May, 2008
16th - Get Out and Golf with HRC at the
Fifth Annual
HRC Tee Up for Equality Golf Tournament. Hillcrest Golf Club
(Private Course), 2200 East Larpenteur Avenue in St. Paul. $150 per
person registration includes free clinic with Betsy Larey, greens fees,
cart, cocktail reception, dinner, silent auction and awards ceremony.
17th - GLBT Country
Dances every third Saturday of the month at North Air Event Center,
6831 Hwy 65, 1 1/2 miles north of I-694 in Fridley from 8 p.m.-Midnight;
Two-step, waltz, swing, line dance lessons at 7:30 p.m. Admission is
$10. Contact: (612) 741-7827
17th - Twin Cities
Pride Annual Grand Marshal's Ball, fund raising dinner to to honor
the Annual Parade Grand Marshal and other Award winners, at Graves 601
Hotel, 601 First Avenue N in Minneapolis from 6:30- Midnight. Tickets
are $75. Contact: (612) 305-6990 or
execdirector@tcpride.org
18th - MN AIDS
Walk & Run for the Ribbon at Minnehaha Park in South Minneapolis
from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The MN AIDS Walk and first-annual Run for the Ribbon
raises money to stop HIV in Minnesota. Free for walkers; $20 in advance
for runners. Contact: (612) 373-2411 or
Walk@mnaidsproject.org
18th - Fairmont Area GLBT Monthly Gathering/Grill-out near Hands Park
in Fairmont at 4:15 p.m. Contact a Group Member for further location
information. Contact: (507) 238-1577
23rd -
The Garage's QQA presents GLBT Prom 2008 at The Garage, 75 Civic
Center Parkway in Burnsville, MN from 7:30 p.m.-Midnight. Contact: (952)
895-4664
30th - 7 Rivers
LGBT Resource Center and La Crosse PRIDE sponsored "A Night Out on
the Town" fundraiser for La Crosse PRIDE, featuring wine, beer, coffee
and tea tasting, door prizes, live music and karaoke, at Peaberry's
Coffeehouse & Cafe, 40 Copeland Avenue in La Crosse, WI from 7-10 p.m.
Tickets are $15 per person and available at door. Contact: (608)
784-2655
31st - Minnesota
Philharmonic Spring Concert "What's So Funny?" at Sundin Music Hall,
1531 Hewitt Avenue in St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. Classical music can be a
serious business, but not every piece is a deep and profound reflection
of the human spirit. Contact: (612) 656-5676
June, 2008
1st - East
Central Minnesota Mens Circle 4th Annual Pride in the Park picnic at
Voyageur Park Main Street (VFW next to Fairgrounds) Pine City Minnesota
from Noon-5 p.m. We welcome all GLBT people, family, friends and allies
to celebrate Rural Pride. Contact: (800) 800-0350 ext 528 or
rjolsondjk@frontiernet.net
2nd - QMC Concert at the Como Park Pavillion on Como Lake, Lexington
Parkway at 7 p.m. Come join us for a fabulous evening outdoor concert.
