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“very humbling that 1 could have even been chosen.” i Lambda Community Center and organized by He emphasizes that the rertuxlel is “not a project of center board members Michael Erceg, Darcy one, but of all the congregation.” Highhouse, also Hamilton, Alicia-Lynne Ryland-Nation and Leslie delighted with the honor, sees her involvement in A. Stone—honored another year of individuals MCC Portland, and specifically Elevation, as “some and organizations working for equal rights for the thing where you kx>k around you and know that this sexual minorities community. L. Scott Clay, host of is exactly where I’m meant to be.” the groundbreaking television series The Wilde Life, Elevation will perform Elevation 54, a concert served as the host. of “solid gold hits” from the 1970s, 7 p.m. March 10 Themed “Valleywood: Celebrating Our Stars," at 2400 N.E. Broadway. .festivities included a rousing performance by vocalist Tamara Marston and pianist Bob Milrad. Continuing Quilting Bees Planned a tradition of performing at the awards event, the A new nonprofit organization, A Part of My Southern Oregon Planned Parenthood Teen Heart, has taken on the project of displaying part Theater, directed by Cil Stengel, entertained and of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, crafting new squares engaged the audience with innovative performances. and returning it to Atlanta heavier than it arrived. Rosemary Dunn Dalton, recipient of Southern An exhibition called Angels Are Watching will be Oregon University’s 2006 Distinguished Alumni held from June 15 to June 17 at Ambridge Event Award, was the keynote speaker. Active in the Center, 300 N.E. Multnomah St. The group aims to struggle for equality and civil rights for more than show between 20 and 25 blocks of the quilt. Each 30 years, Dunn Dalton, a self-described “change hkx:k is composed of eight individual quilt squares. agent,” told the crowd: “Working for change is The group is also hosting a series of quilting bees, bigger than change itself. Get involved.” titled “Stitch One...Remember One,” to assist Dennis Vickoren and L. Scott Clay were people in making quilt squares representing those presented with Lambda’s Arts and Entertainment who have died of AIDS from the Pacific awards for their work in prixlucing The Wilde Life. Northwest. The bees will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Larry Crain was given the Community Outreach Feb. 22 at Metropolitan Community Church of award. Michael Erceg, secretary of the center’s board, Portland, 2400 N.E. Broadway, and from 1 to 4 p.m. was presented with the Community Service award. March 18 at Jupiter Hotel, 800 E. Bumside St. Stare Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, who was More quilting bees will be scheduled as the unable to attend, was honored with the need indicates. If you have any donations of fabrics, Humanitarian award. Frances Marsh earned the notions, money, space or ability to sew or iron, call Lambda Hall of Fame award. The center’s board 503-849-2999 or e-mail cdlasure@yahoo.com. presented the Outstanding Youth award to Planned Parenthixxl’s Teen Theater, and Alicia-Lynne Siren Nation Calls Ryland-Nation received the Perseverance Through for Submissions Oppression award. Siren Nation Womens Music and Arts Festival is For more information call 541-488-6990 or calling for film submissions for women-directed films visit www.abdellis.org. of any length and genre to show at the festival. If your film is chosen, you will receive a pass to the festival, Hispanic Films Cover Queer Topics which will he held Nov. 4 and 5 at Crystal Ballnxim, The 2007 Cine-Lit VI, a triennial internation 1332 W. Burnside St. al conference on Hispanic film and literature, will The deadline for submission is March 15. | be held Feb. 21 to Feb 24- Submit DVDs only to Luos Chain, 1511 N.E. Coinciding with the Portland International Junior St., Portland, OR 97211. For questions, Film Festival, the conference’s themes include e-mail chain@swimnaked.com. women cinéastes, cinema and theater, cinema and ideologies, cinematographic adaptations, marginal Lambda Awards Given ized voices in cinema, new films and directors, People from all walks of life, from middle Hispanic cinema in the United States and schixilers through 85-year-olds, joined at Medford’s Hispanic cinema in the classrœm. Red Lion Inn on Jan. 26 to mark the 11th annual From 9:05 to 10:10 a.m. Feb. 23, Oscar Fernandez Lambda Awards. of Portland State University will present his paper The event—sponsored by the Abdill-Ellis I “Misreadiri Transgendered Subjectivities in Pedro We cover both sides of the fence. 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The conference will be held at Portland State Portland, and Rtxlney McKenzie, project director University’s Smith Memorial Center, 1825 S.W. of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Broadway, with films showing at Portland Art The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Museum’s Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Feb. 24 at Portland State University’s Native Ave., and Broadway Metroplex, 1000 S.W. American Student and Community Center, Broadway. For a complete schedule of conference 710 S.W. Jackson St. The cost is $50 for dinner and presentations and film screenings, visit entertainment and $10 for an after-party dance. www.elrincondelcine.com. For more information call 503-417-7991 or e-mail iran@brotobropxlx.org. Brother to Brother Holds First Fund-Raiser Thorpe Lands New Post Portland’s progressive reputation sometimes gets in the way of the work Brother to Brother does, in terms of identifying and breaking down barriers faced by sexual minorities and people of color. Members of the organization want to convey the message that its work is still relevant as it holds its first fund-raiser, Keeping My People. The event’s theme draws connections between the gay and the civil rights movements. “As liberal as Portland projects itself to being, racism is overwhelming here," said Darryl! Mtx:h, executive director of Brother to Brother. “We are still dealing with basic civil rights here. We, as an African-American GLBT community, need to make the connection between civil rights and gay rights so the black community will begin to see it and not become victims of an extremely conserva tive viewpoint.” Keeping My People will honor seven people and the Multnomah County Health Department Care Services team, which has contributed significantly to the African American and gay and lesbian rights movements. Keynote speakers are Marcus Mundy, president of the Urban League of Portlander Roey Thorpe, former executive director of Basic Rights Oregon, has accepted a post at Equality Federation, a national network of state-based sexual minority advocacy organizations. She will begin March 5. Thorpe still intends to live in Portland as she works as the group’s .first director of advocacy services. She recently resigned from the national Freedom to Marry organization. “There are talented and dedicated leaders across this country who have been the backHbne of our movement for many years,” said Thorpe. “My job will be to make sure that they have the strategic tools and resources they need to continue to move this coun try, city by city, state by state, toward full equality.” Thorpe will develop and implement a pilot project for supporting state-based efforts to accom plish key policy goals, such as local and state non discrimination laws or family recognition policies. 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