April 1–30
Proudly Coloring Outside the Lines
Regular Building Hours, Student Involvement Suite Lobby, Stamp Student Union
Contact: Justin Fair, communication.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance and the Union Gallery
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
| Proudly Coloring Outside the Lines Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 7:00PM – 8:00PM Student Involvement Suite of the Stamp Open to the Public. Free Admission. To exhibit various works from artists of the LGBTQQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Ally) community in order to promote respect, tolerance, and promotion of artists in our community. All artwork has been submitted by members of the University, College Park, DC, and surrounding communities. All artwork has been created by each individual artist in reference to the general theme of LGBT-related topics. Artists have been given the freedom to express different viewpoints of LGBTQQIA individuals. Artists’ names will be listed upon final confirmation in late March. The Exhibition will be open the entire month! For more information please contact communication.pride [@] umd.edu! http://www.pridealliance.umd.edu. |  View a Press Release online here |
Wednesday, April 2
Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales, Lecture by E. Patrick Johnson
7pm; Kogod Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: LGBT Studies, http://www.lgbts.umd.edu/speakers.html
Sponsor(s): Department of LGBT Studies, Office of Undergraduate Studies, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
E. Patrick Johnson will lecture about his latest book, Sweet Tea: An Oral History of Black Gay Men of the South, forthcoming from the University of North Carolina Press. Johnson is chair, director of graduate studies, professor of Performance Studies and of African American Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity (Duke University Press, 2003). He is co-editor, with Mae G. Henderson, of Black Queer Studies: A Critical Anthology (Duke University Press).
Wednesday, April 9
Pride Month Film Series Double-Feature: Trick & Paris Is Burning
7pm; Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union
Contact: C. J. Rock, president.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Trick (1999): Gabriel, an aspiring writer of Broadway musicals, meets Mark, a muscled stripper, who picks him up on the subway. They spend the night trying to find somewhere to be alone... forced to contend with Gabriel's selfish roommate, his irritating best friend, and a vicious, jealous drag queen in a gay dance club. The sun rises on a promising new relationship.
Paris Is Burning (1990): Documents the lives of several Black and Latino drag queens, transwomen, and men who "vogue" (a form of competitive dance) in the
early '90s New York City drag ball scene. The audience will get an inside look at the aspirations, hopes, and troubles of those interviewed, which may not be so different from their own after all.
Thursday, April 10
Keeping Your Cool: Maneuvering Through Conflict by Building Skills for Communicating in Crisis
2-3pm; OHRP Main Room, 0106 Shriver Lab, East Wing (Across the street from Hornbake Library)
Contact: Mark Brimhall-Vargas, brimhall@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Office of Human Relations Programs
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Given the contentious social and political events surrounding the LGBT community, building skill for communicating across intense disagreements is increasingly imperative. This workshop is designed to help participants build skill for maintaining composure and opening lines of communication during difficult disagreements. This workshop will focus on LGBT issues, but the skills are applicable across many contexts. All are welcome.
Friday, April 11
Queer Music Riot: CHORDS COFFEEHOUSE
7-10pm; Baltimore Room, Stamp Student Union
Contact: Jenna Brager, programming.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Pride Alliance presents (as part of the Queer Music Riot): CHORDS COFFEEHOUSE featuring Chris Pureka, Armida & Her Imaginary Band, and Women! Comparisons flow easily; some recognize the poetry and grit of a young Bruce Springsteen or a troubled Ryan Adams. Others see Nashville shining on the horizon for this indie-acoustic songstress whose simple, yet heartfelt and vulnerable delivery often resembles shades of female greats like Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch and Mary Gauthier.
Armida & Her Imaginary Band: http://www.myspace.com/armidaandherimaginaryband
Chris Pureka: http://www.chrispureka.com.
Check out our Facebook.com page online at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=28909690289!
Monday, April 14
Queer Music Riot: Nicky Click DANCE RIOT
8-10pm; WMUC Radio, 2nd Floor of South Campus Dining Hall
Contact: Jenna Brager, programming.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Nicky Click is a FIERCE producer, beat maker, video artist, songwriter and performance artist on the Olympia, WA, label Crunks Not Dead Records. Creating catchy electropop dance beats about queer femme identity, feminism, and heartbreak, Nicky Click is part riot, part dance party. Also featuring student DJs!
Thursday, April 17
Quickanddirty IV: The Queer Studies Graduate Symposium
12-7pm, Atrium, Stamp Student Union
Contact: Marilee Lindemann, lgbts@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Department of LGBT Studies
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
The fourth annual LGBT Studies Graduate Symposium is open to students from the University of Maryland, as well as other institutions. Graduate students will present papers on various aspects of LGBT Studies, queer theory, critical approaches to sexualities, and intersectionality. Quickanddirty IV will be held in conjunction with the DC Queer Studies Symposium, the first scholarly program arranged by DC Queer Studies, a group of faculty from schools in the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Thursday, April 17
When Those Status Messages Start to Freak You Out: Cyberstalking and the Queer Community
1pm; 1132 Stamp Student Union
Contact: Michelle Farley, mfarley@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy (MICA)
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Everyone uses Facebook, Myspace, and has a blog these days, but is it best to know everything your friends are doing all the time? How do you even know who’s reading your profile? What is cyberstalking anyway? Come find out the answers to these questions and many others in this open discussion about cyberstalking.
