San Francisco is known for one of the largest Gay Pride events in the US, but never before has their been a SF Pride weekend full of events geared exclusively for lesbians. But all that changes this years. Well known lesbian event promoters Curve Magazine and Olivia Travel have created EDEN, the first ever San Francisco Pride weekend dedicated to events for lesbians and their allies.
"There are destination parties for lesbians all over the country at different times of the year," says Franco Stevens, the publisher of Curve. "But there's never been one in San Francisco during Pride Weekend, which just seemed strange. In a collaborative exchange of ideas between the Bay Areas' best lesbian event promoters, Olivia Travel and us, we worked together to create EDEN, and my guess is San Francisco Pride will never quite be the same."
Assisting in celebration for this ground-breaking lesbian Pride weekend event are LOGO's Julie Goldman, cast members of The Real L Word of Los Angeles and local DJs . Curve, Movement Productions, Olivia Travel, BioBlue Events, FullCircle Events and legendary hotel Parc55 will also be helping out to make this a truly unforgettable first lesbian Pride weekend. There will be four days of official partying planned (June 24-28, 2010).
EVENT SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, June 24, 6pm-9pm at Parc55 (55 Cyril Magnin Street)
EDEN Welcome Party (Only available to ALL ACCESS and ALL ACCESS VIP Ticket Holders)
FRIDAY, June 25, 7pm-9pm at Parc55 (55 Cyril Magnin Street)
EDEN Comedy Show (Featured Comedians: Gina Yashere, Sandra Valls, Dana Goldberg, Julie Goldman)
FRIDAY, June 26, 9pm-3am at Suite 181 (181 Eddy, SF)
TEASE (Featured DJs: DJ Olga T, DJ C-L.A. DJ Ai-Lo, DJ Campbell, DJ Rockaway)
SATURDAY, June 27, 9pm-3am inside the historic Olivia Travel Building (3rd Floor, 434 Brannan, SF)
EDEN (Featured DJs: DJ Olga T, DJ Ms. Jackson, DJ Rockaway, appearance by the cast of the Real "L" Word on Showtime)
SUNDAY, June 28, 7pm-midnight at the Den (1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)
GOOD TIMES (Featured DJs: DJ Olga T, DJ Rapture, DJ Trinity, DJ Jacatac)
For more information, visit www.edeninthebay.com.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
San Francisco's First Women Only Pride Weekend
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Dinah Shore Week 2010 Calendar of Events
For those of you who may not know, Dinah Shore Week is a renowned lesbian event held in Palm Springs every year. The name came from the Dinah Shore Golf Tournament (Now the Kraft Nabisco Golf Tournament) that would run simultaneously in Palm Springs. But Boy how times have changed. When I was in college and first heard about Dinah Shore week (come on I am only 39), it was as much about the Ladies Golf Tournament as it was about the pool parties. And although both events are still scheduled on the same week in Palm Springs, somehow, the whole "golf" portion got lost in translation. Now the entire week consists mainly of pool parties, dance events, lesbian celebrities, and, of course, scantily clad women. Not that I am complaining, I mean I will take watching scantily clad women over golf any day of the week.
Anyway, this years Dinah Shore Week is being held March 31st - April 4th, 2010 and both Girlbar and Club Skirts are celebrating their 20th anniversary in style! And to make sure you won't miss a single event, below I have listed the events and locations for both Girlbar and Club Skirts.
Here are the events presented by Girlbar: (Club Skirts events are farther down)
Wednesday March 31st
| Cocktails Meet & Greet @8pm | Renaissance Palm Springs (formerly the Wyndham) Pool Terrace |
| Funny Girlz 5 Cocktails@7:30 Show at 8:30pm | Hotel Zoso Grand Ballroom |
| Premiere –The opening Kick off night dance party! Opens @8:00pm | Hunter's Bar |
Friday, April 2nd
| TGIF Pool Party | Renaissance Palm Springs (formerly the Wyndham) Pool |
| PURE White Party w/ Samantha Ronson @8pm | Hotel Zoso |
Saturday, April 3rd
| WET and WILD Pool Party 11am-5pm | Renaissance Palm Springs (formerly the Wyndham) Pool |
| Chill Out Pool 11am-4pm | Hotel Zoso Pool |
| Main Event - Circus A-Go-Go with live performance by KELLY ROWLAND 9pm-3am | Renaissance Palm Springs (formerly the Wyndham) Grand Ballroom |
Sunday, April 4th
| Jazz Brunch | Hotel Zoso |
| Splash Dance Pool party | Renaissance Palm Springs (formerly the Wyndham) Pool |
| Closing Party- Grand Finale | Hunter's Bar |
For more information about these events visit their site at dinahshoreweekend.com
CLUB SKIRTS EVENT SCHEDULE:
Wednesday March 31st
| Dinah Shore Kick Off Party 8pm-12am | Hilton Hotel Nightclub & Poolside |
Thursday, April 1st
| Dinah Opening Bash 9pm | Zeldaz Nightclub |
Friday, April 2nd
| Frisky Friday Pool Party 12pm-5pm | Hilton Hotel & Spa |
| Laughing Loud with Suzanne Westenhoefer, Vicki Shaw and many more. Doors open at 8pm show starts @9pm 20th Annual White Diamonds Party @9pm | Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs Convention Center |
Saturday, April 3rd
| Cabana Girl Pool Party 9am | Hilton Hotel & Spa |
| The Kathy & Mo Show EQCA Benefit @8:30 | Palm Springs Convention Center |
| Hollywood Party with Salt N Pepa with Celebrity Fashion Show. Doors Open @9pm | Palm Springs Convention Center |
Sunday, April 4th
| Sunday Lov'n Pool Party@ 9am | Hilton Hotel & Spa |
| Dinah Closing Gala @9pm | Zeldaz Nightclub |
For more information about these events visit their site at thedinah.com
