Pride Celebration Schedule 2012
Events and event times are subject to cancellation and change. We will endeavor to keep this calendar as updated as possible, so please check back often, because new events will be added as we become aware of them.
Click on dates below to view events for that day.
Other events you may find of interest
2nd Annual Monte Carlo Night by the LGBT Center
June 1st is the LGBT Center's second annual Monte carlo fundraiser. Come down and play black jack, poker, and other games.
Once again we will have gambling for funny money that people can use to purchase raffle tickets and in the auction later that evening.
At the end of the evening we will be having an auction with great prizes. 18 and over event only.
Location: The LGBT Center - 1522 North Washington # 102
Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
For more information: CLICK HERE
Sponsored by/to Benefit: The LGBT Center
Gay Spokane In Town/Out of Town Show
On Behalf of The Imperial Sovereign Court Of Spokane, please join Mr. Gay Spokane 32 Danny Hawkins and Miss Gay Spokane 32 Bukkake Long St. James for a fun filled weekend as they celebrate their reign as Mr. And Miss Gay Spokane 32.
An Affair With Disney - 2012 Gay Spokane Stepdown. 21 and over event only.
Location: Irvs - 415 W Sprague
Time: Line up 7:00pm - Show 8:00pm
Cost: $5
Sponsored by/to Benefit: ISCS
16th Annual Pride Cruise
2012 will mark the 16th anniversary of the OutSpokane Pride Cruise (formerly the EMCC Pride Cruise) on Lake Coeur d'Alene. This staple of the Inland Northwest is always a big hit. The boat takes off from the Coeur d'Alene Resort docks for a two hour tour of the lake. The Pride Cruise is complete with two cash bars, a DJ and dancing. 18 and over event only.
Location: Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; meet above dock behind CDA Resort Hotel
Time: Boarding begins at 1:00pm, Cruise 2:00pm - 4:00pm; Leaves promptly at 2:00pm, do not be late, no refunds given.
Cost: $20 each in advance or $25 day of.
Tickets: CLICK HERE
For more information: CLICK HERE
Sponsored by/to Benefit: OutSpokane
Gender Neutral Family Folk Dance
Come trip the light fantastic at our area's first ever Gender Neutral Family Folk-dance, presented as a part of Spokane's Pride celebrations by the Spokane Folklore Society and Spokane PFLAG! Join us at 6:30pm for lessons covering the basics of contra (American folk) dance. Also learn how to lead, follow, or switch-hit on the dance floor. Caller-led dancing to a live Celtic/Appalachian-style band will be from 7:00-9:00pm.
This family friendly non-alcoholic event will be provided free to the community with a $3.00 suggested donation to benefit Odyssey Youth Center. Dancers of all ages and experience levels are welcome to attend.
Location: Westminster UCC Church at 411 South Washington Street
Time: Lessons at 6:30pm, Caller-led dancing from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cost: $3 suggested donation ALL AGES
Sponsored by/to Benefit: Spokane Folklore Society and Spokane PFLAG to benefit Odyssey Youth Center
2011-2012 Gay Spokane Pageant
On Behalf of The Imperial Sovereign Court Of Spokane, please join Mr. Gay Spokane 32 Danny Hawkins and Miss Gay Spokane 32 Bukkake Long St. James for a fun filled weekend as they celebrate their reign as Mr. And Miss Gay Spokane 32.
Voting is open to anyone 18 and over who is a citizen of Eastern Washington. Polling opens at 7pm. The pageant itself is a 21 and over event only.
Location: nYne Bar & Bistro - 232 W Sprague
Time: Doors open at 7:00pm, Pageant begins at 8:00pm
Cost: $15.00
Sponsored by/to Benefit: ISCS
PRIDE Sunday Service
Come celebrate PRIDE with Nancy Avery - one of this year's "Voices of Victory Grand Marshals" - and the entire UUCS congregation - this year's Corporate Grand Marshal. In the pulpit will be UUCS minister and marriage equality activist, Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof. On November 7, 2004, just a few days after Kentucky became one of 11 states to amend its Constitution to officially ban same-sex-marriage, Rev. Eklof, minister of a Louisville, KY church at the time, informed his congregation he could no longer, in good conscience, perform weddings for anyone until he was free to perform them for everyone. According to Rev. Eklof, "Although I wouldn't have changed a thing, I never realized the impact this decision would have on my life and career."
