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GAY SAN DIEGO Jan. 28-Feb. 10, 2011
NEWS CALENDAR Jan. 28 Burlesque: The San Diego LGBT Cen-
ter’s Young Professional’s Council in as- sociation with Cricket Wireless and Booz Allen Hamilton bring Burlesque to San Diego at THIN at 7 p.m. Show includes drinks and set by DJ Von Kiss. General ad- mission is $25. THIN is located at 852 Fifth Ave. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit
thecentersd.org.
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Hillcrest, businesses (mostly restaurants) offer discounts on a variety of drinks and dishes. Visit
fabuloushillcrest.com/events_ tuenout.php to view the event’s current discounts and specials.
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Dr. Susan Love Jan. 29
Lesbians and breast cancer: Breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love will speak about lesbians and breast cancer at the San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans- gender Community Center at 9 a.m. The event includes a free breakfast followed by a presentation and Q&A session with Dr. Love. The event is free. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St.
Jan. 31
Running: Front Runners & Walkers San Diego, the local LGBT walking and running group, will meet for running and walking activities at the southeast corner
of Sixth and Laurel under the big tree in Balboa Park at 6 p.m. For more informa- tion, visit
frwsd.org.
Feb. 1
Community food distribution: The San Diego LGBT Community Center will host its monthly event providing free food to individuals and families at 9 a.m. A sign up booth opens at 8 a.m. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. For more information, call (619) 692-2077 or email
jschmoll@thecentersd.org. Free Admission to Balboa Park museums: Balboa Park is offering free admission to San Diego County residents to the Railroad, Natural History and Fleet museums all day long. For more informa- tion, visit
balboapark.org. Tuesday Nite Out: Throughout
FROM PAGE 2 HARP
ture were familiar to him, Jackson said some of the more eso- teric therapies, such as Quantum Touch—a cross between Reiki and healing touch—were not. “I was kind of a skeptic when I first tried Quantum Touch,” he said. “But one day I went and about 15 minutes later I was walk- ing down the sidewalk and said to myself, ‘Wow, something really did happen there.’”
Jackson has lived in other cit- ies, including Miami and Atlanta, and said he always looked for something like HARP but typi- cally came up empty. “I’ve never seen a program
host their monthly men’s games night at 6:30 p.m. The event is for guys 21 and up. The event is free and includes board and card games and pizza. The Center is located at The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. For more information, call (619) 692-2077.
Feb. 5 Grand opening of Susan Davis’
new office: Join Congressmember Susan Davis and friends celebrate her new office location at 10 a.m. Davis’ new office is located at 2700 Adams Ave., Ste. 102.
Feb. 8 Town hall forum on the city’s fi- nancial crisis: Hillcrest Town Council will host a town hall style meeting with experts and city officials to talk about the city’s financial crisis at the Joyce Beers Community Center. Speakers include Councilmember Carl DeMaio, former City Attorney Mike Aguirre, UCSD Professor Alan Gin and Michael Zucchet representing the San Diego Municipal Employees Association. The Joyce Beers Community Center in the Uptown Shopping District at 1220 Cleveland Ave.
Feb. 9 Coffee & Conversation with Cool
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Feb. 2
Guys, Games & Grub: The San Diego LGBT Community Center will
Women: The Women’s Resource Center will host its monthly women focused talk show at the San Diego LGBT Com- munity Center at 7 p.m. This month host Tryce Czyczynska will interview lesbian couple Maureen Steiner and Camille Davidson. The Center is located at The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. For more information, call (619) 682-2077, ext. 212 or email women@
thecentersd.org.•
that is as well run as this one in San Diego,” he said. “They have providers that really seem to care. The enthusiasm from the community has been quite overwhelming.” Villaine said that fervor from the volunteers comes from the gratification of seeing their cli- ents’ health and sense of wellbe- ing improve.
“I have seen them grow from
difficult situations of addiction— some to meth and some to sex—to freedom from the dark side or what’s not serving them,” he said. “I’ve seen them going back to work and pursuing new education and finding housing that is suitable and comfortable. So there’s an overall wellness and growth in men and women that is inspiring. Most of my clients are strengthened with
these modalities to make the most of difficult situations.”
Achieving that level of health can be especially difficult for those battling HIV infection and its accompanying illnesses, Vil- laine said. “There is an aspect of HIV that it’s a scarlet letter,” he said. “I think people with HIV want to disassociate themselves from their bodies. This body-mind- soul practice brings people back into their bodies, which is really healthy because the body wants to heal itself. [Therapy] literally reduces blood pressure. My cli- ents come in full of anxiety from a lot of doctors’ appointments and stigma and receive some hu- man touch that really validates their wellness.”
Now that HIV infection is not the death sentence it was 25 years ago, Villaine said people who are HIV positive need to learn how to manage their health. “The so-called cocktail of medi- cations now is keeping men and women alive in almost miraculous ways,” he said. “But wake up and smell the coffee—you’re going to be alive for decades. And so a person in midlife who 10 years ago might only be expecting a few years to live now has to deal with getting a new vision for the rest of their lives.” For clients like Jackson, that means lining up by 6 a.m. to make his monthly HARP appointments. But even that has its benefits. “A few months ago it was just
starting to get light and I saw a shooting star. It was the first I’d ever seen,” he said. “I took it as a good sign.” For more information about HARP and Being Alive, visit
beingalive.org or call (619) 291- 1400.•
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