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Quillan to leave One Voice
CHARLOTTE •
oiu the tarheel state
with the audience and the
artists, concerning the issue
of gay marriage, will follow
the reading of the work.
Admission is free.
Info: coll 704-277-7098 or etnail
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■ One Voice, the gay, les
bian and gay-affirma
tive chorus of Charlotte,
has announced the
retirement of longtime
Artistic Director )ohn
Quillin at the end of this
year. Qiiillin has been
the Artistic Director of
the nationally recognized group for II
years and was Assistant Director of the
group for three and a half years prior to
taking the lead role.
One Voice, a non-auditioned choral
group of up to 70 singing members, is cel
ebrating its 15th season of entertaining
and educating Charlotte and beyond.
Through artistic excellence. One Voice
works to increase understanding and
acceptance of gay men and lesbians. Their
achievement in choral music has earned
them national recognition among the Gay
and Lesbian Association of Choruses
(GALA), as well as local admiration.
With over nine months to conduct a
search for a new artistic director, both One
Voice and Quillin anticipate some exciting
possibilities to emerge. “1 can assure you
that this podium is a very desirable one.”
Quillin confides. “1 think the group will
have some terrific candidates from across
the country apply.”
In the meantime Quillin’s hard work with
the chorus continues. He will lead the cho
rus through three more shows this year: the
showcase of the Sotto Voce ensemble on
May 1 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, the
full chorus presentation of Camp Broadway
on |une 19 at First United Methodist down
town, and Quillin’s final show as director of
this December’s holiday concert.
Play and Discussion about gay mairiage
CHARLOTTE — “Sweet Land Of Liberty”
will be read by Theatre for Change on Apr.
14, 7 p.m„ at the Evening Muse in NoDa.
The reading is directed by Allison Modafferi
and produced by Modafferi, Matt Olin and
Anne Lambert. A cast of some of Charlotte’s
finest actors, including Gina Stewart, Scott
Helm, Ioanna Gerdy, Derek Gamba and
Matt Cosper, will read the play. A discussion
Carolina Rainbow Hews celebrates
seventh anniversary
CHARLOTTE — Carolina Rainbow
News (CRN) celebrated its seventh
anniversary on Apr. 4.
The email newsletter was established in
1997 as a result of the Mecklenburg County
arts funding controversy. The newsletter was
founded by Charlotte resident Jeff Schmehl to
inform the LGBT community of upcoming
organizational news. The newsletter’s origi
nal name was Charlotte N.C. info. It was later
renamed to Charlotte Rainbow Newsletter
and then to Carolina Rainbow News (or CRN)
as the focus changed to include news both
North and South Carolina.
in the past year CRN moved from the
Yahoo Groups service to its own website,
www.rainbow-news.com. The website is a
more interactive community with more
features in addition to the newsletter. In
early 2004, with the help of Nicholas
Marthers, CRN updated its logo to a more
modern design and most recently the web
site was awarded a “Power in Pride” award
because it “honors diversity and shows
pride for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
trans community on the internet.”
“The newsletter has grown to over 1,100
subscribers in seven years,” stated Schmehl,
who continues to do the project on his own.
“CRN has always been a free service. All
aspects of the new website are free, including
the banner advertisements. It’s an enjoyable
hobby for me that I will continue to produce
oh my own. This is my contribution of some
thing positive to my community. The only
contributions 1 request are news items and
that people spread the word about CRN.”
Schmehl, who previously volunteered
for organizations such as the former
OutCharlotte and served as co-director for
Charlotte Pride, has lived in Charlotte for II
years after relocating from Reading, Penn.
In 2001 he was a recipient of a “Don King
Community Service Award” for his work
with CRN.
“1 hear from subscribers and LGBT
community members how much they
appreciate CRN. That’s what motivates me
to continue producing and expanding it,”
said Schmehl.
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