I often comment that there is not enough bold and vibrant gay art in San Diego to cover in this column on a weekly basis. I appreciate that there are annual events like the Art of Pride and smaller shows in a variety of local businesses from month to month. But it would be nice…
The San Diego Wrestling Club (SDWC) will be hosting their 7th annual Bulldogs Wrestling Tournament Saturday Feb. 16 starting at 1 p.m. in the main auditorium of The Center in Hillcrest. Spectators are welcome to come and check out the wrestling competition during the tournament for a $5 donation to the club. The annual San…
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Friday, nearly 100 people gathered at The San Diego LGBT Community Center to celebrate what was a first for San Diego and quite possibly for the nation: the retirement ceremony of an LGBT servicemember at an LGBT community center. Hospitalman First Class Trent Osier chose the venue for his retirement ceremony which celebrated his 20…
Around about this time every year the major museums in town begin to wind down their larger exhibitions in preparation for a mid-season replacement or an even bigger banner summer show. One such exhibition that is soon departing is Strange Beauty at the Museum of Photographic Arts. It will be coming down Feb. 3 so…
Volunteers with the Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF), a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization working to achieve equality through community service activities, worked alongside members of the faith-based community and other San Diego organizations to clean up Cholas Creek and the grounds of The Jacobs Center for Innovation as part of…
The seventh annual Dining Out for Life San Diego, benefiting HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs at The San Diego LGBT Community Center, will take place Thursday, April 25. Dining Out for Life San Diego is highlighted by enthusiastic community efforts to fill some of San Diego’s best restaurants in support of this dynamic fundraising event….
Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s masterful movie about the manhunt for Osama Bin Laden, arrived in San Diego’s theaters Jan. 4 with more baggage than any film in recent memory. It was shown to critics at the beginning of December and they went on to give it award after award. Then various…
Hooray! We survived the Mayan apocalypse (talk about Montezuma’s revenge!) and now is the time for Hanukkah, Kwanza and the big birthday Dec. 25. No, not for He who cannot be officially mentioned, I mean mine. Despite the universal festivities and rejoicing, it’s not a good day for a birthday. I never had a party…
BY STAMPP CORBIN Under normal circumstances a holiday party at the White House is a festive once in a lifetime party. You feel so honored to be invited that you are almost giddy with excitement. The party we attended was Dec. 14, the day of the Newtown, Conn. tragedy. As we stood in line, most…
