Gay Desert Guide Week: Feb. 22, 2021

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Buying Property in Puerto Vallarta – Free Webinar on National Margarita Day

Monday, February 22 is National Margarita Day, so make your favorite flavor of margarita and dream of living in Mexico! The Agency’s Poncho Davalos will guide you through the steps needed and answer questions in Buying Property in Puerto Vallarta, a one-hour Facebook Live from 5:00–6:00 p.m. Learn about living in Puerto Vallarta, it is easier than you think – and affordable. More info

DBA Virtual Networking Mixer

Join the Desert Business Association for a Virtual Networking Mixer on Monday, February 22 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. Hear from Dr. Jill Gover, Behavioral Health Manager at DAP Health, who will share the anxiety and stress-related impacts of COVID-19 this past year, and some thoughts on how we can alleviate them. You will also hear about some of the changes happening at DAP Health — including their new name. More info

Black History Scavenger Hunt

Unity Ride 4 Homeless and Team Mom Charities will be hosting a Black History Scavenger Hunt on Monday, February 22 from 3:20–5:20 p.m. in Desert Hot Springs. Jam’n 99.5 FM Marker Broadcasting will be announcing the event, so listen while you search! Earn prizes and learn about Black history as you search for related items. Check out the map of locations [here] and follow Team Mom Charities and Unity Ride 4 Homeless for more info.

Gaylarious “I’m Sick of the Friggin Cold” Comedy Show

Gay Desert Guide’s Fun & Games Dept. and TheMenEvent.com present Gay-larious “I’m Sick of the Friggin Cold” LGBT Comedy Show on Wednesday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom. Join in for an hour of laughs with some of the funniest LGBT comics from TV, radio and comedy clubs across the country. You’ll have a gay ol’ time with a line-up of hysterical comics designed to have you laughing right down to your gay funny bones. Get tickets

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Big Gay Golden Girls Trivia

Gay Desert Guide’s Fun & Games Dept. and TheMenEvent.com present Gay Golden Girls & 80s/90’s TV Trivia Party hosted by Oscar Aydin on Thursday, February 25 at 4:00 p.m. Where did Dorothy threaten to send Sophia? Fill in the blank: What you ___ about Willis?” You know the answers! Play with fellow fans! This edition of Big Gay Trivia celebrates The Golden Girls and your favorite TV shows of the 80s and 90s. Our Trivia contests are so entertaining because we make the questions easy and enjoyable for everyone. Celebrated Gay comic Oscar Aydin (a self professed Golden Girls expert) will be your host. Get ready to laugh! Get tickets

Let’s Talk About Race

The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert presents Let’s Talk About Race, a virtual space for our community to come together and move through the conversation about race, on Thursday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m. This forum is designed to get everyone talking critically about race, white supremacy and anti-blackness. Wherever you are on your journey of understanding these ideas, this is an opportunity for us to move through it together. The space will be facilitated by Lex Ortega, Director of Innovation & Community Engagement at The Center. More info

“The Revolutionists” Staged Reading

CVRep’s Theatre Thursdays and the Whittier Trust present a virtual staged reading of “The Revolutionists” on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Charles Pasternak directs this work written by Lauren Gunderson. When you put former queen Marie Antoinette, assassin Charlotte Corday, playwright and feminist Olympe De Gouges and Caribbean spy Marianne Angelle together, literally anything can happen – especially big laughs. This comedic quartet about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror includes Charlotte Munson, Kelsey Brennan, Laetitia Hollard and Brittany Pirozzoli. Get tickets

Modernism Week Online Experience Continues

While Modernism Week has rescheduled in-person events from February to April, the Modernism Week Online Experience is taking place throughout February, with a curated line-up of more than 20 new video programs created specifically for Modernism Week, like an Architectural Driving Tour of Palm Springs to name just one! (Many titles extended to stream through March 31 as well). More info

Virtual Events at The Center