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Asbury Park

NJ Pride Celebrated

Booker: We have gained some ground but we have a mighty long way to go

By Michelle Gladden
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While acceptance and a celebration of diversity underscored the 2018 Pride events held throughout the Asbury Park area this weekend, the message was clear – there is more work to be done. “Today is an important reminder that New Jersey is going to be a beacon of hope at a time when the federal government […]

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Jun 04, 2018
Ocean Grove

Love Wins Captures Film Festival Honors

QFest screenings include a special 2 p.m. Saturday viewing

By Michelle Gladden
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In the past year Love Wins, a short documentary by Robin Kampf, has made its mark in the festival circuit. Having won Best Documentary Short at the Red Bank Indie Street Film Festival, it went on to become a finalist at the Black Maria [international] Film Festival and an official selection at the New Hope […]

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Apr 07, 2017
Ocean Grove

QSpot Accepting QFest Film and Digital Media Submissions

LGBTQ Support Center will remain at JSAC Through March

By Michelle Gladden
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QSpot LGBT Community Center is moving forward with its annual QFest New Jersey Film and Digital Media Festival, now accepting submissions for the April 7 to 9 event. Currently based in the Jersey Shore Arts Center, a pending discrimination lawsuit has stalled the end of a lease agreement with the S. Main Street venue in […]

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Feb 08, 2017
Ocean Grove

Bishop Resigns from JSAC Board in wake of QSpot eviction

Town Hall meeting planned for 4 p.m. Saturday at Main Street location

By Michelle Gladden
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In the wake of the news that Jersey Shore Arts Center [JSAC] plans to opt out of renewing a lease agreement with LGBT support nonprofit QSpot, former Neptune Township Mayor Randy Bishop resigned for the art center’s Board of Directors, effective September 12, 2016, QSpot organizers announced late Thursday via a news release. The announcement […]

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Sep 23, 2016
Ocean Grove

QSpot LGBT Community Center Faces Eviction

Ocean Grove Arts, education and outreach program under threat

By Michelle Gladden
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An eviction notice has been delivered to organizers behind QFest, the state’s only LGBT film festival. Located in Ocean Grove’s Jersey Shore Arts Center [JSAC] on Main Street, QSpot Executive Director John Mikytuck released a news statement saying they have until year’s end to find a new home. The agency’s lack of “arts and education” programming […]

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Sep 17, 2016
Ocean Grove

QSpot finds a home in Ocean Grove

'It’s about time we got our own permanent space'

By Jill Bartlett
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After years of conducting meetings and events in rented and donated spaces, The Jersey Shore LGBTI Community Center, or QSpot, has found a space of its own in the old Neptune High School Building, now the Jersey Shore Arts Center. “This is our first home, said Maryann Buchanan, QSpot board chair. “We’ve been around since 2005. It’s […]

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Dec 19, 2013

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