BOLD: Bold, Old(er) Lesbians & Dykes
5TH Annual Westcoast Conference

Vancouver, BC
September 10-13 2009
at the Coast Plaza Hotel

Lesbians of all ages welcomed!


*********Check out the BOLD PROGRAM PAGE now***********

Welcome to BOLD CONFERENCE 2009!

It's happening again!!! The 5th Annual BOLD Conference is almost upon us and, we thought you'd like to know what's in store for you at this lesbian-packed weekend. All lesbians -- 50+ years and younger lovers and friends -- are invited. Meet up with 175+ women from across Canada and the US!

We'll "see you in September".

Claire & Pat
BOLD Organizers

 

BOLD 2009 Overview (check back for updates)

Wednesday September 9
7:00-10:00 pm Pre-BOLD HARBOUR BOAT CRUISE: APPETIZERS, DANCING, WOMEN!
$37.00 (see registration form)

Thursday September 10
3:30-6:00 pm REGISTRATION
7:30-10:00 pm RECEPTION & SOCIAL, 2nd Floor Foyer

Friday September 11
7:45 am-9:00 am
SINGLES BREAKFAST at the Coast Plaza Hotel
Cost: $17 (see registration form)

9:30-11:30 am
WORKSHOPS
(see the program page)

11:45 a.m. - 1:30 pm
LUNCH ON THE PATIO
During and after lunch Vancouver's Queer History Project will be around to interview women wanting to talk about their lesbian lives. They look forward to hearing from you!

2:00-4:00 pm
WORKSKHOPS
(see the program page)

EVENING
7:30-9:00 pm
NO SECRET ANYMORE: Film on the political and personal lives of lesbian activists and icons, Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon.

9:00 pm - midnight
ENTERTAINMENT followed by DANCING!!

Saturday September 12

SILENT AUCTION RUNS THROUGHOUT THE DAY & EVENING
An exciting Silent Auction will be running Saturday afternoon and evening, thanks to the efforts of Lisaj Lander, fundraising consultant. Be prepared to bring home fabulous gifts, including get-away certificates, dinners out, jewelry and much much more. Proceeds from auction will help to keep BOLD going!!

WORKSHOPS
10:00am-12:00 Noon
(see the program page)

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Choices of Activities:

2-4 pm Introduction to Dragonboating (see registration form)
3-4 pm Theatre performance with Sheila Norgate (see the program page)
Walk in Stanley Park (Sign up Thursday evening)

SATURDAY EVENING

4-6 pm Pre-Dinner Social and Cash Bar

5-7:30 pm BUFFET DINNER

7:30 pm FEATURED PERFORMER: Jennifer Lanier, Comedian

9:00-Midnight Dancing with Susan Yaeger, DJ

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13

10-11:30 am
REFLECTIONS & CLOSING CIRCLE

AFTERNOON & EVENING

1st BOLD FILM FESTIVAL Films by/about Lesbians, Rio Theatre, E. Broadway Vancouver.

This coming year, we're planning the First Annual BOLD Film Festival, which will be coordinated by Nancy Rosenblum She has been a television & film producer & editor for over 20 years in additio to film critic at the Lesbian News for 10 years with 10 Emmy awards for editing to her credit. Nancy was with us for the 1st Bold Conference in 2005. Plan now to stay over on Sunday for the Film Festival.

For more details click here: First Annual BOLD Film Festival

As we all know, these are difficult economic times, particularly for lesbian-owned and operated businesses and we're asking for your help to keep BOLD alive and strong. Here's some practical things you can do:

Register Now. It helps with planning and budgeting to know numbers ahead of time. (Click the red link below for the form). If possible, please pay mid to high end on the sliding scale. But by all means, pay what you can afford.

Stay at the Coast Plaza. The more rooms booked through BOLD, the better rental rates we get for the entire conference, which benefits us all. (see below for hotel registration information). And it's not only convenient, but just a warm, friendly place to be! See registration form if you'd like to share-cost a room with 1 or 2 women.

Advertise in our program and/or sponsor an event. For more information, email Claire Robson at clarierobson@shaw.ca.

Bring along a friend, lover, ex-partner, sister..someone new to BOLD!

There are so few opportunities in our lives to be in an all-woman, all-lesbian space. BOLD is one of those rare opportunities. We hope to see you at the Coast Plaza in September -- to talk, laugh, learn, dance, catch up, disagree, make love, process, flirt, let off steam - all those things we do so well.

TO REGISTER for the BOLD 2009 Conference, click the red link below for the registration form which includes the Conference Registration form as well as instructions for booking a room at the Coast Plaza Hotel. Pay for the Conference by mail - cheque or money order, Canadian funds only. You can now pay by credit card through PayPal (link below). There's a small fee attached for this service.

We look forward to meeting once again at BOLD, Thursday September 10, 7:30 pm through Sunday September 13 at noon.

Pat and Claire
BOLD Organizers

REGISTER NOW!

NEW! You can now pay your registration fee online with PayPal. If you have a credit card, you can use their site without needing to create an account. Please note: as a small organization, paying by PayPal does include a $3.25 processing fee. Please include your payment confirmation number on the registration form.

Here's what BOLD women have to say:

"Will travel across the country just to be with you wild westcoast women!"

"Felt so honored, so comfortable, so proud of being one of the many BOLD & beautiful womyn"

"Love the "improvement" and added variety/possibilities every year. This is one event I wouldn't miss."

BOLD is brilliant; I want to go every year!"

"Ferron's insight (Muse workshop) brought a few of us to tears."

"New adventures, new friends and just a darn good time!"

"This is the best "conference" I've ever attended. A great mixture of being well organized and yet appearing very relaxed and laid back"

"What's not to love about an entire weekend of women's talking, flirting, sun bathing and dancing together??!!"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you for having Aboriginal women front and center. We have so much to learn from native women."

"A supremely elegant literary event (Evelyn C. White) I shall never forget. Feel privileged to have attended."

BOLD 2009 Registration

YOUR NAME AND LOGO CAN BE ON THS PAGE!

You too can be a 2009 BOLD sponsor or advertiser! For sponsor and advertising information, please contact Claire Robson:
Sponsorship & Advertising Information.

THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS SPONSORS OF BOLD 2009

Hedgerow Press

Dr DENNIS SUMARA & Dr BRENT DAVIS

VAL INNES


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