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The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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There was never any doubt I would go to Rob's funeral. Rob was born just two weeks before me, and in our many meetings, we found we had so much in common.
A drive to Ipswich should be something like only two and a half hours, but with the Dartford Crossing that could balloon to four or more.
My choice was to leave early, soon after Jools left for work, or wait to near nine once rush hour was over. If I was up early, I'd leave early, I said.
Which is what happened.
So, after coffee and Jools leaving, I loaded my camera stuff in the car, not bothering to program in a destination, as I knew the route to Suffolk so well.
Checking the internet I found the M2 was closed, so that meant taking the M20, which I like as it runs beside HS2, although over the years, vegetation growth now hides most of it, and with Eurostar cutting services due to Brexit, you're lucky to see a train on the line now.
I had a phone loaded with podcasts, so time flew by, even if travelling through the endless roadworks at 50mph seemed to take forever.
Dartford was jammed. But we inched forward, until as the bridge came in sight, traffic moved smoothly, and I followed the traffic down into the east bore of the tunnel.
Another glorious morning for travel, the sun shone from a clear blue sky, even if traffic was heavy, but I had time, so not pressing on like I usually do, making the drive a pleasant one.
Up through Essex, where most other traffic turned off at Stanstead, then up to the A11 junction, with it being not yet nine, I had several hours to fill before the ceremony.
I stopped at Cambridge services for breakfast, then programmed the first church in: Gazeley, which is just in Suffolk on the border with Cambridgeshire.
I took the next junction off, took two further turnings brought be to the village, which is divided by one of the widest village streets I have ever seen.
It was five past nine: would the church be open?
I parked on the opposite side of the road, grabbed my bag and camera, limped over, passing a warden putting new notices in the parish notice board. We exchange good mornings, and I walk to the porch.
The inner door was unlocked, and the heavy door swung after turning the metal ring handle.
I had made a list of four churches from Simon's list of the top 60 Suffolk churches, picking those on or near my route to Ipswich and which piqued my interest.
Here, it was the reset mediaeval glass.
Needless to say, I had the church to myself, the centuries hanging heavy inside as sunlight flooded in filling the Chancel with warm golden light.
Windows had several devotional dials carved in the surrounding stone, and a huge and "stunningly beautiful piscina, and beside it are sedilia that end in an arm rest carved in the shape of a beast" which caught my eye.
A display in the Chancel was of the decoration of the wooden roof above where panels contained carved beats, some actual and some mythical.
I photographed them all.
I programmed in the next church, a 45 minute drive away just on the outskirts of Ipswich, or so I thought.
The A14 was plagued by roadworks, then most trunk roads and motorways are this time of year, but it was a fine summer morning, I was eating a chocolate bar as I drove, and I wasn't in a hurry.
I turned off at Claydon, and soon lost in a maze of narrow lanes, which brought be to a dog leg in the road, with St Mary nestling in a clearing.
I pulled up, got out and found the air full of birdsong, and was greeted by a friendly spaniel being taken for a walk from the hamlet which the church serves.
There was never any doubt that this would be open, so I went through the fine brick porch, pushed another heavy wooden door and entered the coolness of the church.
I decided to come here for the font, which as you can read below has quite the story: wounded by enemy action no less!
There seems to be a hagioscope (squint) in a window of the south wall, makes one think or an anchorite, but of this there is little evidence.
Samuel and Thomasina Sayer now reside high on the north wall of the Chancel, a stone skull between them, moved here too because of bomb damage in the last war.
I drove a few miles to the next church: Flowton.
Not so much a village as a house on a crossroads. And the church.
Nothing so grand as a formal board outside, just a handwritten sign say "welcome to Flowton church". Again, I had little doubt it would be open.
And it was.
The lychgate still stands, but a fence around the churchyard is good, so serves little practical purpose, other than to be there and hold the signs for the church and forthcoming services.
Inside it is simple: octagonal font with the floor being of brick, so as rustic as can be.
I did read Simon's account (below) when back outside, so went back in to record the tomb of Captain William Boggas and his family, even if part of the stone is hidden by pews now.
I had said to myself, that if I saw signs for another church, I might find time to visit. And so it was with Aldham, I saw the sign pointing down a narrow lane, so I turned and went to investigate.
First it looked like the road ended in a farmyard, but then I saw the flint round tower of the church behind, so followed the lane to the church gate.
There was a large welcoming sign stating, proudly, that the church is always open.
St Mary stands on a mound overlooking a shallow valley, water stand, or runs slowly, in the bottom, and it really is a fine, fine location for a church.
I pushed through the gate and went up the path to the south porch, where the door swung open once again.
The coolness within enveloped me.
An ancient font at the west end was framed by a brick-lined arch, even to my untrained eyes, I knew this was unusual.
There were some carved bench ends, some nice fairly modern glass, but the simplicity of the small church made for a very pleasant whole.
I no longer watch TV much, so was unaware of the view and indeed church being used in the TV show, The Detectorists.
One of Suffolk's hidden treasures, for sure.
I had selected the list of churches to visit from Simon's list of 60 best Suffolk churches, choosing the ones that seemed near to Ipswich.
I had one more on my list, one a little bit out of the way, but I thought I had time, so set off for deepest, darkest Suffolk: Kettlebaston.
The trip took me past my old stamping grounds of Bildeston and Kersey, where I used to take Mum and Dad each Easter once I could drive, but once past Kersey, I still had twenty minutes to go.
Up the hill from Brent Eleigh into Kettlebaston, where the village was more of a dogleg in the road than anything else. I drove through slowly hoping the church would be obvious.
It wasn't.
It was playing hide and seek.
I programmed the church into the sat nav, and followed it back to the village, where beyond a small grassed area was a wall of a mature yew hedge, with the only way through a way so overgrown I had to stoop low to get through.
On the buttress at the south eastern corner of the Chancel, a painted panel showed the Coronation of the Queen of Heaven.
Clearly, this wasn't your normal parish church.
I am an atheist, its just the way I am, so these different "flavours" of Christianity do confuse me somewhat.
Even I knew when I walked in that this was a high church, high in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, with two altars either side of the Chancel Arch, the first such I think I have seen in a parish church.
I post these shots here and on a Churchcrawling website on Facebook, I might skip this one as it will draw lots of comments I think, not all positive.
I guess what saddens me is that they worship the same God, no? Is being right about how to do it that important? When wardens ask me what I think of their church, or should they put a glass door in instead of the ancient wooden currently, I say, it is a living church, your church, changes can be reversed if needed too. But it is your church, you have to live with it, it has to be suitable for all.
Despite all the above, there was much evidence of the ancient church: the font, paintings around a window among other features.
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I always look forward to coming back to Kettlebaston. It is likely that anyone who knows the churches of Suffolk well will have Kettlebaston among their favourites. The setting is delectable, in the remote Suffolk hills between Hadleigh and Stowmarket. The building is at once elegant and interesting, the interior memorable, but most fascinating of all perhaps is the story behind the way it is today.
In 1963, in the thirty-third year of his incumbency as Rector of the parish of Kettlebaston, Father Harold Clear Butler sent a letter to a friend. "You are right,"he wrote. "There is no congregation any more." In failing health, he relied on the family of a vicar who had retired nearby to carry out the ceremonies of Easter week that year. In 1964, Father Butler himself retired, and an extraordinary episode in the history of the Anglo-Catholic movement in Suffolk came to an end.
There may have been no congregation, but St Mary at Kettlebaston was a shrine, to which people made pilgrimages from all over England. Here was the liturgically highest of all Suffolk's Anglican churches, where Father Butler said the Roman Mass every day, celebrated High Mass and Benediction on Sunday, dispensed with churchwardens, flouted the authority of the Anglican diocese by tearing down state notices put up in the porch, refused to keep registers, and even, as an extreme, ignored the office of the local Archdeacon of Sudbury. An entry from the otherwise empty registers for October 2nd 1933 reads Visitation of Archdeacon of Sudbury. Abortive. Archdeacon, finding no churchwardens present, rode off on his High Horse!
Father Butler came to this parish when the Anglo-Catholic movement was at its height, and survived into a poorly old age as it retreated, leaving him high and dry. But not for one moment did he ever compromise.
Kettlebaston church is not just remote liturgically. You set off from the vicinity of Hadleigh, finding your way to the back of beyond at Brent Eleigh - and then beyond the back of beyond, up the winding roads that climb into the hills above Preston. Somewhere here, two narrow lanes head north. One will take you to Thorpe Morieux, and one to Kettlebaston, but I can never be sure which is which, or even if they are always in the same place. Finding your way to this, one of the most remote of all Suffolk villages, can be like finding your way into Narnia. Once in the village, you find the church surrounded by a high yew hedge, through which a passage conducts a path into the graveyard. On a buttress, a statue of the Coronation of the Queen of Heaven sits behind a grill. It is a copy of an alabaster found under the floorboards during the 1860s restoration. The original is now in the British Museum.
One Anglo-catholic tradition that has not been lost here is that the church should always be open, always be welcoming. You enter through the small porch, perhaps not fully prepared for the wonders that await. The nave you step into is light, clean and well-cared for. There is no coloured glass, no heavy benches, no tiles. The brick floor and simple wooden chairs seem as one with the air, a perfect foil for the rugged late Norman font, and the rich view to the east, for the fixtures and fittings of the 20th Century Anglo-Catholic tradition survive here in all their splendour.
The two major features are the rood screen and the high altar. The rood screen is the work of several people, having been added to over the years by a roll-call of prominent Anglo-Catholic artists. It was designed by Ernest Geldart in the 1880s. It was painted by Patrick Osborne in 1949, apart from the figures, which are the work of Enid Chadwick in 1954. They are: St Felix as a bishop holding a candle, St Thomas More in regalia, St Thomas of Canterbury with a sword through his mitre, St John Fisher as a bishop holding a book, St Alban in armour and St Fursey holding Burgh Castle.
To one side, the Sacred Heart altar bears the original stone mensa from the high altar. The table itself is the Stuart Communion table. To the other, a Lady altar. All of these are either gifts or rescued from redundant Anglo-Catholic churches elsewhere. The elegant grill in front of the rood loft stairs is by Ninian Comper. Stepping through into the chancel is a reminder of how the clearance of clutter can improve a liturgical space. Here, the emptiness provides a perfect foil for the massive altar piece. The altar itself was the gift of Miss Eleanor Featonby Smith, consecrated by the Bishop of Madagascar in 1956, in one of those ceremonies conducted in the labyrinthine underworld of the Anglo-catholic movement. The altar sports what is colloquially referred to as the Big Six - the trademark six candlesticks of an Anglo-catholic parish. Behind them, the rich reredos is also by Ernest Geldart, and was also painted by Patrick Osborne.
At the west end of the nave is a display case holding facsimiles of the Kettlebaston alabasters, an oddly prosaic moment. But Kettlebaston's medieval past is not entirely rebooted, for the chancel was sensitively restored by Ernest Geldart in 1902 with none of the razzmatazz of his church at Little Braxted in Essex. The east window was rebuilt to the same design as the original, as was the roof. The late 13th Century piscina and sedilia are preserved, and on the north side of the chancel survives an impressive tomb recess of about the same date. The sole monument is to Joan, Lady Jermyn, who died in 1649. Her memorial is understated, and its inscription, at the end of the English Civil War and the start of the ill-fated Commonwealth, is a fascinating example of the language of the time. Is it puritan in sympathy, or Anglican? Or simply a bizarre fruit of the ferment of ideas in that World Turned Upside Down? Within this dormitory lyes interred ye corpps of Johan Lady Jermy it begins, and continues whose arke after a passage of 87 yeares long through this deluge of teares... rested upon ye mount of joye. And then the verse:
Sleepe sweetly, Saint. Since thou wert gone
ther's not the least aspertion
to rake thine asshes: no defame
to veyle the lustre of thy name.
Like odorous tapers thy best sent
remains after extinguishment.
Stirr not these sacred asshes, let them rest
till union make both soule & body blest.
Not far off, and from half a century earlier, a rather more cheerful brass inscription remembers that:
The corpse of John Pricks wife lyes heere
The pastor of this place
Fower moneths and one and thirty yeerr
With him she ran her race
And when some eightye yeres were past
Her soule shee did resigne
To her good god in August last
Yeeres thrice five hundredth ninety nine.
And yet, you notice, we never learn her name. Above, the roofs drip with hanging paraffin lamps, the walls have their candle brackets, for this little church still has no electricity. You sense the attraction of Benediction on a late winter afternoon.
St Mary is loved and cared for by those who worship in it. There are rather more of them than in Father Butler's final days, but they are still a tiny, remote community. Since 1964, they have been part of a wider benefice, and must toe the Anglican mainstream line, as at Lound. But also, as at Lound, the relics of the Anglo-Catholic heyday here are preserved lovingly, and, judging by the visitors book, it is not just the regular worshippers who love it, for Anglo-Catholics from all over England still treat it as a goal of pilgrimage. I remember sitting in this church on a bright spring afternoon some twenty years ago. I'd been sitting for a while in near-silence, which was suddenly broken by the clunk of the door latch. Two elderly ladies came in. They smiled, genuflected towards the east, and greeted me. Together, they went to the Sacred Heart altar, put a bunch of violets in a vase on it, and knelt before it. The silence continued, now with a counterpoint of birdsong from the churchyard through the open door. Then they stood, made the sign of the cross, and went out again. Father Butler looked on and smiled, I'm sure.
Simon Knott, October 2018
The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.
GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.
Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)
Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]
· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]
· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)
· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)
· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)
SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES
· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)
GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media.
Motto - to promote understanding, increase acceptance, and advance equality.
Founded - 1985
Founder
Vito Russo
Jewelle Gomez
Lauren Hinds
GLAAD 2016 President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis
GLAAD
104 W 29th St #4,
New York, NY 10001
USA
(212) 629-3322
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
301 Park Ave,
New York, NY 10022
USA
(212) 355-3000
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May 14th 2016
Ryan Janek Wolowski, Caitlyn Jenner at the GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.
GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.
Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)
Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]
· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]
· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)
· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)
· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)
SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES
· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)
GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media.
Motto - to promote understanding, increase acceptance, and advance equality.
Founded - 1985
Founder
Vito Russo
Jewelle Gomez
Lauren Hinds
GLAAD 2016 President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis
GLAAD
104 W 29th St #4,
New York, NY 10001
USA
(212) 629-3322
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
301 Park Ave,
New York, NY 10022
USA
(212) 355-3000
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#GMA @glaad #glaadawards #GLAAD #GLAADMediaAwards #GLAADMedia #GLAADAwards #LGBT #GLBT #LGBTQ #GLBTQ #Lesbian #gay #gays #gaymen #gaywomen #bi #Bisexual #Trans #Transman #TransWoman #Transidentity #Transgender #Gender #GenderFluid #GenderIdentity #Queer #Media #TV #Television #Press #WaldorfAstoria #WaldorfAstoriaHotel #NY #NYC #NYS #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NewYorkState #USA #Equality #Pride #celebrity #fashion #famous #style #RedCarpet #RedCarpetEvent
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New York City, Manhattan Island, New York State, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
May 14th 2016
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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VIDEO Their first round of Cup Flipping.
Barrie DeMolay Chapter
Last Wednesday of each month 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Barrie Masonic Hall
99 Morrow Rd, Barrie ON Canada
Contact: Steve Barendregt
(705) 835-3831
The Order of DeMolay (IODM) - www.demolay.org
A Masonic youth organization for young men aged 12 to 21 years. Membership does not require family Masonic affiliation, nor does it confer any Masonic membership. The organization is dedicated to providing guidance and development of civic leadership and social values in young men. A side body of the DeMolay is the Order of Knighthood. The presiding body is a Chapter, and the presiding officer is a Master Councilor.
Degrees worked include:
"Initiatory Degree
"DeMolay Degree
"Degree of Chevalier (Honorary Degree)
DeMolay provides a safe place for young men to have a greater level of independence. The young men decide on the activities, plan them and carry them out from start to finish. The DeMolay chapter is run completely by its members. Adult volunteers called “advisors” are present at every DeMolay event to help when needed, but they stay in the background as much as possible. DeMolay advisors are the safety net, the resource, the mentors and the friends, but they are not the planners or the leaders – the young men are.
Young people face many tough situations. DeMolay provides a place where young men can try new experiences and have social interaction with peers in an environment where they will be safe and supported. DeMolay members learn responsibility, respect for others and how to interact with adults – both as authority figures and as coworkers.
DeMolay is an organization dedicated to preparing young men to lead successful, happy, and productive lives. Basing its approach on timeless principles and practical, hands-on experience, DeMolay opens doors for young men aged 12 to 21 by developing the civic awareness, personal responsibility and leadership skills so vitally needed in society today. DeMolay combines this serious mission with a fun approach that builds important bonds of friendship among members in more than 1,000 chapters worldwide.
The Order of DeMolay was founded in 1919, in Kansas City, Missouri, by a young man named Frank S. Land. Land was a community leader who, at the age of 28, already had a successful business career as a restaurateur behind him.
DeMolay alumni include Walt Disney, John Wayne, Walter Cronkite, football Hall-of-Famer Fran Tarkenton, legendary Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne, news anchor David Goodnow and many others. Each has spoken eloquently of the life-changing benefit gained from their involvement in DeMolay.
Is DeMolay a religious organization?
No. Among the requirements for membership in DeMolay is the belief in a Supreme Being, but not one of any particular doctrine, sect, or denomination. A young man’s religious convictions are his own. DeMolay’s members include Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and members of many other religious groups. DeMolay does not involve itself in religious discussions. It merely recognizes the importance of faith in the lives of young men. The virtue of Reverence for Sacred Things seeks to remind our members to rely upon, and use, faith in their own personal lives.
Seven hundred years ago today, a dying knight uttered a curse as the flames of the pyre he was tied to lapped at his feet. Those words continue to haunt us even now.
That knight was Jacques de Molay.
He was the Grand Master of the Order of the Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon, generally known as the Knights Templar.
A fraction more than two centuries after the Knights of Order of the Temple of Solomon had been founded amid the rubble of Jerusalem to defend the Holy Land, it would now be ended by flame in the heart of Paris.
Betrayed by a king he trusted and a pope he was sworn to obey, in his final hours DeMolay fought fervently against the false charges which had destroyed his international network of Christian warriors.
His dying curse was powerful. And effective.
S’en vendra en brief temps meschie / Let evil swiftly befall
Sus celz qui nous dampnent a tort; / Those who have wrongly condemned us;
Diex en vengera nostre mort. / God will avenge our death.
Pope Clement V, complicit by design or cowardice, was dead 33 days later — from a severe bout of dysentery brought about by advanced bowel cancer.
King Philip IV of France, who had been happy to kill and defame Christendom’s defenders for their wealth and land, died within eight months. This time it was a hunting accident.
It was the final act in a power play that makes the schemes of Game of Thrones seem like mere schoolyard squabbles.
DeMolay, oddly, lives on.
A contemporary source tells of a group of monks secretly swimming to his funeral pyre on an island in Paris’ River Seine to gather up the old man’s bones as holy relics. His name has echoed through history ever since.
The idea of the Order of the Temple itself refused to die.
Though formally disbanded and its assets nominally handed over to their arch rivals — the Knights Hospitaller — there were few untouched enclaves of Templars who changed their name to escape retribution.
But the black-and-white banner of the Poor Knights would rise time and again throughout history by the oppressed and those seeking association with secrets, occult and mystery.
And, as the likes of The DaVinci Code, Game of Thrones and Ivanhoe attest, it’s an idea that resonates even now.
SIGNED, SEALED — AND DELIVERED?
DeMolay’s last stand was something of a surprise.
The supreme commander of more than 2000 knights, sergeants and attendants had put up a pitiful performance after the sudden arrest of his brethren on Friday, October 13, 1307. It was a date that would go down in infamy for its ill fortune.
It had been an extraordinary operation: King Philip’s sheriffs all through France had been secretly notified to conduct the coordinated arrests that same night. Once hauled forward to face trumped up charges of heresy, sodomy and sedition, the stunned church seemed powerless to defend its own. Torture did the rest, quickly extracting confessions for the most heinous of crimes — heresy.
But by 1314 the scandal had died down. The arrest and accusations against the Templars was old news. The fate of its members — and its wealth — seemed little more than a formality.
A papal commission of inquiry was appointed to pass final judgment on four of the Templar’s most senior commanders. Two of the inquisitors were considered “royal” men — being close associates of King Philip “the Fair”. The third cardinal was one of Pope Clement’s closest friends.
Naturally, the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
It was to be a public show trial, carefully scripted and conducted under the watchful eye of King Philip’s city guard and most loyal followers and performed on scaffolding erected in front of the famous Notre Dame cathedral.
But something inside DeMolay had changed.
The seven years of torture and imprisonment had not weakened his spirit. It had reinforced it.
In fact, the Grand Master had been held in solitary confinement the dungeon of his own Paris fortress for the previous four years. Now in his 70s, DeMolay’s body must have been wracked by injury, malnutrition and lack of sunlight.
Stepping out into the warm light and seeing his brothers-in-arms again after so long must have ignited his spirit in a way it had never been before.
He and his colleagues — Geoffroi de Charney, Hughes de Pairaud and Goeffroi de Gonneville — were dressed in their Order’s iconic white robes emblazoned with the blood-red cross and paraded in front of the crowd.
It was intended to be their final humiliation.
Doers of Peace – Oseh Shalom
Note: Information below was compiled from the congregation website and articles from the Baltimore Sun.
Oseh Shalom was founded as the Jewish Congregation of Laurel on May 24, 1966, by 16 families expressing their commitment to a cohesive Jewish presence in Laurel. Services were first held at a local bank on Rt. 1 and later in an interim home in the Montpelier community of South Laurel. The growth of the greater Laurel community enabled the building of a small, versatile synagogue/Religious School in 1973 at 13714 Briarwood Drive. In August 1973, members chose the Hebrew name Oseh Shalom, “Doers of Peace.”
The Congregation affiliated with the Reconstructionist Movement in 1979 and began construction of the modern facility on 1983. Completed in time for the High Holy Days in 1991, today Oseh Shalom draws congregants from Columbia, Ellicott City, Savage, Jessup, Clarksville, Fulton, Olney, Silver Spring, Burtonsville, Kensington, Wheaton, Kemp Mill, Arnold, Annapolis, College Park, Hyattsville and beyond.
Parents who are searching for a Hebrew School or Jewish School for their children find a warm, engaging and inclusive environment at Oseh Shalom Religious School for all children, whether gifted or challenged with special needs. LGBT members are very welcome.
In 1979, the congregation affiliated with the Reconstructionist Movement after studying the Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist movements for a year, according to Valerie Kaplan, a synagogue member since 1974 and past congregation president. Based on the philosophy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1881-1983), the Reconstructionist movement interprets Judaism as progressively evolving — a blend of traditional culture and modern spirituality that emphasizes communal decision-making based in Jewish values.The movement began ordaining women as rabbis in 1968 and gay and lesbian rabbis in the early 1980s. Today, Oseh Shalom, which has grown to 250 families and is Laurel's only synagogue, also welcomes nontraditional households, including same-sex couples and interfaith families.
The congregation joyfully celebrated a half-century of an evolving Jewish community in 2016 at the synagogue off Van Dusen Road, an award-wining building distinguished by its blue "wings" and glowing dome.
Facing new threats today, 2017 finds Oseh Shalom no stranger to anti-Semitic threats in the past. In June 1969, the Jewish Congregation of Laurel, which had grown to 55 families, purchased a home on Mount Pleasant Drive in Montpelier to refit as a synagogue.
That fall, Prince George's County issued an eviction notice citing a shortage of off-street parking spaces. The congregation was able to negotiate a compromise and remained until 1973, when it built a larger synagogue on Briarwood Drive. On the eve of Rosh Hashana in 1985, the Briarwood Drive synagogue was desecrated with profanity and a swastika was painted on the front of the building. The vandals were never found.
In 1989, the Anti-Defamation League reported that anti-Semitic incidents had increased in the U.S. by nearly 12 percent; many were attributed to so-called neo-Nazi skinheads.
In January 1990, a bomb threat was called in to Oseh Shalom's Hebrew School. Prince George's County police increased patrols in the neighborhood, but the caller was never found.
A story in the Laurel Leader a few months later reported individuals identifying as members of the "Aryan Defense Force" calling in more threats in March. In that article, then Rabbi Gary S. Fink, was quoted as saying he and the congregation were offended and hopeful that the community would rally around them. "When I look at [the synagogue] as being a member of the greater Laurel community, I look at it … as a threat to everyone in the community," Fink said.
Indeed.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/laurel/ph-ll-os...
Families Belong Together — Partners
The June 30 Families Belong Together actions are being organized by everyday people across the country, supported by a number of organizations, in addition to the four lead sponsors. Some of the organizations supporting these actions are listed below.
We welcome engagement from all organizations and individuals on this issue. Please feel free to send your supporters directly to the event page without informing us!
To get more involved, please submit the form at: MoveOn.org/Partner
#VOTEPROCHOICEEnd Rape on CampusNDWA
270 StrategiesEqual Voice ActionNEA
350.org
Equality LabsNETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
ACLUEvery VoiceNetwork of Spiritual Progressives
Action Together MassachusetttesFair Immigration Reform MovementNextGen America
Action Together NetworkFaith in Public LifeNSEA
Advancement ProjectFamilies Belong TogetherOne Billion Rising
AFTFamilies USAOrganizing for Action
Al Otro LadoFeminist Majority FoundationOxfam America
All OutFood & Water WatchPantsuit Nation
Alliance for JusticeForeign Policy for AmericaParentsTogether
Alliance for Youth ActionFriends of the EarthPeople Demanding Action
American Constitution SocietyFuse WashingtonPeople For the American Way
American Ethical UnionGamlielPeople's Action
American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA)Global ExchangePlanned Parenthood Federation of America
American Sexual Health AssociationGlobal Fund for ChildrenPoligon Education Fund
Amnesty International USAGreenLatinosPositive Women's Network-USA
Anti-Defamation LeagueGreenpeacePresbyterian Church (USA)
Arab American InstituteHand in Hand: The Domestic Employers NetworkPresente.org
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJCHarnessPriorities USA
ASISTAHeadCountPublic Citizen
Assisi CommunityHealth Care VoterRace Forward
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) at the Urban Justice CenterHispanic FederationRainforest Action Network
Asylum Seeker Assistance ProjectHuman Rights CampaignReally American
AvaazHuman Rights FirstResistance Labs
Bayard Rustin Center for Social JusticeIfNotNowRock the Vote
Bend the ArcImmigration HubSALDEF
Beyond the BombIn Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice AgendaSanctuary for Families
Brave New FilmsIndivisibleSEIU
Campaign for Southern EqualityJapanese American Citizens LeagueSIECUS
Caring Across GenerationsJewish Voice for PeaceSierra Club
CASA in ActionJStreetSister District Action Network
Center for American Progress Action FundJWISojourners
Center for Biological DiversityKIPPSouth Asian Americans Leading Together
Center for Community ChangeLatin America Working GroupSouthern Poverty Law Center
Center for Gender and Refugee StudiesLatin American Legal Defense and Education FundStand Up America
Center for Reproductive RightsLatino Victory FoundationSum of Us
Center for Victims of TortureLatinoJustice PRLDEFTax March
Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc.Lawyers for Good GovernmentThe Leadership Conference
Chicago Women Take ActionLeadership Conference of Women ReligiousThe Workmen’s Circle
Children's Defense Fund-TexasLeague of Conservation VotersTogether We Will Contra Costa
Church World ServiceLeague of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)Truman National Security Project
Clean Water ActionLGBTQ Task ForceUltraViolet
Coalition of Labor Union WomenLittle LobbyistsUnidosUS
Coalition on Human NeedsMALDEFUnitarian Universalist Association
Congregational UCC GreensboroMarchOnUnitarian Universalist Service Committee
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)Moms RisingUnitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ)
Constitutional Accountability CenterMuslim AdvocatesUnited State of Women
Council on American-Islamic RelationsNARALUnited We Dream
Courage CampaignNational Alliance to End Sexual ViolenceUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights
CredoNational Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)VDay.org
Crooked MediaNational Iranian American CouncilVoto Latino
Daily KosNational Justice for Our NeighborsWashington Office on Latin America
DC Immigration HubNational Latina Institute for Reproductive HealthWin Without War
DC Teens ActionNational Network to End Domestic ViolenceWomen Employed
Define AmericanNational Nurses UnitedWomen's March
Democracy InitiativeNational Organization of Concerned Black MenWomen's Refugee Commission
Disciples Center for Immigration and RefugeesNational Partnership for Women & FamiliesWorkplace Fairness
Disciples Refugee & Immigration MinistriesNational Women’s Law CenterYouth Caucus of America
Dulles Justice CoalitionNCJWYWCA USA
Earthjustice
Protest Is Part of the National ‘Families Belong Together’ Day of Action With More Than 710 Events Nationwide
-- On Saturday, June 30th, [residents will rally at various locations as part of the Families Belong Together national day of action to protest the Trump Administration’s policy of forcibly separating children from their parents, the detention of families, and the fact that the Trump Administration has failed to reunite thousands of children with their parents.
