The Curve Foundation

### Context Profile for The Curve Foundation

1. **Organization Mission & Cause**:
   - **Mission**: The Curve Foundation is dedicated to championing LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people's culture and stories from an intergenerational perspective. It aims to empower and amplify the voices of the Curve Community, which includes lesbians, queer women, trans, and nonbinary individuals of all races, ages, and abilities.
   - **Cause**: The organization is built upon the legacy of Curve magazine, which has been influential in representing and advocating for the experiences of lesbian and queer women for over 30 years.

2. **Type of Activities**:
   - **Events**: The Curve Foundation hosts various events, including live book readings, such as the recent event featuring Achy Obejas. These events are often free and accessible, encouraging community participation.
   - **Fundraising Campaigns**: The organization runs fundraising campaigns to support its activities and initiatives.
   - **Community Programs**: They focus on creating programs that amplify LGBTQ+ voices and stories, fostering a sense of community and belonging.

3. **Tone of Voice**:
   - The tone of voice used by The Curve Foundation is **friendly**, **inclusive**, and **inspiring**. The language is accessible and welcoming, aiming to create a sense of community and support. The communications often reflect a sense of urgency and importance regarding LGBTQ+ issues, while also being celebratory of culture and identity.

4. **Emoji Usage**:
   - The website and email communications do not prominently feature emojis. However, the tone remains warm and engaging without the need for emoji embellishments. If emojis are used in social media or other informal communications, they would likely be friendly and celebratory, aligning with the organization's inclusive nature.

5. **Key Facts**:
   - **Founding Info**: The Curve Foundation is built on the legacy of Curve magazine, which has been advocating for LGBTQ+ women for over 30 years.
   - **Scale**: The organization has a total of 16 forms and has conducted 29 email campaigns, indicating active engagement with its community.
   - **Impact Metrics**: While specific impact metrics are not detailed on the website, the focus on community empowerment and representation suggests a significant impact on the LGBTQ+ community.
   - **Volunteer Info**: Specific volunteer opportunities or metrics were not found on the website, but the organization likely encourages community involvement through events and programs.

6. **Writing Guidelines**:
   - **Style**: Use inclusive and accessible language that resonates with a diverse audience. Avoid jargon and ensure clarity in messaging.
   - **Structure**: Keep content organized and easy to read, using headings and bullet points where appropriate.
   - **Engagement**: Encourage community interaction and participation in events and programs. Use calls to action that are inviting and supportive.
   - **Tone**: Maintain a friendly and inspiring tone throughout all communications, celebrating LGBTQ+ identities and experiences.

This context profile provides a comprehensive understanding of The Curve Foundation, enabling AI assistants to generate personalized and relevant content that aligns with the organization's mission and values.

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Morris as we discuss her sexy time-travel adventure, &quot;Sappho&#39;s Bar and Grill.&quot;</div><div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Register for Free through this Zeffy page. Link to share here: <a fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 100, 209); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; border-style: none; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 0px; outline: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-weight: 600; touch-action: manipulation; background-color: transparent; display: inline; font-family: inherit;" href="https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/in-the-stacks-with-bonnie-j-morris?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExTXhnajhPSUREdGptZFJBawEe4-pZpTV95eMMqGN3VDrwKcHyCQ8JZEqEuswWEYE2OChmkJZ14DSNx0BgVfU_aem_TpAAGwvgGUzUHp4q_JxsMA" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 100, 209); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; text-align: inherit; border-style: none; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 0px; outline: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-weight: 600; touch-action: manipulation; background-color: transparent; display: inline; font-family: inherit; user-select: auto;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.zeffy.com/.../in-the-stacks-with-bonnie-j-morris</a></div> <div fr-original-style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>Summary from The Lesbian Review: &quot;Sappho&rsquo;s Bar And Grill by Bonnie J Morris is a time-travelling romp that has to be read to be believed. Hannah Stern is a women&rsquo;s history professor, lonely after her last relationship ended two years ago and tired of her students who aren&rsquo;t particularly interested in learning. When she hits her local haunt, Sappho&rsquo;s Bar and Grill, for a drink with her best friend, longtime crush and bartender/mixologist Isabel, she decides that this year, women&rsquo;s history will be her date to the bar&rsquo;s Valentine&rsquo;s Day party. Sappho herself shows up to the party, marking the beginning of the wildest year of her life as Hannah is taken through time by the various women she teaches her students about every day. Hannah knows her trips are somehow connected with the bar, but damned if she can figure out how.&quot;</div> You do not need to have completed your reading to attend this discussion! We invite everyone to join this book club. About the author Bonnie J. Morris: Bonnie J. Morris is a women&#39;s history professor and the author of eighteen books. Born on Mother&#39;s Day, 1961, she attended an international elementary school in West Los Angeles, participating in peace vigils with her parents from a very young age. After her family moved to North Carolina, she graduated from the Carolina Friends School, and then earned a B.A. in Jewish history from American University: the first student to complete a minor in Women&#39;s Studies at AU. She earned her Ph.D. in women&#39;s history at Binghamton University in upstate New York in 1989, soon thereafter joining the faculty of Harvard Divinity School and teaching for Semester at Sea. From 1994-2017 she enjoyed two half-time positions teaching for both George Washington University and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Courses included Approaches to Women&#39;s History, Gender and Athletics, Women and War, Lesbian History and Culture, and Introduction to Women&#39;s Studies.&nbsp; Dr. Morris began keeping a journal, handwritten in fountain pen ink, at age twelve, and has now filled 190 300-page volumes. Her public writing career includes essays published in over sixty anthologies of women&#39;s writing; a one-woman play performed in seen countries; and fourteen years with Mothertongue, D.C.&#39;s spoken-word stage for women. Her essays have appeared in Comstock Review, Curator, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Del Sol, Gastronomica, Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Lilith, Memoir, Ms., Quiddity, Travelers&#39; Tales, and the Washington Post. Seven books won national prizes. Three were finalists for the Lambda Literary Award: Eden Built By Eves (Alyson, 1999); Girl Reel (Coffee House Press, 2000); and Revenge of the Women&#39;s Studies Professor (Indiana University Press, 2009.) Girl Reel also won the ForeWord national prize for LGBT nonfiction. Women&#39;s History for Beginners took second prize in the New England B0ok Festival; The Schoolgirl&#39;s Atlas won the Finishing Line Press New Voices prize for a first volume of poetry by a woman writer. Sixes and Sevens won the Bloom prize for LGBT nonfiction.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for The Curve Foundation&#39;s book club event, In The Stacks with Bonnie J. Morris! We look forward to having you join the event on July 9th, 2025. Please use the following Zoom link to join this virtual event: Join Zoom Meeting<a fr-original-style="" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89533085801?pwd=aL4CJlgT0VPWW1uzTtIa0QGgg18Voa.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89533085801?pwd=aL4CJlgT0VPWW1uzTtIa0QGgg18Voa.1</a> Meeting ID: 895 3308 5801Passcode: 947615 The Curve Foundation Teaminfo@thecurvefoundation.org

