As our extraordinary dining team serves up specialty treats, we’ll learn more about the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate Juneteenth. This series brings us fantastic guest speakers and exciting events to broaden our horizons. Let’s have a positive, inclusive, and uplifting time where everyone is welcome. RSVP by calling 585-420-8243 two days prior to each event you’d like to attend.
Schedule of Events-
Event Name: Ask Us Anything
Speaker: Professor Scott Fearing and author Jeannie Gainsburg
Date: Thursday, June 5 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
About: There’s nothing quite as powerful as an open, honest conversation. Join us as Professor Scott Fearing and author Jeannie Gainsburg answer your questions about LGBTQ+ culture, identity, and more.
Event Name: LGBTQ+: Then and Now
Speaker: Carol Thompson of Rainbow Seniors of ROC
Date: Tuesday, June 10 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
About: How has the LGBTQ+ experience changed over the decades? Carol Thompson of Rainbow Seniors of ROC speaks to us about this cultural revolution, and encourages seniors to “Live Vibrantly at Every Age.”
Event Name: LGBTQ+ Pop Culture Milestones
Speaker: Community advocate Tim Stuff
Date: Thursday, June 12 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
About: Join us as community advocate Tim Stuff talks about impactful moments at the intersection of pop culture and the LGBTQ+ experience.
Event Name: LGBTQ+ and Black History
Speaker: Community advocate Josh Maxey
Date: Tuesday, June 17 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
About: Josh Maxey is executive director of Bet Mishpachah, DC’S LGBTQ+ synagogue. He will discuss Black History and the LGBTQ+ experience, as well as share his personal insights as a “Jew of Color.”
Event Name: Juneteenth History and Celebrations
Speaker: Director of Dance at RIT Thomas Warfield
Date: Thursday, June 19 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
About: Director of Dance at RIT Thomas Warfield will introduce us to the USA’s newest federal holiday commemorating June 19, 1865 — the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom, marking the end of slavery in the United States.
Event Name: The New LGBTQ+ Experience
Speaker: Community advocate Lexi Rodriguez
Date: Thursday, June 26 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
About: Lexi Rodriguez, a community advocate, will share with us what it’s like to be a member of the LGBTQ+ community today and how that experience is unlike any that has come before.
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