La Vista Memorial Park, National City will celebrate Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, Friday, Nov. 2 5-9 p.m. The event started in 2009 when General Manager Luisa McCarthy realized the park didn’t partake in the celebration of Día de los Muertos. “I wanted to celebrate the passing of my father,” McCarthy…
I think most of us in San Diego know that Día de los Muertos (aka Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday that is now celebrated throughout the world. At the root of the holiday it is believed that the spirits of the dead return to earth for one day to be with their…
Halloween in my youth was exclusively for us children. In costume we fearlessly walked the streets after dark in search of candy and an occasional apple bob. The fiend hiding in the bushes we knew was just another kid trying to scare us. True, parents told of reports from New York and other bastions of…
The holiday season is upon us and by holiday I don’t mean Thanksgiving or Christmas. I am referring to the holiday, that highest of holy days for most gay men; from the moment we stumble across mom’s jewelry box right past middle age when makeup and monsters continue to give us a thrill. Am I…
During the upcoming Labor Day weekend (Sept. 1, 2, 3), the San Diego Zoo will open one hour earlier, at 8 a.m., allowing guests the opportunity to spend more time with the zoo’s animals and special activities that are a part of Nighttime Zoo, a family friendly event. This will be the first time the…
VELDEN AM WÖRTHERSEE, Austria – The fifth annual Pink Lake international LGBT festival will be held at Velden am Wörthersee, a picturesque market town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated on the western shore of Lake Wörthersee. One of the most popular holiday resorts in Austria, Velden is described as “the ideal location for…
Like so many other food and drink holidays that are celebrated in the United States, very few Americans actually know the significance and history behind these celebrations. I mentioned it before with St. Patrick’s Day and, in my opinion, the Cinco de Mayo celebration has to be next. Cinco de Mayo, or May 5, commemorates…
February is one of the most interesting months of the year. It is, of course, the shortest and changes every four years with the addition of a day. It has Groundhog Day, Presidents Day weekend and Valentine’s Day all wrapped up in 28 (or 29) days. In recent years, I have noticed that Valentine’s Day…
You had to go, so you did – kicking and screaming. Really, you must admit that it was nice of the boss to host the holiday party. In these tough economic times, she didn’t have to do it. She paid for food, a band, even door prizes. Everybody seemed to have a good time. Everybody…
Happy New Year to all of you! I wish you the best in 2012. We all deserve a healthy and happy year. I have to say that although 2011 was a little bumpy at times, for the most part it was a very good year for me and it ended pretty well – a new…
