Go Purple for Spirit Day October 18
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Project Nunway: Nunlimited Happens October 12 at the River
FRI, OCT 12 AT 6:30 PM
Greetings and Welcome to the First Annual Russian River Sisters Project Nunway! This event was first created by the San Francisco Sisters over ten years ago by Sister Babra Ganesha and has become a world wide phenomenon! It has spawned hundreds of events around the globe with the same premise: to create a new and unique Haute Couture designs out of recycled and/or recyclable materials called “Trashion” or “Garbage Couture”. And what better place to do it but the Russian River, a place known for it’s River Clean Up and recycling efforts.
Members of the Sisters have been paired with designers from all ilks: San Francisco and New York fashion houses, LED sculptors, master fabricators, Renaissance costume designers, cage builders, corset constructers, Burning Man Installation artists, etc.
Our theme, To Infinity and Beyond, evokes magnificent winged magical Beasts, the Gods of Olympus, Superheroes above a great Metropolis, fanciful fluttering faeries and glittering glowing insects, the Cosmos and the Stars within, the possibilities are Infinite!
Come share the spotlight with us!!
Starring the Russian River Sisters and the World Wide Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, with your emcees Sister Sara Femme Fatale and Sister Phyliss Withe Litaday
With Illusionist Dustin Coupe
Ella DuGoode LED hoop display
Special Guest Celebrity Guest Judge Bruce Vilanch of Broadway, Hollywood Squares, and Oscar writer
Special Guest Judge Tom Orr of Dirty Little Show Tunes
Guest Judge Vira The California Mermaid (R)
Guest Judge Christina Pappan
Guest Judge Sister Atilla D’Nun
Proceeds benefit Positive Images https://posimages.org
VIP seating $40.00
Standard seating $25.00
Organic Slushie Bar and Gourmet popcorn by Shamanastary
No Host Bar
RR Sisters HOst Anthem Closet Ball October 6 at R3
It’s that time of the year again! The Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (with a tiny bit of help from Purple Stardust Productions) are throwing a big drag contest. Yes! Closet Ball is coming!
TICKETS: https://anthem.
Join us on Friday, October 6th at the R3 Hotel for the 15th incarnation of this amazing show.
This show is, at its core, an amateur drag competition and fundraiser.
While our contestants, Earl Gilbert, Renee Ledford Combes, Joe Young and Nay Hulsey are the heart and soul of our effort, we’ve got an amazing variety show to entertain y’all while they are getting up in their drags.
Support their fundraising here: https://www.rrsisters.org/
After you meet the contestants at the end of our show opening, we’ve got drag kings, several many live singers, drag queens, and of course our Empress of the Microphone, Sister Sara Femme Fatale!
We have our ever growing troupe of local performers joining us, including Tom Orr, Lyra Hawkins, Nicholas Joseph Carrigan, Rodger A. Jensen, Diva D, Matthew Parkhurst, Joseph Bullock, Kara Z’Matick, Peghan Ritual, Kristina McGraw and Buddy Russell.
Traveling from far and wide we have Sister Phyliss, Dean DeeLeit, Mitchell Brothers, Alotta Boutté and Rahni NothingMore.
This show is six months in the making. We’ve poured all we’ve got into giving y’all a great experience.
Every penny you spend on a table, every tip you throw onto the stage, every dollar you tuck into the waistband of a performer… It’s all a fundraiser for the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Grants Fund.
Buy a seat, buy a table… come on down and join your community for a KICK ASS show.
We have our ever growing troupe of local performers joining us, including Tom Orr, Lyra Hawkins, Nicholas Joseph Carrigan, Rodger A. Jensen, Diva D, Matthew Parkhurst, Joseph Bullock, Kara Z’Matick, Peghan Ritual, Kristina McGraw and Buddy Russell.
