Fuseproject's One Laptop One Child

It’s that time again! Fall TV lineups! We have some new shows for you at OUTtv and we are so excited about them. First off, Designer People. Designer People travels the globe to showcase the world’s leading designers in architecture, communication, industrial, interior, and fashion. Each episode centers on the creative insight of an acclaimed designer whose work shapes our lives and our surroundings. This is high-brow stuff, people.

The first episode premieres September 9 and the show will air Thursdays at 8:30pm ET/PT.

Here’s how the first episode goes down:

Quite easily America’s most liberal and easygoing city, San Francisco is a creative hub for the progressive, young at heart and diverse. Our unique guides are local designers from a variety of disciplines. They show us their work and their city.

On arrival at the Phillipe Stark designed Clift Hotel, host Daon Broni gets a tour of the hotel from Tom Cleo.

Yves Béhar introduces us to the design climate in San Francisco and from his company, Fuseproject,, is taking on some of the world’s most profound challenges and creating stylish solutions. From the LED Leaflamp to One Laptop Per Child computer, Yves believes that the role of designers are to be influencers and change makers at every level and that design creates significant difference in the world. Through Yves we meet Nicholas Negraponte who established One Laptop Per Child and worked closely with Yves on the project.

Daon meets trend spotter Marieke Van Der Poel who is awaiting the “next big thing” in the city of innovation. She points out the differing areas of the city and recommends a visit to see the free movies at Dolores Park each Thursday.

Heading on, Daon visits architect Mark Jensen at his recent project on the rooftop of San Francisco’s MoMA. Mark explains the difficulty of building in an area renowned for earthquakes and the precautions taken to protect the structures whilst retaining their creativity. His “insider tip” is to visit new projects such as the De Young in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Art Institute, taking in the view from Alcatraz and of course MoMA.

Broadcast graphic designer from 168 Design Group Brad Soderlund loves the density of population in San Francisco compared to other areas in California and believes that the geography stirs creativity. He draws inspiration both from the William Stout Architectural Bookshop where you can find many treasures to the fog, which constantly changes the light mood of the city.

Glassblower Nicholas Weinstein creates light installations of majestic proportions with breathtaking results. The aerially suspended work in progress is for a hotel in Shanghai and Daon walks under the structure, which from the tip to tail, is about 290 feet in length.

Marcus Diebel, the VP of Incase design talks about the design scene in the Bay Area. He shows Daon his DJ skills and that his creativity even extends to the bathroom! He recommends not missing Chrissy Fields.

Jodie Turner, founder of Culture of the Future, is a Trend Strategist and explains to Daon how experiencing life is her work.

The Innovative Fashion Council is about creating San Francisco as one of, if not the, sustainable fashion resource centre for the world. Yetunde Schumann from IFC supports, profiles and celebrates the very best in local fashion. She takes us to meet designers Yugala Preti and Estrella Tadeo at the Mission Statement where they dress Daon in some of their creations. All agree that Stern Grove is a must for the free outdoor concerts on Sundays as well as a trip to the wine district. On arriving at Roshambo winery, we are greeted by Steve Moray for a cool drop.

Finally we meet the founder of Surface magazine, Riley Johndonnell, who saw an opening in the market for a magazine that covered the entire lifestyle of design, not just object design but architecture, fashion, automotive and Surface really focused on this utopian ideal of what design could be.

Can you guess which Spice Girl is Sean?

Sean’s final confessional:

One of the major highlights of this year’s event will be the brand new route on René-Lévesque Boulevard West, from Guy Street to Sanguinet, right in the heart of downtown Montréal. With easy access to the Métro, the parade is sure to attract thousands of spectators. As well, the 2010 parade route will be extended from 1.25km to 2.35, almost doubling the length of previous years.

The parade will take place on Sunday, August 15 at 1 p.m. with the concept of “Our Superheroes” guiding the artistic direction of the floats. This is sure to provide an entertaining flashback to childhood memories for participants and spectators alike. The parade will definitely have something for everyone, especially families, promising to be one of the most original events organized in years. The parade route will finish near Émilie-Gamelin Park, the heart of the festivities, where the celebrations will wrap up with an outdoor mega T-Dance.

Community Day, one of the key events in the Montréal Pride Celebrations, will be held again this year all along Sainte-Catherine Street between Berri and Papineau on Saturday, August 14.

