April 26, 2019 | Volume XVI, Issue 24 when I moved here in new vendors Let’s talk 2018. For last year’s Why did you decide to co-chair the Pride’s NUTS & BOLTS vendors – Baltimore Pride 2018, vendor committee this year? Carly BY RIchARD FINGER experiences Saunders I was co-chair for the I think there are a lot of opportunities As a first time Baltimore Pride vol- Camaraderie with Pride: Logistics Committee, for Pride to get better and bigger each year. unteer myself, I thought it would be on the Richard and this year I’ve switch Attracting more vendors to the event and interesting for our readers to get to Finger: How gears to co-chair the making sure they enjoy their experience is a know some of the other volunteers committee long have you Vendors Committee for way to directly attract more people to Pride! who’ve been working since Novem- been involved a different perspective What are some of the responsibilities ber to put on a fantastic Pride this drives Pride, in Pride plan- on the event. the vendor committee has? Take us be- year. Let’s be honest, for most of says Carly ning? What The Logistics hind the scenes …. us who’ve attended Pride recently are some Committee was re- Leading up to the event we are collect- or in the past, we don’t think about Saunders of the roles sponsible for coordi- ing registrations and coordinating the lo- those giving their time and effort to you’ve had nating volunteers to gistics of sign-in, set-up, and security. This make it happen. One of those volunteers is over the years? assist with setting up year we’ve also engaged more with our Carly Saunders. Carly moved to Baltimore Carly Saunders: I lived and tearing down the vendors leading up to the event with things last year and quickly became involved in the in Louisiana for work in 2017 parade and coordinating with security. The like “Tips to Attract Patrons to Your Booth”. 2018 Pride planning. Besides her volunteer- and joined Baton Rouge Pride to stay con- Vendors Committee is quite different. This What are some the big challenges ing, she’s a foodie and loves travel, music, nected with the local community. I loved it involves communicating with potential ven- you’re facing so far, and how are you and exploring new local artists. so much that I looked to immediately get in- dors and setting up the areas and locations handling them? I recently asked Carly to tell us more volved with the planning for the vendors already registered, and One of the biggest challenges we face about her role and committee in Baltimore communicating to the community to find —continued on page 3 BY FRANKIE Judy Gold KUJAWA credit: Eric The comedic genius Korenman Judy Gold of Judy Gold will de- light audiences on Glitters at Charm City Synagogue Sunday, May 5th at the Bolton Street Synagogue. Balti- crap in their lives. It’s going to be needed. when I started, I made fun of Reagan, we more OUTloud re- It’s soon after we spent time with our fami- made fun of the first George Bush. Clin- cently chatted with lies for the holidays, which can cause a lot ton and George W. Bush were gold mines. the comedian to dis- of anxiety and stress.” We even made fun of Obama. It’s amazing cuss the inspiration Over the last three decades Gold has how ‘he’ has not only divided the country, behind her material added many titles under her belt. Not only but he divided humor because he can’t and the inequality a stand-up comedian, but as actress, TV take a joke.” Gold added, “When I talk facing female com- writer, and producer. Gold won two Day- about him, which I don’t a lot, I want peo- ics today. time Emmy Awards for her work as a writ- ple to laugh and that’s my ultimate goal. “Since we’re er and producer on the “Rosie O’Donnell So, I try to preface it with, ‘I’m talking about at a synagogue, Show.” She has also been involved in him as a person, not what kind of politics expect some many projects in various roles, including you have. But that’s not what my comedy Jewish jokes,” the TV series “All-American Girl.” centers around. I talk about my kids and Gold laughed. Gold says the political climate today my mother, and all my friends with their “These audienc- makes for odd times for comics. “I don’t fucking food issues, and the LGBTQ com- es are going to normally get too political for these types munity. I talk about everyone and how they laugh and let go of events, but I do have to address the get on my nerves.” of all the negative elephant in the room. 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