{"id":111791,"date":"2022-04-14T22:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T02:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111791"},"modified":"2022-04-14T22:57:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T02:57:42","slug":"artsquests-lgbtq-film-series-returns-with-2020s-ahead-of-the-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111791","title":{"rendered":"ARTSQUEST\u2019S LGBTQ+ FILM SERIES RETURNS WITH 2020\u2019S \u2018AHEAD OF THE CURVE\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

FREE SCREENING TUES., APRIL 26, FEATURES SPECIAL INTRODUCTION BY ARTSQUEST\u2019S PRESIDENT AND CEO KASSIE HILGERT, PANEL DISCUSSION AFTERWARD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\u2019s\u00a0Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas<\/a>\u00a0(FBAC) will feature its next installment of the LGBTQ+ Film Series at\u00a07 p.m. on Tues., April 26,\u00a0<\/strong>with the 2020 biographical documentary\u00a0Ahead of the Curve<\/a><\/em>, to coincide with National Lesbian Visibility Day.<\/strong>\u00a0ArtsQuest\u2019s President and CEO Kassie Hilgert will give opening remarks for the introduction of this screening. A panel discussion will be hosted post-screening with musician Dian Hall and student advocate Sky Bela. Tickets are free and can be reserved at\u00a0steelstacks.org\/film<\/a>\u00a0or by calling the ArtsQuest Box Office at 610.332.3378.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the Curve<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is based on the true story of Franco Stevens, founding publisher of Curve Magazine, a leading international lesbian lifestyle magazine, from its founding in the 1990s through its current uncertain future. Only 23 when she funded the magazine with the winnings from a day at the racetrack,\u00a0Stevens helped build a foundation for many movements being led today in the face of threats to the LGBTQ+ community and is now considered one of the most influential women in Queer history.\u00a0Ahead of the Curve<\/em>\u00a0also features interviews with Denice Frohman, Amber Hikes, Melissa Etheridge and Jewelle Gomez. It premiered at the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the summer of 2020 and has since received the Audience Award for Best Documentary at The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and Connecticut LGBTQ+ Film Festival.<\/p>\n

The LGBTQ+Film Series, curated by Catherine Ford, Alessandra Fanelli and Adrianna Gober, aims to explore and uplift a wide and diverse scope of LGBTQ+ issues and stories by highlighting selections from the rich, enduring history of Queer cinema. The series will showcase comedies, dramas, documentaries, mainstream and independent as well as international films both new and old, spotlighting Queer filmmakers, screenwriters, actors and themes. The LGBTQ+ Film Series has previously featured\u00a0Swan Song<\/em>,\u00a0But I\u2019m a Cheerleade<\/em>r,\u00a0Buddies and The Watermelon Woman.<\/em><\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\u2019s Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas (FBAC) is a two-screen independent cinema located within the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks. The FBAC is currently open for both public screenings and private rentals; more information on both can be found at\u00a0steelstacks.org\/film<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FREE SCREENING TUES., APRIL 26, FEATURES SPECIAL INTRODUCTION BY ARTSQUEST\u2019S PRESIDENT AND CEO KASSIE HILGERT, PANEL DISCUSSION AFTERWARD ArtsQuest\u2019s\u00a0Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas\u00a0(FBAC) will feature its next installment of the LGBTQ+ … Continue reading ARTSQUEST\u2019S LGBTQ+ FILM SERIES RETURNS WITH 2020\u2019S \u2018AHEAD OF THE CURVE\u2019<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/lgbqt-artsquest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/111792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}