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Tracy Taylor carried onstage? Whether called a poetry jam,

An Independent film With Dancing Borg and Fembots? EV a reading, or performance art,
Kentucky connections is premier- nearly nude? Aquarius? This and everyone is invited to read what
ing at the Kentucky Theater on more was part of the stellar open- they have written once a month at
Wednesday, AuQUSt 29- “LOSt in ing of Coronation 20—The Odyssey the Pride Center. You can even ‘
the Pershing Point Hotel" has been Continues...Yeah Baby, Yeahl! read some favorite words by
sweeping film festivals and is Held on July 8 at the Radisson another author if that will help get
scheduled for theatrical release Hotel in downtown Lexington, you started.
this coming October. Based on Coronation 20 was the culmination We seek to create a safe
early information, the cost will be of a weekend of festivities spon- space. open to all people, to read
$10 with an additional charge for a sored by the Imperial Court of and to listen to the words emerg—
VlP Reception tOllOWan the Kentucky to celebrate the achieve— ing from our lives. Our "9’“ event
screening at The Bar. ments of Reign 19, and Empress Wt" be Sunday, AUQUSt 26 at 7 pm,

This black comedy adaptation XIX Tracy Taylor and Emperor XIX Pride Center, 389 Waller Ave..
of Leslie Jordan's award-winning, Donnie EV Royse, and to elect new We also will discuss the con-
off-Broadway play has been nomi- monarchs cept Of “The \fiolence Of Silence.”
nated for, and often won, "Best Two Hundred Forty people What have you been Pressured to
Picture" and "Best Director" in attended Coronation XX.The festiv- keep silent about and how has that
every film festival it has played, ities started on Friday night with the effected Y°Ur “f3? This may
including LA Outfest, Seattle In-Town show, held at Club 141. become part Of a project for the
International, San Francisco Despite being an "early" show, it Alternative Roots Art Festival next
Lesbian & Gay and Chicago was well attended. spring. Historically Roots encour-
Underground. Saturday evening, the State ages artistic expression that has a

The film is the quirky and Dinner was held at the Radisson. $°°iallUStl°e °°mP°”e"t-
tOUChan story 0f three mismatched Speakers from Lexington and from
runaways in search or their own some of the eleven other Courts in
identities who ride the razor's edge attendance spoke of the important
and misbehave as entertainingly role ofthe Court in their community.
as possible. lt is set in the 1970’s Empress LaTrina Bidet of Seattle
in Atlanta's Glam-rock under- spoke of the benefits of visiting
ground drug scene. other courts, strengthening the

At the'center ofthe film is "The court system, building cooperation
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