Friday, October 1
SLAM!!!
Do you have a little poetry hiding inside of you?? Do you just want to get on the MIC and spit some lyrics?
Artists, musicians, writers, and storytellers. Come one come all to our open MIC poetry slam!!
October 1st, 7pm Where: Jesus Metropolitan Community Church 2950 E. 55th place, Indianapolis Food and Fun and the admission is Free.
Special guest: Tuan N'Gai author of "WILL I Go To HEAVEN". Come meet the author and share your stuff!! Sponsored by: Diversity, and Indiana Black Gay Pride.
Friday, October 1
Reel Gender Transgender Film Series: Soldier's Girl
http://intraa.tgcrossroads.org/connections/story/?iid=39&aid=946
Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis
615 West 43rd Street in the Cottage
6:30 - 9:00 PM
On Friday, October 1st, the REEL GENDER film series will continue with "Soldier's Girl", the true heart-wrenching story of the murder of Private Barry Winchell at the hands of his fellow soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The homophobic and transphobic atmosphere that pervaded the military base created a dangerous environment for Barry when his relationship with Calpernia Addams, a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer, was discovered.
Outstanding performances by Lee Pace as Calpernia and Troy Garity as Barry will draw you into this emotional and powerful film.
"Soldier's Girl" was produced for Showtime and was nominated for two Emmys, a GLAAD Media Award, and a Golden Globe Award. The film won a Peabody Award.
The REEL GENDER film series features transgender-themed dramas, comedies, documentaries, and independent films on the campus (get map and directions) of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis (UUI) with light refreshments and an opportunity for discussion afterward.
Admission to the movies is FREE!
Join us for the best in transgender film the first Friday of every even month! (February, April, June, August, October, and December)
REEL GENDER is co-sponsored by Heartland Interweave, the LGBT group at UUI.
Remaining 2004 Event: Dec 3rd - Flawless (1999)
Future Titles Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Sir: Just a Normal Guy (2001) / Just Call Me Kade (2001)
Friday October 1
Pride Night at Paramount's King's Island (Cincinnati)
On Oct 1st, Join us for Pride Night at Paramount's Kings Island Theme Park for Cincinnati GLBT Community Center's annual fundraiser. Ride the rides all night--no lines at this private GLBT event with entertainment and our own Island Idol competition. To win a cruise for two, try out for a spot at Island Idol karaoke auditions in Indy: The Varsity 5th July, The Metro 8th July or Downtown Olly's on July 14th. Otherwise see you on Oct 1st!
Tickets online at: www.pkipridenight.com
Also: http://www.glbtcentercincinnati.com/pride/entertainment.html
Wednesday, October 6
The Kinsey Institute Interdisciplinary Seminar Series "Make-overs but not marriage: sexuality and citizenship in the new millennium"
Suzanna Walters, Ph.D. Chair of Department of Gender Studies, and Professor of Gender Studies, Sociology and Communication and Culture, Indiana University on Wednesday, October 6, 12 noon - 1:30 pm The Kinsey Institute, Morrison Hall (2nd floor conference room) (IU Bloomington)
Dr. Walters is the new Indiana University Chairperson and Professor of Gender Studies. She has received many honors and awards for her work onfeminist issues, sex and gender sociology, and the changing representations of lesbians and gay men. Her books include All the Rage: The Story of Gay Visibility in America; Material Girls: Making Sense of Feminist Cultural Theory and Lives Together/Worlds Apart: Mothers and Daughters in Popular Culture.
Feel free to bring your lunch. For more information, call 855-7686 or email
Friday October 8
Sunday, October 10
Living into the Rainbow: A Celebration of the Church as One Family
Location: First Congregational Church, 7171 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46240
Schedule of Events Morning Worship -- 10:30 AM
Guest Preacher, Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer, Executive and Minister for GLBT Concerns for the United Church of Christ Wider Church Ministries
Forum: Becoming Who We Say We Are:
Next Steps for Welcoming Churches -- 4:00 PM
A panel presentation on the issues confronting churches that have made the decision to become welcoming to all.
Service of Reconciliation of Hope -- 6:00 PM
A time of worship with a time of healing for those who have
been wounded by the church in times past.