Plenty of seating, but come early for parking. Contact: (612) 374-8639
or mfbboard@yahoogroups.com
5-7th -
National
Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's 2008 National Business and
Leadership Conference: Out for Business at the Hilton Minneapolis, 1001
Marquette Avenue S in Minneapolis. Join us as the only national
conference of LGBT business leaders, chamber representatives, and
experts comes to town. $299-$450, by April 15th. Contact: (651) 646-1029
or info@twincitiesquorum.com
6-15th - 20%
Theatre Company Twin Cities presents the world premiere of
"Standards of Care", a ground-breaking new play about two FTMs and the
woman that comes between them, by Tobias K. Davis at Patrick's
Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis at 8 p.m. Tickets are
$12-$16. Contact: (612) 227-1188 or
info@tctwentypercent.org
13th - PFund Foundation
Racial Equity Initiative Launch Party at Pi Bar and Restaurant, 2532
25th Avenue S in Minneapolis from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Come out and
support the Racial Equity Initiative, learn more, and enjoy
complimentary food and salsa lessons. Admission is $25. Contact: (612)
870-1806 or info@pfundonline.org
19th-July 2nd - Twin
Cities Pride Annual GLBT Art Show, an annual exhibit to showcase
GLBT and ally 2D art, at Pi Bar and Restaurant, 2532 25th Avenue S in
Minneapolis. Art Reception on June 20th from 7-10 p.m. All GLBT Themed
2D and performance art are welcome to apply for the exhibit. Contact:
(612) 305-6990 or
execdirector@tcpride.org
21st - GLBT Country
Dancing every third Saturday of the month at
North Air Event Center, 6831 Hwy 65, Fridley - near Minneapolis! (about
2 mi north of I-694) from 7:30 p.m.-Midnight. Free parking, smoke free,
wood dance floor, inexpensive drinks, free snacks. Admission is $10.
Contact: (612) 669-1922 or
mmcgee@cbburnet.com
21st - Twin Cities
Pride Annual Pride Boat Cruise, a 3 hour Boat Cruise down the St.
Croix River from 1-4 p.m. Entertainment and light appetizer buffet
included with ticket. St. Croix Boat and Packet Company. Free shuttle to
Boat Launch. Tickets are $37. Contact: (612) 305-6990 or
execdirector@tcpride.org
21-22nd - One Voice
Mixed Chorus concert "Old New Borrowed Q: Celebrating 20 Years!" at
History Theatre, 30 E 10th Street in St. Paul at 3:30 p.m. Join us for a
trip down memory lane as we perform audience favorites from our past 20
years! Dan Chouinard hosts. Tickets are $20-$18, $10 for Seniors and
students. Contact: (651) 298-1954 or
Info@ovmc.org
22nd - Twin Cities
Pride Annual Pride Picnic at Como Park, St. Paul at East Picnic
Pavilion from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. We provide the food and beverage. Come
enjoy an old fashioned family Picnic in the Park to celebrate Pride.
Contact: (612) 305-6990 or
execdirector@tcpride.org
23rd -
Minnesota Freedom Band and the Rainbow Families Children's Chorus
Pride Concert, featuring marches, pop tunes and band favorites, at the
Lake Harriet Bandshell at 7:30 p.m. Contact: (612) 374-9639 or
mnfreedomband@yahoo.com
26th - "Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories"
reading by Ka Vang, Elise Matthesen and Catherine Lundoff at
DreamHaven Books
and Comics from 6:30-8 p.m. Contact: (612) 823-6161 or
dream@dreamhavenbooks.com
27th - HERE: Artists' books and works on paper by Minnesota GLBT
artists at the Open Book building, 1011 Washington Avenue S in in
downtown Minneapolis form 6-9 p.m. Join
Minnesota Center for
Book Arts for a reception celebrating Minnesota GLBT artists.
Endorsed by GLBTPride/TwinCities. Free and open to the public. Contact:
(612) 215-2520 or
mcba@mnbookarts.org
27-28th - Twin Cities
Gay Men's Chorus concert "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" at the
Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 Fourth Street S in Minneapolis at 8 p.m.
Hear your favorite love songs sung as only the men of the Chorus can
sing them. Tickets are $23-$43. Contact: (612) 624-2345 or
chorus@tcgmc.org
28-29th - Twin
Cities Pride Festival, the 3rd largest Pride Festival in the USA
with over 300,000 attendees in Loring Park, Downtown Minneapolis.
Vendors register by 2/29/08 to save on vendor fees. Contact: (612)
305-6990 or
execdirector@tcpride.org
30th - GLBTQ Pride Event, featuring Ellis and Ovations performing for
a noon time concert, at the Hennepin County Government Center-North
Plaza (in case of rain on the Public Service Level of the Government
Center) from Noon-1 p.m. Contact: (612) 348-8961 or
Laurie.Simon@CO.Hennepin.MN.US
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