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• OPEN Holiday Party

  • When
    13 Dec 2018
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    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    The Century House (Home & Office Showroom) 3420 University Avenue

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  Celebrate the holidays with OPEN! 

  Join us for our fifth annual holiday party at Century House, 3420 University Avenue.
  

  

  OPEN will provide complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and soda and DJ Boyfrrriend will provide the entertainment!

         
  

  This event is free for everyone! Those who register in advance will be automatically entered into a raffle to win awesome prizes, courtesy of Century House. Grab a group of friends and join us for a night to remember! 

  In the spirit of the season, OPEN is requesting that you bring some form of cash to support Trans Law Help Wisconsin.

   
  

  Trans Law Help Wisconsin is a pro bono legal project sponsored by Community Justice, Inc. They are dedicated to providing legal information and resources to transgender and non-binary individuals across the state of Wisconsin. Trans Law Help Wisconsin hosts quarterly legal clinics to help folks with the process of changing their name and gender marker. They are also building an attorney referral network across the state, and are creating a name and gender change guide with a focus on providing Wisconsin-specific information. Can't make it to the party? You may support Trans Law Help Wisconsin here: http://www.communityjusticeinc.org/donate. Be sure to specify that the donation is being made to Trans Law Help Wisconsin.

  
  

  Cost: Free to all; Registration deadline: December 13
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• OPEN's 10th Annual Dinner

  • When
    15 Mar 2019
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    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Drive

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  Join Us For Our

   10TH ANNUAL DINNER

  Friday, March 15th 

  at Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Drive

  5:30-9:00pm

  We invite you to join OPEN for our historic 10^th Annual Dinner, a celebration of the work that OPEN has accomplished in networking with, building the development of, and advocating for LGBTQ+ individuals in our community. We have reached some key milestones in OPEN’s history in 2018 including holding a record number of events that engaged a broader base of the local LGBTQ+ community, reached a record number of members in our 10-year history, and began the important work of advocating for our community members.

  Our Keynote Speaker is in the process of being finalized and we promise you will not be disappointed. Madison’s very own radio personality, Aaron Rogers will emcee with music provided by DJ Nick Nice. We will also honor the 2018 OPEN Community Grant Recipient, Queen Climb Social and award the 2019 OPEN Community Grant Recipient. New this year we will announce the first OPEN 2019 Community Advocate Award Winner.

  
  

  Interested in sponsorship? Please reach out to Brandon Rounds, the Annual Dinner Chair, for sponsorship opportunities. 

  
  

  Tentative Schedule of events:

  Networking 5:30-6:30 

  Dinner: 6:30-7:00 

  Program: 7:00-8:00 

  Networking/Music: 8:00-9 

  After Dinner Sponsor-Shamrock: 8:30-late

  
  

  Cost: Member-$65 l Non-member-$100

  Dinner includes a choice of either Chicken Marsala or Vegetable Strudel. 

  Please specify Dietary Restrictions

  Registration Deadline: March 6th

  
  

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