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American Psychological Association Supports Marriage Equality

Over 1,000 Groups Back 2012 AIDS March

Richard Socarides of Equality Matters

On the eve of its annual convention, the policymaking body of the American Psychological Association (APA) voted unanimously in a 157-0 vote to pass a resolution reaffirming its support for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples and again calling for an end to marriage discrimination, citing a mounting body of irrefutable evidence showing the psychological harms to gay and lesbian people when denied marriage. The resolution “clarifies the Association’s support for same-sex marriage” in light of new research, the group said. A similar resolution in 2004 had opposed discrimination against same-sex relationships, but refrained from a more formal policy recommendation. Dr. Clinton Anderson, APA associate executive director, said that the timing of the resolution is an indirect result of several states’ legalization of gay marriage. “We knew that marriage benef its heterosexual people in very significant ways, but we didn’t know if that would be true for same-sex couples,” stated Anderson, who is also director of the APA’s Office on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns. “This is welcome news,” Richard Socarides of Equality Matters told Bay Times. “We see more and more leading American professional and scientific organizations speaking out and recognizing that when loving and committed families are allowed to marry, everyone benefits, and no one is harmed.” “The American Psychological Association represents over 100,000 medical professionals who see day in and day out the real harms gay and lesbian people and their families experience when denied the freedom to marry,” said Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry. “With the freedom to marry in twelve countries on four continents, and most recently New York joining five other states plus the District of Columbia in ending exclusion from marriage, there is a mountain of un-refuted evidence and experience showing that extending the freedom to marry to loving, committed samesex couples helps them and their families while hurting no one. Based (continued on page 5)

Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) The AIDS Society’s XIX International AIDS Conference will be in the United States for the first time in more than 20 years in July 2012.

By Dennis McMillan AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and 1,006 organizations from 78 countries have announced their collaboration on the “Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS March” set to take place in Washington, DC on July 22, 2012. The march will immediately precede the opening ceremonies of the International AIDS Society’s XIX International AIDS Conference, which is being held in the United States for the first time in more than 20 years. The “Keep the Promise” rally and march, which organizers anticipate will draw thousands of participants, will serve as a clarion call for univer-

sal access to AIDS care and treatment; for more efficient use of the limited funding from sources including the Global Fund and PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief); for big world economies and the G20 to fully fund the Global Fund; as well as for the lowering of AIDS drug prices by pharmaceutical companies to allow for the treatment of more patients with the same amount of money. The 2012 march includes a global coalition of founding supporters that have signed on and endorsed the “Keep the Promise” Declaration. Among the facts that it states are:

Every day AIDS claims 5,000 lives; over 14 million people with AIDS are not receiving the treatment they need and 2 million die each year as a result; less than 40% of people living with HIV in low- and middle- income countries have been tested for HIV and know their status; 16 million children have been orphaned by AIDS, and each year over 400,000 are still born HIV-positive. The Declaration states: “And whereas, in the United States: the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) spends less than 30% of its HIV prevention budget on HIV testing; over 8,600 low-income people have been placed on waiting lists or dis-enrolled from AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (continued on page 3)

Taking the Reins, Celebrating the Legacy, Creating Anew cludes longstanding contributors, well-loved community personalities, behind the scenes veterans and a smattering of souls too who’ve only recently stepped up to the plate, saying “I’m here to help because this is the right thing to do.” I am grateful to them, to each and every one.

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Suspense Mounts about Historic First Lesbian Race for the U.S. Senate

After 30 years of service, Kim Corsaro is handing over the reigns to Dr. Betty Sullivan.

By Dr. Betty L. Sullivan, Publisher Three cheers, I say. There’s one for each decade. Cheers and more go to our founding publisher and editor, Kim Corsaro, who is stepping down after 30 solid years of service to the Bay Area’s LGBTQ community. For three decades, Kim stood tall as the driving force behind this publication – the sometimes controversial, always progressive, usually humorous and often spunky Bay Times. Truly, Kim has stood up and stood strong for the preservation of an important alternative editorial voice frequently commenting on a road less taken. The hallowed dissenting view with opinion perhaps no one dared to say. Well done, Kim, and we happily anticipate your words appearing here,

appearing in these pages even as you move on to a new calling - a specialized path where select experience has well-prepared you for leadership. Now here, we start anew. Begin again. This highly-valued Bay Times with traditions and legacies forged on all that’s gone before, expertise, sweat, laughter and tears. Indeed we are still here, this “gay press” vehicle, she continues, holding steady, retooling and looking forward. Thank you to our readers who have heartily expressed support, shown patience and acted with integrity in their observations of our process. To those who don’t know us, we seek the opportunity to gain your friendship, collegiality and trust. Now, I am honored to be one among the team of leaders for the Bay Times. This team, led by a new editor, in-

Welcome to our new editor, Dayna Verstegen, who brings credentials, expertise in communications and journalism, plus personal experience uniquely preparing her to peruse the landscape as our sentinel. Thank you to each of the writers, photographers, production staff and all who are staying. Welcome, too, to those who arrive at this table only recently. What’s in store? We are very keen on preserving the alternative editorial voice. We are keen on community affairs and proud that the timeworn Bay Times banner hangs again in the street, at festivals and in parades. We are keen on youth and education, and we stand at drawing boards crafting programs to engage all LGBTQ generations in the gathering and appreciation of news and commentary. A key goal is readers and contributors of all ages coming toget her a sk i ng why access to information matters and what this means to individual lives. (continued on page 8)

By Kirsten Kruse Liberal Wisconsinites are waiting with bated breath for an announcement from Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin’s office. Will Ms. Baldwin run for Senate? If elected, Baldwin, a quintessential Madison liberal, who has represented her district in Congress since 1998, would be the first openly lesbian Senator in US history. In an interview with WISN on July 18th, she said “Diving into a US Senate race is a major decision, and I have to tell you, I take big decisions very seriously… I am certainly getting a lot of encouragement, and I am very likely to jump in.” Baldwin has broken barriers before. She is the f irst woman from WI to serve in the House, and the first openly gay person to be elected to Congress. She has developed an excellent reputation in Wisconsin and Washington as kind and levelheaded. Her personality defies the “ice queen” or “dragon lady” stereotype male politicians too often paint of women candidates. Instead, she’s nice, and according to the National Journal, an insider Washington publication, Baldwin is the House’s most progressive member. She would replace retiring Democratic Senator Herb Kohl who has held the seat for 23 years. One factor contributing to her decision is of course finances; Baldwin is doing very well in this regard. According to Gay Politics, “she raised more than a half million dollars in the second quarter of this year from 2,339 individual supporters. Baldwin now has more than $1.1 million in her Congressional campaign account.” Consider this along the Dallas Voices’ report that she only needed $1.2 million to win re-election to her seventh term in the House last year. She would of course need a great deal more than this, however, to run a state-wide campaign in Wisconsin. Robin Brand of the Gay and Lesbian Victory has reported a “tremendous response” from donors and supporters already. HRC has established a fundraising portal for her campaign on its website. EMILY’s list, a group that works to elect women who support women’s abortion rights is another strong supporter, having raised almost a quarter of her cam(continued on page 6)

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A Fearless Activist, and a Hell of a Friend Democrat ic Centra l Committee member Carole Migden’s passionate and eloquent eulogy summed up Harris and received sustained applause:

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The cover of the Jean Harris memorial program featured an eye-catching portrait and a quote from California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton: “A fearless activist, and a hell of a friend.” Burton joined more than forty political activists and friends of Harris at Delancy Street on July 21 to present a tribute to the tireless promoter of LGBTQ rights. Burton said that he received numerous complaints about Harris being a “pain in the butt” when she was working for the Democratic Party. He said that “a pain in the butt that gets the job done is better that someone who does not do the job.” Notables who attended the event at Delancy Street included: Kate Kendell, Roma Guy, Eileen Hanson, Happy Hyder, Dianne Jones, Dana Van Gorder, Geoff Kors, Ken Jones, Rafael Mandelman, Leslie Katz, Sharon Johnson, Kate Monica Klein, Lea Militello, and Melinda Paras. The reception was coordinated by Carol Stuart, and the choice of space and catering was impeccable.

Harris lost her two daughters after divorcing her ex-husband, a tragedy that set her on an activist course that would protect other lesbians and gay men from losing theirs. She co-founded Lesbians Agenda for Action, the first lesbian political action committee (PAC) in the U.S.; steered San Francisco’s domestic partner legislation to victory when she was an aide to Supervisor Harry Britt; and co-produced the “Lavender Sweep,” which elected several lesbian and gay candidates. Harris also instigated the needle exchange program while working for Mayor Frank Jordan; then became the executive director of Basic Rights Oregon to take on homophobic bigots. She was also the first executive director of the organization that became Equality California. Harris was front and center at a Queer Nation marriage equality protest at City Hall, and she shooed the SFPD Tac Squad away after queers stormed the City Clerk’s office and conducted a mock wedding for eight couples. She and her small army of domestic partners campaigners easily overwhelmed local and bussed-in fundamentalists who tried to stop her.

“Jean Harris was an absolutely original person, a harbinger ahead of her time. Coming from an awful life, Jean blasted into town in the mideighties with a fierce agenda and a razor focus. She quickly gained access to important people. She intuitively understood the levers of power and how to use them. She was intense and charismatic and she cared nothing about status or personal gain. She provoked and prodded, dressed like a man and took the bullet that came with that. She was cool, older than us, attracted women like a magnet and usually traveled in a pack. Jean was confident, and you knew when she entered the room. Many times over the years Jean would stop by my office unannounced. In came Jean, in came the most important issue of all time. To experience Jean Harris was like being caught in a tidal wave. You are awestruck and transfixed. You know you are witnessing something profound and encompassing. The force was stronger than you, you stopped resisting for the best and knew there would be a lot of mopping up later. Jean invented social media way before Zuckerberg and way before texting and tweeting took hold. I love Jean Harris. She made me shine and she gave me many good times. I hope her profound contributions to LGBT equality get the recognition they deserve.” - Write to Rink at rinkphoto12@comcast. net.

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HRC Goes on the Road for Equality Aside from policy questions, 57 percent of respondents say they would not be bothered if their child or grandchild was gay. Seventy-seven percent of men say they could be close friends with a gay man, and 81 percent of women say they could be close friends with a lesbian. Overall, 64 percent say they could be close friends with someone who is transgender. Relating to the current debate over socalled “pray the gay away” therapies, only 24 percent of people think gay people can be made straight through psychotherapy or prayer.

The HRC twelve-week bus tour will hit 17 cities in states where anti-gay legislation remains.

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By Dennis McMillan

LGBTQ equality issues but more work remains to be done.

“On the Road to Equality” is the Human Rights Campaign’s nationwide bus tour to spread the message of equality by educating the American public and empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to become advocates for themselves and their families. The twelve-week tour will travel to 17 cities in eleven states and D.C., with particular emphasis on the Midwest and South where there are limited legal protections for LGBTQ people, and where living openly and honestly can be difficult. The tour comes as a new nationwide poll from the HRC finds that Americans widely support

HRC’s new poll, conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, found that 51 percent of Americans support equal marriage (43 percent in the Midwest and South), which is consistent with other national polls on the issue. Seventy-nine percent of Americans support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Support for protections against bullying in schools is also high, at 73 percent. Respondents also overwhelmingly say anti-gay discrimination is a problem (79 percent) and anti-transgender discrimination is a problem (74 percent).

“A mer icans’ suppor t for LGBT equality issues is at an all-time high, but there’s still a long way to go in fighting discrimination and educating the public at large,” said HRC President Joe Solmonese. “As a movement, we are at a crossroads, and we need to drive as far and as fast as we can toward fairness.” So HRC is hitting the road, starting Aug. 12 to launch “On the Road to Equality.” (continued on page 6)

Errata In the editorial of the July 28 issue, we incorrectly stated that U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has announced that she will run for U.S. Senate. In fact, Baldwin has not yet made an official announcement about her decision to enter the race (read more on the front page).,

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Beaver State Takes a Lickin’ By Ann Rostow Well this has been a dismal week for First World economies, has it not? I am indeed thankful that my official topic is GLBTLMNOP news and not the global financial markets. It’s not been that great a week for gay news either, but that’s only because it’s slow, not because the news is bad. There was one important development, however, a widely expected ruling in our favor out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The long running case pits transgendered inmates against the state of Wisconsin, which refused, as a matter of state law, to allow transitioning inmates to continue their hormone treatments while in prison. Under the 2005 Sex Change Prevention Act (I kid you not) Wisconsin became the only state in the country to deny medical treatment to incarcerated transgendered men and women. The law was passed after a trans inmate sued the state, demanding that Wisconsin pay for surgery. But in addition to banning sex change surgery, it banned all other treatments, endangering the health of transitioning inmates out of sheer spite and ignorance. Three other transwomen sued the state in 2006 and won an injunction that kept their treatments in place while the litigation made its way through federal court. Last year, Judge Charles Clevert struck down the state law in a decision that was upheld by the Seventh Circuit last Friday. One would assume that the Union Busting State would leave it at that, but if they really want to make a name for themselves they can appeal to the entire Seventh Circuit, or to the Supreme Court. Too bad Wisconsin voters couldn’t manage to strip the GOP of their hold on the legislature on Tuesday.

ple eat during Ramadan. I found this story, by the way, when I tried to click on “odd way to cook with bacon” and ended up linking to the Ramadan story instead. When I emerged from the business with Ramadan, I could no longer find “odd way to cook with bacon,” since it was one of those scrolling AOL headlines that came and went. I was interested only because I can’t imagine what you could do with ba-

“Well speaking of hate, it looks as if we are getting closer and closer to the real fight for the GOP nomination. True, the curtain has yet to rise and the show has yet to start. But we’ve been called to our seats. The little bell has rung and we have been obliged to finish our $7 plastic glasses of sparkling rotgut.” con that would be considered “odd.” Well, I suppose I can dream up some unusual applications for bacon, but not in terms of cooking. No Donuts! Moving right along, there was a story out of DC, where five lesbians were assaulted outside a nightclub on July 30 and police did nothing about it. According to the Washington Blade, the women were walking along 14th Street at some early hour of the morning when a couple of guys tried to flirt with them.

