CLUB SKIRTS DINAH
SHORE WEEKEND
TO HOST THE ONLY
OFFICIAL WOMEN PARTY AT
THE 2014 GAY GAMES
Cleveland, OH – The legendary Club Skirts Dinah
Shore Weekend – the biggest lesbian event of its kind in the world –
is confirmed to be hosting the only official Gay Games-sanctioned women party
this summer in Cleveland, Ohio.
The announcement comes on the heels of the massive success of this past
April’s Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend in Palm Springs, CA, which broke all
attendance records and garnered extensive national and worldwide media
coverage.
Impressed with the outstanding achievement of Mariah Hanson – the
mastermind behind The Dinah – and her team in organizing for over two decades
such a high profile event featuring such an elite group of high caliber
performers, organizers of the 2014 Cleveland Games handpicked the event
producer extraordinaire to exclusively produce the official lesbian party for
Gay Games 9 (GG9).
“We’re immensely honored to be joining forces with the entire Gay Games
9 team and have no doubt our combined efforts will turn this incredibly
formidable LGBT Sport and Cultural event into the best one ever,” says Mariah
Hanson, founder and producer of Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend.
The bash dubbed “The Victory Party” will take place starting at 8:00pm
EST August 13 at The Velvet Dog, Cleveland's premiere nightclub &
dance destination for 15 years.
“We are thrilled to be teaming up with Mariah Hanson and beyond excited
to be bringing such a staple event in LGBT culture to the Velvet Dog,” says club manager Georgina
Karim.
Voted Cleveland's BEST Nightclub for the past five years in a row, The
Velvet Dog is located in the warehouse district, a bastion of nightlife in
the heart of the city.
"The Dinah team is honored to bring our special brand of high
octane event production laced with first class entertainment and music to
Cleveland’s Gay Games. We couldn’t have picked a better host location than the
Velvet Dog, the premiere nightclub in Cleveland. Plus we love the idea of a
rooftop patio! We're expecting a sell out crowd and plan to deliver an
unforgettable event, Dinah style,” says Mariah Hanson.
The “Victory” party will mark Club Skirts’ second Gay Games
participation. Hanson previously produced the largest women's event in 2006 at
the navy pier in Chicago, IL, showing Club Skirts’ enduring commitment to
securing the nicest locations available to showcase the host city.
Presented by the Cleveland Foundation, Gay Games 9 is one of the biggest
sports & cultural festivals in the world and comes to the Cleveland and
Akron areas August 9-16, 2014.
“Here at Gay Games 9 we are excited to welcome everyone to our region
and especially all the women of the world and what better partners to
collaborate with then the most Amazing, Club Skirts, The Dinah. This will
be "THE" Party to attend for all of the women. So, come
celebrate "Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best" as we
embrace and unite as one, “ says Michelle DeLozier, Gay Games 9
Culture Co-Chair.
Open to all adults - regardless of sexual orientation or athletic
ability - Gay Games 9 will host 11,000 participants from all over the world
(including countries where homosexuality remains illegal and hidden), and will
feature more than 35 sports, band and choral competitions, and community and
cultural events.
Launched over thirty years ago, the large scale, weeklong event is about
more than just an Olympic-style sporting competition with spectacular
ceremonies and parties; it is first and foremost about a celebration of the
LGBT community and a celebration of the spirit of unity and diversity.
This message holds particular significance as Ohio, while recently ordered to
recognize out-of-state gay marriages, still remains in the nationwide race to
legalize same-sex marriage in its own state.
Both Mariah Hanson and organizers of the 2014 Cleveland Games see the
event as not only a chance to show that the industrial Midwest can be
gay-friendly, but also as an important potential catalyst for change.
Hanson has been sending a strong message of inclusion through the Dinah.
The event has not only come to embody the very notion of living life out
loud, but has also been systematically transforming lives.
“Club Skirts has been passionately committed to extending its
involvement beyond the actual Dinah in promoting and showcasing the rich
diversity of our LGBT talents by engaging in and supporting events that create
and enhance opportunities for our community,” comments Hanson. “We look forward
to Gay Games week and can’t wait to ignite Cleveland's lesbian nightlife.”
Stay tuned as Mariah Hanson will be announcing the headlining act in the
coming weeks.
Tickets to the event are $25 per person, or $50 for VIP, which includes
bottle service opportunity, and access to all VIP areas in all three floors as
well as the spectacular roof top patio that overlooks the entire city of
Cleveland.
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For More information about Club Skirts
Dinah Shore Weekend “Victory Party” go to: www.TheDinah.com
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