Opening Reception: LOVE MAKES A FAMILY
Location Blanche Ames Gallery
4880 Elmer Derr Rd
Frederick, MD 21703
Dates January 10, 2010 - January 10, 2010 - CONFIRMED!
Primary CategoryCommunity Events
Event CategoriesCommunity Events, Art & Craft Events, Photography Exhibit
Description: An exhibition called “LOVE MAKES A FAMILY” will be featured at The Blanche Ames Gallery during January 2010. The portraits of families, fine photographs by Gigi Kaeser, depict a variety of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their families of all races in familiar family settings. The photos are accompanied by text edited by Peggy Gillespie from the in-depth interviews she conducted with each family member.

This is a touring photo-text display created by the award-winning Family Diversity Projects of Amherst, Massachusetts, a non-profit educational organization. “Love Makes a Family” was created as a way of helping to combat homophobia. Since it began touring in 1996, the exhibit has traveled to over 1000 communities through exhibits in universities, schools, public libraries, corporate headquarters, statehouses, and houses of worship. It serves as a divining rod for informed dialogue in communities.

The Blanche Ames Gallery is proud to display these photographs in cooperation with members of the Unitarian Universalist congregation who are dedicating the first three months of 2010 in a special effort to celebrate diversity among all people within our community and thus gain wider understanding and cooperation. Please join us Sunday, January 10, from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. in the gallery for light refreshments and discussion. The exhibit will close on January 31. For further directions, and weekday hours for the gallery, call the church office (301-430-7680).

Contact nameSandra Smith-Gill
Phone301-473-7680
Email Event PromoterClick Here
Show hours12:30pm - 2:30pm
Location Typein the UUCF building
Public Admission Pricefree
Year #First Year
Parking200 spots in church lot
Parking Feefree
Restroomsindorr restrooms
EntertainmentLight Refreshments will be provided
ActivitiesJoin members of UUCF and PFLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) for discussion
Event Listing Chain January 16, 2010- Exhibit: LOVE MAKES A FAMILY
January 24, 2010- Film: FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
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From Baltimore and points east: Take I-70West, which passes just south of Frederick. When that happens, the exits get closer together. Take Exit 52, Route 340W/ 15S. In about 5 miles, take the Mt. Zion Rd. exit. Turn left at the end of the exit onto Mt. Zion Rd., which will cross over Rt. 15S/340W and become Capstine Rd. After crossing the highway overpass, make the first right onto Elmer Derr Rd. Go about 1 mile to UUCF, on the right.

From Washington, D.C. and points south: Take I-270 North to I-70 West. In about 1 mile, take Exit 52, Route 340W/ 15S. Follow above directions from there.

From Hagerstown and points west: Take I-70 East to Exit 52, Route 340W/15S. Follow above directions from there.

From Pennsylvania and points north: Take Route 15 South through Frederick. About 5 miles south of Frederick, take the Mt. Zion Rd. exit. Follow above directions from there.

From the southwest and nearby Northern Virginia: Take 340 East/15 North. Take the Mt. Zion Exit and make two immediate rights onto Elmer Derr Road. Go about 1 mile to UUCF, on the right.

Call the church office, 301-473-7680 for assistance.


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