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PROGRAMS & EVENTS

At North Star LGBTQ Community Center, we provide a diverse range of volunteer-led programs that cater to various interests and needs. Our offerings span from creative crafting sessions to peer support groups, and all of them are provided completely free of charge. Our aim is to foster a strong sense of community and togetherness.

If you have a passion for hosting a program and would like to contribute to our vibrant community, we invite you to fill out the application form. 

Program descriptionS

Alliance Book Club

Alliance Book Club

The Alliance Book Club is a systemwide Forsyth County Public Library book club dedicated to reading and discussing books by and/or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community. For more information, please contact Tony McCloud (mcclouad@forsyth.cc) or check out this website https://www.forsyth.cc/library/central/book_clubs.aspx New book title will be available at the beginning of every month. All books featured in this book club have several copies to rent from the library. If you have any issues getting a copy of the book please email info@northstarwsnc.org or mcclouad@forsyth.cc.

North Star LGBTQ+ Community Center, Burke Street, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Fourth Saturday

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Poetry

Consciousness Raising Poetry Slam

Come share your poetry and you voice! Every Third Sunday.(Except the first one, which is May 24th)

930 Burke St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA

Third Sunday

6:00 - 7:30 PM

Coping Together

Coping Together

Every third Tuesday. Support Group for like minded individuals who are having stress and anxiety over the political environment in America today. Come and learn new coping skills, meet others, and positive fellowship. Facilitator will be Teresa Carter, LCSWA and founder of North Star. Refreshments provided.

930 Burke St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA

Third Tuesday

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Crafty Queer

Crafty Queers

Crafty Queers is a crafting social group where we have light conversation while working on individual projects. You can learn to crochet, do some painting, or choose something out of our big bad crafting bag.

North Star LGBTQ Community Center, Burke Street, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Second Saturday

3:00 - 5:30 PM

Disability Support Group

Disability Support Group

Free Monthly Support Group for LGBTQ+ Individuals with Visible and Invisible Disabilities

Sponsored by Banyan Tree Counseling & Wellness and North Star LGBTQ+ Community Center.

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disability-support-group-tickets-1991606133558?aff=oddtdtcreator

930 Burke St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA

Second Wednesday

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Emma's Events

Emma's Events

Every month on the 3rd Saturday, Emma is bringing us a unique event.

930 Burke St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA

Third Saturday

3:00 - 6:00 PM

Free STI/HIV Testing

Free STI/HIV Testing

Free CONFIDENTIAL on-site HIV and STI testing provided by POSSE (Prevent Ongoing Spread of STIs Everywhere) is a program of the HIV & STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) Outreach Section at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health.

North Star LGBTQ+ Community Center, Burke Street, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Last Wednesday

5:00 - 7:00 PM

Tabletop GAYming

GAYming

On the last Sunday of every month we will be at Northstar for card and board games. Games will be provided but you're welcome to bring your own! Please let us know if you're coming as we usually leave if nobody shows up after 30 minutes.

North Star LGBTQ Community Center, Burke Street, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Last Sunday

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Gender Expansive Adult Peer Support

Gender Expansive Adult Peer Support

The Gender Expansive support group is open to adults who identify as a nonbinary, enby, bi-gender, Agender, 3rd Gender, 2 Spirit or other gender identities that don’t conform to a singularity within the social binary gender construct.

4055 Robinhood Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, USA

First Wednesday

6:00 - 7:30 PM

Film

Lavender Lens

A queer cinema series where we watch and discuss queer films! This for people 18+. This is held every OTHER month on the first Saturday at 3pm. The months for this event are: May, July, September, November

930 Burke St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA

First Saturday

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Senior Social

Not just Golden Girls

Led by a local retiree, come and be social with your fellow golden gays! Every third Thursday.

930 Burke St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA

Third Thursday

10:30 - 11:30 AM

RSVP Today!

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