An exciting weekend: Eating, Cho and Bachelors

Spring is in full swing, and this weekend is host a a flurry of good events for the LGBT community.

On Thursday, Dining Out for Life will be a great excuse to try out a new restaurant as 134 local restaurants donate a portion of their proceeds to benefits the Aliveness Project, an HIV/AIDS service organization.

Friday is the Day of Silence. High schools and college students across the state will take a vow of silence to bring awareness to anti-LGBT harassment and bullying. Friday night, District 202 will host a Night of Noise to complement the Day of Silence. [I'll have a lengthy post looking at the DOS on Friday]

Also on Friday, Margaret Cho will be appearing at the Orpheum in Minneapolis. A self-identified bisexual, Cho has used humor to bring awareness to issues of racism, sexism and homophobia in American culture.

On Sunday, the Saloon is hosting a Bachelor Auction to benefit the Minnesota AIDS Walk. A cadre of volunteers from PrideAlive at the Minnesota AIDS Project put the event together so show them some support by showing up! Almost 20 bachelors will represent over $4500 in donated prizes. The event starts at 5:30 pm.