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Miss MeMe’s “37th Annual” Christmas Gospel Show to benefit One Anchorage & ICOAA Cares
Please join your hosts Miss MeMe and K-Ho for an afternoon of Christmas celebration, healing and debauchery! All proceeds will benefit One Anchorage. Please also bring a perishable food item to benefit ICOAA Cares’ support of the Food Bank of Alaska.
One Anchorage is the campaign for an April election ballot measure to offer the same legal protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people already offered to all other Anchorage residents. On December 8, One Anchorage campaign turned in over 13,000 signatures to the Anchorage municipal clerk to place the Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative on Anchorage’s April 3, 2012 municipal ballot.
- Date/time: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5:00–8:00 PM
- Location: Mad Myrna’s, 530 East 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK (see map)
- Cost of admission: $5.00
- Further info: see Facebook events page
It’s official: Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative certified for April 2012 ballot
It’s official: the Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative will appear on ballot for the April 3, 2012 Anchorage municipal election. One Anchorage, the group spearheading the initiative, received an email yesterday addressed to One Anchorage campaign chairs Arliss Sturgulewski and Gov. Tony Knowles.
2012 Pride Foundation Scholarship applications due January 31; drop-in nights for help Jan. 19
Applications for the 2012 Pride Foundation Scholarship are due on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 5:00 PM PST (that’s 4:00 PM Alaska time). The holiday break is a perfect time to request recommendations and transcripts — and if you need help with your application, take advantage of drop-in night on Jan. 19 in both Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Snow Ball 2011 will benefit Food Bank of Alaska, ICOAA — this Saturday in Anchorage
Join the us for a 1940s event so magical it will feel like a dream:
Snow Ball 2011: Glitter and Glamour—
A 1940s Holiday Dream
Hosted by Mister, Miss, and Ms. Gay Alaska 2011-2012.
Admission is $15 or $10 with a canned food donation.
All food donations will benefit the Food Bank of Alaska and all money collected will benefit the Imperial Court of All Alaska and the ICOAA Scholarship Fund.
- Date/time: Saturday, December 17, 2011. Doors open at 7:00 PM, show starts at 8:00 PM.
- Location: Mad Myrnas, 530 East 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK (see map)
- Cost of admission: $15 or $10 with a canned food donation
- Further info: see Facebook events page
A Very Merry Comedy Hypnosis Show with Jay Her, Saturday at Mad Myrna’s
This is our second Crazy Night of Holiday Hypnosis Show at Mad Myrnas. If you’ve been to a past few shows then you know what to expect, if you haven’t then be prepared to possibly be slightly offended or just have some side-splitting laughter from all the crazy stuff we’ll be doing!
Christians for Equality speak out for Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative
Christians for Equality, a new group representing a number of religious and faith-based organizations in the Anchorage area, has formed in support of the Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative.
13,515 signatures: Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative will be on the April 2012 municipal ballot
The One Anchorage campaign will turn in 13,515 signatures — over twice the 5,871 needed — to put the Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative on the Municipality of Anchorage’s April 3, 2012 ballot. If passed, the measure will provide the same legal protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people already provided to other Anchorage residents.
“An Ordinary Family” and “Weekend” — two gay films showing in Anchorage this week
Two films featuring gay male characters are playing this week in Anchorage: An Ordinary Family with two screenings on Wednesday and Thursday, December 7—8 (part of the Anchorage International Film Festival), and Weekend on Monday, December 12.
Last Frontier Drag Kings debut show in Anchorage this Saturday
Join the Last Frontier Drag Kings for their debut show, a Christmas celebration!
What makes this show especially special is that it’s Alaskas’ very first all drag king show. That’s right: kings only — though we’re betting some of Alaska’s favorite drag queens will also make a showing as audience members in support of their brothers-in-drag.
Come check it out!
Hosted by Allie Hernandez of AMC Entertainment, LLC.
- Date/time: Saturday, December 10, 10:00 PM to midnight
- Location: S Lounge, 720 Gambell Street (Corner of 7th and Gambell), Anchorage, AK (see map)
- Cost of admission: $10 cover
- Further info: see Facebook events page
One Anchorage Open House this Saturday at new campaign office
The One Anchorage Campaign is the campaign for an April election ballot measure to offer the same legal protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people already offered to all other Anchorage residents. Now One Anchorage has opened its new campaign office, and invites you to celebrate at an Open House on Saturday, December 3.
News from the campaign is that its got just a few more days to gather signatures. KTUU Channel 2 News reported on November 17 that the campaign already has more than the 5,800 signatures needed to put the measure on the ballot — but the more signatures the campaign has, the more support will be visible, and the more momentum the campaign will have as it moves forward.
There’s several things happening this weekend to assist with this final signature push:
Sign the petition. If you haven’t already signed the petition, here’s two ways on Saturday to find one to sign —
- Curb service in Anchorage: On Saturday, December 3, drive thru at 1057 W. Fireweed (Four As/ACLU Bldg), between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM. A One Anchorage volunteer will bring a petition and pen to your car window and present you with an official One Anchorage sticker for your car!
- Coffee and petitions in Eagle River: One Anchorage will have petitions for you to sign at the Sleepy Dog Coffee Company in Eagle River from 9:00 AM to noon. Look for the table with the purple table cloth and support the cause for equality.
Volunteer opportunities. Want to help out?
- Gather signatures. Pick up petitions from the ACLU office (1057 W Fireweed, Suite 207) Monday through Friday 10 AM to 5:00 PM, or from the new campaign office (207 E. Northern Lights, Suite 225) on Saturday 12/3 or Sun 12/4 from noon to 4:00 PM. The campaign will give you petitions, training, and a location to go to.
- On Saturday, December 3, stop in at the new campaign office to volunteer!
Noon-4:00 PM: Signature gathering
2:00-4:00 PM: Fundraising phone bank
2:00-4:00 PM: Volunteer recruitment phone bank
4:00-6:00 PM: OPEN HOUSE!!! Refreshments and fun will be served
Open House. The new campaign office is located in the Northern Lights Professional Building at 207 E. Northern Lights, Suite 225. The office is across the street from Blockbuster Video, on Northern Lights between Cordova and A. St.
- Date/time: Saturday, December 3, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
- Location: One Anchorage Campaign Office, Northern Lights Professional Building, 207 E. Northern Lights, Suite 225, Anchorage, AK (see map)
- Further info: Contact Johnathan Jones at jjones@oneanchorage.com
