Mid-Week Libation: Celebrating with Pride

Tilda Swinton reads Derek Jarman, a playlist from Beverly Glenn-Copeland, a bottle of Greek Viognier, LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution & wisdom from Judy Gold!

Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!

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Songs for the Soul: A Playlist Curated by Beverly Glenn-Copeland (via Transgressive)

“These are songs that I listen to... sometimes for inspiration, sometimes for calming, sometimes when we need to have a good cry, or other times when the day calls for unbridled dancing in the kitchen...” — Glenn-Copeland [Source]

• Official Site of Beverly Glenn-Copeland

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Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: Skouras Viognier Cuvée Larsinos (Peloponnese, Greece)

Purchase via Wine-Searcher

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Poem of the Week: Tilda Swinton Reads Derek Jarman’s Poem “Chroma” (via Nowness)

• Poetic License: Transparent - Tilda Swinton reminisces through memories attached to Derek Jarman’s poetry over an afternoon in Beijing (via Nowness)

Purchase Chroma: A Book of Color by Derek Jarman:

Purchase here.

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Curating with Pride: LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate (via Artsy)

“For this Pride Month, Artsy tapped eight curators and tastemakers with ties to the queer community to share the artists they’re championing this month, and why. Through their eyes, we dive into the practices of more than 70 artists, who together speak to the essence of Pride and why the visibility of LGBTQ+ artists is critical not just this month, but always.” [Source]

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• Curating with Pride: LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate (via Artsy)

• 8 Curators on LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate This Pride Month 2024

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• Sarah-Tai Black’s LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate

• Léuli Eshrāghi’s LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate

• Stamatina Gregory's LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate

• Xavier F. Salomon’s LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate

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• Dawn Delikat’s LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate

• Gemma Rolls-Bentley’s LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate

• Evan Garza and Chris Bogia’s LGBTQ+ Artists to Celebrate

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Must-See Documentary of the Week: Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (Netflix)

• 'Laughter is Disarming': A New Documentary Traces Generations of LGBTQ Comedy (via NPR)

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Interesting Artists Born Today: June 26th

Visual Artists:

Today is the birthday of Sarah Angelina Acland, Daoud Corm, Oskar Lüthy, Edith Grace Wheatley, Lee Simonson, Victor Servranckx, Mary McMurtrie, Ilya Chashnik, Lynd Ward, Marian Dale Scott, Viktor Schreckengost, Frank Hinder, Byron Browne, Amalia Polleri, Jean Bertholle, Leo Amino, Mirko Hanák, Jonah Kinigstein, Fred Bruemmer, Milton Glaser, Afi Ekong, Don Nice, Carolyn Kriegman, Arto Tchakmaktchian, Bob Thompson, Napachie Pootoogook, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Roger Shimomura, Kent Bellows, Shota Voskanyan and Shai Dahan!

Writers, Philosophers & Scholars:

Today is the birthday of Sunthorn Phu, Branwell Brontë, Sharda Mehta, Pearl S. Buck, Toyo Shibata, Aimé Césaire, Laurie Lee, Charlotte Zolotow, Kostas Axelos, Mahendra Bhatnagar, Robert Kroetsch, Elias Petropoulos, Colin Wilson, Edith Pearlman, Yves Beauchemin, Olive Morris, Han Bi-ya, Richard Garfield, Jean-Luc Raharimanana, Lev Grossman and Nicholas Hogg!

Musicians & Composers:

Today is the birthday of Leopold Koželuch, Big Bill Broonzy, Antonia Brico, St. Louis Jimmy Oden, Margaret More, Jimmy McLin, Jacob Druckman, Claudio Abbado, Dave Grusin, Reggie Workman, Billy Davis Jr., Gilberto Gil, Eduardo Nascimento, Allen Strange, Joey Baron, Mick Jones, Chris Isaak, Bill Cunliffe, Patty Smyth, Zachary Breaux, Terri Nunn, Colin Greenwood, Titica and Ariana Grande!

Film/TV/Stage:

Today is the birthday of Peter Lorre, Wolfgang Reitherman, Luis Valdez, Lynne Littman, John Beasley, Peng Xiaolian, Gedde Watanabe, Mark McKinney, Olivier Dahan, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sean Hayes, Chris O'Donnell, Nick Offerman, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza and Jacob Elordi!

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This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Judy Gold

“Comedy is the most palliative way to make a point. People are more willing to listen if they can laugh.” — Judy Gold [Source: Quotefancy]

• Judy Gold on Instagram / Buy tickets to her Provincetown tour dates!

• Check out her hilarious podcast: It's Judy's Show with Judy Gold

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