2005 KALAMAZOO COMING OUT PROUD FESTIVAL
October 2 Kick-off | October 6 | October 7 | October 8

 

“My Summer of Love”

Friday Oct.7
Western MI University
Oakland & Oliver Streets
The Little Theater

7:00 pm

“Sensuous, sun-drenched
and utterly compelling”

They meet on the moors, above their quiet Yorkshire village and begin an intense, unlikely friendship. Working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together. Tamsin is tragic and fantastical, Mona, rough and witty. Tamsin is charmed and Mona is hooked.

Mona has just got ahold of a brilliant moped that only cost a tenner. No engine but still dirt-cheap. She lives with her brother, Phil, who used to run a pub before he found God and poured away all the booze. Tamsin is rich, spoilt and trying to live a life of seductive decadence.

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MOVIE TICKETS
Can be purchased at the door,
or by calling 269.349.4234.

$10/show
$8 for members of KGLRC and
$5 for students with Valid ID

Reduced Rate Movie Tickets
Are Available Based on Need.
Please Order In Advance.
Call 269-349-4234

"Dorian Blues"

Friday Oct.7
Western MI University
Oakland & Oliver Streets
The Little Theater

9:00 pm

Winner of numerous awards!

Brimming with wit and originality, Dorian Blues magnificently proves that the coming-out genre is evergreen. First-time feature director Tennyson Bardwell reinvests the universal story form with novelty and delight, like fresh air in the tire of a faithful old ten-speed.Bright, charming - and closeted - Dorian finds himself at a crossroads. Harassed as a probable "fag" at high school and overlooked by his family (especially his overbearing, right-wing father), Dorian is ready for his getaway to New York City and college. But something uncontrollable stirs in him, and suddenly he's talking back to his father, making out with another guy for the first time, and admitting his gay feelings to his sports-star brother.

Ricocheted this way and that by his inner voice, Dorian finds himself in one absurd and awkward situation after another, as he seeks enlightenment and happiness with the help of a cute therapist, a well-meaning priest, and a first boyfriend. Along the way, life rewards Dorian's haplessness with the chance to see that he can be as strong for others as he's had to be for himself.

Many will be dining at Main St. Grille before the movies Oct. 6-8. Come join the fun! They do take reservations!

 

 

Proceeds from this Festival will help us advocate for a safer environment, provide support, education and referral information to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Southwest Michigan, and create a bridge of understanding between all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.