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SAN DIEGO WOMEN’S CHORUS: #SORRYNOTSORRY This is the bio for the San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) “SDWC is
a lesbian-identified, feminist sisterhood of musicians who welcome members and volunteers from the vastly diverse LGBTQ and straight-ally communities. Founded in 1987 by community activist Cynthia Lawrence- Wallace, SDWC has grown from a group of 14 lesbians gathered around a piano in a private home to a thriving community with over 125 members who believe in the power of music and the power of women.” We like that. If you’ve ever been to one of their shows, you’ll learn to love them, too. On Thursday, July 13, SDWC is presenting a one-night-only concert at The Irenic, 3090 Polk Avenue, titled,#SorryNotSorry, a musical celebration that emphasizes singing boldly and living unapologetically! Featuring full chorus numbers, along with small ensembles and spoken word perfor- mances,#SorryNotSorry is staged as a more edgy, uncensored concert and might be considered more appropriate for mature teens and adults. The show will highlight songs by Kelly Clarkson, P!nk, CeeLo Green, Florence and the Machine, Gloria Gaynor and much more. For tickets and more information, call 619.291.FEMM (3366) or go
tosdwc.org.
COMIC-CON Why is there a golden-lassoed woman wearing cuffs, a tiara and a red, white and blue cape, wandering the streets of Downtown San Diego? Why is there a muscle-bound Nordic god and his three overdeveloped, armored Asgardian sidekicks, with swords and shiny staffs, warring on Harbor Drive? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or is that an invisible plane I see (with my x-ray vision, of course)? Wait, is that Han Solo I see…again? Why the hell is Mark Hamill working the corner of 5th and L Street? Just when you thought the downtown streets were rid of all the
zombies, witches and demons, along come the multitudes of other costumed creatures cavorting surreptitiously through the Gaslamp... Yep, you guessed it, Comic-Con has returned to San Diego! In what seems like an endless parade of too-numerous-to-mention superheroes, creatures and quirky characters, Comic-Con is the largest convention of its kind in the Americas and fourth largest in the world, after the Comiket in Japan, the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France and the Lucca Comics and Games in Italy. Taking place fromThursday, July 20 through Sunday, July 23, Comic-Con fills to capacity Downtown San Diego’s Convention Center and then some—have you been down to our city core during the freaky fete and seen the overflow to all the surrounding hotels, ballrooms, bars and rental spaces? The only way to describe it is “jam- packed,” right to the top of that tall building Superman leapt in a single bound! It’s a long weekend that certainly adds new meaning to “being in drag,” with over 130,000 attendees landing in “America’s Finest City” with their individual, no-holds-bar, self-made fantasies. For more information on all things Comic-Con-related, check
outcomic-con.org.
MIKEY’S BIG GAY ROADSHOW As if Hillcrest wasn’t gay enough on any given day… Well, Mikey Scott
and his gaggle of gays (and gay-adjacents) are about to hit town, for an evening of hilarity and fun at Martinis Above Fourth! His bio states, “Mikey Scott is one of the hottest up-n-coming comedians working today. His unique interpretation of life events, combined with his need to over-share, have made Mikey a hit amongst straight girls in their late 20’s who are looking to hook someone up with their gay roommate.” Mikey’s a busy boy, appearing in West Hollywood every Friday night for Mikey & Teddy’s Comedy Hour, writing forInstinct magazine,
Gay.net and The Good Men Project and writing for Oxygen’sFunny Girls and before her passing, as one of Joan River’s favorite jokesters onFashion Police. Mikey’s Big Gay Roadshow takes place onTuesday, July 11 and includes Mikey’s pals, Teddy Margas and The Empress (aka Matthew Nouriel) along with San Diego’s own Jaleesa Johnson. For tickets and more info, call 619.400.4500 or go
toma4sd.com.
SAN DIEGO GAY MEN’S CHORUS: DIVAS “There is nothin’ like a dame. Nothin in the world…” Well, maybe
except for a fabulous Diva! An apt title for the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus’ (SDGMC) return to downtown’s Balboa Theatre for their summer blockbuster show, so titledDivas! In a concert that is sure to have you on your feet dancing and singing to your favorite songstress’s power ballads, anthems and pop smashes SDGMC pulls out all the stops for their most spectacular show of the summer. Anthems that taught us all about get- ting a little“R-e-s-p-e-c-t” and told the world that we were “Born this Way” to songs that made the world know “I Will Survive,” even in spite of a world that didn’t accept us. Music that was sung by women who knew about us and loved us anyway: Barbra, Whitney, Cher, Aretha, Celine, Taylor, Beyonce, Pink and Dolly. Great standards like “The Way We Were,” Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” and Diana Ross’ “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” as well as Whitney’s “I’m Every Woman,” Celine’s “My Heart Will Go On” and Parton’s “Jolene.”Divas takes placeSaturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30 at Downtown San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Theatre. For For tickets and more information, go
tosdgmc.org.
JULY 2017 | RAGE monthly 19
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