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church - 4340 W Fort Wright Drive
Time: 10:00am - ALL AGES
For more information: http://www.uuspokane.org
Sponsored by/to Benefit: Unitarian Universalist Church
Hands Across Monroe 2012
Last year in Spokane, nearly 200 people joined hands across the east side of the Monroe Street Bridge in solidarity with Hands Across Hawthorne in Portland. The Portland event was organized to show support for the LGBTQ community after an assault on 2 gay men after crossing the Hawthorne Bridge. It also sent a message: violence will not be tolerated in our community. Spokane heard that message.
Spokane knows all too much about violence. In 2010 and for years prior to that, we have a higher rate of nearly every crime compared to the US average (http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Spokane-Washington.html) All to often we here about our friends and family being affected by violence in our communities. The LGBTQ community has felt this violence first hand.
Hands Across Monroe is a time for the Spokane community to come together and show the love that abounds within this community. It's a time for your friends and family to meet my friends and family. It's a time for all off us to join hands and share a better message about our community. One of love and celebration.
Please join us as we join hands across the Monroe Street Bridge. Invite your friends and family and lets try to fill both sides of the bridge this year!
We'll gather by the runner's statues in Riverfront Park, then march to the bridge as a group like we did last year. Please feel free to bring signs, flags, and friends.
Location: Monroe Street Bridge
Time: 6:00pm ALL AGES
GLBTQ Proclamation
Each and every year, the City recognizes the positive impact of the LGBT community by reading a Proclamation before the Council, put out by the Mayor, proclaiming the day of our annual Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival as the official "OutSpokane Pride Parade and Rainbow Festival." This proclamation encourages citizens to come to the event and see the vibrant and thriving LGBT community in our city in hopes that our community will become more and more of a fixture of the greater Spokane & Inland Northwest Community than it already is. Watch Channel 5 (Comcast) starting at 6PM to see the reading of the Pride Proclamation and a little speech from Blaine Stum.
Location: City Hall
Time: 6:00pm - just after the Pledge of Allegiance - ALL AGES
Sponsored by/to Benefit: OutSpokane
17th Annual Rainbow Awards
The Rainbow Awards are held every year as part of Spokane's Pride Week. They honor individuals and organizations whose efforts have had a positive effect on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of the Inland Northwest. Doors open at 5:30pm for a spaghetti dinner that will begin at 6:00pm with a suggested $8.00 donation. The awards program will begin at 7:00pm along with complimentary dessert and refreshments and is free and open to the public.
And the winners are:
Individual - Blaine Stum of OutSpokane
Ally - Councilman Jon Snyder
Group - Spokane Trans*People
Over The Rainbow - Mark Garrett of Spokane AIDS Network
Special Outreach - Anne Martin of Greater Spokane Progress
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church - 4340 W Fort Wright Drive
Time: Dinner at 6:00pm - Awards program at 7:00pm - ALL AGES
Cost: $5.00 suggested donation for spaghetti dinner - Awards program is FREE
Sponsored by/to Benefit: The LGBT Center
INBA Cocktail Talk "Pride In Business"
Meet and talk with others in business, chat with INBA Members about what they do, share whats happening for you!
Location: Nyne Bar & Bistro - 232 West Sprague Ave
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm ALL AGES
Sponsored by/to Benefit: INBA
Washington State Human Rights Commission Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Rulemaking Workgroup
In January 2006, the Washington State passed legislation that added sexual orientation to the list of "protected classes" under the Washington State Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), otherwise known as RCW 49.60.
Under this law, the Washington State Human Rights Commission must develop rules and guidelines to eliminate discrimination in employment, housing, credit and insurance transaction and the use of public accommodations based on sexual orientation. This may require updating, revising or amending the administrative codes (WAC 162) that deal with the WLAD.
