16 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE AUGUST 6, 1993

ENTERTAINMENT

Follow the lavender road

Reviewed by Joseph Morris Independent videographer and lesbian Ellen Spiro has put together a humorous, fascinating look at gay culture throughout the southern United States which airs on WNEO Channel 45/49 in Akron and Youngstown, at 8 pm Monday, August 9.

Called Greetings From Out Here, the hour-long documentary was shot on Hi-8 video as Spiro spent several months touring the country. It started out as an attempt to get closer to her southern roots but quickly became a search for gay America not readily visible, but hidden in the back roads and quiet towns. These are, according to the photographer and director, the brave people who don't flee to gay ghettos but stay at home to "be who they are, where they are.”

Spiro is a seasoned photographer with other award-winning credits including DiAna's Hair Ego, (In)visible Women, Party Safe, and The Gaymes. And she's not camera shy in this video diary: there are frequent portraits of herself and Sam the dog, along with witty observations. Some of the visual interludes are the grand dames of rural Americana: towns with sexually suggestive names, kitschy motels and restaurants, homes held together with hubcaps, the ubiq-

uitously styled postcard that says "Greetings from (place name)." Television byway biographer Charles Kuralt has been on these roads. But I'm not so sure he's interviewed these people.

The tour takes a crisscross path that manages to stop at some key events including the Texas Gay Rodeo in Dallas, the gay Krewe parading its decadence in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, the Short Mountain (Tennessee) Radical Faerie Gathering on May Day, and the lesbian Rhythm Fest in rural Georgia. In between, the adventure is peppered with visits to various lesbian and gay luminaries and eccentrics, including Isis, who lives in a broken-down bus in the Arkansas woods, and traveling Monk magazine publisher Michael Lane. We also meet several automobile mechanics who delight in fixing Spiro's traveling VW homovan.

Greetings From Out Here was shot in 1991-1992 with funding provided by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), channeling funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. ITVS's mandate is to increase the diversity of programming available to public television by supporting work that takes creative risks and addresses the needs of underserved audi-

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Ellen Spiro, with help from her dog Sam, captures the richness, vitality and courage of Southern openly gay life in a video road trip on Channel 45/49 this Monday.

ences, particularly minorities and children. The Wexner Center at Ohio State University assisted with some of the post-production work.

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addition to the chronicling of gay culture and is well worth seeing. Catch it on Channel 45 (many cable systems carry it) this Monday or contact your local PBS outlet and encourage them to broadcast it. ✓

OUTINGS

The Audrey Feinberg Art Gallery's final show of the season, "The Narrative Eye," is on display through August 21, featuring works by Gail Newman (painted construction), Susan Shie and James Acord (mixed media art quilts), and Anne Elizabeth Warren (mixed media art quilts). Newman will be on hand for a gallery talk Wednesday, August 11, from 6 to 7 pm.

The Alma Theater has the following events scheduled: St. Ignatius Circus Club "Night of Juggling" on August 11; Night of Acoustic Cleveland presented by the Cleveland Music Group on August 12; a live taping of WCLV's “Broadway Melody" on August 13; a work in progress presented by Professional Flair and Fairmount Theater for the Deaf on August 14; a multimedia docu-drama about life and art during the Great Depression, "WPA-A New Deal for Artists" on August 15. All performances start at 7 pm.

The Evans Amphitheater offers Cole Porter's popular musical Anything Goes on August 6-7 and 11-15 with 8:30 pm performances. Tickets range from $8-$14.

Cain Park is bordered by Superior, Lee and S. Taylor Rd. in Cleveland Heights. Call 371-3000 for box office information.

Cleveland Play House

Auditions for the Cleveland Play House's 1993-1994 season will be held on Monday

and Tuesday, August 16 and 17, 10 am to 1 pm, and 2 to 4 pm. These auditions are by appointment only and are not for a specific production or role. They will give the Play House's artistic staff a comprehensive awareness of the local talent pool. Actors should prepare two contrasting two-minute monologues. Call Susan Henry at 795-7010, ext. 216 to schedule an appointment.

The Play House is hosting an Open House featuring free admission, backstage tours, demonstrations, family acting classes, door prizes and free refreshments. Stop by on Saturday, August 21, from 10 am to 5 pm. 8500 Euclid Ave; 795-7000.

Tri-C Metro Campus

The Metro Art Gallery of Cuyahoga Community College, Metropolitan Campus, in conjunction with the Cultural Arts Department, is seeking Hispanic art entries for an exhibit to run September 13 to November 11. The art exhibit overlaps with the Hispanic Festival, October 10 to November 8.

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All Hispanic artists are invited to enter. Political work is encouraged. Please send up to 10 slides or photographs of new work no later than August 14. Include information about the work (size, media, date of completion), a resume if available, and a SASE for the materials return. Send to: Joan Damankos, Art & Music #204, C.C.C., 2900 Community College Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115.

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