Creative Xicana

Eat This Prop 8! Tardeada This Sunday!

2012-02-10T16:01:00.000-08:00

All you can eat tacos! Amazing prizes and performances! Hosted by Bamby Salcedo and Jonathan Menendez

Creative Xicana After Dark: Review of Hella Brown: Real Sex In The City. **NSFW*

2012-01-17T22:16:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! It's been a minute since I posted on my blog! I've been so busy with personal stuff and community work such as helping organize the Femme Day of Action Los Angeles which is part of the larger National week of action getting folks excited about the Femme Conference happening in Baltimore this August! Check out www.femme2012.com I'm also directing the closing fashion show

Trendwatch 2011: The Holiday Party - Guest Beauty Post by Sparrow Fox

2011-11-23T10:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Happy holidays! I'm trying something new for y'all and having some of my amazing and talented friends post on the things that I believe they are experts on. First up is Sparrow Fox of Sparrow Beauty Artistry. If you'll remember, Sparrow was my key Make-up/Hair Artist for Queerture. For this post, Sparrow will bring her knowledge of beauty and give you some fun tips and tricks for

get OUT: Lez At The Mezz and BobbyTrap - blu post-party

2011-11-08T10:00:00.000-08:00

Friday Nov. 11th,Lez at the Mezz and Booby Trap join forces to feature a post show party/conversation by Sibyl O'Malley for Virginia Grise's play 'blu', followed by local dancers 'Lost Angels' performing sick moves inspired by both the play and a love for Los Angeles. JUST ADDED!++BOOBY TRAP BRINGS YOU THE OFFICIAL AUSTRA AFTERPARTY + DJ SET! ++ Influenced by bands like Fever Ray and Zola

get OUT: Outlaws on Stage - Book Launch Event

2011-11-04T14:32:00.000-07:00

The weekend is here and I hope you get to do something fun or cuddle with a boo thang <3 Check out this event happening on Sunday at Macha Theater in WeHo. Outlaws on Stage! Book Launch EventA multi-media dramatization of WHEN WE WERE OUTLAWS: a Memoir of Love & RevolutionStarring Raquel Gutierrez as "Córdova" in 1975, plus other performers. Scenes & images from the book come alive. Narrated by

get OUT: Lecture at LACMA Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

2011-11-01T13:25:00.000-07:00

Hello Fashionistas & Queers (or both). Check out this lecture that will be happening at LACMA next week! It is a bit pricey ($50) but the lecture is going to be given by Andrew Bolton the curator of the wildly popular MET exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in NYC. Check out the info below and purchase your tickets HERELACMA’s Costume Council presents Andrew Bolton, curator at the

Femme Fashion Spotlight: Tera "Nova Jade* Greene (Award-winning DJ + Film Producer/Musician/Poet).

2011-10-05T10:49:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, I styled the "Femme Fashion" for Queerture (Closing fashion show for the Queer Studies Conference at UCLA in October). Getting together models, dressers, assistants, clothing, fundraising $ et al is NOT an easy feat. I rely heavily on the amazing helping hand of people in my community of brilliant artists & activists to help me get my vision from inside my head, to the

MACY’S PASSPORT PRESENTS GLAMORAMA 2011

2011-09-27T21:45:00.000-07:00

my press pass & programHey loves! Last Friday, I was invited to cover the Macy's Glamorama 2011 ARTrageous Fashion show at the lovely Orpheum Theatre in Downtown. The event was a fundraiser for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and Project Angel Food. The Opherum Theater is an amazing venue and perfect for a fashion show like this. Here's a little quick wrap up of the night.what I wore: Lep print

Femme Fashion Project Spotlight - Vanessa Leigh Lewis, Owner and Designer of SweetLeigh {ReVintage, ReVitalize, ReFashion}

2011-09-24T10:00:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, I've been asked to style "Femme Fashion" for Queerture (Closing fashion show for the Queer Studies Conference at UCLA in October). Getting together models, dressers, assistants, clothing, fundraising $ et al is NOT an easy feat. I rely heavily on the amazing helping hand of people in my community of brilliant artists & activists to help me get my vision from inside my head,

Femme Fashion at Queerture - Community Support Needed

2011-09-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

Family, Friends & Community,There has been a lot of talk about Queer Fashion lately, so much so that they are dedicating this year's UCLA Queer Studies Conference to exploring my favorite topic.The conference culminates in the Queerture Fashion Show, and I'm producing a segment that's going to answer a question that may be on more than a few of your minds: What About the Femmes?The femme portion

get OUT: First Ever L.A. County Fair GAY DAY

2011-09-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

The Fair is now even more "Family" friendly!The L.A. County Fair, the largest county fair in America, is proud to invite the gay community and its supporters to the first ever Gay Day at the L.A. County Fair!Here's the two main things you should know: 1. Before the fair, buy your tickets online at lacountyfair.com/2011 and during checkout, use the promo code "gayday" for $10 adult admission

get OUT: Queer Cybersex & Virtual Sexualities workshop by Marisol Salanova (UK)

