Big Apple Softball League Secretary Notes - 3/2/08

1. Player Registration Begins Online on 3/8
2. Volunteers and Brochure Copies Needed by the BASL Recruiting Committee
3. Saints Annual Brunch: This Saturday, March 8th 2-4pm
4. Mudcats Fundraiser: This Saturday, March 8th 8-10pm
5. Registration is now Open for NYC Gay Basketball League
6. Special offer from Nau: This Week ONLY!
7. Gridirons Spring Party: Thursday, April 10 6-10pm
8. Summer Rentals in Provincetown Now Available by Mavericks Player, Chris Bogart
9. A Mid-Winter Trans-Fest Special Ticket Offer

1) Player Registration Begins Online on 3/8

Player registration will begin online on Saturday, March 8th. Please keep an eye out on your inbox for 2008 registration instructions very shortly!
2) Volunteers and Brochure Copies Needed by the BASL Recruiting Committee

From Yolanda Dickerson, Recruiting Committee Head:

Please be aware that the 2008 draft for BASL is fast approaching. We have less than 2 months left and I need some volunteers to assist on those days, March 29th and April 5th. I would prefer 2 people from each division to truely represent the BASL. If anyone is available on draft days, please let me know so that we can coordinate time, materials and duties to facilitate a great draft day.

Also, if someone (people) can volunteer their printing services to help print out 500+ copies of our 2008 double-sided recruiting pamphlet that would be great! We will need to have these printed out for the March 12 Governing Body for distribution purposes.

Please contact me at yolanda56@hotmail.com if you can be of assistance for either or both if you like.

Thank you!

3) Saints Annual Brunch: This Saturday, March 8th 2-4pm

The Saints host their annual Brunch at Philip Marie (569 Hudson St. at W. 11 St.) from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The cost is $18.00 (not including tip). Click here for more information with all the details http://bigapplesoftball.com/Saints_Brunch_08.htm.

Please RSVP to Jennifer Prunty by 3/5 at photochippie@hotmail.com.
4) Mudcats Fundraiser: This Saturday, March 8th 8-10pm

The Mudcats invite you to our first ever Pre-Season Fundraiser!

When: Saturday, March 8th
8:00 pm - 12:00 am

Where: The Dugout
185 Christopher Street (at West Side Highway)

What: A $10 Cover gets you:
- All night karaoke
- Pool tournament (with prizes)
- Raffles
- 2-for-1 Well Drinks all night
- $3 Bud drafts

Why: Because we're fun and need new jerseys! And you need to train your liver for the St. Patty's Day festivities the following weekend.

For more information, please contact Michael Corrente at michael_corrente@yahoo.com.
5) Registration is now Open for NYC Gay Basketball League

Registration is now OPEN for the NYC Gay Basketball League BEGINNERS CLINIC.

BASKETBALL 101 Begininers Clinic
4-Week Program

Please email play@nycgaybasketball.org to register.
You will receive a confirmation email.

Location: LREI, 145 Thompson Street, just south of Houston Street in Manhattan.

Dates: Sunday mornings 11am - 12pm
March 9, 16 & 30, April 6 (No session Easter Sunday)

Cost: $125 (Breakdown: $100 per individual + $25 Mandatory Insurance Fee*)
(*This fee is annual, and covers you for the next season if you choose to join a team)

Requirements: Shorts & T-Shirt, Basketball Sneakers

Description: Learn the fundamentals of basketball which will include shooting, dribbling, basketball terminology, rules and defenses.

Payments: Payments are due by March 7th and should be made by check (payable to NYCGBL) and mailed to:

NYCGBL c/o OOB
PO Box 372
Times Square Station
New York, NY 10108-0372

Payments may also be dropped off in person with any NYCGBL Board Member at our games on Sundays at LREI. Games are held from 12pm-5pm.

Please email play@nycgaybasketball.org to register.
You will receive a confirmation email.


About the NYC Gay Basketball League:
The New York City Gay Basketball League (NYCGBL) is New York's first official gay basketball league. We provide an environment free of harassment and discrimination for members and friends of the LGBT community to play basketball and fulfill their athletic aspirations. More information about the league is available on our website at www.nycgaybasketball.org.
6) Special offer from Nau: This Week ONLY!

From Doug Morris of the Wings:

Make your wardrobe greener and help change the world in the process.

Nau invites you to a 40-75% off shopping event.

In anticipation of a Nau retail store in NYC, Nau is offering a selection of its exquisitely designed technical outdoor and urban lifestyle products from its Fall/Winter collection. Nau’s clothing deftly integrates beauty, performance and sustainability while challenging conventional notions of what outdoor clothing can be.