Bringing In the Bacon So, I was just searching for something interesting to write about when I stumbled over a controversy at Whole Foods, where some Islamaphobes got bent out of shape by the grocery chain’s Ramadan marketing campaign. The story took another twist when someone leaked an internal Whole Foods memo that appeared to distance the company from the entire promotion. “It’s probably best that we don’t specifically call out or ‘promote’ Ramadan…” wrote a mystery executive. Whole Foods later explained that the email was not company policy and reflected the view of just one individual. So Ramadan is on! Can you explain why a grocery store would want to promote a fasting holiday? Just asking. Yes, I know that peo-

Speaking to a gay advocacy group, Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the officers were “lazy” and could face disciplinary action or even termination for their indifference. In a statement August 5, Lanier said she was “appalled” by the incident and pledged that the officers’ conduct will be “investigated thoroughly.” According to the Blade, there are also arrest warrants out for the two men, so justice is on the way I suppose.

(Sing with me: “A couple of hours before dawn. When the streets belong to the cops. And the janitors with the mops. And the glow of the streetlights shining, fills the gutters with gold.”) At any rate, the women rejected the advances, and one of them indicated that she and one of her friends were together. This enraged the men who attacked the women, punching them in the face and stomach while reportedly calling them: “dyke bitches.” Four police cars arrived and at least seven of f icers went to the scene. There, they questioned one of the attackers and astonishingly, let him go. They declined to file a report or do anything at all until days later, when the mother of one of the victims demanded some action.

Bay Area Men Fighting Deportation I also read, with dismay, about a binational San Francisco couple who may well be separated by immigration authorities even though the man who is being deported is the caregiver for his disabled husband. You may also have read or heard about Australian John Makk, who has been ordered to leave the United States by August 25. Makk has lived in this country for years, marrying his husband Bradford Wells in Massachusetts in 2004. Wells, who has A IDS, cannot leave this country without losing his health coverage. According to the Advocate, Nancy Pelosi is trying to intervene in the case and Immigration Equality will also fight for the men. As you know, we have seen a number of bi-national couples avoid the worst scenarios as sympathetic judges put their cases on hold and government lawyers f ind ways to avoid deportation without directly violating the Defense of Marriage Act. The Obama administration has pledged to “enforce” the Defense of Marriage Act, even as the administration has argued passionately against DOMA in federal court. In immigration cases, however, the Justice Department has suggested that officials focus their energies on criminals and (continued on page 4)

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Overcoming Procrastination He’s just a lazy, undisciplined person, and he’s stuck with this “personality trait” because of his faulty upbringing. He’s deliberately hurting himself because he suffers from “masochism,” “unconscious guilt” or even a “death wish.”

Examined Life Tom Moon James is mildly depressed, and can’t seem to get anything done. His bedroom is piled so high with paper and laundry that his social life and his sex life are suffering because he’s too ashamed to bring anyone into his home. He’s so anxious about paying his bills that he avoids doing it and racks up late fees, even though he has enough money to pay everything he owes. He wants to go back to school and train for a new job, but puts off registering for classes every semester; and as a result he stays stuck in a boring, dead-end job. Here are some of the “psychological theories” which he uses to explain his procrastination to himself: 8 BAY TIMES AUGUST 11, 2011

He’s “passive-aggressive” and is expressing pent-up hostility toward those around him by frustrating them. He must be getting a “payoff” from his procrastination, such as enjoying all the attention he gets because of his depression. In psychological lingo this payoff is known as “secondary gain.” Jim’s “explanations,” like so many popular psychological theories that people use to account for their behavior, make things worse because they make him feel wrong, helpless, and hopeless, and because they don’t suggest any practical solutions. His “inner critic” has latched onto some poorly understood psychological theories and is using them against himself. He isn’t alone: these kind of hostile and self-denigrating ideas seem to have captured the popular imagina-

tion as explanations for every imaginable problem – whether it’s a weight issue, shyness, substance abuse, relationship problems, or any number of other problems. A little psychology is a dangerous thing.

more feelings of guilt, helplessness, apathy, boredom, and so on. These feelings “validate” the self-defeating thoughts which started the process in the first place, and a vicious circle results.

But psychological theories for many problems do exist which are both testable and offer practical solutions. Anyone interested in learning a practical approach to overcoming procrastination might profit by reading the fifth chapter of David Burns excellent book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. The cognitive theory of procrastination which he describes is essentially that the apathy, anxiety, and sense of being overwhelmed which create immobilization begin with distorted thinking. According to the theory, the process typically goes like this: you start with such self-defeating thoughts as “This is too hard to do. I just don’t have the energy.” Or “There’s no point in even trying because I’ll fail anyway.” These thoughts create feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. The feelings are taken as confirmation of the validity of your pessimism, and you respond by avoiding the “hopeless” tasks. This leads to decreased productivity, isolation, and paralysis, which creates

The concept of distorted thinking is central to the cognitive theory, and clients in this form of therapy are encouraged to identify the specific ways in which their own “self talk” misrepresents reality and creates pessimism and immobilization. Patients in cognitive therapy are often directed to keep a daily record of their distorted thoughts” Merely paying attention to one’s self-defeating thinking can do much to relieve the problem, even if you do nothing else. Another one of Burns’ suggestions for overcoming immobilization is what the calls the “Antiprocrastination Sheet.” The way it works is that the patient breaks down a task that he or she has been avoiding into a series of manageable steps in which each piece can be completed in less than fifteen minutes. For each step, the patient writes down a prediction of just how difficult each stem is expected to be, using a 0 to 100 percent scale. If he or she thinks the task will be relatively

easy, it is given a low estimate such as 10 percent; and harder tasks are given a larger number. In the next column, the patient is directed to write down a number from 0 to 100 predicting how much satisfaction you expect to derive from the task. Once all of these predictions have been made, the patient does each of the small tasks and then records for each one how difficult it actually turned out to be and how much pleasure was actually gained from doing it. This simple procedure usually helps people examine and rapidly disconfirm their distorted beliefs that the task at hand will be painful and intolerable if they don’t avoid doing it. In general, procedures like this one help people stop ruminating about their supposed internal deficiencies and focus their attention instead on the specific actions they can take to address the problem at hand. When people stop asking “What’s wrong with me?” and start asking “What can I do differently?” they’re already well on their way to overcoming procrastination. Tom Moon is a psychotherapist in San Francisco. His website is tommoon.net.

Arts&Entertainment The Nature Line: The Post-Post-Apocalypse Lily Janiak The post-apocalyptic world envisioned in The Nature Line, a new play by J.C. Lee at Sleepwalkers Theatre, bears close resemblance to the pre-apocalyptic one. Sure, people in it - the survivors of the end of the world, a couple of generations later - aren’t allowed to touch. Or have sex. Or leave - not that there’s anywhere to go, but there’s a wall, just in case. Fear of disease has bred tyranny by science, which controls even childbirth; the world’s few remaining virile males are quarantined on a stud farm, where all they do is read comic books and masturbate their precious, “awesome” sperm into tubes. But most pregnancies fail, as Aya (Charisse Loriaux) is all too painfully aware; she has already lost multiple babies, and now is her last chance. But there’s also much to recognize in Lee’s vision. Comic books still make grown men into dorky little boys. Women still go for musicians and strong silent types. Corporations still aspire toward their own self-justifying manifest destinies. A first touch or kiss or sexual encounter still makes its stupefied participants feel like they’re

the only ones who know about a miraculous secret. And every earnest heroine like Aya still has a sarcasmspouting best friend like Arty (Ariane Owens). Disparate universes don’t always square in this conceit-laden play. Much proves difficult to justify, particularly when actor commitment to an idea varies. Pre- apocalyptic junk - fragments of poems, VHS cassettes - is supposed to be treasure to the survivors. But when T (the superb Amy Prosser) pushes a wheelbarrow full of scraps of poems and love letters onstage and moves to plant them “before they go bad,” the scene waxes a little twee and inauthentic. The rules to not touch each other or climb over the wall don’t feel serious enough to make us care when they are so easily broken, probably because these mandates are narrated rather than embodied. And though the cast is uniformly excellent, each member seems to hail from a different play. Not only does no one understand Aya’s loss; the other characters also seem to have no losses of their own. This world lacks definition - not from lack of rules but from insufficient follow-through. But Lee definitely understands the power of two bodies colliding at last on a stage, and director Mina Morita creates multiple beautiful love scenes featuring couples - male-female, male-male, female-female - who dis-

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Charisse Loriaux as Aya and Amy Prosser as T in The Nature Line at the Phoenix Theater through August 27.

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Women Rock Marin During Fabulosa

Lou Fischer, Amy Meyers and Iris Mansour pose for laughs at Fabulosa Fest at Walker Creek Ranch. Music Review

Kirsten Kruse Hundreds of women attended the fourth annual Fabulosa Festival in Marin Co. at picturesque Walker Creek Ranch this last weekend, July 15 – 17th. Organized by Dawn Huston of El Rio, Judea Eden and Jenny Hoyston, along with many tireless volunteers, this festival is a womencentered, inclusive of all genders and ages, non-profit fundraiser. “I really loved Fabulosa, it was my first time there,” said Jan Mark “The spirit of the organizers was so inclusive and

friendly, the people that came seemed to really relax and have fun, and I made some friends and enjoyed conversations with kids who were in their twenties as well as my own contemporaries.” Camping babies, women of all ages, and a few brave men from all walks of life enjoyed the great outdoors, yoga, nutrition classes and workshops, a campfire sing-along, dancing, massage, acupuncture and lots of great music. Craftswomen sold everything from hand-made jewelry, clothing, pottery, sculpture and gourd art to chocolate truffles. “I really liked the fest because the venue was beautiful, there was a wide range of ages, the

food was healthy and plentiful, the music was good and it wasn't overwhelmingly large,” said Cindy Icke.

with Kaia Wilson of The Butchies, accompanied by Jenny Hoyston and Gretchen Phillips.

A wide range of live musical performances started off the fun on Friday night with Ronnda Cadle, instrumental acoustic finger style guitarist, who played graceful new age style music. She was followed by Erase Errata with Jenny Hoyston, who rocked the audience with experimental psychedelics and punk. Mirah’s relaxing and calming indie folk music rounded out the evening’s concerts.

Saturday morning was filled workshops such as “Forrest Yoga,” by Claudia Guedes, Ph.D., “Sexy Saturday Morning Chakra Awakening,” by Mary Spicer, and “Music For Kids” by Amy Meyers. Susan Appe taught the popular “Hand Drum Workshop”. There were also workshops on nutritition by regional experts Fern Leaf, MPH, NC, Tamar Cohen, N.C, Dr. Julie Trestman, D.C., and Christina Cowger, M.A., M.F.T.

Attendees then enjoyed a Friday night film festival showing five short films, including Australian gem “Frontbum Dancin’.” Oh, and what’s a frontbum? You google it! “You Move Me,” a movie about the awkwardness of picking up your belongings after a break-up, delighted giggling viewers with the unforgettable line “when straight people break up, the guy doesn’t leave his dick behind!” when Tru tries to picks up her “stuff” from her ex-girlfriend. “Janine” a movie about a black lesbian’s relationship with a white, upper middle class girl from high school provided some serious thoughtfulness to the selection, and “The Vicious and the Delicious” rounded out the night with a lesbian soap spoof. Friday night ended with a cozy campfire jam and sing-along

And who could forget an event like “Go Deep! A lube wrestling challenge?” What? Lesbian Lube Wrestling? Really! While some questioned the feminist validity of such degenerate debauchery, clearly, more than a hundred women enjoyed the sex-positive nature of the event. “Go Deep” was presented by Dottie Lux of Red Hots Burlesque, and performed by her excellent wrestlers, Vicious Kitty, The Imprinter, and the Honey Badger among others (real names omitted to protect the innocent). Liquid Girlfriend, who played Fabulosa for the third time this year, set the tone on Saturday night with sexy blues rock and amazing vocals. Not to be outdone, Judea Eden, a San

Francisco blues-folk singer and her band kept the audience on their feet and dancing, proving once again, that women do rock. Rock star Maria Stanford and her Battlin’ Bluebirds kept the party going with her gritty vocals and highly entertaining stage act. I n bet ween t hese t hree ba nds, though, some might say, Fuchsia FoXXX stole the show with her enticing blend of belly dance and burlesque. Everyone certainly loved her beautiful mix of self-expression and sensuality, her creative, sexy costume and the way she enjoyed entertaining everyone else. For those not too tired or advanced in age, entertainment continued in the Boogie Barn – an actual barn with amazing wood work and creaky wooden f loor – at an 80’s dance DJ’d by Chelsea Starr and Freddie Fagula. Actual prom pictures were taken as mementos of the night. Fogg y Sunday morning provided time for recovery, and more workshops. Sunday’s music had a folkier lean when compared to rocking Saturday night. In the early afternoon, Amy Meyers delighted with songs for kids of all ages. Jo Boyer performed a solo set of folk singing with guitar. She was followed by Audrey Howard & The Misters, who got the audience (continued on page 13) BAY T IM ES AUGUST 11, 2011 9

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Anne Kobori and Katie Krueger appear in Women's Will's production of Midsummer Night's Dream playing August 28 at various parks.