Shower of Stoles -- October 3-10 The Shower of Stoles is a collection of hundreds of liturgical stoles from GLBT persons representing 23 denominations. Each stole contains the story of a GLBT person active in the life and leadership of their faith community.
First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
7171 N. Pennsylvania St., 317-257-5397, www.FCCindy.org
Tuesday, October 12
Audi Presents k.d. lang with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
In her special appearance with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, k.d. lang will perform some selections from her latest recording, along with many favorites from her repertoire of hundreds of songs. She's been chosen by Audi as one of the original eight innovators in an award program in 2003, that led to Audi's sponsorship of this multi-city tour of appearances with orchestras from the Brooklyn Philharmonic to the Ravinia Festival to the Hollywood Bowl. Call the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Box Office for information at 317.639.4300 or 1.800.366.8457 (Outside Central Indiana) Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 2
Online: www.IndianapolisSymphony.org
Wednesday, October 13
Buskirk-Chumley Theater and WTTS present Indigo Girls
7:30 pm,
$35 General Admission
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
www.buskirkchumley.org
"After over two decades and eight studio albums together, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, known to their legion of fans as Indigo Girls, have played thousands of shows. They've operated within the music industry, without ever being a product of that industry, gaining the respect of their peers, not to mention an extremely loyal fanbase. It's an audience that most artists would envy: one that eagerly awaits new music from the duo, and greets older songs like old friends.
Fans often go to multiple shows per tour, and never leave the gig until the final note rings out, and the house lights go on. Regardless of which way the pop culture breezes are blowing, who is topping the pop charts, who is dominating fashion magazine covers, or who is getting played on the radio, Indigo Girls' concert experience remains a constant.
Catch a show in any given city in America and you will understand the meaning of an enduring artist-audience bond. and it has been developed without marketing gurus, corporate tie-ins or spin doctors. Indigo Girls have thrived through flirtations with the mainstream as well as when the media spotlight was pointed elsewhere. But one recent show - on August 14, 2003 at the Central Park Summerstage in New York City - truly revealed volumes about the duo and their relationship with their fans.
Sunday, October 17
Afternoon at the Casino
The National Organization for Women (NOW), the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRA), and the Indy Rainbow Chamber of Commerce invite you to join them for an "Afternoon at the Casino" at The Writers' Center, 812 E. 67th Street, Indianapolis from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Get Into the Action!
- Dice
- Roulette
- Door Prize Lotto
- Darts
- Black Jack
Plunge Into the Poker Craze!
- Texas Hold'Em
- 7 Card Stud
- Draw Poker
- Omaha High
Please support Indiana Equality and the Coalition partners to achieve Equal Rights for LGBT people in Indiana. To make your tax deductible contribution, mail to: Indiana NOW, PO Box 2264, Indianapolis, IN 46206
Donate on-line through Pay-Pal at the INTRAA website www.intraa.org To RSVP, Questions, or Volunteer, please contact us at: [email protected]
Indiana Equality (IE) is a coalition of statewide, regional, and local organizations whose sole objective is to amend the Indiana Civil Rights law to include sexual orientation and gender identity. For more information, and for the latest news and activities, please visit our website at www.incoalition.org.
Wednesday, October 20
PGLAG October Meeting -- Decision 2004: What's At Stake In The Upcoming Election?
7 P.M. Fellowship Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church. Co-Sponsored by: The Social Justice Coordinating Council of the Unitarian Universalist Church
PROGRAM
The first part of the discussion will be led by advocates from Indiana Equality. The goal of this state-wide organization is equal protection for all Hoosiers regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. Visit their web site for more information: www.incoalition.org. They will share their insights into the upcoming Indiana Legislative session. This will include a discussion of the types of bills that may come before the session and how these bills will impact GLBT individuals, their families and allies.
The second part of the program will be an opportunity to meet and hear from the candidates for the MCCSC School Board. PFLAG has long been involved in working on school issues that particularly impact GLBT students. Audience members may ask questions of the candidates. You can visit the PFLAG web site (www.pflag.org) to learn more about PFLAG's Safe Schools initiatives.
Thursday, October 21
Indy Pride Membership Mixer
Please join Indy Pride members at Metro (707 Mass Avenue) this Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. for our Indy Pride Membership Mixer. Come meet Indy Pride members, learn about upcoming Pride events and get involved in planning IN Pride 2005!
