[Ste-Em] THURSDAY: "Before Night Falls" backyard film screening, SATURDAY: "Photoshop" skillshare + MORE

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CRIMINAL QUEERS BACKYARD FILM SERIES + PERFORMANCES*
Nope, it didn't start in Oakland. A backyard film series honouring our
favorite criminal or criminalized queers. Films are preceded by some nice
live musical performances (performers are not necessarily criminalized,
they're just nice people who play music)
July 29th, 2010 - 8pm (film at dark)
Film: Before Night Falls (2000) <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55O18SYG9nQ>

*Performers: not this time, wah wah...
Film Description:* The film offers an episodic look at the life of
Cuban<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba>poet and novelist,Reinaldo
Arenas<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinaldo_Arenas>(1943-1990), from
his childhood in the province
ofOriente<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriente_Province>to his death
inNew York City<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City>.
As a youth he joins Castro <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro>'s
rebels. By 1963 he is studying in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an
early lover; their love-hate relationship lasts for years. His writing and
openly gay lifestyle get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison,
writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. Later he
befriends Lázaro Gómez Carriles, with whom he lives stateless and in poverty
in Manhattan after leaving Cuba <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba> in
theMariel boatlift<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift>.
When asked why he writes, he replies cheerfully, "Revenge."
As part of Pervers/cité:
August 12th, 2010 – 7-11pm
Performers: Sarah Bernard, + TBC
In Attendance: Mirha-Soleil Ross
Film: Yapping Out Loud by Mirha-Soleil Ross (2004)

*Film Description: *A video documentary based on first-person Toronto
performance show (7 monologues) dealing with prostitution and
anti-prostitution. A tour de force by Canada’s most famous transsexual
sexworker animal-rights activist performance artist, Yapping is hilarious
and moving –half autobiographical, half agitprop satire, fully
unforgettable.
*Sarah Bernard* is a young girl from Haiti who has momentarily settled in
Montreal. She writes songs and book(s) in English, French, and Creole for
piano, guitar, and voice. (Someday, Spanish and Italian-- someday.) She's a
DJ who lives on and for dance-floors, but when Sarah sings, you can find
soft traces of traditional Haitian folklore, little girl blues, traces of
growing up on a piano and moving across the continent. They haven't invented
a name for her genre yet.
August 26th, 2010 - 7-11pm
Performers: Emay + DJ Meek <http://www.myspace.com/meekmontreal>, + TBC
Film: Madame Sata (2002) <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ5SWF-Ox8A>

*Film Description: *The film is based on the real person João Francisco dos
Santos (1900-1976), better known by name of Madame Satã. He was a 1.78 meter
black man weighing 88 kilos of muscle. In turn a bandit, a transvestite,
street-fighter, cook, hero, convict and father to seven adopted children.
Satã spent most of his years on the hot streets of Lapa, the Montmartre of
the tropics, the bohemian Rio.
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SUMMER SKILLSHARE SERIES!!!

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   TO RSVP - EMAIL MTLSKILLSHARE at GMAIL.COM WITH YOUR NAME + PHONE NUMBER AND
SAY WHICH WORKSHOP+DATE YOU ARE ATTENDING.

 Saturday, July 31st, 2pm - PHOTOSHOP TIPS AND TRICKS

DESCRIPTION: Learn basics and advanced techniques of photoshop, tips and
tricks for manipulating images and text. This session will be perfect for
screen printers and non-screen printers alike. Learn how to make good
selections, modify colors, dispose text and more... Pascal will answer any
questions that you may have on Photoshop. Bring your laptop with Photoshop
on it if you can.
BIO: TBA - Presented by our own Sidetracks volunteer, Pascal.
REGISTRATION: Spaces limited! We’re gonna try our best to bring as many
computers as necessary, so please RSVP at mtlskillshare at gmail.com if you can
and cancel asap if you can’t make it. We ask for $5-$10 sliding scale.
As part of Pervers/cité:
Saturday, August 7th, 2pm- STREET SELF-DEFENCE & COUNTER-ATTACK – with
Em(ber)

DESCRIPTION: An interactive workshop for women, queer and trans folks,
exploring strategies for self-defence against gender-based and homophobic
violence on the street. You are encouraged to bring ideas, information and
experience to share.
BIO: From a young femme boy in a bad neighbourhood to life on the road, from
big bad bouncer to transgenderqueer bulldagger, Ember has been defending
herself and her loved ones since 1982.
REGISTRATION: Please RSVP at mtlskillshare at gmail.com and cancel asap if you
can’t make it. FREE. Feel free to bring snacks to share. All shapes, sizes,
abilities and skill levels welcome.
Saturday, August 14th - no workshop cuz its Pervers/cité!

We’ll be at the Queer Bookfair instead. (Open Studio cancelled too, btw)
Saturday, August 21st, 2pm - TBC

Description to come. We're thinking VJing or Play Piercing.... will be
announced soon.
Saturday, August 28th, 2pm - GRAFFITI AND STENCILING

DESCRIPTION: Ok, so you saw an article about banksy, and instantly wanted to
make your own stencil, right?But how are you going to go about it? Well here
we go; I'm going to try to explain everything you need to know about
stencilling, from start to finish. Motives: Some people stencil to convey a
political, social, or religious message, some stencil because it looks
pretty, and others do it simply to beat the system. Before you begin looking
for an image, you must understand your own motives. Are you trying to put
forward a message? Are you trying to make people smile? Are you trying to
shock? Etc. Once you are sure of what you want, you must focus every aspect
of your stencilling on it, be it colour schemes, location, subject matter,
or text; everything must suit your motives. Why? Because a shocking anti war
slogan doesn't look good in baby blue with a stencil of a chicken.
BIO: About Ache1 - Stencil graffiti has always been a huge part of my life.
Although I stopped painting illegally last year, I learnt a lot in the years
that I did paint the streets. After solidifying my position in the online
stencil graffiti community I decided to write an article on stencilling for
beginners
REGISTRATION: Please RSVP at mtlskillshare at gmail.com and cancel asap if you
can’t make it. FREE. Feel free to bring snacks to share. All shapes, sizes,
abilities and skill levels welcome.
 SILKSCREEN PRINTING 101 WORKSHOPS – SIGN UP!!!
 Basic screen printing in our DIY studio.  This is super-great if you ever
want to do a project at Ste. Emilie during open studios, with a community
group, or whenever…We ask for a $10-$20 dollar donation for these workshops
to cover supplies and to support the skillshare. RSVP by emailing
mtlskillshare at gmail.com with your name and phone number and which
workshop+date you will be attending.
Sunday, August 8, 2010 – 12-3pm
Monday, August 23, 2010 – 6:30-9:30
* spaces are limitied so please RSVP if you are for sure coming (and let us
know asap if you are cancelling so that someone else can take yer spot)

 + DON'T FORGET...

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*Open Studios* - still every Saturday from 1-6pm for you to drop in and use
our studios, by donation/PWYC.
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*Reading Rainbow Read Aloud Club* - going strong - every Sunday at 3pm -
currently reading zines from our zine distro and "Rethinking New Orleans" -
the newest *yet-to-be-published* book by *Butch Lee* (Night Vision) and *J.
Sakai* (Settlers)

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