WHEN: Saturday, June 30th. [TIME AM/PM TIME ZONE]
WHERE: [LOCATION]. [ADDRESS]
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The [CITY] protest is part of a National “Families Belong Together” Day of Action featuring more than 710 events in all 50 states and an anchor protest in Lafayette Square in Washington DC. Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate across the country. Specifically, the protesters will demand that the Trump Administration:
•Reunite families now. Permanently end family separation and immediately reunify those that have been separated. ICE must release parents immediately so that ORR can reunify them with their children.
•End family detention. Children and families deserve due process, not indefinite imprisonment. Children do not belong in baby cages and internment-like camps. Family incarceration is not the solution to family separation.
•End ‘Zero Humanity.’ Reverse the Trump administration’s policy that created this crisis and chaos to begin with. Parents should not be criminally prosecuted for doing what all parents do, which is bring their children to safety. This horrible nightmare for families will only end when Trump permanently stops his 100% prosecution policy.
Say it loud, say it clear,
Immigrants are welcome here!
Say it loud, say it clear,
Refugees are welcome here!
Repeat“Courage” (listen):
Courage, my friend, you do not walk alone.
We will, walk with you, and sing your spirit home.
*Replace “Courage” with other words like “families” “immigrants” or “children”
When immigrant rights are under attack,
What will we do? Unite, fight back!
When refugee rights are under attack,
What will we do? Unite, fight back!
Repeat“May The Life I Lead” (listen):
Let the life I lead, speak for me. (x2)
When I get to the end of the road, and lay down my heavy load,
Let the life I lead, speak for me.
El pueblo unido
jamás será vencido!
(The people united, will never be defeated)
RepeatTo the tune of “Blessings” by Chance the Rapper (listen):
We gonna rise up, rise up till it’s won (x2)
When the people rise up, the powers come down (x2)
They try to stop us, but we keep comin’ back (x2)
Love, not hate, makes America great!
Repeat
“We are Family” by Sister Sledge
We are family, I got all my people with me
We are family, Get up ev'rybody and sing
We are family, I got all my people with me
We are family, Get up ev'rybody and sing
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The Starts and Stops
As long as you believe things come to you from your own power and strength and you rely on that,
nothing will come to you from the Realm of the Unseen.
Ghaus Pak (ra)
When I studied tajweed, the rules of recitation of the Quran, a few years ago I only memorized the shorter surahs in the end. Then this Ramadan I memorized a longer one. It was Surah Yaseen. Well, almost! I’m shy a few verses. It had been suggested to me for eons but I had not been able to do it. Primarily out of laziness. But in all honesty I was not being granted the ability. Probably because of the laziness.
Last month, for the 12th of Rabbul Awal, I wrote a piece through which I learnt that, according to the Quran, the heart, as opposed to the mind, is the seat of intellect and understanding. Just as I continued to learn it, I had also been reciting the Surah Yaseen every day so I didn’t forget it. Now each time I came to the following verse, the thought of the uncomprehending heart crossed my mind.
لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّۭا َ
It warns those who are alive (of heart) – Surah Yaseen, Verse 70
So I knew. The state of my heart was the reason why my spiritual journey was in endless starts and stops. I knew the starts came when I followed the Friends of God. I wanted to uncover the root of the stops. What was making me also not obey them? I asked my teacher, Qari Sahib, to devote a class to it.
He began with a verse from Az-Zumar, The Troops.
أَفَمَن شَرَحَ ٱللَّهُ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۚ
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْقَـٰسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍ
Is the one whose heart God has opened to submit to Him with willingness so he is illuminated by a light from His Lord (the same as the one whose heart rejects God)?
So woe unto those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of Allah.
They are clearly lost in error – Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 22
“So what is happening here?” Qari Sahib began. “The light from Allah is for the one who surrenders willingly. Islam is submission yes but it is submission with a willingness that matters to God.”
“Jo marzi se aaye,” is what he said exactly. “The one who comes wanting to.” It reminded me of a lecture by Uzair I had just finished hearing. He had touched on the same subject so to speak, willingness, but from the opposing angle, refusal. When it was allowed and when it bore penalty.
Uzair’s lecture was titled “Quran, Hadith and Hadith Qudsi.” It was one of the best lectures I have heard in my life. I thought I already knew how to define the three but he put it so concisely I was reminded of the words “fasahat” and “balaghat” – the deepest meaning expressed in the least number of words. It was one of the gifts bestowed upon Nabi Kareem (peace be upon him) by his Lord.
أُعْطِيتُ مَفَاتِيحَ الْكَلِمِ، وَنُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ، وَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ الْبَارِحَةَ
إِذْ أُتِيتُ بِمَفَاتِيحِ خَزَائِنِ الأَرْضِ حَتَّى وُضِعَتْ فِي يَدِي
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with awe (cast into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping last night, the keys of the treasures of the Earth were brought to me till they were put in my hand.”
I memorized Uzair’s definitions: “The Quran, Hadith and hadith Qudsi, all three are the kalam, the spoken word, of the Prophet (peace be upon him). I want to tell you the differences between the three for they are subtle.
Let’s start with the Quran: the ilm (knowledge) is Allah’s, the topics (mazameen) are chosen by Him and it is His Words (alfaaz).
In hadith the ilm is still Allah’s, the words and topics are chosen by the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the thought is the Prophet’s (peace be upon him).
For Hadith Qudsi, the knowledge is again Allah’s, the topic is also chosen by Allah but the words are those of Mustafa (peace be upon him).
So the weight, the significance, of the Quran and the Hadith Qudsi is in fact the same. The only difference is in the words. Allah chooses them in the former, Huzoor chooses them in the latter on behalf of Allah.”
Midway through his lecture, Uzair touched on refusal while giving the reason people were going to be sent to Heaven or Hell.
“Allah uses polarity, opposites, to describe the signs of the two groups of people. He says, ‘If you don’t want to land in Hell, don’t do these two things; don’t be arrogant and don’t be unjust. And if you want to go to Heaven, be humble to the point of appearing weak and don’t be of those who exert power over others.’”
Then he delved into the idea of pride. I knew it was the fountainhead of all sin for it was the first sin. Iblis had refused to obey the Command to bow before the Prophet Adam (as) out of pride. Uzair explained the nuances within the concept of refusal using his example. Refusal was allowed in the faith. Or perhaps expected. It was just when it was soaked in pride that it brought God’s Wrath upon one.
“When Allah created the Universe, He wanted to give His Trust (amana’t) to it and He asked if there was a taker. For it was a burden.
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا ٱلْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ ظَلُومًۭا جَهُولًۭا
Indeed, We offered the burden of Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains,
but they refused to bear it and they feared from it but bore it Man. Indeed, he was unjust and foolish – Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 72
‘But they refused,’ the verse says. But did Allah become angry with them? Did he destroy them? No. It is only when the refusal is tinged with arrogance that Allah becomes angry. When Allah asked Iblis why he wouldn’t bow, He even told him that Adam was different from all other Creation.
قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ
He said, “O Iblis! What prevented you that you don’t prostrate to whom I created with My Hands? Are you arrogant or are you of the exalted ones?” – Surah As-Sad, Verse 75
For everything else came into being because Allah said a word, ‘Kun.’ Be and ‘fayakun,’ it is! But in the case of human beings, He says He made him with His Hands. Which He doesn’t have but it is to set his creation apart from all else.
But Iblis responded, ‘You made me from fire and him from earth.’”
Uzair ended the point on this note: “Human beings are in a state of refusing God all day along. If we were punished for it each time, existence would not be possible. It is refusal with arrogance which causes all goodness to become null in an instant. Be it ours or Iblis’ countless years of worship.”
Qari Sahib had once shed light on the daily aspects of pride’s interference in one’s life unforgettably. He was relating one of his favourite incidents from his years in the Madrassa.
“My teacher used to tell us this story of Hazrat Mujjadid al Fisani (ra), a Master of the Naqshbandi path, and his advice to a young man.
So he said to his disciple, “Rabb na bani te rasool na bani.” (Don’t become God and don’t become a Prophet!)
The student’s jaw dropped with amazement as did mine.
“How can I possible ever think to become God or a Prophet?” he exclaimed.
“You will see you do it all the time,” Hazrat Mujjadid al Fasani (ra) replied.
Then he went on to explain. “‘Whatever I want should happen’ – human beings start thinking like that but it is only Allah Subhan Ta’ala whose Will always prevails. ‘Whoever denies me is munkir, is kafir, the denier of truth’ becomes a regular response, covert if not overt, in times of disagreements but only a Prophet of God can claim thus.”
The words were striking. Everyone seemed to want what they wanted to happen all the time. More and more since instant gratification was becoming the norm. I wonder if that contributed to people’s distance from the Afterlife. It was so far away. Who cared what happened then. I confess I found myself in category two most of the time. Nothing I wanted ever came about so I had let go of that. It was the contradiction to ideas that in all fairness weren’t mine but those I had studied, by those who knew nothing most of the time that made me think of them as munkirs and kafirs. It happened instantly and it felt infuriating.
Going back to the lecture, Qari Sahib quoted another verse to explain the first one about the heart and willingness.
“Let’s go back a step. What is necessary to accept Islam willingly, to surrender one’s self to Allah?” He answered the question himself through the Quran. “Guidance!”
فَمَن يُرِدِ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُۥ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۖ
And whoever God wills to guide, He opens wide his breast to self-surrender (unto Him).
– Surah Al-An’am, Verse 125
“Note the sequence in the verse: First comes the Will of Allah (irada) to guide, then He opens the heart to surrender to Him. Then light enters it and it is no longer dark.”
I mapped it for clarity: Will – guidance – light!
مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِن جَعَلْنَـٰهُ نُورًۭا نَّهْدِى بِهِۦ
مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۚ
You did not know what the Book was nor the faith but We have made it a light whereby we guide whom We will of Our Servant – Surah Ash-Shu’ra, Verse 52
“But why did it become dark in the first place, the heart?” I asked. Was it simply the reverse? No guidance was received because Allah did not will it? What was my role then? That was what concerned me all the time.
I was in a continual effort these days to curb my over the top reactions to two categories of people in my life; the ignorant and the sad. Both were unaware of their states. I was acutely aware of mine. Yet my response towards them remained unchanging. It was frustrating. They both drove me nuts. One would think my cognizance of the differences between us would render me some control but my nafs was overpowering. I was desperate to hone in on what aspect of my nafs was so overwhelmingly, enshrouding me so completely. After all “the evil that befell me was my own doing.”
“The heart is dark because of the absence of light.” Qari Sahib repeated what he had told me often before. “Where is the nur?”
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَءَامِنُوا۟ بِرَسُولِهِۦ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ
وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ نُورًۭا تَمْشُونَ بِهِۦ
وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
O ye who believed! Remain conscious of God and believe in His Messenger (peace be upon him) and He will grant you doubly of His Mercy.
And He will make for you a (nur) light, you will walk with it.
And He will forgive you. For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful – Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 28
“Where was my nur?” I thought.
In the Surah At-Taghabun translated as The Haggling, The Cheating, The Mutual Disillusion, Ghaus Pak (ra) explains why something goes right and why it goes wrong.
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ فَمِنكُمْ كَافِرٌۭ وَمِنكُم مُّؤْمِنٌۭ ۚ
وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
It is He who created you. Yet some of you deny the truth and some of you believe in it.
And Allah sees all that you do – Surah At-Taghabun, Verse 2
In his tafseer (exegesis of the Quran) I found my answer as to why Allah limits ability (taufeeq) for some and renders them without guidance and therefore without light. Ability is confined to kufr, limited to hiding or denying the truth. either because we are inspired by Iblis’ whisperings or succumbing to the desires of our own ego, the nafs. Both of which veil a person from the sun of the reality of Truth.
That day I let two words from the beginning of Qari Sahib’s last verse addressed to the believers spin in my head. To be counted amongst them, one had to be a possessor of taqwa and imaan according to the Arabic in the verse. I was familiar with both.
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The exalted category of the Mo’mineen in Mankind, the believers, are in fact unknown to each other and even to themselves. Most people confuse being of the believers with simply being Muslim. It is critical to understand there is a significant difference. Becoming a Muslim, at least overtly, only requires the utterance of a single line, the Kalima Tauheed (Declaration of One-ness of God):
لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللّٰهِؕ
There is no God but Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is His Messenger.
That’s it! Entering the religion, Islam, has this sole marker. Anyone Muslim who has ever had a female friend or relative marrying outside the faith knows that the utterance of that one line by the to-be spouse is desperately sought by the family.
Imaan on the other hand, faith, has no measures that a human can apply and then tick off. For themselves or anyone else! It lies inside the heart where only one has access, its Creator. In the Quran, all the verses in which those who Allah decrees possess imaan start in the same way. Allah calls out to them:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
Ya Ayyoha-Alladina Amino.
O Ye who believed!
O Ye who attained to faith!
Since everything about the language and the Book pivots on precision, what Allah Ar-Rahman, The Beneficent, says in each of these verses and in what order becomes supremely significant. I decided to study the first address for it would then be the most so.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَا
وَقُولُوا انظُرْنَا وَاسْمَعُوا ۗ وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
O Ye who believed! Say not (to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)), "Ra'ina" but say, "Unthurna" and listen. And for the Disbelievers is a painful punishment - Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 104
With Qari Sahib, I read three tafaseer (exegesis of the Quran) of the verse by Imam Razi, Naeemi and Tibyan al Quran to understand what Allah Al-Quddus, The Most Sacred, was saying in this, His First Saying to the Believers. I discovered the following:
“At the time of the first sermons of the Prophet (peace be upon him), some of the Muslims used to use the word Ra’ina which means, “Please excuse us while we understand.” In essence they were asking for more time, leeway, in coming about to his Message. Some of the Jews, when speaking to the Prophet (peace be upon him) started using a word from the Hebrew, also sounding like Rai’na, that was disrespectful and lacking regard. The meaning of that word is to “Hear and be not heard.” Taking advantage of the word being used by the Muslims, they laughed amongst themselves in having the opportunity to mock the Prophet (peace be upon him).
One day, upon hearing the utterance from them, Hazrat Saad Bin Muaz (ratu) cursed those who used it and warned them that if he heard the word from their mouths again, he would cut off their necks. They retorted that the Muslims used the word as well so why didn’t he go and kill them. In this moment the verse was revealed:
O you who believed, say not (to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)), ‘Ra'ina’ but say, ‘Unthurna’ and listen. And for the Disbelievers is a painful punishment.”
Majestically, Allah Al-Muhaymin, The Preserver of Safety, steps in for the Prophet (peace be upon him), ending the charade for anyone who claimed at least to believe, by forbidding the address altogether, giving its replacement instead, Unthurna.
Thus, the first time Allah directly speaks to His Creation (and those of us who aspire to be counted amongst the Believers one day), He clearly delineates two things: the mark of the Believer is regard for His Beloved (peace be upon him) and anyone deviating from a show of respect for him, compulsory, is deserving of a painful punishment.
The following verse from the Quran explains the idea exactly:
مِّنَ الَّذِينَ هَادُوا يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِ
وَيَقُولُونَ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَاسْمَعْ غَيْرَ مُسْمَعٍ
وَرَاعِنَا لَيًّا بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ وَطَعْنًا فِي الدِّينِ ۚ
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا وَاسْمَعْ وَانظُرْنَا لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ
وَأَقْوَمَ وَلَٰكِن لَّعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Among those of the Jewish faith are they who distort words from their (proper) usages and say, "We hear and disobey" and "Hear but be not heard" and "Ra'ina," twisting their tongues and defaming the religion.
And if they had said (instead), "We hear and obey" and "Wait for us (to understand)," it would have been better for them and more suitable. But Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few - Surah An-Nisa, Verse 46
The verse serves another purpose, hugely significant.
If from a good act can arise something evil, then to avoid the evil, leave the supposed good act.
وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ
And do not insult those they (the Disbelievers) invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge - Surah Al-An’am, Verse 108
Thus, in the first verse of 89 verses beginning with O Ye who believed, Allah Al-Hafiz, The Guarding One, sets the foundation of all relationships for humanity as well. Respect is the essential ingredient. Manners and therefore behavior are the manifestation of it. In the absence of either, nothing else is sustainable, least of all love. No other emotion, no matter how pure, can carry a relationship forward without regard, without a sensitivity for the state of another’s heart.
As far as teaching His Creation something Himself, Allah Al-Wakeel, The Universal Trustee, in His first lesson commands regard for His Beloved Messenger (peace be upon him) and nothing for Himself per se. Not piety or generosity or patience or gratitude, not softness or kindness, not prayer or any other ritual of worship that He solely receives. The first step in obedience, in being considered a person of faith before Him, is respect for His Beloved (peace be upon him).
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And so the verses addressing the “believers” continue one by one, some extremely easy to abide to, others much more difficult. Taqwa had its own layering:
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I understood that it was the lack of purification (tazkiya) that separated my zahir overt from my baatin, inner being, occupying the giant abyss that prohibited the union of the two. There seemed to be two aspects to it. The tafseer of Surah An-Nas allowed me to focus on not just being acutely aware of what they were but of their cleansing: the erasure of the doubts and the paranoia, the elimination of irrational fear. Then my thoughts, my intentions which governed my deeds would emanate from a single point. There would be fusion of the overt and the hidden. Once the clouds of doubt were lifted, then perhaps knowledge could become manifest in deed, not just remain isolated in my head.
I came upon the second aspect of tazkiya in a lecture by Uzair. He explained that according to hikmat, wisdom, there are five main motivators of actions for a human being: need, desire, lust, emotion and finally, the soul. They lie in a pyramid-like structure and the layering begins with need forming the base of the pyramid. Then comes desire which dominates need. Then is lust which over-rides desire. Fourth is emotion which prevails over the other three: lust, desire and need. Atop all of them is the soul. If one gains access to it, and it’s a big if, the soul over-rides everything else. That is nirvana!
Uzair explained that all humans experienced all four states of need, desire, lust and emotion while alive. Suppressing them entirely was not possible. On top of that I read that ending a desire was itself a desire, hence desire could never be gotten rid of entirely by one’s own self! What was needed was for the four variables to be in a state of balance, to exist within limits, a hadd. I was reminded again of the verses in the Quran endlessly pointing to the ones who only indulge every whim and emotion and remain stuck in a perpetual state of darkness. The punishment was severe: obedience of indulgence rendered one undeserving of aid from where it was essential, God.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَاهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا ۚ
وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءَهُم بَعْدَمَا جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ
Thus have We revealed it, a decisive utterance in Arabic, and if you should follow their desires after that which has come unto you of knowledge, then truly would you have from Allah no protecting friend nor defender - Surah Ar-Ra’d, Verse 37
Hence was made clear that the one who made their likes and dislikes their master, their gods, became incapable of receiving guidance. The thought made me shudder. My weakness predominantly lay in the fourth rung: my emotions were usually running abound unchecked, indulged by me to no end.
فَإِن لَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكَ فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ
If they do not respond to you (O Beloved (peace be upon you)), then know that they follow only their own desires - Surah Al-Qassas, Verse 50
For the one who was on a path of spirituality, the dominance of the soul over the rest was the ultimate goal. Listening to the soul, doing what it says, what it wants, that was the way to live in order to be close to Allah Al-Haqq, The One who is the Truth. For the soul was in a permanent state of attachment to Him.
فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ
And when I have formed him fully and breathed into him of My Spirit, fall, you (the angels), down before him in prostration! - Surah As-Sad, Verse 72
Uzair explained that to control need, desire, lust and emotion one had to exercise refraining. And that ceasing from obedience to the motivators of action, that was taqwa. It was to safeguard oneself from what is deemed harmful as well as forbidden, both in physical action as well as in thought. The one who practices taqwa is the Muttaqi whose status is the highest in the Quran. The first verse of the first Surah, Al-Baqarah, states exactly that:
ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
This Divine Writ, let there be no doubt about it is (meant to be) a guidance for all the God-conscious (the Muttaqeen) - Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 2
Seems strange to be told something in the very beginning and only get to it in the end! Since, as previously stated, the order of the verses form their significance, guidance from the Quran was only set aside for those who attempted to check their motivators of action thus tapping into the soul.
For that rendered them to be receptors of guidance.
وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَآتَاهُمْ تَقْوَاهُمْ
And for those who are (willing to be) guided, He increases their (ability to follow His) Guidance and causes them to grow in their consciousness of God - Surah Muhammad, Verse 17
But I knew taqwa could not be rooted in fear, the word it is translated into most often. Taqwa could only come about from a state of awareness of God that wanted to increase.
In that state of resonance with The Divine, far from being a driving force, the fear of retribution, of punishment and Hell was absent altogether. In any case, fear was too easily ignored at will. Indulgence easily and almost always prevailed over it. It could also not be about living a life devoid of sin. Who amongst us was sure they would never commit any kind of wrongdoing ever again? It wasn’t even possible.
From all I read and heard, taqwa was being in a state of sincere consciousness of God, a consciousness which caused one to feel ashamed to disappoint Him, to feel ungrateful to go against that which Allah Ar-Rahman, The Most Beneficent, willed. But if it wasn’t fear then what would become the reason to abandon one’s own will for His? I discovered that it would be the awareness, the ability, to be informed about the source of one’s own wellbeing.
The only sustainable cause to give up that which was a source of pleasure once, despite being harmful, despite being forbidden, was to differentiate between one’s state of peace and calm versus one of anxiety and distress as result of it. Only when the source of the restlessness was known could it be abandoned.
إِيَّاكُمْ وَحَزَّازَ الْقُلُوبِ وَمَا حَزَّ فِي قَلْبِكِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَدَعْهُ
Beware of what disturbs the hearts. If something unsettles your heart, then abandon it.
Therefore to take effect, taqwa could only be rooted in love. If not love of God or His Beloved (peace be upon him), at least love for one’s own self. That is why every spiritual journey only really starts with a discovery of one’s own self-esteem.
After hearing the lecture on the motivators of action, I kept wondering when I would be able to listen to my soul? I knew somewhere the secret lay in surrender! Surrender of everything to the care of Nabi Kareem (peace be upon him), the appointed Purifier, and through him, God. It had to be in one’s own surrender as well as that of loved ones, worrying for whom could so easily eat away at one’s peace of mind and harden the heart. For then each and every thing chosen by Allah and His Beloved (peace be upon him) would come into play. Whether it felt difficult or unfair, there was nothing better than that which they would ordain.
وَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ
وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
But it may well be that you hate a thing the while it is good for you, and it may well be that you love a thing the while it is bad for you and God knows, whereas you do not know - Surah Al Baqarah, Verse 216
But what surrendering actually entailed, I did not know.
Then in the spring of 2019 I landed in Fes per my annual schedule of travel. I chose tazkiya, purification, for the topic of my study. I wanted to learn about it deeply in case I came upon something that I had missed. As it turned out I had missed it all!
We started the class with the definitions of purification. All people of faith trying to “do good”, “be good” know two of them. The first is deepening possessed virtue, if any, and striving to acquire positive attributes previously absent. The second is limiting and eventually discarding from habit, and therefore behaviour, that which is forbidden or marked as detrimental, both physically and emotionally.
My teacher, Ustad Ahmed, offered a third.
“I didn’t know there was third definition,” I said. The surprise in my tone was clear.
“Yes there is and it’s everywhere in the Quran.”
He paused. I paused too. I read the Quran but it was almost always a forced read (then). I didn’t understand the translations. I didn’t get anything out of the Arabic. I just read it to read it, to “do good” and “be good.” Only when I studied it with a teacher through tafaseer did its secrets become apparent to me, did I learn anything. Ustad Ahmed continued:
“The third and perhaps most subtle condition for purification is that one should not praise their own selves, their ego, their nafs.”
I stared at the words on the page we were reading. Verse after verse from the Quran was echoing the same.
فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ
Do not, then, consider yourselves pure. He knows best as to who is conscious of Him - Surah An-Najm, Verse 32
I felt confused but I didn’t know why so I didn’t say anything. On the way home, the words swam in my head. Except they weren’t so much floating as hitting my heart like arrows. How could such a simple statement have such a devastating consequence? There could not be any purification and therefore knowledge could never transfer to deed just because a person ascribed any goodness to themselves!
At first I thought the whole idea was terribly unfair. Wasn’t there a clear catch 22 in the first two definitions? If I was actively, perhaps on occasion successfully, trying to acquire an attribute I didn’t possess or deepen one I already had, as well as giving up things I had done for too long just because they were forbidden, how could I not feel like I was worthy of at least a tiny bit of praise?
Why wouldn’t I notice the achievement and acknowledge it? Wasn’t I at least entitled to a pat on the back for my effort, if not success if there was any? How could anyone avoid that trap? But rules are rules. If there is one thing I learnt in the years I tried to gain spiritual knowledge, it was that. Either a rule was followed exactly or it was broken to suit one’s own preferences and therefore its altered application never had any effect.
The next day in class brought everything home in terms of the real cause behind the prohibition of self-praise. The line was uttered by Iblis before God:
قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ
قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ
(Allah) said, "What prevented you that you did not prostrate when I commanded you?" (Iblis) said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and You created him from clay.” - Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 12
أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ
Ana khairun min-hu!
Five words: I am better than him.
In the spiritual theory of knowledge, if you are not practicing something you know and understand as knowledge, then in reality you do not possess that knowledge either.
In those six weeks while I roamed the city that I love, I realized that all the while I was trying feverishly to be a believer, a Mo’min, I had entirely forgotten to first be a Muslim. Then my friend Tashu sent me an excerpt from a book she was reading as she often does. It was spectacular in terms of shedding light on the process of self-reflection, of what was happening behind the scenes:
Maulana Rum (ra) says in The Sufi Path of Love: The Prophets and Saints call people to God and Paradise, while Iblis and his followers call them to Hell. So these two groups perform opposite functions in the world. But all opposites are correlative terms and ultimately manifest a single reality. Hence from another point of view, the Prophets and Iblis are performing a single task: making the Hidden Treasure manifest by inciting people to display their inward natures. Those who follow the Prophets and Saints show that within them the Attribute of Gentleness predominates while those who follow Satan reveal that they are primarily manifestations of the Attribute of Severity.
What was the ratio of gentleness to severity for me? I felt like I was at a point where I didn’t want to know anymore, to seek anything anymore. I just wanted to be led and not take a single step in any direction of my own volition. The admission that I knew nothing about everything was a first!
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Qari Sahib started adding more dots to the design in the verses. Nur, light from God, was the goal. It came when Allah willed guidance upon one. The guidance was bestowed to the one who surrendered, then sought an increase in their imaan and practiced taqwa.
“There is something else you should know that Allah is mentioning each time He says the heart is unable to comprehend. He says the ears also cannot hear.”
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ
وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًۭا ۚ
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍۢ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ
And among them are those who listen to you, O Prophet (peace be upon you), but we have placed over their heart coverings so they do not understand it, and in their ears deafness.
And even if they see every sign, they will not believe in it – Surah Al-An’am, Verse 25
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ
فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِىَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ۚ
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًۭا ۖ
وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهْتَدُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًۭا
And who is more unjust than the one who is reminded of his Lord’s Messages but turns away from them, forgetting what he has done? We have placed veils over their hearts, so they do not understand and deafness in their ears. If you ask them to be guided, they will never be guided – Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 87
Deafness!
The verses were overwhelming to say the least. I knew Hell was not a pit of fire for me in the Afterlife. It was a burning right here in this world. It was being deprived of God which was in fact a state of humiliation (ruswai). It was not seeing His Signs, in the world or in the Quran with its layering of secrets and signs. It was not feeling His Presence. It was missing the point of being in the world. It was a perpetual state of denial of truth. By the heart, the eyes, the ears.
But it was the ears unable to hear that I found myself fixating upon. Qari Sahib summed it up in a line:
“Until the heart changes, listening is useless.”
