Lesbians Get BOLD in Vancouver

BOLDFest 2010 is a dynamic, educational, controversial, always entertaining, cool

North American event that attracts lesbians and dykes from across Canada and the US for a weekend of learning, laughing, loving and much more.

WOMEN IN MOTION: BOLD 2010 is a celebration of women who’ve moved us, changed us, made a difference…

CELEBRATES THE REUNION of singer-songwriter TERESA TRULL and pianist/singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist BARBARA HIGBIE. A favourite duo for many years in the "women’s music" scene, their performances rock!

COLONEL (RET) GRETHE CAMMERMEYER
Challenged – and reversed – the U.S. military’s anti-gay policy when she came out as a lesbian when applying for a higher military position.

MARION LAY
A two time Olympian and an Olympic bronze medallist in swimming, has been inducted in three Halls of Fame and has won numerous leadership awards, including the International Olympic Committee’s Women and Sport Trophy for the Americas and the Canadian Sport Award for Leadership in Sport.

MARY BENSON
An avid athlete since childhood, Mary Benson played road hockey on the Prairies, was captain of her ice hockey team in Winnipeg, played on several of the Mabel League’s lesbian fast-pitch softball teams after moving to BC in the mid-1980s. She was a jock.

LAMAR VAN DYKE
A "big old dyke who used to live in a big old van" in the late 70′s, early 80′s, careening around North America searching for "dyke heaven."

BOLDFest 2010

Takes place at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver from September 9-12 2010.

http://www.soundsandfuries.com/BOLD.html

SECOND ANNUAL BOLD FILMS FESTIVAL
Sunday September 12th, 2010, Afternoon & Evening

http://www.soundsandfuries.com/BOLD_film.html