Mariah Hanson, founder and producer of the
legendary Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend that’s celebrating its 25th
anniversary and takes place in Palm Springs April 1st to April 5th talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. A
quarter-century ago Mariah Hanson launched what would become her
enduring legacy to both the city of Palm Springs and the LGBT community.
From a small one-night event at a Palm Springs museum with 1,500
participants 25 years ago to booking lavish locations at deluxe hotels
over 5 days of epic pool parties and world-class entertainment, The
Dinah has evolved into one of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley’s
largest tourism boosters. Today Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend rallies
over 15,000 attendees not to mention major corporate sponsors and has
cemented its status as the undisputed biggest lesbian event of its kind
in the world. This year pop sensation and 2015 Grammy nominee Meghan
Trainor known for her infectious hit “All About that Bass” headlines The
Dinah Black Party and Billboard Top 40 superstar Christina Perri, the
extraordinary voice behind the hits “Jar of Hearts” and “A Million
Years” headlines the White Party. Joining them are pop music’s new “it”
girls Bebe Rexha and Ivy Levan. We talked to Hanson about all the
festivities planned in celebration of the silver anniversary of The
Dinah Palm Springs and give us her spin on our LGBT issues.
When asked what her personal commitment is to LGBT civil rights and what
she would like to see happen for LGBT equality in the next few years
Hanson stated, “My commitment is strong. I was on the board of Equality
California for I think six or seven years and I’m really proud of the
work that organization has done. I think that every LGBT American should
be working to further our cause whether it’s with money or time because
even though we’re seeing equality and more states embracing it, we
still have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of legislation statewide
that still needs to get up to speed with the LGBT community. I just
think every community needs to be really accessing where we’re on parity
with our straight counterparts and where we’re not and really address
these issues so that equality is 100% in every way in every state.”
Mariah Hanson has continuously utilized The Dinah as a platform to
mobilize the LGBT community around humanitarian projects and social
issues. The Dinah has certifiably come to represent an ever-growing
movement that has crossed over to mainstream bringing more and more
visibility to the lesbian community - one that had never existed before.
This year’s celebration will also include “The Dinah Comedy Night”
hosted by Suzanne Westenhoefer with Dana Goldberg, Gloria Bigelow and
Dinah Leffert as well as special performances by club diva Crystal
Waters (“100% Pure Love”, “Gypsy Woman”), disco legend Rose Royce (“Car
Wash”), Holy Child, Olivia Sommerlyn (Nick Jonas’ protégée), and
E11leven. There will also be non-stop action with pool parties, dance
parties with the best DJs and celebrity guests for the epic five-day
world-renown event. This will be the first year we’ll be covering The
Dinah for OUTTAKE VOICES™ as an official media sponsor.
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