It made sense from an entirely new angle why a person like me who read the Quran for years, took classes to understand its meaning for years, prayed for years and heard sermons for years remained stuck. The heart was still dark so the ears were listening but not. The truth of content in a speech or lecture might be undeniable. In the moment of hearing the speaker the words could induce a calm. The soul would feel happy.
Then as soon as the moment ended and life resumed, the dead heart took over everything again. It was like the listening didn’t even happen. I was on the giving and receiving end of that experience for a while. I used to share knowledge through lectures but then I stopped speaking before others and confined myself to writing. There seemed less falseness in that although I wonder about that too.
The other aspect of deadness of the heart that I became obsessed with had to do with good deeds becoming null and void. All people I knew, whether they were of a faith or not, especially the Muslims, we all had the impression that a good deed was a good deed and therefore it had merit that was assigned to it which held a reward and therefore would be given to all. Then one day recently by chance I was reading the Surah Muhammad. And verse after verse was stating the exact opposite of that hypothesis.
In a state of defiance, good deeds were in fact worthless.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَآ أَسْخَطَ ٱللَّهَ وَكَرِهُوا۟ رِضْوَٰنَهُۥ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
This is because they pursue what God condemns and hate what pleases Him. So he made their good deeds come to naught - Surah Muhammad, Verse 28
Tafseer e Jilani: “They deny guidance and turn their faces from it. There is no careful deliberation of the Quran’s lessons and advice beneficial in it for them. For the Quran is what connects with guidance and deliverance from the threats of the Day of Judgement so that one returns and turns away from the pursuit of sin. And doesn’t even take a step towards them. But their hearts are sealed with locks so there is no effect upon them from the Quran and its warnings.
They followed that which angered God, by turning away from the Path of Truth and not following the followers of the faith. They behaviour was based on their false desires. Instead of following Allah’s Wishes which He has sent upon His Prophets and His Books, they went against them.
Therefore it was the Right of God per His Wrath and Anger that the ability to approach the level of rewards for the good deeds was taken from them. So they fall short of the level where their reward is promised.”
I was fixated on the words for the translation of “ahbata” in reference to the deeds: “the coming to nothing.” Other words in translations were void, worthless, of no avail, failed, wasted, fruitless. What did it mean? I asked Qari Sahib.
First he gave me an example of a Prophet and his son. It was the Prophet Noah (as).
“The flood was going to hit the Earth and Hazrat Nuh’s (as) was not amongst those chosen to be saved from it. So the Prophet reminded God of it. What would happen to his boy? And Allah said:
قَالَ يَـٰنُوحُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَـٰلِحٍۢ ۖ فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ
إِنِّىٓ أَعِظُكَ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ
O Noah! Indeed he is not of your family for he was unrighteous in his conduct.
So do not ask me of which you don’t have knowledge. Indeed I admonish you lest you be of those who are unaware (of what is right) – Surah Hud, Verse 46
I looked up the Tafseer e Jilani to make sure I was reading it right. Allah was telling his beloved Prophet that his son was not of his family since he had rejected his faith. Why was he excluded from being from his clan? “Because the one who denies the truth (kafir) and the one who is a believer of it (mo’min) will not have sustained closeness or affection between them.”
The line gave me pause.
The relationships I was struggling with were ones where once we had been close. Then somewhere along the path of faith we parted. Now when I hung out with the same people, I was mostly sitting on eggshells that they would say something that would rile me. Not to do with religion but about anything. It wasn’t even so much what they said but the bravado they said it with that disturbed me. For hours later, if not days, I would be struggling with my feelings of negativity towards them. It wasn’t fun being in their company anymore and I had distanced myself from them. It was true. The affection for them was dissipating on my end.
Ghaus Pak (ra) says that the one who is not happy with you is not happy with God. So, he says, if one is not happy with their Creator, how can you expect them to be happy with anyone else? I inverted the words upon myself. If I was not happy with them anymore, beyond our differences, was I in some way also disconnected from God? If so, I knew the reason. Pride! It was my condescension towards them. At least my hardness towards them eased a little when I honed in on my own self. That was a plus!
Then God warned His Prophet to not ask him of which his knowledge is limited whereas Allah’s Knowledge possesses the reality of all. The Prophet Noah’s (as) response to the admonishment is one of my favourite prayers that I try to recite every day.
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْـَٔلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِى وَتَرْحَمْنِىٓ أَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ
He, the Prophet Noah (as), said, “Oh my Lord! Indeed I seek refuge from You from asking of You anything of which I cannot have knowledge.
And unless You forgive me and You have mercy upon me, I will be among the lost. – Surah Hud, Verse 47
Qari Sahib went back to explaining why good deeds would bear no fruit if the doer of them was in a state of defiance. He gave me an excellent example: “Here in Pakistan, you have to get x marks in order to get admission into medical colleges. If you miss that entry by a single number, one mark, do you get in? No. You do not. All your years of study are wasted as far as the result you sought from them from it. It’s exactly the same thing. You worked, you tried but you did not reach the level that Allah has set in order to be rewarded.”
A few verses later again came the voiding of deeds.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَشَآقُّوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَن يَضُرُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَسَيُحْبِطُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
Indeed those who are bent on denying the truth and barring others after guidance has been manifested upon them, never will they harm Allah and He will cause all their deeds to come to naught – Surah Muhammad, Verse 32
And again I read the exegesis of the verse in the Tafseer e Jilani: “They turn away while denying the truth in their zahir (overt) and batin (inner being). They accuse the Messenger (peace be upon him) of lying despite being given clear guidance in the form of the Quran revealed upon his heart and his miracles. But they cannot harm or benefit Allah for He is above it. So their deeds will be made of no value. The blessing they thought they would receive from their deeds is what is lost. For every deed has a reward or punishment.”
“But I thought all good deeds held some intrinsic value? How are they going to zero?” I found myself harping on, reminding Qari Sahib that he once gave me the verse that said just that.
فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّى لَآ أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَـٰمِلٍۢ مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ ۖ
Then responded to them their Lord, "Indeed, I will not waste deeds of the doer among each of you (whether) male or female – Surah Aal e Imran, Verse 195
“Yes that is correct,” replied Qari Sahib. “But there is a condition for it.”
In Surah Al-Furqan, after the verse where punishment, disgrace and humiliation was promised for those who commit adultery, murder, and associate someone with God, definitely the major sins (Gunah e Kabeera), follows this one:
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًۭا صَـٰلِحًۭا فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَـٰتٍۢ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۭا
Except those who repent and attain to faith and do righteous deeds. Then for those Allah will replace their evil deeds with good ones. And Allah is Ever Forgiving, Most Merciful - Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 70
“Repentance (tauba) and bringing faith (imaan) are the conditions. Then the deeds might be converted. The deeds of those are lost who remain steadfast on the path of denial and die in that state.”
إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍۢ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًۭا
God’s acceptance of repentance is for those who do evil out of ignorance and then repent soon after. Then they will receive Allah’s Forgiveness upon them. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise – Surah An-Nisa, Verse 17
Ghaus Pak says that the key to repentance is that a person feel ashamed and regretful. Regret only comes when the heart acknowledges the wickedness of disobedience. That is the tauba, the repentance, God accepts. This repentance comes from those who have faith but pursue sin. They are unaware of the harmful consequences of their acts and when they do become conscious of their error, they immediately repent and turn towards God. They do not wait till their dying breath.
Qari Sahib circled back to the beginning.
“The secret behind why this kind of repentance (nearing death) is not acceptable to God is that the tauba, the turning towards God has to come willingly.” But then he stressed, “And it is not for you and me to judge another’s willingness. It is Allah’s Prerogative and His alone.”
Ghaus Pak defines the willingness: “Repentance has to come intentionally with want for it to be accepted before God. The expression of repentance that comes out of compulsion (iztarar) and lack of choice (majboori) comes from a state in which the person does not possess the attribute of being a worshipper of Allah and being obedient to Him. Nor is there a desire for closeness to Him. In fact there is no difference between such a person who claims faith and an outright denier of truth who dies in a state of being an infidel. The torment then on the Day of Judgment is their deprivation of God’s Essence and His Rejection of them.”
While writing this piece, I shared my findings with one of my most spiritually elevated friends, Rashiqay, who was visiting me from Karachi. As an infant she was in an accident. As a result she lives with a physical disability in one leg and one hand. Then just this year she suffered two strokes. One of them left her in a wheelchair. The other caused facial paralysis. Six months later she was walking again. Her face was more gorgeous than ever. She was one of the most incredible human beings I have known in my life.
“The Quran says the reason the heart does not understand is that the person is missing faith and taqwa, which is not crossing boundaries defined by God. It seems the latter is harder…,” the Maulvi (clergy person in Islam) in me was about to drone on.
She didn’t even let me finish my sentence.
“No,” she said assuredly. “It’s both. They’re equally important.”
I was about to dive into my spiel of why it was not so much the first, since people claimed or at least believed they were of faith, when she stopped me dead in my tracks.
“The problem is not that people don’t believe in God. It is that people don’t have faith in themselves. The faith to change, to be different, in believing in themselves, in accepting that everything, good or bad, comes from God and must be borne without complaint. They want to do it. Often they even come across a way but then they just don’t see it happening for themselves. That makes them stuck where they are. They don’t move.”
I wonder if she even knew she was touching on a verse in the Quran.
مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍۢ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَآ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌۭ
No misfortune occurs either on Earth on in your selves unless it is laid down in a decree before we bring it into being. Indeed for Allah that is easy – Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 22
لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُور
“We let you know this” so you do not grieve over what has passed you by nor do you exult over what you have gained. For God does not like the vain and the arrogant – Surah Al-Hadid, Verse 23
“Look at it this way,” Rashiqay continued. “You’re born. You have a set of parent. They bring you up a certain way. If you believe in the fact that you want better then you will go out of the house to achieve that betterment. Only when you widen your horizons then can you say, this decision was wrong.
You’ve lived it. Now you can address where it went south. But people don’t like to reverse decisions. Normally you would think that when you something doesn’t work, you try something different. But many people don’t. Think about it. What changed your life for you?”
I knew the answer to that. The first time my stuckness had shifted it was because of the Prophet (peace be upon him). It was when, as decades passed, I began seeing the aspects of my behaviour which were unchanging and rendering me misery. Not to mention others. I started studying the exact same aspect entirely missing in mine but present clear as day in Nabi Kareem’s (peace be upon him) person; in his words, his actions, his reactions. I began to study what I had been taught was his Sunnah in Arabic in Fes with my teacher.
Through that reading over years I understood the layering of different attributes and their application. It was how my journey of emulation of him began. In starts and stops!
Unsurprisingly in Surah Muhammad I also read that in his emulation lay the antidote for not making one’s deeds void. If one was aspiring for the title of mo’min, believer!
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ
O ye who believed! Obey Allah and obey His Messenger (peace be upon him) and let not your deeds be in vain - Surah Muhammad, Verse 33
It was not lost on me that Allah was declaring the nullification of deeds, no matter what they were, as naught repeatedly in the Surah named after His Beloved (peace be upon him).
Then during Rabul Awwal this November, again courtesy of Uzair, I learnt in an entirely new way what the Sunnah of the Prophet was, beyond the narrow manner in which it is commonly defined.
“Sunnah is defined as propensity, deed. That is the traditional view. But it has a deeper spiritual dimension. More so that what the Prophet (peace be upon him) did. Let’s start with a verse from the Quran that is well known (ma’roof):
لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا
Certainly, is for you in (the) Messenger (of) Allah an example good for one who has hope (in) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much – Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 21
Now the verse has been translated in the last 50 years with the addition of “his life” in brackets in many instances. Those who know Arabic know that the example lies not in his life, but in his essence (zaat). It’s not in the deed of the Prophet (peace be upon him), it’s in his entire being (wujood).
The Sufis give a beautiful example of this: the Sahaba, his Companions, used to wait ardently for Sharia’t (Islamic Law) to come so that they would follow it and become closer to God, be accepted by him. But the Sufis say that while the Companions waited for Sharia’t to come, Sharia’t itself waited for the Prophet of God (peace be upon him) to do something so that it would be granted creation (through his deed).”
Subhan Allah! No one seems to hold a deeper romantic sensibility than the Sufis when it came to love.
“The Quran is saying the exact same thing in the verse (above). Rasool is uswa e hasna, the best example. Then the Quran also says the same thing about the Prophet Ibrahim (as). And the Allah uses the exact same words. The best example is in his (the Prophet Ibrahim’s) essence, in his being and those who are with him (ma’hu).
قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ
Indeed, there is for you an example good in Ibrahim and those with him – Surah Al-Mumtahinah, Verse 4
And then Allah says the same again a verse later, the best example also lies in “fihim,” “those with him.”
لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِيهِمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ
Here is a good example in them for you all, for anyone, who ties their hopes to God and the Last Day.
But if anyone turns away, God is Rich beyond Need, the Praiseworthy - Surah Al-Mumtahinah, Verse 6
And so the most excellent model is also in those who have their hopes tied to God (yarju Allah) and the Day of Judgement.”
I looked up the tafseer of the verse to understand a little more what having one’s hopes tied to God really meant. What was the expectation of the Day of Judgement?
Tafseer e Jilani: “The example is in those who is hopeful of standing in the ranks of those who Allah counts as the ones seeking His Pleasure and are in utter surrender before Him. And they believe that on the Last Day they will receive from God all that they have been promised by Him.”
Qari Sahib gave me an example of who these “others” were.
“Look what happened what Hazrat Ibrahim had a dream in which he saw himself slaughtering his only son. He shared the dream with Hazrat Ismail and what did his son so young say to him?”
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ
قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
Then when he reached with him the age of sharing his endeavours, the Prophet Ibrahim said, “O my son! Indeed, I have seen in the dream that I am sacrificing you, so see what you think.”
He, the Prophet Ismail (as) said, “O my father! Do what you are commanded.
You will find me, if wills Allah, of the patient ones.” – Surah As-Saffat, Verse 102
“He didn’t blink an eyelid. He simply acquiesced to what he thought was his Lord’s Pleasure even though it was for him to be killed.”
Uzair returned to the verse about Nabi Kareem (peace be upon him) to decode it; who amongst us was going to gain anything and benefit from this perfect manifestation of Allah’s Essence. He was highlighting the words in the verse which were the same as for Hazrat Ibrahim (as) and those with him: hope in Allah and the Last of days.
لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا
Certainly, is for you in the Messenger of Allah an example good for one who has hope in Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much – Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 21
“The Prophet of God (peace be upon him) will only be the exemplary model for those i.e. he will only be followed by those i.e. only those will be able to obey him who
1. Have their hopes tied with Allah alone
2. Believe in the Afterlife (the Day of Judgement)
3. Are conscious of God often
It is necessary to keep these conditions in your mind at all times. If you want to be amongst those who are even allowed his emulation.”
Suddenly it was apparent, the reason for the confining of ability (taufeeq)!
“Ability is confined to kufr, limited to hiding or denying the truth, either because we are inspired by Iblis’ whisperings or succumbing to the desires of our own ego, the nafs. Both of which veil a person from the sun of the reality of Truth.”
I had read the verse from Surah Al-Ahzab about Nabi Kareem (peace be upon him) as the one to emulate many times. I had used it in many of my pieces, more prominently in the preface of “The Softest Heart.” I had not known the same verse was in the Quran for Hazrat Ibrahim (as), nor those who were in his company. When Uzair stressed the need to remember the conditions that allow for emulation, I concentrated on them.
Somewhere in those three conditions is where I failed when my actions fell short and I fell into disobedience. Maybe if I could pin exactly where, I could be better in my effort. I had a feeling it was not being in a state of consciousness of God more often, more deeply.
Uzair explained the philosophy behind the concept: “So Sunnah is the zaat, the essence of the person. The basis of Sunnah is deed (amal). The basis of deed is intention (niyyat). The basis of intention is knowledge (ilm). The basis of ilm is understanding (shaoor). The basis of understanding is revelation (wahi). Or in inverse:
God – revelation – understanding – knowledge – intention – deed – Sunnah
So the way that I, Uzair, define Sunnah is that it is the Mercy (Rahmat) of God being sent to Creation through the being, the way of the Prophet (peace be upon him). There is a physical dimension since he was a human being. There is a spiritual dimension.”
Then he related a hadith.
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ سُنَّتِهِ فَقَالَ
الْمَعْرِفَةُ رَأْسُ مَالِي
وَالْعَقْلُ أَصْلُ دِينِي
وَالْحُبُّ أَسَاسِي
وَالشَّوْقُ مركبي
وَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَنِيسِي
وَالثِّقَةُ كَنْزِي
وَالحُزْنُ رَفِيقِي
وَالْعِلْمُ سِلَاحِي
وَالصَّبْرُ رِدَائِي
وَالرِّضَاءُ غَنِيمَتِي
وَالْعَجْزُ فَخْرِي
وَالزُّهْدُ حِرْفَتِي
وَالْيَقِينُ قُوَّتِي
وَالصِّدْقُ شَفِيعِي
وَالطَّاعَةُ حَسْبِي
وَالْجِهَادُ خُلُقِي
وَقُرَّةُ عَيْنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ
Hazrat Ali (ratu) asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), “What is your Sunnah?”
Nabi Kareem (peace be upon him) mentioned 17 things in his answer. Uzair highlighted three:
1. Al-hubbo asasi – Love is my foundation
2. Al-aqlo aslo deeni – The power to reflect is the source of my religion
3. Al-shauqo markabi – I ride the horse of longing (towards the meeting with my Lord)
“This brings me to when did Sunnah start and when did it end? And did it even end? Scholars think it started when he first received revelation at 40 and ended when he passed 23 years later. But I don’t agree with this. Of course we have the hadith:
I was a Prophet when Adam (as) was between clay and water
But let’s go back to the Quran to confirm the timeline of his being:
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَـٰقَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ لَمَآ ءَاتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَـٰبٍۢ وَحِكْمَةٍۢ ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌۭ مُّصَدِّقٌۭ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِۦ
وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُۥ ۚ قَالَ ءَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمْ إِصْرِى ۖ
قَالُوٓا۟ أَقْرَرْنَا ۚ قَالَ فَٱشْهَدُوا۟ وَأَنَا۠ مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
And lo! God made His Covenant with the Prophets:
"If, after all the revelation and the wisdom which I have vouchsafed unto you, there comes to you an apostle, (the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)), confirming the truth already in your possession, you must believe in him and succour him.”
Said He (Allah), “Do you acknowledge and accept My Bond on this condition?"
They (the Prophets) answered, "We do acknowledge it."
Allah said, "Then bear witness (thereto), and I shall be your Witness.”
فَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
And, henceforth, all who turn away (from this pledge),
it is they, they who are truly wicked!" - Surah Aal e Imran, Verse 81-82
Mufassareen have been confused about this verse as to when this moment happened. Was it on the Night of Mairaj when the Prophet lead the 124,000 prophets in Masjid e Aqsa? Was it before the creation of the Universe in the Realm of the Souls (Alam e Arwah)? Because Allah is saying they have to bring faith upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) and help him. But they all came after him so how are they supposed to help him?”
Here Uzair made a point that has millions in the Ummah tied up in knots; the asking of help from a person who is a Friend of God, who is no longer in the world.
“So if all the other Prophets have died and Allah is saying they have to help His Beloved (peace be upon him), then it means that asking for help from those who have passed is not apostasy, shirk, as so many preach today. In fact their not helping would be wrong as they clearly have been endowed from God Himself the means to help.
And if we assume it happens in the Realm of the Souls, then the verse testifies that the Sunnah of the Prophet begins before the Creation of the Universe.”
Remainder of piece at: www.flickr.com/photos/42093313@N00/50652933661/in/datepos...
The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.
GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.
Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)
Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]
· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]
· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)
· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)
· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)
SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES
· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)
GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media.
Motto - to promote understanding, increase acceptance, and advance equality.
Founded - 1985
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Vito Russo
Jewelle Gomez
Lauren Hinds
GLAAD 2016 President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis
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Families Belong Together — Partners
The June 30 Families Belong Together actions are being organized by everyday people across the country, supported by a number of organizations, in addition to the four lead sponsors. Some of the organizations supporting these actions are listed below.
We welcome engagement from all organizations and individuals on this issue. Please feel free to send your supporters directly to the event page without informing us!
To get more involved, please submit the form at: MoveOn.org/Partner
#VOTEPROCHOICEEnd Rape on CampusNDWA
270 StrategiesEqual Voice ActionNEA
350.org
Equality LabsNETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
ACLUEvery VoiceNetwork of Spiritual Progressives
Action Together MassachusetttesFair Immigration Reform MovementNextGen America
Action Together NetworkFaith in Public LifeNSEA
Advancement ProjectFamilies Belong TogetherOne Billion Rising
AFTFamilies USAOrganizing for Action
Al Otro LadoFeminist Majority FoundationOxfam America
All OutFood & Water WatchPantsuit Nation
Alliance for JusticeForeign Policy for AmericaParentsTogether
Alliance for Youth ActionFriends of the EarthPeople Demanding Action
American Constitution SocietyFuse WashingtonPeople For the American Way
American Ethical UnionGamlielPeople's Action
American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA)Global ExchangePlanned Parenthood Federation of America
American Sexual Health AssociationGlobal Fund for ChildrenPoligon Education Fund
Amnesty International USAGreenLatinosPositive Women's Network-USA
Anti-Defamation LeagueGreenpeacePresbyterian Church (USA)
Arab American InstituteHand in Hand: The Domestic Employers NetworkPresente.org
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJCHarnessPriorities USA
ASISTAHeadCountPublic Citizen
Assisi CommunityHealth Care VoterRace Forward
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) at the Urban Justice CenterHispanic FederationRainforest Action Network
Asylum Seeker Assistance ProjectHuman Rights CampaignReally American
AvaazHuman Rights FirstResistance Labs
Bayard Rustin Center for Social JusticeIfNotNowRock the Vote
Bend the ArcImmigration HubSALDEF
Beyond the BombIn Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice AgendaSanctuary for Families
Brave New FilmsIndivisibleSEIU
Campaign for Southern EqualityJapanese American Citizens LeagueSIECUS
Caring Across GenerationsJewish Voice for PeaceSierra Club
CASA in ActionJStreetSister District Action Network
Center for American Progress Action FundJWISojourners
Center for Biological DiversityKIPPSouth Asian Americans Leading Together
Center for Community ChangeLatin America Working GroupSouthern Poverty Law Center
Center for Gender and Refugee StudiesLatin American Legal Defense and Education FundStand Up America
Center for Reproductive RightsLatino Victory FoundationSum of Us
Center for Victims of TortureLatinoJustice PRLDEFTax March
Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc.Lawyers for Good GovernmentThe Leadership Conference
Chicago Women Take ActionLeadership Conference of Women ReligiousThe Workmen’s Circle
Children's Defense Fund-TexasLeague of Conservation VotersTogether We Will Contra Costa
Church World ServiceLeague of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)Truman National Security Project
Clean Water ActionLGBTQ Task ForceUltraViolet
Coalition of Labor Union WomenLittle LobbyistsUnidosUS
Coalition on Human NeedsMALDEFUnitarian Universalist Association
Congregational UCC GreensboroMarchOnUnitarian Universalist Service Committee
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)Moms RisingUnitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ)
Constitutional Accountability CenterMuslim AdvocatesUnited State of Women
Council on American-Islamic RelationsNARALUnited We Dream
Courage CampaignNational Alliance to End Sexual ViolenceUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights
CredoNational Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)VDay.org
Crooked MediaNational Iranian American CouncilVoto Latino
Daily KosNational Justice for Our NeighborsWashington Office on Latin America
DC Immigration HubNational Latina Institute for Reproductive HealthWin Without War
DC Teens ActionNational Network to End Domestic ViolenceWomen Employed
Define AmericanNational Nurses UnitedWomen's March
Democracy InitiativeNational Organization of Concerned Black MenWomen's Refugee Commission
Disciples Center for Immigration and RefugeesNational Partnership for Women & FamiliesWorkplace Fairness
Disciples Refugee & Immigration MinistriesNational Women’s Law CenterYouth Caucus of America
Dulles Justice CoalitionNCJWYWCA USA
Earthjustice
Protest Is Part of the National ‘Families Belong Together’ Day of Action With More Than 710 Events Nationwide
-- On Saturday, June 30th, [residents will rally at various locations as part of the Families Belong Together national day of action to protest the Trump Administration’s policy of forcibly separating children from their parents, the detention of families, and the fact that the Trump Administration has failed to reunite thousands of children with their parents.
WHEN: Saturday, June 30th. [TIME AM/PM TIME ZONE]
WHERE: [LOCATION]. [ADDRESS]
FOR MORE INFORMATION: [MOVEON LINK]
FACEBOOK EVENT LINK: [FB EVENT LINK]
LOCAL CONTACT: [NAME] | [NUMBER] | [EMAIL]
ORGANIZATIONAL SPONSORS INCLUDE: [USE THIS SECTION TO LIST ORGANIZATIONAL SPONSORS AND CO-SPONSORS WITH THEIR PERMISSION]
The [CITY] protest is part of a National “Families Belong Together” Day of Action featuring more than 710 events in all 50 states and an anchor protest in Lafayette Square in Washington DC. Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate across the country. Specifically, the protesters will demand that the Trump Administration:
•Reunite families now. Permanently end family separation and immediately reunify those that have been separated. ICE must release parents immediately so that ORR can reunify them with their children.
•End family detention. Children and families deserve due process, not indefinite imprisonment. Children do not belong in baby cages and internment-like camps. Family incarceration is not the solution to family separation.
•End ‘Zero Humanity.’ Reverse the Trump administration’s policy that created this crisis and chaos to begin with. Parents should not be criminally prosecuted for doing what all parents do, which is bring their children to safety. This horrible nightmare for families will only end when Trump permanently stops his 100% prosecution policy.
Say it loud, say it clear,
Immigrants are welcome here!
Say it loud, say it clear,
Refugees are welcome here!
Repeat“Courage” (listen):
Courage, my friend, you do not walk alone.
We will, walk with you, and sing your spirit home.
*Replace “Courage” with other words like “families” “immigrants” or “children”
When immigrant rights are under attack,
What will we do? Unite, fight back!
When refugee rights are under attack,
What will we do? Unite, fight back!
Repeat“May The Life I Lead” (listen):
Let the life I lead, speak for me. (x2)
When I get to the end of the road, and lay down my heavy load,
Let the life I lead, speak for me.
El pueblo unido
jamás será vencido!
(The people united, will never be defeated)
RepeatTo the tune of “Blessings” by Chance the Rapper (listen):
We gonna rise up, rise up till it’s won (x2)
When the people rise up, the powers come down (x2)
They try to stop us, but we keep comin’ back (x2)
Love, not hate, makes America great!
Repeat
“We are Family” by Sister Sledge
We are family, I got all my people with me
We are family, Get up ev'rybody and sing
We are family, I got all my people with me
We are family, Get up ev'rybody and sing
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
Charles H. Ramsey
Charles H. Ramsey was appointed Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department on January 7, 2008, by Mayor Michael A. Nutter. He leads the fourth largest police department in the nation with over 6,500 sworn members and 830 civilian members. Commissioner Ramsey brings over forty years of knowledge, experience and service in advancing the law enforcement profession in three different major city police departments, beginning with Chicago, then Washington, DC, and now Philadelphia.
Commissioner Ramsey has been at the forefront of developing innovative policing strategies and leading organizational change for the past 19 years. He is an internationally-recognized practitioner and educator in his field, and currently serves as President of both the Police Executive Research Forum and Major Cities Chiefs, the only law enforcement professional to hold both of these prominent positions at the same time.
During his four years as Police Commissioner in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Police Department has continued to make significant progress in driving down violent crime in the city. With a renewed focus on evidence-based policing initiatives, organizational accountability and a neighborhood-based policing strategy, Philadelphia has seen nearly a 14% reduction in violent crime and a 17% reduction in homicides.
In 2007, Charles H. Ramsey was a security consultant to the Washington, D.C. Convention Center and the United States Senate Sergeant of Arms. During that year, he also served on the Independent Commission on Security Forces of Iraq, led by now National Security Advisor General James L. Jones. Ramsey headed a prominent group of law enforcement professionals to review the state of Iraqi police forces for a report to the United States Congress, an effort which garnered international attention and praise.
