Thursday, September 1, 2011

Hotspots - Sept 2011


Hotspots
By Dian Katz, MS

It’s fall, the end of summer and back to school..... Well, we sure had fun during the summer months but ladies, fall definitely has its perks, too!! Hey, there are still gorgeous rays of sunshine promising more hot days to come. Summer may be officially winding down but the heat is still on and in more ways than one. <wicked grin> So pile those school books on the counter and go out and have some serious fun in between the studies...

Ca-ching!!! I KNOW some of you looooove Vegas. Well guess what’s going on this month in Vegas??? PRIDE FESTIVAL WEEK, VEGAS STYLE, September 15-19!!! That’s right.. what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.. but that doesn’t mean leaving your girlfriends there.. <snicker> Pride Festival is happening September 17th at Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway from 12noon to 10pm. I can only imagine what goes on at a Vegas Pride Festival!! And then of course, there are after hour parties!! One is at Brass Lounge (425 Fremont St). But let’s focus on the Pride Parade. It begins in Downtown Las Vegas before the festival on the 17th. It starts at West Charleston Blvd. and heads toward 4th St beginning at 8pm. There’s a whole new female -lesbo movement beginning to explode in Vegas these days. SHEDONISM- will be rippin’ up the town with their girl parties. Yep, they have taken over Vegas. During this week of debauchery, Shedonism will be holding parties such as Lust Kick-Off Dance Party which is a Pussycat Doll Burlesque Saloon at Planet Hollywood. There’s also Eden Pool Party, Sin Party, Vice Pool Party, Celebrity Texas Hold-em Tournament, Envy Party, Gluttony Brunch, Salvation Closing Party and oh yes... more. Hell yeah! A Dinah type week Vegas style baybeeee. I’m packing my bags and bringing my change. Yanno, one can always step into a casino or two in between parties. Who knows! Could win the jackpot!! But there’s another type of jackpot and that’s gettin’ your dance on or finding the chick of your dreams.. The Real L Word girls will be hosting some parties during this rockin’ Pride Week.  For more information on what is going on there, check out: www.shedonismvegas.com. AND on top of all that, Lisa Pittman, Shedonism and Las Vegas Pride 2011 are putting together the first DYKE MARCH in Vegas on Friday, September 16th! Be part of history, girls!!! For more info on the Pride Festival itself, jingle your change and head over to the puter and type: www.lasvegaspride.org.

Also on the agenda this month for you east coasters is WOMENFEST, September 6-11 in Key West!! It’s another huge gathering of women ready to shake their booty..  Only this week it’s in one of the most beautiful areas in the country.. the Keys!! Ahh, picture yourself on a tropical island.. sipping a cool one... lying in a hammock.. ::::::::::::: SCRRRREEEECH::::::::::::: okay, maybe not the hammock because during Womenfest, you won’t be chillin’ .. you’ll be amongst some beautiful women and having the option to attend a huge list of parties. Hook a lounge chair by the pool, which is as great as a hammock, when the scenery is um.. well.. er.. sexy AND beautiful.. There are parties, cocktails, fabulous food, dance parties, and other wicked and wild events. However, if you reeeeeally want that hammock or just want to be a lesbo in public but not with all the hordes of women, you certainly can do that as well. There is a Golf Classic planned, and/or swimming with snorkels and watching dolphins.. Or is it swimming with dolphins and watching snorkels...whatever?!!! hahah.. oops, sorry. I was just imagining myself swimming with my own snorkel but you know there is always some butch telling everyone how strong she is and how big her snorkel is... always one in the crowd. I’m sure you know the type!! Ahem.. and there’s also a band playing at the Smokin’ Tuna Saloon. Okay, call me naive, but seriously? Tuna Saloon? Who names these clubs??? hahah.. well, neither here nor there, there’s something for everyone at Womenfest. For more information, spit on your snorkel and type: www.womenfest.com.

And here on the west coast..(quit your crying).. I have a party for you ladies too. It’s CAMBRIA WOMEN’S WEEKEND on September 10-13. There will also be something for everyone here. They’ll have dance parties, comedy nights, pool parties, wine tasting. You see! The Vegas and Key West parties do NOT have wine tasting at their parties! HA! Although, I think at all the parties, there will be plenty of girls giving out a little whine.. <gigglesnort>. Cambria is an amazing little artsy town on the west coast. If you have never been, you have got to go check it out. Ocean breezes and kayaking.. hiking and biking. Don’t forget about those fab. elephant seals. There will be plenty of great entertainment such as Suzanne Westenhoefer who will make you almost pee pee your panties, Gloria Bigelow, another fab entertainer, Lori Michaels, Me & The Girls who will rock your world... Sweet Baby J’ai, and so many more!!! So whatcha waiting for Willis???? Git! Git! For more information on Cambria Women’s Weekend, kayak over to the computer and type: www.cambriawomensweekend.com.

Want to meet others like yourself? Want to get the scoop on all the goods and opportunities ‘n the lesbian world?? Want to find out instantly what’s going on in your neck of the woods anywhere in the world and talk to women from other places on the planet?? Well look no more!!!! You asked for it so LN is delivering!! LESBIAN NEWS now has a place where you can meet others!!! Yup, LN now has its own social network for all of you. It’s a lesbo world after all!!! It’s LN’s website: www.lesbiannews.com. Here you will not only be able to converse with lots of other you knows in the world but also be able to check out other exciting stuff! You can get the latest on some of LN’s current articles. You can find out where local parties in your city are at. You can check out links that are for women only and so much more. LN is in the process of continuing to update its site. So if you have suggestions in what you would like to see, by all means, send an email to our Editor!

Dian Katz is an Author, Entertainer and College Instructor. For more information on her, go to www.DianKatz.org or www.facebook.com/diankatzband. 




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