Midsumma Media Wall

Submissions:

Midsumma Carnival Stallholder Registrations: by 31 Oct Read »

Midsumma national DJ search: must close soon! Read »

MCV Pride March Community Village invites participants Read »

Feast call for young rainbow writers: by 1 Nov Read »

‘Movie Extra Webfest’ $100,000 competition: by 23 Nov Read »

South Melbourne Festival call for participants Read »

Events:

Melbourne Rainbow Band - Making Musical: 29 Oct - 30 Nov Read »

sBocciamo Arcilesbica’s annual bocce: Sat 12 Nov Read »

k.d. lang at Sidney Myer Music Bowl: Sat 12 Nov Read »

Book launch - My two super dads: Sat 19 Nov Read »

Kimberley Dark’s Dykeotomy: Thu 1 Dec Read »

Pride March Street Fair: Sun 11 Dec Read »

STAR SELECTION: JOY back to black Read »

Families come in all different shapes, sizes and makeup these days. This family has two dads and shares the story of day to day life: cooking, games and fun all around!

Head along to the launch of the gorgeous picture book My Two Super Dads, the latest children’s book offering from Bronny and Muntsa with guest speaker Wayne Elliot of Gay Dads Alliance & Coming Out.

Where: Hares & Hyenas, 65 Johnstone Street, Fitzroy
When: Sat 19 Nov, 1pm - 4pm

The South Melbourne Business Association is launching the first ever South Melbourne Festival to celebrate the diversity and innovation in the area and showcase its unique traders - to be held on Sunday 19 February, 2012. The Festival will be centred around Coventry Street, however there will be walking tours, events, performances and special events from local businesses including The Butterfly Club, Coventry Bookstore, House of Snowball and Beggar Man Thief that will feature the whole area from Moray to Ferrars Sts.

All South Melbourne businesses and organisations are invited to participate and over 70 have already signed up to take part. Local businesses can register interest at www.flyingcoloursevents.com.au/smba.

Thirty-nine Commonwealth nations make it a crime to be gay or transgender.  Maximise the effect of your petition now by standing with Commonwealth Secretary General Sharma and demanding an end to these laws: sign a petition (urgently) to the leaders of the Commonwealth nations who are gathered in Perth this week.

You can go to jail for up to ten years for being gay in Nigeria. Now the Nigerian Senate is considering an anti-gay marriage bill that would make it a punishable offense even to help a gay couple get married. We encourage you to sign the petition of Behind the Mask, a Nigerian GLBT activist organization, in their struggle for equal rights.

Pretty Gay Productions present Dances About Love:

• Queer tales of love and relationships.
• 3 brilliant new choreographies from Dunedin’s sexiest new collaboration.
• Will inspire and delight.
• All welcome

When: Sat 12 - Sun 13 November
Info: www.dashtickets.co.nz

Submissions:

Midsumma Carnival Stallholder Registrations: by 31 Oct Read »

Midsumma national DJ search: must close soon! Read »

MCV Pride March Community Village invites participants Read »

Feast call for young rainbow writers: by 1 Nov Read »

‘Movie Extra Webfest’ $100,000 competition: by 23 Nov Read »

Call for Monologues - Looking for Articles from Female Writers Read »

Events:

Dennis Altman to address VAC AGM: Sun 23 Oct Read »

Motafrenz Annual Picnic: Sun 23 Oct Read »

Melbourne Rainbow Band - Making Musical: 29 Oct - 30 Nov Read »

sBocciamo Arcilesbica’s annual bocce: Sat 12 Nov Read »

k.d. lang at Sidney Myer Music Bowl: Sat 12 Nov Read »

Kimberley Dark’s Dykeotomy: Thu 1 Dec Read »

Pride March Street Fair: Sun 11 Dec Read »

STAR SELECTION: hate crime sentence to be appealed Read »

Time is running out to book your stall at the 2012 Midsumma Carnival!!!

Don’t miss your chance to interact with thousands of Carnival goers in Birrarung Marr on Sunday 15 January.  Stallholder registrations MUST CLOSE on 31 October, so please don’t delay in visiting our website to book now. Spaces are strictly limited so make sure you act now to secure your stall for the Midsumma Carnival, which in 2011 attracted an estimated 100,000 people to Birrarung Marr.

