As a special contribution to San Diego LGBT Weekly’s Arts issue, I thought I would see what’s happening at museums around the county that may be less known than big institutions such as the San Diego Museum of Art, the Timken and the Midway carrier museum. I tend to go where I know and like…
Officials at the San Diego Democratic Club (SDDC) announced that they have changed the 35-year-old organization’s name to “San Diego Democrats for Equality.” SDDC, an affiliate of National Stonewall Democrats, was founded in 1975 and is the largest club chartered with the Democratic Party in San Diego County. SDDC’s mission is to secure for all…
There are very few major cities that have the distinction and honor of having an original play produced in their theaters before it moves on to Broadway. San Diego is one of those cities and has been for some time. Local theaters, like La Jolla Playhouse and The Old Globe, have hosted many new works…
The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of San Diego will be presenting Follies at the Met, Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., for one night only. The event will also include a spaghetti dinner that starts at 5:30 p.m. And, during the dinner hour, there will be a silent auction consisting of 15 home decorating items…
Get ready to unleash your urban cowboy, so say organizers of the first annual Hillcrest Hoedown happening Sunday, Oct 16. So exactly what is a hoedown? According to Dictionary.com it’s “a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.” This year’s event will take place…
San Diego LGBT Weekly has learned that Equality California will be laying off staff in coming weeks, and has lost some sources of revenue in the aftermath of soon-to-be-former executive director, Roland Palencia’s resignation, which preceded the group’s decision to stop seeking a 2012 ballot initiative to repeal Proposition 8. EQCA has confirmed layoffs are…
San Diegan Peggy Walkush, is a survivor of breast cancer, a cancer research fundraiser extraordinaire and the first lesbian (honorary) captain of the San Diego Chargers during a recent game, as part of the NFL’s breast cancer awareness campaign called “A Crucial Catch.” “Being honorary team captain of the San Diego Chargers … was a…
Oct. 6, 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, accepted a ride home from Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. Little did he know this decision would be one that would ultimately claim his life and affect the lives of countless people around the world. That fateful day, Shepard was beaten, pistol…
The 4th annual Pride at the Beach – or Pride @ the beach, as organizers have branded the event – will take place in Oceanside, Oct. 8. The North County LGBTQ Resource Center will be hosting this year’s event, and is hoping for its largest turnout since the event’s inception in 2008. Max Disposti, founder…
Brush up on your pick-and-roll knowledge, fadeaway technique and full-court press fitness, because the San Diego Hoops LGBT Basketball League is open for signups. The registration process of coaches reviewing player drafts is underway in preparation for the start of a 14-game season beginning Oct. 19, with playoffs concluding in early March. The league, which…