The public is invited to come and provide input into the implementation of sexual orientation/gender identity as a protected class from discrimination under the WLAD.
For more information or to request reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact Ramon Alvarez at (509) 568-3201 or via email at Ramon.Alvarez@hum.wa.gov
Location: Rock Pointe Plaza Building III, 316 W. Boone, Conference Room A (3rd Floor), Spokane
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm ALL AGES
Le Cabaret by Nova Kaine
Celebrate Pride with a mid-week drag show hosted by, the lovely, Ms. Nova Kaine, and featuring an entourage of talented queensand kings.
Location: Irv's Bar - 415 West Sprague Avenue, Spokane
Time: 10:00pm - 21 and over only
Cost: FREE
Peacekeeper Training for Pride March!
Complete this short training and be a peacekeeper at the LGBTQA Pride Parade on Saturday June 9. Learn skills to keep paraders safe and to de-escalate situations that have potential to escalate.
Location: PJALS - 35 W. Main, Suite 120M, Spokane,
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm 18 and over only
Sponsored by/to Benefit:Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane
Red Party @ Irvs
Come one, come all to the Third Annual "Red Party" and Red Dress Pageant. Come wearing your ravishingly red dress and enter the Pageant and see if you can take Miss Polly Ester's title.
Location: Irv's Bar - 415 West Sprague Avenue, Spokane
Time: Doors open at 7:00pm, Pageant at 8:00pm 21 and over only
Cost: $3
Sponsored by/to Benefit:Spokane AIDS Network
2nd Annual PFLAG Comedy Show
Come join us for a night of laughs to support Spokane's chapter of PFLAG (Parents Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ) Parents Family and Friends of Lesbians Gays Bisexual and Transgender persons promotes the health and well being of LGBTQ persons, their family and friends through Support, Education and Advocacy. Headliners Ken McCombs, & Will Gilman, with Debbi Sullivan & Bob Carlsen. Plus a Super Special Appearance by Lil' Tiny Dan Jr.
Location: nYne Bar & Bistro - 232 W Sprague
Time: Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:00pm - 18 and over event only, Please note this is a Comedy Night and will contain adult material!!!.
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
For more information: Support@SpokanePFLAG.org
Sponsored by/to Benefit: PFLAG Spokane, The LGBT Center, OutSpokane & Odyssey Youth Center
All Ages Pride Breakfast
Pride Breakfast to include Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Hashbrowns, Bacon, Tortillas, Salasa, Muffins, Fruit, Biscuits & Sausage Gravy.
Location: nYne Bar & Bistro - 232 W Sprague
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Cost: $8.00 for adults, $4 under 12, free under 5. ALL AGES
21st Annual Pride Parade
Staging starts at 11:00am on the pedestrian walk on Wall Street. This year we have extended the staging area to include Wall Street both north and south of Main Avenue. The route has also been slightly changed, we will be turning on Post instead of Lincoln. CLICK HERE to view map. If you are in the parade please get to the staging area before 11:45am to help avoid any confusion.
Location: Parade - Streets of downtown Spokane & Festival - Gondola Meadows, Riverfront Park
Time: Staging begins at 11:00am; Parade steps off at Noon - 1:00pm
Cost: FREE - ALL AGES
For more information: CLICK HERE
Sponsored by/to Benefit: OutSpokane
2012 Rainbow Festival
We're celebrating 21 years of PRIDE! The theme: Stand Up! Speak Out! Spark Change! speaks for itself and we would love to see you and your family there. Hosted by Abbey Crawford. Please come and enjoy the entire afternoon with us.
Location: Gondola Meadows, Riverfront Park, corner of Post & Spokane Falls Blvd
Time: Noon-5:30pm
Cost: FREE - ALL AGES
For more information: CLICK HERE
Sponsored by/to Benefit: OutSpokane
Occupy Equality - Spokane
At the end of this year's Pride Festival in YOUR CITY march to City Hall and Occupy for Equality! Let's take the momentum of the annual Pride Festival and put it to a BIGGER use! Stay and fight for Equal Rights EVERYWHERE!!! Now is the time. NOW is OUR time! When the party is over and they tell us it's time to go home STAND UP AND FIGHT! We're here! We're queer! And it is damn sure time we are treated EQUAL!!!
