CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2010
Saturday, September 25th - Confluence: Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus In Concert
Confluence: Willamette ValleyLGBT Chorus will perform a concert on Saturday, September 25, 7:30pm at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center, 16th and Franklin, Astoria, OR. Confluence is presented by HIPFiSH/QFolk (a segment in the coastal monthly publication dedicated to gay and lesbian community issues), with proceeds to benefit the Clatsop County Marriage Equality Project (CCMEP). Tickets are $!5 in advance, $17 @ the door, doors open at 7 pm. Advance tickets are available at www.hipfishmonthly.com, also at T. Paul’s Urban Café, 1119 Commercial in Astoria. The concert is sponsored in part by T. Paul’s Supper Club, 360 12th St. in Astoria. For more info call HIPFiSH: 503.338.4878
Coming Saturday, November 13th to Astoria - "Out In The Silence"
Saturday, November 13th - 2 pm at the Columbian Theater, 1102 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR
OUT IN THE SILENCE
When filmmaker Joe Wilson submitted a same-sex wedding announcement to
his hometown newspaper in Oil City, Pa., he had no idea what was in
store. A flurry of hateful letters to the editor compelled him to leave
the progressive bubble of Washington, D.C., and return to his roots for a
firsthand look at what it means to be queer today in rural America.
Wilson responds to a desperate plea from the mother of a gay teenager
who is forced to drop out of school when teachers turn a blind eye to
relentless bullying. Meanwhile, a lesbian couple work to give back to
their tight-knit community by renovating a rundown theater—only to be
tormented by a right-wing radio host who denounces their “homosexual
agenda.” Wilson also confronts an evangelical pastor whose mind slowly
opens after seeing the young student stand up for his rights, proving
that friendships can come in the most unlikely of places. Fresh on the
heels of Mississippi teenager Constance McMillen’s fight to take her
girlfriend to the prom, OUT IN THE SILENCE serves as a candid reminder
that the nationwide struggle for equality is far from over—and that the
next generation of leaders has arrived.
http://wpsu.org/outinthesilence
Presented by Rural Organizing Project