5 percent of every purchase will go to Kiva, the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering anyone to lend as little as $25 to an entrepreneur in the developing world.

OPENHOUSE GALLERY
201 Mulberry St between Kenmare St + Spring St march 6 – march 9

thursday 11am – 7pm
friday - saturday noon – 8pm
sunday noon – 6pm


7) Gridirons Spring Party: Thursday, April 10 6-10pm


On Thursday, April 10, The Gridirons invite all BASL members and their friends to their Spring Party, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Bamboo 52, 344 W. 52 St. (bet. 8th & 9th aves.), Manhattan. Great drink specials, lots of fun people. Don’t miss it!

9) Summer Rentals in Provincetown Now Available by Mavericks Player, Chris Bogart

Are the winter blues getting you down? Help yourself out of the winter blues by planning a summer trip to Provincetown, the #1 gay summer destination. Chris Bogart of the Mavericks has two places for rent in the center of the action in Provincetown. There is a luxury 3 bedroom house with every amenity you could need that sleeps up to eight people. There is also a newly renovated huge studio apartment that accommodates up to four people. Pets are also welcome. Prime summer weeks are still available but going fast. To check out these properties and for rental specifics go to www.155bradfordstreet.com . Mention that you are a BASL member and receive 10% off your weekly rental rate.

9) A Mid-Winter Trans-Fest Special Ticket Offer

From BASL Player Ana Mari de Quesada:

lustre

Featuring: Our Lady J, Glenn Marla, Nathan Carrera ...and The Pixie Harlots; plus special surprise guests nightly, including Taylor Mac and M. Lamar

Featuring: Our Lady J, Glenn Marla, Nathan Carrera ...and The Pixie Harlots; plus special surprise guests nightly, including Taylor Mac and M. Lamar

Heat up your winter nights with Ethyl Eichelberger Award recipient and Tony Nominated performer Justin Bond and friends as they serve up a heady mix of Glamour, Gender Queer Cabaret, and Sexy Provocation.

Musical Director: Jonnah Speidel

More about Justin Bond: Tony nominated performance artist Justin Bond is an Obie winner, Bessie winner and the 2007 Ethyl Eichelberger Award winner, and was recently named by Time Out London as one of England's 50 Funniest People. As one-half of the Performance duo Kiki and Herb, Justin has toured the world headlining at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and has starred in successful runs On (The Helen Hayes Theatre) and Off-Broadway (The Cherry Lane Theatre). His most recent solo show, Glamour Damage, had its world premiere at London's Soho Theatre and was hailed by the Evening Standard as “A glittering walk on the wild side.†He regularly Emcees the performance series "Weimar New York", performs with his band The Freudian Slippers, and as a featured vocalist on the London Readers Wifes' Nostalgia, had a top 20 single on the UK alternative chart. Recently, he appeared as Valerie Solanas with Matmos at the Whitney Biennial. Bond toured internationally with avant-garde noise/cabaret band Pantychrist. Film credits include a starring role in John Cameron Mitchell's feature Shortbus as well as Imaginary Heroes. In 2006 Bond completed his MA Scenography at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London. Justin credits his career as a queer performer to Kate Bornstein who cast him as Herculine Barbin in her ground-breaking play Hidden: A Gender in 1991.

More about The Ethyl Eichelberger Award

Justin Bond is the recipient of the 2007 Ethyl Eichelberger Award, a commissioning award created by Performance Space 122 and made possible with the generous support of the Gesso Foundation. The Ethyl Eichelberger Award (in honor of seminal performer, landmark and legend Ethyl Eichelberger) is given to an artist or group that exemplifies Ethyl's larger-than-life style and generosity of spirit; who embodies Ethyl's multi-talented artistic virtuosity, bridging worlds and vitalizing those around them. The 2008 Ethyl Eichelberger Award will be announced following Lustre's performance on Thursday, March 6 with a reception to follow. Past winners are Taylor Mac (2005) and Julie Atlas Muz (2006).
Wed, Feb 20 - Sun, Mar 9
Wed- Sun at 8:30 p.m.
additional shows Sat at 11 p.m.
Tickets from $25.00, $15 (students/seniors),
$10 (P.S. 122 members)
TheaterMania

Discount code offer:

*Use the code GLAMOUR for $18 tickets

*codes based on limited availability; may not be combined with other offers or applied to past sales; code may be discontinued at any time.



Peter Morley
BASL Secretary