Friday, March 23
9am-4pm
Join the Sweeties as we explore the gorgeous Napa Valley Wine Country.
Transportation from the host hotel, tastings and tours are included.
Lunch is on own.

6.30-8.30pm
THE SWEETIE AWARDS
Trigger, 2344 Market St (between 16th St & Noe St)
$20 cover for non-passholders
Beer and wine included. Other drinks on own.

8.30pm to whenever
Dinner and dancing with Sweeties in San Francisco’s Castro District. Dinner, drinks and cover charges not included.

Saturday, March 24
10am to 2pm
SWEET COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT: It’s going to be a habitat
restoration project in Golden Gate Park with box lunch in the gorgeous
AIDS Memorial Grove.

6pm
Group dinner with Sweeties. Cost of dinner is on own.

8.30pm
San Francisco LGBT Center’s Soiree 10 at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria, 101 Henry Adams St. All cocktails included.

Sunday, March 25, noon to 3pm
Sweet dot429 women’s brunch
Our farewell event offers the opportunity to say goodbye friends new and old as well as rub elbows with San Francisco’s most successful businesswomen. Benefits NCLR. Brunch and sponsored cocktails included. Destination TBD.

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Two-day pass (Friday – Saturday): $289
+ A day in the Wine Country includes wine tastings, tours and roundtrip transportation from our host hotel.
+ The Sweeties Awards cocktail party at Trigger
+ Community service project in Golden Gate Park (includes box lunch and charitable contribution)
+ SF LGBT Center’s 10th Annual Soiree — A great party for a great cause.

Two-day pass (Saturday – Sunday): $199
+ Community service project in Golden Gate Park (includes box lunch and charitable contribution)
+ SF LGBT Center’s 10th Annual Soiree — A great party for a great cause.
+ dot429 women’s networking brunch

Wine country only (Friday): $125
+ A day in the Wine Country includes three tastings and roundtrip transportation

All prices are per person. Food and transportation not included unless noted. Full payment due at the time of booking. If you cancel 30 to 0 days prior to your vacation, we’ll move your paid balance to a vacation of your choosing less a $100 per guest.

HOST HOTEL
Galleria Park
Union Square, San Francisco

We’ve negotiated a special, early booking rate for our group of $179 per night plus state and local taxes (15.5 percent). Space is limited. Special rate expires February 22, 2012.

To book, please click here.
Attendee Code: 1203SWEET_001
Group Code: 1203SWEET_001

While we have a host hotel, you’re welcome to stay anywhere you like and join our activities with the Sweet weekend pass. Space is limited. To hold your spot, email Julie at Julie [at] discoversweet.com.

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You’re all incredible women with incredible gifts. That’s why we’ve created the Sweet San Francisco Weekend to honor your contributions on vacation and at home and have an amazing four-day weekend, March 22-25, 2012.

An LGBT hotbed (mecca is so overused), San Francisco prides itself on its pride. Of course, it’s landscape is as gorgeous as its lesbian community. From Golden Gate Park to the Golden Gate, you’ll marvel at San Francisco’s unmatched beauty and living history. Explore this wondrous city with the women of Sweet during our fun and friendship-filled weekend.

Please nominate your favorite Sweeties and tell us why they should be Sweetie of the Year.

Out of towners, we don’t care where you sleep (or even if you sleep), but we’ve arranged a nice rate for you at our homebase, the Galleria Park Hotel.

We look forward to toasting your accomplishments and exploring the gorgeous San Francisco Bay Area with you.

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Enjoy a spectacular city tour with your fellow Sweeties capped off by a visit to the Ranfurly Homes for Children and a delicious group lunch. Debauchery and do-goodery at its finest.

Space is limited, so please sign up early. To book your community service project, call Julie at 877.793.3830 or email her at julie [at] discoversweet.com.

RANFURLY HOMES FOR CHILDREN
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 10.30am – 2pm
Nassau, Bahamas
Meet at 10.30am at the end of the gangway pier
$65 per person (includes city tour, transportation, water and donation)

We’re visiting the Ranfurly Homes for Children, a safe haven for thousands of Bahamian children and teenagers since 1956. At present, they have 17 boys, ages range from 11 to 18, and 13 girls ages from 13 to 18. We plan to deliver wish-list supplies, interact with the teenagers, maybe play a bit of basketball.