Thursday, April 17
To Be Fluent in Each Other's Narratives: Surplus Populations and Queer People of Color Activism
4:30-7pm; Atrium, Stamp Student Union
Contact: Marilee Lindemann, lgbts@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Department of LGBT Studies
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Day one of the DC Queer Studies Symposium features keynote Roderick A. Ferguson, associate professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota and author of Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique (Minnesota, 2004). The DC Queer Studies Symposium is hosted and sponsored by the University of Maryland and co-sponsored by American University, Georgetown University, and George Washington University. For pre-registration information please visit: http://lgbts.umd.edu.
Friday, April 18
DC Queer Studies Symposium
8:30am–7pm; Samuel Riggs Alumni Center
Contact: Marilee Lindemann, lgbts@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Department of LGBT Studies
Ticket Information: Free event, pre-registration required
Day two of the DC Queer Studies Symposium features paper sessions and roundtable discussions highlighting DC-area faculty working in LGBT/Q/Sexuality Studies. The DC Queer Studies Symposium is hosted and sponsored by the University of Maryland and co-sponsored by American University, Georgetown University, and George Washington University. For pre-registration information please visit: http://lgbts.umd.edu.
Friday, April 18
Pride Prom featuring Scream Club
8:30pm-Midnight; Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union
Contact: C. J. Rock, president.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance and Student Entertainment Events (SEE) Review Board
Ticket Information: Free even; no tickets required
Come to Pride Alliance's annual Pride Prom, featuring unstoppable emcees Scream Club bringing the tight lyrics and killer hooks, and spinning tunes till you DROP!! This year’s theme is Classy vs. Trashy. This is the HOTTEST event of the year. Everyone, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, is welcome, and bringing friends is highly encouraged. Refreshments provided! Hope to see you there!
Tuesday, April 22
Pride Month Film Series: The Aggressives
7pm; Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union
Contact: C. J. Rock, president.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
The Aggressives (2005): Directed by Daniel Peddle, The Agressives follows six lesbian women of color self-identified as "aggressives" over the course of several years, taking viewers into New York ball culture and the lives of those who live bravely outside of societal binaries of gender and sexuality.
Wednesday, April 23
Brown Bag Discussion: Exploring Queer Asian Pacific American (In)Visibility
Noon, Terp Room, Student Involvement Suite, Stamp Student Union
Contact: Michelle Farley, mfarley@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy (MICA)
Ticket Information: Free Event, no tickets required
Brown Bag Discussion: Exploring Queer Asian Pacific American (In)Visibility
Where are all the queer Asian Pacific Americans (APAs)? Ever wondered about the lack of visibility around sexual minority APAs? Join us for a lively discussion exploring the intersections of APA and queer identities. Bring your lunch!
Wednesday, April 23
"(There Are) No Stupid Questions" Forum
3pm; Location TBA (check the Pride Month website for the latest information)
Contact: Jenna Brager, programming.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance and the Office of LGBT Equity
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Student and faculty members of the University of Maryland LGBTQA community will be available for campus community members who have questions associated with LGBT identities and issues. Participants will be able to submit anonymous questions at this forum.
Thursday, April 24
Queer Music Riot: The Degenerettes & St. Vincent and the Grenadines
8pm; WMUC Radio Station; 2nd Floor of South Campus Dining Hall
Contact: Jenna Brager, programming.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
All-girl glam garage-rock from Baltimore brings queered raw rock & roll to WMUC! Ruckus-raising College Park jangle-pop/rock outfit St. Vincent and the Grenadines will open.
Saturday, April 26
Maryland Day
All Day; Campus Wide
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Come join in the fun of the 10th Annual Maryland Day! Show your pride by wearing your Pride Month t-shirt!
Monday, April 28
Pride Month Film Series: Before Night Falls
7pm; Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union
Contact: C. J. Rock, president.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Before Night Falls (2000): The film version of Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas' autobiography (Antes que anochezca) recounts the events of his life during the Cuban Revolution and later, his exile, and struggle with AIDS. In Spanish with subtitles, this film shows one example of gay life both outside the US and before Stonewall. Starring Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and others, with Johnny Depp making an appearance in two different roles.
Wednesday, April 30th
Sexual Health Carnival
10am-3pm; Hornbake Plaza
Contact: Terps for Choice, terpsforchoice@gmail.com
Sponsor(s): Terps for Choice, Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; raffle tickets and some games may have a fee
Come play games, win prizes, and learn about sexual health at the Pride Alliance table at the 2nd Annual Terps for Choice Sexual Health Carnival!
Wednesday, April 30th
Pride Month Film Series: Get Real
7pm; Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union
Contact: C. J. Rock, president.pride@umd.edu
Sponsor(s): Pride Alliance
Ticket Information: Free event; no tickets required
Get Real (1998): This tenderly romantic film tells the story of Steve, a young man in a British prep school, as he struggles with coming out and falling in love with the class jock, John... who, amazingly, falls in love with him as well.
