Mayor Filner to open SDGMC encore gala

SAN DIEGO – Mayor Bob Filner will open the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus “Summer of Love” encore gala  Saturday, June 15 at Liberty Station, Point Loma.  All proceeds from the ’60s-themed event will benefit the 150-member chorus’s mission of social change through musical outreach.

Mayor Filner is no stranger to the turmoil of Sixties, having been one of the first people to enter the Deep South as a Freedom Rider in 1961, protesting racial injustice in Mississippi.  Filner was arrested for his activism and was incarcerated until the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction.

“I’ve always felt that, if you think something should be changed, it’s your responsibility to actively pursue that change,” Filner said.

There will be live ’60s music from San Diego’s multi-award-winning band Rockola, themed food from John Little Catering and both live and silent auctions.  The highlight of the evening will be the live auction of an African photo safari and an incredible San Francisco Pride Weekend Package with exclusive tickets to the new “I Am Harvey Milk” world premiere

Tickets for the “Summer of Love” event are $75 for general admission at 7 p.m. and $125 for special VIP tickets that include preview admission at 6 p.m., open bar and other benefits.  It will be held at the McMillin Company Event Center, 2875 Dewey Road, Liberty Station – Point Loma on the grounds of the former Naval Training Center.

Tickets may be purchased at www.sdgmc.org or by calling (877) 296-7664.  To be a special underwriter of the event or to donate an auction item, please contact SDGMC Marketing Director Bob Lehman at boblehman25@gmail.com.  SDGMC is a 501c (3) organization.
All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.