Quote from: KateAlice on December 01, 2006, 01:33:18 AM
Esprit 2007
Port Angeles, Washington
May 13 - 20 2007
http://www.espritconf.com
Hi all. Just a followup that registration is open. Here's the blurb we've been posting around. Please feel free to forward to groups that might be interested, or to print in club newsletters, etc. Please (of course!)
do not spam it to unwanted places.
It really is a magical experience!
Regards!
Robin
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The Pacific Northwest's premier transgender convention is back, and
** ESPRIT TG CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FOR 2007 IS OPEN!!! **
See website (
http://www.espritconf.com ) for more details!
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What if there were a place where you could...
... go shopping in a supportive environment (and a supportive town!)
with a group of sisters
... visit vendors for hair/makeup/foundations/jewelry without even
leaving your hotel
... participate in a fashion show (and get a discount on the
clothes!!), and/or watch your friends strut their stuff
... hang out and chat at a slumber party -- pizza provided, bring your
own pillow! -- as late as you care to stay up
... enjoy show tunes and a little bit of camp on stage with a gala
party celebrating BROADway
... take a winery tour (and practice ladylike glass handling
or
explore lavender fields (leave the heels at home for this one)
... give and take freely from a clothing exchange that also includes
shoes, accessories, and more
... invite your SO for specially-tailored classes and fellowship with
others at all stages of relationships
... play pool as a short-skirted hoochie in a neighborhood bar
(miniskirt and hoochie-ness completely optional)
... take classes on everything from hair and make-up to
gender-appropriate movement to self-defense to politics and philosophy
... go out for live theater and see a wonderful play with a bunch of new friends
... take a horse-drawn carriage ride and enjoy British "high tea" in
all your frilly finery at the famous Empress Hotel in Victoria
... show off your singing or performance skills in a cabaret show (or
just appreciate others' talents)
... make new friends, share experiences, laugh and cry with people
from all over the T-spectrum
There is such a place! Wherever you fall in the alphabet soup (TG,
CD, TV, TS, M2F, F2M, whatever), whether you want to wander around
town or stay in the hotel, you can enjoy all this and more at the 2007
(18th annual!) Esprit conference. Esprit is known throughout the
T-community for being especially informative (classes as well as fun)
and good for significant others (at whatever level of acceptance) and
for new folks just gaining confidence.
Esprit is from May 13 through May 20, 2007 (come for the whole week,
half-week, or just the weekend.) in lovely Port Angeles, Washington.
Port Angeles is a two-hour drive/ferry ride from Seattle, and a short
direct ferry ride (car optional) from Victoria BC Canada. Our host
hotel is the Red Lion Inn, which offers special Esprit rates (and,
like the town, welcomes us with banners and other amenities).
The Esprit website (
http://www.espritconf.com ) has tons of
information as well as registration forms, prices, schedules, etc.
There is also a link to our E-mail list for questions, roommate
requests, and so forth.
Esprit is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven joint venture of three
transgender social/support clubs:
Emerald City, Seattle Washington group -
http://www.theemeraldcity.org Northwest Gender Alliance, Portland Oregon group -
http://www.nwgapdx.com Cornbury Society, Vancouver BC Canada group -
http://www.cornbury.orgEsprit is NOT affiliated with any clothing store/manufacturer or other
corporate entities with similar names.
(Please feel free to forward this announcement to friends or other
discussion forums, to reprint in club newsletters, and so forth.
Please do NOT spam this announcement anywhere where it wouldn't be
welcome.)
