The Portland Gay Men's Chorus will present the East Coast debut of its latest commission, "BraveSouls and Dreamers," during the eighth GALA Choruses Festival from July 12 to 19 in Miami. The festival, the largest queer performing arts event in the world, will feature performances of the highest quality from more than 130 choruses and ensembles around the United States, with more than 5,000 voices creating harmony and uplifting, inspiring and uniting audiences through song. Civil rights activists and singers Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon will serve as masters of ceremonies for a special event marking the 25th anniversary of the GALA Choruses organization.

Portlanders can hear BraveSouls and Dreamers during PGMC's next concert, Festival, 7:30 p.m. July 9 at Christ Church Episcopal Parish, 1060 N Chandler Road in Lake Oswego. The reception, concert and auction will also feature soloist Jennifer Gill singing “Epitaph,” a mother’s message of forgiveness that everyone should hear, and an opportunity to bid and win a dinner with Just Out Publisher Marty Davis or former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts! Tickets are $35 from 503-226-2588 or here.