Theater Review Lily Janiak To s e e Women’s W i l l’s 19 6 0 s t heme d , f r e e - a nd - op en - t o - t he public production of A Midsummer Night’s Drea m is to d ive a l it t le t o o de e pl y i nt o r e g ion a l car icature: It’s f ine when you’re sitting in a park in the East Bay, t he smel l of pot interlaced w it h the aromas of your neighbors’ artisan picnic items, enjoying your feminist Shakespeare production. But when the cast inv ites you to sing along w ith Simon and Garfunkel’s “Feelin’ Groov y” (one of many oldies the production interpolates), you might start to wonder if you’ve gone too far.

But this production also gives you reason to feel connected to theatergoer s of Sha kespea re’s day. They also saw theater in the afternoon, exposed to the elements, and in the company of members of d if ferent socia l classes. They also enjoyed elaborate costumes (here, it’s a colorful cross-section of sixties ensembles, covering everything from mod to f lower power) but almost no scener y (only a few tie-dye backdrops). A nd t hey, too, s aw pl ay s perfor me d b y a s i n g le - s e x a c t i n g troupe. But as the name Women’s Wi l l suggest s, it’s not t he sa me sex. A big part of the all-female Sha kespeare company’s m ission is to g ive women t he cha nce to play roles they’d never get to play elsewhere. A nd this production’s

g i f ted comed ien nes t h r ive w it h the opportunity. A M id s u m me r N i g ht ’s D r e a m follows Hermia ( Lex i Hart), Lysander (Amber Sommerfeld), Helena ( K at ie K r uger) a nd Demetrius (Anne Kobori) - two couples caught in a muddle of unrequited love. Oberon ( Jan Adrienne Gilber t), k i ng of t he fa i r ies , commands Puck ( Vahishta Vafadari), a sprite, to disentangle it with the magical juice of “a little Western f lower,” which, when “on sleepi ng eyel id s la id w i l l ma ke ma n or woma n mad ly dote upon t he next l ive creat ure t hat it sees.” W hen Puck botches the plan, as of course he does, and the chain of lust reverses, love seems suddenly arbitrar y, silly, f ick le. But just when we’re starting to medi(continued on page 17)

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Theater Review Jeanie K. Smith “Nine,” the musical based on Federico Fellini’s iconic film “8 ½”, opened on Broadway in 1982 and ran for over 700 performances. The lack of consistent critical acclaim didn’t stop it from winning five Tonys, including Best Musical. With music and lyrics by Maury Weston and book by Arthur Kopit, it had the credentials for “legs,” and it has indeed spawned several revivals as well as numerous regional outings. The latest local production just opened at City Lights Theatre Company in San Jose, one that fans of the musical will love; and those new to it will discover what others find so entertaining. Fellini’s film and the musical both explore the midlife crisis of filmmaker Guido Contini, a thinly-veiled standin for Fellini himself, dealing with artist’s block and a waning reputation as well as too many women. Contini (Tim Reynolds) needs to find the next big idea or he may be totally washed up; and this is somehow wrapped up with his womanizing, his wife’s disillusionment, and memories of a clandestine childhood visit to a prostitute.

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threads of his life tangle and shred, until he is forced to make some hard choices in order to move forward. His wife, Luisa (Aoife Stone), his two lovers—Carla (Elizabeth Santana) and Claudia (Kristin Brownstone)—his producer (Molly Thornton) and a host

Nine will run at the City Lights Theatre in San Jose through August 28.

of other adoring women help tell his story, barraging him with sexual fantasies or accusations or demands. The prostitute, Sarraghina (Kereli Dawn Sengstack), exhorts him to “Be Italian,” which roughly means to live life to its fullest and damn convention. Most regional productions of “Nine” have followed the staging of the Broadway original, but director Jeffrey Bracco developed a fresh concept for the intimate stage at City Lights, and, for the most part, it works great. He also assembled a cast whose enthusiasm and talent truly carry the show. Reynolds seems an unlikely choice at first for Guido, but he fills the role with his excellent vocals and f lair for the comic. He’s well-matched by Santana in a standout role as Carla— her solo, “A Call from the Vatican,” knocks it out of the park. Thornton’s

fabulous belt and expressive face serves her well as Liliane; and Brownstone captures the diva, Claudia, with just the right mix of ego and insecurity. The women of the ensemble are wonderful—not only eye candy of all sorts, but delightfully funny, winsome or seductive, forward or shy, and possessing of marvelous voices that together create an extraordinary sound. Choreographer Shannon Stowe has done a fantastic job with this talented group to bring out individual strengths and characters, so the chorus numbers are tremendous fun to watch. They’re also sexy as hell. Ron Gasparinetti’s attractive set functions on so many different levels, literally, and serves for several locations as well as Contini’s psyche. Costume design by Amy Conners and Jill (continued on page 17)

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Daniel Goldstein Addresses AIDS in His Sculptures at Visual Aid Gallery Art Review Sister Dana Van Iquity V i s u a l A i d i s d i s p l ay i n g n o w through Aug. 31 the works of its c l ient s i n a g a l ler y ent it led “A Thin Line: Extinction, Survival, Transformation.” Located on the 9th f loor of 57 Post Street, the exhibition is curated by Visual A id E xec ut ive D i rector Ju l ie Bl a n kenship. The ar t work is by four a r t i st s (one who ha s d ied f rom A I D S ) l i v i n g w it h H I V/A I D S and expressing their inter pretation of the pandemic. I nc luded i n t he ex h ibit ion a re t he scu lpt u res of Da n iel G oldstein, a San Francisco based artist originally from New York. His wood block prints, collages, and scu lpt u res have been ex h ibited in leading galleries and museums throughout the world. Goldstein is the founding president of Under O ne Roof a nd V i sua l A id , t wo highly successful nonprof its that generate funds for education, medical, and support services. Goldstein is represented by three sculptures. Two pieces are t he le at her c over i n g s of workout equipment from the old San Francisco Muscle System, a gay male g ym. Mysterious, f igurative shapes were worn into the leather over t he cour se of t wo decades f rom t he con st a nt f r ict ion a nd sweat of anonymous bodies. The “Icarian” pieces are names for the exercise machines that the leath-

er sk ins orig inally came from in the muscle mill g yms in The City. But Icar ian is also connected to the Greek hero Icar us who f lew too close to the sun w ith his art i f icia l w i ng s. T he w i ng s ca me apart because of the heat, and he fel l to his death into the ocean. Goldstein says, “The word sums up lost youth and lost beaut y in the face of super-human force.”

“ I nv i s ible M a n” i s a st u n n i n g mobi le made of over 80 0 hy po der m ic sy r inges, each t ipped w ith a red cr ystal. The syringes h a n g a r ou nd a n empt y c ent er wh ich when v iewed from a d is t a nce aga i nst a black backd rop reveals the f igure of man. The effect is further heightened as the work slowly turns. The f ine steel wire from which the cascades of needles hang reminds the viewer of how frag i le, indeed how t hin are the lines of life that hold the human being in place. “ I nv i s ible M a n,” he c l a i m s “ i s pretty self-explanator y.” The syr i nges poi nt i nto a void t hat is shaped like a man. As the f igure t u r n s , you c a n s e e t he hu m a n for m appear a nd d isappear. He explains, “Humans leave a mark in t he l ives of ot hers even after they die. We go on in the memories of others and in the ef fects of our deeds a nd t he way we have touched the world.” “A lthough I was primarily a printma ker a nd col lage a r t ist i n t he 1970’s and 1980’s, I had a lways loved ma k ing scu lpt ure,” Goldstein tells Bay Times. A lexander Calder was his idol, and he was fortunate to meet him as a young teenager. “I started mak ing mo-

Daniel Goldstein with his sculpture called Philemon. His work is on display now at Visual Aid.

biles when I was a little boy. A s t he A I D S c r i s i s h it , I dec ided to t hrow myself completely into scu lpt ure a nd a m ver y g ratef u l that I have been able to continue to make sculpture as my profess ion,” he s ay s . He i s c u r rent ly work ing on t wo new large-sca le ha ng ing work s for a hospit a l in Sacramento and a children’s hospita l in El Paso. He is a lso prepar ing for a one-man exhibit in New York City in October where (continued on page 17)

BAY T IM ES AUGUST 11, 2011 11

Fifi & Fanny

POP ROX By K. Cole

Greyson Chance Hold On ‘Till the Night

Theater Review Sister Dana Van Iquity Stephanie Lynne Smith, concert pianist and former artistic director of t he L esbia n Gay Chor us of Sa n Fr a nc i sco, a nd Ca roly n Eidson, singer/ comedian/ f ilmmaker, have performed as Fif i & Fanny in venues around the Bay A rea since 20 07. L ast year t hey per formed to sold-out audiences in their smash hit, Fif i & Fanny: LIVE at the Texas Whore House. So now, i n t hei r latest show, i n F i f i & Fa n ny : T he B eg i n n i n g, the shocking childhood origins of this popular music/ comedy duo will be revealed. You may cry as you hear the stor y of how Fif i & Fanny met, their journey through t he w i lder ness of t he enter t a inment bu s i nes s , a nd t he f r iend s and enemies made along the way. Yes, come hiss the sleazy agent, sn ic ker w it h PeeWee Sher m a n, lu st a f ter t he Hol id ay Hotdog, and snap menta l pictures of t he usual assortment of HOT GU YS & GIRLS!

The show is staged at Capp Street C om mu n it y Mus ic C enter, 54 4 Capp Street near 21st Street.

Winners of “BEST Comedy Ensemble in a Short Film,” Eidson & Sm it h can a lso be seen ever y Friday on the YouTube web series (“Fif i & Fanny Friday Film”), and on a new ca l l-i n i nter net rad io show ( blogtalk radio.com). Links ca n be fou nd at: F I F I a nd FA N N Y.com. Six shows on two weekends only! 8 pm shows are $10 in advance, $15 at the door - Sat./Sun. 20/21 & 27/28; 3pm Sunday mat inees a r e $ 5 i n a d v a nc e, $10 at t he door, Sun. 21/28. VIP receptions o n o p e n i n g a n d c lo s i n g n i g ht only: $25, August 20/28. VIP reception includes early entry, postshow champagne toast, and meet a nd g reet w it h t he c a st . C ome laugh your ass of f !

T he a l l st a r c a st i n a lph ab et i cal order are Jason Brock, David 12 BAY T IMES AUGUST 11, 2011

Lil B I’m Gay G r e at ! A g ay r a p p er. Ev er y c ut i s marked ‘explicit’ and I really wanted this to pop for all of us who enjoy hip hop. A las, just because L i l B is gay, doesn’t ma ke h im a g reat ar t ist and t h is CD is more t ha n d isappoint ing son ic a l ly a nd creat ively. Hopef u l ly once he discovers more than just the key of E (yes, t here are 7 more), we can rally behind him with pride. Best Cut: “Union Town” Location: On the picket line

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Burnham, Patrick Cassidy, Mar y Jo Cat let t , Ca role Cook , Ja mes Darren, Tim Hockenberr y, Thea Gill, Lakisha Jones, Shirley Jones, Gloria Loring, Prince Poppycock, Lea Salonga, Lisa Vroman, Paula West, the B.O.O.BS! (Busty, Outr a g e o u s , O v e r - t he - t o p B r o a d s Singing!) with Jessica Corker, Leanne Borghesi, and Soila Hughes, W h ite Tree Fi ne A r t’s f i na l ist s, Ethan and Nikki White, and Post Ba l let Pr incipa l dancers Rober t Dekkers and Christian Squires.

T he R ichmond/ Er met A I DS Fou nd at ion i s proud to present “Help is on the Way”, the 17th annual gala celebration. This year’s a l l-st a r benef it concer t feat ures entertainers from Broadway, TV, f i l m , a nd t he r ecor d i n g i ndu s t r y. It’s ja zz, pop, a nd l ive performance, up close and personal, from some of San Francisco’s favor ite per for mers. The four Bay A rea A IDS ser vice agencies that a r e t he b enef ic i a r ie s t h i s ye a r are Aguilas, Shanti, STOP A IDS Project, and the YouthAware Program at New Conser vator y Theatre Center. The gala takes place on S u nd ay, A u g. 21 at Her b s t Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave.

Best Cut: “Unfriend You” Location: Coldstone Creamer y

The talented, sexy cast includes Jen Brown, Anton Inarra, Shane K r o l l , L a u r a L i s c a r, N a t h a n Marken, and Nick Scoggin.

“Help is on the Way” is on the Way

By Sister Dana Van Iquity

Well, he turns 14 this month so is celebrating the release of a new CD. Poppy, sugar y sweet, but no Justin Bieber here! I act ua l ly found mysel f enjoying a lot of the cuts of f this CD and thinking to myself, “This kid could be st ick ing around!” Hop on this now, since we’ll be hear ing about his 21st birthday release I’m sure.

Lil Wayne The Carter IV (Single) How to Love Lil Wayne puts em out in a series, Carter I, II… you get the idea. As if you weren’t convinced already, this single will prove Lil Wayne is an accomplished artist who can both move and groove his legions of fans. If you want hip hop with intelligence, style and staying power, get ready for Carter IV with this tantalizing preview. Best Cut: “How to Love” Location: The bedroom after a night at the strip club

The pre-show silent auction in the Main Lobby is from 5 – 7:30 pm; pre-show VIP reception (featuring c ompl i ment a r y hor s d’o euv r es , wine tastings, and martini & margarita bars) is in the Green Room from 5 – 6 pm; and the concert is 7:30 – 10 pm. Underwriter dessert and wine after-party with the cast is 10 - 11:45 pm. Ticket s at c it yboxof f ice.com or (415) 392- 4400 are $75 for genera l reser ved seat ing for per formance only; gala tickets (includes pre-show gala reception) are $125; the gala pre-show reception, perfor mance, and post-show recep tion with cast ticket is $175.