HUMAN RIGHTS COMPONENT

Under the theme, “Share the Pride”, the Montréal Pride Celebrations 2010 wanted to create awareness of the fact that, although there have been significant social and legal advances in Québec and in Canada, many members of the LBGTA community around the world face the violation of their fundamental rights on a daily basis. The Montréal Pride Celebrations will reach out to some of these communities, to try to work together to improve the current human rights situation. In this regard, and for the first time in the history of the Montréal Pride, our Grand Marshals are not from Québec and will come from Latvia: Mr. Kaspars Zalitis and Ms. Kristine Garina, are human rights activists and members of the LGBT and their friends alliance “Mozaika”, the only functioning gay rights organization in Latvia. They are both actively involved in the organization of the Baltic Pride in Riga.

CULTURAL COMPONENT

Presented in French at the Cinquième Salle of Place des Arts and orchestrated by Jasmin Roy, Les Gaydailles contre-attaquent ! serves up a unique concept: a reflection on the reality of the gay and lesbian world today. In this irreverent show, Jasmine Roy will play “The Super-Gay

Service Guy”, Nadja will be “The Diva”, Pierre-Olivier Cyr is “The Hypnotist”, Mathilde Laurier is “The Carpet-Muncher”, Guillaume Wagner is “The Sower of Doubt” and Michel Sigouin is “The Radical Straight”. The show is inspired by the past year’s headlines that have affected, in one way or another, the gay community. August 11, 13 and 14  at 9:30 pm.

Friday the Opéra de Montréal and The Karaoke Channel are organizing the Karaoké OPÉRA, a première for the Montréal Pride Celebrations. This special event gives the general public the opportunity to sing the most beautiful operatic arias and Broadway songs karaoke-style, on an open-air stage in front of a live audience. A concert by Les B.B., with Joe Bocan and Martine St-Clair, will follow. No other Québécois group has lived a pop success story comparable to Les B.B. Patrick Bourgeois, François Jean and Alain Lapointe will take up the TD Music stage at 9 pm. Saturday, August 14.

Place Émilie-Gamelin lights up with the Health and Wellbeing Space, where a number of organizations get together to offer pertinent information on health. In addition, two Fashion Shows are scheduled at 2 pm and 7:15 pm, presenting the Gregg underwear and the Superstein models.

At 7:30 pm, we will find out who’s the big winner of the “Queer of the Year” contest. (Editor’s note: Go Sean Horlor!!)

To conclude the evening, Michel Dorion is back with the 2010 edition of “C’est la fête”, a variety show featuring a multidisciplinary cast of artists from the LGBTA community (singers, dancers, drag queens, musicians, etc.). Part of the show will include a tribute to Guilda, now 86 years old and one of Québec’s greatest cabaret artists. This is a large-scale production serving up three exciting hours of entertainment you won’t want to miss, at 8 pm at the TD Music stage.

For more information, visit Montreal Pride.

39 and Ticking by Full Figure Theatre

This musical fantasy fable is based loosely on the writer’s truth
Who wanted to finally have a baby before leaving behind her youth.
The material is quite heartfelt and the music superbly played
Joan Maclean as the Mom makes me laugh until the stage lights fade.
The all white cast had charm and fun, the set was cleanly realized
The show hit home with woman folk more so than with the guys.

12 Angry Men by Hardline Productions

This classic tale is powerful and up to now one I had not seen.
About 12 jurors at a murder case where things start getting mean
A son has gone of trial for allegedly killing his daddy dear
But the juror’s judgments are ruled by racial prejudice and fear
The director rightly changed some male’s roles to now be female
The cast was great and powerful and there is not a single acting fail.
The tale of race and prejudice was told from an all white centric view
But the philosophy and point of Reginald Rose’s script shone through.
Emmelia Gordan spit lower middle class anger with vim and with verve
To a sharp Sean Oliver the lone dissenting voice with unwavering nerve.
I also love Sheryl Thompson in almost everything she’s ever been in
As the empathetic European she shares insight with a patronizing grin
This production is rightly circumscribed in a small intimate space.
You can read almost every thought that crosses each actors face.
So go see this production and support young acting troupes.
I recommend you go by yourself or with a friend or in groups.

(Here is a trailer for a more representational TV Movie version of the script).

