2011 springOUT Festival – week 2
Sunday 13 November:
Big Gay Breakfast – Come and celebrate a fabulous spring morning with your big gay family. A GLBTI event with fabulous food and company – everyone is welcome!
When: 10.00am
Where: Tilley’s Devine Café, Corner Brigalow & Wattle Streets, Lyneham
Contact: alex@fusemagazine.com.au
Cost: Free to attend
Frolic in the Park – Picnic for young queer women and gender diverse people under the age of 25 (older people welcome if invited by a young friend). Bring along blankets, food, drink and any games to play. Come and meet other young people. Look for the row of umbrellas!
When: 1.00pm
Where: Glebe Park, Coranderrk Street, Canberra
Contact: meganmunro2001@yahoo.com.au
Cost: Free Event
Bent Fest: The Sea Purple – Not her father, not the church – can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di mare (The Sea Purple) presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village. Director: Donatella Marioca. 2009. Italy.105mins
When: 4.00pm
Where: CSIRO Discovery, Clunies Ross St, Acton
More Information: www.bentlenses.org.au
Cost: $10.00 (season pass available for $50.00)
Bent Fest: A Marine Story - Marine Officer Alexandra is tough enough to kick any guy’s ass in a bar fight, but there’s one opponent she can’t beat: military policy. When she returns to her conservative hometown from Iraq with a mysterious personal life, she finds herself charged with preparing a tempestuous teenage girl to boot camp. Director: Ned Farr. USA. 2010 98mins
When: 6.00pm
Where: CSIRO Discovery, Clunies Ross St, Acton
More Information: www.bentlenses.org.au
Cost: $10.00 (season pass available for $50.00)
Tuesday 15 November:
springOUT Community Pride Awards – Canberra Pride and Teatro Vivaldi invite you to help thank those who make a difference in our community. The Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Party will feature entertainment by local artists, and canapés in a celebratory atmosphere. Nominate that special someone NOW!
When: 7.00pm
Where: Teatro Vivaldi, ANU, University Ave, Acton
Cost: $15.00 / $10.00 concession
Bookings: www.trybooking.com/YLE
Friday 18 November:
Trans Day of Remembrance 2011 – Recognised internationally to acknowledge the violence and discrimination faced by people who identify or express their gender differently. TDOR also provides an opportunity to celebrate the diversity and strength of our community. We encourage supporters and allies to attend this event. Light refreshments provided.
When: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Where: The God’s Café, ANU, University Ave, Acton
Contact: peter@genderrights.org.au
Cost: Free Event
Bent Fest: The Doctor’s Wife – In September 2008, Dr Vincent Cornelisse accepted a position in the (very) country town of Biggenden, QLD. He and his partner Jonathan made plans for their move. Neither of the two had ever lived in a country town and were excited about the scene change but nervous about how they would be received. Director: Jonathan Duffy. AUS. 2011 126mins
Followed by a meet-the-filmmaker Q&A with Jonathan Duffy and Dr Vincent Cornelisse
When: 7.30pm
Where: CSIRO Discovery, Clunies Ross St, Acton
More Information: www.bentlenses.org.au
Cost: $10.00
Bent Fest: Bearcity – It’s summer in New York City, and the neighbourhood bears are coming out of hibernation. A group of friends are getting ready for the annual week-long celebration of all things bear, but plans keep getting turned upside down. Queer As Folk meets Sex in the City — only with more hair an tons of hot bear-on-bear action! Director: Douglas Langway. USA. 2010 104mins
When: 9.15pm
Where: CSIRO Discovery, Clunies Ross St, Acton
More Information: www.bentlenses.org.au
Cost: $10.00
Saturday 19 November:
Canberra Frontrunners – Run, Cycle, Walk and Breakfast – meet at 9.00am for running, cycling or walking followed by breakfast at around 10.00am at the Botanic Gardens Cafe. Canberra Frontrunners has been running for more than 10 years and is one of many Frontrunners groups operating around the world. Come join us for springOUT and you may want to come back every week!
When: 9.00am
Where: Australian National Botanic Gardens Carpark, Clunies Ross Street, Acton
Contact: peter_lockey@yahoo.com.au
Cost: Free to attend
Workshops for Men: Arse Class – Part 2 of 2 Everything you wanted to know about sex with other men but were afraid to ask.
Where: Westlund House, 16 Gordon St, Acton
More Information: www.aidsaction.org.au
RSVP essential: nick@aidsaction.org.au
Cost: Free Event
Canberra Bushdance – Canberra’s largest GLBTI event, held for over 30 years. There is a bar, BBQ and a live band to lead you through those dances that you might remember from primary school like: Strip the Willow, The Waves of Bondi, crazy polkas and some more genteel promenades. By the end of the night you’ll have danced with everyone, caught up with old friends, made some new ones and helped raise cash for the GLBTI community.
When: 7.30pm – 1.00am
Where: Yarralumla Woolshed, Cotter Rd, Yarralumla.
Contact: canberrabushdance@yahoo.com.au
Cost: $30.00 / $20.00 Members & Concession