Celebrate and Honor
Date: September 7, 2011
Time: 05:30 pm
Location:
Chevy Chase Town Hall
4301 Willow Lane
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Celebrate and Honor
Join us September 7th for an evening of cocktails, conversation and support for Equality Maryland in the fight for marriage and equality for all LGBT people. We will be honoring Governor Martin O'Malley, Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, Attorney General Doug Gansler, Comptroller Peter Franchot, and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman.
Host Committee: Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett (Chair), Sen. Rob Garagiola, Sen. Rich Madaleno, Sen. Jamie Raskin, Del. Bonnie Cullison, Del. Kumar Barve, Del. Tom Hucker, Del. Anne Kaiser, Del. Heather Mizeur, Del. Justin Ross, Kensington Mayor Pete Fosselman, Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams, Howard Co. Register of Wills Byron Macfarlane, Councilmember Mary Lehman, Councilmember Patrick Wojahn, Kathleen Boucher & Norma Johnson, Charles Butler & Mark Rupp, Evan Glass, Scott Goldberg, Marjorie Goldman, Larry Jacobs, Janet & Edward Lublin, David Moon, Lee Rubin & Jim Walker, Scott Tsikerdanos, Tony Varona and John Gill, Zona & Jim Hostetler. *Host Committee still in formation.
Registration online is closed. You may still purchase tickets at the door.
Don't miss out on attending Sheraton's first annual LGBT Wedding Show! All brides and grooms-to-be will be eligible to win great giveaways. A portion of the $5 admission charge will benefit The Trevor Project. Please RSVP at 410 321-7400 or info@sheratonbaltimorenorth.com.
Join Equality Maryland, and a fabulous panel of local, and celebrity judges, for a FIERCE Drag competition on Sunday, May 20th at Club Hippo in Baltimore, MD.
Come for your chance to win up to $500 in cash prizes or come to cheer on your favorite performer; or maybe even a favorite Judge.
Judges:
Carmen Carrera, from RuPaul's Drag Race
Baltimore-based singer Lea Gilmore
Deputy Chief, Kaliope Parthemos, Office of Mayor
SEIU 500 Political Director, Mark McLaurin
$15 per person over the age of 25
$10 for young adults under 25, or with a valid college ID
Free for all performers (sorry Kings and Queens, your entourage must pay to enter)
NEED YOUR OWN SEAT? VIP tickets are also available, with seating adjacent to the judges' area. VIP tickets are $30 each or $100 for a table of four.
All proceeds go to Equality Maryland.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS.
If you're interested in performing, please sign up at http://www.equalitymaryland.org/drag.
Marriage for same-sex couples is coming to Maryland! Are you ready? Join Shelly Webb and Jen Lloyd, Imago Educators and partners of 14 years for an evening of fun, helpful, skills-based relationship training.
Topics will include: Your Brain on Love; From the Honeymoon Stage to the
Power Struggle and Back; Maximizers and Minimizers in the Face of
Conflict; and the Five Languages of Love. You can learn more about Imago
Couples theory and therapy at www.gettingtheloveyouwant.com, but please
note that this evening is relationship education, not therapy, and is
open to both individuals and couples.
This event is free! Please click here to register.