Patty Fiasco The Patty Piasco

V isit t he website for add it iona l info at reaf.org or ca l l (415) 273 -1620.

Best Cut: “Wonderbread”

Wyoming, really? People really live there? Yes, the do. And The Patty Fiasco bring this new self-titled release from the jam stages of the mid-mountain states. Still looking for a focus other than their dynamic lead singer, there’s seems to be real potential here for a good, solid Americana meets Jam Band group. Location: In a tent at the Michfest ladies.

What’s For Dinner Tonight and Preferably Every Night? Mexican, Please!

Food Review Melissa Myers Growing up, my family, like most, always had the daunt ing task of decid ing what to eat for d inner. My dad’s choice wa s i nev it ably “ L et ’s h ave Me x ic a n t on i ght ! ” Wel l, t he apple doesn’t fa l l fa r from t he t ree, when i n doubt a burrito, taco or enchilada always seems to hit the spot.

to take out money, one point for Tacko.

creating both a delicious chicken and f ish taco.

Taco Tuesday? Yes, please. Unfortunately, Tacko does not have Taco Tuesday dea ls, but Nick’s Crispy Tacos serves $2 tacos. Plus one point for Taco Tuesday!

Ambiance is ever ything. Confession, I act ua l ly enjoy Chef B o ya rdee R av iol i s. Now, before I lose a l l cred ibi l it y, a l low me to explain. I only like Chef Boyardee Raviolis while camping. I blame it on my environment. I’m sitting in nature, on t he campg rounds, surrounded by trees and fresh air a nd a m pu rely ex hau sted f rom being outside all day. This combination makes the food ser ved on my paper plate taste a whole lot better, my options are slim, and my taste buds adjust.

The menu, cost, and options vary slight between Nick’s Crispy Tacos and Tacko. At Tacko, there are a few more meat/f ish select ion s. A l l t he meat t acos auto matically come Nick’s Way, while you have to add an extra dol lar or so to have your f ish taco made

W h i le eat i ng my t aco at Nick’s C r i s p y Ta c o I i n d u l g e i n t he grease, the crisp, the smell of beer and cheering 20 -something sports fans surrounding me. I reach for my sample–cup- sized, plastic water cup to wash down the gooey cheese, salty shell, and fried f ish as I people watch the inebriated frat guys watching the game next to t he older couple confused on where and how to order.

One of my favorite places to get my Mexican f ix in San Francisco is at Nick’s Crispy Tacos located on Polk and Broadway. The key to any Nick’s taco is to order it Nick’s Way, for added crisp, guacamole and melted jack cheese. You can also f ind Nick’s Tacos at The Taco Shop @ Underdog’s on Ir v ing Street, and most recent ly Nick opened a new shop, Tacko, on Fillmore & Filbert. I checked

Tacos at Nick's done "Nick's Way".. Nick’s Way.

At Nick’s Cr ispy Tacos you pay extra to get any taco Nick’s Way. “While eating my taco at Nick’s Crispy Taco Plus one point to I indulge in the grease, the crisp, the smell of Ta c k o for on l y hav ing to pay beer and cheering 20-something sports fans extra on the f ish surrounding me. I reach for my sample–cup- tacos.

sized, plastic water cup to wash down the gooey cheese, salty shell, and fried fish…” out Tacko w it h t wo fr iends t h is past Tuesday to see how it compared to the delicious tacos I’ve enjoyed at Nick’s Crispy Tacos. Here are my f indings: The f irst thing to take note of for both Tacko and Nick’s Crispy Tacos— bring cash! Both places are cash only, and since I tend to never have cash on me, I am forced to pay t he ext ra fee to t a ke out money at the ATM located in the restaurant, tough loss. However, Tacko’s machine charges you less

How do t he t acos compa re on t he t a ste sc a le? At Nick’s Crispy Tacos I get a chicken and pescado t aco. T he pescado t aco is fr ied to perfection, if you even slightly enjoy f ish, you will love this taco. A t Ta c ko, I or der ed a c h ic ken taco and a mahi mahi taco. The ch icken t aco t a sted ex act ly t he same as Nick’s Crispy Tacos. The ma h i ma h i t aco wa s enjoyable, but nothing to brag about. It had a st rong k ick of spice t hat added f lavor, but lacked the excitement of a taco made Nick’s Way. T herefore, I’l l have to g ive t he point to Nick’s Cr ispy Tacos for

The Nature Line, continued from page 9) cover their shared physicality in a way that, if it doesn’t feel like the first time, is nonetheless touchingly suspenseful. Lee’s fresh, vivid poetry rests easy in the actors’ sure voices, phrases like “I love you in dead words” and “wish life into me” feeling both natural and urgent. And Morita’s spare mise-enscene welcomes the audience into the wondrous world of Lee’s imagination: The set consists only of two patches of dirt and three crinkly blue-grey backdrops, with Colin Trevor’s ethereal sound design creating a sense of abyss. The Nature Line concludes Lee’s trilogy of plays about the apocalypse, which has comprised Sleepwalkers’ entire theatrical output for the past

Ta c ko i s qu it e d i f fer ent . St r ip t he red velvet, chandel iers, and round bar in the middle and replace it w it h a clea n l it t le shop with wooden picnic tables, a map of Nantucket on the wall, framed pictures of Yachts, and your typical Marina crowd of girls dressed to the tee and boys dressed like, wel l , you k now t he stereot y pe, you’l l f ind t hem here. The g uys w e r e a l s o fo u n d o r d e r i n g i c e bucket s f i l led w it h beer, wh ich, despite the guy in the popped collar holding it, looked rather fun. Overall, Tacko has more seating and is a bit more relaxing. So, due to the fact that I am a bit of a brat and enjoy sitting down, taking my time, and enjoy newer and nicer things, I’m going to award Tacko the point for ambiance. Let’s tally that up. It was a close race, but Tacko won by one point. Depend i ng on you r preference on at mosphere, cost, a nd t aste, you can make your own conclusion. But for now, I’ll be tak ing my cash ( Must remember to take some out at the bank!) to Tacko. - Write to Melissa Myers at meliskmyers@gmail.com

Fabulosa, continued from page 9) year. If this play doesn’t quite reach the height of the company’s last production, the plight of its protagonist certainly poses one important question: Why is it that other contemporary plays so rarely feature healthy, young, capable female characters who really want children? And what does that say about us? The Nature Line continues (Thursday to Saturday, 8pm) through Aug. 27 at the Phoenix Theater, 414 Mason St., San Francisco. Tickets ($15 - $17), call (415) 913-7272 or at http:// www.sleepwalkerstheatre.com/ - Check out Lily’s blog at http://lilyjaniak. blogspot.com/

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to their feet once again. Legendary Gretchen Phillips followed with a set rich in variety and highly entertaining tongue-in-cheek humor. Phranc, the festival’s headliner brought the festival to its happy conclusion with the classics “Hillary’s Eyebrows,” the “Bulldagger Swagger,” and the song that says it all “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter.” Kudos to a well-organized, inclusive and respectful fund-raising festival. We hope there will be many more. Proceeds from the festival will go to Positive Images, an organization that provides support to Sonoma County’s LGBTQQI youth and POWER, an organization that builds the power of low-income people in San Francisco to work for economic, racial and gender justice. Fabulosa was sponsored were CounterPULSE and by Walker Creek Ranch. Write to Kirsten Kruse at kirsten.kruse. sf@gmail.com

Gun Hill Road’s Portrayal of Machismo vs. Trans Youth

Harmony Santana and Esai Morales in Gun Hill Road..

Film Gary M. Kramer Gun Hill Road tells two compelling, parallel stories within a Latino family in the Bronx. Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home from pr i s on a nd h a s t r ouble r e c on necting with his family. His wife Angela ( Judy Reyes) is having an af fair, and his son Michael (Harmony Sa nt a na), is t ra nsit ion ing his gender to become Vanessa. Enr ique’s issues—which revolve around masculinit y and honor come i nto con f l ict w it h h is son when he discovers M ichael likes to wear eyeliner and use the girl’s bathroom at school. In contrast, M ic h a e l / Va n e s s a’s c o n c e r n s aside from Enrique’s return - include dealing with Chris (Tyrone Brown), who wants to keep their s e x u a l r e l at ion s h i p out of t he public eye. Both Morales and Santana spoke separately with Bay Times about their roles in Gun Hill Road. Sa nt a n a , m a k i n g a memor able screen debut here, explained that she learned about the f ilm after meeting director Rashaad Ernesto Green at a gay pride parade in Queens. “ I wa s work i ng out a boot h for A IDS awareness and prevention, and Rashaad came up to me with a f lyer about the f ilm and what he was look ing for. I said I wanted to audition. I came in, and at the time, I wasn’t going by Harmony. He told me to come back as a girl, and I did, and that’s when he told me I got the role.” Sa nt a n a t hen went i nto a n i nten se, si x-week t r a i n i ng cou r se w ith an acting coach to prepare for the demands of the f ilm. She laughs when she admits that her coach had her practice moaning for the f ilm’s sex scene. “Prepari ng for t hat wa s so wei rd! ” she ad m it ted w it h a laugh. But t he actress gets serious when she talked about hav ing to draw on her personal experiences to create the tensions between father and son. She con fes sed t hat she ha s not spoken to her own father in f ive years. “I was hear ing conversations he had with my mom - and h i m ca l l i ng me ‘ faggot.’ It wa s more ment a l a nd verba l abuse. My mom defended me,” Santana recalled with obvious pain. She a l so a c k nowled ged t h at i n rea l l i fe, she ex per iences ma ny of the same issues Vanessa does, f rom g et t i ng hor mone s hot s to dat ing a g uy who wants to keep

t hei r rel at ion sh ip on t he dow n low. W h a t a p p e a le d t o t he a c t r e s s about the role, she said, “Is that M ichael/ Va nessa goes t h rough a lot of t h i ng s t r a ns women go through.” I n one of t he best moment s i n Gun Hill Road, Michael dresses up to go out a s Va nes sa . It’s a telling, non-verbal scene that explains more about her character than any expository speech could. Santana is justif iably proud of it. “ R a sha ad had i n it ia l ly w r it ten for me to put on m a ke -up a nd the outf it and shoes. He had me d ress mysel f a nd ask , ‘ W hat do you do next?’ I gave him the idea for the gaf f [genital hiding underga r ment]. He had no idea what t hat was. It’s my favor ite scene, but I felt a little exposed,” she demurred. The other narrative of Gun Hill Roa d i s t he de pic t ion of m a s cu l i n it y a s represented by E sa i M or a l e s’s c h a r a c t e r, E n r i q u e. When confronted with Michael/ Vanessa’s gender ident it y issues, Enr ique has a const a nt refra in, “What does this say about me?!” His react ion is authent ic as machismo is an integral component of L at i n cu lt ure where men a re entrusted and expected to carr y the male gene forward, “My character has this misguided notion that he is the victim here,” he explained. “In the Latin world, mothers say, ‘I put forth machos men.’ For a g uy to have a g irly son, after being in prison…” the actor let the sentence hang, as if for dramatic ef fect. The conversation shifts to discuss Mora les play ing his f irst ex-con role si nce h is mesmer i zi ng f i l m debut in Bad Boys alongside Sean Penn, back in 1983. “It’s so freaky. I avoided playing convicts after Bad Boys. I believe art adds up. If you’re always playing dr ug dea lers and cons, than you’re just biding time as an actor. I like to do stuf f that makes people think.” He continued, “Since Bad Boys, I ’ve a lway s wa nted to t a ke t he bad g uy character and g ive him more d i mension.” He g ives Enrique life in Gun Hill Road, walking around as if he is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Mor a les descr ibed meet i ng t he real life man Enrique is based on, “I got the core of his pathos and his belief, which has religious under tones, ‘God don’t ma ke m istakes. God is perfect, and you’re (continued on page 17) BAY T IM ES AUGUST 11, 2011 13

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THE BAY AREA’S ARTS AND EVENTS CALENDAR FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITIES

Take a Ride with TurbonegrA, the all-girl tribute to the Boys of Oslo at 924 Gilman on August 20th.

Thursday

Pan Dulce 7 Year Anniversary Party - This is going to be an amazing party with lots of great giveaways, food and drinks. Not to mention some hot a** Papi & Mami go-go dancers from LA and the Bay.Pan Dulce has helped to raise the visibility of Latino's in the Castro.In Pan Dulce's 7 year run, it has become the Bay Area's largest weekly Latin Dance party. 9p 21+ at The Café, Castro. $6 cover free before 10:30p.

Friday

Ria Carlo - Concert pianist Ria Dawn Carlo performs a program of music spanning from the Baroque Period to the 20th Centuryworks by Handel, Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin, Debussy, Bartok and Barber at the Cadillac Hotel 380 Eddy St.. SF 12pm-1pm, Free to the Public. Sissy Strut!!! - The Handsome Young Men present a Queer dance party with DJs Lil MC, Katie Duck, Ponyboy and Durt plus guests spinning Motown, oldies, doo wop, R&B, and soul jams you love to dance to! Second Fridays @ UndergroundSF 424 Haight St.., between Filmore and Webster 10pm-2am $3-$5 21+.

