RHINESTONE STEEL 2013

FEATURING: ~Big Dipper http://www.bigdippermusic.tumblr.com ~Cate Cate Giordano http://categiordano.com/ ~Cristy C Road http://www.croadcore.org ~Silky Shoemaker https://www.facebook.com/silky.shoemaker?ref=ts&fref=ts ~Chiney Mayne https://www.facebook.com/Chiney412?ref=ts&fref=ts ~UNECC https://www.facebook.com/pages/UNECC/58619267881?ref=ts&fref=ts LOCAL PERFORMERS: ~Janet Granite ~Bekezela ~Cbend ~Moon Baby http://iamthemoonbaby.com ~Mahogany ~Scott Andrew and Nina Sarnelle present a preview performance of 'group' www.iamgroup.me ~Layne James and the Bang Gang https://www.facebook.com/LayneJamesAndTheBangGang?ref=ts&fref=ts ~Unstitched ~Boy Bush ~Mad Faggot ~Sleazbo ~China White ~Jasmine Hearn and Beth Ratas with a duet The evening will be Emcee'd by Moonbaby and Jen Cooney!! See an installation by the Queer & Brown in Steeltown Podcast! http://queerandbrown.tumblr.com/ ORGANIZATIONS TABLING: ~WWHATS UP Pittsburgh?! http://wwhatsuppgh.blogspot.com/ ~Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh with a zine table ~Sprout Fund ~Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania ~Woman in Prison Defense Committee ~Dreams of Hope ~Pittsburgh Aids Task Force FOOD AND DRINKS BY: ~Red Star Kombucha ~Flex Interior's Perpetual Care Kitchen serving: BBQ Sliders Mac n Cheese Samosas Gluten Free no bake fig cookies Gluten Free cold sesame noodles Mulberry Soda Everything is vegan. ~PBR MORE PERFORMERS AND UPDATES TBA $5-20 This is an all ages event until 8pm. The event is not PG rated. Viewer discretion is advised. http://rhinestonesteel.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhinestone-Steel-Queer-Pittsburgh/385872141477594?ref=hl Rhinestone Steel is an all-day, all-ages queer music and arts festival!! Rhinestone Steel (RSS) hosts local and nationally recognized musical performers, showcases queer art, and allows queers and allies to come together in a safe and fun environment. Rhinestone Steel is more than just a music festival; it is a political action in celebration of our community. In an environment where queer voices are seldom heard in mainstream music and arts spaces, Rhinestone Steel aims to not only celebrate our community’s varied talents, but also spark new inspiration within our community. RSS is a space for queers to show the extent of their artistic expression. We will showcase a wide variety of music and arts from queer people with very diverse backgrounds, including performance art, slam poetry and poetry readings, music performers, dance, and puppet shows, to name a few. RSS also aims to exhibit queer art by encouraging local artists to collaborate to turn the venue into an art installation. RSS gives local queer artists the opportunity and materials to work together and show what they are capable of in a setting that will be embraced and enjoyed by many people. We hope that the Pittsburgh queer scene will grow together by seeing and celebrating each other’s talents. RSS is not only a festival, but also a space where queer folks can share resources: organizations come to “table” with political information, support resources, and opportunities to become involved. It’s a way to get the community more educated about what’s going on in the area and a way for people to become involved. RSS is so important because it builds bridges between local and national queer organizations to create a tighter community and a wider reach. RSS will help create personal relationships between individual people and performers, both local and across the country.