The Buck Stops Here! THE 2009 EXPOSURE FESTIVAL in Edmonton, AB

Exposure: Edmonton's Queer Arts and Culture Festival is delighted to announce this year's headliner, the international sensation and popular culture icon, Buck Angel who will be in Edmonton for three days, Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 15 during the nine-day festival which runs until November 21, 2009.

In keeping with this year's theme of Queer Bodies, Buck Angel was the obvious choice. Buck's message of empowerment has struck a passionate chord with folks all over the world. He is not only inspiring people to think independently and contrary to the status quo, he is re-defining gender and educating an entire generation on the fluidity of sexuality and identity politics.

"I love Canada!" states Buck Angel, "I have a huge fan base in Western Canada and Exposure: Edmonton's Queer Arts and Culture Festival has provided me with the perfect opportunity to visit that part of the country. My work has always been well-received by the gay community and to be a part of something that is a celebration of contemporary queer culture is extremely important to me. I was thrilled when the Festival organizers told me that this year's theme was the 'Queer Body' because everything that I do is about advocating for being completely comfortable and sexual in your own skin; I want to empower people to accept themselves for who they really are, regardless of what society tells you. I am all about thinking outside the box and pushing the boundaries of what is socially acceptable."

Buck Angel, the first-ever female-to-male (FTM) transsexual pornstar has created a Best of Buck reel exclusively for Exposure Festival. Audiences are invited to join Buck at the Metro Cinema as he hosts the screening while giving you behind the scenes stories from the making of the films, his thoughts on his work and to answer questions.

9:00 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2009
The Best of Buck Angel
Metro Cinema
at Zeidler Hall in the Citadel Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave
Q&A and conversation to follow
Adult Themes and Nudity 18+
$10 at the door, Metro Passes Accepted
Film info:
The Best of Buck Angel
US 2009
30 mins DVD
Director(s); various

Then on Saturday, November 14 Buck will participate in an Imaging Salon at Latitude 53 Gallery (10248 106 street ) from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. where local sculptors, illustrators, cartoonist, painters, and photographers will use Buck Angel as the subject of their work. He will be posing live for the artists to be inspired and create. Participants will be required to bring their own supplies.
$5 suggested donation. This event contains nudity and adult themes.

Later that evening look for Buck Angel to make a guest appearance at the 18th Annual Loud & Queer Cabaret hosted by Darrin Hagen presented by Guys in Disguise and Workshop West Theatre at Cite Francophone (8627 91 Street)
7:30 p.m. $30 at the door.

Rounding out his weekend with Exposure, Buck will make his final Edmonton appearance from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday, November 15 at the Really Big Group Show held at Steamworks, the site of last year's hugely successful art installation Bathhouse.

Buck made history when he received the prestigious award from Adult Video News (AVN) for Transsexual Performer of the Year in 2007 for his groundbreaking work in the adult entertainment industry for which he has been nominated again this year. As the pioneer of an entirely new genre: FTM porn, Buck has received international recognition and continues to be a huge box office hit.

His live performances at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival (Scotland), Torture Garden (London), The Box (New York City), Goodhandy's (Toronto) and countless other venues worldwide, have attracted thousands of adoring fans and the respect of critics everywhere.
Buck has been featured by nearly every imaginable international media outlet in television, radio, web, and print. He has appeared on Playboy TV, The Women's Entertainment Network, the Howard Stern Show, Much Music, and others. He's been written about in The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Time Out Israel, London, and New York, and other publications around the world, as well as Armistead Maupin's book Michael Tolliver Lives.

For more information on Buck Angel, visit his websites:

www.buckangel.com

www.buckangelentertainment.com

Exposure Festival gratefully acknowledges funding from: Edmonton Arts Council; Provost, University of Alberta; TD Bank Financial Group; and the Stollery Foundation.
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