Edmonton Pride Week Activities

Friday, June 15th Pride Awards
7:00pm City Hall
Saturday, June 16th
Pride Parade
Begins at 2 PM,
the parade will be starting at 108 St and Jasper Ave. Moving East along Jasper Ave, the parade will turn North on 99 St before coming to a stop at Churchill Square.
Celebration on the Square 3:00-6:00pm
Includes the Business and Community Group Fair, live entertainment, food vendors and beer gardens.
Womonspace: Pride Week Unity Dance
A mixed dance from 9 PM - 1 AM.
$7.00 members$12.00 non-members.
Tickets available at the Edmonton Pride Centre, Woody's, Prism and Earth's General Store.
Hellenic-Canadian Community Hall 10450-116 St
Sunday, June 17th
Pride Run Edmonton Frontrunners invites all interested to join in on their first Pride Run! (runners of all speeds are welcome). The 45-50 minute run/walk is scheduled to begin at 10 AM from the west end of the parking lot in Emily Murphy Park, south end of the Groat Road Bridge. Cool down afterwards with refreshments in the park.
Mayor's Pride Brunch Special Guest Mayor Stephen Mandel.
A fundraiser for Camp fYrefly, a LGBTTQ&A youth camp (www.fyrefly.ualberta.ca)St. Andrews Centre, 111 Ave & 127 St
Time: 12:30 PM
Tickets: $30.00, available at the Edmonton Pride Centre (9540 - 111 Ave, 488-3234)

Volleyball & Tennis Group Pride Open House
This is a kick-off to the summer season and the perfect chance to get involved in a summer league, catch some sun and meet new people.
Come down and play or just watch the action! All skill levels welcome. Refreshments available.
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM at Kinsmen Park, next to the Husky House.
For more information contact or RSVP tennis@teamedmonton.ca or volleyball@teamedmonton.ca.

Gay Cup: 2nd Annual Pride Challenge Softball Game
LGBTQ Softball Team vs. Edmonton Police Team
Cheer for your favourite team in a rematch not to be missed! The game promises to be bigger and better as the LGBTQ Team defends their title of Champion in a friendly game of softball.Kinsmen Park,
3:30 PMField #2 (limited seating - please bring your own lawn chair)

JUNE 18
Pride in Transit BBQ
Michael Phair will be hosting a reception along with Edmonton Transit.
DL MacDonald LRT Garage 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Shuttle buses will be available from/to City Hall beginning at 4:30 PM

June 19th
Panel Discussion:
Parents In The Closet: The Family's Coming Out Experience
A discussion of the coming out process for parents with GLBT children, moderated by Edmonton Journal Columnist Paula Simons. Panelists from 5 different families will be presenting their varied viewpoints, including Dennis and Ruth Vriend.
7:00 PM at the Stanley Milner Library's Centennial Room.*see the short article on PFLAG at the end of this email.
Wednesday June 20
Queer Images: Edmonton's GLBT Film Fest
An evening of contemporary offering in queer cinema.
Metro Cinema Zeidler Hall (main floor of the Citadel Theatre Complex: 9828-101A Avenue)
7 PMTickets $10.00 Available at the Edmonton Pride Centre and Tix on the Square.
Thursday, June 21
EVM Concert: Forever Young
A Folk Music Hootenanny1960's classics made popular by Three Dog night, Fleetwood Mac, Kirk Franklin and Holy Near will mix with freedom songs and anthems from the early days of the Gay Pride movement.
Guest performers Patsy Amico and Brian Gregg.
Come enjoy a casual, relaxed celebration of Queer pride.Cloverdale Hall (9411 97 Ave)
Doors: 7:30 PM
Performance: 8:00 PM
Tickets $15 ($12 low income)
Available at The Front Page, Earth's General Store, or through Tix on the Square. For more information call (780)479-2038, email sing@evmchoir.com or visit www.evmchoir.com.
Saturday, June 23
PRIDE DANCE 2007
Celebrate the closing weekend of Pride Week! Dance to great music on the upper level or have some fun in the casino. Featuring a martini bar and cocktail servers to help get the party off and running.
Citadel Theatre Complex
9828-101A Ave
9 PM - 1 AM
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the door.
Advance tickets available at the Edmonton Pride Centre and Tix on the Square.
Sunday, June 24
Pride Centre Family Pride Brunch
A free pancake and sausage brunch, including family fun activities. The perfect end to a fantastic week of events.
12 PM - 3 PM,

Edmonton Pride Centre OTHER EVENTS - ongoing throughout the weekThe
Harcourt House Arts Centre presents:
Toni Latour's multimedia installation The Drag King Project
and Shane Golby's Little Men until June 16.
Both exhibitions explore gender and sexual identities and the relationship with community.
The Works Art & Design Festival Presents:>
From the Margins to the Mainstream: Queer Youth Speak OUT!A queer youth community-based art installation by the Out Is In Project andYouth Understanding Youth. City Hall - West side of the City Room on the Main Floor.
June 14 to July 4th
FREE Admission
Glitter & Gold Party Headliner: DJ Molly Fi.
Join us at the Prism Bar & Grill for a party to benefit the Edmonton Women's Shelter.
Prism Bar & Grill: 10524 - 101 St (back door entrance)
Tickets: $5.00 in advance (available at Prism), $10 at the door.
June 16, doors open at 8 PM
9540 - 111 Ave
Also, if you are interested in volunteering to help support Youth Understanding Youth (Edmonton's LGBTQ Youth group), by helping with the take down and clean up of the Pride Fair Beer Gardens (June 16th, 7-9pm) or the Pride Dance clean-up (Sat, June 23, 1-3am), please contact Kris Wells . All volunteer hours turn into CASH that helps to support YUY's activities throughout the year.Thanks and happy pride!