The 2011 VAC Annual General Meeting, including presentation of Annual Awards and the 19th Annual Keith Harbour Address will be delivered by Professor Dennis Altman. Professor Altman is an Australian academic and pioneering gay rights activist. Next year is the 40th anniversary of his book Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation.

When: 1:30pm Sunday 23 October, registration desk opens 12:30pm
Where: Positive Living Centre, 51 Commercial Road, South Yarra
Info: 9865 6700.

Motafrenz is holding a picnic day this Sunday 23 October at McLeay Park, Belmore Rd, North Balwyn from noon. Cost is $5 per car owner. 

Motafrenz is an LGBTI-friendly car club that has been around for more than two decades for car aficionados of all descriptions. For more information, call Gordon Campbell on 0407 882 696.

Five x 300 euro scholarships are available for Actors, Dancers, Directors or Choreographers to attend the International intensive workshop under the direction of Sergei Ostrenko from December 14 - 21, 2011 in Leitring bei Leibnitz, Austria.

To apply for the scholarship, candidates should send CV/resume with photo and a brief cover letter to iugte.projects@gmail.com. Performers of different genres and techniques, actors, dancers, directors and instructors from different countries are welcome to apply for participation.

Midsumma, in conjunction with long time sponsor Douglas Site Services, won the 2011 Most Sustainable Event Award as a result of the Turnstile 21 and its implementation at Carnival and T Dance. Turnstile 21 is a Douglas Site Services invention - a portable unit for the onsite recycling and bailing of recyclable products.

Midsumma friends Steven Hunter CEO, and Geraldine Kirby (Midsumma life member and Senior staff member at Douglas Site Services) were on hand to accept the award.

Movie Extra and Screen Australia have partnered to offer budding filmmakers an extraordinary opportunity to compete in MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST with the major prize of $100,000 production budget for the winner to produce a seven part webseries for Movie Extra.

MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST encourages creatives to pitch an original webseries idea via a 60 second trailer. Filmmakers and fans are also encouraged to be part of the voting process via social media with each vote giving entries a greater chance of getting into the finals by generating a real life audience. The winner of MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST 2.0 will be decided through a combination of votes, creativity and an official MOVIE EXTRA industry judging panel.

Following the success of the inaugural MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST competition in 2010, Movie Network Channels commissioned three additional animated webseries from the 2010 entries; Shaaark!, Mollusks and Livin’ With Steve. A raft of Australian talent from Tex Perkins, Merrick Watts, Bob Franklin, Shaun Micallef and Matt Preston have come on board and lent their talents to voice some of the fantastic characters in these webseries!

MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST opens doors. Better be quick! Entries close 23 November, 2011.

Simply ‘LIKE’ the Official MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST Facebook page for more information.

Equal Love convenor Ali Hogg:

“Equal Love rejects a conscience vote. We demand policy change. We demand the ALP commit to full equal rights for same sex couples, not half measures.

This proposal is simply a way for Gillard to avoid being attacked at the national conference over her discriminatory stance, while still keeping the anti-equality bigots inside the party on side. In reality, a conscience vote will not be sufficient to repeal the homophobic marriage ban. Binding policy change is needed for that.

Policy in support of equal rights is the right thing to do, it is what the community expects, and it’s what most of ALP members and voters want to see.  

Equal Love urges all those inside the party to keep fighting for policy change, and encourages all supporters of equality to join the rally outside the ALP’s national conference this December. We need to send Gillard a clear message that we will not rest until discrimination is removed from the Marriage Act.”

ALP conference protest details: 12 noon, Saturday 4 December, Hyde Park, Sydney. Marching to the conference at Darling Harbour.

