Join The Center and The Imperial Court de San Diego for a special ceremony on Friday, Sept. 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in The Center’s auditorium, located at 3909 Centre St., to recognize and celebrate a group of GLBT community members who have had a significant positive impact on our community through their spirit of leadership and commitment. At this event, the names of several community members will be added to their landmark commemorative display.

This year will mark the second annual ceremony honoring inductees to the Community Wall of Honor that was created in 2004 by Nicole Murray-Ramirez, The Imperial Court de San Diego and The Center.

There is no cost to attend this event, although an RSVP is requested. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Zac Mikles at (619) 692-2077 ext. 246 or e-mail zmikles@thecentersd.org.

The eighth annual Dyke March and rally takes place Saturday, Sept. 10. Organizers elected to hold this year’s march in downtown San Diego to further increase GLBT visibility.

The rally begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Hall of Justice, located at the corner of Broadway and Union downtown. The march will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m., starting from the rally site and moving east on Broadway to Fifth Avenue, north on Fifth Avenue to Juniper Street, east on Juniper Street and north on Sixth Avenue. The march ends in Balboa Park, at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street, where the festival will run until 5:00 p.m.

Three hundred people are expected at the rally, and 1,000 people at the festival.

This year’s festival will feature local GLBT activist Pat Washington and Lesbian Health Center founder Susann Gage, among others. Live music will include performances by Drop Joy, Siren, San Diego Drag Kings Club, Angela, Sweet Collaborations, Rhythm Turner, Little Miss Roxy, Femme Fusion and Crazed Imaginations. There will be a performance and visual arts area, a children’s garden, local vendor and organization booths, and a voter registration booth. Admission is free.

This year’s theme is “Equality, It’s a Family Theme.” For more information on Dyke March, call (619) 990-3304.

Walt Unterseher and Lois Zetter are hosting an in-home art gallery and feast as part of Fraternity House’s sixth annual dinner series, which is designed to raise funds for Fraternity House in Escondido and Michaelle House in Vista, San Diego’s only licensed homes dedicated to caring for men and women with HIV/AIDS.

Zetterhas has been a longtime collector and dealer of folk and outsider artwork. The Fraternity Feast, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., will feature a silent auction of southern folk art, with 50 percent of the proceeds going to Fraternity House, as well as a meal prepared by celebrity Chef Sharon Childress, a native Tennessean who learned Southern food preparation at an early age and is now chef to several Hollywood stars.

There is room at the feast for 30 people, at $75 per person. To make reservations, contact Abby Schwartz at (760) 736-0292 ext.103.

A new group that aims to support individuals who have chosen to abstain, or are considering abstinence from any type of addictive behavior, meets every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at David’s Coffeehouse.

SMART, or Self Management and Recovery Training, is scientifically based on cognitive and behavioral studies. Individuals are encouraged to overcome addictive substances and/or activities by teaching how to change self-defeating thinking, emotions and actions, and also to work toward long-term satisfactions and quality of life.

The group can be an alternative or addition to 12-step programs, or an alternative to using a therapist. The non-profit group is run by volunteers.

David’s Coffeehouse is located at 3766 Fifth Ave. For more information, call (858) 546-1100 or visit www.smartrecovery.org.

Members of the Greater San Diego Business Association will vote on a cover design for its 2006 directory at a mixer scheduled from on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the San Diego Art Institute.

The entries, submitted by local graphic artists, will be prominently displayed at the event as GSDBA members vote on their favorite selections. The winning artist will receive $700 and be announced that evening.

“The ambience of the Art Institute provides a fitting backdrop to the artistic cover submissions,” said Joyce Marieb, executive director of the GSDBA. “We’re expecting more entries than ever before.”

Distribution of the new directories will take place in January with a print run of 30,000 copies. “We’re using coated matte paper to give the 2006 directories a slimmer and more contemporary look,” Marieb added.

The mixer is sponsored by Timothy Fields of the Art Institute, Donna Cunning of Allsure Insurance, Eric Brown of Waddell & Reed and “The Caterer, Bill Bond,” who will provide the food.

Admission to the mixer is $5 for members and $7 for guests, which includes the first drink free. The San Diego Art Institute is located at 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park. For more information, call the GSDBA office at (619) 296-4543.

On Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., casting directors from Bunim/Murray Productions, producers of the hit MTV show “The Real World,” will be holding an open casting call at Pacific Beach Bar and Grill. All applicants between the ages of 18-24 are asked to bring a recent picture of themselves – which will not be returned – and a photo ID.

Seven people will get the opportunity to be on the show’s 18th season. “The Real World, MTV’s longest running show, is a documentary series about seven strangers who spend five months living and working together.

“We look for characters from real life; people with strong personalities who are unafraid to speak their minds,” said Jonathan Murray, an executive producer of “The Real World.” Past seasons have been populated with cast members from all walks of life, who have shared their daily experiences openly with millions of viewers. Fans of the shows will remember alumni such as the irreverent Teck; Pedro, the HIV/AIDS educator; and Melissa, the firecracker from the “The Real World: New Orleans” cast.

The challenge will be met as the Bunim/Murray casting department screens tens of thousands of applicants during open casting calls across the U.S.

Pacific Beach Bar and Grill is located at 860 Garnet Ave. in Pacific Beach. For more information, call (858) 272-4745.

The University Christian Church in Hillcrest was one of four congregations co-sponsoring a resolution that was overwhelmingly approved by the delegates of the denominations’ General Assembly held in Portland, Ore., July 23-27. The resolution denounces hateful speech and action aimed at GLBT persons and seeks to renew the denomination’s commitment to a discernment process regarding the full acceptance of the GLBT community within the life of the church. The resolution is co-sponsored by North Side Christian Church in Omaha, Neb.; Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City; National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C.; and the local congregation.

The denomination, known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), consists of 771,000 members in 3,700 congregations in the United States and Canada. It is a partner denomination with the United Church of Christ. The General Assembly meets every two years.

The University Christian Church is an “open and affirming” congregation located at 3900 Cleveland Ave., across from the Hillcrest post office.