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January
meeting
Susan V. Booth
Artistic Director
Alliance Theatre Company
On Thursday, January 15, the artistic director of Atlanta’s
Alliance Theatre Company, Susan V. Booth, will be AEN’s
speaker.
In her
current position since July 2001, Ms. Booth’s inaugural
season featured the launch of an international tour of "Bring
on Da Noise, Bring On Da Funk", the American premiere
of Keith Reddin’s "Frame 312", and "The
City Series", a ten-week festival featuring the work
of five of Atlanta’s leading theatres assembled on the
Alliance’s stage.
In the
2003-2004 season, Ms. Booth will direct "My Fair Lady",
a co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse on the Park and
the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and the world premier
of "Leap", an Atlanta company-created work that
wrestles with the leap from doubt to faith.
Ms. Booth
was previously director of New Play Development at Chicago’s
Goodman Theatre, co-artistic director for the City of Chicago’s
professional summer theatre and associate artistic director
of Northlight Theatre. Regional directing credits include,
Alliance, Goodman, Northlight, Actors Theatre of Louisville,
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse, Connecticut
Repertory, City Theatre of Pittsburgh, New York Stage and
Film, Victory Gardens, Touchstone Theatre, Organic Theatre,
RAPP Arts, La Jolla Playhouse, Ojai Playwrights Festival,
the National Playwrights Conference and L.A. Theatreworks’
Theatre On the Air.
She has
held teaching positions at Northwestern and DePaul Universities,
and the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Ms. Booth
holds a Master of Arts degree from Northwestern University,
where she also completed her doctoral coursework. She was
a fellow of the 1990 National Critics Institute, and received
her Bachelor of Arts in performance from Denison University.
She is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta’s class of 2003,
serves on the board of Atlanta’s Regional Arts Alliance
and is being recognized in 2003 as a “Lexus Leader for
the Arts.” Atlanta Magazine also selected Ms. Booth as
“Best Visionary” for 2003. She is a member of the
National Theatre Conference, and serves on the national board
of the Theatre Communications Group.
Ms. Booth’s
presentation promises to be an enlightening look at the entertainment
scene in Atlanta.
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Holiday
party a hit
On December
4, AEN members and guests filled the Red Chair Restaurant
and Video Bar in Midtown with holiday cheer.
Being
the season of giving, all members and guests left the party
with a gift bag.
Miss
the party? Click here
to see pictures
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Ending
marriage discrimination
On Thursday,
November 13, AEN's timely speaker was Evan Wolfson, executive
director of Freedom to Marry.
Freedom
to Marry is a gay and non-gay partnership working to win
marriage equality nationwide that launched in January 2003
with the goal of securing a civil marriage breakthrough
in at least one state within five years, and then ending
marriage discrimination throughout the United States.
That
goal was perhaps met when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court ruled in Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health
only five days after Mr. Wolfson spoke to AEN. The court's
4-3 ruling stressed the important, intangible protections
and benefits that marriage brings to couples and their children.
The "scarring hardship" caused by the denial of
marriage equality, the court found that government has no
good reason for denying civil marriage licenses and full
equality to same-sex couples. Massachusetts has six months
to fully implement the ruling.
As director
of Lambda's Marriage Project, Evan Wolfson coordinated the
National Freedom to Marry Coalition and led the ongoing
national movement for equal marriage rights for same sex
couples. He was co-counsel in the landmark Hawaii marriage
case, Baehr v. Anderson, which launched the current
nationwide debate on gay marriage. Mr. Wolfson also contributed
his expertise to the team in Baker v. Vermont, the
Vermont Supreme Court ruling that led to the creation of
"civil unions," a new legal marital status for
same sex couples.
Mr.
Wolfson's presented an animated and optimistic talk about
the gay marriage movement in the United States. His engaging
manner and confidence seemed to engage audience members
who might otherwise have been skeptical. He predicted a
storm of protest to come in the wake of any advance on gay
marriage at the state level. That prediction, along with
his confidence of coming victory in the Massachusetts case,
seemed to be prescient.
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Openly
gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, right, with Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr. at a Montgomery, Alabama, bus
boycott in 1956
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Bayard
Rustin Weekend
In
the Life Atlanta Inc., and sponsoring organizations proudly
present the Bayard Rustin Weekend in conjunction with the
Martin Luther King holiday. The weekend is dedicated to
exploring the life and achievements of the openly gay civil
rights activist, Bayard Rustin.
Friday,
January 16
Bayard Rustin & Pat Parker Leadership Reception
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall in committee rooms 1 & 2 (off Trinity
court)
Special
guest invited:
All elected officials, Mandy Carter of Southern On New Ground,
Pat Hussein, the black LGBT leadership of Atlanta and their
friends
Open
to the public, Donations will be accepted. ID is needed
to enter City Hall
Sponsors:
Xtreme Entertainment, SONG, Georgia’s Stonewall Democrats
Saturday,
January 17
Bridging the Gaps and Making the Connections
Featuring the film "Brother Outsider". A film
discussing the life and achievements of Bayard Rustin. A
panel discussion will follow.
Invited
panelists Joan Garner, Badili Jones and Frances Woods
Location: Old Council Chambers of City Hall
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
A $5.00 donation is requested. ID is needed to enter City
Hall.
Sponsors:
Southerners On New Ground, In the Life Atlanta, ZAMI,
Monday,
January 18
The 3rd Annual Bayard Rustin Breakfast/ brunch
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: 139 Ralph McGill Blvd (between Courtland and Piedmont)
Sponsors: Radial, Metrotainment
Donations will be accepted
The
MLK March
LGBT organizations and allies will meet at corner of Ellis
& Peachtree by 12:45 p.m. The march begins at 1:00 p.m.
For
more information call 404.872.6410.
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• January meeting
• Getting down to business
• Holiday party a hit
• A new partner
• Ending marriage discrimination
• Bayard Rustin Weekend
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> Friday, January 16
David Payne
Garrison's
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Wed., January 28
Bonnie Barton
Violette's
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Wed., February 4
Sandy Hoke with Mark Buhrke
Waverly Hotel Atrium
11:45 a.m.
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Tuesday, February 17
Bonnie Barton
Front Page News
11:45 a.m.
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Wednesday, March 3
Sandy Hoke with Mark Buhrke
Waverly Hotel Atrium
11:45 a.m.
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Tuesday, March 9
Bonnie Barton
Front Page News
11:45 a.m.
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The AEN mission is to:
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Promote business contacts and friendships through networking;
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Advocate equality for lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals, and
transgenders;
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Promote diversity in the business community;
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Foster leadership in business, government and the arts.
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Bonnie Barton
President
Don George
Vice President
Partnerships Chair
Nominations Chair
Jamie
Ensley
Treasurer
Barbara Rubin
Secretary
Programming Co-chair
Drew Barton
Communications Chair
Dana Brown-Owings
Pride Chair
Patrick Greco
Luncheons Chair
Carl
Lange
Programming Co-chair
Dan Lax
Membership Chair
Stephen Julien
Diversity Committee
David Payne
Past President
Carla
Corley
Community Outreach
Sandy Hoke
Greeters Coordinator
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Cecil
Editor
Drew Barton
Webmaster
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Corporate Partner
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Corporate Partner
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Business Partner
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Decatur First Bank
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