This week's calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)

Gay pride

Empire State Pride Agenda will hold its spring dinner on Saturday, May 17, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Pat Martinez and Lisa Golden will be honored at the event, which begins at 5:45 p.m. Reservations: (212) 627-0305 or www.prideagenda.org.

Banned books

Friends of the Rochester Public Library and Monroe County will present "My Book Was Banned, Now What Do I Do?" - a discussion with authors Vivian Vande Velde, Bruce Coville, and Cynthia DeFelice. They will discuss censorship and their personal experiences with book banning on Saturday, May 17, at the Rochester Public Library's Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Avenue, at 10:30 a.m.

A troubled land

Temple Beth El will present Israeli storyteller Noa Baum in "A Land Twice Promised" on Sunday, May 18. The story offers a woman's perspective of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. The event is at 139 Winton Road South, at 7 p.m.

Electronics recycling

Penfield's The Young Open and Honest Players will host a personal electronics recycling event on Saturday, May 17. Televisions and monitors will be accepted with a $5 fee. Bring items from noon to 4 p.m. to the Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road. No appointments are necessary. Information: 340-8655.

Don't dump that oil

The Monroe County Department of Environmental Services and the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority will host a household recycling and hazardous waste collection on Saturday, May 17, at the Perinton Highway Garage, 100 Cobbs Lane, from 8 a.m. to noon. Appointments are required for hazardous waste collections: 223-5115, 248-6250, or 753-7600, option 3.

Lyell Avenue meeting

The Lyell Avenue neighborhood's 230 Group will hold a meeting to review goals and provide updates on committee activities on Thursday, May 15, at the Charles Settlement House Community Center, 71 Parkway, at 5:30 p.m.

MCC's next president

The Monroe Community College Board of Trustees will meet on Saturday, May 17, in the Warshof Conference Center at 9 a.m. to discuss selection of the college's next president.