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National Queer Arts Festival Press Releases
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Hot Latin Artists Heat Up Gay Pride Month
(SAN FRANCISCO)—Produced by QueLACo, the 11th Annual Queer Latina/o Arts Festival celebrates the work of the San Francisco Bay Areašs own Latina/o LGBT artists.
You won't want to miss Marga Gomez in her hilarious new show, Higher Highs, Lower Lows, on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10 at the Women's Building (3542 18th St @ Valencia). Marga is recognized as a national lesbian treasure for her fifteen years as an openly gay, fierce, funny and foxy comedian. She has been featured on HBO's Comic Relief and Comedy Central's Out There. With devastating one-liners, fabulous characterizations, political satire and a pinch of smut, Marga aims her comedy at everyone regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation or hairstyle. The New York Times hailed her as "incendiary as a Molotov cocktail". The San Diego Union raved that Marga's stand up "had the passion for justice that makes even her most personal works resonate", and she "performs with a biting wit and political edge that marks her as a revolutionary."
In addition to her stand up work, Marga is also the writer/performer of four theater solos. She has been presented Off-Broadway, nationally and internationally. Science Fiction fans were awed by Marga's underwater muffin making prowess in Barry Levinson's Sphere. She was also seen in Batman Forever (briefly), and guest starred with Tracey Ullman in Tracey Takes On!
A Visual Art Exhibition, representing the last 25 years of Latino Arts, will open on Saturday, June 2, 7-9 PM at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (2868 Mission, between 24 and 25th streets). This year's curators Ester Hernandez and Antonio Escalante will be on hand with the participating artists. Refreshments will be served.
On Friday June 15, come enjoy an Evening of Poetry in collaboration with Ellas en Accion, at Galeria de la Raza (2857 24th Street @ Bryant). And on Monday June 18 from 7-10 PM at Brava Theater at 24th @ York be a part of Mr. and Ms. Gay Safe Latina/o: an exciting evening filled with talent, beauty, costumes and fun. Watch the winners be crowned to represent the Latino/a community in this year's Pride parade!
Last but not least is an evening of talented Latino/a performers honoring the late, great, Hank Tavera on Friday, June 22 from 7-10 pm at the Mission Cultural Center (2868 Mission St @ 24th St.).
Please call the QueLaCo hotline at 415.648.3702, or visit our Web site at www.QueLACo.org, for more information and to confirm location and times of events.
The National Queer Arts Festival is a series of cultural events, exhibitions, performances, and interpretive programs organized by The Queer Cultural Center and Harvey Milk Institute. For further information on any Festival event, please contact us at 415.552.7709; or visit the Web site at www.queerculturalcenter.org
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