The Improv Musical by Vancouver TheatreSports

A one-hour improvised musical by the great Alan Marriott
Had a cast of six and if there was a note they could carry it
The ensemble creates a show based on one occupation
And Glen Stevenson plays piano with great syncopation
The cast burst into song with surprising harmony’s
Michael Robinson can improvise with elegant ease.
Shaun Stewart was quirky, Elizabeth Bowen had charm
But the true star is Marriott who would have bet the farm
That the format he did in England would work here in town
It did and based on laughter no one left with a frown
And the musical improvisers were all stellar that night
And like the other two shows – there was no colour in sight.

I have two films in the Out On Screen Festival which starts this week.
I made a short little trailer so I won’t have to speak.

DCJ OOS Trailer

More Chris Pine. More Zachary Quinto. More John Cho. Heck yes!!

More details:
It seems Bruce Greenwood, who played Christopher Pike in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, let the news slip that the sequel had been officially slated, telling Hollywood.com, “I just know that the plan is to film it in January, more than that, I don’t know,” Greenwood said.

TrekMovie.com confirmed with producer Bryan Burk that filming would actually start late spring or early summer instead.

The winning ensemble cast of John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban and Anton Yelchin are all expected to return for the film, due for June 29, 2012 release, written by the same scribes as the first.

However, if you’re a Gleek who can’t wait for every new bit of news (like us here at gay.com), check out the round up of all the secrets of season 2 revealed. From Kurt’s new boyfriend, to Cheerio dumb blond Brittany’s back story, the second coming of the Madonna episode, favorite guest stars returning (Cough–Kristin Chenoweth, please!) and all the gay storylines you want to know about, the new season should be better than ever.

Here are all the highlights leaked from Comic-Con:

Ryan Murphy confirmed at Comic-Con that Glee will have a “Rocky Horror” episode next season.

He also conceded that eight musical numbers an episode were too many, next season, it will be reduced to five.

Another Madonna tribute episode is on the way. Murphy doesn’t know when, but it will happen “at some point”. The last episode was his favorite, even though it took 12 days to shoot over the usual eight or nine, and went over budget very early on.

Of the controversial Kurt/Finn/Burt confrontation, Murphy promised that they would revisit the issue and its repercussions throughout season two, starting fairly early on. “It gives us a platform to discuss things that haven’t really been talked about on television,” Murphy explained.

On the differences between Chris Colfer and his character Kurt Hummel, Emmy nominee Colfer admitted that he had “no idea who Marc Jacobs was” until filming the pilot. He also calls himself a gigantic geek, so he feels at home at Comic Con. Speaking of Kurt, “I see them as being Prom King and King; I think that’s an important message to put out into the world,” out creator Murphy said.

A fan asked what Naya Rivera and Heather Morris thought about the fanbase rooting for a Brittany/Santana hook-up; the ladies both said that they loved it. “We call it Santittany,” Rivera laughed, with Morris adding that they’re best friends and hang out in real life. Murphy picked up the thread by dishing that the writers are debating an episode where Santana and Brittany kiss for real.

One of the biggest (and most controversial) revelations of the panel was the news that Tina will fall out of love with Artie and fall for dance-master Mike Chang instead.

Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth will reappear in season 2.

As for family members we haven’t yet seen; Murphy wants to see Rachel’s gay dads, Artie’s mom and Brittany’s “really smart sister,” because someone had to get the brains in that family.

While there are thankfully no plans for a Justin Bieber tribute, there will be a Britney Spears-themed episode, which will feature Brittany singing Britney. Murphy curiously described the episode as “hallucinogenic and really fun.”

‘Glee’ will feature another long-awaited Amber Riley solo when Mercedes takes Kurt to her church. It will feature covers of ‘Papa, Can You Hear Me?’ and ‘Losing My Religion,’

Reports via: TV Squad and Deadline

The trial lasted 2 ½ weeks, during which time the opposition summoned 16 witnesses and the defense called two. The defense attempted to convince the courts that children fare best with both a father and a mother. During cross-examination, defense witnesses were forced to admit that studies show children raised by same-sex couples fared as well as those born to opposite-sex parents and that marriage would benefit the families of gays and lesbians.

The ruling is expected to be appealed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and then up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The judge wrote that “Proposition 8 both unconstitutionally burdens the exercise of the fundamental right to marry and creates an irrational classification on the basis of sexual orientation.”

