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At Staten Island’s Beso Restaurant: Pride Center Of SI Offers Chat & Chew Event – Informal Discussion, Educational Workshop Tomorrow

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Chat & Chew Event, Wednesday, August 20th, 2025

Editor’s note: Last June, we covered the Pride Center’s Pride Month celebrations, including an event at Dave & Buster’s, an interfaith discussion, and a Night at the Carousel.  

Regarding the Chat & Chew event, coming up tomorrow, Staten Islander asked the following questions of The Pride Center Of Staten Island.  Questions are in bold, answers in italics: 

Can you provide more details about the Chat & Chew event?  Are there specific topics that will be covered in the workshops? Are participants encouraged to bring questions they may have about local issues (or national issues)? What is the main focus of this event?

The chat and chew is an express cultural awareness workshop discussing how to be inclusive in different environments. Talks will be focused on pronouns, respecting people’s journeys, and different labels people may use. And intro  on getting comfortable having these conversations in a judgement free zone. 
There will be some amount of time for questions related to the content discussed. This opportunity opens the door for further discussions and opportunity to tap into the resources at the center. 
Event information is below:

Address: Beso Restaurant – 70 Bay St, Staten Island, NY 10301

Time: 3 Sessions Available

Come join us for a 60-minute FREE buffet lunch and educational workshop at Beso Restaurant NYC!

Spots are limited; registration is suggested.

Chat & Chew Time Slots:

12 pm – 1 pm

1 pm – 2 pm

2 pm – 3 pm

To register, please visit our website:

pridecentersi.org/chat-and-chew-event

For any questions, please contact:

Agatha Vassallo at avassallo@pridecentersi.org

Event flyer. Image Credit – Pride Center of SI

Banner Image: Event flyer. Image Credit – Pride Center of SI


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Welcome to the Pride Center of Staten Island, Staten Island’s LGBTQ+ Community Center. This is your Center and we are here to continue the good work in our community supporting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens of Staten Island. Thank you for helping to make the dream come true; we are now an independent LGBTQ+ Center incorporated in New York State and recognized as a 501c3 nonprofit.