OUTrageously Real

CALGARY INTERNATIONAL SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL
www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com

SPECIAL EVENT #1: OUTrageously Real
Thursday, April 5, 2007 – 8:00 – $15 / $10 students
Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby – EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts

Presented With:
OutFest
Calgary OutLink – Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity

ARTISTS:
John Barton (Victoria)
David Bateman (Toronto)
Ivan E. Coyote ( Vancouver)
Billeh Nickerson (Vancouver)
evalyn parry (Toronto)
Bill Richardson (Vancouver)
Michael V. Smith (Vancouver)

MC: Sheri-D Wilson/ Vong Sundara

Featuring
the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Chinook Arch
Her most Imperial and Sovereign Majesty Empress 30
of Calgary and all of Southern Alberta – Mz. Dyna Myte

The CISWF presents the official launch of Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets (Arsenal Pulp Press). The first of its kind, this groundbreaking anthology ranges from the 1890s to the present and explores every region of Canada, including poems from Quebec translated into English for the first time!

This event includes a special fundraiser auction, featuring the winners of OutFest's Body & Soul: a photographic interpretation in black & white. This photography competition invites artists to interpret "Body & Soul" in a dizzying array of shapes and sizes. Don't miss your chance to bid on an original piece of artwork! For more information, visit www.calgary2007.com/photo.asp.

This is not just a literary event. This is a celebration of the word, the body and the community.

Calgary OutLink: Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity – The Gay and Lesbian Community Services Association has been in our community for over 20 years and is preparing for the next phase with a new name and a renewed commitment to the community. Our mission is to create networking and community building among all people by providing GLBTQ (Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual/Two Spirited/Questioning) support, education, referrals and resources.

Tickets at Pages in Kensington, Megatunes, McNally Robinson Bookstellers

Tickets for this event also available at:
Calgary OutLink
#4 1230A 17^th Ave SW
403.234.8973

MEDIA CONTACT: Tracy Stewart
403.472.3390 - tracy.stewart@shaw.ca