PRIDE CELEBRATIONS IN LONG BEACH HAVE
GROWN BEYOND A MERE TWO DAYS IN RECENT YEARS, WITH A FULL WEEK’S WORTH OF ANTICI- PATORY AND ANCILLARY EVENTS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE. THESE INCLUDE:
Ménage – An Evening of WOMEN+WINE+ART
& MUSIC! A pre-Pride lesbian event which will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at The Liberty Art Gallery & Performance Space. The Liberty is located at 435 Alamitos Avenue. $10 includes ex- hibits, live music, appetizers and desserts, with drinks available for purchase. Check out their facebook page for more information.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Sing-Along at 7 p.m. onWednesday, May 14 at the historic Art Theatre (2025 E. 4th Street). Dress up for a pre-screening costume parade hosted by drag diva Jewels and warble the classic film’s tunes with fellow audience members. General admission is $12 but only $10 for those in costume. Net proceeds benefit the Human Rights Campaign.
Rue le Cirque will be the theme of the7th annual
Pink Party beginning at 8 p.m. onFriday, May 16 at the intersection of 3rd Street and Pacific Avenue in downtown Long Beach. Last year’s event attracted more than 1500 people, making it the city’s largest pre-Pride event. Wear pink and enjoy the circus- themed setting and entertainment. This year the event is hosted by the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach with all proceeds helping further their community programs. VIP tickets are $25 and general admission tickets are $10 and may be purchased in advance at
centerlb.org/pinkparty.
Long Beach’s 2nd Annual Dyke March and
Rally, celebrating women and equal rights, will also take place on Friday, May 16 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Bixby Park (Broadway and Junipero). Author and ac- tivist Jeanne Cordova as well as city councilmember Suja Lowenthal will be among the inspiring speakers. An after-party will follow the march at Ambrosia Café on the corner of Broadway and Cherry Avenue.
More spiritually- or musically-inclined members
of our community may want to attend Rainbow Reflections of Pride the evening of Friday, May 16 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 East 7th Street. Se- lections by LGBT composers and poets including Ste- phen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Leonard Bernstein, Karen Hart and Peter Tchaikovsky will be performed beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, with all proceeds benefiting The Center’s MYTE youth outreach program. To reserve tickets please call 562.436.4047. Play@Maya.4 is happening once again this year on Saturday, May 17 at the Maya Hotel’s pool. With
one of the best views in Long Beach this t-dance pool party has music featuring soon-to-be-announced superstar DJs, specially priced cocktails, great food catered by Hotel Maya’s restaurant Fuego, a hookah lounge by SoCal Hookahs and so much more.
Look for Poseidon on Saturday, May 17, the annual dance party extravaganza held on the decks of the historic Queen Mary, featuring superstar DJs Ryan Kenney and Wayne G (look for our interview this issue with DJ Wayne G). As the promoters say, “Cel- ebrate Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Weekend with the biggest Queen in town.” For tickets and more information go
toqueenmary.com/poseidon.
Finally, the Shoreline Frontrunners of Long
Beach will be marking their 30th anniversary the morning ofSunday, May 18 with their annualPride Run/Walk. All are welcome to register and partici- pate in the events, which will begin before the parade at 8 a.m. at the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Junipero Avenue. Race fees, which range from $25- $40, include a T-shirt, race bib, timing chip and special swag bag. For more information and to register, visit
longbeachpriderun.com.
A full schedule of events and ticket information may be accessed
atlongbeachpride.com.
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