Round About - All Over Town Photos by Rink

Best Gay Romance anthology editor Felice Picano with contributors Kevin Killian, Poets, musicians and activists Adrienne Torf, Joshua Merchant, Arisa White, curator Dale Cheese, Daniel Jafee, Eric Andews-Katz, Tom Baker and Guillermo Luna Kevin Simmonds and Scott Nakamura presented the program entitled “Not a Luxury: gave remarks and readings at the Books Inc Castro event on February 13. Poets and Activists Remember Queer Black Poets” at the SF Main Library on February 4.

CAAMFEST (Asian American Books Inc Film Festival) executive Castro director Stephen Gong with staffers Frameline’s Frances Wallace Taylor at the press conference for Stephens the festival held at the New and Elen People Cinema in Japantown. Eustaquio CAAMFEST runs March with the 12-22 at multiple venues and store’s features Asian film, music Valentines and food. literary display.

“Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical” director Kendrell Bowman, co-producer Sheryl Lee Ralph and star performer Anthony Wayne visited the site of the Rainbow Honor Walk for Sylvester on February 1.

Novice Sister Angelina Holi, who works at Hardrock Cafe, served sumptuous barbeque meals at the Sisters Beer Bust benefit at the Eagle Bar in support of another Hard Rock employee who was burned out Girl Scout cookies on sale during the Red Envelope Circle event at the Girl Scout cookies for sale at Harvey Milk Plaza in the of her apartment in the 22nd and Mission fire that GLBT Historical Society Museum in the Castro. Castro. affected 18 other families as well.

Bartender Jefrey Smith poured Veuve Clicquot Brut at Cafe Flore. Now Voyager owner Peter Greene (center) with Barry Milgrom and Irene Hendrick at travel agent Patti Wylie and travel customer the Mostly British film Festival Opening Robert Bernardo at the Grand Re-opening of at the SF Jewish Community Center on Academy of Friends’ Gil Padia and his partner Kyle McMillen (back left) with other Now Voyager on 19th Street near Castro on February 12. guests at the Valentines Day Masquerade Ball at the Haas Lilenthal House in Pacific February 14. Heights.

Honoree Madeleine Lim from Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (Q-WOCMAP) and honoree Tina Takemoto, author of Sex, Politics and Sticky Rice with Red Envelope Giving Circle co-founer Crystal Jang at a reception held at the GLBT Historical Society on February 8.

Event coordinator Michael Davidson of Guests Pamela Meskin and Diana Edwards Behind the Curtain, Galavant Events’ at the Haas Lilienthal House for the HRC Heather Robertson and Rosie Lopes at Masquerade Ball benefit. Galavant Event’s Rosie Lopes with host Lord Wottan Honorees Ernst Ostertag and Robi Rapp who starred in Der Kreis, a documentary film the Valentines Day Masquerade Ball. at the Haas Lilienthal House in Pacific Heights for the screened at the LGBT Community Center on February 11. HRC Masquerade Ball benefit.

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