Columbia College Chicago is gearing up for their annual two-day event devoted to gender idenity.
The event will feature keynote speakers, panels, performance and a film screening.
Gaylesbiantransfagdykequeer: Naming Desire and Identity in Media, a film screening and dialogue, will take place April 25, 6-8:30 p.m. at Columbia’s Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor. The even is free and open to the public.
On April 26, a community dialogue featuring lesbian comedian Marga Gomez, gay performance artist Matthew Hollis and transdyke writer and performer Ryka Aoki de La Cruz, will take place 3:30-5:30 at Film Row Center. Later that day, a ‘performance spectacle’ will take place from 8-11 p.m. at the Conaway Center (1104 S. Wabash, 1st floor). The event features performances by Gomez, Hollis, Aoki de La Cruz, as well as local performers such as Avery R. Young, Nikki Patin and more. Tickets are $10, or $5 for students/seniors.
Call 312-344-6600 for advance tickets.