Saturday

LGBTQ Shamanism Classes - Ask questions about any subject and get connected to the Spirits that are here to help YOU! Check the website at sfcenter.org/calendar; or email Liz Dale at lizsanpablo@aol.com.Bring a mat/pad, extra sweater/jacket, a drum and/or rattle, item for the medicine wheel. Cost is a reasonable $25 per session. Tell your friends including LGBTQ allies!! Meeting your power animal and teachers can Rock Your World!! Journey to the Spirit World and see!! Classes will be the 2nd Saturday of each month from 10Am to 12noon in Rm 308 at The Center. 1800 Market St. SF. Red Hots Burlesque Presents Dr Sketchy's East Bay - Burlesque Life Drawing Comes to Oakland! When many artists think "life drawing," they think of sterile rooms, bad lighting, and bored, silent, models with nary a hint of personality. Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School is here to change all that. Red Hots Burlesque is bringing Dr. Sketchy's to Oakland. The monthly sessions will feature burlesque babes, roller derby girls, drag queens and fetish models, along

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with contests, prizes and food and drinks galore.$12 0r $10 presales & students. Every 2nd Sat of the month 4-7pm at Disco Volante 347 14th St. Oakland. Info at RedHotsBurlesque.com or DiscoVolanteOakland.com. Writing Group for Senior Women - All women are invited to join an ongoing writers group presented by New Leaf Outreach to Elders for self-expression, creativity, supportive feedback and great company. Drop-ins welcome. The group meets every 2nd and 4th Saturday, 11am-1pm at the LGBTQ Center, 1800 Market St., Rm 305, SF. Info: newleafservices.org or ligaletto@earthlink. net Full Moon Party-Every 2nd Saturday, show off your goods to benefit the Krewe de Kinque charity fund. $100 cash prize for the best moon with guest emcees and celebrity moon judges every month! Free, 7-11pm at Metro City Bar, Market @ 16th St., SF. Info: sfkinque.com

7p. Tickets $10 at brownpapertickets.com/ event/186998

Aid $30 for Nude Aid and Naked Girls Reading ($35 for a front row seat).

Nude Aid, The Arty Shoe Party! - It’s like Nude Aid, it’s the Arty Shoe Party, where artists make live art before your very eyes featuring nude, fetish-clad, and stunningly shod models of all types. The one common denominator — they’ll be wearing HOT shoes! Join us for $20 and receive a free piece of art! Wear foxy shoes too! Don’t have any? Check out the Silent Auction, which in addition to artworks, you can bid on SHOES! Or get your boots blacked; if we find somebody who does pedicures, guess what? Your feet will be prettier when you leave than when you arrived! All proceeds will benefit the Center for Sex & Culture and help us get our library shelving up. A footloose shindig to benefit the Center for Sex & Culture 2-7p At CSC, 1349 Mission btw 9th & 10th Ticket Price at the Door (cash only) $20 for Nude

San Francisco Men's Spanking Party- Not an S&M/Leather Party; but for Spankers and Spankees; a place to meet and play with other men (18+) into Spanking. 1pm-6pm. Half price with student or military ID. For private spanking sessions or info: 864-2766 or SanFranParty@yahoo.com

Tuesday

Lavender Seniors Potluck - Come out, hoot it up, and share your food at the monthly event for LGBTQ seniors over the age of 55. This event generally happens on the 2nd Saturday of the month, 12pm at the San Leandro Community Church, 1395 Bancroft Ave, San Leandro . Writers with Drinks - Writers with Drinks combines erotica with literature, stand-up comedy with science fiction and poetry with essays. Plus mystery, romance, memoir, rants and other. All proceeds benefit Center for Sex and Culture. Every 2nd Saturday of the month. 7:30-9:30pm at the Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF. $3-$5 sliding scale. Info: writerswithdrinks.com.

SOMArts Cultural Center presents, a monthly dinner party where writers and foodies come together to eat, write, and share. Join co-hosts Lex Leifheit & Irina Zadov the third Tuesday of each month to discover local chefs and writers, bring a dish on the monthly theme, and participate in a creative competition for edible and literary prizes. Kevin Simmonds, an award-winning poet, artist, and musician raised in New Orleans, will read from his forthcoming book Mad for Meat, an exploration of sex, race, and culture inspired by his travels to Japan. Peter Jackson, Executive Chef of the culinary speakeasy Canvas Underground, returns for his second appearance at Feast of Words. Jackson will present a Cajun ramen, a hybrid dish inspired by Simmonds’ eclectic poetry. 7o – 9p house opens 6:30p. Tickets $10 advance, $5 with a potluck dish, and $12 at the door. Info: feastofwords.somarts.org. SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan St., between 8th&9th SF.

Wednesday

Smack Dab Open Mic - Smack Dab is an all ages, all genders, all the time. If you'd like to perform at the open mic, please bring five minutes of whatever you want to share. Musicians one song. Prose writers: that's about two and a half double spaced pages of prose. We’re the friendliest open mic you’ll find but we pay attention to time so that nobody accumulates further open mic-related PTSD. Fleigh joins us as featured performers. Fleigh is a musical duo composed of Flynn DeMarco and Leigh Crow, both playing ukulele. Long-time fixtures on the queer underground theater scene, Flynn andLeigh both recently featured in Thrillpeddler's production of Vice Palace, the last Cockettes Musical. 8pm, open mic signup starts at 7:30 At Magnet, your neighborhood queer health center, 4122 18th Street between Castro and Collingwood.Info:magnetsf.org

Sunday

A Funny Night for Comedy - Join Host Natasha Muse and her side-kick Ryan Cronin as they welcome a variety of stand-up comedians to the stage and then ask them a variety of strange questions. It's like a latenight talk show, except it's in the early-evening. And it's not on television. And it's funny. With special appearances by Mike Spiegelman and Brian Fields with: Headliner Sammy Obeid featuring Dave Thomason and Brendan Lynch. The show will be followed by an improv jam starting at 9pm. If you come for the comedy show stay for the improv for free! The 2nd Sunday of each month at the Actors Theatre of San Francisco 855 Bush Street SF Box Office: 415-3451287 Doors open at 6:30p, Comedy starts at

Spice Of Life: Growing Up Queer In India -The Commonwealth Club presents a panel of accomplished LGBTQ activists, authors and business leaders will offer insight into the experience of growing up gay and lesbian in India. Shaped by both the tolerant multiculturalism of secular India and the pressures to conform created by Asian family expectations, these leaders represent a new class of LGBTQ world citizens equally at home in India and the United States.5:15 p networking reception 6p program SF Club Office: 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor | Members Free, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID). Fleigh plays at Smac Dab! Open Mic night at Magnet August 17th

Thursday

THRIVE/Poz Force-Thriving in SF - a social group of guys, gay and HIV+ is breaking the isolation of HIV/AIDS and not only surviving the disease, but striving to thrive in spite of it! Donation suggested. For more information and other social events: thrivinginsf.com. Meets 1st and 3rd Saturdays of Every Month, 13pm at The Center 1800 Market St.. SF.

Friday

HipHop Salsa West Coast Swing Dance Come join Country Nights for a Unique Night of other dances in preparation for Sistahs Steppin' In Pride! Beginning Salsa lesson with Monica Vasquez 7:00-7:30p Beginning West Coast Swing lesson with Monica Vasquez 7:30-8pNon-stop Dancing! 811:30pm This will be the "Un-Country" Country Nights dance event of the year! $10 Donation *Includes Lesson & Light Refreshments* Lake Merritt Dance Center Hall 1, 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland. No Experience or Partner Necessary! Info:(510) 534-6226. The Exiles - Workshops and events for women interested in S&M between women. Meets the 3rd Friday of every month at the Women's Building Auditorium, 3543 18th St., SF. Donation requested. 8-10pm. Latecomers are only admitted at the break, around 9pm. Info: 835-4739. Heavy Rotation - Check out a queer flavored club for fat women and trans folk, chubsters, size rebels, BBWs, body activists and their friends and lovers. Put some wiggle back in your jiggle every 2nd Friday of the month to benefit size-positive and outsider organizations and activists. $5, 10pm at El Rio, 3158 Mission St. @ Precita, SF. Info: elriosf.com. Last Word Poetry Series - On the 2nd Friday of the month at Nefeli Café, join hosts Dale Jensen, Tim Donnelly and Diana Q at 1854 Euclid @ Hearst, Berkeley. 7-9pm. Info: 510-841-6374

Lavender Seniors Lunch Bunch - Lavender Seniors of the East Bay holds a catered lunch every 3rd Friday of the month featuring presentations on topics pertinent to LGBTQ seniors. FREE. 12:30-2:30pm at North Oakland Senior Center, 5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way at 58th St., Oakland. Info: 510667-9655. WTF? - WTF is open to all women & transfolks Genderqueer folk, femmes, and other people who've had gender bias, homophobia, or transphobia keep them away from the wrenches! The Bike Kitchen is a do-it-yourself bicycle resource run by volunteers where you can get help to fix your bike, use tools, find used parts, or build up a bike from scratch! 6-9pm at the Bike Kitchen’s new home at 650H Florida St., SF. On the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month. Info: bikekitchen. org.

Saturday

TurbonegrA, Black Fag & The Grannies!!! - All girl Tribute to the infamous boys of OsloTurbonegro! From the ashes of San Francisco rise five fiery Denim Demons ready to pay tribute to the awesomest band alive – Turbonegro! It’s wrong, it’s hot, and not to be missed! TurbonegrA knows no fear, boundaries, nor where their next Jager shot is coming from, Come shout along to lyrics that would make your mom cry or simply be spanked by the all inspiring power of these shameless harlots. Together we shall pay tribute to the infamous boys of Oslo that will have you blushing for days. Are you ready? Ride With US! 7p -10p At Gilman 924 Gilman St., Berkeley. Queer Jitterbugs Swing Dance Party- free in the Castro. Join Queer Jitterbugs every 3rd Saturday for a free evening of dance lessons. 7pm basic lesson, 8pm-9:30pm dance at Magnet, 4122 18th St., SF. Info: 305-8242

Transgender Parent Support Group - Are you or your partner a transgender parent? Or thinking about becoming a parent? The Transgender Parent Support Group is an opportunity to connect with your peers and get mutual support. The group will meet every 3rd Saturday of each month. First half hour will be spent socializing, with the remaining time dedicated to group discussion. Drop-ins are welcome, but ongoing attendance helps to establish group rapport. 10am-noon at LGBTQ Center, 1800 Market at Octavia, SF. RSVP to Mark at mark@ourfamily.org or 415-981-1960, and please indicate if you need free childcare.

Sunday

Katya Presents - Join the Russian drag opera diva every 3rd Sunday of the month at Martuni's. $5, 7pm at 4 Valencia St., SF. Info: dragatmartunis.com EPIC T-Dance! - 1015 Folsom T-Dances are back! Building on the legacy of the famous MASS events; Gus Presents a new Sunday party at the city’s most beloved venue. The best tea dances are packed from the start! Please arrive early! 6p-12a 1015 Folsom Street @ 6th Street SF Tickets $15B4 6:30p$20 after.

Monday

TradeOFF: for male-identified sex workers - Coming together to build community, support one another and share the tricks of the trade. Porn stars, strippers, models, phone ho's: come out to talk about the real shit that affects you - drugs, sex, cops, asshole tricks and bosses. Or come learn how to be a massage pro, make a hot ad, S&M techniques and more. This is a non-judgmental, harm-reduction based space. Come as you are. All ages and experience levels welcome. Trans-guys welcome. Every 2nd and 4th Monday. Free, 5-6:30 pm at St.. James Infirmary, 1372 Mission St., SF. Info: 415341-6438 or stjamesinfirmary.org

A MixTape for Ophelia runs through August 20th at CounterPULSE. See Hot Tickets for details.

Tuesday

Erotic Reading Circle with Carol Queen Join readers and share your erotic writing! Bring something to read or just be part of the appreciative circle of listeners. This is a great place to try out new work (ask for comments if you like), or get more comfortable reading for other people. Longtime writers will bring their latest, newly inspired writers; bring that vignette you scrawled on BART while daydreaming on your way to work! Nonjudgmental listening guaranteed; all orientations are welcome. Carol Queen and Jennifer Cross host/facilitate this space every 4th Wednesday of the month. Dedicated to erotic writers and readers! $5-up sliding scale, 7:30-9:30pm, at The Center for Sex & Culture, 1519 Mission St.., (btw S. Van Ness & 11th), SF. Info: sexandculture.org

SmartyPants Tuesday Trivia with Miss Kitty Tapata - Free to play! Free fresh popcorn! Prizes! Drink specials! And trust us that with Kitty at the helm, this is not your "average" pub quiz - we turn trivia into a contact sport! 8:30p-10:30p at Stray Bar 309 Cortland Ave,SF. 13Licks QBar - When we started this party as "Ladies Night" over 4 years ago, it was called "Ladies Night" to differentiate between all the Gay Boy Parties every other night of the week in the Castro. We wanted to bring Queer Girls to the Castro! As the party has grown and changed over the years it's become clear that the words "Ladies Night" are outdated, non-inclusive and don't reflect our crowd our our community. It is definitely still a lezzie party, but a huge segment of our crowd doesn't want to be called "ladies" or "grrls"--- we're Queer! 8p-2a Ladies Night Mixed 456 Castro St. SF.

