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 By Joseph S. Amster
Cruising for HRC
Is there anything more spectacular than a sunset over the
Pacific? On Sunday, Sept. 10, you can enjoy the sunset,
feast on appetizers and desserts, have a cocktail and support
the Human Rights Campaign all at the same time. The HRC
Long Beach Sunset Cocktail Cruise takes off from Rainbow
Harbor at 4 p.m. sharp for a cruise around Long Beach Harbor
and Alamitos Bay until 10 p.m. Tickets range from $48-$250.
For more information, e-mail hrclboc@yahoo.com, or go to
www.hrcactioncenter.org/actioncenter/events/longbeachcruise/details.tcl to purchase tickets.
Fly In to Laguna
The days are counting down for the AIDS Services Foundation
Orange County’s Splashback to Fantasy Island, Friday,
Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23, on the grounds of the Festival
Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach. If you’ve
never been to one of ASF’s Splash events, you owe
it to yourself to see the biggest production in Splash’s
20 years. General admission tickets for the Friday night
preview start at $50, and the Saturday night main event
are $250. For more information, call (949) 809-8760, or
go to www.ocasf.org.
Mick and Mack’s: New Name for Familiar Spot
You’ve probably been there when it was Hamburger Mary’s
or Choices, but on Thursday, Sept. 14, new owners Michael
Hanson and Kristopher McGowan will open the doors of 740
E. Broadway, Long Beach, to welcome the public to Mick and
Mack’s. The festivities will continue through Sunday,
Sept. 17, with a Hollywood-style party on Friday, Club Asia
on Saturday, and the opening of their fabulous brunch on
Sunday. They promise a full schedule of events every night
of the week, including the Starlette Revue on Tuesdays, My
Big Fat Drag Show with Delta Work on Wednesdays, and much
more. For more information, call (562) 983-1212, or go to
www.mickandmacks.com.
Fashionable Lesbians
The Womynz Brunch Bunch is trying something different on
Sunday, Sept. 30: their first lesbian drag show. Titled
RUN-a-WAY Fashion, the event will take place at the offices
of Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride at the corner of 10th
and Obispo at 7 p.m. “The possibilities for bad jokes
about lesbians and fashion are endless,” says WBB
organizer Pat Lamis. ”After watching the L Word on
TV and reading an article on lesbian fashion in Curve magazine,
I began to think about lesbian fashion—just what
is it? I want to provoke conversation on the subject; I
also want to promote lesbian designers.” Tickets
are $20, and part of the proceeds will benefit Long Beach
Pride. For more information, call (562) 493-2614, or go
to www.womynzbrunchbunch.org.
L.O. Goes to the Dogs
Laguna Outreach’s Awesome Adventures dog park event
in July was a great success, so they’ve decided to
have another one on Sunday, Sept. 10, at Irvine’s Central
Park, 6405 Oak Canyon Dr., at 8:30 a.m. For more information,
e-mail david9588@cox.net. For their Sept. 13 general meeting,
L.O. welcomes former Laguna Beach mayor and current City
Councilmember Toni Iseman, who’s been serving on the
City Council for eight years. The meeting takes place at
the Wells Fargo Bank Building, 260 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach
at 7 p.m. For more information, call (949) 497-4237, or go
to www.lagunaoutreach.org.
Do you have news, events, or gossip
for Long Beach/OC Scene? E-mail them to joseph@inlamag.com,
or fax to (323) 848-2058.
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