October 21 - November 21
Phoenix Theatre Produces Stage Adaptation Of Popular Book "Crowns: Portraits Of Black Women In Church Hats"
Phoenix production of Gospel musical features choreography by Iris Rosa
The Phoenix's Theatre's 04-05 season continues October 21-November 21 with Regina Taylor's Crowns, a script based on the book "Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats" by Photographer Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. Bryan Fonseca and Shari Lynn Himes will co-direct Crowns.
Sensing three-dimensional dramatic possibilities in the material, Marberry approached writer and director Emily Mann, artistic head of New Jersey's McCarter Theatre (whose notable works include several documentary-style plays based on real-life events), about transforming the material for the stage.
Mann commissioned a stage adaptation from actor and writer Regina Taylor, who spent two years devising the theatrical language for the play, including a three-week residency at the Sundance Theatre Lab. In addition to introducing music and movement, Taylor distilled the many women represented in the book to six female characters (and one man, who plays multiple roles) and created a new character - a young woman from Brooklyn who is sent to live with her grandmother in South Carolina after her brother is shot. Directed by Taylor and co-produced by McCarter Theatre and New York's Second Stage Theatre, Crowns received its world premiere at McCarter in October 2002. Of the play, Taylor said "I envisioned a Gospel music-driven piece, a crazy quilt of music and movement and storytelling that takes us through the rituals of a Sunday in the South with characters breaking out of the framework to deliver 'arias,' direct addresses to the audience that may start in the Sunday church service but jump off into memories of life experiences in different times and different places."
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE, SINGLE TICKETS, AND SUBSCIPTIONS
Crowns will be performed on the Phoenix Mainstage: Thursdays at 6:30pm: October 21 (Half-Price Preview), October 28, November 4, November 11, November 18
Fridays at 8:00pm: October 22 (Opening Night), October 29, November 5, November 12, November 19
Saturdays at 8:00pm: October 23, October 30, November 6, November 13, November 20
Sundays at 2:00pm: October 24, October 31, November 7, November 14, November 21
Seating is general admission; doors open one-half hour before curtain for seating. Performances may be added to accommodate audience demand.
Single tickets are $25.00 for those 25 and over, $15.00 for those 24 and under. Half-Price Preview: All tickets $12.50 (no double discount for young adults). Group rates for adults are available for groups of 15 or more, as are discounts for buying out the house. A $115 flexible subscription package called the FlexPass provides 6 ticket vouchers for the price of 5 single tickets; vouchers may be redeemed for tickets for any of the Phoenix Theatre's productions.
October 22 - 24
Indianapolis Symphony Presents Return Of Those Glorious Hollywood Musicals In Bank One Fall Pops Series
Acclaimed Symphonic Pops Consortium Program Returns to Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly, a talented cast of Broadway singers, and members of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, will perform popular film music from classic Metro Goldwyn Mayer musicals from the "Golden Age of Hollywood" titled Those Glorious Hollywood Musicals in Bank One Fall Pops Series concerts Friday, October 22, through Sunday, October 24, at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Tickets range from $18-$60 and may be purchased in-person at the Hilbert Circle Theatre Box Office or by calling (317) 639-4300.
This production was created by the Symphonic Pops Consortium, an alliance of six major American orchestras who have collaborated to produce original pops programs for the concert stage, and was premiered by the Indianapolis Symphony in April 2001. The program features selections from film scores of legendary movies such as Singin' In The Rain, Meet Me In St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, The Band Wagon, Showboat, The Great Ziegfeld, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Easter Parade that were reconstructed or arranged for orchestra by Consortium Music Advisor and ISO Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.
Theatrical lighting, costuming and stage décor will accent this program, which is presented by the ISO and the Symphonic Pops Consortium. In the three years since it was premiered, Those Glorious Hollywood Musicals has been performed by orchestras across America and has received critical acclaim. Joining Maestro Everly and the Orchestra will be vocalists Anne Runolfsson, Heide Holcomb Janshon, Mark Martino, Scott Tucker and Mark Womack, who will sing favorites such as "Meet Me in St. Louis," "On the Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe," "Love Is Where You Find It," "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" and "Singin' in the Rain", plus medleys from The Wizard of Oz and Singin' In The Rain.
