AVENUE Q OPENS IN SAN JOSE 2010 james [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GXme1NMU0XRaQWAUnse-f6C22u-i0NLbMH45J4r3ZWHR_tshSakqjGqZU0DSuZU9EEw0miU0Q9VIPX3JYxfRQn94sjAFuQ1A5_8wsBXmWJTQ==] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OutNow Arts & Entertainment Guide
2009/2010 Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
bug [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-G0Kejw-oaZNidgLwBHyvo1UIiWm179psLPHnTfqWw3IEEA0unUzezs92n0dFlBeg-ujNNorWcDMGMdl4ty548oRJXJFTDyq_bxhGY70HliyQ==]Greetings! The Bay Area is loaded with a rich variety of arts and entertainment venues ranging from some of the world’s greatest museums to world class theater. We have pulled together a helpful guide to give you a heads up on what’s to come during the 2009/2010 season. At this buggy motel, people check in, but they may not check out. From the brilliant mind of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright, Tracy Letts, comes this gritty, darkly comic, psychological thriller. Renegade Theatre Experiment (RTE) kicks off its 8th season with BUG by Tracy Letts, directed by Susannah Greenwood. Click on the image for more information. Get your discount tickets for Schoolhouse Rock Live!! See details below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
laramieproj [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GXme1NMU0XRaQWAUnse-f6C22u-i0NLbMH45J4r3ZWHR_tshSakqjGqZU0DSuZU9EEw0miU0Q9VIPX3JYxfRQn94sjAFuQ1A5_8wsBXmWJTQ==]The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later In 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten, tied to a wooden fence and left for dead, outside of the small college town of Laramie, Wy. On Oct. 12, he died from his wounds. Almost overnight Matthew became a symbol of the extreme abuse gay people suffer in America. A group of play writers went to Laramie to interview residents about the murder. Their notes were used to write the hit play, “The Laramie Project.” Over the years the play has been produced hundreds of times in small towns and big cities, educating the audience about what many gays experience on a daily basis. Last year the same team of play writers went back to Laramie to see how much had changed since Matthew’s murder. The play authors have updated the script, calling it “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later.” The revised play will be performed at the Berkeley Rep on Oct. 12 along with hundreds of other theaters across the country. Read more on page 20 of the current issue.
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james [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GXme1NMU0XRaQWAUnse-f6C22u-i0NLbMH45J4r3ZWHR_tshSakqjGqZU0DSuZU9EEw0miU0Q9VIPX3JYxfRQn94sjAFuQ1A5_8wsBXmWJTQ==] Future of GLBT Center In Your Hands This has been a turbulent year for the DeFrank. Financial problems started late last year and kept escalating with every passing month. Staff was laid off, hours cut back, programs eliminated. In September, the board approved a reorganization that will hopefully buy some time while a study is conducted to see if the San Jose gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community is willing to support a center. There are many serious questions that need to be answered. The community center isn’t out of danger yet. A fundraising campaign is ongoing and other changes are expected during the next six months. Read more on page 12 of the current issue of OutNow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Young & The Restless: The Living Dead Happens to be Gay james [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GXme1NMU0XRaQWAUnse-f6C22u-i0NLbMH45J4r3ZWHR_tshSakqjGqZU0DSuZU9EEw0miU0Q9VIPX3JYxfRQn94sjAFuQ1A5_8wsBXmWJTQ==] Thom Bierdz, who lives in the Bay Area, was a man all the women wanted on the Young & The Restless. But tragedy killed the heart throb, and in real life the handsome man is actually gay. But in the world of daytime soaps, death isn’t always long-term. People come back to life all the time, claiming to have faked the entire death. When producers wanted Thom to return to the show, he was interested in the offer. But only if his character comes out as gay. Read more about the inside story on page 22 of the current issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
milkday [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GXme1NMU0XRaQWAUnse-f6C22u-i0NLbMH45J4r3ZWHR_tshSakqjGqZU0DSuZU9EEw0miU0Q9VIPX3JYxfRQn94sjAFuQ1A5_8wsBXmWJTQ==]Harvey Milk Day Under Attack on Schwarzenegger’s Desk The California legislature approved a new law for the second time that would establish a Harvey Milk Day of observance in May. The law encourages schools to discuss and observe Harvey Milk’s contributions to the state. This is not mandatory. The governor vetoed the same bill last year, claiming Milk was not a notable figure outside of San Francisco and should be honored on a local level. Since that last veto, the hit movie Milk was released, making the murdered leader a well known advocate for gay rights. Equality California delivered more than 39,000 signatures to the governor’s office requesting that he sign the bill into law. At the same time, the office is getting thousands of calls from anti-gay rights people demanding Schwarzenegger veto the bill. If he does nothing, the bill automatically becomes law. Read more about this issue on page 10 of the current issue.
