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  Peterson Toscano announces his 2005 Burning Bush World Tour!
  (All presentations are free unless otherwise stated.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date City Details
     
Special Presentation
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:30 PM
Hartford PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland St., Hartford
(860)633-7184
hfdpflag@aol.com
     
     
"Queer 101" and Teachers’ Workshop
Friday, January 28, 2005
Boston Academy of Arts
Boston, MA
(closed session) Faculty Only
 
     
     
"Doin' Time...”
Saturday, January 29, 2005 7:00 PM
3015 Sparkman Drive North West
Huntsville, AL 35810
(near the intersection of Pulaski Pike and Sparkman Drive, behind the branch library.)
Call 256.851.6914 for more information.
http://www.mcchuntsville.org/
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 7:00 PM
Drew University
Madison, NJ
http://www.drew.edu/
     
     
Special Appearance
Friday, February 11, 2005 12:15 PM
Sidwell Friends School
GLSBT Alliance
3825 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, CD 20016
http://www.sidwell.edu/
(closed session: students & faculty only)
     
     
"Talking Trash in the Homo No Mo' Halfway House --Language, Life and Lies in the Ex-Gay Movement"
Saturday, February 12, 2005 4:00 PM

Lavender Language Conference XII
American University
440 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
http://www.american.edu/cas/
anthro/lavenderlanguages/
     
     
"Talking Trash in the Homo No Mo' Halfway House --Language, Life and Lies in the Ex-Gay Movement"
Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:30 PM


UCONN School of Social Work
1798 Asylum Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117
For more info: Aliza2108@aol.com
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Friday, February 18, 2005 7:00 PM
Metropolitan Community Church of Albuquerque
1103 Texas NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Tel: (505) 268-5252
http://www.mccabq.org/
     
     
"Queer 101"
Saturday, February 19, 2005

FLGBTQC Winter Gathering (Quaker)
Ghost Ranch
Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://flgbtqc.quaker.org/
http://www.ghostranch.org/santafe
/travel_directions.php
     
     
Queer 101
Monday, February 21, 2005 6:30 PM
United World College USA
Hot Springs Boulevard
Monetzuma, New Mexico 87731
http://www.uwc-usa.org/visiting_uwcusa.htm
     
     
"Talkin' Trash in the Homo No Mo Halfway House"
Saturday February 25, 2005
Transgression and Taboo Conference
College English Association -- Caribbean Chapter
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
http://ece.uprm.edu/artssciences/
ingles/cea-cc.htm
     
     
Doin' Time...
Friday, March 11, 2005 8:00 PM
Unitarian Society of New Haven
700 Hartford Turnpike
Hamden, CT
Tickets are $12 and may be purchased at the door.
For information dick_hasbany@yahoo.com or (203) 777-4579
http://home.att.net/~usnh/
     
     
PREMIERE! Queer and Queerer
A Collaborative piece with acclaimed gay performance artist Rich Kamco
Friday, March 18, 2005 (exact time TBA)

True Colors Conference
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

http://www.ourtruecolors.org/home.htm
http://www.richkiamco.com/
     
     

"Talking Trash in the Homo No Mo' Halfway House -- Language, Life and Lies in the Ex-Gay Movement!"
Friday, March 18, 2005 (exact time TBA)

True Colors Conference XI
Central Connecticut State University

http://www.ourtruecolors.org/home.htm

     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 8:30 PM
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
For more info:
http://www.haverford.edu/
kdgentry@haverford.edu
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Thursday, March 24, 2005, 7:00 PM
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Contact:
http://www.swarthmore.edu
sholt1@swarthmore.edu
     
     
"Queer 101"
March 31, 2005 (exact time TBA)

International Conference on Language, Literature and Identity
University of Yaounde I,
Yaounde, Cameroon, West Africa
http://www.freetocharities.org.uk/yaounde/
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 7:00 PM
North London MCC
Camden URC Buck Street
Kentish Town Road London NW1
For More Info:
PressleyLondon@aol.com
www.mccnorthlondon.com
44(0) 208 802 0962
FREE: Offering taken after show
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Thursday, April 7, 2005 7:30 PM
Journey MCC
The Jubilee Centre
130 Pershore Street
(Corners of Sherlock and Pershore Street)
Birmingham, England, UK
FREE! Love offering will be taken
For more info:
infobrumplant@aol.com
0121.455.8001
     
     
Special Presentation--Identity
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:00 AM
Institutto Enseñanza Secundaria
Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain

     
     
National TV Appearance
Saturday April 16, 2005 10:00 PM EST
Faith Under Fire, Pax TV Network
Current Faith Controversies: Gay to Straight Ministries
Peterson will appear on the conservative opinion program along side of Alan Chambers, executive director of Exodus International
www.faithunderfire.com
     
