CHICAGO’S PREMIER LGBTQA FAMILY OF MUSICIANS

LAKESIDE PRIDE AT A GLANCE

Three major ensembles: Symphonic Band Jazz Orchestra Marching Band

Over a dozen chamber ensembles

250 talented volunteer musicians and crew

Over 50 performances last season

Audiences of over one million last season

Inductee into the ANNOUNCING OUR INAUGURAL GALA! LGBT Hall of Fame

With our roots dating back to the We are excited to announce our Joint performances with very first Chicago in inaugural Take the Stage Gala on Chicago Mens 1979, Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles Saturday, March 9 th on stage at the has been at the heart of the local stunning Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Chorus, Artemis Singers, LGBTQ community. Our mission is to Park! Your sponsorship will help provide Windy City Performing use the universal language of music the financial resources needed to fully Arts, and ResonaTe to spread a message of love and equip and transport our ensembles acceptance. Following three years that perform for over one million Founding Member of the of unprecedented growth and people annually. Lakeside Pride has and Gay Band recognition, now is the time for us to transformed into more than a music Association expand our reach as we – quite organization. We are ready to take the literally – sound the trumpet and help next step in serving our community and Sister ensemble with the lead the charge toward social justice spreading our message. Will you help London Gay Symphony in Chicago and across the country. lead the sound of progress? Winds

LAKESIDE PRIDE MUSIC ENSEMBLE INAUGURAL GALA

Next March, we will host our inaugural gala with the following goals:

1. Establish a new tradition that will allow us to expand our programming reach to wider and more diverse audiences. 2. Raise $25,000 that will go directly toward equipment maintenance and transportation. 3. Lay the groundwork to expand our leadership in the LGBTQA community locally and nationally.

Your generous sponsorship will help us achieve these goals and so many more.

Last year, we headlined the inaugural Aurora Pride “We will always be there to lead the joyous celebrations for our Parade. Inspired by our performance, 12-year-old Molly community’s wins, like marriage rallied her community of Buffalo Grove to launch their equality and the repeal of Don’t Ask, own Pride Parade next year. We will PROUDLY step off Don’t Tell. But we know many of our from the starting line alongside Molly next June to help friends and neighbors are still suffering, still scared to be their true self , and still her spread the message of love and acceptance. facing injustice. We perform today so that their voices can be heard.”

Bradley Fritz - Chair of Lakeside Pride

THE TOP FOUR REASONS TO SPONSOR OUR GALA

01 02 We provide a safe, Help us expand to new creative space for and underserved LGBTQA musicians neighborhoods

03 04 Help our message of You will be supporting love and acceptance one of the largest and reach over 1.5 million most influential LGBTQA people next year bands in the country