Articles in Anchorage
GLAAD recognizes Anchorage-raised comic book artist
The Anchorage Press last week ran a profile by Scott Christiansen of animation and comic book artist Brad Rader, who did the illustrations for the graphic novel Fogtown (published 2010), a finalist for best comic book in this year’s GLAAD Media Awards of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. (The winning comic book was DC Comics’ Batwoman.)
3 LGBT movies at Out North
In addition to the lesbian-themed film Three Veils (posted here), Out North is also screening two gay-themed films in the next few weeks, both starring Steve Callahan: Abrupt Decision is playing this Saturday, May 14, and Role/Play is showing on June 18, the first night of Alaska Pride Week.
1. Three Veils
You know about Three Veils, showing on June 11 at 7pm. Director Rolla Selbak will be in attendance. Just confirmed: Sheetal Sheth is returning to Alaska for the show! There will be more events connected with this screening, so stay tuned to Out North and to Three Veils movie websites, facebooks and twitters. And if you haven’t already, friend Sheetal and welcome her back on her wall.
2. Abrupt Decision
This Saturday, May 14 at 7pm, will be a fundraiser showing of Abrupt Decision. This is a gift to Out North for the work they do, and all box office proceeds go directly to Out North, allowing the theater to bring more films of interest to us.
Denis’ world is falling apart and his marriage is shattered. He went into the office Friday morning. Ten minutes later he was fired and his entire world changed. As a man in mid-life crisis, he believed there has to be more to life than this. A stray dog in the park opens his eyes. It takes an angelic vision to see the light in this dramatic romance about passionate true love.
Abrupt Decision stars Steve Callahan and David LaDuca, and is a new film from Silly Bunny Pictures, a production company that creates ‘Movies about men in the heartland.’
3. Role/Play
Role/Play is showing on Saturday, June 18 at 7pm. It stars Steve Callahan and Matthew Montgomery.
When hunky soap opera star Graham Windsor (Steve Callahan; East Side Story, Make the Yuletide Gay, Nine Lives) is outed as the result of a gay sex tape scandal, he seeks refuge at an exclusive Palm Springs resort. But quiet anonymity eludes him when handsome marriage-equality activist Trey Reed (Matthew Montgomery; Redwoods, Back Soon, Pornography: A Thriller) checks in to escape the fallout from his own bitter divorce. As an undeniable passion begins to sizzle between Graham and Trey, they force each other to confront their professional downfalls — and the firestorm each has created in the gay press.
The trailer looks good. Watch:
Out North is delighted to show these films and invites you to come down and support the theater, LGBT film makers and their allies by seeing these up and coming films.
Abrupt Decision on May 14. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Three Veils on June 11. Tickets are $10 general admission, $7.50 students/60+/military, and available at the door only.
Role/Play on June 18. Tickets TBA.
All three movies are showing at 7 pm. Check for updates at Out North.
– Thanks to Maureen Suttman for providing this information.
Community Bake Sale to benefit the Four A’s
It’s time for Scott’s annual Bake Sale for the Four A’s, and it’s happening on Mother’s Day. So stop in and buy your mother a delicious treat, or bake your mother’s favorite dessert for the auction and raise money for AIDS services in Alaska.
“Please bring some yummy baked goods to auction/sell, or yourself to bid on sweet treats, or both! Check out the Live and Silent auction items, our special guest bakers, or just buy something yummy to take home from our buy-and-go table! This event benefits the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s.)”
The annual bake sale brings out some of the best bakers in the community. If you like sweets, don’t miss it.
Date/time: Sunday, May 8, 2011 from 4pm – 7pm.
Location: Mad Myrna’s, 530 E 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK
Further info: See the Facebook event page.
Keep track of this and other events in LGBTQ Alaska with Bent Alaska’s new & improved events calendar.
Brandi Carlile returns to Alaska
Both Anchorage and Fairbanks are on Brandi Carlile’s summer 2011 tour!
Out North celebrates Tennessee Williams’ 100th birthday with “The Glass Menagerie”
In celebration of the 100th birthday of playwright Tennessee Williams, Out North Contemporary Art House will present Williams’ most produced play, The Glass Menagerie from May 6 to 22, with a preview on May 5.
Ex-ADN sports editor Roger Brigham recalls coming out gay in 1980s Alaska
Roger Brigham did not write a coming out column in the Anchorage Daily News after telling his editor that he was gay, back in 1982, because he did not want to become a political lightning rod. Twenty-nine years later, he still writes a sports column, now for a San Francisco gay paper, and he was ready to tell his personal story in a recent interview with OutSports.com and today to Bent Alaska.
ICP Ball 2011: Happily Ever After…A Storybook Masquerade
Hansel and Gretel, The Gingerbread Man, Red Riding Hood, or the Big Bad Wolf? Who was your favorite? Come to the ICOAA Imperial Crown Prince and Princess Ball XIX dressed as your favorite storybook character!… and don’t forget, it’s also a Masque!
Celebrate with Imperial Crown Prince XVIII R.J. and Princess XVIII Ashley, as they take you through a fairy tale night marking the end of their year as ICP, and the beginning of a new year, for three hopeful candidates — Imperial Crown Prince Candidate Steve Smith and Imperial Crown Princess Candidates Alexis Kellie and Colleen Crinklaw. Voting will take place at the Ball!
Date/time: Sunday, May 1, 5:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: Mad Myrna’s, 530 E. 5th Ave, Anchorage
Cost of admission: $15.00. Tickets available at the door, or you can purchase your ticket in advance (check with R.J., Ashley, Empress 38 Paige, or Emperor 38 Cory) All proceeds to benefit the Imperial Court of All Alaska
Further info: See the Facebook event page
The new & improved Bent Alaska events calendar
Bent Alaska has a really good events calendar now! Check it out.
Illusions of Delusion — Anchorage’s newest drag show
The Crazy Horse Saloon: most people probably think of Anchorage’s oldest female strip bar. But now it’s even crazier, with Illusions of Delusion, Anchorage’s newest drag experience, every Friday & Saturday night beginning at midnight.
The Who’s “Tommy” at Mad Myrna’s
The Tony-Award winning Tommy, Pete Townshend’s tale of a young a “deaf, dumb, and blind boy” is now an ambitious local production with performances being held at Anchorage’s Mad Myrna’s every Friday and Saturday through May 14.