Commissioner Ramsey served as the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia (MPDC) from April 21, 1998 to December 28, 2006. He was the longest-serving chief of the MPDC since DC Home Rule and the second longest serving in Department history. Under then Chief Ramsey's leadership, the Department regained its reputation as a national leader in urban policing. Crime rates declined by approximately 40 percent during Ramsey's tenure, community policing and traffic safety programs were expanded, and MPDC recruiting and hiring standards, training, equipment, facilities and fleet were all dramatic upgraded. He also oversaw and participated in numerous high profile investigations and events in Washington DC, such as: The 1998 murders of two United States Capitol Police officers inside the U.S. Capitol Building; The Y2K National Celebration in Washington, DC; The International Monetary Fund/World Bank Protests in April, 2000; The Chandra Levy Murder Investigation, The 9/11Terrorist Attacks, The 2001 Anthrax Attacks; The 2002 DC Sniper Investigation; The funeral of President Ronald W. Reagan and the 2001 and 2005 Presidential Inaugurations.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Commissioner Ramsey served in the Chicago Police Department for nearly three decades in a variety of assignments. He began his career in 1968, at the age of 18, as a Chicago Police cadet. He became a police officer in February 1971, and was promoted through the ranks, eventually serving as commander of patrol, detectives and narcotics units. In 1994, he was named Deputy Superintendent of the Bureau of Staff Services, where he managed the department's education and training, research and development, labor affairs, crime prevention and professional counseling functions.
Commissioner Ramsey was instrumental in designing and implementing the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy, the city's nationally acclaimed model of community policing. As co-manager of the CAPS project in Chicago, Commissioner Ramsey was one of the principal authors of the police department's strategic vision. He also designed and implemented the CAPS operational model and helped to develop new training curricula and communications efforts to support implementation. During his career in Chicago, he received numerous awards including thirteen Department Commendations and more than 200 Honorable Mentions for police work.
As head of the 4,400-member Metropolitan Police Department, Commissioner Ramsey worked to improve police services, enhance public confidence in the police, and bring down the District of Columbia's crime rate. He also oversaw a multi-million dollar upgrade to district stations and other Department facilities, as well as new communications and information technology, including mobile data computing and the 3-1-1 non-emergency system.
In the area of community policing, Commissioner Ramsey redefined the Department's mission to focus on crime prevention. Policing for Prevention, the Department's community policing strategy, encompasses focused law enforcement, neighborhood-based partnerships and problem solving, and systemic prevention efforts. The strategy is supported not only by enhanced training for officers and supervisors, but also by a unique community training initiative called Partnerships for Problem Solvingas well as a Senior Citizen Police Academy. The MPDC received international acclaim for its handling of major events, and the Department took a number of steps to address the continued threat of terrorism in the Nation's Capital.
The result of these and other initiatives was a dramatic reduction in crime in the District of Columbia under Commissioner Ramsey’s tenure. Violent crime in DC was at its lowest level since the current method of reporting statistics was first developed in the late 1960s. At the same time, opinion surveys indicated that public confidence in the MPDC rose under Commissioner Ramsey's leadership.
In 1999, Commissioner Ramsey partnered with the Anti-Defamation League in developing an innovative and experiential training program at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum called “Law Enforcement and Society: Lessons from the Holocaust.”By examining the Holocaust, law enforcement personnel gain insights into the critical importance of their profession’s core values, as well as the significant and unique role they play within our democracy. More than 70,000 people have gone through this program, including every new agent in the FBI, state and federal judges and police personnel from agencies nationally and internationally.
Commissioner Ramsey serves as both the President of the Police Executive Research Forum, and the President of the Major Cities ChiefsAssociation in the United States and Canada, the only law enforcement professional to hold both of these prestigious positions at the same time.Commissioner Ramsey was asked in the fall of 2011 by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to serve on the new Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety, and exclusive group of renowned scholars and practitioners, who will convene meetings over the next three years to set the public policy agenda for the policing profession for the next two decades. He is also a member of the Executive Committee for the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Commissioner Ramsey serves on the National Advisory Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), comprising experts in the field of emergency preparedness, management and response, and is also an advisor to the FBI’s National Executive Institute.
He has served previously as the Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee for both the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Major Cities Chiefs Association. In 2009, he was also appointed as a member of the Cambridge Review Committee, a national independent committee to help identify lessons learned from the arrest of Harvard Professor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on July 16, 2009. In August 2011, Commissioner Ramsey was invited to become a member of the Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety convened by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government over the next three years.
This is a joint project between the Kennedy School and the National Institute of Justice. He joins an influential group of scholars and practitioners who will help guide both police professionals and political leaders over the next two decades to meet their responsibilities to deliver safety and justice.
Commissioner Ramsey holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in criminal justice from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the National Executive Institute. He completed the Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security in February 2008.
Commissioner Ramsey has lectured nationally on community policing as an adjunct faculty member of both the Northwestern University Traffic Institute's School of Police Staff and Command and Lewis University, and is seen as an expert in the area of policing and homeland security.
German postcard by Verlag Hermann Leiser, Berlin-Wilm., no. 1957. Eduard von Winterstein as Faust in 'Faust' directed by Max Reinhardt (1913-1916).
Eduard von Winterstein (1871 in Vienna; died 22 July 1961 in Berlin, real name: Eduard Clemens Franz Freiherr von Wangenheim) was a German film and theatre actor. His German film career spanned from the 1910s to the late 1950s, from the Wilhelminian cinema to the cinema of the GDR.
Eduard von Winterstein was born in 1871 in Vienna, Austria. Winterstein's parents were the landowner Hugo von Wangenheim and his second wife, the Hungarian-born actress Aloysia (Luise) Dub. After taking acting lessons from his mother, Winterstein joined the stage in Gera in 1889, where, according to the memoirs of his youth published in 1942, he was able to experience an " undeservedly forgotten man", the actor Theodor Lobe. At the opening of the theatre in Annaberg on 2 April 1893, he played the title role in Egmont there. "I was reborn in Annaberg, I had become a completely different person. I had only really become an actor in this small town. [...] Thus the Annaberg period became one of the most beautiful in my profession," he wrote in his autobiography. At this theatre he also met the actress Minna Mengers, whom he married in 1894 at the Wartburg (their son was the actor Gustav von Wangenheim, 1895-1975). The theatre in Annaberg-Buchholz today bears the name Eduard von Winterstein Theatre. From 1895 Winterstein played at the Schillertheater, later at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. On his move, he enthused about his adopted home with the following words: "Berlin! In those days, much more than today, it was the much-longed-for paradise to which every German actor aspired with all his might. [...] Here in this city of millions, a lively theatre life flourished. The Theatre Almanac of 1895 lists twenty-four theatres in Berlin. [...] I had found temporary accommodation with my family in Großbeerenstraße. [...] I was happy that I was to make my debut in Berlin in this very role (as Tellheim in Minna von Barnhelm)."
From 1913 Winterstein also took on film roles, in which the stocky actor soon became the ideal cast of energetic respecters such as generals, judges, landowners, and directors. Unlike in the theatre, however, Winterstein's appearances in the film were usually limited to supporting parts. Yet, already his second film, Schuldig (Hans Oberländer, Messter 1913) had him in the lead. From 1915, Winterstein performed in several films starring Henny Porten, mostly as evil antagonists, such as in the two-part Die Faust des Riesen (Rudolf Biebrach, 1917) and Die Claudi vom Geiserhof (Biebrach, 1917). In the late 1910s he acted in films by e.g. Rosa Porten (Die Erzkokette, 1917), Arthur Wellin (Erborgtes Glück, 1918; Pique Dame, 1918; Der Ring der drei Wünsche, 1918) all with Alexander Moissi, Richard Oswald (Der lebende Leichnam, 1918; Die Prostitution, 2. Teil - Die sich verkaufen, 1919), Robert Reinert (Opium, 1918-19), Jaap Speyer (Das Schicksal der Margarete Holberg, 1918), E.A. Dupont (Die Maske, 1919), and Rudolf Meinert (Das Kloster von Sendomir, 1919) with Ellen Richter. He had the lead in In den Krallen des Vampyrs (Wolfgang Neff, Heinz Sarnow, 1919), the two-part Der gelbe Tod (Carl Wilhelm, 1919), Nerven (Reinert, 1919), and Maria Magdalene (Reinhold Schünzel, 1919). He also was the male antagonist in a few films with Hedda Vernon, directed by Hubert Moest (Blondes Gift, 1919; Die Hexe von Norderoog, 1919; Lady Godiva, 1920; Das Frauenhaus von Brescia, 1920; Das fränkische Lied, 1922). In Ernst Lubitsch' Madame Dubarry (1919) he played count Jean Dubarry, who concocts the plan to marry Louis V's mistress Jeanne (Pola Negri) to his brother.
Winterstein remained extremely active in the early 1920s in such films as Der Reigen (Oswald, 1919-20) with Asta Nielsen, Die Tänzerin Marion (Fredric Féher, 1920), Maria Tudor (Adolf Gärtner, 1920) with Ellen Richter (many more films with Richter and Gärtner would follow), Das Martyrium (Paul Ludwig Stein, 1920) with Pola Negri, Das Haupt des Juarez (Johannes Guter, 1920) in which he had the lead, Hamlet (Svend Gade, Heinz Schall, 1920-21) with Asta Nielsen as Hamlet and Winterstein as Claudius, Die Beute der Erinnyen (Otto Rippert, 1921) with Werner Kraus, and Danton (Dimitri Buchowetzki, 1921) starring Emil Jannings as Danton and with Winterstein as general Westermann. In F.W. Murnau's Der brennende Acker (1921-22) he is count Rudenburg who unknowingly hires golddigger Johannes as secretary. from 1921 he also acted in the Fridericus Rex films (1922-23) , as Leopold Fürst von Anhalt-Dessau in the first and second part Sturm und Drang and Vater und Sohn, on the youth of Frederick the Great, played by Otto Gebühr. In part 3 and 4, Schicksalswende and Sanssouci, he played Fürst Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau. In addition to many supporting parts in the early 1920s, Winterstein had the male lead in Das Diadem der Zarin (Richard Löwenbein, 1922), Der Weg zu Gott (Franz Seitz Sr., 1923), Gott, Mensch und Teufel (Oskar Schubert-Stevens, 1923), In den Krallen der Schuld (Fred Rommer, 1924), Fräulein Josette - meine Frau (Gaston Ravel, 1926), Elternlos (Franz Hofer, 1927), Stolzenfels am Rhein. Napoleon in Moskau (Richard Löwenbein, 1927), Ein Tag der Rosen im August ... da hat die Garde fortgemußt (Max Mack, 1927).
When sound cinema set in, Winterstein was the school director in Der blaue Engel (Josef von Sternberg, 1929-30) with Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich, while he had another supporting part opposite Jannings in Liebling der Götter (Hanns Schwarz, 1930). In Rosenmontag (Hans Steinhoff, 1930) he is the commander-in-chief of Mathias Wieman who has an adulterous affair with Lien Deyers. In the early 1930s Winterstein played in several spy and secret service films, a.o. by Harry Piel, Gerhard Lamprecht a.o., while he continued to act in many period pieces. After the Nazi takeover in 1933, he continued acting in films. As he now was of a certain age, he would often play the father of the male or female lead, e.g. Brigitte Horney's father in Der König des Montblanc (Arnold Fanck, 1933/34) or Ivan Petrovich's father in Die Korallenprinzessin (Victor Janson, 1937), or elder military, judges, commissioners, priests, and aristocrats. By the late 1930s, many parts by Winterstein were small and uncredited. Instead, he had the male lead in the rural comedy Für die Katz (Hermann Pfeiffer, 1940), as a rich farmer who has a hate-love affair with an innkeeper (Lina Carstens), which explodes when he shoots her cat who has killed his chicken. In the anti-British war propaganda film Ohm Kruger (Hans Steinhoff, 1941), Winterstein played Cronje, one of the Boer army commanders opposite Jannings as Paul Krüger. Several minor parts followed during the war years. During the National Socialist era, he was placed on the Gottbegnadeten list at the end of the war by the Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, so he wasn't sent to war.
After the war, Winterstein was one of the people filmed for the 1946 newsreels Augenzeuge. From 1948 he worked for DEFA himself. initially in small parts, but from Die Jungen von Kranichsee (Arthur Pohl, 1950) he got substantial supporting parts. He starred in Die Sonnenbrucks (George C. Klaren, 1950-51) as an apolitical professor who keeps aside during the Third Reich, but is confronted with an escaped camp prisoner. His daughter helps the refugee but is killed herself. The professor, defamed by colleagues, meets the refugee at a conference in the GDR. The film won Winterstein the award for Best Actor at the Karlovy Vary film festival. Another important part Winterstein had as a village priest in Das verurteilte Dorf (Martin Hellberg, 1951-52), in which villagers protest against the removal of their town to make place for a US army base. Winterstein had the lead in Heimliche Ehen (Gustav von Wangenheim, 1955-56), also with Paul Heidemann, comedian from the silent era, and a young Armin Mueller-Stahl. In Konrad Wolf's Genesung (1955/56) Winterstein was a professor of medicine, confronted with a promising student of medicine (Wolfgang Kieling), who however has a dubious past. Winterstein's last (bit) part was in the Polish-German science-fiction film Der schweigende Stern (Kurt Maetzig, 1960). Eduard von Winterstein appeared in over 160 films.
Winterstein also scored various spoken-word records, including the ring parable from Nathan der Weise for the GDR record label Eterna even in his old age. In the period after the Second World War, Winterstein belonged to the ensemble of the Deutsches Theater. There he played the role of Nathan almost four hundred times. Winterstein consciously chose to live in the GDR, a circumstance that the GDR's cultural policy took advantage of. After his death, the Neue Deutschland devoted a special page to him, which included a text by Winterstein entitled "Wahl des Besseren" (Choosing the Better). Its concluding passage reads: "I have experienced many transformations: under three emperors, the First World War, the pseudo-democracy of the Second Reich, the Weimar Republic, the terrible twelve years of National Socialism and the complete collapse of the German Reich brought about by it, until, breathing a sigh of relief, I joined the new progressive spirit of my own free decision and will, and now proudly call myself a citizen of the German Democratic Republic, and this out of insight, reasons, choice of the better." During the 1950s Winterstein got several awards for his stage and screen work, including Best DDR actor. Winterstein is buried in the family grave at the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery. Winterstein was married to actress Minna Mengers since 1894. Their son was the actor and director Gustav von Wangenheim (1895-1975).
Winterstein was on stage as an actor for a total of more than seventy years. His work is closely linked to the German theatre history of the 20th century and especially to the history of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. He earned his greatest merits as a performer of roles from Lessing's plays. Winterstein stands for the concept of realistic theatre art advocated by Max Reinhardt and Otto Brahm.
Sources: Wikipedia (German), Filmportal.de, and IMDb.
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The Hardangerfjord is 183 kilometers long and is Norway's second longest fjord after the Sognefjord , and the fifth longest fjord in the world. It is located in Vestland county in the districts of Sunnhordland and Hardanger . The fjord is considered to go from Halsnøy and Huglo in the west in Sunnhordland to Odda and Eidfjord in the east in Hardanger.
The greatest depth is more than 850 meters close to Norheimsund about halfway into the fjord. The Folgefonna glacier is located on the south side of the Hardangerfjord.
The high density of salmon farming facilities makes the Hardangerfjord one of four large farming regions in the world.
The following municipalities have a coastline towards the fjord (from outermost to innermost): Stord , Tysnes , Kvinnherad , Ullensvang , Kvam , Voss , Ulvik and Eidfjord .
As of 2019, there is a ban on fishing for salmon and sea trout within Ystadnes in Ølve.
Geology
It is widely agreed that real fjords such as the Hardangerfjord have mainly been created by glacial erosion of the bedrock. The main course of the Hardangerfjord follows the direction of the cracks in the Caledonian fold which has controlled the erosion of the glaciers. While the Sognefjord gets steadily deeper from the threshold towards the North Sea and from the innermost fjord arms, the Hardangerfjord consists of several basins separated by thresholds. The varying depth with several thresholds is probably due to varying rock types.
The fjord has an irregular width so that in some places the glacier could spread over a larger area and thus eroded with less force. The glacier in Sogn, by comparison, was confined in a narrow channel of uniform gneiss to a point approximately 30 km from the sea where the glacier spread out and lost power.
The deepest part is Samlafjorden between Jonaneset ( Jondal ) and Ålvik with a marked threshold at Vikingneset in Kvam herad . The Hissfjorden-Sildafjorden-Kvinnheradsfjorden form a slightly shallower basin of almost 700 meters deep, the Husnesfjorden between Skorpo (at Uskedalen ) and Huglo forms a basin of around 400 meters deep. At Huglo and the entrance to Langenuen , there is a threshold of around 150 meters in depth.
The Halsnøyfjord forms a basin to a threshold at Otterøy a little inside Mosterhamn ( the Bømlafjord tunnel runs through this relatively shallow part), the Bømlafjord outside goes down to a depth of more than 400 metres. The Granvinsfjord has a bottom about 200 meters deep and the bottom drops steeply at the mouth to the bottom of the main fjord so that the Granvinsfjord forms a hanging valley under water. Sørfjorden has a depth of 300-400 meters and also forms a hanging valley. The largest ice thickness over Sogn was around 3,000 metres, while it was somewhat less in Hardanger.
Transport
Hardanger was settled from the sea and it was the fjord that was the way. The old shipping companies and many municipalities were organized around the fjord with associated areas on both sides. For example, some villages on the south side of the fjord formerly belonged to Kvam herad .
Until 1631, Hallingdal belonged to Stavanger diocese, and due to the bishop's journey across the Hardangervidda , Eidfjord was simultaneously part of Hallingdal diocese and thus under the Stavanger bishop.
The Hardangerfjord was trafficked by steamboats from around 1846. Regular scheduled traffic started in 1861 with weekly trips with stops in Odda, Norheimsund and Rosendal. From 1865, the Bergen-Stavanger steamboat passed through Hardanger. From 1850 there was a strong increase in new steamship routes and in 1866 there was a drivable road between the Sognefjord (Gudvangen) and the Hardangerfjord (Granvin). A popular tourist route (under the direction of Thomas Cook among others ) at the end of the 19th century was by steamboat to Hardanger, overland to Gudvangen via Vossevangen, and steamboat back to Bergen. Road building was encouraged by the new steamship routes.
When Voss got its way to Granvin (Eide), a large part of the traffic to and from Voss, especially the transport of goods, went through Granvin. Much of this traffic disappeared when the Vossebanen was opened and Voss got a direct connection with Bergen. The road connection between Odda and Telemark at the end of the 19th century stimulated tourist traffic on the Sørfjorden.
From the 1930s, the old fjord boats (which took vehicles on board with a lift) were gradually replaced by car ferries . Between Øystese and Granvin along the north side of the fjord, it was built on a partly very demanding stretch 1933–1941, including the Fyksesund Bridge , which was an unusual construction at the time. In the period 1935–1985, the Hardanger Railway connected the Bergen Railway with the Hardanger Fjord.
The arm of the Hardangerfjord is crossed by the Hardangerbrua , the ferry connection Bruravik–Brimnes was closed when the bridge opened. Utne has a ferry connection with Kvanndal and Kinsarvik . Jondal and Tørrvikbygd have a ferry connection. The ferry between Gjermundshamn and Årsnes passes by Varaldsøy .
Side and part fjords from west to east:
The Bømlafjord (forms the outlet of the Hardangerfjord towards the Norwegian Sea , and is not strictly speaking part of the fjord)
The Børøyfjord
Førdespollen
Stokksundet / Sagvågsfjorden
The Halsnøyfjord
The Bjoafjord
The Ålfjord
The Ølsfjorden
The Etnefjord
The flour
Skånevik Fjord
The Matrefjord
Åkrafjorden
Klosterfjorden
Langenuen
Husnesfjorden (first part which is strictly considered part of Hardangerfjorden)
Høylandssundet
Kvinnheradsfjorden
The Onarheimsfjord
Storsundet
The Øynefjord
The Sildafjord
Maurangsfjorden
Ostrepollen
Nordrepollen
Hissfjorden
Samlafjorden
Outer Samlafjorden
Inner Samlafjorden
Fyksesund
The Utnefjord
Granvinsfjorden
Sørfjorden
Kinsarvik bay
The Eidfjord
The Osafjord
The Bagnsfjord
Ulvikafjorden
Simadalsfjorden
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a Nordic , European country and an independent state in the west of the Scandinavian Peninsula . Geographically speaking, the country is long and narrow, and on the elongated coast towards the North Atlantic are Norway's well-known fjords . The Kingdom of Norway includes the main country (the mainland with adjacent islands within the baseline ), Jan Mayen and Svalbard . With these two Arctic areas, Norway covers a land area of 385,000 km² and has a population of approximately 5.5 million (2023). Mainland Norway borders Sweden in the east , Finland and Russia in the northeast .
Norway is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy , where Harald V has been king and head of state since 1991 , and Jonas Gahr Støre ( Ap ) has been prime minister since 2021 . Norway is a unitary state , with two administrative levels below the state: counties and municipalities . The Sami part of the population has, through the Sami Parliament and the Finnmark Act , to a certain extent self-government and influence over traditionally Sami areas. Although Norway has rejected membership of the European Union through two referendums , through the EEA Agreement Norway has close ties with the Union, and through NATO with the United States . Norway is a significant contributor to the United Nations (UN), and has participated with soldiers in several foreign operations mandated by the UN. Norway is among the states that have participated from the founding of the UN , NATO , the Council of Europe , the OSCE and the Nordic Council , and in addition to these is a member of the EEA , the World Trade Organization , the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and is part of the Schengen area .
Norway is rich in many natural resources such as oil , gas , minerals , timber , seafood , fresh water and hydropower . Since the beginning of the 20th century, these natural conditions have given the country the opportunity for an increase in wealth that few other countries can now enjoy, and Norwegians have the second highest average income in the world, measured in GDP per capita, as of 2022. The petroleum industry accounts for around 14% of Norway's gross domestic product as of 2018. Norway is the world's largest producer of oil and gas per capita outside the Middle East. However, the number of employees linked to this industry fell from approx. 232,000 in 2013 to 207,000 in 2015.
In Norway, these natural resources have been managed for socially beneficial purposes. The country maintains a welfare model in line with the other Nordic countries. Important service areas such as health and higher education are state-funded, and the country has an extensive welfare system for its citizens. Public expenditure in 2018 is approx. 50% of GDP, and the majority of these expenses are related to education, healthcare, social security and welfare. Since 2001 and until 2021, when the country took second place, the UN has ranked Norway as the world's best country to live in . From 2010, Norway is also ranked at the top of the EIU's democracy index . Norway ranks third on the UN's World Happiness Report for the years 2016–2018, behind Finland and Denmark , a report published in March 2019.
The majority of the population is Nordic. In the last couple of years, immigration has accounted for more than half of population growth. The five largest minority groups are Norwegian-Poles , Lithuanians , Norwegian-Swedes , Norwegian-Syrians including Syrian Kurds and Norwegian-Pakistani .
Norway's national day is 17 May, on this day in 1814 the Norwegian Constitution was dated and signed by the presidency of the National Assembly at Eidsvoll . It is stipulated in the law of 26 April 1947 that 17 May are national public holidays. The Sami national day is 6 February. "Yes, we love this country" is Norway's national anthem, the song was written in 1859 by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910).
Norway's history of human settlement goes back at least 10,000 years, to the Late Paleolithic , the first period of the Stone Age . Archaeological finds of settlements along the entire Norwegian coast have so far been dated back to 10,400 before present (BP), the oldest find is today considered to be a settlement at Pauler in Brunlanes , Vestfold .
For a period these settlements were considered to be the remains of settlers from Doggerland , an area which today lies beneath the North Sea , but which was once a land bridge connecting today's British Isles with Danish Jutland . But the archaeologists who study the initial phase of the settlement in what is today Norway reckon that the first people who came here followed the coast along what is today Bohuslân. That they arrived in some form of boat is absolutely certain, and there is much evidence that they could easily move over large distances.
Since the last Ice Age, there has been continuous settlement in Norway. It cannot be ruled out that people lived in Norway during the interglacial period , but no trace of such a population or settlement has been found.
The Stone Age lasted a long time; half of the time that our country has been populated. There are no written accounts of what life was like back then. The knowledge we have has been painstakingly collected through investigations of places where people have stayed and left behind objects that we can understand have been processed by human hands. This field of knowledge is called archaeology . The archaeologists interpret their findings and the history of the surrounding landscape. In our country, the uplift after the Ice Age is fundamental. The history of the settlements at Pauler is no more than fifteen years old.
The Fosna culture settled parts of Norway sometime between 10,000–8,000 BC. (see Stone Age in Norway ). The dating of rock carvings is set to Neolithic times (in Norway between 4000 BC to 1700 BC) and show activities typical of hunters and gatherers .
Agriculture with livestock and arable farming was introduced in the Neolithic. Swad farming where the farmers move when the field does not produce the expected yield.
More permanent and persistent farm settlements developed in the Bronze Age (1700 BC to 500 BC) and the Iron Age . The earliest runes have been found on an arrowhead dated to around 200 BC. Many more inscriptions are dated to around 800, and a number of petty kingdoms developed during these centuries. In prehistoric times, there were no fixed national borders in the Nordic countries and Norway did not exist as a state. The population in Norway probably fell to year 0.
Events in this time period, the centuries before the year 1000, are glimpsed in written sources. Although the sagas were written down in the 13th century, many hundreds of years later, they provide a glimpse into what was already a distant past. The story of the fimbul winter gives us a historical picture of something that happened and which in our time, with the help of dendrochronology , can be interpreted as a natural disaster in the year 536, created by a volcanic eruption in El Salvador .
In the period between 800 and 1066 there was a significant expansion and it is referred to as the Viking Age . During this period, Norwegians, as Swedes and Danes also did, traveled abroad in longships with sails as explorers, traders, settlers and as Vikings (raiders and pirates ). By the middle of the 11th century, the Norwegian kingship had been firmly established, building its right as descendants of Harald Hårfagre and then as heirs of Olav the Holy . The Norwegian kings, and their subjects, now professed Christianity . In the time around Håkon Håkonsson , in the time after the civil war , there was a small renaissance in Norway with extensive literary activity and diplomatic activity with Europe. The black dew came to Norway in 1349 and killed around half of the population. The entire state apparatus and Norway then entered a period of decline.
Between 1396 and 1536, Norway was part of the Kalmar Union , and from 1536 until 1814 Norway had been reduced to a tributary part of Denmark , named as the Personal Union of Denmark-Norway . This staff union entered into an alliance with Napoléon Bonaparte with a war that brought bad times and famine in 1812 . In 1814, Denmark-Norway lost the Anglophone Wars , part of the Napoleonic Wars , and the Danish king was forced to cede Norway to the king of Sweden in the Treaty of Kiel on 14 January of that year. After a Norwegian attempt at independence, Norway was forced into a loose union with Sweden, but where Norway was allowed to create its own constitution, the Constitution of 1814 . In this period, Norwegian, romantic national feeling flourished, and the Norwegians tried to develop and establish their own national self-worth. The union with Sweden was broken in 1905 after it had been threatened with war, and Norway became an independent kingdom with its own monarch, Haakon VII .
Norway remained neutral during the First World War , and at the outbreak of the Second World War, Norway again declared itself neutral, but was invaded by National Socialist Germany on 9 April 1940 .
Norway became a member of the Western defense alliance NATO in 1949 . Two attempts to join the EU were voted down in referendums by small margins in 1972 and 1994 . Norway has been a close ally of the United States in the post-war period. Large discoveries of oil and natural gas in the North Sea at the end of the 1960s led to tremendous economic growth in the country, which is still ongoing. Traditional industries such as fishing are also part of Norway's economy.
Stone Age (before 1700 BC)
When most of the ice disappeared, vegetation spread over the landscape and due to a warm climate around 2000-3000 BC. the forest grew much taller than in modern times. Land uplift after the ice age led to a number of fjords becoming lakes and dry land. The first people probably came from the south along the coast of the Kattegat and overland into Finnmark from the east. The first people probably lived by gathering, hunting and trapping. A good number of Stone Age settlements have been found which show that such hunting and trapping people stayed for a long time in the same place or returned to the same place regularly. Large amounts of gnawed bones show that they lived on, among other things, reindeer, elk, small game and fish.
Flintstone was imported from Denmark and apart from small natural deposits along the southern coast, all flintstone in Norway is transported by people. At Espevær, greenstone was quarried for tools in the Stone Age, and greenstone tools from Espevær have been found over large parts of Western Norway. Around 2000-3000 BC the usual farm animals such as cows and sheep were introduced to Norway. Livestock probably meant a fundamental change in society in that part of the people had to be permanent residents or live a semi-nomadic life. Livestock farming may also have led to conflict with hunters.
