OREGON S LESBIAN/GAY/BI/TRANS/QUEER NEWSMAGAZINE
JUNE 4 2010
NW NEWS
Classical Concert to
Benefit BRO and HRC
Just two days before Portland Pride
2010 begins, classical music lovers and
philanthropists alike will have the op­
portunity to support two of the biggest
LG BTQ jights organizations in the coun­
try: Basic Rights Oregon and the Human
Rights Campaign.
From 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 17
at Sherman and Clay Pianos (131 NW
13th Ave.), some of Portland’s most tal­
ented classical music artists will perform a
concert of solos and ensemble pieces, with
all donations benefiting BRO and HRC.
Soprano Lisa Florentino, PSU Coordina­
tion Movement and Professor of Piano
Lisa Marsh, PSU clarinetist and W ind
Studies Chair Barbara Heilmar, Portland
Lesbian Choir Director Kirsten Hart, and
many more students and artists will be on
hand to deliver rousing renditions of clas­
sical, operatic and new music pieces.
There is a $25 minimum suggested
donation, to be split evenly between BRO
and HRC, though no one will be denied a
seat to listen.
—Ryan J. Prado
Other Northwest News
in Brief
A local documentary filmmaker is
looking for GLBT military veterans to
tell their stories as part of a new project.
“For GLBT veterans who want to tell
their story on film, this can be a unique
opportunity to convey the adventure of
the military experience, combined with
the poignancy of the coming out process,”
said Charles Calabria, member of Port-
land-based Veterans for Human Rights,
via press release. Calabria, a documentary
film student at the Northwest Film Insti­
tute, invites GLBT military vets to par­
ticipate in his upcoming picture, entitled
Serving In Fear. Those interested should
contact him at cfcalabrial945@gmail.
com.
-Amanda Schurr
In late May, the Lambda Literary
Foundation announced the winners of the
22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards—
including Portland Queer: Tales of the Rose
City, edited by Ariel Gore (Atlas of the
Human Heart) and winner in the anthol­
ogy category.
Following the announcement of the
awards finalists, Gore told Just Out: “I t’s
been so delicious, as so many folks are
asking, ‘Is print dead?’ ... to see old-school
beautiful print literature recognized. ...
Portland Queer started out with social
goals—to offer a platform for marginal­
ized voices—but it is the writing that
ultimately sets [it] apart.”
The anthology features the work of lo­
cal scribes Dexter Flowers, Donal Mosher,
Marc Acito, Sarah Dougher, Tom Span-
bauer and others. For a full list of winners,
visit lambdaliterary.org.
—Erin Rook
To celebrate 40 Years of Pride, we're coming home to
Old Town/Chinatown! Pride Northwest presents...
"Pride to the People" Parade:
Sets off from N W 13th and W Burnside on Sunday June 20th, 1 1:30 am.
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This year’s batch of Equity Foundation
scholarship funds has been announced.
Applications are available for grants in­
cluding the Bill and Ann Shepherd Legal
Scholarship Fund, the Pride of the Rose
Scholarship Fund, the Just Out Scholarship
Fund, the Portland Area Business Asso­
ciation Scholarship Fund, jnd the Kaiser-
Permanente Northwest Pride Scholarship
Fund, among others. Scholarships are from
As of press time, requests by Just Out
a wide variety of all parts of the LGBTQ_ for information about Portland Black
community, and are offered to assist col­ Pride, planned for June 11-15, had not
lege students of all ages fund their tuition been returned, and no details were avail­
and fees. For a complete listing of available able online. Pick up the June 18 issue of
scholarships, deadlines and for further in­ Just Out for continued coverage of Pride
formation, visit equityfoundation.org.
2010, throughout the Portland metro area
—Ryan J. Prado and state.
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