Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Robyn - Honey
Following the release of “HONEY,” (Konichiwa/Interscope Records) one of 2018’s most-beloved albums (and her first in eight years), Robyn is releasing the video for the album’s title track. The video was directed by Max Vitali who has previously helmed many iconic visuals for Robyn, including the video for ”Call Your Girlfriend.”
Robyn wanted the process of making the video to also embody her mantra of bringing people together and communicating in person. She issued an open casting call, posted to Twitter, where she asked for modern and liberated supporters to send in videos of themselves dancing. The music video was filmed in London and stars Robyn and these fans, coming to Clapton/London from the UK, the US, Sweden, France, Norway and Denmark. It is a testament to love, sensuality and the loose feeling during the after-hours of a great party, encapsulating the themes of Robyn’s universally acclaimed sixth album.
Says director Vitali: “As with any video, or anything in life at all in fact, it’s all about having great people around. We had amazing, beautiful people that brought amazing, beautiful energy, both in front of and behind the camera, and I hope that comes across.”
Robyn continues: “I was amazed by the warmth and open spirit of the cast. It was lovely to dance with them during the shoot, the energy was so cool. Max and I both wanted this video to feel loose and free and I was just so impressed of how everyone who came to be a part of the shoot just got it and gave it their all.”
Robyn and Max Vitali worked with long time collaborators Maria Wahlberg aka Decida and Jefta Van Dinther and Thiago Granato for the choreography for the video. It is produced by Academy Films and shot by DOP Mathieu Plainfosse.
As previously announced, Robyn will be embarking on a full North American and European tour in support of Honey, her first full tour since 2013. Yesterday, Red Bull Music Festival Los Angeles announced its line-up including two Robyn shows on February 22nd and 23rd at the Palladium. You can listen to Robyn's 2018 Red Bull Music Festival lecture here.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Shawn Mendes Announces Stadium Tour - Comes to Denver July, 2019
“Playing Rogers Centre is truly a dream come true for me. Having grown up going to games, playing as an opener just a few years ago, and now being able to headline a show here, is just surreal. I’m so grateful for the fans that have supported me from the beginning and have made this possible.” - Shawn Mendes
Last week fans discovered Shawnstadium.com with a countdown to today’s date. Today, presale information, including how to access tickets and VIP packages through the Roots Toronto Only and Online Presale, FirstAccess Presale & General Fan Presale is available on ShawnStadium.com and ShawnMendesTheTour.com/Stadium. Tickets will be available for sale to the public December 15th at 10AM EST via Ticketmaster.ca
Travel: Cuba VIP Travel Announces New Havana LGBTQ Pride Celebration Tour to Mark Historic Changes to the Cuban Constitution
“It was important to us to craft an itinerary that not only captured the joy of the Havana Pride Parade but offered insights into the incredible work being done here to advance the cause of LGBTQ rights,” says Yaima Sanchez, Co-Founder, and COO of Cuba VIP Travel. “That’s why it’s such a great honor that we’ll be collaborating with some of the most prominent names in Cuba’s LGBTQ community, including individual activists as well as organizations, all of them playing key roles in the vital push for rights. These are the people changing the LGBTQ landscape across Cuba, and we’re so proud to be able to invite our customers to be part of that.”
The new tour has been designed as a celebratory response to the landmark announcement earlier this year that the Cuban National Assembly was backing a constitutional change that will, for the first time, allow same-sex marriage in the country. Through a carefully curated series of experiences, the tour will offer customers a snapshot of Havana’s LGBTQ scene at this crucial moment in history.
One Colorado: Will you help us reach our Gives Day goal?
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The deadline for Colorado Gives Day is TODAY! Will you help us secure protections and advance opportinity for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families in 2019 by making your tax-deductible gift this morning?
We’ll make this short. Today is Colorado Gives Day and it’s your chance to stand with us in 2019 and we have some pretty ambitious plans for next year - so it’s more important than ever that you support us today!
Colorado has not seen a pro-equality majority in four years and we just became the first state to elect an openly gay Governor! One Colorado Education Fund will be working hard to pass our policy priorities next year but we can’t do it without folks like you.
Pitch in your tax-deductible gift now!
We need your support - can you help us stand with transgender Coloradans, protect LGBTQ students in schools, and defend against every attack on community? Our fundraising goal is $40,000 - we need your help to get there.
Coloradans’ voices were heard this election. Now let’s make sure that LGBTQ Coloradans can be proud of their state.
Thanks for all you do,
Daniel, Sheena, Pinky, Cara, Burdock, Garrett, Jordan, Sarah, and Heidi
Support LGBTQ+ Coloradans Today, on Colorado Gives Day
Visit ColoradoGives.org/TheAlexanderFoundation to donate today.
