Resource Guide is still available! You can access the most updated information 24 hours per day by going to http://www.mnaidsproject.org and then clicking on “HIV Resource Guide.” You can also order hard copies of the 144-page book, free of charge, by contacting Minnesota AIDS Project AIDSLine 612-373-2437 or 800-248-2437 TTY 612-373-2465 or 888-820-2437 <http://www.mnaidsproject.org>; <mapaidsline@mnaidsproject.org>

The next Mankind Project Minnesota New Warrior Weekend will be held Nov 7-9th, 2003 at Eagle Lake Camp near Brainerd, MN. The cost is $595. Discounts available for early registration. Contact Andy Miller 612-269-7369 or see: <http://minnesota.mkp.org> for Open House dates/times and with any questions. Register with Tracy Bridge, 1003 Oakridge Avenue, Shoreview, MN 55126; 612-321-4723 (office); 651-482-0929 (business); E-mail: <Turtlelake4@aol.com> - Andy Miller, 2003-05-09.