ALLIANCE FUNDRAISER
BEHOLD! AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN
FRIDAY JUNE 28, 2019 @ 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM
A special fundraiser screening of this 2018 documentary on the late AIDS Activist and LGBTQ media spokesperson, Connie Norman. Co-presented as a fundraiser by California LGBT ARTS ALLIANCE and Highways Performance Space 30th Anniversary BEHOLD! Series
As the self-appointed “AIDS DIVA” and ACT UP/LA spokesperson in early 90’s Los Angeles, Connie Norman stood proudly in her multiple, fluid and evolving LGBTQ identities. Both beloved and confrontational, Connie’s soulful and salty rantings and intersectional politics were heard widely through her newspaper column, and pioneering radio and cable TV talk shows. Serving as a bridge in both gender and politics, and modeling “wokeness” in an early era of crisis, Connie’s piercing and compassionate voice urges us again into action, to fully engage with our lives and our world.
Honoree
The Alliance is also pleased to be honoring filmmaker ARTHUR DONG this evening with its inaugural Trail Blazer Award.
Arthur Dong is an Oscar®-nominated and triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker, author and curator whose work centers on Asian American and LGBTQ stories. His films that investigate anti-gay prejudice include Family Fundamentals, Licensed to Kill, and Coming Out Under Fire. His films about Asian Americans include Sewing Woman, Forbidden City, USA, Hollywood Chinese, and The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor.
Highways Performance Link: https://highwaysperformance.org/event/aids-diva-the-legend-of-connie-norman/
Monthly Art Events Calendar
| DATE | LOCATION | EVENT | EVENT URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | Rancho Mirage | Desert Rose Playhouse Spring Showcase Music & Variety Show | URL |
| June 1 | Venice | Venice Pride | URL |
| June 1 | Fresno | Central Valley & Fresno GLBT Pride | URL |
| June 1 | Santa Rosa | Sonoma County Pride | URL |
| June 1 - 9 | West Hollywood | LA Pride | URL |
| June 1 – 9 | San Francisco | New Conservatory Theatre Center The View Upstairs | URL |
| June 1 – July 13 | Glendale | ace/121/gallery GlendaleOUT exhibit | URL |
| June 1 – 23 | San Diego | Diversionary Theatre Significant Other | URL |
| June 1 – 30 | Santa Monica | Highways Performance space BEHOLD 30th Anniversary Queer Arts Festival | URL |
| June 1 – 30 | West Hollywood | City of West Hollywood One City One Pride LGTQ Arts Festival | URL |
| June 1 – 30 | San Francisco & Oakland | National Queer Arts Festival | URL |
| June 1 – 30 | Santa Monica | SaMo Pride | URL |
| June 6 | San Francisco | RADAR Productions RADAR Superstar 2019 | URL |
| June 7 & 8 | San Francisco | Queer Rebels Productions Queer Rebel Fest 11 | URL |
| June 8 | Los Angeles | VOX Femina Hearts of Courage | URL |
| June 8 | Santa Monica | Highways Performance Space BEHOLD! ‘Roy Cohn / Jack Smith / Ron Vawter’ performed by TYLER MATTHEW OYER | URL |
| June 8 & 9 | Sacramento | Sacramento Pride | URL |
| June 9 | Los Angeles | Tom of Finland Foundation Life Drawing Session | URL |
| June 14 & 15 | Los Angeles | LA LGBT Center Trans Pride | URL |
| June 14 – 16 | Joshua Tree | Joshua Tree Pride | URL |
| June 14 – 16 | San Francisco | Queer Women of Color Film Festival | URL |
| June 15 - 23 | Santa Ana | Orange County Pride | URL |
| June 20 – 23 | San Francisco | Fresh Meat Festival | URL |
| June 20 – 30 | San Francisco | Frameline SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL | URL |
| June 21 – July 15 | Rancho Mirage | Desert Rose Playhouse Ruthless | URL |
| June 21 – August 12 | Los Angeles | Celebration Theatre The Producers | https://www.celebrationtheatre.com/ |
| June 22 | Los Angeles | Influx Collective Queer Poetry Night | URL |
| June 22 | Van Nuys | Valley Pride | URL |
| June 23 | Rancho Mirage | Desert Rose Playhouse The Improvables | URL |
| June 23 | Glendale | Homocentric & ACE?121 Gallery Stories About Coming Out | URL |
| June 26 | Santa Monica | Highways Performance Space PLANET QUEER presents NSFW Fest – A Sexy Short Film Festival | URL |
| June 28 | Santa Monica | Highways Performance Space Alliance Fundraiser BEHOLD! AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN | URL |
| June 29 | Santa Monica | Highways Performance Space BEHOLD! HIGHWAYS’ 30TH BIRTHDAY / RAINBOW FASHION SHOW | URL |
| June 29 & 30 | Long Beach | South Coast Chorale Songs of Stonewall | URL |
| June 29 | Long Beach | OUT LOUD: A Cultural Evolution Queer Futures | URL |
| June 29 & 30 | San Francisco | San Francisco Pride | URL |
| June 30 | Santa Monica | Highways Performance Space BEHOLD! MICHAEL KEARNS – WET HANKIES | URL |