If you are not in a position to donate financially this year, please consider volunteering your time. The Alexander Foundation has many volunteer opportunities, ranging from one-time event help to serving on the board of directors (especially needed is help in the finance/treasurer arena) to helping out on a committee. If you’re interested please email taf.information@gmail.com.
OUT on DVD/VOD: Scaffolding
Described as "a fully absorbing character study (Los Angeles Times) and "a tough and moving educational drama" (The Hollywood Reporter), this “small film with a big heart” (Screen International) earned the title of “one of the most beautiful and interesting films that were ever made in Israel” (Avner Shavit, Walla)
when it held its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the
prestigious ACID showcase. The film went on to win numerous awards,
including Best Israeli Feature and Best Actor awards as well as an
honorable mention for Best Cinematography at the Jerusalem Film
Festival, and received 8 Israeli Film Academy nominations and won the
prize for Best Supporting Actor.
“Matan
Yair's debut feature is both dazzling and wonderfully literate”, said
Richard Ross, Co-President of Breaking Glass. “Newcomer, and non-actor,
Asher Lax delivers a mesmerizing, assured performance in this complex
tale of a boy and his difficult relationship with both his father and
teacher.”
17-year-
old ASHER has always been the impulsive troublemaker, from primary
school, all through junior high and high school. It's hard for him to
concentrate in class, and he is compelled by a lot of rage and violence;
yet he is also endowed with a considerable amount of charm and street
wisdom. While his strict father sees him as a natural successor to the
family's scaffolding business, Asher finds a different masculine role
model in his gentle literature teacher Rami and forges a special
connection with him. Torn between the two worlds, Asher looks for a
chance for a new life and new identity. When a sudden tragedy occurs, he
has to take the ultimate test of maturity.
SCAFFOLDING
played a number of film festivals, including the Toronto Independent
Film Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, the Philadelphia
Film Festival, and the Raindance Film Festival.
Monday, December 3, 2018
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Enter the National LGBTQ Task Force's Condom Design Contest
Help design sex-positive condom packaging for the LGBTQ community! The goal is to normalize the conversation around safe sex by creating a condom design that’s edgy and fun, and more likely to be picked up and used when it's needed.
THEME: LGBTQ Safe Sex Positivity. Be Fun. Be Sexy. Be You. Creativity is encouraged!
TO ENTER: Click here to upload your design, it's easy! The submission deadline is December 15th, followed by an online voting period. Winner will be selected in mid-January.
PRIZES:
• 1st place winner will receive (2) VIP Tickets to The Beach Party at Winter Party Festival on March 3, 2019 in Miami Beach, and (250) Custom-printed condom wallets featuring the winning design ($750 value).
• 2nd place winner will receive (100) Custom-printed condom wallets featuring the winning design ($200 value).
It's now easier than ever to get a Colorado state ID that reflects who you are
What do you need to know?
Coloradans who don’t identify as male (M) or female (F) can update their drivers licenses, state identification cards, and driving permits with a gender neutral “X” designation, as determined by them and their licensed treating medical or behavioral healthcare provider.
To update your gender marker, you and your provider must complete DR 2083 Change of Sex Designation form with a signature from your licensed medical or behavioral healthcare provider. This requirement does not require an individual to undergo any specific surgery, treatment, clinical care, or behavioral healthcare.
It must be printed, signed, and submitted in person to your local Department of Motor Vehicles branch.
Your provider can be licensed in Colorado or any other state.
There is no additional fee to change the sex identifier, however, you will need to pay the standard fee to obtain a new card.
More information can be found on Colorado Department of Revenue’s FAQ: Non-binary Sex Identifier on Driver Licenses and Identification Cards document.
Koelbel Urban Homes: The New Modern in Denver
As the newest division of legendary developer Koelbel and Company, KUH is focused on in-fill properties, designing and building innovative homes tailored to each unique site.
Offered homes run the gamut of detached single-family homes to svelte modern attached designs featuring today's popular spaces, such as rooftop decks and open-plan concepts. All KUH homes, of course, are designed for optimum living and with respect for the surroundings.
Why Alex Leach Supports TAF on CO Gives Day
By Alex Leach , Scholarships Chair, The Alexander Foundation
I initially became involved with The Alexander Foundation as a member of the scholarship committee. Through this role, I was able to see firsthand the amazing work the foundation was able to accomplish with the generous donations received for our scholarship fund. These scholarships allow students to accomplish their goals, and with your donations we can continue to support their dreams. A donation to us is a donation to these promising students.
You don't have to wait until December 4th to participate! Visit ColoradoGives.org/TheAlexanderFoundation to schedule your donation early!
