Where will you be May 12th?

I don't know what's so exciting about May 12th, but I have approximately 1,000 things scheduled for that day. While I can't find even a single exciting queer event scheduled for May 13th or 14th to recommend to Katz, the 12th is triple booked. My day begins with a fabulous birthday party of which I will only manage to attend the very beginning. Then it's off to Trans/giving, which is always a fabulous show and everyone out there reading this should attend. I don't know much about any of the performers, so I look forward to learning a lot. Here's the info:

TRANS/GIVING!!!!

Join Us for an Extravaganza!
!Trans/Giving! an L.A. showcase of art, music, performance, and literature from trans*, genderqueer, and intersex artists

SATURDAY
May 12th at 6:00pm

at Great Hall in Plummer Park
1200 N. Vista St.
West Hollywood, CA 90046

With performances by:
Wanetta Renay -music and comedy
Maddy Deutch -performance
Jennifer -spoken word
Kalil Cohen -hip hop
Rubi Rodriguez -drag
Kale Likover -performance

and visual art by:
Drian -painting and collage
Kalil Cohen -photography
Leaf -phototography
Matt Nishi -comics
Debra Kate -photography

On the same night there happens to be a benefit performance by Alec Mapa:

Bootleg (Los Angeles, CA)
Proudly Presents a Benefit Performance of...
An Evening with Alec Mapa
ONE NIGHT ONLY!!
May 12, 2007

Come spend an uproarious evening of comedy with America's Gaysian Sweetheart! ALEC MAPA, the GLAAD award winning star of "Desperate Housewives" and LOGO's "Wisecrack!", returns to the LA stage in an all new solo show where he hilariously expounds on his recent marriage, the joys of same sex gift registry, the perils of exotic Filipino Cuisine, and the heartwarming sight of the Bush administration in flames!

AN EVENING WITH ALEC MAPA has played to sold out houses at the Renberg Theater and will be playing at the Bootleg for ONE NIGHT ONLY.

Saturday, May 12 @ 8pm To reserve tickets call (213)389-3856

All proceeds to Benefit Steve Roche and Kirk Wilson, celebrating Steve's remission from cancer!!!

Of course, I'm a little suspicious of any event where they call it a benefit and don't actually tell you the ticket price, but Alec Mapa is a fabulous, hilarious performer so it should be a good show. I'll be at Trans/giving, however.