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DAYTON LGBT FILM FEST Heading Into 12th Year!

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What do Bette Midler, Danny Glover, Danny DeVito, Laura Linney, Ian McKellen and Laverne Cox all have in common? They all have films playing at The Dayton LGBT Film Festival this year!

Titles are locked down, marketing materials are ready to go, and visiting artists are securing their travel plans for The 12th Annual Dayton LGBT Film Fest – taking place next month at THE NEON in Downtown Dayton.

During the weekend of Oct. 13-15, the festival will screen 17 films (a combination of shorts and features) with ties to the LGBT community – ranging from American comedies to International dramas…from narratives to documentaries. Directors, stars and other creative individuals from a handful of the selections are slated to attend.

One special guest will be Jill Alexander, an accomplished actress and co-star of SENSITIVITY TRAINING (pictured above on the left). The committee selected the film from over 100 submissions this year and was unaware (until after booking the film) that Alexander grew up right here in the Miami Valley and attended Beavercreek High School. The festival is thrilled to bring Alexander back home to share her work with the community and her family.

On Friday, October 13, attendees of the Opening Night Film FREAK SHOW will be invited to the Opening Night Party at The Mudlick Tavern – just a few blocks from THE NEON. For $8, guests will see the movie and then enjoy a complimentary cocktail and appetizers – this is certain to be a very hot ticket.

Though festival passes sold out in record time this year, patrons will have a chance to get single tickets for each of the screenings beginning Friday, September 8. Details about the films and how to get tickets can be found on the official site – www.daytonlgbt.com

Sponsors for this year’s festival include PFLAG Dayton, The Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus, Sue Spiegel & Lisa Hanauer, The Human Race Theatre Company, Miami Valley Fair Housing, AARP Ohio, The Greater Dayton LGBT Center, MJ’s On Jefferson, Johnny Dangerously, Equitas Health, David Lauri, Square Once Salon & Spa, Marion’s Piazza, Ken Byers, Kurt Fleagel & Warren Riffle, and Westminster Financial.

THE NEON is located at 130 E. 5th St in downtown Dayton. For additional information, visit the official site – www.daytonlgbt.com – or call THE NEON at (937)222-8452.

RED Table Design Gala Sold Out- Preview Party Added!

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RED square imageEvery two years the AIDS Resource Center Ohio hosts a RED Table Design Gala.  RED is an acronym for Reach, Empower, Dream of a world without AIDS.  Over 40 interior designers, florists, artists and community volunteers will spend 3 days creating over the top center pieces based on a theme.  For 2014  the table designs will embrace the spirit of rock music, the artists and rock and roll culture that make up the ROCK AND RED Hall of Fame!

 

Red ;10The Gala, which will take place on Sat, April 26th at the Masonic Center, has officially sold out.  Chair  Sue Spiegel says,  “The tables are truly works of art and we want to be able to share them with more than just our Gala Guests, so this year we are adding a preview party!” Check out pictures from RED 2010, The Silver Celebration and RED 2012, Ooh La Rouge.

Ryan Levin, Preview Party Chair, suggested “working with the ARC Ohio Associate board and making it a fun cocktail event featuring tasting elements.” For just a $25 donation to ARC Ohio, attendees can tour the tables and enjoy a bourbon tasting, led by Joseph Head of The Century Bar accompanied by a candied bacon praline or a Martini Tasting curated by DaytonMostMetro.com’s Mixologist Brian Petro. Passed hor d’oeuvres will be included in the price and a cash bar will also be available. Guests of both Friday & Saturday’s events will be able to bid on the silent auction.

Items include trips to Umbria, Italy, a Florida beach resort, Chef dinners from 2014_Gala_RafTicket_020614_co_Page_1Coco’s, C’est Tout, Salar, Brio, Fleming’s and Bonefish, gift certificates to area shops, services, theater and sporting events. Guests may also purchase raffle tickets for a winner’s choice of a trip to the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas or a $4900 piece of jewelry from Elizabeth Diamond Company.

 

Auction and raffle winners will be announced during Saturday night’s festivities.
Tickets for the Preview Cocktail Party can be purchased online as well as RED Raffle tickets which are $25 each or six for $100.  The RED Table Design Gala for 2012 raised a record breaking $505,000.   With generous lead sponsorship from GDAHA, Marion’s Piazza, Westminster Financial, Square One Salon and Spa, Lexus of Dayton, Ameriprise Financial, and a myriad of other supporters,  the 2014 Gala is on track to rock and roll right over the top for a new record!

Special DMM Reader Ticket Contest:

Like this post and then tell us why you should win a pair of tickets for the RED preview party and you might be the lucky winner drawn to win tickets.  Winner to be announced Thurs, 4/24 at 9pm.