CENTER FOR SEX AND CULTURE

CSC co-sponsors and helps host 

Queericulum

[kweer-rik-yuh-luhm]: (n)  A fun filled, educational, regenerative, homocentric urban retreat.

Saturday 13th March from 10am until 2am

Presented by Comfort & Joy

1519 Mission (@ 11th)

This is the one day school of a gay man's dreams - a day full of homo-focused workshops with a dinner theatre cabaret in the evening celebrating the upcoming short film "Skinnyfat," (which features a number of Comfort & Joy members).  The evening will round with a celebratory dance party.  This full day gaygenda is loaded with opportunities to

-LEARN:  In daytime work/playshops that are :

- academic (eg. faerie anthropology, fagriculture)

- physical (yoga, dance, massage, gluteaerobics)  ,

- artistic (modern music, costume & wig repair, makeup, portraits)

- sex positive (Buttfucking Skills, SaferSex)

- relationship minded (body image, poly talk)

-EAT & ENJOY: At the evening "Skinnyfat" spaghetti dinner theater cabaret featuring special preview clips from the film, raffle prizes, and live performances from Suppositori Spelling, Hysterica, Lady Bear, and other celebutants!!

-DANCE: late into the night with DJs Lord Kook, Samnation, and StudlyCaps

Comfort & Joy is excited to create this new event to build community, showcase local talents, have fun, and learn something along the way.  Of course, there will always be space and time to socialize, chill out, and make new friends.  Q.: Is it education or entertainment?   A. Both!     Proceeds will benefit Comfort & Joy with a portion benefiting the production of "Skinnyfat."

For an up to date agenda of events and suggested student supplies to bring visit www.playajoy.org/queericulum

Suggested attire:  Fabulous comfortable pajamas.

TUITION:   All Day:  $20 - includes access to all playshops, the cabaret, and the dance party, with in/out privileges all day.  Food, dinner, refreshments, souvenirs, and raffle tickets will be available for purchase.

About the Film: "Skinnyfat" is the story of two twenty-something guys who become obsessed with getting perfect abs before a big party. Lead on by narcissistic Chaz (a comically abrasive urban hipster), they embark on an increasingly neurotic journey for self-acceptance…but discovering along the way that the elusive six-pack may be just the beginning. "Skinnyfat" focuses on the pressures people face to be a certain size, especially pressure from the media and “mainstream” gay culture to be young, lean and/or muscular.  The story is told as a subversive comedy, a la John Waters or Strangers With Candy, that highlights the level of judgment leveled at different body types.  It also shows the internalized pressure gay men can feel to become what society deems “acceptable.”  Whether you’re skinny, muscular, beefy, etc., someone’s got an opinion about it.

About the Director: Andy Bydalek has written, produced, and directed short films that have played in festivals across the U.S. and in Europe, including the world renowned San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.  He has also produced, directed and edited promotional videos for Bay Area clients such as the award-winning Performing Arts Workshop (voted Best In Bay) and the Cutest of the Castro Contest.  With a focus on issues that affect the LGBT community, Andy combines insightful perspective, a clear narrative voice and compelling visuals to produce unique works that entertain and provoke thought.

About Comfort & Joy: Comfort & Joy is an arts collective dedicated to promoting queer culture, expression, self-actualization and community by acting as a mutual-support society for our members, producing art installations & organizing special events. We are active year-round in the San Francisco Bay Area and as a “theme camp” at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada.  For more information, visit http://playajoy.org/?page_id=2