The oldest traces of people in what is today Norway have been found at Pauler , a farm in Brunlanes in Larvik municipality in Vestfold . In 2007 and 2008, the farm has given its name to a number of Stone Age settlements that have been excavated and examined by archaeologists from the Cultural History Museum at UiO. The investigations have been carried out in connection with the new route for the E18 motorway west of Farris. The oldest settlement, located more than 127 m above sea level, is dated to be about 10,400 years old (uncalibrated, more than 11,000 years in real calendar years). From here, the ice sheet was perhaps visible when people settled here. This locality has been named Pauler I, and is today considered to be the oldest confirmed human traces in Norway to date. The place is in the mountains above the Pauler tunnel on the E18 between Larvik and Porsgrunn . The pioneer settlement is a term archaeologists have adopted for the oldest settlement. The archaeologists have speculated about where they came from, the first people in what is today Norway. It has been suggested that they could come by boat or perhaps across the ice from Doggerland or the North Sea, but there is now a large consensus that they came north along what is today the Bohuslän coast. The Fosna culture , the Komsa culture and the Nøstvet culture are the traditional terms for hunting cultures from the Stone Age. One thing is certain - getting to the water was something they mastered, the first people in our country. Therefore, within a short time they were able to use our entire long coast.
In the New Stone Age (4000 BC–1700 BC) there is a theory that a new people immigrated to the country, the so-called Stone Ax People . Rock carvings from this period show motifs from hunting and fishing , which were still important industries. From this period, a megalithic tomb has been found in Østfold .
It is uncertain whether there were organized societies or state-like associations in the Stone Age in Norway. Findings from settlements indicate that many lived together and that this was probably more than one family so that it was a slightly larger, organized herd.
Finnmark
In prehistoric times, animal husbandry and agriculture were of little economic importance in Finnmark. Livelihoods in Finnmark were mainly based on fish, gathering, hunting and trapping, and eventually domestic reindeer herding became widespread in the Middle Ages. Archaeological finds from the Stone Age have been referred to as the Komsa culture and comprise around 5,000 years of settlement. Finnmark probably got its first settlement around 8000 BC. It is believed that the coastal areas became ice-free 11,000 years BC and the fjord areas around 9,000 years BC. after which willows, grass, heather, birch and pine came into being. Finnmarksvidda was covered by pine forest around 6000 BC. After the Ice Age, the land rose around 80 meters in the inner fjord areas (Alta, Tana, Varanger). Due to ice melting in the polar region, the sea rose in the period 6400–3800 BC. and in areas with little land elevation, some settlements from the first part of the Stone Age were flooded. On Sørøya, the net sea level rise was 12 to 14 meters and many residential areas were flooded.
According to Bjørnar Olsen , there are many indications of a connection between the oldest settlement in Western Norway (the " Fosnakulturen ") and that in Finnmark, but it is uncertain in which direction the settlement took place. In the earliest part of the Stone Age, settlement in Finnmark was probably concentrated in the coastal areas, and these only reflected a lifestyle with great mobility and no permanent dwellings. The inner regions, such as Pasvik, were probably used seasonally. The archaeologically proven settlements from the Stone Age in inner Finnmark and Troms are linked to lakes and large watercourses. The oldest petroglyphs in Alta are usually dated to 4200 BC, that is, the Neolithic . Bjørnar Olsen believes that the oldest can be up to 2,000 years older than this.
From around 4000 BC a slow deforestation of Finnmark began and around 1800 BC the vegetation distribution was roughly the same as in modern times. The change in vegetation may have increased the distance between the reindeer's summer and winter grazing. The uplift continued slowly from around 4000 BC. at the same time as sea level rise stopped.
According to Gutorm Gjessing, the settlement in Finnmark and large parts of northern Norway in the Neolithic was semi-nomadic with movement between four seasonal settlements (following the pattern of life in Sami siida in historical times): On the outer coast in summer (fishing and seal catching) and inland in winter (hunting for reindeer, elk and bear). Povl Simonsen believed instead that the winter residence was in the inner fjord area in a village-like sod house settlement. Bjørnar Olsen believes that at the end of the Stone Age there was a relatively settled population along the coast, while inland there was less settlement and a more mobile lifestyle.
Bronze Age (1700 BC–500 BC)
Bronze was used for tools in Norway from around 1500 BC. Bronze is a mixture of tin and copper , and these metals were introduced because they were not mined in the country at the time. Bronze is believed to have been a relatively expensive material. The Bronze Age in Norway can be divided into two phases:
Early Bronze Age (1700–1100 BC)
Younger Bronze Age (1100–500 BC)
For the prehistoric (unwritten) era, there is limited knowledge about social conditions and possible state formations. From the Bronze Age, there are large burial mounds of stone piles along the coast of Vestfold and Agder, among others. It is likely that only chieftains or other great men could erect such grave monuments and there was probably some form of organized society linked to these. In the Bronze Age, society was more organized and stratified than in the Stone Age. Then a rich class of chieftains emerged who had close connections with southern Scandinavia. The settlements became more permanent and people adopted horses and ard . They acquired bronze status symbols, lived in longhouses and people were buried in large burial mounds . Petroglyphs from the Bronze Age indicate that humans practiced solar cultivation.
Finnmark
In the last millennium BC the climate became cooler and the pine forest disappears from the coast; pine forests, for example, were only found in the innermost part of the Altafjord, while the outer coast was almost treeless. Around the year 0, the limit for birch forest was south of Kirkenes. Animals with forest habitats (elk, bear and beaver) disappeared and the reindeer probably established their annual migration routes sometime at that time. In the period 1800–900 BC there were significantly more settlements in and utilization of the hinterland was particularly noticeable on Finnmarksvidda. From around 1800 BC until year 0 there was a significant increase in contact between Finnmark and areas in the east including Karelia (where metals were produced including copper) and central and eastern Russia. The youngest petroglyphs in Alta show far more boats than the earlier phases and the boats are reminiscent of types depicted in petroglyphs in southern Scandinavia. It is unclear what influence southern Scandinavian societies had as far north as Alta before the year 0. Many of the cultural features that are considered typical Sami in modern times were created or consolidated in the last millennium BC, this applies, among other things, to the custom of burying in brick chambers in stone urns. The Mortensnes burial ground may have been used for 2000 years until around 1600 AD.
Iron Age (c. 500 BC–c. 1050 AD)
The Einangsteinen is one of the oldest Norwegian runestones; it is from the 4th century
Simultaneous production of Vikings
Around 500 years BC the researchers reckon that the Bronze Age will be replaced by the Iron Age as iron takes over as the most important material for weapons and tools. Bronze, wood and stone were still used. Iron was cheaper than bronze, easier to work than flint , and could be used for many purposes; iron probably became common property. Iron could, among other things, be used to make solid and sharp axes which made it much easier to fell trees. In the Iron Age, gold and silver were also used partly for decoration and partly as means of payment. It is unknown which language was used in Norway before our era. From around the year 0 until around the year 800, everyone in Scandinavia (except the Sami) spoke Old Norse , a North Germanic language. Subsequently, several different languages developed in this area that were only partially mutually intelligible. The Iron Age is divided into several periods:
Early Iron Age
Pre-Roman Iron Age (c. 500 BC–c. 0)
Roman Iron Age (c. 0–c. AD 400)
Migration period (approx. 400–600). In the migration period (approx. 400–600), new peoples came to Norway, and ruins of fortress buildings etc. are interpreted as signs that there has been talk of a violent invasion.
Younger Iron Age
Merovingian period (500–800)
The Viking Age (793–1066)
Norwegian Vikings go on plundering expeditions and trade voyages around the coastal countries of Western Europe . Large groups of Norwegians emigrate to the British Isles , Iceland and Greenland . Harald Hårfagre starts a unification process of Norway late in the 8th century , which was completed by Harald Hardråde in the 1060s . The country was Christianized under the kings Olav Tryggvason , fell in the battle of Svolder ( 1000 ) and Olav Haraldsson (the saint), fell in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 .
Sources of prehistoric times
Shrinking glaciers in the high mountains, including in Jotunheimen and Breheimen , have from around the year 2000 uncovered objects from the Viking Age and earlier. These are objects of organic material that have been preserved by the ice and that elsewhere in nature are broken down in a few months. The finds are getting older as the melting makes the archaeologists go deeper into the ice. About half of all archaeological discoveries on glaciers in the world are made in Oppland . In 2013, a 3,400-year-old shoe and a robe from the year 300 were found. Finds at Lomseggen in Lom published in 2020 revealed, among other things, well-preserved horseshoes used on a mountain pass. Many hundreds of items include preserved clothing, knives, whisks, mittens, leather shoes, wooden chests and horse equipment. A piece of cloth dated to the year 1000 has preserved its original colour. In 2014, a wooden ski from around the year 700 was found in Reinheimen . The ski is 172 cm long and 14 cm wide, with preserved binding of leather and wicker.
Pytheas from Massalia is the oldest known account of what was probably the coast of Norway, perhaps somewhere on the coast of Møre. Pytheas visited Britannia around 325 BC. and traveled further north to a country by the "Ice Sea". Pytheas described the short summer night and the midnight sun farther north. He wrote, among other things, that people there made a drink from grain and honey. Caesar wrote in his work about the Gallic campaign about the Germanic tribe Haruders. Other Roman sources around the year 0 mention the land of the Cimbri (Jutland) and the Cimbri headlands ( Skagen ) and that the sources stated that Cimbri and Charyds lived in this area. Some of these peoples may have immigrated to Norway and there become known as hordes (as in Hordaland). Sources from the Mediterranean area referred to the islands of Scandia, Scandinavia and Thule ("the outermost of all islands"). The Roman historian Tacitus wrote around the year 100 a work about Germania and mentioned the people of Scandia, the Sviones. Ptolemy wrote around the year 150 that the Kharudes (Hordes) lived further north than all the Cimbri, in the north lived the Finnoi (Finns or Sami) and in the south the Gutai (Goths). The Nordic countries and Norway were outside the Roman Empire , which dominated Europe at the time. The Gothic-born historian Jordanes wrote in the 5th century about 13 tribes or people groups in Norway, including raumaricii (probably Romerike ), ragnaricii ( Ranrike ) and finni or skretefinni (skrid finner or ski finner, i.e. Sami) as well as a number of unclear groups. Prokopios wrote at the same time about Thule north of the land of the Danes and Slavs, Thule was ten times as big as Britannia and the largest of all the islands. In Thule, the sun was up 40 days straight in the summer. After the migration period , southern Europeans' accounts of northern Europe became fuller and more reliable.
Settlement in prehistoric times
Norway has around 50,000 farms with their own names. Farm names have persisted for a long time, over 1000 years, perhaps as much as 2000 years. The name researchers have arranged different types of farm names chronologically, which provides a basis for determining when the place was used by people or received a permanent settlement. Uncompounded landscape names such as Haug, Eid, Vik and Berg are believed to be the oldest. Archaeological traces indicate that some areas have been inhabited earlier than assumed from the farm name. Burial mounds also indicate permanent settlement. For example, the burial ground at Svartelva in Løten was used from around the year 0 to the year 1000 when Christianity took over. The first farmers probably used large areas for inland and outland, and new farms were probably established based on some "mother farms". Names such as By (or Bø) show that it is an old place of residence. From the older Iron Age, names with -heim (a common Germanic word meaning place of residence) and -stad tell of settlement, while -vin and -land tell of the use of the place. Farm names in -heim are often found as -um , -eim or -em as in Lerum and Seim, there are often large farms in the center of the village. New farm names with -city and -country were also established in the Viking Age . The first farmers probably used the best areas. The largest burial grounds, the oldest archaeological finds and the oldest farm names are found where the arable land is richest and most spacious.
It is unclear whether the settlement expansion in Roman times, migrations and the Iron Age is due to immigration or internal development and population growth. Among other things, it is difficult to demonstrate where in Europe the immigrants have come from. The permanent residents had both fields (where grain was grown) and livestock that grazed in the open fields, but it is uncertain which of these was more important. Population growth from around the year 200 led to more utilization of open land, for example in the form of settlements in the mountains. During the migration period, it also seems that in parts of the country it became common to have cluster gardens or a form of village settlement.
Norwegian expansion northwards
From around the year 200, there was a certain migration by sea from Rogaland and Hordaland to Nordland and Sør-Troms. Those who moved settled down as a settled Iron Age population and became dominant over the original population which may have been Sami . The immigrant Norwegians, Bumen , farmed with livestock that were fed inside in the winter as well as some grain cultivation and fishing. The northern border of the Norwegians' settlement was originally at the Toppsundet near Harstad and around the year 500 there was a Norwegian settlement to Malangsgapet. That was as far north as it was possible to grow grain at the time. Malangen was considered the border between Hålogaland and Finnmork until around 1400 . Further into the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, there was immigration and settlement of Norwegian speakers along the coast north of Malangen. Around the year 800, Norwegians lived along the entire outer coast to Vannøy . The Norwegians partly copied Sami livelihoods such as whaling, fur hunting and reindeer husbandry. It was probably this area between Malangen and Vannøy that was Ottar from the Hålogaland area. In the Viking Age, there were also some Norwegian settlements further north and east. East of the North Cape are the scattered archaeological finds of Norwegian settlement in the Viking Age. There are Norwegian names for fjords and islands from the Viking Age, including fjord names with "-anger". Around the year 1050, there were Norwegian settlements on the outer coast of Western Finnmark. Traders and tax collectors traveled even further.
North of Malangen there were Norse farming settlements in the Iron Age. Malangen was considered Finnmark's western border until 1300. There are some archaeological traces of Norse activity around the coast from Tromsø to Kirkenes in the Viking Age. Around Tromsø, the research indicates a Norse/Sami mixed culture on the coast.
From the year 1100 and the next 200–300 years, there are no traces of Norwegian settlement north and east of Tromsø. It is uncertain whether this is due to depopulation, whether it is because the Norwegians further north were not Christianized or because there were no churches north of Lenvik or Tromsø . Norwegian settlement in the far north appears from sources from the 14th century. In the Hanseatic period , the settlement was developed into large areas specialized in commercial fishing, while earlier (in the Viking Age) there had been farms with a combination of fishing and agriculture. In 1307 , a fortress and the first church east of Tromsø were built in Vardø . Vardø became a small Norwegian town, while Vadsø remained Sami. Norwegian settlements and churches appeared along the outermost coast in the Middle Ages. After the Reformation, perhaps as a result of a decline in fish stocks or fish prices, there were Norwegian settlements in the inner fjord areas such as Lebesby in Laksefjord. Some fishing villages at the far end of the coast were abandoned for good. In the interior of Finnmark, there was no national border for a long time and Kautokeino and Karasjok were joint Norwegian-Swedish areas with strong Swedish influence. The border with Finland was established in 1751 and with Russia in 1826.
On a Swedish map from 1626, Norway's border is indicated at Malangen, while Sweden with this map showed a desire to control the Sami area which had been a common area.
The term Northern Norway only came into use at the end of the 19th century and administratively the area was referred to as Tromsø Diocese when Tromsø became a bishopric in 1840. There had been different designations previously: Hålogaland originally included only Helgeland and when Norse settlement spread north in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, Hålogaland was used for the area north approximately to Malangen , while Finnmark or "Finnmarken", "the land of the Sami", lay outside. The term Northern Norway was coined at a cafe table in Kristiania in 1884 by members of the Nordlændingernes Forening and was first commonly used in the interwar period as it eventually supplanted "Hålogaland".
State formation
The battle in Hafrsfjord in the year 872 has long been regarded as the day when Norway became a kingdom. The year of the battle is uncertain (may have been 10-20 years later). The whole of Norway was not united in that battle: the process had begun earlier and continued a couple of hundred years later. This means that the geographical area became subject to a political authority and became a political unit. The geographical area was perceived as an area as it is known, among other things, from Ottar from Hålogaland's account for King Alfred of Wessex around the year 880. Ottar described "the land of the Norwegians" as very long and narrow, and it was narrowest in the far north. East of the wasteland in the south lay Sveoland and in the north lay Kvenaland in the east. When Ottar sailed south along the land from his home ( Malangen ) to Skiringssal, he always had Norway ("Nordveg") on his port side and the British Isles on his starboard side. The journey took a good month. Ottar perceived "Nordveg" as a geographical unit, but did not imply that it was a political unit. Ottar separated Norwegians from Swedes and Danes. It is unclear why Ottar perceived the population spread over such a large area as a whole. It is unclear whether Norway as a geographical term or Norwegians as the name of a ethnic group is the oldest. The Norwegians had a common language which in the centuries before Ottar did not differ much from the language of Denmark and Sweden.
According to Sverre Steen, it is unlikely that Harald Hårfagre was able to control this entire area as one kingdom. The saga of Harald was written 300 years later and at his death Norway was several smaller kingdoms. Harald probably controlled a larger area than anyone before him and at most Harald's kingdom probably included the coast from Trøndelag to Agder and Vestfold as well as parts of Viken . There were probably several smaller kingdoms of varying extent before Harald and some of these are reflected in traditional landscape names such as Ranrike and Ringerike . Landscape names of "-land" (Rogaland) and "-mark" (Hedmark) as well as names such as Agder and Sogn may have been political units before Harald.
According to Sverre Steen, the national assembly was completed at the earliest at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 and the introduction of Christianity was probably a significant factor in the establishment of Norway as a state. Håkon I the good Adalsteinsfostre introduced the leasehold system where the "coastal land" (as far as the salmon went up the rivers) was divided into ship raiders who were to provide a longship with soldiers and supplies. The leidange was probably introduced as a defense against the Danes. The border with the Danes was traditionally at the Göta älv and several times before and after Harald Hårfagre the Danes had control over central parts of Norway.
Christianity was known and existed in Norway before Olav Haraldson's time. The spread occurred both from the south (today's Denmark and northern Germany) and from the west (England and Ireland). Ansgar of Bremen , called the "Apostle of the North", worked in Sweden, but he was never in Norway and probably had little influence in the country. Viking expeditions brought the Norwegians of that time into contact with Christian countries and some were baptized in England, Ireland and northern France. Olav Tryggvason and Olav Haraldson were Vikings who returned home. The first Christians in Norway were also linked to pre-Christian local religion, among other things, by mixing Christian symbols with symbols of Odin and other figures from Norse religion.
According to Sverre Steen, the introduction of Christianity in Norway should not be perceived as a nationwide revival. At Mostratinget, Christian law was introduced as law in the country and later incorporated into the laws of the individual jurisdictions. Christianity primarily involved new forms in social life, among other things exposure and images of gods were prohibited, it was forbidden to "put out" unwanted infants (to let them die), and it was forbidden to have multiple wives. The church became a nationwide institution with a special group of officials tasked with protecting the church and consolidating the new religion. According to Sverre Steen, Christianity and the church in the Middle Ages should therefore be considered together, and these became a new unifying factor in the country. The church and Christianity linked Norway to Roman Catholic Europe with Church Latin as the common language, the same time reckoning as the rest of Europe and the church in Norway was arranged much like the churches in Denmark, Sweden and England. Norway received papal approval in 1070 and became its own church province in 1152 with Archbishop Nidaros .
With Christianity, the country got three social powers: the peasants (organized through the things), the king with his officials and the church with the clergy. The things are the oldest institution: At allthings all armed men had the right to attend (in part an obligation to attend) and at lagthings met emissaries from an area (that is, the lagthings were representative assemblies). The Thing both ruled in conflicts and established laws. The laws were memorized by the participants and written down around the year 1000 or later in the Gulationsloven , Frostatingsloven , Eidsivatingsloven and Borgartingsloven . The person who had been successful at the hearing had to see to the implementation of the judgment themselves.
Early Middle Ages (1050s–1184)
The early Middle Ages is considered in Norwegian history to be the period between the end of the Viking Age around 1050 and the coronation of King Sverre in 1184 . The beginning of the period can be dated differently, from around the year 1000 when the Christianization of the country took place and up to 1100 when the Viking Age was over from an archaeological point of view. From 1035 to 1130 it was a time of (relative) internal peace in Norway, even several of the kings attempted campaigns abroad, including in 1066 and 1103 .
During this period, the church's organization was built up. This led to a gradual change in religious customs. Religion went from being a domestic matter to being regulated by common European Christian law and the royal power gained increased power and influence. Slavery (" servitude ") was gradually abolished. The population grew rapidly during this period, as the thousands of farm names ending in -rud show.
The urbanization of Norway is a historical process that has slowly but surely changed Norway from the early Viking Age to today, from a country based on agriculture and sea salvage, to increasingly trade and industry. As early as the ninth century, the country got its first urban community, and in the eleventh century we got the first permanent cities.
In the 1130s, civil war broke out . This was due to a power struggle and that anyone who claimed to be the king's son could claim the right to the throne. The disputes escalated into extensive year-round warfare when Sverre Sigurdsson started a rebellion against the church's and the landmen's candidate for the throne , Magnus Erlingsson .
Emergence of cities
The oldest Norwegian cities probably emerged from the end of the 9th century. Oslo, Bergen and Nidaros became episcopal seats, which stimulated urban development there, and the king built churches in Borg , Konghelle and Tønsberg. Hamar and Stavanger became new episcopal seats and are referred to in the late 12th century as towns together with the trading places Veøy in Romsdal and Kaupanger in Sogn. In the late Middle Ages, Borgund (on Sunnmøre), Veøy (in Romsdalsfjorden) and Vågan (in Lofoten) were referred to as small trading places. Urbanization in Norway occurred in few places compared to the neighboring countries, only 14 places appear as cities before 1350. Stavanger became a bishopric around 1120–1130, but it is unclear whether the place was already a city then. The fertile Jæren and outer Ryfylke were probably relatively densely populated at that time. A particularly large concentration of Irish artefacts from the Viking Age has been found in Stavanger and Nord-Jæren.
It has been difficult to estimate the population in the Norwegian medieval cities, but it is considered certain that the cities grew rapidly in the Middle Ages. Oscar Albert Johnsen estimated the city's population before the Black Death at 20,000, of which 7,000 in Bergen, 3,000 in Nidaros, 2,000 in Oslo and 1,500 in Tunsberg. Based on archaeological research, Lunden estimates that Oslo had around 1,500 inhabitants in 250 households in the year 1300. Bergen was built up more densely and, with the concentration of exports there, became Norway's largest city in a special position for several hundred years. Knut Helle suggests a city population of 20,000 at most in the High Middle Ages, of which almost half in Bergen.
The Bjarkøyretten regulated the conditions in cities (especially Bergen and Nidaros) and in trading places, and for Nidaros had many of the same provisions as the Frostating Act . Magnus Lagabøte's city law replaced the bjarkøretten and from 1276 regulated the settlement in Bergen and with corresponding laws also drawn up for Oslo, Nidaros and Tunsberg. The city law applied within the city's roof area . The City Act determined that the city's public streets consisted of wide commons (perpendicular to the shoreline) and ran parallel to the shoreline, similarly in Nidaros and Oslo. The roads were small streets of up to 3 cubits (1.4 metres) and linked to the individual property. From the Middle Ages, the Norwegian cities were usually surrounded by wooden fences. The urban development largely consisted of low wooden houses which stood in contrast to the relatively numerous and dominant churches and monasteries built in stone.
The City Act and supplementary provisions often determined where in the city different goods could be traded, in Bergen, for example, cattle and sheep could only be traded on the Square, and fish only on the Square or directly from the boats at the quayside. In Nidaros, the blacksmiths were required to stay away from the densely populated areas due to the risk of fire, while the tanners had to stay away from the settlements due to the strong smell. The City Act also attempted to regulate the influx of people into the city (among other things to prevent begging in the streets) and had provisions on fire protection. In Oslo, from the 13th century or earlier, it was common to have apartment buildings consisting of single buildings on a couple of floors around a courtyard with access from the street through a gate room. Oslo's medieval apartment buildings were home to one to four households. In the urban farms, livestock could be kept, including pigs and cows, while pastures and fields were found in the city's rooftops . In the apartment buildings there could be several outbuildings such as warehouses, barns and stables. Archaeological excavations show that much of the buildings in medieval Oslo, Trondheim and Tønsberg resembled the oblong farms that have been preserved at Bryggen in Bergen . The land boundaries in Oslo appear to have persisted for many hundreds of years, in Bergen right from the Middle Ages to modern times.
High Middle Ages (1184–1319)
After civil wars in the 12th century, the country had a relative heyday in the 13th century. Iceland and Greenland came under the royal authority in 1262 , and the Norwegian Empire reached its greatest extent under Håkon IV Håkonsson . The last king of Haraldsätten, Håkon V Magnusson , died sonless in 1319 . Until the 17th century, Norway stretched all the way down to the mouth of Göta älv , which was then Norway's border with Sweden and Denmark.
Just before the Black Death around 1350, there were between 65,000 and 85,000 farms in the country, and there had been a strong growth in the number of farms from 1050, especially in Eastern Norway. In the High Middle Ages, the church or ecclesiastical institutions controlled 40% of the land in Norway, while the aristocracy owned around 20% and the king owned 7%. The church and monasteries received land through gifts from the king and nobles, or through inheritance and gifts from ordinary farmers.
Settlement and demography in the Middle Ages
Before the Black Death, there were more and more farms in Norway due to farm division and clearing. The settlement spread to more marginal agricultural areas higher inland and further north. Eastern Norway had the largest areas to take off and had the most population growth towards the High Middle Ages. Along the coast north of Stad, settlement probably increased in line with the extent of fishing. The Icelandic Rimbegla tells around the year 1200 that the border between Finnmark (the land of the Sami) and resident Norwegians in the interior was at Malangen , while the border all the way out on the coast was at Kvaløya . From the end of the High Middle Ages, there were more Norwegians along the coast of Finnmark and Nord-Troms. In the inner forest and mountain tracts along the current border between Norway and Sweden, the Sami exploited the resources all the way down to Hedmark.
There are no censuses or other records of population and settlement in the Middle Ages. At the time of the Reformation, the population was below 200,000 and only in 1650 was the population at the same level as before the Black Death. When Christianity was introduced after the year 1000, the population was around 200,000. After the Black Death, many farms and settlements were abandoned and deserted, in the most marginal agricultural areas up to 80% of the farms were abandoned. Places such as Skien, Veøy and Borgund (Ålesund) went out of use as trading towns. By the year 1300, the population was somewhere between 300,000 and 560,000 depending on the calculation method. Common methods start from detailed information about farms in each village and compare this with the situation in 1660 when there are good headcounts. From 1300 to 1660, there was a change in the economic base so that the coastal villages received a larger share of the population. The inland areas of Eastern Norway had a relatively larger population in the High Middle Ages than after the Reformation. Kåre Lunden concludes that the population in the year 1300 was close to 500,000, of which 15,000 lived in cities. Lunden believes that the population in 1660 was still slightly lower than the peak before the Black Death and points out that farm settlement in 1660 did not reach the same extent as in the High Middle Ages. In 1660, the population in Troms and Finnmark was 6,000 and 3,000 respectively (2% of the total population), in 1300 these areas had an even smaller share of the country's population and in Finnmark there were hardly any Norwegian-speaking inhabitants. In the High Middle Ages, the climate was more favorable for grain cultivation in the north. Based on the number of farms, the population increased 162% from 1000 to 1300, in Northern and Western Europe as a whole the growth was 200% in the same period.
Late Middle Ages (1319–1537)
Due to repeated plague epidemics, the population was roughly halved and the least productive of the country's farms were laid waste. It took several hundred years before the population again reached the level before 1349 . However, those who survived the epidemics gained more financial resources by sharing. Tax revenues for the state almost collapsed, and a large part of the noble families died out or sank into peasant status due to the fall in national debt . The Hanseatic League took over trade and shipping and dominated fish exports. The Archbishop of Nidaros was the country's most powerful man economically and politically, as the royal dynasty married into the Swedish in 1319 and died out in 1387 . Eventually, Copenhagen became the political center of the kingdom and Bergen the commercial center, while Trondheim remained the religious center.
From Reformation to Autocracy (1537–1660)
In 1537 , the Reformation was carried out in Norway. With that, almost half of the country's property was confiscated by the royal power at the stroke of a pen. The large seizure increased the king's income and was able, among other things, to expand his military power and consolidated his power in the kingdom. From roughly the time of the Reformation and in the following centuries, the state increased its power and importance in people's lives. Until around 1620, the state administration was fairly simple and unspecialised: in Copenhagen, the central administration mainly consisted of a chancellery and an interest chamber ; and sheriffs ruled the civil (including bailiffs and sheriffs) and the military in their district, the sheriffs collected taxes and oversaw business. The accounts were not clear and without summaries. The clergy, which had great power as a separate organization, was appointed by the state church after the Reformation, administered from Copenhagen. In this period, Norway was ruled by (mainly) Danish noble sheriffs, who acted as intermediaries between the peasants and the Oldenborg king in the field of justice, tax and customs collection.