Also, the defense “fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples. … Because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.”

This musical treat from from over thirty years ago
Is still quite a raucous and truly moving show.
The cast is quite passionate and in very good voice
With many acting moments that are truly first choice.
The show is a tribal musical of 60′s flower power protests
That spawn many radio hits with a rock and roll zest.
Arielle Tuliao as Dionne has a voice that is crystal clear
Jenny Moase makes strident Sheila a well rounded dear.
Eric Alexander Steel is funny and alive in each moment
And Sean Parsons passion and heart is devilishly bent.
Most of the cast goes deep and beyond just attitude
And all of them create an infectious energetic mood.
This young company has found a script that fully fit
And it has stayed with me long after I saw it.
The nudity was welcome but it was the songs that enthrall
Hair made me joyful, then horny and then made me bawl.

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Kooza by Cirque Du Soliel

It’s been several years since I have seen a Cirque show
I am sad and ashamed that I waited so very long to go.
The story of Kooza is of an kite flying innocent boy
Who gets a box with a Trickster who is devilishly coy
They both arrive by his wand into a magical land
With acrobats and clowns and a funky rock band
Things get darker when the innocent gets the wand
The costumes are dazzling and the stunts defy death
I often was nearly unconscious from holding my breath
Athletic prowess, magic, beautiful singers and fun,
Next time that Cirque circus is in town towards it I’ll run.

Glengarry Glen Ross by The Arts Club Theatre

This play by David Mamet is a powerful roller coaster ride
Your alliances with real estate men change side to side
One minute their cursing and their bullying ways
Makes them repugnant in their capitalistic craze
The next they are twisting in pain when losing their status
Their self worth is shattered their lives are a sad mess
Eric McCormick stars as the top guy named Richard Roma
(The Will & Grace star calls Vancouver his home-ah)
He is as handsome as he is cruel – a nice smiling shark
His boss played by Vincent Gale is his slow burning mark
The whole cast is on fire – with explosions their only goal
And it’s Bart Anderson as the victim who gives the show soul.
Some say summer theater fare should be light as fluff
But the sold out crowd was mostly wowed by this tougher stuff.

No more diversity totals.

Just some results and observations.
We are still in a situation where accurate representation is not being met but there are some good signs.

As you can see from my last post, of the 20 shows I saw in the last year I saw 195 Caucasian actors and only 31 actors of colour. Often the shows that were “colour blind” had multiple actors of colour. So I would guess of the 20 shows I think it was about half that featured any colour. That means half the productions were well below the 52% actual truth of Vancouver’s population. Until theater starts truly holding up a mirror to the society it is in it is in danger of alienating it’s audience. It will look unreal and irrelevant.

The good news is that the big kids – the Arts Club, Bard on The Beach and The Playhouse are getting it – as are the younger companies. The worst offenders are the mid-size professional companies who only cast ethnic actors when the script calls for it, and some amateur or community groups who are either all white or regulate actors of colour to the chorus or servant roles.

Although I think it is important to keep shining a light on the issue – I am going to silently gnash my teeth now and no longer keep score.

Happy Pride from us on the West Coast.

David C. Jones
Middle Age Fag

And each neighborhood is trying hard to celebrate the most

The hippy hood The Drive begins with streets that are Car Free

And in Kits the Greeks are back and dancing while serving hot souvlaki

The Lesbians have already sang their hearts out in an East Side park

And the downtown is paved with Astroturf filled with buskers until dark

I have been very busy finishing up a commissioned documentary

That my forays into culture have been going without commentary

So here it is a wrap up of culture in May, June and early July

And once again I will be subtle by being just a nice guy.

I know some of you wish I would bluntly blurt out what I thought

But notice what I don’t mention and you will get just what I got.

Herr Beckman’s People by Touchstone Theatre & Playwrights Theatre Centre

Sally Stubbs has written a new script about the rise of the Nazi Party

And how it effects for a generations the members of one young family.

The actors were stellar as they leapt back and forth through the ages

The older women in particular brought life from the script pages

The man whose work dazzled as from young to teen to adult he went

Was the man (who, yes is my boss) the actor Bill Marchant.

Imprint by SFU and Turning Point Ensemble

A song and dance and symphony event told with lots of heart

Which is really all I got in the end from this performance art.

