By Jen Rainin
Wow, what an incredible week we had in paradise! We kicked it all off with cocktails and dinner getting to know each other as we toasted Diamond Head and sailed for Maui.
The women of Maui turned out in record numbers to welcome us to their piece of paradise. Sapphos of Maui treated our Sweeties to a huge afternoon beach barbecue, complete with surf lessons and a fantastic surfer girl cake! Read the rest of this entry »
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Sweet founder Jen Rainin and the Producers’ Circle of In The Life Media (ITLM) invite you to be our guest at an intimate screening of an “In the Life” segment featuring the life-improving work of Sweet.
Mark your calendar and plan to join your hosts and special guests, “In the Life” series producer Jac Gares and “In the Life” executive director Michelle Kristel as they share their unique perspective on how the award-winning public television and Internet program influences change.
WHEN: Thursday, September 2nd from 6:30-8:30pm
WHERE: The home of Jen Rainin, Piedmont, CA 94611
RSVP: Contact Lana Sacks by email at lsacks@itlmedia.org or by calling (212) 255-6012, ext. 305, to reserve your place (space is limited so RSVP early).
“In the Life” home screening events bring viewers, community members, LGBT movement leaders and ITLM together to take part in meaningful “In the Life” programming and to discuss the impact each of us can have in producing change.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join us!
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On July 17, 10 dedicated Sweeties joined Houston Mayor’s Sustainability Director Laura Spanjian, representatives from Houston’s Urban Harvest, GreenHoustonTX and the Buffalo Bayou Partnership in 95 degree heat to lend a hand at the Japhet Creek section of Buffalo Bayou. Read the rest of this entry »
Live Sweet Happy Hour, Houston
Let Sweet buy your first drink at our Sweet Happy Hour at Bocados in the heart of Montrose at 1312 West Alabama St. on Friday, July 16, from 6-8pm. Meet and mingle with Sweet co-founder Jen Rainin, founder and publisher of Curve magazine Frances “Franco” Stevens, and Mayor Annise Parker’s Sustainability Director Laura Spanjian and celebrate our Bayou Cleanup project at Japhet Creek. There will be hors d’oeuvres and door prizes provided by our fabulous hosts at warm and wonderful Bocados restaurant and bar.
Sweet Buffalo Bayou Cleanup
A jewel running through the heart of Houston, Buffalo Bayou has become a destination for outdoor recreation near downtown Houston. The 52-mile slow-moving waterway that was the site of Houston’s founding in 1836, is one of the few bayous left in central Houston that was not covered in concrete in the 1960s and 1970s. But the Bayou suffers from pollution and invasive species introduction.
Sweet is partnering with The Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Japhet Creek Community Association, Urban Harvest and GreenHoustonTX to clean Japhet Creek to help preserve the incredibly diverse urban ecosystem that supports migrating songbirds, aquatic turtles, swamp rabbits and red-tailed hawks. Join us on Saturday, July 17, from 9:30-11:30 am to help keep Japhet Creek a pristine home for dozens of native species of flora and fauna.
After we save the world, we’ll meet for a “dam good” lunch at Monica Pope’s celebrated Beavers Restaurant at 2310 Decatur Street.
Please meet us at 9:15 am at Japhet Creek: 6401 Clinton (corner of Emile and Clinton Drive)
Wear boots and casual clothing. Please bring sunscreen and bug repellant. Gloves, water and coffee will be provided.
Let us know if you’re coming to Japhet Creek so we know how many gloves to bring. Email info [at] discoversweet.com.
“In the Life” joined us on our maiden voyage in November 2009, capturing hours of footage on our community service projects and interviews. What they ended up with is a fun and moving segment on the heart of Sweet. Click here to watch now.
Watch us on your local KQED station. Find showtimes.
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Our pals Cathy DeBuono and Jill Bennett make this totally awesome web series called “We Have to Stop Now.” It stars, literally all of our favorite people in the world, maybe even you. They filmed a lot of season 2 on board our inaugural Sweet Caribbean Cruise, so BONUS you get to relive the cruise while you watch the show.
Some of the familiar faces you’ll see:
Funniest lesbian on the planet Suzanne Westenhoefer
Television icon Meredith Baxter
Cherry Bomb divas Dalilah Ali Rajah, Gloria Bigelow, Nikki Caster and Tatum DeRoeck
From “The Big Gay Sketch Show” Kate McKinnon and Nicol Paone
From “Shot at Love with Tila Tequila” Dani Campell
Sweet founder Jen Rainin
Sirius OutQ host Doria Biddle
Comedian Erin Foley
and many more.
It’s a pay-per-view series on the web. It’s the best lesbian sitcom you’ve seen in a long time. Think ever. It’s a great investment in lesbian culture. Oh and you’ll laugh your tooshie off at these ladies. It’s a win-win-win. Check it out at WeHaveToStopNow.tv.
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Sweet’s inaugural cruise left trees, clean beaches, clean air and happy children in its wake. ...
