SALON/Big Bang: Event, Fairies for Freedom, A Midsummernight's Eve Party

SALON/Big Bang EVENT; Fairies for Freedom A Midsummernight's Eve Party
Together with Amsterdam's finest LTGB supporting creatives, Stichting Mediamatic, SALON/ and Martin Butler host a special evening for the benefits of ALLOUT. On June 21st Midsummer-night's Eve, we call upon all Fays, Fairies, and other magical creatures to enter our enchanting realm and celebrate lightness on the longest day.

Illustration for Fairies For Freedom, the benefit party for ALLOUT organized by Martin Butler as part of Lightness

ALLOUT:
In more than 79 countries around the world, lesbian, gay, transgendered and bisexual people live in that darkness. They are persecuted, imprisoned, humiliated and tortured, their only crime being their expression of the act of love.
ALLOUT is an international organization that focusses on changing the policy, education and awareness of LTGB rights. Through video testimonials, flash mobs, petitions and other creative content they aim to start provocative conversations to alter the public opinion.
On this Midsummernight's Eve 2014, 21st June we try to make a difference. All benefits on ticket sale and the fashion auction are donated directly to ALLOUT. Let's fight this darkness and celebrate the longest day with love, play and freedom.

Aynouk Tan will open the Fairies for Freedom with a One Woman Musical.
Starting at 21:00
Mediamatic, VOC-kade 10, Oostenburg Amsterdam.
Get your tickets HERE

winterSALON/2014: Drinks at Magazijn

WinterSALON/2014 was officially opened last Sunday on January the 26th. This day ended with drinks at Magazijn. Guests and SALON/ participants drank "mannen liefde" (men love) beer by Brewery Oedipus  in designer cups (by Klaas Kuiken and Dieter Volkers) And get to hear  a reprise by Imara Thomas singing Puccini. (see more of the opening day here)

Gijs Stork and Marjo Kranenborg

Angelo Tromp, Stephanie Gude, Gijs Stork, Marjo Kranenborg

Charlie Reijnderss and Klaas Kuiken

Dieter Volkers and Klaas Kuiken

Bart de Baets

Jeroen Theunissen

Edo Dijksterhuis

Andrea van Pol and Partner

Imara Thomas

Cathal McKee

Selina Parr of NOMAN

Cathal McKee and Conny Groenewegen

Henri Olai

Manon Schaap waiting in line and Nelleke Strijkers

Selina Parr, Conny Groenewegen and Desiree Hammen

Sander Wassink

Angelo Tromp and Klaas Kuiken

winterSALON/2014 has been officially opened!

winterSALON/2014 has been officially opened! Starting in De Posthoorn Kerk with an opening speech by Gijs Stork and Manon Schaap and a performance by Opera Singer Imara Thomas. Next we got a mini SALON/ tour and visited  two winterSALON/2014 exhibition spaces; Lensvelt and DutchCulture. After the "Live in you Livingroom" performance by Ivo Bernard in the Amstel kerk the wonderful day ended at Magazijn with drinks.

at De Posthoorn kerk; Gijs Stork and Manon Schaap, founders of SALON/ with Marscha van Bentum (lighting the candle). Marscha works intensively behind the scenes at SALON/

At Lensvelt

>>>>>See more of the opening of winterSALON/2014 HERE<<<<<

Drinks in Dashilar

Drinks in Dashilar. Sabine Gimbrère invited all participants of SALON/BJ to come and celebrate the fact that the Dashilar location of BJDW was officially opened today. We had drinks and very good company at the 365 Inn Hostel.

Thank you Amsterdam Guest City of Beijing Design Week. (partypics by © Mimi Berlin)