We are combining this project with a two-and-a-half-hour private tour of the island. Ranfurly Home provides a safe, structured environment for kids who have been orphaned, abused, neglected or abandoned. Now, it has the capacity to accommodate more than 45 children who range in age from 5 to 20. It’s equipped with three dormitories, a study room, living room, a computer/library center and a kitchen and dining facility.

Participation is voluntary. If you would like to help, but not join us, please bring some wish-list items below. As the sizes of the children vary, the staff suggests we do not bring clothes. Start collecting supplies. No donation is too small.

WISH-LIST ITEMS
• Personal hygiene items for teen boys and girls, like gel, shampoo, conditioner, brushes, combs, bands, clips, hair dryers (same voltage as USA) and hand mirrors.

• Toothpaste, toothbrushes and floss (Ask your dentist to donate some toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss.)

• Nail polish and remover. Other manicure accessories.

• Totes and backpacks

• Educational games and books

• Sports gear and hats (Balls can be deflated for ease of transport. We’ll donate a pump to re-inflate them when we arrive.)

• DVDs and CDs (popular movies and music)

• Pens, pencils, markers, notebooks, paper and other school / art supplies.

Whoo hoo! It’s finally time to pack for our Short & Sweet Bahamas Cruise. Thanks to the warm Gulf Stream currents and balmy tradewinds, the Islands Of The Bahamas are blessed with a semi-tropical climate. Typical temperatures range from 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. While we can give no guarantees regarding rain, rainfall is most unlikely from November through April. Water temperatures range from the low-80s in the summer to the mid-70s in winter.

We are doing a city tour followed by a visit to Ranfurly Homes for Children in Nassau. Click for details on our community service project. Please consider bringing donations from the wish list even if you don’t want to join us.

Here’s a list of things you don’t want to forget:
• Toiletries: Razor, lotion, make up (or not), hair ties, toothbrush, toothpaste, topsy tail, hair brush, mousse, gel, Advil, Extenze, tampons / pads, Q-Tips, etc.

• Hairdryer: If you have long or thick hair, you’ll want to bring your own dryer.

• Shorts: Cargo shorts — check! Camo shorts — check! Bermuda shorts — check! Board shorts — check! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then you don’t need my help packing.

• Tank tops / T-shirts: Like you’d ever forget those.

• Sun dresses: These are optional. If you’re a sundress person, you’ll want to pack some.

• Formal attire for the optional fancy pants night.

• Sweater / light jacket: We’re looking at warm weather for the week, but the air conditioning in the hotel can get a bit chilly.

• Hat: Bring one, bring two, bring one for every outfit. You’ll want a hat. There’s going to be sun.

• Sunglasses: Combine these with the hat and we’re talking hot, hot, hot. Bring a case for them, too. You do not need to be squinting into scratched up glasses.

• Watch: Take your Sweet time (and keep track of it, too).

• Flip flops: Essential footwear for the woman on the go. Formal flip flops for the evening, casual flip flops for the day and don’t forget your gag flip flops for starting conversations with strangers.

• Swimsuits, swimmie fins and water shoes

• Snorklers, bring your own gear.

• White party attire.

• Daypack: You’ll want something to carry around on our excursions.

• Passport: Pack it, check it, double check it, then check it again. You need it. Make sure you see your girlfriend’s too. You know how she’s always forgetting something.

• Moola, money, greenbacks: The legal tender is the Bahamian dollar, which is equivalent in value to the U.S. dollar. U.S. currency is accepted throughout Nassau Paradise Island as are most major credit cards and traveler’s checks.

• Notify your credit card companies and bank that you’ll be traveling in the Bahamas.

• Sunscreen: Until we fix global warming, pack at least SPF 15 and make it biodegradable.

• Battery disposal: Bring a baggie to carry home your batteries and recycle them properly.

• Workout gear: Don’t forget your sneakers, shorts, sports bras and tank tops. The gym is top notch. You’ll want to check it out. Plus we’re going to be leading some fun runs and walks.

• Camera / video camera with extra batteries or charger: Don’t miss a thing.

• Business cards / notepad: You’re going to make loads of new friends. You’ll want their contact information.