One Colorado: Contribute to LGBTQ Equality in 2019
By Daniel Ramos, Executive Director, One Colorado
So much has happened in 2018 that we thought we would take a moment to look back on all our work over the last 11 months. We started off with an especially busy legislative session in the Spring, from a contentious fight to save the Colorado Civil Rights Division to the defeat of a bill that would have permitted adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ parents.
Over the summer, our team visited Pride festivals in every corner of our state, from Durango to Fort Collins and during that time, over 10,000 Coloradans signed our petition to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy. (If you haven’t signed it yet, you still can here!)
We launched a series of regional trainings to talk with LGBTQ Coloradans about their experiences with healthcare and arm them with the tools to become their own best advocates. Our team put on four Gay-Straight Alliance Leadership summits up and down the front range and on the Western Slope - attended by over 300 students, teachers and parents.
And then came the 2018 Election. The results of this election seem to indicate that a rainbow wave has truly come to the state, with the largest delegation of openly LGBTQ officials elected, including the state’s first transgender lawmaker and the nation’s first openly gay Governor!
Our incredible team of volunteers played a huge role in these succesess. We made 40,681 phone calls to talk to pro-equality voters and filled 294 volunteer shifts this Fall. We hit the pavement and knocked on 6,128 doors. And you, our supporters, turned out to vote in huge numbers - the highest of any mid-term election since One Colorado was founded - with 83% of our supporters voting this year.
You’ve been incredible this year. Help us build for 2019.
DCPA selects two projects for its spring residency of Powered By Off-Center out of 56 local submissions
Off-Center, the most unconventional line of theatrical programming at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), has selected two projects that will receive a Powered by Off-Center residency:
Untitled Crypto-Judaism Project by Jessica Kahkoska and Conspiracy Theory G by Jennifer Faletto. Between two and six performances of each work in progress will be offered in The Jones at the corner of Speer & Arapahoe. Dates will be confirmed and tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Off-Center designed Powered Byas an opportunity for local creators of all kinds to develop their projects with the DCPA’s staff, facilities and financial support, culminating in a series of public showings. Local artists were encouraged to submit performance pieces for consideration; a selection committee of more than 30 individuals participated in the review of 56 submissions, each of which was evaluated by seven people.
Nine semi-finalists and five finalists were named; two projects were awarded residencies. Each of the two selected projects will receive a $5,000 budget for development over the next four months including research, travel, production-related expenses, and artistic and production staff support. These residencies will culminate in between two and six performances for the public. “We’re giving our local artistic community a new place to play and a platform to experiment, engage and excite us all,” said Charlie Miller, curator of Off-Center. “I was so inspired by all of the creative ideas we received and the quality of the proposals made it difficult to select just two. We are thrilled to support these two projects and to help Jessica and Jennifer experiment with new theatrical ideas, processes and forms to tell their exciting and unique stories.”
Art and culture unite for a Luminarias festival during the First Friday Art Walk
As always, hundreds of artists will be displaying work in studios and galleries along Santa Fe Drive with late-night hours in addition to Luminarias festivities.
Enjoy a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will be roaming the galleries along the Luminarias path.
Luminarias—or Farolitos—are a tradition of the southwest. Candles are carefully placed in sand inside of a bag, providing a warm glow that will take over Santa Fe Drive in Denver for one night only.
Farolito means “little lantern” in Spanish, and luminary, or luminaria, means “festival light.” The term luminaria was used in reference to a vigil bonfire, though it’s primarily northern New Mexicans who have kept this distinction.
Nice To See StevieB: Wreath Be With You
By StevieBEvery season, in my head anyway, starts with the changing of the door wreath. I’m not sure how this seems to be hardwired into me. I do know that it was something I was raised with, a sort of family tradition. One in which my sisters and I still do religiously.
It is pretty odd, this tradition growing up in a household without a lot of traditions. Apart from the ones pressed upon us by the Mormon Church doctrine. None of us children have multiple spouses, stockpile food stores for the coming apocalypse, or the very worst of them all….use white bread. It is a testament to our development that we escaped the churches brainwashing of "all food must be highly processed."
I thought about this while I placed my holiday wreath upon my door. Then I stood back to survey my fantastic wreath. The wreath, as one would expect, then gets compared to the next door neighbors. The Nguyen’s. Oh, man…. I. Hate. Them. With their stinking wreath all made of home-decorated pine cones. Each pine cone individually wrapped with colorful ric-rac trimming. Where do they get off?! Last year, after I placed my silver-glitter dipped "winter-wonder land" wreath on our entry way door, they had the nerve to come back with battery operated garland festooned about their door. I guess money can’t buy taste.
This year I have decided to not descend to their level of one-upmanship. A classic evergreen wreath, deconstructed; if you will. Maybe a bit like Mormon Christ would of carried as he roamed the mid-west.
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