The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (HWE) celebrates “The Big Apple” at the Mississippi Room in the Lafayette Hotel, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., Saturday July 27. Music from Broadway and of the Big Band era will fill this historic ballroom. Among the Broadway musicals featured, the 45 piece ensemble will perform music from Les Misérables and Chicago….
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Center announced today that registration for the all-new AIDS Walk San Diego is now open, and that there are some great new additions to this year’s event. In addition to new routes for both the Walk and Run, organizers are adding a “Street Challenge” obstacle course! It all…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria contributed $13,549 to upgrade the Neil Good Day Center, and earlier in the week visited the facilities to see the completed improvements. The upgrades consisted of installation of synthetic landscape grass and clean up of the entire outdoor space. “The Neil Good Day Center was…
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) San Diego County Chapter will be holding its second annual Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Awards Night May 31, from 6-9 p.m., at The San Diego LGBT Community Center. “The GSA Awards Night is a night to recognize GSAs for their work in their schools and gives them…
Prom season is here – and The Center is celebrating our community’s youth! The Hillcrest Youth Center (HYC) is preparing for The Rainbow Prom (formerly The Other Prom) for LGBTQ youth to be held at The Center, 3909 Center Street, Saturday, June 22 6-9 p.m. The Rainbow Prom, which is in its 10th year, provides…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced the launch of Project TRANS, its Transgender Services Program. Project TRANS (Transgender Referrals, Assistance, Networking and Services) will serve as an umbrella for the various services The Center has previously offered specifically to the transgender community, including discussion groups, behavioral health services, HIV prevention…
The recycling center at the Albertsons supermarket in North Park has quietly disappeared following a petition drive that was signed by some of the neighbors that blamed scavenging and crime upon people who took their bottles and cans there. The decision to disband was made by the corporate owner, RePlanet, in late March and not…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego LGBT Center has announced that two new members have joined their development team. Brandon Tate (right) is joining as development director and Jeff Redondo (left) is joining as major gifts officer. You can reach Brandon at btate@thecentersd.org and Jeff at jredondo@thecentersd.org
SAN DIEGO — Don’t miss The Center’s seventh annual Dining Out for Life® San Diego. TODAY more than 100 participating restaurants, bars, coffeehouses and nightclubs in San Diego will donate a minimum of 25% of sales for The Center’s HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs. Grab your family and friends and make plans to Dine Out and Fight AIDS…
With the death last week of Angeleno Brett Shaad, 33, from meningitis and a particularly deadly strain of the meningococcal disease appearing in gay men in New York City, health activists and others are cautioning against a wave of panic in a community familiar with the ravages of disease. San Diego LGBT Weekly spoke with…