     
"Doin' Time"
Thursday, April 21, 2004 7:30 PM
CME-Multicultural Centre, Lee Hall, SUNY Oneonta
http://www.oneonta.edu/home/default_low.asp
Info: omarako@aol.com
contact: Mary Bonderoff, 607/436-2663, bonderm@oneonta.edu
     
     
"Doin' Time"
Friday, April 22, 2005 7:30
Calvary United Methodist Church
801 S. 48th Street (corner of 48th and Baltimore Avenue--entrance on 48th St. side)
Philadelphia, PA
Tickets: sliding scale--pay what you can afford ($10 suggested donation)
for more info: Tim Rardin, tsrardin@yahoo.com or 215-370-7411
or the church office: calvarymethodist@juno.com or 215-724-1702
www.calvaryumc-philly.org
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:00 PM
Open Door Church
630 East Fourthteenth Avenue (14th & Gilpin in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood)
Denver, CO 80218
http://www.denveropendoor.org/
Admission: free, offering will be taken
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Monday April 25, 2005 7:00 PM
Denver University
Lindsay Auditorium in Sturm Hall
2000 E. Asbury Ave,
Denver, CO

     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Thursday, April 28, 2005 7:00 PM
Colorado State University
Lory Student Center, Room 228
Fort Collins, CO
http://welcome.colostate.edu/
Admission: free, offering will be taken
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Friday, April 29, 2005 7:00 PM
Gill Foundation/Gay & Lesbian Fund for CO
315 East Castilla Street
Colorado Springs, CO
Sponsored Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission
Admission: free, offering will be taken
     
     
"Queer 101"
Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:00pm
Club Q
3430 N. Academy Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
For More Info: Ken Romines
719-570-1429 or
719-310-2902
     
     
"Queer 101"
Friday, May 20, 2005 7:00 PM
Connecticut Youth Forum
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Ave, Hartford CT 06106
Free, discussion on sexuality to follow.
Phone: (860) 249-1207
http://www.charteroakcenter.org/
     
     
Special Appearance
Saturday May 21, 2005 7:00 PM
Inter-Denominational Conference of Liberation Congregations and Ministries
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Hartford, CT
http://www.amistaducc.org/ICLCM/
LC%202005/LC2005%20Flyet.htm
     
     
Doin' Time with Peterson Toscano, an Evening of Comedy, Stories, and Activism
Wednesday, June 1, 2005 7:00 PM
Gill Foundation/Gay & Lesbian Fund for CO
315 East Castilla Street
Colorado Springs, CO
Sponsored Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission
Admission: free, offering will be taken.
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Saturday, June 4, 2005 8:00 PM
MCC Louisville
Louisville, KY
http://www.mcclouisville.com/
Admission: free, offering will be taken
     
     
Special Appearance
Sunday, June 5, 2005 10:00 Am
Zion United Church of Christ
437 First St. (First and Ingram streets)
Henderson, Ky
http://www.uccwebsites.net/zionucchendersonky.html
Phone #: 270.826.0605
ZIONUCCKY@AOL.COM
     
     
Special Appearance-Storytelling, Comedy and More!
Sunday, June 5, 2005, 6:00 PM
2nd Annual Main Street Party
Someplace Else Bar (Main Street Stage)
930 Main Street
Evansville, IN 47708
(812)424-3202
http://www.someplaceelsebar.com/
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Sunday, June 5, 2005, 7:00 PM
2nd Annual Main Street Party
Someplace Else Bar--Magnolia Room (VIP ALL-ACCESS Only)
930 Main Street
Evansville, IN 47708
(812)424-3202
http://www.someplaceelsebar.com/
     
     
"Fish Can't Fly"
World Premiere
Sunday afternoon,
June 12th at 3:45 PM
Newfest: NYC's LGBT Film Festival
Loews Cineplex 34th St. near Eight Avenue
NYC, NY
See Peterson in this new film documentary about queer people in and out of the ex-gay movment\
http://www.newfest.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html
www.newfest.org
www.fishcantfly.com
     
"Doin' Time..."
Friday, June 24, 2005 8:00 PM
MeDiA Co-op
First Congregational Church
1000 South Cooper
Memphis, TN 38104
http://www.mediaco-op.org/index2.html
morgan@mediaco-op.org
Free! Offering will be taken.
     
     
"Talkin' Trash in the Homo No Mo Halfway House"
Saturday, June 25 4:00 PM
MeDiA Co-op
First Congregational Church
1000 South Cooper
Memphis, TN 38104
http://www.mediaco-op.org/index2.html
morgan@mediaco-op.org
Free! Offering will be taken.
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Saturday June 25, 2005 8:00 PM
MeDiA Co-op
First Congregational Church
1000 South Cooper
Memphis, TN 38104

http://www.mediaco-op.org/index2.html
morgan@mediaco-op.org
Free! Offering will be taken.

