This is the IMRU Community Calendar featuring
all the best things to do and see under the rainbow of Southern California
MLK KINGDOM DAY PARADE - Monday, January 16, 2012
Map: http://kingdomdayparadecore-ca.org/map.pdf
http://www.myblackpridela.com/home/mlkparade2012
http://www.jordanrustinla.org/
There are many events scheduled in the Los Angeles area to commemorate the 2012 National Martin Luther King Day. The forecast does not include rain so that is the perfect recipe for a parade in honor of the Civil Rights icon, whose 83rd birthday was on January 15th.
The Rose Bowl parade is considered the “Granddaddy” of all parades. In the Los Angeles area the Kingdom Day parade has earned the distinction as the premiere processionhonoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was gunned down at the young age of 39.
President Ronald Reagan signed the law on November 2, 1983, making the birthday of Dr. King a national holiday.
Now in its 25th year the annual Kingdom Day parade will stroll down the boulevard named after Dr. King, Martin Luther King Boulevard starting at Western Avenue and streaming west down the 3 mile trek, ending at historic Leimert Park in the Crenshaw district.
The parade has been a community favorite since its inception. People have been known to come from communities all over the greater Los Angeles area to participate in the family themed event designed to showcase the enthusiasm and respect parade participants have for a person very few of them saw in person. Lining the streets to cheer on the floats, marching bands, dignitaries and celebrities, the crowd is projected to be in the neighborhood of 2 million.
The parade kicks off at 10:15 am sharp and KABC-TV, channel 7 will start live filming at 11:00am sharp. They also will be providing live streaming via computer, tablets, Smartphone and other devices capable of viewing live broadcast.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/mortgage-in-los-angeles/martin-luther-king-day-los-angeles-parade-jan-16th
To hear more about Bayard Rustin's contribution to civil rights or IMRU's coverage of LGBT participants preparing to march in last year's MLK Kingdom Day Parade, check out our special show from 2011 via this link:
http://imru.posterous.com/bayard-rustin-lgbt-equality-marches-forward-i
FRUIT FLY starring Leslie Jordan – opens Friday, Jan 6 (thru February 18)
Do gay men become their mothers? That is the question asked in Leslie Jordan's hilarious and touching new romp, FRUIT FLY. Mr. Jordan travels back in time using show-and-tell to take the audience on the ride of a lifetime. Childhood recollections combine with perilous teenage shenanigans. From the day a teenage Leslie sits down with his poor, clueless mother to inform her that he has decided to forego college to become a female impersonator, all the way to a Gay Alaskan Cruise on which a 53-year-old Mr. Jordan witnesses his aging mother's astounding metamorphosis (and whose only real concern about a gay cruise to Alaska is that she doesn't want to go ice fishing), Mr. Jordan is in his element. His storytelling skills abound and will make for an evening of fun and thought-provoking theater.
Celebration Theatre
7051B Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Tickets: $34
January 6 – February 18, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 3pm
For tickets, please call (323) 957-1884 - or visit www.celebrationtheatre.com to purchase tickets online (24 Hours a Day) or to view a complete schedule!
Coming to the Renberg - January 2012!
JACKIE HOFFMAN starring in JACKIE FIVE-OH!
Written by Jackie Hoffman and Michael Schiralli
Directed by Michael Schiralli
Where the heck has Jackie been?? It’s been seven long years since the great "Broadway broad" Jackie Hoffman blew the roof off the Renberg in a solo show. The Renberg Theatre is thrilled to announce that she’s coming back! The star of Broadway's Hairspray, Xanadu and The Addams Family Musical returns with an all-new show—JACKIE FIVE-OH! The bitterly funny actor-comic muses about her own decay as she reaches the big Five-Oh and unflinchingly skewers such sacred cows as the Tony Awards and Holocaust movies while she flings acid-dipped barbs at the Broadway hierarchy and does painfully accurate imitations of a gallery of showbiz icons, including Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore.
“Mercilessly acerbic and devastatingly funny … the diminutive Hoffman’s bigger-than-life presence electrifies the stage.” –LA Times
“Savagely funny” -NY Times
“Hilariously grumpy” -TimeOut New York
THE RENBERG THEATRE
Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
January 13-22, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25
Click Here to Purchase Tickets
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40 YEARS OF FAMILY |
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Come celebrate the Center's 40th Anniversary of serving YOU! |
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| December 3-January 28 THE ADVOCATE & GOCHIS GALLERIES The Village at Ed Gould Plaza Reception: Saturday, Dec 3, 6-9 p.m. FREE Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 6-9:30 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Admission to the Galleries is free. |
REGULARLY SCHEDULED 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
Nightclub Calendar of Events - See Frontiers L.A. listings athttp://www.frontiersla.com/CalendarOfEvents_Nightlife.aspx/Details.aspx?ID=253250
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.
