Queer as he wants to be - Out & About Newspaper

46 • SOCIAL SCENE • OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER • APRIL, 2006
Val’s
Voice
by Val Burke
Social Writer
Well, the HRC Dinner was
quite a smashing success again this
year.
Although...as we ALL know I
am NOT one to complain,
BUT...it was a little difficult to
cover all the events taking place
from our little CORNER of the
room! I almost needed a pair of
roller skates AND binoculars to
capture all the news.
But, you can rest assured I didn’t
let a little thing like that stop
me! While I am thinking about
it, my husband AJ was seated
right up front, without the slightest
bit of guilt (or inquiry) of
WHERE I might be seated! Can
you spell d-i-v-o-r-c-e Tammy?
The dinner was excellent,
although I was not really sure if
those were mashed potatoes or
something very similar. However,
they were still very tasty no matter
what they were. After referring to
my menu, I have discovered that it
was corn polenta. (Where do they
find these dishes?) And, while I am
on the subject, what is broccolini?
I liked the way they had the
silent auction set upstairs this year,
with quite an array of items to bid
on. The addition of music being
played while browsing was another
nice touch.
Nashville In Harmony performed
right before dinner began
and they were outstanding as
usual.
The entertainment was fabulous!
Nashville’s own Jen Foster was
joined by Stephanie Callahan (of
Halcyon fame). They did an
acoustic set that was very good.
Lee Ann Womack sounded amazing
and of course she sang “I
Hope You Dance,” although I didn’t
really see any body take her up
on that one.
HELLOOO...? Robert Gant
gave an interesting talk, saying the
time for feeling like second class
citizens is over.
The one thing I can say about
the entire evening is this, there
were quite a few “shiny, happy
people” in attendance for a great
cause! Don’t forget there is
ALWAYS time to donate to this
cause, so DIG DEEP!
Till next time.... �
Val Burke can be reached at
val@outandaboutnewspaper.com