     
     
Special Presentation
Sunday June 26, 2005 11:00 AM
Holy Trinity Community Church
685 S. Highland
Memphis, TN 38111
901-320-9376
http://www.holytrinitymemphis.org/
     
     
"Talkin' Trash in the Homo No Mo Halfway House
Wednesday June 29, 2005 2:00 PM
Pendle Hill
338 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
www.pendlehill.org
Free
     
     
"Fish Can't Fly"
Wednesday June 29, 2005 7:00 PM
Pendle Hill
338 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
www.fishcantfly.com
     
     
"Queer 101"
Thursday June 30, 2005 8:00 PM
Pendle Hill
338 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
www.pendlehill.org
Free
     
     
Special Appearance
Let Love Choose: A Quaker Witness for Marriage Equality
Tuesday July 5, 2005, 2:00 PM
Henderson Lawn
(100 yards east of Squires Student Union)
Blacksburg, VA
 
     
     

"Doin' Time..."
Thursday, July 7, 2005 9:15 PM

Friends General Conference
Virginai Tech
Squires Student Center
Blacksburg, VA
http://fgcquaker.org/gathering/
     
     
"Queer 101"
Friday, July 15, 2005
Point Foundation Annual Retreat
Nick Adams Hotel
Harbor Springs, MI
Upper Peninsula, MI
http://www.thepointfoundation.org/
http://www.nickadamshotel.com/hotel.php
     
     
"Talkin' Trash in the Homo No Mo Halfway House"
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Point Foundation Annual Retreat
Nick Adams Hotel
Harbor Springs, MI
Upper Peninsula, MI
http://www.thepointfoundation.org/
http://www.nickadamshotel.com/hotel.php
     
     
"Fish Can't Fly"
Friday, July 22, 2005 (evening session)
Evangelicals Concerned -- ConnECtions 2005
San Francisco State University
800 Font Boulevard
San Francisco CA. 94132-4039
http://www.ecwr.org/
ConnECtion2005.html


     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Saturday, July 23, 2005 time TBA
Evangelicals Concerned -- ConnECtions 2005
San Francisco State University
800 Font Boulevard
San Francisco CA. 94132-4039
http://www.ecwr.org/ConnECtion2005.html
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Friday, July 29, 2005 8:00 PM
Spirit Connection MCC
65 South 7th Street
(between Santa Clara & San Fernando)
San Jose, CA
http://www.mccsj.org/
(408) 279-2711
Free! Offering will be taken
     
     
"Queer 101"
Saturday, July 30, 2005 8:00 PM
Spirit Connection MCC
65 South 7th Street
(between Santa Clara & San Fernando)
San Jose, CA
http://www.mccsj.org/
(408) 279-2711
Free! Offering will be taken
     
     
"Queer 101"
Tuesday, August 9, 2005 (exact time TBA)



New England Yearly Meeting (Quaker)
Bryant College
Smithfield, RI
http://www.neym.org/
     
     

"Doin' Time..."
Saturday, August 13, 2005 7:00 PM

Divine Peace MCC
5311 Sunnyside Drive
Clarkston, MI 48346
(248) 618-1186
http://www.divinepeacemcc.org/
     
     
Special Appearance
Sunday August 14, 2005 10:00 AM
Divine Peace MCC
5311 Sunnyside Drive
Clarkston, MI 48346
(248) 618-1186
http://www.divinepeacemcc.org/
     
     
"Queer 101"
Sunday August 14, 2005 6:00 PM
Praise Fellowship Christian Church
17617 John R. Rd
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Phone: 586.201.7884
http://www.praisefcc.org/home
Free! Offering will be taken
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Tuesday August 23, 2005 8:00 PM
Kairos--United Church of Canada Young Adult Gathering
Hitchcock's Hideaway
www.sk.united-church.ca/kairos


     
     
"Queer 101"
Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:30 PM & 4:00 PM
Kairos--United Church of Canada Young Adult Gathering
Hitchcock's Hideaway
 
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Friday August 26, 2005 7:30 PM
St. Thomas Wesley United Church
Saskatoon, Canada
 
     
     
"Fish Can't Fly"
Wed, Sept 14, 2005 7:00 PM
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd St (between Ave A & B)
NY, NY 10009
www.fishcantfly.com
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Saturday September 24, 2005
Courage Retreat
Oxfordshire, England
http://courage.org.uk/
(This is a closed performance for retreat attenders only)
     