Leathermen's Discussion GroupDiscussions and presentations by and for the leather community. Free and open to all adults. Held on the 4th Wednesday of every month, 7:30-9:30pm at Blow BuddiesUpstairs Community Room, 933 Harrison St., SF. Info: sfldg.org

Wednesday

An All Ivy and Friends LGBTQ MidSummer Mixer - The monthly intercollegiate mixer! In August we return to a local favorite happy-hour spot, B-Restaurant and Bar. A contemporary bar and restaurant that sits atop Yerba Buena Gardens and opens its doors to an outdoor terrace overlooking the gardens and waterfalls at Yerba Buena with panoramic views of the San Francisco skyline. Enjoy happy hour well drinks for $5 until 7:30p! The purpose of the Bay Area LGBTQ Ivy League Alumni Group is to bring together and strengthen collegiate alumni communities, of all gender identity and sexual orientation, in the San Francisco Bay Area. We welcome LGBTQ alumni and students from the Ivy League, Seven Sisters, and Bay area schools, as well as their partners and friends. 6:30p to 8:30p B Restaurant 720 Howard Street, SF 415-495-9800.

TransAmerica Screening - Openhouse and 30th St.. Senior Center are pleased to present Transamerica, a 2005 independent comedy/drama. The film tells the story of Bree, a transgender woman (Felicity Huffman) who learns she fathered a son (Kevin Zegers), who is now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York. Together they go on a road trip across the United States. Transamerica is a beautiful and touching film centering around themes of selfacceptance, self-discovery and love. The film won the Audience Award at the 2005 San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival and garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Felicity Huffman.Please join us for a free viewing, followed by a discussion in Spanish and English. (225 30th St..) Muni: J-Church

SENIORS The Age of Reason by Robillard Theatreworks runs at The Garage thru August 19.

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PARENTS & KIDS Mamas & Papas: San Francisco Families: Expand your circle of LGBTQ parents, swap parenting tips, and explore concerns shared by all parents as well as those of special interest to our families. Help your kids build lasting friendships with other children growing up with LGBTQ families. RSVP to Julia at julia@ourfamily.org or 415-981-1960, and please indicate if you need free childcare. Ay The LGBTQ Center, 1800 Market at Octavia SF. Families with Child(ren) Ages 0-5 meets Saturdays, Sept. 13, 9:45am Childcare and kids activities, 10:00am Adult discussion. Families with Child(ren) Ages 5-10 Sept. 6, Family dinner from 4:30-5pm, Structured discussion and children's activities from 5-6:30pm COLAGE: Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere, Community and Activism by and for kids, youth, and adults with LGBTQ parents. 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830, SF. Info: 861-KIDS. Info: colage.org

Transracial Adoption Support Group Relevant and living resources tailored to LGBTQ parents at a highly-participatory monthly discussion group providing candid perspectives and opinions. At the SF LGBTQ Center, 1800 Market St., SF. Info: ourfamily.org Adoption SF/Family Builders By Adoption - Informational gatherings every second Wednesday of every other month about adopting a waiting child from the SF Foster Care system. Free pre/post adoption support. 6:30pm at the LGBTQ Center, 1800 Market St., SF. Info: 970-9601 Transgender Parent Support Group - An opportunity to connect with your peers and get mutual support. This group meets every third Saturday of the month and is comprised of a time for socializing and a group discussion. Drop-ins welcome but ongoing attendance is important to estaQblish group rapport. 10am12noon at the LGBTQ Center, 1800 Market

St., SF. Info/RSVP for childcare: 415 865-5553 TeenZone Gay Straight Alliance in Oakland This group of folks age 13-17 is a space for LGBTQQ youth and their straight allies to hang out, watch films, talk about books and plan fun activities. Every second Wednesday of the month, 5-6pm at the Oakland Main Library Rm 219, 125 14th St., Oakland. Info: oaklandlibrary.org Adopt or Foster a California Kid - AASK invites you to an informational session addressing topics related to the foster care system and adoption processes and legalities. Every first Tuesday of the month except for July 11, 7-9pm at 7700 Edgewater Dr, Ste 320 Bldg B, Oakland. Info/reg: Andrea at 510 5531748 x12 Support Group for Pregnant Lesbians - An on-going group for pregnant queers, lesbians, dykes, bisexuals, genderqueer people and their partners led by Laura Goldberger, MFT.

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Mission/Noe LGBTQ Issues Forum, Every 2nd Thursday of the month, 10am at 30th Street Senior Center located at 225- 30th Street (at Dolores), 3rd Floor conference room. Bernal Heights LGBTQ Discussion Group, Every 4th Thursday of the month, 1pm at Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center located at 515 Cortland Avenue (across from the library). *NEW* South of Market LGBTQ Discussion Group, Every 2nd Friday of the month, 10am at Canon Kip Senior Center located at 705 Natoma Street (@ 8th St.. across from Harvest Market). Hope to see you there!

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Do you care about low-income housing welcoming to LGBTQ seniors and people with disabilities? openhouse, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping LGBTQ older adults connect with housing, services and community, needs your help! They are seeking dedicated volunteers available for 10 hours per monthhe project, call 415-296-8995 and ask for Michelle Alcedo at ext. 5, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change - A network of lesbians over age 60 organizing against ageism and for social change. For more information call 415 388-5001. San Francisco Prime Timers - Local chapter of Prime Timers Worldwide, an international organization of older gay and bi men and younger men who admire them. Usually there is a featured speaker and refreshments following the meeting. Meets 2-4pm on the first and third Sundays of each month at First Unitarian Church, 1187 Franklin @ Geary, SF. Info:552-6641 50+ Support Group for Men - A discussion and support group for gay men on life’s aging issues. Meets on the 2nd Thurs of every month, 4 pm- 5:30 p.m, at the DeFrank Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose. Info: 408-293-2429 or defrank. org

Project Open Hand Senior Lunch - Come out to lunch at the Castro Senior Center Mon-Fri at 11:45am! 100 Diamond ST @ 18th St., SF. $1.50 suggested donation. Info: 863-3507 Acting & Storytelling Classes for Seniors offered by Stage. All classes held at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison at 27th, Oak. Info: 510-444-a4755. Lavender Seniors Monthly Potluck Bring food to share with other LGBTQ folks over 55. This only happens once a month, people!! And eating with friends is fierce. These events happen in or around the East Bay.Call Peggy at 510-667- 9655. Lesbian & Gay Aging Issues Network of the American Society Group raises awareness about the needs of older lesbians and gay men and encourages multidisciplinary dialogue among service providers, policymakers, researchers and other professionals. 974-9600. . Senior’s Support Group Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Discuss issues around senior relationships, feelings of isolation and feelings of aloneness. The group is facilitated by two seniors and is specially structured to provide emotional support for your peers in your journey through the GLBT community. A good place to make new friendships and participate in affirming emotional support. All seniors welcome. The Lighthouse Community Center, 1217 A Street, Hayward. 510881-8167. Senior Men’s Group - A support and conversation group for gay men. 2nd & 4th Thurs, 1:30- 3:30pm. Pacific Center, 2712 Telegraph Ave., Berk. Info: 510-5488283 or pcseniormen@sbcglobal. Net Senior Men’s HIV Support Group - For gay/bi men 55+. Process all-encompassing issues with HIV and being older. Fri, 11am-12:30pm. 103 Hayes St., SF. Info:

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SEVEN GUITARS by August Wilson-Prepare to be bewitched by August Wilson’s lyrical 1940s entry into his Pittsburgh Cycle, a remarkable decade-by-decade exploration of the African-American experience in the 20th century. Kent Gash, Director of NYU Tisch School of the Arts New Studio on Broadway, directs this moving epic that finds abundant spirit in the everyday and overflows with music, mystery and humor. Released from the workhouse, Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton returns to the Hill District to discover that he has a hit record! Even though the bluesman does not have two nickels to rub together, nothing is going to stop him from taking advantage of

this opportunity… until he is found dead. Schoolboy’s story becomes the bass line to the many melodies – lively, menacing, brooding – that rise from this vibrant community. Tues-Sun, August 11 – September 4. Ticket Prices $34-$50, RUSH tickets: $15, available one hour prior to show, based on availability. Under 30: $20, all performances. Senior discounts: varies by performance. Marin Theatre Company | 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 www.marintheatre.org | (415) 3885208 | boxoffice@marintheatre.org Waiting for Giovanni-World Premier-A new play by Jewelle Gomez-in collaboration with and directed by Harry Waters Jr. is based on

a split second of indecision in the mind of world-renowned author James Baldwin, Waiting for Giovanni explores the emotional and professional dilemmas that loom over a fierce young Harlem man who insists on being true to love, to politics, and to the ghosts that live in his head. Playing Aug 19-Sept 18 at New Conservatory Theatre Center, SF. Tickets & Info at NCTCSF.org. The Age of Reason by Robillard Theatreworks - The Age of Reason, a moralistic tale exploring the concepts of freedom through the eyes of bohemian under-lords and frustrated students lends itself wonderfully to the bright and entertaining Robillard

EVERY WEEK Thursdays

Café Poz Lunch - Ready for a new routine? Make a date with other HIV positive men at Café Positive, a social support event open to everyone. Gab with the guys and have a feast compliments of Café Poz and STOPAIDS Project, usually on Thursdays. 12-1:30 pm at the Castro Country Club, 4058 18th St.., SF. Info: stopaids.org Transgender / Gender-Variant Social and Discussion Group Every Thursday from 5-6:30 pm at Spectrum LGBTQ Center A safe and friendly space to meet new people, share ideas, and have fun! 1000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. #10, San Anselmo, CA 94960 No cost; call 457-1115 x 203 for more details www.spectrumLGBTcenter.org Clair’s Drop-in - Free, one-on-one counseling to help transgender community members on their personal evolution, including an overview of TEEI services. It is recommended that you call ahead to verify your walk-in time beforehand. Contact Clair Farley at clairf@sfcenter.org or call 415-865-5632. Visit the Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative (TEEI) website teeisf.org - Matching dynamic people with sustainable jobs in safe workplaces - for more info. 1-4 pm at the SF LGBTQ Center, 1800 Market at Octavia St., SF. BoomSF Thursday’s Ladies Night at Orson Restaurant Bar and Lounge. Come to meet, mingle and play with your friends, friends’ friends and new friends. Enjoy the vibe created by music of DJ Stef and the great space Orson provides. Special BoomSF drink menu with some of your favorite cocktails. 7 pm at Orson Restaurant Bar and Lounge, 508 4th Street, SF. Info: BoomSF.com Weekly meditation for people of color with Spring Washam every Thursday evening, 7 to 8:30 pm The ultimate aim of the practice of meditation is the ending of suffering and the opening to joy and freedom. Join this weekly group and learn to cultivate love and freedom in the present moment through the practice of mindfulness meditation. This is an excellent group for new students as well as experienced students. Info: (510) 496-6001 or www.eastbaymeditation.org Out In The Bay and This Way Out - Weekly program of LGBTQ issues, includes a weekly AIDS update. Every Thursday, 7:30 pm on KALW, 91.7. Followed by This Way Out, the international lesbian and gay newsmagazine. Info: www.kalw.org Blur - Transgender & Gender-Variant Support Group Every Thursday 6:30-7:30 pm Free food! Come and chat with other trans & gv people, facilitated by trans counselors. For 18-25 y.o. youth. At Dimensions Clinic, 3850 17th St.. SF. www.dimensionsclinic.org You are invited to a night of SNAP Talk!, a free group every Thursday where young gay and bi men who are new to San Francisco can talk about sex, jobs, boyfriends, roommates, STDs, and anything else about getting settled in S.F. SNAP Talk! is a drop-in group specifically for gay and bi men in their 20s and 30s who are new to San Francisco. Come to get support, some to talk, come to just meet people. The group is facilitated by David Gonzalez of SNAP!, and Ryan Horvath, a counselor from the REACH Program of the UCSF AIDS Health Project. Show up at The LGBTQ Center (1800 Market at Octavia, SF) and look for the sign for the SNAP Talk! group, or, call 415-865-5614 to learn more. L.O.C. (lesbians of color) is a peer-support group for women 21 years of age and older. L.O.C meets every Thursday at Pacific Center 7-8:30 pm Join them to carry on the tradition of providing a positive space for women of color to engage in pertinent lively discussions, exchange support and information, and to have fun and celebrate each other! Info: contact Randy Page, L.O.C. primary facilitator, at rap1on1@sbcglobal.net, or leave a message for her at (510) 595-8294. Out of respect for people with environmental illnesses, please do not wear fragrance or scented products of any kind at L.O.C. See you there! Men’s Coming Out Support Group every Thursday 7- 8:30 pm, for men who are questioning or coming to terms with their sexuality. This is a welcoming and supportive atmosphere to talk about what can be an uncomfortable subject matter. This is also a multicultural support group, where all ethnicities are welcomed. Drop in group, no intake necessary. Suggested donation $10, no one turned away. At New Leaf Services For Our Community, 103 Hayes Street (near Market St..), SF. Info: 415-626-7000, ext. 452 One Struggle, One Fight General Meeting - One Struggle, One Fight is an anti-oppression direct action group with two missions: Organize peaceful escalation of the LGBTQ movement by participating in and supporting direct action and civil disobedience. And to raise awareness of where our struggles intersect within the LGBTQ community and other oppressed groups. http://onestruggleonefight. com. Every week at the Unitarian Church at 1187 Franklin at Geary, SF. 7-9 pm Sundance Saloon Thursdays - The fun is on THURSDAYS! Line-dancing and two-steppin twice a week, every Sunday and Thursday for the queer communities! Every Thursday 6:30-10:30 pm $5 at 550 Barneveld Ave, SF.

