Visitors are welcome to meet San Diego firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians and see the equipment used to keep their neighborhoods safe. The City of San Diego’s fire stations are open daily between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for tours and visits on a pre-arranged and approved basis. Tours are limited to groups of 20 or…
Art & Soul, Being Alive’s annual benefit event (formerly known as SoulPlates) will be held Saturday, June 23 6-9 p.m. at the Sunset Temple, 3911 Kansas Street in North Park. The evening event will feature works of art by well-known celebrities and local professional artists as well as live and silent auctions with weekend getaways,…
The Faith-Based Working Group (FBWG) of the Kemet Coalition will be hosting a National HIV Testing Day event Sunday, June 24, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will take place in the parking lot of the Rite Aid Pharmacy at 1735 Euclid Ave. San Diego. Along with HIV testing, the event will provide advocacy, education,…
The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) has announced that it has hired Ben Cartwright as its first executive director. After an extensive search process, SDGMC’s board of directors extended the offer to Cartwright, who started in the position May 15. The SDGMC board felt it was time to bring a full-time professional on board…
Stepping Stone of San Diego, a non-profit alcohol and drug recovery facility serving the LGBT community, will hold its annual summer fundraiser, Cirque du Summer, Saturday, June 16, 4-10 p.m. at 3767 Central Ave. in San Diego. Billed as a day of old-time circus fun, live entertainment, great food, celebrity auctions, and friendship, all proceeds…
Art & Soul, Being Alive’s signature fundraising event, is an annual happening, formerly known as Soul Plates. Each year, celebrity artists create one-of-a-kind art pieces that are auctioned off. The event is typically attended by 250 guests. While the event is said to be great fun, its underlying purpose is serious – to increase awareness…
Tuesday morning may have found most elected officials and candidates sleeping in, but it found Councilman Todd Gloria with his staff at University and Sixth Avenues in Hillcrest at 7 a.m. waving signs to thank voters for their support.
The San Diego Hoops basketball league open gym returns every Wednesday at Golden Hill Rec. Center from 6-8 p.m. $5 to play. Players are asked to bring a dark and light-colored shirt to play in. The board of officers has decided to see if a Saturday morning open gym (on the last Saturday of each…
Each year The San Diego LGBT Community Center celebrates the birthday of Frida Kahlo, commemorating the legendary life of one of the most influential Mexican painters of the mid-twentieth century. The event, Pachanga de Frida, will be Saturday June 30, 6-10 p.m. at 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. Tickets are $15 in advance (available…
Two pending congressional anti-bullying bills – the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student Non-Discrimination Act – which were both endorsed by President Barack Obama earlier this year, are now also being publicly supported by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. “Bullying can no longer be seen as a normal rite of passage,” Duncan said in…
