A-LISTS community by tim parks
Be An Angel And Get Art
Project Angel Food will benefit from the art sold at “Get Art,” a fundraiser which not
only showcases up-and-coming and seasoned artists alike; it is also an affordable way to buy artwork that makes a difference to adorn the walls of your home. 200 works of art, which includes paintings, prints, sculptures and photography, will be on display on Saturday, June 19 at Siren Studios in Hollywood. Pricing varies from $250 to $2,500, and the benefit, (which is not only a sales platform, it also serves as an artist reception, too.) gets under way from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m., with a $15 cover cost to attend.
Siren Studios is located at 6063 W. Sunset Blvd., and to check out some of the previous art offerings, you can visit
getart.org.
Putting The Gay In Gala
The Center OC is having its Annual Gala on Saturday June 5, at The Bowers
Museum, located at 2002 North Main Street in Santa Ana. The focus for this year’s event, “The HEART of the Community,” is how LGBT
people in the artistic field impact society as a whole, and how the two are important to a thriving symbiosis for all to enjoy. “L Word” actress Jennifer Beals and “Queer as Folk” actor Gale Harold are
both being recognized for their contributions on their respective former Showtime series’, while activist Brad Brafford will be given a Lifetime Achieve- ment Award. Entertainment during the proceedings will feature a multimedia presentation of how our community has contributed to the art world and all that it encompasses. Funds collected during the Gala will directly benefit four priority areas for The Center, including: advocating for social justice, strength- ening the youth program, improving health and wellness and building social capital. There will be a 6:00 p.m. VIP reception, followed by a 7:00 p.m. dinner and program. At press time, the event was sold out for this year’s Annual Gala. Please make it a point to purchase your tickets early for the 2011 Center OC Annual Gala.
For further information on The Center OC, log on to
thecenteroc.org.
Moonlight Spin
When Chic was singing about having “Good Times,” circa 1979, they certainly didn’t
know, lo, these many years later that their rolling skating anthem would be apropos of every Wednesday night (or, as they are otherwise known as “Gay Night”) at Moonlight Rollerway. The Glendale-based rink, located at 5110 San Fernando Rd., has become known as “The Roller Rink of the Stars,” since many a celeb has been sighted here over the years and a recent episode of Glee was filmed on location at the 60-year-old estab- lishment. The festivities begin at 8:00 p.m.; admission is $7.00 and its $3.50 for skate
rentals. For additional information call 818.241.3630 or check out their groovy website at
moonlightrollerway.com.
Out at the Movies
The Art Theatre in Long Beach, in conjunction with Here! Films, is holding monthly
Live Life Out Loud
Kick off Pride with the annual “Life Out Loud” cocktail party on June 12 from
5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Sunset Gower Studios, located at 1438 N. Gower Street in L.A. This year The Gay & Lesbian Center and LifeWorks, a program designed to offer one-on-one, peer and group counseling to LGBT youth ages 12-24, are honoring two teens who made national headlines with their stories of overcoming adversity. Both Constance McMillen of Mississippi and Derrick Martin of Georgia will
be recognized during the proceedings. McMillen’s school cancelled their prom when they learned that she planned on taking her girlfriend as a date, while Martin was kicked out of his home after his parents discovered that he wanted to take a male date to his prom. To purchase tickets to this occa-
sion, log onto
lagaycenter.org.
film screening events. The two film-related companies have joined together to edu- cate audiences about timely health issues, with a series of gay-themed movies that will benefit those who have been affected by HIV, AIDS and Breast Cancer. By providing amusing movies from the reel world, held the last Thursday of the month at 9:00 p.m. at the magnificently restored art deco theater, both media venues hope to drive home the messages concerning how these issues impact the real world. Admission to attend is $10 per person, and movie-goers are treated to live entertainment preceding the movie. Plus, the concession stand serves beer, wine and champagne! That’s if you are of legal drinking age, naturally. The next presentations, on June 24, will be the short docu- mentary Drag Nuns—The L.A. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and the independent film Patti’s Place, written and directed by Debbie Rivas, a Long Beach-based lesbian filmmaker. The Sisters will be on hand for a little Q&A session before their movie, while the cast of Patti’s Place will present their film, and answer queries, as well. Live enter- tainment will be provided by Jonathan Jenkins, an old school R&B singer, who is certain to evoke memories of the Motown era with his vocal style.
The Art Theatre is located at 2025 East 4th Street. Their box-office phone
number is 562. 438.5435, to find out about upcoming films in the series, log on to
arttheatrelongbeach.com or
artfulthinking.org.
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