Fridays LGBTQ Self Protection classes Self Protection training specifically for the LGBTQ community! Gain survival skills, security, confidence and peace of mind in a supportive learning environment for people of all sexual orientations, genders, ethnicities, and nationalities. Ju Trap Boxing is an effective blend of Small Circle Jujitsu, boxing, Contemporary Jeet Kune Do, and Filipino martial arts. Rapid Assault Tactics is a no nonsense approach to street survival. Every 4th Friday from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm UMAA Defensive Tactics Training Academy 4348 Third St., SF, (415) 671-2055, umaacademy.info/ content/lgbt-self-protection. Trans Yoga & Meditation at TRANS: THRIVE Every Friday alternate between Yoga and Meditation. Wear comfortable clothes, THRIVE provides mats and cushions. All trans-identified and gender nonconforming folks of all abilities and experience are welcome. Wheelchair accessible. 10:30 am - noon, 815 Hyde St.., 2nd floor, btw Sutter/ Bush. Info: www. transthrive.org, or 415-409-4101. Transgender Support Group For anyone who is transgendered, transsexual, or has gender issues. Beginners welcome. Fridays from 8-9:30 pm Pacific Center, Berkeley. Info: 510-548-8283. Shake: America’s LGBTQ Talk Show - a live weekly call in show about the LGBTQ community. 9-11pm on Green 960 AM (The Quake) This used to be known as Queer Channel Radio. Info and podcasts at www.queerchannelradio.com Free Your Mind: Queer Youth Arts and Crafts Fridays from 4pm-7pm The Center’s Youth Program fosters a weekly arts and crafts night for LGBTQ youth ages 24 and under. Come and get involved in planning our “Free Your Mind” art exhibit that aims to deconstruct stigmas around homeless and transient LGBTQ youth. Oil painting, wood burning, origami, stenciling and spray painting, jewelry making, stitch ‘n’ bitch, screen printing and fashion fun! Free pizza and snacks provided. Earn $150 stipend for your time (space is limited). If you are interested please feel free to drop in and should you have any questions, contact Beck at 415.865.5560 or beck@sfcenter.org. The Center, 1800 Market at Octavia, SF.

Saturdays

Faerie Coffee East Bay - Check in with the faerie fam every Saturday! Cum whistle with these witches. 12- 2 pm(ish) at Celtic Coffee Company, 142 McAllister between Leavenworth & Hyde. Faerie Coffee - Radical Faeries get together for a nice brunch and delightful conversation. Around noon every Saturday and Sunday at the Celtic Coffee Company, 142 McAllister btw Leavenworth and Hyde. Info: http://www.radfae.org Cockfight at Underground SF – First and third Sat. DJs Earworm, MyKill, and DCNSTRCT. $7,9pm-2am Underground SF, 424 Haight Street, SF, (415) 8647386 Gay Shame is a Virus in the System. They are committed to a queer extravaganza that brings direct action to astounding levels of theatricality. They are not satisfied with a commercialized gay identity that denies the intrinsic links between queer struggle and challenging power. They seek nothing less than a new queer activism that foregrounds race class gender and sexuality to counter the self-serving “values” of gay consumerism and the increasingly hypocritical left. Gay Shame meets every Saturday in the Tede Mathews Reading Room of Modern Times Bookstore @ 2919 24th St.,SF. 5:30 pm Info: http://www.gayshamesf.org Shootin’ with Care slide show hosted by Terry and the Peer Educators of the Speed Project. Get the skinny on circulation basics, what happens when a vein collapses, avoiding abscesses, tracks, bacterial infections; the pro’s and con’s of different spots; tips to avoid sharing hepatitis and HIV when partying in groups; alternatives to injecting for folks who want to take a break. Come share what you know; the only real expert in the room is you! All welcome to this free slideshow. Come high, come low, come as you are! Drop by any time between 7-10 pm at 117 6th Street (the 6th street exchange btw Mission/Howard), SF. www.tspsf.com Events Line: 415 788-5433 Same-Sex Ballroom Dance Program! 4:30-5:30 mixed level Salsa. 5:30-6:30 beginning American Rumba. At Cheryl Burke Dance, 1830 17th St. @ De Haro, SF. $15 per person drop-in, cheaper when you buy in bulk! Instructor: Emily Coles, www.emilycolesdance.com. These classes are geared toward the LGBTQ community. No partner or experience needed! A variety of ongoing classes. 415-305-8242 balboabattle.com 3rd Saturday Swing and Salsa Dance - Meet new people and learn dance for FREE with no partner or experience! 7-11 pm Magnet at 4122 18th at Castro. http://www.queerjitterbugs.com

Hayes Valley Follies - Marlena’s hosts a weekly revue of the most titillating Bay Area talent featuring drag, singers, syncers, dancers, impersonators and more. 10pm at 488 Hayes St., SF. Info: marlenasbarsf.com or 864- 6672 Wilde Chats – A loosely structured community-driven group get together every Saturday morning to discuss

Theatreworks. Following stellar reviews of their 2010 sold out production of Nabokov's "Laughter in the Dark", they are geared up for more dancing, more films, tight acting and amazing costumes.We follow a laid off philosophy professor through his rocky life as he struggles with growing pains and his need to retain his freedom at any cost. The characters he meets along the way pave the road for a new outlook on what it actually means to be free and how social boundaries are individual and not set in stone. Thu-Fri August 11-12 & 18-19 @ 8pm The Garage 975 Howard Street, San Francisco Tickets at brownpapertickets. com; Info: 415-702-8181.

specific issues affecting us as gay men and our gay community. The group is lead following a “Socratic” model; rather than talk about solutions and answers to problems, the idea is to expand on the days topic by analyzing it and breaking it up into other questions. The discussions typically focus on the hidden/unspoken assumptions, generalities and concepts that we as gay men make, and the differences that our various points of reference imply. 1st, 3rd, 5th Sat, 11:30 Am - 1 Pm. Thai House Restaurant at 2200 Market Street @ Sanchez.. Info www.isparksf.com.

Sundays

Bad Movie Night - Every Sunday, come on out to The Dark Room in the Mission to see a crummy movie, scarf down popcorn, and listen to the hilarious ravings of special rotating hosts chosen from the brilliant comedic flock of freaks circling our fair city. $5, 8 pm at The Dark Room Theatre, 2263 Mission St., SF. Info: darkroomsf.com Jock Sundays @ Lookout is a weekly Sunday afternoon/ early evening, high-energy jump fueled by a rotating cast of superstar DJs, including: Stefanie Phillips, Luke Fry, Pornstar, Joseph Lee and Pam Hubbuck. Packed every Sunday with hot, sweaty, jocular boys - and girls - JOCK is ALL-STAR! Every week proceeds benefit an LGBTQ sports group. 3pm, $2 door. At Lookout, 3600 16th St. at Market, SF. Info: 415-431-0306 or lookoutsf.com DECO’s Amateur Strip Night - The audience at the Deco Lounge every Sunday will vote to award one lucky amateur stripper a CASH PRIZE. Join emcee Nick Parker, DJ Lambchop, hot strippers and good tippers(hopefully) At The Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin St., SF. Every Sunday, sign ups at 9pm and showtime at 10pm. No cover. Info: decosf.com Sunday’s A Drag - Harry Denton’s Starlight Room hosts a weekly brunch featuring San Francisco’s finest drag performers and hosts Donna Sachet and Harry Denton. Two shows every Sunday, 12pm and 2:30pm. $30 for brunch and show at Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Powell St., SF. Info/res: 395-8595

Mondays

Bay Area Young Positives drop-in group. Drop-in support group for young HIV positive people. 701 Oak St., SF, 7pm – 9pm. Info baypositives.org, (415) 487-1616 Duplicate Bridge - QuickTricks Bridge Club, 7pm, ACBL duplicate open and 299’er events. Meets in Ellard Hall of Most Holy Redeemer Church, thru gate on Diamond St. at 18th Street. Lesson series too. Info: www.quicktricks. org. Monday Night Knit - Knit-Knit-Purl-Purl! Knit-Knit-PurlPurl! If you haven’t gotten your fixin’ of stitchin’, knittin’ and purlin’, come on down to the LGBT Center tonight where knitters and crocheters will be bonding over coffee. Every Monday, 6:30pm at 1800 Market St., SF. Info: 2354821 Gay Mondays at the Etiquette Lounge - A weekly social to benefit the SF LGBT Center with DJs Jeff Stallings and Luke Fry. 7pm-12am at 1108 Market St., SF. Info: etiquettelounge. Co. Shooting with Care Slide Show - If you or a friend injects, you are cordially invited to join a conversation about safer injection, vein care and harm reduction hosted by the Speed Project. The Ivy street needle exchange is open 7-9 and is a great exchange for those concerned with privacy. Drop by anytime between 7pm-9pm at Tom Waddell Garage, 50 Lech Walesa/Ivy Street near Polk and Grove, SF. Free! Come high, Come low! www.tspsf. com Ten Percent - LGBT-TV for Northern California Mondays - Thursdays, 11:30 am & 8 pm on Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California.

Tuesdays

New FTM/transmasculine group @ TRANS: THRIVE. Groups are open to female-to-male (FTM) people, transguys, butches, studs, genderqueers, two-spirited, thirdgendered, questioning folks, trannyfags, trannyboys, boydykes, transmen, papis, transmasculine folks and whatever else you call yourself. About once a month we have a special event. Every Tuesday from 6-7:30Pm Check online calendar for details. TRANS: THRIVE, 815 Hyde St.., 2nd Floor/ Info http://www.transthrive.org Youth Meal Night, Tuesdays from 5pm-8:30pm at The Center (1800 Market at Octavia, SF) - this weekly program provides homeless, marginally housed and foster care youth up to 24 years with a nourishing meal, welcoming environment, film screenings, art projects, discussions and a wide array of different community building activities. For more info please contact Beck at 415-8655560 or beck@sfcenter.org Renowned Buddhist Teacher, Tessa Logan, teaches drop-in meditation classes on Tuesday evenings, 7-8:45 pm at the Kadampa Buddhist Temple, 3324 17th St.., SF. Everyone is welcome. $10 donation. NOTAFLOF. www. meditationinnortherncalifornia.org or 415-503-1187. Gay Men’s Sketch - a weekly male figure drawing group. Professional, yet intimate and relaxed. Classical nude modeling by a gay male model. Five 2 minute gestures, one 15 min pose & four 20 min. poses. 6:30pm - 9:30pm. Intimate South of Market home studio, open drawing session, no instruction. A nice group of gay guys - friendly, supportive and non-competitive - who loves drawing the male nude in gay male company. The group is open to men and women of all persuasions . To reserve space,

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Death of my Daughter: a photographic series of FTMs by Leon Mostovoy-Death of My Daughter is a video and photography installation about gender roles in contemporary U.S. society. The series explores the themes of gender, sexuality, performativity, subjectivity, transformation, expectations, fantasy, rebirth and authenticity. Exhibit begins August 11th at The Center, 3rd Floor Art Gallery PASSAGE: capturing movement-Following the highly regarded exhibition, Mark Making, featuring performance art/high touch draw(continued on page 17)

call day of the group that you want to attend: Mark - 415621-6294 Weight Watchers LGBTQ Meeting - registration and weigh in starts at 6 pm, discussion at 6:30 pm. At the Finnish Brotherhood Hall, 1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley. Questions? jeanne.obrien@weightwatchers.com Newly diagnosed? Just coming to terms with your diagnosis? This group is for you to help you deal with your HIV diagnosis. Positive Force hosts a weekly drop-in group for you. It’s a great place to get emotional support and information. For more info about contact Ramon Martinez at 415-575-0150 ext 219 or rmartinez@stopaids.org. Drop in every Tuesday 7- 7:30 pm at STOP AIDS Main Office , 2128 15th St.., btw Sanchez and Noe, SF. St. James Infirmary for Sex Workers offers free, confidential, non-judgmental medical care, massage, acupuncture, peer and substance use counseling, legal and social service referrals and a food/clothing bank. You can check your email, get chair massage, or face acupuncture while you wait and talk to other sex workers. If you get a treatment, its not just a clinic, you can hang out with all your friends who you never knew were hookers, too! Tuesday 12-3 pm, Wednesday night from 6-9 pm, Thursday 6-9 pm Transgender Health Clinic. Current and former sex workers as well as their partners and families are welcome to drop in. Donations of food, money and clothing welcome. Info: 554-8494 “Harvey’s Funny Tuesdays” Ronn Vigh and Nick Leonard present the best in Gay and Gay friendly comedy in the heart of the Castro. 9 pm sharp at Harvey’s, 500 Castro Street (at 18th), SF. FREE Admission, one drink minimum. Every week new funny acts!

