GLOW - The Queer and Questioning Community Centre

Rainbow Reels is back! Kitchener-Waterloo’s hippest, coolest, and only Queer Film Festival is back and stronger than ever for its 11th consecutive year. With a brand new selection of films representing the experience of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) people from all over the world, this film festival promises to engage, inspire, and excite.

The festival runs from March 2nd to March 6th, 2011
**All Showings are at the Princess Twin in uptown Waterloo**

WEDNESDAY — March 2, 2011

This event is FREE and will be held at the University of Waterloo

• 7:00pm — Degrassi Talks Trans*

THURSDAY — March 3, 2011 (OPENING NIGHT)

• 7:00pm — 8: The Mormon Proposition
• 9:00pm — “Masqueerade”: A Gala Event

FRIDAY — March 4, 2011

• 7:00pm — The Adonis Factor
• 9:00pm — Two Spirits: Sexuality, Gender, and the Murder of Fred Martinez
  • Join us for a post-film discussion about Two Spirits in the Princess Cafe with UW Aboriginal Student Services.

SATURDAY — March 5, 2011

• 2:00pm — “Rainbow Shorts” Program
• 6:00pm — DOUBLE FEATURE
  • Holding Hands
  • Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight
• 9:00pm — Violet Tendencies

SUNDAY — March 6, 2011

• 1:00pm — Off World
• 3:00pm — Elena Undone
• 5:30pm — 3 More Questions: KW’s Queer Women Tell All
  • Post-film discussion in theatre with local filmmaker and creator of Three More Questions, Melissa Sky
• 8:00pm — Viola di Mare (The Purple Sea)

Festival passes can be purchased in advance (gets you into Gala film + event, and all screenings! $35/adult, $25/student) at the Princess Twin Cinema, Encore Records, and the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group office at the University of Waterloo.

For more information, please see www.rainbowreels.org.

Book of the Week

Book: Luna
Author: Julie Anne Peters
Description: This young adult novel is about fifteen-year-old Regan coming to terms with her sibling Liam/Luna being transgendered. The book has won numerous queer and young adult literature awards.

Ongoing Events:

Monday, February 28

• Event: Sapphic Monday
  Time: 6:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office (SLC 2101)
  Event: 80s Night!
  Put on your leggings and headbands and come out this Monday for an 80s night! There will be 80s food, music, movies, and a Pac-Man competition.
  Extra clothing items will be available for those who forget to bring things!

Tuesday, March 1

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office (SLC 2101)
  Film: The Birdcage
  Film Length: 117 Minutes
  Film Description: A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé’s right-wing moralistic parents.

Wednesday, March 2

• Event: Global Queer Cinema Film Screening
  Time: 1:00pm
  Location: ECH 1219
  Film: Trembling Before G-d
  Film Length: 80 Minutes
  Film Description: Dubowski’s film narrates multiple stories of Hasidic and orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Coming-Out and Questioning – Queer History: 40 Years of GLOW

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

This will be the VERY first all ages Tri-Pride Fundraiser at K-W’s hottest LGBTQ Night Club. This will be a DRY event no alcoholic beverages will be served but feel free to enjoy some amazing MOCKTAILS! The night will be two parts, a competetion of talent and an amazing Dj’ed dance party. Check out the facebook event page.

• Sunday March 13th
  7:00pm – 12:30am
  Club Renaissance
  24a Charles St. W

ONLY 75 tickets are available in advance for $10 a pop.
Tickets at the door are $15
There is limited space so it is 1st come 1st serve.

THIS IS A POSITIVE SPACE THEREFORE:
NO THUGS, NO DRUGS, NO BOOZE, NO HATE

COMPETITION DETAILS:

Tri-Prides got talent is a talent competition based off of the television hit series “America’s Got Talent”. Contestants in Tri-Prides Got talent have seven minutes to awe both the audience and the judges with their talent (it can be anything from singing, dancing, drag, slam poetry and any other obscure talents) The winner will be awarded a slot of time on the main stage at the summer Tri-Pride celebration. Judging will be a two part system part one will be based off the judges who are selected and worth 50% of the overall vote, part two will be purchased votes that cost $1 a vote.

HOW TO ENTER:

Application for Tri-Pride’s Got Talent will be supplied by email. Application for entry must be submitted by Wednesday March 9th, no applications after this date will accepted NO EXCEPTIONS. The entry fee is $10.00 per person per act and must be submitted at the time of application, NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. All talent number will be expected to give a brief outline of their act and must comply with the rules and regulations of the competition. The Tri Pride’s Got Talent Team have the authority to end any act early based on a non-compliance to the rule and regulations of the competition.