Need more info? Contact Sister Sara Femme Fatale at sistersara@rrsisters.org
OUTwatch – Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival Brings the Best of International Queer Cinema to the North Bay
OUTwatch – Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival is thrilled to announce our move to Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. We join an impressive list of film festivals that call Rialto Cinemas home, including the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. The weekend of October 12 – 14, we will present seven critically-acclaimed films and the first of two exciting additions to the festival. Sunday Cinematic Salons, a discussion of queer film, and LGBTQI Classic Film Revival, a presentation of groundbreaking films that changed the landscape of cinema.
OUTwatch is determined to bring the best of International LGBTQI Cinema to the North Bay. This year, the schedule is: Friday, October 12 7:30 p.m. Mapplethorpe An unflinching look at the life of acclaimed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame along with best friend rocker Patti Smith in the 1970s to his untimely death from AIDS in the 1990s. Saturday, October 13 Noon Man Made Follow four men, their partners and families through the challenges and joys of transitioning as they prepare for Trans FitCon, the world’s only transgender bodybuilding competition. 2:30 p.m. Ideal Home A glamorous foodie couple’s (Steve Coogan; Paul Rudd) lives are turned upside-down when a 10-year-old grandson shows up and threatens to change their lifestyle forever in this hilarious and endearing comedy. 5 p.m. The Rest I Make Up María Irene Fornés, was a lover of Susan Sontag and an integral member of New York’s experimental theater scene. Grappling with memory loss, she still radiates inquisitive curiosity and unquenchable creativity in this emotional documentary. Sunday, October 14 1 p.m. Dykes, Camera, Action! This important documentary explores what happened when lesbians picked up cameras and changed how queer women are seen in film. Includes insightful interviews with pioneering filmmakers like Su Friedrich, Cheryl Dunye, Yoruba Richen, Rose Troche, and Barbara Hammer. Afterwards, Film scholar Jane Winslow will lead a discussion about the topics and issues raised in the film. 3 p.m. The Watermelon Woman OUTwatch is thrilled to bring this newly restored lesbian classic to the big screen. Cheryl and Tamara are making a video about their search for the mysterious film actress from the 1930s known only as the ‘Watermelon Woman.’
Body of San Francisco Man Reported Missing Found in Russian River
Sonoma County dive teams found the body of a 29-year-old San Francisco gay man in the Russian River at Guerneville on Aug. 20, 2018.
The body of 29-year-old San Francisco man who had gone missing in Guerneville over the weekend was found in the Russian River Monday morning, and Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office investigators are trying to determine if he drowned accidentally.
The man, whose name was not released, was vacationing in a rental home with his ex-husband and some friends, and when he failed to show up for dinner Sunday they called 911 at around 8:40 p.m., police said.
The missing man’s sandals and t-shirt were found on nearby dock overlooking the river, and it was near that dock that search and rescue dive teams discovered his body Monday at about 11 a.m.
The body was found in about 12 to 15 feet of water.
LGBTQ Connection To Hold Training for Professionals Who Work with Spanigh-speaking LGBTQI Youth
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Positive Image to Host Meeting About LGBTQI Mental Health
As I’m sure you know, even though we live in a fairly progressive county, there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure our LGBTQ community members are getting the resources, support, and respect we deserve. We are currently working on a policy map to identify all the areas in Sonoma County where things could be better for LGBTQ people. As we move forward with this project over the next three years, we are looking to build a task force here in Sonoma County of community members, program leaders, advocates, youth, and anyone else who is looking to get involved. The commitment isn’t huge, join us for six task force phone calls per year and a willingness to show up and take action when the time is right.
To kick things off, we are having an in-person meeting on Friday, August 31st from 11am-4pm at Positive Images in Santa Rosa. Our task force leaders from Sacramento will be facilitating most of the meeting, and it should be a great jumping off point if you are interested in learning more and getting involved. The details of the day are covered below. If you can only join us for part of the day, no worries! The most important portion will be the Task Force meeting from 2-4 pm. The advocacy workshop in the morning will also be offered as a webinar starting on August 21st. If you’d like more information on the webinar just let me know and I’ll send it your way.