From 1620, the state apparatus went through major changes where specialization of functions was a main issue. The sheriff's tasks were divided between several, more specialized officials - the sheriffs retained the formal authority over these, who in practice were under the national administration in Copenhagen. Among other things, a separate military officer corps was established, a separate customs office was established and separate treasurers for taxes and fees were appointed. The Overbergamtet, the central governing body for overseeing mining operations in Norway, was established in 1654 with an office in Christiania and this agency was to oversee the mining chiefs in the Nordenfjeld and Sønnenfjeld areas (the mines at Kongsberg and Røros were established in the previous decades). The formal transition from county government to official government with fixed-paid county officials took place after 1660, but the real changes had taken place from around 1620. The increased specialization and transition to official government meant that experts, not amateurs, were in charge of each area, and this civil service meant, according to Sverre Steen that the dictatorship was not a personal dictatorship.
From 1570 until 1721, the Oldenborg dynasty was in repeated wars with the Vasa dynasty in Sweden. The financing of these wars led to a severe increase in taxation which caused great distress.
Politically-geographically, the Oldenborg kings had to cede to Sweden the Norwegian provinces of Jemtland , Herjedalen , Idre and Särna , as well as Båhuslen . As part of the financing of the wars, the state apparatus was expanded. Royal power began to assert itself to a greater extent in the administration of justice. Until this period, cases of violence and defamation had been treated as civil cases between citizens. The level of punishment was greatly increased. During this period, at least 307 people were also executed for witchcraft in Norway. Culturally, the country was marked by the fact that the written language became Danish because of the Bible translation and the University of Copenhagen's educational monopoly.
From the 16th century, business became more marked by production for sale and not just own consumption. In the past, it was particularly the fisheries that had produced such a large surplus of goods that it was sold to markets far away, the dried fish trade via Bergen is known from around the year 1100. In the 16th century, the yield from the fisheries multiplied, especially due to the introduction of herring in Western Norway and in Trøndelag and because new tools made fishing for herring and skre more efficient. Line fishing and cod nets that were introduced in the 17th century were controversial because the small fishermen believed it favored citizens in the cities.
Forestry and the timber trade became an important business, particularly because of the boom saw which made it possible to saw all kinds of tables and planks for sale abroad. The demand for timber increased at the same time in Europe, Norway had plenty of forests and in the 17th century timber became the country's most important export product. There were hundreds of sawmills in the country and the largest had the feel of factories . In 1680, the king regulated the timber trade by allowing exports only from privileged sawmills and in a certain quantity.
From the 1520s, some silver was mined in Telemark. When the peasants chased the German miners whereupon the king executed five peasants and demanded compensation from the other rebellious peasants. The background for the harsh treatment was that the king wanted to assert his authority over the extraction of precious metals. The search for metals led to the silver works at Kongsberg after 1624, copper in the mountain villages between Trøndelag and Eastern Norway, and iron, among other things, in Agder and lower Telemark. The financial gain of the quarries at that time is unclear because there are no reliable accounts. Kongsberg made Denmark-Norway self-sufficient in silver and the copper works produced a good deal more than the domestic demand and became an important export commodity. Kongsberg and Røros were the only Norwegian towns established because of the quarries.
In addition to the sawmills, in the 17th century, industrial production ( manufactures ) was established in, among other things, wool weaving, soap production, tea boiling , nail production and the manufacture of gunpowder .
The monopoly until the Peace of Kiel (1660–1814)
Until 1660, the king had been elected by the Danish Riksråd, while he inherited the kingdom of Norway, which was a tradition in Norway. After a series of military defeats, the king committed a coup d'état and deposed the Riksdag. King Frederik III introduced absolute power, which meant that there were hardly any legal restrictions on the king's power. This reinforced the expansion of the state apparatus that had been going on for a few decades, and the civil administration was controlled to a greater extent from the central administration in Copenhagen. According to Sverre Steen, the more specialized and expanded civil service meant that the period of autocracy was not essentially a personal dictatorship: The changing monarchs had the formal last word on important matters, but higher officials set the conditions. According to Steen, the autocracy was not tyrannical where the citizens were treated arbitrarily by the king and officials: the laws were strict and the punishments harsh, but there was legal certainty. The king rarely used his right to punish outside the judiciary and often used his right to commute sentences or pardons. It almost never happened that the king intervened in a court case before a verdict had been passed.
In 1662, the sheriff system (in which the nobility played an important role) was abolished and replaced with amt . Norway was divided into four main counties (Akershus, Kristiansands, Bergenhus and Trondhjems) which were later called stiftamt led by stiftamtmen with a number of county marshals and bailiffs (futer) under them. The county administrator in Akershus also had other roles such as governor. The former sheriffs were almost absolute within their fiefs, while the new stifamtmen and amtmen had more limited authority; among other things, they did not have military equipment like the sheriffs. The county officials had no control over state income and could not enrich themselves privately as the sheriffs could, taxes and fees were instead handled by their own officials. County officials were employed by the king and, unlike the sheriffs, had a fixed salary. Officials appointed by the king were responsible for local government. Before 1662, the sheriffs themselves appointed low officials such as bailiffs, mayors and councillors. A church commissioner was given responsibility for overseeing the churchwardens' accounts. In 1664, two general road masters were appointed for Norway, one for Sonnafjelske (Eastland and Sørlandet) and one for Nordafjelske (Westlandet and Trøndelag; Northern Norway had no roads).
Both Denmark and Norway got new law books. The wretched state finances led to an extensive sale of crown property, first to the state's creditors. Further sales meant that many farmers became self-owned at the end of the 18th century. Industrial exploitation of Norwegian natural resources began, and trade and shipping and especially increasing timber exports led to economic growth in the latter part of the 1700s.
From 1500 to 1814, Norway did not have its own foreign policy. After the dissolution of the Kalmar Union in 1523, Denmark remained the leading power in the Nordic region and dominated the Baltic Sea, while Sweden sought to expand geographically in all directions and strengthened its position. From 1625 to 1660, Denmark lost its dominance: Christian IV lost to the emperor in the Thirty Years' War and ceded Skåne, Blekinge, Halland, Båhuslen , Jemtland and Herjedalen as well as all the islands in the inner part of the Baltic Sea. With this, Norway got its modern borders, which have remained in place ever since. Sweden was no longer confined by Norway and Denmark, and Sweden became the great power in the Nordic region. At the same time, Norway remained far from Denmark (until 1660 there was an almost continuous land connection between Norway and Denmark). During the Great Nordic War, Danish forces moved towards Scania and ended with Charles the 12th falling at Fredriksten . From 1720 to 1807 there was peace except for the short Cranberry War in 1788. In August 1807, the British navy surrounded Denmark and demanded that the Danish fleet be handed over. After bombing 2-7. On September 1807, the Danes capitulated and handed over the fleet (known as the "fleet robbery") and the arsenal. Two weeks later, Denmark entered into an alliance with Napoleon and Great Britain declared war on Denmark in November 1807. The Danish leadership had originally envisioned an alliance with Great Britain. Anger at the fleet robbery and fear of French occupation of Denmark itself (and thus breaking the connection with Norway) were probably the motive for the alliance with France. According to Sverre Steen, the period 1807-1814 was the most significant in Norway's history (before the Second World War). Foreign trade was paralyzed and hundreds of Norwegian ships were seized by the British. British ships, both warships and privateers , blocked the sea route between Norway and Denmark as described in " Terje Vigen " by Henrik Ibsen . During the Napoleonic Wars , there was a food shortage and famine in Norway, between 20 and 30 thousand people out of a population of around 900 thousand died from sheer lack of food or diseases related to malnutrition.
From the late summer of 1807, Norway was governed by a government commission led by the governor and commander-in-chief, Prince Christian August . Christian August was considered an honorable and capable leader. In 1808, a joint Russian and Danish/Norwegian attack on Sweden was planned; the campaign fails completely and Christian August concludes a truce with the Swedes. The Swedish king was deposed, the country got a new constitution with a limited monarchy and in the summer of 1808, Christian August was elected heir to the throne in Sweden. Christian August died a few months after he moved to Sweden and the French general Jean Baptiste Bernadotte became the new heir to the throne with the name "Karl Johan". After Napoleon was defeated at Leipzig in 1813, Bernadotte entered Holstein with Swedish forces and forced the Danish king to the Peace of Kiel .
Fana Church (Fana Kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in Fanahammeren, a village in the borough of Fana in the city of Bergen. It is one of the two churches for the Fana parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in the year 1153 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 450 people. The existing stone building celebrated its 850-year anniversary in 2003, but the church building history is long and complicated. Historians assert that the church has been rebuilt and enlarged several times.
Fana Church was mentioned in writings for the first time in 1228, when Pope Gregory IX released a conscription to the vicar and brothers at "the holy cross church and hospital in Fana". In the letter, it is mentioned that the bishops in Bergen had let the church be founded again: "de novo fundari". The stone church was likely originally built during the first half of the 12th century. The oldest parts of the existing church building are Romanesque architecture and the walls have been dated to the 12th century. Also, a letter from 1228 referred to the church as already having had several priests since it was founded. During the middle ages, the church had a hospital attached to it (probably dating back to the 1200s). This is said to have been located on a mound outside the cemetery, just west of the church (remains of the hospital foundation were recorded as still being visible in 1779). The stone church originally had a rectangular nave and a narrower, rectangular chancel. In 1644, the church tower was struck by lightning and burned. It was rebuilt afterwards.
In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year.
In 1870, the church was remodeled under the direction of Askild Aase. Before the rebuilding, the church had a wooden church porch with a tower on the roof over the western part of the nave. The renovation including tearing down this church porch and extending the nave to the west by 3.5 metres (11 ft) and building a new church porch. After the rebuilding, the church had a stone church porch that had a narrower wooden tower above it. Also during this renovation, the choir was made smaller in order to add two sacristies in the back. In 1926–1927, another renovation was carried out by the architect Frederik Konow Lund. The old church porch was removed and a new tower and base was built. Also, some of the old windows that had been removed in a previous renovation were added back. The roof was rebuilt and replaced.
The church has several stained glass windows by Bernhard Greve (1886-1962). The windows were designed to tell the history of the church. The artwork in the windows shows the following events:
1228: Fana Church is built after the christening of Norway by Saint Olaf.
1228: Conscription from Pope Gregory IX referenced The Holy Cross Church
1537: The silver cross, other treasures and lead row are removed.
1644: The church burns after having been struck by lightning.
1928: The church is re-consecrated after having been rebuilt.
The legend "The Holy Silver Cross" is connected to Fana church. In 1626, King Christian IV of Denmark commissioned the University of Copenhagen to register all historical objects and occurrences in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Skonvig, the son of a priest, sent a letter about the legend.
Two fishermen found a silver cross outside Korsneset along Korsfjorden. They tried to get the cross on land near Milde. However, the cross was too heavy to carry, so they knew the cross was meant for Fana. When they arrived at Fanahammeren, the cross was easy to carry. They brought it to the church where it was settled at the altar. One of the fishermen was blind, but when he touched the cross and scratched his eyes he gained sight again. The story about the healing cross reached many, and pilgrims visited the church hoping to be healed. It is said that at Krykkjehaugen, a small knoll close to the church, there were crutches and canes that pilgrims had left behind after having been healed at the cross. According to the legend, the priest in Fana burned six horse-loads of crutches in 1546.
Since Fana Church was rather big compared to other rural churches, some believe that the church was a county church in its early years. It is believed that the hospital next to the church was shut down around 1300.
In 1303, Fana Church was one of 14 royal chapels after having been transferred from the Bishop in Bergen to the Apostle Church in Bergen. Fana Church is one of only 3 remaining royal chapels. In 1723, the royal deed was sold to two men from the parish, Nils Olson Austevoll and Vinsens Nilsson Nedre Titlestad. The church was privately held until 1862, when the parish bought it. The parish decided to rebuild the church in 1870–71. Major changes were done, but after some years it became apparent that rebuilding had been a mistake. In 1920, the architect Frederik Konow Lund (1889–1970) was hired, who tried to restore the church to the medieval appearance it once had.
Fanahammeren or Fanahammaren is a residential village area at the eastern end of the Fanafjorden in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Fanahammeren lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the city centre.
The village area was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Fana which existed until 1972 when it was merged into Bergen. The historic Fana Church is located here.
The 2.78-square-kilometre (690-acre) village area has a population (2012) of 3,690, giving the village a population density of 1,327 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,440/sq mi).
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a Nordic , European country and an independent state in the west of the Scandinavian Peninsula . Geographically speaking, the country is long and narrow, and on the elongated coast towards the North Atlantic are Norway's well-known fjords . The Kingdom of Norway includes the main country (the mainland with adjacent islands within the baseline ), Jan Mayen and Svalbard . With these two Arctic areas, Norway covers a land area of 385,000 km² and has a population of approximately 5.5 million (2023). Mainland Norway borders Sweden in the east , Finland and Russia in the northeast .
Norway is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy , where Harald V has been king and head of state since 1991 , and Jonas Gahr Støre ( Ap ) has been prime minister since 2021 . Norway is a unitary state , with two administrative levels below the state: counties and municipalities . The Sami part of the population has, through the Sami Parliament and the Finnmark Act , to a certain extent self-government and influence over traditionally Sami areas. Although Norway has rejected membership of the European Union through two referendums , through the EEA Agreement Norway has close ties with the Union, and through NATO with the United States . Norway is a significant contributor to the United Nations (UN), and has participated with soldiers in several foreign operations mandated by the UN. Norway is among the states that have participated from the founding of the UN , NATO , the Council of Europe , the OSCE and the Nordic Council , and in addition to these is a member of the EEA , the World Trade Organization , the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and is part of the Schengen area .
Norway is rich in many natural resources such as oil , gas , minerals , timber , seafood , fresh water and hydropower . Since the beginning of the 20th century, these natural conditions have given the country the opportunity for an increase in wealth that few other countries can now enjoy, and Norwegians have the second highest average income in the world, measured in GDP per capita, as of 2022. The petroleum industry accounts for around 14% of Norway's gross domestic product as of 2018. Norway is the world's largest producer of oil and gas per capita outside the Middle East. However, the number of employees linked to this industry fell from approx. 232,000 in 2013 to 207,000 in 2015.
In Norway, these natural resources have been managed for socially beneficial purposes. The country maintains a welfare model in line with the other Nordic countries. Important service areas such as health and higher education are state-funded, and the country has an extensive welfare system for its citizens. Public expenditure in 2018 is approx. 50% of GDP, and the majority of these expenses are related to education, healthcare, social security and welfare. Since 2001 and until 2021, when the country took second place, the UN has ranked Norway as the world's best country to live in . From 2010, Norway is also ranked at the top of the EIU's democracy index . Norway ranks third on the UN's World Happiness Report for the years 2016–2018, behind Finland and Denmark , a report published in March 2019.
The majority of the population is Nordic. In the last couple of years, immigration has accounted for more than half of population growth. The five largest minority groups are Norwegian-Poles , Lithuanians , Norwegian-Swedes , Norwegian-Syrians including Syrian Kurds and Norwegian-Pakistani .
Norway's national day is 17 May, on this day in 1814 the Norwegian Constitution was dated and signed by the presidency of the National Assembly at Eidsvoll . It is stipulated in the law of 26 April 1947 that 17 May are national public holidays. The Sami national day is 6 February. "Yes, we love this country" is Norway's national anthem, the song was written in 1859 by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910).
Norway's history of human settlement goes back at least 10,000 years, to the Late Paleolithic , the first period of the Stone Age . Archaeological finds of settlements along the entire Norwegian coast have so far been dated back to 10,400 before present (BP), the oldest find is today considered to be a settlement at Pauler in Brunlanes , Vestfold .
For a period these settlements were considered to be the remains of settlers from Doggerland , an area which today lies beneath the North Sea , but which was once a land bridge connecting today's British Isles with Danish Jutland . But the archaeologists who study the initial phase of the settlement in what is today Norway reckon that the first people who came here followed the coast along what is today Bohuslân. That they arrived in some form of boat is absolutely certain, and there is much evidence that they could easily move over large distances.
Since the last Ice Age, there has been continuous settlement in Norway. It cannot be ruled out that people lived in Norway during the interglacial period , but no trace of such a population or settlement has been found.
The Stone Age lasted a long time; half of the time that our country has been populated. There are no written accounts of what life was like back then. The knowledge we have has been painstakingly collected through investigations of places where people have stayed and left behind objects that we can understand have been processed by human hands. This field of knowledge is called archaeology . The archaeologists interpret their findings and the history of the surrounding landscape. In our country, the uplift after the Ice Age is fundamental. The history of the settlements at Pauler is no more than fifteen years old.
The Fosna culture settled parts of Norway sometime between 10,000–8,000 BC. (see Stone Age in Norway ). The dating of rock carvings is set to Neolithic times (in Norway between 4000 BC to 1700 BC) and show activities typical of hunters and gatherers .
Agriculture with livestock and arable farming was introduced in the Neolithic. Swad farming where the farmers move when the field does not produce the expected yield.
More permanent and persistent farm settlements developed in the Bronze Age (1700 BC to 500 BC) and the Iron Age . The earliest runes have been found on an arrowhead dated to around 200 BC. Many more inscriptions are dated to around 800, and a number of petty kingdoms developed during these centuries. In prehistoric times, there were no fixed national borders in the Nordic countries and Norway did not exist as a state. The population in Norway probably fell to year 0.
Events in this time period, the centuries before the year 1000, are glimpsed in written sources. Although the sagas were written down in the 13th century, many hundreds of years later, they provide a glimpse into what was already a distant past. The story of the fimbul winter gives us a historical picture of something that happened and which in our time, with the help of dendrochronology , can be interpreted as a natural disaster in the year 536, created by a volcanic eruption in El Salvador .
In the period between 800 and 1066 there was a significant expansion and it is referred to as the Viking Age . During this period, Norwegians, as Swedes and Danes also did, traveled abroad in longships with sails as explorers, traders, settlers and as Vikings (raiders and pirates ). By the middle of the 11th century, the Norwegian kingship had been firmly established, building its right as descendants of Harald Hårfagre and then as heirs of Olav the Holy . The Norwegian kings, and their subjects, now professed Christianity . In the time around Håkon Håkonsson , in the time after the civil war , there was a small renaissance in Norway with extensive literary activity and diplomatic activity with Europe. The black dew came to Norway in 1349 and killed around half of the population. The entire state apparatus and Norway then entered a period of decline.
Between 1396 and 1536, Norway was part of the Kalmar Union , and from 1536 until 1814 Norway had been reduced to a tributary part of Denmark , named as the Personal Union of Denmark-Norway . This staff union entered into an alliance with Napoléon Bonaparte with a war that brought bad times and famine in 1812 . In 1814, Denmark-Norway lost the Anglophone Wars , part of the Napoleonic Wars , and the Danish king was forced to cede Norway to the king of Sweden in the Treaty of Kiel on 14 January of that year. After a Norwegian attempt at independence, Norway was forced into a loose union with Sweden, but where Norway was allowed to create its own constitution, the Constitution of 1814 . In this period, Norwegian, romantic national feeling flourished, and the Norwegians tried to develop and establish their own national self-worth. The union with Sweden was broken in 1905 after it had been threatened with war, and Norway became an independent kingdom with its own monarch, Haakon VII .
Norway remained neutral during the First World War , and at the outbreak of the Second World War, Norway again declared itself neutral, but was invaded by National Socialist Germany on 9 April 1940 .
Norway became a member of the Western defense alliance NATO in 1949 . Two attempts to join the EU were voted down in referendums by small margins in 1972 and 1994 . Norway has been a close ally of the United States in the post-war period. Large discoveries of oil and natural gas in the North Sea at the end of the 1960s led to tremendous economic growth in the country, which is still ongoing. Traditional industries such as fishing are also part of Norway's economy.
Stone Age (before 1700 BC)
When most of the ice disappeared, vegetation spread over the landscape and due to a warm climate around 2000-3000 BC. the forest grew much taller than in modern times. Land uplift after the ice age led to a number of fjords becoming lakes and dry land. The first people probably came from the south along the coast of the Kattegat and overland into Finnmark from the east. The first people probably lived by gathering, hunting and trapping. A good number of Stone Age settlements have been found which show that such hunting and trapping people stayed for a long time in the same place or returned to the same place regularly. Large amounts of gnawed bones show that they lived on, among other things, reindeer, elk, small game and fish.
Flintstone was imported from Denmark and apart from small natural deposits along the southern coast, all flintstone in Norway is transported by people. At Espevær, greenstone was quarried for tools in the Stone Age, and greenstone tools from Espevær have been found over large parts of Western Norway. Around 2000-3000 BC the usual farm animals such as cows and sheep were introduced to Norway. Livestock probably meant a fundamental change in society in that part of the people had to be permanent residents or live a semi-nomadic life. Livestock farming may also have led to conflict with hunters.
The oldest traces of people in what is today Norway have been found at Pauler , a farm in Brunlanes in Larvik municipality in Vestfold . In 2007 and 2008, the farm has given its name to a number of Stone Age settlements that have been excavated and examined by archaeologists from the Cultural History Museum at UiO. The investigations have been carried out in connection with the new route for the E18 motorway west of Farris. The oldest settlement, located more than 127 m above sea level, is dated to be about 10,400 years old (uncalibrated, more than 11,000 years in real calendar years). From here, the ice sheet was perhaps visible when people settled here. This locality has been named Pauler I, and is today considered to be the oldest confirmed human traces in Norway to date. The place is in the mountains above the Pauler tunnel on the E18 between Larvik and Porsgrunn . The pioneer settlement is a term archaeologists have adopted for the oldest settlement. The archaeologists have speculated about where they came from, the first people in what is today Norway. It has been suggested that they could come by boat or perhaps across the ice from Doggerland or the North Sea, but there is now a large consensus that they came north along what is today the Bohuslän coast. The Fosna culture , the Komsa culture and the Nøstvet culture are the traditional terms for hunting cultures from the Stone Age. One thing is certain - getting to the water was something they mastered, the first people in our country. Therefore, within a short time they were able to use our entire long coast.
In the New Stone Age (4000 BC–1700 BC) there is a theory that a new people immigrated to the country, the so-called Stone Ax People . Rock carvings from this period show motifs from hunting and fishing , which were still important industries. From this period, a megalithic tomb has been found in Østfold .
It is uncertain whether there were organized societies or state-like associations in the Stone Age in Norway. Findings from settlements indicate that many lived together and that this was probably more than one family so that it was a slightly larger, organized herd.
Finnmark
In prehistoric times, animal husbandry and agriculture were of little economic importance in Finnmark. Livelihoods in Finnmark were mainly based on fish, gathering, hunting and trapping, and eventually domestic reindeer herding became widespread in the Middle Ages. Archaeological finds from the Stone Age have been referred to as the Komsa culture and comprise around 5,000 years of settlement. Finnmark probably got its first settlement around 8000 BC. It is believed that the coastal areas became ice-free 11,000 years BC and the fjord areas around 9,000 years BC. after which willows, grass, heather, birch and pine came into being. Finnmarksvidda was covered by pine forest around 6000 BC. After the Ice Age, the land rose around 80 meters in the inner fjord areas (Alta, Tana, Varanger). Due to ice melting in the polar region, the sea rose in the period 6400–3800 BC. and in areas with little land elevation, some settlements from the first part of the Stone Age were flooded. On Sørøya, the net sea level rise was 12 to 14 meters and many residential areas were flooded.
According to Bjørnar Olsen , there are many indications of a connection between the oldest settlement in Western Norway (the " Fosnakulturen ") and that in Finnmark, but it is uncertain in which direction the settlement took place. In the earliest part of the Stone Age, settlement in Finnmark was probably concentrated in the coastal areas, and these only reflected a lifestyle with great mobility and no permanent dwellings. The inner regions, such as Pasvik, were probably used seasonally. The archaeologically proven settlements from the Stone Age in inner Finnmark and Troms are linked to lakes and large watercourses. The oldest petroglyphs in Alta are usually dated to 4200 BC, that is, the Neolithic . Bjørnar Olsen believes that the oldest can be up to 2,000 years older than this.
From around 4000 BC a slow deforestation of Finnmark began and around 1800 BC the vegetation distribution was roughly the same as in modern times. The change in vegetation may have increased the distance between the reindeer's summer and winter grazing. The uplift continued slowly from around 4000 BC. at the same time as sea level rise stopped.
According to Gutorm Gjessing, the settlement in Finnmark and large parts of northern Norway in the Neolithic was semi-nomadic with movement between four seasonal settlements (following the pattern of life in Sami siida in historical times): On the outer coast in summer (fishing and seal catching) and inland in winter (hunting for reindeer, elk and bear). Povl Simonsen believed instead that the winter residence was in the inner fjord area in a village-like sod house settlement. Bjørnar Olsen believes that at the end of the Stone Age there was a relatively settled population along the coast, while inland there was less settlement and a more mobile lifestyle.
Bronze Age (1700 BC–500 BC)
Bronze was used for tools in Norway from around 1500 BC. Bronze is a mixture of tin and copper , and these metals were introduced because they were not mined in the country at the time. Bronze is believed to have been a relatively expensive material. The Bronze Age in Norway can be divided into two phases:
Early Bronze Age (1700–1100 BC)
Younger Bronze Age (1100–500 BC)
For the prehistoric (unwritten) era, there is limited knowledge about social conditions and possible state formations. From the Bronze Age, there are large burial mounds of stone piles along the coast of Vestfold and Agder, among others. It is likely that only chieftains or other great men could erect such grave monuments and there was probably some form of organized society linked to these. In the Bronze Age, society was more organized and stratified than in the Stone Age. Then a rich class of chieftains emerged who had close connections with southern Scandinavia. The settlements became more permanent and people adopted horses and ard . They acquired bronze status symbols, lived in longhouses and people were buried in large burial mounds . Petroglyphs from the Bronze Age indicate that humans practiced solar cultivation.
Finnmark
In the last millennium BC the climate became cooler and the pine forest disappears from the coast; pine forests, for example, were only found in the innermost part of the Altafjord, while the outer coast was almost treeless. Around the year 0, the limit for birch forest was south of Kirkenes. Animals with forest habitats (elk, bear and beaver) disappeared and the reindeer probably established their annual migration routes sometime at that time. In the period 1800–900 BC there were significantly more settlements in and utilization of the hinterland was particularly noticeable on Finnmarksvidda. From around 1800 BC until year 0 there was a significant increase in contact between Finnmark and areas in the east including Karelia (where metals were produced including copper) and central and eastern Russia. The youngest petroglyphs in Alta show far more boats than the earlier phases and the boats are reminiscent of types depicted in petroglyphs in southern Scandinavia. It is unclear what influence southern Scandinavian societies had as far north as Alta before the year 0. Many of the cultural features that are considered typical Sami in modern times were created or consolidated in the last millennium BC, this applies, among other things, to the custom of burying in brick chambers in stone urns. The Mortensnes burial ground may have been used for 2000 years until around 1600 AD.
Iron Age (c. 500 BC–c. 1050 AD)
The Einangsteinen is one of the oldest Norwegian runestones; it is from the 4th century
Simultaneous production of Vikings
Around 500 years BC the researchers reckon that the Bronze Age will be replaced by the Iron Age as iron takes over as the most important material for weapons and tools. Bronze, wood and stone were still used. Iron was cheaper than bronze, easier to work than flint , and could be used for many purposes; iron probably became common property. Iron could, among other things, be used to make solid and sharp axes which made it much easier to fell trees. In the Iron Age, gold and silver were also used partly for decoration and partly as means of payment. It is unknown which language was used in Norway before our era. From around the year 0 until around the year 800, everyone in Scandinavia (except the Sami) spoke Old Norse , a North Germanic language. Subsequently, several different languages developed in this area that were only partially mutually intelligible. The Iron Age is divided into several periods:
Early Iron Age
Pre-Roman Iron Age (c. 500 BC–c. 0)
Roman Iron Age (c. 0–c. AD 400)
Migration period (approx. 400–600). In the migration period (approx. 400–600), new peoples came to Norway, and ruins of fortress buildings etc. are interpreted as signs that there has been talk of a violent invasion.