2011-09-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

**Check out the info below submitted by Marisol Salanova. This workshop sounds amazing! Sex and technologies are now merging to make things a little more interesting and I'm glad these realities (virtual or non) are being explored by the academy. -Laura Luna*September 15th 2011, 3pm-4.30pm, Room 204, Grand Parade site, University of Brighton (Brighton, UK).Workshop on queer cybersex and virtual

get OUT: Lost Lounge: A Performance by Split Britches TONIGHT at USC FREE

2011-09-09T10:36:00.000-07:00

I'm so sad to be missing this tonight but my in-laws are in town and duty calls. If you can make this performance, I HIGHLY recommend it. Peggy Shaw is one of THE MOST swoon worthy performers I have ever had the chance to watch live! Peggy performed at Butch Voices LA last year and I think I left my Frank Sinatra loving heart in that auditorium that day. If you love lounge acts, you'll adore

get OUT: Queer Fiesta Night Fundraiser (LA)

2011-09-08T10:00:00.000-07:00

Check out this event benefiting the Christina Santiago Fund. Christina Santiago was a fierce LGBT activist who died tragically with four others when a concert stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair in IndianapolisFor more info on the event, click on the flyer which will take you to the facebook event page.Click HERE for more info on Amigas Latinas where Christina served as Programming Chair.

get OUT: Fiestas Patrias LA Latino Heritage Parades LGBT Contingent 2011

2011-09-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Join The Los Ángeles Latino Heritage Parades'LGBT Contingent 2011!Join our LGBT contingent as we represent and fight homophobia with visibility. Únete and invite your loved ones, program participants and allies to represent LGBT diversity while celebrating our Latino heritage.LGBT Latinos exist, let’s make our presence known!Mexico’s Independence Day ParadeSaturday September 10, 2011 10:

Femme Fashion Project Spotlight - Sparrow Fox Beauty

2011-08-28T23:09:00.000-07:00

get OUT: LipService at Dewberries Boutique and Lounge (LA)

2011-08-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. Summer is almost over but that doesn't mean the fun is! Check out this cool event that my girl Tashi of She Said She Said is co-hosting at Dewberries Boutique. See you there! Back by popular demand!!!! Dewberries Lip service will have a meet and greet between 7:30 and 8:00 while we enjoy cupcakes and wine. We DO have a open mic for those of you who have something to share.

get OUT: Unid@s: The National Latin@ LGBT Civil Rights Organization Fund Raiser

2011-08-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

Unid@s a Latin@ LGBT Organization is having a fundraiser in LA this Sunday! Check out the info on the Facebook event page HERE for more info!

How I'm Feeling Right Now

2011-07-27T12:35:00.000-07:00

Tons of exciting things to tell you about but time is in the way :/ Next week, I will start featuring the amazing folks who are helping me bring my vision for Queerture to LIFE! Stay tuned and for up to the minute laura luna madness, follow me on twitter @laura_luna *kisses*

get OUT: The Pin Up Girls Burlesque (LA)

2011-07-20T10:42:00.001-07:00

get OUT tomorrow night (July 21st) and check out the last Pin Up Girls performance before winter! They'll be performing at King King (6555 Hollywood BLVD) for more info, and discount tickets, check out their Facebook Page!

Summer Night Lights - Colorful Lines Culinary Arts

2011-07-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Check out these FREE classes being taught by my friend and AMAZING cook (like cooked a WHOLE suckling pig for her birthday good) Erin O'Brien!<!--[if gte mso 10]> /*

get OUT: Outfest - Gun Hill Road

2011-07-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hello lovelies - I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend and got to catch some amazing fireworks! I'm lucky that we live on a high hill and my friends and I were able to see fireworks all over, it was super nice! I wish I could have taken a picture of it, but all I could get was a bunch of blurry pictures, so I won't bore you with those here.But let's get to the fun stuff, shall we? It's

get OUT: Summer Saturdays at Marbella in Hollywood

2011-07-01T14:45:00.000-07:00

"Where "underground" meets burlesque. Where congas beat on top of funky house beats while women from the sexiest parts of the world elegantly and seductively dance together in one stage . . . This is the story of one woman who struggles to leave the life she lives, and how she gains the courage to break free . . . "I saw a preview of this a few weeks ago and the show was very interactive! Open

get OUT: Secret Alphabet at M bar

2011-06-30T09:42:00.000-07:00

Check out this show, my friends from Secret Alphabet are performing at 10:30pm at The M Bar in Hollywood tomorrow. It's also an all ages show!!!

Inspiration

2011-06-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

The word cloud has been created and I'm getting ready for the next step ofmy creative processfor Queerture!