This is the IMRU Community Calendar featuring
all the best things to do and see under the rainbow of Southern California
I SEE YOU, I AM HERE: Contemporary African-American LGBT Artists
Co-Sponsored by Common Bond and The Black LGBT Project
Firemen 1 by Ronald Jackson
I See You, I Am Here is a traditional greeting of South Africa's Natal tribe. One person starts by saying, "I see you." The other person answers, "I am here." The words mean, "Until you see me, I do not exist." The goal is to truly "see" each other and thereby affirm each other's existence.
A group of accomplished artists presents visions of the LGBT African American experience in today's world, allowing us to truly see them, their lives, and ourselves.
Featured artists:
Ronald Jackson
Dale Guy Madison
Duane Paul
Lucky Virgo Photography
Cheryl Williams
THE ADVOCATE & GOCHIS GALLERIES - through March 29
The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
Reception: Thursday, Feb 16, 9-10 p.m. FREE
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 6-9:30 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
“The Gay Hist-Orgy” with Ian MacKinnon through March 24
"The Gay Hist-Orgy"-- one salacious evening beginning Feb. 18th and running for 6 Saturdays until March 24th at Moving Arts in Silverlake.
Performance artist and activist Ian MacKinnon brings the past to life by tracing the history of gay people in new ways never before seen on stage. With the aid of his magic time-traveling hot pants and sexy Genie guide, Ian cruises a plethora of gay historical figures in his one-man multimedia romp. Along the way he covers thousands of years of homo-history to create a hot and horny evening of laughs and lust, fun and fucking, humor and heroism.
Featuring hot histo-graphic hookups with: Plato, Rumi, Lincoln, Melville, Fredrick the Great, Edward Carpenter, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Karl Ulrichs, Harry Hay, Allen Ginsberg, Socrates, Whitman, Hafiz, Ganymede, Alexander, Hadrian, Zeami, Bayard Rustin and more!
Performed in Gay Love-O-Vision!
Dates: 6 Saturdays Feb: 18, 25 & March: 3, 10, 17, 24 at 8:00 PM
Location: Moving Arts Hyperion Station, 1822 Hyperion Avenue, LA, CA 90027
Price: $20 / $15 students
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214106
Information: www.gayhistorgy.com
Debbie Praver: The Egg McMuffin of Comedy – February 25
Comedian/writer/actor/personal trainer Debbie Praver is one of the fastest-rising stars of comedy. The Desperate Housewives guest star and refugee from the Magic Kingdom (she was Minnie, Sneezy, Pinnochio, Grumpy, the March Hare and more before she escaped) comes to the Renberg to film her new comedy video!
The Renberg Theatre
Saturday, February 25 at 8 pm
Tickets: $20
Special Encore Performances! One Weekend Only
Miss Coco Peru in There Comes a Time – March 2-4
You asked for it; you got it! Coco's back with a special encore weekend of the national smash hit show, There Comes A Time! If you missed it last time and have been kicking yourself ever since, here's your chance to redeem yourself. And if you did see it in 2011, you know with Coco once is never enough!
Fri & Sat, March 2 & 3 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 4 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25
THE RENBERG THEATRE
Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
GAYS 'R US at The Hollywood Improv – Wednesday, March 7
Erin Foley is back at The Hollywood Improv March 7, joined by some of the best and funniest stand-up comics in town. The fun starts at 8pm sharp at The Improv, located at 8162 Melrose Avenune in West Hollywood (Tel: 323-651-2583)
NAKED BEFORE GOD at [Inside the] Ford: March 15 - April 28
Naked Before God - What do a porn star, a stripper and a soldier have in common with a Christian, a Muslim and a Mormon? They all want to get NAKED BEFORE GOD ... what's left to reveal, once they've bared it all? Kristen Burrows has hit upon a brilliant way to transform the sins of her youth into lots of cash: she's going to combine her adult film past with a born again future. But things get more than a little out of hand when the Christian radio talk show host Kristen has invited for dinner meets her family in this wild and darkly comic romp. (Rated “R” – mature audiences)
WHO:
Written and Directed by Leo Geter
Featuring Larry Clarke, Christopher Foley, Jen Kays, Aly Mawji, Morgan McClellan, William Salyers,Jennifer A. Skinner
Presented by Circle X Theatre Co.
WHEN:
Previews: March 15-23
Performances: March 24 through April 28:
Thursdays @ 8 pm: March 15, 22 (previews), 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26
Fridays @ 8 pm: March 16, 23 (previews), 30; April 6, 13, 20, 27
Saturdays @ 8 pm: March 17 (preview), 24 (Open), 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28
Sundays @ 2 pm: March 18 (preview), March 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22
Sundays @ 7 pm: March 18 (preview), 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22
WHERE:
[Inside] the Ford
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East
Hollywood, CA 90068
(just off the 101, across the freeway from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios)
HOW:
(323) 461-3673 (GO 1-FORD) or www.fordtheatres.org
Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FordTheatres
Follow us on Twitter @FordTheatres
TICKETS:
Opening Night (March 24): $34
General admission: $25 (except March 24)
Seniors and full-time students with ID: $12
Previews and all Sunday matinees: Pay-What-You-Can
Discounts for groups of eight or more available online or by calling 323-769-2147
PARKING:
FREE on-site (non-stacked)
RECURRING EVENTS....
