ARTS AND A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE
HARVEY MILK FESTIVAL ENTERTAINS AS IT URGES PEOPLE TO STAND
UP FOR TOLERANCE
Staff Reports
For the fourth consecutive year, Sarasota revelers with a social conscience made the most
of an event created to honor the life and work
of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California.
Harvey Milk Festival President Shannon Fortner described the event — held May 16-18 — as
a "call to action." And while it featured art and
music, it also offered plenty of opportunities
for participants to reflect on Milk's legacy. %
(Above) The Beyond Bullying exhibit at The Equality Gallery on May 17 included among its works
Holy Roller by George Box (center) and paintings Grief by Alan ReNae Neal, look too soon by Caitlin Burns, Being Real in the Reels by Professor Oni, Untitled by John Lichtenstein, Green Hearts
Escape by Heather Manley and Occupy This by Suzy Kelly. All photos by Arielle Scherr
