"Scary-Oke" Costume and Karaoke Gala to benefit Diversity Richmond

Friday, October 28th 2016, from 7-11pm, at Diversity Richmond (1407 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond VA), Diversity Richmond is holding Scary-oke, a costume and karaoke gala to benefit our very own LGBTQ community center.

From the event description: "Bring a song you think you can nail. Dress up sexy, funny, politically (in)correct, come-as-you-might-have-been, or just as you are. A panel of esteemed judges will select 2nd and 1st cash prize winners for costumes entries, and 2nd and 1st cash prize winners for karaoke entries, and $500 cash prize for winning costume AND karaoke combo. Let's get this Halloween weekend off to a great start, and support the programs of Diversity Richmond!"

$10 to attend, 18+ only. There will be a cash bar. To RSVP and for more information, see this link. 

Showing of "Difficult Love": Sistah Sinema- Richmond

Sunday, October 23rd 2016, from 1-4pm, at Capital Ale House (623 East Main Street, Richmond VA), Sistah Sinema- Richmond will be screening "Difficult Love," a documentary on the the lives of Black lesbians in modern South Africa. From the event description:

“Difficult Love presents a lively personal take on the challenges facing Black lesbians in South Africa today. It features the life, photographs, work, friends and associates of "visual activist" and renowned photographer, Zanele Muholi (who also narrates the film). How real are the freedoms of this new democracy for this diverse minority? This documentary offers a moving answer - and a compelling plea for understanding and tolerance.”

$10 ticket cost. To RSVP and see where to buy tickets before the showing, see the link.

Showing of "Out in the Night," with Director Blair Doroshwalther and Renata Hill: Sistah Sinema- Richmond

Wednesday, October 19th 2016, from 7-10pm, at the Bijou Film Center (304 East Broad Street, Richmond VA), Sistah Sinema-Richmond and the Afrikana Independent Film Festival are holding a showing of Out in the Night (2014). Following the film Blair Doroshwalther, director, and Renata Hill, one of the New Jersey 4, will take questions.

The film is a documentary on the case of the New Jersey 4. In 2006, seven black lesbians walking in the Greenwich Village were sexually harassedand then attacked by a man, Dwayne Buckle. A fight broke out, and they defended themselves; Buckle received minor injuries. The media sensationalized the case as one of violent lesbians prowling for men to brutalize at random, and three of the women plead guilty to the charge of attempted assault. The remaining four- Renata Hill, Patreese Johnson, Venice Brown, and Terrain Dandrige- were charged with second degree gang assault, convicted, and sentenced to several years in prison. Hill's conviction was overturned, Dandridge successfully appealed, and Brown and Johnson's cases are pending appeal.

Free to students, $10 ticket price for all others. See the link for more information.