Fern Street Circus promises to whisk you away like the White Rabbit on a delightful adventure as they present their 14th annual show in Balboa Park, Alice In Circusland, for 12 performances only, Friday, May 21 through Sunday, May 30.

Alice In Circusland features multiple aerial artists, comedy, balancing and a magic act. Returning favorites are juggling, tumbling, hula hoop, contortion, twirl sport/knife spinning and clowns, clowns, clowns. A perfect day for the entire family!

The opening night gala is on Friday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m. with the performance at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children and are available at the door. For information and a complete schedule of show times, call (619) 235-9756.

The Health and Fitness Plus Health Fair will include a sampling of the most up to date health supplement products available, antioxidant level testing, body fat testing and an opportunity for the GLBT community to socialize about health concerns. Chiropractors, masseurs and personal trainers will be in attendance for hands-on demos and to answer important related questions.

A percentage of proceeds from the Health Fair will be donated to The Center’s health services division via representatives from The Center who will be present during the event.

Health and Fitness Plus is located at 3930 Fifth Ave. in the heart of Hillcrest next door to Corvette Diner, across from 24 Hour Fitness.

For more information or to participate in the event, please contact Mark Neiber at Health and Fitness Plus at (619) 291-6161.

This year the kids from the San Diego Youth & Community Services’ Storefront Homeless Shelter are offering businesses an opportunity to support the Storefront while promoting their business in the 2004 LGBT Pride parade. The youth from the Storefront Homeless Shelter will be making banners for sponsors that they will walk with or place on their float for the Pride parade, where they will be seen by some 150,000 parade attendees. Sponsors will also be invited to ride on the Storefront float.

San Diego Youth & Community Services has come to the aid of homeless teenagers since 1970. Their Storefront emergency homeless shelter and drop-in center are places where young people can come after school and also find a safe place to spend the night. The Storefront has capacity for 20 beds, and 20 percent of the young people who arrive are from the GLBT community.

For more information on advertising your business with the Storefront Homeless Shelter, call Judy at (619) 221-8600, ext. 227.

The Center is proud to announce an exciting new project that will help educate the GLBT community and the broader San Diego community about California’s enhanced domestic partnership registry, as well as same-sex marriage. The Center has speakers available now to speak about this vital issue.

The Center’s speakers can provide information to a business that needs to know how AB 205 will impact them as they consider providing domestic partnership health benefits. Speakers can also present to employee groups, social groups, churches, colleges/universities, professional groups, etc.

To become a part of this vital education effort, please consider becoming a volunteer speaker. No previous experience is necessary. Attorneys, accountants and financial advisors are particularly needed to speak to these professional groups. The next speaker’s bureau training will be on May 20 at 6:00 p.m. at The Center.

To volunteer or for more information on obtaining a speaker from the Speaker’s Bureau at The Center, contact Amber Cyphers at (619) 692-2077, ext. 148.

This year, May 17 will mark a historic first for the GLBT community. Massachusetts will begin to issue marriage license applications to same-sex couples on that day, and The Center is going to celebrate!

The Center invites the entire community to join them for a grand victory celebration on Monday, May 17, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at The Center, 3909 Centre St. This wedding-like reception will be complete with appetizers, wedding cake, champagne, music and merriment. This will be one celebration you won’t want to miss!

While we all still have a tremendous amount of work to do to secure equality for GLBT Americans, these two wins – one in Massachusetts and one here in San Diego – are the realization of years of work. These gains are historic ones, and deserve to be celebrated. The Center is proud to host this community-wide celebration and urges everyone to join them.

For more information, contact AJ Davis at (619) 692-2077, ext. 212.

Come swing by the bay for some fun in the sun on Saturday, May 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Fiesta Island for the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA’s 10th annual Walk for the Animals. This 3K walk will feature live music, refreshments, a pancake breakfast and a pet information fair with lots of fun booths to visit. Join thousands of animal lovers and their pets for this fun-filled event to help raise money for adoptable animals and help support vital programs and services. Pledge forms are available now at local Petco and Ralph’s stores. To receive a pledge form by mail or for more information, please call (619) 243-3441.

In preparation for its biggest parade ever, San Diego LGBT Pride will present two free float-building workshops at 12:30 p.m. on May 8 and 7:00 p.m. on June 10 at the Pride office, located at 1807 Robinson St., Suite 106.

Mark Van Milligan of Reliable Parade Floats and Consultants will conduct the workshops as he shares creative ideas for acquiring colorful materials and utilizing them to build eye-catching floats.

Those interested in attending the workshops are asked to RSVP by calling the Pride office at (619) 297-7683.

San Diego LGBT Pride has also made available a “parade scholarship fund” to help nonprofit organizations create their floats for the July celebration. Awards range from $250 to $750 for groups with annual operating budgets of less than $50,000. Applicants must mail or drop off a written plan and proposed budget for their entries to the Pride office by May 10.

For more information, call (619) 297-7683.

On Sunday, May 16, The Center will host the first annual GLBT Latin Awards to recognize outstanding contributions from members of the San Diego Latino GLBT community. The beneficiaries of the event include Bienestar and the Azteca Project. The show starts at 6:00 p.m. and tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Seating is open, but VIP tables of 10 can be purchased for $125. For more information, contact Rafael Holguin at (619) 523-9500, ext. 22 or Carolina Ramos at (619) 295-2192.

The San Diego Human Dignity Foundation presents their 2004 Gala, “Springtime in the Park: The Musical”, on Saturday, May 15, at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Imagination Entertainment’s ingeniously talented cast will present gloriously staged music and theatrics from some of Broadway’s most popular film and stage productions. Stimulate your taste buds with exciting and innovative food stations and bid on incredible food, entertainment, travel, fitness and more in the silent auction. Cabaret seating will be available.

Tickets for this night of music, fun, food and fantasy are now available. General admission to the main event, which starts at 7:30 p.m., are $135. VIP tickets that include a rooftop reception starting at 6:30 p.m. are $250. To purchase tickets or to donate an item for the silent auction, call the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation at (619) 236-1257.