Please join Comcast SportsNet Bay Area for the premiere screening of Out. The Glenn Burke Story. This a one-hour documentary tells the dramatic tale of Burke’s legacy as the first openly homosexual Major League Baseball player. As Burke began to reveal glimpses into his sexuality, the baseball establishment began to close him out. The film tells the tumultuous story of the wedge that was driven between Burke and management that led to his abrupt retirement.
The screening and town hall discussion will take place at the Castro Theatre on Wednesday, November 10. Tickets are $5 and proceeds support Marty’s Place, which was created to provide warm shelter and tender loving care for homeless persons with HIV/AIDS, as provided to a homeless Glenn Burke for shelter and care as he coped with the effects of HIV/AIDS. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.csnbayarea.com/pages/out.
Wednesday, November 10th at 7:30PM @ Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco
WIN a pair of tickets to OUT. THE GLENN BURKE STORY by sending an e-mail to promos@sfbg.com with your full name and the subject line “OUT” by Tuesday, Nov 8th at 11pm.