Younger Iron Age
Merovingian period (500–800)
The Viking Age (793–1066)
Norwegian Vikings go on plundering expeditions and trade voyages around the coastal countries of Western Europe . Large groups of Norwegians emigrate to the British Isles , Iceland and Greenland . Harald Hårfagre starts a unification process of Norway late in the 8th century , which was completed by Harald Hardråde in the 1060s . The country was Christianized under the kings Olav Tryggvason , fell in the battle of Svolder ( 1000 ) and Olav Haraldsson (the saint), fell in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 .
Sources of prehistoric times
Shrinking glaciers in the high mountains, including in Jotunheimen and Breheimen , have from around the year 2000 uncovered objects from the Viking Age and earlier. These are objects of organic material that have been preserved by the ice and that elsewhere in nature are broken down in a few months. The finds are getting older as the melting makes the archaeologists go deeper into the ice. About half of all archaeological discoveries on glaciers in the world are made in Oppland . In 2013, a 3,400-year-old shoe and a robe from the year 300 were found. Finds at Lomseggen in Lom published in 2020 revealed, among other things, well-preserved horseshoes used on a mountain pass. Many hundreds of items include preserved clothing, knives, whisks, mittens, leather shoes, wooden chests and horse equipment. A piece of cloth dated to the year 1000 has preserved its original colour. In 2014, a wooden ski from around the year 700 was found in Reinheimen . The ski is 172 cm long and 14 cm wide, with preserved binding of leather and wicker.
Pytheas from Massalia is the oldest known account of what was probably the coast of Norway, perhaps somewhere on the coast of Møre. Pytheas visited Britannia around 325 BC. and traveled further north to a country by the "Ice Sea". Pytheas described the short summer night and the midnight sun farther north. He wrote, among other things, that people there made a drink from grain and honey. Caesar wrote in his work about the Gallic campaign about the Germanic tribe Haruders. Other Roman sources around the year 0 mention the land of the Cimbri (Jutland) and the Cimbri headlands ( Skagen ) and that the sources stated that Cimbri and Charyds lived in this area. Some of these peoples may have immigrated to Norway and there become known as hordes (as in Hordaland). Sources from the Mediterranean area referred to the islands of Scandia, Scandinavia and Thule ("the outermost of all islands"). The Roman historian Tacitus wrote around the year 100 a work about Germania and mentioned the people of Scandia, the Sviones. Ptolemy wrote around the year 150 that the Kharudes (Hordes) lived further north than all the Cimbri, in the north lived the Finnoi (Finns or Sami) and in the south the Gutai (Goths). The Nordic countries and Norway were outside the Roman Empire , which dominated Europe at the time. The Gothic-born historian Jordanes wrote in the 5th century about 13 tribes or people groups in Norway, including raumaricii (probably Romerike ), ragnaricii ( Ranrike ) and finni or skretefinni (skrid finner or ski finner, i.e. Sami) as well as a number of unclear groups. Prokopios wrote at the same time about Thule north of the land of the Danes and Slavs, Thule was ten times as big as Britannia and the largest of all the islands. In Thule, the sun was up 40 days straight in the summer. After the migration period , southern Europeans' accounts of northern Europe became fuller and more reliable.
Settlement in prehistoric times
Norway has around 50,000 farms with their own names. Farm names have persisted for a long time, over 1000 years, perhaps as much as 2000 years. The name researchers have arranged different types of farm names chronologically, which provides a basis for determining when the place was used by people or received a permanent settlement. Uncompounded landscape names such as Haug, Eid, Vik and Berg are believed to be the oldest. Archaeological traces indicate that some areas have been inhabited earlier than assumed from the farm name. Burial mounds also indicate permanent settlement. For example, the burial ground at Svartelva in Løten was used from around the year 0 to the year 1000 when Christianity took over. The first farmers probably used large areas for inland and outland, and new farms were probably established based on some "mother farms". Names such as By (or Bø) show that it is an old place of residence. From the older Iron Age, names with -heim (a common Germanic word meaning place of residence) and -stad tell of settlement, while -vin and -land tell of the use of the place. Farm names in -heim are often found as -um , -eim or -em as in Lerum and Seim, there are often large farms in the center of the village. New farm names with -city and -country were also established in the Viking Age . The first farmers probably used the best areas. The largest burial grounds, the oldest archaeological finds and the oldest farm names are found where the arable land is richest and most spacious.
It is unclear whether the settlement expansion in Roman times, migrations and the Iron Age is due to immigration or internal development and population growth. Among other things, it is difficult to demonstrate where in Europe the immigrants have come from. The permanent residents had both fields (where grain was grown) and livestock that grazed in the open fields, but it is uncertain which of these was more important. Population growth from around the year 200 led to more utilization of open land, for example in the form of settlements in the mountains. During the migration period, it also seems that in parts of the country it became common to have cluster gardens or a form of village settlement.
Norwegian expansion northwards
From around the year 200, there was a certain migration by sea from Rogaland and Hordaland to Nordland and Sør-Troms. Those who moved settled down as a settled Iron Age population and became dominant over the original population which may have been Sami . The immigrant Norwegians, Bumen , farmed with livestock that were fed inside in the winter as well as some grain cultivation and fishing. The northern border of the Norwegians' settlement was originally at the Toppsundet near Harstad and around the year 500 there was a Norwegian settlement to Malangsgapet. That was as far north as it was possible to grow grain at the time. Malangen was considered the border between Hålogaland and Finnmork until around 1400 . Further into the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, there was immigration and settlement of Norwegian speakers along the coast north of Malangen. Around the year 800, Norwegians lived along the entire outer coast to Vannøy . The Norwegians partly copied Sami livelihoods such as whaling, fur hunting and reindeer husbandry. It was probably this area between Malangen and Vannøy that was Ottar from the Hålogaland area. In the Viking Age, there were also some Norwegian settlements further north and east. East of the North Cape are the scattered archaeological finds of Norwegian settlement in the Viking Age. There are Norwegian names for fjords and islands from the Viking Age, including fjord names with "-anger". Around the year 1050, there were Norwegian settlements on the outer coast of Western Finnmark. Traders and tax collectors traveled even further.
North of Malangen there were Norse farming settlements in the Iron Age. Malangen was considered Finnmark's western border until 1300. There are some archaeological traces of Norse activity around the coast from Tromsø to Kirkenes in the Viking Age. Around Tromsø, the research indicates a Norse/Sami mixed culture on the coast.
From the year 1100 and the next 200–300 years, there are no traces of Norwegian settlement north and east of Tromsø. It is uncertain whether this is due to depopulation, whether it is because the Norwegians further north were not Christianized or because there were no churches north of Lenvik or Tromsø . Norwegian settlement in the far north appears from sources from the 14th century. In the Hanseatic period , the settlement was developed into large areas specialized in commercial fishing, while earlier (in the Viking Age) there had been farms with a combination of fishing and agriculture. In 1307 , a fortress and the first church east of Tromsø were built in Vardø . Vardø became a small Norwegian town, while Vadsø remained Sami. Norwegian settlements and churches appeared along the outermost coast in the Middle Ages. After the Reformation, perhaps as a result of a decline in fish stocks or fish prices, there were Norwegian settlements in the inner fjord areas such as Lebesby in Laksefjord. Some fishing villages at the far end of the coast were abandoned for good. In the interior of Finnmark, there was no national border for a long time and Kautokeino and Karasjok were joint Norwegian-Swedish areas with strong Swedish influence. The border with Finland was established in 1751 and with Russia in 1826.
On a Swedish map from 1626, Norway's border is indicated at Malangen, while Sweden with this map showed a desire to control the Sami area which had been a common area.
The term Northern Norway only came into use at the end of the 19th century and administratively the area was referred to as Tromsø Diocese when Tromsø became a bishopric in 1840. There had been different designations previously: Hålogaland originally included only Helgeland and when Norse settlement spread north in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, Hålogaland was used for the area north approximately to Malangen , while Finnmark or "Finnmarken", "the land of the Sami", lay outside. The term Northern Norway was coined at a cafe table in Kristiania in 1884 by members of the Nordlændingernes Forening and was first commonly used in the interwar period as it eventually supplanted "Hålogaland".
State formation
The battle in Hafrsfjord in the year 872 has long been regarded as the day when Norway became a kingdom. The year of the battle is uncertain (may have been 10-20 years later). The whole of Norway was not united in that battle: the process had begun earlier and continued a couple of hundred years later. This means that the geographical area became subject to a political authority and became a political unit. The geographical area was perceived as an area as it is known, among other things, from Ottar from Hålogaland's account for King Alfred of Wessex around the year 880. Ottar described "the land of the Norwegians" as very long and narrow, and it was narrowest in the far north. East of the wasteland in the south lay Sveoland and in the north lay Kvenaland in the east. When Ottar sailed south along the land from his home ( Malangen ) to Skiringssal, he always had Norway ("Nordveg") on his port side and the British Isles on his starboard side. The journey took a good month. Ottar perceived "Nordveg" as a geographical unit, but did not imply that it was a political unit. Ottar separated Norwegians from Swedes and Danes. It is unclear why Ottar perceived the population spread over such a large area as a whole. It is unclear whether Norway as a geographical term or Norwegians as the name of a ethnic group is the oldest. The Norwegians had a common language which in the centuries before Ottar did not differ much from the language of Denmark and Sweden.
According to Sverre Steen, it is unlikely that Harald Hårfagre was able to control this entire area as one kingdom. The saga of Harald was written 300 years later and at his death Norway was several smaller kingdoms. Harald probably controlled a larger area than anyone before him and at most Harald's kingdom probably included the coast from Trøndelag to Agder and Vestfold as well as parts of Viken . There were probably several smaller kingdoms of varying extent before Harald and some of these are reflected in traditional landscape names such as Ranrike and Ringerike . Landscape names of "-land" (Rogaland) and "-mark" (Hedmark) as well as names such as Agder and Sogn may have been political units before Harald.
According to Sverre Steen, the national assembly was completed at the earliest at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030 and the introduction of Christianity was probably a significant factor in the establishment of Norway as a state. Håkon I the good Adalsteinsfostre introduced the leasehold system where the "coastal land" (as far as the salmon went up the rivers) was divided into ship raiders who were to provide a longship with soldiers and supplies. The leidange was probably introduced as a defense against the Danes. The border with the Danes was traditionally at the Göta älv and several times before and after Harald Hårfagre the Danes had control over central parts of Norway.
Christianity was known and existed in Norway before Olav Haraldson's time. The spread occurred both from the south (today's Denmark and northern Germany) and from the west (England and Ireland). Ansgar of Bremen , called the "Apostle of the North", worked in Sweden, but he was never in Norway and probably had little influence in the country. Viking expeditions brought the Norwegians of that time into contact with Christian countries and some were baptized in England, Ireland and northern France. Olav Tryggvason and Olav Haraldson were Vikings who returned home. The first Christians in Norway were also linked to pre-Christian local religion, among other things, by mixing Christian symbols with symbols of Odin and other figures from Norse religion.
According to Sverre Steen, the introduction of Christianity in Norway should not be perceived as a nationwide revival. At Mostratinget, Christian law was introduced as law in the country and later incorporated into the laws of the individual jurisdictions. Christianity primarily involved new forms in social life, among other things exposure and images of gods were prohibited, it was forbidden to "put out" unwanted infants (to let them die), and it was forbidden to have multiple wives. The church became a nationwide institution with a special group of officials tasked with protecting the church and consolidating the new religion. According to Sverre Steen, Christianity and the church in the Middle Ages should therefore be considered together, and these became a new unifying factor in the country. The church and Christianity linked Norway to Roman Catholic Europe with Church Latin as the common language, the same time reckoning as the rest of Europe and the church in Norway was arranged much like the churches in Denmark, Sweden and England. Norway received papal approval in 1070 and became its own church province in 1152 with Archbishop Nidaros .
With Christianity, the country got three social powers: the peasants (organized through the things), the king with his officials and the church with the clergy. The things are the oldest institution: At allthings all armed men had the right to attend (in part an obligation to attend) and at lagthings met emissaries from an area (that is, the lagthings were representative assemblies). The Thing both ruled in conflicts and established laws. The laws were memorized by the participants and written down around the year 1000 or later in the Gulationsloven , Frostatingsloven , Eidsivatingsloven and Borgartingsloven . The person who had been successful at the hearing had to see to the implementation of the judgment themselves.
Early Middle Ages (1050s–1184)
The early Middle Ages is considered in Norwegian history to be the period between the end of the Viking Age around 1050 and the coronation of King Sverre in 1184 . The beginning of the period can be dated differently, from around the year 1000 when the Christianization of the country took place and up to 1100 when the Viking Age was over from an archaeological point of view. From 1035 to 1130 it was a time of (relative) internal peace in Norway, even several of the kings attempted campaigns abroad, including in 1066 and 1103 .
During this period, the church's organization was built up. This led to a gradual change in religious customs. Religion went from being a domestic matter to being regulated by common European Christian law and the royal power gained increased power and influence. Slavery (" servitude ") was gradually abolished. The population grew rapidly during this period, as the thousands of farm names ending in -rud show.
The urbanization of Norway is a historical process that has slowly but surely changed Norway from the early Viking Age to today, from a country based on agriculture and sea salvage, to increasingly trade and industry. As early as the ninth century, the country got its first urban community, and in the eleventh century we got the first permanent cities.
In the 1130s, civil war broke out . This was due to a power struggle and that anyone who claimed to be the king's son could claim the right to the throne. The disputes escalated into extensive year-round warfare when Sverre Sigurdsson started a rebellion against the church's and the landmen's candidate for the throne , Magnus Erlingsson .
Emergence of cities
The oldest Norwegian cities probably emerged from the end of the 9th century. Oslo, Bergen and Nidaros became episcopal seats, which stimulated urban development there, and the king built churches in Borg , Konghelle and Tønsberg. Hamar and Stavanger became new episcopal seats and are referred to in the late 12th century as towns together with the trading places Veøy in Romsdal and Kaupanger in Sogn. In the late Middle Ages, Borgund (on Sunnmøre), Veøy (in Romsdalsfjorden) and Vågan (in Lofoten) were referred to as small trading places. Urbanization in Norway occurred in few places compared to the neighboring countries, only 14 places appear as cities before 1350. Stavanger became a bishopric around 1120–1130, but it is unclear whether the place was already a city then. The fertile Jæren and outer Ryfylke were probably relatively densely populated at that time. A particularly large concentration of Irish artefacts from the Viking Age has been found in Stavanger and Nord-Jæren.
It has been difficult to estimate the population in the Norwegian medieval cities, but it is considered certain that the cities grew rapidly in the Middle Ages. Oscar Albert Johnsen estimated the city's population before the Black Death at 20,000, of which 7,000 in Bergen, 3,000 in Nidaros, 2,000 in Oslo and 1,500 in Tunsberg. Based on archaeological research, Lunden estimates that Oslo had around 1,500 inhabitants in 250 households in the year 1300. Bergen was built up more densely and, with the concentration of exports there, became Norway's largest city in a special position for several hundred years. Knut Helle suggests a city population of 20,000 at most in the High Middle Ages, of which almost half in Bergen.
The Bjarkøyretten regulated the conditions in cities (especially Bergen and Nidaros) and in trading places, and for Nidaros had many of the same provisions as the Frostating Act . Magnus Lagabøte's city law replaced the bjarkøretten and from 1276 regulated the settlement in Bergen and with corresponding laws also drawn up for Oslo, Nidaros and Tunsberg. The city law applied within the city's roof area . The City Act determined that the city's public streets consisted of wide commons (perpendicular to the shoreline) and ran parallel to the shoreline, similarly in Nidaros and Oslo. The roads were small streets of up to 3 cubits (1.4 metres) and linked to the individual property. From the Middle Ages, the Norwegian cities were usually surrounded by wooden fences. The urban development largely consisted of low wooden houses which stood in contrast to the relatively numerous and dominant churches and monasteries built in stone.
The City Act and supplementary provisions often determined where in the city different goods could be traded, in Bergen, for example, cattle and sheep could only be traded on the Square, and fish only on the Square or directly from the boats at the quayside. In Nidaros, the blacksmiths were required to stay away from the densely populated areas due to the risk of fire, while the tanners had to stay away from the settlements due to the strong smell. The City Act also attempted to regulate the influx of people into the city (among other things to prevent begging in the streets) and had provisions on fire protection. In Oslo, from the 13th century or earlier, it was common to have apartment buildings consisting of single buildings on a couple of floors around a courtyard with access from the street through a gate room. Oslo's medieval apartment buildings were home to one to four households. In the urban farms, livestock could be kept, including pigs and cows, while pastures and fields were found in the city's rooftops . In the apartment buildings there could be several outbuildings such as warehouses, barns and stables. Archaeological excavations show that much of the buildings in medieval Oslo, Trondheim and Tønsberg resembled the oblong farms that have been preserved at Bryggen in Bergen . The land boundaries in Oslo appear to have persisted for many hundreds of years, in Bergen right from the Middle Ages to modern times.
High Middle Ages (1184–1319)
After civil wars in the 12th century, the country had a relative heyday in the 13th century. Iceland and Greenland came under the royal authority in 1262 , and the Norwegian Empire reached its greatest extent under Håkon IV Håkonsson . The last king of Haraldsätten, Håkon V Magnusson , died sonless in 1319 . Until the 17th century, Norway stretched all the way down to the mouth of Göta älv , which was then Norway's border with Sweden and Denmark.
Just before the Black Death around 1350, there were between 65,000 and 85,000 farms in the country, and there had been a strong growth in the number of farms from 1050, especially in Eastern Norway. In the High Middle Ages, the church or ecclesiastical institutions controlled 40% of the land in Norway, while the aristocracy owned around 20% and the king owned 7%. The church and monasteries received land through gifts from the king and nobles, or through inheritance and gifts from ordinary farmers.
Settlement and demography in the Middle Ages
Before the Black Death, there were more and more farms in Norway due to farm division and clearing. The settlement spread to more marginal agricultural areas higher inland and further north. Eastern Norway had the largest areas to take off and had the most population growth towards the High Middle Ages. Along the coast north of Stad, settlement probably increased in line with the extent of fishing. The Icelandic Rimbegla tells around the year 1200 that the border between Finnmark (the land of the Sami) and resident Norwegians in the interior was at Malangen , while the border all the way out on the coast was at Kvaløya . From the end of the High Middle Ages, there were more Norwegians along the coast of Finnmark and Nord-Troms. In the inner forest and mountain tracts along the current border between Norway and Sweden, the Sami exploited the resources all the way down to Hedmark.
There are no censuses or other records of population and settlement in the Middle Ages. At the time of the Reformation, the population was below 200,000 and only in 1650 was the population at the same level as before the Black Death. When Christianity was introduced after the year 1000, the population was around 200,000. After the Black Death, many farms and settlements were abandoned and deserted, in the most marginal agricultural areas up to 80% of the farms were abandoned. Places such as Skien, Veøy and Borgund (Ålesund) went out of use as trading towns. By the year 1300, the population was somewhere between 300,000 and 560,000 depending on the calculation method. Common methods start from detailed information about farms in each village and compare this with the situation in 1660 when there are good headcounts. From 1300 to 1660, there was a change in the economic base so that the coastal villages received a larger share of the population. The inland areas of Eastern Norway had a relatively larger population in the High Middle Ages than after the Reformation. Kåre Lunden concludes that the population in the year 1300 was close to 500,000, of which 15,000 lived in cities. Lunden believes that the population in 1660 was still slightly lower than the peak before the Black Death and points out that farm settlement in 1660 did not reach the same extent as in the High Middle Ages. In 1660, the population in Troms and Finnmark was 6,000 and 3,000 respectively (2% of the total population), in 1300 these areas had an even smaller share of the country's population and in Finnmark there were hardly any Norwegian-speaking inhabitants. In the High Middle Ages, the climate was more favorable for grain cultivation in the north. Based on the number of farms, the population increased 162% from 1000 to 1300, in Northern and Western Europe as a whole the growth was 200% in the same period.
Late Middle Ages (1319–1537)
Due to repeated plague epidemics, the population was roughly halved and the least productive of the country's farms were laid waste. It took several hundred years before the population again reached the level before 1349 . However, those who survived the epidemics gained more financial resources by sharing. Tax revenues for the state almost collapsed, and a large part of the noble families died out or sank into peasant status due to the fall in national debt . The Hanseatic League took over trade and shipping and dominated fish exports. The Archbishop of Nidaros was the country's most powerful man economically and politically, as the royal dynasty married into the Swedish in 1319 and died out in 1387 . Eventually, Copenhagen became the political center of the kingdom and Bergen the commercial center, while Trondheim remained the religious center.
From Reformation to Autocracy (1537–1660)
In 1537 , the Reformation was carried out in Norway. With that, almost half of the country's property was confiscated by the royal power at the stroke of a pen. The large seizure increased the king's income and was able, among other things, to expand his military power and consolidated his power in the kingdom. From roughly the time of the Reformation and in the following centuries, the state increased its power and importance in people's lives. Until around 1620, the state administration was fairly simple and unspecialised: in Copenhagen, the central administration mainly consisted of a chancellery and an interest chamber ; and sheriffs ruled the civil (including bailiffs and sheriffs) and the military in their district, the sheriffs collected taxes and oversaw business. The accounts were not clear and without summaries. The clergy, which had great power as a separate organization, was appointed by the state church after the Reformation, administered from Copenhagen. In this period, Norway was ruled by (mainly) Danish noble sheriffs, who acted as intermediaries between the peasants and the Oldenborg king in the field of justice, tax and customs collection.
From 1620, the state apparatus went through major changes where specialization of functions was a main issue. The sheriff's tasks were divided between several, more specialized officials - the sheriffs retained the formal authority over these, who in practice were under the national administration in Copenhagen. Among other things, a separate military officer corps was established, a separate customs office was established and separate treasurers for taxes and fees were appointed. The Overbergamtet, the central governing body for overseeing mining operations in Norway, was established in 1654 with an office in Christiania and this agency was to oversee the mining chiefs in the Nordenfjeld and Sønnenfjeld areas (the mines at Kongsberg and Røros were established in the previous decades). The formal transition from county government to official government with fixed-paid county officials took place after 1660, but the real changes had taken place from around 1620. The increased specialization and transition to official government meant that experts, not amateurs, were in charge of each area, and this civil service meant, according to Sverre Steen that the dictatorship was not a personal dictatorship.
From 1570 until 1721, the Oldenborg dynasty was in repeated wars with the Vasa dynasty in Sweden. The financing of these wars led to a severe increase in taxation which caused great distress.
Politically-geographically, the Oldenborg kings had to cede to Sweden the Norwegian provinces of Jemtland , Herjedalen , Idre and Särna , as well as Båhuslen . As part of the financing of the wars, the state apparatus was expanded. Royal power began to assert itself to a greater extent in the administration of justice. Until this period, cases of violence and defamation had been treated as civil cases between citizens. The level of punishment was greatly increased. During this period, at least 307 people were also executed for witchcraft in Norway. Culturally, the country was marked by the fact that the written language became Danish because of the Bible translation and the University of Copenhagen's educational monopoly.
From the 16th century, business became more marked by production for sale and not just own consumption. In the past, it was particularly the fisheries that had produced such a large surplus of goods that it was sold to markets far away, the dried fish trade via Bergen is known from around the year 1100. In the 16th century, the yield from the fisheries multiplied, especially due to the introduction of herring in Western Norway and in Trøndelag and because new tools made fishing for herring and skre more efficient. Line fishing and cod nets that were introduced in the 17th century were controversial because the small fishermen believed it favored citizens in the cities.
Forestry and the timber trade became an important business, particularly because of the boom saw which made it possible to saw all kinds of tables and planks for sale abroad. The demand for timber increased at the same time in Europe, Norway had plenty of forests and in the 17th century timber became the country's most important export product. There were hundreds of sawmills in the country and the largest had the feel of factories . In 1680, the king regulated the timber trade by allowing exports only from privileged sawmills and in a certain quantity.
From the 1520s, some silver was mined in Telemark. When the peasants chased the German miners whereupon the king executed five peasants and demanded compensation from the other rebellious peasants. The background for the harsh treatment was that the king wanted to assert his authority over the extraction of precious metals. The search for metals led to the silver works at Kongsberg after 1624, copper in the mountain villages between Trøndelag and Eastern Norway, and iron, among other things, in Agder and lower Telemark. The financial gain of the quarries at that time is unclear because there are no reliable accounts. Kongsberg made Denmark-Norway self-sufficient in silver and the copper works produced a good deal more than the domestic demand and became an important export commodity. Kongsberg and Røros were the only Norwegian towns established because of the quarries.
In addition to the sawmills, in the 17th century, industrial production ( manufactures ) was established in, among other things, wool weaving, soap production, tea boiling , nail production and the manufacture of gunpowder .
The monopoly until the Peace of Kiel (1660–1814)
Until 1660, the king had been elected by the Danish Riksråd, while he inherited the kingdom of Norway, which was a tradition in Norway. After a series of military defeats, the king committed a coup d'état and deposed the Riksdag. King Frederik III introduced absolute power, which meant that there were hardly any legal restrictions on the king's power. This reinforced the expansion of the state apparatus that had been going on for a few decades, and the civil administration was controlled to a greater extent from the central administration in Copenhagen. According to Sverre Steen, the more specialized and expanded civil service meant that the period of autocracy was not essentially a personal dictatorship: The changing monarchs had the formal last word on important matters, but higher officials set the conditions. According to Steen, the autocracy was not tyrannical where the citizens were treated arbitrarily by the king and officials: the laws were strict and the punishments harsh, but there was legal certainty. The king rarely used his right to punish outside the judiciary and often used his right to commute sentences or pardons. It almost never happened that the king intervened in a court case before a verdict had been passed.
In 1662, the sheriff system (in which the nobility played an important role) was abolished and replaced with amt . Norway was divided into four main counties (Akershus, Kristiansands, Bergenhus and Trondhjems) which were later called stiftamt led by stiftamtmen with a number of county marshals and bailiffs (futer) under them. The county administrator in Akershus also had other roles such as governor. The former sheriffs were almost absolute within their fiefs, while the new stifamtmen and amtmen had more limited authority; among other things, they did not have military equipment like the sheriffs. The county officials had no control over state income and could not enrich themselves privately as the sheriffs could, taxes and fees were instead handled by their own officials. County officials were employed by the king and, unlike the sheriffs, had a fixed salary. Officials appointed by the king were responsible for local government. Before 1662, the sheriffs themselves appointed low officials such as bailiffs, mayors and councillors. A church commissioner was given responsibility for overseeing the churchwardens' accounts. In 1664, two general road masters were appointed for Norway, one for Sonnafjelske (Eastland and Sørlandet) and one for Nordafjelske (Westlandet and Trøndelag; Northern Norway had no roads).
Both Denmark and Norway got new law books. The wretched state finances led to an extensive sale of crown property, first to the state's creditors. Further sales meant that many farmers became self-owned at the end of the 18th century. Industrial exploitation of Norwegian natural resources began, and trade and shipping and especially increasing timber exports led to economic growth in the latter part of the 1700s.
From 1500 to 1814, Norway did not have its own foreign policy. After the dissolution of the Kalmar Union in 1523, Denmark remained the leading power in the Nordic region and dominated the Baltic Sea, while Sweden sought to expand geographically in all directions and strengthened its position. From 1625 to 1660, Denmark lost its dominance: Christian IV lost to the emperor in the Thirty Years' War and ceded Skåne, Blekinge, Halland, Båhuslen , Jemtland and Herjedalen as well as all the islands in the inner part of the Baltic Sea. With this, Norway got its modern borders, which have remained in place ever since. Sweden was no longer confined by Norway and Denmark, and Sweden became the great power in the Nordic region. At the same time, Norway remained far from Denmark (until 1660 there was an almost continuous land connection between Norway and Denmark). During the Great Nordic War, Danish forces moved towards Scania and ended with Charles the 12th falling at Fredriksten . From 1720 to 1807 there was peace except for the short Cranberry War in 1788. In August 1807, the British navy surrounded Denmark and demanded that the Danish fleet be handed over. After bombing 2-7. On September 1807, the Danes capitulated and handed over the fleet (known as the "fleet robbery") and the arsenal. Two weeks later, Denmark entered into an alliance with Napoleon and Great Britain declared war on Denmark in November 1807. The Danish leadership had originally envisioned an alliance with Great Britain. Anger at the fleet robbery and fear of French occupation of Denmark itself (and thus breaking the connection with Norway) were probably the motive for the alliance with France. According to Sverre Steen, the period 1807-1814 was the most significant in Norway's history (before the Second World War). Foreign trade was paralyzed and hundreds of Norwegian ships were seized by the British. British ships, both warships and privateers , blocked the sea route between Norway and Denmark as described in " Terje Vigen " by Henrik Ibsen . During the Napoleonic Wars , there was a food shortage and famine in Norway, between 20 and 30 thousand people out of a population of around 900 thousand died from sheer lack of food or diseases related to malnutrition.