MONDAYS
GAY SALSA NIGHT: If you remember the Salsa Dances at Rudolpho's back in the 90's and early 2000's, or just want to give your dancing shoes a work out, check this out!! Mambo Infierno brings you Gay Salsa Night every Monday at Little Temple in Silverlake,CA. We provide a salsa dance instructor for beginners. Dance class starts at 8:30pm. Enjoy the salsa music with DJ FRANK - the best salsa dj in LA! $5 Cover. Go to http://www.myspace.com/gaysalsanight for more information!
WOMEN'S GROUP AT the SOUTH BAY LGBT CENTER: The South Bay LGBT Women's Group hosts a Women's Group at the Center. All interested women at any stage of life, love, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are welcome to attend this group, which provides a safe and welcoming environment to meet, socialize, build friendships, and support the South Bay LGBT Center. Guidelines will be reviewed each week to ensure fairness, confidentiality, and respect for diverse opinions. $2 donation appreciated. Info: Voice mail: 310-328-6550, email: womensgroup@southbaycenter.org
LGBT Center - 16610 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, 90504 (310-328-6550)
TUESDAYS
IN THE MEANTIME MEN'S GROUP (ITMT) hosts discussion groups as follows:
BROTHERS REACHING BROTHERS DISCUSSION GROUP from 7:30pm - 9pm at The Village Health Foundation Community Room on W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019. The purpose of the group is to enrich, empower, and extend the lives of intergenerational black men, respectful of sexual orientation, through social, educational, health and wellness programs and services.” For more info: visit www.mylifemystyle.net
THE KICK BACK DISCUSSION GROUP FOR YOUNG MEN 29 and UNDER: Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month from 7-9 p.m. at the New Drop-In Community Youth Center, 4067 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019 — 323-733-4868
Free and Open — Refreshments served
www.inthemeantimemen.org — www.mylifemystyle.net
The mission of IN THE MEANTIME MEN'S GROUP is to enrich, empower, and extend the lives of intergenerational black men, respectful of sexual orientation, through social, educational, health and wellness programs and services.” Over the past 10 years In The Meantime has been on the forefront of creating an environment that supports, empowers and educates black, gay, same gender-loving and bi-sexual men in Los Angeles County. Through an integrated holistic approach to wellness, In The Meantime (ITMT) focuses on the mental/emotional, physical, spiritual, and economic well being of a community that is oftentimes isolated and excluded from mainstream society. ITMT facilitates three home-grown HIV/AIDS empowerment prevention programs, two (weekly) social discussion support groups, peer and group counseling, a black men’s wellness conference, a three day men’s empowerment retreat, the SOLA Meth Crystal Meth Taskforce, and the South Los Angeles Black Gay Men’s Taskforce, computer training, a quarterly community publication (Message In The Meantime), an online weekly newsletter, and a host of community and cultural events that focus on community building that include a King Day Celebration and a Kwanzaa Celebration. ITMT’S most recent program addition is a community drop-in center that provides a relaxed social environment for youth programming, and HIV/AIDS testing and counseling activities.
WEDNESDAYS
GRIFFITH PARK CONDITIONING HIKE: Gay and Lesbian Sierra Club has a weekly Griffith Park Conditioning Hike every Wednesday night at 7pm. Join the Sierrans for a moderate hike of 5 miles to Mt. Hollywood with an eleven hundred foot gain. Lug-soled boots are best for traction, but some hikers wear sneakers. Bring a flashlight if you’re not used to hiking in the dark. Rain cancels. That’s every Wednesday, 7 p.m. sharp by the flagpole near the vending machines at the Griffith Park Visitors Center. Check out other gay and lesbian Sierran outings at angeles.sierraclub.org/gls/
FRIDAYS
FRIDAY NIGHT DROP-IN: Friday evening at the South Bay LGBT Center, 7:00 - 9:45 pm. The Center will be open for your use and enjoyment. Come by and pick up publications, join in conversations about a variety of topics or hang out in a safe place; play games - there are several games at the Center, or people can bring their own table or board games. For a small donation, participants can enjoy coffee, tea, sodas, water and sometimes desserts. For questions, leave a message at (310) 328-6550. For more information, leave a message at (310) 328-6550. Check the Calendar for updates and details. southbaycenter.org
SUNDAYS
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH Sundays at 2pm: Good Shepherd Church at 570 East Orange Grove Blvd in Pasadena is a congregation of full inclusion. All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or sexual identity. An LGBT Church and so much more... “We warmly welcome the LGBT Community and its allies. We are a Christian independent congregation and not connected with any denomination. We affirm that God loves and cherishes all His children, and has shown His love through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We invite you to join us, regardless of your religious or denominational background.” For more info, go to:goodshepherdpasadena.com
You can find information on these and other events listed at the public Google IMRU Community Calendar which can be viewed/printed in monthly/weekly/daily or agenda forms. We also blog about important happenings at imru.posterous.com where you can leave comments or suggestions and crosspost links to the Calendar on Twitter as well as our Facebook page—so it pays to be a Friend and to Follow Us.
