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Pittsburgh Pride 2008 

Pride Week 2008 

Pride 2008 will be a week long celebration for and about GLBT Pittsburgh. The GLCC will be celebrating in our city, starting June 16th and ending with PrideFest on Sunday, June 22. We will be a part of this overall celebration with the DELTA Foundation.

On Sunday June 22nd from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM The GLCC will have a booth right in the heart of the PrideFest location on Liberty Avenue.
You will be able to stop by and see what we have planned for the future of LGBT Pittsburgh.

Raffles, prizes and many other activities will abound!!

Please stop by our booth and explore the many opportunities for volunteering at the GLCC.

Additional information can be obtained from the Delta Foundation's website http://www.pittsburghpridespace.com

Event Listing(additional events may be added)

SUNDAY, June 1
Teen Party-in-the-Park
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Co-sponored by Dreams of Hope & WYEP Youth Empowerment Project, PERSAD
Mellon Park, Shadyside, 5th & Penn Avenues
$5 admission
www.dreamsofhope.org
June 6 - 22
TAKE ME OUT
4th River presents barebones productions in a Tony Award winning tragic/comedic theatrical performance by Richard Greenberg about the coming out story of a gay baseball player. Tickets $10 each.
Wednesday – Sundays, 8pm
131 Seventh Street, Downtown Pittsburgh
412.456.6666, \ artsfestival.net

FRIDAY, June 13
G2H2
Gay Guy/Gal Happy Hour’s one year anniversary. Free!
5:30 – 8pm, Location announced on g2h2pittsburgh.com

Lesbian Happy Hour FREE!
5:30 - 7:30 location to be announced on pittsburghpridespace.com.

SATURDAY, June 14
THE CURVE BALL
Special pre-party cocktail reception for Pride Week beginning at followed by ‘Take Me Out’ performance. Tickets $35 each which include ball and performance.
6pm @ 131 Seventh Street, Downtown Pittsburgh
412.456.6666, artsfestival.net

GRRLZ: LAUGH OUT LOUD
PotLuck Production presents an evening of music, sketch comedy, stand-up and laughs with Julie Goldman, Dana Goldberg and Lisa Koch.
7:30pm @ Carnegie Library of Homestead Music Hall
pittsburghpridespace.com

MISS GAY PRIDE PITTSBURGH CONTEST
Hosted by Kierra Darshell with DJ John Hrabar and SPECIAL GUEST Ben Lerman.
Winner receives $200 and Crown! Details at pitteagle.com
Pittsburgh Eagle 21+ 11:30PM Cover benefits Pittsburgh Pride

SUNDAY, June 15
2008 MR. PITTSBURGH PRIDE DRAG KING CONTEST
Admission $5. A 21 and over event.
Doors open at 7pm @ Rex Theatre, Southside
www.mppdkc.bravehost.com

MONDAY, June 16
SOME LIKE IT…HOT PINK!
A musical benefit for Pittsburgh PFLAG featuring out jazz singer Patrick Arena with guitarist Mark Lucas and celloist Elliot Anderson with special guest performances by Tracy Drach, Brenda Jean Searcy and Phat Man Dee.
Hard Rock Café, Station Square, 6:30pm
pflagpgh.org

PRIDE WEEK BOWLING EXTRAVAGANZA
A night of bowling, prizes and a lot of fun sponsored by Pittsburgh Pride Bowling League and the GLCC. $15 per person, Make reservations by emailing serenelee@aol.com
7pm @ Forward Lanes, Squirrel Hill

TUESDAY, June 17
EVERYDAY LAW FOR GAYS AND LESBIANS BOOK DISCUSSION
Author Anthony Infanti leads a book discussion group of his newly published “Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians.”
Free Admission, 6pm
Borders Eastside, 5986 Penn Circle South. Pittsburgh, PA

LGBTQ Foster Care and Adoption Workshop
Everything you ever wanted to know about foster care and adoption for the LGBTQ family. Sponsored by Family Services of Western Pennsylvania and Persad Center.
Hoi Polloi, 1100 Galveston Avenue, Pittsburgh, 6pm

PATRICK ARENA & MARK LUCAS Backstage Bar at Theatre Square, Cultural District, 8pm
Free! Info at patrickarenamusic.com

Pittsburgh Pride Play Festival
Tuesday the 17th of June 2008 8 PM

Come join us for an evening of BRAND NEW commissioned plays of GLBT stories!

The ONE NIGHT ONLY performance will be an evening of 6 plays written and performed in semi-24 hour theatre style. The playwrights write new plays Sunday to be rehearsed and performed all day Tuesday. Fast, furious and fun Performance is at 8 PM.

