This Week in LGBT Alaska 12/5/08

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The Anchorage International Film Festival runs December 5-14, 2008. Over 150 films will be shown, and there are four Gay or AIDS themed films. 

Dream Boy (photo right), Queer Duck, and A Powerful Noise are showing this week (details listed below) and Half-Life shows next week. 

Watch the trailers for Dream Boy and Queer Duck here.

December 10 is International Human Rights Day. Don't call in sick to work, call in "gay" and spend the day helping your favorite Alaskan LGBTA non-profit. Join the national reverse boycott Day Without A Gay!

EVENTS

Juneau

Domestic Partnership Planning Seminar 12/9, 5:15 p.m. Free. See the flyer for details.

Fairbanks

Drag*d Through the Ages, a benefit show for IAA, 12/5, 8:15 p.m. $10 at the door, $8 for students/military. Dance party after the show.

Anchorage

Anchorage International Film Festival (AIFF) 12/5-12/14

Ever Ready in Anchorage 12/5 & 12/6, 7-11 p.m. at the AMVETS Post 49.

AlaskaRainbows Dinner 12/6, 5 p.m. at Chili's.

TLFMC Cookie Exchange 12/6, 7 p.m. and Hump Day Happy Hour at The Raven 12/10 & 12/24 from 5-7 p.m.

Queer Duck, with Sex Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll, at The Bear Tooth, Sunday 12/7, 8:30 p.m. (AIFF)

Meet MCC pastoral candidate Rev. Norman Van Manen 12/7 & 12/14 at the 2 p.m. service, and 12/11 at 6:30 p.m. for Thursday night Soul Food. See MCC for details.

A Powerful Noise at the Anchorage Museum, 12/8 at 7:30 p.m. and 12/13 at 6 p.m. (AIFF)

Dream Boy at The Bear Tooth, and after-screening party with Director James Bolton at Mad Myrna's, Wednesday 12/10, 7:45 p.m. movie, 10 p.m. party. (photo above)