Orchestral arrangements entitled A Night at the Operetta and Hollywood Hit Parade will include tunes from Ziegfeld Girl, Born To Dance, San Francisco,and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers to round out the program.
Tickets: $28-$65; (317) 639-4300; (800) 366-8457; Order on-line at www.IndianapolisSymphony.org
Saturday, October 23
Damien Center's Grande Masquerade
The Damien Center will host Grande Masquerade, its premier fundraising event to raise awareness and money to fight HIV/AIDS.
This year, Grande Masquerade will host two events: a black tie dinner gala on Saturday, October 23 at The Indiana Roof Ballroom and then, as a nostalgic nod to the event's original tradition conceived in 1987, a costume and dance party on Friday, October 22 at Talbott Street.
Since its inception, the event has raised nearly $1,000,000 to support the vital work of The Damien Center and its mission to prevent the spread of HIV and lessen the incidence of hunger, unemployment and homelessness for those in our community impacted by this disease.
Tracy Elliott, Executive Director of The Damien Center, is elated about the two events. "Because of the increase in HIV transmission here in Central Indiana, we are forced to expand our reach and embrace more--not fewer--people in crisis. Honoring a seventeen-year tradition by Grande Masquerade hosting two events to raise funds in support of our mission is truly an exciting opportunity for the Center. Now there are ways for a larger part of the community to support our important work"
On October 22, beginning at 9:00 p.m., Talbott Street opens its doors as host to Grande Masquerade's costume and dance party, "Apparition." The evening will entail costumes, dancing and special appearances by artists from the Indianapolis Opera. Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased at Talbott Street of by calling The Damien Center.
For it's part, the Saturday black tie dinner gala at the India Roof Ballroom will again be an event of new creative heights. This year, Grande Masquerade welcomes Dance Kaleidoscope, the Indianapolis Opera and the Indianapolis Men's Chorus to its entertainment stage, making an artistic statement to this year's pan-Asian theme, "Apparition."
Additionally, The Damien Center will be presenting its Positive Voices Award to Grande Masquerade Honorary Chairman, Matthew Cusick. Having perused a lifelong career of gymnastics and dance, Matthew had earned a place, performing with Cirque de Soleil. After disclosing his HIV-positive status during a routine physical examination with the dance company's doctor, he was fired two days later. Having won a landmark legal battle and forcing Cirque to adopt a new non-discrimination policy worldwide, Mathew has become a national spokesman, urging others to stand strong in the face of HIV/AIDS and discrimination.
The dinner gala begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner, silent auction, the headline entertainment and dancing. Tickets for the event begin at $125.
For more information about Grande Masquerade and its events on Friday and Saturday, visit www.damien.org , email [email protected] or call 317.632-0123.
Friday October 29
10th ANNIVERSARY EROTIC ARTS BALL 2004
9 pm - 3 am
Tickets $15 - $20 in advance / $25 at Door
The 10th Anniversary milestone of The Erotic Arts Ball promises to be the biggest yet, spanning multiple levels within a gothic revival historic landmark in downtown Indianapolis. A visually explosive event, the ball gives platform to the best of visual and performance artists in the Midwest. The evening will feature a juried art exhibition and sale. The grand ball room level gives stage to erotic performance art troupes, fashion exhibitions, bands, and DJ spinning alternative, goth, and techopunk music.
Tickets are available now at www.EroticArtsBall.com
If you have interest in becoming an participating artist or performer, please visit www.EroticArtsBall.com for more details.
Location: Fletcher Pointe -- Fletcher Place Neighborhood
501 Fletcher Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46201
Saturday, Oct. 30th
Mother Jane at Out Word Bound
Out Word Bound has and continues to make some drastic changes - including a new area to accommodate performances!
And Yes - you read it right! Mother Jane, the amazing duo that blew your socks off at IndyIndie, will be performing live at Out Word Bound bookstore!
Saturday, Oct. 30th at 7pm Tickets are $10, available at OWB
Mother Jane....an acoustically & vocally-driven original duo, based out of Lexington, KY. Check them out at: www.motherjane.com
Brought to you by the lovely ladies of IndyIndie, www.indyindie.com and Out Word Bound bookstore, 625 N. East Street (half block north of Mass Ave), Downtown Indianapolis. 951-9100 or toll-free at 877-811-5471.
