Amazingly enough, San Diego arts dealer Alexander Salazar has managed to thrive in spite of the recession, the high cost of his carefully selected collections and the economic depression surrounding his downtown gallery space. But simply staying afloat isn’t what drives Salazar forward. The openly gay art dealer and owner of Alexander Salazar Fine Art,…
The 5th Annual Gaywise Festival (GFEST), held in London, England, announced the call for new entries this week. Interested participants may submit work in three different categories: short film, visual arts and performance. The 2011 cross-arts event is open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer artists and will run November 7-20. The festival is…
Earlier this week, six of Wall Street’s biggest and most well known banks converged for a summit dubbed “Out on the Street.” The landmark event, hosted by Deutsch Bank and attended by Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, was intended to address issues affecting gay Wall Street employees and…
Thanks to a donation from the Verizon Foundation, all schools within the San Diego Unified School District will receive a free copy of the Safe Space Kit, part of a nationwide campaign to build inclusive, safe learning spaces for all students. William Kowba, San Diego Superintendent, and Brett Peterson, San Diego County Co-chairman of Gay,…
Following a five-hour debate, the City Council voted 5-2 Monday to pass a medical marijuana ordinance that limits dispensaries to light industrial zones, which means most of the current pot shops in Ocean Beach, Hillcrest, Pacific Beach, and downtown will have to close. Nearly 500 people attended the City Council session which was devoted to…
The Diversionary Theatre’s new show, … And Then I Wrote a Song About It, is not your typical musical theatre production. There’s no ensemble cast. It’s just one man singing every song, reciting every line and dancing every dance. The multi-talented Nick Cearley portrays Randall, an aspiring actor-singer-songwriter-dancer-secretary, with a certain ease that can only…
With less federal grant money to go around, the San Diego City Council voted March 21 not to allocate any funding to several LGBT organizations for fiscal year 2012, including the Neil Good Day Center, Townspeople and Being Alive San Diego. The Neil Good Center provides a mailing address, showers and telephones for the homeless…
Target Corp. has sued a San Diego activist group to stop it from canvassing outside their California stores. The corporation wants to bar the activists from every outlet in the state, alleging they harass customers by cornering them near store entrances to discuss gay marriage, solicit donations and collect signatures on petitions for their cause….
