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Welcome to the Lavender Library We loan books, periodicals, videos and tapes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender interest to members, collect items that preserve the LGBT experience in the Sacramento area and sponsor lectures, exhibits and cultural events for the community. Coming Library Events TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008 LGBT Movie Nights The Birdcage (1996) Tuesday July 29, 2008 at 7 pm Movie Nights are back with a NEW host! It's like a book club, but with nothing to read ahead of time! Join us this week for a classice remade. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents. more about the film FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008 Fabulous Femme Friday Join us for Fabulous Femme Fridays on the first Friday of every month. Celebrate your inner and outer femme in a relaxing atmosphere. First Fridays, 6 to 8 pm TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2008 FTM Group Meeting Tuesday, August 5, 6 pm FTM Group meets at the Lavender Library on the first Tuesday of every month at 6 pm. FTM's who are questioning their gender to those who are fully transitioned are welcomed. Info: ftmsacramento@yahoogroups.com or call 916-492-0558. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2008 Eclectic? Trash? Book Discussion Group Thursday, August 7, 6:30 pm Book: A Wolf at the Table: a memoir of my father by Augusten Burroughs When Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew older, something sinister within his father began to unfurl. Something dark and secretive that could not be named. With A Wolf at the Table Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. more about the book. SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 2008 2nd Saturday Artist's Reception Saturday August 9, 2008 from 6-9 pm The sensual, evocative photography of Gerald Kudo Ferguson will be on display this month at the Lavender Library. His unique photo compilations involve hand tinting and collaging. As a professional photographer for over thirty years, his photography was previously used in ads for Macy's, I Magnin, and other upscale department stores. Come meet the photographer at our 2nd Saturday reception! Info: info@lavenderlibrary.org TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2008 LGBT Movie Nights The L Word (season 1) Tuesday August 11, 2008 at 7 pm Movie Nights are back with a NEW host! It's like a book club, but with nothing to read ahead of time! Join us this week for For the Bible Tells Me So (a documentary) and the L Word, Season One Episode Five. more about the show SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2008, 6 to 8pm Trans Families Meeting Trans Families Sacramento is a support group for families with transgender members. Meets the Third Sunday of every month. Info: transfamilies@sactgc.org or visit www.sactgc.org to learn more about Transgender resources in and near Sacto. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008 LGBT Movie Nights Kinky Boots (2005) Tuesday August 18, 2008 at 7 pm Movie Nights are back with a NEW host! It's like a book club, but with nothing to read ahead of time! A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat. more about the film THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008 Eclectic? Trash? Book Discussion Group Thursday, August 21, 6:30 pm Book: About My Life and the Kept Woman: a memoir by John Rechy Rechy was raised Mexican-American in Texas, at a time when Latino children were routinely discriminated against. As he grew older — and as his fascination with a notorious kept woman from his childhood deepened — Rechy became aware that his differences lay not just in his heritage but in his sexuality. While he performed the roles others wanted for him, he never allowed them to define him — whether it was the authoritarians in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, the bigoted relatives of his Anglo college classmates, or the men and women who wanted him to be something he was not. more about the book. Archive of past events See calendar for complete list of events. Community Happenings NOW QUARTERLY SVL Pancake Breakfast All the scrambled eggs, biscuits, gravy and sausage you can eat for only $7. Cooked and served by Sacramento Valley Leathercorps. The Lavender Library is one of the Sacramento area GLBT organizations to receive proceeds, so eat up! Where: Mercantile Saloon 20th & L Streets, Midtown Sacramento When: August 3, 10 AM to 12:30 pm Info: www.svlclub.org Last updated: July 27, 2008