The Crocker Art Museum and the Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival will co-present a screening of audience-favorite short films from past festivals at the Museum on Thursday, Oct. 6. The program will start at 7 p.m. and includes the following films: “Little Black Boot” (2003, USA, 17 min) by director Colette Burson – A modern Cinderella tale in which a high school girl dresses up as a boy for the prom and finds mutual attraction with the prom queen.   “Ryan's Life” (2004, USA, 24 min) by director Nick Wauters – Complications arise for high school student Ryan as he begins to wonder if he might be gay.   “Gódir Gestir,” or “Family Reunion,” (2006, Iceland, English subt

The Crocker Art Museum now hosts Thursdays ‘til 9. The event will feature four art experiences, Film Frame, Art Mix, Playlist and Open Art.     Open Art is the theme every fourth Thursday of the month and was the theme this past Thursday. Thursdays ‘til 9 featured “Licensing in the Digital Age,” held in the Cemo room with seventy plus attendees. Robert G. Pimm, Esq., Chief Learning Officer and Director of Legal Services at California Lawyers for the Arts led the workshop. Pimm spoke on industry standards, intellectual property rights and how these rights are bought, sold and optioned. Intellectual property copyrights are not just one right but five. They include the right to reproduce

The Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (SIGLFF), held at the Crest Theatre, had a successful run during the weekend. Three nights of showcase short and full length movies were shown and were well received. Each evening started with a VIP reception with Zócalo providing hors d’oeuvres. Barefoot Winery provided a station for wine, champagne, and other drinks. Informational stations were set up in the lobby entrance. Tina Stidman, Vice President of the Sacramento Valley Veterans (SVV) and other volunteers were on hand to promote the fight to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. The SVV co-presented A Marine Story at the festival. Stidman also introduced me to the co-star Par

The Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is back for the 19th year, celebrating art and creativity in the queer community and presenting films from all over the world at the Crest Theatre Thursday through Saturday. “We try to both entertain and educate,” said Program Director Michael Dennis. The difference in this year’s film festival is that there will be no underlying themes, unlike last year when the films all represented themes of gay youth. This year, the shorts and feature films will be a sort of mixed bag, Dennis said. “I really like independent film, and this gives me a chance to see a lot of it,” Dennis said. “It’s really nice to hear people talk about the fil

Drag Queen Bingo played tonight at Hamburger Patties and the beneficiary was Sacramento Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (SIGLIFF). Produced by Outword magazine, it plays every other week as it continues into 2010. The next bingo game is Wed. Jan 27 and will benefit Breaking Barriers. Hamburger Patties is located at J and 16th. For more detailed information, please see Sonia Lucyga's article at http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/12006/Drag_Queen_Bingo_Raises_Money_for_Charity. SacPress Photo | Kati Garner

The Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (SIGLFF), Sacramento's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) art event, is coming to the Crest Theatre Thursday through Saturday. "Embrace your sexuality, whatever it is," said Patti Barcena of SIGLFF. "SIGLFF is good entertainment. Where else will you get to see GLBT films with such an appreciative audience?" SIGLFF is a non-profit event that shows worldwide film and video works of both positive or critical portrayals of GLBT communities, people and aspects of their daily lives. "This international festival provides an outlet for GLBT filmmakers to express themselves and have their works shown on a big screen to