Tickets Available at the door & prices are $10, or $7 for students with ID.
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater, 542 PennAve Across from Heinz Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15222

WEDNESDAY, June 18
THE BOOK TO WATCH OUT FOR
Book discussion with Dan Iddings about the Tony Award winning book “Take Me Out”
Borders Eastside, 5986 Penn Circle South. Pittsburgh, PA
Free Admission, 7pm

CITY RIDE
Flying Colors GLBT Cycling Group's City Ride starting at Phipps Conservatory, Oakland, 6:30pm.
Reservations appreciated.
Call 412.414.3070 or pghbikeguy@verizon.net

PROUD MARYS
P-Town, 9pm
Bunny Bixler and Esta Gen present an evening of drag, strippers and drinks.
Free Event. 9PM 21+

THURSDAY, June 19
SPLASH!
Mt. Washington Pool Party
Tickets on Sale Now. $60 in advance. Details at pittsburghpridespace.com.
Herforth & Karlovich Mansion, 207 Bailey Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 6pm-11pm

PANTY PALOOZA, BOUDOIR BAZAAR
Eighth annual design-based fund- and friend-raiser for Planned Parenthood of Western PA. Your Inner Vagabond, 4130 Butler Street, Lawrenceville, 6pm pantypalooza.org

MISS TEEN PRIDE PAGEANT
Hosted by Kierra Darshell. Winner receives $100 and the Crown. 18+ event. Featuring DJ Tony Ruiz. Info visit kierradarshell.com
Pegasus @ 11pm Cover benefits Pittsburgh Pride

FRIDAY, June 20
BAR CRAWL
Park your car…visit many bars! Shuttle Buses will continue to circle the town and take you from bar to bar. Great time to check out a new bar, find a “different crowd” to hang with and have a great bar. Participating bars include…5801 Video Lounge, 941 Saloon, Blue Moon on Butler, Cattivo, Donny’s & Weezie’s, Images, Pegasus, Pittsburgh Eagle, Real Luck Café, Spin, Tilden, There Video Lounge and others to be named. The $15.00 ticket gets you 1 complimentary cocktail at each bar!
Tickets on Sale Now. $15 in advance. Details at pittsburghpridespace.com.

PASSAGES OF GAY PRIDE
American Shorts Reading Series and Persad Center present poet and writer Mark Doty and other GLBT Readers. Tickets $10 each.
New Hazlett Theatre, North Side, 7:30pm
pittsburghlectures.org

MARY LOU WALLNER & JACOB REITAN
Stars of documentary ‘For the Bible Tells Me So’ share their real-life experiences.
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 7pm
For more details 412.441.3800 or cathedralofhope.org.

SATURDAY, June 21
PRIDE IN THE STREET
Liberty Avenue, 7pm to 1am
They said we couldn’t do it last year…we did! It’s back again…the annual party on Liberty Avenue. DJ Escape will spin the music, Frederick Ford will warm the crowd up and Kimberley Locke will light up the stage with her great vocals for the evening. Frank Decaro from Out Q on Sirius Radio will be on hand to MC this year’s event. This is an 18+ event. Dancing, drinking (for those 21+) and all out good time on Liberty Avenue between 9th & 10th street. Tickets for this event are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the gate.

PRIDE IN THE STREET AFTER PARTY
Tilden, 941 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, 1am – 3:30am
Members of the Tilden are invited to the official Pride in the Street After Party celebration.
Visit myspace.com/houseoftilden for details.

TRAIL RIDE
Flying Colors GLBT Cycling Group's Trail Ride is a 25-30 mile ride starting at Boston Trainhead, McKeesport, 10am. Reservations appreciated. Call 412.414.3070 or pghbikeguy@verizon.net.

8 INCH BETSY
Live band 8 Inch Betsy performance.
More information at pittpegasus.com
Pegasus @ 11pm Cover benefits Pittsburgh Pride 18+

SUNDAY, June 22
PRIDEMARCH
This year’s PrideMarch will be the BIGGEST EVER. All the talent from Pride in the Street and PrideFest will ride in this parade. Parade route is as follows: Staging area is on 1st Avenue near PNC. Start off down Boulevard of the Allies, Make a RIGHT on to Stanwix Street, Make a Right on to Liberty and run right into the Festival at 7th Street. Buses from the end of the route back to the staging area WILL NOT be provided due to the close proximity of the start and finish. Click here for the application to be in the parade. March steps off at noon.

PRIDEFEST
This year’s PrideFest will be 3 city blocks of fun. We are excited to shut down Liberty Avenue between 7th Street and 10th Street. Sure to be a success. This year’s event includes 2 Stages (10 hours) of entertainment, children’s area, young adult area, a Queer Café, a beer garden, MANY vendor booths and an expanded food selection. National entertainment include the Clicks, Latin pop star Reina, GLBT Activist Jacob Reitan and Mary Lou Wallner, and Queer Comedian Eddie Sarfaty. Sure to be one great day as we celebrate PRIDE!

LGBT FILM SHORTS
Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, 1pm – 5pm
Details at pilgff.org

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