
About us
CALLING ALL WOMEN in Palm Beach County ...
Let’s have a BLAST!
BLAST (Bi, Lesbian and Straight Together) Women of the Palm Beaches is a networking group for women, ladies, lesbians, bisexual gals, girlie-girls, butches, femmes, lesbian-feminist womyn, questioning, aces/aros, drag kings, non-binary theys, and gay-friendly straight feminists. Single, coupled, or poly, this group welcomes you. Our mission is to build the local women's community, share resources, and make it easy for members to set up events by, for, and about women in Palm Beach County. Note: Mostly Gen X and Baby Boomers, but we have members ranging from college age to Greatest Generation. All ages welcomed with open arms.
ANTI-RACISM & #SAYHERNAME ... Workshops, discussions, speakers, trainings, films, and events
AQUABABES ... Snorkeling, kayaking, beach parties, paddleboarding, Peanut Island, etc.
BABES IN THE GLADES ... Twice-a-year women’s weekends at Vitambi
BIKE RIDES ... Enjoy the beautiful Palm Beach County scenery on your bicycle with other women
BLAST BABES GOT GAME ... Board games, Mexican Train, Hearts, craps, roulette, Left Right Center, Euchre, and more
BLAST BOOK CLUB ... Read books by women, discuss, exchange ideas.
CIGAR LOUNGE LIZARDS ... Beginners, pipe smokers, and curious nonsmokers welcome
CONCERTS & THEATER PRODUCTIONS ... Lesbian & feminist entertainment live (house concerts and bigger venues) and online
DISCUSSIONS GROUP ... Monthly. Topics generated by participants
DOG PARK GATHERINGS ... Bring your dog(s) to local dog parksaround PB County
DRUMMING ... Occasional lessons and women-only drum circles
HAPPY HOURS ... Gatherings to kick back, explore new places, and enjoy each other
HOWL (Hanging Out With Lesbians) ... Laid-back socializing
LEAPING LESBIANS ... Tandem skydiving - beginners welcome
MOVIE NIGHTS ... Film screenings followed by discussions
MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS ... Jorjet Harper Presents (series); Art History With Harriet (series); and more
NATURE WALKS & PHOTOGRAPHY ... Wetlands around Palm Beach County
PAGAN CIRCLE ... Come out of the broom closet. For pagans, Wiccans, and all Earth-based spiritualities
PICKLEBALL & BOCCE ... Beginners welcome!
POLITICAL NETWORKING ... with NOW, League of Women Voters, etc.
QUEENS RULE POKER CLUB ... Low-stakes games and free lessons - beginners welcome
SCIENCE GALS ... Share excitement and info about STEM topics (science, technology, engineering, medicine)
WOMEN OF ALL CULTURES TOGETHER (WACT) ... (1) Potlucks in various neighborhoods; women and food, how far wrong can we go? ... (2) Discussions regarding race, culture, religion, civil disobedience, etc.
FACEBOOK: Search for BLAST POST-PANDEMIC PARTY
SEE ALL BLAST EVENTS: https://www.meetup.com/BLASTwpb/events/calendar/
Upcoming events
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Women’s Night Out in Wellington - Elton John Tribute Band
Wellington Amphitheater, 12100 Forest Hill Boulevard, Wellington, FL, USCome out and enjoy an evening of free music and hanging out with women. This is part of the tribute band series at the Wellington Amphitheater.
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COST: Free… bring money to buy something from the food and beer/liquor trucks.
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PARKING: Free in large lot
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WHAT TO BRING: Lawn chair and cooler for drinks.
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PLAN TO ARRIVE EARLY to allow time to park and find us. Text Jeanne when you arrive to find out where the women are sitting. 954-232-9498
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MORE ABOUT THE WELLINGTON AMPHITHEATER: Wellington Amphitheater | Wellington, FL
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FOR MORE ABOUT BLAST …
toniajr@icloud.com or text to 561-281-9552
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JOIN BLAST POST-PANDEMIC PARTY ON FACEBOOK …
https://www.facebook.com/groups/910190896083857/
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BOOKMARK THE BLAST CALENDAR & CHECK IT OFTEN …
https://www.meetup.com/BLASTwpb/events/calendar/8 attendees
Author Talk: Colored Insane (at Spady, Delray Beach)
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 Nw 5th Ave, Delray Beach, FL, USSpady Museum presents an afternoon of reading and discussion with author Dr. Diana Martha Louis.
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ABOUT THE BOOK ‘COLORED INSANE’ …..
Colored Insane: Slavery, Asylums and Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century tells the story of how psychiatry devised disorders according to prevailing notions of race and insanity — inflicting real psychological harm within asylums, plantations, jails, and society writ large. Further, it shows how Black people challenged harmful psychiatric beliefs and developed their own conceptualizations of mental health and wellness. Colored Insane reveals that multilayered, ubiquitous and ongoing experiences of mental disability in the 19th-century which set the stage for African Americans experiences for generations to come.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …..
Dr. Diana Martha Louis is an Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. She earned a B.A in English and Africana Studies, with a minor in Education from Cornell University. She received a Ph.D. in English from Emory University. From 2014 to 2016, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University.
Her research considers issues of mental health in African American life.
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COST & REGISTRATION: $10
https://spadymuseum.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/27836
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ABOUT SPADY CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM …..
https://www.spadymuseum.com
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QUESTIONS ABOUT BLAST? …
toniajr@icloud.com - text to 561-281-9552
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JOIN BLAST POST-PANDEMIC PARTY ON FACEBOOK …
https://www.facebook.com/groups/910190896083857/
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BOOKMARK THE BLAST CALENDAR & CHECK IT OFTEN …
https://www.meetup.com/BLASTwpb/events/calendar/12 attendees
Past events
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