Can you say Challah? Nope! On this night we say Matzah! The Jewish Community Center, Jewish Nevada and the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada are opening their doors to more than Elijah this Passover. This year we welcome both the LGBTQ and general community to a very special Passover Seder. Come for the Kosher for Passover wine, matzah and...
Vegas Women’s Fest returns for year three at The Center March 20-21. Festivities will kick off with the Behind the Mask Masquerade Ball on March 20. The carnevale-themed opening party is a 21-plus event and will include a cash bar, DJ and no cover charge. Masks will be available for purchase at the door and prizes will be awarded...
When I was 5 years old, I wanted to be four things when I grew up. Like most 5-year-olds: I wanted to be a teacher, an actress, a rabbi and a trained white horse. At that time (1945), I had as much possibility of becoming a rabbi, as I did of becoming a trained white horse.
My desire to be...
Amour & After: Melissa Errico Sings the Music of Michel Legrand. With Tedd Firth at the Piano, May 15, Myron's Cabaret Jazz
Actress and singer Melissa Errico has had a professional, musical love affair with the late composer Michel Legrand since she was a child. Legrand’s music was played in her parents’ house while she was growing up. She received a...
In case you didn’t know (or couldn’t guess), March is all about the ladies. March is home to International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. To be honest, this is a concept about which I feel moderately conflicted. On one hand, I revel in any opportunity to celebrate women for the magnificent beings we are. But, the feminist in...
ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Cool things drop into your lap this month. There is something to celebrate that presents itself to you. To thank the Universe for this opportunity or inspiration, randomly donate to an organization a few times this month…even if it’s just the change you get from a grocery store purchase.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)...
Well it seems my reading drought has been broken. Thank you to all of you that reached out with ideas and suggestions on how to break the drought. I finished two books this past month and listened to a third.
The first book, “What Belongs to You” by Gareth Greenwell, came out a few years back and I started...
Joanna Theresa knows just what it will take to open a charter school. The executive director and founding member of The Village High School of Las Vegas knows that the needs of LGBTQ+ students (and allies) can be overlooked in traditional learning environments. She knows what is at stake for these students. And, she knows they are worth it.
The...
Trans Day of Visibility is a day to see and celebrate the transgender community. This is a day for the trans community to come together to celebrate us, and for allies to support, validate and learn more about trans issues, needs and achievements.
This year, Las Vegas is kicking off TransPride Week on Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV), March 31,...
In 2017, The Advocate magazine listed the queerest cities in America and, surprisingly, Henderson, Nevada, ranked No. 14. That same year, a Gallup Poll listed Nevada as ninth in U.S. states with the highest number of residents identifying as queer (4.8 percent compared to Vermont’s leading 5.3 percent identifying as queer).
With all these LGBTQ people in the state, and many...