We are really hoping to bring together an action-oriented, change-making, group of champions and hope you’ll consider being a part of it! Please get in touch with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Based on the doodle poll, our in-person meeting will be on Friday August 31st. Please RSVP and share the invitation far and wide. Anyone interested in LGBTQ mental health equity is definitely invited to attend.
#Out4MentalHealth is a statewide project that engages LGBTQ people throughout California to develop a mental health equity agenda and offer tools and resources that address these disparities and make our shared goals a reality.
Schedule:
10:30 am – 11:00 am Networking (Coffee and pastries provided by #Out4MentalHealth)
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Advocacy Workshop (open to all)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Working Lunch (provided by #Out4MentalHealth)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm #Out4MentalHealth Sonoma County Task Force
Advocacy Workshop Description:
Learn how to be a more effective advocate for LGBTQ mental health by better understanding the system and how/where to engage in change efforts. Participants will learn to articulate the right to LGBTQ affirming and culturally appropriate care, how mental health decisions are made in local communities, and practical steps for engaging in advocacy,
Task Force Description:
#Out4MentalHealth Task Forces support local community members and organizations with engaging in LGBTQ Mental Health advocacy at the county, state, and federal level. The Sonoma County task force is led by Positive Images and LGBTQ Connections. It is open to everyone interested in advocating for LGBTQ mental Health Equity. We meet via phone about every six weeks and hold at least one in-person meeting each year.
Please RSVP and share the invitation far and wide.
What’s Happening at The Spahr Center
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Bomb Explodes Under Sonoma County Sheriff’s Patrol Car in Guerneville Safeway Lot
A man attempted to blow up a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Friday morning, injuring one person, authorities said.
A man ignited a bomb under a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Friday morning to injure one person, authorities said.
Shortly before noon Friday, the deputy parked his car in the parking lot of the Safeway in Guerneville and walked inside before a loud explosion “rattled the windows” of the grocery store, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
The deputy rushed out and witnesses pointed at a man running through the parking lot, authorities said. The suspect was taken into custody after being tackled by an off-duty police officer.
Witnesses allegedly saw the man throwing items under the deputy’s patrol car prior to the loud explosion. One Safeway employee near the explosion suffered minor injuries.
She was treated at the scene and was able to return to work, authorities said.
At the time of his arrest, the suspect was allegedly holding a backpack that containing more explosive devices, leading deputies to evacuate the Safeway and surrounding area.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad “neutralized” the backpack, authorities said.
The Safeway parking lot remained closed while the Sheriff’s bomb dog swept for more explosives. Deputies also investigated the suspect’s car for further explosives.
The Safeway store reopened for business, but with limited access, authorities said.
The Sheriff’s office said they are not releasing the suspect’s name at this time but he is believed to be a Sonoma County man.
Free SRJC Class to Explore Sonoma County’s LGBTQI History
Instructor Tina Dungan will offer a free class ‘LGBTQI History: A Sonoma County Timeline 1960s – 1990’ at Santa Rosa Junior College Wednesday afternoons August 8 through December 19. You may sign up for the class by contacting the Older Adults Program at 707-527-4533 or by registering at older-adults.santarosa.edu. There is no age limit, but the class is designed for seniors.
The Sonoma County LGBTQI Timeline was created for and displayed at the Sonoma County PRIDE celebration this past June. Always a work in progress, it represents a start at recording our multi-faceted history.
“Using a discussion group format, we will explore community building, culture and social change as it occurred during a very transformative period in this county as well as in the rest of the country: the late 1960s – 1990,” Ms Dugan said.
Class discussion will revolve around memories evoked by the timeline stories, responses to presentations and topics from readings. We will also consider how we might apply what we have learned from this history in order to continue to create social change as the need arises in our current and/or future communities.
Although our starting point will be the Sonoma County LGBTQI Timeline, discussion will be oriented toward topics and ideasbehind and inspired by the stories from the Timeline. No matter where you have lived, those ideas and stories will be meaningful and pertinent to the extent that they capture or allude to the historical spirit of the LGBTQI movement across this country.