Priscilla Queen of the Damned by The Broadway Chorus

The amateur cast was joyous and their songs were filled with energy

And thoroughly enjoyed by their clapping friends and family.

25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by The Arts Club

Comedy musicals are a typical summer time fare

They are often quick cash slapped up with nary a care

But The Spelling Bee was special right from the start

It was joyous and eccentric and has a big heart

The actors all play kids at a spelling competition

Each with their own reason to avoid elimination

The director Shamata makes them dig deep and true

So the characters are outrageous but refreshing and new

The set is realistic is with working swings to boot.

And the audience participation is really a hoot.

The songs are quite fun and the joke furiously fast

The time races by quickly that you wish it would last.

Sara-Jeane Hosie and Michael Blake sing with aplomb

But the other adult Brian Linds jokes are the bomb

The kids are played with abandon and unique voices

They avoid easy laughs and delight with original choices.

If something hilarious and heartfelt is what you want to see

And you live on the West Coast then you should see the Bee.

Diversity Totals for Vancouver Arts Scene (One month left)

Show #17 – 5W 0C = 150W 20C

Show #18 – 4W 5C = 154W 25C

Show #19 35W 3C = 189W 28C

Show #20 6W 3C = 195W 31C

Most recently, Mew’s Q-Case premiered at the 13th Annual Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Running just over 17 mins., Q-Case is an homage to X-Files, but all queered up…

Read More at Hot Pink Shorts.com…

Auditions will be held Sunday, July 18. You must email for a time and location. Candidates will be brought in groups to play some games and work and play with some of the pro’s. It will be a fun and playful time. Contact derekbedry@live.com.

For more information, visit their Facebook event page.

Masculinity is almost indefinable.

Whether we’re talking about masculinity or femininity, ‘acting like a man’ or ‘acting butch’, being faggoty, flamboyant, straight-acting or queer… these are all contestable terms, frequently used to describe segments of our community. Some may disagree with their usage, while others may use “queeney flambo” to describe their nearest and dearest.

Regardless, these terms are difficult to agree on; difficult to define.

Gender performance, or in this case masculinity, is almost indefinable.

Montreal-based filmmaker Owen Eric Wood explores this contentious subject in his short film Made Up. It’s a film that makes no attempt to explain/identify/define the m-word, but rather demonstrate its fluidity.

Read More at Hot Pink Shorts.com…

Hot Pink Shorts.com is a queer short film festival online. Anyone can upload a film. Anyone can watch a film. Join the community and give filmmakers feedback with our real-time ratings. Watch, select your favourites, listen in on the queer film-making community.

HotPinkShorts.com

*SPOILER ALERT*

Jezebel has an interesting blog post about why lesbians might object to the movie. The trailer hints at a plot development that mirrors a much echoed frustration in the lesbian community. Jules kisses Paul. Once again, in mainstream media, the lesbian needs a man.

An interviewer with the the San Fransisco Bay Guardian puts it like this:

We don’t see a lot of queer characters on screen, and so when we do, many want them to be perfect: the queer voice, the lesbian, the gay man. And when they step outside those boundaries, suddenly it becomes an issue, politically.

Writing in Salon, Andrew O’Hehir suggests that

Cholodenko and co-writer Stuart Blumberg capitulate — in some people’s view — to a whole set of ‘Celluloid Closet’-type homophobic stereotypes, and possibly lend aid and comfort to the right-wing view of homosexuality as a ‘lifestyle choice.

On the other hand, it is a mainstream comedy-drama that portrays a lesbian couple raising kids. Hopefully it will do well at the box office and pave the way for more nuanced GLBTQ characters on the big screen! Where they don’t die at the end or simply offer fashion tips and wise-yet-cutting relationship advice! And maybe we don’t need the sexuality of our gay characters to be black and white.

What do you think?

Jezebel: Why Lesbians Might Object to the Kids Are Alright
Salon: “The Kids Are All Right”: The Gay-Marriage Movie America Needs
San Fransisco Bay Guardian: Lisa Cholodenko On The Kids Are All Right

Keep reading for details on how the hot Portuguese player became a Daddy.

