Opening Night
When: Saturday, May 31st 6:00pm-12:00am
What: THE Q BALL!
NQAF 2003 Opening Night GAY-la!
Where: The SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market @ Octavia Street
Tickets: Donations of $5 to $50,000 gladly accepted in support of NQAF artists!
More Info: Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc
EVENT DETAILS:
NQAF 2003's opening night ball to kick off the 6th annual National Queer Arts Festival! Eyeball the Pre-ball visual openings by Point Blank Photographer's Group and Rudy Lemcke, then move on up for LIVE, LIVE, LIVE performance, music, spoken word, djÕs and more! There's plenty of FREEdom, FREE minds, FREE food, and FREE banginÕ beverages!
6:00-7:30pm Reception for Point Blank Photographer's Group (Building-wide)
Photography Exhibit & Reception
Come and join Point Blank for their building-wide photography exhibition and slide show of works created since the group's inception in 1998. Point Blank is Dusty Lombardo, Rebecca Mc Bride, and Cara Gurney, a group of women committed to documenting the queer community in which they live, and the surroundings they call home. The exhibition encompasses documentary/fine art portraiture and industrial landscapes, and will be at The Center through the month of June.
6:00-7:30pm Reception for "The Forgetfulness of Being" (Room 301)
A Cycle of Video Projections by Rudy Lemcke
Rudy Lemcke's large screen video installation is a cycle of 5 short video works that include: The Uninvited; The End of Beauty; The Origin of Light; Light Readings; and Dark Matter. Lemcke has exhibited in such venues as The Whitney Museum of Art, The DeYoung Museum, The University Art Museum at Berkeley, The San Francisco Art Institute, The Grey Gallery in New York, and Lux Gallery in San Francisco. The video installation will be at The Center through June 15th.
7:30PM Yo Pink Carpet Reception! (Rainbow Room/Ceremonial Room)
Live performance teasers from past and present NQAFs in the Rainbow Room, then move on into the Ceremonial Room for comedy, music and dancing!
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