Tuesday 16 September 2008 - Jenni Green

HEREUNDER:

• Telkom theft delays GAYSPEAK
• TRIO ON A TRIP - Pianist Charl de Plessis at Centurion theatre on 19 September, 20.00 - see write-up on http://curtaincallsa.blogspot.com/
• “CRAZY DIAMOND – A Tribute to Pink Floyd” set to get rockers grooving at The Victory Theatre! see write-up on http://curtaincallsa.blogspot.com/
• Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - Diary of events - also see http://curtaincallsa.blogspot.com/ for write-ups on movies
• SHOW EVENING at LEGENDS Tuesday 23 September!- Meet LIDIA THERON & PHILIP LIEBENBERG and see show by GUILLAUME - write-up on http://curtaincallsa.blogspot.com
• Theatre Highlights at Johasnnesburg's Tesson theatre and the Old Mutual on the Square Theatre. see http://curtaincallsa.blogspot.com for write-ups on "Hello and Goodbye" as well as "Pregnant Pause"
• RUPAUL FILM PREMIERE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR JOBURG PRIDE
  Our BravoBrava Personality of the Week is a board member of Joburg Pride and also the Managing Member of Tanjent Events which was founded with another prominent member of the gay community and also a long-standing friend of this popular radio show.
  
  Jenni Green chats to show host Mixael de Kock about the responsibilities, perils and pitfalls associated with being a director of a Section 21 company such as Joburg Pride.

As the managing member of Tanjent Events, Jenni’s days are filled to the brim with sports events concept development and execution, operational planning and logistics, route planning and management as well as overall project management.

During the interview the listener will learn how Jenni came to choose a career in marketing and communication and how her studies qualified her eventually to become a force of note within the South African sports promotions arena.

Jenni speaks frankly about the inner turmoil of coming to terms with being lesbian and coming out to her family. She also discusses the bumpy road that eventually led to a blissful relationship with another giant in the field of sports promotions.

The interview also explores the criticisms surrounding Joburg Pride, the wisdom of classing a number of diverse sexual orientations under one umbrella and, ways of promoting greater cooperation between these different groupings.

TELKOM THEFT DELAYS GAYSPEAK

As you probably have noticed, there is a slight delay in sending out Gayspeak 75. Editor, Coenie Kukkuk tells us that their webdesigners had their Telkom lines stolen, and are trying their best to get back on air with Iburst and so on.

Coenie sasys they hope to go live on Monday. We are holding thumbs!

What you can expect - Gayspeak 75:1

• The biggest news surrounding Pride is of course that RuPaul will give a live show at Therapy’s After Party at Carfax (see hereunder). Remember that your ticket to the premiere of her movie in Jhb and Pta on the 2nd and 3rd respectively, gives you entry to the After Party as well – plus – win a wonderful hamper and four sets of entry tickets!
• All about Pride 2008
• Lidia Theron, skrywer en Gayspeak medewerker, besoek Gauteng en lewer praatjies oor haar boek saam met Philip Liebenberg op die 23e Sept. by Legends om 8nm presies, gevolg deur ‘n live show deur Guillaume
• Results of Mr & Miss Legends 2008
• Some pics from Oppikoppi 2008
• Johan Strydom se oorwinning oor NG Kerk Immoreleta
• uus oor Die Kaalkop Waarheid se nuwe CD
• Pics of Ellen and Portia’s wedding
• Wonderful shows by Sonja Herholdt, Flip A Coin, Dihan, Charl du Plessis and Nataniël, Mamma Mia! and many more
• A Botox Discount
• News on the new Wrapped mag
• Win tickets to Cathy Specific's new show
• 'n Afikaanse kort-kort verhaal
• And much, much more

www.gayspeak.co.za

Live on Monday afternoon latest

Events at the Out In Africa Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Killarney Mall. The Festival runs until Sunday 14 September. Tickets are R25

Wednesday 10:
The Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW) will present the film Underneath and engage with the Director / Writer / Actress Katrina Deaton. Screening begins at 7.30pm
Saturday 13:
Janine Preesman (Glorious Light MCC) and Douglas Torr (Anglican priest) will conduct a Q&A session after the 7.30pm screening of the Oscar nominated documentary For The Bible Tells Me So.

RUPAUL FILM PREMIERE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR JOBURG PRIDE

There’s a fun and glamorous opportunity to support Joburg Pride at this year’s Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle Pride Film Festival. The festival, which is independent from Joburg Pride, will be hosting two exclusive fund-raising premieres of the film Starrbooty starring the outrageous international drag diva RuPaul.

RuPaul, who plays the main character, will be appearing in person at the film's glamorous South African premieres on Thursday, October 2nd at Ster-Kinekor Classic, the Zone, Rosebank in Joburg and in Pretoria at Brooklyn's Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle on Friday the 3rd. Mike Ruiz, the film’s director, will also appear at the premieres.

And that’s not all. Buying a ticket to one of the premieres will ensure free entry into Therapy’s Viva la Glam Pride After-party at Carfax in Newtown, one of a number of Pride after-parties across the city.

Tickets for the Starrbooty premieres cost R150 each and all proceeds will be donated by Ster-Kinekor Theatres and Therapy to the non-profit company that runs Joburg Pride on behalf of the gay and lesbian community.

“It is truly an honour for Ster-Kinekor Theatres to host the world’s one and only drag superstar! We can’t wait to premiere RuPaul’s latest film at our prestigious Pride Film Festival as well as raising funds to further show our support for the local gay / lesbian / trangendered communities,” says Paul Burton, Ster-Kinekor Bookings Executive.

“We greatly appreciate the support from both Ster-Kinekor Theatres and Therapy for graciously donating the proceeds of their premieres to Joburg Pride,” says Tanya Harford, Co-chair of Joburg Pride. “We urge the lesbian and gay community to show their support for Pride by buying tickets to these fantastic premieres.”

Tickets can be purchased at Ster-Kinekor Classic The Zone and Cinema Nouveau Brooklyn box offices, by calling TicketLine 082 16789 or at http://www.sterkinekor.com/.

Joburg Pride 2008

The 2008 Joburg Pride Festival, which is organised by a not-for-profit company of volunteer board members, will take place from 29 September to 4 October 2008. The 19th annual Pride Parade will be held on Saturday 4 October starting at and returning to Zoo Lake Sports Club from 9am. The Parade will be followed by a concert. The theme for Joburg Pride in 2008 is ‘Love, not Hate.’ It aims to highlight the recent spate of hate crimes against members of the gay community; especially black lesbians such as Eudy Simelane, Zoliswa Nkonyana, Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa who were all brutally murdered because of their sexual orientation. For more information visit http://www.joburgpride.org/.

Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle Pride Film Festival
The Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle Pride Film Festival takes place at Rosebank (26 Sept - 4 Oct), Brooklyn (26 Sept - 3 Oct), V&A Waterfront (3 Oct - 11 Oct) and Gateway (3 Oct - 9 Oct). Booking and information gathering options are on offer at Cinema Nouveau screened by Fish Eagle, including online bookings either on your WAP-enabled cell phone or PC at : http://www.sterkinekor.com/ or by calling TicketLine 082 16789 (value added service rates apply), or book in cinema at the self service terminals (SSTs) or Box Offices. The novel Touchmart Transaction Access Points (TAP) now offer an even easier means of booking a movie ticket, and are located nationally with convenient access from supermarkets to civic centres.