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Cory’s Amateur Strip Show to benefit the Four A’s

Tuesday, 10 January 2012 – 2:40 PM | Comments Off on Cory’s Amateur Strip Show to benefit the Four A’s
Cory’s Amateur Strip Show to benefit the Four A’s

Is the cold Alaskan winter bringing you down? We’ll cure your winter blues with a hot night at Cory’s Amateur Strip Show, this Saturday at Mad Myrna’s. All proceeds will benefit the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s).

Rage City’s Dirty Polli’s vs. Juneau Rollergirls this Saturday in Anchorage

Tuesday, 10 January 2012 – 1:00 PM | Comments Off on Rage City’s Dirty Polli’s vs. Juneau Rollergirls this Saturday in Anchorage
Rage City’s Dirty Polli’s vs. Juneau Rollergirls this Saturday in Anchorage

Juneau’s got a rep for dirty politicians, but Rage City Rollergirls boast that Alaska’s capital will meet its match on the flat track when Rage City’s Dirty Polli’s take on the visiting Juneau Rollergirls on January 14 at the Dena’ina Center in downtown Anchorage.

Last Frontier Drag Kings Post-New Year’s Bash — this Saturday

Tuesday, 10 January 2012 – 8:30 AM | Comments Off on Last Frontier Drag Kings Post-New Year’s Bash — this Saturday
Last Frontier Drag Kings (cropped)

Join the Last Frontier Drag Kings this Saturday for their After New Year’s Bash at the S Lounge! The Drag Kings will have some surprise guests, and their auction fundraiser will benefit Bent Alaska.

Beauty & The Beast Cabaret this Wednesday benefits the Four A’s

Monday, 9 January 2012 – 9:04 AM | Comments Off on Beauty & The Beast Cabaret this Wednesday benefits the Four A’s
Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Mad Myrna’s invitAlaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s)es you to be their guest for an evening cabaret with the cast of “Beauty & The Beast” this Wednesday, January 11. All proceeds will benefit the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A’s).

One Weekend for One Anchorage: Friday Night Divas go all out for equality

Thursday, 5 January 2012 – 11:02 AM | 2 Comments
One Weekend for One Anchorage: Friday Night Divas go all out for equality

The Friday Night Divas are hosting a Friday/Saturday doubleheader this weekend at the Anchorage nightclub Mad Myrna’s to benefit One Anchorage in its campaign to gain passage of the Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative in the Anchorage municipal election on April 3.

Miss MeMe’s “37th Annual” Christmas Gospel Show to benefit One Anchorage & ICOAA Cares

Thursday, 15 December 2011 – 12:00 PM | Comments Off on Miss MeMe’s “37th Annual” Christmas Gospel Show to benefit One Anchorage & ICOAA Cares
Miss MeMe’s “37th Annual” Christmas Gospel Show to benefit One Anchorage & ICOAA Cares

Miss MeMe's "37th Annual" Gospel ShowPlease 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

Thursday, 15 December 2011 – 10:05 AM | Comments Off on It’s official: Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative certified for April 2012 ballot
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

Thursday, 15 December 2011 – 8:00 AM | Comments Off on 2012 Pride Foundation Scholarship applications due January 31; drop-in nights for help Jan. 19
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

Sunday, 11 December 2011 – 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Snow Ball 2011 will benefit Food Bank of Alaska, ICOAA — this Saturday in Anchorage
Snow Ball 2011 will benefit Food Bank of Alaska, ICOAA — this Saturday in Anchorage

Snow Ball 2011Join 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

Friday, 9 December 2011 – 1:30 PM | Comments Off on A Very Merry Comedy Hypnosis Show with Jay Her, Saturday at Mad Myrna’s
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!