Lend Your Voices Only to Sounds of Freedom

In the week leading up to OVC's Make the Yuletide Gay concert last December, a debate raged at the provincial legislature and in social media on the topic of gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in Alberta’s high schools. GSAs are student-led organizations that work to create positive environments for LGBTQ students. At the time, it looked as if the proposed provincial legislation would have forced some Alberta students to go to court if they wanted to start a GSA.Since then, Alberta has become a national leader for positive change in Canada’s debates on sexuality and gender expression. Students themselves convinced then-Premier Jim Prentice of the importance of GSAs in their lives, leading the Progressive Conservatives to reverse their position. This past March, the members of Alberta's legislature voted nearly unanimously to allow GSAs in every school where a student requests one.In warm support of GSAs and the courageous teenagers who are working so tirelessly to make their school communities safe and welcoming for LGBTQ students, One Voice Chorus invites you to join us for Rainbow Connections: A Pride Concert.Rainbow Connections Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3:00 pmSt. Stephen's Anglican Church1121 - 14 Avenue SW, Calgary The GSA students are, in the words of pop star Jewel, most certainly living "A Life Uncommon". We hope you will join us on June 7 to "hear our voices ring out clear with sounds of freedom."

I Sing, You Sing!

One Voice Chorus performed to two full houses at its Club Carousel concert in March. Now OVC is back for the final concert of its 2014-2015 season: Rainbow Connections: A Pride Concert! Joined by members of a local gay-straight alliance (GSA) as special guests, OVC presents a concert that celebrates Calgary's strong and inspiring Rainbow Connections.About the GSA, OVC Artistic Director Jane Perry says, “These are high school youth who understand the value of gathering together to celebrate individuals, honor differences, and shine a light on common bonds.

Club Carousel: Named After a Brand of Paint

Picture it: 1968. A small group of folks, members of Calgary’s underground gay community who call themselves the Scarth Street Society, are cleaning up an empty space downtown with the plan of opening the city’s first gay dance club. According to the late Jack Loenen, an original member of the Scarth Street Society, “As we were working, we discovered an old can of Carousel brand paint, with a drawing of a carousel horse on the label. And that was it! The Club Carousel was born.”Featuring Top 40 hits from the late 1960s and early 1970s, including favorites such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “Joy to the World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog)” and “Lean on Me”, OVC’s upcoming Club Carousel concert is a homage to Club Carousel and its pioneering founders.Tickets are selling fast – be sure to get yours soon!Club CarouselSaturday, March 28, 2015Two shows! 2:30 pm & 7:30 pmUnitarian Church of Calgary1703 - 1 Street NW, Calgary