Top Dining Trends for 2014

PhillyGayCalendar’s own Brian Martenis, an International Incentive Travel Planner, shares some insider foodie trends with our readers!

THE COMING OUT PROJECT: Dave Bautista

PhillyGayCalendar celebrates the coming-out stories of Philadelphia-area LGBTQ citizens leading up to the city’s OutFest celebration in October. Dave Bautista, 32, was born in the Philippines, raised in Jacksonville, North Carolina and moved to Philadelphia in May 2009. He is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a consultant for a private rehab facility as a Detox Counselor.

Catching Up With FringeArts Actor Frank Schierloh

PhillyGayCalendar had the chance to catch up with Frank Schierloh, a Philadelphia-based actor and performer, who stars in the upcoming FringeArts festival production of Bat Boy: The Musical.

Chip Alfred Brings Passion to Philadelphia FIGHT

Although many will miss Chip Alfred’s work at Equality Forum, there is no doubt that the community will continue to reap the benefits of his talent as he joins Philadelphia FIGHT.

Gay Shows at the Fringe Festival

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival is in full swing, running Sept. 5-22, 2013. There are a number of shows with gay content or are of interest to LGBT. This includes several shows for the transgender community, and not just drag! Take a peek at some of what they have to offer.

Sautéed Shishito Peppers

SPOONING is a new biweekly column at PhillyGayCalendar featuring recipes for the home cook and food enthusiast. This installment features the sweet, smokey, and masculine-scented shishito pepper, sautéed and served warm!

The Gay French Riviera: It Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This!

The ‘Tres Gay’ Cote ‘Azur should be seen and experienced at least once by everyone, especially those of us with our extraordinary sense of what is truly enchanting.

The Fate of Giovanni’s Room

Many reacted strongly to the news that the owners of Giovanni’s Room would be selling both the business and its physical storefront. Although there is the possibility that a new owner could purchase the business and continue operating the establishment as a gay bookstore, the chances are unlikely.

Philanthropic Stealth Bombers, or Those Annoying People on the Sidewalk with Clipboards

You’re walking to the Gayborhood when BAM! You’re surrounded by perky undergrads with clipboards, trying to get you to donate money to an organization. Is it me, or are these fundraisers not only annoying but ethically corrupt?

Dance, Dance, Otherwise We Are Lost: A Review of Tangle Movement Arts’ Break/Drift/Resist

Pina Bausch, the well-known choreographer and subject of the recent documentary film Pina, once said of her dancers, I’m not so interested in how they move as in what moves them. I couldn’t help but be reminded of Bausch’s style as I watched the open rehearsal for Tangle Movement Arts’ production of Break/Drift/Resist, which plays as part of the 2013 Philly Fringe Arts festival.