From the late summer of 1807, Norway was governed by a government commission led by the governor and commander-in-chief, Prince Christian August . Christian August was considered an honorable and capable leader. In 1808, a joint Russian and Danish/Norwegian attack on Sweden was planned; the campaign fails completely and Christian August concludes a truce with the Swedes. The Swedish king was deposed, the country got a new constitution with a limited monarchy and in the summer of 1808, Christian August was elected heir to the throne in Sweden. Christian August died a few months after he moved to Sweden and the French general Jean Baptiste Bernadotte became the new heir to the throne with the name "Karl Johan". After Napoleon was defeated at Leipzig in 1813, Bernadotte entered Holstein with Swedish forces and forced the Danish king to the Peace of Kiel .
Colonies and slave trade
Denmark-Norway acquired overseas colonies: St. Thomas (1665), St. Jan and St. Croix (18th century). At the same time, the kingdom entered into an agreement with rulers on the Gold Coast (Ghana) regarding the establishment of slave forts, including Christiansborg in Accra . The trade was triangular from Copenhagen to the Gold Coast with weapons, gunpowder and liquor which were exchanged for gold, ivory and slaves . The slaves were transported across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, among other things to the Danish-Norwegian colonies where St. Croix was most important. The ships returned to Copenhagen with sugar, tobacco, cotton and other goods. About 100,000 slaves were transported across the sea on Danish and Norwegian ships from 1660 to 1802. About 10% of the slaves died during the crossing. At least two of the slave ships ("Cornelia
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
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March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
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Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
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THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
***********************
Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
*******************************************************
Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
*****************************************
VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
********************************************
German postcard. VEB Progress Film-Verleih. DEFA-Wunsch 3107 15. The card hints at Von Winterstein's DEFA films Die Sonnenbrucks, Das verurteilte Dorf, and Genesung.
Eduard von Winterstein (born 1 August 1871 in Vienna; died 22 July 1961 in Berlin, real name: Eduard Clemens Franz Freiherr von Wangenheim) was a German film and theatre actor. His German film career spanned from the 1910s to the late 1950s, from the Wilhelminian cinema to the cinema of the GDR.
Winterstein's parents were the landowner Hugo von Wangenheim and his second wife, the Hungarian-born actress Aloysia (Luise) Dub. After taking acting lessons from his mother, Winterstein joined the stage in Gera in 1889, where, according to his memoirs of his youth published in 1942, he was able to experience an "undeservedly forgotten man", the actor Theodor Lobe. At the opening of the theatre in Annaberg on 2 April 1893, he played the title role in Egmont there. "I was reborn in Annaberg, I had become a completely different person. I had only really become an actor in this small town. [...] Thus the Annaberg period became one of the most beautiful in my profession," he wrote in his autobiography. At this theatre he also met the actress Minna Mengers, whom he married in 1894 at the Wartburg (their son was the actor Gustav von Wangenheim, 1895-1975). The theatre in Annaberg-Buchholz today bears the name Eduard von Winterstein Theatre. From 1895 Winterstein played at the Schillertheater, later at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. On his move, he enthused about his adopted home with the following words: "Berlin! In those days, much more than today, it was the much longed-for paradise to which every German actor aspired with all his might. [...] Here in this city of millions, a lively theatre life flourished. The Theatre Almanac of 1895 lists twenty-four theatres in Berlin. [...] I had found temporary accommodation with my family in Großbeerenstraße. [...] I was happy that I was to make my debut in Berlin in this very role (as Tellheim in Minna von Barnhelm)."
From 1913 Winterstein also took on film roles, in which the stocky actor soon became the ideal cast of energetic respecters such as generals, judges, landowners and directors. Unlike in the theatre, however, Winterstein's appearances in film were usually limited to supporting parts. Yet, already his second film, Schuldig (Hans Oberländer, Messter 1913) had him in the lead. From 1915, Winterstein performed in several films starring Henny Porten, mostly as evil antagonists, such as in the two-part Die Faust des Riesen (Rudolf Biebrach, 1917) and Die Claudi vom Geiserhof (Biebrach, 1917). In the late 1910s he acted in films by e.g. Rosa Porten (Die Erzkokette, 1917), Arthur Wellin (Erborgtes Glück, 1918; Pique Dame, 1918; Der Ring der drei Wünsche, 1918) all with Alexander Moissi, Richard Oswald (Der lebende Leichnam, 1918; Die Prostitution, 2. Teil - Die sich verkaufen, 1919), Robert Reinert (Opium, 1918-19), Jaap Speyer (Das Schicksal der Margarete Holberg, 1918), E.A. Dupont (Die Maske, 1919), and Rudolf Meinert (Das Kloster von Sendomir, 1919) with Ellen Richter. He had the lead in In den Krallen des Vampyrs (Wolfgang Neff, Heinz Sarnow, 1919), the two-part Der gelbe Tod (Carl Wilhelm, 1919), Nerven (Reinert, 1919), and Maria Magdalene (Reinhold Schünzel, 1919). He also was the male antagonist in a few films with Hedda Vernon, directed by Hubert Moest (Blondes Gift, 1919; Die Hexe von Norderoog, 1919; Lady Godiva, 1920; Das Frauenhaus von Brescia, 1920; Das fränkische Lied, 1922). In Ernst Lubitsch' Madame Dubarry (1919) he played count Jean Dubarry, who concocts the plan to marry Louis V's mistress Jeanne (Pola Negri) to his brother.
Winterstein remained extremely active in the early 1920s in such films as Der Reigen (Oswald, 1919-20) with Asta Nielsen, Die Tänzerin Marion (Fredric Féher, 1920), Maria Tudor (Adolf Gärtner, 1920) with Ellen Richter (many more films with Richter and Gärtner would follow), Das Martyrium (Paul Ludwig Stein, 1920) with Pola Negri, Das Haupt des Juarez (Johannes Guter, 1920) in which he had the lead, Hamlet (Svend Gade, Heinz Schall, 1920-21) with Asta Nielsen as Hamlet and Winterstein as Claudius, Die Beute der Erinnyen (Otto Rippert, 1921) with Werner Kraus, and Danton (Dimitri Buchowetzki, 1921) starring Emil Jannings as Danton and with Winterstein as general Westermann. In F.W. Murnau's Der brennende Acker (1921-22) he is count Rudenburg who unknowingly hires golddigger Johannes as secretary. from 1921 he also acted in the Fridericus Rex films (1922-23) , as Leopold Fürst von Anhalt-Dessau in the first and second part Sturm und Drang and Vater und Sohn, on the youth of Frederick the Great, played by Otto Gebühr. In part 3 and 4, Schicksalswende and Sanssouci, he played Fürst Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau. In addition to many supporting parts in the early 1920s, Winterstein had the male lead in Das Diadem der Zarin (Richard Löwenbein, 1922), Der Weg zu Gott (Franz Seitz Sr., 1923), Gott, Mensch und Teufel (Oskar Schubert-Stevens, 1923), In den Krallen der Schuld (Fred Rommer, 1924), Fräulein Josette - meine Frau (Gaston Ravel, 1926), Elternlos (Franz Hofer, 1927), Stolzenfels am Rhein. Napoleon in Moskau (Richard Löwenbein, 1927), Ein Tag der Rosen im August ... da hat die Garde fortgemußt (Max Mack, 1927).
When sound cinema set in, Winterstein was the school director in Der blaue Engel (Josef von Sternberg, 1929-30) with Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich, while he had another supporting part opposite Jannings in Liebling der Götter (Hanns Schwarz, 1930). In Rosenmontag (Hans Steinhoff, 1930) he is the commander-in-chief of Mathias Wieman who has an adulterous affair with Lien Deyers. In the early 1930s Winterstein played in several spy and secret service films, a.o. by Harry Piel, Gerhard Lamprecht a.o., while he continued to act in many period pieces. After the Nazi takeover in 1933, he continued acting in films. As he now was of a certain age, he would often play the father of the male or female lead, e.g. Brigitte Horney's father in Der König des Montblanc (Arnold Fanck, 1933/34) or Ivan Petrovich's father in Die Korallenprinzessin (Victor Janson, 1937), or elder military, judges, commissionaries, priests, and aristocrats. By the late 1930s many parts by Winterstein were small and uncredited. Instead, he had the male lead in the rural comedy Für die Katz (Hermann Pfeiffer, 1940), as a rich farmer who has a hate-love-affair with an innkeeper (Lina Carstens), which explodes when he shoots her cat who has killed his chicken. In the anti-British war propaganda film Ohm Kruger (Hans Steinhoff, 1941), Winterstein played Cronje, one of the Boer army commanders opposite Jannings as Paul Krüger. Several minor parts followed during the war years. During the National Socialist era, he was placed on the Gottbegnadeten list at the end of the war by the Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, so he wasn't sent to war.
After the war Winterstein was one of the people filmed for the 1946 newsreels Augenzeuge. From 1948 he worked for DEFA himself. initially in small parts, but from Die Jungen von Kranichsee (Arthur Pohl, 1950) he got substantial supporting parts. He starred in Die Sonnenbrucks (George C. Klaren, 1950-51) as an apolitical professor who keeps aside during the Third Reich, but is confronted with an escaped camp prisoner. His daughter helps the refugee but is killed herself. The professor, defamed by colleagues, meets the refugee at a conference in the GDR. The film won Winterstein the award for Best Actor at the Karlovy Vary film festival. Another important part Winterstein had as a village priest in Das verurteilte Dorf (Martin Hellberg, 1951-52), in which villagers protest against the removal of their town to make place for an US army base. Winterstein had the lead in Heimliche Ehen (Gustav von Wangenheim, 1955-56), also with Paul Heidemann, comedian from the silent era, and a young Armin Mueller-Stahl. In Konrad Wolf's Genesung (1955/56) Winterstein was a professor of medicine, confronted with a promising student of medicine (Wolfgang Kieling), who however has a dubious past. Winterstein's last (bit) part was in the Polish-German science-fiction film Der schweigende Stern (Kurt Maetzig, 1960). Eduard von Winterstein appeared in over 160 films.
Winterstein also scored various spoken-word records, including the ring parable from Nathan der Weise for the GDR record label Eterna even in his old age. In the period after the Second World War, Winterstein belonged to the ensemble of the Deutsches Theater. There he played the role of Nathan almost four hundred times. Winterstein consciously chose to live in the GDR, a circumstance that the GDR's cultural policy took advantage of. After his death, the Neue Deutschland devoted a special page to him, which included a text by Winterstein entitled "Wahl des Besseren" (Choosing the Better). Its concluding passage reads: "I have experienced many transformations: under three emperors, the First World War, the pseudo-democracy of the Second Reich, the Weimar Republic, the terrible twelve years of National Socialism and the complete collapse of the German Reich brought about by it, until, breathing a sigh of relief, I joined the new progressive spirit of my own free decision and will, and now proudly call myself a citizen of the German Democratic Republic, and this out of insight, reasons, choice of the better." During the 1950s Winterstein got several awards for his stage and screen work, including Best DDR actor. Winterstein is buried in the family grave at the Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery. Winterstein was married to actress Minna Mengers since 1894. Their son was the actor and director Gustav von Wangenheim (1895-1975).
Winterstein was on stage as an actor for a total of more than seventy years. His work is closely linked to German theatre history of the 20th century and especially to the history of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. He earned his greatest merits as a performer of roles from Lessing's plays. Winterstein stands for the concept of realistic theatre art advocated by Max Reinhardt and Otto Brahm. (Source: German Wikipedia, Filmportal, IMDb)
The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.
GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.
Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)
Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]
· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]
· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)
· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)
· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)
SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES
· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)
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Founded - 1985
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Jewelle Gomez
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The GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
GLAAD, the world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, honored Robert De Niro, Mariah Carey, and the best in film, television, and journalism at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Saturday May 14th 2016. Jennifer Lawrence, Aziz Ansari, Connie Britton, Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, Tamron Hall, Noah Galvin, Andrew Rannells, Andreja Pejić, and Jason Biggs were among the special guests. Recording artists Alex Newell and Bebe Rexha, as well as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Fun Home performed at the event hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress Laverne Cox. The 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo.
GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York. Additional awards were presented in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on April 2.
Excellence in Media Award: Robert De Niro (presented by Jennifer Lawrence)
Ally Award: Mariah Carey (presented by Lee Daniels)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Bruce Jenner: The Interview" 20/20 (ABC) [accepted by: Diane Sawyer, Caitlyn Jenner, and David Sloan, senior executive producer]
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Interview with Jim Obergefell" Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) [accepted by: U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell]
· Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Cosmopolitan [accepted by: Laura Brounstein, special projects director]
· Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
· Outstanding Individual Episode: "The Prince of Nucleotides" Royal Pains (USA Network)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution" Vice Reports (Vice.com)
· Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Cold Case: The Murders of Cosby and Jackson" by Dianna Wray (Houston Press)
· Outstanding Magazine Article: "Behind Brazil's Gay Pride Parades, a Struggle with Homophobic Violence" by Oscar Lopez (Newsweek)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "This Is What It’s Like To Be An LGBT Syrian Fleeing For Your Life" by J. Lester Feder (Buzzfeed.com)
SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES
· Outstanding Daytime Program Episode: "¿El marido de mi padre o yo?" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
· Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE: "Amor que rompe barreras" Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo) and "En cuerpo ajeno" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)
· Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Víctimas de abusos" Noticiero Univision (Univision)
· Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "Campeones de la igualdad" (Univision.com)
GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S. non-governmental media monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media.
Motto - to promote understanding, increase acceptance, and advance equality.
Founded - 1985
Founder
Vito Russo
Jewelle Gomez
Lauren Hinds
GLAAD 2016 President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis
GLAAD
104 W 29th St #4,
New York, NY 10001
USA
(212) 629-3322
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
301 Park Ave,
New York, NY 10022
USA
(212) 355-3000
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Yvan Salmon, dit Victor Noir, est un journaliste français dont le meurtre à l'âge de 21 ans suscita une forte indignation populaire et renforça l’hostilité envers le Second Empire.
Le 10 janvier 1870, il se présente avec son confrère Ulrich de Fonveille au 59 rue d’Auteuil, domicile de Pierre Bonaparte, cousin impulsif de Napoléon III, afin d’organiser en qualité de témoin un duel pour Paschal Grousset, son rédacteur en chef au sein du journal anti-bonapartiste la Marseillaise. Celui-ci s’estimait diffamé par un article de journal signé du prince. Du fait de la présence du patron de la Marseillaise, Henri Rochefort, qui vient lui aussi avec des témoins demander réparation à Bonaparte, la rencontre tourne mal. Le prince tire un coup de pistolet et Victor Noir s’écroule mortellement blessé.
Yvan Salmon, alias Victor Black, is a French journalist who has been murdered at the age of 21. It provoked a strong public outrage and deepened hostility against the Second French Empire.
On January 10, 1870, he ran with his colleague Ulrich Fonveille at the address 59 rue d'Auteuil in Paris, home of Pierre Bonaparte, cousin of Napoleon III, an impulsive guy, to organize as a witness a duel with Paschal Grousset, his editor within the anti-Bonapartist newspaper called "La Marseillaise". Pascal Grousset believed defamed by a newspaper article signed by the Prince. Due to the presence of the La Marseillaise's boss, Henri Rochefort, who also came with witnesses claiming damages from Bonaparte, the meeting went wrong. Prince pulled a gun and Victor Black collapsed, mortally wounded.
Nowadays, people still coming to visit the recumbent and put some flowers on his tomb.
The Original GLBT Expo Third Annual Video Lounge 2010
The 17th Original GLBT Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 216-2000
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Saturday 11:00 – 7:00 PM 2010
...11:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos including Kelly King, Levi Kreis, Rachael Sage,
12:00 George Lyter of ADD-TV music video block
1:00 Fifty years of Queer Cinema by Danforth Prince, of Blood Moon Productions
1:30 LGBT Historic Video – rare footage of NYC GLBT History curated by Randolfe Wicker
2:00 CampBlood.org's House of Horrors - Ever wonder what gays and horror movies have in common? Join the sickos behind the biggest gay horror movie site around.
2:30 David Kittredge, writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2 45 Rob Williams director of “Make the Yuletide Gay,” "Three-Day Weekend," and "Long Term Relationship"
3:00 George Lyter music video director and creator of ADD-TV with showcase Art and Activism w/guest speakers.
3:30 CampBlood.org's Slumber Party Massacre Join the nutsos behind the biggest gay horror movie website and their special guests for a slumber party with a serious body count. Bloodshed, beefcake and giveaways are just a few of the surprises in store at this party.
4:00 Under the Pink Carpet with Lovari - Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25, incl special guest Singer Lovari
4:30 Yozmit a special guest exposing Transgender discrimination in the job market. Yozmit has been in The Daily News, The New York Times and generating alot of press as she is part of the group that has filed a complaint with the state attorney general's office having proved city's human rights law were violated citing J. Crew as one of the offenders. Yozmit is also a performance artists and we will celebrate her work at the expo.
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4:45 Lavender Hip Hop, with Soce the Elemental Wizard and Chic & Sassy America's Top Drag Queen rappers
5:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks interviews Main Stage Performers
6:00 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Vanessa Conde, Beth Sacks, Neon Glitter Bliss, Salme Dahlstrom, amberRose Marie
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Sunday 12-6 2010
12:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl, Jason Antone, Brian Kent, LaVonna Harris, Noa Tylo
1:00 Appolonia Cruz from Fruta Extrana TV which is now FX GAY TV
1:15 Khalid Rivera recording artist who went to #1 Music Video on Logo’s Click List
1:30 GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation special guest Anu Singh
1:45 Samara Riviera from Vivalariviera.com has been seen on ABC and Telemundo Television, Samara has also produced footage for A&E Television Networks Biography series and has written for both Latino Boys and Adelante Magazine. Special guest will be Sahara Davenport from season two of RuPaul's Drag Race as seen on the MTV Networks channel Logo Television.
2:00 Rob Williams director of the award winning “Make the Yuletide Gay” now out on DVD
2:15 David Kittredge writer and director of the controversial thriller; "Pornography: A Thriller", opening at the Cinema Village on April 16
2:30 Lady Gaga - Live from The National Equality March
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski presents "Fatima's First Lady" comedy short starring R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva.
4:00 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Videos incl Lori Michaels, Athena Reich, Jamisin Lee (dancer), Peppermint, Josh Zuckerman, and interviews with main stage performers.
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03-21-2010
Mark Kent
British Ambassador to Thailand
15th September 2015
Bangkok, Thailand
International Day of Democracy
On 15 September each year the UN and its member countries observe the International Day of Democracy.
Following last year’s military coup in Thailand the UK and other members of the international community, including the Secretary-General of the UN, called for the early restoration of democracy. That seems even further away now than it did then. But what’s so great about democracy? We don’t support it because we want to impose a western, political system on everyone. We do so because a genuinely democratic system brings with it tremendous benefits.
In a democracy, everyone has equal right and opportunity to participate in the political process, and even stand for election. So democracy gives people some control over the decisions that affect their lives. People are less likely to resort to violence to resolve their differences or make their voices heard if they can participate in credible, fair elections, which allow for the peaceful and periodic transfer of power. Where democratic values are upheld, prosperity flourishes, and the risk of instability is minimised.
In a democracy, the people get to choose their leaders. So democratic governments have to respond to people’s needs and aspirations if they want to get re-elected. In countries where there is no democracy it is all too easy for governments to focus on their own self-interest, rather than governing in the interests of their citizens. So democracies provide fairer distribution of resources and access to power.
Democratic governments are accountable. Officials and politicians are answerable for their decisions and actions. This reduces the opportunity for corruption. Democracy also subjects governments to the rule of law, which means the law treats everyone, including the government, equally. Rule of law is important because, while it respects the will of the majority, it also protects the fundamental rights of individuals and minority groups.
Democracy isn’t just about having the right Constitution. We in the UK should know that – we don’t have a written Constitution at all: we have an uncodified and unwritten constitution. But it is dependent on some key players.
Take political parties, for example. Many people blame politicians and political parties for whatever they think is wrong with their country. There are good politicians and there are bad politicians, just like in any part of society. But political parties play a key role in a democracy. They take the issues we care about, and turn them into public policy. They train political leaders. They simplify the choices for voters at election time. They help inform the electorate. And, when in opposition, political parties monitor and challenge the performance of the ruling party. Of course, for all this to work, political parties must ensure they retain a strong link with the community, and keep listening to the people. And they need to be inclusive, and accessible to all citizens, and reflect broader society.
This year, the UN’s theme of International Day of Democracy is “Space for Civil Society”. The components of civil society – including a free press, charities, NGOs, religious organisations and international bodies such as the UN – all have a key role to play in a democracy. Civil society is an important safeguard against excessive state power. When strong enough, it holds governments to account, and ensures citizens are adequately informed about the issues that affect them. That is why we are concerned when governments put barriers in place to constrain the activities of civil society. Restrictions on freedom of expression are a clear example. In Thailand, a particularly worrying manifestation is the use of criminal defamation laws to instil fear and prevent people from raising legitimate concerns about wrongdoing and the abuse of power.
I blogged earlier this year about UK celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. One of the lessons from that anniversary is that democracy and the rule of law take time to take root. We in the UK are still working on it. There is healthy and open debate in the UK about issues such as membership of the House of Lords, which is the UK’s unelected upper chamber; about which voting system should be used in our elections; about devolution of power to other parts of the UK. Reform is a never-ending process. Political systems should continue to evolve to reflect changes in the society around them.
The important thing is that there is space for debate, and opposition. As Thailand once again begins the process of agreeing a new Constitution I hope there will be a full and free public debate on the implications for democracy.
The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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The 18th Annual Original GLBT Expo
The Fourth Annual Video Lounge
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
March 12th 2011 - 12 noon to 7pm
March 13th 2011 - 12 noon to 6 pm
Presents the Fourth Annual VIDEO LOUNGE
Hosted by
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival &
The Rhode Island International Film Festival
Main Curator
Ryan Janek Wolowski of both Film and Television
THE ORIGINAL GLBT EXPO FOURTH ANNUAL VIDEO LOUNGE
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Saturday March 12th 2011 12:00 – 7:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Brian Kent and Jason Walker
12:30 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
"16th and 8th" preview with Stephen Schulman from SASi Public Relations & Marketing
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Sekiya Dorsett director of "Saving Julian" a short film for and about LGBT homeless youth
1:30 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Bollywood goes pink
Desi Music Video Mix
Engendered / I View Film Festival Highlights
Guest from Karan Johar film कभी अलविदा न कहना "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"
2:00 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- RICHARD DeFONZO (VH1's "Boys Will Be Girls", Tribute Artist)
- TERESE GENECCO (MAC Award Winner, Longest running nightclub act on Broadway)
- PAUL GOLIO & TINSEL (Ventriloquist)
- BOBBY CRONIN (Theatre Composer/Lyricist, Welcome to My Life)
2:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Phil Putnam
Gabrielle Lindau "These Showers Can Talk" short film with Lori Michaels
Deepa Soul aka Diedra Meredith (recording artist) / executive director of OUTMUSIC, the LGBT Academy of Recording Artists
Josh Zuckerman
3:00 Lady Gaga - Rare clips from 2008 before "The Fame" was released + more
3:30 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
Oh My Josh! International pop recording artist "Out My Face (Wah Wah Wah)"
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
4:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
Miss America 2011's Claire Buffie (Miss New York)
www.missnyorg.com/miss-ny-2010.html
LOVARI w/ special guest entertainers from his music videos:
Demanda Dahhling/Thomas Bistriz(Author)
Janifer (Recording Artist)
King Ralphy (Promoter)
Seth Clark Silberman (PHDJ)
DJ Sparrow - www.LovariWorld.Com
Simply Rob (spoken word poet) from El Grito de Poetas
Jorge Merced the director of the fabulous "Pregones" Bronx Theater
India M. (India Mendelsohn)
Barnacle Billl (Bill Murray)
Ova Floh
5:00 Ms. Demure HOSTS from Dayton, Ohio host of Harper's Bazzaroworld Present's The Ms.Demure Show
Joe E. Jeffreys presents "Drag Show Video Verite"
Candy Samples
5:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Brad Loekle
Claudia Cogan
6:15 "White House Presidential Proclamation LGBT Pride Month" with Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy, Ryan Janek Wolowski
6:15 - 7:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos incl LaVonna Harris, Yozmit, R. Sky Palkowitz The Delusional Diva, Peppermint, Kid Akimbo, Josh Zuckerman, Ari Gold, Pepper Mashay, Erika Jayne and more
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Sunday March 13th 2011 12:00 – 6:00PM
12:00 Stephen Flynn - Director of the Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HOSTS
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival video highlights incl David Kittredge, David Kilmnick, Ron Soper, Carmella Cann aka Michael Ferreira and amberRose Marie
12:30 Neal Bennington - Broadway Commentator as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
- NOREEN CRAYTON (National Tour of Rent, Independent Music Award winner)
- NATASCIA DIAZ (Broadway's Man of La Mancha & The Capeman)
- REBECCA LARKIN (Broadway's Avenue Q & South Pacific
1:00 Randolfe Wicker LGBT Activist HOSTS
Gender bending music videos in Japanese Pop culture
Colleen Whitaker speaking on behalf of Susi Graf "Lost in the Crowd" documentary on NYC LGBT homeless youth
Paul Golio & Tinsel Ventriloquist / Jokes / Sketch Comedy
1:30 Tym Moss from Artists Exposed HOSTS
Robbie Cronrod, from Robbie and Allan (www.LoveAtFirstWink.com/vote ; Crate and Barrel's Ultimate Wedding Challenge, Currently 2nd Pl)
Ariel Aparicio
Athena Reich
"What Happens Next" feature film sneak peak with Thom Cardwell and guest stars from the movie showing of some clips and the Q&A with Jon Lindstrom, Chris Murrah, and Ariel Shafir
2:00 Anu Singh from GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation HOSTS
Ricky Martin Recipient of GLAAD's Vito Russo Award music video spotlight
Juan Fortino
Vermex Van Croix
Kid Akimbo originally from Brazil
2:30 Soce the Elemental Wizard / Andrew Singer HOSTS
Comedy Stop
Mike Cotayo
Joanne Filan
3:00 Appolonia Cruz from FX GAY TV previously known as Fruta Extrana
TV as seen on The Wendy Williams Show HOSTS
*JANID (Recording Academy and Billboard Recognized Zonisphere
Recording Artist) - "Alias" music video
LIVE Q&A with
JANID and Kaydean (Alias video director, Recording Academy
Recognized 3x Gold and 1x Platinum record producer and CEO of
Zonisphere Records)
*Chanel International (Drag Star)
*Johnathan Cedano (actor) - portraying adult film actor Tiger Tyson
in the one-man show "Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,"
"INDIO" Producer/Director of Johnathan Cedano's "Portrait of a Porn Star"
*Mike Todd GOOTH Magazine
Samara Riviera from www.VivaLaRiviera.com, Sassy Parker from Chic and Sassy
*Adam Barta
*amberRose Marie Upclose & Personal: a videomentary. LIVE Q&A
with Billboard recording artist amberRose Marie follows, with a
special surprise. National SAG LGBT committee member Ron B.
Joins Appolonia Cruz for an intimate chat with this Diva-licious
beauty. www.amberRoseMarie.com
4:00 Ryan Janek Wolowski of MTV Networks HOSTS
MAOR - Recording Artist/Music Producer originally from Tel Aviv/Israel will perform his latest single "Kmo Shir Chadash" & Victory - NO More Rain
Check out www.maormusic.com/home
BeBe Zahara Benet winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Live in person showcasing "Cameroon" plus live Q&A
4:30 Under the Pink Carpet Meet the on air personalities from the gay-themed television entertainment news series that airs on WNYE / WNYC TV Channel 25 / Dish Miss HOSTS
Lady Clover Honey
Tony Sawicki
Colton Ford, recording artist, actor (The Lair) and former gay male adult entertainment star.
5:30 - 6:00 Best in LGBT and our friends Music Music Videos including Vanessa Conde, Crystal Waters, Noa Tylo, Salme Dahlstrom, Khalid Rivera and more.
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VIDEO LOUNGE 2011 make sure not to miss this event which only happens once a year.
Look for surprise guests throughout the day as well as giveaways all day long.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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