Party with Pride 2011 this Saturday at Capitol Mall. More than 20 performers will entertain festivalgoers with dancing, drag queens, cheerleaders and more at this annual event to raise money for the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center. Guy Farris, Emmy award-winning anchor of “Sacramento & Co” will lead the parade as this year’s Grand Marshall. Don Geronimo, host of Sports 1140 KHTK, and LaRoy, a gay radio correspondent, will emcee. Club queen singer Luciana Caporaso and Sacramento native Raquela bring raucous disco while Miss Coco Peru does her unique brand of storytelling in a day of non-stop entertainment. “We were extremely lucky to book Luciana, Raquela and Miss Coco for the festival,”

Sign up now as more than 300 people are needed to volunteer for Pride 2011. Starting in May, volunteers can do three-to-four hour shifts in exchange for a ticket. “Volunteers are the most important part of the team,” said Josh Jacoby, Pride Director. “We couldn’t do the event without them.” To get the work and time slot wanted, volunteers should sign up now. To be held on Saturday, June 4th, volunteers can start handing out flyers and postcards at various Sacramento farmers’ markets and Second Saturday in May. On Friday evening, June 3, volunteers can help set up the stages, fencing and other necessities at Capitol Mall near Tower Bridge. On Saturday, they are needed to: • set up the

Due to a scheduling conflict, the April community meeting for Pride 2011 has been postponed until Wednesday, May 18th. The May meeting will be held from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, 1927 L Street, Sacramento. Sacramento Pride 2011 will be held Saturday, June 4th. For 26 years, Sacramento Pride has been the main fund-raising source for local gay services such as the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center’s legal clinic, Lavender Angels, Q-Deaf, homelessness and Speaker’s Bureau as well as peer programs for families, youth, 20-somethings, transgender, people with HIV/AIDS, men, women and bisexuals. The Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center serves the lesbian, gay, bis

With two stages going during the day-long Sacramento Gay Pride Festival on June 4th, organizers are looking for singers, dancers, musicians and other entertainers. Street performers such as magicians, jugglers, stilt walkers and acrobats also are welcome. Send links to samples of your work, website, relevant information and contact person by March 25th to pride@sacramentopride.org. For 26 years, Sacramento Pride has been the main fund-raising source for local gay services such as the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center’s legal clinic, Lavender Angels, Q-Deaf, homelessness and Speaker’s Bureau as well as peer programs for families, youth, 20-somethings, transgender, people with HIV/AIDS, men

The Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center is inviting the public to a series of meeting about the Sacramento Pride 2011 events to be held on Saturday, June 4th this year. Monthly meetings will be on the third Wednesdays of February, March, April, and May to let the gay and lesbian community know about this year’s parade and other exciting events, to solicit feedback and generate interest in the most important fund-raising event of the year for the non-profit center. The meetings will be held at the SG&L Center, 1927 L Street, Sacramento, from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. on: • February 16, • March 16, • April 20, and • May 18th. For 26 years, Sacramento Pride has been the main fund-raising source for

A downtown restaurant is now home to a church that embraces gays and people of color. For more than a month, Sofia on 11th and its owners, Jeremy and Vicki Bennett and partner Martin Tejeda, have welcomed A Church for All to take over a 1,500-square-foot banquet room. That has allowed the church to continue providing a spiritual meeting place for its diverse members. The Rev. Doretha Flournoy describes it as a "radically inclusive" church with an interest in social justice and unique ideas about "how God operates in the world." "If you walk into A Church for All on a Sunday morning, you'll see African-American folks, Latino folks, Caucasians. You'll see transgender folks. You'll see dra

The Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (SIGLFF), Sacramento's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) art event, is coming to the Crest Theatre Thursday through Saturday. "Embrace your sexuality, whatever it is," said Patti Barcena of SIGLFF. "SIGLFF is good entertainment. Where else will you get to see GLBT films with such an appreciative audience?" SIGLFF is a non-profit event that shows worldwide film and video works of both positive or critical portrayals of GLBT communities, people and aspects of their daily lives. "This international festival provides an outlet for GLBT filmmakers to express themselves and have their works shown on a big screen to

Before this week, he could have been best described as your average, typical 23-year-old male. A love of cars, technology and fashion is evident from the photos and descriptions that litter his online MySpace and Facebook profiles. Comments from friends show he was much loved and adored, but now those same friends are showing signs of solidarity and support for a man accused of murder. "My heart goes out to you," friend Christopher Williams wrote Michael "Mykel" Weisz's MySpace profile. "I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt someone on purpose." But that's exactly what authorities say Weisz did Wednesday morning when he allegedly ran down 64-year-old security guard Leroy Fisher with hi

Terry Sidie, founder of the Rainbow Festival (in cowboy hat), strikes a pose with volunteers and Sterling, the civilized dog. Joe Velez leads Sacramento Women's Chorus through several songs. A Small Difference Choral group entertains the crowd. Cheer SF, Cheer Sacramento and Cheer Sirens do their acrobatic routines. Several individuals and groups sang to the crowd and got them dancing. Photos (Joe Velez & Sacramento Women's Chorus | Launa Cornwell Photos | Kati Garner