Dear potential supporter,

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ A distinctive, important, and groundbreaking event is coming this summer.Ý In August, Olympia artists and activists will host the second annual 5-day queer underground music and film festival called Homo a Gogo.Ý In the spirit and tradition of previous Olympia independent art and music festivals - Ladyfest, Yoyo a Gogo and the International Pop Underground Convention - Homo A Gogo creates a national community event specifically featuring queer artists in a unique blend of cultural activism. With the increasing corporatization of pride, we offer Homo a Gogo as a distinctly independent event - dare we say a DIY "alternative?"Ý As a local community business/organization, who has been highly supportive of the Olympia art and queer community, we invite you to join us in making this festival a reality.Ý

Slated for August 4-8, Homo a Gogo will feature visual art, workshops, spoken word, music and films. We are bringing films, artists, activists, and a bit of queer history into Olympia from all over the country to perform, present workshops, screen films and show artwork. Our list of confirmed artists already includes: The Gossip, Team Dresch, Tracy + the Plastics, Nomy Lamm, King Cobra, Scream Club, Tara Jane OíNeil, and Michelle Tea. We are currently conducting a national promotions and publicity campaign in order to reach possible festival attendees nationally. With full pass sales and individual ticket sales we plan to bring at least 800 people to Olympia for the festival. Proceeds from Homo a Gogo will benefit the Olympia based Gender Variant Health Project, which focuses on health care issues for gender variant people by providing education for health care professionals and referral/information services for gender variant individuals. We also hope to raise enough money to administer small grants to queer artists (The Q&A Fund) who are creating their own live performance pieces.

This is the time to buy an ad and become a sponsor, by doing so it makes it possible for us to broaden our publicity efforts right now, allowing us to reach more people and bring more attendees to the festival and to your business. In exchange for your support of Homo a Gogo your business will receive valuable promotional opportunities, both prior to and during our event. Depending on your sponsorship level, promotion of your business could take the form of an ad in our program, mention on our publicity materials or a promotion that is individually suited to your business. In addition to sponsorship your support can take the form of an ad purchase, financial support as well as the donation of goods and services.

Please feel free to contact us for more information about how you can support queer music, art, film and activism by contributing to Homo a Gogo.Ý The ad deadline for our program is June 15^th.

Thank you, and we look forward to talking with you.

Sincerely,

Fundraising

Homo a Gogo

PO Box 12325

Olympia, WA 98508

360.561.5819

ads@homoagogo.com or promo@homoagogo.com

www.homoagogo.com