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When the community works together, the community works A vibrant community depends on the participation of its members. The more diverse their backgrounds, experience and skills, the more unique their contributions to the community can be. Bank of America supports The Pride Center of the Capital Region for celebrating individuality while supporting the common goals that bring progress to everyone. Visit us at bankofamerica.com/local Life’s better when we’re connected® ©2017 Bank of America Corporation | SPN-128-AD | ARMWTPSR WELCOME TO PRIDE 2017! The LGBTQ community is a complex tapestry of diversity. Our annual celebration of PRIDE is just one way we come together and hold our heads high and celebrate our lives. Every year at this time we have an opportunity to recommit to the fight and the conviction that we will never go back into the shadows, we will not be silenced, we refuse to be marginalized, we will stand up for ourselves and one another. We will celebrate and embrace our unique differences and demand equality for every lesbian, every gay person, every bi-sexual person, every transgender, gender non-conforming individual, and every color of the rainbow regardless of age or ethnicity. Now and always. I have been given an amazing opportunity to represent and serve as the Executive Director of the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ center in the country. I cherish this gift. As a young person who grew up in the 70’s struggling with my sexuality, a supportive, safe and nurturing community center to turn to would have made my youth a lot less lonely and frightening. Anyone who believes that the Pride Center is no longer relevant or important fails to understand that so many people of all ages are out there today struggling mightily. Whether or not we remain a trusted lifeline is up to you. I welcome all of you to PRIDE 2017. On behalf of the Pride Center staff and the Board of Directors; Thank You for your support and your involvement. Martha Harvey Executive Director/CEO WWW.CAPITALPRIDECENTER.ORG • 3 It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression. —Harvey Milk Libby Post, President www.CommServices.net . 518/438-2826 Strategic communications and marketing for libraries, advocacy, healthcare, not for profits and political campaigns. STATE OF NEW YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER ALBANY 12224 ANDREW M. CUOMO GOVERNOR June 2017 Dear Friends: It is a pleasure to send greetings to members of our state's LGBTQ community, along with families, friends, and neighbors gathered for celebrations of Pride. New York State has long been a champion of social, civil, and human rights. From our storied history in the fightfor the abolition of slavery and our important role in the Underground Railroad, to the start of the women's rights movement at Seneca Falls, to the rebels at Stonewall who birthed the modernLGBTQ rights movement, we findinspiration and strength in the leadership our state has played in furthering freedom. In New York, we are proud to embrace our differences. Pride events bring New Yorkers together in a spirit of unity to celebrate the culture and contributions ofLGBTQ communities across our state. Thanks to a strong network of activism, people of all ages and backgrounds who participate in Pride contribute to raising awareness of issues that continue to affectLGBTQ communities nationwide. Here in New York, we are proud of the progress we have made in achieving equality for our LGBTQ neighbors. We have recognized that love is love by passing marriage equality. We have declared zero tolerance for bias-motivated harassment and violence by establishing the Statewide Hate Crimes Task Force. We have worked to protect transgender New Yorkers with an Executive Order prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity. We have even invited LGBTQ people fromaround the world to come enjoy our great state through the I LOVE NY LGBT tourism initiative. The Empire State will always be a safe and welcoming place forall people. Our voices matter here, our rights are protected, and our differencescelebrated. Today, we stand with a reaffirmed commitment to furtherNew York's progressive values as we celebrate LGBTQ Pride. With warmest regards and best wishes for a wonderful Pride celebration. Sincerely, WE WoRK FoR THE PEOPLE PERFORMANCE * INTEGRITY * PRIDE y printed on recycled paper Calendar-at-a-Glance THURSDAY, JUNE 1 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Flag Raising Ceremony 10am | Albany City Hall, 24 LBGTQA Trivia Night 9–11pm | Oh Bar, 304 Lark St., Eagle St., Albany | Free Albany | $5 entry per person, $20 entry for teams of 4 or more PRIDE Kick-Off Celebration 5–8pm | Washington THURSDAY, JUNE 8 Park Lakehouse, Washington Park, Albany | Free GLSEN Ball 5:30pm | Renaissance Albany Hotel, 144 Capital PRIDE Kick-Off Karaoke 8pm–2am | Oh Bar, State St., Albany 302 Lark Street, Albany | Cash Bar Therapy Thursday Pride Ball @ Waterworks Pub Therapy Thursday 11pm–4am | Fuzebox, 12 Central Ave., 11pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany Free Albany | Cash Bar FRIDAY, JUNE 9 FRIDAY, JUNE 2 Alternative Prom! 7–11pm | SUNY Albany Ballroom | $20 Art Show 5–9pm | Pride Center, 332 Hudson Ave., Albany | Free LesBoa 8pm–4am | ROCKS, 77 Central Ave., Albany $10 Sober Dance 7–11pm | First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave., Albany | Free SATURDAY, JUNE 10 The Pride Center of the Capital Region and In Our Real Boy Screening 5:30–7:30pm | Albany Barn, 56 2nd Own Voices present the PRIDE 5K, sponsored St., Albany | Free by Whole Foods 8–11am | Corning Preserve Boat Launch, Variety Show @ ROCKS 7–11pm | ROCKS, 77 Central Albany | $35 Ave., Albany | $10 regular admission/$25 VIP Say It Loud Black and Latino Gay Pride–The SATURDAY, JUNE 3 Celebration Noon–5pm | Washington Park, Albany | Free Kiki Screening 11am | Crandell Theatre, 48 Main St., Maxine Nightingale Live! @ Say It Loud Black & Chatham | $10 Latino Gay Pride—The Official After Party 10pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany $10 Frieda & Carmie’s Cabaret for Kids 2–4pm | Huxley Theater, NY State Museum, 260 Madison Ave., Albany | Free SUNDAY, JUNE 11 Empire State Queens Documentary 7pm | Madison 2017 Capital PRIDE Parade Prouidly Sponsored Theater, 1036 Madison Ave., Albany $8 by Bank of America Noon | State St. to Lark St. to Madison Ave. to Washington Park, Albany | Free Sing OUT Louise XI—Remixed 9pm | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany | $10 2017 Capital PRIDE Festival proudly sponsored by O’Connell & Aronowitz Attorneys at Law RuPaul’s Victoria “Porkchop” Parker Live! @ 1–5pm | Washington Park, Albany | Free Waterworks Pub 11pm, right after “Sing Out Louise XI” | Waterworks Pub, 76 Central Ave., Albany | $10 Capital PRIDE After Parties 5pm–? | Pride Center (332 Hudson Ave.), Waterworks Pub (76 Central Ave.), Oh SUNDAY, JUNE 4 Bar (304 Lark St.), ROCKS (77 Central Ave.) “Pride Brunch” @Savoy 10am–2pm | Savoy, 301 Lark St., Albany | $5 bloody marys and mimosas SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Albany Gay Men’s Chorus Present “It’s a Grand “Potluck In the Park” Trans Pride BBQ 2–5pm | Night For Singing” 7:30pm | College of St. Rose, Picotte Washington Park, Albany | Free Music Hall, Massry Center for the Arts, 1002 Madison Ave., Albany PRIDE Tea-Dance 5–8pm | ROCKS, 77 Central Ave., Albany Capital Pride Singers “Remembering Orlando” SATURDAY, JUNE 24 LGBTQ Night with the Tri-City ValleyCats 5–10pm 5–7pm | Emmanuel-Friedens Church, 218 Nott Terrace, | Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, 80 Vandenburgh Ave., Troy Schenectady | $10 Vintage Pride Sunset Cruise 6–8pm | Dutch Apple MONDAY, JUNE 5 Cruises, 141 Broadway, Albany | $40 PRIDE Bowling 6–10pm | Playdium Bowling Center, 363 Ontario St., Albany | $20 For full descriptions of all events, see pages 36–39. WWW.CAPITALPRIDECENTER.ORG • 7 Congratulates the Pride Center of the Capital Region on 47 years of outstanding efforts in supporting and promoting the well-being of LGBTQ people throughout the region. Best wishes to Martha Harvey on your first PRIDE Parade & Festival as Executive Director / CEO. Website Design & Development Branding & Corporate Identity. Design & Production for Offset & Digital Printing 831 STUDIO Graphic Design 603 Warren Street, #201 Hudson, New York 12534 www.831studio.com Supporting the Arts on air, on stage, and on demand. 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