The Center’s November LGBT Community Coalition Breakfast will feature African-American GLBT leaders and allies, and will take place on Friday, Nov. 17, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at The Center, located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest.

The panel discussion will focus on issues facing the African-American GLBT community.

Guest speakers will include Phyllis Jackson, HIV/AIDS service coordinator for Family Health Centers; the Rev. Madison Shockley of Pilgrim United Church of Christ; Ashley Walker, executive director of the San Diego Human Relations Commission; and Denice Williams from the Early Intervention Program at the University of California, San Diego.

The panel will be moderated by Jennifer Jones, director of development for The Center.

“The Center is so pleased to offer this opportunity to hear from San Diego’s African-American LGBT leaders and allies,” Jones said. “This panel brings together an impressive range of perspectives and experiences to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing our African-American LGBT community.”

The Community Coalition Breakfast takes place on the third Friday of each month. Its mission is to bring together fair-minded individuals to network, educate and discuss the diverse issues of concern to GLBT and allied neighbors and citizens of San Diego. A full breakfast is available for a $10 donation; coffee and tea are complimentary. RSVPs are not required. Call (619) 692-2077 for further information.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of San Diego celebrates its 15th anniversary with an upcoming holiday concert in December as well as several throughout 2007.

GMCSD’s 2006 holiday concert will be “Nutcracker (Men in Tights!)” on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 8:00 p.m., as well as on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2:00 p.m. Both performances will take place at the Sherwood Auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, located at 700 Prospect St. in La Jolla.

GMCSD will present an all-new production of this audience favorite. The rest of the concert program will showcase other holiday selections such as “Miss You Most at Christmastime,” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and the traditional “Sing We Now of Christmas.” Other numbers will include “¡Fum, Fum, Fum!” in Spanish, “O Magnun Mysterium” in Latin and “Bazmán Hazé,” which combines three Chanukah blessings in Hebrew. Both performances will also feature an ASL interpreter.

The GMCSD celebrates its 15th anniversary season throughout 2007 with its annual presentation of full-scale concerts.

GMCSD’s spring concert “Watch Me Fly!” will be performed on Saturday, April 14, at 8:00 p.m., and again on Sunday, April 15, at 7:00 p.m. Both of these shows will take place inside St. Paul’s Cathedral, located at 2728 Sixth Ave. in Hillcrest. Chorus members will sing for the first time inside St. Paul’s Cathedral together with a live orchestra.

GMCSD’s summer concert “Diva by Diva” will be presented on Saturday, July 28, at 8:00 p.m., and on Sunday, July 29, at 2:00 p.m. at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, which is part of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center located at 4126 Executive Dr. in La Jolla.

The GMCSD will perform classics made famous by Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Ella Fitzgerald, Karen Carpenter, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and k.d. lang.

GMCSD is offering 2007 season subscriptions with options for either Saturday or Sunday performances. Individual ticket prices for any upcoming concert are $35 for Saturday or $30 for Sunday shows with senior, student and military discounts available. Season subscribers receive $5 off those prices as well as priority seating and invitations to other special events and VIP receptions. Group sales are also available by contacting GMCSD directly.

For more information about the GMCSD, call (619) 57-GMCSD, visit www.gmcsd.com or e-mail marketing@gmcsd.com.

The Center will host a special workshop on enhancing intimacy in relationships between men. The workshop, titled “The 9 Intimacies for Enhancing Relationships,” will be presented by Dr. Kurt R. Buis on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at The Center, located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest.

“This workshop will be an interesting opportunity for men to learn what the nine different types of intimacy are so they can use that information to enhance a relationship or partnership,” said Buis, a clinical psychologist with The Center’s Health Services. “We will also address ‘The 4 Horsemen’ of negative communications that can be damaging to relationships.”

This workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Buis at (619) 260-6380 ext. 115 or e-mail kbuis@thecentersd.org.

Komen San Diego’s Race for the Cure is San Diego County’s largest race supporting local breast cancer education and awareness. This year’s co-ed 5K (3.1-mile) run takes place in Balboa Park on Sunday, Nov. 5.

A new event, Kids for the Cure, encourages families to educate children ages 12 and under about breast cancer awareness by allowing their children to join the thousands of expected race participants in this year’s Race for the Cure. In addition, San Diegans who cannot attend the Race for the Cure can participate in Sleep In for the Cure, an opportunity provided by Komen San Diego that allows people to pay a fee slightly more than the race entry fee and receive a special Sleep In for the Cure nightshirt. The costs for Race for the Cure, Kids for the Cure and Sleep In for the Cure are $25, $15 and $30, respectively.

Proceeds from Race for the Cure, Kids for the Cure and Sleep In for the Cure benefit the Komen Foundation, with 75 percent of all proceeds remaining in San Diego for breast cancer education, screening and diagnosis. The remaining 25 percent supports national breast cancer research programs.

For more information, visit the national Web site at www.komen.org or the San Diego affiliate Web site at www.sdkomen.org. Sign up for the race at the Komen San Diego Web site or call In Motion at (760) 692-2900.

Christie’s Place, a San Diego organization dedicated exclusively to supporting women, children and families living with HIV/AIDS, will celebrate its 10th anniversary “Legacy of Hope” gala on Friday, Nov. 3, from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. at the Bahia Resort Hotel.

Movie and television actress Kathy Najimy, star of Hollywood hits Sister Act and Hocus Pocus, will be the keynote speaker.

“The HIV/AIDS spotlight needs to focus on all the faces affected by this disease, particularly women and children,” said Liz Brosnan, Christie’s Place executive director.

Christie’s Place provides education, advocacy and support services such as childcare, clothing and counseling to more than 1,000 women, children and families annually.

Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses, and heterosexual contact was the source of 78 percent of new infections among women, Brosnan said, adding that nationwide HIV/AIDS hits African-American women harder than any other group. It is the leading cause of death among African-American women ages 25 to 34.

All proceeds from the 10th anniversary “Legacy of Hope” event will benefit Christie’s Place, which is dedicated to the memory of Christie Milton-Torres, who at age 20 was diagnosed with HIV. She died in 1994 due to complications from AIDS. In 1996, Christie’s mother, Irene Milton, co-founded Christie’s Place.

“Christie was a tireless advocate for the needs of women and families living with HIV/AIDS,” Milton said. “She wanted to empower them to take charge of their own health and improve the quality of life for their children and family members.”

The gala will feature Najimy, an AIDS activist who was recently named Ms. magazine’s “Woman of the Year.” Najimy has appeared in more than 20 films, including: Hocus Pocus, Rat Race, Hope Floats, Nevada, Cats Don’t Dance, Zack and Reba, This Is My Life, The Fisher King, Say Uncle, Soapdish and The Hard Way. She has also had cameo appearances in It’s Pat, The Wedding Planner, Jeffrey, The Big K and the just-released Margaret Cho film, Bam Bam and Celeste.

Tickets for the gala are $100. For more information, call (619) 702-4186 or visit www.christiesplace.org.

The Bahia Resort Hotel is located at 998 West Mission Bay Dr. in Mission Beach.