• A water bottle: You’ll want to refill this early and often.

• Just in case, bring photo copies of your passport, insurance card and all credit cards you’re bringing. Better to be safe than sorry.

• We are donating supplies to the local orphanage. Click for details on our community service project at the Ranfurly Homes for Children.

Share your favorite packing tips and anything I missed in the comments section below.

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For the third year in a row, Sweet cleans up at the Golden Kitty Awards on the Lesbian Lounge on MyLesbianRadio.com. Hosted by the effervescent and effulgent Denise and Donna, the Lesbian Lounge features interviews with prominent lesbians as well as everything you need to know to clean your toilet. Tune in Wednesdays, 7-9pm Pacific Time or download the podcast and listen later.

This year, Sweet took home three awards. Its third crown for Best Lesbian Travel Company plus Kitties for Shannon Wentworth for Best Eco-Gay and Shannon Wentworth and Anne Evans for Best Lesbian Couple (along with Sweeties Cathy DeBuono and Jill Bennett who were recognized for their bad-ass coupledom as well).

You’re all incredible women with incredible gifts. That’s why we’ve created the annual Sweeties San Francisco Weekend to honor your contributions on vacation and at home and have an amazing four-day weekend.

Our First Annual Sweet Awards Weekend is in San Francisco, March 22-25, 2012. Please nominate your favorite Sweeties and tell us why they should be Sweetie of the Year.

We look forward to toasting your accomplishments and exploring the gorgeous San Francisco Bay Area with you.

Sweet San Francisco Weekend
March 22-25, 2012

HOST HOTEL
Galleria Park
Union Square, San Francisco

We’ve negotiated a special, early booking rate for our group of $179 per night plus state and local taxes (15.5 percent). Space is limited. Special rate expires February 22, 2012.

To book, please click here.
Attendee Code: 1203SWEET_001
Group Code: 1203SWEET_001

There will be one pass to purchase for the Sweet activities (price TBD). While we have a host hotel, you’re welcome to stay anywhere you like and join our activities with the Sweet weekend pass. Space is limited. To hold your spot, email Julie at Julie [at] discoversweet.com.

SWEET WEEKEND PASS INCLUDES
Thursday, March 22, 6-8pm
Pause wine bar, 1666 Market St., San Francisco
Everyone welcome.

Friday, March 23, 9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Join the Sweeties as we explore the gorgeous Napa Valley Wine Country. Transportation from the host hotel and three tastings / tours are included. Lunch is on own.

6.30-8.30pm
THE SWEETIE AWARDS
Trigger
$20 cover for non-passholders

8.30pm to whenever
Dinner and dancing with Sweeties in San Francisco’s Castro District. Dinner not included.

Saturday, March 24, 10am-3pm
10am to 2pm
SWEET COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
It’s going to be a habitat restoration project in Golden Gate Park with lunch in the gorgeous AIDS Memorial Grove.

6pm
Group dinner with Sweeties. Cost of dinner is on own.

8.30pm
San Francisco LGBT Center’s Soiree 10 at the San Francisco Design Center Galleria. All cocktails included.

Sunday, March 25, noon to 3pm
Sweet dot429 women’s brunch
Rub elbows with your fellow Sweeties as well as San Francisco’s most successful businesswomen.

After entering the world of comedy on a dare, Suzanne has been delivering gay material in mainstream clubs to straight audiences and proudly performing within the LGBT community ever since. She became the first openly lesbian comic ever to appear on television in 1991 on an episode of Sally Jesse Raphael entitled “Breaking the Lesbian Stereotype…Lesbians Who Don’t Look Like Lesbians.” She went on to become the first openly gay comic to host her own HBO Comedy Special in 1994, which earned her a Cable Ace Award nomination. Other television appearances include The Late Show with David Letterman, GSN’s remake of the classic game show, “I’ve Got a Secret” as well as HBO, Bravo and LOGO TV specials.

Friday, January 13, 2012
Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm

Aladdin Theater
3017 Milwaukie Avenue,
Portland, OR 97202
Buy tickets

(503)234.9694 – No phone orders, tickets available here, or walk-up
Box Office Hours:
Monday through Saturday from 11am to 6pm & also 1 hour before showtime.