The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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LGBTQ Events Thurs. 12/2 Trash Thursday with Katrina, 9 p.m., Merlin’s, 201 State St., Binghamton. Fri. 12/3 College Night at Merlin’s, see ad- dress above. College ID’s in free before 11 p.m. Sat. 12/4 Naughty or Nice Party at Merlin’s, 8 p.m., see address above. Join the Bears of Binghamton for a “Naughty or Nice” weekend. Thurs. 12/9 Christmas with Tom and Trixie: Is that All There Is Show, 8 p.m., ROCKS 77 Central Ave., Albany. $20 tickets, tomandtrixie.com. A portion of proceeds benefits the CDGLCC. Fri. 12/10 Albany Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church of Albany, 181 Western Ave. The Albany Gay Men’s Chorus Sings “Out For the Holidays.” Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and free for 12 and younger. A por- tion of the proceeds will go to the Jim Koury All you need is love, and to over- come fear While spending a nice quiet day with my parents on Thanksgiving, we watched a wonderful movie that I had forgotten about, and is one of my favorites: “Somewhere in Time,” starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. It is a movie about time travel and love that transcends time and space. True love endures no matter how much time passes by. Love is a concept that many cannot grasp or do not want to grasp. Many fear love because they do not love themselves. This in turn creates distrust in others and an inability to open oneself up to the wonders of life and the many lessons that await us. Awaken the love that is within and it will connect you with the power of the universe; a power that will not only help you discover your true selves and help define your life’s pur- pose but can change society and time itself. The more we awaken the love within and connect with the forces of the universe, the more we can im- pact society for the better and do what is right and just. Many wish to drive wedges in between people and use hate and mistrust to achieve their ends. The ends do not justify the means. If the end is achieved by pitting people against one another and creating hate and mistrust of our fellow humans, it is an end that will not endure the span of time. Those who do not respect diversity and the differences in people will ultimately fail in their quest to achieve their end results. They may win temporarily, but over time their coalitions built on fear, preju- dice and hate will crumble under their feet and will be swept away. And hopefully, those spaces will be replaced by founda- tions built on trust, love and respect of others and the belief in the power of the universe to create a unified force of good that will change our lives and humanity for the better. Somewhere in time we all will be one working toward the betterment of society and lifting all people instead of tearing certain groups of people down using fear, hate and prejudice. By creating power within ourselves based on the love of others and a love that transcends time and the cosmos itself, it will create true and unequivocal equality throughout the nations of the world. Dec. 2, 2010 O-Town Scene 27 Capital Area Council of Churches Homeless Shelter. Sat. 12/11 Downtown – From Nostalgia to Broadway, 7 to 8:30 p.m., The Black Box Theater, The Stone Mill, Little Falls. A Christmas in Little Falls event with live performances of holiday tunes, along with cabaret songs, comedy and audience participa- tion. the Diversity Scene Dec. 2-8