<div>Join us for a FREE conversation and Q&amp;A with author and educator Bonnie J. Morris as we discuss her sexy time-travel adventure, "Sappho's Bar and Grill."</div><div>Register for Free through this Zeffy page. Link to share here: <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/in-the-stacks-with-bonnie-j-morris?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExTXhnajhPSUREdGptZFJBawEe4-pZpTV95eMMqGN3VDrwKcHyCQ8JZEqEuswWEYE2OChmkJZ14DSNx0BgVfU_aem_TpAAGwvgGUzUHp4q_JxsMA" target="_blank">https://www.zeffy.com/.../in-the-stacks-with-bonnie-j-morris</a></div> <div>Summary from The Lesbian Review: "Sappho’s Bar And Grill by Bonnie J Morris is a time-travelling romp that has to be read to be believed. Hannah Stern is a women’s history professor, lonely after her last relationship ended two years ago and tired of her students who aren’t particularly interested in learning. When she hits her local haunt, Sappho’s Bar and Grill, for a drink with her best friend, longtime crush and bartender/mixologist Isabel, she decides that this year, women’s history will be her date to the bar’s Valentine’s Day party. Sappho herself shows up to the party, marking the beginning of the wildest year of her life as Hannah is taken through time by the various women she teaches her students about every day. Hannah knows her trips are somehow connected with the bar, but damned if she can figure out how."</div> You do not need to have completed your reading to attend this discussion! We invite everyone to join this book club. About the author Bonnie J. Morris: Bonnie J. Morris is a women's history professor and the author of eighteen books. Born on Mother's Day, 1961, she attended an international elementary school in West Los Angeles, participating in peace vigils with her parents from a very young age. After her family moved to North Carolina, she graduated from the Carolina Friends School, and then earned a B.A. in Jewish history from American University: the first student to complete a minor in Women's Studies at AU. She earned her Ph.D. in women's history at Binghamton University in upstate New York in 1989, soon thereafter joining the faculty of Harvard Divinity School and teaching for Semester at Sea. From 1994-2017 she enjoyed two half-time positions teaching for both George Washington University and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Courses included Approaches to Women's History, Gender and Athletics, Women and War, Lesbian History and Culture, and Introduction to Women's Studies.  Dr. Morris began keeping a journal, handwritten in fountain pen ink, at age twelve, and has now filled 190 300-page volumes. Her public writing career includes essays published in over sixty anthologies of women's writing; a one-woman play performed in seen countries; and fourteen years with Mothertongue, D.C.'s spoken-word stage for women. Her essays have appeared in Comstock Review, Curator, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Del Sol, Gastronomica, Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Lilith, Memoir, Ms., Quiddity, Travelers' Tales, and the Washington Post. Seven books won national prizes. Three were finalists for the Lambda Literary Award: Eden Built By Eves (Alyson, 1999); Girl Reel (Coffee House Press, 2000); and Revenge of the Women's Studies Professor (Indiana University Press, 2009.) Girl Reel also won the ForeWord national prize for LGBT nonfiction. Women's History for Beginners took second prize in the New England B0ok Festival; The Schoolgirl's Atlas won the Finishing Line Press New Voices prize for a first volume of poetry by a woman writer. Sixes and Sevens won the Bloom prize for LGBT nonfiction.

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In The Stacks with Bonnie J. Morris

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Pay it Forward - General Admission

$10

Champion - General Admission

$25

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