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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/ead56f34f1"><img border=0 width=122 height=160 src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/74e0ee1b38/0221e09fe6/library/QWOCMAP%20logo-%20300dpi.jpg" align=left hspace=7 vspace=7 alt="QWOCMAP logo- 300dpi" v:shapes="_x0000_s1035"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#030000'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/ead56f34f1"></a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:indigo'><br>Join us at our Closing Night After Party for the presentation of the first ever Queer Women of Color Film Festival awards.  We'll present <span class=textexposedshow>the Audience Award for the Best Film of our 2011 Queer Women of Color Film Festival. Courtesy of a generous API donor, we will also present two API Filmmaker Awards.  </span>It's going to be an amazing night</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#030000'>...</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:indigo'>so don't miss it!</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#030000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/d9d701de10"><span style='color:darkorange'>www.qwocmap.org</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#030000'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'>415-752-0868</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#030000'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:darkorange'>festival@qwocmap.org</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#030000'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#030000'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td><td width=200 valign=top style='width:150.0pt;border:none;background:#868AFC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=170 style='width:127.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:18.75pt 0in 18.75pt 0in'><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;font-weight:strong'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'><a href="http://www.qwocmap.org"><span style='color:gold'>Torrid Trailer</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/4433e6f34c/brs=2093&bri=1.9"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1036" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="2011 qwocff - trailer 2" href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/4433e6f34c/brs=2093&bri=1.9" style='position:absolute;margin-left:58.3pt;margin-top:0;width:109.5pt;height:1in;z-index:251668480;mso-wrap-distance-left:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-right:5.25pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:5.25pt;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/70c5bb7723"><img border=0 width=141 height=169 src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/3/5/f35d9d00c2/74e0ee1b38/4c8e2b658a/library/DJ%20OlgaTnew%202.jpg" align=left hspace=7 vspace=7 alt="DJ OlgaTnew 2" v:shapes="_x0000_s1037"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/70c5bb7723"></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'>Kick off the 7th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival with this scorching party!<br><br>This legendary party promises to burn off the week's stress and anxiety, and then increase the humidity until you glisten and slide across the dance floor. </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:indigo'><br><br><span class=textexposedshow><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/89adcafacc"><span style='color:gold'>DJ Olga T</span></a></span></span></b><span class=textexposedshow><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:gold'> </span></b></span><span class=textexposedshow><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'>and</span></span><span class=textexposedshow><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:indigo'> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/21831af544"><span style='color:gold'>DJ Wepa</span></a> </span></b></span><span class=textexposedshow><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'>will set it on fire!  So get ready to bop, boot-knock, pop-lock and body-rock.</span></span><span class=textexposedshow><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:indigo'> </span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:indigo'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/474ef73c13"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1038" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="DJ Wepa - 2011 QWOCFF 2" href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?QWOCMAPQueerWomenofC/74e0ee1b38/110abab11b/474ef73c13" style='position:absolute;margin-left:60.55pt;margin-top:0;width:111.75pt;height:136.5pt;z-index:251670528;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
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