RULES:

At no point in time may any of the contestants of Tri-Prides Got Talent be under the influence of drugs and or alcohol. Contestant may not use any vulgar language in any part of their act. Sexually explicit material will not be allowed under any circumstances and will result in complete disqualification from the event. No fire, No Pets and pyrotechnics or fireworks will be allowed in any acts, NO EXCEPTIONS.

Email all question and concerns to: gottalent {at} hotmail(.)ca

There isn’t a lot going on this week, since it’s Reading Week. Sapphic Monday and Tuesday Movie Mayhem are cancelled, but the Wednesday Night Discussion group and social after are still on!
The GLOW Office will be closed this week and is reopening on Monday, February 28th.

Book of the Week

Book: Queer 13: Lesbian and Gay Writers Recall Seventh Grade
Editor: Clifford Chase
Description: This compilation includes 25 autobiographical essays from queer writers. The essays are sad, angry, or nostalgic; the book as a whole is thoughtful and affecting.

Ongoing Events:

Wednesday, February 23

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Questions from a Hat – Come prepared with questions/topics to be added to the random pool for discussion!

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Have a great reading week!

The remainder of the events for Queer Sexuality Week have been cancelled and the GLOW office will be closed until after Reading Week, due to safety concerns and in solidarity with the Women’s Centre.

Hey folks!

Here’s what’s happening this week! Hope to see you all out for Queer Sexuality Week!
For a list of the events on Facebook and to RSVP and invite your friends, click here:

Book of the Week

Book: The Vagina Monologues
Author: Eve Ensler
Description: This series of soliloquies based on Ensler’s extraordinarily successful one-woman play of the same name is both funny and moving. the play is performed every year at UW.

Ongoing Events:

Monday, February 14

Happy Valentines Day!

• Event: Fun Lovin’ Games Day
  Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
  Location: SLC Great Hall
  Come celebrate Valentine’s day with little kinky games. SEXY BINGO starts at 2pm! Hot n Spicy will be there!

• Event: Sapphic Monday
  Time: 6:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office (SLC 2101)
  Event: Make your own Valentines
  Come on out to Sapphic Monday for a special Valentine’s day event where craft supplies will be available for you to make some Valentines!

Tuesday, February 15

Not Your Momma’s Sex Talk

• Event: Kink
  Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
  Location: MPR in SLC
  Enjoy learning about Kink in this workshop with Stacy Jacobs of Planned Parenthood.

• Event: Brain Safe Sex
  Time: 2:30pm to 4:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office (SLC 2101)
  Because sex isn’t just about your physical well-being. Workshop with Natalie Dick, Director of Social Affairs at GLOW, SMF Student 3A and aspiring Brain Safe Sex Practitioner.

• Event: Tuesday Movie Mayhem
  Time: 7:00pm
  Location: Princess Twin Cinemas (46 King Street North, Waterloo)
  Film: Black Swan
  Film Length: 108 Minutes
  Film Description: A ballet dancer wins the lead in “Swan Lake” and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan – Princess Odette – but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odette’s evil sister, Odile, the Black Swan.
  
  We’re having a field trip this week! The film starts at 7pm, so we’re going to meet at the theatre at 6:30 and meet up after for discussion afterwards! Tickets are on sale at the Princess but also at the Turnkey desk for a discounted version!

Wednesday, February 16

• Event: Sex with Sue
  Time: 12:00pm to 3:00pm
  Location: SLC Great Hall
  Experience one stop of the Talk Sex with Sue Johanson tour, brought to you by FedS.

• Event: Global Queer Cinema Film Screening
  Time: 1:00pm
  Location: ECH 1219
  Film: A Jihad for Love
  Film Length: 81 Minutes
  Film Description: A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western Worlds

• Event: Wednesday Night Discussion Group
  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm
  Location: PAS 3005
  Topic: Coming Out and Questioning – Addressing Homophobia

• Event: AfterGLOW Social
  Time: 8:45pm to 10:00pm
  Location: UW Grad House
  A social to meet other queer and queer-friendly people!

Thursday, February 17

• Event: Speed Friending
  Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  Location: SLC Great Hall
  Heard of speed dating? Take that idea and remove the expectations that you’ll find a partner. Sounds fun, right? Come on out and make some friends!

Friday, February 18

• Event: Belly Dancing Techniques and Culture
  Time: 1:30pm to 3:00pm
  Location: SLC Clubs Lounge (2109)
  Come and learn some belly dancing techniques and culture! No experience necessary.

• Event: Red Night Light
  Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  Location: GLOW Office (SLC 2101)
  Dance, sing, socialize or just hang out in the disco-ized GLOW Office and engage in enlightened discussion about our generation’s depictions of sexuality in the media!

Enjoy Queer Sexuality Week! Have fun and learn a lot!