The Center aims to facilitate community education on LGBT themes, issues, and people through relevant arts and cultural events. These events have ranged from film screenings to author talks to theatrical performances. Oftentimes this has involved collaboration with our partners. Recent events in our arts and culture initiative include:

• Cabaret at Hole-in-the-Wall Puppet Theatre with Lancaster Pride. (May 2011)
• Author talk with Glen Retief, including reading and signing of his memoir The Jack Bank. (April 2011)
• Doin’ Time with Peterson Toscano, by theatrical performance activist Peterson Toscano. (February 2011)
• Screening of the documentary Stonewall Uprising and discussion with local LGBT youth leaders with Equality PA. (August 2010)
• Author talk with Wendy Moffatt, including reading and signing of her book A Great Unrecorded History: A New Biography of E. M. Forster. (July 2010)
• Memoir-Writing Workshop Series Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art. (March-May 2010)
• Various screenings of the documentary Out in the Silence featuring talk-back sessions with filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer, and local community leaders.
  • April 2010 with ACLU-PA
  • March 2010 with ACLU-PA and Gettysburg College
  • February 2010 with Dickinson College
  • October 2009 with Planned Parenthood of Central PA, Pride Festival of Central PA, Central PA Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Silent Witness Peacekeepers, and ACLU-PA, in honor of National Coming Out Day

The Center also facilitates a book club that meets monthly to discuss an LGBT-themed book. The group meets every third Sunday of the month at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third Street, Harrisburg.

Central Pennsylvania LGBT Aging Network The mission of CPLAN is to promote a positive and healthy quality of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in central Pennsylvania by ensuring they continue to be supported, respected, and connected as they advance in age.

A committee of volunteers meets regularly and has several subcommittees that are available to join: Programming and Outreach, Fundraising, and Curriculum Development. To join a subcommittee or find more information, please contact the Center at (717) 920-9534 or info@centralpalgbtcenter.org.

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Since February of 2010, Lancaster Pride has been a project of the LGBT Community Center Coalition. The group has maintained its volunteer leadership and authority over the Pride event and other activities. Lancaster Pride operates its own website, www.lancasterpride.com, where you can visit to find out details about the annual Pride Festival & Celebration, how to volunteer, vendor and sponsorship information, and information on Pride-related activities the group holds year-round.

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