Ever wondered how to find all of the Queer organizations here in the Bay Area? Well, the Horizon’s Foundation has just such a list!
Here: https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/org-directory/
• Our friend Omar Kahn from Health Markets Insurance Agency who helps provide the Backdoor Films monthly at the Martinez Campbell Theater, 636 Ward Street, Martinez! Come on out on the 4th Saturdays at 8:30 pm to see classic films.
Join your VGN community as Shane and Joey host us for a January 2026 Potluck.
As usual, bring a favorite dish to share, a drink to wash it down with and a friend or three. We’re all about growing our LGBTQ+ community in Vallejo and Solano County.
As this will be both an outdoor and an indoor event, we are asking that you please be vaccinated and boosted or wear a mask. FB Event Link.
If you are hungry, please drop by our lobby and take what you need. Or, if you have something to donate, you can drop by bags of unperishable food for others. You can also bring something for the Interfaith corner of the lobby, leaving a decoration on the tree, or a Chanukkah decoration or gift for those in need. If you need more resources, please look at the very bottom of this email for where you can get food or help.
Benicia LGBTQIA+ Network
The Benicia LGBTQIA Network is on Facebook and can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3251983318281379/?checkpoint_src=any.
Vacaville LGBTQ+ Network
Want to join the new “Vacaville LGBTQ+ Network” on Facebook? Go to this link on facebook, and ask to join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/652492897897233/.
Check it out! The next social we would like to host in East County St. Paddie’s Day. Let will@solanopride.org know if you want to help plan a St. Paddie’s Day Party at a local restaurant or host a potluck dinner on Tuesday, March 17th!
See more VGN, Benicia LGBTQ+ Network socials and more at our Regional Partners Page here: https://www.solanopride.org/regional-lgbtq-partners/
Vallejo’s Drag Brunch at Bambino’s Now twice a month with competitions like RuPaul’s Drag Race!
• Sunday, Jan 18th · 10am – 1pm PDT. Doors at 9:30am. Tickets Link. (You can search for Free Music Collective on Eventbrite to follow them for updates each month.)
• Sunday, Feb 2nd · 10am – 1pm PDT. Doors at 9:30am. Tickets Link.
Bambino’s Vallejo – Pizza, Pasta + Full Bar
301 Georgia Street #suite 122 Vallejo, CA 94590
Are you ready for November DRAG hosted by no other than Sadie C. Sparkles and MissCherrylane. It’s a chance to embrace the vibrant spirit of the LGBTQ+ community and enjoy a brunch experience like no other. Come on down and be part of this exciting new event that brings drag and queer culture to our community! Vallejo’s Drag Brunch at Bambino’s Jan 18th! Event link.
lf you haven’t checked out the Vanity series one Monday night a month at Cedar’s Corner (801 Texas Street, Fairfield), you’ve been missing out!
This month the event is Monday, January 19th. Come check out their great menu, and grab a late bite along with some amazing Drag by the Crew! We will have a raffle for to help raise funds for Solano Pride Center, this basket will be items from the cigar shop that is owned by the owner of Cedars! $3 of each ticket goes to Solano and $2 of each goes back to The Magnifique Effect to ensure the continuation of events!
The Hidden Fantasea: Drag Show starts at 5PM on February 13th at the Redwood Empire Whiskey Bar (1195 Nimitz Ave, Vallejo’s Mare Island) so don’t miss it!
Vallejo! Can’t wait to meet you at Hidden Fantasea: Holislay Drag Show hosted by the dazzling @thearielfantasea and featuring Alexia Sinn, RoyalT, Cleo Diamond, Saiyonni Gray, Empress Astara. Don’t miss out on Solano County’s latest Drag Show in the fabulous tasting room at Redwood Empire!
Get your tickets here:
Vallejo’s Drag Brunch at Bambino’s February 1st – Black History Month Celebration
By Free Music Collective Bambino’s Vallejo – Pizza, Pasta + Full Bar
Feb 1 from 10am to 1pm PST. Get tickets here.
Solano College Theatre Upcoming Plays
4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=sct01
42nd Street – April 10-26Special Dates:April 10: Opening Night Gala! Formal/cocktail attire optional but greatly encouraged; sparkling apple cider, and hors d’oeuvres available for purchase (free for Season Subscribers!). April 23: Pay-what-you-can nightApril 24: ASL Interpreting Provided (Please select seats in rows G, H, J, seats 201-210 for best view of interpreters)Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! 42nd Street celebrates Broadway, Times Square and the magic of show biz with wit, humor and pizzazz. At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new Broadway show. But just before opening night, the leading lady breaks her ankle. Will Peggy be able to step in and become a star? The score is chock-full of Broadway standards, including “You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me,” “Dames,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” and “Forty-Second Street.”Content Advisory:Suitable for all ages. While there is no official rating system for live theatre, we encourage you to use your judgment based on age, maturity level, and subject matter. This show contains mild sexual content, violence, and cigarette/alcohol use, but these make up a small portion of the script. If you have further questions, please reach out to us by emailing SCT@solano.edu.
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-AbaireDirected by Jae Tolbert
Rabbit Hole – April 29-May 3Special Dates:April 29: Opening Night Gala! Formal/cocktail attire optional but greatly encouraged; sparkling apple cider and hors d’oeuvres available for purchase (free for Season Subscribers!).May 1: ASL Interpreting Provided Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down. and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. RABBIT HOLE charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Content Advisory:Suitable for ages 13+. While there is no official rating system for live theatre, we encourage you to use your judgment based on age, maturity level, and subject matter. This show contains themes of grief and mortality, adult language, and scenes of intensity. If you have further questions, please reach out to us by emailing SCT@solano.edu. https://www.solanocollegetheatre.org
