With the split, Funaro said she expects that the competing party circuits could raise the attendance level. "Now it really is becoming a circuit-party thing for the women, which is great. "Before it was to go watch the golf," said Joanna Funaro, co-owner of Casita Laquita, a gay resort that typically sells out months before the Dinah Shore Weekend. The city also has a gay-friendly reputation, and census figures show it has more same-sex couples per capita than San Francisco or West Hollywood. The party scene grew from the golf tournament, which has made Palm Springs a popular destination for the largely lesbian golf following since the 1970s. The festivities, which run at the same time as the major LPGA tournament that formerly bore Shore's name, attract as many as 15,000 people to the world's largest lesbian gathering. "And what we're really shooting for is the Dinah Shore week." "The game plan is to take the 'end' off the word 'weekend,'" said Sandy Sachs, who runs Girl Bars with Robin Gans. The events - which include cocktail and pool parties, tropical-themed barbecues and concerts, comedy shows, and a variety of glam soirees - will run from noon today through Sunday night. Their bills this year collectively offer 21 title parties, compared with 10 last year. severed ties, and each is now presenting a separate lineup. In January, the two main production companies that had staged events together for more than a decade - Club Skirts and Girl Bars Inc.
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