San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus has published its first-ever 18-month calendar, aptly named Men of San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus! The calendar features the chorus members in various famous San Diego locations and local sponsoring businesses. This calendar is good from July 2011 to December 2012. “Each month is sponsored by a local business with…
The first task for Roland Palencia, Equality California’s new executive director, included a quick tour around the state. On the job for only three days, Palencia stopped in San Diego. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve California’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and to build upon Equality California’s tremendous success,” said…
San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) performs with the San Diego Symphony in Broadway’s Tony Winners, part of this year’s Summer Pops series. The concerts are Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Embarcadero Marina Park South. “Recognizing the high-performance quality offered by gay men’s choruses across the country, SDGMC…
The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) presents GuyTunes, featuring the best of the boy bands from the ’60s through today on Saturday, July 30 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 31 at 3 p.m. Both performances are at the historic Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego. The high-energy song and dance production features more…
On Monday morning, July 18, volunteers with The Clean T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More) emerged at the corner of Park Boulevard and University Avenue to begin cleaning up the neighborhood after the weekend’s Pride celebration. More than 40 individuals showed up and donned gloves at 7 a.m. to sweep Hillcrest’s sidewalks and raise funds for…
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble presents Summer Pops Concert, featuring music from stage, screen and the small screen, at the historic Mississippi Room of the Lafayette Hotel on Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m. The concert features cabaret-style seating and complimentary hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. and a no host bar throughout the evening. Under the direction…
Prism Comics presents its “gay agenda” for Comic-Con International, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center through Sunday, July 24. Prism Comics, the premier nonprofit supporting LGBT comics, creators and readers, is organizing an unprecedented number of panels, a fan mixer with silent auction, Heroes vs. Villains party, portfolio reviews and creator signings. “Queer…
When Walter Meyer and Brian Bielawski couldn’t work a deal last year with Comic-Con to stage Gamer – their one-man, geek-inspired play – the two decided to produce the show down the street. It was a hit. In fact, their small show evolved into a small convention of its own, welcoming gamers that had…
The San Diego Redistricting Commission is expected to release its preliminary map at its July 21 meeting, showing how the City Council districts could be redrawn. The commission is hosting public hearings before it finalizes the map. Using federal census data, the Redistricting Commission has to modify city council districts every ten years to adjust…
A judge has ordered a man to pay $7,387.82 in medical costs to Andrew Valencia, a gay candidate for the Sweetwater Union High School Board in 2010, for punching him in the face. Andrew Fisak, 26, is serving his 270-day sentence in a work furlough facility which allows him to go to work during the…
