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RC Haus named interim artistic director for San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus
SAN DIEGO,– The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) announced today the selection of RC Haus as its interim artistic director. Haus begins his role immediately and will conduct the chorus’s spring show Wow! The Chorus Sings the ‘90s. “I am thrilled to be rejoining the chorus in this role. With almost three decades of…
Glenner Memory Care Centers beneficiary of SDGMC holiday concerts
The Glenner Memory Care Centers, a local nonprofit providing programs and resources for those living with dementia, was the lucky beneficiary for the very popular San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) holiday concerts in mid-December. Representatives dropped off a check Dec. 23 for $2,128 from donations collected in a giant ruby red slipper in the…
Key Balboa Park pedestrian pathway open to four museums, theatres during bridge construction
SAN DIEGO –Balboa Park West End will continue to deliver exciting events, enriching activities and deep cultural experiences during the Cabrillo Bridge retrofit Jan. 2 through April 30, 2014. While Balboa Park’s 100-year-old Cabrillo Bridge (which connects Laurel Street to the Park) undergoes renovations, it will be closed to automobiles, but pedestrians may still easily…
Hillcrest man victim of possible hate crime
A Hillcrest man was attacked on Christmas Eve by a group of men wielding baseball bats and shouting anti-gay slurs. The attack happened in the early hours of Christmas Eve, on First Avenue near Robinson, leaving Dwayne Wynn with a broken eye socket and three cracked ribs. Wynn, who believes he was targeted because he…
The City: Top to Bottom
Come experience the all-new holiday themed animal presentations and a nightly tree lighting ceremony. Take a ride on the Twinkle Light Trolley or explore the nightly holiday-themed entertainment in the Koalafornia Boardwalk area. Special wintery treats will be available at the Zoo’s restaurants like holiday cookies, gingerbread men and hot chocolate. North Coast Repertory Theatre,…
‘My Brother My Sister’ book review: an enlightening journey of discovery
Mom always said you were two of a kind. You and your favorite sibling: yin and yang, two halves of a whole. A lot of film was spent documenting your lives. A lot of memories are shared when you get together. Once upon a time, you knew exactly what your sib was thinking – or…
A community Christmas story
Until 1976 I knew many homosexual men and women who were sent to state mental hospitals by a judge or the signature of one of their parents. Many received electric shock treatment and never came out of these hospitals the same person they were. It is in this environment, this hostile and hating society that…
Council sets Feb. 11 for special mayoral election
The special mayoral election between Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez was set Tuesday for Feb. 11, 2014 by the San Diego City Council in a 9-0 vote in the last Council meeting of the year. City Clerk Liz Maland was required to read the certified Nov. 19 primary election results to the Council which noted…
OPEN SEASON
What will you do on Christmas Day if you “need” a peppermint soy latte, or a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, or a plate of cooked salmon? Why, just do what you would do any other day of the year: go to Starbucks, CVS or Harvey Milk’s American Diner. Regardless of what employees think of the…