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OTHER STORIES IN THIS ISSUE
* Defense of Marriage Act under attack * New law expands protections for GLBT prisoners * Broadway returns to San Jose * Celebrating 100 years of Cartier in America * Taking Woodstock - a historical comedy * And more…. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stronger Together Troy [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GXme1NMU0XRaQWAUnse-f6C22u-i0NLbMH45J4r3ZWHR_tshSakqjGqZU0DSuZU9EEw0miU0Q9VIPX3JYxfRQn94sjAFuQ1A5_8wsBXmWJTQ==] My column this month exposes the overwhelming amount of homophobia our sales staff encounters when calling local small businesses to sale advertising. We are in one of the most “gay friendly” regions in the country, yet we hear things like “we’re not interested in those people,” or “we don’t want gays here.” Others don’t bother to say anything. Soon as we say the magazine targets the gay community, they just hang-up. Keep in mind, the owner of the restaurant where you ate last weekend, or the guy who painted your house or dentist who cleaned your teeth could have a bigoted attitude. As gay friendly laws are passed and employers offer domestic partner benefits, it left us with a false sense of security and acceptance. In 2007, Santa Clara County reported that 56 percent of all hate crimes were against gay people. We still have a lot of work to do as a community, but our support for one another is in peril. If we don’t stand together, we could lose what we’ve gained. Read more on page 4 of the current issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Schoolhouse Rock Live!!
billonhill [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GnAotzoW_xv_ExPNrRiUHlpP_EBCua48TzwVrtT3GOOAuuETb-dugP6tDKsyvGET5Lh7786cEyeYjfYE1OS3rfS2sXVk24JXP4uVYg0SLbkg==]Schoolhouse Rock Live! is one of those rare shows that’s appropriate for EVERY age group. From 1973 to 1986, the catchy, jazzy tunes and tales from Schoolhouse Rock taught millions of kids camped out every Saturday morning in front of the television set the fundamentals of math, grammar, science, and history. Now, 35 years later, the Schoolhouse Rock enterprise is a pop culture phenomenon live on stage. This brilliant show is great entertainment. The Retro Dome - 1694 Saratoga Ave., San Jose Sept. 4 to Oct. 4 Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30 pm Saturdays & Sundays at 1:30 pm Use promo code GLBT to purchase tickets for a discount. http://www.centerstageticketing.com/sites/guggenheim/events.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Creative Nonfiction Contest
Tell Your Story to More Than 30,000 OutNow Readers This is our first creative nonfiction writing contest to give our readers a chance to share a great moment in your life with our readers. We hope your story inspires the life of others here in the Bay Area or across the world. Since we are on the Internet, we have heard from readers from far away as India and Chile. The story needs to be about 800 words that leaves the reader with a clear understanding of how you dealt with a challenge successfully. This could be a coming out experience, changing careers, a funny story about an embarrassing moment. Whatever the subject, the story should be compelling and written in a way that pulls in the reader and captures their attention until the very end. We have a small committee of experts who will read all the stories. The winner will get their story published in the December Holiday Issue and online. Between our print and online edition, we have more than 30,000 readers each month. The deadline is October 31. If you have any questions, feel free to email the editor, Troy May at troy@outnowmag.com. Now, sit down with your computer and start writing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At The Movies
james [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102715418854&s=8115&e=001wsQOYlDdo-GrZhVTPSS4kNhNO-yEepgwIIMT1HMfWtOVsJKpZlLaoXJYV795zBB0zT84Ufe_sQ0HZDSTmT2TlhLAbFVRfDlDwZQEdbGM2zJEzVVteR1hsEDKUOOTBrRr] Taking Woodstock: Comedy Film On the 40th anniversary of the most famous musical events in history, a new movie Taking Woodstock, transports the audience to the fun, unique and comical details of the days before, during and after this magical event. Directed by legendary Ang Lee, the story is based on the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte. The film was a hit premiere at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and opened nationwide on August 28. This dramatic comedy has all the ingredients for a fun film, LSD-trips, wild nudity, music, drag queens, embarrassing moments and more. Nothing is off limits. Click on the image to read the full review of this fun filled flick.
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