     
Special Presentation
Monday September 26, 2005 7:30 PM
Way Out (Terrence Higgins Trust)
West Oxfordshire Community Centre
Botley Road
Oxford, England
Under 25 Only
http://www.spired.com/latest/wayout.htm
     
     

"Talkin' Trash in the Homo No Mo Halfway House"
Sunday, October 2, 2005 12:15 PM

Southampton Friends Meeting House
1a Ordnance Rd., SO15 2AZ
Upstairs over a bring and share lunch, all contributions welcome.
Contact: Ruth Ann - rah1@soton.ac.uk, 07855469615
or Ruth - 023 8067 186
     
     
"Queer 101"
Thursday, October 6, 2005 1:00-2:00
Boston Arts Academy
174 Ipswich Street
Boston, MA 02215
http://www.boston-arts-academy.org/
Closed performance for students, faculty and caregivers
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Friday October 14, 2005 7:30 PM
Brown Memorial Park Ave Presbyterian Church
1316 Park Ave
Baltimore, MD 21217
Contact: Carol Graves (410-366-4662, graves9d@aol.com)
Don Stroud (410-435-3031, donestro@aol.com)
Performance to benefit That All May Freely Serve--Baltimore
http://www.tamfs.org/new/baltimore/baltimore.asp
Single performance $15 in advance
Two performances $25 in advance
Either performance $20 at the door
     
     
"Queer 101" & excerpts from The Re-Education of George W. Bush
Saturday October 15, 2005 7:30 PM
Brown Memorial Park Ave Presbyterian Church
1316 Park Ave
Baltimore, MD 21217
Contact: Carol Graves (410-366-4662, graves9d@aol.com)
Don Stroud (410-435-3031, donestro@aol.com)
Performance to benefit That All May Freely Serve--Baltimore
http://www.tamfs.org/new/baltimore/baltimore.asp
Single performance $15 in advance
Two performances $25 in advance
Either performance $20 at the door
     
     
"Queer 101"
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 7:00 PM
State University of NY at Oneonta
Center for Multicultural Experiences in Lee Hall
Oneonta, NY 13820
Admission is free
http://www.oneonta.edu/home/default.asp
     
     
"Footprints--An Inspirational Comedy"
Friday, October 28, 2005 8:00 p.m.
Church of the Holy Trinity
381 Main Street
Middletown, CT
$10 suggested donation
Benefit for Positive Solutions, Inc. & the Middlesex Area Cluster Ministry
     
     
Speaking Appearance with Stonewall Speakers
Monday, October 31, 2005
University of Hartford
Hartford, CT
(this is a closed session)
     
     
"Fish Can't Fly"
Saturday, November 12, 2005 (time TBA)
EROS Pride Film Festival
Cinestudio at Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT
http://www.ctglff.org/
Peterson will be present for Q&A session


     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Friday, November 18, 2005 9:00 PM
Northeastern University
Curry Student Center--After HOURS
Boston, MA
Sponsored by NUBiLAGA
(617) 373-2738
     
     
"Fish Can't Fly"
Sunday, November 13, 2005 11:00 AM
The Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Cinema Arts Centre
423 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
http://www.liglff.org/index.html
Peterson will be present for Q&A session
     
     
Speaking Appearance with Stonewall Speakers
November 17, 2005
Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU)
New Haven, CT
(this is a closed session)
     
     
"Doin' Time..."
Monday, November 28, 2005 7:30 PM
Pace University
1 Pace Plaza
New York, NY 10038
http://www.pace.edu/
Pace University Students Only
     
     
"Queer 101"
Nov. 30 2005 @
8 PM
Drew University
University Center
36 Madison Ave.
Madison, NJ 07940
http://www.drew.edu/
Admission is free
     
     
Keep checking for TBA dates in Florida, New York, Connecticut, England, Scotland and more. 2005 Peterson will premiere new pieces including The Re-Education of George W. Bush.

Peterson will also appear on US and British news and opinion programs and in a documentary by award winning filmmaker Tom Murray. (http://www.tjoemurray.com/)

If you would like to book Peterson Toscano, http://www.homonomo.com/scheduleperformance.html or e-mail bookings@homonomo.com

Peterson Toscano, a performance activist and public speaker, offers original theater pieces, workshops, lively lectures and more.

Theater pieces include:
Doin’ Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House
Queer 101
How the Indians Discovered Columbus
Footprints – An Inspirational Comedy
The Golden Apple and Golden Urn

Workshops Include:
Queer Eye for the Straight Teacher
Living on the Other Side of Zero – Growing Up Gay in America
Talkin’ Trash in the Homo No Mo Halfway House – Looking at Language and Oppression
Protocols in the Classroom
Multi-Modal Madness

To see performance highlights (http://www.homonomo.com/presskit_highlights.html)

 

   
   
 
 
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