Wednesdays

Fruity Wednesdays Queer Youth space at Larkin Street Drop-In Larkin Street Youth Services offers a safe space to Queer Youth every Wednesday. Each week, youth are served a meal, offered showers, peer counseling and a structured program meant to keep the focus on community building. The First Wednesday of the month kicks off with an Open Mic event for youth to perform and get tested for HIV. The second and third Wednesdays are for cultivating the creative process, with the help of Larkin’s Art Department. The last Wednesday youth are offered workshops on relevant and important issues peers in their community currently face. Drop-In. Larkin Street Youth Services, 1142 Sutter St.., SF, 6-8 pm Flyers http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fruity-Wednesdays Job Seekers Internet Workgroup 10 am-Noon. Participants must be at The LGBTQ Center’s main door lobby at 9:45 am to gain access into the building (1800 Market @Octavia, SF). Get ongoing help with your job search at the Center! The Center’s workforce Development Program is pleased to announce a free, job seekers Internet workgroup. Participants will have access to the Internet, interact with peers to share and receive ongoing advice from a career coach to help manage a productive job search. A one-on-one drop-in session with David Bach, of the Workforce Development team, is recommended prior to joining the workgroup. For more information, please contact David Bach at 415.865.5534 or davidb@sfcenter.org. Transgender Support Group meets at the Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center, Mon-Fri, 3-5 pm. Mon. is open to significant others and questioning; Tues-Fri transgender people only. Wed: Alexis Miranda facilitates. 183 Golden Gate Ave. in SF. Info: 415-255-8272. Farmers’ Market Comes to the Castro! The market will showcase Northern California’s freshest fruits and vegetables at reasonable prices as an outlet for local farmers - juicy peaches, flowering orchids, flavorful onions and zucchini, sweet strawberries, Asian greens, fresh seafood, crisp green beans, vitamin-packed tomatoes or any other summer produce items. The Castro Farmers’ Market will be here every Wednesday, from 4 pm to 8 pm, on Noe St.. between Market and Beaver St., through Oct. 28. Speed Project Harm Reduction Drop In Group welcomes gay/bi and heteroflexible guys to talk about what’s up with you & your world. Enjoy donuts & coffee. Needle exchange always available after the group. Come high, come low, come as you are. 2 pm at 117 6th Street btw. Mission/Howard Info: www.tspsf.com (415) 487-8043 Low-Cost Legal Advice Program - Annie Thorkelson, Attorney at Law, offers $1/minute legal advice and referrals. This service provides a creative, personal and non litigation forum for getting informal answers and creative solutions to most kinds of legal questions, problems and conflicts that arise every day for ordinary San Franciscans. Info: www.legalgroundssf.com/about.html or call Annie at 415-816-6181. Every Wednesdays 4:30 - 6:30 pm at SF Women’s Building, 3543 18th St.. btw Valencia/

Guerrero, SF. Redwood City’s Rainbow Skate - Every Wednesday strap ‘em on and slide on down to the Redwood Roller Rink for the 15-year-old skating party for the LGBTQ community. Skate in your skivvies on the Underwear Night(the last Wednesday of every month) and go ‘70s on the first Wednesday for “Retro Disco Night”. $7, 8-10:30pm 1303 Main St., Redwood City. Info: rainbowskate.com. Lions, Tigers & Queers - Dj’s Lisa De Lux and Becky Knox playing electro, tech, house, and dubstep. $3. Every 3rd Wed, 10pm-2am. Underground SF (424 Haight St..),

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Lesbian Vegetarians, San Francisco Boys of Leather, Gay Men’s Basketball, Queer Armenians, Women Poets, Sex Addicts, Dykes on Hikes East Bay, Questioning Youth, Au Cercle des Amis Franco phones, Creative Philosopher’s Club, Let It All Hang Out, MAX (Men’s Associated Exchange), Barbary Coast Boating Club, LGBTQ Alcoholics Anonymous, Bodybuilding Group, Freewheelers Car Club, Nudes In Art, QuickTricks EasyBridge! Gay Architects & Designers, Lesbian Entrepreneur Club, Rainbow Toastmasters, All Girls Roller Derby Training, Heart of San Francisco Aikido, Crystal Meth Anonymous, Caring Kinksters Munch, and much, much more!

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(PARENTS & KIDS continued from page 16) This group costs $45 per session(sliding scale may be available), and is held every Thursday night, 6:45-8:15pm in Berkeley. Info: 510-5245565 or lauragoldberger@sbcglobal.net Lesbian Dads and Butch Moms: Genderqueer Parenthood - Explore the dynamic hybrid of motherhood/fatherhood, the internal experience of gender, and the interplay of inward and outward gender expression. Dates to be announced, $75 per person. Contact Maia Midwifery for more info: 925-253-0685 or maiamidwifery.com Support Group for Parents of Gender Variant and Transgender Children - Are you raising a child who does not fit in with the expected gender norms? A child who identifies with the “opposite gender”? So are we! Meet other parents and share your experiences, read up on the subject and address your own struggles in order to try and make the world safer for your children. FREE. Meets the third Wednesday of every month in Oakland. Contact Stephanie Brill for more details: 925253-0685 Straight Spouse Network - Support group meeting in Oakland for the heterosexual spouses or former spouses of LGBTQ partners meets 4th Tuesday of every month, 7:3010pm, Info: 510-301-0630 Childcare for Radical Change - The Bay Area Childcare Collective provides trained, competent, and politicized childcare providers to grassroots organizations and movements composed of and led by immigrant women, low-income women, and women of color with a long-term goal of building a multi-generational movement with parents, women and children at its center. Info: 541-5039 or childcarecollective@lycos.com

Maia Midwifery & Preconception Services: Childbirth education classes specifically for lesbian and bisexual women. Classes help to foster long term bonds between families having babies at the same time. Support groups also. Sliding scale, scholarships available. Also holds groups on pregnancy, insemination, advanced insemination and just for non-biological moms and moms-to-be. For more information please call: 925-253-0685 or www. maiamidwifery.com Mamas and Papas - Supportive and informal drop-in Saturday discussion groups where LGBTQ parents and guest speakers explore issues faced by parents and those specific to our community. Free childcare provided. Childcare opens at 9:30am, parents meet from 10-11:30am at the LGBTQ Community Center, 1800 Market St., SF. Info: mamaspapas. blogspot.com Future Gay Dads: Are you gay, single and know you want to have kids? Looking for a way to meet other guys who want the same thing you do? A dating/social network is forming for guys who want to meet other guys for whom eventually creating a famliy is important. Call 841-1922. The SF LGBTQ Center has free childcare available for those visiting the building. Arts & Crafts, dramatic play, storytime, toys, and tons of fun! All ages welcome w/ RSVP. 1800 Market. Info: 865-5553. Family Builders By Adoption / SF Child: Adopt a waiting child. No fees. Pre/post support. Once a month LGBTQ Drop-In support group with films, videos, speakers. SF LGBTQ Community Center, 1800 Market. Info: 510272-0204. Drop-In Playgroup Meet with other parents

while your children play with other children. Jewish Family and Children’s Services, 1710 Scott. Tues & Wed, 1-2:30pm. Info: 359-2455. Saturdays Are Special: The Randall Museum has drop-in, hands-on art and science workshops for kids from 1-4pm. Also, meet and feed the animals from 11-1pm. 199 Museum Way, SF (above Castro). Info: 554-9600. Parents Place offers groups and workshops. Drop-in Wed & Thurs, 1-2:30pm. 1710 Scott, SF. Info: 359-2454 Adopt a Special Kid launches a 21st Century family recruitment campaign to find permanent and loving homes for the most vulnerable children. 7700 Edgewater, Suite #125, Oak. Info: 510-553-1748, ext. 12 or 888-680-7349 or www.adoptaspecialkid.org. Our Family Coalition: The Bay Area’s primary LGBTQ family organization provides referrals, advocacy, networking, social events, educational workshops and Domestic Partner Registration. Info: 981-1960 Maybe Baby hosts a discussion & support grp for lesbians and gay men seeking a co-parenting or known donor situation. Info: 648-4639. Parental Stress Service provides a family hotline (24/7), parent support groups, positive parenting classes, counseling and a 72-hr emergency respite childcare service for parents in need. Hotline: (800) 829-3777 or (510) 893-5444. Office: (510) 893-9230. Volunteers & donations are welcome Gay/Lesbian Foster Parents needed to care for children of all ages. Singles and couples are encouraged to apply. Expenses and medical are covered. Homes needed all over the Bay Area for short and long term (permanent) care. Call A Better Way Foster Family Program at 510-601-0203x201.

MIDSUMMER'S AFTERNOON continued from page 10) tate on the mysterious origins of desire, Shakespeare cuts the Gord ion k not of h i s love rect a ngle and neatly ties up its loose ends. Successful productions of the play rely, if not on a subtle plot, then on master ful comic per formances, here abunda nt ly on d isplay. As both Oberon and the k ing of Athens, Gilbert presides over her k ingdoms w it h t hin ly concea led i nept it ude. Ha r t i mbues her Hermia w ith just the r ight combi nat ion of g i rly squea l s a nd a feist y attitude, and K ruger pulls of f a Helena who is at once ditzy a nd level -hea ded , s el f- ef fa c i n g a nd sel f-res pect i ng. A nd even t he c low n s ( Ta m a r a C oor m a n , A lar iza Nevarez, Eloisa Ramos, A licia Stamps) tack le their parts with both gusto and just the right

amount of detached irony. A less successful performance was Va fa d a r i’s P uc k , t he ch a r a c ter whose sen se of m i sch ief d r ives most product ions of the play. In Vafadari’s rendering, the sprite is misanthropic and sullen, depriving the play of a clear anchor. But Victoria Evans Erville’s direction could have salvaged the drifting pace with a little more spark. Too often her actors stand in an evenly spaced horizontal line, as though they were in a high school skit, instead of designating specif ic areas of their wide open playing space for specif ic pur poses. Her concluding act, in which the clowns perform for the newly weds, feels t acked on; t he per for mers seem just as ready to have it over as we are.

Still, the production is a charmi ng romp t hat , des pite it s si l l iness, proposes one solution to impor tant quest ion: I f we can’t do gender-bl ind cast ing in t he way t h at we do r a c e - bl i nd c a st i n g, how else can we redress another huge inequity in which parts get of fered to whom? A M i d s u m me r N i g ht ’s D r e a m cont inues t hrough Aug ust 28 at various parks throughout the Bay A rea. Ad m ission is free; donat ion s a re requested. For t i mes and locations, visit www.womanwill.org -Check out Lily’s blog at http://lilyjaniak.blogspot.com/

(GALLERIES continued from page 16) ing works by Anastasia Faiella and Chris Pew, 60SIX continues their 2011 summer season with a singular photography exhibit entitled, PASSAGE: capturing movement, which will have an opening reception on Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 6 pm - 8:30 pm. The upcoming event highlights photographic works by some of today's leading photographers including Stephen Mallon, David Magnusson, Steve Bird, Anne Terpstra, David King, and a new piece by Michael Jang. PASSAGE: capturing movement is co-curated by Steve Bird and Anne Terpstra, and runs through Friday, September 16 at 60SIX (66 Elgin Park, San Francisco) Gallery is open on Saturdays from 9:30a -1p,

and by appointment (please call 415.577.4396) Bay Area Animation - The Bay Area has a long history of artists creating exceptional animation. These two programs showcase the unique visions and rich imaginations of animators who work—or have worked— locally. Enjoy their humor, journey into wonderful worlds, and even ponder a statement or two about the human race. We think you will agree that Bay Area animators rank right up there with the most creative minds in cinema. At Pacific Film Archive 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley Thru Aug 28th. Info: 510-6421412

(GOLDSTEIN continued from page 11) he will be showing two new hanging sculptures - one made of blue glass and another of aluminum. His inspiration comes from many sources. “ I have a lways been in love with the language of shapes a n d c o lor s ,” he e l a b or a t e s . “O f cou r se nat u re is t he g reatest teacher of a l l. I enjoy goi ng to the symphony and br ing ing a sketchbook. T he sound of g reat music i n s pi res me. T he ex per ience of living with A IDS and livi ng t hrough t he epidem ic i n SF has been a source of tremendous transformation.” His three pieces in the current Visual A id show all come out of the A IDS experience in San Fra ncisco, as wel l as h is time work ing w ith the HI V-positive community in South Africa. H i s s c u l pt u r e i s u s u a l l y m a d e of met a l (a lu m i nu m or steel) or glass. H is “ Med ici ne People” is made f rom H I V/A I DS med ication bott les, syr inges, and beaded elements. He keeps dozens of

sketchbooks that are a lways ful l of developing projects, new ideas, and litt le thumbnails of possible future art works. H is message to ar t v iewers? “ I wa nt my work to i nv ite peo ple into it. I hope t hat my work speaks to people on a var iet y of levels t hrough its physica l presence a s wel l a s t he way t h at it triggers emotions, memories, and deep feelings,” he says. “Like any artist, my hope is that my work is strong enough to speak to many k i nd s of people about t he deep u n iver sa l a spect s of t he hu ma n condition.” Goldstein concludes, “I hope that my work moves people on a variety of levels through the way that it t r igger s emot ions, memor ies, and the viewer’s imagination.” - Write to Sister Dana Van Iquity at sisterdana@gmail.com

(GUN HILL ROAD continued from page 11) insulting God for putting him in the wrong body,’” he explained. The actor even admitted to once sharing a similar attitude, “I was him to some degree. I adopted an attitude people had about gay and trans people. This f ilm is an act of retrogression in my own personal life.”

T hen Mora les cited h is favor ite s c ene i n t he f i l m , a qu iet mo ment when Michael and his father are sitting on the couch, silently watching TV. “They are so close a nd yet so far apar t. T hat’s t he beauty of this f ilm. It doesn’t try to solve everything neatly.” -Write to Gary Kramer at garysf bt@ gmail.com

Tim Reynolds as Guido and Kristin Brownstone as Claudia appear at City Lights Theater in San Jose.

(NINE continued from page 10) Schwinn captures the different characters well, but is oddly lackluster in “Folies Bergere” and “The Grand Canal” numbers. Musically, the band is amplified, but the performers are not, so at times even their big voices are overpowered by the band. Two performances don’t fit with the rest of the show. Stone as Luisa looks and acts the part beautifully, but her singing voice is not up to this role. Sengstack has the talent for Sarraghina, but her movement and makeup detract from the role’s presumed power.

The story takes a long time to find its ending, and is missing a genuine f inale, which it sorely needs. But these are well-known quarrels with a vehicle that continues to enchant audiences in spite of its flaws, and this production definitely delivers on that promise: yes, flawed, but still mightily entertaining. If you already love “Nine,” you won’t want to miss it; and if you haven’t fallen in love with it yet, City Lights’ production may convince you that it’s time to “Be Italian.”

Where: City Lights Theatre, 529 S. Second St.., San Jose When: Through Aug. 28, with shows Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 pm or 7:00 pm Cost: Tickets range from $15 to $28. Info: Go to www.cltc.org or call 408295-4200. Write to Jeanie Smith at dramagal614@ yahoo.com

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