CLUB SKIRTS DINAH
SHORE WEEKEND
COMMENCES
CELEBRATION OF ITS
2015 SILVER
ANNIVERSARY:
CELEBRATING 25 EPIC
YEARS OF WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT
AS ONE OF PALM
SPRINGS’ LEADING SIGNATURE EVENTS
Palm Springs, CA - The legendary Dinah Shore Weekend, founded
and produced by Mariah Hanson under her Club Skirts marquee, has officially
commenced the six-months long celebration of its Silver Anniversary.
April 1-5, 2015 Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend is turning
twenty-five and taking the event to a new zenith.
Twenty-five years of excellence and unwavering commitment to deliver
world-class entertainment and top notch customer service that continue as
Mariah Hanson and her team commemorate the landmark by honoring the
partnerships that have been part of the amazing journey and contributed to the
event’s stratospheric success.
A quarter-century ago, Mariah Hanson did more than just kick-start her
Dinah. She also and most importantly launched what would become her enduring
legacy to both the city of Palm Springs and the LGBT community.
From a small, one-night event at a Palm Springs museum with 1,500
participants twenty-five years ago, to booking lavish locations at deluxe
hotels over five days of epic pool parties and world-class entertainment with
some 15,000-plus attendees and major corporate sponsors today, Club Skirts
Dinah Shore Weekend has evolved into one of Palm Springs and the Coachella
Valley’s largest tourism boosters and undisputed biggest lesbian event of its
kind in the world.
The natural symbiosis shared by these two iconic LGBT Mecca has
continuously been a match made in heaven. More than a tradition The Dinah Shore
Weekend has over these past 25 years (and counting) become a Palm Springs
institution and one of the city’s most popular spring attractions.
Once the party pied-a-terre of Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack, who
turned Palm Springs into America’s most glamorous destination for the
glitterati in the 1950s, the famous sunny oasis has now gotten back in the
swing of things to once again reclaim its status as one of Hollywood’s hippest
playground and the world hub for major high-profile festivals and special
events.
The envy of the
world with its 360-days of sunshine, the swanky modern city of glitz and
glamour has been attracting a new generation of visitors from young hipsters,
international jet-setters to Hollywood A-listers and socialites, who vie for
the ultra-chic weekend getaway of martini-sipping, cabana lounging and
celebrity sightseeing.
As one of the early
pioneers, the Dinah has become one of Palm Spring staple events sharing the
spotlight with the likes of the Coachella Music Festival, Stagecoach, The Palm
Springs International Film Festival, the BNP Paribas Open Trophy, and the PGA
and LPGA golf tournaments –all intrinsically linked to the famous desert
community.
In the span of
twenty five years The Dinah has cemented its status as not only an event
the entertainment industry’s most elite go to but also as
a trendsetting event that music industry insiders watch and jockey to
book their artists’ performances.
It is the only acknowledged all-girl party that features such a
phenomenal line-up of talent to ever to perform at a lesbian event. Lady
Gaga, Katy Perry, Colbie Caillat, India Arie, The Pussycat Dolls, Kesha and
more recently Iggy Azalea, are just a few examples of major recording artists
that headlined the epic event while still "unknown" and then
systematically went on to hit international superstardom.
While The Dinah has been spearheading music careers, it has, most
importantly, also been transforming lives and making a difference in and for
the LGBT community. Offering an unparalleled one-of-a-kind experience
for myriads of women who come every year from all over the world to enjoy
the freedom to be who they truly are without fearing the judgment of others,
and gain, as well, a tremendous amount of self worth.
The event has also
been serving as a platform to mobilize the LGBT community around humanitarian
projects and social issues, famously partnering in previous years with a
variety of activist associations and charity organizations such as GLAAD,
HRC, NOH8, Love is Louder, Equality California, and The Los Angeles
Gay & Lesbian Center among others.
The Dinah has certifiably come to represent an ever-growing movement
that has crossed over to mainstream bringing more and more visibility
to the lesbian community - one that had never existed before.
Now ready to soar to new heights, the 25th installment of
The Dinah is already expected to be one of the major highlights of the 2015
Palm Springs festival season.
Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend is not just breaking grounds; it is
making history!
