AIDS thrift hosts birthday celebrations
The Philadelphia AIDS Thrift, a local shop that donates a portion of all its proceeds to local HIV/AIDS organizations, will stage several parties, special events and sales this month to mark its fourth anniversary.
The celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 in the store’s warehouse annex, 527 Bainbridge St., with a concert by local band Dangerous Ponies. Tickets are $6 in advance and can be purchased at the store, 514 Bainbridge St., or are $8 at the door.
All books in PAT will be half-priced from Sept. 10-13 for the store’s semi-annual book sale.
PAT will host its official birthday celebration Sept. 18-20 and will host a block party on Sept. 27 featuring live music, vendors and store sales.
For more information, visit www.phillyaidsthrift.com.
Golf outing for scholarship fund
Organizers of the Sophia Academic Scholarship, an educational grant given to lesbian students, will stage the first-annual SASSY Women’s Golf Outing beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 12 at Juniata Golf Course, 1391 E. Cayuga St.
Registration is $90 before Sept. 7 and $100 afterward. The fee includes a continental breakfast, golf cart, beer, soda and water throughout the day and a lunch buffet. There will also be prizes, raffles and gift bags.
The scholarship, formerly named after lesbian activist Sally Tyre, is awarded in association with The Attic Youth Center.
For more information, visit www.sasphila.org.
Show pride in Del.
The 13th annual Delaware Pride Festival will be held from noon-6 p.m. Sept. 19 at Cape Henlopen State Park, 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive in Lewes.
Singer Deborah Cox will headline this year’s celebration, which will also include performances by singer Pamela Stanely, singer-songwriter Tom Goss, musician Carol Regal and others.
Cox will be on hand from 8-10 p.m. at The Blue Moon, 35 Baltimore Ave., in Rehoboth Beach, for a meet-and-greet wtih her fans.
For more information, visit www.delawarepride.org.
— Jen Colletta