Thursday's Scoop: TRIBE Launches with 'Dating & Sex' Discussion

Greetings, and welcome to today's City Scoop. Here's what's happening Thursday in West Hollywood:

Main Event: TRIBE

The city's new West Hollywood Gay Men’s Discussion Group launches this evening at . The TRIBE discussion group is an effort to provide an open space for issues currently facing gay men. In honor of Valentine’s Day, the topic of the first discussion will be “Dating & Sex – The Urge to Merge.” The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room.

City Meetings:

• Performing Arts and Cultural Affairs Subcommittee Meeting in City Hall, Community Conference Room at 5 p.m.
• Rent Stabilization Commission Meeting 7 p.m. in Council Chambers.
• Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board Meeting 7 p.m. in the Community Conference Room at City Hall.

Live Shows:

• Enuff Z'Nuff, Dead End Gypsies, The Hard Way, Gutterfish - at 7 p.m.
• Fire Tiger, Young Beautiful In A Hurry, Stonefeather, Bear Wigington - at 7:15 p.m.
• Urban Fairy Tales with special guests - at 7:30 p.m.
• Joss Stone and Dave Stewart - at 8 p.m.
• BET Music Matters Tour starring Estelle, Stacy Barthe, Luke James, Elle Varner - at 8:30 p.m.
• 16 Comics - , Original Room at 9 p.m.

Also Today:

• Andrew Epstein discusses and signs The Blonde Bomber at 7 p.m. at . The historic book, which costs $40, features colorful photos of the reinvented American sporting event.

The Forecast:

• The National Weather Service forecasts sunny, with a high near 82, plus north wind around 5 miles per hour becoming calm. The evening will be mostly clear, with a low around 53.

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