It is time to....Occupy Sanity. Occupy Intelligence. Occupy Rational Thought.
OCCUPY EQUALITY!
Location: City Hall
Time: 6:05pm
Cost: FREE - ALL AGES
Official Pride After Party @ Irv's
Tent party 2-10pm (Next to Irv's)
*DJ Scotty
*Hotdogs and Chips
$2 PBR Drafts
$2.75 Bud and Corona
$3 Wells
Show at 6pm
Inside Irv's
*DJ Prophesy
*Dancing until 4am
Show at 9:30pm Hosted by Nova Kaine & Kristie Champagne
$2 off your first drink with a Pride Beer Garden Wristband 21 and over event only.
Get half off your first cocktail when you make a purchase at the beer garden at the Rainbow Festival.
Location: Irv's Bar - 415 W Sprague
Time: Outdoor Block Party: 2pm to 10pm - Nightclub is open until 4am
Cost: $5
Sponsored by/to Benefit: Irv's
7th Annual Voices of Victory
Presentation and Community Forum
Voices of Victory's honorees for 2012 are: Dean Lynch and long time local ally and advocate Nancy Avery. Voices of Victory spotlights the history of our community's struggle for equality, annually featuring different individuals, advocates or artists whose work has advanced GLBT civil rights. Come help us celebrate those paving the way for the rest of us.
Location: NEW LOCATION/BUILDING - 668 N Riverpoint Bvld at Eastern Washington University's Riverpoint Campus, Phase One Building Room #122 - Same building and room as the GLBT Film Festival.
Time: Doors open at 1:30pm with the presentations starting at 2:00pm.
Cost: FREE - ALL AGES - Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
For more information: CLICK HERE
Sponsored by/to Benefit: OutSpokane
Stem & Stein 8th Annual Wine, Beer & Spirits Tasting
Stem and Stein is a wine, beer, chocolate, and cheese tasting event with live music and an art gallery. This year, it is a USO/Big Band theme. Feel free to come dressed in a themed outfit. 21 and over event only.
Location: The Masonic Center Ballroom - 1108 W Riverside Ave, Spokane
Time: Doors open at 6:00pm
Cost: $45 per person, Designated Driver tickets available (call SAN for DD tickets)
Tickets: CLICK HERE or call 509-455-8993
For more information: CLICK HERE
Sponsored by/to Benefit: Spokane Aids Network
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story
EWU Theatre Senior Capstones presents Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story written by Stephen Dolginoff and directed by Justin M. Schlabach with musical direction by Jeremy Larson. This play is a musical exploration of the relationship between Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the Chicago "Thrill Killers" of 1924. Their contract, conflict, cooperation, and love are among the many aspects of this complex relationship. The performances will be June 8th and 9th at 7:30pm and held in the EWU University Theatre in Cheney, Washington.
Location: EWU University Theatre
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: FREE - ALL AGES
For more information: Justin M. Schlabach - (509) 953-2979 or jm.schlabach@eagles.ewu.edu
Outrage: Do Ask. Do Tell - Presented by KYRS
A searing expose of the secret lives of closeted gay politicians. From Academy Award-nominated filmaker Kirby Dick, director of "this film is not yet rated".
Location: The Magic Lantern Theatre - 25 W Main, Spokane
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $7 at the door, $5 students, SFCC students free with ID ALL AGES
For more information: Call 509-747-3012
Sponsored by/to Benefit: Spokane Falls Community College Alliance, Pride Foundation, INBA for KYRS
If you are interested in volunteering to help with Pride or one of our many events or fundraisers throughout the year, please fill out this Volunteer Application.
Pride 2012 was a huge SUCCESS with 5,200 attendees!
We need help from our community-from YOU-to help us cover all of our expenses for the biggest and fastest growing Pride celebration the Inland Northwest has ever seen!
Your tax-deductible support and generosity make it happen.
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