The San Diego County Chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is accepting applications for the 2007-2008 PFLAG scholarship.

The organization will offer six scholarships of $1,000 each for the 2007-2008 academic year.

The scholarships being offered include the John Bessemer Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Wagner Memorial Scholarship, the Rob Benzon Memorial Scholarship, the John McCusker Memorial Scholarship, as well as a scholarship funded by San Diego Pride and another funded by San Diego Chapter PFLAG members, Miracle Kelly and Suzanne Gursky.

GLBT students of strong academic standing who have made significant contributions to the community are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is Monday, April 16.

For more information and a scholarship application, visit www.pflag.com.

The community of Barrio Logan and Chicano movement activists will celebrate the 37th annual Chicano Park Day on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chicano Park was founded in 1970 when the Barrio Logan community and Chicano movement activists joined forces to protest the construction of a California Highway Patrol station on the present park site. At the time, the highway patrol office was the final insult to a community that had already been degraded by the demolition of hundreds of homes to make way for Interstate 5; the San Diego-Coronado Bridge; the placement of toxic industries and junkyards; and a lack of community facilities, proper schools, jobs, and social and medical services.

The struggle for Chicano Park came to symbolize the Chicano Mexicano people’s struggle for self-determination and self-empowerment. The park has received national and international acclaim as a major outdoor public art site known for its powerful mural paintings depicting the past and present struggle of Mexican and Chicano history.

Every year, the community of Barrio Logan, the greater community of San Diego and people throughout the country come together to celebrate the takeover of the area that has become Chicano Park. This year’s Chicano Park Day will feature events for the whole family, including traditional music and dance, and an extraordinary performance of indigenous Aztec “danza.” Contemporary music will be performed by several local and regional artists. Also featured will be poetry readings and guest speakers, including a keynote address by human rights activist Enrique Morones of Border Angels. In addition, there will be a classic lowrider car display presented by Amigos Car Club, food, arts and craft vendors, and children’s arts and craft workshops led by noted Chicano artist/muralist Victor Ochoa.

Chicano Park is located off Interstate 5, Cesar Chavez Parkway exit, under the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge.

For more information, call 619-563-4661 or visit www.chicano-park.org.

The women’s cancer support group, “You Are Not Alone,” meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month at The Center’s Health Services location from 6-7:30 p.m.

This is not a drop in group, but an ongoing, committed group available for women with any type of cancer. An intake with the intake and referral specialist is needed before attending the group.

“You Are Not Alone” is sponsored by a grant from the BCause (Breast Cancer Alliance United to Support and Educate) Fund of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation.

In addition, The Center offers a twice-monthly support group for family, partners, friends and caregivers of GLBT people living with cancer or cancer survivors. The group takes place at The Center’s Health Services location on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m.

The Center’s Health Services is located at 2313 El Cajon Blvd.

For more information or to schedule an initial interview, contact Michelle Morrison at 619-260-6380, ext. 105.

To prevent falls among seniors, two dozen volunteers and professionals met on March 28 at the Neighborhood House Senior Center (Metro) to launch the federally funded program, A Matter of Balance.

San Diego County’s Department of Aging and Independence Services (AIS) has teamed with Silver Age Yoga to deliver the program at four carefully selected senior centers in the county.

The event was attended by both AIS and County Board of Supervisors representatives. Silver Age Yoga, because of its extensive and well-received health enhancing services to the community, was selected by AIS to administer this three-year program.

A Matter of Balance will be taught by volunteer coaches who are trained to teach the program to seniors. At this event each of the 13 coaches demonstrated his or her newly acquired teaching skills to the great satisfaction of the audience. Supervisor Greg Cox’s representative, Luis Monteagudo, handed the coaches their certificates.

The first round of the three-year program began the first week of April at the Poway Senior Center, the Riford Senior Center in La Jolla, and at both the Neighborhood House Senior Center and Imperial Beach Senior Center.

Each center will host three, eight-week sessions. The sessions are free to all seniors interested in participating.

For more information or to register for one of the courses, call Romalyn Galacgac at 858-495-5500.

The Diversionary Theatre, in conjunction with The Old Globe and University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program, will present a staged reading of The Laramie Project, by Moises Kaufman. The staged reading, directed by Glen Pannell, will take place on Saturday, April 21, starting at 8 p.m. There will be a cocktail reception at 7 p.m. prior to the performance.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www.thecentersd.kintera.org/ laramie. Proceeds from the performance will benefit the Hillcrest Youth Center, which provides after-school programming for GLBT and allied youth who are 14-20 years old.

The Diversionary Theatre is located at 4545 Park Blvd.

For more information, visit www.diversionary.org.

The San Diego Men’s Chorus (SDMC) is seeking a few good men to join its ranks for its 22nd summer season. Open rehearsals will take place at All Saints’ Church on Monday, April 23, and Monday, April 30. Rehearsals will begin at 6:45 p.m. on both days.

SDMC, which is currently led by artistic director and conductor Jerry R. Foust, has been entertaining the San Diego community since 1985. It is the region’s oldest and largest GLBT performing ensemble.

The chorus is preparing for two summer events, the June 9 performance of “Sing for the Cute,” with the 100-plus women members of the San Diego chorus, and the late-July Pride concert with San Diego’s other GLBT music groups.

If you are interested in attending an open rehearsal, RSVP by e-mailing your name and the date you would like to attend to joinus@sdmc.org, or leave a detailed message at 619-296-SONG.

For more information, visit www.sdmc.org.

The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Commission on Children, Youth and Families will sponsor the sixth annual parenting conference, “Positive Parenting in a Negative World,” at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Theater in San Diego on Saturday, April 21, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The conference will feature three presentations as well as exhibits and a door prize drawing. The conference provides a great opportunity for parents and caregivers to learn new skills and increase their understanding of child and youth development, and is tailored to our current social climate.

The first session will be “Raising Caring and Compassionate Children: Practical Views and Proven Strategies” with Stephen Bavolek, the president of Family Development Resources, Inc., and executive director of the Family Nurturing Centers.

The second session, given by Joan Rosenberg, the director of professional training at the Midnight Institute, is “Promoting a Child’s Well-being: A Look at How Love and Emotional Connection Build Healthy Brains.”

The final session, “Lessons from Jonesboro, Littleton and Vietnam: How Kids are Learning to Kill and Learning to Like it,” will be lead by retired Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, who is a West Point psychology professor and director of Killology Research Group.

The cost for the “Positive Parenting in a Negative World” parenting conference is $10.

The Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Theater is located at 6845 University Ave.

For more information or to register, call 858-514-4660.

San Diego’s largest outdoor art festival, ArtWalk 2007, is now in its 23rd year and will take place in the Little Italy neighborhood near downtown San Diego the weekend of April 28-29, from noon to 6 p.m.

Organizers are currently seeking volunteers.

For more information about ArtWalk 2007 or to volunteer, contact Carmen DeBello, the ArtWalk 2007 volunteer program coordinator, at 619-615-1090, ext. 211 or e-mail cdebello@artwalkinfo.com.