Following his team’s disappointing elimination from the World Cup, Ronaldo announced on his Twitter he had gone the Ricky Martin-route to parenthood:

“It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy. As agreed with the baby’s mother, who prefers to have her identity kept confidential, my son will be under my exclusive guardianship. No further information will be provided on this subject and I request everyone to fully respect my right to privacy (and that of the child) at least on issues as personal as these are.”

The surrogate, an American woman who was presumably compensated to carry his son, reportedly gave birth on July 1st. Ronoldo spent the holiday weekend in New York City, his first visit to the Big Apple, according to the NY Post.

Earlier, Lindsay breaks down in court after being sentenced to 90 days in jail for a parole violation subsequent to her arrest for a DUI.

Pre-Pride – An Evening with Kate Reid
July 6, 2010 Time 7:00pm Location: The Daily Grind
Kate Reid is a whip smart wordsmith with a knack for candid story-telling and songwriting that is charged with humour and social-political commentary. A straight shooter but definitely not straight, she is as charming as she is in-your-face and is one of the most original, incisive and entertaining songwriters to appear on the scene in a long time.

Pre-Pride – An Evening with Ivan E. Coyote
July 7, 2010 Time 6:00pm Location: 1177 3rd Ave.
Ivan Coyote was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. An award-winning author of five collections of short stories, one novel, two CD’s, four short films and a renowned performer, Ivan’s first love is live storytelling, and over the last thirteen years she has become an audience favourite at music, poetry, spoken word and writer’s festivals from Anchorage to Amsterdam.

Youth Pride
July 14, 2010 Time: 6:00pm Location: University of Northern BC
An evening of inspired young queer talent from Northern BC will start the annual Pride Celebrations with a BANG! Working with our local Gay/Straight Alliance, youth are bringing to the stage a night of fun, laughter and art to our community.

VIP & Members Only Night
July 15, 2010 Time 6:00pm – 11:00pm Location: Twisted Cork
A special evening hosted by Pride Prince George, is for Pride 2010 Sponsors, Pride Society Members and invited guests, where you will enjoy special guest entertainment and other Prideful delights to kick the festivities off.

Lavender Show
July 16, 2010 Time 7:30pm – 12:00am Location: Ramada Hotel
A Drag Show by any other name and with over 180 attendees in 2009; this long standing event host by GALA-North is a traditional event that brings our local Drag Queens and Kings together with Queens and Kings from across British Columbia, Alberta, and other distant communities.

With Ms. Rainbow Pride V, Electronica, will be holding her step down event in Prince George and not in Calgary. In addition, our own Mr. & Ms. Pride PG will be stepping down, and welcoming the our new Mr. & Ms. Pride PG for 2010/2011. Approximately 15 additional Drag Queens from across Canada and the United States will descend on Prince George for an event of a life time.

Pride Parade
Saturday July 17 Time 11:30am Location: Downtown PG
This colourful display of support and unity for the LGBT Community is our first and foremost signature event in Prince George as there is no other like it in Prince George. Each year the parade grows with now close to three hundred people in 2007. Our 14th Annual Pride Parade will
proceed from with steps of City Hall around the downtown core back to the steps of City Hall.

Pride Festival
Saturday July 17 Time 12:30pm Location: City Hall
Celebrations continue on the lawn of City Hall with over 150 attendees; live music and entertainment fill the afternoon, along with community groups and business setting up stage displaying the wide variety of services and Pride memorabilia for the entire community.

PRISM Film Festival
July 17, 2010 Time 5:00-7:00pm Location: Prince George Public Library
Each year, the Prism Film Society brings the best in Queer Film to Prince George. With this being the only event of its kind outside of Vancouver, these films bring out a diverse group of people with a different focus on what it means to be Queer.

Pride Party
Saturday July 17 Time 8:00pm – 1:30am Location: Civic Centre
Bring out your dancing shoes and celebrate with PG Pride’s largest party of the year…great music, great people, great prizes and lots food and fun. The Pride Dance has been our second signature event of the year after the parade, with over 250 people attending; we host the greatest night out for everyone.

Pride BBQ
Sunday July 18 Time 12:00noon Location Wilson Park
Prism North Film Society sends the open invitation to everyone for that last farewell to another gathering as we wrap things up, but we all leave behind a sense of community and take with us a bigger sense of Pride.

This awesome parody gives Katy Perry’s California Girls video a run for it’s money. I’d pick the California Gays over saccharine-sweet candyland anytime. Yum.