Submissions:

Pinnacle scholarships now taking submissions: by 15 Oct Read »

Midsumma national DJ search: by 17 Oct Read »

Midsumma Carnival Stallholder Registrations: by 31 Oct Read »

MCV Pride March Community Village invites participants Read »

Feast call for young rainbow writers: by 1 Nov Read »

Call for Monologues - Looking for Articles from Female Writers Read »

Events:

RIPE - Melbourne’s newest gay and lesbian event: 14 Oct Read »

Grouse ‘Wild Flag’ album release party: 14 Oct Read »

Melbourne Rainbow Band - Making Musical: 29 Oct - 30 Nov Read »

sBocciamo Arcilesbica’s annual bocce: Sat 12 Nov Read »

k.d. lang at Sidney Myer Music Bowl: Sat 12 Nov Read »

Kimberley Dark’s Dykeotomy: Thu 1 Dec Read »

Pride March Street Fair: Sun 11 Dec Read »

STAR Selection: Adoption push welcomed Read »

Spring warehouse sale - up to 70% off over 2000 wines.

For every dozen of wine you purchase, $10 goes directly to Midsumma so long as you quote “Midsumma” when ordering! For the latest wine specials from Wine Box Warehouse and to raise funds for Midsumma go to:  www.wineboxwarehouse.com.au/midsumma.
Free delivery: all orders of 12 bottles or more will be delivered free to your home, office or holiday destination, anywhere in Australia. Mixed dozens available. Free tastings at the Winebox Warehouse, 360 Plummer Street, Port Melbourne. Additional discounts for paying cash.

GROUSE PARTY celebrates the debut release from Wild Flag (members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium and Minders) this Friday 14 October at The Cornish Arms. DJ Ann Ominous pays tribute to associated 90s bands in her early set, before Criminal Intense (Karina from Young & Restless) intensifies the situation, followed by the pairing of Cuteface Killah and Sookie Smackhouse on the late set. FREE POT for the first 50 payers between 9 and 10pm. $10 on the door from 9pm. RSVP on Facebook to go in the draw to win a copy of Wild Flag’s album, which is out now on Spunk.

Where: The Cornish Arms, 163a Sydney Road, Brunswick

When: Friday 14 October, 9pm – 3am

Cost: $10 on the door

Info: http://www.grouseparty.com

Feast is seeking rainbow writers under 30 years of age, whether established or emerging, to read some of their queer and creative work as part of the Faeries Tales at the Bottom of the Camp Site literature event as part of the Adelaide Feast Festival, which runs from Saturday 12 to Sunday 27 November. Faeries will be held in the Camp Site at the Feast Hub as part of the CommUNITY Weekend on Saturday 19 November. If you’re interested in sharing your writing this Feast then contact them on (08) 8463 0684 or visualarts@feast.org.au by November 1.

A comic-erotic drama of gender dodgeball for adults only. What does sexual orientation mean when gender shifts? What did it ever mean in the context of masculine lives in female-sexed bodies? Dark’s hilarious interactions with the audience regarding her confusion with dating are interspersed with her signature poetic stories: tightly crafted, highly moving social snapshots! Australian debut. Finalist, 2010 International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival!
“Top 10 GLBT performances”, Curve Magazine 2010.

Where: Hares & Hyenas, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
When: Thu 1 Dec to Sat 3 Dec, 8pm

In their first major performance since recording ‘15 & Fabulous’ late last year, The Melbourne Rainbow Band will pay homage to the many talented writers of the Golden Age of Broadway. Expect to hear features and excerpts from Carousel, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Gypsy and more as Musical Director, David Wisken seamlessly guides you through a spectacular age of delight and innocence. Guest artists from Patrick Studios will provide their vocal talents alongside the Melbourne Rainbow Band.

Where: Gasworks Theatre, Cnr Graham & Pickles Street, Albert Park
When: 29 October to 30 November, Sat at 7pm, Sun at 2pm
Info & Bookings: gasworks.org.au

The Annual Street Fair is on again. Lots of fun, entertainment all day, street stalls to browse through, food and refreshments galore. Come along and support YOUR Pride March Victoria and also see the judging of the 2012 King & Queen of Pride.

It’s The Final Countdown! And like all good mid-80’s rock songs of Swedish origin we’re going out with a bang – big hair, black leather, tight pants and a whole lot of dancing. This Festival is going to be one for the history books. Read on for all you need to know about what’s happening across Melbourne, having your say, special and FREE events happening this week in the Fringe Club and, of course, when to don your leopard print pants and make like a rock star.