san diego community events
FRATERNITY HOUSE BENEFIT Founded in 1988, Fraternity House, Inc.
operates the only two Residential Care Facilities for the Chronically-Ill (RCF-CI’s) in San Diego County, a fact that allows them the ability to provide transitional, long-term or hospice care in both of their properties. They are dedicated to serving individuals living with HIV/AIDS, regardless of ability to pay, with housing, nutritious home cooked meals, 24-hour care, assistance with complex medication regimens, coordination of ap- pointments, transportation and recreation. Sunday, April 24, you have the opportunity to assist them in their honorable work, as they assist those in need. Show your support by attending a three-course Prix Fixe dinner at Martinis Above Fourth from 6 to 9 p.m., which includes a salad course, an entrée course of chicken, beef or vegetarian, as well as a decadent dessert course of your choice. Ria Carey and Don L., celebrities in San Diego’s lo- cal piano bar circuit will be on hand to provide entertainment featuring country, soft rock, pop, Motown, Broadway showtunes and familiar standards. For tickets and more information, email Scott@
fraternityhouse-inc.org or click the “events” tab at
fraternityhouse-inc.org.
IMPERIAL COURT Known as one of the oldest, charitable orga-
TRANSGENDER DAY
OF EMPOWERMENT 2016 The Transgender Day of Empowerment is
held to empower, honor and celebrate the rich diversity of San Diego’s transgender communi- ty, to raise visibility and awareness about the is- sues that they face and to commemorate those who have been lost to trans-phobic violence. This annual event, established by long-time San Diego community member Tracie Jada O’Brien, takes place at the San Diego LGBT Center to offer a special moment of connection and sup- port for those who are regularly discriminated against, personally, professionally and by the legal system, which historically offers little precedence for protection. This year’s program, on Friday, April 8, is youth-focused and will in- clude: speakers, entertainment, refreshments, awards and the announcement of the 2nd An- nual Transgender Student Scholarship in honor of aforementioned founder and activist, Tracie Jada O’Brien. This event is free and open to all. For more information, contact Connor Maddocks at
cmaddocks@thecentersd.org or 619.692.2077 x109 at The Center or go to
sdpride.org/tde.
50 TO WATCH The Studio Door, a North Park gallery and artist studios, in collaboration with Jenna S. Jacobs; Curatorial Manager of Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and Christine Knoke Hietbrink; Direc- tor of Exhibitions and Chief Curator of Mingei Int’l Museum have put together an exhibit featuring 50 visual artists from Greater San Diego, juried from the virtual portfolios of nearly 100. 50 TO WATCHreturns after a successful launch last year, as a local exhibition running Friday, April 1 through Sunday, May 15 at The Studio Door in North Park. A unique program that offers national exposure for San Diego’s creative marketplace, showcasing local talent in a catalog to be distributed to 2,500 galleries across the nation. First prize winner is Escondido resident and mixed media artist, Victoria Huckins; second prize winner is mixed media artist Lisa Bebi from La Mesa and taking third prize is Anisa Asakawa, an acrylic painter from San Diego. The opening reception isSaturday, April 2 at the Studio Door, 3750 30th Street and publica- tion of the catalog is set for May 14. For more information, go to
50towatch.com.
nizations in the San Diego region, The Imperial Court de San Diego was created in 1971 as a part of the International Imperial Court system. The International Court System was originally founded in 1965 by José Sarria in San Francisco and is the longest running and largest LGBT charitable organization in the world. San Diego’s Imperial Court is governed by a board of directors, which includes an Emperor and Empress (February 2016’s recently inducted Mike Too and Tony Saunders respectively), as well as a Prince and Princess Royale to preside over each year’s reign. The Prince and Princess Royale positions are elected at either the an- nual Coronation Ball or by a combination of votes from the general public and Court mem- bership. In celebration of the reign of 2015’s Prince Royale Michael Torres and Princess Royale Katrina Duall, this year’s PR Royal Gala and Inauguration will take place on Sunday, April 10 at Rich’s nightclub and will feature the announcement and investiture of 2016’s Prince and Princess Royale. For more information, check out their facebook page at
facebook.com/events/964055980347007.
AN EVENING OF CLASSIC LILY TOMLIN We generally don’t like the term “Icon...” But, there might be an exception for this woman. Lily Tomlin has been a part of the American entertainment experience since the ‘60s, fa- mously joining the iconicRowan and Martin’s Laugh-Indur- ing their third season. The place where she introduced us to such characters as Edith Ann and her ginormous rocking chair, the snarky “One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy” tele- phone operator, Ernestine and the slick Tommy Valour, a silver-tongued, lounge singer. It was the beginning of great success for her and a window into great changes for the country. As Tomlin said, “There were so many people from that era who literally did grow up with it and the people on it. The programming was so broadly based, something for the adults, something for kids, we had fans from 6-years- old to 96. I was very lucky to sort of step into it when I did.” If you want to relive some of those characters and experience Lily as her brilliant self, you have the opportunity to do so live onSaturday, April 16 at the Balboa Theatre. For tickets and more information call, 619.570.1100 or go to
sdbalboa.org.
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